"Pirates of the Caribbean 2" because there are many scenes involving island shooting, so after the launch press conference, the crew moved to the Caribbean, this time director Verbinski chose to shoot in Dominica, the island country located in the eastern part of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. It is bordered by Haiti to the west, the Caribbean Sea to the south, the Atlantic Ocean to the north, and Puerto Rico to the east across the Mona Strait.

The film was shot in Dominica, and the producer alone had 600 crew members, and more than 400 people were hired locally. For this island nation that presents the Caribbean atmosphere of 200 years ago, the filming of this film can be described as unprecedented, which can be seen from the diet of the whole class. During the important shoot, the catering department had to prepare three meals a day for 780 to 840 people, and needed 1,100 to 1,500 eggs, 100 to 160 pounds of bacon, 80 loaves of bread, 50 pounds of sausages, more than 10 boxes of fruit, and so on. With the exception of the Dominican specialty, all food items are shipped locally from the United States.

Of course, Lin Mingyang doesn't need to worry about these things, what he cares about now is the script he just gotten, and the plot on it is a little different from what he imagined. At the beginning, he only provided a preliminary plot line, and did not participate in the specific plot design. He felt that there were a few areas where the plot had to be revised, because it would affect the quality of the whole film.

But when Lin Mingyang went to the director Wibinski with the script, he ran into him slamming the door out of his temporary office with a scolding, followed by his assistant with an innocent expression.

Far away, Lin Mingyang heard Vebinsky loudly cursing the local indigenous leaders, "I absolutely can't accept it, they are **naked blackmail!" ”

Just two days ago, Lin Mingyang was surprised to see Wibinski claim in front of the media that he was happy to work with the locals and change his tune so quickly.

Verbinski finally discovered Lin Mingyang's existence at this time, "Felix, did you come over at that time?" He beckoned and asked his assistant to make a cup of coffee for Lin Mingyang.

Lin Mingyang was not polite, he pulled a stool and sat down. "Just came over and saw you throwing a tantrum."

"It's not because of those damn natives, they actually said that our shooting insulted their ancestors!" Verbinsky was still angry and told Lin Mingyang about the cause of the incident.

When the crew was filming on Bataka Island in Dominica recently, there was such a 5-minute shot: Captain Jack, played by Johnny Depp, was accidentally captured by a cannibal tribe and placed in a large iron pot surrounded by vegetables and fruits, and Captain Jack almost became a feast for the tribesmen. It was such a shot that caused the anger of the local tribal leaders in Dominica, who believed that the director of the film had misinterpreted their ancestors and mistaken them for cannibals, and then demanded an apology from the crew.

"We employ more than 400 locals, 70% of them are unemployed at home, we gave them jobs and income, I didn't expect these guys to be satisfied, they are blackmailing!" Wibinski added angrily, Lin Mingyang took the coffee that the assistant had made for him, and did not comment on the matter, but the assistant asked cautiously.

"Sir, how do we respond to this?"

"You go tell them it's fiction, and tell them to fuck off!" Verbinski waved his hand impatiently.

At this time, Lin Mingyang, who had been "watching from the sidelines" at this time, added jokingly: "If there is any similarity, it is pure bastard!" ”

"I love that!" Lin Mingyang's humor amused Vybinsky, and then he changed his attitude towards this matter, "You and their representatives explain carefully, analyze the pros and cons with them, everyone can profit on this issue, this is an illusory story, so there is no need to involve the problem on their ancestors." ”

After the assistant went out, he smiled helplessly at Lin Mingyang, "Look, it's not easy to be a director!" At the press conference, Lin Mingyang mentioned that he wanted to be a director, so he said so.

"I've known this before!" Lin Mingyang nodded understandingly, he already "knew himself" when he was filming "Cinderella's Glass Phone" last year, not to mention that Vebinski now has to maintain such a large crew.

"So you're here this time?" Vebinski didn't have time to talk to Lin Mingyang yet, so he asked directly.

Lin Mingyang put away the playful expression on his face, and said very seriously: "Because of the problem of the script!" ”

"Script?" Verbinski was stunned, "The plot is completely completed according to the main line you provided, is there any problem?" ”

"There are a few details that I think need to be changed because it will affect the overall look and feel of the film."

Lin Mingyang said that it would definitely not be "groundless", so the expression on Vebinski's face became serious, "Let's talk about it!" ”

"First of all, there is the issue of the emotional relationship between the three protagonists, and the relationship between Elizabeth and Captain Jack is too ambiguous, which is difficult for me to accept."

"Looks like our 'Will' is jealous!" Wibinski smiled, "I think the screenwriter who designed this plot probably thought that Will and Elizabeth's previous emotional stability would make the plot fall into clichés, so he arranged such a plot." ”

"But it shouldn't be Captain Jack!" Lin Mingyang shook his head, "From Captain Jack's point of view, it's okay to act on the scene occasionally, but you can't play it for real, especially when facing your friend's fiancée, the captain is the captain, his surname, unique, he belongs to all fans." From Elizabeth and Will's point of view, consistent love is what everyone wants to see the most. I was worried that if the plot was not modified as necessary, the film would fall into the cliché of a love triangle. ”

Wibinski thought about it for a while, and finally nodded, he felt that Lin Mingyang's worries were not unreasonable, especially the movies produced by Dinis Company, which have always shown a healthy image, and adding such a bridge will indeed have some negative impact on young audiences.

