caulfield12 Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 DOLPHIN TALE 3 Contact scriptwriters (Karen Janszen and Noam Dromi) Director Charles Martin Smith Chinese co-writer (Chi Li) very important to have Chinese perspective/collaboration Actresses: Xu Qing (Huayi Brothers) Li Xiaoran Xu Fan/Feng Xiaogang Liu Yifei Tian Yuan (songs as well for soundtrack) Other possibilities/performers/famous local celebrities: Fu Mingxia (something to do with swimming/diving with dolphins), Wu Yi, Li Na, Zhou Mi (Super Junior M), Xiao Bowei (computer game about dolphins/sea mammals) MUSIC/Soundtrack: Faye Wong, Mike Nakashima, Namie Amuro, Yu Boya, Peng Xiuwen, Super Junior M Sponsors: Shanghai Pudong Development Bank (SPD), MEIGA Construction Company/High School, Swarovski, HSBC, Wuhan Institute of Hydrobiology (ihb.ac.cn) and Dolphinarium, Clearwater Marine Aquarium or CMA (Clearwater, FL/USA), Wanda Movie Theme Park/Han Show, Wuhan Ocean Park, World Wildlife Fund (China-Wuhan), CERN/Museum of Aquatic Organisms SYNOPSIS: MULAN and RIO 1/2 MEETS DOLPHIN TALE “Yangtze Dolphins are the Pandas of the water” Liu Yifei (must grow to be a very strong/independent/intelligent character…not so passive or at the mercy of male characters around her) is orphaned because she was born a girl (humble roots/origins), she ends up adopted by a rural/countryside family who lives on the banks of the Yangtze River, befriends some of the dolphins living in the river….eventually she and her family are relocated by the Yangtze 3 Gorges Dam project and must move to Chongqing, quickly growing into the largest city in the world at over 29 million people At one point, she returns to see the site of her home where she used to live and her ancestors’ tombs buried under water from dam reservoir In the meantime, Liu’s character experiences the last of the Yangtze Dolpins (QiQi) dying on July 14th, 2002 and she’s inspired, so she decides to dedicate herself to a career in marine biology, studying for MS/PhD and eventually being assigned to the Wuhan Institute of Hydrobiology/Chinese Academy of Sciences (CERN…where the Baiji Dolphinarium is located next to Donghu Lake---East Lake) Story is about the extinction of the dolphins (Declared in 2006/2007), the search or possibility some dolphins are still surviving or remaing (2007 and 2010 sightings)… Liu Yifei’s efforts to save the Yangtze finless porpoise and detective story about disappearance of Yangtze Dolphin Sawyer must come to China/Yangtze to get involved in the story somehow….and/or Liu Yifei must travel to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium in Florida to learn from the experts there and bring back knowledge gained to China….Harry Connick and Ashley Judd travel together to China (romantic cruise through the 3 Gorges Dam from Chongqing to Wuhan) Bring Dolphins/Finless porpoises to Wuhan (dolphinarium/Ocean Park…downtown aquarium/attraction when they build the huge ferris wheel/singapore flyer across the Changjiang or Yangtze River)…send some to the U.S.( to be adopted by the Clearwater Marine Aquarium) and live next to WINTER and HOPE BACKGROUND: Chongqing (west of the 3 Gorges Dam, largest hydroelectric dam project in the world) has grown to become the largest city in the world…collision between “western” and eastern Chinese culture, great migration from West to East (Wuhan-Hangzhou-Shanghai) 3 Gorges Dam/also very beautiful and scenic “must see” trip for all visitors to China, picturesque scenery Baiji/Yangtze Dolphin disappears in 2006 Now Famous Chai Jing documentary about pollution/Beijing/blames environmental problems and government for her baby’s tumor…quit CCTV Environmental isssues surrounding the Yangtze River Baiji/Yangtze Dolphin is the first sea/aquatic mammal to die out/go extinct in the world since the Japanese Sea Lion and the Caribbean Monk Seal since the 1950’s Also, first recorded example of cetacean species to die out in the world due to human influence 12-13% of the world’s population currently lives in the Yangtze catchment area REASONS for BAIJI to die out… 1/2 die due to entanglement in fishing nets Illegal electric fishing (highly illegal) Collisions with boats/ships/barges…too much river traffic, tourist boats as well Pollution Environmental effects (such as algae overpopulation) resulting from 3 Gorges Dam project In 1997, a dead baiji (dolphin) was found with 103 open wounds from all of the above-mentioned reasons Follow the story of QiQi, born on January 12, 1980 and died on July 14th, 2002 (Marley & Me type tearjerker scene in Dolphinarium…death of the species/last of its kind in the world) ALSO: WHO HAS THE MOVIE RIGHTS to “The Elephant Whisperer” and “Babylon’s Ark”??? Sir Lawrence Anthony (South African adventurer/outdoorsman) died a year or two ago Was going to be filmed by the director of Searching for Sugar Man but he committed suicided in 2014 after winning Academy Award/Oscar for Best Documentary Liu Yifei travels to Iraq and works with local Iraqi doctors and American/UK special forces in the wake of the 2nd Gulf War/Invasion of Baghdad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted April 17, 2015 Author Share Posted April 17, 2015 I'm just an IB econ teacher and everyone can say my idea/s are crazy, haha...but there is a huge trend towards cooperation between US and Chinese film companies. If nothing else, I received a positive response from Levy Tran's agent, the memorable Asian girl with tattoos who is the starter for Lettie's race in the new Furious 7 movie. And, yes, the Clearwater Marine Aquarium and CEO David Yates would have to be on board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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