Made in Hollywood

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Shortly after returning to Los Angeles, Duke held a joint press conference with Warner Bros. to officially announce the release date of The Dark Knight as May 4, 2007, the first weekend of next year's summer season.

Perhaps many people have long guessed that this Batman sequel will be released during this time period, and many Hollywood companies have taken the initiative to avoid early May, such as Sony Columbia Pictures.

Although it has been acquired by Sony Group for nearly 20 years, Sony Columbia Pictures has never gotten rid of the situation where the six major companies hang their tails, and even was almost surpassed by DreamWorks. And the Big Three, I am afraid that the performance of Sony Columbia Pictures has long been worthy of its status as one of the six major companies.

Sony Entertainment's tentacles have been extended to Hollywood for so many years, and they have to face an embarrassing situation. The only real signature movie is "Spider-Man". Even after the 007 series was taken by them, the performance of the recent few films has been on the street. trend.

Faced with such a situation, Sony Entertainment did not want to see any accidents in "Spider-Man". Not only did they invest heavily in marketing for "Spider-Man 3", but they also avoided the beginning of May and chose the third weekend of May. Premiere.

That way the film will be separated by a weekend from Duke's new work and won't get too much of a "Dark Knight" hit.

Both are in the middle of the $150 million+ blockbuster, and have been vacant for a weekend, but Hollywood's traditional forces, no one has their own work interspersed in them, and no one wants to be affected by the sequels of the two blockbuster series. pinch.

The traditional forces will not do it, but it does not mean that the emerging forces in Hollywood will not do it. That is, on the third day after Duke and Warner Bros. held a press conference, David Ellison's Sky Film Studio also announced to the public. . The "I Am Legend" starring Will Smith, with an investment of up to $150,000, will be officially released in North America on May 11.

The film, based on the famous novel, was screened right between The Dark Knight and Spider-Man.

"David Ellison's ambition is evident."

During a break on the set, Scarlett, who came to visit the class, stood behind Duke and told Tina Fey about the news, "It is said that he also prepared $120 million in promotional and marketing expenses for the film, without any extravagance. Disney paid a dollar in there."

"No way. He has a rich enough dad." Tina Fey's eyes turned to Duke, who was sitting in the director's chair, "His dad, like him, also disliked our boss."

"Actually, it's not a bad thing." Scarlett raised her chin with one hand.

Tina Fey didn't quite understand what she meant and asked, "Why do you say that?"

Scarlett laughed suddenly, "Because I will have reasons and excuses to laugh at that brother and sister in the future."

Although I don't know how "I Am Legend" will change in the hands of David Ellison, the other party's production only needs to be at the same level as before. Coupled with such a high publicity investment, it will definitely be a rival.

However, Duke didn't get too distracted, and making "The Dark Knight" is the basis for winning the competition.

Ignore the two women standing in the resting place chatting. Duke's mind was all about shooting.

In the center of the venue in front of the camera, a green screen was erected, and the post-production would be replaced by a big screen, and the two protagonists of the scene, Lawrence Fishburne and Christian Bale, were ready.

before shooting. Duke walked over and gave a few words of advice.

"Lawrence, Lucius Fox has always been a staunch supporter of Batman. But it's also worrying to see a scene like this," Duke told the black actor, "You have to express it in your tone and expression. "

Lawrence Fisberg nodded slightly and said, "I understand. Bruce Wayne has crossed the line here. With this kind of equipment that monitors the entire city, he's on the verge of breaking his own bottom line."

"I will destroy him." Christian Bale pointed to the green screen and said, "You can rest assured, I am a very moral person."

Bell's rare joke also eased the atmosphere of the shooting. Duke nodded to the two and returned to his seat.

Perhaps because of not having to face the pervert of the Joker, Christian Bale's pressure was much less and he acted very easily.

Relaxation is sometimes a good thing, and sometimes it is a bad thing. Bell obviously relaxed a little too much. As soon as the filming started, he was called to stop by Duke because of a mistake, and then several NGs followed.

"Mr. Bell!"

After calling stop again, Duke warned heavily, "Break your nerves!"

He pointed to dozens of people in the studio who were busy with lighting, props, makeup, filming, etc., and said, "Do you want us to relax with you all day?"