"And then there's the creation of the character of Captain Jack." When it comes to Captain Jack, Lin Mingyang naturally thinks of the quirky, unconventional, quick-witted, unchaotic, slightly neurotic, walking on the edge of morality, and often does not forget to pick up an orchid finger in his hand, I have to say that Johnny Depp's interpretation gives this character a mysterious power, so that everyone can't help but be attracted to him.

In the plot of the sequel, Captain Jack is still so sloppy and rudderless. But in a sense, he is also an absolutely good person. There is an ordinary figure in him, he is eager to succeed, and he is a little greedy for life and afraid of death. He betrayed his friends, but he sacrificed his life for them. It is precisely with these shortcomings that Captain Jack's imagination seems more and more real.

Regarding Captain Jack in "Pirates of the Caribbean 2", Lin Mingyang has three scenes in his deepest memory, one is on Savage Island, Jack is running around with a long wooden stick full of fruit, dexterous and funny. The second is that when the big octopus attacked the Black Pearl, he left in a small boat, and on the sea, he looked at the Black Pearl in the distance, and then glanced at the compass, and the picture was cut, because the compass guided the most desired thing in the user's heart, and at that moment Jack chose a friend, the Black Pearl. The last place is the confrontation between Jack and the big octopus after breaking free from the chains, he did not choose to escape, but smiled and jumped into the mouth of the octopus with a sword, and Jack's bravery was vividly displayed at this moment.

But Lin Mingyang felt that this was not enough, as a captain, Jack should stand up at a critical time, maybe because of timidity, he would choose to run away at first, but when he decided to return to the Black Pearl, he should choose to stay without hesitation, and have the consciousness of sinking with the ship. Instead of arranging for the heroine Elizabeth to have an ambiguous kiss with him, the bravery chosen by the temptation of beauty somewhat destroyed Captain Jack's perfect image in Lin Mingyang's heart.

"I think Johnny Depp will be very supportive of your revision, he has always complained that the original screenwriter wrote Captain Jack too badly and was not brave enough at critical moments, and this time you satisfy his hero complex, he will definitely love you to death!" Vybinski did not object to Lin Mingyang's second amendment, because after Lin Mingyang's first amendment was passed, the following plot was bound to change.

"Your concerns should have been solved, so now we have to talk about my current concerns, when are you and your friends from Yamakasi going to appear?"

Verbinski didn't pay so much attention to this issue before, even if he promised Lin Mingyang an attempt to add some parkour elements to the filming, but it was an attempt after all. This change of attitude came after he learned that Luc Besson was also actively working on a film with parkour-themed elements.

Who is Luc Besson? This guy is known as the French "Spielberg", he also spent time in Hollywood, and then filmed the classic "This Killer Is Not Too Cold", which became famous. As peers, it is inevitable that there will be a sense of comparison with each other, so for parkour, Wibinski also began to become enthusiastic.

"I'm going to put them next to Davy Jones the Undead, to be part of the crew on the Flying Holland, and then play against me as we fight for Jones' Heart on Cruces Island, an obstacle chase in the jungle and rocks, and then end with a fight between us." Lin Mingyang talked about his plan, and in the final scene of the battle for Jones's heart, the film was divided into several lines and unfolded at the same time.

Captain Jack fights the enemy on the wheel, and Keira Knightley has to stage a scene of a beautiful woman playing double knives in the film, plus Lin Mingyang's line, which together form the final island battle of the film.

For such an arrangement, Wibinski could not find any reason to oppose it, but he was now more concerned about other things, such as how the members of Yamakasi that Lin Mingyang found compared to David Bell?

Lin Mingyang easily understood Wibinski's overtones, "David Bell is the founder of parkour, and the earliest Yamakasi was also formed by him, and no one in the future has been able to surpass him." Lin Mingyang didn't deliberately elevate David Bell's status, but he didn't take himself into account when he said this.

"I see!" Verbinsky's brows furrowed, "So do we have any advantage?" I'm referring to parkour. ”

Lin Mingyang felt a little funny, but he could understand Wibinski's mood very well, no one wants to do worse than others, especially if the other party is still a very famous director. Even if Wibinski doesn't have the idea of competing on this issue, the media will compare the two together.

"As far as I know, the film that Mr. Luc Besson is working on is dedicated to the sport of parkour, so it's definitely going to be full of parkour footage, and we don't have an advantage in that. Of course, we also have our own strengths, first of all, in terms of time, Mr. Luc Besson's film is still just a plan, and when he actually realizes it, our film will already meet the audience, which will seize the opportunity; Secondly, we are a magic movie, so we can use special effects, and the expression of parkour can be more diverse, and the final effect will definitely attract the audience's attention more than simple parkour. ”

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