In November, the weather in New York is much colder, and in the morning, there is fog.

Talking in the morning and at night, there is heat coming out of the mouth.

At ten o'clock in the morning on this day, the field workers on the set of "Joker" were working.

Outside an ordinary low building, the gaffer is taking three assistants to adjust the brightness and orientation of the light.

They needed to create the feeling of sunlight in the depths of winter.

The adjusted lighting is aimed at a window on the second floor of the low building.

Every now and then someone opens the window and pokes their head out and shouts.

In the room where the window was located, there were also many people gathered at this time.

Lee Shengyao, as well as Phoenix, Emmerich, soundtrack musician Hildy, and several other actors are there.

Emmerich clasped his hands to his chest, squinted his eyes, and swept towards Phoenix from time to time.

Phoenix caused a lot of dissatisfaction in the crew because of the previous leave to find the state, and the paper still didn't cover the fire, and this matter was spread out, and the "Joker" crew, which had received a lot of praise because of the pilot trailer, was once again sung down by some media at this time.

Those reporters and editors who don't think it's a big deal to watch the excitement have said that Phoenix is unreliable, untrustworthy, and asked for leave at will, so that the crew had to adjust the shooting plan, the future of "Joker" cannot count on Phoenix, and the movie "Joker" is not worth looking forward to.

This kind of public opinion has significantly slowed down the originally rising publicity momentum of "Joker" a lot.

Phoenix didn't react, and after returning to the crew, he still went his own way and was independent of the crew.

This made Emmerich very unhappy, if it wasn't for Lee Shengyao who persuaded him, he would have spoken harshly to Phoenix a long time ago.

He put everything on "Joker", and he didn't allow anyone to do anything to damage the movie "Joker".

He is already thinking that after the release of "Joker", he will use some means to ruin Phoenix's reputation so that it will not be able to mix in Hollywood.

Phoenix didn't know what Emmerich was thinking, and he was listening carefully to Lee Shengyao's instructions, and Lee Shengyao led the actors to the position.

This scene is not difficult, that is, after the actor Arthur was bullied by the gangsters, he returned to his place of work, took off his clothes, and revealed his rib-like figure.

Two of his colleagues, who got along well, talked to him next to him.

One is Gary the Dwarf, a very kind timid dwarf man, and Gary comforts Arthur to look away and not to deal with the gangsters.

One is the chubby Randall, who has a pistol, which he intends to give to Arthur, who tells Arthur to take revenge and fight back fiercely when in danger.

After Lee Shengyao took the actors into position, the gaffer adjusted the brightness and then began rehearsals.

All the workers fell silent, and Phoenix was seen sitting on the bench in the workshop, and then he took off his long sleeves tiredly, revealing his upper body full of ribs.

I saw that he looked like a long-term malnourished, with almost no muscle in his arms, and he looked thin and dry.

The chest and stomach are all ribs, and there is hardly a trace of fat.

Because it is too thin, the two shoulder blades on the back are also very obvious, bulging outward, looking a little crazy, too thin and unhealthy.

Except for Li Shengyao, everyone else was stunned.

The big guy has long known that Phoenix wants to lose weight, and I heard that he used to have an apple a day earlier, but after joining the crew, his diet is much more normal.

I never thought that Phoenix would be so thin at this time, how many pounds do you have to lose?

Although Phoenix didn't belong to the type of man before, and it was not comparable to Brad Pitt, Hollywood male stars basically went to exercise.

In the past, Phoenix should have weighed about 150 pounds, but now this ghost looks like 100 pounds?

A man of 1.74 meters is only 100 pounds, and he really has a body of bones left.

Phoenix had been wearing clothes before, and I couldn't tell how much weight I had lost.

Starting today, the filming of the scene where the actor Arthur takes off his shirt has begun, and everyone knows at this time that Phoenix is so strict in losing weight for this play.

