About casting
As a film with a strict historical theme, "The Founding of the Party" except for Sun Yat-sen played by Ma Shaohua, there is almost no special actor to play the role. "In order to enhance the audience's sense of freshness in the movie." Although director Huang Jianxin thinks so, in the eyes of several leading actors, it is not just freshness. Playing a historical figure must not only be similar in appearance, but also spiritual, and use the inner temperament to express the spirit of the character." Actor Zhang Jiayi, who played Li Dazhao, revealed, and Liao Fan, who played Zhu De, also said, "I was also very worried and scared before filming. Unlike Zhu De, I felt relieved after putting on makeup. ”
According to Huang Jianxin, “A lot of work was done in the selection process of actors this time, and comprehensive consideration was given to image, acting skills and performance style. So even though everyone had doubts at first, once they put on makeup, they naturally put away their concerns and easily entered the role. Facts have proved that they are all very qualified for their roles in the film. ”
Deleted scenes
The final instruction manual of "The Great Cause of the Founding of the Party" lists 109 main actors, which is very different from the 173-person cast previously exposed. The media has been paying attention to Tang Wei's scenes Whether it was deleted or not, Tang Wei's name was not found.
The person in charge of the promotion party of "The Founding of the Party" said: "The list in the brochure is the main actors, not all. These 109 people have nothing to do with whether their scenes have been deleted. It does not mean that those on this list have not been deleted, and those who are not will definitely be deleted. The original intention of making this list is because there are too many actors in this film, and many people don't know who plays whom. This is just a popularization.
On May 24, 2011, the final instructions for "The Great Cause of Party Building" were released, and Tang Wei's scene was confirmed to be deleted.
In the list of 109 main actors exposed this time, many big names play "unsung heroes": Jiang Wu plays the man who died in love, Period plays the prison warden, and there are also workers A and B, respectively. Played by Zheng Hao and Li Zefeng. In addition, there have been rumors that Deng Xiaoping was played by Wen Zhang, but judging from the instructions, the popular singer Han Geng played this role.
The media revealed that except for Tang Wei, the scenes of other actresses were retained, and Fan Bingbing played the role of Longyu, the empress of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty. Zhou Xun plays Wang Huiwu, a member of the women's rights liberation movement. He wears big glasses and has a delicate and cute appearance. Angelababy plays the role of a little fairy, and there is a crying scene in the film. Myolie Wu also participated in the film. Although she was not listed in the starring list, it is said that she had one second of the scene in the film, and it was Chow Yun-fat who interceded for her and stayed for one second.
"There are more than 170 named actors in "The Founding of the Party", more than in "The Founding of the People's Republic of China". During the post-production stage, some people's scenes were cut out due to the needs of the film. It’s not that they didn’t perform well, it was indeed that in the end, considering the overall factors of the film, they could only discard parts other than the main line.
About the special effects
In January 2010, director Huang Jianxin. He said that unlike "The Founding of the People's Republic of China", in which leaders such as Mao Zedong were younger than 30 years old during the founding of the Party, "The Founding of the People's Republic of China" (then titled "The Founding of the People's Republic of China") will use a large number of young actors, and even the screenwriters are in their 30s. The story will be told from 1914 to 1921, and the filming will span the summer, autumn and winter of 2010. The stars who have participated in "The Founding of the People's Republic of China" will "come if there is no conflict in time."
Huang Jianxin believes that it is very meaningful to use young screenwriters this time, which at least expresses the intervention angle of the younger generation in the retelling of this period of history. Huang Jianxin also revealed that the film will have many special effects scenes, such as Yuan Shikai The process of ascending to the throne and the old Beijing in the background can't be done without special effects, because they have all been demolished.
Movie name change
On June 23, 2010, the movie "The Great Cause of Party Building" will be renamed "The Great Cause of Party Building". An insider revealed that Liu Ye will play the role of young Mao Zedong, but due to the confidentiality of the plot, Liu Ye only said, "The role I play is quite interesting.
John Woo was the first to officially sign the contract
"The Great Cause of Party Building" The first actor confirmed by the crew was the famous director John Woo. He had appeared in "The Founding of the People's Republic of China", but in the end, his role was "deleted" due to the length of the film, and he was not able to appear on the big screen this time. Played as Lin Sen. This is an important historical figure, a celebrity in the late Qing Dynasty, who served as Chairman of the National Government and Acting Chairman of the Central Political Committee of the Kuomintang.
Production, Distribution and Production Company 1. China Film Group Corporation [China]
2. Movie Channel Program Production Center [China]
3. Shanghai Film Group Corporation [China]
4. Jiangsu Radio and Television Station [China]
5. Hunan Radio and Television Station [China]
6. Chengdu Foreign Cultural Exchange Association [China]
7. Hainan Radio and Television Station [China]
8. Western Film Group Co., Ltd. [China]
9. Yangzhou Television Station [China]
< p>10.Emperor Film [Hong Kong, China] Distribution Company 1.China Film Group Corporation [China](2011) (China) (theatrical)2.China Lion Film Distribution(2011) (Canada) ( theatrical)/(2011) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
3.CN Entertainment(2011) (Hong Kong) (DVD)/(2011) (Hong Kong) (DVD) (Blu- ray)
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