Chapter 1399 The Director's Wisdom

"Martin?!"

Spielberg exclaimed immediately after hearing the name and laughed: "To be honest, he is also the most suitable director for this movie in my mind!"

After that, Spielberg added: "Martin's style is more realistic, the tone is cold, and the overall style is very suitable for the movie "Infernal Affairs", and he will definitely be able to combine the image of police and gangsters in the United States, The conflict is very American, and I believe that if Martin directed it, the film would have been more successful, and I believe that Martin himself would be very interested in this film, and this content is so suitable for him.”

Li Mu nodded. As a Hollywood director, Spielberg must have a very good understanding of his Hollywood counterparts, and he must see things better than himself. He is so optimistic about Martin, and believes that Martin will understand the script of this movie. If you're interested, then this thing is basically stable.

So Li Mu asked him: "Steven, I will arrange for someone to mail you a DVD today. When you are resting, ask Leonardo and Tom to watch this movie together. Don't tell them about me. What do you want to do, let them see it, feel it, ask them what they think of the movie, and then tell me."

Spielberg asked in surprise: "Why, you want them to play this movie?"

Li Mu smiled and said, "I really can't hide anything from you."

After that, Li Mu said calmly: "Yes, I really want them both to play, Leonardo to play the undercover police officer, and Tom to play his boss, the two of them are partners."

"Understood." Spielberg thought for a moment and said: "I think it's very good, Leonardo is suitable for such a relatively complicated role, as for Tom, you can play anything you want him, this guy is almost the planet The best actor ever!"

Li Mu said with a smile, "Then it's hard, you can help me see if they are interested in this movie. If they are interested, I will talk to them."

"OK." Spielberg nodded slightly and asked again: "What about the other leading actors? Do you have any ideas? Especially the one who played opposite Leonardo."

Li Mu said, "Matt Damon, what do you think?"

Spielberg thought about it for a while and said seriously: "Matt is a good actor, I worked with him a long time ago in "Saving Private Ryan", but Mr. Li, speaking from the bottom of my heart, I think Matt Not very suitable for the role."

Li Mu asked curiously, "Oh? Why do you say that?"

Spielberg said: "I have seen the Hong Kong version of Infernal Affairs,

I think if you want to remake this movie in Hollywood, no matter how you change it, the background setting of the story cannot be changed greatly. For example, the undercover policeman, he was originally a sunny, handsome and promising on the right track. A young man, but because he took on the task of undercover, he made himself vicissitudes, depression and unscrupulousness. This is a big contrast for this character, and Leonardo can interpret this contrast very well;"

"However, another dirty cop who provides intelligence to the underworld, he was supposed to be a self-deprecating, sloppy gangster, but when he succeeds in the police world, he has to become bright, beautiful, and in others Always maintain a perfect image in front of you. If you don't prepare for this setting, then the character of the role player has very high requirements. First, he is handsome, and second is ruffian. Matt is indeed a good actor, but... say To be honest, he's not that handsome, and ruffian... To be honest, I don't think it's his specialty either."

Speaking of this, Spielberg said earnestly: "Mr. Li, in addition to in-depth understanding of the actor's acting skills, personality and character, the selection of actors is often more superficial. Take a look at his appearance, he is visually The quality to show to others, like Matt, he's great, so I cast him to play Ryan in Saving Private Ryan, but James Cameron would pick him 10,000 times and wouldn't pick him Playing the lead actor in Titanic, I mean, you understand?"

"Well..." Li Mu frowned, thinking about Spielberg's words, and fell silent.

Watching "The Departed" in his last life, Li Mu didn't find much of this problem. He just felt that although the two films had roughly the same frame, they were both endowed with their own unique cultural characteristics. Chinese audiences who watched the original "Infernal Affairs" would feel that The American version of "The Departed" has no connotations, but when Americans watch the Hong Kong version of "Infernal Affairs", they feel that there are too many twists and turns, and their speeches are also a bit laconic and pretentious, and their blood is not enough.

However, Li Mu is relatively objective. He thinks that the two films are both excellent films, and based on different cultures, there is no need to compare the high and the low, just like the plot in Cheng Long's "Shuanglonghui", even if it is Twin brothers, one grew up in Western culture, and the other was thrown into the streets of Hong Kong to struggle, the two will have completely opposite personalities. You can't say that the one who grew up in the West can play the piano, and the one who grew up on the streets of Hong Kong must be better. That one can play strong.

