Made in Hollywood

The off-road vehicle was parked under a small mountain. Under the guidance of a guide sent by the Icelandic government, the group slowly moved forward along the rugged mountain road. There was only one two-lane road in the Vatnajökull glacier area. Duke had been optimistic about the ice. Neither the lake ice field nor the current mountain peaks have suitable roads. If the crew wanted to shoot here, they first had to build a temporary road.

If it's just a few shots, it can be solved with Steadicam equipment, but the scenes here are not only fighting, but also building a village that fits the Himalayas. If large-scale equipment can't get in, relying solely on manpower, it is estimated that this time next year, it will not be completed. Filming work.

However, the scenery here is relatively primitive. If you don't explain it in advance, if you shoot it, it looks like the roof of the world.

Moreover, compared with the more complex and harsh conditions in the Himalayas, the environment of Vatnajökull Glacier is already very good.

Before Duke came, he had communicated with the Icelandic government, and it was not a problem at all to set the scene.

"Hannah..."

Walking to a relatively flat place at the bottom of the mountain, Duke called his art director over, pointed to a piece of wasteland backed by rugged rocks, and said, "How difficult would it be to build a village here?"

Hannah Serena walked over and looked at it on the spot. After returning, she said, "As long as the road problem is solved, half a month is enough."

Duke nodded and turned to the slightly higher mountainside position, "Choose a suitable location over there to build the monastery of the Shadow Warrior Alliance."

"This is easy." Hannah Serena was confident.

Compared with the village from scratch, the monastery of the Shadow Dancers Alliance only needs to build a porch. The scenes in the monastery can be shot in the studio, and the panoramic shots are shot with models.

The model can also shoot the explosion scene of the monastery. This kind of hot scene cannot be shot in the Vatnajökull glacier area, otherwise the Icelandic government and environmental protection organizations will be crazy.

"It's really good here."

John Schwartzman gasped. Walking to Duke, "Looking forward, you can see the ice peak, turning 180 degrees and it seems to be at an altitude of 20,000 feet."

Duke pointed to his bulging belly. "The most important thing is that it will help you lose weight."

"I'm afraid it will be difficult." John Schwartzman laughed.

Duke was led by a guide for the next week. I have been circling the Vatnajökull area, looking for better shooting locations, constantly exchanging ideas with Hannah Serena and John Schwartzman on the set up and shooting on the spot, and when I left, I signed a contract with Iceland. A letter of intent was signed, and part of the location scenes of "The Time of War" were determined. in Iceland.

When they returned to Los Angeles, the crew was holding their first large-scale audition. This aspect was temporarily in charge of Anna Prinz. Duke would only participate in the second audition for a few main roles. There is still a lot of work to be done in the project, and there are many that need to be checked by him, and the first one is the Batmobile.

It's not just a prop car, as per the commercial development plan. In the future, a limited edition commemorative edition will be produced and put on the market. The partner of the crew is Lamborghini. Their professional design team came up with eight versions of the concept sketches, all of which were rejected by Duke.

"Crowley, this is not a comic!"

Standing in the conference room, Duke pointed to the projection screen. He said to the person in charge of the design team, "Although these eight versions are different, they are all too light. What I want is a powerful monster, not a sports car that takes publicity to the extreme!"

"We will come up with a new plan as soon as possible." Crowley said quickly.

Duke emphasized again, "My ideal Batmobile is a hybrid of Lamborghini and Hummer, combining the delicate and agility of a sports car with the sturdiness of a combat vehicle!"

According to the practice of prop cars, the plastic shell is assembled outside the existing body, but Duke requires that the Batmobile in the film must be the real thing from the wheels, chassis to the body!

With the official approval of the film, Duke has completely entered the working state. Unlike "Hurricane Rescue", which is relatively easy, this film has a huge investment and is the key to the success of the series. He is completely treating the Lord of the Rings trilogy. attitude towards "Batman: Hour of War".

As a screen loser in the 1990s who suffered from both audience reputation and box office results, it was not easy for Batman to turn around, and all his work must not be sloppy.

This is also Duke's consistent attitude. He never takes his work lightly, and he never takes it for granted that he has a special experience and that the film he shoots will be successful.

As long as anyone with a brain knows, the distance between watching a movie and making a movie is as far as the sky and the earth.

The progress of each work is placed on Duke's desk, and these must be reviewed and inspected in person. As the director who controls the overall situation, he must understand the progress of the preparatory work and even every detail of the preparatory work. I don't know, what about shooting.

These jobs can't be handed over to lieutenants like Tina Fey and Anna Prinz, which are the most fundamental things a director wants to make a successful film.

