Busy, busy, busy. In the blink of an eye, the time of the morning flies, because this is the first day of the official start-up, everything is starting from scratch, the crew is also running-in, trivial things are beyond imagination, the start-up ceremony originally scheduled for nine o'clock was finally delayed until half past ten.

It is said that it is a start-up ceremony, but in fact, it is just an internal ceremony.

There were no media invitations, no open tours, and the in-house crew gathered to speak on behalf of producer Tim Lewis, expressing a vision of a safe shoot, a smooth shoot, and a successful shoot, followed by a group photo shoot with the crew, and finally, through Warner Bros. official channels, a group photo and a press release were sent out to announce the official start of filming on Edge of Tomorrow.

That's all, not a grand and formal occasion for publicity.

One of the most important links is undoubtedly the determination of the cast, which is also the first official announcement of the starring lineup after the announcement of the "Edge of Tomorrow" project.

Outside of Lanley Hall, Jennifer Lawrence was finally confirmed as the heroine of the film, playing the role of Rita. It is worth mentioning that less than five days have passed since the completion of "The Hunger Games", Jennifer left the "Hunger Games" filming set and joined the filming of "Edge of Tomorrow" non-stop, and she was the last to arrive on the set, even later than Paul.

This will be Lan Li's second collaboration with Jennifer, and the first time the two have performed together as male and female protagonists. In the spotlight.

The six-member J squad stars Paul Walker, Rami Malek, Donald Glover, Calla Skodario, Tony-ay, and ill-Poulter.

Among the five actors, the eldest Paul is thirty-eight years old, and the youngest Will is only eighteen, a difference of twenty years. However, these actors all have similar characteristics: they have mediocre reputations, but they have their own distinct characteristics, and most of them have starred in TV series, and like Lan Li, they are models of moving from small screen to big screen.

Rami has starred in "Pacific War", Donald is starring in "Scrapwood League", Kaya is starring in "Skin", Tony has starred in "Sherlock" and "Game of Thrones", and Paul's career also began in the TV series "Energetic City Men and Women". Will is the only exception, born as a child star, and has only starred in two works, "Son of Rambo" and "The Chronicles of Narnia".

In addition, there are two heavyweight characters, namely Cage's immediate superior, Sergeant Riel, and General Brigham, who threw Cage into the front line.

Generally speaking, in commercial blockbusters like "Edge of Tomorrow", these two characters often choose old drama bones to suppress the formation and enhance the texture of the whole work, and they are also actors who are very familiar to the audience, which has an unexpected effect on driving the box office;

In the previous life, these two characters were played by Bill-Paxton and Brendan Gleason, respectively. This time, the two roles were given to Alexander Skarsgård and Ray-Stevenson, respectively.

It is worth mentioning that Alexander was born in "True Love is Blood", while Ray starred in two TV series, "Rome" and "Bloodthirsty Forensics".

It is not difficult to see that the entire crew of "Edge of Tomorrow" is "lightly equipped", with actors from TV dramas as the main team, and actors from British dramas as the main objects.

On top of that, the average age of the cast is very young, only 28.8 years old. Not to mention the two leading actors, Lan Li and Jennifer, Lei, who plays the general, is only forty-seven years old this year. Of course, compared to "Twilight" and "The Hunger Games", where the average age of the starring cast is only in their early twenties, the cast of "Edge of Tomorrow" is still more diverse, richer and more mature.

Despite this, after Warner Bros. released an official press release, major media still regarded "Edge of Tomorrow" as a science fiction movie for teenagers, and became more and more optimistic about the box office prospects of the film - the reason is simple, the main audience of science fiction movies is male audiences in their 30s and 40s, and audiences in their 20s and below often have difficulty resonating with such movies.

However, this was all expected. The media is not optimistic about the "Edge of Tomorrow" in the first place, and until the work is actually released, they are bound to maintain the same view, and then try their best to find fault, and it is unlikely that they will easily change sides. Therefore, this situation is not unexpected.

After the opening ceremony, the crew began to prepare for the filming of the first scene.

Edge of Tomorrow is a huge crew, and it is impossible to shoot according to the timeline, but to arrange the scenes according to the configuration of the studio. The first scene of the day is the rivalry between Lan Li and Alexander.

The plot is not complicated, Cage tries to avoid going to the battlefield, but the general orders the law enforcement team to stun him and throw him directly at Heathrow Airport.

