The Greatest Showman

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350 million in North America, 1.16 billion overseas, and 1.511 billion in the world, "Fast and Furious 7" has created a new series of highs with an absolutely strong attitude, truly getting rid of the shackles of "B-level series", It has become a giant crocodile that cannot be ignored in the box office market; and the 16-week consecutive bulletin board title of "The Reunion" is another epitome of this grand farewell, magnificent and magnificent, but, I don't know, when will the fans of the series be able to Reunited with Paul.

It's a spring for Paul Walker, who has a whole spring to say goodbye before "Avengers 2" kicks off the summer season.

As for Renly, after the London premiere, he stayed away from the limelight again, returned to the Pinewood shooting base, and re-invested in the filming of "Rogue One". All the hustle and bustle about "The Reunion" was forgotten After that, the whole spotlight stage was left to Paul.

"Rogue One" is indeed a top-level production with an investment cost of more than 200 million US dollars. The entire shooting cycle is very cumbersome and extraordinarily long. From the official start in January to April, it is still in intensive production; even worse, Gareth Edwards does not have the "right to speak", which makes the film "receive" too many opinions during the production process, which seriously interferes with Gareth's creation, and the progress is not so smooth.

In early February, Jason McGatlin and Gareth Edwards suggested changes to the work's gloomy, dark style.

In mid-February, Kathryn Kennedy arrived at Pinewood Studios and expressed concern about the existing script - spending too much ink on the creation of a number of characters, for the actors, the performance space has expanded, which is a good thing; But for the film as a whole, it may drag down the narrative rhythm.

Afterwards, Jason McGatlin and Kathleen Kennedy had an in-depth conversation with Garis. The three meetings before and after failed to reach a consensus, and even caused a certain degree of quarrel-obviously, Garis is not an easy compromise. He has always insisted on the type, the script and style have been approved by Renly, and it has been nearly two months since the filming started. He has also been very happy with Renly and other actors and refused to modify the style.

"Not because the cost is too high, but because it's unnecessary." Gareth was also a stubborn and tough guy.

However, the related quarrel did not alarm Renly—

Because next, the crew will soon go to the Maldives studio to start shooting; then, Renly and Felicity will return to Los Angeles for the Oscars. In Catherine's original words, "There is no need to alarm Renly for the time being, and everything will be discussed after the Oscars are over."

As a result, the matter was suppressed like this, and Gareth's idea seemed to be implemented, and he naturally did not "complain" to Renly.

After the Oscars, Renly took the lead in returning to London. On the one hand, he did attend two private banquets. Alexander Hamilton was in charge of matchmaking, allowing Hall Ventures to enter the attention of more people; on the other hand, it was because of Katherine Kennedy's consciousness to have to speak to Renly.

Catherine is a very smart woman, she did not directly confront Renly, but completed the connection through her husband Frank Marshall——

Because of Steven Spielberg's relationship, Frank Marshall and Renly have a good relationship. During the preparation process of "Jurassic World", Frank always stood on the same line with Steven and chose to support Renly. Successfully pushed Renly's pay to break the Hollywood ceiling.

Renly, who was completely kept in the dark, kicked the iron plate for the first time since entering Hollywood, and he really realized his youth and ignorance in the field of producers——

Dedication to acting has allowed Renly to excel as an actor, even in Rogue One; The state of the show often ignores the trends and changes of the crew.

More importantly, Renly still lacks the producer's overall perspective of "maximizing the benefits" of the entire movie, which makes him suffer a big loss when facing Frank and Catherine.

Catherine made a number of comments on the script:

First of all, she doesn't like the annihilation ending, "at least one needs to stay" to leave a little fire for the sequel - which is precisely what Renly likes about the whole story, and she hopes to continue the Marvel style. , add some jokes and burdens to make the plot easier.

Secondly, she believes that the characters have too much ink, too many lines and details, which makes the whole script bloated and the narrative rhythm dragged down - which means that she needs to cut the actors' lines and cut the characters that shape the characters. This is in direct conflict with Renly's idea.

Again, the fighting style is not tight enough and exciting, and Gareth is good at scene scheduling but not good at action editing, which makes the battle scenes too focus on dialogue and not exciting enough, which is a fatal flaw for commercial popcorn - she hopes the movie can be faster. , just like Marvel.

