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Chapter 578 The Avengers Branch of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

There is no rush for the new album, the early stage of arrangement is already underway, the specific recording and production will take at least the second half of the year, and the upper limit will be until next year.

Apart from "creating" songs, Cao Xuan's priority is actually filming "Now You See You".

There is no way, Hollywood is in a hurry, Cao Xuan is now very popular in North America, what should I do if the limelight passes.

If "Taken 3" is filmed, there are guarantees for the first two films, and everyone is relaxed, but "Now You See Me" is a new movie after all, and Warner Bros. and New Line are also working hard.

This film project actually started at the end of last year, and the first thing was to appoint a director.

Unlike the previous "Taken" series, although "Now You See Me" is still controlled by the stars, Warner has a certain share and still has some suggestions.

Cao Xuan originally intended to find a Chinese director, but Warner recommended two Hollywood directors.

Not only because they don't trust Chinese directors, but also to test Cao Xuan, saying that it is a Sino-US co-production, then Warner can't let Cao Xuan have the final say.

Cao Xuan understands why these Hollywood moguls are not likable anymore. They have too much shit and they often have to show off their presence. Newline's Gallano is still likable.

However, Boss Cao has a mature personality, and it is impossible for Warner to break up because Warner is not as good as he wants. It is just a negotiation.

In fact, in his opinion, Warner may not really care who is the director.

Although "You Now Now" has an investment of 8500 million US dollars, it is not a top production compared to Warner.

We must know that the investment of the Hollywood blockbuster "Green Lantern" shot this year is almost 2 million US dollars, almost all of which are borne by Warner.

There are also two parts of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" with a total investment of 2.6 million US dollars.

These established giants are willing to spend money, especially the stars of "Now You See Me" took the big head, and Warner's total investment is only a small and medium-cost film investment.

Compared with this movie, Warner actually values ​​Cao Xuan more and the appeal of his action movies.

It doesn't matter if "You Now You See Me" loses, there is the "Taken" series, and there are even other rescue series.

Warner wants to incorporate Cao Xuan into the Warner system and make it into a personal signature like Tom Cruise, but at the same time, he doesn't want Cao Xuan to be "proud of being favored", so he beats him in various ways.

To put it bluntly, it's the so-called high-ranking person's set, taking two sticks for a sweet date, and even coaxing and hitting PUA.

However, Cao Xuan has seen this trick a lot.

Not to mention that he is a capitalist himself, since he started, he has seen similar operations every year.

Especially these foreign devils, whether he had cooperated with Warner Records, Warner Music Group, or New Line before, he had similar tricks.

Cao Xuan has long been used to the fact that foreign devils will give sweet dates, and he also understands sugar-coated cannonballs.

Do things first, and wait for you to continue to come up with bargaining chips that can be negotiated, there will be no sticks, only sweet dates.

Even if Warner doesn't abide by the rules, it's not his family that has the final say in Hollywood. Strictly speaking, Cao Xuan is still a minority shareholder of Disney.

Cao Xuan is a very purposeful person, he doesn't care about Warner's petty thoughts.

Warner wanted to find a sense of presence, and Cao Xuan asked them to find it, but he didn't need a Chinese director, but he didn't need the two that Warner found.

Cao Xuan is not familiar with Hollywood directors, but he still knows the famous ones. Warner found those two, at least he has no impression in Cao Xuan's heart, and his resume is not beautiful. Lin Chaoxian is better than them. powerful.

After all, Lao Lin is also an international director with a global box office of more than 3 million U.S. dollars.

Not to mention the first-tier in Hollywood, it can barely be regarded as the second-tier, and it is even more remarkable in China. It has been praised by movie fans, and it is definitely Top 1 among the new generation of action directors.

However, Lao Lin is indeed better at action scenes, and is not suitable for the special effects + plot suspense of "Now You See Me", which is why Cao Xuan did not insist on choosing him.

After several selections, Cao Xuan finally settled on the Chinese director Wen Ziren.

Wen Ziren, Malaysian Chinese, grew up in Australia, was favored by Hollywood in 2004, directed the "Chain Saw" series, and later served as the director, screenwriter, and producer of many horror films, and is currently considered a representative figure in the field of Hollywood horror films .

The most important thing is that although this person is particularly fond of horror movies, he can also shoot other themes.

The original space-time action film "Fast and Furious" series and the special effects blockbuster "Aquaman" all performed well, and are also good at creating suspenseful atmospheres.

Magic and special effects aside, the biggest selling point of "Now You See Me" is the reversal of the plot.

And this kind of plot, regardless of the various preparations in the early stage and the surprises and details of the final reversal, is a test of the director's ability. Wen Ziren is good at suspense and thriller themes. 》 has natural advantages.

The most important thing is that he is a director of Chinese descent. Warner wants to beat Cao Xuan, and Cao Xuan has to show his attitude.

Wen Ziren is both a Hollywood director and a Chinese American. Whether he is Chinese or not, Warner can feel Cao Xuan's concession and bottom line.

Sure enough, even though Wen Ziren's current resume is not good, Warner still readily agreed with Cao Xuan's candidate.

They wanted to beat Cao Xuan, but they didn't want to force Cao Xuan to change jobs, just to show their presence.

