Chapter 257

"I've fought for it, but the company still doesn't want to put death watch on the summer file. In the studio of Fox Studios in Sydney, when Murphy is busy and returns to the director's monitor, Carla Firth finds him, stands beside his chair and says, "I don't have a say in distribution."

"It doesn't matter." Murphy looked at the setting and gestured to Philip Raschel to change the angle of camera 2. Seeing that he understood his intention, he turned to Carla Firth and said, "April is also good. My best film was released in April."

It's Murphy's original idea to squeeze into the summer camp and compete with a group of super producers. Unfortunately, the director has no say in this aspect than Carla Firth. The release time of a film depends on the arrangement of the distribution company.

Even if Stanton studio doesn't have a Distribution Department, Murphy knows that distribution is not a simple matter of contacting the lower house line company to determine a time for its release. It's also a systematic project.

"It's good for us. At least there won't be so much competition pressure."

Like Murphy, Carla Firth has never been afraid of any competition. However, the reality is here. Fox in the 20th century can't ignore it. She is sure to put the most competitive films on the summer archives. "The company left the schedule for the day after tomorrow in May and crazy dodge ball in June 》The resources in July should be close to me and the robot, and the dead man can only be put in April

"Well..." Murphy nodded and asked, "which weekend in April? What are the competitive films in the current week, and the weekends before and after? "

The box office performance of a film depends not only on itself, but also on its competitors at that time.

It's also a superhero movie. What will happen if "dead man" and "Spiderman 2" hit each other for a weekend?

No matter how arrogant he is, he will not think that "dead man" can compete with the super hot "Spider Man" series without being impacted.

"The second weekend of April." Carla Firth has investigated the relevant situation. "Judging from the current situation announced by major companies, there were no films of the same magnitude released at the weekend. However, the previous weekend, there will be revolutionary company's "hell Baron"; the next weekend, Warner Bros. will play a major role this year.... "

She looked at Murphy and said, "cat girl will be on next weekend."

"I remember..." Murphy was a little surprised. "Warner Brothers first put this film on the summer release?"

"It's said that Warner Brothers has doubts about female superheroes. They think that cat girl, whose main role is female, is not suitable for the fierce competition of summer season, so they put the schedule up to April."

"Women..." She sighed.

Although the words behind didn't say, but Murphy can understand her meaning, stretch out a hand to comfort type to pinch the next Cara - FES shoulder.

Both of them know very well that Hollywood is the biggest anti discrimination slogan, but it also puts all kinds of discrimination into the biggest circle.

A lot of discrimination can be ignored, but they don't exist without pretending to be invisible.

Some time ago, the advocacy organization for media, diversity and social change of Ann Arbor School of communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California released a survey report on Hollywood's diversity. The report focuses on 414 films and TV plays produced and released by 10 media giants, including Sony Columbia, Warner Bros., Universal Pictures, Walt Disney and twentieth century fox The author thinks that the American film industry is a typical "white straight men's Club".

In addition to ethnic groups of color, middle-aged and elderly people, women and LGBT - lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender groups have not been fully demonstrated.

Sexism is widespread in this circle, as can be seen from the proportion of actors and actresses entering the $20 million club.

After a few more words, Murphy is no longer in charge of Carla Firth and can concentrate on his work.

The work confirmation of each department has been passed one by one.

"The camera team is in place!"

"The lights are ready!"

"The props are ready!"

"Action team ready!"

Most of the departments are ready, except for stunts and actors.

Murphy asked Seth Logan to go to the make-up team to urge him. Before long, Robert Downey, Jr. in his death uniform, and his two stunt doubles walked into the studio.

Robert Downey, Jr., in his playful red uniform and exaggerated looking headgear, went to Murphy and asked, "is there anything else to pay attention to?"

Murphy took a look at the guy and said, "take out 200 percent of your mouth gun and tongue."

"What kind of person am I?" Robert Downey, Jr. seemed to be warming up, and said with an exaggerated expression, "am I the one who's blowing my mouth? When have I ever attacked people with poisonous tongue? You can't categorize me and him into the same kind of person just because I took the role of death servant. It's unfair to me? If you think back, when you were in prison, you told me to shut up, I would shut up... ""Stop! Stop Murphy quickly interrupted him, "I still need to shoot. If you have anything to say, go to Seth."

