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Chinese WWII Epic, THE BOMBING Hires Mel Gibson As Art Director

Lee B. Golden IIIbyLee B. Golden III
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It’s been a little over a month since it was announced that actors Nicholas Tse and Bruce Wills are joined together among a slew of stars for Xiao Feng‘s upcoming World War II epic, The Bombing. There’s no question this particular title is just one of several in China’s efforts to spearhead its productivity into the mainstream with the rest of the world, specifically with its international out reach to big name film stars, and this month’s latest addition now brings in actor Mel Gibson to the crew as per a press release following an announcement last week.

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The film is interestingly now one of two World War II era titles Gibson is attached to with the other being upcoming drama, Hacksaw Ridge with former Spider-Man principal, actor Andrew Garfield starring. Even moreso exciting is Jean-François Richet’s upcoming thriller, Blood Father, which currently sits at Lionsgate for a U.S. release still in waiting; Expect a trailer soon as its been quite a bit since we’ve already seen some teaser pics and behind-the-scenes footage floating online in the last several months.
For now, The Bombing gets going with Gibson prior to launching next year.

World famous actor and filmmaker Mel Gibson has officially joined the crew of 3D war movie The Bombing. Speaking at a press conference at the movie’s Xiangshan production base on July 7, 2015, Gibson announced his new role as art director of the $65 million star-studded movie which features more than 30 renowned actors and actresses including Bruce Willis 

Known to Chinese audiences for his role in Braveheart, Oscar-winning director and actor Gibson was invited to join the production of The Bombing by leading Chinese producer and director Dr. Shi Jianxiang, founder and CEO of Shanghai Kuailu Investment Group. “Mel is interested in what happened during that period of time, and provided relevant suggestions on how to make the movie,” said Dr. Shi. “He is very insightful.”

It has been twenty years since Gibson’s last visit to China, and he spoke highly of the project at hand. “I have seen so many changes in China,” he said. “The Bombing has an excellent world-class team with outstanding producers, directors, cast and crew. Our crew is marvelous, modest but enthusiastic. It has been a very interesting experience filming this movie. We share similar objectives no matter who we are, actors or directors. So I am grateful to have such opportunities to express my thought no matter how much I have contributed to the movie.” 

The Bombing is based on the bombing of Chongqing by the Japanese air force in World War, and portrays the hardship suffered by Chinese people at that time. Of all the major air raids throughout WWII, the bombing of Chongqing is the only one that has not been featured on screen. Dr. Shi stated that his reason for making the film is to demonstrate China’s national spirit against fascism, saying, “I hope audiences around the world can appreciate the cruelty of war and our courage, determination and capability to fight against it. China needs such movies that deliver hope and spirit.” 

Dr. Shi further explained that he invested the movie to mark the 70th anniversary of the Allied victory over fascism in memory of that miserable period of time in Chinese history. “We cannot forget what happened in the past,” he emphasized. “History made us what we are today.” His thoughts are echoed by director Xiao Feng’s expectations. “We chose a charismatic cast and crew in order to encourage more youngsters to remember history,” he said. 

Therefore despite the tremendous cast including Bruce Willis and Liu Ye, behind-the-scenes productions have been a focus as well. Oscar-winners Vilmos Zsigmond (Close Encounters of the Third Kind) and Ronald Bass (Rain Man) were invited to join the production as photography consultant and screenplay consultant respectively. Also, sound effects and 3D special effects will be produced by multiple top teams. 

Focused on developing Chinese cinema, Dr. Shi has produced various cross-cultural movies including Ip Man 3, contributing himself to fully demonstrating Chinese culture and its characteristics to a global audience. Shi said at the press conference that his responsibility is not only the movie itself but also to provide movie-goers top-level Hollywood resources, such as the knowledge of Mel Gibson, in order to introduce Chinese movies to the world. 

Dr. Shi was optimistic about box office ratings of The Bombing and believes the movie can attract international audiences for its good quality. He also suggested that he has had other co-production movies ongoing currently and hopes that the cooperation between Hollywood and the Chinese movie industry could bring a brighter future to the domain.

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Lee B. Golden III
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