The King of Huayu Science Fiction

Chapter 212 Casting is a Problem
"Matrix" is Chen Jingxing's new film - he thinks that the name of "The Matrix" cannot be badly spoken, but it has an obvious Chinese translation style of Hollywood commercial blockbusters. It is somewhat popular, so Chen Jingxing still feels that a name that is a little more obscure and more in line with the theme of the movie is more suitable.

"The Matriarch" is obviously inappropriate, it is too obscure and ambiguous. At first glance, it does not match the temperament of the movie. "Mesencephalon" feels too straightforward.

And "Matrix" is a more appropriate name, because it fits the theme. After all, the matrix is ​​the main scene of the story, and the story itself is the revolution of the matrix.

Of course, the main concern of other people in DreamWorks is that the name of the movie is not a gimmick. If the leading actors do not have any stars that can be sold, it may have a negative impact on the commercial performance of the movie.

If we go back to more than a year ago, to be honest, Chen Jingxing would not dare to do this, but at this moment, he and DreamWorks are no longer unknown people, and they are already well-known brands both at home and abroad. There is "willful" capital.

What's more, the cast of "The Matrix" in the previous life was not strong. Neither the actor Keanu Reeves nor the actors who played other roles were considered Hollywood A-list actors before participating in "The Matrix".

The impactful images presented by "The Matrix" are the main reason for its explosion in the market. In one word, it is "cool", which is extremely cool. interest of.

When the original movie was premiered, it didn’t get many theaters and screenings. Warner didn’t fully support this original sci-fi movie.

However, with its cool to the extreme picture style and novel and impactful sci-fi concept, both the film schedule and the number of theaters are on the rise. It has staged a beautiful counterattack curve and has dominated the box office for 37 consecutive days. It fell out of the top three in the daily box office after three months of release, and it also achieved incredible success in other overseas countries and regions. This is a very terrible result for a relatively hard sci-fi movie.

Chen Jingxing believes that "The Matrix" is not the so-called "people protect the show", but "play protects the people". In fact, this movie does not need to display high acting skills at all. The Ski brothers also asked the actors to make less facial expressions and add sunglasses. It can be said that the actors' performances in many plots are models on the show, and it is enough to be cool and handsome.

Chen Jingxing has seen many movies with good science fiction concepts, but there are not many science fiction movies with their own aesthetic style, and this aesthetic style can make the audience accept and be shocked by it. The greatness of "The Matrix" is not only Only because of its novel concept of science fiction.

If you think about it from this perspective, choosing a non-famous actor will help him to fully display the aesthetic style unique to "Matrix" in the movie. After all, actors with thousands of faces are myths, and even if they are, they are golden supporting roles.

First-line actors, especially actors with market appeal, must have their own unique characteristics. In other words, they can find the actor's own shadow in any role-this is the guarantee of market appeal. Most ordinary audiences are directed at Does an actor pay to go to the cinema to see him perform "Thousands of People and Thousands of Faces"?Of course not, it was because of the style and characteristics of this actor.

On the contrary, if an actor really manages to "show his face" or "thousands of faces", then he certainly won't have any appeal at all, which is why it is easier for comedians or actors who have something to do with comedy Because of its stable box office appeal, comedy performances are all about a fixed style. If you dare to change the style at will, the audience may not buy it.

Chen Jingxing traveled to this world as a director. The so-called ass decides the head. After making so many movies, his current philosophy does not respect "thousands of people and thousands of faces". He prefers to find the right actor to play the right role , rather than looking for an acting school to use acting skills to work hard to fit the role, and I don't like actors whose personal characteristics are so strong that they overwhelm the audience and affect the temperament of the entire movie.

It’s just that the film market must follow commercial laws, and an idealized world does not exist. Therefore, no matter how big a director is, he must also consider the commercial influence of actors, and he cannot really “act recklessly” according to his own ideas. , Chen Jingxing believes that it is still possible to be "willful" and don't need to think too much about the actor's reputation or even box office appeal.

Now that the boss has made up his mind, Xu Wenshen and others will not continue to entangle. Who in DreamWorks can be more authoritative than Chen Jingxing in terms of film projects?

However, this kind of selection of roles from unknown artists is not easier than contacting well-known actors for auditions, and it also takes a lot of time and energy. The most important thing is that they can't directly disclose the news of Chen Jingxing's selection of the leading actor for the new film.

No matter how powerful a person is, they cannot get rid of the restriction of interpersonal relationships. This is the reason why DreamWorks kept this project strictly confidential. Many companies and artists in the industry already know that "Gravity" has reached the post-production stage of special effects. So is Chen Jingxing's new film already in preparation?

When there was no news, many companies and artists were already vying for this piece of cake. It was just because DreamWorks hadn't revealed anything and the new project hadn't been written yet, so the first-line actors and well-known artists could still Remain reserved, once Chen Jingxing reveals that he is going to choose a male and female lead, maybe there will be "Eight Immortals crossing the sea to show their magical powers" from major companies.

Some companies and big names in the industry really come to "public relations", Chen Jingxing will also have a lot of pressure. After all, DreamWorks is just a production company and does not have real theater resources. His first few films can be obtained smoothly. and did not suffer too much loss in the film arrangement of the theaters. The main reason is that they boarded the car of Internet capital early and had a good relationship with China Film Group. On my side, half of the production share of each film was given to them.

The above-mentioned measures made the development of DreamWorks seem to be extremely smooth, and the release of each film is also a matter of course without any setbacks. Otherwise, how could it be so simple. In this market with a rapidly expanding number of screens, theaters are masters. Either you directly control part of the theater resources, or you have the thighs of a big studio, or you have a strong capital as a backer, otherwise you may not even have the opportunity to compete fairly with others.

Rather than waiting for friendly partners such as Huanshi.com, United Cinemas, or even China Film to find them, it is better to quietly appoint the actors, and then announce the actors along with the project. Avoid the trouble of explaining.

(End of this chapter)