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Chapter 268 "Lord of the Rings" starts

A big project like "Lord of the Rings" requires a lot of energy, and the complexity of the work is almost equivalent to 1.5 "Titanic".

Little Gilbert adopted a three-part continuous shooting method, which is more risky because it requires a large amount of manpower, material and financial resources to be spent at one time.

But if the film loses all its money when the first one is released, that means there won't be any buffer.

Even if it is little Gilbert, if he fails in the "Lord of the Rings" project, his status will still be affected to a certain extent, and it will probably take a while.

So at the beginning, Doug Walter of Warner Pictures suggested that we should shoot separately and release one film first to see the market situation.

But this suggestion was rejected by Gilbert Jr. Given the complexity of the project, Gilbert Jr. needed to ensure that the entire project could be completed coherently.

Once there is a gap of one or two years, there will be too many variables, which is not conducive to subsequent work.

Besides, previous lives have proven that once the film is made, the market will really accept it, and the fans will really like it.

Therefore, Little Gilbert does not worry about market feedback at all, he only needs to do his job well.

For most North American audiences, China is a country that lives in legends, and most people don’t understand this mysterious place at all.

There must be some special reason why little Gilbert specifically chose this filming location, and many fans are curious about it.

Just like the signature on Little Gilbert's social account, he has a date with movie fans every summer.

But this summer, Gilbert Jr. is out.

However, it is impossible to see the "Lord of the Rings" movie this year.

Fans who don't know "The Lord of the Rings" quickly look for the original novel to read, while fans who know "The Lord of the Rings" are worried about whether Gilbert Jr. can complete the adaptation of this magnificent masterpiece.

Therefore, when he was busy with other projects, Gilbert Jr. basically traveled between North America and China every month to supervise the preparations for "The Lord of the Rings".

So the conditions that were almost negotiated fell through, and little Gilbert had no choice but to risk the world's disapproval and go to China to shoot.

Fortunately, other projects have been completed, and Gilbert Jr. also got the Oscar for Best Director as he wished, so he can concentrate on "The Lord of the Rings".

Although Gilbert Jr. has been busy filming "The Matrix" and "Chicago" since the beginning of preparations, he has never relaxed the preparatory work for "Lord of the Rings".

In the summer of 1999, it was rare to see a movie without Little Gilbert, which made Little Gilbert fans a little regretful.

Even if he was cheating, even if he was full of energy, he was still exhausted.

The reason for the absence is also clear to movie fans. Their favorite director is going to film a big project called "The Lord of the Rings."

Watching Gilbert's movies every summer has become a habit for movie fans.

As for the book fans, they have been protesting. Unsurprisingly, they can't stop little Gilbert's determination to adapt it.

The filming of the film has not even started, and it is estimated that it will not be seen until next year.

On the contrary, the importance of preliminary work is even greater than that of the shooting process.

This made movie fans itchy. I heard that little Gilbert went to China to choose the location. Movie fans were very curious about what it would be like.

In fact, Gilbert Jr. wanted to set the filming location in New Zealand at first, but because of Washington's manipulations, the New Zealand authorities did not dare to offend Washington, so they had to make things difficult for the "Lord of the Rings" project.

Only when the preliminary preparations are done well can we have solutions to various situations encountered during shooting.

As a director, although there is help from producers in Hollywood, producers often have greater authority than directors, but this does not mean that directors can completely break away from the preliminary preparations.

The propaganda sounds good. Hollywood movies are filmed in China, which is a promotion of Western culture.

And because it was a movie adapted from a purely Western cultural novel, it didn't arouse many people's resentment, and not many people discovered the private goods secretly carried by little Gilbert.

For example, a large amount of outdated mainstream Hollywood equipment was shipped to China. Once these equipment went to China, it was basically impossible to come back.

As for the "Lord of the Rings" project, thousands of people will participate in this project.

So many people will face many problems in a foreign country, and they will need local help and coordination.

Maybe the film and television circles there can be exposed to Hollywood's advanced industrial production processes earlier, which will have some impact on themselves.

Little Gilbert believes that this can at least bring some help and give some inspiration to Chinese-speaking filmmakers.

Of course, due to his status, little Gilbert couldn't teach them step by step.

How much you can comprehend depends on how smart and alert these Chinese filmmakers are.

In fact, after easing the conflict with Washington, the New Zealand authorities regretted it and wanted to invite the crew back to New Zealand, but it was too late.

Because at that time, large-scale construction was launched in many places in China, and several bases had already been set up.

Spending money is like water, and it is impossible for the crew to return to New Zealand.

The New Zealand authorities still felt a little regretful, but in the spirit of Ah Q, they comforted themselves that it was just a movie.

Obviously, the New Zealand authorities have not realized that "The Lord of the Rings" is not an ordinary movie, but a movie adapted from a widely influential novel.

Or they realize that the mistake is just irreversible, so they have to pretend not to care.

There is nothing new in Hollywood. Even Gilbert Jr.'s partners, Warner Pictures and Disney, are skeptical about the "Lord of the Rings" project.

If Little Gilbert's past achievements hadn't proven him, after all, even the musical "Chicago" would have been a huge success, Warner Pictures and Disney would have begun to question it.

Those film companies that did not cooperate with Little Gilbert were full of malice and believed that Little Gilbert could not succeed.

But whether the probability of success is high remains to be seen. So far, the project is going smoothly.

