Made in Hollywood

The crew was able to find this hospital to shoot the clown's explosion scene, thanks to one person, that is, the Democratic Senator from Vermont, named Patrick Cleich.

This person likes "Batman" very much and belongs to the kind of super fan. He once narrated for the "Batman" cartoon, and also wrote the preface for the "Batman" novel. gram, strongly request to show up.

Duke is well aware that getting to the point where it is impossible not to deal with politics has given the state senator a chance to star.

His scene has been filmed, the Joker breaking into Bruce Wayne's fundraising party for Harvey Dent and reaching out to grab the decent old man who refutes his absurd remarks.

The senator's fan heart was satisfied, and he helped the crew when he turned around. I heard that after the crew was looking for a suitable hospital, he used his identity and influence to quickly secure a hospital in Vermont, which planned to After the demolition of the hospital, Charles Rowan signed a contract very happily.

Then Duke arrived in Vermont with Joss Williams' fireworks crew and actors such as Heath Ledger.

Standing in front of the hospital building, Duke watched Joss Williams directing the members of the pyrotechnic team, busy laying out explosives and wires. He hadn't made such a big explosion in a long time. The explosion scene in recent years , either shot with a model, or CGI post-compositing.

"Duke, as long as The Dark Knight needs help..."

The Vermont Senator Patrick Kleishy was standing next to Duke. "Just say it."

Duke thought about it for a while, and simply asked, "Patrick, if you have time next May, you are welcome to go to Chicago to attend the premiere of The Dark Knight."

"I'll be there!" Patrick Kleishy said with promise.

Anyway. This is all a publicity point, and Duke is very clear that if you want to make "The Dark Knight" brilliant, you can't miss any promotion opportunities.

Joss Williams over there gestured to Duke, who turned to the senator and said, "We're almost ready to explode. Let's go back."

The two stayed away from the hospital building that was about to be bombed. Duke handed Patrick Clichy to Charles Rowan to entertain them. Mu called.

"Heath, this is a live explosion."

It is definitely unrealistic to find a suitable hospital to blow up. Heath Ledger had no experience in participating, and Duke especially warned him. "It can feel special when you explode, you have to control your body."

It's impossible to imagine your own reaction without going through that scene, and some people are likely to be horrified by the loud explosions and the shaking of the earth.

Heath Ledger's pale clown face cracked a weird smile. "I've done a lot of experiments with Jos, and it won't go wrong."

Duke nodded, then said to Joss Williams, "The explosion doesn't happen all at once. Be careful with Heath's movements."

"Well..." Joss William gave Heath Ledger a thumbs up, "Don't worry."

It's a special blast. It is different from the explosive dramas that are popular in Hollywood and even the whole world.

In countless movies, the protagonist always walks away unrestrainedly after the war, and even if the explosion behind it soars into the sky, he will never look back even once.

Also known as the real man who never looks back at the explosion.

But in a Duke-produced film. There are many similar scenes, but the explosion created by the clown is different, especially a clown wearing a nurse's uniform, and can't be restrained by the common sense of the movie.

"The props are ready!"

"The lights are ready!"

"Photography ready!"

"The aerial camera crew is ready!"

"..."

"Fireworks are ready!"

Hearing the final confirmation from Joss Williams, Duke gave the order to start shooting.

"The Dark Knight, Scene 104, Act 2", the recorder stood in front of the camera with the recorder, "Start now!"

Heath Ledger, who was dressed as a nurse, jumped out of the hospital building and walked towards the car. The people next to the car seemed to have seen the most terrifying thing in Gotham City, and they fled in embarrassment.

Just behind the clown, explosions sounded one after another, and countless fragments of glass and buildings flew into the air, but the scale of the explosion was not large, it just blew up some simple buildings, and the main body of the hospital building was intact.

The explosion suddenly stopped, and the clown who didn't seem to want to look back at the explosion stopped and turned his head, as if he couldn't understand why it didn't explode. 's remote control.

He pressed and slapped the remote control again, and a loud explosion finally remembered, the red flames rushed into the sky with the billowing smoke, as if he was also frightened by the sound, Heath Ledger Looking back at the flames of the explosion, he rushed to the vehicle in front of him.

