Chapter 594 How About You Play This Role?

The day after "Lord of the Rings 2" was completed, director Ford announced the news of starting preparations for "Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King."

He claimed that this would be the film with the largest investment, the most magnificent scenes, and the most touching plot in his directorial career, and it would also go down in film history!

This is a common part of Director Ford bragging before making a movie, but the cool thing about Director Ford is that everything he boasted came true in the end.

Movie fans are quite excited to see that Director Ford is so powerful this time.

Last year, "White Paper" snatched away the Oscar for Best Picture. To be honest, many people were not convinced, but there was no way. If you dare to pick a thorn in the American environment, it would be difficult to stay in the circle. Political correctness is in the United States. It's just so scary.

However, Director Ford has never been a person who loses confidence because of one or two setbacks. After he received the script for "The Lord of the Rings", he knew that he would definitely win the most Oscars. The difference was just one more or two. Just take one less.

The filming of "Lord of the Rings 3" will not take place in New Zealand this time, but will be moved to Scotland and Iceland. The demand for horses and armor has reached tens of thousands!

This kind of demand is unprecedented in any medieval war movie.

On this scale, it is estimated that only two movies in the entire history of Western movies can compare.

One is "Ben-Hur" and the other is "War and Peace".

The former invited almost half of Europe's real aristocrats to play the aristocrats in the movie, while the latter was a huge film that the former Soviet Union mobilized millions of people to film, and both were ridiculously large.

Everyone knows that Director Ford is serious about it this time. No one doubts whether he can handle such a big scene. Everyone is just looking forward to how shocking the movie "The Return of the King" will be.

Director Ford was in full swing, and Director Luo Quan was not idle either.

After more than 20 days of filming with the crew, Leon finally finished filming.

Originally, his scene didn't take so long, but all his performances had to be performed under a green screen, which was quite cumbersome, so Luo Quan stayed at the end to shoot.

The completion of Lyon means that the entire crew is about to complete filming.

Originally, Luo Quan didn't plan to end the filming in such a hurry, mainly because of the recent wave of layoffs in the United States as the stock market is on the verge of collapse.

Although the stock market has calmed down a little now, laid-off workers and employees cannot go back to work as if it never happened. The boss who has suffered heavy losses probably does not have the ability to add so many positions.

Losing a job is equivalent to losing almost all sources of income. Housing loans and college loans immediately overwhelmed these office workers. They lost their jobs one day and had to collect relief grains the next day.

Don't question why these people don't even have a few days' worth of savings. In the United States, most of the middle and lower classes live on a paycheck. It's normal for nine people to earn ten dollars and spend no more than $3,000 at most.

Compared with the older generation of Chinese people who believe in diligence and thrift, young people in the United States are at the other extreme. Even some young Chinese people who have been brainwashed by consumerism cannot compare with them.

A large number of unemployed people will cause social instability.

And if people without jobs want to maintain their lives at the same level as before, they must be playful, that is, take to the streets to demonstrate.

With demonstrations, the government can see their demands and at the same time put public pressure on officials.

Officials in the United States are not afraid of anything. They are afraid that they will not be able to achieve political achievements when they are in local government and that their future will be affected. Therefore, they will find a solution as soon as possible when encountering such a thing.

Of course, finding a solution is one thing, whether it can be solved is another.

After all, getting employees back on the job requires real jobs and remuneration. With the current economic downturn, many companies and factories are laying off employees, and jobs cannot be created out of thin air.

However, it is not that there are no other ways. According to the usual practice, if the problem cannot be solved, the person who raised the problem will be solved.

It has not yet reached this point, and the demonstration is not yet huge.

However, as more and more laid-off workers reach the point of depletion, the situation will immediately deteriorate. It is estimated that conflicts will inevitably occur, and even zero-dollar purchases will occur again.

Although Hollywood has not been affected by these situations yet, and the film industry is doing well, who can say for sure in the United States? Maybe there will be a wave of zero-dollar shopping in Los Angeles tomorrow, and Hollywood will also be affected by the way.

