The Greatest Showman (Big Play Bone)
Chapter 2259: Cast Confused
The small waves caused by the absence of the Golden Globes were turbulent for a while, and then disappeared in the ocean of information. The news of the official launch of "Rogue One" instantly occupied the headlines of major media——
This is the start of 2015!
at last! "Rogue One" has finally completed the preliminary preparations! After waiting and waiting, hoping and hoping, we can finally start!
This is undoubtedly good news for avid movie fans; for Renly, the same is true.
One year has passed since the signing of the contract at the beginning of last year to confirm the performance. The "Jurassic World" and the "Lobster" that were signed later have been filmed, and even the post-production has been basically completed, and the schedule has now begun. , And "Rogue One" still has no news, once again let people feel the cumbersome and complex production of large projects.
In response to Lan Li’s response, Disney gave the reason for the script. The scripts that have been reworked all the time seem to be in trouble, and have never been able to achieve the expected value; and Lan Li has the right to review the script, which allows Catherine Kennedy to have The scruples, this wasted time.
But the news that Andy heard was another story: the director.
It is the director candidates that really get Disney in trouble.
From the production process of the Marvel series, Disney gradually summed up the experience: a successful series can continue the inheritance, just like an assembly line product. Kevin Fitch controls the direction, determines the style, and masters the rhythm, just like a framework, and then the director fills in the vacancy.
From the perspective of artistic creation, the director’s imagination and control have been basically stifled. Hollywood insiders refer to the director of Marvel as a "wage earner"; but from the perspective of the quality of the finished product, it can ensure an average level, or better or The bad will not be too ups and downs, and it is more in line with Disney's requirements.
This is also the reason why Edgar-Wright gave up taking charge of the "Ant-Man" guide. The British director who became famous by virtue of "Zombie Shaun", his unconstrained ideas and arbitrary creations are him. The label of Disney is bound by Disney, so naturally there is no interest——
In fact, in the "Ant-Man" that was officially released later, in addition to the Edgar version of the script, he also adopted a lot of his ideas and creativity, and successfully won a good reputation, proving the director's talent; but in the creative process In Disneyland, Disney still hopes to take the initiative in its own hands, which is why they tend to use TV directors-both Joss-Whedon and Russo brothers (Russo).
Here I need to mention the difference between a TV director and a film director:
Television is known as the art of screenwriting, and stories are the foundation of the entire work. Then the director’s narrative skills and actor scheduling are more proficient; movies are considered the art of directors, and stories are second, with screen construction, scene scheduling, and Video editing and lens trajectory, etc. give the movie the unique charm that is the focus, and the director's imagination and control are even more important.
Therefore, the shot scheduling and scene construction of the Marvel series have been reprimanded for lack of imagination. Even the main frame of the visual effects is decided by Kevin Fitch. The director can give the work, only the character's personal charm is left. ——Those set of characters constructed with humorous baggage the size of sesame seeds are what TV directors are good at.
The successful experience of Marvel is undoubtedly the best reference for the "Star Wars series". Just like Kevin Fitch’s position in Marvel, Katherine Kennedy’s position in the "Star Wars series" is only high and not low, and Catherine's desire for control is stronger and stronger, which also makes the director of the "Star Wars series" It was ridiculed as a "marionette" by industry insiders.
Now the problem arises, it is the director.
The "Star Wars Series" is slightly different from Marvel.
Before the full rise of the Marvel series, the copyright of the super-popular character Spider-Man did not belong to Disney. This also made Disney start with Iron Man, and then appeared in Thor, Guardians of the Galaxy, Ant-Man, Doctor Strange and other superheroes, all of them It is not a popular character in Marvel comics, which also means that the fan base is relatively weak, giving Disney more space to squeeze into the "personal design" they have conceived.
In other words, Disney has more room to play.
But the "Star Wars series" is a national series in North America. George Lucas has built a complete worldview. A strong and solid fan base has put incredible pressure on Catherine Kennedy. Her every move is Actions that may trigger enthusiastic fans, they will never allow Catherine to neglect or even ruin her spiritual support. The uproar has never stopped, which also makes preparations difficult.
Even Lucasfilm has disagreements within.
Some people think that they should use a big-name director, because the director of the "Star Wars Series" is George Lucas, and the director is not enough. It will definitely not satisfy fans-and once a big-name director is selected, even if the work is not as expected, Fans can also put the blame on the director instead of Lucasfilm.