More explosions sounded, and the chain of explosions was as crazy as the clown's actions, and eventually the hospital building was reduced to rubble.

Patrick Kleishy took off his earplugs and looked at the ruins opposite, dumbfounded. This was the first time he had seen such a large-scale explosion. It was really amazing. A hospital was turned into garbage in the firelight of the explosion. heap……

As expected of an explosion madman! He sighed in his heart, being able to witness such an explosive scene with his own eyes was definitely worth doing for the crew.

"Great!"

Once it was done successfully, Duke stood up and breathed a sigh of relief, and shouted to the pyrotechnic team first, "Nice job, Joss!"

Then he turned to Heath Ledger, "You're doing well."

Only then did Duke realize that Heath Ledger's hand was shaking when he took the towel from his assistant, and he seemed to be trembling a little. The assistant the crew provided for him quickly helped him to the trailer.

This situation is not surprising. The Duke team has long been used to working in front of explosions, but Heath Ledger, who used to work hard in youth films and literary films, has never experienced such a scene at all. It is normal to be frightened. However.

But his control is really amazing, and he doesn't show his timidity in front of the camera.

There's a few remaining scenes here, and Duke handed over to Anna Prinz to shoot while he watched the panoramic explosions from the helicopter.

From the panoramic shot, the explosion was truly amazing and exactly what he wanted.

Then, he watched a scene of Heath Ledger, and he had to say that this explosion was really crazy and weird.

Filming in Vermont ended after only three days, leaving behind someone to take care of the trash and other finishing touches, and Duke led the crew back to Los Angeles.

Although there are still a few days before Christmas, Duke is still busy shooting. According to his plan, the scenes in the studio will be completed before Christmas. After the Christmas holiday, the crew will gather in Chicago to shoot the rest. of exterior scenes.

Of course, the showdown between Christian Bale's Batman and Heath Ledger's Joker is the focus of the entire film.

"In the previous scene, you had a line, when people are nearing death, you will see their true side."

In the building built by the Hughes Aircraft Factory, Duke is talking to Heath Ledger next to him, and this scene has been NG a few times, "This is not a particularly accurate point of view, in short, it is just before death. , including not dying in the end, and showing his true self."

"So, when Batman threw you down the stairs, you didn't care." Duke took Heath Ledger for a clown, "You laughed until you were about to die. It's kind of scary because the Joker isn't afraid to die, he even finds it funny."

"I think..." Heath Ledger nodded seriously, "I think I understand."

Duke turned to Christian Bale again, and as he passed, said, "Go on, Christian."

After all the departments were in place, filming began again.

The Joker was rescued by Batman when he fell downstairs, and he laughed wildly, "You just can't let me die, right? You really are stubborn, aren't you? You won't kill me because you have a kind of Misplaced sense of self-righteousness. And I'm not going to kill you because you're so much fun, and I think we're doomed to fight like this forever!"

Christian Bale, dressed as Batman, leaned over to stare at him and said, "You'll be locked up in a mental ward forever."

Heath Ledger said indifferently, "Maybe we can share this room. You see, there are more and more lunatic residents in this city, and there will always be a day when the two will live together."

Christian Bale looked into the distance and seemed to see the two unexploded ships, "This city has just shown you that there are still a lot of people who believe in justice."

"Until their mental breakdowns, until they meet a beautiful, real Harvey Dent, and all his 'heroes'." Heath Ledger once again gave the clown's signature laugh , "Don't you really think that I risk losing this battle of Gotham souls and put all my hopes of victory on punching and kicking with you? You need to have an ace in hand, I This is Harvey Dent!"

"What did you do?" Christian Bale asked angrily.

"I took control of Gotham's Knight of Light and brought him down to the same level as the two of us. It's not difficult at all..."

Batman won the Joker, but lost Gotham Soul Station.

Before Christmas, Duke finished all the scenes shot in the studio, gave the crew a holiday, and rushed to New York to spend Christmas at his home in New York. (To be continued ~^~)