director of the millennium

"Click! Perfect!"

Wu Yuan poked his head out from behind the monitor and gave Rachel a thumbs up.

The scene being filmed at that time was a banquet scene. Rachel was wearing a gorgeous dress and looked very beautiful.

I have to say that the producer is quite capable. The casting of "Doctor Strange" is indeed quite suitable for the character, which made Wu Yuan's filming much smoother.

But in just over ten days, the scenes in New York were almost all shot.

Everything from Stephen Strange's proud life before the car accident to his decadence after the accident and then to his return to New York after becoming a wizard has basically been filmed.

Of course, the most important scenes in the New York sanctuary have also been filmed.

The props department of the crew did a great job. The New York sanctuary, which was made completely from scratch, fully met the requirements of "mystery, heritage, and high-end feeling".

And now Benedict Cumberbatch has become Doctor Strange in a magic cloak.

Waving at Benedict, Wu Yuan said with a smile, "Benedict, Marvel's choice of you to play Doctor Strange is absolutely the right one. You look like you walked out of a comic book."

"You know, there's a term in Asia called 'comic stripping man', and you are a comic strip stripping man in a sense."

Wu Yuan's appreciation for Benedict Cumberbatch is obvious. He really likes this actor very much, and after filming for such a period of time, he also recognizes his acting skills and suitability for the role.

It is no wonder that Doctor Strange has become one of the few characters in the post-Marvel era who can still carry the banner of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (second only to Tom Holland's Spider-Man).

“I hope we can have the opportunity to cooperate again in the future.”

"Doctor Strange" hasn't even finished filming yet, but Wu Yuan is already thinking about working together again in the future.

The truth is that among so many European and American actors he has worked with, only two actors can be appreciated by Wu Yuan.

One is Mads Mikkelsen. Although his screen image is very scary, in real life, he is a professional, reliable actor without any bad habits, especially the last advantage, which is not easy in Hollywood.

Benedict Cumberbatch is an upgraded version of Uncle Pierce. Not only does he possess all of Uncle Pierce's advantages, but he is also a true British gentleman with excellent manners.

Let me put it this way, working with such actors, whether during filming or in daily life, is extremely pleasant, and even enjoyable.

This made Wu Yuan, who had just come to Hollywood and worked with actors like Depp, burst into tears!

Of course, Matt is also a good actor and it’s a pleasure to get along with him personally.

But Wu Yuan still prefers Benedict Cumberbatch, and he is even thinking about whether he can work with this outstanding actor again.

Unfortunately, after much thought, Wu Yuan couldn't think of any good foreign language films worth shooting.

"La La Land" is actually quite good, but this movie should already be in preparation for filming, so it's definitely too late.

After La La Land, Hollywood hasn't produced any outstanding movies. Moonlight might be good, but Wu Yuan is not interested in such movies involving sexual orientation. Green Book is even better, but it is a very American movie, involving the social problems and sensitive issues of the United States. To be honest, it has nothing to do with Wu Yuan, a Chinese, and the protagonist is not suitable for Benedict.

As for the remaining movies like "Blink" and "The Shape of Water", the heroines carry the main roles and the male protagonists have no role at all.

Apart from these movies that won Oscars in the next few years, Wu Yuan did not pay much attention to other Hollywood movies in the next few years and had not seen many of them.

There is no way. In the world of the dream, Wu Yuan has been busy with his career in recent years. He has become an executive director in China and is working hard to make his own movie and move towards the position of true chief director.

In addition, the past few years have been a time of great development for the Chinese film industry. The domestic film industry alone is changing with each passing day, and it is hard to keep up with it. Who would pay attention to Hollywood, which is mired in the quagmire of political correctness?

As for the European film industry, let alone the current one, it has become so weak that it is unable to make a voice in the world, and Wu Yuan no longer has any intention of making purely art films.

Thinking of this, Wu Yuan felt very regretful in his heart. He estimated that Wu Yuan would not have the opportunity to work with Benedict in the future unless he continued to film "Doctor Strange 2".

Speaking of which, the reputation of "Doctor Strange 2" is also very good, and the elements of the multiverse are also played very well. If he wants to continue to maintain his influence in Hollywood, perhaps continuing to take on this movie is a good choice.

After all, apart from superhero movies, Hollywood will have no other blockbusters that can sweep the world in the future.

The days when blockbusters like "The Matrix", "Jurassic", "The Lord of the Rings", "Harry Potter" and "Pirates of the Caribbean" swept the world are now a thing of the past.

The last purely original IP blockbuster in Hollywood was Spielberg's "Ready Player One". There has been no such original blockbuster since then. If Wu Yuan wants to continue to maintain Hollywood's influence, he can only shoot Marvel works.

In an instant, Wu Yuan immediately understood why even an Oscar-winning actress had to play a supporting role in Marvel. There was really no better choice.

Looking at Benedict with a look of regret, Wu Yuan patted him on the shoulder when he was confused and at a loss for words: "Keep shooting!"

Ten days later, Rachel successfully finished filming. The "Doctor Strange" crew completed the filming in New York and prepared to move again.

This time, the crew had to cross the Pacific Ocean, return to Asia, and head to Hong Kong Island for the next stage of filming.

This arrangement is unreasonable. Logically, after the filming in Nepal is completed, we should go to Hong Kong Island and then to New York. This "journey" is in order.

But filming a movie is not traveling. The filming of "Doctor Strange" in Hong Kong Island is the most troublesome and complicated, and it will also be the most labor-intensive, so it requires more preparation.

In the script, there is a street battle scene in Hong Kong Island. The road is 180 meters long and includes 35 stores. The shooting difficulty of one of the battle scenes is one of the most difficult action scenes of all Marvel Studios.

This scene was filmed in several stages: destruction, restoration, and then gradual destruction.

In order to capture this destruction scene, an estimated 350 tons of rubble will be used in the filming.

These preparations alone are very time-consuming. According to various calculations and arrangements, the crew needs to shoot the scenes in New York first before going to Hong Kong Island to shoot.

During the Chinese Lunar New Year, the crew of Doctor Strange came to Hong Kong Island, a free port in the East. (End of this chapter)