Legendary Hollywood Director

Fury is about the friendship in war, but also about the cruel humanity under war.

So how to shoot real without appearing artificial, in addition to the quality of the sets and props, it is also necessary for a group of actors to have a very bright performance.

In particular, the protagonists have a lot of scenes, and they need more camera shots.

In the living room of the hotel room, Lyman sat on the sofa, thinking carefully about who would play the sergeant.

The temperament should be appropriate, the audience should have an eye for it, and the remuneration should also be considered...

Annoyed, he scratched his hair. Laiman had been selecting for a long time, but he still didn't know who to invite.

He stood up and walked to the balcony, taking a deep breath. In the distance, tall buildings in the center of the city towered.

Once the vision is widened, the slightly annoyed mood is relieved a lot.

The mind is very confused now, so Lyman decides to go downstairs and go for a walk.

After thinking about the role candidates for most of the afternoon, I don't know how many brain cells were killed. This is really a kind of torture.

After exiting the gate of the hotel, follow the sidewalk all the way.

The streets are full of shops of all kinds, and cars drive in an orderly manner on the road.

Slowly, I don't know how long it took to relax, and the sun was about to end.

At dusk, he stood on a square, and the lights around him were already lit for illumination.

He looked up at the sky, the sunset in Los Angeles was beautiful at this time.

The faint sunset glow dyed the entire cloud layer next to it golden, and a red light stretched out from it, extending to further distances.

The well-defined sun also lost its usual majesty. It hung bright red on the horizon. Its light, as if it had been swept away by someone, was no longer dazzling, but very soft.

Not long after, the sunset in the distance slowly began to fade, and it seemed to melt into the twilight.

Slowly, the sun finally fell to the horizon, the twilight was thicker, and the sky took on a cyan look.

It's beautiful! At this moment, Lehman's heart was filled with a very peaceful and comfortable taste.

The slight cool breeze, the interweaving of pedestrians, and the gradually bright lights constitute a very quiet atmosphere.

On the billboard in the corner of the nearby square, a promotional poster for a movie was frozen at this time.

Lehmann suddenly became interested, thinking that he hadn't seen other people's works for a long time.

When I came to the nearest theater, there were not many people lining up to buy tickets at this time.

He walked to the ticket window, where a middle-aged white man sat.

A Windtalker.

Hall three, seven o'clock.

Pulling out the money, paying $10, and saying thank you, Ryman walked down the aisle to Hall Three.

The capacity of this movie hall is not large, and the number of seats is estimated to be only more than 200. At this time, it is already half past six, and the number of audiences is probably around the first floor, sitting scattered in a scattered manner.

There are few people, the only advantage is that the movie has not been played yet, and the cinema is very quiet, but this is not a good thing for the market box office of the work.

Of course, it's none of Ryman's business, and he didn't make Windwhisper anyway.

After sitting for a while, the movie is finally about to start.

Lehman had some expectations. In his previous life, he had only heard about how miserable the film was, how much he lost, and how it hurt Director Wu Baige to escape back to Hong Kong Island, but he never watched it.

I happened to see the promotional poster of the movie in the square, and I also thought that it was also a work under the theme of war, to see if I could learn some experience.

After half an hour, Lyman felt bored; after another ten minutes, Lyman felt a little bit wanting to leave; after another five minutes, he finally left the theater.

As he left, he also paid attention to the audience at the scene.

I found that just after the movie was halfway through, I had already walked a lot, and some of them were sleeping there. Only a few were still fighting with their brains and bodies and insisted on watching the movie.

It really deserves to be a work that made the CEO of MGM Home Entertainment Pictures step down. Ryman has not finished it yet, and he just thinks it is a bad movie.

It is a Hong Kong Island gunfight-style movie that is the favorite of director Wu Baige, dressed as a war movie.

What impresses him most now is the scene in the movie where Nicolas Cage kills a RB soldier with a pistol dozens of meters away.

The gun is deadly, and you don't need to aim, it's just like hanging up.

Director Wu is still discussing fate in the movie. The American people don't believe this either. People believe in God. Hey!

Lehman ranted frantically.

Now he finally knows how the production cost of Windtalker is 120 million, and the North American box office is less than 40 million.

When filming a war scene, neither to create a sense of reality, nor to shoot some big scenes.

Literary dramas and fighting dramas are not enough, who wants to buy it?

Lyman, who felt that his mind was polluted again, hurried back to the hotel, not even interested in taking a walk.

