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That's the headline in the latest issue of the Los Angeles Times' entertainment section. Today is the day of the public audition for "Fury Road" - it is still "Mad Max 4" to the outside world, Chaos Pictures has not announced the subtitle for the time being, nor has it released an announcement that the new work is not directly related to the original series, so the major media still view this work as a sequel.

Due to the controversy surrounding "Mad Max 4", every move of the crew has become the object of attention, and when the "Los Angeles Times" learned that the only requirement for today's public audition was actually "model", it was directly shocked! is not the so-called "measurements requirement, height requirement, weight requirement", but in the official announcement of Chaos Pictures, it is written, "Models who are interested in participating in big-screen performances are welcome to audition".

This...... It's nothing short of outrageous!

Everyone knows that the career of a model is very short, it is a youth business, regardless of gender, only age, even Kate-Moss (Kate-Moss) will eventually grow old one day. If they want to continue in the entertainment industry, becoming an actor is undoubtedly the best choice - at least much more reliable than singers, because Hollywood is always short of vases, but there is always a need for new ones.

There are many cases of models such as Diane Kruger, Cara-Delevingne (Cara-Delevingne), and Megan Fox turning actors, but only a handful can succeed. After all, the models themselves are not from acting classes, and it is difficult for them to find their accurate positioning on the big screen, and more often they are only responsible for beauty in commercial blockbusters as vases.

In the long river of films, Kim-Basinger (Kim-Basinger) was one of the people who turned into the industry as a model and stood at the peak of her career, and her "Los Angeles Confidential" in 1997 made her win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress; Charlize Theron is the other one. But other than that, it's lackluster, even for Kim, her only shining point is the "L.A. Confidential", and there are only a handful of former models like Charlize who have continued their successful career as actors for more than two decades.

In the eyes of those old academics, models are directly equated with vases, which is basically equivalent to having no chance with high society, just "playing/things" or "idols".

As a commercial film, it is not unusual for "Mad Max 4" to invite models to star in the movie, as if "Transformers" used Megan Fox to attract attention and create explosive points, which is one of the main themes of the movie. But the problem is that "Mad Max 4" is not just about hiring a model, but like the audition for the "American Top Model Contest", it simply turns the movie audition into a farce.

In the eyes of professionals, the best explanation for Chaos Pictures' move is that "farce, circus, or hype" can be regarded as a ridiculous decision to choose a desperate path in a desperate situation, and in the report, Cliff Robinson said, "I can't tell whether it's more terrible to spend $200 million on a movie that only a hundred viewers want to watch, or a Hollywood movie with a group of models." Maybe this will be a complete disaster. But if Strello was going to use this method to attract everyone's attention and hype up the topic, there is no doubt that he succeeded. ”

The Los Angeles Times wouldn't have sacrificed the headlines of the entertainment section if it was just a model audition, and it was clear that the model audition was just a flashpoint, and Cliff had been worried about the crew of "Mad Max 4" for a long time.

"When Strello confirmed that his next work would be a reboot of the Mad Max series, our first reaction was: Is this really okay?' Will Mad Max 4' be the next 'Sahara Cavalry'? When we learned that Mel Gibson would no longer play Max, that fear was gradually evolving into reality. ”

When "Mad Max" sparked countless discussions in Australia that year, he made the pink Mel popular, successfully allowed Mel to land in Hollywood, and started his own superstar mode. It's no exaggeration to say that Mel and Max are directly equated, just as Harrison Ford is to Han Solo, and it is natural that when the series is restarted, those loyal fans will naturally want to see Mel return.

As Cliff said, the series is already very niche, and the target audience should be those who are loyal to the audience, but not long ago, Mel officially confirmed that he will not star in "Mad Max 4", which is equivalent to depriving the die-hard people of an important reason to enter the cinema again.

What's more, after experiencing the ups and downs of "The Passion of the Christ", Mel has not been able to recover so far, and is still suffering from the joint ban. If Mel and Lance join forces, then "Mad Max 4" is a real disaster, and the Jews join forces with the Big Six, and every corner of Hollywood will be sealed so tightly that I am afraid that I will not even be able to breathe.

