Once the crew is targeted by reporters, it is not so easy to get rid of it, Murphy filmed such a big scene in Manhattan at night, and it lasted for several days, it is difficult not to alarm media reporters, and in the middle of the night for four consecutive days, a large number of guys with cameras gathered under the street lamps on this street. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

But this is also a good thing, the media report and tracking is also a kind of propaganda in disguise.

So, not only did Murphy not let people drive these reporters away, but let them follow the crew to a dilapidated warehouse in the suburbs of New York, and took the actor James Franco to take a little time to give a joint interview to reporters in order to create more topics.

Near the gate of the warehouse, Murphy and James Franco, escorted by numerous security personnel, walked up to the reporter.

Since I had been notified before, the people who were able to walk in here were some fairly important entertainment media reporters, and the number of people was not large, so there was no such chaotic scene like a vegetable market.

Murphy and James Franco had limited time, so they briefly exchanged words and the interview began.

The reporter's question first came to Murphy, "Director Stanton, what do you think of this collaboration with Mr. Franco?" ”

"It's a really crazy role, and it's a big challenge for James." Murphy didn't think much of it, and said, "The character he plays is very original, very scary, extremely marginalized. It's a very young character, very lawless, and injects a lot of primal horror and panic into our hearts, and James did it to the point where it shocked me. ”

Hearing Murphy say this, a female reporter turned to ask James Franco, "Has this character ever bothered you?" ”

"A lot." James Franco clearly did it on purpose, "I've only been able to sleep three or four hours a night in the last few weeks, and I can't stop thinking. My body was exhausted, but my brain was still working, and I had to take two sleeping pills a day, but it only worked within two hours. ”

Then, the reporter turned the question back to Murphy and asked, "Director Stanton, did Mr. Franco meet your requirements?" ”

"For a movie, especially a crime noir movie, being able to have an extraordinary villain will definitely play a practical and correct role in promoting it, and it is hard to find."

Murphy didn't answer directly, and said slowly, "The character created by James is definitely a breakthrough for the villain, he completely subverts the impression of the bad guy in our memory, the common bad guys are murder, arson, theft and robbery, etc., but what he provides is a high-quality criminal ......"

Hearing this, the reporters couldn't help but widen their eyes and asked, "Director Stanton, can you tell me more about it?" ”

"No, you can't!" Murphy first decisively refused, then explained, "Because so far, no one has seen the real ending of the film, including the actors involved." My purpose is very simple, that is, I hope that the audience's brain cells can always be in the vortex of excitement when watching the movie. I don't want to say anything hypocritical or pretentious, I'm just trying to do my part for the film - the mystery is called the mystery because it will only be revealed at the last minute. ”

Speaking of which, Murphy stopped, and the rest was for the audience to study in the film themselves.

The reporter turned to James Franco again, James Franco is similar to Murphy, the same drip.

Since there was still filming to go on, Murphy left James Franco alone at the door of the warehouse, and he was the first to return to the warehouse, where the filming location was almost set up under the command of Michelle Williams.

Filming started quickly, but compared to the previous car chase action scenes filmed in Manhattan, it was not very smooth, probably because Christopher Waltz and Henry Cavill were out of their respective roles for too long, and their state was very average, and they were constantly stopped by Murphy.

The crew blew in the cold wind of New Jersey for nearly two hours, and some people who were not in good health had begun to sneeze repeatedly, and Murphy had to call both actors over.

"How do you feel?" Murphy looked at Christopher Waltz and Henry Cavill and said unceremoniously, "Don't tell me you've completely dropped the character during this time!" ”

Christopher Waltz smiled apologetically, and Henry Cavill was covered with a mask covering his head, unable to see his expression.