Who is this tm looking for to reason with? If I knew it earlier, I would not be curious. I went to see a bad movie that has been proven by later generations, and I blinded my eyes in vain.

Sitting on the sofa and taking a sip of coffee, Lehman gradually recovered.

Nicolas Cage? For some reason, his appearance in The Wind Whisperer suddenly appeared in Lyman's mind.

A psychologically complex naval officer tasked with protecting the code-interpreters.

Could he play the sergeant? After thinking about replacing Brad Pitt, Lehman has been considering a more suitable candidate.

Brave Island, Lord of War, Wind Whisperer...

Well, although Windtalker is a bad movie, it is not caused by the problems of the actors.

One general is incompetent, and the three armies are exhausted. Wind Whisperer was screwed up, and director Wu Baige had to bear the cauldron, simply because he was not suitable for the depiction of big scenes in this war context, and the later Peace Wheel can also prove this.

An actor with natural acting skills, military temperament, charismatic personality, good market appeal, and experience in similar roles, etc.

This series of harsh conditions can be met by Nicolas Cage.

It looks very friendly and attractive, and it will not be overwhelming. It seems that it is indeed more suitable for this role than Brad Pitt.

He is not a handsome guy in the pure sense, but he can impress the audience, fascinate the fans, and make them willingly spend money to watch his movies. Isn't that enough?

Of course, that's enough. Once this thought arises, it won't go away.

However, Lehmann also considered.

It's still 2002, not 2008. Nicolas Cage has not yet suffered an economic crisis, and his salary seems to be a big problem.

Unlike Brad Pitt, who has only emerged as an A-list star in recent years, Nicolas Cage has gained a little reputation more than a decade ago.

With the addition of many awards such as Cannes Best Actor and Oscar Best Actor, and his performance experience covering various types of films, plus commercial action films can also be played, he won the actor seat of the Hollywood A Cafe Club early.

But if I don't try it, I'm a little unwilling to do it myself.

Yes, he was not reconciled, he felt that Fury needed to match an actor like Nicolas Cage.

Think about it, what kind of sparks will the acting schools collide when they get together.

Really looking forward to it.

The more Lehman thought about it, the more he couldn't hold back the restlessness in his heart. He couldn't guarantee that Nicolas Cage would be willing to appear in this movie. After all, he didn't lack a film contract, but Lehman was mentally prepared. He was going to try his best to impress that movie. Guy, the man who likes acting, can't help but abandon the identity of the Coppola family, change his name to Cage, and work hard alone.

He's going to try, whether it's successful or not.

Thinking of this, Lyman called CAA's Kevin Howian.

As a senior member of CAA, his knowledge and intimacy with the actor is definitely higher than that of him, and he will also have a way to know the contact number of Nicolas Cage.

Hi, Mr. Kevin.

Is something wrong? Lyman. Kevin Howian was a little puzzled. The director never called him in the usual way.

I'm looking for you for something. I want to ask you for help to find out the contact information of Nicolas Cage. I have something to talk to him about.

The other end of the phone became silent, and after a while, Kevin Howian's voice came, In principle, we are not allowed to disclose customer information, so I just found someone to contact Cage in my name. , after he learned the news, he is willing to talk to you, you can write down his private phone number...

Lyman opened the drawer, took out a piece of paper, then grabbed a pen and began to listen carefully.

While reciting it in my heart, I copied it on the paper.

After repeating the correct number and confirming that the number was correct, Kevin Howian politely hung up the phone in Layman's thanks.

Now, everything is in place.

Under the soft light, Lyman sat on the sofa and first looked around. The living room was quiet, it was really quiet.

He held the phone in his hand, pressing the keys one by one, pressed Nicolas Cage's private number, and then pressed to dial Jian.

Dudududu...

The bell rang, disrupting the quiet atmosphere around.

After a while, the phone was connected, and Ryman said, Hi, Mr. Cage, I'm Ryman, please forgive me for taking the liberty to call you at night.

I just found out, I've been waiting for you to call. Director Ryman, I have seen your work, which is very good, so don't be so polite, just call me Cage, my friends like it like this Call me. Nicolas Cage's magnetic voice came clearly from the phone.

Yes, thank you. Cage, Ryman smiled and said hello, and then he opened his mouth to make it clear: I recently prepared a movie called Fury. I really hope to invite you to play Male protagonist. His tone was full of sincerity.

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