Millennium director

"Benedict, I'm glad to finally meet you."

In the Kathmandu hotel booked by the "Doctor Strange" crew, Wu Yuan smiled and gave a close hug to the tall and horse-faced Benedict Cumberbatch.

For Wu Yuan, Benedict Cumberbatch is a well-known actor.

First of all, his name is very special - Benedict Cumberbatch, a name full of British flavor, whether it is the first name or the last name. Basically, you can tell at a glance that he is British, and he is relatively upper-class, perhaps his ancestors were British from aristocratic families.

This is indeed the case.

Cumberbatch's great-grandfather Henry Arnold Cumberbatch was the ambassador of the British Embassy in Turkey.

Grandfather Henry Carlton Cumberbatch was a British naval lieutenant commander who participated in the First and Second World Wars as a submarine commander.

Although there is no inheritance of aristocratic titles in the family, it is indeed a British upper-class family.

As for why he chose to become an actor, it was mainly influenced by his parents.

Both of his parents are actors. Under the influence of his parents, Benedict Cumberbatch was admitted to the drama academy and entered the acting circle after completing his studies.

Most Chinese movie fans and audiences have the main impression of him, that is, Sherlock Holmes in "Sherlock Holmes". He performed very well in this TV series and was unanimously recognized by audiences and fans around the world.

The British Daily Telegraph ranked him first in the "20 Greatest Sherlock Holmes in History" and was selected as the "Greatest Sherlock Holmes" by readers of Digital Spy.

You know, this is not easy.

If you want to make an analogy, it is probably that the status of Sherlock Holmes played by him in the minds of the British is similar to that of Sun Wukong played by Liu Xiaolingtong. They both performed the essence of the male protagonist of the classic masterpieces of their country and were deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

In this regard, another Sherlock Holmes next door, Robert Downey Jr., cannot compare.

What is even more admirable is that most actors, after having such a classic role, are generally bound by the role. When they play other roles in the future, the audience cannot get into the story at all, and only see the classic role image played by him.

There are countless examples of this. Liu Xiaolingtong can only be Sun Wukong forever, Chen He's Zeng Xiaoxian label is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and Sha Yi looks like Bai Zhantang no matter what he does.

But Benedict Cumberbatch can still break away from this role and bring new interpretations when he is regarded as "Sherlock Holmes" by audiences all over the world.

That is Doctor Strange - Stephen Strange!

This is not easy.

In the past, most Marvel roles restricted actors, just like Robert Downey Jr. was regarded as Iron Man wherever he went after playing Iron Man, and his public image became Playboy.

The same is true for classic roles such as Captain America, Thor, and Black Widow. Although they have brought unparalleled popularity to the actors, they have also made them merge with the roles and bound by the roles.

Benedict Cumberbatch is the only one who already had a world-famous classic image before starring in Marvel movies. On the contrary, by starring in Marvel movies, his image has been changed and he has escaped from the cage of roles.

Perhaps this is why he is willing to take on "Doctor Strange" when Hollywood's first-line actors are increasingly unwilling to play Marvel protagonists. He really needs a Marvel role to change his impression in the public's mind.

So, when Benedict Cumberbatch saw Wu Yuan, he was really happy from the bottom of his heart and hugged Wu Yuan with a bright smile: "Daniel, I'm glad to see you too."

"Everyone is waiting for you."

Yes, Wu Yuan was the last one to join the crew.

Including Wang Xueqi, who was invited by Wu Yuan, he joined the crew two days earlier than Wu Yuan.

But this is not a big deal. As the biggest boss during the filming of the crew, Wu Yuan has this right.

He laughed and skipped the topic, saying with a smile: "It's not a big deal. The crew will start filming tomorrow, right?"

"It seems that everyone is ready?"

It was not only Benedict Cumberbatch who welcomed Wu Yuan in the hotel lobby. Chiwetel Ejiofor, who played Baron Mordo, Mads Mikkelsen, who played Casillas, Benedict Wong, who played Wang, Rachel McAdams, who played Doctor Strange's lover, and Wang Xueqi, who was specially invited by Wu Yuan, were all present.

Everyone was an acquaintance, and Mads Mikkelsen had worked with Wu Yuan twice, making him an old acquaintance.

"Mads, I didn't expect you to take this role." Wu Yuan raised his eyebrows and chatted with Mads Mikkelsen with some surprise.

Mads Mikkelsen in this life is different from the last life. With the leading actor of the movie "Interstellar", he is not doing badly in Hollywood.

Although "Interstellar" is not a movie that can bring too much popularity to the actors, just like "Avatar", the audience is watching the science fiction story rather than the actors, but it is still a movie with a global box office of hundreds of millions of dollars.

Although Mads Mikkelsen is not a first-line actor in Hollywood now, he is definitely the second-to-first-line echelon.

Logically speaking, he should not and does not need to play a villain in a superhero movie.

So even though he knew that he played Casillas in the original version, Wu Yuan did not think that the crew could still ask him to play this time.

But unexpectedly, Mads Mikkelsen really came.

Faced with Wu Yuan's doubts, Mads Mikkelsen explained calmly: "They said you were the director, so I came."

What is this, repaying the favor of knowing you?

Wu Yuan was a little speechless. He didn't invest in this movie, he just came to work. Even if he wanted to repay the favor, he shouldn't do it in this one.

But he didn't say anything, just patted Mads Mikkelsen on the shoulder to show his gratitude.

At this time, Rachel McAdams, who had been standing quietly beside and looking at Wu Yuan with admiration, finally couldn't help it. She took the initiative to step forward and shook Wu Yuan's hand, and said excitedly: "Director Daniel, I'm very happy to work with you. I really like your movies."

"I have been your fan since "Juno". I have watched every one of your movies!"

"Excuse me, can you sign an autograph for me later?"

Wow, Wu Yuan looked at the beautiful girl in surprise. He really didn't expect that Rachel McAdams was actually his fan.

Rachel McAdams is a famous actress in Hollywood romance films. She became famous in Hollywood with the three romance films "The Notebook", "The Time Traveler's Wife" and "The Time Traveler", and she is quite pure.

However, in recent years, she has been actively transforming and taking the route of intellectual and sexy beauty, which is why she took the movie "Doctor Strange".

"Of course, no problem." Wu Yuan agreed with a smile, turned his head and looked at everyone, and said solemnly: "So, are you ready for the next 4 months of filming?"

Several actors looked at each other, responded to Wu Yuan's gaze, and nodded.

The next day, "Doctor Strange" officially started shooting in Kathmandu, Nepal! (End of this chapter)