Anyway, Duke vs. Tom? Cruise has cooperated in many aspects, and the other party's attitude is not bad, and Duke also patiently said a few words. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Everything in the film has to be organized and logical. First of all, we have established that the McGuffin of this film - McGuffin is a cinematic term, which refers to the object, character, or object used to advance the plot in the film - must be a person. ”

Looking at Tom? Cruise, Duke said unhurriedly, "So the next question is, who is this person?" Who will be the leader of a group of wives struggling in a toxic wasteland who want to create healthy offspring instead of being reduced to a dictator's fertility machine? ”

If it weren't for the fact that the relationship between the two has been good all these years, Duke wouldn't have said so much, "Obviously, it can't be a man, because men will only fight for them and I can't figure it out at all." So we had to find the warrior who was strong enough to defend them, so the character had to be Ferrosa. Then she leads the team to the Oasis, her childhood homeland, which is a matriarchal society, and they are the remnants. So the whole story is natural, smooth, and well-organized. ”

Tom? Cruise seemed to listen attentively, occasionally nodding his head instead of retorting out loud to Duke's words, as he had done ten years ago.

Duke knows very well that even a director like him or Cameron needs to throw out some sweetness if he wants a superstar to willingly accept a role.

Therefore, he added, "I envision the film to be carried out in a series of speeding cars, where the audience learns about the backgrounds, skills, and personalities of the characters, and experiences the psychological world and emotional changes of the characters, as well as the progress of their friendships and foes, relatives and alienations, and even the two protagonists constantly make crucial decisions, all of which accompany the whole process of action, and all of this is done through action." ”

"And your character is the key to driving the action scenes!" He concluded by emphasizing this sentence.

As long as someone reminds you, Tom? Cruise wouldn't do something stupid for no reason, he thought for a moment, stood up and said. "Duke, I believe in you. I'll go first, and don't forget to visit your goddaughter in Beverly Hills if you have time. ”

Duke patted him on the arm, "I'll be going to see Suri in a few days." ”

Actually, in Duke's plan. Tom? Cruise's role will definitely not be filmed better than Charlize's? There will be less Theron, but there will be more, but the film is not only shooting, there is also a technology related to the whole film - editing!

In post-editing, Charlize? Theron's Ferrosa is the key to connecting the scenes.

Truly. The feminist movement is not as thriving now as it was a few years ago, but the femininity of the Fury Road reaction is not a-for-tat confrontation with men, nor does it arouse the disgust of mainstream male audiences.

The most important point is that this kind of film wants to have a soul, Charlize? Theron's role is key.

If Fury Road is a subversion of the sci-fi action movie model triggered by Duke, then the character of Ferrosa is a subversion of the traditional female role.

The movie law of "beauty with hero" even Duke doesn't know when to go back, the audience has watched movies since childhood, and they are familiar with the Western-style "prince riding a white horse to save the princess", the oriental-style "hero saves the beauty" plot setting, which is well-known in ancient and modern China and abroad. Most of the beauties of all kinds are set off by male heroes.

In modern times, with the rise of the feminist movement, the position of female characters in movies has begun to be promoted, but in hero films, women have always played a supporting role, such as the classic 007 series, each with a Bond girl, glamorous and skilled, while becoming the object of Bond. While cheering for the male protagonist to save the world or doing a little favor.

I don't know when it started, in every hero movie, in every action movie, the hero always has to be matched with a confidant. When the main plot highlights the masculine charm of men, he needs a hot and beautiful woman to be his object of love. In the various action scenes of hormonal explosions, another lingering tactful adjustment of children's love is like a hearty fight, and when you come home and find a wonderful person to help you massage and soothe your heart.

But any film and character that is too homogeneous will cause aesthetic fatigue. I have to say that watching too much of such a plot will indeed make the audience feel bored and disgusted.

This is a post-apocalyptic movie, the world is polluted by a nuclear explosion, the earth has become a large desert, and water resources are scarce. In this case, the warlords who occupy most of the resources appear, and the rulers who stand at the top of the resources also appear, and such rulers are generally men, so that, immediately after the establishment of extreme power politics with men as the dominant position, naturally beautiful and healthy women become the property of men

- Except for Ferrosa.

