"Something?"

In the film room, Rob Cohen looked at Neil Moretz and Vin Diesel, Vin Diesel didn't understand what modesty was at all, and said directly, "I think there is a problem with the action scene filmed today, and it is better to scrap it." ”

Rob Cohen frowned slightly, even if there was a big production with an investment of 70 million US dollars, at this moment he felt that Vin Diesel was in too much control, he was the one who wanted to play freely on the spot, and he was the one who asked for the void shot.

This guy is too difficult to handle!

He looked at producer Neil Moretz, who was really in charge of the crew.

Neil Moretz, like last time, is still on Vin Diesel's side, "Since it's not suitable, it's better to void." ”

He had just spoken on the phone with a senior executive at Universal Pictures, and the other party knew very well that Vin Diesel had made a large investment, if it was not too much, he would do what he wanted, as long as the project could be completed, even if the box office performance was not good, it would not be Universal's money that would be lost.

Universal Pictures, as a distributor, can earn a distribution fee.

Again, Vin Diesel is targeting an insignificant character and actor that doesn't have much impact on the crew.

In fact, Neil Moretz knows very well that Universal Pictures itself is not very optimistic about this theme, and the main reason why "Fast and Furious" can be established and filmed is that Universal Pictures basically did not spend its own money, and almost all of the shooting funds came from financing.

But Vin Diesel's request is not yet complete.

He moved his shoulders slightly, and after a few hours, his shoulders and weaknesses were still hurting, but nothing came out, after all, he asked for the action scenes to be filmed freely.

Of course, this is not going to end like this.

"And!" Vin Diesel added, "I don't want to see Matthew Horner on the set again." ”

Director Rob Cohen didn't say anything immediately, firing an actor on the crew is not a big deal, but when it comes to liquidated damages, it will be more troublesome.

He thought for a moment and said, "What about Matthew Horner's role?"

Before coming, Vin Diesel also mentioned this, and Neil Moretz did not immediately agree, after all, it involves scenes that have already been filmed.

"Rob......" he asked, "how many scenes did Matthew Horner make? How many scenes?"

"Even this afternoon, counting this afternoon, I finished filming two scenes. Rob Cohen recalled the filming plan, "There are still two scenes that were not filmed. ”

Vin Diesel looked at Neil Moretz with a rush in his eyes.

Neil Moretz was also a little disgusted by Vin Diesel's arrogant and unreasonable attitude, but he represented Universal Pictures and could not go against a large sum of money, so he quickly made a decision, "Well, I'll have someone contact Matthew Horner's agency to negotiate a termination of the contract." ”

Vin Diesel nodded, still with the same grim expression, "Better hurry." ”

Seeing that he had achieved his goal, he left the pull-tab room without saying a word.

Neil Moretz looked at his back, his face flashed with obvious unhappiness, what Vin Diesel did in the crew had already been spread to Universal Pictures, and there were also whispers within Universal Pictures, and even a tacit understanding was reached, even if "Fast and Furious" was a success, it was best not to use people like Vin Diesel in the future.

Leaving the studio and into the nanny car, Vin Diesel asked the driver to drive home, and when he got home, he immediately called his agent.

"You go and look up an actor called Matthew Horner. ”

After more than half an hour, the agent's call came back.

This actor has some background, he has had an affair with Britney Spears, participated in "Soul Shifter", "Gladiator" and "Band of Brothers", especially in the filming of "Band of Brothers", he was praised by several producers such as Gary Gozman, and just got a new role two months ago, the Scorpion King in "The Return of the Mummy" directed by Stephen Sommers. ”

Vin Diesel asked, "Is 'The Mummy Returns'?

"That's right. The agent replied in the affirmative, "This is the key project of Universal Pictures this year." ”

"Do you know who the producers of 'The Mummy Returns'?" Vin Diesel asked again.

The agent then replied, "Sean Daniel." ”

Vin Diesel didn't know the guy and hung up on his agent, who had some connections within Universal Pictures and might be able to reach Sean Daniel?

He knows that the project "Fast and Furious" he participated in is far inferior to "The Mummy Returns" at Universal Pictures, and this can also be seen from the level of the two project leaders within Universal Pictures.

There was another pain in his shoulder and soft underbelly, and Vin Diesel looked even colder, and he had to give it a try.

As the night deepened, in the apartment in the Westwood District, Matthew left in front of the mirror, turned off the TV and VCR, and rubbed his face, which was a little numb because of the imitation, but he didn't feel that he touched the blue scar on his face, which was about the size of a fingernail, and it was still a little painful.

