American fame and fortune.

Chapter 864 Split Personality
In Los Angeles in the summer, once the sun rises, the weather gets hot.

A dozen paparazzi gathered in the shade near the main entrance of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, looking towards the door from time to time, waiting for the target to come out.

Last night, a news source revealed that Martin Davis spent the night in a hotel with Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain.

These Hollywood stars are so good at playing and have no moral bottom line at all.

However, the paparazzi are also used to it. Isn’t the entertainment industry all over the world this bad?

Before long, the hotel's front door opened. Martin, wearing sunglasses, accompanied Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain and walked out toward the roadside parking area in front.

The three of them were talking and laughing while walking, and they also had physical interactions. Their relationship was not ordinary close.

The paparazzi picked up their cameras and camcorders to take pictures. Although the scandal about Martin was not particularly valuable, it could still be sold for thousands of dollars.

As for the reason why it is not valuable, it is not that Martin is not popular enough or the popularity is too low, but that there are too many scandals.

For example, if they took photos of Tom Hanks cheating on someone, that would definitely be super big news that would shock the United States.

But when it comes to photographing Martin, that’s about it.

Seeing the three shameless Hollywood stars getting into the car, the paparazzi immediately dispersed, either tweeting directly or contacting other media buyers.

In less than half an hour, the gossip about Martin dating two people had spread all over the Internet.

When the melon-eaters saw it, they exclaimed in amazement.

Martin drove himself to send Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain away respectively, and then went to the Beverly Psychological Clinic.

A few days ago, he made an appointment with Laura, the psychiatrist who played the Joker.

In the spacious office, Dr. Laura, who was wearing a white coat, pushed up her glasses, looked at Martin sitting opposite, silently opened the cupboard, took out one of the blankets, and said, "I have been preparing it for you, but you didn't." Come again.”

A few years ago, Martin claimed that he had serious psychological problems caused by clowns and came here every week for treatment. In fact, he only slept here for a short while.

He didn't take the blanket, waved his hand and said, "I came here for consultation today. It's not that I have a problem, it's because of the role."

Dr. Laura took back the blanket and asked, "A character like the clown?"

Martin said directly: "I don't know if you haven't seen the news, but I am planning to play a role with multiple personalities."

Due to past encounters, Laura had been paying attention to Martin-related news, so she nodded slightly and said, "Adapted from Billy Milligan?"

Martin opened the bag he brought and placed some information on the table: "This is Billy Milligan's personal information."

"No need." Laura smiled: "Billy is the focus of research by all psychiatrists in North America. I have studied all his cases in detail as early as college."

Martin is not surprised. Not to mention the professional circles, even many Hollywood characters with multiple personalities are based on Billy Milligan: "I came here to ask about multiple personality issues."

He simply said: "Although I met Billy a few times, he was so sick that he couldn't get out of bed and had difficulty speaking. I also met a few other patients with multiple personalities, but they were not like Billy. It’s so clear and feels a bit abstract.”

The topic gradually entered Laura's professional field, and she asked: "What do you mean by abstract and specific aspects?"

Martin thought for a while and said: "I have seen several patients with dual or triple personalities. The expression of each personality is not particularly different from other personalities. It may have various manifestations in life, but when placed in more than two In a movie that lasts an hour, it will definitely confuse the audience.”

Laura's psychological clinic is located in Beverly, and the most clients she faces are actors. She immediately understood what Martin meant and said: "I don't know much about acting, but the manifestation of split personality... well, how should I put it? Well, maybe everyone has two or three sides on a psychological level, and most people can control it and decide what face to use when to deal with a certain person or something. "

Martin nodded slightly. In fact, he is such a person. Even most Hollywood stars have two or more faces to deal with different occasions.

Laura added: "For some patients with multiple personality, in the initial stage of the disease, the hidden side or multiple sides are constantly amplified, and gradually become independent, forming a semi-complete or complete self-awareness. The latter is relatively rare, but the performance It’s particularly obvious.”

Martin understood: "In other words, in the patients I saw, other personalities may not have formed complete self-awareness?"

"It is possible." Laura briefly analyzed: "Patients like Billy are a very rare type even among schizophrenia. According to the data left over from that year, each of his personalities has a comparative Complete self-awareness.”

Martin asked: "Each personality also has its own different external expression?"

Laura was quite serious when discussing her work: "This is exactly what I want to say. If you want the audience to clearly identify each personality in the movie, you can start from this aspect. According to what I understand, each personality becomes When you are complete, you will have your own personality and hobbies, ranging from food, clothing, housing, transportation, joy, anger, sorrow, and big views on the world. "

Martin pondered and said: "External characteristics are a reflection of the inner character. Through distinctive external characteristics, a completely different character is expressed."

Laura said: “I don’t know much about professional performances.”

"Thank you for helping me." Martin still gained something.

Laura smiled, went to the filing cabinet at the back, took out a few folders, and dug out some information: "I have some cases here, the kind that can be made public, which may be helpful to you."

She sighed: "Actually, there are several more typical cases, but the patients' families requested confidentiality, so I cannot disclose them."

Martin took the documents one after another and found that one of them was a murderer. He said: "These are of great help to me."

Laura added: “After reading it, please remember to return it to me before the end of the year.”

Martin put it away: "I'll return it to you in November."

David Fincher is making preparations, and the "Split" project is expected to start shooting in early November.

Laura smiled and said: “It will be fine before the end of the year.”

Martin quickly said goodbye and left. After returning home, he read the information Laura gave him.

The focus is on a serial murderer.

This man committed a series of crimes in Stockton, California, which left six people dead and one seriously injured.

All the victims were unrelated, they were all killed randomly by murderers at night.

