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"Harvey, you're going to recommend Bruce Willis for Hardy?"

In one of Burbank's Miramax reception rooms, Murphy frowned and looked at Harvey Weinstein and objected without hesitation, "I think it's very inappropriate!" “

"Because he's not an AA customer?" Harvey Weinstein asked.

He owed Bruce Willis's agent a favor, and when the other party heard about the project, especially Bruce Willis's comic book work, he expressed great interest.

"He's not an AA client?" Murphy didn't know this at all, to be honest, whether the actors used were from AA or not, he didn't care, and let Bill Rothes and AA pack their own projects, just because it would save him as a director. He added, "Harvey, it's not about whether Bruce Willis is an AA customer or not. ”

"Oh," Harvey Weinstein didn't seem to quite believe it, "huh?" ”

Murphy couldn't just oppose without a reason, and in just a few minutes, he had a reason.

"I don't think Bruce Willis is more suitable for the role of Hardy than Robert Downey Jr.," although Robert Downey Jr. was the last person to join, but he also said that he should watch and help each other, as the leader of this small group, Murphy of course has to defend his own people, "Downey's reputation has not been good in recent years, but after "Horror Planet", he has recovered a lot of popularity, Bruce Willis is indeed more famous than Downey, but Harvey, have you ever thought that he is also out of luck! ”

With that alone, it's impossible to convince Harvey Weinstein, and Murphy added, "How much is Bruce Willis likely to ask for?" Will he star at a friendship price? ”

It's not an award-winning film, unless Bruce Willis and his agent have a head problem.

Harvey Weinstein didn't speak, and Murphy continued, "Five million dollars or eight million dollars? Robert Downey Jr. is paid a quarter of his salary or even less! ”

Controlling investments is what Miramax and Harvey Weinstein have been doing.

"If Bruce Willis can put on an extraordinary performance, we can consider him!" Murphy didn't stop, "But Bruce Willis has never been known for his acting skills, and I don't think his acting skills are as good as Robert Downey Jr.!" ”

With that, Murphy took a big sip of the cold coffee on the coffee table, and was about to say something more when Harvey Weinstein suddenly changed his mind.

"You have a point," he seemed to approve of Murphy's words, "I've always supported you, and since you're against it, I'm going to turn down Bruce Willis' agent." ”

Harvey Weinstein was just convinced by himself? Murphy was a little surprised, and he was ready to continue making excuses and excuses......

When he walked out of the reception room, Murphy was still puzzled, and it wasn't until he left the small building and got into his car that he figured it out.

Harvey Weinstein is simply a cunning old fox.

He came to himself specifically to oppose Bruce Willis as Hardy.

Hollywood is well-informed, some things are easy to circulate, Harvey Weinstein's rejection of Bruce Willis can be pushed on his head, to show Bruce Willis and the agency behind him, see it's not that I don't want to use you, it's my director who strongly opposes it, I always have to respect the director's opinion......

It's easy to throw the villain at him to do it, and Harvey Weinstein will hardly hurt his network.

Even, he, the director, has to accept Harvey Weinstein's favor, after all, the other party finally listened to him and used Robert Downey Jr.

This abacus is definitely not an ordinary fine!

When driving a black Cadillac to Disney Studios, Murphy couldn't help but sigh, none of these big names in Hollywood are simple goods.

This hindsight also reminded him that he must not relax some necessary vigilance just because the two sides are cooperating, otherwise he will be sold and will count the money for him.

Arriving at the Disney set, Murphy changed to a battery car and went to the No. 2 and No. 3 studios rented by the "Sin City" crew.

In recent years, Hollywood crews have been outflowing, especially the crews of mainstream commercial masterpieces, which have rarely filmed in Los Angeles, and several major studios in Hollywood, except for a few studios that are still operating, most of them have been reduced to tourist areas, Disney studios are no exception, and only Studio 2 and Studio 3 can still see people on the set of Nuoda.

If it weren't for Miramax's inability to apply for tax rebates from other states and several popular overseas filming locations, "Sin City" would not have stayed in the Los Angeles area.

Although the slogan of supporting independent films in the United States is loud, the priority of tax rebate subsidies is always mainstream commercial masterpieces, and the tax rebate policies formulated in various regions are to stimulate investment and promote employment, which has nothing to do with the pursuit of film art.

