Zhang Yimou and his "Ambush on All Sides" were pressed and couldn't hold their heads up, and the situation was not alleviated until "Hero" was finally released in North America after a year at the end of August.

According to North American box office statistics, the Chinese kung fu movie "Hero" "defeated the crowd" and won the first place at the North American box office without strong competitors.

This epic and grandiose military-themed film with a lot of special significance from Chinese blockbusters topped the box office with $1.78 million. is 1oo less than the release weekend of another Chinese sci-fi film "Source Code", but it should also be noted that the theater chain of "Hero" released in North America is only 2o31 theaters, which is much smaller than the release scale of "Source Code".

And the promotion of this movie in North America is only the dry main theme Jet Li. In addition to the "Emperor of Kung Fu", this film also has Tony Leung, Maggie Cheung, Zhang Ziyi, Chen Daoming and many other stars joining, but in North America, they did not even show their faces on the poster.

These all reflect from the side that Miramax's propaganda ability is not as good as the matrix.

Regardless of how much the new picture can get from this North American release, the succession of Chinese language on the world stage is at least a good encouragement for all Chinese films.

But these have nothing to do with Chen Tiandu, in early September, the preparations for "Agent Couple" have been completed, Scarlett Johansson rushed to the crew to meet Chen Tiandu, and held a simple press conference in Los Angeles.

Most of the media's questions are focused on why the heroine is Scarlett Johansson. "Agent Couple" means that the literary girl Scarlett will play a female agent this time. She has always been a mess in niche literary films. Can you act in a good commercial action movie? Why Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman and other actors were eliminated. ”

Scarlett was depressed. But I had to accompany the smiling face, saying: "I'm honored to get this role, and I've prepared a lot for this." He also participated in special movement training, shooting training, dance training, and much more. ”

Chen Tiandu also said in a timely manner, "Scarlett's audition effect was very good, and everyone on the scene was amazed by her performance." Let Scarlett play this role, which is also the common opinion of the creators. As for Nicole and Charlize, they are both very good actors, and I very much hope to work with them in the future. I can't talk about who is out, after all, we are just a commercial movie. It's not an Oscar. The reason for choosing Scarlett is to find a suitable one, and it is necessary to consider the conditions for the tacit understanding of the supporting role. ”

"I heard that the script has been written for several years, and it was originally going to star with Kate, right, why is it changing now?"

Chen Tiandu spread his hands, "This makes people very helpless, after all, many stories in the script have her shadow." For example, she is very good at air guns, and once pretended to be a pig and ate a tiger to fight air guns, and gave me a dismount. Ha, that was a long time ago. It's funny to think about it now. But the audience may not be able to accept a real couple and run to the movie to play husband and wife. Kate also decided to spend more time with her children at home. can be reconsidered. ”

"In that case, in your mind, Scarlett's character in this movie is Kate Beckinsale's stand-in, right?"

Of course, Chen Tiandu denied it, "No one replaces anyone, and Scarlett will not be Kate." ”

The reporter was no longer interested in the topic of married husbands, and immediately aimed at the younger and sexier Scarlett. Ask her what exactly she trained and if she could use it in the movie.

Scarlett chatted with the reporters, half-truths and half-truths. For example, she is already "proficient" in a variety of weapons and combat techniques, firearms training is once a week, and instructors who have served in the Navy SEALs teach her simplified special forces techniques and counterterrorism tactics.

Start with the basics, such as understanding weapons, gun postures, how to use them safely and effectively, and then develop them to move through and shoot difficult targets. After completing the basic learning, it is also necessary to learn how to rely on wisdom in action, adapt to changes, and not be surprised by changes.

She is really serious about preparing, "This is my first time shooting a commercial blockbuster, and I still work with Chen. I've been a fan of him since the time of The Matrix, and it's been a pleasure to work with him. I hope to play this role well. I don't think I'm going to play another Trynity, right? ”

She looked at Chen Tiandu mischievously, Chen Tiandu coughed dryly, but she didn't see it.

So, after the press conference, various "Scarlett vs Kate" topics were noisy on paper.