Even Warner took the initiative to show his favor, and after intervening in the director, he no longer cared about the arrangement of the actors.

Cao Xuan also arranged roles according to his own ideas after discussing with Wen Ziren.

"Now Now You See Me" doesn't have many core characters, the main characters are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse + the undercover police detective, and the rest are some supporting roles of the female police officer and the old villain at the end.

The characters have names, but in order to distinguish them, they have a reference, and the background has also changed from the original version.

Cao Xuan plays the "Magician", who is good at card magic and blindfolding, and is also the head of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

Da Mimi is [The Escaper], good at escaping magic, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, and also the cousin of Cao Xuan, the boss, who is the most loyal to him.

Logically speaking, in fact, it is better to find a Hollywood actress for this role. After all, there are two Chinese in the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, which is not in line with Hollywood's political correctness.

However, "Now Now You See Me" has a total of two important female characters. Perhaps the role of the female policeman is a bit more important, but the degree of excellence is undoubtedly the escapee.

Since it's a compliment, then don't hide it, just pick the best one.

"The Legend of Zhen Huan" made him scolded enough, so he had to give some benefits to appease people's hearts.

Bringing Da Mi Mi into Hollywood, she has no dissatisfaction, and with the example of her and Liu Tianxian, others naturally look forward to it.

Especially Fanxing's first sister, Fan Xiaopang, Cao Xuan is already making arrangements.

And she also intends to stuff her into Marvel, playing Maria Hill, the beauty deputy director of SHIELD.

In the comics, Hill is definitely not Chinese, but with black hair and black eyes, it's not wrong to let a Chinese play it. Besides, Marvel's magical characters are not changed once or twice.

Cao Xuan wanted Fan Xiaopang to be the heroine, but Marvel didn't want to do it. If Hill was put in, even Cao Xuan, the shareholder, wanted to please the mainland market.

But Hill is also good. Although there are not many roles, he can also gain a sense of presence, and even starred in movies and American dramas in the follow-up.

At least it is much stronger than Fan Xiaopang's original time and space.

In "X-Men: Days of Future Past" appearance for 5 minutes, the line is only one sentence, "Iron Man 3" is even worse, not to mention completely soy sauce, it seems to be an exclusive version for the mainland.

It's no wonder that Li Bingbing looked down on her. Compared to her role in the show, Fan Xiaopang's resume is really not good enough.

In addition to Fan Xiaopang, in fact, Marvel is also thinking about Cao Xuan, wanting him to play the villain Loki in "Thor" and "Avengers".

Cao Xuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. As a Chinese, what kind of Norse god would he play? Even if Chinese audiences supported it, European and American audiences would probably not be willing.

It's better to let him play Hawkeye, at least he is handsome in archery, has an affair with the black widow, and is the main hero, and it will not let everyone fry the pot after the magic reform.

In fact, what Cao Xuan Marvel wants to play most is Iron Man, but it is too late, and Marvel may not be willing.

Let’s go back to the casting, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse [Hypnotist] is good at hypnotic magic, Cao Xuan originally wanted to find Thor actor Chris Hemsworth to play.

But the latter is busy interviewing Thor now, no matter how famous Cao Xuan is, he can't compare to Marvel.

However, another spring is coming, and Chris Evans, the actor of Captain America, was successfully invited to play the last of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse [Unlock King].

In the end, Cao Xuan simply found Benedict Cumberbatch, nicknamed "Curly Fortune", who is also the actor of Marvel's Doctor Strange.

In addition to Cao Xuan's determination to create an Avengers branch, it is also because Juan Fu's "Sherlock" will be broadcast this year, and he himself will become popular. "Now You See Me" can cut Hu Bo .

As for the last undercover police officer, the fifth of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, according to the original version, he found Mark Ruffalo, the actor who played the Marvel Hulk.

According to the original setting, this guy is the behind-the-scenes operator of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Now that Cao Xuan plays the magician, he must be the boss, so the setting of the fifth knight is more inclined to be a team strategist and hidden person.

The main line of "You Now You See Me" is to punish the evil and promote the good at the same time, to help the team's military division take revenge.

As for the policewoman, Cao Xuan approached Gal Gadot for the simple reason that "Fast and Furious 5" will be released next year.

Since you choose to cut off the heat, then cut it to the end...

Gal Gadot is not well-known now, but she also dislikes the role of the policewoman as not bright, and she wants to play the role of a big honey.

In order to convince her, Cao Xuan arranged for himself and the other party to add a relationship line in which a handsome thief and a policewoman fall in love and kill each other.

It doesn't really show anything, but it just shows that the two have a little affection for each other. So far, the main purpose is to add some sense of presence to the policewoman.

At the same time, flicker Gal Gadot can add a play to her in the second part and officially become the heroine.

Because of this, Gal Gadot agreed to join Now You See Me.

As for the last black old man villain, Cao Xuan didn't look for the black god, this guy committed suicide, don't turn around and can't write.

Originally, Cao Xuan wanted to find a white old man, but later felt that there was no black lead, which was too un-Hollywood, so he invited Oscar winner Forest Whitaker.

This masterpiece "Doomsday Dictatorship" plays the famous Jingsu, the 200-jin Ugandan Hercules Amin...

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