Renly Hall and Catherine Kennedy, both of whom are top figures in the Hollywood pyramids. In terms of connections, power, prestige, status, etc., both sides have far-reaching influence. If they really fight head-on, then Mars will hit the Earth. Perhaps one side will not win in the end, and both sides will be injured. The greatest possibility is that for the crew of "Rogue One", it may develop into a devastating disaster.

Checks and balances, this is the key point.

While the crew of "Rogue One" was still working in the Maldives, Renly and Catherine started a fight in London. Both sides had come and go, but no one started easily. They had three talks, and there were two other telephone conferences. The atmosphere was tense and the sparkling confrontation made both sides stalemate.

No one can know the specific content of the conversation, but judging from the results, both sides made concessions and reached a consensus.

The script does need to be modified, some scene dialogues are deleted, some role scenes are deleted, especially scenes of combat scenes, so as to improve the rhythm as much as possible, ensuring that the narrative rhythm of the movie can be lighter and more sharp and does not affect the main line, reducing the burden on the movie.

Director, it cannot be changed, this is also the core of the debate between Renly and Catherine.

Lanley officially rejected Tony Gilroy's "help" with a serious attitude and temporarily joined the second director. This may be a devastating blow to the crew. Garys' personal style and creative ideas may also be destroyed; but Katherine's attitude is also very firm. She believes that Garys absolutely needs help, rhythm control and fighting scenes are the keys to commercial films, and the crew needs to improve the rhythm of the film.

The final conclusion is that Tony Gilroy is still away from the crew for the time being, but Tony can hold a meeting with Garys as an advisor to discuss and give some advice; and Renley will also hold a meeting with Garys to ensure that Garys can accept more possibilities in scheduling fight scenes.

As for rhythm control, that is the matter of post-production editing.

The ending, keeping it the same, is Renley's bottom line, and Garys' bottom line, refusing to leave any tail for the potential of the sequel. The sequel problem is only one aspect, and the real reason is the significance of the ending to the Rebels, which is an indispensable and important part.

After going back and forth, the two sides finally reached a consensus.

Immediately afterwards, Christopher-mquarrie appeared in London.

Why Christopher Maicaulley?

As a director, Christopher directed the fifth and sixth parts of "Detective Jack" and "Mission Impossible". His directorial ability has not yet been widely recognized and is more hailed as Tom Cruise's fixed partner; but as a screenwriter, Christopher is a well-known "pot-making maker" in Hollywood.

"Very Suspect" is his famous work. Although the series of commercial films since then have performed mediocrely, such as "The Detective Jack", "The Deadly Companion Travel" and "The Giant Catcher Jack", "The Greatest Catcher Jack", etc., Christopher's refinement and control of the lines is well-known in Hollywood.

Hollywood script creation is a very interesting thing. Only when the content of the creation exceeds 30% can you have the final signature right; but in fact, screenwriters who are not on the list of screenwriters but participate in script creation may be a long list. It is normal for a script to be practiced by multiple screenwriters.

It is also important to note here that one situation may occur before and after the crew is officially turned on:

The producer is not very satisfied with the details of the script. It may be to modify the lines and dialogues, or to modify a few scenes. Without any damage to the bones, I hope to modify the content of the script in part. Then, the "Tubing Man" will appear at this time, which is considered a technical job within a small range.

It does not require a lot of tedious work, but requires patience and careful adjustment. Some screenwriters may lack talent, and lack a little delicate touch and inspiration for the story framework and main line settings. Creating a complete script may be a disaster; but the details control has its own unique skills, which may be a line skill, a scene setting, a character personality, and so on.

For example, Christopher Maikaulley.

The work of "partially revising scripts" is actually not glorious, because screenwriters who are truly talented and capable do not want to do such "non-creative physical work"; but this kind of "physical work" has an irreplaceable advantage: simple, convenient, and high returns.

Creating a script framework may take three months to half a year, and the salary will remain at an average of about one million US dollars; while creating a complete script will have a relatively long cycle, ranging from three months to several years, but there is no limit on salary, including three million US dollars or even higher.