Robert Downey, Jr. has been trying to figure out the role of the dead waiter recently. It seems that he is somewhat affected and wants to say something more. Murphy waves his hand, and Paul Wilson comes to him and pulls him away.

As Robert Downey Jr. walks into the set, Murphy shouts to Philip Raschel, and the crew begins to test shoot the set scenes in the studio, so that he can find out the defects that may have been overlooked.

What is built in the studio is a wall with a door, and the walls are surrounded by green screens, so that other CG cameras can be added later. If anyone who has seen "X-Men" comes to visit, they will certainly find some familiar feelings in the scene.

This is the X-Men's base, which is Xavier's gifted youth school.

Because of the pay, it's impossible for Murphy to invite well-known characters who have appeared in the X-Men series to guest star, so it's the same as before. Here are two people, ganglish and black spider.

The actors who played the two actors soon appeared on the set. One of the Russian actors was covered with motion capture devices, and ganglish would use motion capture for shooting and production. The other girl actor's face was painted with smoke makeup similar to the overall style of the film, and her hair was cut short, which was a little exaggerated. This is Lily Collins recommended by James Franco.

Since it's the person recommended by James Franco, Murphy certainly won't refuse. As for the state of the strange relationship between the two people, he is not very clear.

When all departments are ready, Murphy asks the actors to get familiar with their positions again, and then nods to the notes.

"Death attendants, scene one, act one..." Chang Ji put the Chang Ji card in front of the camera and said, "start now!"

In the set in front of the camera, Robert Downey Jr. has already put on a red hood. Hearing the sound of the beginning, he immediately runs towards the door. During the running, he keeps jumping and twisting his hips. His movements look very playful and unorthodox.

He jumps to the door which is installed in the half wall, raises his hand and just wants to knock on the door. The door is pulled from inside by lily Collins on the other side, looking up at the dead waiter.

"Oh Are you Ripley from alien 3 Little Robert Downey said immediately, "but you look really old-fashioned. It's a shame to ray!"

It's obviously about alien 3 and Ridley Scott.

Lily Collins inside gave him a middle finger, and a few words with "F" as the beginning to greet the waiter.

Little Robert Downey let out a more exaggerated laugh, or all kinds of wrong, "I'm kidding. I mean, don't treat yourself too badly. If you have time, make more sunglasses and leather clothes. Don't be the same as Neo. "

He continued, "you X-Men have your own uniform. Why do you want to imitate neo?"

In the cartoon, the popular uniforms of the X-Men are not like those in the two X-Men movies. It is widely spread in the market that the costume of X-Men is designed as dark leather clothes, which refers to the modeling of many characters in the matrix.

"What are you doing here?" Lily Collins, regardless of the teasing, asked directly, "what are you doing here? Want to have breakfast together? "

"What's the point of having breakfast with you? If you want to eat, you have to go with the bald man in the wheelchair. Is he in? Are you going back to England for a holiday

Robert Downey patted himself on the head and muttered, "I forgot that X-Men 3 went to Canada to shoot. He's definitely not here."

Lily Collins was puzzled.

Sitting in his director's chair, Murphy looks at the screen of the director's monitor and is very satisfied with the performance of Robert Downey Jr. this role is too easy to show the characteristics of Robert Downey Jr. among the actors he has met up to now, no one is more suitable to serve him.

In front of the camera, little Robert Downey stops talking and turns to the main topic, "the villain you let go has captured my girlfriend. You must help me get my girlfriend back!"

Because it was a live recording, the actor who was involved in the action capture yelled, "Wade, is that you?"

"Yes, that's me!" Little Robert Downey tilted his head and looked into the house. "Do you hear my invitation? Don't refuse me, or the house will explode again! "

It's another way of molesting X-Men. Xavier's gifted youth school has been destroyed countless times in comics.

With these words, little Robert Downey turned back and broke the fourth wall again. (to be continued). )