Best Movie Star

On a typical Tuesday morning in mid-August, the gates of the Burbank Hughes aircraft factory were crowded with reporters who had nothing to do with aviation but a group of entertainment reporters active in the Hollywood and Los Angeles areas.

Since it was split and acquired in the 1980s, the Hughes aircraft factory in Burbank has no connection with the aviation industry except for its name, but is owned by a huge hangar and workshop. The space advantage has become the darling of Hollywood studios, and countless crews have set up and filmed here.

The Hughes Aircraft Factory was also transformed into a Hollywood filming base.

For example, "Iron Man" and "Special Forces" are stationed.

In Hollywood, it is normal to continue to follow the path of success. The crew of "Special Forces 2: Total Counterattack" still chose the Hughes Aircraft Factory as their base camp.

Most of the interior scenes will be filmed here.

The news of Matthew's formal joining the crew has long been spread by Paramount Pictures and Hasbro, so a large number of reporters are waiting here today.

Due to prior communication, Matthew got out of the car at the gate of the aircraft factory and gave a brief interview to reporters.

"My character is a very interesting character. When playing this character, I have to understand his past, why he came to the special forces, what role he can play here, and so on."

In the face of many media reporters, Matthew mainly talked about his role, "The Duke is one of the most popular characters in the special forces series, so I appeared in the crew of the sequel again, and I also agree with the Duke very much. , because he has integrity and is easy to get closer to the audience."

In the end, he went out of his way to say, "I'm really happy to be rejoining the largest fictional world in history."

After saying this, Matthew stopped staying, went directly to the Hughes Aircraft Factory, and soon came to the office building where the "Special Forces 2" crew was located.

In a small conference room, he met director Stephen Sommers and two producers, Lorenzo Bonaventura and Brian Gold, representing Paramount Pictures and Hasbro, respectively. promise.

Several people greeted and greeted a few politely. Lorenzo Bonaventura and Brian Godnow took the initiative to leave.

The first producer on the set was Stephen Sommers, then Matthew, then Lorenzo Bonaventura and Brian Goldnow.

The two are more supervisors and have little say in the production of the film.

Having said that, after Paramount Pictures and Hasbro were forcibly pressed back by Matthew when they changed directors, their attitude towards Stephen Sommers immediately took a 180-degree turn, except for the addition of Lorenzo. - Giving Stephen Sommers a lot of power in addition to the two producers overseen by Bonaventura and Brian Goldnow.

After all, "Special Forces: The Rise of the Cobra" has been a great success. Since it is impossible to replace a cheaper director, it is undoubtedly the best choice to continue on the path of success.

Besides, everyone knows that Matthew is in the same camp as Stephen Sommers on this series.

"In addition to being the male lead, you are also the producer of the crew."

The two are old friends, and Stephen Sommers is not polite to Matthew, and said with a slight dissatisfaction, "You haven't come to the crew for a few months."

Matthew spread his hands helplessly, "I'm really too busy. From the beginning of the year to now, it's like a spinning top."

Stephen Sommers said deliberately, "It seems... I have seen a lot of your scandals."

"Ah..." Matthew was at a loss for words. He simply ignored this and said, "I have responded to all the work emails you sent me."

Stephen Sommers stopped joking, "I've seen it all, and the opinions are very pertinent." He thought about it, and then said, "We rejected the suggestions of Hasbro and Paramount Pictures together. They are very dissatisfied."

Matthew nodded lightly and said, "They think too much, they are out of touch with reality."

"It is estimated that we are going to leave after the trilogy." Stephen Sommers has such a clear understanding, "I heard that the source of those suggestions came from that Jon Zhu, and got Hasbro and Pyla We have the support of many high-level executives in the film industry.”

He sighed, "Matthew, without you, I can't bear it anymore."

"The success or failure of the movie is related to our reputation." Matthew shook his head, "I really don't know what Paramount Pictures thinks. It wants a sci-fi action movie adapted from a toy to increase the sense of reality, and it also needs the Duke and Flint and other United States. The soldiers are playing kung fu, isn't this a cramp in the head!"

As Stephen Sommers said, Hasbro and Paramount Pictures did not completely abandon Jon Zhu, and suddenly made a suggestion to the crew in the first half of this year.

Of course, it's not so much a suggestion as it is to want Stephen Sommers to enforce it.

The suggestion is generally divided into two aspects. One is that the main characters, including the Duke, should be kung fu in the action design to pursue more beauty.

