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"You said the script was created by Lin?" Tom Hanks muffled with a slight surprise. "After the establishment of the screenwriting work. He has rarely written a script on his own, but this one is an exception, and in the strict sense of the word, he doesn't write it as a script for a commercial film, in which you can see a lot of interesting things. You've worked together before, and I don't think you'll be unfamiliar with his style. ”

"This script is as well written as Forrest Gump, but I think it's two completely different works, different styles, and it's hard for people to have an accurate grasp, because each of his works: showing a different style!" Since "Forrest Gump", Tom and Hanks have been fascinated by Lin Mu's works. In Hollywood, the director he most hopes to work with is Spielberg, because the two are inseparable friends; And the screenwriter he wants to work with the most is Lin Mu, because every script written by Lin Mu is a masterpiece.

"Changeable may be style!" Spielberg found that the conversation between the two of them went from the script to the screenwriter, but it was not the subject of their conversation today, "It's a very good script, but for a successful movie, it's just a foundation, and I need the same good actors to help me shoot the whole movie." Tom, would you like to do me a favor? ”

Old friends have said this, Tom Hanks can't find any reason to refuse, and this work does have value worthy of his appearance. In Forrest Gump. Forrest Gump played by him has a military life, and in "Saving Private Ryan", he will completely incarnate as a soldier. Recalling the scene during the filming of "Forrest Gump", Tom Hanks was very emotional.

The cast of the film "Saving Private Ryan" was finalized, Tom Hanks played Captain John Miller, the head of the special squad tasked with finding Ryan in the film, and James Ryan was played by Matt Damon. Just when Spielberg was about to lead the crew to Europe to find a suitable location, Lin Mu recommended him a novel called "Band of Brothers".

The novel is about the Normandy landings, where almost all the paratroopers failed to land at the intended location due to an attack on the aircraft. The soldiers belonging to the "company" of the US airborne unit were looking for a team and confronting the enemy and engaged in a very arduous battle. Repeated miraculous feats. Until they conquered Hitler's last fortress, located in the stronghold of Berchtesgaden. At the end of the battle, the number of casualties was 90 per cent of the company's strength.

This novel was presented to Lin Mu by a veteran of World War II after DreamWorks announced the filming of "Saving Private Ryan", a veteran of World War II. After reading it, Lin Mu, who was deeply moved, remembered the TV series of the same name adapted from this novel in later generations. History played a little joke with him here, this little novel was supposed to be recommended to Spielberg by the starring Tom Cruise after filming "Saving Private Ryan", but now it came to Spielberg's hands by accident in advance.

"Where did you find this novel, I think it's a good story. In particular, the clip about the brotherhood between Lien comrades-in-arms has a strong reference significance for the film we are about to start filming. Spielberg talked to Lin Mu about the novel in a later meeting.

"Stephen, I don't think you fully understand the whole meaning of the novel I gave it, you only thought about the value of the novel to the film itself, but what about outside the movie? Have you ever thought about adapting this novel into a TV series? Lin Mu tried to ask.

"If it were in normal times, I would think that you are a good idea, but now it is different, to make this movie well, I have to devote myself to the work of the crew, and I don't have extra time to shoot another TV series." Spielberg said seriously.

"You still don't fully understand what I mean, yours, the focus of the work is naturally to be put into the filming and production of the movie, and at the same time, you can also serve as the producer of the TV series, and the director can ask other people to be in charge, you only need to do some behind-the-scenes work." Lin Mu first explained his intentions to Spielberg, and then further said his specific thoughts.

"After reading this novel, my first thought was to make it into a movie, but it obviously conflicted with what we were doing. Then I thought of the TV series. In fact, this novel is already a very ready-made script, and we don't need to go through too much historical research. Because the author of the novel, Ambros, is a well-known American expert on the history of World War II, and he has conducted long-term interviews with the soldiers of the Airborne Division, he wrote this book to reflect the overall situation of the war in detail. No, Chuan. The novel could be adapted into a screenplay very quickly, and in fact they are already working on it. ”

"I know that movies and TV series are shot at the same time. There will certainly be some coordination problems. But the two are not intrinsically in conflict. You know the most producer, I have to pay attention to the production cost of the film. I couldn't resist the temptation to reduce costs by using scenes from movies and TV series to improve efficiency, so I made this decision. Of course, I don't force you to accept the producer of the TV series, if you feel that the director of the film will take up all your time. I can consider other candidates.

"Why refuse, I originally planned to make this TV series after the film was filmed. But your proposal is obviously more reasonable, and I've always been interested in the producer, so I'm not going to turn down your offer. ”

"Good!" Lin Mu nodded, solved the main problem, and then began to care about the "military" problem of actors, he and Spielberg did not expect those Hollywood actors who were well-behaved and respectful to play the role of good soldiers from the beginning, in order to solve this problem, the crew took great pains to solve this problem, they found former US Marine Corps Captain Dale Yi Day, and asked him to help train these actors.

