Astra Studios, Morocco.

The Inception crew rented six studios for the set, which was not enough for Nolan, a live-action maniac, and three teams in Paris, Los Angeles and Canada to build other live locations for filming.

With Martin and Mene rushing over from France, the main actors of the crew were all assembled.

In the morning, the crew had just gone to work, and Michael Kane and Tom Hardy got out of the car and prepared to go to the office building for a meeting.

Diagonally opposite the Cadillac, down two people.

Tom Hardy scratched his face and asked, "Is that Martin?" “

Without waiting for Michael Kane to answer, Martin walked up to him and smiled at him: "Long time no see." ”

Seeing this familiar smile, Michael Kane chuckled in his heart and nodded slightly: "Long time no see." ”

Martin hurried out of the parking lot.

Tom Hardy asked curiously, "Just this person who made Bell have a psychological disorder?" ”

Michael Kane suddenly became very serious: "You've been working hard in the UK, and some things are not very clear. Tom, in this crew, it doesn't matter who you provoke, and even make Nolan angry, at most he will be replaced. “

He solemnly admonished: "But never provoke Martin Davis, remember! ”

Tom Hardy didn't mix Hollywood much before: "Is it really that scary? ”

Michael Cain said: "He's the real-life Joker, or more terrible than the Joker. ”

Tom Hardy was puzzled.

Michael Kane didn't want this junior to be the next Bale, saying: "Joker, people know he's a bad guy when they see it. Martin, most people think he's a good guy and a good guy when they see him. ”

Tom Hardy understood now and said, "Work normally, don't interfere with each other." ”

Michael Cain said: "Let's go. ”

On the other side, Martin went straight into Nolan's office.

Nolan opened his arms and hugged him warmly: "Congratulations on winning Cannes again." ”

Martin laughed: "Good luck this time. ”

Nolan invited him to sit and said: "When we promote this film, in addition to the Oscar winner, we can also put the slogan of Cannes Best Actor, which will have more influence in Europe." ”

"Hopefully we can have another great success," Martin said. ”

"Success doesn't just depend on the film itself." After "The Dark Knight", Nolan's feelings about this became clearer: "We need to think more about our marketing efforts. ”

Martin couldn't agree more: "Chris, you're always inspired by that. ”

After the two finished filming "The Dark Knight" together, they had a tacit understanding, Nolan said with a smile: "You are a little more active in the crew and do more things, so that it can inspire me." ”

He seems particularly relaxed when writing the Dark Knight's real tidbits, but the ease is because everything that happens to the crew always makes him inspired.

Without inspiration, real tidbits are hard to write.

Martin was not polite at all: "Don't worry, I have always been the most active person in the crew." ”

Nolan's confidence in Martin in this regard is even stronger than his acting skills, he nodded with a smile, took out a small box from the desk drawer, and handed it to Martin: "Your key props, familiarize yourself with them as soon as possible." ”

Martin opened the box and found that it contained a metal top, which he took out and twisted, and the top spun around on his desk.

Nolan looked at it: "It's very familiar, it doesn't seem to be familiar anymore." ”

"Chris, I have an idea about spinning tops." The end of the script that Martin saw was a typical Hollywood reunion, a spinning top that reminded him of the end of a movie in the past.

The end of this movie is like Tom Cruise to Nicole Kidman for Nolan, when he needs to do publicity, he is always the first to be dragged out to say something.

Martin took the initiative to say: "I have an idea for the ending, maybe it can be used in promotional marketing. ”

Nolan had worked with Martin and knew he had always been reliable: "Let's talk about it. ”

Martin said, "At the end, is it possible to keep Cobb's spinning top on the go?" ”

In addition to production and shooting, Nolan is a typical marketing director, and immediately grasped Martin's idea: "If such an ending works well in publicity and marketing, can it cause extensive discussion and interpretation by the media, and give the audience more imagination and opportunities to think?" “

He slowed down, his brain raced at high speed, and he held down the spinning top: "Make the film more deep and impactful!" ”

Martin knows very well where the boundary between the actor and the director is: "It's up to you to decide what to do." ”

Nolan grabbed Martin's arm: "Sure enough, it's never wrong to choose Martin Davis." “

Martin laughed and patted Nolan's hand: "Choosing Christopher Nolan is eternally right!" ”

A few minutes later, the two joined Emma Thomas into the conference room.

The rest of the main cast has arrived.

Martin glanced at it, in addition to the first supporting actor Mei Nei, there are also Nolan's usual Michael Kane and Cillian Murphy, and several other actors are not unfamiliar faces.