In order to reduce variables, Luo Quan sped up the shooting, and finally had the movie completed before November came.

"Ah wow... the filming is finally finished." Luo Quan stretched out comfortably after leaving the set and boarding the plane back to New York.

The next step is to hand over the special effects to Universal's studio to complete. After the special effects are completed, she will edit the dubbing and it will be ready for release.

"There shouldn't be any more scenes to film, right?" Angela next to her also looked like her nerves had finally been relaxed.

This month's filming trip feels even more tiring than before when I stayed up all night studying to take the Columbia University exam.

It’s very difficult to concentrate mentally and consume a lot of physical energy.

"If nothing else happens, there will be no more, but I will be dubbing in about a month, and not all the recordings recorded on site will be usable." Luo Quan put down the chair and lay down directly on it.

I used to think that there was no difference between economy class and first class when flying, and that I would not be faster or slower than others.

But after taking the first class cabin, I realized that the experience between the two is really different. At least in the first class cabin, I can lie down and rest, and the food is better.

Of course, no matter how good the airplane food is, it's not much better. The main reason is that it's relatively quiet here.

"Sister, after you finish filming, will you have to wait until next year to start work again?" Leon put down the newspaper in his hand and turned to ask.

"Yes." Luo Quan put two pillows under his body and felt at ease, "There is a very important movie to be shot in China next year, and preparations started a few months ago.

And "Resident Evil 2" can't be delayed anymore. It will definitely be made. In addition, Callan Roosevelt also has a movie to make, and the requirements are not low.

Counting "Lord of the Rings 3", that's four. "

"Your little scene is half of it, won't your conscience hurt?" My sister's words made Leon laugh. The total scenes in the first two movies did not exceed ten minutes.

The third part is said to be even more amazing. The first half consists of a coma scene, and then there is a long scene of marriage and kissing at the end. As a result, the kissing scene required a double and a borrowed position, so there was a question mark over whether the whole five minutes was there.

As the heroine in such an epic masterpiece, the result is such a situation, which is really funny.

"No one will think you are mute if you don't speak!"

Luo Quan glared at his younger brother, then raised his foot and kicked him in the butt, but Leon twisted to avoid it. It was quite like Buffalo Bill in "The Silence of the Lambs" when he avoided Agent Starling's bullet.

"Sister, have you got any inspiration for Karan's movie? How do you plan to shoot it?" After Leon escaped, he came back and asked.

Luo Quan chuckled: "I originally planned to let you play the male lead, but I suddenly changed my mind."

"Don't bother me, why don't I apologize?" Leon has always liked to be shy, and he is really quick to admit his mistakes, but he always dares to do it next time.

"Ha, it's like this every time. You don't have a long memory." Luo Quan rolled his eyes at his younger brother, not bothering to get to know him as well, and said:

"The general direction is there. It is a modern biographical film. You play a male character with intellectual disabilities."

"It's such a challenging role again." Leon fell into thinking when he heard the protagonist's character.

Characters with intellectual or mental illness like this are generally considered difficult to play.

Because it is difficult for normal people to perform the morbid feelings of this kind of people, but since the director requires it, they must not be afraid of difficulties and have a fearful mentality.

The most important point is that his sister said before that this is a work that can compete for Oscars, so he has no reason to refuse.

"I will send you the script in a while. You can think about it carefully. I will also collect some video data of mentally retarded patients. You must act well." Luo Quan told Leon.

In her opinion, the image of Leon is very suitable to play the incarnation of the American dream. Men don't know it, but he should be the ultimate dream of a woman's partner.

It would be perfect if it had a little more muscle.

"By the way, you have to train your muscles starting today. The male protagonist has been in the military and has a tall and muscular body. You are too skinny to do that."

"Am I thin?" Hearing his sister's question, Leon was unconvinced and stretched out his arms to bulge his biceps, but did not make much change in his sleeves.

