Chapter 68: Arrival in Great Britain

A large Boeing 747 took off from Los Angeles and soared over the American sky, heading towards the Atlantic.

The United States is the largest consumer market for Boeing airliners, and Europe seems to be more pro-Airbus aircraft than Europe.

However, whether the two large airliner giants are good or bad is probably something that can only be analyzed by professionals.

At least Sean didn't bother to think about it. He just needs to enjoy the comfort of first class.

As for private jets, Sean, who only has 40,000 pocket money, has not thought about this problem directly.

Several films were filmed, and this was Sean's first trip to Europe, except for "Advance L.A.", which required a flight to Canada to shoot. And unlike the short- and medium-haul airliner, the 747's huge fuselage and superior performance make it a leader in long-haul passenger aircraft.

This time, the first stop for the filming of "Gladiator" was not Italy as Sean thought, but the United Kingdom. It is said that the filming of the film will start in the United Kingdom. There is no way, director Ridley Scott is British, and he contributes to his hometown, so the whole crew can only go to the UK.

Sean is not very new to the UK, and when filming "Never Compromise", Albert Finney, the old British man, shared a lot of British things and interesting facts with Sean.

However, whether in his previous life or in this life, this is Sean's first time in England, an old-fashioned gentleman's country with an aristocratic atmosphere.

There is a joke in Britain that the British look at the Americans as rude hillbillies, the French as a bunch of uneducated and unskilled tramps, the Germans as damned Junker landlords, and the Italians and Spain as prodigal thieves who specialize in stealing.

Look at the rest of the world, it's all colonies!

The joke isn't necessarily true though. But it also proves the xenophobia of the British, who have their own circles and are very repulsive to outsiders.

Of course, Sean didn't expect to immigrate here. It didn't affect him.

Turning his head to look at Russell Crowe, who was leaning back in his seat, his face full of stubble, facing the big Hollywood star, who was holding a book to pass the time. However, his face was a little unhappy, which seemed to be related to his recent scandal.

Sean shrugged his shoulders and turned his gaze to the entertainment newspaper on the side of the Russell Crowe scandal, who was accused of being caught up in the emotional dispute between American sweetheart star Meg Ryan and her husband, Hollywood star Dennis Quinn.

Meg Ryan is undoubtedly one of Hollywood's most famous sweetheart actresses, and her every move has been noticed by the paparazzi. And her husband is also a veteran Hollywood star, and the divorce rumors between the two have been in a uproar, and with a Russell Crowe, it can be seen how bad this scandal will be. Recently, Hollywood has been covered in the news of these three people. The sensational effect is even more terrifying than the Monday see you in later generations.

Thinking about the picture of being surrounded by paparazzi in Russell Crowe in Los Angeles just now, Sean couldn't help but shrug his shoulders with a smile, it's no wonder this guy can be in a good mood!

Sean bored picked up "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" and watched it, and fell asleep in a daze after a while.

It takes about 11 hours from Los Angeles to London, England, and the plane at 19 o'clock in the evening of Los Angeles time is just to rest on the plane, and when it comes to London, it is about 13 o'clock local time, so you don't have to worry about the time difference, and the arrangement is very humane.

As soon as I got off the plane, there were already staff members who drove to greet him, among which Sean was very well paid because he was one of the main actors. Sean did the second business car with Russell Crowe.

The crew and director Ridley had come to the UK a week ago to prepare, and this time the filming location was near Farnham Castle, one of the top ten castles in the UK.

Luckily, it only took about 4 days to shoot here, otherwise it would have been unbearable to just enjoy the warm California sunshine and experience the British woodlands in November.

This is the location of the film's battle with the Germans, and when Director Ridley and Sean arrived, a cordon had been set up near the forest, and there were many staff members busy around.

Because it is a mountainous forest, the photographer and the camera car cannot completely shoot the frame, so many staff are laying monorail steel pipes on the ground, and when the camera is installed on the steel pipe, the camera will move along the terrain to shoot and capture the scenes needed for shooting.

The special effects staff were discussing the arrangement of bows and arrows and war horses with the prop masters, and the whole crew seemed to be in full swing.

"Hell weather!" Russell Crowe changed into a leather jacket, and the cold weather made him shake his head, "This place is really a little cold......

Temperatures in the UK in November are around 5Β°-10Β°, with temperatures high during the day and colder at night. Especially Sean, they were filming near the forest, and the temperature difference between day and night was even greater. You must know that although Los Angeles is also a little cooler at this time, the temperature is also maintained between 12Β°-20Β°.

As for Australia, it is very warm at this time. Russell Crowe suddenly came from a farm in Australia to a cold English suburb, and naturally he couldn't stand it.

"It's the kind of cold that makes people cold, and the temperature in Suffolk is even worse than in London. But the air is much better than in London! ”

Sean took out a simple tin flat flask he was carrying, unscrewed the lid, and handed it to Russell Crowe, who had a serious face, "I brought a bottle of whiskey here, do you want to take a sip to warm up?" ”

"Thanks, I think I do need to take a sip!"

Russell Crowe did not refuse Sean's kindness, took the flat iron flask and poured it, I don't know if it was to warm up his body, or if he couldn't resist the temptation of fine wine, and at the same time took out a pack of cigarettes, smoked two, and handed one to Sean casually.

"Smack!"

