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As most of the shots shot in the studio came to an end, the crew began to go to some locations to shoot scenes, and to shoot some car chase scenes.

It is estimated that the shooting time of the whole film will be a little more than four months at most, which is a little faster than the original version.

The shooting time of the original version was about five months.

During this period, Ryan had to spare time to go to the digital field to review every special effects shot produced. No matter how busy he was, he had to watch it from beginning to end, lest the special effects fail to meet expectations.

As for the crew of "The Sixth Sense", they have already gone to New Zealand for filming, and most of the shots in the film will be filmed in New Zealand.

Paramount has cooperated with the New Zealand government, and can obtain a relatively good tax rebate ratio. The policy is better than that of Canada, and the labor cost is relatively cheap.

In addition to Scarlett Johansson, Cindy Crawford and Bruce Willis as the main actors in the film, another important supporting actress is played by Nicole Kidman.

For Nicole Kidman, the Canadian-born actor, the American media gave mixed reviews, and it seems that the audience doesn't like it very much.

With her playing an important supporting role in the film, it will inevitably bring some negative news.

Ryan eventually agreed, though.

The reason is very simple. Nicole Kidman is the candidate recommended by Paramount, and her acting skills are barely qualified, so Ryan has no reason to refuse.

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"Mission: Impossible" started to sell well in the summer, and Paramount needed to deepen its cooperation with Tom Cruise, and Nicole Kidman was obviously the beneficiary.

In addition, there are a large number of small characters in the film, including Antonia Kidman, Arnold Schwarzenegger's wife, etc., will all make guest appearances in the film.

The filming of "The Sixth Sense", Ryan didn't ask much, and it was handed over to Knight Shyamalan and Frank Marshall.

And Jon Fertimer also followed the crew to New Zealand and reported the crew's shooting status and progress every day.

However,

Ryan was on the outskirts of Los Angeles, preparing to shoot an explosion scene.

In order to save money, the sponsoring company directly dismantled the car that was about to explode, from the inside to the outside. There was almost nothing left in the car, only the steering wheel and seats remained, completely turning it into an empty shell .

Of course, in addition to saving money, this can also reduce the chance of explosion accidents.

Many crew members hid behind the RV to avoid being affected by the explosion, and they could watch the spectacular explosion scene.

After the pyrotechnician placed the explosives, he specifically asked Charlize-Theron to get up, "Miss Charlie, don't be afraid to wait, as long as you follow the route for a while, I promise you will be absolutely safe."

"Actually, the scale of the explosion is not very large. As long as it is not burned by the flames, there is basically no problem." He added.

Charlize Theron turned around and looked at the car not far away, feeling even more nervous than the first time she hung a wire.

"I'm fine," she said, taking a deep breath.

Ryan walked over from the side and said, "No matter how loud the explosion is, or the heat wave coming from behind, you need to keep a calm face, as if nothing happened."

"Of course, if it really doesn't work, it can also be modified in post-production."

The explosion scene that is about to be filmed can be completed through post-production, and at most it will cost some money.

However, according to the requirements of the film's future publicity, some necessary explosion scenes can be used as one of the highlights of the film's future publicity.

Moreover, a frontal shot of Charlize Theron needs to be shot for a while, and a stuntman cannot be used.

"Don't worry, I will overcome my fear." Charlize Theron nodded vigorously.

"Just do your best." Ryan looked at her and smiled. "It's a big deal, you can do it again. Anyway, there is only one shell left on this car, and GM won't feel bad."

The cars used by the crew for filming were all provided by GM, which didn't cost a cent at all, and even GM had to pay a high advertising fee.

Charlize Theron couldn't help but rolled her eyes, she still cared about GM company at this moment.

The crew checked the safety measures again, and then notified Ryan that they could shoot.

Ryan stepped back behind the monitor to show that Charlize-Theron could begin.

Charlize Theron hardly had anything to say about her professionalism. With her slender thighs and at least three-inch high heels, she walked forward step by step, without any emotion on her face.

The pyrotechnician felt that the distance was about the same, and made a gesture to Charlize-Theronby, and the next moment, he pressed the detonation switch.

