A press release has been given to TFW2005 regarding a co-production agreement between Paramount Pictures, China Movie Channel, and Jiaflix Enterprises. This will mean Transformers 4 will be filming in China (along with Detroit and Chicago) and China will heavily promote the movie. Some Chinese actors and actresses will also be cast in the film. Highlights of the press release are below, followed by the complete press release. Also, unfortunately, it seems as if the news about Transformers 4, 5 and 6 filming back to back was a stupid April Fools' joke by Michael Bay. The post has been removed from his official website.
Pursuant to the agreement, China Movie Channel, under the State Administration
of Radio Film and Television (SARFT), will cooperate with Paramount in
broad-based support of the production of the film in China. “Transformers 4” is
expected to be released in China on or about June 27, 2014. The parties also
intend to cooperate in a number of other areas related to “Transformers 4,”
including the selection of filming sites within China, theatrical promotion, and
possible post-production activities in China as well as casting of Chinese
actors and actresses in the film.
“I’m proud and honored by how ‘Transformers’ has been embraced by Chinese
audiences,” said Michael Bay. “I look forward to working with China Movie
Channel and Jiaflix Enterprises to help reach more people here and deepen their
passion for this ongoing story and its characters.”
Complete Press Release:
Los Angeles, CA – April 2, 2013 – Paramount Pictures, China Movie Channel and
Jiaflix Enterprises announced today that they have entered into a Cooperation
Agreement regarding the production of “Transformers 4” in China. The Cooperation
Agreement was signed on April 1, 2013 in Beijing and Los
Angeles.
Pursuant to the agreement, China Movie Channel, under the State
Administration of Radio Film and Television (SARFT), will cooperate with
Paramount in broad-based support of the production of the film in China.
“Transformers 4” is expected to be released in China on or about June 27, 2014.
The parties also intend to cooperate in a number of other areas related to
“Transformers 4,” including the selection of filming sites within China,
theatrical promotion, and possible post-production activities in China as well
as casting of Chinese actors and actresses in the film.
This agreement
represents the first time that China Movie Channel will work with a western
studio in the production of a major motion picture.
The unprecedented
agreement followed a meeting with Mr. Tong Gang, Vice Minister of SARFT with the
Transformers 4 production leaders including director Michael Bay, producer
Lorenzo DiBonaventura and Paramount Vice Chairman Rob Moore, along with Jiaflix
Chairman Sid Ganis and President Marc Ganis at SARFT’s official Reception Hall
in Beijing. Minister Tong expressed support for the newly formed China Movie
Channel/Jiaflix cooperation with Paramount.
The “Transformers” movies are
among the most popular films ever released in China, and Michael Bay is among
the most popular directors with Chinese audiences. Transformers 3, Dark of the
Moon, released theatrically in 2011, grossed $165 million in China and over $1.1
billion worldwide.
“I’m proud and honored by how ‘Transformers’ has been
embraced by Chinese audiences,” said Michael Bay. “I look forward to working
with China Movie Channel and Jiaflix Enterprises to help reach more people here
and deepen their passion for this ongoing story and its
characters.”
“China Movie Channel and our official movie web site
M1905.com have been long term trusted partners with Jiaflix,” said Yan Xiaoming,
Chairman of China Movie Channel. “We have been working together in the field of
importing Hollywood movies for Chinese television and internet, including
Paramount movies, as well as introducing Chinese movies to the North American
market and are very delighted with the results we have accomplished
together.”
“This is the beginning of a new era of collaboration with the
Hollywood studios,” Mr. Yan continued. “We are very confident that the China
Movie Channel/Jiaflix cooperation with Paramount will result in the famous
Transformers brand being an even bigger success.”
Jiaflix, through its
partners, Sid Ganis, Marc Ganis and Kenneth Huang, was the driving force in
bringing the new arrangement to fruition. Said Sid Ganis, Chairman of Jiaflix,
“Paramount was the first major studio to officially join with us for the
distribution of its films over the Jiaflix platform in China, so we are
delighted to join our partners at China Movie Channel together with Paramount on
this groundbreaking initiative. ‘Transformers 4’ are paving the way.” Jiaflix
has recently entered into a long term agreement with Paramount, under which
Paramount will supply more than 250 films a year to the new video streaming
partnership between Jiaflix and M1905.com, a unit of China Movie
Channel.
“We are excited by and grateful for the opportunity to work with
China Movie Channel and Jiaflix Enterprises on the production and promotion of
‘Transformers 4,’” said Paramount Vice Chair Rob Moore. “We see this
relationship as a reflection of the global power and appeal of both this unique
franchise and Michael Bay’s talents as a filmmaker.”
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