"What? Warner Pictures not happy with Ridley's edited version? ”

Hearing the news brought by Thomas, Martin was not too surprised, the production company used scissors on the director's cut version, which is a common situation in the industry, and most of the time it is the key to the success of the film.

"What's going on?" he asked. ”

Thomas inquired: "Warner Pictures President Jon Berg thought that the director's cut version was too long, and the length of the film close to three hours was not conducive to the scheduling of the film, so he asked the crew to personally control it, and prepared to shorten the length of the film to less than 130 minutes." ”

These words reminded Martin of "Heavenly Dynasty", just like that.

But he also knows that similar situations continue to happen in Hollywood, and that "Heavenly Dynasty" and "Pharaohs and the Gods" are just some of the hundreds of director's cuts that are revised each year.

Ridley's epics and sci-fi films are like two completely different directors shooting and making them, the latter is very proficient, and the former always needs a long time to tell a good story.

In order to avoid this situation, Martin specifically called the producer Louise and asked her to find the right time to communicate with Ridley in advance, and the length of the director's cut version of "The Martian" should not exceed 130 minutes.

Except for subtitles, it is best to keep the content of the video to about 120 minutes.

"Green Lantern" will have a preview screening in May, and Martin has been following the situation for a long time, and the actor is still Ryan Reynolds, and it is said that most of the footage was shot in the studio, using a lot of green screen scenes.

He heard an old friend of Warners mention that even Ryan Reynolds' suit was CGI-generated.

With such a large range of special effects, the money burned can be imagined, and the production cost of the film is as high as 200 million US dollars.

Martin then went to the studio to meet with Ridley to discuss the preparation of the crew.

Regarding the situation of "Pharaoh and the Gods", Martin assumed that he did not know at all, and would not even ask.

The preparation of "The Martian" also encountered many situations.

First of all, the spacesuit in reality is very huge and bulky, and it is not only difficult for the actors to shoot the walking scenes, but also very ugly to shoot, and Ridley hit back, so that the costume team was redesigned to be more beautiful and the actors were more convenient to wear. ‘

Ridley originally wanted to go to Australia to shoot, where there are both studios and desert terrain, but no one knows what the Australian government thinks, and it may be related to Martin's long-term disagreement with the Australian gang, and the local government did not give the crew approval on the grounds of environmental protection.

The alternative would be a Moroccan studio and Jordan's Rose Desert, but the situation in the Middle East has been less stable recently, especially since Jordan is adjacent to Israel, and security is not guaranteed despite high security expenditures.

The crew had to choose the last option, which was to shoot in California.

All the interior scenes were built at Disney studios, and according to Ridley's plan, only 20 scenes were built, which is much less than the average movie.

The exterior is chosen within California, with the Gobi Desert, desert and desert all available.

No matter where you are, the exterior must be built with a green screen at the end, combined with CGI generation.

According to Ridley's plan, $120 million is enough for this film.

On the one hand, he continues to use science fiction films to restore the blood shed by epic films, and on the other hand, it is not as difficult as some directors, and he asks the filmmakers to increase the budget at every turn, but will use every fund reasonably within the scope of the budget.

Since then, the crew has held auditions for several roles, and with Martin's recommendation, Jessica Chastain unexpectedly passed the third round of auditions and got the role of ship commander.

Mane will also play an important supporting role on the ground.

In addition, the crew also attracted veteran supporting actors in the industry such as Jeff Daniels and Sean Bing.

After Sean Bean received the invitation to audition, the first thing he asked when he came to the crew was: "Can anyone tell me how my character will die in the end?" ”

Martin understood what he meant, and told him very seriously: "Don't worry, your character won't die this time." ”

Sean Bean was a little excited: "Finally received a role with a good ending." ”

No way, too many of the roles he played were killed in the movie: "Isn't the ending of this role good?" ”

"Well, a hundred times stronger than death." Martin could only say: "I just resigned from my senior position at NASA for it." ”

Sean Bean has been an important supporting actor since the earliest 006 death, and has died nearly twenty times.

Although there are various types of supporting roles played, the image is not fixed, and the drama path is very wide, the development in Hollywood is still restricted, and most of the roles sent to him by the crew have to die first.

Sean Bean sometimes wants to ask, can you make me live to the end of the movie?

He said: "This ending is not bad, it is not easy to survive to the end of the movie." ”

Sympathetic and curious, Martin asked, "Which character's death memorably memorably memorable?" 006？ ”

"No, it's not 006, it's Boromir." Sean Bean said in all seriousness: "I think Boromir's death is heroic and inspiring, he is a hero. ”

He sighed, "Needless to say, the rest. ”

Jessica Chastain, who signed the contract, and her agent came out of the studio and met Martin in the lobby.

