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"What do you do when you're the only one left in the world?"

Walking in the studio, hearing the question of Guillermo del Toro, who was wearing disc glasses, Matthew stopped in front of a somewhat dilapidated set house, thought for a moment, and said seriously, "If it were in New York, I would have jumped off the Empire State Building." ”

Guillermo del Toro pushed his glasses up, "What a surprise answer. ”

Matthew shrugged slightly, "There's no one to talk to, it's better to be alive than dead." ”

The two of them walked along the aisle and continued to walk forward, and there were several people in front of them, leading a German Shepherd dog.

"Hey, Carl. ”

Seeing the German Shepherd, Matthew took the initiative to greet him, and the German Shepherd named Carl immediately circled around him, and after hearing the dog trainer's command, he sat on the ground.

This is his only companion in the film.

Matthew has been spending a lot of time with this dog these days, and as a shooting partner, it is essential to get acquainted with it as soon as possible.

Carl is not only well-trained, but also a veteran Hollywood actor, and the crew pays him and its owner more than Alexandra D'Addario as a supporting actress.

It is not uncommon in Hollywood for animal actors to be paid more than the main actors.

Matthew is basically familiar with this dog, and the crew and he didn't think that they could directly direct Carl, and they mainly relied on trainers during filming.

As in the past few days, with the leash and accompanied by the handler, Matthew led Carl around the studio and fed him some dog food, and it was almost an hour before he found director Guillermo del Toro again to continue discussing the script and filming.

"If there was only one human being left in the world. Guillermo del Toro stood in a laboratory scene and asked Matthew again, "So what's his best way to survive?"

Unlike the last joking question, Guillermo del Toro was obviously asking as a director, and Matthew thought about it for a while before he said, "I think being alone in the face of a silent world can definitely drive people crazy, and even more terrifying than this is the 'living with' with those special guests in this film, those 'humans' who were once well-dressed but now have hideous faces." ”

The two discussed not a topic of nothingness, but a script that Aziva Gossmann had already finalized.

Matthew also brought the topic to the script, "It can be said that the story of the script itself puts human beings in a situation that can be called a desperate situation, and the space left for their survival is very limited. ”

Guillermo del Toro nodded, and walked towards the DVD store across the street from the lab, saying as he walked, "Therefore, we need to see the lonely back of the male protagonist in the filming of the first half of the story, as well as his 'careful arrangement' in order to alleviate his lonely living environment." ”

Speaking of which, Guillermo del Toro walked into the DVD store, stood next to the dummy that was not yet in place next to the container, and said to Matthew, "Whether he follows his usual habit of renting discs in a DVD store and 'talking' with passers-by dressed as mannequins, these details all reflect the essence of the actor's lonely survival." ”

"So!" said Guillermo del Toro, turning his head at Matthew, "I need you to use your personal performance to bring out all the seemingly absurd but tearful loneliness in the opening of the movie!"

Matthew walked up to Guillermo del Toro and looked at the dummies, confident, "I'm ready." ”

Guillermo del Toro nodded, and added, "The power of faith is the greatest motivation to support the hero's life, and the ability to perceive and recognize external things, as well as the perfection of self-awareness, is the reason why human beings are called human." And when the external factors that support these characteristics are lost, how long can humans survive under that already fragile shell?"

Faced with this question, Matthew has no way to answer, to be exact, this is a bit too profound, how can someone like him consider such a question according to a script?

The script of "I Am Legend" is a pure and entertaining movie script in his eyes, not to mention psychological enlightenment, let alone let a layman like him suddenly have an epiphany about the philosophy of life.

Those are the questions that the director should consider, he is just a commercial star actor.

Guillermo del Toro is a very thoughtful director, as he heard from Aziva Gosman and Helen Herrmann.

In front of this kind of director, Matthew didn't bother to pretend, and said directly, "This is a difficult question to answer." ”

Guillermo del Toro stretched out his hand and patted a dummy in front of him, but did not give an answer, but said, "The actor's careful arrangement of these seemingly ridiculous and helpless 'fake environments' is a kind of assessment standard that suggests that he can still be identified as a human being." If humans were to depart from these exchanges and activities, the rate of degradation could also be alarming. ”

Matthew didn't say anything, just nodded slightly.

Frankly, when discussing this kind of issue with a director, he really can't keep up with the rhythm.