Some people think that they should use anonymous directors, follow in the footsteps of the Marvel series, and control creativity, style and framework, etc. in their own hands, ignoring the requests of fans-they only know the big-name directors, but they don't know whether the director is suitable for the work. Style, not to mention, even big-name directors may not be able to satisfy them; compared to directors, style is more important, which is one of the important reasons for Marvel's success before DC.
Because the relaunch of the "Star Wars Series" is too large, too grand, and too difficult, carrying countless high hopes, and the advancement work has always been difficult. It is now in its infancy-everything is difficult at the beginning, and Catherine Kennedy is facing more unknown factors However, even if she is decisive and has a tough wrist, it is inevitable that she needs to consider from the overall perspective. Under the influence of all aspects, the emergence of difficulties is completely predictable.
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" chose JJ-Abrams to lead the tube. From the perspective of industry insiders, Abrams, who started with "Lost" and became famous as "Clover Archives", He is undoubtedly the first science fiction among the current batch of directors. His understanding of sci-fi works is highly affirmed. The highly acclaimed "Star Trek" in 2009 helped him establish his position, which also allowed him to take over " The production of "Mission Impossible 4"-to be recognized by Tom Cruise, this is undoubtedly another improvement.
Although last year's "Star Trek: Diablo Unbounded" was far from reaching expectations, Abrams' lens scheduling ability still showed a certain sense of film quality. This is also the case in the industry that Abrams is a "TV The root cause of the "director", this also allowed Abrams to be recognized by Catherine, and was finally determined to be the first director of the Star Wars series to restart.
But in fact, from the point of view of fans, Abrams has never been recognized. For one thing, his lens scheduling and picture composition lack imagination. Although it can't be said to be the quality of TV, it has not been able to get rid of the limitations of the small screen. The lack of imagination is also the essential gap between him and George Lucas; secondly, His exploration of character connections and human nature exploration is far from enough, which makes his science fiction movies seem superficial, and it is definitely not the development mode that science fiction fans are looking forward to.
It can even be said that Abrams is criticized and cursed by movie fans.
When it came to Rogue One, the director's position became the focus of concentrated firepower.
After all, Catherine still hopes to implement the successful road to the Marvel series, so she chooses the fledgling British director Gareth-Edwards (Gareth-Edwards)-the director born in 1975, did not shoot until 2010 His first work, "Monster", won numerous praises with its unique aesthetics and delicate emotions, and entered the field of vision of major film companies in one fell swoop, which won him the opportunity to direct "Godzilla".
After that, Garis began to work on scene construction, shot scheduling, and image shaping.
Then came the summer vacation, "Godzilla" was officially released, and Garis received a lot of praise for his aesthetic style, but unfortunately ~lightnovelpub.net~ box office results were not satisfactory.
Suddenly, doubts against Garys Edwards surged: maybe he is good enough, but he may not be able to control commercial blockbusters; maybe he is unique enough, but he may not be able to fit the "Star Wars series" Style; maybe he is good enough, but he is not necessarily the best candidate.
So, should Garis be replaced? Before mistakes are made.
The internal controversy in Lucasfilm completely broke out. Even Catherine had to reconsider and estimate. Although Garris was still continuing her work, Catherine did start to think about the possibility of other directors. Entering the line of sight, a new round of evaluation begins.
Leaving aside the evaluation for the time being, Garis is also under heavy pressure, which has unavoidably interfered with his work-don’t forget that before "Rogue One", his entire career was only filmed two. Works, the first is "Monster", the second is "Godzilla".
Although Garis was calm and sophisticated, he would inevitably start to whisper, and his self-confidence would be disturbed, which would affect his preparations.
As a result, the preparations for "Rogue One" were also delayed-the director selection work did not seem to be able to make much progress.
At the end of the round and round, until October, Catherine Kennedy finally showed her determination and courage, and formally confirmed the position of Garys Edwards as the director. No matter what, they will not change the director, Lucas. All disputes within the film industry have also ended.
Next, with the cooperation of Garys and the producers, they began to select the cast of other actors besides the behind-the-scenes production staff and the protagonist. When the time entered December, the entire crew was finally officially determined. Only then officially started the production plan.