Star Wars fans are widespread in North America, and even form a cultural heritage, even young people born in the 1990s and the new millennium, can tell about Star Wars and the complex relationship between the various characters in it, to some extent, just like "Journey to the West" is to people on the other side of the Pacific, Star Wars has no doubt about its influence in North America. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Duke is very sure of this, and he also knows that a movie is not enough for emotions alone.

There is a phenomenon that cannot be ignored, more than 95% of older Star Wars fans will enter the theater in the first week of the film's release, they will actively buy tickets to watch it, but they will only watch it once, and these people who have experienced the hardships of life will not go crazy to buy Star Wars peripheral products!

As we all know, the peripherals of Hollywood's biggest hits are the real focus of profitability!

Who are most of the people who watch the film repeatedly and give one dollar after another to the box office? Juvenile!

Who is the person who can continue to pass on the Star Wars culture and make Duke's Lucasfilm crazy money every few years? There's only one answer, teenagers!

"Although "Star Wars: A New Hope" was released as early as the seventies of the last century, the first generation of Star Wars fans has gray hair......"

Standing at the front of the conference table, Duke said firmly and forcefully, "But the biggest consumer group of this project is still the young audience!" ”

Catherine? Kennedy and Charles? Rowan nodded slightly, and the others agreed with Duke's statement, George? Lucas is no exception.

Hollywood movies win the home market, and the core component of the home market is teenagers.

"Sorry, George......"

Duke vs. George? Lucas smiled slightly, "I'm afraid I won't be able to use your proposal." ”

George? Lucas said unmindfully. "It's okay."

After all, his relationship with Duke is not ordinary, and he doesn't mind that the young man he likes almost completely overturns his vision for the future direction of Star Wars.

Duke turned to the other side of the conference table to Robin, who had returned after the Harry Potter series? Grande said, "Robin, you're in charge of casting the actors, and the crew is going to hold a wide range of auditions. The leading actors selected should be young enough, and preferably faces that are relatively unfamiliar to the audience. ”

The script has long been sent to the core members of the team, and Duke has revealed a long time ago that he intends to create a "youth version of Star Wars" and portray a female Jedi as the protagonist.

This is to please the main body of the market, the young audience.

"The heroine is a 16-19 year old girl." Duke told Robin again? Grande, "The other main male character is also the same age, and the actor has to look the right way. ”

This is the most basic condition for playing the hero and heroine in the film, if these conditions are not suitable, other aspects such as acting skills are excellent. Duke will not use it either.

Duke vs. Tina? Faye shook her head, Tina? Faye immediately handed over a basic requirement for a young actor to Robin? In the hands of Grande and others.

Robin? Grande glanced at it, and for him, the job was not difficult, as Duke's requirements were not complicated.

"1.16-19 year old girl, independent, humorous, thin."

"2. Girls aged 16-19, strong, smart and thin."

"3. A man around 20 years old, witty, thin but not handsome in the traditional sense."

"4.Males aged 26-29 years. Handsome and confident, thin. ”

"A man around 5.70 years old, with a strong point of view and a tenacious character. It doesn't need to be too skinny. ”

"Male around 6.40 years old, military type, thin."

"7. A man around 30 years old, smart and witty, doesn't need to be too thin."

These are the seven main characters of the new Star Wars.

"Duke ......" Robin? Grande looked away from the file and said, "I have a suggestion you can consider. ”

Duke made a gesture of please.

"The first heroine is definitely a white girl."

There is no doubt about that. Robin? "If you could, it would be better to set the actor who played the heroine as a black man," Grande suggested. ”

"I think it's a viable proposal." Charles? Rowan chimed in.

Sitting back in his seat, Duke also considered the suggestion and used a black man as the male lead. It is indeed a good trick in business, although the anti-discrimination slogan in North America is loud and loud, but the difference in treatment in terms of race is still huge, and there is a fact that cannot be ignored, the number of colored people in the United States is increasing, and there is even a tendency to surpass whites, and the use of a black person is not only in line with the so-called political correctness, but also to please minority audiences.

"I don't think it's necessary to deliberately choose ......"

