Production and distribution of the second drop of blood

June 5, 2007 to 10 (Sundance Film Festival) in the United States

April 26th, 2007-(Newport Beach Film Festival)

May 24, 2007-(Seattle International Film Festival)

Canada, September 2007 14-(Toronto Film Festival)

UK 20071October 10

USA 2008-(Limited)

Production company:

Hammer & Clamp [UK]

Movie dream [France]

Cause picture

Issuing company:

Celluloid Dream [France ]-(2007) (Global) (All Media)

Paramount Vantage [USA ]-(2007)- (USA) (Drama)

Special effects production company:

Asylum patterns and. Effect Co., Ltd. [UK]

Other companies:

Cast [UK]-A temporary cast

Movie Dream [France]-Sales

Gersh organization, representative of filmmakers

In the spring of 2005, Garth Jennings released his first film, A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Before that, Jennings had been the director of MTV, writing his own songs from time to time, and sometimes making guest appearances in friends' movies. However, Jennings has always wanted to make a film of his own, so he is going to prepare his film director's debut based on his childhood experience, which is the predecessor of Rambo's Son. Jennings always thought that Son of Rambo would be the first film he directed in his life, but in the end he gave it to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy for the first time.

At that time, "Son of Rambo" was still in the conception stage, and someone came to the door with a production cost of 30 million pounds, hoping that Jennings could put the famous science fiction novel "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" on the screen. Jennings himself likes novels, and 30 million pounds is a considerable production cost, so he cooperated with Nick Goodsmith, one as a director and the other as a producer, and finished the film together.

After the film was released, it was well received by sci-fi fans and comedy fans, and gained a box office of $65.438+0.4 billion worldwide, which was quite successful. Jennings and Goodsmith became regular partners, and they even formed a group called "Hammer and Pliers". This group name, besides showing their different shapes, probably also fully shows their different functions. In a word, this group composed of two filmmakers is getting louder and louder.

After the success of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Jennings and Goodsmith began to prepare The Son of Rambo. Their budget for making this film is only 4 million pounds, which means that it is only 8 1 of the shooting budget of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. However, they are very happy to make this film.

Jennings said that the protagonist Will in Son of Rambo was actually him and Goodsmith. What they did as children was what Will did in Son of Rambo. Will is a rich child, but he doesn't have many ways to express himself. Family discipline and school discipline often make such children become self-enclosed. Everything will be different when they find the right channel to express their feelings. Jennings said that when he met a portable camera as a child, it was the moment when he opened the window of his heart, and he fell in love with using video to communicate with the world.

Goodsmith and Jennings had the same childhood experience, so Jennings drew material from Goodsmith and other filmmakers around him and finally wrote this script.

In the process of writing the script, Jennings found that what children like will have a unique British flavor. Such children are rare in American movies, like billy elliott, and they are unlikely to appear in the United States. This is because of different cultures. In a country like the United States, it is difficult to have such a child who is rich in heart but can't move when he is taught to be enterprising from an early age and let them realize the American dream with confidence. Therefore, The Son of Rambo also has the significance of billy elliott, reminding British parents to pay more attention to their children's inner world.

After writing the script, Jennings asked bill milner, a child who had never acted in a play, to play the leading role of Will. After the film was finished, the little boy with a little melancholy temperament became angry before the film was released. He has made several TV series in a row and is still in contact with a movie, which is quite appreciated. Will poulter, who plays Lee Carter, has no acting experience before, so Jennings asked the little actor to play his role in the most authentic way, just like he was playing a game.

The whole film was shot in Hertfordshire, England. Because all the young actors in the film have classes, they chose a venue near the school to finish the film. The filming lasted about 8 weeks and the film was successfully completed.

However, this film, which was completed in 2007, never made it to the big screen. It was not released in Britain until April 2008. The box office is average, but the reputation is good. Therefore, this film also has the opportunity to enter the American film market. Show it in a small area in the United States first to see the market reaction.