Walking into the No. 2 main studio, Helena is leading the set team to set up the green screen, almost all the shots of the film will be shot in front of the green screen, and only a few shots need to be set up and out of location, which will also reduce the workload of the set team and the production team to arrange or select a lot of venues.

The assignment had just begun, and Murphy had spoken to Helena in the past, mainly to hear her opinion on the sketchboard.

This time, the script was very simple, but Murphy used the comics as a blueprint and made a large number of continuous drawing boards to guide the shooting, and the drawing boards also had their own benefits, which could make the shooting more in line with the style of the comics, and the scenes were clear at a glance.

The disadvantage is that it is too patterned, lacking creative power and flexibility.

This had little influence on the filming of Sin City, and Murphy just wanted the comic book to be recreated.

Of course, he doesn't hesitate to make changes.

In the film crew's office, Murphy met Philip Raschel, where Frank Miller was also present.

"Murphy ......"

"Director......

The crew took the initiative to say hello, and Murphy gave them a nod of the head, then walked over to Philip Raschel and Frank Miller who were talking, and when they were finished, asked, "Filly, have you rented the camera?" ”

"I've contacted nearly 10 equipment rental companies, none of which have the latest Sony digital cameras," says Philip Raschel, who is not particularly anxious, "and two companies have already coordinated, and by next week at the latest, the cameras will be in place without affecting our work." ”

Murphy still admonished, "You keep an eye on this." ”

"Hmm." Fili-Raschel nodded.

"And," Murphy added, "I've already told the action director team, and they'll be fully cooperative, and once the camera is in place, you'll shoot high-speed slow-motion footage as soon as it's in place!" ”

Philip Raschel was just about to say that it was no problem, but Frank Miller, who heard this, was the first to speak, "High-speed slow motion? Murphy, are you going to shoot action shots in high-speed slow motion? This can ......"

"Fran!" Before he could finish speaking, Murphy interrupted, "It's not decided yet, this is just a real shooting, whether it will be used or not, can we discuss it when the effect of the real shooting comes out?" ”

"This ......" Frank Miller hesitated.

didn't see the actual effect, so he casually opened his mouth to oppose it, and he really had no confidence.

And after being in the crew for so long, he can also see that to achieve the style of comics, he needs a lot of film techniques that he has never heard of.

By now, he has to admit that he is a layman who makes movies at all, and his understanding of film production is at least ten years ago, and shooting movies and drawing comics with a cinematic storyboard style are completely different things.

Murphy's agreement that Frank Miller will join the crew and directly participate in the production of the film is based on AA's full investigation and understanding, as long as he gets the adaptation rights, even if Frank Miller wants to point fingers, he doesn't know where to start, and knowing some film knowledge is too far from the work of directing the crew.

Even if Frank Miller wanted to command, how many people in the crew would listen to him?

There are some things where there is a gap between what is promised and what is actually implemented.

In the end, Frank Miller did not object, and planned to wait for the results of the real Yàn shooting to come out before deciding whether to support or oppose.

Murphy then went to Studio 3, where it has been confirmed that Robert Downey Jr., James Franco, Seth Rogan, and Jonah Hill, who starred in the film, are working out, and will receive professional training as a movement director after the workout.

They all have action scenes in the film, and they will play four people, including police officer Hardy, hunky Marf, killer Kevin and Dee White, especially Jonah Hill, who plays the killer Kevin, must lose weight, at least a little thinner, under Murphy's order.

The action director, called Woodwater, turned out to be a little-known little man who was inspired by kung fu while participating in the filming of two sequels to "The Matrix", fusing free fighting and other martial arts to create a movie action mode more suitable for Hollywood.

It is not for nothing that AA can sign him.

Of course, the action routines suitable for film shooting have nothing to do with actual combat, when Woodwater first joined the crew, Robert Downey Jr., who had fought with Murphy and Rose in prison, had a simple competition with him, and Woodwater was not an opponent at all.

No one is surprised, after all, everyone knows that the fights in the movie are different from actual combat.

Murphy didn't bother the four people in the gym and approached Paul Wilson, who doubles as casting director, to ask about the audition registration.

The film has a large number of characters, most of which will be solved through guò auditions.

"The situation is much better than we expected, it should be that the comics are very well-known, and there are quite a lot of people who sign up."

Paul Wilson gave Murphy an entry form, on which Murphy saw quite a few familiar names, such as Cliff Owen, Sophia Vergara, Jessica Simpson, Jessica Alba...... (To be continued.) )