Chatty Hollywood

Of course, no matter what Warner thinks, Charlotte is still very confident in the movie "Hell Detective".

After watching the simple version of the demonstration animation he made using the human skin book obtained from the evil god, Akiva Goldsman's confidence also increased a lot.

Originally, this screenwriter from Warner thought he was just here to fill in the gaps——

The future of the "Hell Detective" project is uncertain. My job is actually to ensure that its plot does not deviate too far from the "Constantine" comics and disgrace the original work.

——Originally Gaussman really thought so.

However, after reading the second version of the script and animations adapted from Charlotte, Goldsman discovered that his worries were completely unfounded.

As a pure screenwriter, Goldsman realized for the first time the difference between a script written by himself and a script written by a powerful director——

In Charlotte's script, he split the story into modules.

This will make editing later very easy.

It can be said that Charlotte considered the issue of post-editing during the script stage.

At the same time, various details and foreshadowings are also marked in his script.

Charlotte listed out which areas needed to be emphasized and which areas were easily confused by the audience.

And these places were clearly experimented with in his demonstration animations.

It can be said that Charlotte’s animation for filming the movie is different from many other directors’ animations——

In his demonstration animation, he will not only explain in detail the use of some climaxes and special effects, but also explore the speed and control of the film's narrative rhythm.

"When I officially start shooting a movie, I have actually used various methods to "shoot" and "edit" several times in advance, so I rarely make mistakes with unclear narrative and unbalanced rhythm."

Faced with Charlotte's somewhat proud declaration, Akiva Gausman can only sincerely admire him.

"No wonder this guy has grown from an unknown to a leading Hollywood director in just over three years. He really has some skills!"

He suddenly felt that no matter what the final box office performance of the movie "Hell Detective" was, he could learn a lot from Charlotte's methods.

This made him respect Charlotte even more.

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Charlotte didn't know that Akiva Gausman was trying to steal his teacher.

Charlotte has her own plans and uses for this executive producer and part-time screenwriter sent by Warner.

"Akiva, I have coordinated with Keanu Reeves. He will come over in the next few days to study Constantine's styling and character issues with us."

After another script discussion, Charlotte suddenly said to Akiva Goldsman.

At this time, through demonstration animation, Charlotte has solved many rhythm and narrative issues in advance.

Now, he is working with the writers to further refine the script based on the personal qualities of the actors selected through auditions.

After all, not only the actors need to adapt to the script, but the script also needs to adapt to the actors to a certain extent.

At the very least, you can't point at a famous big-mouthed beauty like Julia Roberts and say she has a small cherry mouth, and then use this to trigger any plot...

As for the movie "Hell Detective", the most troublesome thing for the screenwriters is how to integrate the temperament of the starring Keanu Reeves with the character of Constantine.

There is no way, who made this handsome guy famous in Hollywood for his lack of acting skills!

If he weren't handsome enough, very popular, and the asking price was not expensive, the screenwriters in charge of character design would have really wanted to apply to Charlotte collectively——

"Director, let's change the protagonist!"

However, the fact is that even without Keanu Reeves, there are not many male stars in Hollywood suitable to play Constantine.

No way, who made Constantine known as the blackest superhero in DC comics?

Smoking, drinking,

With a degenerate life and decadent temperament, John Constantine is simply the epitome of the "Beat Generation".

But he also likes to make friends and help others. When he is in danger, he will seek help from his friends to return favors without mercy, even if his friends pay the price with their lives.

Simply put, becoming Constantine's friend or relative is a very troublesome and dangerous matter——

He can stab you in both sides, but when necessary, he will also stab you in your side.

In fact, in the comics, many of Constantine's friends died because of their relationship with him.

This guy is an expert at cheating his teammates.

And he often relied on lying and deception to get out of trouble. Some people described him as "the soul of a gambler and the heart of a banker."

——Such a strange and complex character, full of nobility and despicability of human nature, how could an ordinary actor play it well?

To play John Constantine well, you almost need veteran-level acting skills, otherwise it will be very easy to become a formality.

Even the formal feeling cannot be expressed.

However, among those experienced actors with sufficient acting skills, how many of them can still star in commercial blockbusters?

You know, for commercial needs, there are actually quite a lot of requirements for leading actors in blockbusters——

First, be handsome. If you don’t have a good face, like the current Jack Nicholson and others, you should just act honestly and act in "The Shining" and the Joker!

Secondly, the age should be moderate. In Hollywood, most people in their early twenties can only play sons and younger brothers, and those in their thirties and forties are the right age to play.

Finally, the temperament must be positive. For those who are too evil, such as Kevin Spacey, it is better to become a villain as a promising career!

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In this way, actors who are suitable to be the leading actors in blockbuster movies often have only passable acting skills.

Even if there are occasionally a few such as Mel Gibson who meet both the acting and box office appeal standards, the restrictions on the theater are often very narrow.

In fact, as the aging of the Oscar jury increases, the distinction between Hollywood commercial films and art films becomes more and more obvious, and it becomes increasingly difficult for acting masters and commercial superstars to be compatible.

If among actresses, there are occasionally one or two rare ones, then among male actors, even such occasional incidents are rare.

Although this situation was most serious after 2,000 years, it is actually very obvious now in 1996.

At least, even if Keanu Reeves is not used, Charlotte will not be able to find a suitable male protagonist for a while.

What's more, he still has a series of reasons why he must use Reeves.

In this case, how to optimize the script to maximize its strengths and avoid weaknesses, and how to train Keanu Reeves to fit Constantine's temperament as much as possible, became the only choice...

"Actually, you might as well play Constantine yourself!"

Charlize had proposed such a plan before, although Charlotte thought it was very unreliable.

"My temperament is not corrupt at all, okay!?"

Mr. Director argued,

"Especially, I even gave up drinking, and now I only drink kvass——"

"But you are a real exorcist, and you often lie to people and ghosts, right?"

"..."

Charlotte really couldn't argue with this.