What Scarlett shouts will never be worse than "Trinity". For the action scenes, I practiced various fighting skills and firearms skills. It's to challenge the classic Trinity image. At the meeting, Scarlett and Chen Tiandu had an ambiguous relationship, their eyebrows were flirtatious, and they were suspected of cheating after marriage.

This speculative news was the most explosive, and even Chen Tian frowned after seeing it.

After saying goodbye to the child, Chen Tiandu took the crew to Santa Fe Bogota, the capital of Colombia, South America. At an altitude of 264o meters, it is close to the equator, but because of the high terrain, the climate is cool, the four seasons are like spring, and the average annual temperature is also about 14 degrees Celsius, which is the most suitable for vacation. The film was also officially launched three days after arriving in Bogotá.

……

John and Jane are an enviable and ordinary couple, and since they met in Colombia 5 or 6 years ago, the two handsome men and beautiful women have been living a quiet life. But life may be too peaceful, and both of them feel that marriage is almost like a grave, so that even a marriage psychologist can't solve the gap between them.

But soon the couple began to develop a new passion in life.

The two are unexpectedly attacked by killers frequently, and both of them are thrillingly saved from danger, it turns out that they respect each other and never know each other's work secrets, the couple are both legendary killers, well-trained and highly skilled in killing, and the key is that they also carry out missions for two rival organizations.

This perfect spy husband and wife, the recent thrilling series is because they received the latest mission to assassinate each other at the same time, and the pride and work ethic of the two have escalated the assassination operation. After a series of "accidental" events, the couple realizes that they have been targeted for assassination, and the person they love is the opposite of each other.

The whole story also begins with a trip to Colombia. It opens with a military helicopter flying around the city. Overlooking. A blaze rose in the distance. The camera pans to a hotel bar.

Chen Tiandu, dressed in sunglasses and a shirt, was sitting on the bar drinking when a team of soldiers walked in outside.

"Someone bombed a nearby barracks and the police are searching all the single travelers......"

John, played by Chen Tiandu, is embarrassed, and a policeman comes up to interrogate him. He could only pretend that he didn't understand the other party's language and was deadlocked. At this moment, Jane, played by Scarlett, also walked in in with a panicked face. Stopped by the police.

The scene was noisy and chaotic. But in the middle of the crowd, a prodigal and handsome man leaned on the bar, his eyes looking straight at Jane who was also embarrassed from behind his sunglasses. Jane was the same, in a group of black-clad policemen, she saw this unusual man at a glance.

"Are you alone?" The police asked.

"Nope." Scarlett smiled and walked over to the man, "We're in this together. ”

……

“ut！”

“good，take2。”

There was sparse applause at the scene. Celebrate the completion of the first shot.

Scarlett was relieved, and asked Chen Tiandu with a serious face: "Was there a problem with the performance just now?" ”

"It's not. You are beautiful. Chen Tiandu hurriedly explained the re-setting and explained: "Don't laugh this time." You have just returned from a crime and met the police to check your identity, and your expression should be forced to be calm, instead of smiling at the man you met for the first time. ”

"Oh." Scarlett suddenly said with some embarrassment: "It's my fault." ”

"It doesn't matter, we slowly grind in, and no one will be flawless from the start."

Work is work, Scarlett puts her identity very seriously, and during this period, she has never looked for Chen Tiandu in private. It seems that the elevator encounter at the beginning just didn't exist.

Chen Tiandu also entered the working state from beginning to end, never mentioning that stubble, and the shooting went smoothly.

But it soon hit the first bottleneck of filming.

On the first night of their encounter, the two had a special exchange. To the music of the classic "Just One Step Away" by the famous tango master Carlos Gardel, the two danced a seductive dance with wine glasses. Under the choreographer Margaret Derek carefully arranged the dance scene, this dance should symbolize the release of passion, the strangeness and mystery of each other stimulate the secretion of adrenaline, and the dance is also full of teasing and competition.

That's because the soundtrack for this dance is based on the tango that has appeared in classic calling cards such as "Smell a Woman", "Schindler's List" and "True Lies". Don't seek to surpass these famous works, and won't let them dance tango on this occasion, at least let people think about it after watching it.

As a result, this dance was not completed after three hours of dancing. Chen Tiandu overestimated his dancing skills, and Scarlett always used him as a fulcrum to dance closely. The eyes are like silk, and the scale is wide open. She has a hot figure, wearing a low-cut long skirt, and her sexy performance is simply a "seduction" of Chen Tiandu's red fruit.

