Warner Studios, walking in the corridor on the third floor of the office building, Ronan said to Scarlett Johansson next to him as he walked: "The audition has been passed, let your agent come to the crew as soon as possible to negotiate a contract." ”

Scarlett Johansson was in a good mood and said, "Okay. ”

Ronan came to the door of an office and admonished: "The heroine will have a lot of escape scenes, you have to prepare in advance." ”

Scarlett Johansson responded: "I'll make a running plan. ”

Ronan waved at her and turned into the producer's office, where Zack Schneider and Eric Newman were already waiting.

"I've already seen the first draft of the script. Ronan sat on a single sofa and said directly, "Overall good." ”

Eric Newman said with a smile: "The screenwriting department at Shahai Entertainment has provided a lot of help. ”

Zack Schneider continued: "If the script is finalized, I want to start working on a detailed shooting plan as soon as possible. ”

"There's no rush to this. Ronan said slowly: "The script still needs to be adjusted in some details. ”

Eric Newman asked, "What aspect?"

Ronan said directly: "The heroine's role." He changed his sitting position: "Zach, Eric, when we talked on the phone a few days ago, I mentioned that although this film is a group drama, there must be a prominent first protagonist in the group drama, and this role will be the heroine." ”

"That's what we think about too. Eric Newman said with a smile: "The heroine's role is very heavy. ”

Zack Schneider chimed in: "We also made temporary adjustments with the screenwriter to further increase the role of the heroine. ”

Ronan said in detail: "The heroine's role is indeed very heavy, but you misunderstood what I said about aggravating the heroine's role and creating a big heroine zombie movie." When I say aggravating the heroine's role, I don't mean adding the heroine as the core scene, but making a fuss about the heroine's role. ”

Eric Newman, a more traditional Hollywood old-fashioned producer, doesn't quite understand what Ronan means: "The heroine is already the absolute protagonist." ”

Zack Schneider thoughtfully seemed to guess Ronan's intentions.

Ronan added: "The plot starts from the heroine being chased by zombies into the shopping mall, and it really evolves into a group drama, where the survivors form a survival team, but in the existing script, the heroine appears in a lot of scenes, but there is very little help for the survival team, and the difficulties and problems faced at critical moments are almost all completed by male characters." ”

"In the face of zombies, women are inherently weak. Eric Newman said.

"What about advice?" Ronan emphasized, "Although there are many scenes in the film where the heroine helps other lucky people, she does not deviate from Hollywood's usual image of a vase. ”

Zack Schneider chimed in: "That is to say, when the heroine encounters a problem, she can only rely on the man to solve it, and it seems to be the absolute protagonist, but in fact she is still attached to the male character and exists, which is still the setting of a typical vase character." ”

Eric Newman said, "Aren't all female characters in commercial films like that?"

Ronan said very seriously: "Eric, the times are different, and movies will begin to change accordingly, I have been following the film market for several years, and I have found that the audience has become more and more interested in the kind of female vase characters who are brainless and can only wait for men to save them." ”

In the past, in mainstream Hollywood commercial films, the greatest significance of the existence of female characters was as vases.

But cinema has always been influenced by the social environment, and women's rights, although not as powerful as they were a decade later, are becoming louder and more influential.

He reminded: "The heroine is the absolute protagonist, she can have the appearance of a vase, but she also has the temperament of the absolute protagonist." ”

Zack Schneider fully agrees with Ronan's statement: "The heroine's strength is not good, but if she strengthens her willpower and her own medical ability, she can also be the core of the survivor team." ”

Eric Newman is also thinking about the feasibility of this.

Ronan added: "I don't mean that the heroine will be the leader of the word, and the other characters will become her vassals, but that she can make her voice heard." Ever since she met the supporting actor in a shopping mall, the heroine has been almost entirely dependent on him. ”

"I see. Eric Newman said: "We'll make adjustments to the script. ”

Zack Schneider added, "Can I join in the next script revisions and creation? I don't want authorship rights." ”

Eric Newman glanced at Ronan, saw Ronan nodding, and said, "Yes." ”

Ronan finally said: "The heroine who is relatively independent and autonomous, this character has to take the initiative, and in general, she doesn't need a man to save, but to save a man." ”

This type of heroine can begin to emerge gradually, Lindsay Beale once told Ronan that independent female characters must have motivation, this motivation is not just for men or children, Hollywood screenwriters can often come up with 300 motives for the male lead, but for the heroine, the only thing that can be thought of is that she wants to save the child.

