Chapter 318: Chapter 319
The Cruise couple did not stay long and returned to Los Angeles. It was not until the end of October that Tom Cruise gave Duke a clear message to continue the sequel to "Mission: Impossible." Duke's words must come. At the same time, it played a role in the overseas box office of "Mission Impossible".
I have to say that Tom Cruise of this era has amazing appeal. As long as there are movies and roles that can make him play cool and handsome, it is definitely a big box office killer.
The North American box office of "Mission Impossible" was only more than 180 million US dollars, but by the end of October, the overseas box office was close to 300 million US dollars, and it was still accumulating.
No sequel to such a big-selling film, unless Tom Cruise is really a fool.
Regarding the work of the sequel, Duke handed it over to the Duke's studio. After two months of preliminary preparations on the set in Wellington, his new work was ready for shooting.
The shooting venue in front of the camera lens was arranged into a messy room. Just after the first trial shooting, Duke walked to the center of the room and called Jason Statham and Gerald Butler over.
"Jason, your character is taciturn and is dominated by Emile Matasalineu. You need to keep quiet."
Robbers≮, although they are two people, in all movies, there will be a master and a deputy. Duke's setting is no exception. He turned to look at Gerald Butler, compared to Larry Phillips, His Emile Matasalineu has a richer experience and more room to play, "Jerry, your performance is a bit problematic."
After turning around the set, Duke turned his head to Gerard Butler and continued, "Emile Matasalinu was extremely thoughtful due to family reasons. And because he was beaten by a mental patient and suffered from epilepsy, But his epilepsy can be controlled. In daily life, he is not a irritable person, as the backbone of the duo. He is usually relatively calm."
"Your performance just now." Duke raised a finger. "It's too harsh. This is just a shot of daily life. Emile Matasalinu is only beside Larry Phillips. You have been working together for many years. Robbing partners has enough trust and even special friendship."
Gerald Butler thought for a moment, and begged, "Can you give me five minutes?"
"can."
Duke nodded. Back behind the director's monitor, Gerald Butler walked back and forth several times according to the set position on the set. After thinking for a while, he found Jason Statham again, and the two of them gathered together. Discussed the role together, and the opponent scene after the meeting.
Go quickly in five minutes and see Gerald Butler beckoning here. Duke asked an assistant director to inform the departments to prepare, and the filming officially began.
""Collision." Scene one, act one."
The assistant director put the field sign in front of the camera lens, "Now start!"
As in the shooting of several films in the past, John Schwarzman took the shot in person, and Duke sat behind the director's monitor and watched the shot.
The sunlight controlled by the lighting engineer shines into the room through the window. Gerald Butler, who was lying on the sofa, woke up suddenly, but with unbearable panic and ferocity on his face, as if in his sleep, he returned to the family he did not want to think of, and was beaten by a mental patient again... …
His movements awakened Jason Statham who was lying on the solo sofa. This guy has a cold face, and only looks a little better when he looks at Gerald Butler.
"Have a nightmare again?" he asked, "The way you are now is very ugly."
"I've had this kind of dream for more than ten years." Gerald Butler sat up slowly, "It's a long time to get used to it."
He took a large iron box, opened the lid, and threw a pistol inside on the sofa. He flipped through a pile of bullets, found the epilepsy medicine, poured out two pills and stuffed it into his mouth. After going down, he picked up the medicine bottle and gestured to the other side.
"Would you like two pieces, it will make you calm."
Jason Statham shook his head, stood up and walked to a table, grabbed an AK47 with a drum, pulled the bolt, and reminded, "We are looking for a new target..."
"Cut!"
Duke called to a halt, and saw the two actors look at him and said, "Jerry, Jason, you performed well, but I ask you to perform better. You have five minutes to adjust."
The filming has just begun. The crew needs a process of running-in, especially the actors need to find the status. Usually rehearsing in private and standing in front of the camera are completely different things. Duke has produced so many films, and naturally understands this truth and passes. Guidance, drama, and positioning, etc., tried to adjust the state of Gerald Butler and Jason Statham.
He didn't have high demands on the two of them. Even when they were the most brilliant, they were not good at acting, let alone now.
For this two-minute shot, Duke took the whole morning before calling for approval.
