Chapter 1372 1372 Role Components

The script of the work "Independence Day" has been criticized by many people because under the framework of the grand story, Roland Emmerich is too greedy and shows the grandness of the story with the appearance of all beings, but it leads to too many faces. , each line is briefly narrated, but it is not deeply portrayed, resulting in the characters being superficial, simply masked, and making the story bloated.

In the "Independence Day" story, the real protagonist should be the war scene. The magnificent war scene almost grabbed all attention. Relatively speaking, there are three characters who can be called the main role: Bill Pullman plays The President of the United States, the soldier Steven played by Will Smith, and the scientist David played by Jeff Goldblum.

The weights of these three roles are almost the same. Strictly speaking, Bill's role as the president of the United States will be slightly more important. He not only depicts family warmth, but also depicts his personal background and experience. The whole is relatively complete. . On the other hand, although Steven and David have also arranged the love line and described it simply, they are too simple and their completeness is inferior to the line of the US president.

The reason for this is actually very simple. In the cast of the "Independence Day" version, none of them are really big names. Although Bill has been famous for a long time, he has never been regarded as a first-line actor; Jeff can be regarded as a backbone actor, in many blockbusters. All of them performed well, but the single-acted starring works were lackluster; Will just transitioned from a TV actor to a movie actor. His previous debut work "Jedi Men" performed well, but he can only be regarded as a newcomer to the movie.

It is precisely because of this situation that the script almost divides the main scenes, and the three actors share it together to support the entire movie side by side.

Originally, the protagonists of the movie were special effects and war, and the scene was divided equally by three people, giving the three actors almost zero performance space. One of the many parts of "Independence Day" that was criticized by many people was actually the performance of the three leading actors without any bright spots, not only limited to the surface, but also pale. Although the poster and the cast list put Will at the top of the list, in fact he can't be regarded as the real protagonist - whether in terms of appearance time, role importance, and plot weight.

Hugo's impression of "Independence Day" was stuck on those spectacular special effects, but he forgot about this.

"You know Rick, he is interested in this work, and he hopes that it will allow you to make a commercial blockbuster for the first time and create a momentum that matches your worth." Joseph spread his hands and said helplessly, his eyebrows It also seemed a little disappointing, "Twentieth Century Fox has been planning for so long, they have started the pre-design and production of behind-the-scenes special effects since April, but they came up with such a plan as a result, your character weight can only be limited to at most. It is one of the three male protagonists, and it is not the one with the most, which is a shame for us. During the meeting today, Rick directly rejected Kevin's proposal without saving them any face. "

When Joseph said the latter, he also gloated a little. Once upon a time, the agent could be so tough in front of the eight major film production companies, even the creative artist agency was bound to have a sense of proportions. But today, Rick can almost be said to have directly swept the face of the representatives of 20th Century Fox, and even issued an expulsion order on the spot. Such a tough style is really rare.

"If it wasn't for the absolute hero who took the lead, Rick would never agree to take it." Joseph finally concluded.

"You mean the solitary hero in 'Terminator 2' who relies on one person to save the world?" Hugo joked with a smile.

Joseph did not deny it, but nodded, "This is a commercial movie, in order to highlight your status and worth, it is necessary, there is no room for negotiation. Rick said, if not, he would rather you continue to follow your own Willing to take on the film, and will not lower the price to play one of the three leading actors."

Hugo knew what Joseph meant, and he knew what Rick meant.

The situation of "Independence Day" is different from "Seven Deadly Sins" and "Schindler's List". Although Hugo played supporting roles in the latter two works, the situation is completely different.

"The Seven Deadly Sins" and "Schindler's List" are strictly not real commercial films, but more of a drama film full of profound connotations. Although Hugo played a supporting role, he was an important supporting role, and he was very important in promoting the Story progression has crucial pieces.

The importance of a character is never judged by the length of time, but by the importance of the character to the script. "The Silence of the Lambs" and "The Seven Deadly Sins" are two prime examples.

In commercial films, although people have been complaining about the individual heroism of the United States, almost every commercial film relies on the power of one person to turn the tide, including the "Speed ​​of Life and Death" starring Hugo, but this reflects not only the individual Heroism, at the same time, maximizes the personal appeal of the actors, and satisfies the audience's deep yearning and fantasy for heroes. Personal heroism is very necessary for commercial films, especially simple and crude popcorn commercial films.

