Liu Ye： Consider inviting ＂The Birth of an Actor＂ to join ＂Touching Jin Jun＂.
Liu Ye accepted an exclusive interview with 1905 Film Network.
Special feature of 1905 film network Liu Ye has been very busy recently: recording a variety show called "The Birth of an Actor", in which he not only acts as a mentor to comment on players, but also plays scripts and roles challenging various routes from time to time; At the beginning of the month, Changying Group and Yaolai reached a strategic cooperation, and Liu Ye’s film director’s debut "Touching Jin Jun" was officially announced immediately; In the past week, he flew to Australia on the other side of the ocean and participated in the Asian unit award of "AACTA Aita Awards" as a judge.
During the intermission of the award ceremony, we also had a brief chat with Liu Ye about his current and upcoming work.
Liu Ye
In the summer of 2018, "Touching Jin Jun" started to consider inviting "the birth of an actor" players.
For some time, many mainland actors seeking breakthroughs have chosen the road of "acting well and guiding". Like his peers, Liu Ye expressed his desire to be a director a long time ago, and now, this desire is infinitely close to realization.
At the beginning of this month, Changying Group signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Yaolai Group. Among them, the film project "Touching Jin Jun", which was adapted from the big IP "Ghost Blowing Lights" series, surfaced. Liu Ye will be the first director in this work, and Jackie Chan will be the producer to escort it and play a role in it. The first novel challenges the big-scale production of magical themes. Liu Ye admits that he also had concerns: "I originally wanted to make a smaller one (scale), but Jackie Chan and investors think it is ok, so I say you just have to trust me."
And everyone’s trust and expectation for Liu Ye doesn’t stop there. As early as the most popular period of IP film adaptation, many people mentioned Liu Ye when talking about the "Ghost Blowing Lights" series, thinking that he was very suitable for the hero in the original work. After the N version of Hu Bayi appeared in various movies and online dramas, does Liu Ye intend to personally end up in the "Ghost Blowing Lights" directed by himself?
In the interview, he kept his mouth shut, saying that he could not expose the role candidate for the time being. However, the variety instructor is not in vain. Liu Ye revealed: "When I choose an actor, I first consider the play, which is attractive to the audience. There are several actors I like very much in The Birth of an Actor. As a director myself, I will consider looking for them (joining). " It is reported that "Touching Gold" will be officially launched in the summer of 2018, and it is expected to land in the cinema in 2019.
China filmmakers’ international presence is increasing, and they plan to cooperate with Australian later companies.
On the evening of December 6th, local time in Sydney, Liu Ye appeared on the red carpet and took the stage as an Asian unit judge. In his view, he was able to get this opportunity, largely thanks to the vigorous development of China’s film industry and market: "Our (industry and practitioners) presence is improving."
As a member of the industry, Liu Ye has experienced many changes. "Let’s go out and they are coming in. What China movies want to express, foreign audiences are also (slowly) feeling and understanding. " For the goal of "going out", Liu Ye is also a practitioner: a few months ago, he just finished the location shooting of the new drama "old boys" in Australia.
This process has enabled Liu Ye to have a deeper understanding of the local environment and the mode of cooperation with peers: "Australia has many different scenery, which is cheaper than filming in North America. For filmmakers in China, there is basically no time difference when filming here. " So, is there any plan to shoot "Touch Jin Jun" here? "We have finished watching the scene. I have considered New Zealand, but (cooperation with Australia) will mainly be in post-production. " Liu Ye said.