There is no doubt that Edward Norton is an excellent actor, whether it is the "Fight Club" that has been sought after by countless fans, or the "First Degree of Fear" and "American X-Files" that won Oscar nominations, or the unique style of "The Kingdom of the Rising Moon", "Birdman", "The Grand Budapest Hotel", these outstanding works are all a testament to his talent and ability. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

It's a pity that in the previous life of "The Incredible Hulk", Edward barely got much room to play, and even Bruce Banner's loneliness and struggle did not show it, but in the process of escaping, Edward's weak scholarly temperament was exposed, which seemed out of place. This is undoubtedly a big failure for director Louis.

In fact, Bruce's bookish temperament and the violent madness after transforming into the Hulk can be said to be a double heaven of ice and fire, and this huge difference can highlight Bruce's inner struggle even more, highlighting his eagerness to get rid of the Hulk, and the visual impact brought to the audience is also doubled. From this point of view, the three versions of the Hulk, Mark Ruffalo, Edward Norton and Eric Bana, more or less possess this temperament, and the casting itself is not too problematic, alas, Luis has not been able to skillfully exploit this.

What's more, Edward once played a racist in "The American X-Files", and the image of a cold and bloody perpetrator is impressive. In that work, Edward's temperament changes without any sense of disobedience, and the character is presented seamlessly. This also shows that Edward has the ability to interpret tough characters, which is not seen in "The Incredible Hulk".

From an acting point of view, Edward has no problem playing "The Incredible Hulk", he has enough ability to meet Lance's requirements; But from the perspective of genre films, Edward needs to do more training - not just to build muscles, but to make the escape look more handsome, even if it is a stumbling escape, it needs to be more photogenic. This is crucial for superhero movies.

Simple examples of comparison are Matt Damon of "Spy" and Ben Affleck of "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice", both of which are building muscles, Matt is just right, even slightly thin, but this refinement is vividly shown in the sharp action scenes; But Ben has overpracticed, and the whole person looks too strong, so that he looks a little fat after being on camera, and his mobility is inconvenient, and many action scenes even look extremely clumsy, which seriously affects the viewing effect.

What Edward needed was not muscles, but flexibility, especially the neatness of running and fighting movements, which presented Indiana Jones's temperament with both professor elegance and heroic chic.

Perhaps he should ask Edward out for a detailed discussion and exchange of opinions. Although the two men are friends and maintain similar views on film, acting, play, etc., the two have never worked together, and Edward, like Lance, is an almost stubborn person who insists on his own opinions, and such cooperation is either an agreement and a smooth sailing, or a difference of opinion and a split shot. So, they need to have a good conversation.

From Edward, Lance thought of the choice of Betty and Broskey. The "The Incredible Hulk" from the previous life, the two characters were played by Liv-Tyler and Tim-Ross respectively.

In Lance's view, the two castings are not a mistake, but they are far from a success. Acting skills are certainly a part, but the more important reason is that the actor is not able to fit the character's temperament, Tim, as an actor with commendable acting skills, he is incompatible with the cold-blooded and crazy Brossky, and even some plays, not because of his lack of acting skills, but because neither the director nor the actor are looking for a correct entry point; Betty played by Liv is not even a vase, the whole movie process seems to be free, and even some scenes are a little redundant, which is definitely a fatal wound for genre movies, even as a vase, the heroine should become a beautiful scenery in popcorn -

Lance is most impressed by "King Kong", aside from the quality of the movie, Naomi Watts's white dress hunting on the Empire State Building has a kind of Shakespearean tragedy grandeur and tragedy, which really adds a lot to the movie. But in "The Incredible Hulk", Liv spends most of her time in shirts and jeans, as if the stylist and the director hadn't communicated at all.

For a truly good movie, every link counts.

If Lance were to cast the casting, it was certain that he would not choose Liv and Tim, and as for the specific candidates, he would need to reimagine and think about them after the script was completed.

The script writing process of "The Incredible Hulk" is indeed exciting, but the speed of progress is not fast at all, Lance has to take into account every detail, especially the rhythm control of the script, not to mention that the script of "Iron Man" also needs to be conceived and typed out word by word, and the workload is not inferior to that during the filming of "Fury Road".

