The Greatest Showman

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The small waves caused by the absence of the Golden Globe Awards turbulently for a while, and then disappeared into the sea of ​​information. The news of the official launch of "Rogue One" instantly occupied the front-page headlines of major media——

This is the big start of 2015!

finally! "Rogue One" has finally completed the preliminary preparations! After waiting and waiting, waiting and waiting, we can finally start work!

For avid moviegoers, this is undoubtedly good news; for Renly, the same is true.

Since the signing of the contract at the beginning of last year to confirm the performance, a year has passed in a blink of an eye. The filming of "Jurassic World" and "Lobster", which was signed later, have been completed, and even the post-production has been basically completed, and now the schedule has been arranged. , and "Rogue One" still has no news, which once again makes people feel the cumbersome and complex production of large projects.

In response to Renly, the reason given by Disney was the script. The constantly reworked script seemed to be in trouble and never achieved the expected value; and Renly has the power to review the script, which made Kathleen Kennedy even more. As a matter of concern, this wasted time.

But the news that Andy snooped on was another story: the director.

What really gets Disney into trouble is the director selection.

From the production process of the Marvel series, Disney gradually summed up the experience: a successful series can be inherited, just like an assembly line product. Kevin Feige steers the direction, determines the style, masters the rhythm, it's like a framework, and then the director fills in the gaps.

From the perspective of artistic creation, the director's imagination and control have been basically stifled, and Hollywood insiders have dubbed the Marvel director a "working boy"; but from the quality of the finished product, it can ensure the average level, or good or bad The bad is not too ups and downs, and it is more in line with Disney's requirements.

That's why Edgar-wright gave up the helm of "Ant-Man", the British director who rose to fame with "Shaun of the Zombie", who is the man with wild ideas and freewheeling creations 's label, bound by Disney, and naturally lost interest——

In fact, in the "Ant-Man" that was officially released later, in addition to the script still using Edgar's version, it also adopted a lot of his ideas and creativity, and successfully won a good reputation, proving the director's talent; but in the creative process Disney still wants to take the initiative in their own hands, which is why they tend to use TV directors - both Joss-whedon and the Russo brothers.

Here's a little mention of the difference between a TV director and a film director:

Television is known as the art of screenwriting, and the story is the foundation of the entire work, so the TV director’s narrative skills and actor scheduling are even better; movies are considered the director’s art, with stories coming in second, screen construction, scene scheduling, The unique charm of the film, such as video editing and shot trajectory, is the focus, and the director's imagination and control are more important.

Therefore, the shot scheduling and scene construction of the Marvel series have been reprimanded for lack of imagination. Even the main frame of the visual effects is choked by Kevin Feige. What the director can give to the work is only the character's personal charm. ——The character set built up by the sesame-sized humorous baggage is the part that TV directors are good at.

Marvel's successful experience is undoubtedly the best reference for the "Star Wars series". Just like Kevin Feige's position in Marvel, Catherine Kennedy's position in the "Star Wars series" is only high or not. Moreover, Catherine's desire to control is stronger and stronger, which also makes the director of the "Star Wars series" more powerful. It was ridiculed by industry insiders as a "marionette".

The problem now is the director.

The Star Wars series is a little different from Marvel.

Before the full rise of the Marvel series, the copyright of the super popular character Spider-Man did not belong to Disney, which also made Disney start with Iron Man, and then appeared in superheroes such as Thor, Guardians of the Galaxy, Ant-Man, Doctor Strange, etc., all of them. Not a first-line popular character of Marvel Comics, which also means that the fan base is relatively weak, giving Disney more space to insert the "persona" they conceived.

In other words, Disney has more room to play.

But the "Star Wars series" is a national series in North America. George Lucas has built a complete world view, and a strong and solid fan base has exerted incredible pressure on Kathleen Kennedy. Her every move Actions that may lead to fanatical fans, they will never allow Catherine to neglect or even spoil her spiritual support. The uproar has never stopped, which also makes preparations difficult.

Even within Lucasfilm, divisions arose.