"The director's requirements are so strict."
Standing on the edge of the set, a girl with a hood held her mother's hand and muttered, "If I can't do it, will he scold me, mother?"
"Honey, don't you have confidence in yourself?"
Her mother hadn't answered yet. Kate Beckinsale came over from behind and rubbed the hood on the girl's head. "You were very good in the scene."
The little girl about ten years old turned her head and smiled mischievously, "Hello, mom."
Kate Beckinsale also laughed, "Don't worry, Alan. Duke is a very good-tempered one among the major Hollywood directors. He is very patient and you are also very good. He will like it. your."
"Do you know him well, Kate?"
Alan Peggy took her hand and asked curiously, "I often see you eating and chatting together recently. Is he pursuing you?"
"Honey, you think too much."
Kate Beckinsale's eyes turned to the set. The director and her can always find many common topics in literature and film, but she is not stupid at all, she can guess the other party's general purpose, let alone The Rosenberg director is a famous playboy.
"Hi, Kate, won't you go to lunch?"
The filming of the crew is temporarily over, and when someone passes by, he invites, "Let's go to the restaurant together?"
After lunch, after a short break, Kate Beckinsale walked into the makeup trailer. She had her part in the afternoon. She had to prepare in advance and wait for the director's notice.
In the studio set up as a police station, people in police uniforms and casual clothes walked back and forth. The tall Liam Neeson is a veteran Hollywood actor who knows how to self-regulate. He tried shooting twice and was stopped by Duke. After one time, I found the state and the feeling of the character very quickly. The five shots in this scene took just over an hour to complete.
"Is my performance okay?" He stood behind the monitor, watching his performance just now, and said, "I have been in contact with the two plainclothes detectives of the Los Angeles County Police Department and I also contacted the FBI. The people at the Los Angeles branch office have some experience."
Duke turned his head and waited for the assistant next to him to pass a cup of coffee to Liam Neeson, and said, "You have a rare righteousness, and you are born to play a bright role like a Jedi or a police agent."
"Thank you."
Liam Neeson took a sip of coffee, "I have prepared a lot more for this role than Kui Gang Jin."
"When there is a chance in the future," Duke turned off the monitor, "we can continue to cooperate."
"What kind of role?" Liam Neeson asked jokingly, "Or a policeman?"
"What do you think of the agent?" Duke said in the same tone, "or in the name of justice to play a role in a terrorist incident."
"As long as you need it!" Liam Neeson let out his joking tone and said very seriously, "Duke, I'm here on call."
Duke smiled and said to the assistant next to him, "Notify the transition, go to shooting location 3."
Liam Neeson went to make up again, and Duke handed it over to his assistant, and walked into the No. 3 studio in the southeast corner of the studio ahead of time. It was set up as a warm home, a typical middle-class home in North America.
Set up the camera, set up the lights, set up the director's monitor... Then, these tasks have already started here.
After about half an hour, everything was ready, and the three actors came over one after another. Duke briefly confessed the down position to Alan Page and Kate Beckinsale who played first, and then started shooting. .
The play here is very simple, it is to show the joy and warmth of family life through the mother and daughter, and to form a sharp contrast with the scene after Liam Neeson brought bad news.
For an actor like Kate Beckinsale who has appeared in many films, this scene is not difficult, but Alan Page, who appeared in the movie for the first time, was different. The girl's performance in the audition was amazing, but really After all, her shooting is different from the audition, she should be very nervous, and the whole person looks very stiff.
"stop!"
The trial shooting was temporarily suspended, Duke walked to the shooting location, and Alan Page looked at her, seemingly more nervous.
Children and animals are both factors that are difficult to control in filming. Duke knows this very well, and must not treat child actors in a harsh manner, otherwise it will only have the opposite effect.
Duke sat on the prop sofa and pointed to the opposite side, "Allen, Kate, sit down."
"Director Rosenberg..." The little girl looked at him with a little fear.
"Hey, honey, sit down."
Showing a kind smile to her, Duke said, "Am I terrible? Or I'm so ugly that you don't dare to sit across and look at me? I'm not Godzilla."
The little girl forced a smile, took Kate Beckinsale, and sat across from Duke. (To be continued...)
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