$ 130 million to smoke: 10 years ago, this fantastic film was competing with Avatar, but it never ended

The fate of a cinematic work is not always, far away from it, a long quiet river, slightly named the title of the film by Etienne Chatilles.

Thus, the history of the cinema is the points of the films that, for very diverse reasons, could not find the way of dark rooms: chaotic production, trial, brutal encounter with de facto torplant novelty of all marketing strategies that were built around the job … these are not reasons.

Chinese real estate magnate that dreams of cinema

And then the matter is slightly away, but amazing, deep empires. Basically, it was a dream that John Jiang, a rich Chinese real estate magnate, received.

The use of James Cameron’s subordinate to Avatar and his 3D, why we can’t be a film in China whose visual and narrative ambitions would be at least equivalent to the camera stone meter, even the Peter Jackson Rings Lord, who loves the real estate developer?

Of course, giving itself the means. In this respect, Jiang is ready to put up to $ 130 million on the table. Even if it means a dream, as well as a great sight: the film should not only be designed for the Chinese market but also shine well in the theaters of the world.

In his free time, as a screenwriter, he sees, even writes the stories of fantasy and science fiction, Jiang has an exaggerated imagination. He writes the story of the deep empires, he believes that he has enough issue to make not one but three square films.

Initially baptized Mermaid islandThe story takes place in ancient Greece, where Queen Siren tries to save her father and, by the way, save her underwater kingdom.

International

An interesting article that has been published Atavitic site Long told the scenes of absolutely chaotic film production. It is likely to be a co-product of Syno-American, it is necessary to attract names that are resonated internationally. Like Irvin Kershner, who is no one except the director of the counter -attack empire.

He thinks that Jiang’s original idea of the film, the ancient kingdom of mermaid, will not work for a wide Western audience. Moreover, he offers Jiang a modern science fiction report, in which a group of persons accidentally meets the underwater kingdom. But Jiang refuses to make an idea that leads to Kershner’s departure.

At least four directors follow each other: Jonatan Lawrence, Michael French and Scott Miller, as well as French Pythof. From the beginning, something is wrong, as Jonathan Lawrence told him when he started shooting in January 2010.

The filmmaker is frightened by the fact that he sees only 20 additions to the scene where 500 was planned. Moreover, Russian additions, dressed in space costumes, and those who are already complaining that they have not paid for the week …

Several Western actors are expected for the role of the title, including Monica Belucci and Sharon Stone before she was portrayed by Olga Kurilenko, who shot a quantum of solace with Daniel Craig and paid $ 1 million. But the actor will not be able to do anything to deeply save empires completely drowning …

The shooting begins even before the script is completed. Script, which gives birth to the biggest pain, at least 40 different versions … The first 3D trailer is First shown in April 2010 During a press conference in Beijing, with an actor.

In October 2012, new pictures appeared, where digital effects are significantly better. But for the visual effects that complained at the Avatar level, it will be necessary to go back …

Hopelessly Distributor Search

In 2014, Jiang hired Steven Spielberg’s favorite editor Michael Khan to take care of his film. Desperate looking for a distributor in the United States, Giang sees that his hopes are destroyed shortly after Imitation projection at the offices of Sony Pictures In Los Angeles. Between the unfinished special effects and the intrigue sewn with white threads, this is a disaster. Until the transformation of certain scenes is programmed in an emergency.

In January 2016, another movie trailer, with a better CGI, was published on a crowded site. The producers then demand 1 million yuan (now equivalent to € 126,800) to the end of the film, with the date of publication, which is now stated in April 2016. It is unnecessary to say that this call has never reached its goal for participating funds …

Race Assessment: A project that has spread to almost six endless years, $ 130 million, which has left for smoking, is not a distributor, actors and actors who left the ship in the middle because they never paid for it …

And always an invisible film that was probably condemned to stay in the abyss of the cinema for eternity.