Therefore, choosing Mel is a dead end; Giving up Mel is a dead end. This is also a big reason why Hollywood can't be optimistic about Lance's choice.

Cliff also mentioned in the report that "Mad Max 4" and "Sahara Cavalry" are set in the mysterious but dangerous desert. The "Sahara Cavalry" moved the entire crew to Morocco for filming, which turned out to be a complete disaster, not only causing a lot of trouble, but also causing huge losses in terms of costs, and more terrible, the results were far from satisfactory.

"In order to avoid the mistake of the 'Saharan Cavalry', choosing to build a studio in Burbank was the wisest choice for 'Mad Max 4'." Cliff said.

But the problem is that it is not impossible to recreate the desolation and blankness of the desert in Burbank's studio, with the help of computer special effects, everything can be achieved, but the cost is unimaginable; What's more, all the studios in Burbank are already "full", and Chaos Pictures can't even find a suitable site to build a studio.

"This reminds us of the catastrophe of the 'Saharan cavalry', one wrong decision after another, which led to the collapse of dominoes. Filming difficulties aside, no audience wants to see the beautiful/glamorous/delicate Penelope Cruise with a windy and dusty face, and no audience wants to see the sexy/handsome Matthew McConaughey rolling in the sand, the desert environment is doomed to the difficulties of the film, even if it is classic masterpieces such as "Lawrence of Arabia" and "The English Patient", the scene of dancing in the yellow sand often discourages the audience. Now, Mad Max 4 is facing such a dilemma: first, it can't find a suitable shooting location, second, it may repeat the mistakes of the past, and third, it is facing bottlenecks in positioning and conception. It's hard to imagine how Strello could work his magic in the dry desert. ”

In response to this problem, Cliff proposed the idea of "Canadian Studio" or "Las Vegas", but it is clear that either choice will face the danger of skyrocketing production costs. This is a fatal conundrum.

At the end of this report, Cliff puts forward a new conjecture, the public audition with models as the main object is completely a hype, diverting the hype of the studio crisis and the Mel absence crisis, trying to create a lively scene where the crew's preparations are going well, but can this act of tearing down the east wall and making up the west wall really work?

"Strello, can he continue his magic?" At the end of the article, Cliff said.

Reading between the lines, Cliff's worries can be seen, but behind the scenes is schadenfreude, at this moment, the whole of Hollywood is waiting to see Lance's joke, and it seems that all signs are that the "Mad Max 4" train is falling off a cliff, and the fate of the crushed bones is irretrievable. Warner Bros., Sony Pictures and other large film companies, don't need to spend too much effort at all, just by moving their fingers, Chaos Pictures is already stretched and overwhelmed.

The studio problem had not yet been solved, and the casting cast was bogged down again - in the eyes of Hollywood, Lance's choice of models as an actor was a complete last resort.

Recently, "I Am a Legend", "007" project, and "Spider-Man 3" have all begun to recruit second- and third-tier supporting actors, in addition, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" and "National Treasure 2" that are in the preparatory stage have also begun actor auditions, and almost half of Hollywood actors are flocking to these projects, and naturally no one wants to join "Mad Max 4".

Faced with such a dilemma, Lance came up with a way to audition for models, not only to recruit the right actors, but also to shift the focus and ease the situation. But a group of media, led by the "Los Angeles Times", watched the show, and they all firmly believed that Lance had made a wrong decision again, and there was no turning back from the abyss of mistakes.

Perhaps, "Mad Max 4" will surpass "Future Water World" and become the biggest laughing stock in the Hollywood industry in the next decade.

However, the "New York Times" published a completely different update on the same day, not only the leading newspaper, but also the "Entertainment Weekly", "Boston Globe", and "Chicago Tribune" also confirmed one after another:

"Big names gathered! From Tom Cruise to Leonardo DiCaprio to Charlize Theron! 'Mad Max 4' is hot! Scarlett Johansson made a statement: I am willing to star for free. (To be continued.) )