At the end of the rounds, the cast of "Rogue One" was finally determined.

The layman is bound to have doubts. It is not often said that Catherine Kennedy is decisive, resolute, and powerful in the Lucasfilm industry. Then, why is the cast of "Rogue One" so difficult and so difficult? It took nearly a year before and after Catherine was determined.

The fact is that every decision of every leader is bound to be constrained in many ways. Only by comprehensively considering the opinions of all parties can we make a wise decision. A truly outstanding leader is that he understands his own strengths and weaknesses, makes full use of other voices to make up for his shortcomings, and makes the right choice. This also means that one word is absolutely impossible. Catherine knew this clearly.

But apart from this point, "Rogue One" also shoulders more of Catherine's blueprints.

Prior to this, Catherine and Bob Iger reached a consensus that the restart of "Star Wars" not only requires a new journey in this glorious series, but also looks forward to creating a strong and far-reaching social impact as it did thirty years ago. Cultural influence is created in the era; and it is necessary to open the territory of the series, like the Marvel series, to construct the entire Star Wars universe and become the banknote maker of the entertainment industry.

Disney's positioning and goals for the "Star Wars series" are higher than those of the Marvel series. It can be said that the expectations are higher and farther, and "Rogue One" is the first step to open the universe.

Because of the "Star Wars series" super fan culture in the entire North American region, Disney cannot open the blueprint of the universe casually like Marvel. Every step must be cautious and cautious. This is all reflected in the pressure of Catherine— —Bob is completely on the sidelines and gives Catherine all the power, then Catherine must also shoulder the corresponding responsibilities, which is inevitable.

Choosing to start the rumored shooting of Rogue One immediately after the production of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" demonstrates Disney's ambition to expand the universe and is also testing the reaction of avid fans. This means, "Rogue One". The position of No. 1 is full of paradoxical embarrassment:

If you perform well, it will open a new blueprint; if you perform badly, it will be directly reduced to an abandoned child.

Determining Renly as the actor is a result of Catherine's compromise with Bob, in exchange for Catherine's bold ideas on the creation of the entire universe blueprint for the "Star Wars Series".

Choosing Garis Edwards, this is Catherine's footsteps in following the Marvel series. She also hopes to be able to control the core initiative of the entire creation in her hands. The actors and directors can be changed at any time. Just keep the story frame. It is possible to continuously create similar products like an assembly line operation.

Choosing Felicity Jones, this is Catherine’s more attempts in the Star Wars series, with women, robots, and aliens as the protagonists, giving the entire interstellar background of Star Wars more possibilities-the super of the Marvel universe Heroine movies have been delayed, but the Star Wars universe needs to be at the forefront of the times, not for Catherine's own demands, but because of market positioning.

The "Star Wars Series" restarts, looking forward to becoming a cultural icon of the new generation and deeply affecting a generation. It is not the 80s anymore. The cosmic imagination constructed by George Lucas has touched the edge of human imagination. This also means that Catherine cannot start from the setting, only from the essence of the story—— Starting with the characters, it caters to the multiculturalism of young people, and injects more excitement/ affection into the minorities.

In "The Force Awakens", Catherine chose the female protagonist's perspective, while the number one actor chose the black. "Rogue One", Felicity is also the main perspective, her role even surpassed Lan Li.

Every decision is actually part of the overall blueprint. Despite the disagreements and twists and turns, Catherine even doubted her judgment and decision; but in the end, Catherine persisted in her decision and made a strong decision. After hesitating for a while, she returned to the original decision. , Only then has Garis and Felicity officially joined.

For her own ideas and for the blueprint for the future, Catherine communicated with Renly about the script many times before and after. The dystocia and difficulties of the script were not random. The two sides continued to exchange opinions on the story framework and the direction of the characters. It was not officially passed to Lan Li until November.

Fortunately, Lan Li didn't care about the weight of the role. From the beginning to the end, he focused on the consideration of the role itself, the ins and outs of the role, and the succession. As for the number of roles, it has never been a problem.

Considering Renly’s status in the industry-Hollywood actors are always accustomed to being the one who saves the world, and considering that he was filming "Jurassic World" during the discussion stage-he is the absolute core, and Catherine is a little surprised , But slightly changed his view of Lan Li.

