Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 1573 Where to Start Shooting
There is no need to discuss the special effects of "The Return of the Great Sage", it must be handed over to Magic Studio.

Dykstra is still filming "1992" in Neon at this time, and when the script is finished and almost enters the formal filming stage, he should have already finished filming the Neon part.

For the rest of the director, Lin Daoqiu doesn't need to worry too much, after all, New Oriental has a lot of good directors.

Of course Tsui Hark is the one he likes more, of course, the premise is that he has to follow the script. If he shoots "The Return of the Great Sage" according to his intention, God knows what will come out in the end.

"As for the director of this play, it will be decided at that time depending on the situation."

Anyway, the list of cast and crew in this movie will definitely be longer than that of ordinary movies, as long as they have participated in it, they will appear in the subtitles of the movie.

The most important part of the remaining "The Return of the Great Sage" is how to choose the actors for this play.

When "Journey to the West" was making troubles in the Heavenly Palace, Tang Seng was still the golden cicada, Zhu Bajie was still the Marshal of the Canopy, and Drifting was still the general of the curtain, so the protagonist can only be Monkey King.

Unless Lin Daoqiu plans to make a sequel after filming "The Return of the Great Sage", otherwise, he won't think too much about the casting, and there is a high probability that he will find a star to play it.

"The hero of "The Return of the Great Sage" is set to be in Yuanhua. I believe everyone knows about this matter, so we won't discuss the hero anymore."

When Lin Daoqiu positioned Yuan Hua as the leading actor in The Return of the Great Sage, those who knew about it were still taken aback.

Although in their impression there was a more suitable candidate than Yuan Hua, since Lin Daoqiu had already settled the matter, it was unlikely that he would change it based on his personality, unless there was a reason why he couldn't change it.

"Now let's discuss the other roles, but before discussing the roles, we must first decide on one thing..."

""The Return of the Great Sage" is based on Havoc in Heaven. Should the plot start with Monkey King jumping out of the stone, or should it start at another point in time?"

Regarding this point, it is obviously a matter that must be decided, because it is related to the characters in it.

If you choose to start from the birth of the stone monkey, then you have to start shooting from the beginning.

But if it starts from another place, such as after Monkey King has finished learning the art, or after he has obtained the Ruyi Golden Cudgel, then it is another consideration in terms of roles.

"If you choose to start shooting from the birth of the stone monkey, then I think this movie can be divided into two parts, or three parts?"

Wen Jun's thinking is very simple, if it is filmed from the beginning, the plot is too long, if it is only included in one part, the rhythm will be messed up, and it will be difficult to finish the story.

It is enough to make a movie out of learning from a teacher, making troubles in the East China Sea, breaking into the underworld, marrying seven demons, going to heaven, etc.

What's more, there is a havoc in the Heavenly Palace later, etc. This material is really too much, at least it is the most reasonable choice to divide it into two parts.

Unless Lin Daoqiu intends to make only one movie, he should choose to shoot, and only shoot the more exciting parts, but in this case, the charm of "Journey to the West" will not be reflected.

After all, everyone has read this kind of classic classic. If the original work is not respected and modified indiscriminately, it will definitely cause dissatisfaction among the people.

"I think screenwriter Wen's suggestion is good. There are too many materials about the Havoc in Heaven. It is a more reasonable choice to divide it into two episodes."

Everyone knows that Lin Daoqiu has very high requirements for movies. If there are problems in the plot due to the accumulation of too much material, this is definitely not what he wants to see.

"Divided into upper and lower parts..."

When everyone was discussing that "The Return of the Great Sage" should be divided into two parts to shoot, Lin Daoqiu showed a look of disapproval.

If "The Return of the Great Sage" is divided into two parts, it is fine, but this requires a more ingenious arrangement of the rhythm of the plot.

"Okay, since that's the case, we'll divide it into two episodes. The first episode is filmed from the birth of the stone monkey to the end of the havoc in the hell."

Everyone has no objection to Lin Daoqiu's arrangement. Judging from Lin Daoqiu's decision, the material is definitely enough and neither long nor short, which is a very reasonable decision.

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"What do you want me to play? Let me tell you first, I don't want to play a female fairy."

In the evening, Lin Daoqiu had dinner with Brigitte Lin, so it was inevitable to talk about "The Return of the Great Sage".

When talking about the role, Brigitte Lin looked at Lin Daoqiu seriously, and asked the other party not to let her play the female fairy.

"Where did the female goblin come from, and the female characters in it are almost all fairies in the sky. Besides, if you are not allowed to play a fairy, I don't agree with it, and the audience will definitely object."

When Brigitte Lin heard what Lin Daoqiu said, she felt relieved.

"But to be honest, there really aren't any outstanding characters in "The Return of the Great Sage". Will you play Guanyin Bodhisattva?"

Hearing that Lin Daoqiu wanted her to play Guanyin Bodhisattva, Brigitte Lin shook her head in fright.

Although she is not a Buddhist at this time, she is still very afraid of having a god standing three feet above her head, so Lin Qingxia doesn't dare to play Guanyin Bodhisattva at all.

"Apart from Monkey King, there are really no outstanding characters in "The Return of the Great Sage"."

What Lin Daoqiu said is indeed true. "The Return of the Great Sage" is based on Havoc in Heaven, and the whole play highlights the role of Monkey King, and everyone else is his foil.

Moreover, the group of gods in the Heavenly Court were all acting in the beginning, and they deliberately lost to Monkey King. It was really troublesome to find a bright character.

As for the female characters, Lin Daoqiu thinks that only Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva has a little bit of a role, and Chang'e and the Queen Mother probably can only show their faces a few times.

"Anyway, it's fine to show your face. Don't think too much about me. Anyway, everyone is doing their best for this drama, just like back then..."

Originally Brigitte Lin wanted to use "The Meeting of Heroes" as an example, but when she thought of Zhong Chuhong and others in that play, she immediately shut her mouth.

Although Brigitte Lin can usually refuse to participate in a movie with Zhong Chuhong, but this kind of movie with special significance is not something she can refuse with petty temper.

Lin Daoqiu immediately guessed that Brigitte Lin was talking about the play "The Meeting of Heroes", and the other party kept silent about it, and he would not ask for nothing to bring it up to make Lin Qingxia unhappy.

"If that's the case, then I'll think about it when the time comes. I haven't even started writing the script yet. Apart from Yuan Hua who is set to be the protagonist, other roles are still under consideration."

The male roles in this drama are easy to arrange, but the problem is that although there are many female roles, most of them disappear after showing their faces.

If he knew this was the case, Lin Daoqiu felt that it would be better to create a script by himself, and then he would be less worried about arranging roles, and he would not be a little shy like he is now.

However, "The Return of the Great Sage" has already been advertised in Xiangjiang's newspapers, and the related filming work has already started. If you shout Ka at this time, you are simply slapping yourself in the face.

So things like original scripts, let’s wait until later.

(End of this chapter)