Made in Hollywood

"Reboot Batman?"

In the press room of the Warner Building, one reporter looked at Duke and Warner's press officer above and said to another, "That's really not a good choice. Is that so, Tony?"

"It was a terrible decision for other directors. But he's different, Jarvis."

The reporter named Tony said, "Who made him Duke Rosenberg!"

Who made him Duke? Rosenberg!

Hearing the discussion of the two colleagues in front, Sarah of the Los Angeles Times also sighed in her heart.

There has been news in Hollywood for a long time that Duke Rosenberg wants to restart Batman with Warner Bros. Sarah was surprised when she heard it. There are so many choices, but he chose the most hard.

In recent years, superhero movies have gradually flourished. For superheroes, this has never been a good era, but successful superhero works have one thing in common - from Marvel!

When did DC's superheroes sweep the big screen? It goes back to 1989 Tim Burton directed "Batman", which is also recognized as the best Batman movie of all time. Can he surpass it?

If it was another director, Sarah would definitely give a negative answer, but seeing the familiar face in front of her, she believed that it was not difficult.

Duke Rosenberg must be able to save Batman! This is Sarah's real idea, and this idea comes from the other party's countless successes in the past.

Hollywood is a very stereotyped place. For example, in this press conference, after the routine cutscenes, the press conference came to the most important reporter's question-and-answer session.

Sarah, a prominent Duke supporter, was the first to be called by a press officer, standing up and asking. "Director Rosenberg, can you reveal the general content and theme of the new Batman?"

The microphone has been moved to Duke, he nodded lightly and said, "The new work is tentatively titled "Batman: Hour of War", and it tells the story of Bruce Wayne's efforts to eradicate the evil forces in Gotham City. He traveled around the world to find a way, And the journey to becoming Batman, it's the first movie about the dark warriors that sees the city from outside Gotham, the audience will see what the world thinks of Gotham, and I'll incorporate that into In a city as great as London, New York and Paris."

Jarvis became the second reporter to ask the question, "Duke, as everyone knows. Gotham is a fictional city, and each director portrays Gotham differently. How do you plan to shape Gotham City?"

"An exaggerated version of modern New York, a breathless metropolis, it traps you in it. It makes you feel boundless." Duke said of his views on Gotham City, "I want the audience to It felt like Gotham City was a place that was both familiar and dangerous."

He thought for a while, and then emphasized, "My definition of Gotham City is 'New York's cube'. In order to capture this essential attribute of the city, the film uses live shooting as much as possible."

Gotham City's location, Duke, has been chosen. Not the New York he said, but another famous sin capital in the United States - Chicago!

The exterior of the city will be shot as real as possible, but Duke will not hesitate when it comes to computer-generated images. He will not give up. He is not Christopher Nolan, and he will not insist that all pictures must be shot in real scenes or with models. Now that the computer is highly developed, the cost of CG continues to drop, which saves money, time and effort than shooting with prop models. .

There is also shooting. Duke has been familiar with digital equipment since last year. Starting from the Batman trilogy, he is ready to abandon film and turn to digital technology in an all-round way, not only for shooting, but also for post-editing and production. Digital technology.

He has never been a film controller, and he has never rejected advanced technology.

Just as sound films replaced silent films and color films replaced black and white films, it is also a general trend that digital technology replaces film technology, and it is not something that a few directors can insist on changing.

Similar to James Cameron, Duke, in most cases, is more inclined to new film technology, and a person of his character will never be immersed in the glory of the past.

The replacement of old and new is a theme that will never change in this world.

Shortly after the press conference, the news websites of major media updated relevant content, and most of the media took a wait-and-see attitude towards Duke's new film.

"Duke Rosenberg has a commercial style of filmmaking. It's not surprising to choose a more commercial film, but is it too risky to restart the Batman series?"

--"New York Times"

"Instead of choosing Batman, it is better to take over Marvel's superhero movies, which is easier to succeed!"

--The Hollywood Reporter

Compared with the media, Duke's fans are generally supportive, and they share their views one after another on the instant sharing website.

"If there's a director who can save Batman, it must be Duke!"

"I'm looking forward to what Duke's Batman will look like!"

