The Greatest Showman - Chapter 2394

[Two thousand three hundred and fifty-seven kicked the iron plate]

350 million in North America, 1.16 billion overseas, and 1.511 billion in the world, “Fast and Furious 7” has created a new series of highs with an absolutely strong attitude, truly getting rid of the shackles of “B-level series”, It has become a giant crocodile that cannot be ignored in the box office market; and the 16-week consecutive bulletin board title of “The Reunion” is another epitome of this grand farewell, magnificent and magnificent, but, I don’t know, when will the fans of the series be able to Reunited with Paul.

It’s a spring for Paul Walker, who has the whole spring to say goodbye before “Avengers 2” kicks off the summer season.

As for Renly, after the London premiere, he stayed away from the limelight again, returned to the Pinewood shooting base, and re-invested in the filming of “Rogue One”. All the hustle and bustle about “The Reunion” was forgotten After that, the whole spotlight stage was left to Paul.

“Rogue One” is indeed a top-level production with an investment cost of more than 200 million US dollars. The entire shooting cycle is very cumbersome and extraordinarily long. From the official start in January to April, it is still in intensive production; even worse, Gareth-Edwards does not have the “right to speak”, which makes the film “receive” too many opinions during the production process, which seriously interferes with Gareth’s creation, and the progress is not so smooth.

In early February, Jason McGatlin and Gareth Edwards suggested changes to the work’s gloomy, dark style.

In mid-February, Kathryn Kennedy arrived at Pinewood Studios and expressed concern about the existing script – spending too much ink on the creation of a number of characters, for the actors, the performance space has expanded, which is a good thing; But for the film as a whole, it may drag down the narrative rhythm.

Afterwards, Jason McGatlin and Kathleen Kennedy had an in-depth conversation with Garis. The three meetings before and after failed to reach a consensus, and even caused a certain degree of quarrel-obviously, Garis is not an easy compromise. He has always insisted on the type, the script and style have been approved by Renly, and it has been nearly two months since the filming started. He has also been very happy with Renly and other actors and refused to modify the style.

“Not because the cost is too high, but because it’s unnecessary.” Gareth was also a stubborn and tough guy.

However, the related quarrel did not alarm Renly –

because next, the crew will soon go to the Maldives studio to start shooting; then, Renly and Felicity will return to Los Angeles for the Oscars.

In Catherine’s original words, “There is no need to alarm Renly for the time being, and everything will be discussed after the Oscars are over.”

So things were suppressed like this, and Gareth’s idea seemed to be implemented, and he naturally And there was no “complaint” to Renly.

After the Oscars, Renly took the lead in returning to London. On the one hand, he did attend two private banquets. Alexander Hamilton was in charge of matchmaking, allowing Hall Ventures to enter the attention of more people; on the other hand, it was because of Katherine Kennedy’s consciousness to have to speak to Renly.

Katherine is a very smart woman, she did not directly confront Renly, but completed the connection through her husband Frank Marshall –

because of Steven Spielberg’s relationship, Frank Marshall and Renly’s friendship It’s also true that during the preparatory process of “Jurassic World”,

Frank always stood on the same side as Steven, and chose to support Renly, successfully pushing Renly’s salary to break the Hollywood ceiling.

Completely kept in the dark, Renly kicked the iron plate for the first time since he entered Hollywood. He really realized his youth and ignorance in the field of producers –

to concentrate on acting, which made Renly in the film industry.

Outstanding achievements have been made in the actor position, even “Rogue One” is no exception; but this also means that Renly is in a state of indifference to the producer’s work, and often ignores the crew’s work. trends and changes.

More importantly, Renly still lacks the producer’s overall perspective of “maximizing the benefits” of the entire movie, which makes him suffer a big loss when facing Frank and Catherine.

Catherine had a number of comments on the script:

First of all, she doesn’t like the annihilation ending, “at least one needs to stay” to leave a little fire for the sequel – which is precisely what Renly likes about the whole story, and she hopes to continue the Marvel style. , add some jokes and burdens to make the plot easier.

Secondly, she believes that the characters have too much ink, too many lines and details, which makes the whole script bloated and the narrative rhythm dragged down – which means that she needs to cut the actors’ lines and cut the characters that shape the characters. This is a direct conflict with Renly’s idea.