"boom!"

A huge flame rose into the sky from inside the car, and the heat wave spread in all directions, turning into a huge fireball.

Charlize Theron, who was close, was almost engulfed in flames, and everyone who watched was terrified.

Charlize Theron endured the heat wave coming from the flames, did not make any evasive movements, and still maintained the original pace, moving forward step by step.

"Charlie, well done."

When the shoot was over, Ryan walked over to her with a wet towel and wiped her messy hair.

Penelope Cruz walked over from the side, pointed to the hair behind Charlize Theron, and said, "Your hair is a little burnt."

"What?" Charlize Theron was still in shock.

After a while, she slowly came to her senses and heard a faint smell of burnt hair, which showed that the temperature of the air wave just now was definitely not low.

"Looks like you need to go back for a nursing session."

While talking, Penelope Cruz moved closer to Charlize Theron's ear, and said gloatingly, "Do you need to do it again?"

"It was just so cool."

"Penelope!" Charlize Theron gritted her teeth and looked at Penelope Crewe who was gloating in front of her.

"OK, all nursing expenses will be charged to my account." Ryan stopped Penelope-Cruz from continuing, "Charlie rested for a few minutes, ready to shoot the next shot."

After a short rest, while the flames in the car were still on, the crew poured some gasoline on it, and it immediately turned into a blazing fire.

Then, Charlize Theron came out of the fire safe and sound. Arnold Schwarzenegger took a shotgun and kept pulling the trigger towards Charlize Theron. The bullet hit her. Nothing has changed.

The next thing needs to be handed over to the special effects personnel of Digital Domain and Industrial Light \u0026 Magic to learn about special effects processing.

The effect of hitting a bullet on Charlize Theron turns it into a liquid metal.

When the film was released, Arnold Schwarzenegger's shots were so powerful that half of Charlize Theron's head was blown away.

However, the next moment, the metal liquid surged, and the wound on Charlize-Theron's head healed quickly, as if it had never appeared before.

It took three days to shoot the seemingly simple fight scene, so Ryan had to divide the crew into two and let Jonathan Mostow continue filming with a part of the crew.

In this way, you can save a lot of shooting time.

Meanwhile, 20th Century Fox's "Independence Day," which cost $75 million to produce, was released on schedule.

(The release time in North America is July 2, and the release time in overseas countries is July 3.)

For this reason, 20th Century Fox and Roland-Emerich paid a lot of money, hired several lobbying companies, and canceled the restrictions of the Pentagon and the military.

Not only can "Independence Day" be released as scheduled, but the plot about Area 51 in the film has not been cut in the slightest.

The number of lobbying companies in the United States is frightening. There are more than 20,000 full-time and part-time lobbyists in Washington alone. As long as they can pay, they can even change the decision-making of the US government.

On July 2, Twentieth Century Fox held a grand premiere ceremony in Los Angeles. Ryan, Charlize Theron, Arnold Schwarzenegger and others were almost all present.

Ryan and his team didn't stay long. As soon as the premiere was over, they immediately returned to the set to continue filming.

In just five days, including the Independence Day holiday, the film grossed $96.1 million in one fell swoop, with a weekend gross of $50.2 million.

The film earned $104.3 million in its first week of release, surpassing the production cost in one fell swoop, breaking three records set by "Jurassic Park" one after another.

According to the predictions of a number of theater companies and multiple evaluation agencies, the North American box office of "Independence Day" is definitely more than 200 million US dollars, and may even hit the North American box office record set by "Jurassic Park".

Numerous media exclaimed that Roland Emmerich had created a miracle and changed the performance of 20th Century Fox by himself.

There is no doubt that 20th Century Fox has not been absent from this year's summer, and has even become the overlord of the entire summer.

Compared with the crew lamenting the box office of "Independence Day" from time to time, Ryan seemed much calmer.

He knows very well what kind of results "Independence Day" will achieve.

Second highest-grossing record of all time, with $306.1 million in North America, $511.2 million overseas, and $817.4 million worldwide, behind Jurassic Park's $912 million record