Red Rebels

"First of all, this is a positive movie. I am very happy to be able to participate in the filming of this movie. I hope that through this movie, more people will like football, because it is the best sport in the world! "

At the press conference, Beckham said sincerely in the face of reporters' comments about his first filming.

"Judging from the current reactions, it seems that many big-name Hollywood stars are willing to participate in the filming of this film. May I ask Mr. Barrier, you specially invited Danny Cannon, who claims to be a fan, to be the director of this film trilogy , are you worried that he won't be able to suppress those big-name superstars?"

Matt Barrier shook his head with a smile: "The first thing we consider is the positioning of this movie. There is no doubt that this is a very inspirational and exciting commercial movie, but it is also a movie with football at its core. , we hope to use this movie to resonate with fans all over the world, and Danny Cannon is the most suitable candidate, whether he is a fan or not."

Danny Cannon has worked with Stallone before in "SWAT Judge", and at the same time filmed the popular drama "Crime Scene Investigation". fan.

As soon as he heard that Xiao Yu was going to invest in this film, he immediately took the initiative to invite Ying, and at the same time gave his own filming plan and proposal. Barrier and other producers and Xiao Yu were very satisfied with him, and this director was also a former [One Ball] Fame] the director of the first film, is the highest-level film in the trilogy.

Although the scripts of the trilogy have all come out, the filming will take a long time, and on-site filming is required. The training scene is convenient, because our laboratory has always had the habit of shooting videos, but during the competition To waste a lot of time.

Fortunately, the Football Association is also very supportive of this filming plan, after all, it is also conducive to the promotion of the Premier League.

"Then will the leading role be a big-name star? I heard that Ben Affleck is very interested in the male lead!"

Jeffries shook his head, "No, no, in order to better reflect the charm of football, we will not invite big-name stars to play the main roles, including George Clooney and others will play supporting roles. We hope to be able to select a A young actor with equally good skills and performances will take this role, and he must have the temperament of an athlete, so that fans will think, ah, that is a player, not an actor for show."

In this regard, Xiao Yu and the two producers are very consistent, that is, the quality of the film should not be affected by the joining of big-name superstars. To put it bluntly, this is an inspirational football movie, and the joining of big-name superstars It can only help to gain market appeal, even if it is George Clooney, he can only act as the agent of the leading actor Santiago.

It is precisely because of this requirement that the selection of supporting roles is also more cautious. Some big stars who may overwhelm the guests will not appear in the movie, or may only show their faces and so on.

In addition, the plot of this film will strictly follow the production process of Hollywood commercial films. Part of the $200 million budget is used for post-production publicity. Judging from the current situation, all over the world, including the United States, Inside, everyone is very optimistic about this movie, and I believe it should be no problem to earn back the box office.

Including, Beckham and Redondo, as well as the players, coaches and others in this movie are all paid for nothing in this movie. They will donate all the proceeds of this movie to charity. Little support from fans and fans!

As the venues for the two live-action shoots, the Newton Heath Training Base will help as much as possible in the shooting except for training time, but the other venue, the stadium, is still under construction.

For this well-received stadium, the crew also paid considerable attention. They decided to arrange the Red Devils Derby, which was the most important part of the first part and decided the title of the champion, to be held in this stadium. Ball's place of fame.

According to project expectations,

The stadium will be fully completed at the beginning of May this year. At present, the Ministry of Commerce and the exclusive stores have already started to decorate. In addition, the flagship stores of the four sponsors in the four corners will also open on the same day, and there are also nearby commercial areas. .

After the summer team training, we will invite the veteran team composed of Crouch, Juninho Jr., Olic, Abidal, Paulson and many other players to have a friendly match with the first-team players , Steve Bruce will serve as the head coach of the veterans.

The players who received the invitation have also clearly agreed to participate. All the income from this football game will be donated to the charity foundation. This will also be the first football game after the stadium is completed. Before the game, there will be some The activities are hot, including the Kernan band, which is famous for singing team songs.

This band was originally just a small band of Newton Heath, but after singing the team song, it became famous in one fell swoop and received more and more performance invitations. Later, it was spotted by a big record company and released an album for them. It is now a popular pop singing group in the UK.

Although they have become music stars, the Kernan band has always been the most loyal fans. They promised that when the stadium and the surrounding theme parks opened, they would hold three days of performances and activities around the stadium, and at the same time bring the contents of these performances and activities All proceeds are donated to charitable foundations.

The crew will also track and shoot these grand occasions, and then intercept some clips and enter them into the movie.

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Although the ticket price has increased due to the lease of the Old Trafford Stadium, the attendance rate of the stadium is still very good, especially this season, with the improvement of the team's performance, each league game has an attendance rate of at least 50,000 , VIP boxes and business seats are also all sold out.

