Chapter 798 Role Selection! Questioning Big Data? ? ? Alcoholic Johnny Depp!

Chapter 798 Role Selection! Questioning Big Data? ? ? Alcoholic Johnny Depp!

After arriving in Los Angeles and adjusting to the jet lag, Chen Fei appeared at the Walton Studios on the outskirts of Los Angeles the next day.

This is the main filming location for "Ready Player One". After several months of construction, it has been quite effective.

The overall layout of the shooting site is determined according to the plot requirements and scene design of the film.

For a science fiction adventure film like "Ready Player One", the shooting site needs to be able to flexibly adapt to different scenes in the virtual world and the real world. Therefore, the crew took this into full consideration when building the set.

As soon as I entered the studio, I saw a rather spectacular stacked building area set, which can be used to present the dilapidated scene of the real world in the movie.

This set uses a lot of steel as a supporting structure, and stacks more than 20 RVs in a random way to form a "semi-finished product" as high as four or five floors.

These "semi-finished products" will provide enough real elements for the shooting of close-up shots and real-life interactions.

In order to expand the scope of the stacked building area and make it look more "shaky", the crew will also use digital special effects technology in the future.

So far, the digital special effects team has created hundreds of digital characters, CG cars, flying CG drones, etc.

In addition, there are small props related to real life, such as ladders, barbecue grills and stairs.

These elements will be combined with real-life shooting to create a real world with a breath of life but dilapidated.

In addition to the scene construction at Walton Pictures Studio, the crew also went to Birmingham and rented various venues, making full use of a variety of new and old buildings to replicate scenes in London, Eastern Europe and the United States.

In the subsequent process, the crew will use advanced special effects studios, multi-track recording studios and motion capture devices to ensure the quality and realism of the shooting effects.

In addition to real-life shooting, "Ready Player One" also uses a lot of virtual production technology.

Teams such as Industrial Light & Magic and Digital Domain will be responsible for the production of most of the special effects shots and virtual scenes in the film.

So far, ILM has produced about 900 shots in advance, including all the scenes and animation clips in the VR world.

They will use the most advanced VR headsets as tools to guide the construction of the virtual environment, and observe the complete digital settings and arrange the shots in the VR headsets.

Digital Domain will be responsible for visual effects preview, virtual production and the production of all special effects shots in the real world of the film, including explosions in the stacking area and flying drones.

In the upcoming shooting scene, the actors need to interact with these virtual elements.

To achieve this, the crew will use motion capture technology to record the actors' performances and combine them with virtual characters.

In the subsequent performances, the actors need to imagine themselves in the virtual world and interact with non-existent characters and objects, which is undoubtedly a huge challenge for their acting skills!

After carefully inspecting the progress of the shooting site, Chen Fei turned to look at Natasha who was accompanying him and asked, "Are all the actors in place?"

"Yes, they are currently receiving pre-shooting training."

While replying, Natasha handed over a stack of information.

The production team of "Ready Player One" was responsible for the casting, and Natasha, as the producer of this film, was naturally the first person in charge.

She made the final decision on the list of actors, of course, Chen Fei also instructed her.

The male lead is Timothée Chalamet, an American actor born after 1995. He made his official debut in 2009 and starred in his first film "Men, Women and Children" last year.

In terms of acting skills, he is the strongest among the young American actors born after 1995 who came to audition this time, so he was naturally successfully elected.

As for the female lead, it's a no-brainer to choose the four Hollywood actresses.

Chen Fei finally chose Emma Roberts because she is the youngest among the four young actresses and has the best compatibility with Timothée Chalamet.

The villain has been confirmed to be played by Leonardo DiCaprio.

As for the "founder of Oasis", Chen Fei called Matthew McConaughey to come over and make a cameo appearance.

The remaining supporting roles were played by African-American actress Zendaya Coleman, Chinese actors Huang Jinyu and Liu Jiayi.

Zendaya Coleman's appearance is mainly due to the recent Hollywood political correctness, and all film crews must have African-American actors.

Huang Jinyu and Liu Jiayi were hand-picked by Chen Fei.

The former is a newly signed artist of Feiyue Film and Television. He joined the company through Wu Jing's introduction. He has a very special tough guy temperament and is very suitable for mainstream film and television dramas.

Although he is not a professional, his unique tough guy temperament, coupled with his smart personality, makes Chen Fei very interested.

It just so happened that the crew of "Ready Player One" needed a character who was good at using cold weapons and had a tough temperament, so Chen Fei recommended him.

As for Liu Jiayi, he played the role of "Xiu".

The positioning of the role of "Xiu" is that although he is relatively young, he has maturity and courage that are not in line with his age.

Chen Fei spent a long time choosing among mainland post-00 male actors, and finally felt that Liu Jiayi was more suitable, so he simply recommended him.

