Red Dawn Remake Invaders now North Koreans, not Chinese.

[Craig Willmore]

[url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-china-red-dawn-20110316,0,995726.story]Source[/url]
[quote]China has become such an important market for U.S. entertainment companies that one studio has taken the extraordinary step of digitally altering a film to excise bad guys from the Communist nation lest the leadership in Beijing be offended.

When MGM decided a few years ago to remake "Red Dawn," a 1984 Cold War drama about a bunch of American farm kids repelling a Soviet invasion, the studio needed new villains, since the U.S.S.R. had collapsed in 1991. The producers substituted Chinese aggressors for the Soviets and filmed the movie in Michigan in 2009.

But potential distributors are nervous about becoming associated with the finished film, concerned that doing so would harm their ability to do business with the rising Asian superpower, one of the fastest-growing and potentially most lucrative markets for American movies, not to mention other U.S. products.

[b]As a result, the filmmakers now are digitally erasing Chinese flags and military symbols from "Red Dawn," substituting dialogue and altering the film to depict much of the invading force as being from North Korea, an isolated country where American media companies have no dollars at stake.[/b]

The changes illustrate just how much sway China's government has in the global entertainment industry, even without uttering a word of official protest. Although it's unclear if anyone in China has seen "Red Dawn," a leaked version of the script last year resulted in critical editorials in the Global Times, a communist party-controlled paper.

That followed postings of pictures on China's popular Web portals Sina and Tiexue in late 2009 of the "Red Dawn" set showing actors posing as Chinese troops and mock propaganda posters of the U.S. Capitol building smashed by a hammer. The posts received tens of the thousands of views. "When does it come out?" read one Chinese comment. "There is no hope for theatrical screening [censorship], wait for pirated version."

An MGM spokesman said that no one at the studio has had discussions with Chinese government officials about "Red Dawn."

Hollywood has learned the hard way that besmirching China's image on-screen can have long-running implications for the many arms of a modern media conglomerate. In the late 1990s, Walt Disney Studios, Sony Pictures and MGM all faced a temporary halt in their business dealings in the country after releasing the movies "Kundun," "Seven Years in Tibet" and "Red Corner," respectively, which were critical of the communist government.

Today, China is far more important to the Hollywood studios, despite the government's policy of allowing only about 20 non-Chinese films into theaters each year. In 2010, China was the fifth-biggest box office market outside of the United States, with $1.5 billion in revenue.
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[Mr. Someguy]

I've lowered my hopes for this movie now.

It's gonna look so cheap with the altered PLA Vehicles and the Chinese Army Uniforms and the Soldiers words not matching their mouth movements.

[Leonmyster]

And I guess the North Koreans speak fluent Mandarin.

[Curls]

NK can't do jack crap anyways so... yeah.

[SigmaLambda]

[QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;28641995]I've lowered my hopes for this movie now.

It's gonna look so cheap with the altered PLA Vehicles and the Chinese Army Uniforms and the Soldiers words not matching their mouth movements.[/QUOTE]

it's going to look cheap with the enemy nation using cold-war-era technology to defeat the US military

[Jiyoon]

Seriously? North Korea couldn't do shit against US, and if the story writers tried to make up something to explain how they got so powerful, it'd turn into Homefront.

Oh well, the idea was shit anyway. China has no interest in invading the united states. People are all concerned about china "Cashing in the debt" and invading the US, when really they're just trying to get away from the black hole of the US economy, and wants themselves to become the newest economic power.

[s0beit]

So basically homefront

[quote]Homefront is set in a near future America in 2027 when a nuclear-armed Korean People's Army invades the USA. The game is written by John Milius, who co-wrote Apocalypse Now and wrote/directed Red Dawn. The beginning gameplay is reportedly set in Montrose, Colorado.[/quote]

[theevilldeadII]

Homefront The Movie: Red Dawn

[Trunk Monkay]

[QUOTE=theevilldeadII;28642214]Homefront The Movie: Red Dawn[/QUOTE]

No, Red dawn the video game: Homefront.

[Sillypiggy]

I love this fear wagon they are riding.

[Zeke129]

My god this is stupid

Canadian Bacon did great in Canada so why wouldn't Red Dawn do good in China (I know the plots are sort of opposite but still)

[Canuhearme?]

[QUOTE=Zeke129;28642971]My god this is stupid

Canadian Bacon did great in Canada so why wouldn't Red Dawn do good in China (I know the plots are sort of opposite but still)[/QUOTE]

They don't take criticism well.

[Trunk Monkay]

[QUOTE=Zeke129;28642971]My god this is stupid

Canadian Bacon did great in Canada so why wouldn't Red Dawn do good in China (I know the plots are sort of opposite but still)[/QUOTE]

Canadian bacon was about an attempt to start up a cold war so a president could get re-elected. Red dawn is now about a full scale invasion of the US by china. still though, changing it is stupid, controversy brings buyers.

[thisispain]

[QUOTE=s0beit;28642118]So basically homefront[/QUOTE]

the same goddamn guy wrote it too

[paramud]

I read the title as Red Dwarf.

I was hoping for new info on my favorite show. :smith:

[goon165]

Totally have no idea where they got that idea from.

[img]http://attackofthefanboy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/homefront.png[/img]

though I think it's written by the same guy, but that would still make him pretty unoriginal.

