Hollywood Drawing

Hollywood Drawing Los Angeles 1990745-Choice In the early morning of December in Los Angeles, there was a thick layer of dew on the grass and various plants in the garden, and the ground was also slightly damp.

Wayne had a towel hanging around his neck and was wearing a relatively loose sportswear at home. He jogged out of the garden facing the rising sun.

Since Greenberg Manor is located on a hilltop, a thin layer of fog begins to appear in the sky when the sun comes out.

Breathing slightly, Wayne hadn't exercised properly for a long time. His busy work took up all his time, but even so, he didn't gain weight like most directors in the industry. Compared with when I just graduated, not only did my belly not slowly bulge out, but I actually lost a little weight.

"M, boss."

Zack Snyder, wearing a thick coat, stood by the small fountain in front of the main building, slammed the car door, and waved hello to Wayne, who was jogging over.

"Good morning."

Wayne stopped with a smile and wiped his forehead with the towel around his neck while breathing slowly and evenly. The two of them walked towards the living room of the main building. "Zach, how long has it been since you shaved your damn beard?"

Reaching out to touch the beard on his face, Zack Snyder shrugged, obviously not intending to continue discussing his beard. From October to now, he felt that he was almost too busy to care about his beard.

Perhaps in terms of body shape, he and Wayne are really similar. Unlike directors in the industry who gain weight when they are busy, they both have a thin figure. The only difference is the hairy beard on Zack Snyder's face.

"Let's go have breakfast first, and we'll talk after we finish." Without stopping after arriving in the living room, Wayne took the lead and walked towards the dining room.

Taking off his thick coat and handing it to the housekeeper Hella, Zack Snyder nodded, whispered "Thank you" and followed the man in front of him into the restaurant. He got out of bed early in the morning, and now his stomach was protesting wildly.

In Los Angeles in December, people usually wear a thick coat when going out in the morning. When the time comes at noon, they take off the coat and turn it into a short-sleeved or long-sleeved T-shirt.

This is the only month of the year in Los Angeles when women don’t wear skirts when going out. When the temperature rises at noon, I will only take off my coat and keep my vest to keep warm.

Around Christmas, there will be a few days of relatively cold and dry weather in Los Angeles. It is only during those few days before and after Christmas that people will selectively wear one when going out for exercise in the morning and evening. Down vest.

One of the important reasons why this place has become an entertainment capital is that it has ample sunshine all year round.

"Ben is in great shape."

Sitting at the dining table, Zack Snyder swallowed his sandwich and casually chatted about the preparations for the "Superman" crew. "He has now become the fantasy object of the entire crew and all the female staff. He is so strong that he can knock down a bull head-on."

Wayne smiled and nodded, picked up the milk and took a big sip. He leaned back on his chair and shrugged, saying, "Ha, this is the first good news I heard this morning."

"How strong is Zach?"

Before the two of them could continue talking, Sergey walked in with his huge body. "Stronger than me?"

"No." Zack Snyder helplessly spread his hands, looked at the Russian bear who was leaping to try, and said with a wry smile: "No matter how much you train, you are still within the scope of a normal person. Your size is a natural It’s not comparable at all.”

"Ha ha."

His words caused a burst of laughter from Wayne, just like what Zack Snyder said, even though Ben Affleck is over 1.9 meters tall, he is still within the scope of a normal person. No matter how strong he is, It doesn’t give the impression that a Kodiak brown bear has become a spirit.

On the other hand, Sergey is well over two meters tall, and because he has been exercising all year round, he does not look like a normal person because of his strong body. Even if he is wearing a black custom-made suit, when facing this guy head-on, he will still give people the illusion that he is being targeted by a wild beast.

"Boss, Fendi has brought her back. She took her little followers and went upstairs to find Nami."

Pulling out a chair with a smile, Sergey stopped joking and motioned to the housekeeper Hela to get him something to eat.

Early in the morning, he drove straight to Ventura County and had just picked up little Fundy from the farm. Wayne doesn't have much time to stay in Los Angeles, and he will rush to London to continue filming in two days, so despite some troubles, he still wants to get together with his daughter.

He waved his hand to Sergey to indicate that he understood. Picking up the napkin on the table, he wiped two handfuls of it on his mouth casually, and turned his eyes to Zack Snyder again.

