Chapter 864 Split Personality

In summer in Los Angeles, once the sun rises, the weather will become hot.

A dozen paparazzi gathered in the shade near the main entrance of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, looking at the door from time to time, waiting for the target person to come out.

Last night, a news informant revealed that Martin Davis spent the night in the hotel with Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain.

These Hollywood stars are too good at playing, and they have no moral bottom line at all.

However, the paparazzi are used to it. Isn’t the entertainment industry all over the world like this?

It didn’t take too long for the main door of the hotel to open. Martin, wearing sunglasses, came out with Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain and walked towards the roadside parking area in front.

The three of them talked and laughed while walking, and there was physical interaction. The relationship was not ordinary.

The paparazzi took up cameras and video cameras to take pictures. Although the gossip about Martin was not particularly valuable, it could still be sold for thousands of dollars.

As for the reason for being worthless, it was not that Martin was not famous enough or too popular, but that there were too many gossips.

For example, if they took photos of Tom Hanks cheating, it would definitely be a big news that would make a sensation across the United States.

But if they took photos of Martin, that would be the only thing that happened.

Seeing the three shameless Hollywood stars get in the car, the paparazzi immediately dispersed, or tweeted directly, or contacted other media buyers.

In less than half an hour, the gossip that Martin dated two people had spread all over the Internet.

The onlookers were amazed when they saw it.

Martin drove himself to send Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain away separately, and then went to the Beverly Psychological Clinic.

A few days ago, he made an appointment with Laura, the psychologist when he played the Joker.

In the spacious office, Dr. Laura, wearing a white coat, pushed up her glasses, looked at Martin sitting opposite, silently opened the cupboard, took out one of the blankets, and said, "I have been preparing it for you, but you never come again."

A few years ago, Martin claimed that he came here for treatment every week because of the serious psychological problems brought by the Joker, but in fact he just slept here for a while.

He did not take the blanket, waved his hand, and said: "I came here for consultation today, not because I encountered a problem, but because of the role."

Dr. Laura took back the blanket and asked: "A role like the Joker?"

Martin said directly: "I don't know if you haven't seen the news. I am going to play a role with multiple personalities."

Due to past intersections, Laura has been paying attention to Martin's related news. She nodded slightly and said: "Adapted from Billy Milligan?"

Martin opened the bag he brought and put some of the information he brought on the table: "This is Billy Milligan's personal information."

"No need." Laura smiled: "Billy is the focus of research by all psychologists in North America. I studied all his cases in detail as early as college."'

Martin was not surprised. Not to mention the professional circle, even many Hollywood multiple personality characters are based on Billy Milligan: "I came here to ask about multiple personality issues."

He simply said: "Although I have met Billy several times, he is so sick that he can't get out of bed and has difficulty speaking. Others I have also met several patients with multiple personalities, but they are not as clear as Billy, and feel a little abstract.

The topic gradually entered Laura's professional field, and she asked: "What specific aspects do you mean by abstract?"

Martin thought for a while and said: "I have seen several patients with dual or triple personalities. The expression of each personality is not particularly different from other personalities. It may be reflected in various ways in life, but it is bound to confuse the audience in a movie of more than 2 hours.

Laura's psychological clinic is located in Beverly, and the most clients are actors. She immediately understood what Martin meant and said: "I don't understand much about acting, but the manifestation of split personality... well, how to say it, maybe everyone has two or three sides on the psychological level, and most people can control it and decide what face to use when to deal with a person or something.

Martin nodded slightly. In fact, he is such a person. Even most Hollywood stars have two or more faces to deal with different occasions.

Laura added: "For some patients with multiple personality disorder, in the initial stage of the disease, one or more hidden aspects are constantly magnified and gradually become independent, forming semi-complete or complete self-cognition. The latter is relatively rare, but the performance is particularly obvious."

Martin understood: "That is to say, the other personalities of the patients I have seen may not have formed a complete self-cognition?"

"It is possible." Laura simply analyzed: "Patients like Billy are very rare even among schizophrenia. According to the information left over from that year, each of his personalities has a relatively complete self-cognition."

Martin asked: "Does each personality also have different external expressions?"

Laura was quite serious when discussing work: "This is exactly what I want to say. If you want the audience to clearly identify each personality in the movie, you can start from this aspect. According to what I know, each personality becomes a complete body, with its own personality and hobbies, from small things like food, clothing, housing, transportation, joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness to big things like the view of the world, they are all different."

Martin pondered and said: "External characteristics are a manifestation of the inner personality, and completely different personalities can be expressed through distinct external characteristics."

Laura said: "I don't know much about professional performances."

"Thank you for your help." Martin still gained something.

Laura smiled, went to the file cabinet at the back, took out a few folders, and found some information from them: "I have some cases here, the kind that can be made public, maybe it will help you."

She sighed: "In fact, there are several more typical cases, but the patient's family asked for confidentiality, so I can't disclose it."

Martin took the documents one by one and found that one of them was a murderer, and said: "These are very helpful to me."

Laura said again: "Remember to return it to me after reading it... before the end of the year."

Martin put it away: "I will return it to you in November."

David Fincher is preparing, and the project "Split" is expected to start filming in early November.

Laura smiled and said: "Before the end of the year."

Martin quickly said goodbye and left. After returning home, he read the information Laura gave him.

The focus is on a serial killer.

This person committed a series of crimes in Stockton, California, killing six people and seriously injuring one person.

All the victims are unrelated, and the murderer killed randomly at night.

