At the end of January, after more than a month of hiatus due to an accident on set, "Special Forces 2: Total Strikes Back" finally got rid of all kinds of troubles and resumed filming in the hangar studio of the Burbank Hughes aircraft factory.

The reason why it took so long is mainly because of the major unions in Hollywood.

Hollywood's trade unions collect 3% of their members' annual income as membership dues every year, and of course they don't just collect money and don't do anything, but actually protect the rights and interests of their members very comprehensively.

Speaking of which, since Matthew was involved in investment and production, his least favorite thing is the union, which is always troublesome to the crew because of some small problems, and there is more than one such union, and there are many types of work in the crew, and there are corresponding unions.

If nothing else, the truck drivers who provide transportation services for the crew have a film and theater truck workers' union behind them.

Of course, one of the most annoying things about trade unions is organizing people to strike.

Not only Matthew, I believe that all the management parties have a headache for this.

Often, Hollywood unions organize strikes, and there is a high probability that they will actually turn into strikes.

The most typical is that in the last general strike organized by the screenwriters' union, there were about 12,000 members of the screenwriters' union, and everyone voted to say whether to strike or not, and they could always vote for the strike, why? Because of the 12,000 screenwriters, most of the time, only more than 1,000 people have work, and the remaining more than 10,000 people have no work anyway, stay at home, and then say that the strike will strike.

In fact, many unions put pressure on the crew, and the crew had to go through all the links from beginning to end and resubmit the report to the major unions, which has been delayed until now.

Needless to say, the production cost of "Special Forces 2: Total Strike" has risen by more than $10 million.

After filming resumed, Stephen Sommers also accelerated the pace of shooting, striving to make the film finish as planned.

"Eliminate all superfluous movements. ”

On the set, the action director said to Matthew and Dwayne Johnson, "You are the most powerful soldiers, every time you make a shot, you are going to each other's vital points, showing the beauty of your strength!"

Matthew nodded slightly, "No problem." ”

Dwayne Johnson smiled, "Okay. ”

The action director told the main points of the next action scene in detail, and then left.

"I haven't seen you in a few years. Matthew looked at Dwayne Johnson, "Dwayne, you're stronger than before." ”

The two have collaborated on "National Treasure" before, and they can be regarded as acquaintances.

Dwayne Johnson showed a sincere smile, "There's no way, I play all the roles the same, I can only figure out a way." ”

Matthew stopped saying these non-work-related words, and discussed the next rivalry with Dwayne Johnson.

In fact, he didn't expect that the crew temporarily replaced the actor of the Firefly on the Cobra side because of the actor's personal problems, and the new actor was Dwayne Johnson in front of him.

Probably influenced by him, Dwayne Johnson's development has not been very smooth, and he can barely be said to be a second-rate star now.

Filming soon began, and when director Stephen Sommers gave the order, Matthew and Dwayne Johnson got started.

Both Matthew and Johnson are typical macho men, and their action scenes also represent the action design style of the whole film.

Of course, the movements are basically pre-choreographed.

The action scene ends with Matthew throwing Dwayne Johnson onto the floor with an over-the-shoulder throw.

Dwayne Johnson is the size of the rock, but he didn't have much effort to fall, although it was because of Johnson's cooperation, but his strength has always been strong.

With the increase of age, especially after the age of thirty, the body inevitably decays, and Matthew is no exception, but his decay rate is very slow, far below the level of ordinary people.

"Look at the situation now. ”

On a high stage not far from the filming set, Brian Goldno, a representative from Hasbro, said to Paramount Pictures' Lorenzo Bonaventura, "Matthew Horner is still the same Matthew Horner, with his skills, it is estimated that he can play for another ten years." ”

Lorenzo Bonaventura chimed in, "Although this guy is a vampire, his commercial influence cannot be denied. ”

Brian Goldnow sighed, "His salary for this film is $20 million plus 20 percent of the global box office share, what are we going to do with the next sequel?"

Lorenzo Bonaventura fell silent, "Special Forces: The Rise of the Cobra" was a big hit from the box office to the peripherals, and in order to retain Matthew Horner and his commercial appeal, Paramount and Hasbro had to increase their chips and increase the salary and share ratio of Matthew Horner in an all-round way.

As long as "Total Strikes Back" is successful, at least one-third of the film's profits will be taken by Matthew Horner alone.

