Made in Hollywood

Starting from the simultaneous release of China and the United States in early June, "Hurricane Rescue" has been screened globally for six months. It was released from the Democratic Republic of the Congo in early December, ending its global screening tour. The film sold for $235.78 million in North America. After the end of the box office screening, the number of tickets obtained so far is not too high, only 34.78 million US dollars.

However, this $34.78 million is enough to push the global box office of "Hurricane Rescue" past the $500 million mark, and the final global box office totals $517.54 million.

For a film that cost only $40 million to make, that's astronomical.

But Warner Bros. wasn't going to just give up, and they then talked to Duke about finding a new team to make a sequel to the film.

Presumably inspired by the monetization and clout of The Matrix spinoff animation, ahead of the new sequel film, Warner Bros.' TV division, intended to produce a series of TV episodes about Brian Mills' life before he retired. some stories.

Since the time line will be much earlier, the series will inevitably use a new cast, and it is impossible for a popular actor like Liam Neeson to star in the TV series. Even if the other party agrees, it is an unimaginable price. after.

There may be many popular movie stars who make cameo appearances in popular TV series, such as the long cameo lineup of "Friends", but few movie stars whose careers are on the rise are willing to star in a TV series.

On the contrary, those TV drama stars with terrifying income and fame often squeeze their heads and drill into the movie circle, and the people who really succeed in the transformation of popular TV drama stars can only be described as rare.

Many movie stars really started out as TV dramas, but it is not difficult to find out that they acted in TV dramas after a little research. They're all inexperienced little characters.

Those famous TV stars, after the end of the TV series, if the transformation is unsuccessful, and they can't find a good way to bring Brad Pitra out and say a few words from time to time like Aniston, they will soon be forgotten.

For example, the male protagonist of "Prison Break", which was once considered a relatively popular, was cut off after this series. It was basically forgotten in the corner. Even if you can get a few characters in the movie, it is the kind of small supporting role that is dispensable.

In the same way, except for James Cameron, who is still human, Spielberg wants to control investments, and Woody Allen, whose brain circuits are fundamentally different from normal people, a few directors are film directors whose careers have not reached the end of their lives. And rarely actually participate in the production of TV series, even as a producer. Often it's just a name.

In fact, in most countries and regions around the world, the status and style of big screen stars and small screen stars are completely different.

After all, there is only one Jennifer Aniston in the world.

Warner Bros. has more plans than just Hurricane Rescue, but they're waiting for Duke to turn Batman over. Produce and launch some TV series of DC's second-tier heroes.

After completing the background explosion scene, the hangar of the Hughes Aircraft Factory began to be re-set, and Duke gathered the actors and stationed them in the soundstage of Warner Studios. Continue shooting as planned.

In the studio, Duke sat behind the monitor. Looking at Christian Bale standing in the bat cave, maybe he has starred in small-budget independent films in the past. He has very little experience in front of the green screen, or maybe he has a five-day break. Taking a step back from his peak performance in Iceland, Christian Bale didn't show the feeling of Bruce Wayne meeting the bat again while standing in the rocky Batcave.

"Cut!"

Duke called to stop, left the monitor, walked into the makeshift studio, stepped on the polystyrene rock floor, and walked in front of Christian Bale. Bell's head was slightly tilted, and he seemed to be in a trance.

Seeing that he was thinking, Duke didn't speak, and looked around the bat cave. He also hoped that Bell could get back to his state as soon as possible. Bats were added in post-production, and he couldn't really catch hundreds of them. The bat is here.

Even if caught, they will not obey human commands.

When Bell came back to his senses, Duke walked back and said directly, "Christian, this is a very representative scene. Bruce Wayne went from being afraid of bats to bravely standing up and dancing with bats. This is an important change in his psychology, fear gives him strength, and he is about to become the embodiment of fear!"

"I understand, director," Christian Bale said. "I'll make adjustments as soon as possible."

While in Iceland, he communicated enough with Bell and Neeson about the characters that Duke stopped talking and returned to his director's monitor.

He gave Christian Bale ten minutes to adjust, and when the time was up, Duke told the recorder, "It's time to start."

"The forty-seventh scene, the first act," the recorder stood in front of the main camera with the recorder, "start now!"