However, it doesn’t matter whether it’s changed or not. Catherine won’t let her personal views affect the partnership. Since it is decided that Lan Li will take the lead, she won’t be the one to pick the bones in the egg.

After all, Renly’s position in the industry has surpassed Robert Downey Jr. and has become a new brother in Hollywood; and Renly’s influence is broader and more far-reaching than Robert Jr. He is among all the projects currently being produced by Disney. , Well-deserved number one big name. No one silly has a head-on conflict with Renly, including Catherine Kennedy and Bob Iger.

What's more, Catherine does not need to start a positive cooperation with Lan Li. After the crew is turned on, this hot potato can be thrown to the executive producer.

No matter what, the "Rogue One" is still successfully officially launched after all, so the twists and bumps in the preparation stage are temporarily forgotten, and all the attention is focused on the next shooting and production, looking forward to the build To produce a wonderful work, this is the point.

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It was a cloudy day when "Rogue One" officially started up.

Felicity Jones sat in the back seat of the car, swaying away from the city of London, watching the dark gray and dark red buildings disappear toward the end of the line of sight, and the scattered dark green began to occupy the line of sight. Before he had time to pay attention, the crowd in his line of sight began to sparse.

The film crew chose the studio at Pinewood Studios. This is a studio located in Aylesbury, the capital of Buckinghamshire, southeast of London. It is also one of many famous studios in England, such as "Batman: The Dark Knight", "Captain America 2", and "Harry -Potter and the Deathly Hallows, "007's Desperate Murder" and other works have been filmed here-not long ago, "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" just finished here.

For countless filmmakers and fans, Pinewood Studios is definitely a dream studio, because Stanley Kubrick completed many works such as "Full Metal Case" and "A Clockwork Orange" here. Up to now, the studio has retained many scenes from the film master back then. Directors such as Christopher Nolan and Quentin Tarantino have all come here to pay tribute to the glory of Stanley Kubrick.

The main shooting location of "Rogue One" was chosen here, and director Garys Edwards was ecstatic.

In fact, Disney and Pinewood Studios have signed a long-term cooperation agreement, and related works of the "Star Wars Series" will be filmed here. Disney only needs to build a studio model here, and then all "Star Wars series" works can be reused, saving production costs; at the same time, it can also ensure that all works are set under the same cosmic background to avoid those picky and fussy Attentive fans are picky.

So, as soon as "The Force Awakens" finished filming, "Rogue One" immediately took over.

However, as far as Felicity knows, Pinewood Studios is only the main filming location. In addition, there are at least the Maldives studios that can be seen on the shooting schedule list; in addition, there are also live shootings in Jordan and Ireland. For some time in the future, they may be very, very busy~lightnovelpub.net~ This is not the first time Felicity has filmed a high-cost large-scale production, but it was only a supporting role in "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" before, and she had never After experiencing such a shooting experience, many things in "Rogue One" are the first in their careers. No wonder everyone says that this may be a turning point in their careers.

According to common sense, she should feel nervous—the euphoria of excitement and nervousness, which may be mixed with some anxiety, but can't restrain the expectation.

At least Felicity used to be like this. She was looking forward to the launch of "Rogue One" with that mixed mood. She also suffered from insomnia because of her mood was too turbulent. She held the script at midnight, repeatedly. Reading, studying carefully, thinking about how she should perform, and how she should interpret it, unknowingly ushered in the dawn of the sun, but she did not feel tired at all, just full of hope.

But today, Felicity seemed a little absent-minded, all the excitement and excitement disappeared, and finally only tension and anxiety remained.

The chattering voice of her agent Allison-Glass (Allison-) heard in her ears. Felicity’s only idea was to make her shut her mouth—but it’s not her character, because she knows, Alison. She was just worried about herself and was trying her best to consider things thoroughly. She couldn't blame Alison for completing the work diligently. Even if she was irritable now, she still chose to shut her mouth.

However, Felicity couldn't help but cast her gaze out of the car window, quietly gazing at the sky outside the window. Layers of dark clouds obstructed the original color of the sky, and there was no trace of blue. There are only large swathes of gray, depressing people to breathe.

Gradually, Felicity put his wings in his thoughts, left the carriage, and flew above the clouds, looking for a moment of peace.