After little Gilbert returned to North America from South Africa, he immediately started auditioning for actors and sent audition invitations to all the actors in the previous "Lord of the Rings" series. Little Gilbert had talked about this project with Ian McKellen very early on, and Sir Ian was very interested in this "Lord of the Rings" movie.

In addition, I was working with little Gilbert, so I readily agreed to play the role of Gandalf.

Ian McKellen is the only three people in the cast who did not have to audition, the other two are Nicole Kidman, who plays Queen Galadriel, and Christopher Lee, who plays the white wizard Saruman.

For the rest of the roles, Gilbert Jr. decided to audition.

So a grand audition started at Xigua Studio, and many agencies were like sharks smelling blood. The agents and their actors all started taking action, hoping to get a role in this big project.

"Lord of the Rings" is not optimistic, but the director who directed this movie is named Gilbert Jr.

So far, little Gilbert has never failed. Who can guarantee that little Gilbert will not succeed again? So for actors, this is a rare opportunity.

Of course, it was not without hesitation.

Orlando Bloom, from the UK, just graduated from the Conservatory of Drama and Music this year, and then went to Hollywood at the encouragement of his friends.

Orlando Bloom didn't know what the reason was, but the famous Hollywood director Gilbert Jr. noticed him, and an audition invitation was sent to him.

"Oh my god, Jonah, this is a good opportunity! This is little Gilbert, who personally sent you an audition invitation." My friend was very envious.

Jonah is Orlando Bloom's alias, and generally only people close to him would call him that.

The friend continued: "You must agree. Director Gilbert Jr. personally named you, which means you have a good chance of getting the role."

Orlando Bloom hesitated: "However, my agent said that this project is not good, and many professionals are pessimistic about this project."

My friend looked at Orlando Bloom as if he were an eccentric figure from the last century: "Don't you know the name of Director Gilbert Little?"

"Of course not. On the contrary, I like his "The Matrix" very much."

"Then why are you hesitating? This is little Gilbert. He has never failed since his debut. Those so-called professionals have not been optimistic about him for several years, but have they ever seen little Gilbert fail?"

The friend was impassioned, as if Orlando Bloom would be guilty of a grave sin not to accept the invitation.

Orlando Bloom is still a little hesitant: "My agent said that he wants to give me another movie. I don't know what to do."

"Jonah," the friend patted Orlando Bloom on the shoulder and asked, "Do you want to be a star?"

"Of course I want to..." Orlando Bloom replied firmly.

"If you want to become a star, just accept Little Gilbert's invitation." His friend said: "Look at those shining names.

Keanu Reeves, Matt Damon, Naomi Watts, Charlize Theron and other stars almost all became famous after starring in Little Gilbert movies.

If you want to be as successful as they were, you can't miss out on Little Gilbert's project, or you'll regret it for the rest of your life. "

The urging of his friends finally made Orlando Bloom firm up his determination: "Then I will accept this invitation."

"Very good," my friend was very satisfied, and said at the same time: "As for that agent who has no vision, you can kick him out now and find another agent.

I heard that you are at International Artist Management Company. Please switch jobs. Super Artist Management Company is good. That is also Little Gilbert's management company. "

Little Gilbert didn't know these episodes, but his favorite elf prince actually had to struggle a lot before accepting the invitation.

However, this does not affect the overall situation. The audition of the elf prince Legolas was placed later. The auditions of the four hobbits were conducted first, especially the audition of Frodo Baggins.

Elijah Wood, Little Gilbert's first choice, attended the audition as scheduled, and Little Gilbert saw his performance in the audition.

Elijah Wood, who is only 18 years old this year, is already an out-and-out child star, having appeared in "Danger Angels" and Ang Lee's "The Ice Storm".

Last year, he also collaborated with Naomi Watts in "Collision" and contributed a good performance.

This is an actor with quite a personality who likes to try different acting styles. He took this audition opportunity very seriously, so he performed very well.

After watching Elijah Wood's performance, little Gilbert was very satisfied and asked the producers and assistant directors who participated in the audition for their opinions.

Assistant director Anne said: "Ilya's performance is very natural, and his participation in movies over the years has also proven his strength. I think Ilya is very suitable."

Charles Rowan agreed: "I think it's good. There's no need to audition anymore."

Although he said that, little Gilbert still auditioned for more than a dozen roles, trying to find out if there was anything better. However, it turns out that if someone can appear in a previous life, it proves that there is no problem.

So there is no controversy about the role of Frodo, which belongs to Elijah Wood.

Since the audition, Elijah Wood has been waiting for news with trepidation. He understood what this audition meant. He had read the original novel and knew that Frodo was a very important character.

"Dad, haven't you called yet?" Elijah Wood asked his father.

It was already the third day, and it was time for the crew to notify, but no news came.

My father was on the phone, but the phone never rang. So he had to shake his head and said: "No, Ilya."

Seeing the nervous look on Elijah Wood's face, his father comforted him: "Don't worry, Elijah, you performed very well in the audition. I think you will definitely win the role."

His father's words did not make Elijah Wood relax. Instead, he became more nervous and began to reflect on his mistakes during the audition.

He felt that his performance was not perfect, which was why the crew did not call him.

In fact, this was Elijah Wood's overthinking. The reason he didn't call within three days of the audition was because Gilbert Jr. wanted to notify all the selected actors after watching all the auditions.

However, this made the actors who participated in the audition worry about gains and losses, and for a time they thought that they had no chance of getting the role.

(End of this chapter)