A one-armed female general in a state of its own under extreme patriarchal rule.

When Charlize with stubble, oil on his forehead, and blazing eyes? When Theron appeared on camera with those long legs, Duke could almost imagine the audience's reaction.

In a society of extreme patriarchal rule, a woman has not been reduced to a reproductive tool, nor has she been banished to the lowest level of the disabled, but has become a female general above 10,000 people under one person, you can imagine how strong this woman's strength and will are!

Only such a role will be the key point that connects the whole film.

And this film is also different from the shooting of other films, Duke will be shot in chronological order of the events in the story.

Leaving the conference room, Duke hasn't gone far, Jamie? Johnson chased after him from behind.

"Hey, Duke."

Seeing Duke stop, he sped up and said, "I have something I want to discuss with you. ”

The other party was mainly in charge of Warner Bros. distribution, and there must have been something related to the distribution of the film, and Duke and he returned to the conference room.

Jamie? Johnson knew Duke's style of doing things, and said directly, "The tentative release date of the film is June or July next year, and I want to ask, can you finish the production of the whole film before mid-May?" ”

"All I can say is my best."

It's September, and the film is quite complicated, and Duke can't say that it will be done in May, "Jamie, you know, there's always a lot of uncertainty when shooting and post-production. ”

"I think if I could...... "Jamie? Johnson said seriously, "This film is better in time for next year's Cannes Film Festival." ”

"Cannes?" Duke didn't quite understand, "Do you want to participate in the competition unit?" ”

"Duke, this film has a relatively narrow audience." Jamie? Johnson explained, "So we have to think of ways to do as much as possible in terms of publicity, and the North American market of the film should not be a problem, but the overseas audience ......"

Indeed, such a film cannot be as rampant as Transformers.

Jamie? Johnson added, "The Cannes Film Festival is a good opportunity to promote it, and it's still too late to sign up for the competition section, although the Palme d'Or has no market in North America, it still has a certain influence in the world, and if we can run this film to win the Palme d'Or or other heavyweight awards, it will play a great role in promoting the future box office and other surrounding areas of the film." ”

I have to say, this is indeed a very suitable way of operation.

Although he has little interest in European film festivals, Duke is also generally aware that if he wants to participate in the competition unit of some film festivals, he usually has to register half a year in advance, and with Warner's influence, it should not be a problem to promote the road to the competition unit.

He thought about it for a while, then nodded in agreement, after all, it would help the overseas market of the film.

"Jamie, I'll try to finish the film by May." Duke still didn't say anything, "You do the rest. ”

For the same reason as the Oscars, if you want to win an award at the three prestigious international film festivals, you need more than just the quality of the film.

Like Quentin? As the chairman of the jury of the Cannes Film Festival, Tastino strongly suppressed the opinions of the other judges and handed over the Palme d'Or to Fahrenheit 911, and there are countless elements that can influence the three major film festivals.

In this era of economic crisis, although many Hollywood film and production companies reduce the promotion of their films in Europe due to financial considerations or the risk of their films, the Cannes Film Festival, as the first of the three major film festivals in Europe, still attracts a large number of Hollywood crews every year.

For example, after Duke left the Warner Building and returned to the Duke's studio, he listened to Tina? Fey mentions, Quentin? Tastino will also be competing in competition at next year's Cannes Film Festival with his new film, Inglourious Basterds.

For the films invested by the Weinstein brothers, it is always their routine to participate in various awards.

Also, it is said that the French actress Isabel? Hüppert will be the President of the Jury for this year's edition of the Festival de Cannes.

In short, if you want to win awards in the film industry, whether it is North America or Europe, it is inevitable to operate, not to mention those public relations, media publicity is sometimes also crucial.

However, Warner Bros. professionals have more experience in this area than Duke, and Duke has almost no intersection with the European film industry, and there is nothing to do with it, just to explain Tina? Philippe informed PR manager Pani of his participation in the Cannes Film Festival next year? After that, Kelis threw himself into the preparation of the Fury Road.

Like all film crews, the director can't be separated from the preliminary preparations, and the development of all plans needs to be reviewed by Duke. Serena and John? Schwartzman traveled to New Mexico to inspect desert locations there. To be continued.

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