The murderer is an elite executive of a company. He comes from a good family. After being arrested, his lawyer applied for a mental illness diagnosis and was diagnosed with split personality. His second personality has serious antisocial tendencies.

In his daily work and life, this person is very gentle and is recognized as a good person by his surroundings. No one expected that he could commit serial murders.

Laura gave Martin not only text materials, but also some photos.

Martin found two photos that best represent gentleness and violence. One is the murderer at work, and the other is the last time he was caught.

Although they look the same, from the expression, they are simply two people.

Or two people with split lives.

One is a social elite in a suit and a relatively gentle personality, and the other is a killer who wanders in the dark alleys like a tramp.

This also gave Martin some references.

The difference in clothing, styling and expression is also the key to shaping a character.

Sometimes, when winning an Oscar for acting, makeup and styling are even greater than acting.

The most typical example is Charlize Theron.

In fact, after watching many movies of Charlize, it is not difficult to find that her acting skills are very average.

Martin carefully read the information he had brought for a while, and called Thomas to ask him to contact the prison to see if he could meet the serial killer.

At the end of the script of "Split", the male protagonist will have a terrifying personality, a sadistic killer.

Although the movie is adapted from Billy Milligan, the script is not a repetition of reality, and the plot is more wild and violent than Billy Milligan's experience.

Thomas acted quickly and contacted the state prison directly.

Martin met the murderer three days later. Although the other party was wearing prison clothes, he gave people a gentle feeling.

He looked like an ordinary person.

In fact, what Martin wanted to see most was the serial killer, but the meeting time was limited, and the prison would not let him deliberately provoke the other party and cause emotional out-of-control.

After a half-hour meeting, Martin left the state prison.

In the car, Thomas asked, "How was it?"

Martin said, "I got something, but not much. I didn't see what I wanted to see the most."

Thomas said, "I can't let him kill someone on the spot for you to see."

Martin leaned his arm on the armrest of the seat and said, "I have also experienced the feeling of sudden killing, and I am no worse than him."

Thomas remembered that Martin was not an ordinary Hollywood star. He really killed people, and it seemed that the number of people he killed was in double digits.

Back in Burbank, the car drove directly into the Disney Studios.

David Fincher gathered his team and was preparing "Split" at the Disney Studios.

In the office, Martin met David Fincher and congratulated him first: "I didn't expect that the political thriller you shot and produced was so exciting. I heard that "House of Cards" broke a series of on-demand records of Netflix?"

David Fincher smiled and said: "Netflix's special on-demand mode has contributed greatly."

Martin said: "In the past, TV stations were all weekly broadcasts. Netflix released all the episodes at once, which made people enjoy watching. This broadcast mode is more suitable for the current fast-paced life."

David Fincher agreed: "If "House of Cards" still adopted the weekly broadcast method, the reputation would still be very good, but it would not be to the extent it is now."

Martin said: "Perhaps Netflix will bring another possibility to Hollywood." He turned back to the topic: "Is the project preparation going smoothly?"

David Fincher briefly introduced: "The studio is setting up the scene. The film has relatively few scenes. I plan to shoot all the scenes in Los Angeles. This film will be shown from a micro level. Your role is the top priority."

Martin understood what he meant: "I am already preparing. I just went to the state prison to see a serial killer with a dual personality. After the publicity notice for "Interstellar" is over, I plan to get in touch with more schizophrenia patients and go to relevant physical therapy centers to experience life in reality."

David Fincher said: "The core of this film is your character creation, not the story of the film. Are you Want to impact the Oscar again through this film? "

This is obvious, Martin replied: "Yes, I really want to win another Oscar for Best Actor."

David Fincher is currently in the second creative peak of his life, and his state and thinking are not ordinary. He said: "As we discussed, I will not show 24 personalities. The length of the movie is limited. Doing so will only make each personality rush through, and the audience can't tell who is who. "

Martin continued: "I agree with your point of view. Select a few personalities with a large span to focus on describing them. I will give each independent personality its own characteristics to make it a truly independent individual. "

He talked about the role situation he had been thinking about for the past two days in detail.

"There is one thing that is not quite accurate and is different from what I think." David Fincher knows Martin's style and knows that he is a person who can listen to advice. He said: "Although different personalities use simple stereotyped performances in character creation, which is easier to impress the audience, they are not completely separated from each other, but derived from one person. "

Martin showed a thoughtful look.

David Fincher said from the perspective of a director: "You need to be able to control your performance. When you control it, the character you create should be both single and independent. When you control it, the audience should also feel that this is a complete person who is controlled by different personalities alternately."

He emphasized: "These personalities are not completely independent. You have to grasp the connection between them."

Movies are not reality. Directors like David Fincher have more say in movies and characters. Martin listened to him, thought about it for a while, and said: "A large-scale face-changing and costume show? I am me, and I am not me?"

David Fincher understood and nodded slightly: "That's right."

He reminded: "Martin, you just need to focus on the role itself. Other things outside the role, including the story, logic and type of the film, etc., are all left to me and Louise to handle."

Martin responded: "I will do my best to shape this role. If I overexert myself during filming, you must remind me."

"I believe in your acting skills. This role is not difficult for you." David Fincher said a few simple words about the movie: "I plan to shoot this movie into a dark-style locked room thriller killing type."

Martin said: "You will control the entire movie, and I will shape the role."

Later, the two exchanged more related work.

This film will start shooting in early November. David Fincher is famous for his slow work and meticulous work, and has planned a 70-day shooting schedule.

Afterwards, Martin joined Nolan's crew and began to be busy with the promotion of "Interstellar".