Made in Hollywood

In the first part of "The Lord of the Rings", the scene of the nine ring spirits chasing Arwen is quite thrilling, and it can be said to be one of the highlights of the film, but after Arwen crossed the liquor river, he used the power of his tribe to greet The scene where the water rushes away the Nazgul looks a little fake from the film.

According to the setting in the original book, the Nazgul are indeed afraid of fire and water, which is exactly why Aragorn can use fire to disperse several Nazgul while fighting alone, while Arwen stands on the side of the liquor river and summons When the incoming water rushed towards the Nazgul in the river, they were obviously closer to the other side of the river, but instead of running towards the other side, they ran along the river, and they were all washed away...

The Nine Ringwraiths were known to be the nine outstanding kings of mankind during their lifetime. Even if they were not strengthened by Sauron again with magical powers like in "The Return of the King", they couldn't be so brainless.

Therefore, when Duke saw that the prepared location had turned into a small river ditch during the dry season, he chose to give up without hesitation, traveled nearly a hundred miles, and used another river that was no more than four feet deep but wide enough to shoot.

The upper reaches of the river were directly blue screened by the crew, so that the CGI-produced water flow could be added later, and the stunt performers who played the Nine Nazgul as well as Alessandra Ambrosio and her stunt doubles were all ready.

The horse chase on the plain was already filmed when Ambrosio first came to the crew, and now all that needs to be filmed is the scene related to the River of Spirits.

In fact, it wasn't difficult. Ambrosio's stunt double rode across the river, facing the Nine Ringwraiths across the river. Duke shouted through after only two times, and then it was Alessandra Ambrosio's turn. Hugh played in person.

Although she can't run wild on horseback, she has no problem standing by the river. Frodo on the horse also uses a silicone doll, which is difficult to control.

Duke told John Schwartzman to pay attention to the water splashes from the horse's hooves as the Nazgul rushed over. He walked to Alessandra Ambrosio who was standing in front of the white horse.

"How's your practice going, Colleen?" Duke asked.

"Didn't you already hear it last night?" She blinked innocently, "Standard?"

These few nights, the two have basically been together. Duke has always been the kind of person who doesn't mind talking, and warned before leaving. "Watch out for the English accent!"

Arwen greeted Shui Liu here in Quenya. Duke planned to record it live, so he went over and explained it again.

Back behind the director's camera, Duke asked the assistant director about the readiness of the various departments, then nodded to the on-set recorder.

"The nine hundred and forty-second scene, the eleventh act. Start now!"

Alessandra Ambrosio, wearing a moss-colored tight-fitting samurai uniform, rode on a white horse, holding Frodo's silicone doll in one hand, drawing a machete in the other, and the Nine Great Ringwraiths on the other side of the Spirit River. Implicitly relative.

"If you want, come and grab it!" Alessandra Ambrosio's pretty face. Densely murderous.

The nine ring spirits drew their swords at the same time and rushed into the river of spirits. Because they were afraid of water, their speed was not fast.

See the Ringwraiths go into the water. The boom dropped quickly, and the microphone for recording stopped just above Alessandra Ambrosio's head.

Alessandra Ambrosio recited in a mouthful of British Quenya. "The water of the misty mountains listens to my orders, the torrents aggressively swept away the Nazgul, and the waters of the misty mountains listen to my orders..."

The camera, operated by John Schwartzman, is lowered to capture the changing surface of the water.

The nine ring spirits have just arrived in the middle of the river. As if aware of the danger coming, he turned his head to look at the blue screen upstream, then turned his horse's head and started to run away...

"Cut!" Duke shouted forcefully, "This one is over!"

In New Zealand at the end of July, the temperature almost reached the lowest season of the year. Although the North Island did not freeze, it was not too warm. After the filming, whether it was the actors or the horses, there were immediately paramedics who walked over quickly to assist. Wipe off any water droplets from your body and put on blankets and felts to keep warm.

Then, the voices of protests from representatives of animal protection organizations sounded outside the studio. Du Keli ignored them and just looked at the footage shot today. Anyway, there were security guards following those people, and they couldn't make trouble.

Otherwise, as they say, cancel the circus and film it directly, or postpone it to a warmer October?

With the filming coming to an end, Duke didn't have time to tangle with them.

Instructing the assistant director to put away the film that was filmed today, Duke walked over to the horse trainer and looked at the condition of the horse. The time to shoot in the water was extremely limited, and the horse actor would obviously have no problem.

Back by the river again, Duke was standing on a larger rock, looking at the wide but not deep spirits river. The props and set crews were dismantling the blue screen, and the wind was blowing from the river. Feel the chills.

