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[Ripclawe]

Variant covers in the 90's have come a long way.

http://www.deadline.com/2013/03/mar...3-version-in-addition-to-hollywoods/#comments

Marvel Studios and DMG announced that a Chinese version of Iron Man 3 will be released in China on a date to be announced in the near future. DMG, a Chinese media and entertainment company, collaborated with Marvel Studios on the Chinese elements in the film, and is marketing and distributing the film in China. While Marvel and DMG have decided not to apply for co-production status in China, the film includes significant Chinese elements.

Renowned Chinese actor Wang Xueqi will appear in both the studio’s Chinese version of the film and in its international and domestic US version. Both versions of the film include Iron Man 3 footage filmed in Beijing in December. The Chinese version of the film will also feature a special appearance of China’s top actress, Fan Bingbing, and will offer specially prepared bonus footage made exclusively for the Chinese audience.

Marvel Studios’ experience working on this film with Fan Bingbing and Wang Xueqi and in shooting in China has been very positive and has created a springboard for future collaboration with China’s talented stars and its growing film and television industry. The Iron Man cast and filmmakers look forward to bringing Iron Man back to China.

 

[Reiko]

WANT

 

[Captain Chaos]

creasy neck

 

[BobLoblaw]

WANT

Creepy bueno.jpg

 

[Mesoian]

It looks like someone has been strangling her.

Seriously though, loosen up the choker, that does not photograph well.

 

[MisterHero]

I want this to be Chinese actors composited over RDJ and Gwenyth Paltrow, but it's not.

 

[jerry113]

She looks kind of weird

 

[Nesotenso]

DMG paid for a part of the production I believe. They are just chasing that Chinese consumer cash. I wonder if they get a more favorable release time frame because of all of this. Blockbusters tend to be released on the same weekends in China. I doubt the five minute sequence makes a ton of difference in the story.

It is funny to see studios fall all over themselves to be viewed more favorably to the Chinese to do business there.

 

[Kaladin]

WANT

I would fan her bingbing.

 

[Gorillaz]

Yea she does look like she has been strangled. Weird....


She can still get it tho

 

[onlyindreams]

DMG paid for a part of the production I believe. They are just chasing that Chinese consumer cash. I wonder if they get a more favorable release time frame because of all of this. Blockbusters tend to be released on the same weekends in China. I doubt the five minute sequence makes a ton of difference in the story.

It is funny to see studios fall all over themselves to be viewed more favorably to the Chinese to do business there.

pshh, considering marvel's history those 5 minutes for the new characters will probably have more plot and character development than the actual film

 

[Captain Chaos]

I would fan her bingbing.

Cheap laugh, my favourite kind of laugh!

I went for the more intellectual 'sharp knees' style.

 

[Kaladin]

Cheap laugh, my favourite kind of laugh!

I'm a wrestling fan, we live for cheap laughs.

 

[KPJZKC]

Fan Bingbing? Seriously? I refuse to believe that's a normal Chinese name.

 

[Dereck]

Zhang Ziyi pls

 

[Reiko]

Fan Bingbing? Seriously? I refuse to believe that's a normal Chinese name.

Li BingBing

 

[t26]

China version superior confirmed.

 

[Can Crusher]

How does this make any sense?

 

[wenis]

China version superior confirmed.

bout to say... guess im importing this blu-ray in the future.

How does this make any sense?

possible stronger sales in China to see a Chinese movie star in a huge Hollywood production.

 

[Ignis Fatuus]

How does this make any sense?

Well when you've got a villain called The Mandarin you can expect some China in the film.

 

[numble]

How does this make any sense?

China only allows 34 foreign films to be shown in theaters per year:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17099980

China is the #2 box office behind the US:
http://www.deadline.com/2013/03/china-japan-movie-box-office-ticket-sales-mpaa/

Movie companies have gone from complaining about Chinese piracy to putting in pro-Chinese elements in their films.

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

Cast in Iron Man and Days of Future Past. She must have a good agent.

 

[GungHo]

Well when you've got a villain called The Mandarin you can expect some China in the film.

Isn't he played by Ben Kingsley? An Indian?

 

[Reiko]

Isn't he played by Ben Kingsley? An Indian?

He's still Asian.

 

[Ignis Fatuus]

Isn't he played by Ben Kingsley? An Indian?