In just five months, I lost at least 40 pounds, and on average, 10 pounds a month.

And the male protagonist Arthur is not a lean and capable image, but a malnourished and morbidly thin.

Therefore, Phoenix can be said to rely on diet for eight points and exercise for two points to create such a figure.

If you lose weight like this and replace it with someone else, I'm afraid that you will be hospitalized a long time ago.

"He's working too hard, he's really a drama maniac."

"My God, if this shot is released, it will definitely conquer the fans."

"I now know why he can be recognized and supported by the director, he is indeed a powerful actor in Hollywood."

Both the field workers and the actors were whispering, and they were all shocked by the change in Phoenix.

There are a lot of body monsters in Hollywood, they are fat and thin, and in a very short period of time, they are fat and thin, and this kind of behavior is very harmful to the body.

Although critics and fans admire them, in fact, the actors still resist most of them, feeling that there is no need to fight so hard, it is not safe.

But it has to be said that such behavior is respectable.

Now you can add a Phoenix.

Emmerich opened his mouth slightly, and did not speak for a long time.

Phoenix is really ruthless, and he can understand why Lee Shengyao likes Phoenix.

Such an actor, if he can help "Joker" soar to the sky, if he can win an award, then he will be bound to "Joker", does he still want to be black?

At that time, Warner Pictures will not allow him to black Phoenix, and maybe it will push it behind to help Phoenix go further.

Emmerich shook his head with a wry smile, he couldn't help but sigh when he thought of Li Shengyao's words.

Director Li's view of actors is far greater than that of him as a producer.

After about an hour of rehearsals, and the actors then went on a formal shoot, Emmerich sat behind Lee and watched the director's monitor with a deeper feeling.

The Phoenix in the director's monitor is the humble Arthur, and this character may explode because of Phoenix, just like Heath Ledger once was.

When Emmerich thought of this, his heart couldn't help but feel a fire.

Heath Ledger won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor that year.

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In the "Joker" movie, there are not many scenes of Arthur taking off his shirt at work, and there are more scenes of him being topless at home.

He watched TV with his mother, he fantasized in his room, he played with guns in his room, and he didn't wear a shirt.

In these plots, he shows his emaciated and sick body.

Next, Li Shengyao took Phoenix to shoot these scenes.

There is almost no need for more adjustment from the makeup artist, and when Phoenix takes off his shirt, he has the temperament of Arthur.

Phoenix's strength has convinced the rest of the crew a lot, and the shooting efficiency of the crew has also improved a lot.

Emmerich was even more excited, and he suggested that Lee Shengyao edit another set of shots for the second trailer.

After Li Shengyao discussed with Phoenix, he edited a set of shots with Arthur topless, showing the sick male protagonist with ribs and thinness.

After this second pilot trailer was played, it immediately attracted more attention, and more people recognized the Joker starring Phoenix.

There are fewer extreme clown fans outside the crew, and only the "actors" invited by Warner remain.

As for the extreme clown fan who knocked on the door in the middle of the night, it was directly gone.

And there are more paparazzi who come to the crew to inquire about the news.

On the morning of this day, the security guard of the "Joker" crew invited a group of paparazzi to a hundred meters away, and also applied for road closure, saying that they were going to shoot a very important scene.

When the paparazzi heard about the road closure, they thought it was a car chase, but it was actually not a car chase.

What is going to be filmed today is the scene where Arthur completely changes his mentality, kills his former colleague Randall, and then goes out and gets down the long ladder.

In this movie, the long ladder is a very important scene.

Arthur was tired of climbing the ladder many times.

Sometimes they would hurry down the long ladder to get to work, so as not to deduct wages from the greedy boss.

This time the ladder is the most special, he completes the transformation, he is no longer the poor inferior Arthur, he has become the bad guy, he has become the clown of Gotham.

He had just slashed Randall, then put on a red suit and clown makeup.

His mindset is light, cheerful, triumphant, and expectant.

