User:FrostFairBlade/sandbox/The Crossing (2014 film)
Appearance
- The Crossing (started 2008 under the working title of 1949, released 2014)
- Woo had announced at the Cannes Film Festival in 2008 that he would direct a wartime romance movie called 1949[1][2]
- The film, budgeted at $40 million USD and written by Wang Hui-ling, was meant to be set during the Chinese Civil War's last years[3]
- However, in April 2009, producer Terence Chang said that production on 1949 was cancelled due to a legal dispute over the rights to the script; Chang claimed that the film's Taiwanese investors had sold the script to a television channel[4][5]
- In December 2011, it was announced that production on the film would resume under the new working title of Love and Let Love[6][7]
- Production was halted shortly thereafter, as Woo quietly underwent treatment for a medical issue;[8] the project resumed in 2013,[9][10] with shooting beginning in July of that year[11]
- The production now had a script credited to Woo, Taiwanese screenwriter Su Chao-pin (蘇照彬), and Chen Ching-hui (陳靜慧)[12]
- This script had difficulties passing the Chinese censors[13]
- It was ultimately released in two parts under the name The Crossing (2014)[14]
- Starring a pan-Asian cast including Song Hye-kyo, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Bowie Lam, Zhang Ziyi, Tong Dawei, and Faye Yu.[15]
- The movie was also released in 3D in mainland China[16][17]
- The first part opened in China on 2 December 2014 to lukewarm reviews, earning only $18.1 million over six days[18][19]
- It made only $32.81 million at the box office[20]
- The second part fared significantly worse, earning $8.07 million in total[21]
- Maggie Lee of Variety stated that part two "features no intriguing new turns and has nothing meaningful to say", declaring that Woo would have fared better re-editing the movie into one single film[22]
- James Marsh of the South China Morning Post lambasted Woo's decision to spend an hour summarising the first film, and said that the bloated setup made it difficult to care which characters survive[23]
- He further went on to bemoan Woo's current creative output, stating that the film's ending will cause audiences to feel "resigned acceptance that Hong Kong cinema has lost one of its truly great directors."
- At the 34th Hong Kong Film Awards, The Crossing: Part I earned six nominations, winning two: Best Editing for David Wu, and Best Sound Design for Tu Duu-chih.[24]
- The second film was only nominated for four categories the following year[25]
- Following the disappointing return of The Crossing, Woo and Chang disbanded Lion Rock Productions[26]
Plot
[edit]Cast
[edit]Production
[edit]Conception
[edit]Writing and development
[edit]Casting
[edit]Filming and post-production
[edit]Music
[edit]Design
[edit]Release
[edit]Context
[edit]Box office
[edit]Reception
[edit]Critical response
[edit]Accolades
[edit]Post-release
[edit]Home media
[edit]Other media
[edit]Thematic analysis
[edit]Legacy
[edit]Cultural influence
[edit]Critical reassessment
[edit]Sequels and spin-offs
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Tsui, Clarence (2008-05-21). "John Woo plans 1949 war epic". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ "Cannes 2008: Has John Woo Gone Soft?". IGN. 2008-05-20. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ Richards, Olly (2008-05-20). "John Woo Has A New Project". Empire. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ Landreth, Jonathan (2009-04-03). "John Woo cancels production of '1949'". The Hollywood Reporter. Associated Press. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ Yu, Sen-lun (2009-04-02). "Lion Rock abandons Woo's historical epic 1949". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ Lyttelton, Oliver (2011-12-21). "John Woo's Next Is Romantic Epic 'Love And Let Love,' Korean Star Song Hye-Kyo, Zhang Ziyi And Chang Chen In Cast". IndieWire. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ Lee, Claire (2011-12-20). "Song Hye-kyo to star in Woo's film". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ Mottram, James (2014-12-17). "John Woo's 'Chinese Titanic', The Crossing, a triumph over adversity". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ Marsh, James (2013-02-19). "John Woo Finally Ready To Love and Let Love". Screen Anarchy. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ Bi, Nan (2013-04-25). "China and US partner on cinema arts classes". China Daily. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ Brzeski, Patrick (2013-07-09). "John Woo's 'Chinese Titanic' Begins Shooting in Beijing". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ Elley, Derek (2015-01-22). "The Crossing Part 1". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 2015-01-23. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
- ^ Ma, Kevin (2014-05-19). "Terence Chang on the journey of The Crossing". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 2014-05-21. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
- ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (2015-07-06). "John Woo On 'The Crossing 2' & China's Changing Audience Tastes – Trailer". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
- ^ Frater, Patrick; Cremin, Stephen (2013-05-15). "Woo to deliver two-part Crossing". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 2014-12-07. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
- ^ Cremin, Stephen (2014-04-18). "John Woo's Crossing joins 3-D December". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 2014-04-29. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
- ^ Frater, Patrick (2014-04-15). "John Woo's 'The Crossing' To Be Released In 3D". Variety. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
- ^ Makinen, Julie (2014-12-09). "Youth drama sinks John Woo's 'The Crossing' at Chinese box office". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ Makinen, Julie (2014-12-16). "John Woo's 'The Crossing' sinks at China box office". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ "The Crossing". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
- ^ "The Crossing 2". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
- ^ Lee, Maggie (2015-08-01). "Film Review: 'The Crossing II'". Variety. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
- ^ Marsh, James (2015-10-19). "Film review: start the bilge pump - John Woo's leaky vehicle The Crossing II is a sinker and a stinker". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
- ^ "第34屆香港電影金像獎提名及得獎名單" [Nomination and Awardees List of The 34th Hong Kong Film Awards]. Hong Kong Film Awards (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2024-07-27.
- ^ "第35屆香港電影金像獎提名及得獎名單" [Nomination and Awardees List of The 35th Hong Kong Film Awards]. Hong Kong Film Awards (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2024-07-27.
- ^ Shackleton, Liz (2017-06-30). "Terence Chang talks China market challenges and new ventures". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
Cited literature
[edit]- Elder, Robert K., ed. (2005). John Woo: Interviews. Conversations with Filmmakers Series. University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 978-1-57806-776-3. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
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: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link) - Heard, Christopher (2000). Ten Thousand Bullets: The Cinematic Journey of John Woo. Lone Eagle Publishing. ISBN 978-1-58065-021-2. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
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: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link) - Stokes, Lisa Odham; Hoover, Michael (1999). City on Fire: Hong Kong Cinema. Verso. ISBN 978-1-85984-716-9. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
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Further reading
[edit]External links
[edit]- Hard Boiled at IMDb
- Hard Boiled at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
- Hard Boiled at AllMovie
- Hard Boiled at Letterboxd
- Hard Boiled at the TCM Movie Database