Chapter 874 Martin and the Crossdresser

Disney Studios, inside the makeup trailer.

Martin sat in front of the makeup mirror, letting two female makeup artists draw his eyebrows and eyes, and put on a wig.

The costume was a red short skirt, hanging next to it.

When the makeup was finished, Martin first changed into a red skirt, then put on black stockings, and then stepped on high-heeled boots, and a tall cross-dressing man was freshly baked.

Bruce crossed his arms and looked at Martin standing up, saying: "Do you want me to help you? You won't fall, will you?"

"What a joke." Martin stepped on high-heeled leather boots and walked cat steps.

"Split" officially started shooting today. In order to stimulate Martin to get into the state quickly, David Fincher shot the cross-dressing personality in the first scene.

A character with a particularly strong contrast.

There are many cross-dressing men in Los Angeles.

Martin has come into contact with more than a dozen, but those can only be called monsters and demons, which are completely different from the female personality of the male protagonist he is going to play.

Last month, he took time to go to New York to meet with Karolina Kurkova and old fox Angela Lindwall, and received professional guidance from them.

Martin's professionalism as an actor is beyond doubt.

From the moment he stepped off the makeup trailer, he acted like a woman.

Martin is a pragmatist, not a methodist, and has no idea of ​​turning himself into a woman in front of and behind the camera.

Entering the set, David Fincher looked at Martin and said, "Not bad, but a little too strong."

Martin pulled up his prosthetic breast and said, "Do you have to wear this thing? It's very uncomfortable."

David Fincher lowered his voice and said, "You know the current environment in Hollywood better than I do. This female personality will be the key to winning an Oscar."

Martin understood and said, "Let's get started."

David Fincher asked the assistant director to notify all departments to prepare.

Martin entered the set, which was a basement decorated as a prison cell, and the three actresses had already arrived.

On the long sofa on the left sat Anya Taylor-Joy in a gray tights.

Ana de Armas and Sofia Stallone sat shoulder to shoulder on the bed on the right.

All three of them turned their eyes to Martin. Sofia, who was most familiar with Martin, said, "Wow, Martin, you are so beautiful."

Martin smiled implicitly: "Three of you, are you ready?"

Anya said first: "I'm ready a long time ago. Martin, don't you remember? We have rehearsed this scene."

Sofia glanced at the strange-looking peer opposite her and cursed her in her heart.

Ana de Armas' eyes flickered, and I don't know what she was thinking.

Compared with Anya and Sofia, this actress who went from Cuba to Spain, and then from Spain to Hollywood, and has not become popular for ten years, has a more complicated mind.

She didn't say anything, but just made preparations for the shooting.

The crew was ready, and with the script clerk hitting the board, the first scene of "Split" officially began shooting.

Martin opened the door of the basement and entered the cell. The cameraman started shooting from his side.

Because of his height, long legs, and wearing a wig and prosthetic breasts, Martin looks very fit in the camera.

David Fincher called a halt to the filming and said, "Adjust the camera position and lens, lower the camera position further, and shoot the scene of the male protagonist entering the door from an upward angle."

Director of photography Jeff Kronweiss immediately asked his subordinates to make adjustments.

Martin left the cell and came outside the door.

Soon, the filming resumed.

After the script supervisor hit the board, Martin opened the door and walked into the cell with a cat-like step.

The main camera first shot from an upward angle, then moved along the slide to Martin's front, raised the lens from bottom to top, and finally gave Martin a close-up of his face.

Martin wore female makeup, but he was completely different from those LGBTQ monsters. He put his hands in front of him, his eyes were particularly soft, and his shoulders were deliberately lowered, looking more relaxed.

This shot was shot smoothly, mainly to show the external appearance of the male protagonist's female personality. Anya, Anna and Sofia only needed to serve as background boards.

"Stop, this one passed!" David Fincher shouted, "Martin, well done, keep up your form."

Martin gave a thumbs up to the director's monitor and then changed his position.

The shooting started again. This time there was a dialogue, and the three actresses also joined the camera, no longer just a background board.

After a few shots, the acting skills were clear at a glance. Sofia was undoubtedly the worst one.

Of course, she had no problem with her basic ability to deal with a pure vase role, and she was at ease.

