The next day, witnessed by his agent and lawyer, Nicolas Cage signed a contract, which means that "Saw Horror" finally has a male lead.

Ryan paid the entire salary in a lump sum for this, and the only consolation was that Nicolas Cage didn't make any excessive demands other than a separate dressing room and a trailer for rest.

Some Hollywood actors will put forward some extremely excessive conditions to the crew, such as only eating food from such and such a restaurant, having to pay for pet feeding, and having a special chef, etc.

It can be said that only you can't think of it, and there is nothing they can't mention.

Of course, Nicolas Cage's salary is really a bit high for the crew.

The current Nicolas Cage, although he has not yet become popular, has also starred in many films.

Several of them are the protagonists in the film, and in terms of the current salary, it is already very low, and it can even be said that the salary is self-reduced.

Ryan is very clear about this, Sophia played a key role, and it is not excluded that his last film "Blair the Witch" played a role.

Of course, it is also related to the short shooting time of the crew.

After another three days, Scarlett Johansson Jr., accompanied by her mother, joined the crew.

Monica Bellucci also doesn't know what agreement she has reached with Helen, and is busy changing agents, and it is estimated that it will be a few days before the contract is signed.

In addition to this, another important role in the film, Dr. Lawrence, has also been confirmed, played by Edward Norton, an actor who Helen has just signed.

This name may be very unfamiliar to most people, but when it comes to the film "The Incredible Hulk" starring him in his previous life, it will definitely make people suddenly realize that he played the Hulk in the film.

Ahem, well, I'll admit that The Incredible Hulk seems to have hit the streets.

But after all, he can be regarded as starring in a commercial film with a huge investment.

At this point, the crew of "Chainsaw" has barely been formed.

In addition to the main actors in the film, the entire crew has more than 20 people, including five college interns, and the salary is pitiful.

However, in terms of prop designers, set designers, makeup artists and other candidates, Ryan is very generous, and the selection is the best among Hollywood practitioners, and the weekly salary is expensive.

Compared with the last "Blair Witch" crew, I don't know how many levels have been improved.

As for the other main actors in the film, the partner of Officer Tepp, Sin, the female character who was killed by the jigsaw machine, was made a cameo by Sophia herself.

According to Ryan, the winners of the Golden Raspberry Award for Female Newcomer Award and the Supporting Actress Award are just for cameos.

There is also a female detective Carrey, with a few small roles left, as well as some background cloths and passerby actors, all of whom are signed actors from Helen.

It can be seen from here that the benefits of having a contracted director are even better than well-known actors.

The preparation of the crew is very smooth, except for the box office ladder of "Blair the Witch".

After several negotiations, Twentieth Century Fox finally agreed to pay all the box office ladder shares in one lump sum within the first week of the film's North American release at the earliest, which means that it will not arrive until the end of June at the earliest.

Apparently it was too late for Ryan.

Fortunately, Helen was prepared, and she had already contacted a small community bank and applied for a mortgage, and the collateral was the box office ladder share contract for "Blair the Witch".

In the rented murder house, the crew gathered together for the first time.

As the only investor, director and screenwriter of the film, Ryan is obligated to introduce it to everyone.

"Sofia Coppola, my assistant part-time assistant director, and the crew coordinator, everyone can call her Sofia. ”

Glancing at Sophia, whose face was a little ugly, Ryan naturally understood why this was so, but he didn't say anything, but continued to introduce everyone.

"By the way, Sophia's father is a famous director of Coppola, so everyone can look for her if they have anything in the future. ”

Then, he pointed to Nicolas Cage and introduced: "Nicolas Cage, the actor played by Adam in the film, I think everyone should know him." ”

"Monica Bellucci, who plays Amanda Young in the film, is a very charming lady. ”

"And our little Scarlett Johansson, a future Hollywood superstar. ”

"Edward Norton, who plays Dr. Lawrence in the film, is a very good newcomer. ”

In a brief introduction, Ryan made it possible for the crowd to talk on their own.

