The filming of the Three-Body Problem 2 movie, in the attention of the outside world, can be said to be in full swing. Levy assigns various tasks, but that doesn't mean he can rest there. There are many things he needs to do, none of which are easy. It can even be said that he almost has to intervene in the company's affairs now.

For example, in terms of script adaptation, they do have novels in their hands, but if they want to adapt it into a movie, there must be a structural problem. How to set up this structure for the better is also what Levy needs to manage: because the film is what he wants to shoot, as a director, he always has to have an idea of the structure. Bob has a strong foundation in writing lines, but in terms of film structure, he still has to listen to the director.

And Levy also put forward opinions on this.

As Levy said, this is a group scene, in this movie, there are many different ways of dealing with the crisis, and if you want to shoot their differences, you must first determine the differences in the actors' interpretations.

In the first part, the film is divided into three threads, compiled into a story, and gradually presents the conclusion to the people, but in the second part, Levy is unable to do this anymore. In the second part, there are four wall-facing people plus a self-contained chapter Beihai, as well as the United Nations that needs to be explained, and the changes in the lives of civilians, if these things are all presented in the way of the first part, then, there are too many clues, and it will seem very disorganized.

Moreover, in the first part, it unfolded like this because there was a hidden suspense of an alien, and the whole process was to uncover the suspense step by step, and it was good to decrypt layer by layer. But in the second part, how to fight the aliens was the biggest suspense from the beginning, all their actions. It's just a variety of attempts under this suspense - some of these attempts succeed and some fail, but when it comes to the layers of these suspense, none of them are as important as the biggest problem of the film.

If there is no way to advance layer by layer, then this model will not be very easy to use.

Therefore, Levy came up with a different way of shooting: directly at the very beginning, let the four wall-facing people appear on the same stage. Meet at the United Nations and put the plan directly in front of the audience. And then, constantly showing their plans at the same time. It also lets the audience know that there is a wall breaker, and let the audience try to find out what their plans are with the wall breakers - these plans, one is more murderous than the other, and when the audience speculates on these plans, they will also bring them into the movie, and follow the wall breakers to speculate on the thoughts of the characters.

If you talk about the first part, it is the three clues that are gradually approaching. If the heaviest is twisted into a rope, then the second part is a big tree spreading its branches and leaves, and gradually discovering that every road is not passable. Finally find a way and rush into the sky.

Such a structure is the structure that Levy wants.

The main line of this movie will still be suspenseful: the sci-fi component of the sci-fi movie itself has too many unknown factors. Using suspense to shoot science fiction movies can constantly reveal all the questions in the movie, which is the best way.

this pattern. It was Levy who had hammered it out early. After finalizing it, he handed over the general idea to Bob to complete. In terms of the script, you still have to rely on Bob.

In terms of scripts, it's still a small thing after all - there is a novel, there is an outline, and Bob can do it well. In contrast, Levy thinks more about the actors in the play, who will play the better role.

Levi is thinking that the four people who face the wall and the people of the United Nations appear together at the beginning, such a scene is equivalent to allowing these actors to compete in acting skills from the beginning, so it is also important for these people to choose who they choose.

Although if this movie is shot in 3D mode, then the biggest attraction should be the special effects rather than the performances of the actors. However, Levy feels that if a movie wants to only be the best, it can't always lack good actors. Investing in such a big movie, just find a few people to shoot it randomly, Levy is definitely unacceptable, who should be invited to this movie, is also Levy thinking.

And in his mind, he also hopes that the stars in his movies will gather.

Among the several actors, the first one that Levy determined was Meryl. Streep plays the role of United Nations Secretary-General Say in the play.

This character, in the original book, should be a Filipino, and the appearance should be closer to Asian. It's a pity that in the original book, she is required to be the image of an Asian lady, but actresses with such an image, especially Filipino actresses, Levy can't find them even if he looks for them. The film industry in the Philippines is not particularly developed, and people from other Asian countries play Filipinos, which is a little different.

Levy somewhat understands Liu's intention in arranging a Filipino here: the Philippines is a former colony, ruled by the United States, but itself an Eastern country. Such a place, to a greater extent, represents a fusion of Eastern and Western cultures.

The nationality of several people in the novel is also a cultural and humanistic reflection in a sense. Da Liu is not particularly good at politics, and the possibility of such a former colonial country producing top politicians is very small, and he can't consider it. However, he still has some cultural thoughts.

