Chapter 346: The New Edition of The Hunger Games
If there is no better male protagonist than Josh Hutcherson, it has nothing to do with the director, it is completely the pot of the female author of the original book.
If you choose a heroine who is much worse than Jennifer Lawrence according to the meaning of the female author of the original book, and add more other actors who meet her aesthetics, even if it does not become a tragedy, it will be much worse than the current box office.
Therefore, professional things such as casting should be left to professional people.
Of course, director Gary Ross may not have imagined that Jennifer Lawrence's career would grow by leaps and bounds in the past few years of filming the "Hunger Games" series.
If there was an actress version of The Hunger Games, everyone would band together to hack Jennifer Lawrence to death first.
Later, when Ning Yun chatted with Miss Watson, she also mentioned that director Gary Ross had considered letting her star in the "Hunger Games" series.
Of course, it's just an idea, not even an invitation to audition.
Emma Watson and Gary Ross worked together in the 2008 3D animated film "Romantic Mouse", which is basically a black history shared by the two.
That's right, "Romantic Mouse" is a little-known street-fighting movie.
Although Emma Watson is still in line with Katniss's role in terms of appearance and personality, 2011 is the peak moment of Miss Watson in the world, and it is also the time when the world people are most recognized.
It is clearly inappropriate to star in another series of films with an uncertain future.
Gary Ross, the director of The Hunger Games, has never been a director who likes to make commercialized films.
In the early days, his career was relatively smooth until 2003's "Pentium Age".
The reputation of this film is not bad, but it is a big money-loser, and Gary Ross, who is also an actor, director, screenwriter, and producer, of course bears the greatest responsibility.
So a few years after that. Gary Rose's career is not so smooth.
Of course, a failure is not without a chance, but there are not so many opportunities.
Unfortunately, the black history shared with Miss Watson, the 2008 3D animated film "Romantic Mouse" lost money again, this time Gary Ross was the screenwriter and producer.
3D animation is a great idea. But not everyone can have fun.
So a few years later, Gary Ross had to direct a movie like The Hunger Games that he didn't like.
In fact, Gary Ross is not good at such movies. The action scenes of "The Hunger Games" were directed by his friend Steven Soderbergh as the second director.
Gary Rose, who has tried to prove himself unsuccessful several times, has power on the set, as you can imagine.
If it weren't for his good connections in Hollywood, he might not have had the opportunity to direct "The Hunger Games".
What's more, he's not on the list of producers yet.
Because of some unpleasantness in terms of cooperation. and for salary reasons, Gary Ross also refused to direct the second part of "The Hunger Games".
In short, the producers need a very obedient director to continue the box office success of the series, even if it is repeated.
But in the first "Hunger Games", the director's contradictions with others are obvious.
If it weren't for the fact that the heroine was too important, Gary Ross insisted, even the heroine would have been replaced by the original author.
And when Ning Yun exerts influence. The film is more bloody and more inclined to the direction of "Twilight".
After Lionsgate's acquisition of Summit Entertainment. "The Twilight Zone" occupies a more prominent place in Lionsgate.
At the time, The Hunger Games was also widely regarded by the industry as the successor to Twilight.
As an author, of course, I hope that the film based on the work will be shot strictly according to the plot of the book, and of course I don't want my work to be regarded as the successor to "Twilight".
When meeting a director who has no influence and no power, the author must be the happiest.
This is also true of the original film. "The Hunger Games" has a lot of respect for the original book, and the next three installments are all the same because of the success of the first part.
But after Ning Yun exerted his influence, things became different.
From director, to producer. To the company's top management, they all wanted "The Hunger Games" to be more inclined to the "Twilight" feel, and even the original author himself was affected.
Basically, everyone is riddled with nightmares......
Although Lionsgate had not yet announced the acquisition of Summit Entertainment at the time of the filming, the cooperation between the two companies had already begun.
