Chapter 407: Palm Size
The filming of "Cat and Mouse Game" went smoothly.
Steven did not expect that Anson could bring surprises, and Anson also did not expect that he could find the joy of creation in film shooting.
Judging from the past life, the "Cat and Mouse Game" focused on entertainment effects, just like popcorn. It was even too relaxed and presented such a story in a joking and ridiculing way, which attracted a lot of criticism from conservatives. People think that Steven should not tell a crime story in such a cheerful way, which may set a bad example for teenagers, which shows the entertainment value of the movie.
But I didn’t expect that the actual shooting process was full of passion. The collision of inspiration, character research, performance and scheduling opened the door to a whole new world.
The real revelation given to Anson is that people often think that popcorn movies are not nutritious, but in fact, it is not easy to make an excellent popcorn movie.
The director's scheduling is like this, and so is the actor's performance.
Of course, overall, the working atmosphere of the crew is relaxed and pleasant, and the comedy nature of the film ensures that the filming process remains relaxed.
This is even more true for Anson.
Anson has already filmed love scenes in "Princess Diaries" and "Spider-Man". Both times, they were pure love warriors, and they were young first loves.
This time the "cat and mouse game" is slightly different.
Although little Frank Abagnale is still a "pure love warrior", struggling to find his true love and trying to start a family, his lifestyle of constantly running away with lies is doomed, and he cannot survive in a period of time. When a relationship stabilizes, one lie must be used to make up for another lie.
Thus, Anson had a new shooting experience.
The heroine of "Cat and Mouse Game" is Amy-Adams, who is still unknown at this time. She later became famous with "Enchanted" and was nominated for Oscars many times. An excellent actor, his career was rough in the early stages of his career, and he always lacked a role for him to shine.
This time, Amy is paired with Anson. She plays an innocent nurse who falls madly in love with little Frank. The two are even ready to get married, and little Frank is sincerely ready to settle down with her and say goodbye to the past. a life of crime, but was ultimately defeated by his past.
Interestingly, Amy and Kristen Dunst collaborated on "Beauty Comparison" two years ago and still keep in touch, because Kristen has just collaborated with Anson on "Spider-Man", and Amy and Anson are very close. They quickly became familiar with each other and laid a good foundation for shooting. There were many sparks between the two.
Of course, this is not all.
At this time, Allen-Pompeo, who has not yet become the leading protagonist of "Grey's Anatomy", and Jennifer Garner, who has just entered the public eye because of the drama "Double Agent" -Garner), who plays opposite Anson in the movie, and the entire dazzling universe completely revolves around Anson.
However, the most interesting one is Elizabeth-Banks.
This classic blonde girl who often appears in comedy movies later became one of the best-selling female directors by directing "Pitch Perfect 2". As an actress, she also appeared in "The Hunger Games", In blockbuster movies such as "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" and "Magic Mike 2".
And now?
The twenty-seven-year-old actress is still trying to find a place on the big screen. This time in "Cat and Mouse" she plays the bank clerk through whom little Frank learns Down to some key details of making a check, there is no doubt that it is also a very important role.
The interesting part is not here; it is that Elizabeth once auditioned for the role of Mary Jane, the heroine of "Spider-Man", but was rejected because of her age.
Despite this, she still got a small role, that is, the secretary to the editor-in-chief of Peter Parker's newspaper, and she also had a scene opposite Anson.
Going round and round, from "Spider-Man" to "Cat and Mouse Game", Anson and Elizabeth actually collaborated in two consecutive works, and this time they went one step further. Although Elizabeth is still not the heroine, her role this time There were more scenes opposite Anson, and age did not become an obstacle for their second collaboration. When Anson saw Elizabeth on the set, he was not only surprised, but also pleasantly surprised.
Now Anson finally understands why people always say that Hollywood is a circle the size of a palm. Although the Screen Actors Guild has 400,000 members, the top 10% of actors who can appear in mainstream productions are already the top 10% of the pyramid. , it’s completely a relationship of looking up and not seeing each other.
Especially as a prophet, Anson can "see" the future. He clearly knows the future development trajectory of these actors. Combined with the cooperation in front of him, everything becomes more and more interesting.
Later, while chatting between takes, Anson also learned from Jennifer Garner that her budding work in Hollywood was a TV series called "Felicity", in which the male protagonist It's Scott Speedman - the handsome guy who lost to Anson in the competition for Peter Parker.
"Oh, I believe he didn't say anything nice." Anson was very calm.
Jennifer nodded, "Yes, he, uh, you don't want to hear those words."
"Haha, I accept it calmly." Anson spread his hands.
Actually, Hollywood is a circle.
It was in such a relaxed and cheerful atmosphere that the filming of "Cat and Mouse Game" went particularly smoothly, and the two bosses of the crew, Steven and Tom, were also very satisfied.
Originally, Steven made an eighty-day shooting plan. If accidents and emergencies were included, the goal was to complete the shooting within three months; but later, the shooting became smoother and smoother. The more efficient it was, it took only fifty-four days for the "cat-and-mouse game" to be concluded in Montreal.
A whole month in advance!
Even a seasoned actor like Tom had a look of astonishment on his face. He had no idea that the filming went so smoothly and that it was completed so early as planned.
Despite this, Tom still shook his head, "This rush march is like rushing to go somewhere. Steven, are you sure the shooting quality is okay? By then, the movie will be a disaster, so don't worry about it. Anson takes responsibility.”
You can tell at the first glance that this is a complaint.
Steven looked calm, "How about we reshoot some scenes?"
Tom immediately changed his expression, "Rita has already booked the resort. Don't frame me. I need a rest after two months of hard work."
Just kidding, but so does Tom. Correct.
Fifty-four days is a long enough shooting period, and what’s more important is that. The crew is operating at high speed every day. In order to ensure work efficiency, no mistakes can be made in every link. Moreover, in the spare time other than the eight hours of shooting, in order to ensure that there will be no deviations in their respective work, everyone has their own preparation work. .
After nearly two months of filming, it is unbelievable that Anson lost a lot of weight. If he had not insisted on daily fitness during the filming, the muscles that he had finally built up during the filming of "Spider-Man" might have been lost. It started to lose, but even so, you still need to exercise well in the next period of time.
No matter what, finally, before the arrival of summer, the "cat and mouse game" was completed.
(End of this chapter)