hollywood melon man

Chapter 621: Adam Hammer
After attending the premiere, Gilbert Jr. took a private plane to Toronto at night to see the construction progress there.

In the car on the way to the scene to check the situation in the morning, Gilbert Jr. received the midnight field data report.

"The average attendance rate is as high as 85%, and the box office of 2300 midnight shows has earned 1527 million US dollars." Little Gilbert looked at the data in his hand and was not surprised: "Not bad, this result."

Ivanka asked, “Do you regret not directing it yourself?”

Ivanka remembered that Gilbert Jr. said last night that the global box office of "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" could exceed $2 billion.

So far, only the Lord of the Rings trilogy of Gilbert Jr. has grossed over $10 billion. So many people who criticize Gilbert Jr. say that he relies on the IP bonus rather than his own merits.

But in fact, before Gilbert Jr. started adapting "The Lord of the Rings", this fantasy masterpiece was hailed as the most difficult novel to adapt, and no one dared to do it.

After success, many people regret not taking action earlier.

Ivanka feels that the key is never how great the fantasy novel is. If it weren't for Gilbert Jr., how long would it take for the film version of this fantasy novel to be released?

In response to Ivanka's question, Gilbert Jr. smiled and shook his head, saying, "There's nothing to regret. I like to do things that are difficult and challenging."

Ivanka rolled her eyes at Gilbert and said, "You look relaxed and confident, not like you're facing any challenges."

The two arrived at the base which was under construction in full swing. The person in charge here was James from the team, who had long served as Gilbert Jr.'s deputy.

He and Gilbert Jr. introduced: “We planned to build 100,000 square meters, and later the Toronto City Government approved an additional 50,000 square meters.

This is a large area, I think it’s enough to build a real Night City.”

Little Gilbert and Ivanka put on their helmets and pay attention to safety on the construction site.

Looking at the design drawings and the busy construction site in front of him, Gilbert said, "Let's build a part of the area first to meet the needs of filming."

"Don't worry," James said, "Although the construction period is a bit tight, some of the landscape can be built within two months."

"Very good," said little Gilbert, with satisfaction.

In fact, several areas of Night City are basically built in the Toronto film and television base. The rest are in Nevada and New Mexico. For example, most of the wilderness areas shown in the game were filmed in New Mexico.

The red rock cliffs, desert sand, cacti, and various desert plants here fit in well with the desolate background.

The Wanderer Family in the game is active in this wilderness, and the main character Panam comes from the Wanderer Family.

As for the main character V, Little Gilbert plans to give V an identity as a street gangster. How should I put it? It feels more immersive.

In Gilbert's plan, after telling the story of "Edgewalker", he will start from V.

The first part tells the story of V becoming a mercenary and adventuring with Jack Wells. Then it ends with Arasaka Yorinobu murdering Arasaka Saburo, the two of them escaping, Jack Wells dying, and V being shot in the head.

The second part flashes back to tell the story of Johnny Silverhand's bombing of the Arasaka Tower, and then introduces concepts such as Ultra and Soul Killer.

The third part returns to V, the story of Johnny Silverhand and V becoming one in order to survive.

The plan is clear and concise, and the main story of each stage is clear, and we know how to do it. Gilbert Jr. proposed the main outline, and the rest was left to the imagination of the studio's screenwriters based on the board game and the original content.

Professional screenwriters in Hollywood sometimes lack imagination, but they can still perform well in assembly line operations such as filling content.

Besides, there is little Gilbert watching over us.

As for the role of V, although Scarlett wanted to play it, Gilbert thought it would be better not to choose an actor who had played in the same series before, as that would be a bit out of place. As for who to choose, male or female V, we will see when the time comes.

In addition, there are many outstanding characters in the series, including Johnny Silverhand, Panam, Judy, Jack Wells, Victor and others.

I have to say that although CDPR's "Cyberpunk: 2077" had a bad initial release due to optimization issues, the script and character creation were really good, leaving behind a lot of impressive characters.

Now, after the success of the movie, CDPR can still make games, as long as they can ensure that it is not so disastrous.

After three days in Toronto, Gilbert Jr. returned to Los Angeles. The actors were basically all there, and Gilbert Jr. had also talked to Dwayne Johnson about the role of Adam Sledgehammer.

Looking at the character design, Dwayne Johnson was stunned. He asked, "Director, is Adam Sledgehammer, played by me, a human?"

Little Gilbert thought for a moment and replied, "In a way, he is no longer human. Adam Hammer's prosthetic transformation is very exaggerated, much more exaggerated than the protagonist David.

Let’s put it this way: Adam Sledgehammer is only 4 percent original.”

Dwayne Johnson touched his bald head and said, "Oh my God, is this a lunatic?"

Unexpectedly, Gilbert Jr. agreed again: "In a way, Adam Hammer is indeed a madman, a cyber madman."

Dwayne Johnson was speechless. He read the background introduction and found that Adam Sledgehammer was an out-and-out villain. He was born in New York and became a worthless New York gangster.

Later, Adam Hammer's criminal gang was wiped out, and Adam Hammer had nothing to do and had nowhere to vent his desire for killing. It happened to be a period of corporate war, so Adam Hammer joined the army.

But later, due to his extraordinary behavior in the army, he was expelled from the army, and Adam Hammer had to return to New York to become a mercenary.

During a mercenary mission, Adam Smasher was blown to pieces by a rocket, and his partner rescued what was left of him.

Later, a mysterious company found Adam Hammer and gave him two choices: either die or accept the company's full-body prosthetic transformation and become the company's dog.

However, what makes Dwayne Johnson more curious is the story about corporate wars, which is only mentioned briefly in the background setting.

It just said that Adam Slugger severely injured Johnny Silverhand, and fought with Morgan Blackhand until the nuclear bomb exploded.

Dwayne Johnson asked Gilbert Jr.: "What happened in the Fourth Corporate War?"

Gilbert Jr. said: "If you are interested, you can check out the board game settings and the original book settings. It can be said that you play an ultimate villain, the most powerful man in Night City."

"Wow, I like this word, I am the most powerful man." Dwayne Johnson was beaming with joy.

Little Gilbert added: "Of course, it's a cybernetic human. After all, you only have 4% flesh."

Dwayne Johnson fully accepted this setting: "That's good, I think it's cool."

Little Gilbert smiled secretly, hoping that Dwayne Johnson would still feel cool when being scolded by countless angry fans.

Compared to the character of Adam Hammer, the other characters are much more normal. At least they are all human beings and still retain human characteristics.

Of course, in such a world, after undergoing prosthetic transformation, people essentially become new humans.

The most difficult thing for Gilbert Jr. is how to make the audience accept and appreciate such a world.

He believes that emotion is the core, and all movies are driven by emotion. There is no doubt about that.

(End of this chapter)