Chapter 884

At the end of January, after being shut down for more than a month due to an accident on the set, "Special Forces 2: Total Counterattack" finally got rid of all kinds of troubles and resumed shooting in the hangar studio of the Burbank Hughes Aircraft Factory.

The reason why it took so long is that the problem lies mainly with the major unions in Hollywood.

Unions in Hollywood collect 3% of their members' annual income as membership dues every year. Of course, they don't just collect money and do nothing. In fact, they protect the rights and interests of their members very comprehensively.

Speaking of which, since Matthew was involved in investment and production, the thing he disliked the most was the trade union. He would always find trouble with the crew because of some minor problems, and there was more than one such trade union. The number of trade unions in the crew corresponds to the number of trade unions. .

If nothing else, there is a movie and theater truckers union behind the truck drivers who provide transportation services for the crew.

Of course, one of the most annoying things about unions is organizing strikes.

It's not just Matthew, I believe all employers are very troubled by this.

Often Hollywood unions organize strikes, which are very likely to actually turn into strikes.

The most typical example was the last strike organized by the screenwriters' union. There were about 12,000 members in the screenwriters' union. Everyone voted to say no to strike, and they could always vote for a strike. Why? Because of the 12,000 screenwriters, most of the time, only 1,000 people have work, and the remaining 10,000 people have no work anyway. They stay at home, and then if they say strike, go on strike.

There was such a serious accident on the set. On the surface, it seemed that only the prop engineer union was investigating. In fact, many unions put pressure on the crew. The crew had to go through all the links from beginning to end and resubmit the report to the major unions. , until now.

Needless to say, the time, energy and financial resources wasted during the period, the production cost of "Special Forces 2: Total Counterattack" has virtually risen by more than ten million dollars.

After filming resumed, Stephen Sommers also accelerated the pace of filming in an effort to allow the film to complete shooting as planned.

"Cut out all the extra action."

On the set, the action director said to Matthew and Dwayne Johnson, "You are the most powerful soldiers. Every shot you make is fatal. You are all running towards the opponent's key points and showing the beauty of your strength!"

Matthew nodded lightly, "No problem."

Dwayne Johnson smiled, "Okay."

The action guide also instructed in detail the main points of the next action scene,

This leaves.

"I haven't seen you in a few years." Matthew looked at Dwayne Johnson, "Dawn, you are stronger than before."

The two have worked together on "National Treasure" before and are considered acquaintances.

Dwayne Johnson showed a simple and honest smile, "I can't help it, I play all the roles the same, I can only think of a way on my body."

Matthew stopped saying these non-work-related words, and the discussion with Dwayne Johnson started the next confrontation.

In fact, he didn't expect that because of the actor's personal problem, the crew temporarily replaced the Firefly actor on the Cobra side, and the new actor was the Dwayne Johnson in front of him.

Probably due to his influence, Dwayne Johnson's development is not very smooth, and now he can barely be said to be a second-rate star.

Filming began quickly, and at the order of director Stephen Sommers, Matthew and Dwayne Johnson started.

Both Matthew and Johnson are typical macho men, and their action scenes also represent the action design style of the entire film. Powerful beauty.

Of course, the actions are basically pre-designed.

The action scene ends with Matthew throwing Dwayne Johnson on a mat on the floor with an over-the-shoulder throw.

Dwayne Johnson's size made him fall without much effort. Although it was because of Johnson's cooperation, his strength was always strong.

With the increase of age, especially after the age of 30, the body inevitably deteriorates, and Matthew is no exception, but his attenuation speed is very slow, far below the level of ordinary people.

"Look at the current situation."

On a raised stage not far from the set, Hasbro representative Brian Goldnow told Paramount's Lorenzo Bonaventura, "Matthew Horner is still the same horse. Hugh Horner, with his skills, is estimated to be able to fight for another ten years."

Lorenzo Bonaventura echoed, "Although this guy is a vampire, his commercial influence cannot be denied."

Brian Goldnow sighed, "His salary for this film is $20 million plus 20% of the global box office. What should we do with the next sequel?"

Lorenzo Bonaventura fell into silence, "Special Forces: The Rise of the Cobra" sold out from the box office to the surrounding area, in order to retain Matthew Horner and his business appeal, Paramount and Hasbro Had to increase the stakes and comprehensively increase Matthew Horner's remuneration and share ratio.

As long as "Total Strike" is successful, at least one-third of the film's profits will be taken by Matthew Horner alone.