But for "pot-making machines", they can get a reward of 300,000 to 500,000 US dollars in a short time, and they can get a reward of 300,000 to 500,000 US dollars in a short time. If they modify a sentence and modify 29% of the content, the rewards are relatively fixed, and they can get rich returns in a short time. This is also considered the most profitable job in Hollywood.

Just like a "body worker" standing on the street, make quick money.

Having said that, there are not many screenwriters who are truly competent for this job in Hollywood.

Back to Christopher McCauley.

After Renley and Catherine reached a consensus, Christopher appeared in London "immediately", as if he had already been ready and was ready at any time.

This also means that Catherine had already been prepared for a long time, and the bargaining was just numbing Lanli. In the end, she successfully completed her established goal: to modify the script. Although the contract stipulates that Lanli has the right to make the script decision, Katherine always has a way to make Lanli nod.

At the producer level, Catherine is the more experienced side. As for Lan Li, she relies more on her mentality and aura to form a confrontation. Now, looking back at the battle between "Love Madness" in Park City and Harvey Weinstein, it is ultimately the ignorant and fearless.

Lanli even secretly speculated that Christopher had already started to revise the script in London because Katherine was sure to let Lanli agree; then, modify the ending and add a second director, these things may be just smoke bombs, becoming Katherine's bargaining chips for negotiations.

The power contest at the top of the Hollywood Pyramid is definitely not that simple. In comparison, Thomas Tour's small tricks on the "Interstellar" crew seem much simpler, mainly because he did not consider the overall situation at a higher level, and the rhythm was still led by Renli.

In any case, the filming of "Rogue One" is underway, but the crew changes, which has led to the subsequent shooting.

Christopher only took two weeks to complete the script revision work. After reading it, Katherine and Renli officially passed it.

The story has indeed been much streamlined, and the characters have become relatively simplified, and even the roles of Renly and Felicity have been partially affected.

Among the crew, Garris had a meeting with Tony and Christopher one after another, and then had many meetings with Renly and other editors.

Although Garris is very dissatisfied with the single-linearization of the character, which destroys the fullness of the story, it is unrealistic for commercial films to spend a lot of pen and ink to shape the characters. Most of the time, even if they spend a lot of pen and ink, they are still not satisfactory, and instead become a burden to the narrative rhythm of the film; in the end, Garris still chose to compromise.

More precisely, even if Garris doesn't compromise, he can't change the decisions Katherine and Lanley made together.

However, all this did not affect the filming of "Rogue One". The crew could vaguely feel the undercurrent, but they could not do anything about those framework-level resolutions. They could only wait and see what they wanted, continue to stick to their posts, occasionally exchange a look during rest, and discuss it whisper for a moment. That's all.

After all the discussions and changes were over, the staff were observing each other's eyes, not sure how things would develop, who knows what the consequences would be caused by the fight between gods?

But Lanley seemed to have nothing happened, and calmly devoted herself to her daily work, which made the staff feel a little calmer. When Garris returned to the crew, he did not show too many strange emotions, as if all his thoughts were in his heart. The filming work was still going on in an orderly manner, and the commotion and chaos in the crew gradually settled down.

As time progresses, "Rogue One" returns to normal track. The brief chaos does not seem to be able to create more trouble, but for the crew, this is a good thing.

Despite this, the changes in the script still brought about a chain reaction, and the subsequent shooting work increased a lot, so the shooting progress was slightly pushed back.

The crew was busy until mid-May, and "Rogue One" officially announced the completion of the filming. It worked for four and a half months, delaying nearly three weeks from expected to complete the project, disrupting a lot of plans; but Lan Li knew that the matter was still not over here.

Judging from Katherine's previous attitude and opinions, there may be twists and turns in the post-production process. If the initial version is not satisfactory, then subsequent reshoots and reshoots are also possible.

Re-shooting and reshooting of top-notch commercial films are very common, and the specific situation is very complicated, both positive and negative, and they cannot be generalized. But in the final analysis, it is the conflict between the producer and the director's opinions. The balance between business and art is definitely not that simple.

But for now, the crew has finished filming and the actors' work has temporarily come to an end.

Since 2015, Renli has been working hard. His figure appears all over the world, constantly entering and leaving every occasion. Now he can finally take a breath and his work is still not over, because the Cannes Film Festival is here, but for Renli, going to the Costa à is equivalent to vacation.
Chapter completed!