Director’s Legend

As a movie about the emotions between teenagers, most of the characters in the play are children. The leading actor and heroine are only twelve or thirteen years old. It is not so easy for children to act well. Therefore, the casting targets this time will be concentrated among child actors.

Fortunately, Shao Shuaijun relieved the workload of the casting director Luis Leinard a little. Shao Shuaijun has already given candidates for the male and female protagonists who are twelve or thirteen years old. Still the original two, child star Madeleine Carroll played Julie Baker, and Australian child star Karan McAuliffe played Bryce Rawski.

Madeleine Carroll was born in 1996. She is a well-known advertising star in the United States. She has appeared in many TV series, and also has good performances in the movies "Critical Vote", "Resident Evil 3: Extinction" and "The Caller" . Karan McAuliffe was born in 1995. He made his debut in the Australian TV series "edy-inc." and "blue-water-high".

It's just that the time has been advanced by one year, so these two child stars are still suitable for the movie, and the relationship is also very smooth. Hearing that the film was directed by the great director Shao Shuaijun, the parents of Madeleine and Karan immediately agreed to act. The salaries of the two child stars are not low, especially Jolie, whose salary alone is as high as 500,000 US dollars, and Karan also has 200,000 US dollars.

After the contract between the two was signed, Feng Entertainment and Golden Harvest announced the latest news in the United States and China respectively. Shao Shuaijun's ninth film "Heartbeat" announced the approval of the project, still following the low-cost and fresh route. The tentatively scheduled investment is 10 million US dollars, which is comparable to "500 Days with Summer".

As soon as the news was announced, there was a wave of waves. As the richest man in China and an international director who is in the limelight today, Shao Shuaijun's every move has received infinite attention. The just-concluded "500 Days with Summer" has a global value of 320 million US dollars, becoming the most successful literary film of the year. Dozens of percentage points.

"Shao Shuaijun's pure love strikes, "Heartbeat" after "500 Days with Summer"." - "Hollywood Film Report".

"Summer's great success. Let the young director know the taste. Team up with Wen Delin to create a new round of small fresh storm." ——film movie website.

"It is reported that Shao Shuaijun, a major Chinese director, has decided to start shooting the latest movie "Pounding Heart". "Pounding Heart" is adapted from the novel of the same name, telling the love story of two children growing up. It is a love story that can be called the purest The leading actor is an Australian child star..." - Hong Kong "Sing Pao".

"Dream Chasing Entertainment today released the latest work plan "Pounding Heart" directed by Shao Shuaijun. This is still a small-budget film telling a love story. After "Inception" proved that he can handle big productions. Shao Shuaijun's successive The two films both took the low-budget route."

"Beijing Entertainment News" devoted an entire page to "Pounding Heart", which was used to introduce Shao Shuaijun's film journey and interpretation of the new film: "If we discuss it from the two aspects of cost and subject matter, we will suddenly find that , Shao Shuaijun is a director full of magic. He is good at winning big box office with a small cost. "Buried Alive", which is less than 100,000 RMB, has a box office of 20 million RMB in the Mainland, and 20 million US dollars in North America. It can be called a miracle. The investment of "Crazy Stone" is less than 6 million yuan, 120 million yuan in the mainland. The cost of "Source Code" is less than 15 million US dollars, more than 100 million US dollars in the world. The cost of "Painted Skin" is less than 50 million US dollars, and more than 2 in the world "33 Days of Broken Relationship" even cost less than 8 million RMB (actually it earned 300 million RMB in the mainland, plus 500 million RMB overseas) The most exaggerated is "500 Days with Summer" this time, with a cost of less than 10 million, a global $320 million, and dozens of times the profit..."

"This time "Pounding Heartbeat" is also known as a cost of 10 million U.S. dollars. We don't know how much box office it will be, but we can look forward to it. After talking about the cost, let's talk about the theme. Shao Shuaijun's control of the theme can be said to be There is no trace of the changing situation. The one-man show of "Buried Alive" and the big production of "Inception" can't stop him. But from another perspective, Shao Shuaijun's interpretation of female themes is definitely the best. An excellent aspect."

