"No, he's still the same."

In the studio of the Brooklyn studio, Nicholson watched the filming pause on the set and said to Martin, "If this continues, he will still have no role in Best Actor." ”

Martin stated a reality: "Everyone knows that Leonardo is going to go to the Olympics, and he himself has to go to the Olympics to prove himself, which creates a situation where the judges will have very high requirements for him, much higher than the average actor." ”

Nicholson agreed: "The same role, the same acting skills, the same PR, others can get the best actor, Leo can't get it." ”

Jennifer Lawrence stood still, not talking much.

Next to him, three crew assistants, staring at Martin and Nicholson, like thieves.

These people are all Scorsese's cronies.

Scorsese, who was sitting in the director's chair, also glanced at this side from time to time, obviously not very worried about Martin and Nicholson.

Martin said: "The director is not very worried about us. ”

"It's not worrying about you!" Nicholson asked, "Did you get the butter?" ”

Martin's face was full of innocence: "What butter?" ”

Nicholson pointed at him, "On my pants, there's the butter on Leo's ass." ”

Martin's mouth opened wide in shock: "Jack, did you really use butter on Leo?" God, how can you do that, Leo is the boss of you! ”

Perhaps the performance was too realistic, and Jennifer Lawrence was affected and turned to look at Nicholson, her eyes full of shock that could not be concealed.

Nicholson said angrily, "I'm going to be pissed off by you and Leo, two idiots." ”

"Rest assured, rest assured." Martin's attitude immediately improved, and he was relieved: "I believe that Leo will definitely take care of Lorraine." ”

Nicholson bared his teeth: "You are really good at talking, can you not say it." ”

Martin made a gesture to shut up and glanced at his watch: "I made an appointment, so I'll leave first." ”

Nicholson waved his hand and told the bastard to hurry away.

When Martin left, Jennifer Lawrence came over.

Nicholson is still very concerned about this reputation: "I never thought of using butter or anything like that. ”

Jennifer Lawrence nodded mechanically.

"I believe in you." Lawrence leaned closer, lowered his voice and said, "If you want butter, just tell me and try it on me." ”

Nicholson froze for a moment, then waved his hand.

It was a special state of mind, but the person who gave him that special state of mind had already gone to God to report to him.

On the set, after Martin's special treatment, Leonardo's state fully recovered, perhaps stimulated by butter, and his state was still a little bursting, and most of the scenes today passed once or twice.

It also gives him more time to rest.

Michelle Williams, the supporting actress of the crew, walked by nearby at this time, and Leonardo thought of Martin's bastard, and went over to sit on the chair next to him: "Misha, you matched the scene just now." ”

"Thank you." Michelle was quite polite: "The main thing is that you have found your performance form back." ”

Leonardo laughed: "Maybe you've heard, that bastard Martin cured my fear with fear. His voice changed abruptly: "Is there a little misunderstanding between you and Martin?" ”

Michelle didn't deny it, thought for a moment, and said, "A little." ”

Leonardo's mind was full of bad water: "Martin and I are very good friends, and I am also friends with you, and I don't want misunderstandings between friends. Why don't you ask Martin out and you meet with him to solve this little misunderstanding? ”

Michelle looked at Leonardo and seemed to think seriously for a few seconds: "Don't be so troublesome, my misunderstanding with Martin originated from my ex-boyfriend Heath Ledger, and now that I broke up with Heath Ledger, the misunderstanding is impossible to talk about." ”

Leonardo's heart is not dead: "Then let's talk about it when we have a chance." ”

Michelle smiled and nodded.

…………

Leaving the Brooklyn studios, Martin returned to Manhattan and met screenwriter Bradt, who had signed a contract with Davis Studios, in a hotel café.

During the filming of "Fast and Furious", Scorsese's producer Graham introduced Martin to writer Chuck Hogan, from whom Martin bought the rights to the adaptation of "The Prince of Thieves".

After filming, Graham and Chuck Hogan went to Boston, where the story took place, to experience life there for a long time, and adapted the script based on what they saw and heard.

The first draft of the script has just been completed.

Bradt handed the prepared script to Martin: "I had a big creative disagreement with Chuck Hogan when we were adapting the script, and he wanted to explore the roots of Charleston, the place where the story takes place, and explore the deeper reasons behind it, as well as deeper topics such as the complexity of human nature. ”

Martin frowned slightly: "I remember being a little more entertaining in itself." ”

"I may have been influenced by the writers around me to think that artistic achievement and story depth should be greater than entertainment." Bradt shrugged: "I convinced him to cut out too much of the complexity, and Charleston just used it as a backdrop, and the main focus was on the bank robbery, making sure the script was entertaining and storytelling." ”

Martin nodded: "You're doing a great job, it's a commercial film first, and then everything else." ”

Bradt said, "It would be more appropriate to make this film if you know directors in the Boston area, maybe Scorsese will ......"