Some people think that they should use big-name directors, because the director of the "Star Wars" series is George Lucas, and the director weight is not enough, it will definitely not satisfy fans - and once a big-name director is chosen, even if the work is not as expected, Fans can also put the blame on the director, not Lucasfilm.

Some people think that they should use no-name directors, follow the footsteps of the Marvel series, control the creativity, style and framework, etc. in their own hands, ignoring the requests of fans - they only know big-name directors, but they don't know if the director is suitable for the work. Style, what's more, even big-name directors may not be able to satisfy them; style is more important than directors, which is an important reason for Marvel's great success before dc.

One of the reasons.

Because of the restart of the "Star Wars series", it is too large, too grand, and too difficult, carrying countless high hopes, and the promotion work has always been difficult, and now it is in its infancy - everything is difficult at the beginning, and Katherine Kennedy faces more unknown factors Now, even if she is decisive and tough, she will inevitably need to consider it from a global perspective. Under the influence of all aspects, the emergence of difficulties is completely predictable.

"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" chose jj-Abrams to helm the director. From the perspective of industry insiders, Abrams, who started out as "Lost" and later became famous with "The Cloverfield File", He is undoubtedly the first sci-fi director among today's directors. His understanding of sci-fi works is highly recognized, and the acclaimed "Star Trek" in 2009 made him establish his position, which also made him take over " Mission: Impossible 4" producer work - to be recognized by Tom Cruise, this is undoubtedly another improvement.

Although last year's "Star Trek: Darkness" fell far short of expectations, Abrams' shot scheduling ability still showed a certain film quality, which is why industry insiders did not complain that Abrams was "TV" Director", which also led to Abrams' endorsement from Catherine as the first director of the Star Wars reboot.

But in fact, from the perspective of fans, Abrams has never been recognized. First, his shot scheduling and picture composition lack imagination. Although it cannot be said to be the quality of TV, he has not been able to get rid of the limitations of the small screen. The lack of imagination is also the essential gap between him and George Lucas; secondly, His exploration of character context and human nature is far from enough, which makes his sci-fi movies look superficial and definitely not the way sci-fi fans expect to see development.

It can even be said that Abrams is criticized and cursed by fans.

When it came to "Rogue One", the director's position became the focus of concentrated firepower.

After all, Katherine wanted to follow the success of the Marvel series, so she chose the fledgling British director Gareth-edwards (gareth-edwards) - the director born in 1975, did not shoot until 2010 His first work, "Monster", won numerous praises for its unique aesthetics and delicate emotions, and it entered the field of vision of major film companies in one fell swoop, which earned him the opportunity to direct "Godzilla".

After that, Gareth began to work on scene construction, shot scheduling, and image shaping.

Then came the summer vacation, "Godzilla" was officially released, and Gareth's aesthetic style received praise, but unfortunately, the box office results were not satisfactory.

In an instant, doubts about Gareth Edwards surged: maybe he is good enough, but he may not be able to control the commercial blockbuster; maybe he is unique enough, but he may not be able to fit the "Star Wars series". Style; maybe he's good enough, but he's not necessarily the best.

So, should Gareth be replaced? Before mistakes are made.

The internal debate at Lucasfilm broke out completely, and even Catherine had to reconsider the estimate-although Gareth was still continuing his work, Catherine did start to think about the possibility of other directors, and the candidates were all over the place. Entering the line of sight, a new round of evaluation begins.

Evaluating aside for a moment, Gareth also faced a lot of pressure, which inevitably disrupted his work - don't forget, he had only made two films in his entire career before Rogue One. Works, the first is "Monster", the second is "Godzilla".

Although Gareth was calm and sophisticated, he inevitably began to murmur, and his self-confidence was disturbed, which in turn affected his preparations.

As a result, the preparations for "Rogue One" have been delayed - the director's screening work does not seem to have made much progress.

At the end of the rounds, until October, Katherine Kennedy finally showed her determination and determination, and officially confirmed the director position of Gareth Edwards. No matter what, they will not change the director, Lucas All disputes within the film industry have also ended.

Next, with the cooperation of Gareth and the producers, they began to select the behind-the-scenes production staff and other cast members other than the protagonist. When the time entered December, the entire crew was finally officially confirmed. The production plan was officially started.

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