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Two Hollywood movies would have parts of the films shot in China. Hualien Media International, a Taiwan based movie company, said they are helping in the production of the films expected to be box office hits. The deal also hopes to convince foreign film producers that China is a good place to shoot movies.
Hualien will co-produce and finance "Arch Alien," an original creation by the former chairman and president of Marvel Comics, Stan Lee. He is also the brains behind previous Marvel characters such as Spider-Man, Hulk, Fantastic Four, X-Men and others, according to George Hsieh, Hualien’s executive producer and founder.
The upcoming movie, which would start filming in mid-2016 in Guangzhou and the U.S., would have Ralph Hemecker as director and William MacDonald as screen writer. Hemecker’s past shows include the popular series in the U.S. “Once Upon A Time” and “The Flash,” while MacDonald wrote “Rome” a drama series aired by HBO, reported China Entertainment News.
Meanwhile, the second movie, “World Breaker,” would be shot in September in Beijing and Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. To be produced by Hualien and Automatik and set for exhibition by end of 2017, the film would be directed by “The Martian,” “Gladiator” and “Alien” director, Ridley Scott. To write and direct the new Middle Ages epic is a new director William Eubank, behind the movies “Love” and “The Signal.”
The episode to be directed by Eubank would feature grand-scale wars similar to the “300” and “The Lord of Rings” movies. With the film to be shot in Xinjiang, the local government hopes it would eventually boost the region’s tourism. The stars of “World Breaker” are a Chinese actress and a top Hollywood actor.
Besides co-producing the two movies, Hualien would also come out with merchandise such as a comic book, and create a theme park.
There are 62 famous movies shot in China, according to Ranker, topped by the 2001 hit “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” “Mission: Impossible III,” “The Last Emperor,” “Kung Fu Hustle” and “Hero.”
