Stephen Chow is about to audition for new movie actresses again.
It's been a while since he last mentioned that he was going to shoot the women's football version of "Shaolin Football". But when he mentioned that he wanted to choose the actors, the sound part disappeared, but recently there was a new action.
He decided to rename "Shaolin Women's Football" to "Women's Football", which marked the official start of the casting procession.
The selection criteria are quite straightforward, and in the reports of the Taiwan media, five core points are particularly emphasized:
The first factor is to have outstanding talent and intelligence.
More specifically, this is mainly due to his excellent camera sense and acting talent, the ability to communicate effectively with the director, and the ability to play effectively against other actors.
The second key factor is excellent fitness.
It's not difficult to understand this, because physical activities such as kicking a ball and running are indispensable in the filming of a football movie. If Stephen Chow's physical condition is not good, he definitely doesn't want actors to use stand-ins frequently.
Zhao Lina was a member of the women's soccer team.
The third point is to have a noble character.
When this condition was announced, it was obvious that Stephen Chow did not want the film to have an accident because of the "collapse of the actor's house", and he was more likely to hope that after the completion of this work, he could maintain a long-term cooperative relationship with the other party.
The fourth point is the beauty of nature, which we often refer to.
When actors are involved in filming, they should indeed strive for a higher level of appreciation, but "nature" may be the most critical element in this."
In the context of rapid advances in technology, it is inevitable to become more beautiful through cosmetic surgery, but this facial feature often has a negative impact on the look and feel of the film.
As Zhang Yimou once mentioned, there is no need for plastic surgery on the face.
Article 5 is free from the provisions on nationality.
There is no need to go into too much detail on this point, which also means that all the conditions have been relaxed.
In the end, a core word was added, and that was "amateur".
In this case, we're not sure which actor will end up choosing?
After many years, his 2019 film The New King of Comedy was snubbed by audiences, who felt that he had continued his previous work. But this time, he is once again involved in the IP film production of "Shaolin Football", and if it fails again, his public evaluation may drop sharply.
Going back 23 years, the 39-year-old won the No. 1 box office of the year in Hong Kong for the film, and the following year won the Academy Award for Best Director and multiple actor awards.
With this adaptation, will the 62-year-old be able to create brilliance again?
He, a filmmaker from a poor family, through unremitting efforts and struggles, transformed his painful journey into a comedy, leaving not only an immortal classic, but also brought endless laughter to a wide audience.
Now, his living conditions are good, but are his classics difficult to pass on?
His background in birth was not illustrious.
As the saying goes, Stephen Chow's film "The King of Comedy" is his semi-autobiographical work, and he used to be a supporting actor who couldn't find a suitable role.
Because of this, he managed to shoot the film very well in the following time.
In the movie "The New King of Comedy", he seems to have incorporated years of personal perceptions, presenting the protagonist with a beautiful and fantastical ending for the independent protagonist, which is why this film is so controversial.
Many of the wonderful things in this movie seem to be too abrupt, which does not match the trajectory of his life.
In the book "Preface to the Pavilion of King Teng", such a sentence is mentioned:
In the fog of Xiongzhou, you can see the handsomeness of the stars, bordering Yixia in Taiwan, where the guests and hosts show the beauty of the southeast.
This is the origin of his name, and his mother gave him this name, probably out of the expectation of "hoping for his son to become a dragon".
Although his family was not financially well-off, his parents did not provide him with much help. Since he was a child, he often had disputes over trivial matters in his daily life, such as firewood, rice, oil and salt, which eventually led to his parents choosing to divorce.
Mother grew up with her sister, sister and him, and the difficulties they went through are self-evident.
When he was in middle school, he had already started working part-time outside the home, and he had great respect for Bruce Lee, so he used the 300 yuan he earned through work-study to go to Wong Chun-leung to study Wing Chun.
He aspired to be a top star like Bruce Lee, so when looking for part-time opportunities, he began to pay attention to whether there were new actors joining in.