For a movie, the production cost of up to 200 million US dollars can make the entire creative team breathless. This is for sure. Not to mention now, even if this money is spent twenty years later, it will still be the top big production in Hollywood.

It's just that the trend of large-scale investment in Hollywood movies came to an abrupt end due to the economic crisis and money shortage. It was only after the economic crisis that Hollywood started a movement to limit the salaries of stars.

However, even if the investment scale of "Superman" is so large, it is destined not to account for too much in the actor's salary ratio. Even more than 70% of the money will be used for the production of the movie. Special effects shots for various big scenes can be said to be a big money-burning pit.

In fact, as long as it involves science fiction movies, special effects rendering cannot be a small project. "Wonder Woman" is actually not bad. Starting from the movie "Superman", DC is destined to enter an era dominated by special effects.

According to the current era, Wayne estimates that the production of "Justice League" may require tens of thousands of computers to be used in post-production work, and the rendering time will not be less than tens of millions of hours.

It looks scary, right? In fact, this is still limited to the special effects level of this era, so that relatively top-notch screen special effects can be produced.

Remember the movie "Alita Battle Angel" that was a hit in the summer of 2019? This science fiction film, written by a truck driver, used more than 30,000 computers in post-production and took more than 400 million hours of rendering to present the top visual feast at the time on the big screen.

Of course, limited to this era, Wayne cannot be as luxurious as James Cameron, investing nearly nine million pixels in one eye of Alita. After all, as the most expensive director in Hollywood, Truck Driver doesn't even understand what a budget is.

But as the end of the first phase of the DC universe, "Justice League" is destined to be impossible to fool. Everything is based on the top conditions of this era and is the most basic method.

"Superman" is the most important film before "Justice League". Although it will not be full of special effects, strictly speaking, this film can definitely be regarded as the beginning of DC's special effects.

Therefore, in the project of "Superman", starting from the audition and recruitment of actors, the crew was destined not to hire big stars. Except for Ben Affleck, who is the absolute protagonist, other actors must be hired as cheaply as possible in order to render the special effects. Set aside enough funds.

"Do you have any specific requirements for the heroine?"

After the two had a simple breakfast, they sat in the living room together. Zack Snyder opened his briefcase and took out a large stack of actor resumes, all with a photo on them.

This time, it is necessary to take advantage of Wayne's stay in Los Angeles to determine a scope of use for all the main characters. It is best to identify specific interested candidates so that the crew and producers can contact the other party's agent in advance.

"pretty."

"What?" Zack Snyder raised his head in surprise, stopped sorting out his resume, looked at the man opposite the sofa, and asked, "Besides being beautiful? Are there any other requirements?"

"Zach, for a movie like "Superman," beauty is the only requirement." Wayne tilted his head, reached out to pick up a few actor resumes, and said unhurriedly: "Don't think that a qualified The vase is easy to find, but I need it to be beautiful and in line with the mainstream aesthetics, preferably the aesthetics of most people.”

As he said that, he suddenly paused and then continued: "By the way, the requirement for the heroine is to be beautiful, but not hot. You should understand what I mean."

Zack Snyder nodded. "OK, I understand."

Seeing Wayne looking through the resumes in his hand, he explained: "These are all selected by Charles and I. You'd better outline a few alternatives so that Charles can contact their agents as soon as possible."

Reaching out for a cigarette from the coffee table and lighting it, Wayne looked at the photos one by one and carefully read each resume.

As he said, although the heroine is a vase, in this circle, the rarity of a top vase is even higher than that of actresses who are famous for their acting skills. Combined with the background setting of the video, it is actually not easy to find one that meets the standards.

"Amy Adams."

When he turned to the actor's resume, he stopped moving his hands, put the cigarette on his fingers into his mouth, took out the resume, and put it aside alone.

"etc?"

Suddenly, Wayne stopped. He tapped the resume in his hand twice, motioning for Zack Snyder to watch.

"Jessica Alba." Zack Snyder glanced at it and immediately knew what the other party meant. He explained: "She submitted her resume to the crew through James Cameron's relationship. I have investigated it. , even though her skin is chocolate color, she is actually white and has no African ancestry in her body.

Her father is Mexican-American, and her mother is of Danish, Welsh, and French descent. Charles and I both agree that she is very beautiful."

"Brush her off."