"This is the vent."

Tina Fey's reminder sounded from behind, Duke turned his head, took the glove and hat she handed over, put it on, and said indifferently, "This environment can make my mind clearer."

Tina Fei pulled up the collar of her woolen coat to cover her ears, "You'll catch a cold. It's always hard to be sick when you're sick."

"The filming is almost over."

It seems that he didn't hear Tina Fei's reminder, Duke said slowly, "I have to consider whether the shooting plan is missing, otherwise it will be very troublesome to reconvene the filming after the crew is disbanded."

Tina Fey stepped forward and stood side by side with Duke on the rock.

Duke was a little puzzled at first, but when he felt the wind blowing slightly less, he couldn't help shaking his head at her. Tina Fei stood at the top of him and used her body to somewhat block some of the cold wind. .

"Come on, let's go back." Duke took the lead off the rock and walked towards the parking place.

The sun gradually turned overhead. Although it was close to noon, the sun was weak at the end of July. Duke returned to the car and waited for about half an hour. Start slowly and drive towards Wellington.

As usual, Tina Fey kept Duke up-to-date on North American affairs in her spare moments during the trip.

"First of all, it's good news." Tina Fey pressed the flap to cut off the front and rear seats of the car, "Nancy has concluded the negotiation with Hasbro and has reached a final agreement, which will only be officially signed when you return to North America. "

This news is only a matter of time. When Tina Fey returned to New Zealand, the two sides reached a preliminary agreement.

Then, Tina Fei said that the most crucial clause of the agreement is undoubtedly the price of the adaptation rights, and the profit sharing between the two parties after the film is profitable.

Transformers has also launched a big animated movie, but it was terrible. The copyright of the movie itself is not valuable. Hasbro finally only needed 6 million US dollars. However, in terms of heavy toys, Hasbro will take away the sales of related toys related to the movie. 70% of the profit.

As for the film's future box office, DVD, TV version and other film and television income, Hasbro also has a 10% profit share!

The Transformers series, like the special forces, is Hasbro's ace toy series. Unless their management collectively is cursed with mental retardation, how can they not open their mouths?

As a manufacturer of toys and all copyrights in their hands, Hasbro is also entitled to this share!

Although the conditions are a bit harsh, Duke does not have much objection. In business operations, where is the harvest that will be automatically sent without paying?

Moreover, Transformers is not an obscure product.

The formal contract between the two parties will be signed at Hasbro headquarters in Rhode Island after Duke finishes filming the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.

"And a notice from David." Tina Fey opened today's work diary and said while reading, "Marvel Comics wants you to participate in the board before the new year, it seems to be related to the superhero movie adaptation."

"The success of "X-Men"..." Duke tapped on the armrest of the seat, "let them see the movie value of their comic book heroes."

Although Marvel sent an invitation, Duke did not attend the premiere of "X-Men" due to busy filming. The series, as it once did, broke out at the box office of nearly $55 million in its first weekend, only ten days away. Time, the North American box office broke the $100 million mark!

Even if there is a factor in the operation of 20th Century Fox, the influence of the superhero itself cannot be ignored. If the upper management of Marvel comics can't see the value of their children, they should jump from the Empire State Building.

Marvel itself has never been involved in film production. The first thing they thought of was that the company has a major shareholder who is an expert in film and one of the best directors in Hollywood. That's why they hurriedly called Duke over to discuss future plans. .

Asking Tina Fey to write back to Marvel, Duke remembered another movie about him and asked, "How's Mission Impossible 2 going at the box office?"

What he knows is the information from a long time ago. Since the release of "King Kong" and "Gladiator" in May, the single-day box office figures of "Mission Impossible 2" and the number of theaters in North America have been shrinking.

"The day before yesterday, "Mission Impossible 2" spent its thirteenth weekend in North America." Tina Fey looked back at her work log and said quickly, "In 219 theaters, it got $144,562. The box office figures. At present, the North American box office has accumulated a total of 228.98 million US dollars, temporarily ranking first at the North American annual box office this year.”

Without waiting for Duke to ask, she continued, "The film has been released in 79 overseas countries and regions since the end of May. As of the day before yesterday, the overseas box office has reached 235.66 million US dollars."

"Not bad, the box office is enough for us to recoup our investment."

After a long journey, the crew returned to Wellington. After Duke waited for two days, the people led by Anna Prinz also returned smoothly from the South Island. In August 2000, the crew ushered in the last scene. . (To be continued ~^~)

PS:  Really old~~