In addition to the preparatory work for the review, Duke also went to the Hughes Aircraft Factory in the Los Angeles area and leased two extra-large hangars. The huge Batcave and the dilapidated Nereus area will be set here for shooting.

The huge hangar can provide a wide space that the studio does not have.

The bat cave in the previous film was extremely delicate, but the style of "War Hour" had been decided, which did not meet Duke's requirements. The bat cave he wanted was a damp and dirty cave full of bats. Will show how Bruce Wayne built his own Batcave himself.

The planned cave is approximately 250 feet long, 120 feet wide and 40 feet high, with 24 pumps installed and 12,000 gallons of water per minute flowing through the set, creating waterfalls, streams and dripping wet walls. .

As for the bats among them, the means of training bats are quite limited now, and it is difficult to make many bats act according to human will, and can only be generated by CGI.

Just when Duke was busy with the Batman series, another film related to him was also preparing for the project. After Duke's funds were in place, Tom Cruise's "Mission Impossible 3" was about to start preparations, for his own sake. ace series. Liangtang even turned down Spielberg's invitation to "War of the Worlds."

Of course, Spielberg's projects are never short of superstars, and he chose to work with Tom Hanks again.

DreamWorks was mired in the quagmire, and after the separate spin-off of the animation studio, the live-action division seemed to want to go all out, investing huge sums of money to create two mega-blockbusters. They are "War of the Worlds" directed by Spielberg and "Escape from Clone Island" directed by Michael Bay.

But unlike in Duke's influence, "War of the Worlds" changed the male lead, and "Escape from the Clone Island" changed the female lead.

"I turned down Michael Bay's offer because I wanted to be in your film," Scarlett told Duke.

This was a party hosted by Tom Cruise. Duke accepted the invitation. After coming here, he was targeted by Scarlett Johansson.

Pick up the wine glass. He bumped into Harvey Baden, who was passing by, and nodded slightly. After the other party walked away, Duke looked at the bright lights behind Scarlett and moved his position slightly. Avoiding the direct light of the light, he said, "You've been eliminated, Scarlett."

"Why?" Scarlett stepped forward. I can't help but look at the turf under my feet, it doesn't seem to be flat. Duke shook his head, "You're not suitable for this role."

"Is it really not suitable?" Scarlett looked at Duke with bright eyes. "I want to transform. Can you talk alone? Maybe you can give me some advice."

Probably afraid that Duke would ignore her, Scarlett said again. "Some things, I'm sorry, I did go a little too far, but Duke, we've known each other for more than ten years, you know me, I know you, between you and Ivanka, is it really just me? If because of these, you are biased against me and give up ten years of friendship, it's not fair to me."

"I don't know you." Duke turned around.

This is not the place to say these words alone, Duke walked towards the corner of the lawn under the lights, saw Scarlett following up from behind, and said, "Work has nothing to do with personal feelings, you really are not suitable for this role."

"But I didn't even participate in the audition." Scarlett Johansson followed Duke closely, just like when she was a child. "You won't even give me a chance to audition? I'm behind your ass. Great!"

Hearing this sentence, Duke stopped, and the previous picture came back to his mind. At that time, Scarlett was still a talker...

He sighed, turned around and said, "You are an important part of my future plans."

Scarlett's eyes lit up immediately.

Duke added, "You're working with Sophia for now, and next year I'll be directing Iron Man."

"Do you want me to play Pepper?"

"Go and read the comics and learn more about Black Widow." Duke said regardless of whether Scarlett agreed or not, "This is an important member of the Avengers plan, and it is the key to connecting many members... …”

Scarlett blinked bright eyes and said, "As long as you need it, I will never refuse."

"It's better!" Duke said admonishingly, "I don't expect too much from you, as long as I don't appear in front of Ivanka in the future."

The full head of blond hair suddenly fell from her head, covering Scarlett's eyes. She was silent for a few seconds, and then cautiously said, "What if... what if I appeared in front of her often?"

This sentence almost made Duke's nose crooked, and he couldn't help raising a hand and pointing at her.

Scarlett Johansson pinned her hair behind her ears with a hint of fear on her face, "Will you hit me?"

"Yes!" Duke snapped.

He knew that he couldn't give Scarlett a good face.

"Then you're ready." Scarlett laughed suddenly and took a step forward, "You know, Duke, I won't refuse any of your requests."

"My endurance is limited!"

Duke glared at her, too lazy to continue talking to her, and walked directly to the crowd.

Scarlett was behind him, whispering in a very low voice, "Between you and Ivanka, it's obviously a problem with her superb dad..." (To be continued ~^~)