Out of the office, Ronan was about to leave Warner Studios, but Zack Schneider followed, as if he had something to discuss, and followed him all the way down to the lobby on the first floor of the office building.

"I have an idea for the beginning of the film. Zack Schneider seized the time to say to Ronan: "The opening film does not use a plot written in a script, but is filmed as a collection of various zombie news, creating the illusion that zombies are all over the world." Because some of the clips were obviously shot by the director himself, such as the footage of the zombie attacking the reporter, this can make the background seem very realistic. ”

Ronan nodded, "Yes." He praised: "This is also a good idea for low-budget films to make big-budget effects." ”

A similar method was used during the filming and production of Project Human Eradication.

Zack Schneider in the early stage is still trustworthy, but in the middle and late stages, his movies have become very MV-oriented, and it is no problem to even regard his entire movie as a MV, such as "Spartan Three Hundred Warriors", which is a "most dazzling Spartan style" that lasts for more than an hour and a half.

Of course, there are many merits.

For example, the former "Watchmen".

I believe that the beginning of this particular superhero movie can leave a very deep impression on those who have seen this film.

Zack Schneider's tailor-made opening credits for "Watchmen" are definitely one of the film's highlights.

It is a collection of Zack Schneider's tricks, news briefings, visual music videos, and an upgrade to slow motion throughout.

Almost all the scenes at the beginning are about a certain moment or event of the characters in the Watchmen League, and every shot is related to the news, with reporters or police officers around, so there are often flash lighting effects.

This series of "director-faked" news scenes has created a "watchman worldview" parallel to the real world.

"By the way, one more thing. Zack Schneider added: "Richard Rubinstein, the former producer of Dawn of the Dead, visited the crew and criticized the zombies we set for moving too fast and losing the essence of the original film. ”

Ronan said directly: "Don't worry about these, stick to our settings, even if it is a zombie, it must progress with the times." ”

Zombies are no longer a strange thing to the audience, even if the zombie crisis really breaks out in the real world, it is estimated that many people can recognize zombie monsters at a glance and distinguish their weaknesses, if you want to attract the audience, you must have enough stimulation, and it can be said that it is an effective way to make zombies stronger.

Zack Schneider smiled, "I see. ”

When the two were about to walk to the door of the office building, they were greeted by Warner Bros. producer Charles Rowan.

"Hi Ronan. Charles Rowan greeted Ronan on his own initiative.

Ronan smiled and responded, "Good afternoon, Charles." ”

Charles Ronan pointed to it: "There are new film projects in the pipeline?"

"yes. Ronan didn't have to deny it, and told the truth: "I'm ready to make a remake of Dawn of the Living Dead." ”

Hearing this, Charles Rowan's eyes fell on Zack Snyder, faintly felt a little familiar, and asked, "Ronan, don't you introduce me......"

Ronan took the opportunity to introduce the two parties: "Charles, this is director Zack Schneider, who will next direct the remake of "Dawn of the Living Dead" by Shahai Entertainment. Zach, this is Charles Rowan, the famous producer of Warner Bros. ”

Charles Rowan shook hands with Zack Schneider, exchanged pleasantries, and asked, "Director Schneider, have you ever shot a music video for Madonna before?"

Zack Schneider said, "I used to shoot mainly music videos and commercials. ”

Charles Rowan nodded: "Young and promising." ”

Zack Schneider smiled, seemed modest, and had a lot of work at hand, and duly offered his farewell.

Waiting for Zack Schneider to leave, Charles Rowan said: "Ronan, you asked Zack Schneider to direct this remake project, and you trust his ability?"

Ronan said half-truthfully: "Ability is one thing, but the main thing is low salary." ”

Charles Rowan wrote down Zack Snyder's name and said: "Many new directors, after being dug up by you, have been successful. ”

Ronan sighed: "I just gave them a chance, it's gold that always shines whenever there is a chance." ”

"I've always admired your courage in using newcomers. Charles Rowan said very seriously: "In this circle, is there less gold buried because there is no chance?"

Ronan glanced at his watch and said, "I'll talk about it later, I still have something to do here." ”

He'll be on a flight to San Francisco, where a host of new features and services will soon be available on the Netflix website.

Charles Rowan shook hands with Ronan and said goodbye, entered an office, and wrote down Zack Schneider's name on a notepad.

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