Chapter 75 Shooting Begins Three
Mark: Halfway through the filming, they arranged for reporters to join the group for interviews and take the opportunity to promote the movie, which is the treatment only available to big stars and big productions, but Mark has a way to improve his own level and let reporters and newspapers report his information.
The first is that "Twilight" sold more than 7 million copies and became the bestseller of the year; the second is that "This Man is from Earth" went offline, with a box office of 32 million US dollars in North Rice, and "Chainsaw" After six weeks of release, the box office exceeded 80 million, and the box office is still harvesting millions of dollars per week, breaking 90 million is not a big problem, it can be understood in this way, Mark invested 1.52 million US dollars to shoot two works, and actually broke 100 million in North America, such a person Niu B made a big deal, who doesn't want to interview him, even if this guy is hiding in Las Vegas to make movies, the newspapers on TV are constantly reporting on him;
"It's a super funny movie, I knew that when I wrote the script, and I can't blame the actors for laughing, but their laughter says 'The Hangover,'" Mark said The story is so well written, I'm very happy with the script I wrote myself, they are all very professional actors, I hope they can have a very relaxed state when they play their roles, so that they can fit into their respective roles, and the laughter is also a kind of relaxation in a way, there are not many locations in this film, we have enough time for the actors to slowly adjust to their state, so I am not worried that the laughter will affect the shooting and even the overall quality of the film, on the contrary, it gives a lot of interesting tidbits when the DVD is made, and I think the audience will also want to see how these lads laugh as well as the audience off-camera。 ”
The reporter asked: "Director Mark, "This Man is from Earth" and "Chainsaw" have both box office and beer harvests, do you feel a lot of pressure for "The Hangover"?"
"Of course there's pressure, but I have more confidence in him than in the first two, and I can assure you that it can make you laugh and ...... your stomachs," Mark said. ”
The reporter asked, "What kind of movie is this?"
Mark said: "Bachelorette parties are typical of the Chinese culture, in fact, there is a little bit of pre-marital fear, can't you have a party with good friends after getting married? I decided to amplify this catharsis and show you what happens to a bachelorette party if it goes crazy all night, and how many ridiculous things our protagonist can do in one night, of course, this is not a didactic movie, it just uses this excessive exaggeration to create jokes, and I'm sure the audience has never seen such a raucous bachelorette party. ”
A reporter asked: "What do you think about Mel. What do you think of the Passion of the Christ, which J. Pusen is promoting?"
Mark said: "I've seen the test screening, and I'm very disgusted with Mel's unbridled use of blood and violence to show the sublime and sacred, which is a vulgar way of expression, and I think it's better than Saw But also bloody and violent, bloody and cruel scenes make people very uncomfortable, all the personal suffering is expressed with pain and ultimate death, I think it is still one-sided, on the other hand, although the visual crucifixion scene can bring people a great sense of oppression, but this passive pressure can not really convince people of anything, because what religion really preaches should probably be good, although it is not the best to say that the suffering of generations, but I always feel that the expression is too deliberate, implanted too many directors' personal ideas, and I filmed "The Hangover" It's relatively simple, just to make people laugh and laugh out loud. ”
Mark doesn't think that if he doesn't declare war on Mel publicly, he will make those behind the scenes pay the bill, and he must openly express his hostility, not even the enemy, who will organize you to fight? As a film co-produced with a giant company, and a film that has received attention from above, a publicity plan was made at the beginning, and now they are promoting it according to the plan, and the day they chose is Sunday, so that it will not affect the filming schedule.
He knows that reporters are some people who have no wind and no waves, but they are afraid that the world will not be chaotic, he shouts like this, they will definitely think that he is full of hostility and wants to fight in the ring, and sure enough, when the reporter goes back, there are people who write in various ways, thinking that he has different opinions are honest people among honest people, and more people think that he is deliberately alarmist, leaning on celebrities, winning space, and promoting his own movies, some people think that he is hostile to Mel, and some people think that he wants to challenge Mel beyond his strength.
A reporter interviewed Mel about this, and he was dismissive and said, "Who is King Mark? I haven't heard of it, what qualifications does he have to teach me to make movies, and what was he doing when I was filming Braveheart? He is qualified enough to say this kind of thing, he has been in the industry for almost 20 years, and has acted in countless masterpieces, "Braveheart" won the best director and actor, recognized as the best director among actors, the best actor among directors, super appeal, box office guarantee, Jews are afraid of three points, just persuade him not to release "The Passion of the Christ" or release it in art theaters in a low-key way.