Not surprisingly, both of them successfully passed the audition and successfully entered the main cast.

At this point, all preliminary preparations for "Ready Player One" have been officially completed.

After reading the information, Chen Fei immediately ordered: "Choose a time and send an announcement. In three days, the crew will officially start filming!"

"Okay, I'll make arrangements right away."

Natasha responded, took the handbag from the assistant, took out her mobile phone, and began to arrange subsequent tasks and work.

Standing at the entrance of the studio, looking at the magnificent shooting scene in front of him, Chen Fei couldn't help but feel proud and ambitious.

He has high expectations for this "Ready Player One" because it will be the fusion of all his hard work over the years. I believe that when the finished film comes out, it will definitely shock countless people's jaws!

Integrating so many animation, film and television rights into one movie is an unheard-of feat even in Hollywood!

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At Walton Film Studios, the crew of "Ready Player One" came in and out in an orderly manner, dealing with problems large or small.

In the Warner Studios, which is only separated by a main road, the studio of the "Ben-Hur" crew happens to be stationed.

After months of preparation, the film was officially announced to start shooting on June 1st.

Today is the third day that the filming of the movie "Ben-Hur" officially started. After the script exploration of "King Arthur: Battle of the Beasts" ended, Megan Ellison decided to come over here to take a look at the progress of the filming.

However, as soon as she stepped out of the car, she saw several "familiar people" standing diagonally opposite the door of Walton Film Studio.

"Huh, a bunch of losers."

Megan Ellison snorted coldly, and did not choose to step forward to say hello to Chen Fei, but walked straight into the Warner Studio.

She has heard that Walton Pictures is currently preparing a new commercial film, which will officially start filming soon.

According to the filming schedule of the Chinese director, if nothing unexpected happens, the movie should be released next year.

When she thought of this, Megan Ellison smiled unconsciously on her face.

Annapurna Pictures will have two blockbusters released next year. Under the siege of these two movies, even Walton Pictures, a newcomer in Hollywood in recent years, may not be able to stop it!

However, when she quickly arrived at the door of the studio for the movie "Ben-Hur", the smile on her face suddenly froze.

The door was open and she walked in without any hindrance.

The studio was brightly lit, and every corner was illuminated as bright as day.

However, under this bright light, there is a group of idle crew members, sitting or standing, gathering together in twos and threes, chatting in low voices, as if they are employees fishing during working hours.

Seeing this scene, Megan Ellison’s anger was instantly ignited!

She cannot tolerate this waste of resources and money, let alone the casual attitude of the crew members!

However, she did not attack immediately, because she knew in her heart that she had given Lauder the responsibility of this crew, and she had given him complete trust and autonomy.

After taking a deep breath, she calmed down and walked deeper into the studio.

Soon, she saw her right-hand man Lauder and the director of "Ben-Hur" Timo Bekmambetov.

However, both of them had anger and helplessness on their faces.

Lauder was on the phone constantly, while Timo Bekmambetov was having a heated discussion with the director of photography.

Seeing this scene, Megan Ellison frowned slightly, "Did you encounter some difficulties during the filming?"

Just as she was thinking about it, her eyes were suddenly attracted by a group of actors in the rest area.

They were sitting there quietly, as if waiting for something.

Megan Ellison subconsciously glanced around the set, but discovered that an important person - the leading actor Johnny Depp was not on the set!

This made her face suddenly turn ugly.

Because before that, she had confirmed to the crew that Depp would have scenes all day today, otherwise she would not have come to visit the crew.

But now the crew has stopped working, and the leading actor is not on set. Isn't this just for fun?

Megan Ellison waited anxiously in the crew. Time passed by minute by second, but there was no sign of construction starting.

She looked at the idle staff around her and couldn't help but feel an unknown fire rising in her heart.

Every minute and every second of her investment was wasted here, and this kind of waiting made her feel extremely irritated!

Finally, producer Lauder finished the call, and Megan Ellison immediately came up to him and asked directly: "Laud, why hasn't the crew started working? The rest time seems to be too long, right?"

There was obvious dissatisfaction and doubt in her tone.

Lauder looked at the female boss in front of him and felt a headache.

He didn't want his boss to see his incompetence, so he had to answer perfunctorily: "Boss, wait a moment, we will start shooting soon."

However, Megan Ellison is not that easy to fool.

She scanned the set with sharp eyes and asked: "Where's Johnny Depp? I checked the crew's shooting plan for today. There are many scenes with the male protagonist throughout the day, but why haven't I seen him yet? "

Lauder couldn't help but feel a headache when he heard Depp's name.

For this very difficult guy, he just felt exhausted, but he had to rush forward.

He took a deep breath, trying to calm down his emotions, and then answered bravely: "Depp is late, he has not come to the set yet."