When Cage came to his senses, he was lying on the tarmac's luggage pile and met Sergeant Straight Farrell. Cage convinces Farrell that he doesn't belong here and asks to call his immediate boss, and Farrell agrees, and the two of them walk towards the barracks.

But when he arrived at the door of the barracks tent, Cage realized that Farrell had not listened to him. Because the general was ready for everything, he gave the order not only to demote Cage to private, but also to position Cage as a deserter. So, Farrell was not moved at all and took Cage directly to Team J.

The first part of the scene, the part where Cage and Farrell talk and persuade, will all be filmed on the spot at Heathrow Airport, and today it will be filmed from the second half, that is, Cage and Farrell stand at the door of the barracks tent and realize the truth.

Unlike the original book, "Edge of Tomorrow" gives the story a playful sense of joy from the beginning of the adaptation of the screenplay. This sense of joy is not the kind of humor that makes people laugh out loud in comedy movies, but the contrast created by the plot gap, which brings a relaxed story atmosphere.

The most typical is Cage, the kind of confused, confused, and uncertain sense of stunned, which is incompatible with the seriousness of the plot and the sincerity of the atmosphere, which inadvertently makes the corners of people's mouths rise, and they can watch the movie in a relaxed and happy mood.

In the previous life of "Edge of Tomorrow", Tom Cruise's performance was not satisfactory. On the one hand, he has idol baggage and is unwilling to put down the shelf to be funny, and on the other hand, his performance is too stiff and loses the playfulness and comical in his lines. The movie relies more on the contrast between the plot itself and the characters themselves to create a relaxed atmosphere.

In this life, Lan Li is willing to make more attempts. For comedians, how to combine lines and expressions in an understatement and serious way to create a humorous effect is a serious subject.

Before the filming of the first scene officially started, Lan Li and Alexander hid in the corner next to them, of course, not to catch up, but to study the performance of the next scene. The drama has been urged twice, but the two still haven't finished the discussion, which caused the official start of filming to be delayed by ten minutes than expected.

However, today is the first day, and everything is chaotic, even if it is not on time, which is not surprising.

The crew and cast didn't expect much, and the baggage of the scene itself was not obvious, and it would have been hilarious if Jim Carrey had performed it, but Lan Li and Alexander, the two handsome guys, had to put a question mark.

Not to mention that the two handsome guys are not funny types, even if they are willing to put down the shelf and spoof, they may not be suitable. This is also the most difficult part of comedy - comedy can be imitated, but it cannot be copied, and if you want to interpret true humor, you must have your own style and characteristics. What's more, no one wants to see handsome guys squeezing their eyebrows and being funny, and the audience is still more willing to see handsome guys play handsome. It's like Tom Cruise in the previous life, who has been handsome all his life and still enjoys it.

Finally, Lan Li and Alexander walked out one after the other. The actors cast their eyes one after another, and Jennifer, who had no performance assignment today, couldn't help but whistle, "Wow, just this picture, I'm willing to buy a ticket to enter the show." A joke made everyone around laugh.

These two men, one six .2 feet, the other six .4 feet, are exceptionally tall and outstanding, especially the enviable proportions of their figures, at this time both of them are dressed in military uniforms, their postures are straight, their slender legs bring a strong visual effect, and they are walking towards each other, as if they have seen a supermodel walking onto the runway.

As Jennifer said, the picture is satisfying.

"Roar, roar, roar", everyone began to coax, and the whistles were endless, Lan Li and Alexander didn't know why, they only saw everyone's laughing expressions, all of them were living treasures, especially Jennifer.

Lan Li ignored it, nodded to Paul Greengrass in the crowd, signaled that they were ready, and then walked to the starting position of the shooting, ready to shoot the official first scene of "Edge of Tomorrow".

I saw Abby Mills standing on a lift platform, picked up the loudspeaker, and shouted, "Everyone's attention, we are now counting down to ten seconds, the shooting has officially begun, and everyone can enter the performance state." Remember, don't look at the camera, don't look at the camera, and don't look at Lan Li and Alexander, focus on the work at hand. So, I'll start counting down now. ”

The first scene, this is the big scene. In the story, Heathrow Airport is in a wartime state, and it will go to the battlefield the next day, so the entire airport is extremely busy, with countless recruits and veterans coming and going, in order to create a sense of realism, according to the director's requirements, this scene was mobilized 600 people for filming, just the first scene of the first day, this is a big battle that Lan Li has never experienced, and the whole scale is different.

Being the protagonist and being a supporting role, even the third protagonist, are very different in scale and pattern.

“…… Three, two, let's shoot!"