With Hugo's current influence and appeal, if he starred in a commercial movie, he would not be the absolute core male lead, which is indeed unreasonable. Not only is it unacceptable for Rick, but also for the audience - it's absolutely ridiculous that everyone went into the movie theater for the actor Hugo, only to see the other two actors show their power. of.

In fact, this is not Rick's idea alone, but an industry rule. When Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Tom Hanks, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Harrison Ford were at their peak, in addition to their friendship cameos, their works were undoubtedly not absolute male protagonists— - Whether it is role weight or importance.

Tom Cruise was at his peak for ten years, and his agent even announced that "non-male leads will not be accepted", this is not a joke, it is the truth, except for the wizard Paul Thomas Anderson invited Tom to play" Except for a supporting role in "Magnolia", Tom did not play a supporting role in the 20 years at the peak of his acting career from 1986 to 2006.

Hugo’s current situation is even more special. Rick is determined to take on a commercial film for Hugo—a commercial film with real big investment and big production, and a film that truly matches Hugo’s worth and momentum today. It's an important milestone in your career. This is also an important reason why Rick is so careful.

Twentieth Century Fox's cautiousness in the first half year made Rick have high hopes for them, but in exchange for such a result, "One of the three male protagonists?" This is absolutely unacceptable.

In fact, as far as Hugo is concerned, he doesn't really mind. After all, as Joseph said, his perspective is different from that of Rick. The script of "Independence Day" is not good enough, and the characters are masked. He is interested in this script mainly because he has unforgettable memories of this work. This is indeed a popcorn commercial blockbuster worth remembering, so rain Guo also doesn't have much requirements for the script and for the characters.

However, as Rick said, it is either a cameo role and a friendship, or it is a heavier protagonist who takes the lead. Otherwise, commercial films like "Independence Day" wouldn't have much performance value for Hugo.

"I'm starting to miss 'Mission Impossible'." Hugo's words made Joseph immediately stunned. Seeing Joseph's stiff expression, Hugo laughed out loud.

Joseph sighed lightly and sighed, "If it were now, Paramount would definitely choose you."

Hugo shook his head, "That's maybe, never underestimate Tom's appeal." In the long history of Hollywood, Tom Cruise's box office appeal is unparalleled. Years have always been the most attractive member of the audience, and in the second decade of the 21st century, although people have been praising Johnny Depp, Robert Downey Jr., Jennifer Lawrence and others The box office appeal, but compared with Tom, it is not at the same level.

In the three decades of film history that Hugo is most familiar with, Tom Cruise is the undisputed number one at the box office. No one could shake it until 2014.

"Then give up this... er, 'the end of the world'?" It was almost called "Independence Day", but fortunately it was changed in time. If he really missed it, Hugo has no regrets. He handed over the two scripts of "The English Patient" and "Independence Day" to Rick last time, but to be honest, neither of these two works really made Hugo boil. a feeling of.

Although Hugo has some expectations for "Independence Day", not as an actor, but as an audience, looking forward to the shooting process of this kind of visual effect blockbuster, and looking forward to the process of concocting a grand commercial blockbuster with the behind-the-scenes production staff, this is more like The mentality of fans, he has always been curious about how the so-called "green screen acting" is filmed, which is also one of the joys of shooting commercial movies as he said to Leonardo before.

Joseph looked at Hugo, paused, and showed a smug smile, "Do you think Twentieth Century Fox would give up so easily? Or, do you think Rick would give up so easily? Besides, you too Underestimating the power you have in Hollywood right now."

Hugo raised his hands, "Although everyone says I'm at the top of the Hollywood pyramid, personally, I don't have any real feelings." Hugo's helpless expression matched his current big face, and he was really happy , so that Joseph laughed directly.

"Kevin said they would change the script as soon as possible, and then reconsider with us." Joseph continued with a smile, "Both Rick and I believe that this is part of their strategy, showing their sincerity - they not only They are willing to cooperate fully with the revision of the script, and they also put on a low profile in front of Rick. The real purpose is to cooperate. Rick guessed that they have already revised the script. After all, the script they handed over is known to everyone. You are absolutely impossible."

Sure enough, the direct game of big companies is not so simple.

Hugo shrugged, "Maybe I'll take this script now?" After speaking, he turned around and walked towards the inner court, leaving Joseph standing alone with a confused look on his face.