Chapter 66： Opening ceremony

This West 53rd Street, Gu Luobei, is all too familiar. On both sides are Broadway Avenue and Eighth Avenue. After the Broadway rehearsal, Gu Luobei often walks with friends along West 53rd Street to Go ahead and find a place to eat. This time, Gu Luobei did not come to Broadway to rehearse on West 53rd Street, but to film here.

The whole filming site of "Sniper Phone Booth" is on this West 53rd Street, which is also the only shooting site of the movie. There is a red phone booth at the corner of the street near the end of Broadway Avenue, which is where the hero was trapped. For Gu Luobei, the biggest advantage of filming in a familiar place is that he can go home every day. If Teddy Bell and Catherine Bell want to come to watch the filming, there is absolutely no problem.

A week after receiving the call to pass the interview, Gu Luobei joined the "Sniper Phone Booth" crew. This was the plan originally planned by Joe Schumacher, and the speed was beyond Gu Luobei's imagination. In the end, Gu Luobei actually took part in the filming a few days earlier than Anne Hathaway, which was unexpected.

When I came to the room where the crew was temporarily resting, everyone was willing to stay in the room before going to the street to prepare to start the production. In February, New York was still cold and windy, but it was not a sunny outing day, but it was warmer in the room.

Accompanied by Teddy Bell, Gu Luobei walked into the room. Everyone gathered together to chat in twos and threes. The scene looked very good. The staff all nodded slightly to Gu Luobei, expressing their welcome. Although everyone had a smile on their faces, Gu Luobei was sensitively aware that everyone was more or less indifferent. Compared with the "Death Illusion" crew, the feeling was indeed different.

In fact, it is not surprising when you think about it. First of all, everyone just met today, and it is impossible to be enthusiastic. Second, Gu Luobei is no one: people who know the "death illusion" are absolutely rare, and everyone should pay too much attention. It is also an unreasonable request; three to three, an 18-year-old boy wants to challenge the role of Stu-Shepard, and he is the only protagonist of the movie, and he is the only one. A little is normal.

If you want to add a fourth reason, the lukewarm attitude of the crew is better explained. Several actors soon came to the room. Although the "Sniper Phone Booth" was the stage for the actor Stu Sheppard alone, there were still several important supporting roles, such as the sniper on the other end of the phone, such as the actor. his wife and lover, and the leader of the police.

Forest Whitaker, the powerful actor who won the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival in 1989, is definitely a Hollywood heavyweight supporting actor. Gu Luobei also knew that the black actor who won almost all the plaudits in the supporting actor won the Oscar for Best Actor in 2006 with his wonderful performance in "Doomsday Dictatorship". This time, Forest Whitaker will play the police captain.

Katie Holmes, who became popular in the United States because of "The Age of Love", was shortlisted for last year's list of the world's sexiest actresses. She will play the hero's lover in "Sniper Phone Booth". For Katie Holmes, Gu Luobei is more aware of her other identity, the wife of American idol Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise tied the knot with Katie Holmes in 2005, after ending a ten-year marriage to Nicole Kidman in 2001, and their beautiful daughter Suri Crewe Sri Lanka has also become the most watched child in the world.

Playing the perverted phone sniper hidden in the dark is Kiefer Sutherland, best known to date for his 1987 film "The Lost Boy," which coincidentally was directed by Joe Schumacher. Although Kiefer-Sutherland is not a big star now, but Gu Luobei knows him very well, because Kiefer-Sutherland is the actor of Jack Ball, the hero of the classic American drama "24 Hours". The series has caused a sensation around the world, and it also has many fans in China. However, "24 Hours" had not yet started filming at this time, so Kiefer-Sutherland had not yet made his name.

In addition, the actor Radha Mitchell who played Stu Sheppard's wife is also a backbone actor with very rich acting experience. Gu Luobei, a rookie who only appeared in the second movie, cannot get the confidence of the staff. Nothing but normal. "Death Illusion" is an independent film, everyone worked hard from scratch together, so the atmosphere is very good; but "Sniper Phone Booth" is a film that 20th Century Fox invested 8 million to shoot, and the atmosphere of the crew is naturally different.

It is worth mentioning that the two films that Gu Luobei is currently shooting are actually released by 20th Century Fox, which is also a kind of fate.

