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Published at 3rd of November 2021 09:26:21 AM


Chapter 1772: 1772

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Based on the works of the Oscar faction in the previous life, Lan Li selected ten works, but among them, he also found a surprise, "Big Short", "Focus" and "Wild Hunter" are the other two surprises.

"Wild Hunter" is a famous name, even if Lan Li wants to ignore it, it is very difficult, because this work has helped Leonardo DiCaprio's ten-year-long journey of the Little Golden Man to draw a perfect end. , Just like the "Infinite Walker" to Martin-Scorsese, finally won his first Golden Man trophy.

From the perspective of project preparation, "Wild Hunter" is adapted from the same name. Michael Punke (michael-punke) uses the legendary real wilderness hunter Hugh-Glass (hugh-) as the prototype of the story to complete the entire fictional story. Creation By the way, Michael Punk is the official ambassador of the United States to the World Trade Organization (WTO). He completed the creation in his spare time.

Although this is not a personal biography, it is a story reinterpreted based on folklore, but it is also a personal epic, and it presents the most primitive and roughest personal battles, which can be regarded as the type that the academics like quite; but Surprisingly, this work has never been favored, mainly because the filming is too difficult, and the style and connotation presented are too uncertain, which makes the project always shelved.

It was published in 2001. At that time, the copyright had already been bought by producer Ajiva-Goldsman (akiva-goldsman), but after going around for many years, he still failed to find a suitable production company and production team. Even Ajiwa gave up and sold the copyright. In more than ten years, the copyright has changed hands several times, and the director who took over has changed hands several times. Even the leading actor has changed several times, but it still fails to take shape.

Until the second half of last year, Alessandro Gonzalez-Inarito had just finished the shooting of "Birdman", and he took a fancy to the potential of the project and officially took over; but Alessandro also It has not been able to change the difficulty of the project. In a few months, the actor and supporting actor have changed hands several times, and the arduous filming work has caused many actors to retreat.

Because Alessandro hopes to use natural light for the entire film, this means that the actors need to spend more than half a year in the ice and snow; at the same time, Alessandro hopes to show as much natural realism as possible, with makeup factors. Will be weakened to a minimum, which also means that actors must be about forty years old, which poses a new problem for the ability of middle-aged actors to challenge the bitter cold.

To make matters worse, the new Regent Films, which now owns the copyright of the original adaptation, has encountered the difficulties of the capital chain. Although they have invested in the production of works such as "Twelve Years as a Slave", "Birdman", and "The Lost Lover", "Time The box office fiasco of "Planning Bureau" and "Reversal Ace" put their capital turnover into a dilemma, so that all the projects in their hands were suspended, "Wild Hunter" was only one of them, and "Assassin's Creed" was temporarily stranded.

the reason?

Still Alessandro. Because we insist on using natural light to complete the shooting, this means that the entire shooting cycle is lengthened and all shooting is more difficult. From equipment to staff, all expenditures have increased exponentially. Now the shooting budget has exceeded 100 million US dollars, and Can't stop the car.

New Regent Pictures is also a headache.

Although before the Golden Globes, Alessandro persuaded Leonardo to join the "Wild Hunter" and Leonardo persuaded Tom Hardy to join the film; but... they still could not persuade Wall Street to inject funds. People will invest 100 million U.S. dollars for an Oscar-based work. Even an Oscar best picture winner is impossible. It should first win the box office and then win the awards. This is the order of consideration for Wall Street investment.

As a result, New Regent Films had to start asking for help. This was a project that Andre got through personal relationships, not news from the agency.

In Andrei’s original words, “I think they are crazy. But I’m not an expert, and it’s not my turn to judge; maybe you can see the potential that I can’t see.”

"Focus" is another situation, this is a biography, this is a work of justice, this is a work that reflects the dark reality of society, this should be a typical academic work; but there is no production company Dare to take over, because this is a hot potato or even a hot durian, even if it is thrown away, it is probably fishy.

The film tells a column of the "Boston Globe" report group, they are called Focus, and they are responsible for paying attention to some special cases and in-depth social reports. They began to report a case that had been hidden for a long time. A Catholic priest/sex/harassment/harassment of children in the parish was just a small task at first, but after being involved, they discovered a huge and terrible inside story, which was fully involved. Hundreds of victims, and the church has privately compensated these victims and sent people to cover up their crimes.