Martin shook his head slowly: "Don't think about it, this project doesn't have such a high budget." ”

Scorsese's film, by far the best commercial attribute is "The Departed".

Most of the time, the big director's films have to rely on the offline market to slowly recover in order to generate profits.

Without a budget of about $100 million, how can you get Scorsese involved?

Martin opened the script and roughly looked at the beginning, which is a scene of a bank robbery, which can be described as full of highlights.

The three-act structure of the plot is very compact, focusing on the role of the male protagonist.

Over the years, Bradt's screenwriting ability has improved significantly, although the last "Fast Pursuit" has almost no room for him to play, and only needs to connect the action scenes conceived by the director, but this time the adaptation is very standard.

Martin is a scumbag, but he has read a lot of scripts, and he can still distinguish the basic good from the bad.

The story of the script is a lot like a very interesting derivative with a mix of elements.

Martin roughly flipped through it, put away the subscript, put it aside, and said: "There is no problem with the story as a whole, I will talk about it after I have carefully read the other aspects, this project may not be implemented until next year, and you still have time to revise it." ”

Bradt responded, "I'll go back to Boston and stay there until the crew is formed, and the in-person atmosphere allows me to be more creative and inspired." ”

He felt that there was room for adjustment in the script: "There are a lot of old people in the local area who lived through that era of crime and chaos, and they are willing to talk to me, and from their mouths, I can get more interesting stories, some of which may be used in the script." “

Martin pointed to the script: "So, you've used some of them?" ”

Bradt said: "Yes, I used some of them on the male lead. ”

Martin said, "Yes, you can stay in Boston. ”

Bradt took his leave and left.

Martin flipped through the script carefully, wondering which director would be better suited to this style of story.

Finding a director with a completely opposite style to direct is asking for trouble.

It's like David Fincher, let him make a film full of warm sunshine and positive energy, maybe he will make a four-way dislike.

If you put it in the 90s, such a story would be very suitable for Michael Mann, but in this fast-paced era, Michael Mann's films are just as his name suggests, and they are too slow.

Leaving the café, Martin called Nicholson, and the two agreed to take a flight back to Los Angeles early tomorrow morning.

The operation to save Leonardo was a great success, and Scorsese guarded them like thieves, and there was no need for the two to stay in New York any longer.

…………

Burbank, Los Angeles, Christopher Nolan returns from the backlot block and enters Warner Studios.

As soon as I got back to the director's office, a female assistant knocked on the door and came in and said, "Director, David Goyer is here and waiting for you in the break room." ”

David Goyer has previously worked with Nolan as the co-writer and producer of "The Dark Knight" and is also a director with a certain reputation in Hollywood.

When people came over, Nolan stepped forward to shake hands with him: "David, why do you have time to come over today?" ”

Gao Ye sat on the sofa: "I happened to be passing by here, I heard that you came back from Morocco, so I stopped by to have a look." ”

Hearing Morocco, Nolan's gaze subconsciously fell on Goyer's big nose, and he remembered one thing, Goyer was a typical Jew.

He remained quiet: "Discuss the plot of Batman Part 3? It's still early, and I'll talk about it when I'm done shooting this film. ”

Gao Ye didn't go around in circles, and said directly: "It's not this, some time ago, the media were reporting on the kidnapping case between you and the crew, and it's really good that nothing happened." ”

Nolan deliberately emphasized: "I was lucky to catch them on the spot, they kidnapped an important scientist in Morocco, if something happens, I and the crew will face a very serious situation." “

"It's good that you didn't have an accident." Goyer had worked closely with Nolan, so he was asked by some people to come here: "Those people deserve the most severe punishment, I have heard that the Moroccan side is dealing with this matter, and is preparing to deport them, contact their nationality and let them go back to their home country to go to prison." ”

Nolan pretended to be confused: "It is said that they are French? “

"No matter what nationality they are, you always need a nod of your head to agree to it," Goyer said. ”

Once Nolan makes a fuss, with his fame and the supporters he has, it will be a trouble after all.

"That's it......" Nolan didn't have anything on the surface, and he was very unhappy in his heart.

When he left Astra Studios, he told the Moroccan authorities that he would follow normal procedures.

The penalties are certainly not severe.

As a result, these people want to engage in deportation and repatriation.

Returning home to jail? Foolish guys.

Gao Ye looked at Nolan with a smile: "Of course, you captured four criminals to avoid causing international disputes, and they will give sincere gratitude." ”

(End of chapter)