Chapter 339： This is a great movie! (1/2)
The large screenings of the seats in the Shenlan Theater, and the vast and sad soundtrack, the big screen rolled up the cast of staff, and a burst of applause suddenly sounded. The audience who participated in the screening gave the praise to the ”Mr. Hughes 2” crew, This is really a classic biographical movie! ”Hughes: Secret Life”, which was released in the Christmas file for 2 years, cost US $ 10,000 and finally received 160 million global box offices. It tells the first half of the legendary tycoon Howard's five and ten years; and ”Citizen Hughes: Power, The production cost of ”Money and Madness” rose to 100 million, and the story continues to Howard Hughes' mad life after he was away from public view in his old age. He locked himself in a dark room every day and cut his head and nails once a year. Drug addiction, cleanliness, and obsessive-compulsive disorder such as cocaine have reached morbidity ...
These are just small details. ”Mr. Hughes 1” clarifies the formation of the twist of Hugh ... Hughes xìng lattice, and the pain in the heart; ”Mr. Hughes 2” really ushered in the explosion, Christopher Nolan, Jonathan ... Lan adapted the biography by Michael Naosin to be dark and unique, and made a comprehensive discussion of the relationship between genius, power, money, and madness. The 126-minute video has Hughes ’crazy past, Kim ... Kerry's superb performance and director's profound views.
”Chris, it's very exciting.” Just like the previous work, after the screening was over, ”Mr. Hughes' robbery crew creators, guests and friends came to the nearby hotel to hold a gala dinner. The lively banquet hall cheered and laughed. Everyone or Joking around, or tasting the rich food and drinks on the table.
Unlike the recently popular idol director couple, Christopher Nolan and Emma ... Thomas' dress is very imposing, Nolan is still in a suit and grass, combing sideways, smiling and two years ago, four years ago There is no big difference; Emma Thomas is wearing a dark blue dress with low ng, still so talkative and enthusiastic, smiling and watching Wang Yangxu punch his husband: ”Remember what I said? Do you have confidence, I have confidence. ”
”Thank you.” Nolan nodded his head. A few years ago, he talked about ”The Fragment of Memory” at the Red Rock Theater in Park City and finalized ”Mr. Hughes” as a guest. Although everyone has not been busy with each other, they have not been close. The words come from the heart, so ”compliment” is not difficult at all, he smiled and said: ”In the past few years, it has been really pleasant to cooperate with the flame movie.” Emma Thomas also slammed the ng mouth, and thanked with laughter: ”Yang, very much Thank you for your support. Sometimes we talk about this ... ”
She looked at Nolan and continued to laugh: ”I don't know how to express our gratitude. You know you are too generous.”
The cost budget for ”Mr. Hughes 2” was initially 10,000, and the result was finally fixed at 100 million, out of 10,000. One of the biggest features of the Hollywood production system is careful budgeting, which is also one of the reasons why the preparation time of a film is longer than that of the production. Each cost is subject to strict review and control. The motto of the producer is to save money and It ’s not squandering, the filmmakers do n’t care what they do to improve, otherwise every movie costs, what is the system? Know that Wan is enough to make another low-cost movie and 2-3 small-cost independent movies.
Therefore, Jinglou means to do the best within this 10,000. If there is a better one, it will eventually save 10,000 and the cost will become 10,000.
The producer who cannot control the budget is a failed producer, especially Christopher Nolan is not a privileged director, and Emma Thomas is not a privileged producer. However, when ”Mr. Hughes 2” lost control and wanted to pursue another kind of excellence, the flame film agreed without saying anything. Maybe some, Wang Yang said ”not enough!” Pride, flames will not make you blind, detailed accounts need to ensure that every money is spent on film production.
Considering the mediocre business performance of ”Mr. Hughes 1” and ”Hughes 2” can get this kind of treatment, Christopher ... Nolan's life is indeed very happy.