Not to mention the overlap between the producer and the rest of the crew, look at the casting director of the two parts of "Twilight: Breaking Dawn" and the casting director of "The Hunger Games", they are all the same person, Debra.Zane.
It fully shows Lionsgate's determination to make "The Hunger Games" the same style as "Twilight".
After all, no matter how you say it, even with the big cousin's anti-heaven bonus, the profitability of "The Hunger Games" is still slightly worse than that of "Twilight", and if you add the time comparison, it is even more obvious.
Of course, because of the release, Summit Entertainment made far less money on "Twilight" than "The Hunger Games".
In fact, this is also an important reason why Lionsgate is willing to acquire Summit Entertainment, and it is also the reason why Summit Entertainment is willing to be acquired.
Without good distribution channels, no matter how good the box office is, the film will suffer.
When an author who strongly demands to shoot according to the original book is not so strong, and the director's authority is insufficient, the overall direction of the film is dominated by pure businessmen.
The purpose is to make money, and no one cares what the film is supposed to be.
For Ning Yun, in fact, the best way is to change the heroine of "The Hunger Games", if it is a beautiful girl, everyone will not have such a strong sense of substitution.
If it was a girl with ordinary acting skills, it was likely to ruin this film.
Jennifer Lawrence's Katniss is so important that if this character doesn't perform well, the box office will be miserable.
It's a pity that it is too difficult to change the heroine, and Ning Yun's influence has not yet been reached.
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"Twilight" was a success, very successful, and everyone agreed.
"Harry Potter" is more successful, and people envy and hate it!
Well, in the eyes of producers who just want to make money. The Hunger Games needs to draw on the success of both.
Two men and one woman, the scene is campus, the base is unlimited, magic or superpowers, and bloody emotional dramas.
Two men and one woman, The Hunger Games is satisfied. Gail and Peeta, two handsome guys, Katniss is not beautiful but has a strong sense of involvement.
The base is infinite, there is really no way, limited by the plot of "The Hunger Games" itself, there is really no way to make Gail and Pita have any passion.
As for the arena, it can also be seen as an enhanced amplified version of school bullying.
Real school bullying is neither so warm nor so direct. It's often worse than death for teenagers, so the sense of substitution in The Hunger Games must be good.
There are no magic superpowers, but there is a futuristic sci-fi world, coupled with a very direct brutal struggle with cold weapons, which can be regarded as a variant of magical superpowers.
The director, who was haunted by nightmares, hit by the original author, and coerced by the producer, simply broke the can. Thoroughly compromised to the business, and came up with a great one. Recommendations to meet more needs.
The base is infinite, no problem, very satisfying.
Since the original author loves Josh Hutcherson who plays Pita so much, let's increase his role!
It's easy to get up with Gareki, change to a district boy Cato.
And Cato. Change the actors, the original actors are too ugly.
It's no problem to change to Sam Claflin, who has an affair with Josh Hutcherson in the second part!
Sam Claflin is the actor of Fennick in the second and later films, and the main force to save Katniss.
Definitely handsome enough, it is said that in the second part. Sam Claflin as Fennick was also loved by the original author.
How good is this, it meets everyone's requirements at once, conforms to the laws of business, and can make the original author happy.
In the original world, no one knew if there was any unclean buttocks deal, and after Ning Yun's influence changed, well, no one knew.
I didn't like Jennifer Lawrence's original author, but of course I was happy to accept the addition of Josh Hutcherson (Peeta) and Sam Claflin (Cato).
These two little fresh meats are so likable, not only the original author appreciates them, but the audience also likes them.
You don't need to investigate to know that the success of "Twilight" is there.
The producer is even more satisfied, and the director who has failed is still very interesting.
In fact, director Gary Ross still likes Jennifer Lawrence, and has worked with her several times later, but no matter how much he likes it, he can't withstand the increasing pressure.
Jennifer Lawrence herself, nor is she the domineering actress she was later, and it is impossible to monopolize screen time without anyone's support.
