Cage's life is pretty good.

But when the male lead of the "I Am a Hero" project invited him to join him, he immediately became interested.

Not to mention that this movie is very high and is a project led by Lehman. Even the box office results of the first "Travel in New York" are worth paying more attention to.

After all, this is a big-selling sequel with relatively small risks.

The confirmed director Zach Schneider is also a big shot among the new generation of directors. He cannot refuse whether it is in terms of friendship or personal interests.

Cage even felt that it was Lehman who was willing to take care of him.

Even though his career has been going well in recent years, he rarely encounters similar high-quality projects.

Received.

The remaining agents communicated with Firefly about specific shooting matters.

......

After meeting Cage's agent, Lehman returned to the office and called Black in directly.

Black has been in charge of the crew management of "Stranger Things" some time ago. He doesn't have much trouble on weekdays, so it's easy to discuss broadcasting with HBO occasionally.

As for production alone, Black has rich experience and is highly qualified.

After seeing Lehman, I was still wondering if there was any errand.

With the growth of Firefly production business, these production department managers are basically busy, but the busier they are, does it mean that they are more valued? Who is willing to return to the life of the past that he had never made a fortune?

"Blake, how is your situation?"

"The first three episodes of the pilot have started editing, and it should not delay the schedule."

"Well, I will let others take over in "Stranger Things". You should be responsible for the "I Am a Hero" project. Director Za has the most dealing with you and will be more familiar with you."

"Boss, is the sequel to "I Am a Hero"? Is the New York Tour going to be filmed?" Black only felt that he was starting to be excited.

According to the company's rules, if the project is successful, there will be a bonus linked to the box office.

Think about it a little with your head. I have been planning "I Am a Hero" for so many years and also used a popular American drama to create momentum to cultivate the value of the subject matter. The company's ambition or expectations for the project are very high.

"Well, the male lead has already been selected to play Cage." Lehman emphasized: "I hope you can cooperate with Director Zha to ensure the filming of the crew. In addition, it is best to end the filming before September and move into the later stage. In terms of special effects, if you ask Director Zha to contact Scott, the digital field will give priority to "I am a Hero"."

Cage is still very smart.

With the support of the "National Treasure" series, his net worth has been able to get a 20 million yuan base salary + 20% box office profit in North America (20+20 plan).

However, in order to better maintain the close relationship between the two parties, his agent did not offer ruthlessly and always held a good attitude.

Of course, Lehmann is not willing to take advantage of the actors in such trivial matters.

He can find Cage to play, so he naturally recognizes Cage's value. Lehman will not joke about projects with nearly 200 million investments.

Therefore, Cage won a 20+20 share contract when joining "I Am a Hero".

"Communicate with the New York City government about the filming matters as soon as possible. In addition, some firearms and equipment can be funded by the Pentagon." Lehman continued: "Others are still the same, and the completion of the film guarantee is to be held responsible."

Black thought in his mind: Before the filming started, he would have to throw more than 50 million in. It was almost 7 or 8 pieces invested in a small amount. This project cannot fail...

After Black left, Lehman asked Joseph to draw a suitable employee to go to "Stranger Things" which is already on track to get familiar with the production work.

In addition, it is to release news to allow major agency companies to screen a group of male actors over 25 who have acting skills and low pay.

"I Am a Hero" needs a supporting villain with enough roles to set off the zombie crisis, and the human camp is still intriguing and unable to unite.

In other words, the man played by Cage is mainly given a not-so-high ending by such a male partner who is quite good at the scene.

Therefore, the choice of actors for this role is very important.

If the acting skills are almost interesting and cannot support the drama, the protagonist will appear stupid. How to measure it requires careful consideration.

......

"Director, the IMAX camera is broken. Can you still shoot this scene with it?"

Photographer Wally Fist, who has worked closely with Nolan since "White Night Chase", reported to Nolan after the director's monitor.

Nolan looked at the somewhat messy shooting scene, and then looked at the unlucky guy who was injured and carried down by the explosion fragments because he was too close. His teeth were itchy and he gritted his teeth and said angrily: "Call Kevin here, didn't you ask him to check the set carefully? Why did something happen even if something unexpected happened?"

It would be fine if the shooting was delayed, but there were only two IMAX cameras in the United States. Now one is scrapped and it is still rented by the crew. It is simply too troublesome.

He had long conceived to use static interpretation of the beauty of fireworks in the shooting of this scene. In the Battersea Power Station in London, the sky-sky fires even attracted cross-examination from the local police station because the residents nearby felt a terrorist attack had occurred.

But in fact, this is just the scene shot that "The Dark Knight" wants to take.

After being scolded by Kevin, the leader of the set team, explained weakly: "I never thought that explosives would cause cracks to collapse inside the scene. At first, it was still bearable, but when I went to check, I found that the inside was fractured, and the outside looked completely fine... Otherwise, reduce the amount of gunpowder, maybe it wouldn't be so powerful."

"Forget it, be careful."

Nolan waved his hand.

Although he was a little irritated, he didn't blame anyone.

Furthermore, he decided how to shoot this scene and what effect it should achieve. He also decided to move the camera closer and static close-ups with the photography team.

Speaking of which, the person in charge of fire insurance also reminded him, but for a better visual experience, he still did it...

Moreover, as long as the shooting of this thing involves shooting dangerous shots, there is always an accident.

The crew can do nothing more than increase the safety factor and try not to make any mistakes.

But if it really happens, you must take responsibility.

While asking the crew to reimburse the injured person for additional medical compensation, Nolan cleaned up the scene and rearranged the scene.

"Go and contact another IMAX camera to rent." Nolan said in a deep voice: "Be more careful next time, check the scene more."

Although this shooting wastes time and scene expenses, the camera alone will be wasted more than 7 million yuan, but it will still not allow Nolan to change his established ideas.

In the director's career, everyone has paranoidness.

It is not paranoid, and it is impossible to direct a movie with a strong personal style.

This matter soon reached Lehman's ears.

The main reason is that the person in charge of the fire insurance thinks that it is too uncontrollable to continue shooting like this.

"The Dark Knight" can be more big scenes than "The Mystery of the Shadow", and it costs more money and is more dangerous.

After receiving the report, Lehmann was helpless.

No one wants to make a problem with the shooting, but the crew cannot always be cautious.

If you don't pay attention, the money will be thrown into the water.

No matter what the reason is, Lehman only knows that the shooting expenses for "The Dark Knight" are about to increase again.

Of course, Nolan is a relatively cheap director type.

It is rare to hear that he often increases the cost of shooting.

Because he is filming according to strict plans and budgets, generally speaking, after the filming is finally completed, the budget will be left.

In other words, he is not a person who likes to temporarily change the shooting plan and will not think about it.

But helpless, no matter how prepared people are, can they control the accident?

fine.

......

The preparations for "I Am a Hero" were not intentionally promoted, but they still attracted the attention of many people.

It’s mainly because it’s been two years since "Travel in New York". The audience who went to theaters to support and the fans who continued to capture the offline market in the future really want to see the sequel to this zombie blockbuster.

Finally, the fireflies were deliberately activated, which made the audience who had been waiting for a long time look forward to it from the bottom of their hearts, and the discussion on related topics began to become popular.

Of course, brokerage companies know more than the audience and have a more active mind.

Even if you are just a matchmaker, it is a very good performance opportunity.

After a few days of preparation, the list of actors that met the standards flew into the fireflies like snowflakes...
Chapter completed!