Sean took out the lighter and lit the cigarette on Russell Crowe's mouth first, the other party covered the flame slightly with his hand, and then lightly tapped Sean's hand, signaling that it was lit, Sean smiled and moved the flame over, inhaled hard, and the thick smoke swirled around in his lungs, relieving his addiction to smoking, and then spit it out.

"Tobacco tastes awesome! Handmade cigarettes? ”

"Old smoking guns?"

Seeing Sean's comfortable expression after smoking, Russell Crowe turned his head and smiled, looked at the man in front of him who was stronger than himself, and said with a smile, "I usually have a big addiction to smoking, but I can't get addicted to other cigarettes, and the cigarettes I process myself, ordinary people are not used to this spicy taste......"

"I started smoking at the age of thirteen and have been smoking for twelve years. In the past, I was also very addicted to smoking, and I also needed a pack of cigarettes a day. Sean took the cigarette, looked at the busy staff not far away, and said with a smile, "But now I think that cigarettes are not very harmful, and they are slowly decreasing, now try to taste the cigar, I feel that the thing tastes good......"

"Hehe, I'm a bigger smoker than you, I need at least 40 cigarettes a day, and even more than 60 cigarettes when I'm busy with work. But I started smoking at the age of 10 and have been smoking for 25 years, so it's hard to quit. It's like we know that smoking is bad for our health, but we still can't quit. Russell Crowe seemed to be smoky to the eyes, squinting his eyes, and seemed very indifferent.

Two sturdy men over 1.8 meters stood next to the crew, watching the staff on the scene busy back and forth. The two took a sip of wine, a sip of cigarettes, and chatted with each other, to a very tacit understanding. Russell Crowe has Maori ancestry, so he is usually lazy, and when he meets Sean, who is also happy to enjoy, he definitely has a high match value.

And both of them have farm experience, so when they talk about some topics, they are also quite interested.

"You two guys, don't you know that smoking is forbidden near the forest? I'm really afraid that the people who overseer the British Forest Society will see it and arrest my male number one and male number two together. ”

Just as Sean and Russell Crowe, two tough guys, were standing on the ridge of the field and swallowing the clouds, a joking voice came from the side. Director Ridley Scott walked over with a cigarette roll in his mouth with a puffy face full of vicissitudes and puffy eyes, with a smile in his eyes.

"Maybe a director." Russell Crowe joked with a laugh.

"Oh, seeing you can joke is a good sign that you've had a good holiday. And your fitness program is really good, much more robust than the last time I saw you. I have to say, your weird fitness plan of doing farm work on an Australian farm is really good. ”

Ridley wore a leather jacket, the white shirt inside did not have a thin tie and a style button, which looked very casual, and pointed at Russell Crowe's chest muscles with a smile, "It seems that you haven't been crushed by that sweetheart Meg Ryan, haha......"

Ridley's words made Russell Crowe shrug helplessly. Now no one is unaware of his affair with Meg Ryan. And he didn't shy away from suspicion.

Although this one is a little awkward, Russell Crowe is indeed in a relationship with Meg Ryan.

"I've just been working on a farm in Australia......" Russell Crowe replied evasively, yes, he started to lose weight after filming "The Insider", his way is to go back to work on the Australian farm, obviously now look at his fitness program although wonderful, but very effective.

"Hehe, that's a good idea."

Ridley smiled, seeing the progress of the staff not far away, he couldn't help but stuff his fingers in his mouth, whistled loudly, and shouted with a smile at a man wearing a peaked cap, "Cowboy, I'm looking forward to your design!" But can you speed it up a bit? Dudeβ€”"

Neil Cowbod, a Hollywood master special effects director, is also the special effects director of this film. Michelle had previously mentioned to Sean the behind-the-scenes lineup of "Gladiator", including Nil Cowbod.

The reason why the movie "Gladiator" has attracted attention is not only because it is the first epic masterpiece to depict the Roman period in the past 40 years, nor is it the investment of 100 million. It's because of the super strong behind-the-scenes cast of this movie.

Nil Cowbod is the special effects director of many films such as "Saving Private Ryan" and "The Fifth Element", and is a frequent Oscar nominee.

Nicholas Powell, a martial arts master! He was the action director of "Braveheart" and was responsible for the fencing action of "Gladiator". It was necessary to teach the fencing moves of the lead actors, stuntmen and more than 1,000 performers, for which he had previously taught Russell Crowe one-on-one.

The camera director is John Matheson, who will also be a big deal.

The art director is Arthur Max, who is now building the central landscape of the Roman Empire in Rome with more than 200 technicians and hundreds of craftsmen. It has been 17 weeks, and in order to restore the grand occasion at that time, director Ridley has built it according to the famous works of British painters, and followed the original as much as possible.

In terms of soundtrack, DreamWorks' music director, Hans Zimmer, a music master of Super Bull, was invited to serve as the original music designer. If anyone doesn't know him, then "The Lion King" has seen it, his music! The soundtrack he completed for "Brave Death Island" and "Rain Man" are also his works.

Even the assistant director is the gold medal assistant director Alexander Witt leading the team!

When Michelle and Sean mentioned these names before, Sean didn't feel anything, but when Michelle introduced their resumes one by one, Sean was stunned! In front of these people, Russell Crowe can't play a big name, let alone himself?

So seeing Ridley whistling to call the great god Nil Cowbod, Sean also had to sigh, Director Ridley at this moment is so fucking handsome!

Thank you to our deacon, L, Master! The third update!

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