The next shooting also had the characteristics of the female personality. David Fincher added cleanliness to her.

In addition, it was necessary to pave the way for the torture and killing of the personality at the end.

Every personality split out by the male protagonist will be like this.

This is also the key to organically connecting all the personalities.

In the morning, a lot of scenes of the female personality were shot. Because the preparation was sufficient, Martin was fine in terms of performance, but he just felt uncomfortable in his feet.

High heels are really uncomfortable to wear on feet.

Martin changed into casual shoes and went to have lunch. Just as he was about to enter the trailer after lunch, Ana de Armas came over.

This Latin American actress, who has changed three countries and spent nearly ten years, but still has not made a name for herself, greeted Martin with a smile, glanced at the shoes Martin changed, and said, "I saw that you were not very used to high heels during the filming."

Martin said, "I have never worn them before, so I ignored the problem of shoes."

Anna came prepared: "Me too, wearing high heels for a long time will make my feet very uncomfortable. Later, I learned foot massage. After changing high heels, I massaged them to help blood circulation and relieve foot fatigue."

She was very direct: "You have been walking around in high-heeled leather boots all morning, and you have never worn them before. Will it affect your performance later? Can I massage you?"

Martin looked at her slightly.

Anna knew very well that it was useless to lie in front of a big shot in the industry like Martin: "I just want to help you. Your condition is directly related to the quality of the film. If this film is a big hit, I can also benefit."

"Come in." Martin opened the car door and waited for others to follow him up. He said, "You are welcome."

The trailers were all similar in structure. Anna asked Martin a question, went to the bathroom and got a basin of hot water, and said to Martin, "You sit on the sofa, take off your shoes, and I will wash your feet."

Martin has always been able to listen to other people's opinions. He immediately sat on the sofa and kicked off his shoes.

Anna lifted Martin's feet and pressed them into the basin. While washing Martin's feet, she said, "I have been to many places over the years. In East Asia, they believe that washing feet with hot water is good for promoting blood circulation."

Martin seemed to see No. 88, who was good at chatting and pressing and had excellent skills, and responded casually, "I have heard of it too."

Anna talked about her experiences in Cuba and Spain. She spoke very nicely and emphasized her importance to the family from time to time.

"When I was young, I also wanted to come to Hollywood to develop." She put Martin's feet on her legs, pressing and talking: "At that time, there were two crews to choose from, one from Hollywood and one from Spain, but the Hollywood crew only paid me $3,000, and the Spanish crew not only gave me a supporting actress, but also matched me with 15,000 euros in salary."

Martin was very relaxed: "You chose the Spanish crew?"

Anna nodded: "Although in the long run, I may have become famous if I chose the Hollywood crew, but at that time my father was unemployed at home, my mother was sick again, and my brother had just been admitted to university and needed a large amount of tuition, so I had to choose the one with a higher salary."

These words, coupled with Anna's foot massage, Martin suddenly had a weird feeling, and inexplicably remembered a classic copywriting with great literary talent.

"A gambling father, a sick mother, a domestic violence ex-husband, a broken her, a two-year-old brother who went to school..."

Martin and Anna talked about everything from Cuba to Spain, from film art to acting skills.

Anna held the strong big foot in her arms.

Martin felt like he was surrounded by cotton.

Anna massaged it with her heart, and directly pressed it against her chest.

In the afternoon, Martin entered the set on time, his feet and legs were not sore, he was full of energy and in great shape.

Movie performances require explosive acting skills.

Martin had a small climax of performance explosion on the first day of filming.

During the filming break, David Fincher was curious and asked Martin who came to watch the camera: "Why did you get so good this time?"

Martin thought about it and said: "The happiness of the soles of the feet can make people excited."

David Fincher didn't understand, but the work was important, so he immediately turned back to filming and reminded Martin of the precautions for the next scene.

No matter how well prepared you are during the preparation period, various problems will arise during filming, especially when the director suddenly has a burst of inspiration and will make appropriate adjustments to some scenes and shots.

In addition to playing the leading actor, Martin would come to the director's monitor from time to time to discuss directing with David Fincher.

Most of the time, of course, David Fincher was the one who spoke, and he listened and learned.

