Hollywood legendary director

Cage's little life is going well.

But when the male lead of the "I Am a Hero" project came to his hands, he immediately became interested.

Let alone a high investment and a Lehman-led project, the box office performance of the first "New York Tour" deserves more attention.

After all, this is a sequel with a relatively small risk.

The determined director Zach Schneider is also a new generation of directors who are gradually emerging as a big cow, no matter from the friendship or personal interests, he cannot refuse.

Even Cage thought it was Lyman who took care of him.

Even though his career has been smooth in recent years, he rarely encountered similar high-quality projects.

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The remaining own agent communicated with Firefly about the specific shooting matters.

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After meeting with Cage's agent, Lyman returned to the office and directly called Black in.

Blake has been in charge of the crew management of "Stranger Things" some time ago. There are not many things on weekdays. Sometimes it is easy to discuss with HBO about broadcasting matters.

In terms of production alone, Blake's experience is rich enough.The company is highly qualified.

After seeing Lyman, I was still wondering if there was anything wrong.

With the growth of the Firefly production business, the production managers of them are basically busy, but the busier they are, the more they are reused. Who is willing to go back to the life that was not in the past?

"Blake, what's the situation on your side?"

"The first three episodes of the pilot broadcast have been edited, so the schedule should not be delayed."

"Well, I will let others take over in Stranger Things. You will be in charge of the "I Am a Hero" project. Director Zha will deal with you the most and will be more familiar."

"Boss, "I'm a Hero"? Is the sequel to "New York" going to be filmed?" Black only felt that the whole person was starting to get excited.

According to the company's rules, whoever is in charge of the project, if it succeeds, has its own bonus linked to the box office.

Think about it with your head. "I Am a Hero" has planned for so many years and used a hit American drama to build momentum and cultivate the value of the theme. The company's ambition or expectations for the project are great.

"Well, the male lead has appointed Cage to play." Lehman emphasized: "I hope you can cooperate with the director to ensure the filming of the crew. In addition, this project should be completed before September and transferred to the later stage. . In terms of special effects, you ask Director Zha to contact Scott, and the digital field will give priority to resources to give priority to "I Am a Hero."

Cage is still very smart.

With the blessing of the "National Treasure" series, his worth has been able to touch the basic salary of 20 million + 20% of the box office profit in North America (20+20 plan).

But in order to better maintain the close relationship between the two parties, his agent does not offer a ruthless price, always holding a good talk attitude.

Of course, Lyman is not willing to take advantage of actors in such trivial matters.

He was able to find Cage to act, and naturally he recognized Cage's value.Lehman wouldn't make a joke about the nearly 200 million investment project.

Therefore, Cage joined the "I am a hero" to get a 20+20 share contract.

"Communicate with the New York City government as soon as possible about framing. In addition, some firearms and equipment can be funded by the Pentagon." Lehman continued: "Others are still as usual, the completion of the film is guaranteed, and the fire insurance is responsible."

Black calculated silently in his mind: before the filming has started, almost 50 million will be thrown in, which is almost 7 or 8 small-cost investments.This project can't fail...

When Blake left, Lehman asked Joseph to transfer a suitably trained employee to familiarize himself with the production of "Stranger Things", which was on the right track.

In addition, it is to release news to let major agencies select a group of actors over the age of 25 with acting skills and low pay.

"I am a hero" needs a supporting villain with enough drama to set off a plot design where the human camp is still intriguing and unable to unite under the zombie crisis.

In other words, the male role played by Cage is mainly given a not-so tall ending by such a good matchmaker.

Therefore, the choice of actors for this role is very important.

If the acting skills are almost meaningless and can't support the drama, the protagonist will appear to be very stupid. How to measure it requires careful consideration.

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"Director, the IMAX camera is broken, do you still use it for this scene?"

The photographer Wally Pfister, who has worked closely with Nolan since "White Night," reported to Nolan Hui behind the director's monitor with a sad face.

Nolan looked at the somewhat messy shooting scene, and looked at the hapless guy who was injured by the explosion fragments because he was too close. His teeth were a bit itchy, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Call Kevin over, not let him take a good check. Has the set been set? How could there be accidents?"

It’s just a delay in filming, but there are only two IMAX cameras in the United States. Now one is scrapped and it is still on loan from the crew. It’s not too much trouble.

And for the filming of this scene, he had long conceived that he would use a static interpretation of the beauty of the fireworks-inside the Battersea Power Station in London, the soaring fire light even attracted interrogation by the local police station because the nearby residents felt that a terrorist attack had occurred .

But in fact, this is just the scene shot for "The Dark Knight".

After being scolded, Kevin, the head of the set group, explained weakly: "I never thought that explosives would cause cracks in the scene. At first, it was acceptable to live, but I went to check and found that there was everything inside. It's fractured, and it looks completely okay on the outside...or else, if you reduce the amount of gunpowder used, maybe it won't have such power."

"Forget it, you pay more attention."

Nolan waved.

Although he was a little irritable in his heart, he still wouldn't blame anyone.

Furthermore, he decides how to shoot this scene and what kind of effect he wants to achieve. He and the camera crew also decided to move the camera closer and close up statically.

Speaking of which, the person in charge of the fire insurance also reminded him, but for a better visual experience, he did it...

Moreover, as long as shooting this thing involves shooting dangerous shots, there is always the possibility of accidents.

What the crew can do is to increase the safety factor and try to avoid accidents.

But if it happens, it is absolutely responsible.

Nolan asked the crew to reissue the injured person with additional medical compensation, while cleaning up the scene and rearranging the scene.

"Go contact and rent another IMAX camera." Nolan said solemnly: "Next time I will be more careful. Check the scene more."

Although this filming was a waste of time and investment in scene funds, the camera alone cost more than 7 million yuan in the water, but it still won't let Nolan change his mind.

In the director's line, everyone is paranoid.

It is not paranoid, and it is impossible to direct a movie with a strong personal style.

This matter quickly reached Lehman's ears.

Mainly the person in charge of the fire insurance felt that it was too uncontrollable to shoot in this way.

"The Dark Knight" has more big scenes, more money and more dangerous than "The Mystery of Xia Ying".

After getting the report, Lehman was helpless.

No one wants to have a problem with the filming, but the crew cannot always be cautious.

If you didn't pay attention, the money was thrown into the water.

Whatever the reason, Lyman only knows that the shooting expenses of "The Dark Knight" are going to increase again.

Of course, Nolan is a more economical director type.

It is rare to hear that he often increases the cost of shooting.

Because his filming is based on strict plans and budgets. Generally speaking, when the filming is finalized, there is still some budget left.

In other words, he is not a person who likes to change the shooting plan temporarily, and he doesn't think it out all the time.

But helpless, even those who are prepared can't control the accident.

It's okay.

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The preparation of "I Am a Hero" was not deliberately promoted, but it still attracted the attention of many people.

Mainly, "New York" has been two years, the audience who went to the theater to support and the fans who have been captured in the subsequent offline market want to see the sequel to this zombie blockbuster.

Finally, Firefly started deliberately, which made the long-awaited audience look forward to it from the heart, and discussions on related topics began to heat up.

Of course, the brokerage company knows more than the audience, and its mind is more active.

Playing with Cage, even if it's just a match, is a very good opportunity to perform.

After a few days of preparation, the list of qualified actors flew into the fireflies like snowflakes...