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As a director, when choosing an actor, he must have a clear understanding of the overall style of the movie, the positioning of the future market of the movie, and the actors themselves. Therefore, many times, in terms of the cast, directors and producers are always prone to disputes, because this is the positioning of the tone of the movie and must be cautious.

Alex Prous, who has filmed "Crow" and "Soul Moving City", is not a new director, but not a big-name director. He has the weight of speaking in front of the producer, but it is not heavy enough. This time, he will take on the directorial work of "Public Enemy of Machinery". Alex Prous has only one reason, because this movie is adapted from Isaac Asimov's work "I, Robot".

As the greatest science fiction novelist of the last century, Isaac Asimov also has a master's degree in literature and a doctorate in chemistry. The science fiction world he built is vast and huge. By depicting the rise and fall of the Galactic Empire, he discusses the interactive influence of human nature and civilized elements such as politics, economy, and military. This macro perspective makes his works full of care and thinking about the future of mankind, and can be said to have influenced many readers' views on the world.

This "Mechanical Public Enemy (literally translated as: me, robot)" can be said to be well-known to readers of science fiction novels. The novel consists of more than a dozen stories, but it contains Isaac Asimov's most famous "Three Laws of Robots". The first law, robots must not harm humans, nor can they stand by when they are hurt; the second law, robots should obey all human commands, but they must not violate the first law; the third law, robots should protect their own safety, but they must not violate the first and second law.

Strictly speaking, "public enemy of machinery" is no longer the content of the original novel, because its script has undergone four changes. This movie should be said to be a story derived from the three laws of robots. The reason why Alex Prous took over the directorial work of this movie was because of Isaac Asimov's three laws of robots, which is definitely a good advice for science fiction lovers. Therefore, even though he has limited decision-making power because of the big production, he still decided to take over.

"Mechanical Public Enemy" was invested and produced by Twentieth Century Fox. In the selection of the male lead, Twentieth Century Fox gave two official candidates: Will Smith and Evan Bell Leonardo DiCaprio was added after the producer discussed with Alex Prouss, and was also recognized by Twentieth Century Fox.

Will Smith and Leonardo DiCaprio needless to say, Alex Prous mainly had a multi-faceted understanding of Evan Bale in the early stage. At the beginning, Alex Prous was really a little surprised about the official first choice of 20th Century Fox. He knew Will Smith and had heard of the media comparing Evan Bale with Will Smith. But 20th Century Fox actually put Evan Bale and Will Smith on the same level for consideration, which surprised Alex Prous very much.

But in fact, it is not surprising that Twentieth Century Fox has this idea. Evan Bell has six movies released so far. "White Night Chase" was released by Warner Bros. "Adapted Screenplay" and "Fatal Identity" were released by Columbia Pictures, and "Detective Identity" were released by "Detective Illusion", "Ice Age", and "Sniper Telephone Booth" were released by 20th Century Fox! Among them, "Ice Age" and "Sniper Telephone Booth" brought 200 million US dollars in revenue to Twentieth Century Fox respectively! No wonder Twentieth Century Fox has valued Evan Bell so much. Any film company has the same attitude towards the money tree and tries its best to win over it.

Taking the current relationship between Evan Bell and Twentieth Century Fox, the two can be said to be a honeymoon period, so in the "mechanical public enemy" filming stage, Twentieth Century Fox was the first to include Evan Bell on the list of the male lead's first choice.

As a director, Alex Prouss has to have the right to participate in the decision, but he must have enough knowledge of the actors to have a gap in the process of filming the movie. Through understanding, Alex Prouss not only understood the ideas of 20th Century Fox, but also increased his idea of ​​working with Evan Bell. Being able to work with such a young actor with a wide personality is definitely a pleasant thing for the "mechanical public enemy".

Alex Prous and Leonardo DiCaprio had a brief talk just now, but he didn't expect that Leonardo DiCaprio had no interest in the "public enemy of mechanical engineering" and directly rejected the proposal. Although Alex Prous did not know the reason, Evan Bell knew that Leonardo DiCaprio was recently discussing a new cooperation project with Martin Sicorsese, and is still in the preliminary preparation stage, and Evan Bell didn't know the specific project. However, according to Evan Bell's memory, he was probably a "pilot".

