Hollywood has a proper term called blockbuster, which originally meant a bombshell that could blow down an entire neighborhood during World War II, and was later extended to create a blockbuster that created a box office myth. While Lin Mingyang was filming intensively with the crew of "The New Spider-Man", "Terminator 3", which has always been highly anticipated by fans, finally completed post-production and was released before Christmas.

As of Christmas, "Terminator 3" has won nearly $280 million in the United States in just five days, and the global box office has reached $500 million, which has exceeded the total box office accumulated by "Terminator 2". While the global film market is bombarded, "Terminator 3" is facing the biggest controversy in the history of the series in terms of reviews, the T-850 in the film is back on the screen after 12 years, the heroism is still the same, but the undeniable fact is in front of people's eyes, after "Terminator 3", Arnold Schwarzenegger, who became the new governor of California, announced his retirement from the film industry and has since concentrated on politics.

That classic line from the "Terminator" series did not appear again, because Arnold would never come back. Fans of "Terminator 2", after 12 long waits, finally ushered in Arnold's gorgeous farewell. The generation that was crazy about the Terminator back then has now entered middle age, and when they came out of the cinema, many people were full of emotion, their teenage dreams came to a successful end, and the dreams of the new generation have just set sail.

Without Arnold Schwarzenegger, how will the Terminator series continue? Around this big question mark, "Terminator 3" has deservedly become a blockbuster, but it has also been pushed to the forefront of media controversy. At the end of the film, the protagonist John Connor travels to the future to continue his mission as a savior, and this plot arrangement clearly tells everyone that the next "Terminator" will tell the story that will take place in the future.

The focus of everyone's debate is whether Lin Mingyang, a new generation of Hollywood star who emerged in this film, can successfully take over the baton handed over by Arnold Schwarzenegger and become the new iconic character of the "Terminator" series.

"He's a talented actor, and the key is that he's shown amazing talent in other abilities outside of acting, such as writing and directing, and I'm sure he can go further than me on this path!" In an interview with the media, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger spoke highly of Lin Mingyang.

This quote was printed on the cover of a recent issue of Time magazine, with a composite image in the background, a giant head shot of Arnold Schwarzenegger's T-850 in the "Terminator" series, and a still from John Connor, played by Lin Mingyang, on the run, below.

Exx, who visited the crew, brought this magazine to Lin Mingyang, "Hiding in the crew all day long and not showing up, you still became the cover character of "Time". ”

"I think it's better than being on the front page of those entertainment newspapers!" Lin Mingyang doesn't care what kind of result the media will argue about in the end, and he doesn't have the consciousness to carry the banner of the "Terminator" series. The film copyright is not his, how to continue this classic, that should be a problem that Warner should consider.

"I heard the recent shoot was interesting?" Eks brought the topic back to "The New Spider-Man" that was being filmed, "You and Jessica Alba seem to be having a hot fight lately? ”

"If you have more energy to spare, I suggest you spend more time on your own work, and not on reading those boring lace news!" With the ointment that Lin Mingyang applied to her, Jessica Alba's feet recovered quickly, and the relationship between the two did develop further, but it was definitely not as ambiguous as the media said.

Ex smiled easily, "It feels good to fly around in the sky, right?" ”

"If you do something a hundred times, will you still find it fun?" Sam Raimi had high expectations for the film, so every shot was perfect, and NG restarts became almost commonplace.

However, there is something worse than Lin Mingyang, Thomas Church, the actor of "The Sandman", always has repeated bruises on his body during the filming process When filming the rivalry between the two, the director asked for a real fight, although Lin Mingyang told Church many times how to dodge his fists, but sometimes the other party still didn't react fast enough. If it weren't for Lin Mingyang's mercy, he would probably be beaten into a pig's head.

When Ex arrived, the crew was filming the scene where the Sandman robbed the cash truck, and the scene began in a spectacular way: The Sandman smashed the roof of the truck with his fist, when in fact, he broke a foam cash truck, about 8 feet tall and 6 feet wide, which weighs 500 pounds. Then, the "sandman" split into countless sand streams from his body and buried one of the security guards alive.

Unbeknownst to him, Ex was taken aback, because the filming required lifting the cash truck and tilting it at a 50-degree angle so that the sand could be poured out, and the security guard had to bear some of the weight of the sand, and a large pile of sand was pressed on his body, which was a real burial. It wasn't until the end that he realized that it wasn't sand, but light ears of corn, a substitute that the crew's special effects artists had come up with that could be cleverly disguised as sand. It's safe and effective: it looks exactly like sand, but weighs less than half as much as sand.

In the continued chat, Lin Mingyang asked about Kate Beckinsale's current situation, "What has she been doing lately?" ”

"I thought you had been with Jessica Alba all day and had forgotten about her!" To be honest, Ex is very jealous of Lin Mingyang's womanhood, and he has been Kate's agent for almost a year, and he has never seen her give any gifts, but this time I heard that he was going to visit the crew of "The New Spider-Man", Kate Beckinsale asked him to help bring Lin Mingyang a gift, a nice scarf, although the heating was turned on in the house, Lin Mingyang still wore the gift around his neck and deliberately showed off in front of Ex.

"I've been following her all along, but I haven't heard from her in the newspapers lately!"

"Even if there were, it was lined up behind you and Arnold Schwarzenegger, and everyone patronized to discuss the new savior, forgetting that our Kate performed better than some people in the film!" There was something of a taste in Ex's words.

"She needed a more readable character."

