＂Sword Rain＂ male star constellation poster exposed, John Woo creates a killing game

　　　　　　　 On August 19, John Woo’s first martial arts masterpiece "Sword Rain", which was invested by Beijing Pony Pentium Film Co., Ltd. for 14 million US dollars, officially launched its official website in Beijing Fortune Shopping Center and exposed the posters of the constellation of stars. "Sword Rain", which will be released nationwide on September 28, is known as "a movie without supporting roles". It is the strongest lineup of Chinese martial arts that gathers Yang Ziqiong, Zheng Yusheng, Wang Xueqi, Da S, Yu Wenle, Lin Xilei, Dai Liren, Bao Qijing, Wu Peici, Guo Xiaodong, Li Zonghan, Jiang Yiyan and other 12 A-list stars, together with Su Zhaobin, Dong Wei, Jin Peida, Hetian Huimei and other ultra-luxury teams behind the scenes. For this reason, the film broke the conventional poster design and specially tailored the constellation posters for the twelve starring characters. Each star’s character in the play corresponds to a constellation, and the famous constellation Little Prince writes the constellation judgment, and the "star luck" reveals the fate of the characters in the play.

　　　　　　　 "Rain of Swords", with the theme of a retired female killer being hunted by a killer group, was called a martial arts version of the "killing game" by John Woo. The story tells that after the female killer "Zeng Jing" (Yang Ziqiong) washes her hands in a golden basin, she becomes a couple with the simple young messenger "Jiang Ah Sheng" (Zheng Yusheng) in the small town, but because she has the holy things that everyone in the rivers and lakes desires, she cannot escape the hunting and killing of the killer group (Big S, Yu Wenle, Dai Liren, etc.) led by the "Wheel King" (Wang Xueqi). In the endless "killing game", she gradually drifts away from ordinary life and falls into the struggle of killing or redemption… Because of the ups and downs of the plot and the shocking picture, "Sword Rain" is known as "more entertaining, more literary, and more popular than". Woo, who has always been known for depicting men’s friendship, "abandoned" brotherly loyalty for the first time and praised the heroine in his first martial arts film. In an interview, Woo admitted that unlike his previous emphasis on brotherly chivalry, in "Sword Rain" with women as the protagonist, love will be an important element. "" Sword Rain "is not a simple fight to kill, revenge, it actually tells a love story between men and women, it is a humanized movie."

　　　　　　　 At the press conference, the calligraphy font of the title of "Jian Rain" was first announced. The global collection of calligraphy fonts jointly initiated by the producers of "Jian Rain" and the "2nd" Chen Xiang Four Forces "Zero Basic Calligraphy Crash World Internet Protocol Television Selection Committee" received more than 10,000 works from home and abroad. In the end, Shen Congqi, the inventor of the "father of the saber" in New China, won the prize, and his written title was officially used in the film title.

　　　　　　　 Although "Sword Rain" is a female hero film led by "female version of Chow Yun-fat" Yeoh Michelle Yeoh, the "female hero" was absent on the day of the launch. Under the leadership of Woo, Wang Xueqi, Yu Wenle, Dai Liren, Guo Xiaodong and Li Zonghan were generous to help out. Woo joked that "this is the biggest suspense of the movie". Among them, the combination of "killer trio" Wang Xueqi, Yu Wenle and Dai Liren became the biggest highlight, and they showed their respective lore tricks – eyes, smiles and unique weapons.

Constellation posters have less murderous intent and more laughter? John Woo: "’Sword Rain’ is against being superior"

　　　　　　　 Unlike previous movie posters, "Sword Rain", known as "no supporting movie", has a strong lineup and a collection of stars. The film deliberately broke through the traditional star poster design method and tailor-made constellation posters for the twelve starring stars. Each star corresponds to a constellation, and invited famous constellation experts to write constellation judgments to reveal the characters’ characters and fates with "star luck". In the previously exposed female version of the series of posters, online popular words such as "embarrassing mother-in-law" and "sharp sister" frequently appeared in the character judgments, causing controversy among netizens. The male version of the poster exposed on the day of the press conference still contained buzzwords such as "Octopus Emperor" and "Low Carbon Senior Monk". The poster of the character played by Guo Xiaodong directly quoted "My life can be copied", reminiscent of the "Tang Junmen" that was popular a while ago.

　　　　　　　 As a martial arts blockbuster with a strong lineup in front of and behind the scenes, "Sword Rain", which is known as the martial arts version of the "killing game", is the use of many entertainment words in the poster "insufficient murderous"? In this regard, John Woo said that "Octopus Emperor", "Sharp Sister", "Embarrassed Granny", in fact, behind every seemingly entertaining interpretation actually contains an interpretation of the fate of the characters, and the audience will naturally understand the reason for the words after watching the movie. At the same time, John Woo is personally disgusted with high-flying martial arts films. "The story of" Sword Rain "itself hopes to make the audience feel realistic and identified." He suggested that everyone might as well take a seat in their respective constellations with the mentality of the game and really join this "killing game".

"Killer trio" kills without a sword, Wang Xueqi: "Lust is not animal nature, it is human nature"

　　　　　　　 Despite the collective absence of "female heroes" such as Michelle Yeoh and Big S, the collective appearance of the male heroes on the scene is still imposing, especially the "killer trio" composed of Wang Xueqi, Yu Wenle and Dai Liren. In the play, they are the main characters of the "Blackstone" killer group that pursues and kills Yang Ziqiong. It is their step-by-step hunting that brings urgent suspense to the film. The screen images are mostly Wang Xueqi, Yu Wenle and Dai Liren, who appear in the front. For "Sword Rain" to break the limit and play bad guys, and each finds the secret to quickly increase the murderous aura – eyes, smiles and strange weapons. Wu Yusen introduced that "killers are not necessarily cold-blooded, and sometimes the killing with a smile is more lethal."

　　　　　　　 In addition, Wang Xueqi, who plays the villain No. 1 and the head of the killer group "The Wheel King", "protested" at the press conference that the verdict in his poster was "bestial and inhumane." He said that his villain in the play is not an absolute bad guy who is inhumane. "Whether it is the change of character identity before and after, or his personal unremitting pursuit, I believe that in the end, the audience will feel that he is very worthy of sympathy." And the erotic drama in the movie that has been hyped up before does not mean that it is "bestial." "The erotic drama in the movie is paved with literary drama, not naked wrestling and beating the shoulders when you come up. And when we shoot, we also strive to act more beautifully, better, and more suitable for people’s emotions, so that people can feel the beautiful enjoyment in lust. "

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