Two Hundred and Forty-Nine-I Believe He Will Continue to Succeed

Christian Bale walked to the director's seat. Facing the director with a cigarette in his mouth and a cold look on his face, he said directly: "It won't solve the problem if we continue like this. Naomi Watts' acting skills are not an obstacle, she just gets into the role to compare." slow."

The male lead in the crew looked serious and wanted to show from his attitude that his purpose in saying these words was not to challenge the director's authority, but purely for work.

Seeing that Wayne didn't mean to be angry, Christian Bale glanced at the time and continued nervously: "I think this shot can be shot in the afternoon to give Naomi Watts more time to adjust. After all, this shot It’s her first scene.”

For an actor, especially an actor who doesn't have a high profile, to point fingers at the director's shooting plan like this, he would not dare to do it on other crews, but he knows the character of the director in front of him. As long as it is for work, he will never do it. Being made difficult for.

"Okay." Wayne thought for a moment and waved in the direction of the car, asking Naomi Watts to come over. He raised his head and shouted to the assistant director: "Zach, tell everyone to take a break and continue shooting in the afternoon."

After saying that, he led his assistant to the director's trailer. This was a street in Brooklyn, New York, and was set up as a temporary studio by the crew. Originally, there weren't many shots here, and it was planned to be filmed in less than two days.

But if Naomi Watts is always NG, it’s really not certain how long it will take to finish filming.

She is the heroine of this drama, and her importance is self-evident, but she has never been able to get into the role. This is a headache for Wayne. The crew cannot accompany her all the time, otherwise the subsequent filming plans will be disrupted. chaos.

"What happened to you?"

Wayne asked angrily after returning to the trailer. This woman could obviously memorize the script, but when it came time to actually shoot, she acted like an amateur actress.

Naomi Watts raised her head, looked at him for a moment, and then immediately looked away. "I don't know. At first I just couldn't handle Christian, but then I couldn't find the feeling of the character."

"call."

Wayne let out a deep breath and pulled her to sit next to him. "Do you need me to help you? You have to understand, Nami, there are nearly 200 staff members on the crew, and we can't wait for you all the time."

"Give me some time, this kind of role is not a problem for me. I promise to return to normal in the afternoon." Naomi Watts said seriously.

"Okay, I have a personal suggestion."

While Nina was putting food on the table, he thought about it and said to the Australian girl: "You can try to communicate more with Christian. He has completely immersed himself in the role now. After all, your partner will have more roles." many."

Christian Bale really sank into the role, even a little too much. Wayne felt that he would wait until the film was finished. The actor will probably need a long break to break away from this role.

"I will try." Naomi Watts nodded and helped Miss Li lift all the lids of the lunch box. "Damn, why this Chinese food again? This is what we ate last night."

Nina raised her eyebrows playfully, picked up a piece of roast goose with her hands, and put it in her mouth. "How many days have you been here? You don't know, when I was filming "Joker" in New York that year, I followed the boss and ate these for more than a month."

It was obvious that the Cantonese-style Chinese food here was very different from what Hela's husband cooked in the manor. After taking a few bites, Naomi Watts shook her head and walked out of the trailer, ready to find some sandwiches to fill her stomach.

Before these dishes were delivered, they were cooked according to the instructions of the assistant lady, and the taste was not changed. Most North Americans may not be used to it.

"Jimmy called." Nina took out a tissue and wiped her hands. While her boss was eating, she quickly took out her notebook and repeated what her agent said.

After listening, Wayne nodded and said: "When the share is received, you notify Colin Howard and ask him to transfer the money as soon as possible. Also, tell Jimmy not to run to Miramax if you have nothing to do. Issues are resolved over the phone.”

He knows very well that with today's information dissemination speed, if a film wants to be a big hit, it must use a relatively reasonable method and use various media channels to carry out large-scale marketing and promotion.

Before the advent of the Internet era, these media resources were the channels through which people learned information, and if you wanted to use these channels, you had to invest large sums of money.

This is definitely a crazy plan, but the success rate is extremely high. As long as Harvey Weinstein can provoke enough social repercussions in the expected way, making money will definitely be indispensable.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, the crew came to life again. Naomi Watts sat alone for a whole noon. When it was ready to start shooting again, she directly opened the car door and sat in.

