Three vintage tanks were then shipped to Ireland, where they were naturally modified by professionals at Duke's request, while a large amount of World War II U.S. military equipment also arrived on the set, such as Sherman tanks, vintage off-road jeeps, and army green tents and other military installations, and the set occupied by "Saving Private Ryan" became a real battlefield.

"I have bad news for you."

Sophia in a tweed jacket and dark jeans? Coppola walked into the tent that Duke used to work, "The Irish military sent 800 soldiers to assist us in filming? ”

"Why did you come so early?"

Putting down the pen, Duke got up from behind his makeshift desk and poured a hot cup of coffee for Sophia, the temperature in Ireland at the end of October was not high, "According to the original plan, didn't they have to be in place ten days before the shoot?" ”

These soldiers are all soldiers, and they are used as background paintings, as long as they show their good military literacy, ten days is enough to carry out some basic shooting exercises.

"That's what I call misfortune."

Taking the coffee cup, Sophia casually pulled over a chair and sat down, "They want to go to our neighbors first?" ”

"Braveheart?" Duke immediately understood.

Sophia shrugged her shoulders and took a few sips of her hot coffee, "I've been in contact with the officer leading the team, and Braveheart is said to have a lot of war scenes, and it's a medieval war, so it takes enough time to rehearse. ”

"Will it affect us?"

That's what Duke is concerned about, "I don't want to shoot and find out that I don't have manpower. ”

"The meaning of the Irish side ......"

Taking the coffee pot, Sophia filled herself with coffee, "They have already provided the manpower, and the specific filming time of the two crews requires us to communicate and coordinate with "Braveheart". ”

Hear this. Duke could only sigh, the crew of "Braveheart" was not only adjacent to their set, but also stayed in two adjacent hotels in Dublin, it was difficult not to see it, but he didn't expect to deal with it so soon.

"Who is the maker of Braveheart?" Duke asked.

Putting down the coffee cup, Sophia said. "The first zuò person is Mel? Gibson, he's a very difficult guy to deal with, and if memory serves, you've had friction with him before? ”

"...... like this"

After thinking about it, Duke said, "Let Robin or Charles negotiate with them, and if I intervene, things will only get worse." ”

A large number of military-literate extras are not easy to find, otherwise Duke would not have come to Ireland with the crew. The Irish side is very simple, after the crew hired a large number of locals to work in the crew, they directly sent an army over, as for whether the two crews will have conflicts due to coordination problems, it has nothing to do with them.

Leaving the communication to the two production managers, Duke continued to work on the pre-production.

In terms of costumes, the costume designer specially hired by the crew designed and made 3,000 sets of military uniforms that were fake, and also found a company that made zuò military boots for the U.S. military during World War II. Have it reproduce 2,000 pairs of boots in the style of World War II, and then give all uniforms and boots a special treatment. It seems to have been baptized by countless battles.

While modifying the tank, the props team collected and ordered 2,000 weapons for shooting, and a special person maintained and inspected the guns every day to ensure that nothing went wrong.

Compared to weapons, the biggest difficulty for the prop crew was finding enough World War II Allied landing craft to search around England and Scotland. Only a few were found, and then they were advertised in the United Kingdom and the United States, and a large number of landing craft were found in Palm Beach, California, which were then transported to Ireland and repainted. I wait for the shooting of the landing.

And safety is one of Duke's biggest concerns, and he and Cole, the director of safety, and Jos, the head of the pyrotechnics team, are among the top concerns. William, as well as the director of photography John? Schwartzman visited several filming locations to delineate the script based on the location of the explosion point, determine the movement route of the actors, and repeatedly asked for the safety of the explosives to ensure the safety of everyone during the filming of the explosion scene.

If there is a major safety accident, it will be a very big trouble, not to mention that it will affect the filming of the crew, and the neighbors next door will not stand idly by.

Duke never underestimated the CAA's capabilities and the variety of means that the fierce competition brings.

The time has just stepped into November, and the crew ushered in the most heavyweight audition, the Oscar for Best Actor Tom? Hanks.

Tom? Hanks auditioned only once, and when he appeared in the audition room in a military uniform, in fact, these people, including Duke, knew that image and acting skills were definitely not an obstacle for Hanks to play Captain Miller.