In the original film, nearly 90% of the time, there are shots of Jennifer Lawrence, which can be called the absolute heroine of the absolute heroine.
After the change, her camera time is much less, but it is still about fifty percent, and although she is still an absolute heroine, the audience's attention is distracted.
As for bloody emotional scenes, Gary Ross is really unfamiliar with this aspect, but as a director and screenwriter who has been in Hollywood for many years, it is not too easy to add some material to the script.
So The Hunger Games turned out to be a much more interesting story, at least in terms of script.
In terms of actors, except for the actor who played Cato, who became Sam Claflin, and the actor who played Portia, the designer of Pita, was replaced by a beautiful beauty, the others did not change.
Although there was a proposal to choose an Asian boy to play Pita, neither the director nor the other main creators, especially the original author, would never accept such a choice.
It's right to think about the Asian market, but it's too much to also star.
Especially after the changed script, Peta's position is much more important than before.
A small fresh meat that meets the North American and European markets is the right choice.
At the beginning of the story, not much has changed.
Then, Peta's family background as a baker turned into a seventy-four-year-old family heirloom shop specializing in specialty meatloaf.
The creators feel that since it is a future world, a utopian world, there must always be something different, a bakery or something, which is too unremarkable.
The original author also felt that Pita should be remembered by more people, and the origin was very important, so the secret meatloaf was baked.
Peeta showed a more pronounced crush on Katniss and directly showed her love.
The one that pinched and gave it to Katniss Secret Meatloaf was similar to what Ning Yun made in the world of The Hunger Games.
Katniss accepted.
Because his sister Bolim had eaten it once when she was a child, and she never forgot it, Katniss couldn't refuse for her sister's sake.
Of course, the food rolls were harmonized.
Then there was the normal draw, with Pita being chosen and Katniss taking the place of his sister.
There was also a parting, and Peta's dad sent a bag of secret meatloaf to Katniss.
Because of the time allocation, the footage on the train was cut down a lot, and then the two entered the capital training center.
In the training center, just as Katniss meets the handsome Sinner, Pita also meets the beautiful woman Posia.
A vague hook with Sinner. To introduce a difference, Portia is very direct, but is rejected by Peta, who is in love with Katniss with all her heart.
At the time of the entrance ceremony, Katniss was still the same burning girl, but her skirt was shorter, her hairstyle had changed, and although it was not a double ponytail, she was still very young and young.
According to later surveys, there are many viewers who think Jennifer Lawrence is pretending to be tender.
Of course, because she acted really well, everyone still likes her very much.
Only Ning Yun, who can be compared with the original film, found that her popularity has declined.
Others who can't be compared, including Jennifer Lawrence, are excited to be liked by the masses.
There are some differences between the process in the training center and the original film, and Katniss has reduced the scene a bit.
It is not only Pita who adds to the scene, but also Cato, the "tribute" of District 1, the Bow and Arrow Girl, etc.
Cato has gone from being a fierce physical player to becoming more elegant and substantial.
In the original film, Cato's shots were scarce, but after the change, there were many more in comparison.
The director followed the public's taste and everyone's requirements, and deliberately showed several close-ups of Cato's eyes that were called provocative to Peta, which were actually affectionate.
Of course, only rotten girls see it that way.
The most important change is the addition of a close-up of Cato's back after hard training!
But the surprise wasn't over yet, and then, the camera slowly moved, and the front fruit of Pita in the next compartment also came out!
Just a short board apart, the silver-white icy water droplets hit the two bodybuilders, white. On the tender body, there was a crackling sound of water, and the round and crystal water droplets slid down the skin, as if they were not sticking to the oil pan.
Wonderful and enthusiastic music sounds!
This is the violence and passion of love and killing!
The screams of the little girls in the theater punctured the eardrums!
When director Gary Ross finished the first cut and the first internal screening, all the main creators and producers applauded the addition of this shot!
This is almost the best part of the whole film!
(To be continued.) )