Again, the fighting style is not compact and exciting, and Gareth is good at scene scheduling but not good at action editing, which makes the battle scenes too focus on dialogue and not exciting enough, which is a fatal flaw for commercial popcorn – she hopes the movie can be faster. , just like Marvel.

These are just summaries of opinions. During the actual conversation, they were more trivial and scattered, all of which were not expected by Renly.

Although Renly also knows that it is very common to adjust the script during the shooting process, including “Jurassic World”, which also made many adjustments during the shooting process; but the situation of “Rogue One” is more special –

Renly Have script decision-making power.

Before the official start of filming, Renly had already reviewed the script and agreed to it; now it needs to make major changes, even changing the script’s shaping of the main characters, sacrificing the characters for the rhythm of popcorn, and then building the work according to the assembly line. , which seems crowded and rushed.

With two months into filming, things got tricky and Renly’s “acting rhythm” was broken.

Of course, on a case-by-case basis, Catherine’s ideas about the script are objectively correct, and she is the real producer’s perspective:

for example, in order to control the rhythm of the narrative, reduce battlefield dialogue as much as possible, increase fighting scenes, and More crisp editing to control the scene, which is a necessary change for a commercial film – which can be seen as some of the shortcomings and weaknesses that Gareth encountered when shooting “Godzilla.”

For “Edge of Tomorrow” to be successful, Paul Greenglass’ rhythm control and sharp editing are absolutely inseparable.

As for other details of the script, Renly is also willing to open up the possibility. Whether for or against, all can be discussed and negotiated slowly. He can put forward his own opinions and views as an actor. To complete the final integration, see which parts need to be adjusted and which parts don’t, and look for room for improvement during the shooting process.

But Catherine’s abacus was much more than that.

She thinks that Gareth is really good at the scene scheduling and atmosphere creation, but there are still shortcomings in the rhythm control and special effects presentation.

Not only does she insist that the script needs to be revised, but that the crew needs to be adjusted, and that maybe a second director should be hired to see if they can collide with Gareth. She even gave a suggestion, Tony Gilroy.

Tony Gilroy is the brother of Dan Gilroy, director of “Nightcrawler”, and he is also a screenwriter. “Devil’s Advocate”, “Peerless Catastrophe”, “Spy Shots” series, etc. are all his works; In 2007, Tony teamed up with Frank Marshall for his first directorial feature, “Michael Clayton” – which won seven Oscar nominations, culminating in Best Supporting Actress, and later the Director of “The Bourne 4”.

It can be seen from this small detail that Catherine’s whole idea is very clear, and even the director candidates for “assisting the shooting” have been determined. Those qualities of Tony Gilroy are exactly what Catherine hopes to make up for or improve. In part, there is an imperative attitude inside and outside the words.

Renly was staunchly killed and caught off guard, facing a well-prepared Frank Marshall and an aggressive Katherine Kennedy.

Obviously, as a producer, Renly still has a lot to learn – how exactly a producer should interfere with a director’s work, which parts can interfere, and which parts should not interfere as much as possible; art films and commercial films, which parts Some parts should respect the characteristics of the author’s film, which parts need to be built according to the rules of the assembly line… and so on.

Gareth Edwards would have had a hard time stopping Katherine without Renly’s “intervention.”

Then, some of Renly’s questions can be answered:

For example, UU reading www.sonicmtl.

com Later, the conflict between the crew of “Ranger Solo” was actually seen in “Rogue One”, and then extended to other works in the “Star Wars series”, and finally Catherine chose jj-Abrams to return The Star Wars series is definitely not a casual choice.

For another example, the quality of the finished product of “Rogue One” in the previous life is slightly inconsistent, and it is far from the style and characteristics of “Godzilla”. Sixty-five points, and the follow-up box office trend also lacks a little tail.

Gareth did the best he could, but there were some things that he couldn’t shake Katherine’s decision after all.

And now, Renly is the biggest unknown – which is why Catherine didn’t like Bob Iger’s choice of Renly in the first place.

The same is true. The first time they met, the other party had no intention of calculating, and Renly was completely at a disadvantage and kicked the iron plate; but after that, Renly calmed down, thought carefully, and after meeting and talking with Gareth, he understood the whole thing. the ins and outs, and then regained its footing.

There was a wrestling between Renly and Katherine. From March to April, the tense atmosphere inside the “Rogue One” crew never dissipated –

if anyone is curious, why can’t the paparazzi find out? The crew situation, this is the answer.

[End of this Chapter]