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Chapter 495: Real Shooting Maniac
Seeing the cool look of the new Batmobile, the other actors looked at Christian Bale enviously: "Man, you are so lucky, this is the real thing."

Christian Bale was also very excited when he saw the car, but he was very self-aware: "It must be the stuntmen who drove it most. The most I can do is to pose in it."

"Such a cool car, I want one too." Gary Oldman expressed his jealousy.

Gilbert Jr. patted Gary Oldman on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, you will have a chance to drive this car too."

"Really?" Gary Oldman just remembered that there was such a paragraph in the script, and he was immediately happy: "This is so cool, I can drive it myself, no stuntman is needed."

This car is really cool, Christian Bale later said: "After the filming, I want to collect one and put it in the garage.

A car like this is very impressive even if you can't drive it out."

"Indeed," the actors agreed, and then looked at little Gilbert.

Gilbert Jr. said, "Lamborghini has decided to release a limited edition model. As for the crew's car, you can buy it when the promotional period is over."

"That's great," the actors who were interested in this car were all very happy: "Long live the director."

"What's the point of 'Long live'? Your cooperation with me in making a good movie is the greatest thank you," said Gilbert Jr.

"Of course, just wait and see. I will give my best performance."

"Me too, I'm going back to read the script now..."

A car inspired all the actors in the crew. Little Gilbert was well versed in motivation and gave all the actors a boost.

Interestingly, Christian Bale once auditioned for the role of Robin in "Batman Forever" in 1995. Unexpectedly, nine years later, he became the actor of Batman himself.

He also shared an interesting story: when Christopher Nolan introduced him to play Batman, Christian Bale was a little hesitant.

Later, he went to buy ice cream and saw a little girl who looked about seven or eight years old looking at the door of the ice cream shop with longing eyes, so Christian Bale bought her an ice cream.

The little girl was so grateful that she hugged Christian Bale's thighs and said, "You are my superhero."

It was this sentence that made Christian Bale feel that he had a responsibility and obligation to play a superhero and set an example for children, so he took on the movie.

Although after reading the script, Christian Bale felt that it was different from the superhero movie he had imagined, he was very happy to see such a wonderful story.

In addition to the Batmobile, the design of the Batsuit in the film also took a lot of thought.

In the comics and old Batman movies, the design of the bat suit has a yellow circle on the chest with a bat logo inside.

After seeing it, Gilbert Jr. said it was too ugly and the yellow color was too conspicuous, which was not conducive to hiding in the dark, so he asked the art team to redesign the bat suit.

"Because it's as close to reality as possible, the Batmobile's priority should be function, not appearance," said Gilbert Jr.

In this regard, the art team had a question: "What about the cape? The design of the cape is for the sake of appearance."

"You can design some functions for the cape," Gilbert Jr. asked the art team for inspiration: "For example, the cape can be electrified, and when electrified, it will become a paraglider, allowing Batman to fly short distances."

The art team had a lot of ideas: "Yes, this is indeed a design direction."

These people are all professionals. After Gilbert's suggestion, the head of the art group went to former DC CEO Paul Levitz for advice. Paul Levitz gave the head of the art group three key points to draw: cape, black, and ears. As long as these three elements are present, it is Batman. If they are absent, it is Captain America in a nightgown.

Therefore, Lucius, played by Morgan Freeman, becomes the engineer who develops these devices in the film. His role is equivalent to that of Dr. Q in the 007 series.

In fact, the original story of Batman appeared in the Detective Comics in 1939. Bob Kane only used twelve frames of comics to complete the story of Batman's origin.

Young Bruce Wayne witnessed his parents being killed by robbers. He swore in the study that he would spend his life fighting crime to avenge his parents.

While working out, he glimpsed a bat, and thus Batman was born.

This is the story of Batman's original birth. It is very simple, but it does not prevent Batman from becoming one of the most popular superheroes.

In the many years that followed, the world changed rapidly and superheroes became a kind of symbol.

Grant Morrison writes in Super Gods: Whereas Superman begins as a socialist, Batman is the ultimate capitalist hero, a defender of privilege and hierarchy.

Gilbert Jr. once joked to David S. Goyer and Jonathan Nolan: "That's why I asked Jonathan to write Batman. No one understands privilege and class better than the British."

At the time, Jonathan Nolan said, "Then you must find a British actor to star in the Batman movie."

His words really came true, and British actor Christian Bale really became the actor of Batman. However, Christian Bale insisted on using an American accent to complete the performance instead of a British accent.

Another interesting thing is the Batcave. Originally, the crew planned to rent two hangars at Hughes Airfield and convert them into the Batcave.

But art director Selina Heffey also visited the UK during her time in Iceland, and not only did she find a mansion that could be used to shoot Wayne Manor, she also discovered a cave on the east side of the mansion, but there was no waterfall.

After returning to Los Angeles, Selena immediately recommended this place to Gilbert Jr., thinking that after obtaining filming permission, she could start to transform the cave.

The crew was able to divert water from a river not far from the cave to create a waterfall landscape, and the space inside is really large.

Little Gilbert agreed immediately and asked Selena to arrange people to negotiate with the locals and start transforming the cave.

There is no better way to deal with bats, and they can only rely on special effects. Gilbert has not heard of anyone who can control the actions of bats, and it is impossible to use them in movie shooting.

Cameron Diaz had a sharp comment on Gilbert Jr.'s series of real-life actions: "In order to maintain his character, Gilbert Jr. has gone crazy and has to film everything for real.

He would only choose to use special effects if it was impossible to film it in real life.”

Many people agree with this, but the charm of real shooting cannot be denied. When special effects have not reached such high precision, real shooting is a good way.

The key is to find the right main places and make the props well, and real shooting will save more money than CG.

In this "Batman Begins", Gilbert Jr. chose to cooperate with IMAX and use IMAX's cameras to complete the film's opening.

As early as a few years ago, Gilbert Jr. and James Cameron had been paying attention to the development of IMAX technology.

James Cameron even became a partner of IMAX, combining IMAX technology and 3D technology for the filming of "Avatar".

Batman Begins won't be the first 3D movie, but it will be the first to be shot in IMAX.

(End of this chapter)