In fact, Duke is very clear that the use of black people in such roles will also bring some negative effects, and he really has no feelings for black actors, "whether it is Asian or Latino, it can be an alternative." ”

These are also minorities, and in other roles that are not very important, it is enough to find a black actor to play it, and it is enough to comfort the hearts of black people who are as easily broken as glass.

Just like the Oscars, as long as some blockbusters do not use black actors, they will be protested by Hollywood and some black organizations across the United States, so does deliberately changing to black actors mean discrimination against actors of other ethnicities?

Duke is not a Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and he has never had a black actor play the real lead role in his films over the years, nor has he done as much as the Oscars have done with black people.

He was very sure that if the lead actor of this film used black people and did not use them in the next film, there would definitely be many black organizations that would have taunted him, and his time was precious, and he would not have time to fight with these people, and it would not be appropriate to say anything at that time.

At the end of the preparatory meeting, when Duke left, he was interviewed by a reporter arranged by Warner Bros.

In the face of Warner's media, Duke revealed more information, and talked in detail about the doubts when writing the script for "Star Wars 7", "When the audience first watched 1977's Star Wars, they were completely unfamiliar with the cosmology and story in the movie, they didn't know who Princess Leia was, didn't know Han? Sura, who doesn't know whose father the black warrior is, is a beautiful and strange world. But now that we're working on the seventh story, it's hard to break these conventions. ”

When asked by a reporter about the direction of the plot of "Star Wars 7", Duke added, "I will respect the previous story, but I will not stick to the rules." ”

And Duke also revealed that he will use CG special effects carefully, abandon the production method of excessive use of computer CG special effects in the "Prequel Trilogy", and re-enable the special effects shooting method of real robots and miniatures that fans will never forget and relish, supplemented by modern CG technology, so that they can be organically combined to truly serve the story itself.

"Since the filming of "Star Wars 7" was confirmed, there have been Star Wars die-hard fans who have asked the company, me and George in various ways? Lucas himself said, 'Stop relying too much on CG special effects, we miss the Star Wars movies of yesteryear'. ”

Facing the reporter's microphone, Duke said directly, "My team and Lucasfilm have long discussed the negative effects that may be brought about by the excessive use of CG special effects, in order to better serve the story itself, and also to meet the requirements of hardcore fans, "Star Wars 7" will reuse traditional special effects such as miniatures and real robots, supplemented by necessary computer special effects. ”

This point is basically true, "Star Wars 7" will indeed have fewer computer special effects shots, but this is compared to his past movies often more than 2000 special effects shots, Duke has never been a conservative person, he knows what Star Wars fans want, and knows how to achieve this effect almost perfectly in the most time-saving and labor-saving way.

For example, in terms of photography, George? Lucas's use of digital HD photography in the "Star Wars Prequels" trilogy has been criticized by fans, and since the day the "Star Wars 7" project was announced, many media and long-time fans have been calling for Duke to reuse 35mm film to shoot the film.

Indeed, Duke opted for film, but not in the relatively backward 35mm format, but in the IMAX version of 70mm film, and he intended to shoot the film with IMAX cameras as much as possible, and if that could happen, Star Wars 7 would be the first commercial film in history to have an all-IMAX lens.

Counting Harrison? Ford could reach $20 million in salaries, Duke's original plan was that "Star Wars 7" would require $200 million in production costs, and the additional $50 million was invested entirely in preparation for the IMAX shooting plan.

When necessary, Duke can also make additional investments in the form of personal investments.

All preparations are being made in an orderly manner, especially the work of inviting the veteran cast of the Star Wars trilogy to return. Ford's negotiations were a bit difficult, but everything else went quite smoothly.

Kieran, a special actor who played an Ewok and a tortured kinetic robot in Jabba's palace in Star Wars III: Return of the Jedi? Shah was soon signed on an actor contract; Warwick, who played the Iwalker who first discovered Leia in "Return of the Jedi"? Davis is also confirmed to join the crew......

In addition, after the establishment of "Star Wars 7", many star-level fans also contacted Duke through various means, wanting to play a cameo role in this film, even if there are no lines and remuneration.

The most famous of these is the British comedian Simon? Peggy and the new generation of James? Daniel, the actor of Bond? Craig.

This is also the promotional point later in the film, and Duke also verbally promised to give them the right role. (To be continued.) )

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