Chapter 194： 3 requirements

Tim Burton is not very old, he is only 42 years old this year, but his original gothic style has already made him a bit of a movie master.

His works are full of imagination and inner monologue, and it is his understanding of the world through the film. And those weird and warm hearts exist in everyone's heart, so he can be recognized by the world.

In terms of character design, the protagonists of his films are all weird and absurd, but they all reveal kindness and innocence from their bodies, which are universal values.

Just like Edward, the protagonist in Edward Scissorhands, although he is an artificial human with sharp blades in all ten fingers, he has a pure heart.

Edward is ingenious and helpful. He is good at gardening, barbering, and sculpture. He has raised the "look" of the whole town. He's lonely and unique, a true reflection of Tim Burton himself.

Of course, much of this flawless performance is due to the similarities in artistic style and personalities between Johnny Depp and Tim Burton.

So, if there is only one person in the world who can handle Johnny Depp's performance, that person must be Tim Burton!

Similar is the same.

People who are too far apart cannot understand each other at all.

Tim Burton led Dunn to his museum, and Dunn realized that this museum is not a museum in the true sense, but an exhibition of Tim Burton's creative style.

Here, there are sketches, stickers, and photos by Tim Burton hanging on the strong, and on the table are skeletons, zombies, children with nails in their eyes, and big mouths with fangs...

Although the two did not chat about the movie, Dunn already understood the meaning of each other.

Tim Burton is leading Dunn to experience his unique creative style and understand the image display of Gothic style.

Dunn picked up a girl doll, which was a stop-motion doll from the movie "The Nightmare Before Christmas", Dunn said half-jokingly: "Little girl... is it too gloomy to paint with this dark color? already?"

"I never thought of myself as a dark person." Tim Burton smiled, but he asked different questions, "Maybe I have a lot of dark elements in my films, but I always add humor and emotion. This is also My perception of life is a light, dark, emotional combination."

After a pause, Tim Burton took the doll from Dunn, still smiling, "In "The Nightmare Before Christmas", I also added some emotional elements. Many children did not feel terrible after watching it. The horror of the show, in a humorous way rather than a terrifying way."

Dunn understood that although the two were talking about "The Nightmare Before Christmas", the real theme was "Pirate Captain: The Curse of the Black Pearl".

It was a pirate adventure movie, and it would have fantasy elements. Captain Barbossa even transformed in the moonlight, which would add a bit of horror to it.

How to make the thriller plot exciting but not scary is a major problem in the movie.

These words of Tim Burton are the explanation for Dunn.

In any case, "Pirate Captain: The Curse of the Black Pearl" is a commercial blockbuster with an investment of over 100 million yuan, and the film rating must be below PG-13.

Tang En asked with a smile, "I heard... you like watching horror movies?"

Tim Burton laughed: "Yes, it's my hobby since I was a kid. Vampires, Frankenstein, I always fantasize about finding really scary things, but I never succeed. So I just Make a movie and try to be scary. But...the kids always find it funny and laugh when they see my movies.”

"That's because you're good at creating contrast."

Tang Enruo said something meaningfully.

This is also the style of Tim Burton movies. Adults will find some scenes scary, but children will laugh when they see it.

Tim Burton thought for a moment and shook his head slightly, "Contrast is just an appearance. The monsters I photograph are not scary because I know them very well. They are withdrawn, isolated, and unacceptable to the world, but they are beautiful and rich. Poetic and emotional. A lot of times, the world of monsters is the world of children.”

Dunn shivered. Thinking back to the childhood experience Natalie mentioned when he got out of the car, he was a little speechless.

Tim Burton glanced at Dunn and said, "Many people regard me as a monster. In fact, everyone's emotions are mixed. In my heart, I am an innocent person."

Dunn quickly said: "In my opinion, the complexity of the artist's world is far beyond human comprehension. Tim, you don't need to explain, it's like the gap between the fantasy world and the real world."

Tim Burton laughed: "I think the fantasy world is the real world. I think real life is a lot scarier than monsters and monster movies. The scariest people I've ever met are probably the kindest looking people. Maybe You have to be scary before you can be kind."

At this time, Helena Carter took Natalie around for a long time and walked over slowly.

Natalie jumped up to Dunn very lively, took his arm, and said with anticipation: "Don, I like this place so much, especially director Burton's photography, I think it's awesome! You must Let Director Burton make a pirate movie or I'll ignore you!"

