"By the way, do you have any thoughts on the director?"

It seemed like just a passing question, but it exploded in Lan Li's ears like spring thunder, and all the conversations today could not compare to the shock of this sentence: why did the leader of the production department actually ask his opinion on the director choice? He is not Tom Cruise or Brad Pitt.

Sensing Lan Li's undisguised surprise, Jeff couldn't help but laugh, "Ha, I finally believe now that you're only twenty-one years old. This teasing sentence brought Lan Li back to his senses, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "I'm just asking for your opinion." It's like just discussing a script. ”

Generally speaking, the formal promotion of a film project takes two forms, either with the protagonist as the core or the director as the core. Hollywood is a typical producer center, they control the power of life and death of the entire crew, but when it comes to the style of the work, especially commercial films, the first thing the producer does is to determine the starring or director, and then take them as the core to carry out follow-up work-

Can the first version of the script continue to be used? Or do you need to make corresponding changes? How much of the change is made? Does it simply need to change the screenwriter? And does it need to cooperate with a big-name actor to adjust the role of the main or supporting role?

Can there be a spark between the male and female protagonists in the selection of the cast and cast? Does their image setting conform to the director's preset of film style, or conversely, does the director's style meet the requirements of big-name actors for their self-image? How should other supporting actors choose, do they need old actors to play with them, or do they all choose second- and third-tier actors?

Cinematographers, gaffers, art directors, etc., they all need to be selected according to the director's style. Tim Burton and Christopher Nolan have very different requirements, and big-name directors and rookie directors have certainly different requirements. Big-name directors have their own royal teams, or style tendencies, and some rookie directors don't even have their own style, so naturally they don't have too many requirements.

In addition, the production cost must also be taken into account, is the budget cost of $100 million too high or too low? Depending on the name of the director or the main actor, will the budget be increased or reduced? How will the entire cast be adjusted?

The main reason for the slow progress of the preliminary work of "Edge of Tomorrow" is that Jeff wants to invite big names like Brad or Tom to lead the starring role, and they will more or less have relatively familiar directors, such as Tom, who must be nodded by the director at every step of his work, and Brad will also go through the director's shortlist and give his opinion.

Therefore, so far, "Edge of Tomorrow" has not yet confirmed a director. Of course, while selecting the leading actor, they are also looking for a director who is willing to take over "Edge of Tomorrow". Now, before the director, the actor was unexpectedly determined, which was an accident or not an accident.

To be honest, the determination of Lan Li means that the entire cast will be relatively young, and Lan Li is not a first-line actor at all, even among the second-tier actors, he is still a fresh face, which also means that in the process of making the movie, the director will play a more important role.

But Jeff is no ordinary person. Because of a "memory fragment", he signed five works with Christopher Nolan for the first time, including the "Batman Prequel" trilogy, which is not something ordinary people can have. In Lan Li, he saw something different, and he felt that Lan Li's opinion might be able to bring surprises.

"Or are you expecting Christopher Nolan?" Jeff's teasing made Lan Li come back to his senses and couldn't help but chuckle.

"To be honest, I didn't really think about it. As Lan Li said, he is an actor, a pure actor, not a screenwriter or a producer, when reading the script, his only angle is the actor's perspective, at most plus the audience's perspective. So, he's telling the truth.

Following the trajectory of the previous life, Doug Liman became the last director, and it must be admitted that Doug did an excellent job.

Doug is a director with his own style, and in works such as "Spy Shadows" and "Operation Smith", the style of handling of fight scenes is undoubtedly commendable, and the camera scheduling also has the fast, accurate and ruthless of commercial films. His strengths lie in the scheduling of scenes, and his weaknesses lie in the narrative and characters. Such characteristics are also reflected in the "edge of tomorrow" in the previous life.

Undoubtedly, he is a good commercial film director, but what if he was looking for someone else to take charge of the "Edge of Tomorrow"? Is Doug the best choice? Lan Li never thought about it, and it was an interesting issue.

"First of all...... Paul-Greengrass. After a moment of contemplation, Lan Li gave his first choice, the director of the second and third parts of "Spy Shadows", the iconic hand-held photography style, which gave the film a pseudo-documentary and first-person perspective, which pushed the series to the top.

Jeff tucked his chin slightly, "Hand photography?"