Christina Bell walked into the bat cave, lowered her head and turned on the fluorescent lights, and looked up with the help of the light's mapping, then he closed his eyes and turned his head, as if he had encountered something very frightening, and even people squatted on the ground , However, the training from the body to the spirit by Henri Ducard in the Himalayas has allowed him to face his inner fears bravely.

Although there was no bat, Christian Bale played a lot better than the previous one. He stood up slowly, facing his fear, stood up bravely, opened his arms, raised his head slightly, and went over All the shadows seemed to dissipate, and a person who lived with the darkness stood up!

"Great!"

Duke complimented him, and without waiting for Christian Bale to relax, he said, "You did a good job, but I believe you can do better, take a five-minute break and continue this scene!"

In the actor's rest area, Liam Neeson, who had finished makeup, stood next to Tina Fey, watched for a while, pinched his chin, and said, "Looks like Duke and Christian have a good feeling."

"Well." Tina Fei nodded in approval. "He has never been very demanding of actors' performances. As long as the performance is above the pass line, he can usually pass. This movie is an exception."

Indeed, Duke has taken a stricter than usual attitude toward the performance of his actors.

Compared with his past films, the action scenes of the Batman trilogy are neither dense nor intense enough. If the actors play mediocrely, the literary dramas, especially those involving character building, will infinitely magnify the actors' flaws and affect them. to the entire video.

If Bruce Wayne had been like Legolas, playing cool and handsome in fights and acting as a backdrop for literary dramas, Duke would never have asked Christian Bale like he did now.

This scene, in which Bruce Wayne stands up in fear, was shot on and off five times before Duke called it through.

Afterwards, Christian Bale went to make up, and Duke took the crew to a nearby set to shoot the opposite scene between Liam Neeson and Christian Bale.

Just like the Joker and Batman, Bruce Wayne and Henry Ducard's peculiar relationship is also the focus of this film.

This is a psychedelic drug that Henry Ducard extracted from blue flowers, combined with field training, to guide Bruce Wayne to overcome his fears.

Although there are also action scenes, the elements of action scenes are almost ignored, and Liam Neeson's tone and lines are the key.

"Feel how fear blurs your senses, lets the power of fear warp your body and mind, take control of everything, and the power of fear is yours. Embrace your deepest fear, Bruce!"

Because it was shot in the studio, Duke adopted a live recording method, and Liam Neeson's tone also changed, as if a messenger from the dark, "Integrated with the dark power of fear, full attention! Full heart! Throw in! Control your whole body as you wish..."

Although the actor's performance is extremely important in the filming, Duke is also trying his best to mobilize the enthusiasm of Liam Neeson and Christian Bale and adjust their state. The state of the actors will also fluctuate, and the two are in good shape. When the shooting progress is very fast, when the state declines, it is often difficult to complete the plan of the day on time.

Throughout December, Duke spent Christmas with his mother in New York, filming at Warner Studios and Hughes Aircraft, and starting in mid-December, Liam Neeson and Christie Ann Bell came to the best stage, and when time passed through 2004 and entered 2005, the shooting progress was about a week faster than the original plan.

Continue at this rate, and by late January 2005, all shots will be finished.

Of course, the rest of the scenes are still rare, because there is only one concept car, and the other Batmobiles will not arrive until the New Year. All the scenes of the Batmobile speeding and car chase were all left by Duke to shoot at the end, including one scene. The super car chase scene will also be shot in downtown Chicago.

Just after the New Year in 2005, eight Batmobiles and models carefully built by Lamborghini were shipped to Los Angeles and sent directly to the hangar of the Hughes Aircraft Factory.

Just as Duke requested, several of the Batmobiles can be driven, and they are all monster-level existences. He also drove a few on the spot and experienced the feeling of turning over Batman. Although the Batmobile is not delicate enough, it looks a bit thick, but it is absolutely So cool.

Lamborghini and Warner Bros. are also preparing to launch a sales version of the Batmobile after the film's release.

Of course, this must be a weakened version of the Batmobile. After all, the car used by the crew is not suitable for long-term driving, and the fuel consumption per mile is as high as one gallon!

With the short New Year's holiday over, Duke led the crew and eight Batmobiles to Chicago. (To be continued ~^~)