[ewitwins]

Goddamnit, why couldn't it have just been a true REMAKE of the original movie?

I WANT MY RUSSIAN! :v:

[Mr.Dounut]

[QUOTE=ewitwins;28643322]Goddamnit, why couldn't it have just been a true REMAKE of the original movie?

I WANT MY RUSSIAN! :v:[/QUOTE]

i don't

if i wanted the original i'd fucking watch it, it's not like it's bad lol

[Jiyoon]

[QUOTE=Zeke129;28642971]My god this is stupid

Canadian Bacon did great in Canada so why wouldn't Red Dawn do good in China (I know the plots are sort of opposite but still)[/QUOTE]

Because Canadian bacon portrayed Canadians as amazing, nice honest people and Americans as total fucking retards. This movie portrays Americans as freedom fighting planet savers and the Chinese as the evil communist oppressors.

[editline]16th March 2011[/editline]

[QUOTE=goon165;28643281]Totally have no idea where they got that idea from.

[img_thumb]http://attackofthefanboy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/homefront.png[/img_thumb]

though I think it's written by the same guy, but that would still make him pretty unoriginal.[/QUOTE]

Homefront sounds like a pretty bad game IMO. It just looks like fall out 3, but instead of mutants, there are north koreans. Plus the story sounds like shit.

[TacError]

[QUOTE=ewitwins;28643322]Goddamnit, why couldn't it have just been a true REMAKE of the original movie?

I WANT MY RUSSIAN! :v:[/QUOTE]

Yesterday's Soviet Supermen are now today's Russian Bums. After 1991 no one really cared anymore about the "Commie Threat".

[Zeke129]

[QUOTE=Jiyoon;28643398]Because Canadian bacon portrayed Canadians as amazing, nice honest people and Americans as total fucking retards. This movie portrays Americans as freedom fighting planet savers and the Chinese as the evil communist oppressors.[/QUOTE]

Canadian Bacon portrayed Canadians as dopey simpletons who don't take no shit when it comes to our beer

[Baldr]

[QUOTE=goon165;28643281]
though I think it's written by the same guy, but that would still make him pretty unoriginal.[/QUOTE]
It is.

Source: [url=http://tweakers.net/video/2759/homefront.html]Homefront trailer[/url] 00:30

[goon165]

[QUOTE=Jiyoon;28643398]
Homefront sounds like a pretty bad game IMO. It just looks like fall out 3, but instead of mutants, there are north koreans. Plus the story sounds like shit.[/QUOTE]

Where the hell did you make that connection?.

It looks more like MAG to be honest, which isn't good considering it doesn't have 256 players on the map at the same time so it has no excuse to look the way it does.

[editline]16th March 2011[/editline]

[QUOTE=Baldr;28643458]It is.

Source: [url=http://tweakers.net/video/2759/homefront.html]Homefront trailer[/url] 00:30[/QUOTE]

Yeah, the writer of the [B]Original[/B] Red Dawn, is the same guy writing this movie too?.

[rabid duck]

Best Korea > World

[Baldr]

[QUOTE=goon165;28643462]
Yeah, the writer of the [B]Original[/B] Red Dawn, is the same guy writing this movie too?.[/QUOTE]

Red Dawn (1984)

Directed by
John Milius

Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
John Milius screenplay
Kevin Reynolds screenplay
Kevin Reynolds story

Red Dawn (2011)

Directed by
Dan Bradley

Writing credits
(WGA)
Carl Ellsworth (screenplay) and
Jeremy Passmore (screenplay)

Kevin Reynolds (1984 screenplay) and
John Milius (1984 screenplay)

Kevin Reynolds (story)

[Broseph_]

Also in all honesty this movie was going to be shit even with China being the enemy

Fucking PLA using Abrams? are you kidding? and the fucking people at the art department was retarded, HURR SLAP PLA STAR ON AMERICAN FLAG DURR

Also I let them past on the Humvees as the Chinese would realistically reuse those, and the actors using AKs since Type-97s are unimportable and there's no real firearm you could modify in numbers to resemble them and keep on budget

Movies these days are going to shit

[zeldar]

Stop complaining about realism. Suspend your disbelief for once, sheesh.

[abcpea2]

they may as well just make the invaders martians

[Jimpyy]

Well this isn't racist at all because all Asians look the same right? So let's just say they're NK instead.

Also best korea invading... lol.

[Regulas021]

[QUOTE=Zeke129;28642971]My god this is stupid

Canadian Bacon did great in Canada so why wouldn't Red Dawn do good in China (I know the plots are sort of opposite but still)[/QUOTE]
I don't know if you're joking, but

Canada didn't censor Canadian Bacon

in China this movie has literally no chance. Hell, in C&C Generals, China is [i]the good guys[/i], who beat the terrorists, save the world, and become the sole international super power after the US is defeated, and yet...

[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command_and_conquer_generals#Ban_in_China[/url]

[QUOTE=zeldar;28643820]Stop complaining about realism. Suspend your disbelief for once, sheesh.[/QUOTE]
The point of a movie like this is that it could actually happen. It's a look in the future where everything goes wrong for the United States and, ultimately, the big nightmare happens; the enemy owns them.

Having Koreans in it is kind of like swapping all of the Soviets out and replacing them with the Swiss Army so that Red Dawn 1 would sell in Moscow