Santa Monica Business Plaza, Los Angeles.

In the huge lounge, Bell sat alone, in a trance.

There was a knock on the door, and the agent reminded outside: "In fifteen minutes, the event will begin." ”

Bell came back to his senses and replied, "I know. ”

What is coming up is a very important roadshow promotion for "Terminator 2018".

Santa Monica Commercial Plaza was born a classic scene from the Terminator series, where John Connor first encountered the T1000 and T800.

Therefore, the first roadshow after the film's release in North America was arranged here.

Bell couldn't lift his energy, because the box office in North America was only $42.25 million in the first week!

Compared with the new film of the sworn enemy Martin Davis after "The Dark Knight", it seems that the box office is not much less.

However, the $200 million investment vs. the $40 million investment, the PG-13 rating vs. the R rating, and the difference in the scale of the publicity issuance......

What a defeat!

Bell was crushed by Martin on the Dark Knight, originally thinking that he could turn over with the new work and press Martin back.

But the idea is good, but the reality is cruel.

Bell looked at the time, held back the discomfort in his heart, walked out of the lounge, and walked along the passage all the way to the event site.

As soon as he walked on the stage, before the host could speak, there were boos and shouts from fans below.

"Are you filming the Terminator?"

"This film has tarnished the name of the Terminator!"

"Christian Bale, you don't deserve to be a savior!"

"Get off the stage, no one likes your bad movies!"

"You don't deserve to be here!"

Many of the people who came over today are die-hard fans of the Terminator series and love the series to the extreme.

How much these people love the first two parts of Terminator, how much they dislike this one.

In the 1990s, Arnold Schwarzenegger stood on this stage and began the promotion of "Terminator 2".

The reputation of "Terminator 2018" is so bad that fans of the series deny that this is a Terminator movie.

"Get down! Get out of here! ”

Fans went crazy and didn't make sense at all, and some people threw the Coke in their hands on the stage, crackling and crackling.

Bell's face was unusually ugly, and the failure of the film already made him feel bad, and this scene was even more infuriating.

He was never a good-natured person.

During the filming of "Terminator 2018", the cinematographer chatted with Martin by the way because of a work error, which caused Bale to lose control of his emotions and spray the photographer on the set for more than 40 minutes, and the director and producer couldn't pull it together.

With a bang, a bottle of Coca-Cola slammed into the edge of the stage, and the exploding bottle sprang out liquid and landed near Bell.

Bell turned around, didn't hesitate for a moment, and walked straight off the stage.

Bryce Howard next to him was stunned and didn't know whether to follow Bell.

There was an uproar in the audience, and the paparazzi and reporters went crazy, scrambling to the exit of the stage to interview Bale.

There were too many people and it was crazy, and the fence pulled up by the security personnel was crumbling.

Bell strode down the stage.

The reporter from TMZ adhered to the principle of creating news without news and creating highlights without highlights, and reacted super quickly and opened his loud voice: "Bale, does the failure of "Terminator 2018" prove one thing? The Dark Knight was a huge success, and the actors relied on Martin Davis, not you! ”

The scene was chaotic, but all the words fell into Bell's ears, and he suddenly stopped and stared coldly at the reporter.

The reporter continued to shout: "Martin's new film earns a lot of money at a small cost, but what about you? Your new film as the male protagonist is seriously losing money! ”

The reporter behind followed: "The Dark Knight brought you star effect, but did you take advantage of Martin?" ”

Another reporter's microphone forced through the fence: "Bell, don't you think you don't live up to your name?" ”

Bell forced his head to turn around and walked forward one step at a time.

There was also a reporter's question behind him: "You don't answer by default, right?" ”

Bell still didn't say anything and quickly left the roadshow site.

The actor left early, and the roadshow ended hastily.

By the next day, the entertainment media in Los Angeles were all attacking Bell, saying that those who were unworthy of the name were polite, and some even directly scolded him for being box office poison.

Praising one and stepping on the other is what the media is best at, and the media in the United States is naturally biased towards Martin, seizing Bell's mistakes at this time and beating them all the way.

An angry Bale then announced via social media that he was withdrawing from post-screening promotion for "Terminator 2018".

This behavior was not communicated to Warner, and Warner Bros. was extremely angry with Bell.

Many Warner executives directly put Bell on the blacklist of co-actors.

…………

Entering June, the filming of "Inception" officially began at Astra Studios.

Nolan's first shot was all about indoor scenes.

In view of Martin's own characteristics, the crew has slightly strengthened the action scenes, and of course will not let Martin's character become a killer like Jonathan.

On the set of a Japanese-style palace, Martin opened fire with a pistol, and in the midst of the thumping gunfire, he easily killed several black-clad gunmen, and knocked another one shoulder into the other.

