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Hollywood could tap into Chinese market - United Press International
BEIJING, April 28 (UPI) -- American filmmakers could tap into a more than $2 billion-a-year film market in China by drawing inspiration from Chinese storytelling, film experts said.
Now that Chinese lawmakers have decided to import an additional 14 American films each year, there's a chance China could pass Japan's $2.3 million film market, Xinhua reported Saturday.
"So what can be more useful than a film with a Chinese story in seizing a share of the tremendous market?" asked film theorist Dai Jinhua.
Filmmaker James Cameron's "Avatar" grossed $200 million alone in China, and his film company has recently signed on to provide 3-D technology for a Chinese-produced film, "The Art of War."
"When I came to China in 2010, there were 600 screens showing films. Now, however, 'Titanic 3-D' is being shown on 2,800 screens," Cameron said.
Chinese film official Tong Gang told Xinhua the country's thousands of years of history could serve as a database for American filmmakers and could draw in huge audiences if the stories are developed properly.
Prometheus (2012) movie trailer
Trailer for Hollywood scifi movie Prometheus, directed Ridley Scott and starring Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Guy Pearce, Idris Elba, Logan Marshall-Green and Charlize Theron etc. The film is scheduled for release in June 2012.
Prometheus tells the story of a team of space explorers sent to investigate a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, only to find themselves in a terrifying battle to save the future of the mankind. Seen by many as a prequel to 1979 scifi epic Alien (directed by Scott as well), but the director has said that the two are not directly connected.
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