Veteran Hollywood producer Tom DeSanto signed an agreement with CITIC Guoan Group at the group's New Bridge Film Production Base on the outskirts of Beijing on April 21, 2017 to co-produce a Sino-US film in the near future.

According to the agreement, CITIC Group will invest about $120 million for the film. The upcoming production will be derived from Chinese culture, and is meant to set an example of leading intellectual properties of Chinese film go overseas.

The signing ceremony was attended by Li Shilin, chairman of the board of CITIC Guoan Group, and other leaders of company.

DeSanto, known for his Transformers and X-Men films, said he is exploring Chinese mythologies and traditional cultures for inspiration, but no further details were disclosed.

The announcement was made during a forum during last week's 7th Beijing International Film Festival.

    
      2017年4月21日，好莱坞资深电影制片人汤姆·德桑托和北京中信国安集团在集团下属的新桥影视特效产业基地签署协议，双方将会在不久将来合作中美合拍电影。
      根据协议，中信国安集团初步计划投资1.2亿美元用于新片拍摄。新片将会根植于中国文化基因，也将会为中国文化IP更好走向海外市场起到示范作用。
      中信国安集团公司董事长李士林等高层出席了合作协议的签署仪式。汤姆·德桑托最为著名的作品是他担当制片的《变形金刚》、《X战警》系列等。在活动现场，他表示自己已经从传统中国故事和神话中得到了一些故事灵感，但是具体故事的细节现在还不便透露。
      这项合拍计划是在第七届北京国际电影节期间的一项关于如何让中国文化IP走出去的电影论坛期间发布。

特别鸣谢：
By Wang Kaihao(chinadaily.com.cn)

注：
通篇文章编辑及图片编辑整理为中信国安新桥影视特效产业基地编辑：Lexy Xie.


来源:中信国安国际影视特效产业基地
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