"Stop!" Nolan shouted to stop shooting.

Martin stepped forward and pulled the stuntman with protective gear under his suit up and asked, "Are you alright?" ”

"It's okay, it's okay." The stuntman worked with Martin for the first time, and he didn't expect such a big star to have such a good attitude.

Martin tapped him on the shoulder and looked at Nolan as he walked by.

Nolan said: "The action scenes are a little bit wrong. ”

Martin put away the prop pistol and asked, "Did I have a problem with my positioning, or was my movement not neat enough?" ”

Nolan gestured and said, "Your movements are too clean and neat, and the skills you show in front of the camera are too good." ”

Martin asked, "Is there a problem with good skills?" ”

When Nolan said this, his understanding of this became clearer and clearer, and he simply called Martin to come to the director's monitor to watch the footage that had just been shot.

In the footage played, Martin is like a tiger descending from the mountain, swift and powerful.

Nolan reminded, "See what's the problem? ”

Martin gradually understood, and nodded slightly: "There is no problem with my makeup and positioning, and there is no problem with the literary drama, but when there is a problem in the play, the action is like another Jonathan." ”

"That's right." Nolan emphatically said: "Martin, you are now Cobb, not Jonathan, you are a dream thief with a certain force value, not a super killer. ”

Martin listened to all of these words.

Nolan said: "Your action scenes are a little more restrained, so that the character's skills are weaker than yours. ”

Martin nodded, "I see." ”

"It's not just your problem, I and the action director are expecting it wrong." Nolan didn't expect that Martin's skills were stronger than he imagined, he should have just starred in Jonathan's relationship, and he still retained some of his previous habits, which would look particularly sharp in the camera.

Other crews shoot action scenes, all of which are difficult, and the level of the actors is far from the requirements of the roles.

When it comes to Martin, the actor is sluggish and weaker.

Nolan called the action director again, suspended the shooting, and the three of Martin discussed the adjustment of the action scene together.

On the most important aspect, Martin's force value cannot be much higher than that of the supporting actor Mane, or even about the same as him.

Mene followed Martin to play with the gun and exercise, and when he was taken out, Martin had a clear yardstick.

Shooting resumed, Martin slowed down, his movements were no longer clean, and he began to drag his feet.

Nolan still insists on real shooting, and he doesn't need to use CGI, including this Japanese-style palace building, almost all the scenes of the crew have been built in real life.

At the end of the afternoon, Martin removed his makeup and followed Nolan to another studio.

It was here that Mene was training for a crucial action scene.

There is a fight scene in the dream corridor in the script, which will be presented in a rotating manner.

In order to achieve the ideal shooting effect, Nolan hired a physics professor in Morocco and spent a lot of money to build a huge centrifuge.

It's a device that Hollywood often uses to shoot space scenes and weightlessness scenes, but no one has used it for years, and it became expensive and time-consuming after the cost of CGI effects decreased.

It's just that Nolan, a real-life maniac, has just created the brilliant results of "The Dark Knight", otherwise it will be a problem for the insurance company to guarantee the completion of the film.

When Martin arrived, a huge centrifuge made of steel was spinning.

This thing is more than ten meters tall and nearly forty meters long, and it looks quite amazing.

A revolving corridor for filming, fixed in the center of the centrifuge, in which Mene and several stuntmen are training.

An old man with an assistant is monitoring the operation of the centrifuge through instruments.

Nolan gestured to the other side, the assistant director informed the actors inside, and the centrifuge slowly stopped.

Martin followed Nolan.

Nolan introduced Martin: "This is Professor Mordechai of the University of Casablanca, a brilliant physicist. ”

Martin is a scumbag, but he respects learned people and takes the initiative to shake hands: "Hello, Professor." ”

Professor Mordechai has a bald forehead and a particularly large nose, and is very enthusiastic: "My daughter is a fan of yours, can you give me a photo of you autographed?" ”

He smiled and said, "Help an old father fulfill his daughter's wish." ”

Martin responded: "No problem, I'll get it back and let someone send it over." ”

"Thank you." Modechai thanked him, turned to the large centrifuge he was building, and said, "This kind of equipment should not be dismantled after filming and used as garbage." Director Nolan, after the filming is finished, can you let me disassemble this equipment and bring it back to Casablanca. “

Nolan thought for a moment and said, "You'll need to pay a garbage collection fee. ”

Mo Dekai hurriedly said: "I'll call the academy now, and the academy will be happy to pay this money." ”

When he went to call, Martin said, "This professor is dedicated. ”

Nolan said: "The conditions here are limited, and many professors even have problems with research funding, if it weren't for the fact that the crew paid him well enough, and Professor Mordechai lacked research funds, we wouldn't have been able to hire him." ”

(End of chapter)