This made Chen Tiandu's performance unable to reach her enthusiasm, and it seemed stiff and abnormal.

“ut！”

Assistant director Anna is also helpless, she is a student who graduated from the directing department of USC, and uses one of her graduation dance short film works to find a job and find a matrix. happened to be favored by Chen Tiandu. Thinking that it might be used in this movie, he promoted her to the position of assistant director.

Anna is also very hard-working, she remembers Chen Tiandu's words, keep improving, and never make a living. So she shouted at the boss twenty times in a row. made Chen Tiandu's face turn green.

UT again, Chen Tiandu finally couldn't bear it anymore, and waved his hand, "Take a rest first." Everyone was relieved and afraid that he would soar.

Scarlett came over with a smile, and this expression of wanting to laugh but not smiling made Chen Tiandu even more depressed. The two of them have been grinding close to each other for a long time, and he now has to rest for a while every time he jumps, fortunately he is wearing jeans, otherwise it would be a big embarrassment. Scarlett, who dances closely, is naturally aware of the changes in his body, which is why her eyes are so strange.

"Chen, there is indeed a problem." Anna was not afraid of things, and argued with Chen Tiandu, saying, "Your dance is too stiff, and Scarlett's dance is very intense, and the two of you seem to be out of place." Why is this happening, hasn't the previous performance always been good. At the end, he was worried that his words were not convincing enough, and added, "Margaret agrees with my judgment." ”

Choreographer Margaret Derek looked around him, and nodded helplessly.

Chen Tian didn't speak, and turned up all the shots of NG just now to compare and watch.

"Let's do it again."

Chen Tiandu was depressed, and called Scarlett to play, "Scarlett, try to stiffen your body as much as possible." The dance skills are too good, but they seem deliberate. After all, this is just an ordinary wild tavern, not a dance competition. I'm a little warmer, huh...... Physical contact with you. Don't smile on your face, make eye contact. Lips slightly open kind of that, understand? ”

“ok。” Scarlett was serious, snot sobbing.

The temperature in Bogotá is quite cool at night, so there is a fire next to it. She danced in a cool skirt for so long, and this snot woke Chen Tiandu up, and asked worriedly, "Are you okay?" ”

"No problem, my nose is a little blocked." Scarlett gave him a look, "Go ahead, I'm ready." ”

Chen Tiandu didn't say much, and started filming again. Music, this hot action, made many staff outside the venue start to rub their noses, Scarlett also panted slightly in her mouth, her face turned crimson, and she looked at Chen Tiandu with big eyes and watery eyes, obviously really emotional. After such a long time, not only did Chen Tian react, but she also felt that her lower body was cold, "Damn." ”

“ut！”

“good！”

The performance of breaking and standing, despite not taking off a single piece of clothing, and without any deeper communication of movements. But the on-site staff were a little unbearable, but the success can be imagined.

But at the cost of further breakthroughs in scale.

After watching his performance, Chen Tiandu began to make difficulties again, "Is this scale enough for PG13?" ”

Anna: "...... You must be joking. ”

Chen Tiandu bared his teeth, and at this time, the sky had already vomited the white belly of the fish, and he unconsciously survived the night. Sighing helplessly, he shouted, "Call it a day." There are no plans for shooting tomorrow, so everyone has a good rest. The day after tomorrow, he switched to filming daytime scenes. ”

There was a cheer from the scene, "Finally liberated, night scenes are not a job that people should do at all." ”

"Ahh Scarlett ...... suddenly sneezed, and Chen Tiandu turned his head violently, "Scarlett, how are you?" ”

"I think I've got a little cold, what should I do?" She was also worried that a cold would affect the shooting.

Chen Tiandu looked at everyone's hot cleaning scene, no one cared about them, and the doctors on the team were even more invigorous, they didn't come to work tonight. I had to say: "Send you back, I have a thermometer and cold medicine in my box." ”

"Cold medicine?" Scarlett pursed her lips unconsciously, "So well prepared...... Kate helped prepare it. ”

Chen Tiandu glanced at her and didn't reply: "Let's go." (To be continued......)