Dunn and Tim Burton circled around for a long time, and they didn't mention "Pirate Captain: The Curse of the Black Pearl". The appearance of Natalie brought the topic very cleverly.

Dunn looked at Tim Burton dumbfounded, "You saw it too, she's threatening me!"

Tim Burton also did not hide his expectations for a big A-level production. "Since the "Batman Returns" with Warner did not meet expectations at the box office, I have not made a real big production. And "Pirate Captain" : The Curse of the Black Pearl is an interesting story, and I like it."

Dunn smiled and said: "In my opinion, the candidate for Captain Jack must be Johnny Depp. And in the whole of Hollywood, the director who can control Johnny Depp's acting skills is only you."

Tim Burton waved his hand modestly, "Dawn, you are too polite! In my opinion, there is nothing you can't do!"

Helena Carter also quickly echoed, "Yeah, how long has it been, the global box office of "Spider-Man" has exceeded 500 million US dollars, and it is amazing to see it sprint to 600 million US dollars!"

Natalie took advantage of the situation and said: "If the exchange rate changes are included, the "Batman" filmed by director Burton 11 years ago will still have a box office of 1 billion US dollars today!"

Tim Burton said: "Don, let me just say it straight, I like the story of "Pirate Captain" very much. There are many elements such as adventure, fantasy, thriller, action, etc., and there is a lot of room for development. But I think I have three requests, and I hope you can agree to me."

When it came to business, Natalie quickly shut up, Dunn smiled slightly and made a gesture of please.

"First, I need enough creative autonomy."

"for example?"

"Story adaptation, cast selection, character placement, photocopying tones."

Fortunately, he didn't mention final editing rights.

Tang En said calmly, "I have already set the framework of the story. For the sake of future sequels, the positioning of the characters should also follow my ideas. As for the specific details, you can write the script according to your ideas."

In an understatement, Tim Burton was cut by half of his power, but he was obviously used to the strength of the producer, "The second condition should not be difficult, I hope the budget is sufficient. The two I have shot in the past. The movie, the budget seriously constrained my thinking.”

Tang En said with a smile: "I can guarantee you this, as long as it's not too much, I will come up with enough budget to guarantee your creative freedom!"

"That's fine."

For directors, budget is always the number one hurdle. The director and the budget are definitely an antagonistic relationship that restricts each other.

"What about the third request?"

Tim Burton pondered for a moment, "Hopefully Jack will play Captain Barbossa."

Dunn was taken aback, "Who? Jack?"

Natalie and Tim Burton collaborated on a movie called "The Martian Plays on the Earth", and she immediately thought of a name, which was the male lead of "The Martian Plays on the Earth" and blurted out: " It's Jack Nicholson!"

Dunn suddenly realized Jack Nicholson, big man!

In that year, he defeated Al Pacino to become the best actor in the Oscar for "Flying Over the Cuckoo's Nest", and later became the best supporting actor for the Oscar for "The Emotional Intelligence of Mother and Daughter".

However, compared to the qualifications of these three Oscar winners, Jack Nicholson's classic role that people all over the world can still remember is the role of the Joker in the 1989 version of "Batman".

That's pretty much the most classic villain of all time!

It's just that Dunn has some doubts. Since Tim Burton wants Jack Nicholson to play Captain Barbossa, it's just an invitation, so what's the requirement?

Besides, the two of you have worked together on several films, and you are very friendly.

Tang En looked at him with some doubts, "Is there any difficulty?"

Tim Burton said embarrassedly: "When I was filming "Batman", Jack said that it was the last time he played the villain."

Dunn couldn't help rolling his eyes.

In Hollywood, many people have never played a villain in their entire life, such as Meryl Streep who acted like a **** among actresses, such as Tom Cruise, Mel Gibson...

Playing the villain is a big challenge for many top actors.

Thinking of Jack Nicholson's image and acting skills, Dunn suddenly fell silent.

Compared with Geoffrey Rush in the original version, Jack Nicholson is obviously more suitable for the role of Captain Barbossa because he has more villain temperament. Even if Geoffrey Rush is an Australian actor, Dunn will definitely choose Jack Nicholson for the final presentation of the movie.

"Okay, I'll go meet this old guy!"

Dunn snapped his fingers, his eyes full of anticipation.