Actors are a big problem, both at home and abroad.

It's better to talk about it in China, except for the real super old qualifications are not easy to invite, and some actors who are not interested in this play, there are too many options. As long as the distant media reveals some rumors, aren't there as many people who want to be famous as Jiang Zhiqing?

Just look at how many cover letters Yuanfang Media receives every day, this problem is not a problem at all in China, after all, the big screen is the stage that all actors dream of, not to mention that this is still a Sino-foreign joint venture movie, the Chinese side has ten roles in the movie, if you can be selected, show your face to make money or something, don't say anything, if you can take the opportunity to be valued by Hollywood famous directors, it is not a step to the sky? Looking at the global entertainment industry, where can it compare to the United States? In the film industry, where can it compare to Hollywood? There are young actors in the world who are interested in developing in the film and television industry, which one is not dreaming of entering Hollywood? Naturally, this is not exempt from vulgarity here in China, and this cannot be said to be admiring foreign flattery, but can only be said to have a good market, can make a lot of money, and can have a higher reputation.

After all, movies and national plans are not the same, although film is a big industry, but after all, it will not be related to the development of the country and the stability of people's livelihood, so it is understandable that actors want to develop abroad.

But abroad, the situation is different.

In addition to the name of director Cameron, Blizzard, and Warcraft, these are all unknown and slightly famous actors in the film and television industry, I am afraid that they can't watch such a movie, let alone those international superstars. They don't just care about money, they also care about their reputation, no one wants to make bad movies, stars who have become famous, they don't need to find these channels to make a name for themselves, and at the same time cherish their feathers, so they are naturally reluctant to join such a movie.

And the ...... who are not famous To be honest, if there are no famous actors, not many people will be willing to let them join, what if they don't act well, what if they mess up? Especially Blizzard, they value this movie very much. Blizzard hasn't made much movement before, because they haven't realized the value of IP adaptation. But when Zhou Fangyuan told Mike about the significance of the IP adaptation of the movie, Blizzard's senior management woke up like a dream. It's no longer a question of whether to pay attention to it or not, and Blizzard can't accept the failure of this movie at all now.

After all, the plan has been arranged for at least a dozen years, and even a fool can see what it will mean for Blizzard if this plan can be successful.

Conversely, if it fails, such a blow is also huge. This is not only a blow to the failure of a movie, nor is it a blow to the dust of IP, but also to see that countless money and bright avenues are in front of me, and I know how to go, but I just stepped into the abyss, and this blow is the most huge.

This will directly hit the confidence of Blizzard, you know, a company, no money is not terrible, you can find a way to make money, no one is not terrible, you can find a way to recruit, no project is not terrible, as long as you precipitate, you can always find a suitable project, no confidence, this is the most terrible, when all the employees of a company think that their business is not good, efforts are useless, will inevitably fail, the company is not far from extinction.

Since its inception, Blizzard has gone all the way, and I dare not say that it has been smooth sailing, but it has also relied on its excellent quality to walk in the top part of the world.

Especially World of Warcraft, the original time and space, Blizzard's World of Warcraft project, is actually a work of confidence.

They were convinced that their game would be recognized by the market and players, and they were convinced that they were on the right path, so they succeeded.

World of Warcraft can be said to have ushered in an era, and it is not an exaggeration to say that. Take a look at the online games in the future, not to mention the previous ones, World of Warcraft itself has also drawn a lot of shadows from previous games, but what about looking back? Which game dares to say that it has completely got rid of the skeleton of Warcraft? Even if it is only a little bit, it will still absorb the excellent places of Warcraft.

This is the epoch-making meaning, there are some contents, which have not been seen before, but starting with Warcraft, there is, and it has been recognized by everyone, and those who come after have even had to imitate it, this is epoch-making. Because from this node, Warcraft can be regarded as opening a precedent. But in the original time and space, who dares to say that Warcraft will definitely succeed? The success of Warcraft does not mean that World of Warcraft can succeed. But Blizzard did it anyway, investing a lot of money, a lot of manpower, and a lot of hard work to take the risk.

Online games are different from the physical industry, and the industry has always been linked one by one, and if there is no early development, it will be difficult to keep up in the later stage. Even if a research and development fails, it is not a problem, after all, the industry itself is like this, if you don't even dare to take this risk, then what kind of industry do you have? And industrial companies often do not completely collapse because of a failure, after all, they have other products in their hands, and the upgrading of technology is not achieved overnight, but accumulated little by little, even if it is backward for a while, it will not be forever behind.

But this is not the case in the network industry, where the development of the network is changing with each passing day, and if a research and development failure or a wrong step is made, it may be thrown away by other companies.

As a result, investors lose confidence, the stock price plummets, and the company goes crashed completely.

It's that simple, it's so cruel, look at the Internet to the present, so there are still fewer companies in decline?

Blizzard wasn't a big company at the time, and the World of Warcraft project was definitely their desperate work, if it failed, not to mention the catastrophe, but it was definitely a big loss, and if it couldn't be relieved in time, it might be completely braided. But Blizzard still did it, why is this?Confidence, this is confidence, because I believe that I can succeed, so I dare to take risks, so an epoch-making work appeared, and even until more than ten years later, that is, before Zhou Fangyuan's rebirth, Warcraft was still a top-ranked game in China. Even in the most powerful years, it couldn't completely crush the monster to death.

As for Blizzard's failure to come up with the same level of work in the future, it can only be said that the market is changing too fast, and Blizzard is also a little overwhelmed. But whether it's Overwatch, or Hearthstone, or Dark, Storm, etc., although these games can't create brilliance anymore, they can always leave a group of die-hard fans, and with these die-hard fans, the game can survive, which is quite good compared to those small companies.

