This time, he would prove to audiences around the world that even against Hollywood's most bankable director, Huaxia cinema would be every bit as good.
Of course, ambition was one thing, but faced with Director James's kind offer, Lu Heng still smiled, thanked him, and accepted. Competition was competition, but he was hardly foolish enough to let free publicity go to waste!
After all, he was also an investor in Havoc in Heaven. The more money the film made, the fuller his own little coffers would be, right? (:з)∠)
Havoc in Heaven and the reign of gorgeous faces
Atlanta's premiere was finally scheduled for eight in the evening on December 12. Before that, however, following Hollywood's usual practice, the film had already held five advance screenings across M Country over the course of two weeks. Industry media and professional critics alike had greeted it with astonishment and praise—for its computer-generated imagery and visual effects.
In fact, when the invited guests first watched the film at those advance screenings, they were genuinely stunned by the immersive, almost lifelike visuals delivered by its 3D IMAX technology. To experience that exhilarating sensory rush again, quite a few guests and fans practically moved into the theaters once the film officially opened, watching it a second time, a third time... The most extreme among them saw it more than a dozen times in a single month. When interviewed by the media, many effects enthusiasts excitedly declared that they wanted to live in the theater until Atlanta finished its run—
"It's an incredible feeling. Anyone who hasn't seen it simply can't understand, and even people watching on computers or televisions can't understand it at all. It's like you're really there, like I'm someone from Atlanta Planet or someone defending Earth. When they come under sniper fire