When he was 18 years old, he managed to sign a contract with a television station as a special actor, which marked his first attempt to become an actor.
The debut was an instant hit.
During the seven years he spent between the ages of 18 and 26, he spent most of his time in the dark.
In the past 7 years, he has had to audition every day in major crews because of hunger, which is also the day he has repeatedly warned himself not to give up hard work and perseverance.
During that time, he tried to participate in the training course of wireless artists, but was unsuccessful, and had to participate in the night training courses of wireless artists on the recommendation of his colleagues in the industry.
After 7 years as a supporting actor in a TV series, he finally managed to pass the audition for a movie. Although his role in the drama is not important, his passion and professionalism for acting have won high praise from director Lee so-hyun.
Later, he had the honor of playing a supporting role in the movie "Thunderbolt Pioneer". It was this rare opportunity that earned him the Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor, and since then he has risen from the trough to become a high-profile actor.
After gaining recognition, he did not show any pride, but continued to work hard, which is why he had the opportunity to play the leading role in the movie "The Saint of Gambling" in 1990.
This role made him an instant hit in Hong Kong, and the film also broke the box office record in Hong Kong.
At the age of 28, after a 10-year acting career and various challenges, he finally ushered in his real moment of emergence.
Self-directed and performed.
After a 10-year acting career, he has accumulated a wealth of experience in the performing arts. When he became known as an actor, he began to dabble in filmmaking.
At the age of 32, he directed and starred in his first film, "Domestic Lingling Paint", which was officially released, and its box office revenue quickly climbed to the third highest box office in Hong Kong of the year, which fully demonstrated his cinematic talent.
At the age of 34, he once again directed and starred in the film "Ouchi Secret Agent Zero Shot", which was a huge success.
Subsequently, the film "God of Food", which he directed and starred in, also met the audience at the end of the year, which not only performed well at the box office, but also was successfully selected for the Venice International Film Festival and was selected as an ornamental work.
At the age of 37, he directed and starred in The King of Comedy, a film that catapulted him to the pinnacle of his life, not only making his film the box office number one of the year in Hong Kong, but also impressing audiences with his unique art style.
In the film industry, his personal status has become indestructible and no one can shake it.
At the age of 39, he directed and starred in "Shaolin Football" again.
Compared with his previous work "The King of Comedy", this film has brought him more surprises, because it has won him many important awards, not only for his acting skills, but also for his ability to direct and widely praised by the industry and the outside world.
At the age of 42, he directed and starred in "Kung Fu" again.
The film not only earned him Best Picture honors at the Academy Awards and Golden Horse Awards, but also earned him a Golden Globe nomination in the United States.
It was through this film that he once again won the Golden Horse Award for Best Director.
also showed his first "star girl", Huang Shengyi.
When he was 46 years old, he stepped into the rivers and lakes again, directing and starring in "Yangtze River No. 7", and his unique theme made him once again praised by the audience.
Xu Jiao, known as the "Star Girl", has experienced a unique life journey with his strong support.
When he was 51 years old, he released the work "Journey to the West: Demon Conquering Chapter", which he planned to retire, and took a three-year break after that.
At the age of 54, he participated in the filming of "Mermaid" again and entered the film industry with Zhang Yuqi and Lin Yuna, two "star girls", but this time, his work began to face polarization in public evaluation.
At the age of 57, the film "The New King of Comedy" directed by him was released, but the audience doubted his talent, questioning whether he had run out".
Now he is 62 years old and ready to step on the battlefield again."
If you can't produce a high-quality work this time, the audience will probably be heavily critical of it.
Summary section. Looking back on Stephen Chow's entire life journey, he began to get involved in the film industry at the age of 18, and now at the age of 62, he is still working hard in the film industry.
Today, he has not yet entered the palace of marriage, and it can be said that he has dedicated his entire life to his career.
Not sure if the movie "Women's Football" will end up delivering a satisfying performance for the audience?
Stephen Chow