"The screenwriter "Du Lala's Promotion", the director "33 Days of Broken Love", "Painted Skin", and "500 Days with Summer" all portrayed the emotions of female characters in detail. "Twilight" is Shao Shuaijun Purchased the copyright and prepared to shoot, female author and female protagonist. It is reported that Shao Shuaijun originally planned to direct "The Hunger Games", which is also a female author and female protagonist, and this "Pounding Heart" is also a female author, and there is a large part of the girl's confession. So There are many feminine works, is there a woman in Shao Shuaijun's body? We can't guess randomly, but Shao Shuaijun's understanding of women is definitely better than you and me."

"At the same time, we are also very puzzled. Shao Shuaijun has repeatedly declared that he is a commercial director. As far as he is concerned, his commercial talent is unparalleled. When we try to understand him as a commercial director, we will find that under the cover of commercial, Shao Shuaijun has been trying to integrate business and art. His works are neither purely commercial like "Star Wars" and "Pirates of the Caribbean", nor purely literary like "No Country for Old Men" or "Brokeback Mountain". He always In a movie, use a story to tell a truth, or describe a philosophy of life."

"Just like in "500 Days with Summer", Shao Shuaijun expressed the essence of love. There is no right or wrong, but it is not suitable, and you have not found the one who belongs to you. If you say that this movie is not a literary film, Surely many people protested, because it healed too many people who lost their love, telling them that it is not terrible to lose love, summer is gone, and a more suitable autumn is waiting for you. If you say that this is not a commercial film, with a global box office of 320 million US dollars, I will tell you clearly. This is business."

"No matter how we interpret it, Shao Shuaijun is always the most unique one... I hope that in "Pounding", let us find more traces and interpret Shao Shuaijun more completely."

Hollywood is the center of the world's movies, and Shao Shuaijun's actions here were immediately shared with the rest of the world.

The crew is preparing, the script is being conceived, and the actors are looking for one by one.

Time flies, and December is here.

On December 10th, Pacific time, the 34th Los Angeles Film Critics Circle Awards (LAFC) were announced. The award began in 1975. Together with the New York Film Critics Association Award and the Chicago Film Critics Association Award, they are called the three major film critic awards in the United States.

The association has 53 members. Well-known film critics covering local newspapers, magazines, radio stations, and TV channels in Los Angeles have the most extensive membership among all film critic associations. The Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards are not afraid to choose those box office blockbusters, but also willing to recognize those low-budget films with high artistry.

"500 Days with Summer" won the second place for Best Director and the second place for Best Screenplay. It is worth mentioning that Chinese director Jia Zhangke's "A Good Man in Three Gorges" won the best foreign language film.

5:00 a.m. on December 11. The 66th American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards. The nominations were announced in Beverly Hills, New York. "500 Days with Summer" won four nominations for Best Musical Comedy, Best Director, Best Actor in a Musical Comedy and Best Screenplay. After gaining word of mouth and box office. It seems that even the awards are coming to harvest season. \u003c) revealed. The award began in 1935 and has the longest history and the most prestigious status among all North American Film Critics Association awards. In recent years, it has mainly praised the literary sketches of the independent film industry. Consistency with Statues gradually decreases

Members are mainly composed of professional film critics from major print media such as Time Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone, People, and The New York Times. Known for its "dare and boldness," the association favors avant-garde films. "500 Days with Summer" won the Best Screenplay Award. \u003c) revealed. The award began in 1988 and has been awarded since 1990. The scale is comparable to that of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award. Although it has not been established for a long time, its influence is not inferior to the former. The award presentation style of the association is very partial to low-budget art films and independent productions, and it is a relatively rare group of film critics in Hollywood that pays attention to African-American filmmakers.

"500 Days with Summer" won Best Director and Best Original Screenplay.

Whether it is the Golden Globe Awards or the three major Film Critics Association awards, they are all Oscar's appetizers. After Shao Shuaijun's repeated sculpting, "500 Days with Summer" has been widely praised by film critics while sweeping the box office. At the beginning, "Inception" missed the three major Film Critics Association awards and the Golden Globe Award due to the schedule, but now an unexpected film has received good reviews, which surprised Shao Shuaijun.