Tom standing in front of the camera? Hanks has thick curly hair, a broad forehead and plump cheeks, and has a natural and innocent nature, especially his sensual nose, which is like an inverted exclamation point, which is simply the best expression of the word 'good guy'.

Looking at the past from the camera, his performance is simple, neither aggressive temperament, nor overly hoarse, he knows how to adapt and shape the environment very well, and he can turn himself into a member of the ordinary people in the camera.

Again, just a dozen minutes, Tom? Hanks won the approval of Duke and others.

As the two most representative actors in Hollywood in the 90s, if another Tom scored 60 points in his acting skills, this Tom could get at least 90 points.

In Tom? After Hanks left, there was a brief silence in the audition room.

"Robin, Charles......"

Looking up from behind the camera, Duke looked at the two production managers, "What do you guys think?" ”

"Captain Miller is an ordinary junior officer, a very ordinary member of the Allied forces."

The two production managers made eye contact, Charles? Rowan took the initiative to say, "Duke, according to your setting, he is a typical civilian hero, and I think Hanks's temperament and appearance are very suitable. ”

Charles? Rowan's opinion was clearly agreed by everyone, and everyone else nodded in agreement.

"Let's get in touch with Hanks' agent." Duke thought for a moment, then said, "Robin, Charles, find a way to lower his salary, I can't accept a base salary of $20 million!" ”

Declare your attitude, and the rest of the matter depends on how the producer handles it. Watts retrieved the audition video and was the first to leave the audition room.

What Duke didn't expect was, Tom? Hanks and his agent did not leave, but waited for him in the nearby lounge made of tents.

"Hi Duke, I've wanted to know you for a long time."

Just walked into the lounge, Hanks' agent Ino? Martin greeted him, and Duke shook his hand gently, "I've wanted to know you too, Ino." ”

This is not all polite, Duke once read a little CAA information, and the Italian Jewish in front of him is the future helmsman of CAA, Michael? After ousting from Walt Disney as a loser, Ovitz returned to the entertainment brokerage industry to start a brokerage company, and once poached Martin from the CAA? Scorsese and others, is it Ino? Martin leads CAA to bring Michael? Ovitz made a fuss, and he had to retire in disgrace.

Two thousand years later, Martin? Scorsese's successive failures in the Oscar for Best Director, in addition to the obvious purpose of rushing for the sake of the award, are not unrelated to his departure from CAA, which is good at winning the Olympics.

"Hi, Duke."

"Hi, Tom."

With Tom? When Hanks shook hands, Duke politely said, "The Forrest Gump you portrayed is my favorite movie character." ”

"It's an honor." Tom? Hanks said modestly.

It is the first official contact between the two sides, and it is impossible to have too deep a relationship, just briefly talk about "Saving Private Ryan" and the actor John? Captain Miller.

And it's not quite what Duke thought, Ino? Martin doesn't look like Martin? Bob and other CAA's agents didn't smile when they saw him, but a little like Tom? Cruise's agent, Pat? Kinsley seems to be interested in befriending him.

With a little turn of his brain, Duke roughly figured it out, just like Warner Bros. and Twentieth Century Fox have internal competition, the high-level structure of CAA is probably indispensable to the personnel struggle of every large company, Ino? Is it likely that Martin is standing on Martin? Those on the opposite side of Bob.

"I missed you as a director."

When it comes time to say goodbye, Ino? "It's definitely the biggest mistake CAA has ever made since its inception, and I hope it won't affect our cooperation." ”

The other side has released goodwill, and Duke certainly won't refuse, "I don't think the CAA will be an obstacle between us." ”

With Ino? Martin shakes hands and says goodbye, Tom? Hanks also walked in front of him, "I really like the character of Miller and hope to have the opportunity to work together in the future." ”

"I also hope to work with an Oscar-winning actor." Duke said politely.

Him and Tom? Hanks is where he is today, and whether or not they can cooperate depends not only on each other's wishes, but also on too many aspects to consider.

Send Tom away? The second day of Hanks, the film needs to save the object James? Ryan's audition candidates also rushed to this set, although the acting skills of these young actors are not too good, and it will not be too bad to be here, but after comprehensive consideration, the crew still basically finalized Leonardo according to Duke's wishes? DiCaprio stars Ryan.

In the following time, the auditions for the main actors ended one after another, as if choosing Leonardo? Like DiCaprio, most of the actors finalized by the crew are actors with acting skills but relatively cheap prices. (To be continued......)

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