With the in-depth investigation, they found that this conspiracy was even more terrifying, not only in Boston, but also in the world; not only church personnel, but also local officials, consortia, underworld and other forces, all of them colluded Together, bury the whole incident for your own benefit.

Before understanding this case and this movie, we need to understand the peculiarities of the Boston area.

The history can be traced back to the initial history of European pioneering or invasion of North America. New York and Boston are the most important port locations, but there is still a slight difference between the two areas. Going to the New England area where Boston is located is mainly to escape religious persecution. The British Protestants who stay in New York are more diverse, including speculators, blue-collar workers, low-level people, and so on.

It is precisely because of this difference that the development of New England has gradually become more rapid. In the mid-twentieth century, they transferred most of the traditional industries to other states in the United States where labor costs are cheaper or overseas, and Boston is the center. High-tech areas are beginning to emerge, including biotechnology, education, finance, services, pharmaceuticals, and so on.

Slowly, this has become the richest and most high-end area in the United States. Yale University, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, etc. are all located in this area; law, economics, politics/governance, finance, etc. are also located in this area. In this area traveled a unique leading position.

Naturally, people living in this area actively or passively distinguish themselves from other areas, and the distinct levels of class begin to permeate all corners of society:

From economy to politics/governance, from education to law, from news to gangs, from language to culture, all of these, this area seems to be an area independent of the United States. They have their own pride and dignity. Refuse to compare with other states.

When people talk about the North American continent, the West Coast headed by Los Angeles and the East Coast headed by New York are diametrically opposed due to geographical and historical reasons; but among these, the New England region headed by Boston stands out above the ground. They even look down on New York, showing a kind of solemn arrogance.

It can be said that the New England region is a self-contained system!

The Boston Gang in Hollywood has always been a unique existence. Ben Affleck, Matt Damon and others are the core figures of the whole faction.

It is precisely because of this that in the story of "Focus", Boston can form an iron barrel to prevent the column report team from revealing the truth of the matter from all aspects; in the real world, the film of "Focus" obviously has academic characteristics. , But can’t find a film company willing to take over

Everyone is afraid of uncovering the scars of Massachusetts again. If you are not careful, you may lose your wife and break down.

Tom McCarthy is an actor. He joined the industry in 1997 and has been in small roles for many years. In 2003, he tried screenwriting for the first time and was in charge of the director. He filmed "Mind Station", which was a blockbuster at the Sundance Film Festival the following year. He was highly acclaimed and received the Audience Choice Award and the Special Jury Award. This has also officially changed his career and transformed successfully. He was even invited by the government/government officials to participate in projects beyond cultural exchanges and travel to the Middle East to promote Development of different cultural projects.

Then in 2007, he wrote and directed "Uninvited Guest" again, and successfully won the first Oscar nomination for best actor in his career for actor Richard-Jenkins~www.novelhall.com~ here After that, Tom wrote scripts for "Flying House", "Millions of Golden Arms" and other works successively, and his career gradually stabilized.

"Focus" is Tom’s latest project. From collecting data in the early stage, to in-depth discussion of each prototype of the report team, to studying all the report materials and the ins and outs of the year, he spent nearly a year before and after, overthrowing the data. This is the final draft.

But now, he can't find a production company that dared to invest, not to mention the production process. Even if the film is successfully released, the academy public relations of the film will inevitably be difficult. It is hard to imagine how serious the obstacles will be. No one wants to take risks.

The award season of the works later proved this point. Although Focus won the Oscar for best picture, there was only one trophy for best original screenplay. It was one of the weakest and best films in the past decade. .

The most ironic thing is to reflect from the film to reality, from the cases told in the film to the difficulties of the film project in reality.

No matter what, the three projects of "Big Short", "Wild Hunter" and "Focus" finally came to Lan Li.

Andy noticed that there is a special five-pointed star symbol behind the "Focus" project, which is not available in other projects. He couldn't help but raise his head and look at Lan Li, "Five-pointed star, what does this mean?"

Andre was also slightly stunned. The memories of the previous high school years are indeed a little fuzzy now. He turned his head and cast his eyes on Matthew for help.

"Absolutely pay attention." Matthew said.

Lan Li nodded in affirmation, but he did not explain why.

Because of his professional background in journalism, he is always very tolerant and preferential to news-themed movies. This is a personal preference, and there is no special reason.




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