With the hot atmosphere at home and Xiao Yu behind the scenes, the choice of "Become Famous" is a matter of course, and as many media have said, it is a movie full of gimmicks.

While the outside world was hyping the movie, the Chinese players got a rare respite.

After the 22nd round of the league, from January 17th to 31st, the Premier League ceased fighting, because during these two weeks, there will be two rounds of the League Cup semi-finals and the fourth round of the FA Cup Contest.

In the League Cup, they have always played with substitutes and youth team players, and the results are good. The performance of the youth team is quite satisfactory, and they have reached the top 8.

The top 8 knockout round of the League Cup is an away game against Aston Villa. Since this game is sandwiched between Tottenham and Aston Villa, Mourinho still sent substitutes and youth team players. The lineup went out and the players, despite their good performances, lost in the end.

At that time, Xiao Yuren was in Argentina and signed Aguero. He was a little disappointed to hear the news, but now it seems that leaving the League Cup is a good thing. Take a breather.

You must know that the physical fitness of the players has almost reached a critical point, including De Rossi, Palacio, Kaka, Beckham and other players. Their physical fitness has been included in the focus of the laboratory.

Now ushered in a two-week rest period, the club is relieved.

In order for the players to relax more for the away game against Portsmouth and the next home game against Arsenal on February 7, Mourinho specially gave several players a holiday so that they could go to rest for a few days.

This is also what Premier League teams often do during the winter break. The purpose is to adjust the physical condition of the players after fatigue, and at the same time allow them to meet the following schedule in a better physical and mental state.

On January 25th, in the fourth round of the FA Cup, they will sit at home and face West Ham United, which was relegated from the Premier League last season.

Mourinho also lined up a lineup of substitute players plus youth team players in this game.

The striker is Ismail, the two wingers are Ribery and Messi, Fabregas acts as a central midfielder, behind him are Michael Johnson and John Obi Mikel, and the defense is from left to right. It's Philipp Lahm, Vidic, Chiellini and Maicon, and the goalkeeper is Almunia.

This lineup played very hotly against West Ham United at home. Ribery and Messi caused a lot of trouble for West Ham United on the two wings. The midfield formed by the team firmly controlled the rhythm of the field. West Ham United was led by the nose all the way, and finally took away the score of 3:1 from Old Trafford. The only goal still occurred in last moment.

The players on the bench and the youth team performed well, and everyone was happy, but Mourinho couldn't be happier, because entering the fifth round of the FA Cup means that the schedule in February is quite tight. The pursuit of the league, and at the same time the distraction of the UEFA Cup, and now an FA Cup.

Fighting on the third front, the schedule for February is almost full.

After the FA Cup was decided, the opponents for the top 32 knockout rounds of the UEFA Cup also came out, but a draw that was neither good nor too bad was drawn. Their opponent was Egypt from the Netherlands. Indhoven.

In addition, I don't know whether it is a coincidence or a deliberate arrangement. Barcelona, ​​Valencia, Real Madrid, Roma, AC Milan, Bayern, Inter Milan, Juventus, Liverpool and other teams with outstanding market appeal have not met the expectations of the outside media. Collisions happen that way.

However, since the opponents of these teams are not very strong, as long as they play steadily, they believe that the possibility of defeating their opponents is very high. Therefore, after the lottery was drawn, the outside media all believed that these teams had already booked. They lost the top 16 seats in the UEFA Cup, but for the duel with PSV, they are more optimistic about PSV.

The reason is simple, the pressure to face in the league is greater and more arduous than PSV Eindhoven!

Among them, Eindhoven's general manager Frank Arnesen told the media immediately after the result of the draw that Eindhoven has almost booked the tickets to the top 16 in advance, because it can be said that all the players in the top 32 The weakest team in the team, even if they won the UEFA Cup last year, it was just a coincidence.

"I believe that what should be considered more is their performance in the Premier League. Their recent situation is very bad. They just had a difficult 0-1 away game against the newly promoted Portsmouth in the league. The league ranking is close to the relegation zone. This is enough to improve. Be on the lookout, because they're just a newly promoted team after all!"

Mourinho rarely responded to Arnesen's provocation, because the game against Portsmouth was very hard, and the newly promoted team fought very hard to avoid relegation. Fortunately, Beckham finally stood up , saved the team, scored 3 points, and maintained the lead.

But the good news is also coming.

First, the suspensions of Mourinho and Terry were lifted, and then the Drogba, Essien and Toure brothers returned from the Africa Cup of Nations. A more generous stance to deal with Arsenal!