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Superstar - Chapter 1372

Published at 31st of January 2024 09:49:20 AM


Chapter 1372: Role weight

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The script of "Independence Day" has been criticized by many people. The reason is that Roland Emmerich is too greedy under the framework of the magnificent story, showing the grandeur of the story with the appearance of all beings, but it leads to too many faces. , Each line is briefly narrated, but it is not described in depth, causing the characters to flow on the surface, simply masking, and making the story bloated.

In the "Independence Day" story, the real protagonist should be the war scene. The magnificent war scene has almost taken away all the attention. Relatively speaking, there are three characters who can be called the main role: Bill Pullman plays President of the United States, Steven as a soldier played by Will Smith, and David as a scientist by Jeff Goblen.

The weights of these three roles are almost the same. Strictly speaking, Bill's American presidential role will be slightly more important. He not only portrays family tenderness, but also portrays his personal background and experience. The whole is relatively complete. . On the other hand, although Steven and David also arranged the line of love and portrayed them briefly, they were all too simple, and their completeness was inferior to the line of the President of the United States.

The reason for this is actually very simple. In the "Independence Day" version of the cast, none of them are really big names. Although Bill has been famous for a long time, he still can't be regarded as a first-line; Jeff can be regarded as a backbone actor in many blockbuster movies. All have good performances, but the personally single-starred works are lacklustre; Will has just transitioned from a TV drama actor to a movie actor. The previous debut "Jedi Men" performed well, but it can only be regarded as a newcomer in the film.

It is precisely because of this situation that the script is almost divided into the main scenes, shared by the three actors, and supported the whole movie side by side.

Originally, the protagonists of the movie were special effects and wars, and the scenes were divided equally by three people, giving almost zero performance space to the three actors. One of the many parts of "Independence Day" that was criticized by many people was actually the performance of the three leading actors without any highlights, not only limited to the surface, but also pale and weak. Although both the poster and the cast list put Will at the first place, but in fact he is not the real protagonist-no matter from the angle of appearance time, role importance, and plot weight.

Hugo's impression of "Independence Day" stays on those spectacular special effects, but forgets this.

"You know Rick. He is interested in this work. He hopes to let you take the commercial blockbuster for the first time and create a momentum that matches your worth." Joseph stretched out his hands and said helplessly, his eyebrows raised. It also seemed a little disappointed. "The 20th Century Fox has been planning for so long. They have been designing and producing behind-the-scenes special effects since April, but in the end, they came up with such a plan. Your role weight can only be It's a shame for us to be one of the three male protagonists, and not the most. Rick directly rejected Kevin's proposal at the meeting today, and didn't save them any face. "

Joseph was also a little gloating when he talked about the latter. Once upon a time, the agent was able to be so tough in front of the eight major film production companies, even the innovative artist agent company is bound to have a sense of measure. But today Rick almost directly swept the face of the representatives of the 20th century Fox, and even ordered the eviction on the spot. Such a tough style is really rare.

"If it weren't for the absolute leading actor, Rick would never agree to take it." Joseph finally concluded.

"You mean the lonely hero in'Terminator 2', the kind of saving the world by one person?" Hugo joked with a smile.

Joseph did not deny it, and nodded, "This is a commercial movie. In order to highlight your status and worth, it is necessary and there is no room for negotiation. Rick said, if it is not the case, he would rather you continue to follow your own rules. Willing to take over the film, and will not reduce the price to play one of the three male protagonists."

Hugo knew what Joseph meant, and he also knew Rick's intentions.

The situation of "Independence Day" is different from the "Seven Deadly Sins" and "Schindler's List". Although Hugo played supporting roles in the latter two works, the situation is completely different.

Neither "Seven Deadly Sins" nor "Schindler's List" is strictly a commercial film, but rather a drama film full of profound connotations. Although Hugo plays a supporting role, it is an important supporting role, which is very important to the advancement. The story process has vital works.

The importance of a role is never judged by the length of time, but by the importance of the role to the script. "The Silent Lamb" and the "Seven Deadly Sins" are two best examples.

In commercial films, although people have been complaining about the individual heroism of the United States, almost every commercial film relies on the power of one person to turn the tide, including the "speed of life and death" starring Hugo, but this reflects more than just individuals. Heroism also maximizes the actor's personal appeal and satisfies the audience's deep yearning and fantasy for heroes. Personal heroism is necessary for commercial films, especially simple and crude popcorn commercial films.