Getting up from the director's chair, Murphy took two sips of the hot coffee handed over by his assistant, walked back and forth twice, and then said to Christopher Waltz and Henry Cavill, "The reason why Lynch and Chris Dane have this final conversation is because they know that if those truths are revealed and the real murderers are exposed, then the magic will truly win the battle for the soul of New York, and the city will completely lose hope." ”

Seeing that both men were listening attentively, Murphy put down his coffee cup and continued, "If even the accepted hope of New York finally loses the standard of good and evil and enters a state of pure chaos, that is, the so-called fairness, then New York will develop as the magician had hoped it would be. So Lynch says to Chris Dane that the public must be convinced that these people were killed by Chris Dane! ”

He begins by saying to Henry Cavill, "Your character has a heavy burden to carry for the city of New York and become a true Night Walker. ”

Then, Murphy looked at Christopher Waltz, "You're a pragmatist, and for the sake of New York's future and hope, you can only make this choice." ”

Seeing Christopher Waltz and Henry Cavill thoughtful, Murphy waved his hand at the two of them, "You guys go and get ready, shoot in fifteen minutes." ”

Maybe Murphy's analysis played a role, or maybe the NG in front played a sufficient warm-up role, and after the filming restarted, the performance of Christopher Waltz and Henry Cavill improved.

Henry Cavill, who was wearing Chris Dane's black uniform, looked firmly at the somewhat embarrassed Christopher Waltz and decided to resist the heavy burden, saying, "Now call them in." ”

Christopher Waltz hesitated, "They're going to hunt you down." ”

"Yes, you will hunt me down, you will curse me and let the dogs chase me, because it has to be so!"

Although under the mask could not see any expression of Henry Cavill, his tone did not waver, "Because sometimes it is not enough to have the truth!" Sometimes, people are entitled to more! There are times when people's faith has to be rewarded! ”

With that, he didn't stop any longer, stood up and limped towards where the superbike was parked, leaving only a black back for the camera lens.

Murphy made a gesture, and Michelle Williams guided the young actor who played Inspector Lynch's son slowly walked to the camera and came directly to Christopher Waltz, who moved his body slightly to cover the person lying on the ground.

"Nightcrawler? Dad, why did he run away. The little actor asked puzzled.

Christopher Waltz looked at where Henry Cavill had disappeared, "because we had to catch him." ”

The little actor's expression was even more puzzled, "But he didn't do anything wrong." ”

Looking at the monitor screen, Murphy nodded slowly, this little actor named Jett Walnott performed very well, completely playing the doubtful and naïve of a child, which is exactly the effect he wanted.

Children represent innocence, and their criteria for judging are often the most human nature, and in the eyes of innocent children, Chris Dane is completely a good person.

This ending is a bit dark, and it always has to give the audience some hope, and Inspector Lynch's son represents this hope.

Christopher Waltz said his last line with emotion, "Because he's a hero New York deserves to have, but not the hero we need right now, so we're going to hunt him down because he can afford it all, because he's not our hero, he's a silent guard, a vigilant guardian, a night crawler!" ”

“Cut！” Murphy shouted to stop, and just as everyone was relieved, he said, "Not yet, keep shooting!" ”

In some harsh night winds, the crew began to be busy again, Murphy's requirements were particularly strict, and then NG was caused by various problems one after another, and the filming of this scene lasted until dawn, and after getting three satisfactory shots, Murphy announced the end of the night's work.

After all the night scene filming was over, Murphy gave the crew two days off, and after gathering again, he led the crew to start filming some daytime scenes in Manhattan and Brooklyn and other areas, including the New York City Police Parade.

With the strong support of the New York Police and City Hall, the filming behind the crew went quite smoothly, far exceeding Murphy's plan, and by the end of October, filming was nearing completion.

Murphy led the crew to Patterson, New Jersey, where they finally found a hospital that was about to be demolished and could be used to shoot the bombing scene on location.

Murphy wasn't very proficient in the explosion scenes on the ground, and he had relatively little contact with them in the past, and basically left them to the pyrotechnic team, but fortunately these guys didn't disappoint him, and after James Franco's symbolic flip of the switch, the entire empty hospital was blown into ruins.

At this point, all the filming of "Dark City" is complete, and Murphy is back in Los Angeles to prepare for post-production.