But these words of Guillermo del Toro, Matthew is still listening very seriously, every director has his own style, even Michael Bay's kind is no exception, most of the time during filming is the actor to adapt to the director's style.

Unless it can get to the point of Tom Cruise.

After staying in the studio until 4 p.m., Matthew went to take Carl around again, then left Warner Studios and drove to Los Angeles International Airport to pick up Alexandra D'Addario, who had just returned from New York.

"New York is done?"

Putting Alexandra Daddario's suitcase in the trunk, Matthew got into the car and asked, "The crew is about to start filming." ”

Alexandra Daddario sat in the co-pilot, fastened her seatbelt, and said, "It's done, I'm taking a year off." ”

Matthew started the car and slowly drove away from the airport, "Anna, are you going to stay here for a long time?"

"yes. Alexandra Daddario loosened her seatbelt, "In the past two years, I have also figured out that the profession of actor is suitable for me." ”

She smiled and said, "My father told me to go to the lawyer's exam, but I had a headache when I saw the law. ”

At the red light at the intersection ahead, Matthew stepped on the brakes, and after the car stopped, he turned his head and glanced at Alexandra Daddario, the temperature in Los Angeles at the end of September was high, Alexandra Daddario was dressed very coolly, wearing a white suspender shirt on her upper body, or a low-cut design, sitting on the co-pilot, the black seat belt passed through the chest, and a bottomless dent was drawn......

Matthew unconsciously touched his nose and quickly turned his head to avoid the car really hitting the mountain later.

Alexandra D'Addario wasn't fit to sit in the passenger seat, he muttered to himself, just as the intersection turned green, and he quickly started the car and drove forward.

"Or Amanda?" asked Matthew.

"Hmm. Alexandra D'Addario moved her seatbelt again, and seemed uncomfortable, "I'm going to stay in Los Angeles for a long time, stay with Amanda for the time being, and then find a suitable house as soon as possible." ”

Matthew turned onto the road leading to Westwood and said, "Amanda has been busy lately, so I don't think I can help you." ”

Amanda has been in communication with UNHCR, Skydance Pictures and Warner Bros. to determine the right time to send a large number of supplies to Africa with great fanfare.

Alexandra Daddario thought for a moment and said, "I'll go back and ask Helen, isn't there a department in the company that deals with this kind of thing?"

Matthew suddenly thought of something, "Why don't you go to live with me?"

As soon as he said this, he realized the ambiguity, and before Alexandra Daddario could react, he explained, "I have a detached house in the northern suburbs of Burbank, where I lived until I moved to Beverly Hills, and then it was empty. ”

Alexandra Daddario turned her head to look at Matthew, as if in consideration.

Matthew said unconcernedly, "It's very close to North Hollywood, San Fernando Valley and downtown Burbank, and it's just a few minutes away from the interstate highway, and at most twenty minutes can drive to downtown Los Angeles." ”

Alexandra Daddario nodded slightly.

"If you rent it......" Matthew didn't know how the real estate market had changed in the past two years, and said casually, "just follow the market price." ”

"I'm poor. Alexandra Daddario whispered.

Matthew thought for a moment and said, "I'll ask Bella to take you over tomorrow, and if you like, you'll live there temporarily, and the rent will be ...... I'll wait until you get your full pay. ”

It's free to let people live, and it's easy to cause misunderstandings.

Alexandra D'Addario didn't think about living for free either, but she really didn't have enough money, "Then I'll call Bella tomorrow." ”

Matthew sped up and said, "I'll tell her ahead of time when I'm sending you over." ”

The house had been empty since he moved, and Bella Anderson had originally wanted to rent there, but it was a bit far from Beverly Hills, and later rented a house on the outskirts of Beverly Hills for the convenience of work.

Beverly can also be considered a satellite city of Los Angeles, and in addition to Beverly Hills, where the rich gather, there are many ordinary neighborhoods.

Of course, compared with the Los Angeles metropolitan area, the entire city of Beverly is more than one grade higher in terms of overall environment and residents' income level.

When Alexandra D'Addario was delivered to her destination, Amanda was also at home, Matthew simply invited the two to dinner together, and the next day Alexandra D'Addario followed Bella Anderson to the northern suburbs of Burbank and rented the house.

After settling down, you can also devote yourself to the filming of "I Am Legend".