"Captain Dale believes that in the hearts of the soldiers who fight for the country, there is a passionate pride in the hearts of those who have dedicated themselves to the country. He believes that the actors must experience first-hand the hard life of the soldiers in order to fully understand this feeling. Our actors were taken to the real practice by him, and they only ate canned food at every meal. Crawling in muddy water, or even sleeping on cold, muddy ground. It's not an easy thing for our actors.

From the very beginning, the actors were asked to enter the environment of the film, which was also the suggestion of Captain Dale, and they were named after their respective characters, learning a lot of military knowledge every day. During the Old Spider Practice, the actors learned how to use weapons, melee skills, individual tactics, and the code language and sign language signals of the army during World War II. Spielberg said.

"I think Captain Dale's approach is very good, and if it works, the actors should have a direct emotional understanding of the sacrifices made by the soldiers who defended their families and countries by the end of the practice. It's a great help for them to get an accurate grasp of their role."

"Have you found a suitable landing site?" After learning about the progress of the actors' "army", Lin Mu thought of another question. Recreating the grandeur of the Normandy landings years ago was the biggest challenge Spielberg and the film crew faced. One of the trickiest challenges is finding the right location for the shoot.

"The actual landing site is in sight, Omaha Beach, a former battlefield that is now a protected historical site. And as the years have passed, it has become unrecognizable. But the artist Tom Saunders had just brought me a pound, and the good news was that they had found a perfect pan beach in Ireland. I've seen the photos they sent, the beach is very sandy, and the color of the water is golden yellow. And with the steep cliffs in its back, everything is quite similar to Normandy. ”

Sanders and his men would quickly turn this Irish beach into the impregnable Normandy beach for the Germans. On the beach, they will put up all kinds of obstacles; On the coast, build some barbed wire fences and hidden bunkers with strong firepower. Spielberg described his arrangement to Lin Mu as if he were there, and then he also thought of a question, "How are your props prepared over there?" ”

During this time, the forest was not idle. The more difficult task he faced was to find the landing craft used in World War II, and the woods sent people to England and Sugmang to search around, but only a few were found. Far from meeting the needs of shooting. At the mention of this, Lin Mu himself felt a little irritable.

"My men have found a large number of these landing craft in Palmetto Beach, California, and they are right under our noses, yet we are laboriously searching for them in England!" Lin Mu originally wanted to use the idiom that there is nowhere to find the iron shoes and it takes no effort to get it, but this sentence is very difficult to understand in English, and in the end he gave up this plan.

After that, Lin Mu and Spielberg set off together for tens of millions of Europe. He visited the Normandy landings, laid out by artist Tom Sanders. The set was given a special consultant for the film. Steffen Ambroth, a well-known historian and writer and an authoritative scholar of the Normandy landings, spoke highly of Lin Mu: "This set truly reproduces the situation of the battle that year, and I believe that this film will become the most realistic and accurate war film I have ever seen that reflects the cruelty of war."

With the expert's approval, Tom Saunders further showed them that he had found an abandoned British air base in Heitfield, where the art team had built a devastated and ruined French town and built a small bridge. Sanders first made a three-dimensional model of the town, then he worked on it with a carving knife until the model was in ruins, and then Sanders scaled up the "destroyed" model into a physical building. Using drawings from the 2D model, Sanders designed the hidden passages and hiding places, which were built in real life so that Spielberg could capture the battle scenes from different angles inside and on the street.

The landing craft found in the United States have also arrived in the United Kingdom, and after being repainted, they can be used for landing shooting, and it can be said that the whole preparation is in order. In addition, Spielberg also told Lin Mu a piece of news, and Tom Hanks found the script of "Band of Brothers" very interesting. At the same time, he also showed a strong interest in the work of the producer, and after some discussion, the producer of the TV series "Band of Brothers" added Tom Hanks.

It wasn't until the costume designer Jonah Johnston redesigned and made an ugly set of fake military uniforms and concave pairs of specially treated military shoes arrived on the filming site that the film "Saving Private Ryan" finally officially started filming in Ireland. Filming large-scale war scenes certainly requires a lot of extras. The Irish military sent soldiers to assist in the filming, and many of them participated in the filming of Mel Gibson's "Braveheart".

As a producer, Lin Mu was in charge of the preparatory work has ended, but he is not in a hurry to return to the United States, in fact, he went to Europe this time not only to inspect the progress of the film's preparations. What's more, he has an important meeting with Rowling, who is in Edinburgh, and the two will finalize the details of the script changes for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, which Paramount has decided to bring to the screen.

Rowling knew Lin Mu's schedule in advance, and after a year, she was no longer the poor female writer who had to rely on government relief to support her life, and the success of "Harry Potter" had brought a huge change to her life. The place where the two met again. Also from that café on the streets of Edinburgh to a gorgeous estate in the suburbs, Rowling received the woods in her own home.

When Lin Mu came, he did not forget to bring a gift to Jessica, Rowling's cute little daughter, and at the gate of the manor, he was warmly welcomed by Rowling's family, "Welcome to my new home with Jessica!" Rowling and Lin Mu hugged politely.

"I haven't seen you in a year, and now you're getting more and more beautiful!" Lin Mu found that with the sudden increase in value. Rowling's appearance seems to be getting more and more beautiful, and a face that used to look ordinary has now become synonymous with sexy and charming.