On the other hand, the shooting is required to be more realistic, and everything will be based on real reactions in the real world. That is to say, the setting of the second part cannot be as wild and dramatic as the previous one.

Both were resisted by Matthew and Stephen Sommers.

If nothing else, these two suggestions are in conflict by themselves. Not only does the film pursue the reality of the real world, but also the American soldiers play fancy kung fu-style action designs. Isn’t this a contradiction?

This is a sci-fi movie based on a virtual world view. It seems that everything makes sense, but dance dance is really not suitable.

With both Matthew and Stephen Sommers resisting, these proposals all fell to nothing.

"I resisted the suggestions of the investors and the producers, and I had to compromise in other areas." Stephen Sommers added, "Paramount Pictures suggested that Channing Tatum play Flint, you What do you think?"

Matthew said casually, "As long as it's a macho, not a sissy."

Thinking back to some of the military films I have seen, the skin of each soldier is more delicate than that of urban female white-collar workers, and even if he can't find any muscles on his body, they are still handsome men, which is scary to think about.

If the soldiers are all these kinds of things, it is estimated that the whole country will be a jerk.

Stephen Sommers found a photo and pushed it in front of Matthew, "I've seen a real person, a muscular man."

Matthew has a lot of power in the selection of actors for new roles. He took a look at the photo and found that it was a somewhat familiar face.

"Okay." It's not good for Matthew to have too much trouble with Paramount Pictures.

Stephen Sommers reminded, "My guess is that Paramount is trying to replace you in the series with him."

Matthew doesn't care, "It doesn't matter, after the trilogy we just leave."

Stephen Sommers smiled, and that's true, at most one more director, and he'll be leaving the series too.

Matthew looked at the photo of Channing Tatum again, and gradually remembered, isn't this the one who once played the Duke? That's fine, he's back in the "Special Forces" series, but the role has changed from Duke, one of the two commanders of the Special Forces, to Flint.

"There's also a new cast of Miss Jay." Stephen Sommers pushed a folder in front of Matthew. "Here's the shortlist, look at it, and I won't send you any more emails."

He added, "If you have the right person, you can add it."

Matthew shook his head, "Let's take a look at these and then talk about it."

In the toy setting, Miss Jay is a strong female soldier with a personality that does not give up easily, and she is not easy to mess with. She is also a master of guns and is responsible for managing information in the team. She is an indispensable part. On the battlefield, he is as enthusiastic and powerful as the male team members.

According to the rules of Hollywood commercial blockbusters, an actress with both beauty and strength must be found to interpret the role.

Matthew and Stephen Sommers had communicated a long time ago that the crew needed a strong and self-reliant woman to play Miss Jay. At least from the outside, she should have both intelligence, beauty and extraordinary physique. Let the audience recognize that she is part of the special forces.

Likewise, the slender and slender pure vase actor is not suitable for the role.

A strong female soldier can't be as thin as a traditional sparerib model.

The shortlist is not only information, but also attached with photos. Judging from the photos, they are all typical western-style girls.

Rachel Nichols, American, previously starred in "Ghostbusters" and "Summer of Jeans 2".

Margot Robbie, an Australian, just came to Hollywood from Australia, and currently has no work in Hollywood.

Cobie Smulders, Canadian, has been in the TV circles before.

Matthew has an impression of her, and Marvel Studios signed a long-term contract with her some time ago. Cobie Smulders will play Maria Hill of S.H.I.E.L.D. in a series of Marvel superhero movies. Agent.

Finally, there is Adrianne Palicki ~www.wuxiaspot.com~American, who has played a supporting role in many TV series and movies.

However, Matthew saw the most interesting point from her profile.

Adrianne Palicki's latest work is "Wonder Woman", not a movie, but a TV series, but according to the data, this TV series has only been filmed for one episode, and it will be confirmed after the TV station pilot. Do you want to continue shooting next?

I guess the show was cut.

"When is the audition?" Matthew asked, closing the folder.

Stephen Sommers thought for a while and said, "It's not until September." He added, "The shooting schedule has been slightly adjusted, probably starting in mid-November and ending by the end of January next year."

Matthew nodded. This does not conflict with his schedule. "American Sniper" doesn't even have a script. For the time being, he only has this movie to shoot.

Before leaving Stephen Sommers' office, he gave Stephen Sommers an invitation, "Alice in Wonderland celebration party co-hosted by Disney Pictures and Johnny Depp, if you have time, join us ."