"Oh? I? Matt Damon was surprised, "Daniel, you're not kidding, are you?" ”

"Of course not." Wu Yuan shook his head and said with a smile: "I do have a plan for the next movie, and it is still a science fiction film, you are my first choice for the leading actor." ”

Wu Yuan is talking about the film "The Martian".

The original work of "The Martian" will be posted by Andy Weir on his personal website one after another this year for people to read for free.

Later, at the urging of many readers, he would publish his work on Amazon, which eventually led to a reading frenzy, and then in 2013, Random House bought the rights for six figures.

It was also four days after Random House bought the rights that this film was taken by 20th Century Fox and bought the rights to the film.

Obviously, Wu Yuan will not let go of this opportunity this time, he has already instructed John to contact Andy Weir, who has just released "The Martian" on his personal website, and plans to buy the adaptation rights of this movie first.

In fact, he thought about changing "The Martian" to a Chinese film, and then shooting it in China to continue to expand the domestic science fiction film market.

However, it is difficult to implement this plan.

Unless he made "The Martian" before 2009, he stole the film before Andy Weir had this idea.

Otherwise, once Andy Weir releases it this year, it will be impossible to change it to a Chinese film and shoot it in China.

Even if Wu Yuan took the lead and took the copyright before the 20th Century Fox, Andy Weir would not agree to Wu Yuan changing the place where this story took place from NASA to NASA in China.

A very simple truth.

Da Liu's three-body story, even if it is sold to Hollywood's film company, it is impossible for Da Liu to agree to Haolaiwu changing all the protagonists to Americans and changing the background of the story to take place in the United States.

The same goes for Andy Weir.

Respect the original four words, not just talk.

In the case of choosing to shoot "Gravity" first, if Wu Yuan still wants to pick the peaches of "The Martian", he can only choose to make this movie a blockbuster.

As for his domestic film plans, without "The Martian", it is not impossible to make other science fiction films.

Wu Yuan has basically decided his directing route for the next decade.

In the field of commercial films, it is necessary to focus on science fiction films, the next ten years will be the era of leapfrog development of film technology, the development of special effects technology is changing with each passing day, and making science fiction films is the road that can best stimulate the audience's visual perception and obtain high box office.

At the same time, science fiction films can be regarded as the most unpopular themes, without too many racial and cultural barriers, and can be sold simultaneously around the world.

In the field of literary films, he will not give up, he will make a literary film every two or three years, which can be regarded as a change of brain, maintain the shooting feeling, and cannot really degenerate into a machine that can only make commercial films to make money.

And his next movie in the United States is basically certain to be "The Martian".

Matt Damon is naturally his best partner to work with.

He didn't have to change actors to make this movie when Matt Damon had already proven that he could make it.

"Yes, Matt, you're the anchor of my next movie, if you want to." Wu Yuan looked at Matt Damon with a smile.

"Of course I do!" Matt Damon was pleasantly surprised: "It's my pleasure. ”

He didn't expect that he would make a cameo in "Interstellar" with the matchmaking of the Globe, and he would actually be able to get a script for the actor.

This is Wu Yuan's new film!

Regardless of whether "Interstellar" is a box office hit or hit the street, Wu Yuan will still be a first-line director of Hollywood.

After many successes, he is no longer a director who can't get up after one fall.

Hollywood has a high tolerance for him, and the audience also has a high tolerance for him.

How can any director have never experienced a box office failure in his life?

Like Wu Yuan, who has been very prolific in the past eight years, but has not performed poorly at the box office, is an abnormal director in Hollywood, and Spielberg can stand shoulder to shoulder with him.

Cameron also filmed "The Abyss", which failed at the box office.

Matt Damon excitedly asked, "Can I find out what kind of story this movie is about?" ”

"I can't reveal much right now." Wu Yuan was amused, but said ambiguously: "I can only say that this will still be a science fiction film, an interstellar rescue movie." ”

"It is expected to start shooting at the end of 2010 to the first half of 2011, and strive to finish filming before 2012."

"I hope you'll set aside this slot in advance."

"No problem." Matt Damon nodded firmly: "I haven't talked about the 2011 schedule yet, and I will reserve it for you." ”

The big director is good at this, even if he didn't say anything, he just said that he wanted to find you to act, so that the actors on the front line of the dock would wait for you without saying a word.

Wu Yuan waved his fingers and calculated, he will shoot "Interstellar" this year, and he will have to make a Chinese film at the end of the year or the first half of next year, take a break in the second half of next year, and shoot "The Martian" the year after next, the time is very well arranged.

"Then let's settle it first." He squinted and patted Matt Damon on the shoulder.

I don't know if Matt Damon will be taken by director Yimou after filming his version of "The Martian", and urge the movie "The Great Wall" in advance.

Probably not

After meeting Matt Damon, the Icelandic scene of "Interstellar" began to be filmed.

The crew found a place in Iceland that didn't look like it was on Earth at all.

Bare, cold and cold, is the general tone of the atmosphere on this set.

The all-gray background looks like it's on an alien planet made of ice and stones.

And the astronauts of Matt Damon's experiment came to this planet because they were on an exploration mission, and they will eventually die on this planet.

As a first-line actor in Hollywood, Matt Damon can naturally handle this kind of thing easily.

It didn't take much effort, but it took just over a week for the crew to complete the filming in Iceland.

Come in a hurry, go in a hurry.

Without leaving any pollution and garbage behind, the crew packed their bags and flew to Calgary, Canada after a short stop in Iceland.

In the next month, the crew of "Interstellar" will be here to complete the final filming work.

The 30,000 acres of corn land, which had been planted for more than half a year, are finally about to be put into formal work.

When all the crew came to this cornfield in a few buses, through a road that was specially built to the filming location.

Even if he had heard about it a long time ago, Max Mikkelsen, as the leading actor, was still shocked by this endless cornfield.

"Daniel, you're really generous."

"I've never heard of a film crew that has actually planted 500 acres of land for the filming of a movie."

"It's crazy."

"Have you always made movies like this, regardless of the cost?"

"Nope." Wu Yuan smiled and patted Max Mikkelsen's shoulder: "You're wrong, Max." ”

"Planting this corn field is a cost-saving act."

"Although it costs a lot of money, when the corn is harvested and sold, it can not only cover the cost paid, but even make a small profit."

"I'm a very money-saving director, and the words "no matter the cost" have never appeared in my dictionary."

(End of chapter)