This creative process actually reminded Lance of the time when he wrote the script of "City of God", even if he was away from home, even if he met with friends, even if he was in other work situations, as long as inspiration flashed in his mind, he would record it as soon as possible, as if the whole brain revolves around the story and the characters, and from time to time there will be whimsical ideas, and those characters will come to life in their minds, as if they have been given life.

It was as if now, he had arrived at the café thirty minutes early, and there was a meeting in a while, but suddenly he thought of some details and couldn't wait to start recording.

"Hey, look who the hell this is, isn't this Lancelot?" A voice sounded in his ears, cheerful with a hint of excitement, but Lance didn't look up, just raised his left hand and made a gesture to stop, and then continued to concentrate on quickly writing something on the paper he found casually, and the attitude of no one on the side made Kevin Feige a little embarrassed.

Secretly glanced at the piece of paper, but unfortunately the scribbled handwriting was not clear at all, Kevin could only purse his dry lips, and carefully sat down opposite Lance, looking left and right, the waiter cast his eyes from a distance, and planned to come over to provide services, but Kevin glanced at Lance, stopped the waiter's movements, and lightened his breathing, lest he interrupt Lance's work.

After a while, Lance sat up straight, quickly glanced at the tissue, and after confirming that the inspiration he had just flashed was not missing, he folded the paper and stuffed it into his pocket, and then noticed Kevin sitting opposite, "Kevin, when did you arrive?" Apparently Lance didn't realize what was going on just now, it was just a knee-jerk move.

Kevin wanted to explain, but the words circled the tip of his tongue and shook his head, "Just sat down." He beckoned the waiter over, "Give me a latte, and a piece of the Black Forest ......" Kevin looked at the table in front of Lance, only a lonely cup of coffee, "Do you need some food?" ”

Lance nodded, and said to the waiter, "A piece of tiramisu, thank you." ”

After watching the waiter turn to leave, Kevin gestured with his gaze in the direction of Lance's pocket, "So, it's been just as busy lately?" ”

"Script, I'm still busy with Marvel's script." Lance said simply. Needless to say, the Marvel Universe is now the core focus of Lance's work.

"Oh, the script." A big smile immediately appeared on Kevin's face, "I must say, the script is really good, you know, the cartoonists in our company have read the script, Stan-Lee, Larry-Lieber, Jack-Kirby, etc., and we all think you've done a great job, wonderful, really wonderful!" ”

Kevin didn't skimp on his praise, five days ago, Lance sent the first draft of the script for "Iron Man" to Marvel Studios, and the first draft of the script was circulated within the company, and unexpectedly, it won unanimous praise from the creative committee, except that there were some pure comic book details similar to the Iron Man armor setting that needed to be revised, and there were no problems at all with the plot, characters, main story, and other parts. This is definitely the first of its kind - you know, even "Spider-Man", which won both box office and word-of-mouth, was criticized by the creative committee, because Sony Pictures removed many of the characteristics of the comics in order to appeal to the masses.

Although Lance is famous, the two Oscar-winning screenwriters are enough to see his ability; But the script of "Iron Man" is still eye-catching, which is really good news for Kevin. The cooperation between Marvel Studios and Chaos Pictures is one step closer.

"I spoke with Theo on the phone this morning, and we have reached a preliminary consensus that the two companies will work together to shoot this work, with an investment cost of between 100 million and 150 million, and Marvel Studios will pay part of the cost for filming in addition to the copyright of the adaptation of the work. We will have a meeting to discuss the specific situation in depth at that time. While Lance is busy with the script, Kevin and Theo are also in contact very frequently, and now that the most important obstacle to the cooperation between the two sides in the filming of "Iron Man" has been resolved, it is foreseeable that the next negotiations will be very smooth, "So, are you ready to decide?" Are you going to play the role of Tony Stark yourself? In my opinion, no one is better suited than you! ”

Kevin's tone was visibly lighter, and things went far more smoothly than expected.

Lance tugged at the corners of his mouth slightly, "Don't be in such a hurry, I have a more magnificent blueprint for 'Iron Man', aren't you going to hear it?" Kevin couldn't help but be stunned, and there was a hint of doubt in his eyes. (To be continued.) )