This made Paramount Pictures and Hasbro very heartbroken and helpless.

"We should have let the Duke die. Brian Goldnow's words represent the opinion of Hasbro, "There is a lot of opinion within the company about Matthew Horner's high salary. ”

Lorenzo Bonaventura shook his head, "It's really unnecessary. He explained again, "Matthew Horner's appeal is unparalleled, and it seems that we are going to be taken a large percentage of the income by him, but don't forget, there are countless cases in Hollywood that have proven time and time again that there is no Matthew Horner's film box office and peripheral income, "Cloud Atlas" and "Alien Battlefield" are the best proof. ”

Brian Goldnow didn't speak.

"Not to mention the mysterious and deliberate death-seeking films like "Cloud Atlas". Lorenzo Bonaventura continued, "Speaking of "Alien Battlefield" alone, compared to "Rise of the Cobra", is the quality of the two films really as big as the box office shows?"

He didn't need Brian Godnow to answer, and said to himself, "It's nothing more than that the actor of "Alien Battlefield" is Brad Pitt, and the star of "Cobra Rise" is Matthew Horner. ”

Brian Goldnow shook his head, "There are always people within the company who are not reconciled. ”

Lorenzo Bonaventura said with disdain, "Short-sighted! They don't want to think about whether it is more profitable to share $1 billion in revenue, or higher than $300 million?"

This kind of arithmetic problem seems extremely simple, but in the face of interests, not everyone can figure it out.

Filming on the set began again, and the two stopped talking.

Gunshots and explosions rang out again, and Matthew and Dwayne Johnson began to fight again, still hand-to-hand.

The action design of this film is derived from the gypsy casey fighting technique, punching to the flesh.

Casey Martial Arts originated from the military, and it is more practical and designed to meet the needs of the human body, which is positioned in actual combat.

The technique of this system is simple and practical, with a large number of movements such as two-handed head guards, head hammers and elbow strikes.

It's also more in line with Matthew and Dwayne Johnson's style than anything else.

Matthew's most impressive action scenes come from the "Superman: Man of Steel" that he once watched, the film brings the fighting style of throwing a punch out of a few streets to live-action, causing a strong visual impact, with high-speed photography, every punch is extremely shocking, and it also reflects the divine side of Superman.

"Total Counterattack" will definitely not take this route.

Of course, something like a hilarious ninja fight on a sling will definitely not appear in this film.

Although the white ghost joined the filming, there are no snake eyes on the special forces side for the time being, and there will be no scenes of whitewashing the white ghost to the extreme.

And the White Ghost has very few scenes, just a small supporting role next to the Cobra commander, not even as good as Thomas and the Smato brothers.

At the end of the day's shooting, Matthew and Dwayne Johnson were tired and half dead, most of these hand-to-hand combat action scenes were with close-ups, and the two basically did not use stunt stand-ins, although the shots of the action scenes rarely exceeded ten seconds, but dozens of shots a day were filmed, which was also a huge test of physical fitness.

Fortunately, both of them are iron warriors in the gym, tired and tired, but they are not injured.

On his way back from work, Brown Williams drove the driver into another car and drove Matthew back to Beverly Hills, apparently with something more secret.

"What's the matter?" asked Matthew, raising the window pane.

Brown Williams drove through an intersection and said, "It's Amber Heard's side." ”

Matthew nodded, "Say it." ”

"The person I was looking for had been secretly following Amber Heard for more than a month and had found out something. "Brown Williams is not too loud," Amber Heard's work and life have been normal for more than a month, participating in the filming of a TV series and making a small cameo role. ”

His tone changed slightly, "Except for one point, Amber Heard met with an ordinary-looking building security guard three times. ”

Matthew asked, "Did you check that security guard?"

"Checked. Brown-Williams replied, "That guy was employed by Miramax in the nineties. ”

"Miramax?" Matthew frowned, "Miramax in the nineties?"

He tapped his fingers slowly on the seat cushion, "That's interesting." ”

Brown Williams then spoke to Matthew about some specific details, and since it is not known what Amber Heard met with the security guard, no one is sure if this is normal or not.

But Matthew felt that some things should be thought of in the worst rather than taken lightly.

Since Amber Heard really has a problem, then ...... Let's talk to her.

That night, Matthew called Amber Heard, who was off for the weekend and simply asked Amber Heard to come to the estate for the weekend.