”When we get a sum of money, we have an obligation to earn back for the filmmaker; but Flame is not an ordinary filmmaker at all, I don't know how to say it, it's just too handsome.” Emma Thomas said with a laugh, Nolan , Wang Yang and others could n’t help but smile, Emma smiled and looked at her husband: “Then we thought, the best thing we can do is to make the movie! For the trust of the flame movie, it ’s also for ourselves, if ever We will be nominated for the Golden Globe Awards in a few days, and we will be happy to die. ”
Listening to others praise her husband so much, Jessica Qiao, who is holding his arms, really feels ecstatic, and also admire Emma a little ... Thomas, while being a good wife who has children in this life, is also Producer who manages everything for her husband is amazing! Jessica could not help but glanced at Wang Yang, his face with a smooth smile: ”Trust me, these are really no big deal, I need to thank you for bringing these two films” Mr. Hughes ”.”
”Okay, don't say anything to thank you.” Wang Yang took a glass of red wine from the tray of passersby and sipped it. , And asked with interest: ”So is there any new work plan? We are interested in shooting” Green Hornet ”, but you definitely don't want to direct, and it is not very suitable, comedy action film.”
Just now he asked Kim Il-Kerry, who was also at the dinner, what he meant by ”Green Hornet”. The comedy king said he and his agent still need to consider it because it is a bold comedy idea. Wang Yang knows that Kim Il-Kerry is looking forward to the recognition of his acting career when he is looking forward to the mainstream awards. If ”Mr. Hughes 2” can provide an Oscar nomination for the best male actor, to complete his dream for many years, he may readily agree to flame The movie starred in ”Green Hornet”.
”Comedy? That really doesn't work for me.” Nolan shook his head slightly and refused without thinking. He didn't think he had too many humorous cells. Guanma Yi Thomas smiled and took the lead to say: ”He and Jonathan do have a new plan about adapting Christopher-Priest's novel” Fatal Magic ”...” She was about to introduce the novel, Wang Young said that knowing ”Fatal Magic”, it is not surprising that the 61-year-old Englishman Christopher Priest is a famous science fiction novelist. One of his representative works, ”Fatal Magic” is the winner of the 96th World Award.
This saves Emma ... Thomas has a lot of time, she said: ”We are preparing to find investment for this project, contact Christopher Priest to obtain the adaptation copyright, and then make a film with a production cost of about 10,000.”
Christopher ... Prest's ”Fatal Magic” was inspired by the historical facts of Cheng Liansu and Zhu Liankui, and also in London in the early Victorian period in the 19th century, the Chinese Cricket illusion was very exaggerated in order to enhance his charm and exoticism. American William Ellsworth ... Robinson kept braids of Qing people and wore Qing Dynasty costumes to impersonate Chinese people. At that time, Europeans did not know what the people of Chinese people looked like. Cheng Liansu never spoke again and hired a ” ”Translate” to play, and finally became the magic star of the time.
However, this does not lie to Zhu Liankui, a Chinese chalk country magician who shocked the global magic world. It was he who made illusions popular in the United States, Europe, and London, and it also led to the emergence of ”Cheng Liansu.” After touching it in London ... After a media farce of ”True and False Chinese”, Zhu Liankui wrote a war to Cheng Liansu: ”If Cheng Liansu can change 10 of my 20 tricks, or I can't help it. Change him to anything! I will lose to him a thousand British list of tricks. ”It's just that Cheng Liansu, who was guilty, didn't fight.
Cheng Liansu's masterpiece is ”The Gun Hits the Living”. The audience went to the stage to check and put the bullet into the gun, then shot at him, and he took the bullet and put it on the plate. In fact, of course, the gun has been used for hands and feet. The gunpowder will detonate in a fake barrel below the real barrel, and the bullet will not leave the gun. What if it does? That was a deadly magic. When performing again in 1918, Cheng Liansu was shot by a bullet and shouted the first sentence and the last sentence in English: ”Oh my God! Something happened, come down !!”
Maybe it was a murder, maybe it was an accident, and Cheng Liansu died like that.
”Fatal Magic” tells the story of Robert Angel, Alfred-Den, two talented young magicians who have changed from brothers to enemies of life and death, and lead to a tragic story of murder. Wang Yang has watched this film in the future film library in his mind, which is full of Nolan brothers suspense style narrative structure, this structure sometimes affects the core people's exploration poetry, but also makes the film unique. .