French actor Marion Cotillard who plays husband and wife with him, Tom Hardy, who has just met, as well as Alan Page and Ken Watanabe, among others.

Martin pulled out his chair and sat first to the right of the conference table.

Marion on the other side smiled at him.

Martin nodded in acknowledgment.

Next to him, Alan Page stretched out his hand and said, "Martin, we're meeting again." ”

Martin remembers that the two had a conversation at the Oscars, saying: "Little Red Riding Hood in Hard Candy and Phantom Cat in X-Men are characters I like very much. “

He shook Allen's hand lightly: "I didn't expect us to work together so quickly." ”

Allen is small, but he is a veteran Hollywood actor, and he took the initiative to move closer to Martin: "I am your assistant dream builder." ”

Martin smiled, "You're a good assistant. ”

On the other side, Tom Hardy pouted slightly, dismissive of Allen's behavior.

It's normal for the crew to be gang-on, with three British actors, Michael Caine, Cillian Murphy and Tom Hardy, sitting together to form a British gang.

Martin, Mane, and Allen Page make up the American Gang.

Director Nolan sat at the top of the conference table and said, "We'll be working together for the next few months and hopefully everything will go well." ”

He took the script and said, "Let's start reading the script now." ”

The script will not go well, the plot of "Inception" is presented in the script, it is too abstract, and the literary attainments of the stars have nothing to count on.

In addition to Martin, there is also Emma Thomas's special small stove Mane, and others have constant problems.

The planned script meeting for the morning had to be postponed and lasted for a whole day.

Nolan was not afraid of spoilers for the actor and carefully answered various questions to reduce the difficulties during filming.

In addition to these, including Mene, members of Cobb's team will also have to undergo the necessary physical and firearms training, and there will be many scenes of fierce confrontation in the dream.

These action scenes are all trivial to Martin, and they are far worse than the filming of "Fast and Furious".

Mene has been with Martin for a long time, and both in terms of guns and body movements, he is also above the average actor.

At the end of the day, Martin took a shower and changed his clothes, and when he came to the office, he met Alan Horn, CEO of Warner Pictures.

He said hello and said, "Got time?" Let's talk a few words. “

Martin pointed to the entertainment lounge area and asked, "When did you come over?" ”

Alan Horn said: "I just arrived in Morocco in the morning, and the crew immediately came, which is Warner Pictures' first big project next year. ”

Unlike The Dark Knight, which was co-produced by Legendary Pictures and DC Comics, Inception was the first producer and investor of Warner Pictures.

Martin joked: "Worried about something wrong with us? “

"You and Nolan teamed up, how could something go wrong." Alan Horn said of The Dark Knight, which ended its screening worldwide: "Your last film ended up grossing $1.225 billion worldwide. ”

He added: "Second only to James Cameron's Titanic." “

Hearing James Cameron, Martin exclaimed: "That's a miracle director, and the original film can make the world's No. 1 box office." ”

There's also only one James Cameron in Hollywood.

Alan Horn added: "Your fast chase is not bad, I remember the production cost was only $40 million, right? Now the North American box office is 200 million US dollars! ”

Martin told the truth: "The market potential is basically exhausted, and the North American box office is just over $200 million." “

He is also not presumptuous: "It is estimated that there will be some gains overseas, and if the global box office can exceed 400 million US dollars, I will definitely praise God." ”

Alan Horn asks, "Is the sequel in production?" ”

"It's being planned." Martin had a guess and specifically said: "Alan, Daniel has intervened in advance. ”

Alan Horn sighed: "This guy, it's fast. ”

Martin smiled and didn't answer, Daniel had already worked with him and Louise many times on the release, and the two sides didn't have much conflict, and of course they would continue to work together.

Alan Horn then asked, "Have you paid attention to the North American summer file lately?" ”

"I first participated in the Cannes Film Festival, stayed in Cannes for half a month, and after the Cannes Film Festival ended, I flew directly to Morocco." Martin has been very focused: "I didn't pay much attention to the North American summer season. ”

"Warner Pictures' key investment project was officially released last weekend." Alan Horn is talking about "Terminator 2018", which almost fell out with Martin.

At that time, he invited Martin to play the savior John Connor, but Martin politely declined, and later invited Christian Bale.

Martin knew what he was talking about as soon as he heard it, and didn't take the initiative to ask.

Alan Horn said automatically: "'Terminator 2018' failed, the word-of-mouth and box office were not ideal, and it did not meet the expectations of Warner Pictures. ”

Even Rotten Tomatoes has a freshness rating of only 33%, and the CinemaScore live audience has an average score of C+.

He was extremely saddened: "The North American opening weekend only grossed $42.25 million. ”

(End of chapter)