With Hugo's current influence and appeal, if he appears in a commercial film, he is not the absolute core male protagonist, this is indeed impossible to justify. Not only is it unacceptable for Rick, it is also true for the audience-everyone enters the cinema with Hugo, the male protagonist, only to watch the other two male protagonists show off. This is undoubtedly very absurd. of.

In fact, this is not the idea of ​​Rick alone, but the rules of the industry. Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Tom Hanks, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Harrison Ford and other people at their peak, in addition to friendly guest appearances, the works they starred in are undoubtedly not absolute male protagonists— -Whether it is role weight or importance.

In Tom Cruise's peak ten years, his agent even announced that "non-male protagonists will not pick up". This is not a joke, but it is the case, except for the wizard Paul Thomas Anderson who invited Tom to play " Except for a supporting role in "Magnolia", Tom did not play a supporting role in the peak of his acting career from 1986 to 2006.

Hugo’s current situation is even more special. Rick is determined to make a commercial film for Hugo-a commercial film with a real big investment and a big production, a film that truly matches the value and momentum of Hugo today. This is for Hugo in the next ten years. It is an important milestone in a career. This is also an important reason why Rick is so cautious.

Twentieth Century Fox’s cautiousness in the first half of the year made Rick repay them high hopes, but in exchange for such a result, "One of the three male protagonists?" This is absolutely unacceptable.

In fact, as far as Hugo is concerned, he doesn't mind too much. After all, just like Joseph said, his perspective is different from Rick. The script of "Independence Day" was not good enough, and the characters were all masked. He was interested in this script mainly because of his unforgettable memories of this work. This is indeed a popcorn commercial blockbuster worth remembering, so rain Guo didn't have too many requirements for scripts and roles.

However, as Rick said, it is either simply a guest starring in a small role and acting in friendship; or it is the heavier protagonist who takes the lead. Otherwise, commercial films like "Independence Day" don't have much performance value for Hugo.

"I'm starting to miss'Mission Impossible'." Joseph was stunned by what Hugo said. Seeing Joseph's stiff expression, Hugo laughed.

Joseph sighed lightly, and exclaimed, "If it is now, Paramount will definitely choose you."

Hugo shook his head, "That might be, never underestimate Tom's appeal." In the long history of Hollywood development, Tom Cruise's box office appeal is unparalleled. Years have always been one of the most attractive to the audience, and in the second decade of the 21st century, although people have always praised Johnny Depp, Robert Downey Jr., Jennifer Lawrence, etc. His box office appeal, but compared with Tom, it’s not at the same level at all.

In the 30 years of film history that Hugo is most familiar with, Tom Cruise is the well-deserved number one at the box office. Until 2014, no one was able to shake it.

"Then give up this...er,'End of the World'?" It was almost called "Independence Day", but fortunately, I changed my words in time. If you really missed it, Hugo wouldn't have too much regret. He gave Rick the two scripts of "British Patient" and "Independence Day" last time, but honestly, neither of the two works really made Hugo boil over. a feeling of.

Although Hugo has some expectations for "Independence Day", he is not as an actor, but as an audience, looking forward to the process of shooting this kind of visual effects blockbuster, and looking forward to the process of concocting a magnificent commercial blockbuster with the behind-the-scenes production staff, which is more like Fan’s mentality, he has always been curious about how the so-called "green screen acting" was filmed. This is what he said to Leonardo before, one of the pleasures of shooting commercial filmsJoseph But looking at Hugo, he paused for a while, showing a triumphant smile, "Do you think 20th Century Fox is so easy to give up? Or, do you think Rick would give up so easily? And, you underestimate it. Your influence on Hollywood now."

Hugo raised his hands, "Although everyone says that I am now at the top of the Hollywood pyramid, as far as I am concerned, I don't really feel it." Hugo's helpless expression matched his current big painted face, which is really happy. , Made Joseph laugh directly.

"Kevin said that they will change the script as soon as possible, and then discuss with us again." Joseph continued with a smile, "both Rick and I think this is one of their strategies, to show their sincerity-they not only They are willing to fully cooperate with the revision of the script, and also put a low profile in front of Rick. The real purpose is to cooperate. Rick guessed that they had already revised the script a long time ago. After all, everyone knows the script they are handing over now. It is absolutely impossible for you to pick it up."

Sure enough, the direct game of big companies is not that simple.

Hugo shrugged, "Maybe I will take this script now?" After finishing speaking, he turned and walked towards the inner courtyard, leaving Joseph standing alone with a look of astonishment.




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