He immediately remembered Vin Diesel and couldn't help but shake his head, fortunately he couldn't stay in the crew for a few days.

Matthew has never seen -lt or superstars on the set, and when filming "Gladiator", Russell Crowe's style was just a matter of listening to people, even if Russell Crowe's real actions were twice as exaggerated as he listened, he would bow down in front of Vin Diesel.

does not have super strength and fame, but has the temper and shelf of victory......

Matthew is not famous and strong enough to compete with Vin Diesel, and Paul Walker and others are limited to some reasons and cannot stand up for anything, but he feels that if Vin Diesel continues to do this, sooner or later someone who works with him will stand up and openly tear it up.

After taking a shower in the bathroom and texting Britney, Matthew put away the edited tapes of Kevin Spacey, who has been studying and imitating Kevin Spacey for the most recent time, studying "American Beauty" some time ago, and recently speculating on Kevin Spacey's performances in "The Usual Suspects" and "The Seven Deadly Sins."

Kevin Spacey's performances always have an unspeakable evil spirit, which Matthew finds very special.

After putting away the videotape, Matthew lay down and opened the script for the role of the Scorpion King, in the past time, the script has been turned over by him more than ten times, and every scene and every sentence is extremely familiar.

The Scorpion King mainly appears at the beginning and end of the film, the scenes are relatively very concentrated, and the filming is also completed in a short time.

In fact, the filming of "The Mummy Returns" has already begun, and the crew is currently on location in Morocco, but the scenes of the Scorpion King will be filmed on a green screen in the studio of Pinewood Studios in the suburbs of London, and Matthew does not have to go to Africa at all.

In fact, he was a little worried about the attitude of director Stephen Sommers, who was far from friendly to him when he signed the contract.

In this kind of project, an actor simply can't compete with the director.

Matthew didn't think about scolding Stephen Sommers, which was very stupid, and it was best that Stephen Sommers could change the bias that comes with casting.

It's really not good, he can also endure it for the time being, as long as Stephen Sommers is not very excessive, he can endure until the end of the filming of the Scorpion King's scene.

After returning from London, Matthew got to know Stephen Sommers specifically, unlike what he thought, Stephen Sommers has a very good reputation in the circle, is quite family-oriented and dedicated, and doesn't like to mess up, and loves to delve into new filmmaking techniques.

Overall, Stephen Sommers can be a good director in terms of how he behaves in the world.

But such directors often have a stubborn side, and Matthew guesses that this is why Stephen Sommers has targeted him a little.

This should not be a personal vendetta.

With this in mind, Matthew fell asleep and met Vin Diesel in his sleep, driving a Dodge on the road when the car suddenly lost control and crashed headfirst into a tree on the side of the road, causing a raging fire and everything burned to ashes.

The next morning, Matthew got up and went for a run around the nearby park, had breakfast outside and went around again before returning to find that there were several missed calls on the phone that had fallen in the apartment, all of which were from Helen Herman.

Helen Herman doesn't usually practice with him, and the phone calls are sure to have work emergencies.

Matthew quickly dialed it back, and the bell only rang twice, and then it was picked up.

"Where are you now?" asked Helen Herman.

"At home. Matthew didn't know what she did, to tell the truth, "just came back from breakfast outside." ”

Helen Herman's voice quickened, "You go to the Universal Studios studio right away, I'll be waiting for you at the door." ”

Matthew wondered, "I don't have a role in ...... today"

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Helen Herman, "Early this morning, an assistant producer on the crew of "Fast and Furious" called me and asked me to go to the crew with you to discuss the termination of the contract!"

"Termination?" Matthew stood up directly from the sofa and unconsciously raised his voice, "The crew of "Fast and Furious" wants to terminate the contract with me?"

"That's what I was told. Helen Herman's tone was calm, "Matthew, tell me, what did you do on the crew, and why did they terminate your contract?"

Matthew immediately remembered Vin Diesel, couldn't help but curse, and said to Helen Herman, "I had some friction with Vin Diesel, and when he was filming in the afternoon, he wanted to calculate me, but he suffered a loss, according to Vin Diesel, he brought a lot of investment to the crew, and he had a lot of say on the set......"

Helen Herman over there didn't rush to speak, and Matthew recounted what happened yesterday as quickly as possible, from beginning to end.

He didn't add oil and vinegar so that it would be beneficial for the agent to judge.

"In this case, you come over as soon as possible. Helen Herman said on the phone, "We'll talk in detail when we meet." ”