The recorder walked to Robert's camera, glanced at the two actors in the car, raised the slate, placed it in front of the camera, and slapped it down.

"Batman, scene sixty-nine, act three, begin!"

The two people in the car quickly entered the state, and they continued to be stuck on this short shot.

Naomi Watts suddenly turned to look at the male protagonist, with a hint of anger in her eyes, stretched out her arms, and slapped him twice on the face without hesitation.

After a few seconds, Wayne's voice rang out. "Cut! This time is very good, Nami. You have made great progress compared to the morning, but this is not enough. Your expression is a bit too much. Let's do another one!"

Then, while the makeup artist was applying makeup to Christian Bale, Wayne continued: "Your performance is as good as ever, keep it up."

All this is seen by the invisible Tim Burton. As long as the crew officially starts shooting, he will usually watch silently. Each director may have different shooting habits, but they definitely hate the producer's dictation. .

Although he has done a lot as a producer, he is also a director after all, so he can definitely understand the feelings.

Tim Burton could see that although this was definitely a film with strong commercial attributes, Wayne's requirements were very strict and he did not relax his requirements just because it was a commercial film adapted from a comic book.

As a producer who personally participated in the preparations, he had enough exchanges with Wayne in the early stage to fully understand why his partner had strict requirements on actors. This film is biased towards a realistic style and is in the same category as "Joker" The set city and the actors' performance are very important to the entire film.

The film not only requires the action scenes to be hard-hitting, but the characters in it must also be realistic. The same is true for this "Gotham". Darkness, sin, murder, and depression envelope the entire city. The combination of city and theme brings a world to the audience. The real Gotham.

The movie "Joker" only revealed a real corner of the city. On this basis, this movie will show more of Chi Luoluo's reality and bring to the audience that this is not a fiction, but a reality. The illusion of reality evokes the memory of the audience's empathy.

With more emotional resonance, the audience will look forward to Batman's rescue, and a Bruce Wayne with humanity will also deepen this sense of expectation and favorability.

Since the filming of the film, Tim Burton has discovered Christian Bale's acting talent since the scene in Hong Kong. Regardless of whether he got too involved in the film because of the seven or eight months of training. His performance is really good.

Many scenes in which the male protagonist's heart fluctuates are not difficult for him at all. Such difficult performances can be passed smoothly after three or five NG at most. On the contrary, in those short action scenes, he behaves like a normal person.

As a well-known director and producer in the industry, Tim Burton certainly understands why Christian Bale behaves like this, because he is too serious and wants to seize this rare opportunity.

This is a huge production with an investment of 120 million. Being able to choose him, a young actor who has not yet made his debut, as the leading actor instead of directly inviting an A-list actor, this invisibly puts huge pressure on him. Fortunately, this actor is dedicated enough. If nothing happens, he will become famous in one fell swoop.

There is also part of the pressure, which comes from director Wayne Greenberg. His films are naturally artistic, but they are also successful at the box office. This will bring more opportunities to aspiring actors, and it will also have a positive impact on the actors. Basic quality requirements are higher.

Tim Burton felt that Wayne should find an opportunity to have a good talk with Christian Bale to prevent the actor, who was already too involved in the film and under great pressure, from being overwhelmed by the pressure before the filming of the film was completed.

The filming is still in progress, Naomi Watts finally got into the role, and the second shot passed smoothly.

"Why don't you watch it?"

Tim Burton turned around and was about to return to the trailer when a question came from behind him. He looked back and saw that it was the more transparent third producer on the crew, DC Comics executive Digg Harris.

Everyone knew about this person's existence, but apart from attending the core team meeting, he didn't express any opinions about the shooting. He only kept his eyes open and his mouth closed.

Before Digger Harris came, he was indeed told by the CEO to only participate in the crew and watch, and he would never feel uncomfortable.

"I'm going to communicate with the third-party guarantee company to ensure that the crew's expenses are sufficient." Tim Burton came back and asked curiously: "What do you think about the filming?"

"In fact, I am a complete amateur when it comes to film production." Digger Harris shook his head and said without concealment. "However, I have always believed that director Wayne is the most suitable person for DC. Whether it is because of the great "Joker" or his work status, I believe that he will continue to be successful."