"Making a film is like a child in a toy box, and only when I make a movie do I have this childlike romantic feelings and innocent enthusiasm. I've always loved making movies, and after all these years, I've come to an important conclusion, which is that you don't need to plan to make movies, you can make them whenever you want. ”

Ridley Scott looks old and strong, and is still active among Hollywood A-list directors, almost one a year, much faster than many young directors!

's sincerity to movies is probably an important reason why he is still making movies at such an age.

After hearing him say this, Chris replied with a smile: "I've always liked your style, I wonder how you plan to shoot "The Lord of the Rings"?"

"I plan to make it into a majestic war epic in the Cold Weapon Age, I don't want to use any sharp style and fast-paced narrative to show the movie, but I plan to tell this story slowly, the appearance of heroes is always linked to the big era. ”

Zhang Chu couldn't stop nodding beside him, as the so-called heroes make the times, the times create heroes, when the world is quiet for too long, big things will happen naturally.

The world of "The Lord of the Rings" was originally supposed to be a world of high magic, but for various reasons it has become low, and when Bilbo Baggins was young, he could still see the last dragon in Middle-earth, but by this time Frodo was only the pseudo-dragon ridden by the Ring.

"I have to commend it, it's very well written, it's quite appealing to look at, it's an inexplicable familiarity to me, it's full of realism and romanticism, and we have to show these scenes!"

Ridley Scott was an Englishman, and perhaps he could have sensed Tolkien's original intention in the first place—to create a mythological system for his own country.

The so-called realism means that the abilities of the characters in the Lord of the Rings have not expanded unlimitedly, magic is no longer the mainstream, and whether it is war or the life depicted, it is actually easy to resonate with the protagonist.

The classic civilian hero route, Frodo did not fight monsters all the way and upgraded to become a great person, this is the difference between Frodo and Harry Potter.

Of course, realism alone cannot be epic, and if it is pure realism, there is only one ending for the Lord of the Rings, that is, Frodo died tragically, and the Lord of the Rings returned to Sauron.

At this time, it was the turn of romanticism, and when these heroes were swept away by the current situation, Zhang Chu stubbornly completed the impossible character in the case of the fragmentation of the Fellowship of the Ring.

In the major decisions of Middle-earth, these positive characters tend to be emotional, knowing that the road ahead is extremely bumpy, the members of the Fellowship of the Ring still hold their heads high, knowing that Frodo and Sam are weak chickens, but Aragorn still decides to save Melly and Pipin, and in the Valley of the Holy Helm, they are trapped and waiting for rescue, and they still ask the undead to fulfill their promises, and finally gather the whole army.

Although the ability of a single person is limited, his will can affect everyone, and this feeling can make all readers and viewers become blood-pumping and excited!

"This is a demo version of my special effects company, Mill-Film, and the actors may not be a good fit, but I hired actors from London's West End temporarily, and you can see the battle scenes. ”

As a film company, the most unlikely thing to lack in the conference room is the player material, and Zhang Chu was really surprised when this video appeared.

It's very simple, what appears in the picture are gray-robed and white-robed wizards, the acting skills and demeanor of the two cover up the lack of makeup, hair and clothing, and the sound of sword collision is sonorous and powerful, it is indeed a great sincerity!

"I have to admit that in this type of movie, there should be no one better than you. Zhang Chu broke the silence, and he seized the opportunity to express his attitude.

Chris glanced at Zhang Chu, and he probably knew it.

Originally, they had set their sights on Ridley, but now it's just a matter of reconfirming the style, at least the demo video is still intuitive.

"That's the style we want, let's talk about the contract, and after the contract is finalized, we start writing the script and building the team behind the scenes, and we have a lot of work to do. ”

The $12 million salary is top-notch among directors, and this is just one film.

Although the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy was filmed together, the remuneration still had to be calculated separately, which means that Ridley will take $36 million from Universal Pictures just for his salary, not counting box office dividends!

At this time, it was the turn of the agent to bargain with the producer, and Zhang Chu was not an investor, so he had no say at this time.

Even though Ridley Scott's box office performance fluctuated greatly, the agent still got 5% of the global box office dividend, without any threshold, almost a sure win!

But in another place, they had a huge disagreement.

In Hollywood, the producer-centric system is often implemented, and in the production process of a film, the producer controls the whole process, from investment to script supervision, from the shooting cycle to the final editing of the film, and then to the release and distribution.

The producer has the greatest power, and at the same time he is very familiar with the market, funds, and resources, and often uses scissors for the sake of commercial considerations!

The reason why the producer has the right to make the final cut is due to several considerations, one is the length of the movie, which is generally an hour and a half to two hours, and if it is too long, it will affect the audience. The other is that for classification considerations, Hollywood's movie rating is enough to affect the box office of the movie, and PG-13 is completely different from the R rating.

For example, Peter Jackson's version of "The Lord of the Rings" is 178 minutes long, while the director's cut version on the disc is 228 minutes.

There is a certain risk in getting the big scissors in the hands of the producer, and it is possible to reap the commercial success, but it is also possible to ruin an original masterpiece.

Ridley Scott, who was sitting opposite Zhang Chu, was the biggest victim, "Heavenly Dynasty" was originally planned to be 3 hours and 14 minutes, but the producer Twentieth Century Fox felt that it was too long, and it was cut directly to 2 hours and 25 minutes.

The director's cut version is not just as simple as adding 50 minutes, the experience of watching the movie is completely different, many people say that if the version edited by Ridley Scott is released, I am afraid that the box office will increase several times!

This situation abounds in Hollywood, and it is not uncommon to see the advertisements of various movies when they are distributed on DVDs or Blu-ray discs as a gimmick for the director's cut.

In addition to "Heavenly Dynasty", Lao Lei's "Blade Runner", "Gladiator", and "The Martian" have all released director's cuts.

Of course, not all director's cuts are excellent and can be bloated.

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Fortunately, people are poor and can't afford to buy a second house, otherwise the second set must be bought hardcover (╯_╰)