The murderer was an elite executive of a company with a good family background. After his arrest, his lawyer applied for a mental illness diagnosis and was diagnosed with schizophrenia. The second personality has severe antisocial tendencies.

In his normal work and life, this man is very gentle and is recognized as a good person by those around him. No one thought that he could commit such atrocities as serial killings.

Laura gave Martin not only written information, but also some photos. Martin found two pictures that best represented gentleness and violence. One picture showed a murderer at work, and the other picture showed him being caught committing a crime for the last time.

Although they look the same, judging from their demeanor, they are simply two different people.

Or two people whose lives are separated.

One is a social elite who wears a suit and has a gentle personality, and the other is a killer who walks in the dark alleys like a vagabond.

This also gave Martin some reference.

The differences in clothing, appearance and expression are also the key to shaping the character.

Sometimes, to win an Oscar for acting, makeup is even more important than acting.

The most typical one is Charlize Theron.

In fact, after watching more of Charlize's movies, it's not difficult to find that her acting skills are average.

Martin carefully looked at the information he brought for a while, then called Thomas and asked him to contact the prison to see if he could meet the serial murderer.

At the end of the "Split" script, the male protagonist will appear with a terrifying personality, a sadistic maniac.

Although the movie is adapted from Billy Milligan, the script is not a repetition of reality. The plot is more wild and violent than Billy Milligan's experience.

Thomas acted quickly and directly contacted the state prison.

Martin met the murderer three days later. Although he was wearing prison uniform, he gave people a gentle and elegant feeling.

He looks like an ordinary person.

In fact, what Martin wanted to see most was the serial murderer, but the meeting time was limited, and the prison could not allow him to deliberately stimulate the other person and cause him to lose control of his emotions.

At the end of the half-hour meeting, Martin left the state prison.

In the car, Thomas asked: "How was it?"

Martin said: "There are gains, but not much. I didn't see what I wanted to see most."

Thomas said: "We can't let him kill someone on the spot for you to watch."

Martin rested his arms on the armrests of his seat and said, "I have also experienced the feeling of killing someone violently, and I am no worse than him."

Thomas thought about it, Martin was not an ordinary Hollywood star, he had really killed people, and it seemed that the number of people he killed was in double figures.

Back in Burbank, the car drove directly into Disney Studios.

David Fincher has assembled his team and is working on Split at Disney Studios.

In the office, Martin saw David Fincher and congratulated him first: "I didn't expect that the political thriller you produced was so exciting. I heard that "House of Cards" broke a series of Netflix's on-demand records?"

David Fincher said with a smile: "The special on-demand model of Netflix is ​​indispensable."

Martin said: "TV stations used to broadcast weekly. Netflix releases all the series at once, which makes people enjoy watching. This broadcast mode is more suitable for today's fast-paced life."

David Fincher agreed: "If 'House of Cards' still airs weekly, the reputation will still be very good, but it will not be as good as it is now."

Martin said: "Perhaps Netflix will bring another possibility to Hollywood." He returned to the topic: "Is the project preparation going well?"

David Fincher briefly introduced: "The studio is being set up. There are relatively few scenes in the film. I plan to shoot all in Los Angeles. This film will be shown from a micro level. Your role is the centerpiece." "

Martin understood what he meant: "I'm already making preparations. I just went to the state prison to see a serial killer with dual personality. When the "Interstellar" promotional announcement is over, I plan to get in touch with more schizophrenia patients and go to relevant physical therapy centers for practical training. Experience life.”

David Fincher said: "The core of this film lies in your character creation, not the story of the film. Do you want to compete for Oscars again through this film?"

This is obvious, Martin responded: "Yes, I would like to win another Oscar for Best Actor."

David Fincher is currently in the second creative peak period of his life, and his condition and thinking are not very good. He said: "As discussed between us, I will not show 24 personalities. The movie time is limited, so we will not do it that way." It will only make each personality go through the motions, and the audience will not be able to tell who is who.”

Martin continued: "I agree with you on the point of view. I will select a few personalities with a large span and focus on describing them. I will give each independent personality its own characteristics to make it a truly independent individual."

He explained in detail the character situation that he had been thinking about for the past two days.

"One thing is not quite accurate. It is different from what I was thinking about." David Fincher understood Martin's style and knew that he was a person who could listen to suggestions. He said: "Although they have different personalities, in terms of character creation, , using simple stereotyped performances is easier to impress the audience, but they are not completely separated from each other, but derived from one person."

Martin looked thoughtful.

David Fincher said from the director's point of view: "Your performance needs to be able to be opened and closed freely. When it is released, the character created has both singleness and independence. When it is closed, the audience must feel that this is A complete person controlled alternately by different personalities.”

He emphasized: "These personalities do not exist completely independently. You have to grasp the connection between them."

Movies are not reality. When it comes to movies and characters, directors like David Fincher have more say. Martin listened to his words, thought about it for a while, and said: "A large-scale face-changing drag show? I am me, and I am not me?"

David Fincher understood and nodded slightly: "That's right."

He reminded: "Martin, you only need to focus on the character itself. Other things besides the character, including the story, logic and type of the movie, etc., are all left to me and Louise."

Martin responded: "I will try my best to portray this character. If I use too much force during filming, I must be reminded."

"I believe in your acting skills. This role is not difficult for you." David Fincher simply said a few words about the movie: "I plan to make this film into a dark style secret room thriller and killing type. ”

Martin said: "You will control the entire movie, and leave the characters to me."

Later, the two exchanged more related work.

This film will start shooting in early November. David Fincher is famous for his slow work and meticulous work, and has planned a 11-day shooting schedule.

Afterwards, Martin joined Nolan's crew and started busy promoting "Interstellar".

(End of this chapter)