On June 25, the summer movie "Legend" held its premiere press conference in Beijing. Bona Film Group Chairman, Producer and Chief Producer Yu Dong, Producer Dong Yunshi, Director and Screenwriter Tang Jili, Starring Jackie Chan, Zhang Yixing, Nazha, Li Zhiting, Peng Xiaoran, Zheng Yecheng, Ma Yuan, etc. were all present. The main creators not only revealed the relationship and emotional entanglement of the characters in the film, but also shared many little-known training processes behind the wonderful fighting scenes. The film will be released nationwide on July 12.
Legend Poster
The most exciting part of the entire press conference was the appearance of "27-year-old Jackie Chan" in the new trailer. The actors expressed their respect for Jackie Chan. Jackie Chan, who turned 70 this year, said humorously, "To be honest, I like the way I am now. I often recite a poem to them, 'Black hair turns white in an instant, and who can I tell about my old age. If the spring breeze has pity on the flowers, can you allow me to be young again?' I can't go back to my youth, but movies can take me back, which is also good. But I still like the way I am now, and I am very happy that I can grow old."
"Legend" was filmed in Xinjiang. The battlefield of the ancient Han-Xiongnu War, the mysterious Xiongnu holy land, and the modern glacier dangers in the movie are all unfiltered beautiful scenery of Xinjiang. Speaking of the big scenes in the film, Nazha, who is from Xinjiang, expressed special pride, "This is the first time I have returned to my hometown to shoot a big-budget film, and it is Jackie Chan's film. My father is a fan of Jackie Chan, which makes me even more proud. I hope that through this movie, more people can see the beauty of our Xinjiang, and then after watching "Legend", they can travel to Xinjiang and feel the charm and enthusiasm of our beautiful Xinjiang."
Group photo of the "Legend" press conference
The film not only presents the war scenes of the Western Han Dynasty, but also has an attractive treasure hunting line. Speaking of treasure hunting, a netizen once made a summary: Jackie Chan has been committed to treasure hunting and protecting national treasures in many films since "Young Master Dragon" in 1982. From "Drunken Master 2" to "Legend" to "Chinese Zodiac" and "Kung Fu Yoga", we often see stories of Jackie Chan hunting for treasures. He can be said to be a "professional treasure hunter." Ma Yuan, who played the director of the museum in the movie "Legend" that day, also said, "Brother uses movies to tell us that the pride of the Chinese people should be protected by ourselves."
Stills from Legend
Jackie Chan said that he often visits museums when he is abroad. "I always see our country's cultural relics in foreign museums, so I raised this question in "The Myth": Why are our cultural relics in other people's hands? They say they are keeping them, but isn't that just robbing? Since they are ours, they should be returned to us. I remember that after "The Chinese Zodiac" was released, someone returned two animal heads. Was there any news about this? At that time, I thought there were two reasons: one is that our country has become stronger; the second may also be influenced by my movies. We filmmakers should convey some voices to the world. If making movies can help me contribute to maintaining Chinese culture and protecting China's national treasures, then I feel very happy."
Stills from Legend
Talking about the experience of filming in Xinjiang, Zhang Yixing said that he gave people the feeling of "endless energy". "The days in Xinjiang are very long, it feels like there is no night. We filmed the fighting scenes from morning to night. When I asked the time, it was 11 o'clock in the evening, but it was still daylight. I really like this rhythm." Jackie Chan praised Zhang Yixing's fighting performance: "Yixing studied dancing and learns moves very quickly. Others may only remember one or two moves at a time, but he can remember seven or eight or even more than ten moves. He is a very smart young man."
Stills from Legend
Nazha plays the role of Meng Yun, a skilled "Hun princess on the run" in the film. She has many exciting and thrilling fighting scenes with Hun prince Hu Du Na played by Aarif Lee. Nazha joked that she and Aarif Lee had almost no communication on the set. They would fight every time they met. They kept fighting until the end of the filming and then realized that they had forgotten to add each other on WeChat. Aarif Lee revealed that the villain he played was a "bad guy who was not very tactful and hated by others."
Director Stanley Tong said that when designing the role of Mengyun, he combined Michelle Yeoh's heroic spirit with Kim Hee Sun's softness, "Naza did a great job."
There are many fighting scenes in Legend, some of which are extremely thrilling. Tang Jili revealed that he was extremely nervous when filming the scene of thousands of horses galloping. "Twelve thousand horses were running together, and the actors had to do it themselves. I was really afraid that the actors would fall down, because if they fell down, the horses would not stop. It was really dangerous, but they insisted on doing it."
Yu Dong, the producer and general producer of Legend, said that in order to let the national audience feel the shock brought by the movie earlier, he decided to start the nationwide preview on July 5. "To the big brother, I want to say - Legend promises you to be young again! To the audience, I want everyone to feel this blockbuster full of emotions, wonderful actions and sincerity. 19 years ago, on the National Day of 2005, Myth was released nationwide. The movie ticket was only 10 yuan that year, but the box office exceeded 100 million yuan. 19 years later, Legend will also bring a richer viewing experience to the national audience in the summer."