But now that Spielberg has said this, Li Mu really feels that Matt Damon in the American version of "The Departed" is a little bit incompatible with this character's shaping.

In the Hong Kong version, the images of the two when they were young were Chen Guanxi and Yu Wenle. Both of them were very good-looking. After several years of undercover undercover, Yu Wenle became the decadent and vicissitudes of Liang Chaowei. There is no need to take pictures of how Liang Chaowei's undercover has been in the past few years, but the transition of this image and temperament can very well explain how hard Liang Chaowei has endured undercover for several years;

And the handsome and slightly ruffian Chen Guanxi, after a few years, has become the same handsome, sunny, well-dressed and talented Liu Dehua, which is enough to see from the image how well he has been in the police field in recent years. The water rises, the good guys are down and the bad guys are cool, this contrast is not too strong.

However, Matt Damon is really not a handsome guy. Therefore, from the perspective of image and temperament, he is basically not suitable for playing a successful person in high society, so let him play Liu Dehua's role in "Infernal Affairs". The characters are somewhat lacking in image and temperament.

Spielberg means that Li Mu needs to find a character like Liu Dehua, who is handsome, looks very successful, and is very Nie, in order to better play the role's own contrast, and play with his opponents. Leonardo's stark contrast.

Just imagine, if Liu Dehua in the Hong Kong version of "Infernal Affairs" was replaced by Cheng Long, it would not be quite right...

After being pointed out by Spielberg, Li Mu immediately gave up the plan to use Matt Damon, but he couldn't think of which actors would be suitable for him for a while.

So he said, "What do you think about getting in touch with Martin Scorsese first, and if he takes the show, let him cast the role?"

Spielberg immediately said: "Mr. Li, based on what I know about Martin, he will definitely take on this play, and he will definitely let Leonardo play the male lead, which coincides with you. But, frankly speaking, Martin's vision for casting is not very good, so I suggest that it is best not to let him choose the core role."

Li Mu nodded: "I understand, I want to choose the handsome one."

After speaking, Li Mu asked him, "What do you think of Brad Pitt?"

Spielberg laughed: "Handsome is very handsome, but he is not suitable for wearing a suit and tie and playing a young, promising and successful person."

When Li Mu thought about it, the image of his buddy with a scruffy beard was indeed inappropriate.

Johnny Depp is also handsome, but also inappropriate.

Tom Cruise? Forget it, he was suppressed by himself, and he would not use him to act in any of the films he participated in.

Keanu Reeves? This eldest brother is handsome and handsome, but he is already 39 this year. He is obviously not at the same age as Leonardo, and this eldest brother always looks full of arrogance and righteousness.

Li Mu thought about it for a long time and couldn't think of a suitable candidate, so he smacked his lips and asked Spielberg, "Steven, do you have any good suggestions for this role?"

Spielberg thought for a while and asked Li Mu, "Have you seen Michael Bay's "Pearl Harbor"?"

"Seen."

Spielberg laughed: "Then you should know the actor Ben Affleck who has worked with him more?"

"Ben Affleck?" Li Mu searched for the actor's impression and suddenly felt enlightened.

"You mean to have Ben Affleck play opposite Leonardo?"

"Yes." Spielberg laughed: "Ben Affleck, his acting skills are ok, his image is also ok, wearing a suit and tie can definitely control the role of a young successful person, and he can also control the evil. On the one hand, and he is about the same age as Leonardo, it should be very suitable to use him to play with Leonardo."

Li Mu nodded in agreement and said, "Then list him as the first candidate. We can ask him to audition at that time."

"OK." Spielberg said with a smile: "Let DreamWorks contact Martin next. Our personal relationship is still very good. If he is ok, then the production team will try to let him form. After all, the director has I like to work with the closely-cooperating production team. As for the selection of other actors, we can discuss it later. The most important thing at the moment is to confirm the good intention with Martin first, and then start the script adaptation, remake this film and hope to make it in Hollywood and other countries. The North American market has achieved good results, and the adaptation of the script is very important."

"That's right." Li Mu said with great agreement: "The issue of the script is very critical. After Martin agrees to cooperate, I will communicate with the screenwriter of the original "Infernal Affairs" team and let them participate appropriately."

After finishing speaking, Li Mu said to Spielberg again: "Steven, I will trouble you to produce this movie."

"no problem!"