Wayne shook his head and gave his decision directly. "Zach, I don't care what blood she is, but her skin color does not meet the requirements of the crew. The heroine must be a pure white person, so pure that she looks white enough at first glance, okay?"

"Okay." Zack Snyder nodded to express his understanding.

This is not twenty years later. On such a huge project, it is simply impossible for Wayne to take the risk of casting a mixed-race actor whose skin is not fair enough, even if Jessica Alba is beautiful enough.

Even if her skin color is fair enough, he will most likely not choose such a heroine. Jessica Alba looks too sweet. This is undoubtedly a personal advantage, but it is inconsistent with the setting of the heroine of "Superman".

In fact, when it comes to political correctness, Wayne has always been willing to follow the mainstream trend of society. After all, the primary goal of a movie is to make money. As long as it is beneficial to the box office, he does not mind using a large number of ethnic minorities, but it is not ten or twenty years from now. , people’s mainstream aesthetic is white.

He still remembered that in his previous life, someone said that Disney was on the road to political correctness and would never return. In the later stages of development, even its fairy tale characters became the original color scheme.

I'm afraid Pinocchio has been thinking about it for a whole year and still doesn't understand why there is a bald black fairy who emits blue fire. I'm afraid when seeing the dark bald black fairy, normal people will not even think about making a wish. There is also the "Daughter of the Black Sea" little loach fish. I heard that the distance from the left eye to the right eye costs several hundred yuan in a taxi.

By the way, there is also the "Black Blood Princess" who redefined "skin as white as snow". Disney has simply played political correctness out of control. But to make money, don't think that Disney's top executives are so sympathetic to African Americans. The only reason why they can attack famous fairy tale characters under its former franchise is that black ones can sell tickets.

Zack Snyder has brought a lot of resumes, especially actors who are interested in leading roles. There are many actresses that Wayne feels familiar with.

This photo of Jessica Alba reminded him of a very interesting phenomenon. Some Hollywood stars, no one knows why, are so popular in the East. The interesting thing is that the fame of these stars in North America, where they are based, is far less famous than in the East.

Just like this Jessica Alba, because of her sweet smile that summed up Eastern and Western aesthetics, in Wayne's memory, she was as popular as a Hollywood A-list actress.

In fact, even at the peak of her brilliant performance, she was barely classified as second-tier. This was around the time she finished filming "Sin City". In other words, Jessica Alba has never received top-level salary, let alone top-level salary, she has never received even first-tier actress salary.

There are many similar ones, such as Natalie Portman, the character of Matilda, whose influence in the East is simply unparalleled. There is also Nicolas Cage, the most prolific bad movie star. The period when his status was declining was also the period when his popularity in the East was the most popular.

Coupled with the "global flower" in Wayne's mouth, in fact, Monica Bellucci's fame has always been limited to Europe, but who made Malena in the East, the fantasy enlightenment of countless teenagers.

"That's it, the heroines are Amy Adams and Winona Ryder for the time being."

Wayne threw the other resumes aside casually, took pictures of the two he specially selected, looked at Zack Snyder and said, "Let Charles talk to Winona Ryder's agent first. If the other party asks for the salary, If it’s too high, just choose Amy Adams.”

"Okay, I get it." Zack Snyder put away the two resumes and nodded in agreement.

Regarding these two choices, Wayne's idea is very simple. Winona Ryder is the first choice, but this actor who is about the same age as himself has already become famous in the industry in the past few years. What about "Edward Scissorhands"? The actress can be seen in films such as "Alien".

What's more, she has been nominated for an Oscar for acting. Generally speaking, when such an actor joins a commercial film, the pay will not be too low. The probability of expecting her to take the initiative to cut her salary is very low. This is the trend in the industry. Once she takes the initiative to cut her salary in a commercial project, it will be difficult to ask for a high price when joining other similar projects in the future.

As for Amy Adams, she is still considered a newcomer, at least she has not yet made a name for herself in the industry. This actress is in her best years, and both her face and temperament are more in line with Wayne's requirements for a heroine, and the asking price is definitely not high.

Then the two briefly discussed the candidates for other roles. Zack Snyder stayed until about 11 o'clock in the morning before putting the selected resume back into his briefcase. After rejecting Wayne's lunch invitation, he hurriedly drove into the car and left the manor.