Gu Luobei knew the reason for the lukewarmness of the crew, and also knew the solution: to prove himself with his own strength and practical actions, that's enough. So Gu Luobei didn't care, he sat down directly on the seat, took out the script and turned it over, without any self-consciousness to take the initiative to socialize. In Gu Luobei's view, if you want to take care of everyone's feelings, if you want to get everyone's favor, then it's too tiring to live. Everyone has their own preferences, their own outlook on life and values. Everyone is an independent individual. It is impossible for one person to be loved by everyone. Even if it is money, no matter how many people you love, it will be regarded as dung. Yes, so don't expect to take care of everyone's feelings, it's the most important thing to feel happy.

Gu Luobei's behavior is not unusual in the United States, which emphasizes individuality and individualism. So everyone in the room should still do whatever, and there is nothing abnormal at all. Teddy Bell, who is more neurotic, always felt that something was wrong, but he had never been to the "Death Illusion" crew before, and he looked at Gu Luobei with a calm look, so he didn't think much about it.

When Joe Schumacher entered the room, what he saw was such a scene. Everyone was sitting or standing in twos and threes, making the room crowded, but there was no lively feeling, but a jerky feeling that was not yet harmonious. This is not uncommon for Joe Schumacher. He has made many movies with very short cycles. The crew members are completely working relationships. Before they have time to get acquainted, the filming is completed and the crew is disbanded. Therefore, Joe Schumacher is very accustomed to this strong working atmosphere.

Of course, Joe Schumacher also knew that choosing Gu Luobei as the male protagonist meant that all the pressure on the movie box office was on him. As a well-known commercial film director, Joe Schumacher knows only the consequences of his choice. But he didn't regret it. Instead, he felt that he was very wise. He saw Gu Luobei's passion for acting and the aura of acting. He was talented, persistent and hardworking. He believed that Gu Luobei would give him a great deal. The surprise is even bigger than the performance on the day of the interview.

"Everyone went out to prepare for the opening ceremony, and the main actors stayed." Joe Schumacher said loudly, the staff in the room began to pour out in an instant, and everyone who was lazy quickly became quick.

The opening ceremony, this custom is found all over the world. In Asia, the opening ceremony is to worship gods and beg for luck, hoping that the filming of the film will go smoothly; in Europe and the United States, the opening ceremony is more focused on film promotion. Therefore, the staff attaches great importance to this, which is the first impression of the "sniper phone booth" facing the media.

Joe Schumacher kept the actor, but not to lecture, but to give a brief introduction. After all, everyone will be working together for a while. Gu Luobei left a deep impression on Kiefer-Sutherland, not only because of the influence of "24 Hours" in his previous life, but also because of the special role of Kiefer-Sutherland in this film.

It can be seen from the script that the sniper played by Kiefer-Sutherland only appeared in the voice from the beginning, and only appeared and flashed at the end. From the perspective of the scene, it can be regarded as a trick, but from the In terms of the importance of the role, it is an important supporting role in the play with Gu Luobei. Therefore, Gu Luobei was very sensitive to Kiefer-Sutherland's voice, with the calmness of a middle-aged man, the tone of UU reading was low, but unexpectedly had some deep feeling. I don't know if it was Gu Luobei who entered the role, he took it for granted; or whether it was Kiefer-Sutherland's voice originally. But anyway, it's definitely a good thing for the movie.

The so-called opening ceremony is actually an open press conference. In front of all the reporters, the main creators of the film appear one by one, accept photo interviews, and do the first wave of publicity for the film.

This time, 20th Century Fox did not have enough confidence in Joe Schumacher. It invested 8 million in the early stage. After that, there were some differences on the issue of the male lead. Finally, Joe Schumacher persuaded 20th Century Fox, It also retains the hope of continuing to make additional investments in the later period. Therefore, Gu Luobei was fortunate to participate in the first official opening ceremony of his life.

The reporters in front of me were not friendly, not to mention compared with the Sundance Film Festival, compared with the attitude of the staff in the room just now, the reporters on the scene were a lot worse. Even if the reporters had done their interviews and knew the praise of "Death Illusion" at the Sundance Film Festival, Gu Luobei was still "a newcomer without any gimmicks" to them, and even many reporters began to conceive "Schumacher". The old eyes are dim, and the title of the male vase is the only one."

"Schumacher, didn't Jim Carrey say there is hope to play Stu?"

"I got the news that Will Smith was very interested in the role of Stu."

"Isn't Colin Farrell always the first player on your list to play Stu? Is there a feud between the two of you?"

All the questions were being shot at Joe Schumacher. Gu Luobei, who was standing beside him, was like an invisible man, and was ignored by all the reporters.

The second update of No. 3, today's update old time!

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