So, Alex Prous directly invited Evan Bell, "Do you have the idea of ​​working with me?"

Evan Bell raised his eyebrows unexpectedly. He really didn't expect that Alex Prous would give up Will Smith and choose himself.

"Mechanical Public Enemy" is a very excellent commercial film, and Evan Bell knew very clearly. In the last life, "Mechanical Public Enemy" who adopted Will Smith as the male lead, achieved remarkable results in box office, but it was far from being a huge success. The investment of 100 million US dollars only achieved a box office of 150 million US dollars. This was not enough for 20th Century Fox to satisfy them.

As a commercial science fiction movie, there is no doubt that "Mechanical Public Enemy" is outstanding in the scene, and the film has also received a lot of praise for the theme of human existence crisis thinking. Overall, film critics still praise more than derogatory. However, like most commercial movies, "Mechanical Public Enemy" puts the core of the movie above the grandeur of the scene, which is a typical Hollywood blockbuster. However, there are still some shortcomings in the exploration of the theme. This also balances the further development of the movie in box office and reputation.

As for Evan Bell personally, his interest in this script is limited. What's more, the "Crash" will be filmed soon, and Evan Bell has an unfinished "Mysterious Skin" script on hand. Therefore, "Mechanical Public Enemy" is indeed not Evan Bell's first choice.

However, Evan Bell will not deny his respect for Isaac Asimov and the three classic robot laws. In fact, if the script is slightly changed, some details are added, and more crafted about the causes of the male protagonist's character is not required, but just digging deeper into the character, the quality of the movie can be further improved.

So, facing Alex Prouss's problem, Evan Bell smiled calmly, "Mr. Prouss, why do you want to work with me?"

Alex Prouss was silent. He did not think of Evan Bell's joke, "If I said because I like it, you will definitely not believe it." Instead, he was seriously thinking about the reasons. After a while, he carefully said, "Because I think you can bring vitality to the movie." After that, Alex Prouss paused, "You know, Will is good, he is all good, he has a strong box office appeal, and he has excellent personal charm. But it is precisely because of his advantages that other elements of the movie are easily overlooked, and thus concentrated on him alone."

Alex Prous's foresight surprised Evan Bell. Will Smith succeeded and failed in his last life. Because of Will Smith's strong appeal, the movie was successful; but because Will Smith was too prominent, he almost stole the limelight from the movie, and the dark style in Alex Prous's bones was submerged in the metallic luster of the robot. Will Smith's personal charm overrides the role, and above the movie, it is also one of the reasons why the characters are not full enough and the theme of the movie is not profound enough.

"But you are different," Alex Prouss knew that the words just now were prone to misunderstandings: Evan Bell could be understood as "Is my charm not as good as Will Smith?", so he did not give Evan Bell a chance to speak, and then continued, "You are willing to change yourself for the movie, for the script, and for the role. This can make the role serve the movie and increase the depth of the movie itself. Of course, I am not saying that Will is unwilling," Will Smith's acting skills have also been recognized a lot. Last year, he was nominated for Best Actor for the outstanding performance of "Boxing Ali". "I just said that your personality should be more in line with me, so that the characters and the overall movie will be better. Oh, God..."

Alex Prous found that no matter what he said, he seemed to be defaming Will Smith or Evan Bell. He was a little silly for a moment. After struggling, he finally gave up his efforts, "Because I like, I like you as an actor."

Hearing this sentence, Evan Bell and the other two chuckled.

In fact, Alex Prous's meaning is very simple. Will Smith's personal charm is too distinct and it is easy to steal the limelight. Although Evan Bell is also a very charming actor, from the works of "White Night Chase", "Sniper Telephone Booth", and "Adapted Screenplay", we know that Evan Bell is brave enough to break his own constraints and integrate into the works. Through "fatal identity", we know that Evan Bell is willing to serve the movie and the role, thereby hiding his personal charm and sharpness.

Furthermore, Alex Prous himself is a very personal person, which can be seen from the "Soul Movement City", so he hopes to work with an actor with a distinct personality like Evan Bell. In short, personal preferences.

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