The movie "Giant Tooth Shark 2: the Abyss" was unveiled at the opening Forum of the Shanghai International Film Festival

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On June 10, Ben Whitley, director of the movie Giant Tooth Shark: the Abyss, appeared at the opening forum of the 25th Shanghai International Film Festival: light and film connects the world and China, talking with many filmmakers about the development of the film industry. "Giant Tooth Shark 2: the Abyss," directed by Ben Whitley and starring Jason Statham and Wu Jing, is an internationally cooperative deep-sea monster movie that will be released simultaneously around the world on August 4. From the perspective of international cooperation, director Ben Whitley shared that "Giant Tooth Shark: the Abyss" is co-produced by Chinese Pictures and Warner Bros. it is not only telling an international story, but also cultural exchange in the process of creation.

directed by Ben Whitley: Wu Jing makes Chinese lines more natural and vivid

across different languages with performance, "emotion" is the common core of human beings

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On June 10, Ben Whitley, director of the movie Giant Tooth Shark: the Abyss, appeared at the opening forum of the 25th Shanghai International Film Festival: light and film connects the world and China, talking with many filmmakers about the development of the film industry. "Giant Tooth Shark 2: the Abyss," directed by Ben Whitley and starring Jason Statham and Wu Jing, is an internationally cooperative deep-sea monster movie that will be released simultaneously around the world on August 4. From the perspective of international cooperation, director Ben Whitley shared that "Giant Tooth Shark: the Abyss" is co-produced by Chinese Pictures and Warner Bros. it is not only telling an international story, but also cultural exchange in the process of creation.

Director Ben Whitley: Wu Jing makes Chinese lines more natural and vivid

Using performance to span different languages, "emotion" is the common core of human beings.

Director Ben Whitley said that as an international cooperative film, there has been a lot of communication for cultural exchanges in the process of creation. Director Ben Whitley also shared that leading actor Wu Jing would also go over the Chinese lines written for his character in advance and make some suggestions to ensure that the Chinese in the film is natural, vivid and in line with Chinese speaking habits and cultural characteristics.

When faced with the performance of "Chinese lines", director Ben Whitley said in a previous interview that "I am a little worried that the expression of my unfamiliar lines will affect the judgment of the actors' performance." However, in the actual shooting process, Wu Jing's full commitment to performing in Chinese lines made director Ben Whitley feel that even though the language was different, "when you see Wu Jing's expression and action, you can feel the emotion on his body."

Constantly polished screenplay writing and international cooperation mode of "giving full play to their respective advantages"

Let different audiences "enjoy it" and pay close attention to "human communication"

"despite different cultural backgrounds, it tells the common story of mankind." director Ben Whitley tells the process of writing the script "Giant Tooth Shark 2: the Abyss". The two sides get together for a lot of communication and communication, this process is very meaningful, and praised that "this is a very good way of international production cooperation, so that their respective advantages can be brought into better play." "the needs of the audience" is also a very important basis in the process of script discussion. For international film production, the composition of the audience market is often very diverse, director Ben Whitley said. The screenwriting process that allows audiences of different cultural backgrounds to "enjoy it" is also a focus on "human communication."

Finally, director Ben Whitley also shared his feelings about participating in the forum, expressing that he was very excited about the distinct Chinese culture and the excellent narration related to local characteristics. I also "look forward to seeing more films in this field in the world in the future."

"Giant Tooth Shark 2: the Abyss" is produced by Shanghai Chinese Film Co., Ltd., Warner Brothers Film Co., Ltd., Beijing Dengfeng International Culture Communication Co., Ltd., China Film Co., Ltd., Beijing Alibaba Film Culture Co., Ltd., Gravity Film International Co., Ltd. Xi'an Qiaosong Culture Media Co., Ltd., Tianjin Orange Image Media Co., Ltd., Beijing Weimengchuangke Network Technology Co., Ltd., Douyin Culture (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. Shanghai Chinese Film Co., Ltd. is responsible for the regional distribution of Chinese mainland, while Warner Brothers is responsible for the marketing and distribution outside Chinese mainland. The film will be released simultaneously around the world on August 4.

Director Ben Whitley said that as an international cooperative film, there has been a lot of communication for cultural exchanges in the process of creation. Director Ben Whitley also shared that leading actor Wu Jing would also go over the Chinese lines written for his character in advance and make some suggestions to ensure that the Chinese in the film is natural, vivid and in line with Chinese speaking habits and cultural characteristics.

When faced with the performance of "Chinese lines", director Ben Whitley said in a previous interview that "I am a little worried that the expression of my unfamiliar lines will affect the judgment of the actors' performance." However, in the actual shooting process, Wu Jing's full commitment to performing in Chinese lines made director Ben Whitley feel that even though the language was different, "when you see Wu Jing's expression and action, you can feel the emotion on his body."

constantly polished screenwriting, "give full play to their respective strengths" way of international cooperation

Let different audiences "enjoy it" and pay close attention to "human communication"

"despite different cultural backgrounds, it tells the common story of mankind." director Ben Whitley tells the process of writing the script "Giant Tooth Shark 2: the Abyss". The two sides get together for a lot of communication and communication, this process is very meaningful, and praised that "this is a very good way of international production cooperation, so that their respective advantages can be brought into better play." "the needs of the audience" is also a very important basis in the process of script discussion. For international film production, the composition of the audience market is often very diverse, director Ben Whitley said. The screenwriting process that allows audiences of different cultural backgrounds to "enjoy it" is also a focus on "human communication."

Finally, director Ben Whitley also shared his feelings about participating in the forum, expressing that he was very excited about the distinct Chinese culture and the excellent narration related to local characteristics. I also "look forward to seeing more films in this field in the world in the future."

"Giant Tooth Shark 2: the Abyss" is produced by Shanghai Chinese Film Co., Ltd., Warner Brothers Film Co., Ltd., Beijing Dengfeng International Culture Communication Co., Ltd., China Film Co., Ltd., Beijing Alibaba Film Culture Co., Ltd., Gravity Film International Co., Ltd. Xi'an Qiaosong Culture Media Co., Ltd., Tianjin Orange Image Media Co., Ltd., Beijing Weimengchuangke Network Technology Co., Ltd., Douyin Culture (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. Shanghai Chinese Film Co., Ltd. is responsible for the regional distribution of Chinese mainland, while Warner Brothers is responsible for the marketing and distribution outside Chinese mainland. The film will be released simultaneously around the world on August 4.