"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", this work is really famous, also translated as "rejuvenation", known as a fantasy version of "Forrest Gump", through a wonderful story to imply life experience and the meaning of life, the insinuation and penetration of the times will tell the epic waves. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

It can be said that once such a work is shot brilliantly, it is an absolute classic that will go down in history, and in history, works such as "Ben Hur", "Lawrence of Arabia", "Forrest Gump", and "The Lord of the Rings" all have the same effect.

In the previous life, this work was directed by David Fincher and led by Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett, and received a lot of praise after its release, but the overall quality was far from being comparable to those epic masterpieces, and the name of the fantasy version of "Forrest Gump" was also a big disappointment.

It must be admitted that David, as a director, has indeed reached an unassailable height at the technical level, whether it is the use of visual effects, or the scheduling of lighting and camera movement, including the integration of the overall style of the film, it is superb and full of master style. But it's a pity that David's focus on style and grasp of rhythm are too precise, but he loses the excavation and sublimation of characters, resulting in the character of Benjamin Button, not being able to reach the height of "Forrest Gump", and unfortunately missing the refinement of the core themes of social change, ill-fated and impermanence of life.

It can be said that "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" is like a delicate music box, with its intricate and magnificent appearance, ingenious machinery, and beautiful details, it is easy to like, but after opening, the boring music loses the soul of the craft itself.

This is also evidenced by the film's commercial and artistic achievements, the 127 million North American box office has not been able to reach the book cost of 150 million, and even with the overseas box office, the work still loses a lot; During the awards season, he received a bunch of nominations, and led the Oscars of the year with thirteen nominations, becoming the top seed, only to be blown up by the "Slumdog Millionaire" and lost.

Warner Bros. now has "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" in front of Lance, an unexpected but logical choice.

The reason why I say unexpected is because Lance's style is to see the big from the small, including a profound social theme in an independent individual or an unexpected event, but "The Curious Case of Benjamin Barton" is a work that sees skill in the ordinary and deep in the ordinary. Aside from the famous "Forrest Gump", the "Boyhood" that later amazed countless people is also a representative work of this genre, such a work requires the director to have a deep understanding of emotion, faith, and philosophy, and complete the excavation of the core of the theme through those small details that cannot be seen, and directors like Terrence-Malick (Terrence-Malick) and Richard-Linklater (Richard-Linklater) are the best choices.

The reason why it is reasonable is because "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" is majestic, delicate and profound, which not only requires an excellent understanding of the entire era, but also requires a unique insight into the characterization, and Lance's attention to the script and characters coincides with it; What's more, with an investment of 150 million, this work is a rare giant player in the awards season, Warner Bros. needs a director with enough appeal to control, just look at the cast cast formed in the last life, at present, there is no one in Hollywood more suitable than Lance - and Barry also proposed the idea of having Lance star.

As Lance speculated, whether the work "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" could be coordinated, and secondly, Warner Bros. expressed a friendly attitude, which is the most important thing.

"But you've just finished a busy day, and I think you need some rest." Once again, Barry showed his softness after he said the proposal, "So, you can find a free time, read this short story from Scott, see if there is any spark, and then we can talk further." ”

Barry avoided the rumors of "Iron Man" and excused Lance with a "vacation", is it understandable that their time is all subject to Lance?

"Ha, I thought this project was very urgent." Lance said with a smile.

Barry chuckled as well, "The so-called eagerness is always relative. My biggest competitors are not time, but the producers who are eyeing each other. Quietly, Barry pursued Lance again, and quietly hinted at the true purpose of tonight's party, soft words that didn't seem too embarrassed and humble, but full of a friendly message.

"Ha, in my opinion, our biggest competitors are all the same." Lance said meaningfully.

Interests, this is the core focus of their competition, cooperation, compromise, and confrontation, especially when two people are playing as equal chess players. However, Lance didn't intend to pierce the window paper, otherwise it wouldn't be fun, and neither did Barry.

