This year will come and go without a single major Hollywood or Western movie going to the Middle Kingdom for shooting. China has a reputation as being a pretty terrible place to film, says American producer and China physical production expert Aaron Shershow. “Exactly zero Western productions are being planned for next year,” he told me. But the biggest co-production to date, Legendary’s early 2017 release The Great Wall, failed everywhere outside China, and crushed most Western producers’ interest in co-productions intended to serve audiences both in China and the rest of the world. Despite nearly two decades of experience making movies and television in China, Shershow has chosen to seek greener pastures.

Source: Forbes November 29, 2017 17:26 UTC