The agent stepped forward and shook Martin's hand: "Thank you for giving Jesse this opportunity." ”

"I just recommended Jesse and she was good enough to pass the audition," Martin said. ”

Jessica Chastain said: "It wasn't you who helped me out that day, I was in trouble, Megan Ellison was too domineering, and then I didn't know where to get my phone number, and I called me several times to not allow me to cooperate with you, God Jesus, how can there be such a person." ”

Martin said: "Just ignore her. ”

may be a natural relationship, Jessica Chastain's complexion is very similar, plus a red hair, just like Nicole Kidman back then, quite a feeling of white to shine.

She added: "The next few times, Megan Ellison called me, and I just hung up. ”

Martin reminded, "Don't mess with her. ”

"I'll try to stay away from her." Jessica patted the fitness advice provided by the crew in her hand: "I made an appointment with a professional fitness trainer and we'll talk about it another day." ”

Martin watched her leave, still waiting in the antechamber, and after a few minutes, the person who had to wait finally arrived.

Alan Horn accompanied Robert Iger into the studio.

Martin greeted him, waited for Alan Horn's introduction, shook hands with Robert Egger and showed the two of them around the studio.

Robert Iger said: "I attended the internal preview of Disney for "Fast and Furious 2", and the film was very exciting, and it also made up for Disney's lack of this genre. ”

Martin made a point of thanking Alan Horn: "Alan reached out to me when I was going through a difficult time and gave me the opportunity to work with Disney. ”

The three of them entered the design area of the studio together, and the props team, art director team, and technicians sent by NASA worked together to draw many design drawings and concept drawings, as well as some models of the Mars rover and barracks that were built.

Hollywood's big crews have always been excellent in this regard, and all the models are good enough to be fake.

The studio is near the studio where the scenery is being built, and potatoes have already begun to be planted.

Alan Horn is very optimistic about Martin's project, saying: "This film will show a lonely man struggling to survive on Mars with limited conditions, and if the film is well received, can we launch a new attraction area at Disneyland?" Life on Mars Experience! ”

Robert Iger said: "It's a good idea, and when the film is released, we can do a market research on it." ”

This kind of thing is now a proposal, and it is impossible to make a decision, Martin pointed to the newly designed spacesuit: "These can be made into peripheral toys and figurines, which are different from the images of the astronauts of the past, and more distinctive." ”

The spacesuit is dominated by orange and beige, which is not as bloated as a real-life spacesuit.

Robert Iger took a closer look and said, "Other aspects of the periphery should also be developed, and the tax rate of the human perimeter is much higher than that of other types. ”

Martin somewhat understands that the tax rate for human toys is 12%, and for other types it is only 6.8%.

Alan Horn said: "My side and Marvel's side have been trying to figure out how to get around this matter, how to get around, Disney Studios' next Marvel film and related peripherals, human toys occupy a considerable amount." ”

Martin suddenly thought of the news he had seen in his previous life, and he didn't know whether it was true or not, so he answered: "I have an idea, but I'm not familiar with the law in this area, and I'm not sure if it's feasible." ”

Robert Iger has long heard that Martin has a lot of ideas, and he always comes up with a lot of special ideas when it comes to publicity and marketing.

He looked at Martin, "It's okay, let's hear it." ”

Martin sorted out his thoughts a little and said: "Take Thor, the god of thunder, which will be released this year, for example, he is not a human, he is a god, how can he be classified as a human toy?" By analogy, those superheroes who have been exposed to cosmic rays, bitten by bugs, and hit by cars should also be out of the category of human beings, and the X-Men should not be considered humans, right? ”

Alan Horn found it to be feasible.

Robert Iger was inspired, and what Martin said was one-sided, but the line of thought was correct.

"No wonder a lot of people say you're a genius." He said, "Martin, you opened my mind at once! ”

Martin smiled: "I can only say that whether it is feasible or not, it is up to Disney to verify." “

"Sorry, I'll call first." Robert Iger couldn't hold back any longer, took out his mobile phone and called the assistant directly, waited for the other side to connect, and said directly: "Call the head of the legal department immediately, I will see them in the small conference room in an hour." “

Disney's legal department is very powerful, and Martin had a saying in his previous life, how to get out of trouble when a person is stranded on a desert island? Draw a Mickey Mouse on the ground.

A thought suddenly popped up in his head, if Disney really did it, would it ruin Professor X's lifelong efforts and Magneto would win easily?

(End of chapter)