"The new Batman is in Duke's hands, and it's going to be an epic movie!"

No matter what fans and the media think, it will not hinder Duke's step-by-step execution of the preparatory plan.

Charles Rowan continued to serve as production manager for him, Anna Prinz was the associate director who scripted and assisted with the filming, John Schwartzman, who had become super-fat, was on set for Duke, and Jimmy ? Carter is responsible for training the actors and setting the action routines and filming the action scenes, Hannah Serena will recreate the sin and majesty of Gotham City, and Joss Williams will be responsible for the design and implementation of all the explosion scenes.

A mature and cooperative team can make Duke a lot easier, and it is also an important condition for his continuous success over the years.

"I need actors, Duke."

In the conference room of the Duke's studio, Jimmy Carter looked at Duke and said, "I want to train them to look like very good fighting masters, it will take time, and now the only confirmed actor is Liam Neeson, but he also The one who needs the least training."

Since last year's "Hurricane Rescue", Liam? Neeson has been exercising, and the state is excellent.

"It will be confirmed soon." Duke turned to look at Charles Rowan, "How was the conversation with Christian Bale?"

"He's still considering it," said Charles Rowan. "There's no explicit promise to audition."

Duke said without hesitation, "If this is still the case after a week, give him up!"

No one in Hollywood is essential, especially in superhero movies, where characters always make actors.

"Anna..." Duke explained, turning to his deputy, "Send auditions to Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, and Lawrence Fishburne."

Although Morgan Freeman has gradually recovered from the incest scandal in recent years, Duke did not intend to use him at all, and the other party must not be willing to cooperate with him, so he simply chose Morpheus among the hackers, and he vaguely remembered, He was the first choice of Lucius Fox at the beginning, and Morgan Freeman was just a spare tire.

"And the heroine." Anna Prinz reminded.

"Well, I know." Duke said to Charles Rowan again. "Get the word out, we're going to have a big audition for the heroine."

Rachel Dawes is indeed a vase, but she also needs a certain amount of acting in the second part, Katie Holmes is not in Duke's consideration at all, her acting is really bad, as for Maggie ?Gyllenhill, how many people would consider her a qualified vase?

"Charles, you are in charge of the crew for the time being. Anna, you are in charge of the script and planning."

Duke turned to the other side, "Hannah, John, starting tomorrow, we'll be visiting locations in Chicago and Iceland."

The story at the beginning of the film takes place in the Himalayas, and Duke is crazy to go to the Himalayas to go out. The harsh air and environmental conditions are not suitable for large-scale shooting.

The Vatnajokull Glacier in Iceland is the largest glacier in Europe, accounting for one-tenth of Iceland's national territory. A scene where the environment serves as the backdrop to the story.

As for Chicago, the close-up city shots of the film will be shot from Chicago, and all the panoramic views of Gotham City will be generated through models and CGI images.

After the brief meeting, Duke returned to his office to prepare for a long investigation trip. Before leaving, he also paid special attention to the box office situation of "Hurricane Rescue" being shown.

Time has come to the beginning of July, "Hurricane Rescue" spent its fourth weekend in North America, with a total box office of 181.06 million US dollars. Although the number of theaters and the rate of filming of the film are constantly declining, the final North American box office has exceeded 100 million. $200 million is almost certain.

The film was released in 88 countries and regions around the world on the third weekend of its release in North America. Up to now, including the two markets of the United Kingdom and China, which were released at the same time as North America, the overseas box office of "Hurricane Rescue" has reached 17266 million. $353.72 million at the global box office.

It is unrealistic to expect such a film to create box office results like the Lord of the Rings trilogy. According to the current development momentum, the global box office can easily exceed 400 million US dollars, and even hit 500 million US dollars.

After paying a little attention to the box office situation of "Hurricane Rescue" and communicating with Warner Bros., Duke first flew to Chicago with his photography director and art director. The shooting conditions in this city were not complicated, but they stayed there. In four days, Duke and others bid farewell to the North American continent and flew to Iceland.

In Hollywood, the news that Duke's crew has selected suitable actors for each role has also spread, and many actors are eager to try. (To be continued ~^~)