Hearing this, Megan Ellison frowned!

For the entire crew, the actor's lateness is definitely not a small problem, because it means that if he does not come to the scene, the crew will have to stop work indefinitely.

As a boss, Meghan is particularly strict about time control.

She glanced at the exquisite watch on her wrist and saw that the hour hand had quietly pointed to twelve o'clock in the morning!

She was immediately laughed out of anger, and said with strong dissatisfaction: "Laud, it has been six hours now, do you think this can still be regarded as a simple lateness?"

Lauder naturally understood the meaning of Megan's words, but he knew better that what was needed at the moment was calmness, and as a producer, he must not show his incompetence in front of his boss.

He took a deep breath and responded: "Don't worry, Boss, there will naturally be many small problems when the movie starts. I will communicate with Depp and we will definitely handle it perfectly..."

However, while they were talking, there was a sudden commotion at the door of the studio.

The next second, only seven or eight people were seen walking in, and walking in the middle of the crowd was Johnny Depp, the actor of "Ben-Hur".

His sunken eye sockets, thick dark circles, and shaky steps seemed to bring the image of Captain Sparrow in the movie to reality, and his condition looked very bad.

Seeing this scene, director Timo Bekmambetov could no longer suppress his anger.

He shouted sternly: "How many times have I told you not to let people who have nothing to do with the crew enter the set? This will cause constant trouble on the set. Now, the people who are not related to the crew should get out immediately!"

His voice echoed around the studio with unquestionable authority.

However, Depp did not seem to be completely sober. He burped and said with a hint of drunkenness and ridicule: "Since I have to drive my assistant away, I won't stay any longer."

After saying that, he waved his hand and motioned for his friends to leave the set together.

Seeing this scene, Timo Bekmambetov's beard stood up with anger. If Megan Ellison hadn't paid him a high enough director salary, he would have given up the job on the spot.

At this moment, Lauder quickly came over from behind.

He was well aware of the tension at the moment and understood the concerns of director Timo Bekmambetov.

So, he trotted all the way to Depp and said softly: "John, we can let your assistants go to the lounge where there is a comfortable environment and coffee. It is too noisy here and they will not be happy to suffer."

His voice was calm and firm, with a hint of persuasion and comfort.

Depp seemed a little hesitant after hearing Lauder's words, but finally nodded and agreed to his proposal.

So, under the watchful eyes of everyone, a group of Depp's friends went to the lounge together, and the filming scene regained order and calm because of this episode.

The makeup team quickly ran up and started applying makeup on Depp.

Director Timo Bekmambetov was adjusting the shooting plan while cursing and complaining about Depp's unruly behavior.

When "Pirates of the Caribbean" first came out, Depp was still quite obedient among the major crews, although he already had a very weird temper.

But now, as his fame grows, he has completely transformed into one of the most difficult and unprofessional actors in Hollywood.

It had only been three days since the filming of "Ben-Hur" started, but he was either late or left early, which caused a lot of complaints among the crew.

If nothing else, there will definitely be more trouble waiting for the crew!

Megan Ellison, on the other hand, watched with cold eyes and did not express much opinion.

She had long known that Depp had a weird temper, but Captain Sparrow was so popular that even Disney had to pinch its nose to cooperate with him, let alone Annapurna Pictures.

According to Oracle's big data analysis, it can be concluded that "Ben-Hur" starring Johnny Depp will earn at least US$600 million from the global box office once it is released!

No one can live with huge profits, so Megan Ellison thought she could just turn a blind eye.

However, she soon discovered that one of her eyes could not be closed!

The main reason comes from Depp!

After the makeup was completed, the first scene was a scene where the male protagonist, played by Depp, had fun as a Jew.

Depp performed the process of enjoyment very well, after all, this is the normal state of his life.

But when the performance progressed and he needed to read his lines, he immediately got stuck!

Timo Bekmambetov was not impressed at first and asked him to readjust his condition.

But after the reporter re-recorded the script, Depp still sat there, showing no intention of reading his lines.

Seeing this scene, Timo Bekmambetov suddenly seemed to have thought of something. He jumped up from the director's chair with an angry look on his face and roared: "Depp! You didn't remember your lines at all!"

Depp burped and shrugged: "You didn't ask me to memorize my lines. How about we shoot here today? I'll go back and memorize my lines?"

Timo Bekmambetov slapped himself on the forehead and almost fainted from anger.

The corners of Lauder's mouth twitched, as if he had already seen that the crew was about to fall into dire straits!

Megan Ellison was also watching this scene, but in her eyes were a lot of dollars being thrown into the fire!

At this moment, she suddenly questioned Oracle's large database.

Is the rotten alcoholic Johnny Depp in front of him really a top Hollywood star who can be wildly sought after by movie fans all over the world?

Can "Ben-Hur" succeed?

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