So the head of the Chinese film bureau summoned the head of Sony Pictures and told him if he doesn't make it right Sony can pack their shit and get the fuck out of China: not just Sony Pictures, all of Sony. Dude got on the phone and told Annaud to fix it. Same thing happened to Disney after they released Kundun. Not only did Eisner apologize, he purposely tanked the film by not advertising it and releasing it in limited theaters. That market is like a money printer and they rely on China to make a profit. China is kind of using Hollywood to promote its values, the same way the US did for the longest time. The remake of Red Dawn was supposed to be China as the evil force but changed it to North Korea to not piss off the film bureau. If the new Top Gun stayed true to its roots, the enemy would have been China, like the original was no doubt the Soviet Union. Instead Paramount didn't want to risk its relationship so they chose Iran. Interesting book about Hollywood and China is Red Carpet. It's written by a WSJ journalists so you know what to expect, but it's pretty informative.
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So the head of the Chinese film bureau summoned the head of Sony Pictures and told him if he doesn't make it right Sony can pack their shit and get the fuck out of China: not just Sony Pictures, all of Sony. Dude got on the phone and told Annaud to fix it. Same thing happened to Disney after they released Kundun. Not only did Eisner apologize, he purposely tanked the film by not advertising it and releasing it in limited theaters. That market is like a money printer and they rely on China to make a profit. China is kind of using Hollywood to promote its values, the same way the US did for the longest time. The remake of Red Dawn was supposed to be China as the evil force but changed it to North Korea to not piss off the film bureau. If the new Top Gun stayed true to its roots, the enemy would have been China, like the original was no doubt the Soviet Union. Instead Paramount didn't want to risk its relationship so they chose Iran. Interesting book about Hollywood and China is Red Carpet. It's written by a WSJ journalists so you know what to expect, but it's pretty informative.