These are just summaries of opinions. During the actual conversation, they were more trivial and scattered, all of which were not expected by Renly.

Although Renly also knows that it is very common to adjust the script during the filming process, including "Jurassic World" also made many adjustments during the filming process; but the situation of "Rogue One" is more special——

Renly had script decision-making power.

Renly had already read the script before filming began.

, and the board agreed; now it needs to make a big change, even changing the script's shaping of the main characters, sacrificing the characters for the rhythm of popcorn, and then building the work according to the assembly line, which seems crowded and rushed.

With two months into filming, things got tricky and Renly's "acting rhythm" was broken.

Of course, as far as the matter is concerned, objectively speaking, some of Catherine's ideas about the script are correct, and she is the real producer's perspective:

For example, in order to control the rhythm of the narrative, reduce battlefield dialogue as much as possible, increase fighting scenes, and control the scene scheduling with more crisp editing, which are all necessary changes for commercial movies - it can be seen as Gareth in Some of the shortcomings and weaknesses encountered while filming "Godzilla."

For "Edge of Tomorrow" to be successful, Paul Greenglass' rhythm control and sharp editing are absolutely inseparable.

As for other details of the script, Renly is also willing to open up the possibility. Whether for or against, all can be discussed and negotiated slowly. He can put forward his own opinions and views as an actor. To complete the final integration, see which parts need to be adjusted and which parts don't, and look for room for improvement during the shooting process.

But Catherine's abacus was much more than that.

She thinks that Gareth is really good at scene scheduling and atmosphere creation, but there are still shortcomings in rhythm control and special effects presentation.

Not only does she insist that the script needs to be revised, but that the crew needs to be adjusted, and maybe a second director should be hired to see if they can collide with Gareth - she even gave a suggestion, Tony Gilroy.

Tony Gilroy is the brother of "Nightcrawler" director Dan Gilroy, who is also a screenwriter. "Devil's Advocate", "Peerless Catastrophe", "Bourne Bound" series, etc. are all his works; In 2007, Tony teamed up with Frank Marshall for his first directorial feature, "Michael Clayton" - which won seven Oscar nominations, culminating in Best Supporting Actress, and later the Director of "The Bourne 4".

It can be seen from this small detail that Catherine's whole idea is very clear, and even the director candidates for "assisting the shooting" have been determined. Those qualities of Tony Gilroy are exactly what Catherine hopes to make up for or improve. In part, there is an imperative attitude inside and outside the words.

Renly was solidly killed and caught off guard, facing a well-prepared Frank Marshall and an aggressive Kathryn Kennedy.

Obviously, as a producer, Renly still has a lot to learn - how exactly a producer should interfere with a director's work, which parts can be interfered with, and which parts should be avoided as much as possible; art films and commercial films, which parts Some parts should respect the characteristics of the author's film, which parts need to be built according to the rules of the assembly line... and so on.

Gareth Edwards would have had a hard time stopping Katherine without Renly's "intervention."

Then, some of Renly's questions can be answered:

For example, the conflict between the crew of "Ranger Solo" was actually seen in "Rogue One", and then extended to other works in the "Star Wars" series. In the end, Catherine chose jj-Abram It's definitely not a sloppy choice to return to the Star Wars franchise.

For another example, the quality of the final product of "Rogue One" in the previous life is slightly inconsistent, and it is far from the style and characteristics of "Godzilla". Sixty-five points, and the follow-up box office trend also lacks a little tail.

Gareth did the best he could, but there were some things that he couldn't shake Katherine's decision after all.

And now, Renly has become the biggest unknown - which is why Katherine didn't like Bob Iger's choice of Renly in the first place.

The same is true. The first time they met, the other party was deliberate and unintentional. Renly was completely at a disadvantage and kicked the iron plate; but after that, Renly calmed down, thought carefully, and after meeting and talking with Gareth, he understood the whole thing. the ins and outs, and then regained its footing.

Between Renly and Katherine, there was a wrestling. From March to April, the tense atmosphere inside the "Rogue One" crew never dissipated——

If anyone is curious as to why the paparazzi have no way to detect the situation of the crew, this is the answer.

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