This makes Paramount Pictures and Hasbro very sad and helpless.

"We really should have let the Duke die." Brian Goldnow's remarks may not have been Hasbro's opinion. "There is a lot of opinion within the company about Matthew Horner's high salary."

Lorenzo Bonaventura shook his head, "It's really unnecessary." He explained again, "Matthew Horner's appeal is unparalleled, and it seems that we are going to be divided by him. Income, but don’t forget, countless cases in Hollywood have proven time and time again that whether Matthew Horner’s film box office and peripheral income are completely different, “Cloud Atlas” and “Alien Battlefield” are the best proofs.”

Brian Goldnow did not speak.

"Let's not talk about the mysterious and deliberately looking for death films like "Cloud Atlas"." Lorenzo Bonaventura continued, "Just talking about "Alien Battlefield", compared to "The Rise of the Cobra", the quality of the two films Is there really such a big difference at the box office?"

He didn't need Brian Goldnow to answer, he said to himself, "It's nothing more than that Brad Pitt in "Alien" and Matthew Horner in "The Rise of the Cobra" ."

Brian Goldnow shook his head, "There are always people in the company who are unwilling."

Lorenzo Bonaventura said with disdain, "Short-sighted! They don't even think about it, is it a high profit to share $1 billion in revenue, or a high share of $300 million?"

This kind of arithmetic problem looks extremely simple, but in the face of interests, not everyone can figure it out.

Filming on the set resumed, and the two stopped talking.

The sound of gunfire and explosions sounded again, and Matthew and Dwayne Johnson began to fight again, still fighting with bare hands.

The action design of this film stems from Gypsy Casey's fighting skills, punching to the flesh.

Casey's fighting technique originated from soldiers, and it pays more attention to practicality. It is designed for fighting that is incompatible with the human body, and is itself positioned in actual combat.

This system is technically simple and functional, with a plethora of two-handed head guards, head hammers, and elbow strikes.

It's also more in line with Matthew and Dwayne Johnson's style than others.

Matthew's most impressive action scene comes from the "Superman: Man of Steel" he once watched. The film makes the fighting style of throwing a punch out of a few streets into a real person, creating a strong visual impact. Photography, every punch is very shocking, but also reflects the superhuman divinity.

"Total Counterattack" certainly can't go this route.

Of course, things like hilarious sling ninja fights are definitely not going to be in this movie.

Although the white ghost joined the shooting, the special forces have no snake eyes for the time being, and there will be no scenes where the white ghost is blunt to the extreme.

And the white ghost has very few roles, just a small supporting role beside the Cobra Commander, not even the Thomas and Smarto brothers.

At the end of the day of filming, Matthew and Dwayne Johnson were both exhausted and half-dead. Most of these hand-to-hand combat action scenes were close-up, and the two basically did not use stunt doubles, although the action scenes rarely exceeded ten seconds. It takes a long time, but dozens of shots are shot a day, which is also a huge test for physical fitness.

Fortunately, the two of them are both iron-lifting warriors in the gym. They were tired and tired, but they were not injured.

When returning from get off work, Brown-Williams drove the driver to another car and personally drove Matthew back to Beverly Hills, obviously with more secret things to say.

"What's the matter?" Matthew raised the window glass and asked actively.

Brown Williams drove through an intersection and said, "It's Amber Heard's side."

Matthew nodded, "Go ahead."

"The person I was looking for has been following Amber Heard secretly for more than a month and found something." Brown Williams' voice was not loud, "In the past month or so, Amber Heard's Work and life are very normal, I participated in the filming of a TV series, and was a small cameo role."

He changed his tone slightly, "Only one point, Amber Heard met with an ordinary-looking building security three times."

Matthew asked, "Have you checked the security guard?"

"I checked," Brown-Williams replied. "That guy was employed by Miramax in the '90s."

"Miramax?" Matthew frowned, "Miramax in the 1990s?"

He tapped his fingers slowly on the seat cushion, "This is interesting."

Later, Brown-Williams talked to Matthew about some specific details. Since he did not know what Amber Heard met with the security guard, no one was sure whether this was normal or abnormal.

But Matthew feels that some things are better to think badly than to take it lightly.

Since Amber Heard really has a problem, then... just come and talk to her.

That night, Matthew called Amber Heard. He rested this weekend and simply invited Amber Heard to be a guest at the manor on the weekend.