Now, more eyes are starting to pay attention to whether "500 Days with Summer" can make a difference at the Oscars. The best director is difficult to predict, but the best screenplay has been unanimously affirmed by the three major awards and the Golden Globe Awards, which seems to be worth looking forward to. \u003c), "500 Days with Summer" won the best screenplay award again. The influence of these two association awards is slightly weaker than that of the three majors, and together with the three majors, they are called the top five. Of course, the Big Three don't bother calling them together, and they still only call themselves the Big Three.

As early as December 1, the nominations for the 13th Golden Satellite Awards were announced. "500 Days with Summer" won Best Musical Comedy, Best Director, and Best Actress in Musical Comedy (Scarlett Johnson), Best Actor in a Musical Comedy (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), Best Original Screenplay, Best Editing six nominations, and was selected as one of the top ten films of 2008.

The award is selected by the non-American journalists organization of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. It was founded in 1996 and is known as the "Little Golden Globe Award" and is also one of the famous "Oscar weathervanes".

On December 16, the Golden Satellite Awards were officially announced. "500 Days with Summer" won three awards: Best Musical Comedy, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Editing. On the way to the Oscars, another victory .

The whole mid-December is the harvest season.

Amid such hustle and bustle, the preparations for the crew of "Pounding Heartbeat" were completed, and all the cast and crew were in place. Most of the staff are still the staff of "500 Days with Summer", and the actors, except for the two child stars. There are also several main actors, including the main parents and two older brothers, Bryce's parents, sister and grandfather, Bryce's friends, and several classmates.

Aidan Quinn and Penelope Ann Miller, two familiar faces on American TV, will play Julie Baker's parents Richard and Tina. Two other familiar faces, Anthony Edwards and Rebecca De Morney, will play Blaise Rawski's parents Stephen and Patsy. John Mahaney will play Bryce's grandfather Carter Duncan.

The actors are done and everything is ready.

Shao Shuaijun finally made an appearance in Hollywood, and his movie will be shot in Banner, a small town between Santa Monica and Hollywood. After the rich list, Time magazine and many awards, the reporters finally blocked Shao Shuaijun, and a swarm of bees came to Banna Town.

Seeing that there was no way to hide, Shao Shuaijun walked out of the studio and came to the side of the road in the small town to accept the interview.

"Director Shao, you are the richest man in China and have gained both fame and fortune. Why do you choose to do the hard work of making movies?"

Shao Shuaijun said blankly: "Being rich doesn't mean you have to eat and wait to die. Besides, Hoogewerf and Forbes said I was rich. I really didn't see how much money I have in my pocket. Those are from the company. Market value, not cash."

"Recently, I heard that Summit Entertainment is planning to go public. Can Chairman Shao talk about the overall strategic steps of Chasing Dream Entertainment?"

"For the overall steps, you can go through the public reports of our dream chasing company. If you want to ask me about the strategy, I can only answer that it is going public. Now there is only one goal, which is to ensure the smooth listing of Summit Entertainment."

""500 Days with Summer" has successively won the three major Film Critics Association Awards and the Golden Globe Awards. Does Director Shao have any expectations for the Oscars?"

"if I get it I am lucky, but if not, it is fate."

"Mr. Shao, Forbes has revealed that once Summit Entertainment goes public, Mr. Shao is very likely to become one of the 50 richest people on earth, and even surpass Li Chaoren to become the richest man in Asia. Do you think you are ready to meet the richest man in Asia? ?”

"You guys are exaggerating. I only hold slightly more shares in Summit Entertainment. After apportionment, I don't have as much money as you imagined. Besides, my interest in wealth will always be placed in a secondary position superior."

"What is Mr. Shao's important position?"

"Family is the most important, director career is the second most important, enjoying life is the third most important."

"Is Li Xiuxiu your family member or business partner?"

"She will be my wife soon, do you think she is a family member?"

"Are you getting married?"

"Not planned yet, but it should be soon."

"Can you tell me the exact time?"

"Excuse me, can we change the subject, don't ask me about the richest man, private life, company, etc. Let's talk about movies...Madeleine Carroll and Callan McAuliffe will be They are the hero and heroine of "Pounding Heartbeat", although they are young, they act very well, and we will make a good movie." (To be continued...)