- The Chinese producer chose Jean Jacques Annaud to direct "Wolf Totem" because he believed that "the French film style is more suitable for Chinese people's taste, and is not so commercial." However, Arnold was excited about halfway through the novel and decided to take over.
- The last few scenes involving the ice lake and the snow nest before the film’s finalization. As the Ulagai grassland in Inner Mongolia has not fallen snow, it has been unable to film. Tons of snow spread on the grassland to be able to finish the filming.
- Andrew Simpson , the trainer of the film, is from Canada. When the crew found this animal trainer known as the "Wolf King" in 2009, Andrew said that he had read the novel "Wolf Totem" in 2002. He knew someone would come to him and waited for the call for 7 years.
- When William Feng met the director, he was in the filming period of "The Dragon King of Di Renjie ", with a red hair, thinking that Director Arnold would not choose himself, but he did not expect that Director Arnold would soon invite him to participate in the audition. Director Arnold's evaluation of William Feng and Shawn Dou is that they are very natural.
- After the film was launched in 2009, it took a year and a half to train the protagonists of the film, the wolf, and also set up a wolf base for concentrated training in Beijing. In the end, 20 wolves will be selected from the 100 wolves that will participate in the film.
- In addition to starring William Feng and Shawn Dou , Director Anuo also used some Mongolian actors. Director Arnold said that the film is about a Beijing youth who discovered the magical Mongolian civilization.
- William Feng broke the news that he learned kisses and hugs from the crew, and started work every morning. The director first kissed each actor and gave him a compliment. At first he was very uncomfortable, but later realized that it was a way for the director to express love and give the actors confidence.
- Several "wolf stars" in the film have immigrated to Canada after the filming was completed. The Canadian team of animal trainers who have been with wolves for three years have developed a deep affection for wolves and strongly requested that the Mongolian prairie wolves be brought back to Canada.
- Director Arnold said that the movie "Wolf Totem" retains most of the scenes in the original work, and more than 95% of the scenes are real, rather than using movie special effects.
- Director Arnold revealed that the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television of the People's Republic of China has given him absolute freedom to create, and the cultural revolution and the ecological destruction of grasslands and other sensitive topics in the film have not been deleted or altered.
Wolf Totem behind the scenes gags
2022-01-24 17:48
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