"Okay, it's true that I'm a little thin." Under the gaze of his sister, Leon was discouraged and said aggrievedly: "I usually eat a lot of meat, but I just don't know how to keep from gaining weight."

"That's because you didn't eat right. Let's just stop eating protein powder, salt, fried foods, etc. first." Luo Quan didn't know much about fitness, so he casually mentioned a few points that might be useful, "In short, I'm reporting Take a fitness class, your coach should be able to teach you."

"Understood, I'll get one when I get back." Leon nodded and responded.

Although he likes to eat fried chicken, burgers, etc., in order to perform well in movies, he must abstain from all the necessary abstinences, and he still has this awareness.

"Sister, are you going to have nothing to do in the next few days?" Angela, who had been silent, suddenly asked.

Luo Quan nodded: "Yeah, I still don't know whether to play at home or go out for a walk."

"How about going to Hawaii? Go there to swim and sunbathe on vacation. I go there every year." Angela said with excitement.

It's the end of October now, which is the end of summer in Hawaii. The weather is pleasant and it's perfect for a relaxing vacation in the past.

"Swimming, I really like it, count me in." Leon was the first to raise his hand to sign up. During this period, he was busy studying and working. He really should change his mood to a place with beautiful scenery.

"Hawaii?" Luo Quan frowned.

She doesn't know why, but when she mentions this place name, she will associate it with bikini.

Although I have already experienced it once, if I try it again...

It's not that she absolutely can't go, she's not that conservative and pretentious, and this is also the first time Angela has invited her to travel, so it would be bad to refuse.

So without thinking for a long time, she nodded and said: "Okay, there is nothing to do anyway, it would be nice to go on a vacation, but if there are just the three of us, there won't be too many people."

Leon laughed loudly: "I'm just waiting for you to say this. I'll call someone as soon as I get off the plane and call Seifert, Anna, and Mia on board."

"Is it okay to call these people?" Luo Quan cast a questioning look at his sister.

"It's more lively when there are more people. It's really a bit deserted just for the three of us." Angela said she had no objection at all.

After getting off the plane, Leon called Mia immediately.

Judging from his appearance, it is estimated that the relationship between the two has progressed quite quickly and should have gone beyond the scope of ordinary friends.

Mia was also very excited after hearing that she was going to Hawaii for vacation and expressed her willingness to go with everyone.

However, Seifert and Fred both had things to do and couldn't get away, so they couldn't come, so the three of them ended up dragging Mia alone.

Speaking of which, among so many friends, not many are as free as their siblings.

The plan to travel to Hawaii was finalized, but we didn't leave immediately.

There are still many points to pay attention to in the special effects production of "Frozen", and Luo Quan still has to spend some time to make a memo and send it.

In addition, Nikola's research and development work seems to have made progress. Although she does not plan to go to Seattle directly to see it, it is still necessary to make some speeches through video. After all, she is the only major shareholder.

In addition, the preparation of domestic films must also be taken care of. Those who like to take kickbacks cannot be completely left to do it themselves. After all, in that case, the cost will be difficult to control.

By the time Luo Quan finished explaining everything he had to explain, three days had passed. Only then did Angela start to book a flight to Hawaii.

Dad heard that they were going to Hawaii to bask in the sun, and at first he expressed an instant desire to go there together.

However, my wife was pregnant and couldn't go together, so my father immediately gave up the idea.

In fact, when he was young, he liked swimming and playing at the beach. Sailing was also a sport that he fell in love with while playing at the beach. Later, he even set a record for this, although it did not last long.

Thinking back to his youthful years, Eric felt a little emotional, but if he could have his life over again, he would definitely not repeat his life again.

The reason is also very simple. Looking at the wife beside him, all the answers are self-explanatory.

"Have fun at the beach, and prepare some sea snake serum that has appeared locally, which may come in handy."

Eric, who often goes to sea, reminds his children based on experience.