The Hollywood Reporte now has a post up on the press conference at the SIFF. this article has some background info on the last few days of activity in Beijing. Additionally, the article reports on what some of the costars said at the press conference that is similar to what is being reported in the Chinese articles.
Some points from this article include:
- the promotion tour began with the press conference at the headquarters of Qihoo 360 Technology Co.
- the official trailer was rolled out for the Chinese an international press at a venue separate from the SIFF
- the film has several layers of philosophy that Keanu hopes will appeal to wide audiences
- Keanu and cohorts will start an 8 day tour all with screenings in Shanghai (done), Hangzhou, Nanjing, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Wuhan, Dalian and Beijing – these will include one on ones for contest members
You can read the entire article here.