Chapter 732 A Thousand Miles a Day
The filming of "Knives Out" was not complicated. In fact, due to the good condition of the actors, the filming speed was very fast.
"During the script creation process, I drew on many classic suspense works, such as the 1972 suspense movie "Footprints."
During a break in filming, Clint Eastwood asked Gilbert Jr. how he came up with such an original script.
Little Gilbert began to deceive Dafa, and his deception was quite good.
"The overall artistic style of the film refers to the movie "Footprints", and the plot setting refers to a lot of Agatha Christie's works.
Especially "Murder on the Orient Express", this script can be said to have certain similarities.
Every character is full of secrets, and everyone has a motive for killing. The audience follows the detective step by step to investigate the case, reason and think, and finally find out the real murderer. This is the most enjoyable process of watching this type of movie. ”
In terms of the main story, "Knives Out" is very similar to Agatha Christie's debut novel "Styles Manor".
In the same manor house, the hostess, Mrs. Emily Agnes Inglethorpe, died of poisoning in her room, but the door of the room was locked from the inside.
"Knives Out" uses an anti-Agatha-style original deconstruction of the story timeline and narrative logic. The first third of the film is used to lay out the background of the heroine Marta, making the audience care about this character.
However, in less than half the time, the truth about the rich Harlan is revealed, giving the audience the perspective of God who is omniscient and omniscient.
Perhaps life and death follow these outstanding actors. Jessica Alba's condition is getting better and better, and the crew's filming progress is faster.
After Christmas and New Year's Day, the filming progress of the entire film has reached more than half.
Because the time from shooting to release was a bit tight, post-production started while the film was being shot.
The score was also being worked on at the same time, and was produced by Hans Zimmer, a scorer who often collaborated with Gilbert Jr.
On New Year's Day, little Gilbert edited a 30-second pilot trailer in response to publicity needs to attract audiences.
The response to this trailer has been pretty good, and the lineup of Tom Cruise and Little Gilbert is almost guaranteed to be a box office hit.
The trailer also has the feel of a golden age suspense film, very retro and nostalgic.
Nostalgic elements are a well-used element in Hollywood movies, and they can also attract some nostalgic movie fans to the cinema.
In terms of shooting techniques, little Gilbert also made a retro and nostalgic look, learning from the master of suspense films Hitchcock, and using many of Hitchcock's shooting techniques.
In addition, another job is the awards season public relations for "The Dark Knight".
It’s no secret that not just the Oscars, but actually all superhero movies are subject to discrimination during awards season.
"The Dark Knight" topped "The Shawshank Redemption" with a high score of 9.4, which was 9.3, and became the first place on IMDB TOP250.
IMDB users are relatively experienced movie fans. Although there is interference from trolls, they can still relatively objectively demonstrate the quality and artistic value of a movie.
However, these values are worthless in the face of the label of superhero movie. The major awards will obviously not give any recognition to "The Dark Knight".
In fact, this is indeed the case. At the 66th American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards held on January 11, 2009, "The Dark Knight" only won one award for Best Supporting Actor.
This is because the Joker played by Heath Ledger was so outstanding that he was hailed as the best villain in film history, so he won this award.
After communicating with Heath Ledger's agent, Warner Pictures' public relations department began to do public relations for the Oscar nomination, hoping to win an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
But Heath Ledger did not die, and even the nominations were a bit disappointing, let alone winning awards.
Of course, Oscars can be publicized. If Warner Pictures and Heath Ledger himself are willing to work hard on public relations, there is still hope for the film.
After winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor, Heath Ledger did not forget to come to visit the "Knives Out" class to express his gratitude.
"I don't know how to say it, little Gilbert, I thank you very much."
Little Gilbert smiled and said: "You're welcome, Heath, all of this is due to your own efforts. I also want to thank you, thank you for your wonderful performance and bringing us such a brilliant character as the Joker.
There are still people arguing online that the Joker won, not Batman. ”
Regarding the battle between Batman and the Joker in "The Dark Knight", it's hard to say who will lose and who will win. There will be hot spots in the discussion, and everyone will have different opinions based on their own understanding.
In a way, this is a way to maintain the popularity of the film.
The global box office of "The Dark Knight" exceeded 1.3 billion US dollars. I have to say that this kind of discussion also has a certain contribution.
After this film, it goes without saying that Christian Bale has entered the $20 million club. And Heath Ledger has also transformed from an actor in artistic films to a hot new star in commercial films.
There were many script offers sent to him, but Heath Ledger still wanted to work with Gilbert Jr. again.
"Can I star in your movie? The salary doesn't matter, I just want to work with you again."
Heath Ledger spoke sincerely and expressed his wishes strongly.
Tom Cruise on the side shook his head and said: "Heath, you are going too far. We all want to cooperate with Little Gilbert."
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"Yes!" Meryl Streep also laughed: "Actors all over the world who want to work with Little Gilbert can be lined up from Los Angeles to New York."
This statement is a bit exaggerated, but it does illustrate the popularity of little Gilbert.
After all, starring in his movies means a huge increase in commercial value. This is also the reason why Tom Cruise is willing to reduce his salary and still star in "Knives Out".
"Stop making fun of Heath."
Little Gilbert came to the rescue of Heath Ledger: "He is an excellent actor, so be it, if there is a suitable role, I will call you."
The trajectory of history has changed, Heath Ledger did not die, and Hollywood seems to have changed a lot.
Shortly after Heath Ledger's visit, on January 22, the nominees for the 81st Academy Awards were announced.
This day is also the day when "Knives Out" is finished, and the film production progress is very fast.
After 38 days of shooting, this film, which was very easy for little Gilbert, was completed and fully entered the post-production stage.
"I heard that you are going to make a movie with Leo, an action science fiction film."
At the party after filming, Tom Cruise chatted with Gilbert Jr.
"Leo has a big mouth and can't keep any secrets."
Little Gilbert complained, and then admitted: "Yes, it is a 007 movie that belongs to me. But it has some science fiction concepts and time elements added to it.
I plan to tell the story in the dream, what? Are you interested? ”
"Stories in dreams?" Tom Cruise was curious.
Generally speaking, the stories in dreams are mysterious and mysterious. This type of movie means it is obscure and difficult to understand, and the audience does not like it.
But when he thought about little Gilbert's ability, Tom Cruise felt that it would be good.
"How about I be the male lead?"
"Are you sure you have a schedule? And I've already promised Leo."
Tom Cruise thought for a while and said: "There really isn't that schedule, so I can only express regret."
(End of chapter)