Yes. They changed him up from the comics so that he's not a racist caricature but King of the Weaboos instead. He hates the stupid westerners who don't appreciate superior Chinese culture.

 

[Weenerz]

The Mandarin to be the hero in the Chinese release.

 

[redbourne]

http://articles.marketwatch.com/201...f-chinese-economy-international-monetary-fund
This is just a link I picked up as I read it somewhere else too. It's a possibility that China may pass the US as the world's top Market by 2016. They have $ to spend on services and if film makers see profit there it's very easy to see why they would want to spread that virus. Lets get that economy bleeding for actresses and actors in first level films. Win Win for everyone. We keep buying tickets and they keep buying tickets.

For now.

 

[Reiko]

The Mandarin to be the hero in the Chinese release.

Well he considers himself a teacher.

 

[Ignis Fatuus]

The Mandarin to be the hero in the Chinese release.

All he wants is to start a light music club but Tony Stark won't let him.

 

[GungHo]

He's still Asian.

True, so I shouldn't be weirded out that they got a Portuguese dude to play Jesus in the Bible show on History Channel. It's near the same body of water if you sail around some stuff.

 

[javac]

The Mandarin to be the hero in the Chinese release.

You'll never see me coming.

 

[Ignis Fatuus]

True, so I shouldn't be weirded out that they got a Portuguese dude to play Jesus in the Bible show on History Channel. It's near the same body of water if you sail around some stuff.

No dude, the version of the character in this film is actually not Asian. He's a Weaboo. Seriously.

 

[3dmodeler]

No dude, the version of the character in this film is actually not Asian. He's a Weaboo. Seriously.

Are you being serious? Cause that would be funny as hell and I would totally buy that.

Doesn't sound fair that only Chinese audience would get exclusive footage. They better release that on blu ray.

 

[Escape Goat]

I want to bing it. Bing it on.

 

[Ignis Fatuus]

Are you being serious? Cause that would be funny as hell and I would totally buy that.

http://movieline.com/2013/03/11/iron-man-3-the-mandarin-revealed-shane-black-interview/

The only unifying principal of which seems to be a hatred of the United States

...

We aren’t saying he’s Chinese, we’re saying he, in fact, draws a cloak around himself of Chinese symbols and dragons because it represents his obsession with Sun Tzu

 

[lupinko]

I can see this was the alternative when Andy Lau had to pass on the movie due to the birth of his new child.

 

[GavinGT]

How does this make any sense?

Because they won't have to re-do many of the expensive CGI sequences. It's like Super Sentai -> Power Rangers but in reverse.

 

[Can Crusher]

China only allows 34 foreign films to be shown in theaters per year:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17099980

China is the #2 box office behind the US:
http://www.deadline.com/2013/03/china-japan-movie-box-office-ticket-sales-mpaa/

Movie companies have gone from complaining about Chinese piracy to putting in pro-Chinese elements in their films.

Ugh ok but how does it make sense to add footage to the chinese version that won't be available anywhere else.

Why not just include it in every "version" of the movie?

 

[B.K.]

The Mandarin to be the hero in the Chinese release.

They'll change his name to The American and change the story so it's about Tony Stark defeating the capitalist pigs.

 

[Vice]

Ugh ok but how does it make sense to add footage to the chinese version that won't be available anywhere else.

Why not just include it in every "version" of the movie?

Their bigest stars aren't popular elsewhere? They probably think it will make more casual moviegoers want to see it since they get to see their favorite star.

 

[GungHo]

No dude, the version of the character in this film is actually not Asian. He's a Weaboo. Seriously.

Holy shit. I got nothin.

 

[Dan]

Ugh ok but how does it make sense to add footage to the chinese version that won't be available anywhere else.

Why not just include it in every "version" of the movie?

Unfortunately, studios have already been investigating ways of customizing movies in order to further pander to specific regional audiences.

I remember there was talk of doing something like this with The Other Guys, which had a Derek Jeter cameo. IIRC, they'd tried to do another version, maybe for some European country, but it didn't pan out. Either way, after the movie was released one of the producers talked about how cool it would be to do tons of different versions where they just substitute in different regional celebrities, to get extra publicity in every place.

 

[TheKaeptain]

Isn't he played by Ben Kingsley? An Indian?

People don't know he is Indian. They think he is white. That's why Ghandi is always used when people talk about Hollywood white washing characters.