He discovered his "energy", even if he didn't have a gun, he could still kill people easily, and he planned to go to the TV station and kill the talk show host who mocked him.

Therefore, in this scene, Arthur will dance, arrogantly and wickedly walk down the long ladder.

Regarding this scene, Lee Shengyao had already discussed with Phoenix how Arthur danced, and they had choreographed it many times in the conference room.

At this time, there is no need for Li Shengyao to take the position, Phoenix himself knows how to do it.

So Li Shengyao didn't say much, nodded at Phoenix, and let him come by himself.

Other people didn't know how Phoenix would perform this scene, and they were very curious when they saw that Lee Shengyao didn't take the position and asked Phoenix to come directly.

Emmerich, Robert. De Niro, Sha Ji. Baez watched from the sidelines.

In the not very warm winter sun, Arthur ran out of the apartment, and then walked into the long ladder, he first snapped his fingers twice, and then jumped up arrogantly on his side, dancing and going down.

Despite wearing a red suit, he has a very large range of movements.

The kicks are high, and the hand swing is also flamboyant.

The onlookers were stunned, they looked at Phoenix in amazement, and they all realized that if this shot was preserved, it would definitely become one of the classics of film history.

Robert. De Niro muttered to himself, "He will definitely compete for the Oscar for Best Actor the year after." ”

When Emmerich heard this, he looked at Phoenix in shock, thinking about what Li Shengyao had said before, and then he understood what he meant.

Lee Shengyao said he wouldn't be Black Phoenix.

Now it seems that it will not be dark.

Phoenix performed so well, maybe he could win the award, in this case, Phoenix would be bound to "Joker", and other senior executives of Warner Pictures would naturally not let him black Phoenix.

At this time, Phoenix is still dancing, just like Arthur, at a glance, he knows that he has not been systematically studied, but he is full of feelings, and when he is dancing, you can feel the change in the actor's mentality.

Phoenix rehearsed on the ladder for two hours, and then officially started filming, and he appeared in the camera, and the effect was even better, after all, standing on the scene and looking at it, the field of view was wide, and it was not so shocking.

When the camera is locked on the male protagonist alone, the audience is more likely to feel the emotions of the male protagonist.

Lee was so satisfied with Phoenix's performance that he only took four shots before announcing his approval.

In the warm applause of everyone, this scene is over.

Emmerich stood by, clapping his hands excitedly.

Someone next to him was talking, and he heard some opinions, saying that Phoenix performed so well that he might be able to win the Oscar for Best Actor.

When Emmerich heard this, he was also very approving.

During this time, he has been staring at the set, and he feels that it is very cool to watch Phoenix act, and he feels that Phoenix really has hope of hitting the Oscar for Best Actor.

I have to say that Li Shengyao's vision is really good.

At the beginning, I chose Phoenix.

Emmerich then thought of the soundtrack for the film, turned his head and saw the young Hildy, who looked very gentle, and he couldn't help but frown.

The actors and directors are all top-notch, and the editing behind is personally responsible for Li Shengyao, so there should be no problem.

From the point of view of the production process, as far as the soundtrack is concerned, the soundtrack is not very good.

Hildy hasn't scored Hollywood blockbusters before, is this young girl really good enough?

He is looking forward to "Joker" hitting the Oscars and the three major European film festivals.

Thinking of this, Emmerich immediately had an urge to find Lee and introduce him to several of Hollywood's first-class soundtrack masters.

But he had barely taken a few steps before he stopped.

Phoenix is the person Lee is looking for, and Hildy is also the person Lee is looking for.

Obviously, Director Li has his own selection criteria, and he doesn't need outsiders to guide him.

Emmerich thought about it, looked at Phoenix, who showed Arthur perfectly, and still intended to believe Lee Shengyao.

The person selected by Li Dadao is not only not bad, but also perfectly adapted and 100% suitable.

(End of chapter)

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