When it comes to Russian movies, most people¡¯s impressions still remain on academic directors like Tarkovsky or Alexander Sokolov. But just like the recovering Russian economy, the Russian film industry is also brewing a huge, brave and ambitious change.
In a certain industry, the emergence of this kind of person actually means that the entire industry is slowly changing. Tim Bekmambetov is exactly that. Two blockbuster movies, "Night Watch" and "Day Watch", were filmed consecutively, and their local box office in Russia surpassed other DreamWorks blockbusters. At least Tim's appearance makes people realize that not all Russian directors make dull films.
"As soon as Tim was in place, he began to revise the script, and his revisions made this American-style story quite crazy. After he added his Eastern European-style crazy ideas to the story, the whole script really became quite dark, so Jeff was very satisfied with the revision because it was very consistent with the ideas he had always held."
"I remember that there seemed to be no female characters in that comic." From the moment Li Haitao started introducing the film, Chen Feng had been quietly acting as a listener. This was the first time he took the initiative to ask.
"How about saying that Li Qingya's energy is amazing?" Li Haitao chuckled, "The producer specially invited Chris Morgan to be the script doctor, and his task is to tailor a role for Li Qingya. (Just read the novel. .) The heroine in the script is called Fox. I have read the script. Chris seems to have combined Lola from "Lola the Grave Raider" with Trinity from "The Matrix", and finally created a mysterious and dangerous person. The role of a woman. I heard that she likes this role very much."
After Li Qingya confirmed to join the film, the problem of finding other actors became a big problem for Long. The originally small production costs became increasingly stretched after hiring a big name like Li Qingya. And the salary of 10 million is just the price for Li Qingya to star in a small movie such as "Gangster Plan". When she acted in "Zhu Xian", her salary was 15 million. But even though Jolie's salary has been reduced very low, she still shared about one-quarter to one-fifth of the cost of filming "Wanted."
If Chen Feng joins this film, his salary will definitely not be lower than that of Li Qingya, just when he is worried that the filming cost of the film will be insufficient. Li Haitao said something.
"So you have the most face. Long Cheng not only offered you a salary of 20 million yuan on the phone, but also promised to increase the production cost of this film to 100 million US dollars." He looked at Chen Feng seriously. "After deducting your salary, director Tim can have at least 15 million US dollars more production expenses out of thin air. In yesterday's phone call, I did not directly reply to Long Cheng. So the director and producer of the film will definitely come to lobby you. .¡±
Chen Feng never makes judgments about someone based on other people¡¯s comments. Whether Bekmambetov is a director who knows how to tell stories and how good he is at telling stories can only be known after reading the script.
When reading the script, Chen Feng turned the pages very quickly, and the casual attitude on his face seemed too dismissive in the eyes of Bekmambetov, a rigorous Russian director. Bekmambetov raised his eyebrows, and Platt quickly glanced at him to stop his reckless impulse.
Chen Feng only spent half an hour browsing through the more than one hundred pages of the script. The story is not much different from what he imagined. The cowardly male protagonist is born to like to escape reality, and his life is full of failures: in the company. His boss enjoys torturing him; at home, his girlfriend treats him as nothing. Then the appearance of a sexy and charming woman leads his future into a thrilling and even desperate journey.
Whether it is the miraculous special training of justice warriors, the unique "bending bullet time", or the magical skill of shooting flies with a hundred steps. The secretive assassin organization is still a car chase taken from "Sunwatcher", and every word is filled with original heartiness.
And the original coolness also means the extremely cool male and female protagonists, who never forget to show off their hotness and sexiness, seducing from their bold bodies. From the lingering tongue kiss, just the passages related to eroticism and violence mentioned in the script are enough for this film to deserve an R-rated rating.
Gently closing the script, Chen Feng looked at Platt with a smile, "When do we start?"
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According to normal procedures, Platt should further discuss contract issues with Chen Feng. But the real situation was somewhat different from what he expected, and the accident happened to Bekmambetov. While Pratt and Chen Feng were having a great conversation, the Russian director suddenly said something.
After being translated and explained, Chen Feng realized that the director was asking him for his opinion on the script. From the other person's face, he sawThere was an expression of distrust or even suspicion.
Chen Feng was slightly startled, "Mr. Tim, are you doubting my ability?"
"I think this is a misunderstanding" Seeing that he could successfully sign a contract with Chen Feng, Bekmambetov intervened and brought the situation to a new stage. Pratt kept giving him winks, but stubbornly "Polar Bear" ignored his kindness.
He said something to Chen Feng, and then the translator explained: "Mr. Tim said that you were not serious when reading the script. He expressed doubts about whether you knew the positioning of this film."
This habit of quickly flipping through scripts is related to Chen Feng¡¯s unusual reading speed. To others, it may seem that he is just flipping through the scripts casually, but in fact he is reading very seriously. This often caused misunderstandings from others, and he had to explain it laboriously every time. This time he decided to change his approach.
"I know that Bekmambetov personally revised this script. Please ask him to ask a few questions and see if I can answer them." Chen Feng said this to Bekmambetov's translator. He then smiled at Pratt next to him: "This should be able to test whether I have read the script seriously."
Hearing the confidence in Chen Feng¡¯s tone, Pratt gave the translator a sign, and then the other party translated Chen Feng¡¯s original words to Bekmambetov, who also agreed with the proposal.
Bekmambetov asked five questions, and Chen Feng answered them all correctly. His performance shocked the Russian director. His eyes widened and he exclaimed: "This is impossibleit's so amazing." (You are welcome to support me, it is my biggest motivation.)
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