"I'm very sorry." Although Christian Bale's personality is not very good, he is still relatively docile in front of Duke. After apologizing, he said, "Can you give me ten minutes?"

"Five minutes of rest!"

In this case, Duke must give time for Christian Bale to adjust himself.

After a short period of adjustment, Bell's condition improved significantly, and the scene with Lawrence Fisberg, after a trial shot, also officially started filming.

Standing in front of the green screen, Christian Bale said to Lawrence Fishburne, "Pretty? Isn't it?"

Lucius Fox, played by Fishburne, was somewhat surprised, as if this was something extraordinary, and he said angrily, "It's beautiful, but immoral, and dangerous. You put every cell phone in Gotham. All turned into a megaphone!"

Christian Bale said in Batman's voice, "It's through a receiver that transmits at a high frequency."

Lawrence Fisberg looked serious, "You used my sonar principle and applied it to every cell phone in this city. As long as half of the cell phones are your sonar source, you can monitor the entire Gotham."

His voice was a little low, "But it's wrong to do so."

"Lucius." Christian Bale slowly clenched his hands with Batman gloves, "I have to find that person, find the Joker."

"But at what cost?" Lawrence Fishburne asked worriedly.

Christian Bale was silent and did not answer him, and now Batman has no time to discuss these questions about morality and democracy.

After a while, he said, "This database is encrypted and only one person can access it."

Lawrence Fishburne still frowned, "This power is too powerful for one person."

Not far away, Tina Fey and Scarlett have been paying attention to the filming location in front of the camera. The two of them are also nodding, obviously agreeing with Lawrence Fishburne's lines. If there is really someone in the real world who can Eavesdropping on them all through the device, it's just creepy.

Sitting behind the director's monitor, Duke thought of another thing, this country is far from being as democratic as he advertised, and the degree of surveillance...

He shook his head and turned his attention back to the set.

Christian Bale stared at Lawrence Fishburne. "That's why I give you this power, and only you can use it."

Lawrence Fishburne showed a surprised expression, "It's not my job to monitor 30 million people."

Christian Bale did not answer his words, but instead said, "This is a sample of the clown's voice. If he speaks within the range of any mobile phone signal in this city, you can use it to confirm and locate."

After thinking for a few seconds, Lawrence Fisberg said, "I can help you this time, but please take my following words as my resignation - as long as this machine is still in Wayne Enterprises, I will not stay it's here."

Christian Bale turned and walked outside. "When you're done, enter your name."

"Cut!" Duke shouted, then said, "This one is over, make up for Bell, let's go to the next one."

The literary dramas shot together actually have the same characteristics, that is, the intentions that the actors and the camera are trying to express are very close, which will relatively reduce the difficulty of some performances and shooting.

The crew moved to another studio, and when Tina Fey and Scarlett had a cup of coffee and found the shooting location, Duke had already directed the crew to finish the preparations, and the shooting of a new scene was about to begin.

Several fake Batman and scarecrows from the previous movie were tied up in a soundstage set up as a parking lot.

The scene is very simple, just a few lines of dialogue.

But in the eyes of Tina Fey and Scarlett Johansson, this simple scene is expressing a complex theme.

That fake Batman's line is a question to Batman - why do you have this right, and how do you think you are different from us?

Batman's answer is - I don't wear hockey pucks.

Then, he turned his head silently and walked away.

"Why didn't he answer?"

After the scene ended, Scarlett suddenly asked, "Instead, she gave such an answer."

Although Batman satirized the other person's question in a humorous way, he did not answer the question directly. Tina Fey saw it more clearly, "Because Batman was speechless to that question."

"Speechless?" Scarlett couldn't help but look at her strangely, "Why do you say that?"

"It's very simple, why does Batman have the power to break the law?" Tina Fey's eyes turned to Duke. "I think this is a layer of meaning that Duke wants to express."

Scarlett frowned, "Because Batman is a superhero, isn't he there to save the city? Isn't he the embodiment of justice? Is he Gotham's vigilante?"

"Honey, who gave the vigilantes law enforcement power?" Tina Fei said seriously, "Should superheroes be above the law?" (To be continued ~^~)