Barry raised his glass, "Hats off to the rivals." ”

Lance smiled as well, holding up the wine glass in his hand, "Hats off to the competitors." ”

The two of them chatted for a while, discussing single malt whisky and sharing their research on cigars, before returning to the main building. After Lance had a fight with several producers, he met with Ron to share the casting progress so far, and then Lance met Cate Blanchett.

To be honest, Lance also very much wanted to cooperate with Kate, and after missing "Iron Man", Lance seriously thought about the possibility of Kate playing the heroine Betty of "The Incredible Hulk", but in the end Lance still denied this idea. Mainly because Kate's temperament does not match the work "The Incredible Hulk", and she is slightly out of place with Edward Norton standing on the screen.

It seems that the cooperation between the two can only wait until the next time. Of course, if Lance takes over "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", then the cooperation between Lance and Kate can be realized, but Lance's top priority is still "Iron Man" and "The Incredible Hulk", and other works are not considered for the time being.

For Betty's candidate, Lance also considered Kate Beckinsale, the two worked together once in "Murder with a Knife", Kate is not the kind of actor with outstanding acting skills, but she can still be trained and trained, and her unique temperament is quite attractive, and may become a beautiful landscape in "The Incredible Hulk".

However, Kate Beckinsale is still not Lance's first choice, her temperament is still more heroic, and the heroic spirit of the thorny rose is more suitable for "Captain America" Agent Peggy-Carter (Peggy-Carter). In comparison, Naomi Watts would be a better fit.

Naomi has a kind of supple strength in her, and she is often able to interpret the intricate transformation, the despair and fragility of collapse in the context of disaster, and then the strength and independence of the cauldron, and the courage to face the difficulties with weak shoulders. "Tsunami Miracle", "21 Grams", "King Kong" and other works are like this, although she did not win the Oscar statuette's recognition, but she has received a lot of praise at the three major European film festivals.

The late-blooming actress has been polishing in the industry for nearly a decade before winning attention with her stunning "Mulholland Drive", but more often than not, she still occupies a place in the work of art, and similar to Nicole Kidman, commercial films have always struggled to achieve good results, especially after "King Kong" did not meet expectations at the box office, she stayed away from commercial films for a long time.

Compared to "King Kong", Lance thinks that Naomi will be more suitable for "The Incredible Hulk", because this work does not require Naomi to shoulder the weight of the whole movie, she can polish her performance, read her own characters, interpret her own understanding like an art film, and hand over the responsibility of commercial popcorn to Lance as a director, and she and Edward concentrate on becoming Lance's pawns, which is enough.

What's more, Naomi and Edward's screen images are very compatible, and the two have just ended the "Veil" cooperation, whether it is chemistry or tacit cooperation, which is a big positive for the love bond between Bruce and Betty in "The Incredible Hulk".

Lance remembered that Naomi had also attended the party today, after he had caught a glimpse of Naomi chatting with Rachel Weisz and the others in the corner of the living room, but now after a little half-circle, Lance didn't find Naomi, could it be that she had left early? Looking at his watch, it was already past two o'clock in the morning, and those who were still at the party were either young people with excess hormones or veterans with other purposes, so it was not impossible for Naomi to leave early.

Although Lance can easily contact the actor through the agent, compared to the entanglement of interests between the agency, Lance is still more inclined to contact the actor directly, and after the cooperation is negotiated, the two sides sit down and slowly pull the strings. What's more, now that "The Incredible Hulk" is still under secrecy, it is best to bypass the agent, Lance can't help but have a headache, he thinks about whether he should find Edward to see if he can contact Naomi.

"Stop, hey, man, stop!" A voice stopped Lance's footsteps, the commanding tone seemed so familiar and kind, turning his head, Lance saw Joel Cohen's messy hair, Ethan Cohen was two or three steps behind, watching Joel stride towards Lance,

After walking in, Joel directly put his arms around Lance's neck, "Stop! You damn bastard! I've been looking for you all night, and you've always disappeared! Call your phone, and you won't answer! Jesus Christ, are you now refusing to acknowledge our downcast friends? ”

Joel's blunt words made Lance hold back a smile and said solemnly, "You'd better let go, or I'm going to throw you right into the pool." (To be continued.) )