In 20 19, a number of new works will be released in domestic science fiction movies.

20 19 in the coming year, there will be a number of new works released in domestic science fiction movies. Adapted from Liu's science fiction novel of the same name, The Wandering Earth, Ning Hao and Shen Teng's Crazy Alien have all been scheduled for New Year's Day. In addition, science fiction films such as Three-body, Shanghai Fortress and Pioneer are also expected to meet the audience.

The day before yesterday, Liu, known as "the first person in China science fiction", appeared in Jinan University to communicate with students. In his view, movies can give science fiction more power than novels. He also called on the audience to have more patience and confidence in domestic sci-fi movies: "Because the completion of any good movie takes time to polish."

Liu: Science fiction is especially suitable to be presented by images.

The sci-fi film The Wandering Earth, directed, starring, written and starring, has been in preparation for four years and is scheduled to be officially released on the first day of 20 19. The day before yesterday, the original producer Liu, director and starring Sui appeared in Jinan University to interact with college students and share the shooting process and feelings.

The Wandering Earth, published in 1999, won the special prize of China Science Fiction Galaxy Award. Twenty years later, this novel was finally made into a movie, and it was also the first of Liu's many novels to be put on the big screen.

When talking about the feelings of participating in the film, Liu said frankly: "As a science fiction writer, the richer your imagination is, the more you feel that words are powerless, and it is difficult for you to describe your imagination in words. As an art, science fiction is especially suitable for displaying with pictures and images. "

In recent years, Liu's other popular science fiction novel "Three-body" has been frequently remake, but it has never been released. When asked when he could see the film and television works of Three-body, Liu responded: "The film has been made, and it will take some time." He took the classic sci-fi movie "A Space Odyssey 200 1" as an example: "At that time, Warner Bros. had been dragging its feet, which was worse than" Three-body ". Finally, people asked director Kubrick, is this 200 1 the title of the film or the release time? You know, this is a film made by 1969. " Liu said that the production process of any good film takes time, and I hope the audience will be more patient.

Director Frant Gwo: Technology is just a coat, and the core is always humanistic feelings.

Nowadays, science fiction movies are labeled as "magnificent". Many sci-fi movies focus on big scenes and big production, but often ignore the warm details in science fiction. At the scene, a student asked Liu how to deal with this contradiction. Liu believes that special effects production and the literariness of the plot are not contradictory, and can even promote each other. If domestic sci-fi movies can balance the two, they are likely to have more advantages than Hollywood sci-fi movies.

In this regard, director Frant Gwo holds the same opinion. Science and technology is only the coat of science fiction movies, and the core of The Wandering Earth is always humanistic feelings. He said that The Wandering Earth abandoned the routine of "space adventure movies" in American blockbusters, and permeated the core feelings of China people's unique relocation and homesickness: "When the earth is in crisis, China people choose not to give up the earth and leave, but to put the engine on the earth and wander with it. This is the culture of China people and the soul of our film. "

Wandering earth takes the lead, and domestic sci-fi movies will rise again.

1980, The Dead Light on Coral Island, shot by Shanghai Film Studio, was released, which set off an upsurge of science fiction films. However, in recent 20 years, domestic sci-fi movies have experienced a period of low tide. Hard science fiction movies were once out of order, while the quality of "soft science fiction" movies was generally uneven. At present, when it comes to domestic science fiction films, more people may still stay in Stephen Chow's "Changjiang No.7" in 2008.

However, looking at 20 19, domestic sci-fi movies will usher in a concentrated explosion in number, and many excellent sci-fi IP will be reborn after many years. There are both "hard science fiction" with real swords and guns, and "soft science fiction" with scientific elements in the plot. People in the industry generally believe that a real China sci-fi movie spring is coming.

The leading wandering earth tells us that in the near future, the sun will be destroyed, and mankind has launched the "wandering earth" plan to protect the earth and find a new home. An "expedition" composed of Qu, Yue and Angel. In spite of the fierce snow, the navigator played by Jason Wu also flew into space by rocket. In do or die, they saved mankind from danger.

This film has been prepared for four years. After repeated argumentation and preparation, director Frant Gwo specially invited four scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences to discuss together, and finally established a rigorous world outlook for the script. Frant Gwo said that the biggest difficulty in making this film is not the technology, "but the determination to take this step".

The release of Crazy Alien on the same day is the seventh collaboration between directors Ning Hao and Bo Huang, and Shen Teng is also welcome to join us. The film was inspired by Liu's short science fiction novel The Country Teacher. Bo Huang plays "Geng Hao" not only to solve the survival crisis of little people, but also to face the challenge of alien visitors.

Compared with hard sci-fi movies, Crazy Alien is more of a comedy grafted with sci-fi elements. Director Ning Hao revealed that the film puts the story of space on the ground to create a popular sci-fi comedy that is most in line with China's temperament.

The Shanghai Fortress, directed by Huatao Teng and starring Lu Han, Shu Qi and Godfrey Tsao, has also been completed. The story background of the film is set in the future, when alien dark forces raid the earth. For this reason, elites from all countries have formed a joint army to unite against alien invaders and build an energy fortress called "bubble defense" in the few remaining energy cities to resist alien attacks. Shu Qi plays the commander "Lan Lin" and Lu Han plays "Jiang Yang" in the film, and follows "Lan Lin" into the Shanghai Fortress to become a reserve player.

The representative works of Jiangnan, the original author of the film, include Shanghai Fortress, Dragon and Kyushu, and he is the leader of best-selling novels. This time, Jiangnan also personally participated in the script creation and worked as a screenwriter with Han Jinglong. Regarding why this film was made, Huatao Teng, who directed "33 Days of Lovelorn Love", said that the film market in China has great potential for development, and the creators need to give back to the audience some films with sufficient industrial production standards.

In addition, the creative team of the action adventure film "Pioneers" directed by Zhang Xiaobei stayed in the Gobi Desert for several months to create an alien desert scene, and spent several months building an indoor studio with a space of 6,543,800+3,000 square meters to restore the internal details of the spaceship cabin.

The movie version of Three-body, which became popular in Liu two years ago, was released as early as 20 16, starring Zhang Jingchu. However, the final release time of the film has been delayed. As Liu's hottest work, this film is also one of the most anticipated domestic sci-fi movies. Can we meet the audience on 20 19? We can only wait and see.

It is undeniable that while Hollywood sci-fi blockbusters dominate the global film market, science fiction has always been the weakness of domestic films. The reason is that, on the one hand, sci-fi movies are "high cost and high risk", and the production and distribution pressure is great. On the other hand, the lack of sci-fi writers with superior scientific literacy is also one of the reasons why many film companies are discouraged from sci-fi themes.

However, science fiction movies are an important symbol of the development of a country's movies. 20 19, the "first year of science fiction" that has been said many times has finally arrived. As pioneers, creators have made new explorations and attempts for domestic sci-fi commercial films with different types of stories, and also tried to give some reference and inspiration to the latecomers, trying to create more excellent works in the field of sci-fi with the spirit of artisans.

With the gradual expansion of the domestic film market, the audience's demand for film genre segmentation is getting higher and higher. The market and audience base of science fiction films have been fully brewed. It's time to take out the works to be tested by the audience. The audience should not be stingy, but should give more encouragement and confidence to this relatively late-developing film type.