In the next two days, the crew was all filming the female personality scenes. Every day after lunch, Anna would enter Martin's trailer to help him massage his feet that were tortured by high heels.

This fully ensured Martin's state when he played the female personality.

On the last afternoon of filming this part, Nicholson and Leonardo came to watch the fun.

The two were somewhat surprised to see Martin's skillful grasp of the role.

Leonardo seemed to understand something: "No wonder Martin can open the Pandora's box of demons and monsters. His hidden side is a cross-dresser."

Nicholson said: "There is some truth in it. Looking at his performance just now, it is engraved in his bones. Even at my peak, I can't act out the taste of a cross-dresser... No, Marlon Brando and I can't do it together."

Leonardo immediately seized the opportunity: "Maybe you can just use butter a few more times."

Nicholson glanced at Martin who went behind the director's monitor and questioned Leonardo: "Don't you have a sense of urgency?"

"A sense of urgency?" Leonardo was surprised.

Nicholson pointed at Martin: "His acting skills are better than yours, and he is also humbly working hard to learn about directing. What about you? You only know how to eat, drink and have fun. You are sure to lose the bet."

Leonardo looked at the director's monitor and found that Martin, dressed in women's clothes, was concentrating on discussing with David Fincher. He couldn't help but say: "It's so fucking unfair!"

He frowned and glared: "How did Martin say that word? I remember, Martin, this bastard wants to kill me! As a top star in the circle, he doesn't go out to eat, drink and have fun, but actually wants to be a director. He's too much!"

After discussing with David Fincher, Martin entered the set again and shot three shots in a row.

The scene about female personality ended here.

When he came to the rest area, Martin kicked off his high-heeled leather boots, put on slippers, reached into his clothes, and took off his prosthetic breasts.

Nicholson, the old bastard, shouted, "Don't take it off yet, don't take it off yet."

Martin thought he had something wrong: "What's wrong?"

Nicholson walked over quickly and stretched out a pair of old hands like chicken claws: "Let me touch it first and see how it feels!"

Martin dodged his hand, took it off and put it on Nicholson's head: "I give it to you!"

Nicholson took it off and threw it to Leonardo: "Take it back and collect it. When Martin wins an Oscar for this role, this thing can be sold for hundreds of thousands of dollars!"

Martin said, "I was careless!"

Leonardo is also a bastard The egg was actually put away: "In a few years, we will hold a special auction, which will surely make a sensation around the world."

Martin took off her wig, took off her skirt jacket, took the T-shirt handed by Bruce and put it on, saying: "Forget it, I won't bother with you two bastards, I'll give the things to you."

Nicholson grabbed Martin and called Leonardo over. The two blocked Martin in the middle. He said: "Old Bruce, take a group photo while Martin is neither male nor female."

Bruce took out his mobile phone to take a group photo of the three of them and sent it to Nicholson and Leonardo respectively.

Martin went to remove makeup and change clothes, came out to meet up with two best friends, and rushed to Nolan's residence in Beverly Hills to participate in the screening of "Interstellar".

This film is Warner Pictures' top award-winning project this year. Nolan's goal is to get at least one Best Director nomination.

In addition to filming, Martin will also participate in some Oscar publicity and public relations for "Interstellar". He also has a request, hoping to get another Best Actor nomination.

Both Leonardo and Nicholson received invitations from Warner Bros., and both have worked with Warner Bros. for many years.

Interstellar, which was released in July, has not yet been removed from North American theaters. In order to win Oscars, it is still being screened in a few theaters in major cities such as New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.

The reputation of the film has further polarized over time. In addition to the crazy Nolan fans in North America, there are also equally crazy Nolan haters.

However, Interstellar has achieved great commercial success, with a total North American box office of 337 million US dollars and a global box office of 887 million US dollars.

Martin and Nolan have benefited the most from the huge commercial success on a personal level.

Both films starring Martin this year have achieved great success.

The super sequel "John Wick 3" has performed better than "Interstellar" in terms of business performance, and the film has basically ended its screening around the world.

The North American box office is 522 million US dollars, and the global box office is 1.078 billion US dollars.

"John Wick: Chapter 3" has secured the title of the 2014 North American and global box office champion. If nothing unexpected happens, it will also be number one in the annual rankings for online on-demand streaming and DVD sales and rentals.