However, most people are a little nervous, and their eyes fall on Sophia and Nicolas Cage from time to time.

Among them, several senior Hollywood practitioners were secretly surprised, Sophia's relationship with Nicolas Cage has long been no secret, they are all from the Coppola family.

For a moment, they looked at Ryan's eyes, revealing a trace of awe, not everyone can have anything to do with the Coppola family.

"Sophia, why don't you say hello when you see your cousin?"

After saying that, Nicolas Cage turned to look at Monica Bellucci, stepped forward, and showed a smile that he thought was very good-looking, "Miss Monica, long time no see." ”

"There was no time to have dinner together in the evening. ”

Monica Bellucci was slightly surprised, she didn't expect that the actor in the film would be Nicolas Cage.

"Cage, long time no see. ”

"I would also like to thank you for your recommendation. ”

"As for whether there is time at night, it depends on the crew's arrangement. ”

The two have known each other as early as the crew of "400 Years of Vampire Zombie Horror".

Seeing that her cousin Nicolas Cage's eyes were about to fall on Monica Bellucci, Sofia Coppola couldn't help but snort softly and said, "If you like flirting at a homicide scene, then you can go on with it." ”

Homicide scene!

The next moment, everyone's eyes looked at Sophia.

"Don't look at me, this is Ryan's rented accommodation. Sofia Coppola gritted her teeth, as if she contained endless resentment.

"This?" Ryan smiled awkwardly, without any concealment, and said, "The house manager said that a few months ago, there was a homicide on the second floor, and this apartment has already committed suicide more than once, and it is rumored that he was cursed by a witch. ”

"So I wanted to shoot some of the shots in the film as much as possible here, maybe I can add some horror. ”

"Think about it, what better location to shoot than an apartment where a homicide just happened!"

Several main actors on the side have to admit that this promotional selling point is very good.

It's just that the thought of being about to shoot at a homicide scene always feels cold in the back.

However, several senior crew members lit up in unison, and they couldn't help but be impressed by Ryan.

From this point alone, it is enough to show that he is a director with a lot of ideas.

Ignoring everyone's reactions, Ryan instructed Sophia to send the shooting schedule down, saying, "I hope you can take some time to go through the main scenes in the film first and familiarize yourself with them." ”

Something like this is not uncommon in Hollywood, and many commercial blockbusters require long rehearsals before the main cast of the crew is filmed.

Of course, if the special rehearsal has been done to the extreme, it should be the other side of the Pacific Ocean.

At the beginning, in order to shoot a "Dream of Red Mansions", actors from all over the country studied for three months, and the daily schedule was very tight.

Every actor needs to shape and lose weight according to the characters in the script, invite red experts to give lectures, and talk about and rehearse over and over again.

Even the makeup, costumes, and composition have to be learned, and everything must be in accordance with the original work.

The most critical point is that at this time the right actors are selected, often five or six actors compete for a role, and those who are not selected can only go back.

It is conceivable that the TV series filmed in this way is even stricter than the movie, so it is strange that it is not good-looking.

For the rehearsal, everyone naturally has no opinion, as the only investor in the film, they are not afraid of wasting time, and they are naturally happy to do so.

As everyone knows, whether in his previous life or in this life, Ryan is a famous fast gunner, for example, recently director so-and-so filmed a large-scale fantasy film, which only took a total of twenty days, which is slow in his opinion.

Twenty days?

If he were to direct, it would be completed in fifteen days at most, and if it was faster, it would not be impossible in ten days.

Today, Ryan just let them get to know each other, and they can't officially start filming as soon as they come up.

In the evening, there is also a small dinner party, which is a little more relaxed.

When filming begins, they'll know what a race against time is, and within two weeks, they'll be able to finish shooting.

Anyway, there was no rehearsal for this film in the previous life.

Now Ryan doesn't want to waste time on rehearsals.