《葫蘆兄弟》將拍真人版電影 欲在銀幕上重塑經典

The popular Chinese animation TV series Calabash Brothers (Hulu Xiongdi) is set to become alive-action film, announced Shanghai Film Group Corporation and Edko Films at a joint pressconference in Shanghai on February 29.

2月29日，上海電影集團與安樂電影公司在上海聯合宣佈，深受歡迎的國產系列動畫片《葫蘆兄弟》即將推出真人版電影。

Known as "Húluwá" among its many Chinese fans, the original 13-episode series was firstbroadcast in 1986 and follows the adventures of seven boys with super powers fighting two demonic spirits.

《葫蘆兄弟》是上海電影集團於1986年推出的13集動畫片，講述了七個“葫蘆娃”兄弟大戰兩個妖怪的故事，深受中國觀衆的喜愛。

The animation is part of the collective memory of many fans who were born in the 1970s and 80sand they are both excited and anxious at the news.

《葫蘆兄弟》是中國“70後”、“80後”們的集體童年回憶的一部分。在聽到了這一消息後，他們表示即興奮又擔憂。

"No matter how terrible the movie's gonna be, I'm definitely going to watch it," said BanbiTyphoon on the Twitter-like social media Sina Weibo. Another, Duoduo, worried whether "the director could find seven identical brothers for filming."

新浪微博用戶（相當於中國版本的Twitter）BanbiTyphoo 表示，“不管這部電影被改成了什麼樣，我一定會去看看。”另一位名叫“多多”的網友則對此表示擔心：“導演是否能找到7個一樣的兄弟來演葫蘆娃。”

At the press conference, Bill Kong, president of Hong Kong-based Edko Films, promised that the remake had been decided upon after careful deliberation. He added that they have opted for live-action rather than high-tech CG animation as part of their efforts to respect the roots of the classic animation.

在新聞發佈會上，香港安樂影業總裁江志強表示，啓動拍攝真人版《葫蘆兄弟》是經過了慎重的考慮之後做出的決定。他補充說，他們選擇了真人版電影而不是高科技電腦動畫版，並會盡最大努力在銀幕上重塑經典。

A calabash is a light-green vine fruit, also known as opo squash or long melon. In the series,seven different-coloured calabashes fall from their stems and magically transform into the brothers.

葫蘆是一種藤狀植物的草綠色果實，又被稱爲瓠子或者長瓜。在《葫蘆兄弟》系列中，七種不同顏色的葫蘆從蒂部落下之後，神奇地變成了葫蘆兄弟。

So far, the animation series has been translated into seven languages.

迄今爲止，這部動畫片已經被譯成了7種語言。