Mark's approach is a bit like challenging the predecessors of celebrities without knowing the sky, if it was the past, he would definitely be sprayed to death, and the foam drowned him, and now with the deepening of Mel's film publicity, many people have seen the polemic between him and the Jews and provoked the displeasure of the Yutai people, many people know the depth of the water, so they dare not interject indiscriminately and comment indiscriminately, which is also related to the attitude of the major media groups, with the deepening of the polemic between the two sides, there is now a tense tense, but Mel has successfully provoked a national debate, which has aroused the interest of many people, and has become a hot topic by himself, and it can't be suppressed, if it is forcibly suppressed, I am afraid that I will be said to suppress public opinion, and public opinion can only be guided, not suppressed.
In the past, the media that pursued and supported Mel did not dare to stand in line, so now Mark took the initiative to provoke, and there were not many media critics and accusations against him, on the contrary, many media sang praises to him, affirming his impressive achievements and rave reviews of him, which was Mark's prize.
In fact, in terms of artistry, "The Passion of the Christ" and "The Hangover" are not of the same grade, artistic, pee and fart are lost in the film school, but not necessarily in the audience, there are more people who like to watch simple and funny, and 90% of people spend money to go into the cinema, or entertainment, and enter the cinema to receive baptism and understand life, which is very rare.
When Mark was filming the tiger, because they were afraid of danger and trouble, they did not use a real tiger, but used props and a set of motion capture equipment to complete it, such as the part of Phil Tiger, the tiger flicked his tail, he could be killed, and in the car, at such a close distance, the tiger bit casually, and he would die if he grabbed it, Mark didn't dare to take this risk.
And the scene of Michael Tyson, who made a cameo in person, has just gone bankrupt and is restructuring his debts, and he can't refuse the invitation of the crew, and 300,000 US dollars really can't be considered less.
And it took a lot of time for Mark to train this guy, if it weren't for the bankruptcy and unruliness, he wouldn't be able to bird anyone.
And Mark is also very dissatisfied with this guy, he can't play himself well, a simple and ordinary expression, a few have passed, and this guy has a short temper and is unpersuadable, Mark really wants him to finish filming early, and then bastard away, if it weren't for the original version, Mark would never use this role, as a producer Mark is sensitive to cost and mastering the schedule, and any behavior that increases costs and drags down progress will be stopped by him.
Even if you are in the paradise of Caesar's Palace, there is any kind of enjoyment you can imagine, but Mark stays in the office or editing room in addition to work, rarely goes out to have fun, Megan and Scarlett pull him a few times can't pull, Mark's most important job every day is shooting, Hank and Ruby as his left and right arms, fully assist him in his work, after work in the evening, they bury themselves in the editing room, edit the scenes filmed that day, and prepare for tomorrow's shooting tasks and plans, and Mark also encourages the leading actors to rehearse and rehearse for tomorrow's scenes。
Heath, David, Zach they are all clever people, Mark rises strongly, if "The Hangover" Succeeded again, there is nothing to stop him from moving forward, Mark is a person who misses the old again, everyone is here as proof, every director has a person who is accustomed to hand, if such thick legs are not hugged, it would be stupid, they can also see that Mark is unhappy with Mason, but this kid has his own backstage or doesn't know self-love, and he rarely even participates in rehearsals, Mark is helpless about this, and the others insist on rehearsals, even Scarlett and Rachel, who has very few scenes, also participate in rehearsals, and Liang Jiahui, who has newly joined to play the black boss Mr. Zhou。
For the role of Mr. Zhou, Mark auditioned many actors are not satisfied, for this role, he offered a salary of 100,000 to 500,000 US dollars, even the same as the protagonist, this price is not to invite those big guys, and those who are willing to audition do not match Mark's requirements, and he can't wait for the original Korean Ken Zheng, this guy is still working as a doctor? Not an actor, Mark can't find his contact information.
This guy has taken on a lot of jokes, he beat three guys half to death with his bare ass, and then ran away in the desert with his bare buttocks, won the MTV TV's most impactful and dumbfounded camera award, it can be said that he is a ridiculous character, the bare-ass slut is obscene, and the ruthless black boss who wears gold and silver after putting on his clothes, the transformation is great and funny, not ordinary people can control, Ken Zheng This guy played extremely well and impressively, so in "The Hangover 2" and "The Hangover 3" Win more and more drama points.