When Nolan said that he would ask himself to play a supporting role in "Batman: The Dark Knight", Peng Yichen immediately guessed which role he was talking about.

Batman must not be performed by a Chinese person, which not only does not conform to the character setting of the original comics, but more importantly, it is too easy for the audience to see a Chinese Batman.

So in "The Dark Knight", in addition to the role of the Joker, Peng Yichen really couldn't imagine that there were any other roles that needed Nolan to invite him to play so formally.

Sure enough, Nolan, who was on the other end of the phone, quickly said the role that invited Peng Yichen to perform - the clown.

As soon as he heard the name of this character, Peng Yichen, as an actor, couldn't help but feel a sense of excitement in his heart.

He had studied this character in detail in his previous life.

In his previous life, the Joker played by Jack Nicholson and the Joker played by Heath Ledger have all become classic roles in film history.

The incomparably pure darkness and madness of this character is a huge attraction for all those who aspire to be great actors!

But at the same time, this kind of extremely extreme personality trait, which can't even be described as distorted, also makes the actor who plays this role often trapped in it and can't extricate himself.

This is a very dangerous role.

Peng Yichen hesitated a little and said, "Nolan, why did you think of me to star? You know, I still have four movies waiting to be filmed at hand." "Three Billboards", "The New Watchmen", "Ready Player One", and a plane crash movie. I really don't have time for this role. ”

In fact, Peng Yichen's words, he didn't have the confidence to say it.

"Three Billboards" is indeed about to start filming soon, Peng Yichen and Yu Jing have made a comeback, and they can hold a filming press conference.

But of the remaining three films, the script of "The New Watchmen" has just been completed, and there is still a lot of preparatory work to be completed, and the actors have only confirmed Liam Neeson and Natalie Portman.

Although the crew of "Ready Player One" does not need Peng Yichen to form it, Spielberg has to worry about it, but Peng Yichen has added too many classic cultural and entertainment works in the 80s and 90s to this movie script, and Spielberg wants to get all of them authorized, at least until the beginning of 2014.

And the air crash movie, the script has not yet been completed, and Huang Bo has only selected a few filming locations in the Star Flag Country. When filming officially starts, it will be the end of 2013 at the earliest.

In other words, in the first half of 2013, Peng Yichen only needed to shoot the movie "Three Billboards".

And with the speed at which he shoots the film, the film can be completed in only 3 months at most.

The main reason why he really didn't want to give up the clown was because the role was too dangerous.

is a thousand times more dangerous than Zhou Chaoxian in the most evil "Shocking Black Gold" he has ever played.

Because although Zhou Chaoxian is a bad person and kills people without blinking, he does bad things for a reason and purpose, and he still has a warm side to the people and subordinates he likes.

But what about the role of the Joker?

He doesn't have any concept of good and evil in his heart!

He thinks of himself as God, killing, setting fires, and doing all those bad things, all for no reason to the clown.

For the Joker, the world and humanity are just props for him to play with. Madness and chaos, evil and darkness, for the Joker, is the normal state of the world!

Other normal people and normal society are abnormal in his opinion.

This is a character who has no resonance with normal people's hearts at all.

He has lost even the most basic humanity and his judgment of the world.

This is the most attractive but also the most dangerous part of the role of "Joker".

If it's 1984 and Tim Burton, the director of the first generation of Batman, is the screenwriter and director of the film, that's fine, because that version's excavation of the Joker is still only on the surface of the average "bad guy";

But today's screenwriter and director has become Christopher Nolan, and his excavation and shaping of the character of the clown can be said to have reached its peak.

In addition, Peng Yichen has the ability to play a role, so he will inevitably enter the plot world and possess this role.

Once he enters the plot world, he really becomes a clown, and he is not sure not to be driven crazy by the inner world of this "clown".

When the time comes, when he comes out and becomes a madman who wants to destroy the world, it will be a lot of fun.

In his previous life, Heath Ledger was too deep into the play because of this role, and he couldn't get out of it, which eventually led to a tragedy.

Just as Peng Yichen was thinking about these things, Nolan spoke up, "Peng, I know you're very busy! But you know, the role of the clown is too difficult. I was looking for Heath Layman to play the role, and he was the only actor of the right age who was barely enough to hold up the role. But he was admitted to the hospital some time ago because of drug abuse, and it is said that it will take at least a year before he can be discharged. I can't think of anyone else who could do this role. It's just you, age, acting skills...... All meet the needs of this role!"

Peng Yichen listened, was silent for a long time, and said to Nolan word by word: "You know, the way I perform is to completely devote myself to that role and character, and let myself completely become the other party, so that I can perform well." This character is so dangerous that I'm afraid I won't be able to get out. ”

Nolan knew that what Peng Yichen said was true, and he also regretted calling Peng Yichen a little.

But he really has no choice, in "The Dark Knight", the real core character is not actually Batman, it is precisely this villain - the Joker.

It is the existence of this clown that makes the entire "Batman" movie series finally reborn from the ashes and become a character and story that is truly beyond other superheroes.

This will play a crucial and decisive role in the worldview structure of the future DC Comics Universe movie series.

So, Nolan finally spoke: "Peng, you've read the script, this character is not only very important to the whole movie and the entire DC series. He will also play a big role in the transformation of an actor. Don't you often say that your acting skills have always been in a bottleneck, and this role may be able to help you break through!"

Peng Yichen thought about it for a long time, and in the eyes of the world, he may be a successful screenwriter, director, producer, or even the owner of a film company.

But he himself knows that his real dream is to become a great actor.

This is his pursuit and ideal that has never changed from his previous life to this life.

Therefore, in the end, he nodded and said to the phone: "Okay, I agree to play this role! When I'm done filming "Three Billboards", I'll play this role again. ”

He still kept one hand, completed the filming of "Three Billboards", and then touched this hard bone.

Hanging up the phone, Yu Jing looked at him with some concern and asked, "Did something happen?"

Peng Yichen didn't want her to worry about herself, so she smiled and diverted the topic.

The two held hands and returned to the villa.

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