This is also because of self-confidence, so self-confidence, for a company that focuses on research and development, is a very important quality.

And the film project, there is no doubt that this is the case, if it is successful, everyone will be happy. Not long after the World of Warcraft was launched, the movie plan suffered a waterloo, which was definitely a huge impact on the game, not only the investment failed, but also affected the prospects of the entire IP, and the follow-up series of plans were basically over, such a blow would seriously affect the confidence of the company's employees.

And once you lose confidence, even if it is as strong as Blizzard? Therefore, this film project is only allowed to succeed and not to fail, even if it does not achieve the expected success, it must not fail, this is the bottom line.

So in all aspects of the movie, you have to be serious and serious, just the plot, Blizzard has been discussing it for a long time. The excerpt from Alsace as the main content of his film debut is also the result of the discussion. This Lordaeron No. 1 filial son has a lot of popularity among players, not only because he is a very useful hero in Warcraft 3 and one of the heroes with the highest appearance rate, but also because of his tragic color.

Imagine, obviously the prince who is in the limelight, but because of an accident and a wrong choice, he finally embarked on the path of evil. No, it's not a pity, and his experience is quite legendary, especially his transformation, which makes everyone eager to know more. Therefore, the plots of the first three parts are all related to him, which is also reasonable. But relying on the game plot alone can't support a 120-minute movie, not to mention that since it is going to appear as a series of movies, the plot must have content that connects up and down.

Not only that, but the whole plot is also connected to each other. And Zhou Fangyuan also said that in the entire movie plan, there are more than a few big bosses with goals, for example, it is very simple, the ancient god Cthun, the ancient god Yogsaron, Arthas as the Lich King, Illidan of the Dark Temple, and Kael'thas of the Void Storm, these can all be early bosses. Not to mention the Burning Legion, which is the real big heads, Kil'Gardan, Akmund, and even the fallen Titan Sargeras. There is also a brain roar, Deathwing, etc., these can be big bosses, more than a dozen movies down, at the very least, the ancient gods must be there, and the heads of the Burning Legion also have one, and Deathwing, as a fallen guardian dragon, must also have, but this matter is left to Blizzard's plotter, how to arrange the plot, is their own business.

There is not much to say about the plot, and the director Cameron doesn't need to say much, the rest is the actors.

The level of the actor and whether he is famous or not will affect the box office performance of the movie. If the box office is good, there is a follow-up plan, and if the box office is not good, what is the point of no one watching you entertain yourself?

So the actor is very important, a good actor, a good star, that can really bring huge popularity to the movie. And among them, the most important thing is the male protagonist and the female protagonist. In this movie, the male protagonist Alsace is undoubtedly the most important, and Gianna, as the heroine, actually does not have many scenes. After all, at this stage, in the plot of the original book, Gianna herself is not very important, but it is just a little better than the average supporting role.

And the selection of the leading actor, to be honest, is really difficult.

Because it is a story with a Western-style fantasy background, the actor can't make the Eastern face, not only the Western audience can't accept it, but Zhou Fangyuan, as the original party, can't accept it, of course, in his plan, there are Eastern faces, some important supporting roles, and in the TV series plan, there will also be Eastern faces as the protagonists. Even in the plot of the movie, there will be a second male role, or even a role close to the male one, but this is all a later story, at least for now, this issue is not considered.

The choice of the male one, he has already let it go, and after a long discussion between Blizzard and Cameron, they finally decided on the choice of the male lead.

is a young actor that Cameron is very familiar with, and he is also an actor he has used before, say it, I believe that no one does not know his big name. That's right, he is the actor of the Titanic, Leonardo DiCaprio, known as "Little Plum".

After this candidate was selected, Cameron had already called Leonardo, and Leonardo did not refuse Cameron's invitation.

Of course, he will not refuse, after all, Cameron personally invited him, and the cooperation between the two in the Titanic is also very good, and because of this movie, Leonardo has won the reputation of "box office bomb at the end of the century".

It can be said that he is now one of the most famous and hottest male actors in North America and even the world. But after all, he is still young, and in the face of Cameron's invitation, he naturally can't refuse.

And Cameron has already told him that he will appear in at least four movies, in addition to the first three, Alsace will also be a very important role in the later stage, of course, it will be a villain in the later stage, but playing both the positive and negative in the same series of movies is also a huge challenge for an actor, and Leonardo will certainly not refuse this opportunity.

Speaking of which, as an actor, he actually has a lot of experience.

Born in Los Angeles, California, Leonardo made his television debut at the age of 5 and played a role in the educational film Playhouse.

At the age of 14, he appeared in his first commercial for a matchbox car.

Since then, he has been the face of advertising for all children's products, including oatmeal, toys and even bubble gum.

At the age of 15, he appeared in the daytime soap opera Santa Barbara, playing an alcoholic teenager. Later, he challenged the role of "troubled teenager" again in the drama "The Way of Parents".

In 1990, at the age of 16, he participated in the filming of the TV series "Growing Pains", in which he played a homeless teenager Luke. In 91, he filmed "Demon Fairy III" and "Alien Chase Order" one after another, and in 92 he filmed "Ivy with Poison".

In 93, he participated in the filming of "It's Better to Start Again", partnered with Robert De Niro, and played the image of a teenager who was abused by his stepfather, extremely depressed and painful in his heart, and his acting skills attracted the attention of the public and the media. In the same year, he also starred in "A Different Sky" as the mentally handicapped Ani, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in '94.

In '95, Leonardo created the image of a drug-addicted writer with a strong personality in "Basketball Diaries". He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and hailed as the "heir to Rivan Phoenix". In the same year, he co-starred with Kim Hackman and Sharon Stone in the western film "Deadly Pleasure".

It can be said that compared with many male stars, his acting experience is already very rich.