"No, it's not. Lan Li shook his head with a smile, "I like his narrative style, steady and sharp, and incorporating his own style. And, of course, the way of editing. ”

In addition to the second and third parts of "Spy Movie", Paul also filmed "Thriller Flight 93", "Captain Phillips", "Bloody Sunday" and other works, two Oscars and one Berlin Golden Bear. His narrative ability, rhythm control, and connotation mining all show his ability, not just commercial films.

Paul's background as a journalist gives him a special flavor to his narrative perspective, which is one of the reasons why Lan Li is particularly fond of Paul's work. Imagine the combination of "Spy 3" and "Thriller Flight 93" on the "Edge of Tomorrow", which is really exciting.

"Then Edgar-right. Before Lan Li said the name, Jeff showed a look of surprise, and then Lan Li smiled and nodded in affirmation, "Yes, you heard it right. ”

Edgar, director of "Shaun Zombie", "Hot Blooded Detective", "End of World", and "Scott the Crooked Boy". To put it simply, this is a director with a strong personal style and dark humor, while also maintaining a childlike innocence. Edgar's shots are full of whimsy and unique humor, and with him at the helm, the style of "Edge of Tomorrow" may be far from the previous life, which can ensure that the entertainment will definitely be booming.

Jeff laughed happily, "I didn't expect you to be so fond of comedy. ”

Just look at the list of Edgar's co-actors, his naughty slapstick style is avoided by top actors. Because, it doesn't fit their public image. But Lan Li personally likes it very much, and what he is most looking forward to is "Ant-Man" directed by Edgar, but unfortunately, Disney is still not bold enough and interferes too much with Edgar's creation, which causes strong disagreements, and finally fails to make the trip, and changes the director at the last moment.

Lan Li shrugged, "Edge of Tomorrow isn't a comedy, so I don't have anything to worry about. In fact, I once figured out what it would be like if I were to play 'Scott the Crooked Kid'. ”

Jeff was dumbfounded, the blue li's version of the vampire, which is still imaginable, but the blue li's version of the nerdy otaku?

Lan Li became more and more excited, the same script, with different directors' styles in his mind, presented different versions, storyboards, lighting, editing, composition, and even narrative methods and details, all of which were suddenly new, and then substituted into the actors' performance styles, which presented a different perspective. It's a real freshness.

Later, Lan Li said two more names, one was Matte-Vaugh, who directed "King Haibian" and later became the director of "X-Men: First War", and later "Ace Agent: Secret Service Academy", which later sparked a hot discussion, and the other was Francis-Larence, whose debut film was "Detective Hell", and later directed the second and third parts of "I Am a Legend" and "The Hunger Games".

These two are directors with very characteristic directing styles, the former uses fast splicing shots, as well as the stimulation of color to visual effects, which is commendable, the disadvantage is that the narrative is too flat and straightforward, Lan Li's personal favorite is "X-Men: The First War";

It's easy to shoot a commercial work, but it's incredibly difficult to shoot a great commercial work.

Lan Li can't guarantee that other directors will be able to do a better job than Doug Liman, but it's a strange feeling that the brain is full of infinite possibilities at this moment.

In the end, Lan Li still mentioned Doug's name, which made a little surprise flow in Jeff's eyes - because Brad had also recommended Doug just now. If it's Doug, Brad's interest in Edge of Tomorrow has also risen, and it seems that the two have had a wonderful experience working together before.

However, Jeff did not comment, but smiled, "Although you haven't thought about the director, obviously, your knowledge of the script, your understanding of the character, this is enough." After saying that, Jeff stood up, "Let's go, we've been here long enough, the party is about to end, we haven't started to enjoy it yet, there are a lot of familiar old friends below, I'll introduce you to you." ”

Back in the party, it was still a drunken carnival, and no one seemed to be aware of Lan Li and Jeff's departure. Then, Jeff acted as an introducer to bring Blue Gift into today's afternoon pool party, and Hollywood's top social circle opened a door for Blue Gift for the first time.

Little by little, that sense of reality entered the body, and his next work was thus determined, "Edge of Tomorrow". What's more, the trajectory of history is shifting, and this time the "Edge of Tomorrow" will be very different from the version of the previous life, so will the ending be the same?