Chapter 671

Once the crew is watched by reporters, it's not so easy to get rid of it. Murphy filmed such a big scene in Manhattan for several days at night. It's hard not to disturb the media reporters. For four consecutive days, a large number of guys with cameras gathered under the street lights.

However, this is also a good thing. Media coverage and tracking is also a disguised propaganda.

Therefore, Murphy not only didn't let people drive these reporters away, but also let them follow the crew to a dilapidated warehouse in the suburbs of New York. With James Franco, the hero, Murphy took a little time to be interviewed by reporters, so as to create more topics.

Near the gate of the warehouse, Murphy and James Franco, escorted by many security personnel, came to the reporter.

As we have been informed before, the reporters who can enter here are quite a few journalists from the entertainment media. The number is not large, so there is no such chaotic scene as the vegetable market.

Murphy and James Franco had limited time. After a brief greeting, the interview began.

The reporter first asked Murphy, "director Stanton, what do you think of this cooperation with Mr. Franco?"

"It's a very crazy character and a big challenge for James." Murphy didn't think much about it, so he said, "his role is very original, very frightening, extremely marginalized. It's a very young character, very lawless, and gives us a lot of primitive terror and panic, and James has done it to the extent that I was shocked. "

Hearing Murphy say so, a female reporter turns to James Franco and asks, "has this character ever bothered you?"

"Very much." James - Franco is obviously intentional, "in recent weeks, I can only sleep three or four hours a night, I can't stop thinking. My body is exhausted, but my brain is still working. I take two sleeping pills every day, but it only works in two hours

Then the reporter turned the question back to Murphy and asked, "director Stanton, has Mr. Franco met your requirements?"

"For a film, especially a black crime film, to have an unusual villain role will definitely play a practical and correct role in promoting, which is not desirable."

Murphy didn't give a positive answer and said slowly, "the character created by James is definitely a breakthrough of the villain. He completely subverts the impression of bad people in our memory. The common bad people are murderers, arsonists, theft and robbery, but what he provides is a kind of high-quality crime..."

Hearing this, reporters can't help but stare and ask, "director Stanton, can you tell me more about it?"

"No!" Murphy refused decisively, then explained, "because so far, no one has seen the real ending of the film, including the actors involved. My goal is very simple. I hope that when the audience is watching a movie, the brain cells can always be in the whirlpool of excitement. I don't want to say anything hypocritical or pretentious. I'm just trying to do my part for this film - the reason why the answer is called the answer is that it won't be revealed until the last moment. "

At this point, Murphy stopped, and let the audience go to the film to study the rest.

The reporter turned to James Franco. James Franco is almost the same as Murphy.

Due to the next shooting, Murphy left James Franco alone at the door of the warehouse, and took the lead to return to the warehouse. The shooting site here, under the command of Michelle Williams, has been almost set up.

The shooting started very soon, but compared with the car chasing action scenes shot in Manhattan before, it was not very smooth. It was probably that Christopher Waltz and Henry Carvel left their respective roles for too long. They were in a very general state and were constantly stopped by Murphy.

During the night of the show, the crew had been blowing in the cold wind of New Jersey for nearly two hours. Some people with poor health had already started sneezing. Murphy had to call both actors over.

"How do you feel?" Murphy looked at Christopher Waltz and Henry Cavell and said, "don't tell me you've left the characters behind all this time!"

Christopher Waltz laughs apologetically. Henry Carvel's head is covered with a mask. He can't see his face.

Standing up from the director's chair, Murphy took two sips of hot coffee from his assistant, walked back and forth two times, and then said to Christopher Waltz and Henry Carvel, "Lynch and Chris Dann have this last conversation because they know that if they disclose the truth and expose the real murderer, the magician will really win If you win the battle of the soul in New York, the city will lose hope completely. "

Seeing that both of them were listening carefully, Murphy put down her coffee cup and continued, "if even the accepted hope of New York eventually loses the standard of good and evil, and goes into pure chaos, that is, the so-called fair state, then New York will develop as the magician had hoped. So Lynch told Chris Dann, "we have to make the public believe that Chris Dann killed these people!"He first told Henry Carville, "your character has to bear a heavy burden to become a real Night Walker for the city of New York."

Then Murphy looks at Christopher waltz, "you're a pragmatist, and you can only make that choice for the future and hope of New York."

Seeing Christopher Waltz and Henry Cavell thinking, Murphy waved to both of them, "you get ready. Start shooting in 15 minutes."

Perhaps Murphy's analysis played a role, or the ng in front played a sufficient warm-up role. After the shooting reopened, the performances of Christopher Waltz and Henry Carville improved.

Henry Carville, dressed in Chris Dann's black uniform, looked firmly at the embarrassed Christopher waltz, decided to resist the heavy burden and said, "now call them in."

Christopher Waltz hesitated. "They'll go after you."

"Yes, you'll chase me, you'll curse me, you'll let dogs chase me, because it has to be like this!"

Although there was no expression of Henry Carville under the mask, his tone did not waver, "because it is not enough to have time and truth! Sometimes, people are entitled to more! Sometimes, people's beliefs have to be rewarded! "

With that, he no longer stayed, stood up and limped to the parking place of the super motorcycle, leaving only a black back for the camera lens.

Murphy makes a gesture. Michelle Williams guides the little actor who plays detective Lynch's son to the camera and comes directly to Christopher waltz. Christopher Waltz moves his body slightly to cover the person lying on the ground.

"Night Walker? Dad, why did he run away The little actor asked.

Christopher Waltz looked at where Henry Cavell had disappeared, "because we had to catch him."

The little actor's expression is more puzzled, "but he didn't do anything wrong."

Looking at the monitor screen, Murphy nodded slowly. The little actor named Jett wolnott performed very well. He completely performed a child's doubts and innocence, which was exactly the effect he wanted.

Children represent innocence, and their standard of judgment is often the most human nature. In the eyes of naive children, Chris Dann is a good man.

It's a dark ending. It always gives the audience some hope, which is exactly what detective Lynch's son represents.

Christopher Waltz said his last line full of emotion, "because he is a hero worthy of New York, but not the hero we need now, so we want to chase him, because he can bear all this, because he is not our hero, he is a silent guard, a watchful guardian, a Night Walker!"

“Cut！” Murphy called to stop, and just as everyone was relieved, he said, "not yet. We have to continue shooting!"

In some fierce night wind, the crew began to be busy again. Murphy's requirements were very strict. Later, many problems caused ng. The shooting of the play lasted until dawn. After getting three fairly satisfactory shots, Murphy announced the end of the night's work.

After filming all the night plays, Murphy gave the crew two days off. After gathering again, Murphy led the crew to shoot some daytime scenes in Manhattan, Brooklyn and other areas, including the New York City Police parade. Unlike the Los Angeles police, the New York Police actively cooperated with the filming of the crew, and quite a few policemen who were on vacation came to the crew to participate in the cameo Out.

With the strong support of the New York police and the city hall, the shooting behind the crew was quite smooth, far ahead of Murphy's plan. By the end of October, the shooting was near the end.

Murphy led the crew to Paterson City, New Jersey. After months of searching, the crew finally found a hospital to be demolished here, which can be used to shoot an amazing explosion scene.

Murphy was not very proficient in the field explosion drama, and had little contact with it in the past. Basically, he was in charge of the fireworks group. Fortunately, these guys didn't disappoint him. After James Franco pressed the switch symbolically, the whole empty hospital was blown into ruins.

So far, all the shooting of "dark city" has been completed, and Murphy has returned to Los Angeles, ready to start post production.