"That's what I'm here for!" Acks also had the same idea as Lin Mingyang, he received a script, but after learning about the subject matter of the film, Beckinsale told Acks that she was not interested in this kind of film. But Ex himself felt that the script was very creative, so he decided to show the script to Lin Mingyang, and if he also felt good, then it would be simple for him to come forward and convince Kate Beckinsale.

"Len-Wiseman, vampires and werewolves?" After Lin Mingyang roughly read the script brought by Ax, the surprise in his heart can be imagined, Kate Beckinsale is 10 years younger, and her famous work "Pearl Harbor" has been replaced by another "Kate", but there are still some things that are destined to happen, such as the script of this one he is holding in his hand.

"Tales of the Night" finally chose Kate Beckinsale, although it appeared a full year later than Lin Mingyang's memory, but what should have happened still happened, the same plot, the same director, the only difference is Kate Beckinsale's age.

Ex thought Lin Mingyang was surprised by the age of the film's director, "Len Wiseman is a very young director, but he has a lot of professional experience. He is an artist by training, having studied under Roland Emmerich and worked at ILM. He has done art editing of "Godzilla" and "Reading Force", is good at shooting action shots, and likes the Gothic film style, and this script was written by himself. ”

"Gothic movies?" Lin Mingyang was stunned, his non-professional background exposed his lack of film knowledge.

Ex had to teach him a lesson: "To put it simply, it is to integrate Gothic culture into the field of expression of film art, and use dark side elements such as paganism, death, and witchcraft as the theme of the film. After World War II, there were many vampires and werewolves movies, and it is worth mentioning the 1983 Hollywood production of "**", in this film, the vampire role is no longer the patent of the male surname, but the female surname vampire as the protagonist. The image of the elegant, charming and dangerous female vampire has also become a standard for later generations to imitate. Of course, the most classic gothic movie is "Edward's Scissorhands", which no one has been able to surpass so far! ”

"But Johnny Depp is playing a robot, which counts?" Lin Mingyang asked puzzled.

"It's true that this film has no vampires, no witchcraft, and no religious background, but it also weaves a black wonderful gothic picture of loneliness, death and pain, so director Tim Burton is an out-and-out genius, he seamlessly blends the ancient Gothic culture with the current era background, injecting a new vitality into the Gothic theme, thus fundamentally expanding the scope of Gothic films. And this script in your hand is an out-and-out Gothic style display. ”

"What other movies has Len Wiseman made before?"

"This should be his directorial debut, and you know Lakeshore Films has always been fond of bringing in new talent, and they're very optimistic about the creative side of the film. Gary Luchesi, the film's producer, told me that Len Wiseman's rhetoric was convincing and that the producers were impressed by his eloquence. I've heard that the preparation for the film is going very fast, and all the technical support work is being ready soon, but the cast has not yet been decided! ”

"Why did Colen Wiseman choose Kate?" This is actually Lin Mingyang's biggest concern, because he knows that Len Wiseman and Kate Beckinsale sparked love in the film "Tales of the Night". Although Kate is ten years younger than he remembers, history is hard to say repeats itself. Although there has not been any substantive relationship between Lin Mingyang and Kate Beckinsale, the feelings of the two when they are together are very delicate, and Lin Mingyang can't watch Kate throw herself into the arms of others, so he must do something.

"To be honest, the heroine in this script is very different from Kate's usual style, but it meets the requirements for Kate to stand alone. I think Len Wiseman fell in love with Kate, probably because her performance in "Terminator 3" where she carried a gun gave the other party some inspiration. Acks didn't know Lin Mingyang's thoughts, he was just from the perspective of an agent, thinking about Kate's long-term development in Hollywood.

"I think it's a great opportunity for her to play the role well!" Lin Mingyang can't bury Kate's acting future because of his selfishness, as long as things are still within his control, he can make some more active preparations, such as joining this movie.

――――"Felix Lin wants to play the leading role in the film, this is his request on his own initiative? Len Wiseman, who was busy preparing for the film, was not surprised when he heard the news.

"Ex was Felix and Kate's co-manager, and he gave Felix the script, and at first he just wanted to ask for advice, and you know Felix is also a screenwriter while acting." Unlike Len Wiseman's attitude, producer Gary Luchesi showed great enthusiasm for Lin Mingyang's "unexpected" joining, "Felix showed a strong interest in your script, and then he offered to join him, and he was willing to help us convince Kate Beckinsale, so that the question of the choice of the two leading actors in the film was solved." ”

"But the heroine of this film is the most critical part, is it necessary for us to spend so much money on an unimportant role?" Len Wiseman asked puzzled, for the actor, he already has a suitable candidate, Lin Mingyang is so "sideways", which makes him feel very uncomfortable, "Felix's salary for filming "The New Spider-Man" is $15 million, if he joins, I can't guarantee that the film will be successfully completed within the existing budget." ”

"Len, I think your performance today is a little strange, Felix Lin is the most popular new generation movie star in Hollywood now, think about the box office of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" and "Terminator 3", I don't think Sony lost $15 million at all. If he really wants to be part of the film, the company will consider putting his pay off the budget, and his agent, Ex, has told me that he's willing to pay himself to appear in the film. ”

"I don't think his image fits the gloomy style of this film!" Len Wiseman still sticks to his point of view, and he doesn't think it's a good idea to have Lin Mingyang on the crew.

"If he can be a ray of sunshine shining into the gloomy castle in this film, I think the whole film will not only sublimate the theme, but also be more in line with the audience's taste. Anyway, the other party showed a lot of sincerity this time, so it's up to the company to decide, you just need to do your own thing! Gary Luchesi made it clear that it was the company's decision, they appreciate Len Wiseman's talent, but he won't dictate everything.

(To be continued)