However, if you want to show the people who have merged East and West, of course, you can, but you don't have to use people from countries like the Philippines. Even if Streep is arranged, as long as she is assigned a nationality or a background, this problem can be solved. Making a movie by yourself, you can't deal with it completely according to the nationality of the novel, it's helpless.

In this position, his choice is still to let white people play it. And Meryl. Streep, as a famous actor, and in Levy's memory, has indeed played the role of a politician and achieved success, so it is naturally best to let her play it.

Say in this play is a politician after all. Although she doesn't have the crazy and daring plans of the few wall-facing people in it, she does have a series of achievements. From the human memorial project to forcing the protagonist to work hard, she has always contributed a lot in this, such a woman has the side of a strong woman.

She is not a simple United Nations-style vase, and in such a situation, she needs to have her own abilities. And Meryl, an actor, can perform her abilities.

And. Her salary was not very high, and it also met Levy's requirements.

Streep's salary has always been relatively low. Although in the 80s, she took over the film with the highest salary of 3 million for actresses at that time, but until 2005, her salary was still fluctuating around 5 million - although she is a good actor, she has to accept the conventions of the market. In Hollywood, old men may be very popular, but old women are not. Once an actress gets older, her acting path will be much narrower. Old women are not needed in commercial blockbusters, and they are not needed in romantic comedies, all they can do is play some warm literary films, and Tian Tian plays such a movie, no matter how good the actor's salary is, it can't be high.

It stands to reason that a movie with an investment of 300 million does not need to worry too much about the salary, but Levy does not want to reduce the cost of special effects production because of inviting too many stars, which is a bit more than worth the loss.

And in this movie, she won't have many scenes. As a supporting role with few appearances, her salary is estimated to be one or two million.

It's just that how to persuade her to act in a commercial film is a more important issue. Levy hasn't thought too much about this. But this doesn't need to be considered now: after all, he hasn't finished the script yet, and there is still a lot of preliminary work to arrange, even if he invites actors now. The schedule can't be set, and those things can be solved later.

There are many stars in a drama. Naturally, I was so hungry that I took into account the issue of the star's schedule. It is impossible for anyone's stars to wait for a movie, they are all people who don't worry about film appointments, and how to frustrate a suitable schedule is also a very important issue.

Now these names are just plans written on his notepad.

And the second name that he recorded was the actor who played the character of Rediaz in the movie. This candidate, he chose Javier. Baden.

This character, in the setting, is a Latin American politician, and in terms of political philosophy, he is more confrontational with the United States, and has always advocated the development of nuclear weapons in his own country. There are already a lot of such politician images in real life, but they are in places like North Korea and Iran. Latin America is a place where politicians who are incompatible with the United States are not without them, but there are very few that can deter the United States like in the novel.

However, in the movie, Levy still adopts this setting.

Such politicians have quite distinctive characteristics, they are indeed capable, and in the plot, his approach is also quite feasible. However, their problem is that they are overly radical, and although they have a love for the people, they are somewhat unacceptable in their methods. Their inability to get mainstream society to understand them is the biggest problem that prevents them from succeeding. In the movie, Rediaz loses for the same reason: he doesn't lose to aliens, but to humans.

Such a character, in fact, is very close to the character of the Latin people, romantic, adventurous, passionate but reckless. Setting up such a person as a Latin American politician doesn't make sense politically, but it makes sense in terms of personality.

This image is not too difficult to interpret, but the trouble is that he needs to be a Latin American. Latin American actors, on the other hand, are not easy to find - the actors in this region are not particularly developed in movies, and among the Europeans who look like Latin America, the most outstanding ones should be those in Spain.

And among the Spanish actors, the most suitable is naturally Javier. Baden. This actor, who can be called a national treasure of Spain, has excellent acting skills, whether it is a charismatic lover or a perverted cold-blooded killer, all of them can be at his fingertips, and Levy also believes that he can also play the role of a Latin American politician well. Because whether it is the charismatic side of a politician or the cold-blooded side of a politician, he can do his best.

Levy believes that his invitation will not be too difficult. Although he is very famous and has a lot of acting skills, he is a European after all, a European, and it is still difficult to refuse an invitation to a Hollywood blockbuster, and Levy is sure that he will star in his own movie.

And after finalizing him, one of the four wall-facing people was determined. (To be continued......)