Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 497 Filming (4k)

The two parts of "Arkham Knight" will not be filmed together due to factors such as post-production and the interval between releases.

It just so happened that Zhou Mo was going to attend this year's Cannes Film Festival in May, so he decided to shoot the first part in the first two months. It ended when Batman tried to neutralize the fear gas in the chemical plant, but when he turned around, he saw the Joker's big face.

America.

The crew of "BVS (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice)".

It was also the filming location for Arkham Knight.

When Zhou Mo decided to take over "Batman" last year, he proposed to Warner to borrow the "BVS" location to shoot the movie.

The prototypes of Gotham and Metropolis both have elements of New York, but one is in the daytime and the other is at night.

In the comics, the two cities are only separated by a river.

The similarity is extremely high.

As long as we change the angle, it will be completely impossible for non-super fan audiences to see it.

When the Warner executives heard Zhou Mo's request, they not only had no objection, but were overjoyed.

For them, venues are meant to be used as many times as possible. No boss likes to use something once and then throw it away. That would be too wasteful.

Zhou Mo's request really touched their hearts.

They called Zhou Mo repeatedly to express their gratitude, and even promised to invest an additional 20 million if necessary.

The only one who was unhappy was Zha. He spent tens of millions of dollars to build the physical scene with great effort, and he originally wanted to give it a big explosion after using it to bring out the effect.

Now, it's actually a good deal for Zhou Mo.

It saved people tens of millions of dollars at one time.

With no other options, Lao Zha could only secretly mobilize his fans, make a few complaints online, and slightly influence the rhythm of Warner and Zhou Mo, but he couldn't go too far.

His conflict with Warner has become increasingly acute recently, and it feels like they will go their separate ways after filming the movie.

Lao Zha is a decent man. Although he is unhappy, he still wants to finish the movie and let the box office speak for itself.

Hedong in thirty years and Hexi in thirty years.

Don’t bully middle-aged people into poverty.

……

"Okay, this scene is over!"

set.

Zhou Mo held a loud speaker and gave orders to the people in the venue.

Hearing the sound, Anya Taylor-Joy, who played Poison Ivy, walked out of the prop tree.

Behind him, Ben Affleck, who played Batman, also took off his helmet.

As Ben walked, the bat suit on his body made a metallic clanking sound.

Whenever a sound was heard, the crew members would cast envious and shocked glances at Da Ben.

The reason is simple: this suit is just too cool.

Different from the leather or matte versions of the suits in the past, the designers of the Arkham Knight game designed a sci-fi-style bat suit in order to rationalize the "fear knockout" skill of executing multiple enemies at one time in the game.

Or rather, armor.

From Zhou Mo's personal perspective, this is the most handsome battle suit he has ever seen, no doubt about it.

The original one-piece suit has been transformed into stretchable armor composed of different parts, and different parts can be changed according to the user's instructions.

It was not until Ben Affleck walked up to him wearing the Batman armor that Zhou Mo nodded with satisfaction. This was an armor that could break the audience's previous impression that "Batman armor is not very technologically advanced."

As for the topic of whether Batman's armor is technologically advanced or not, it is actually a cliché.

Under normal circumstances, it is indeed not particularly high, especially when compared with the "magic technology" of Batman.

Of course, there are indeed high-tech armors, such as the legendary Hellbat.

But in the impression of many viewers, Batman's armor is always of the same style over and over again, and the image has not changed much.

Of course, the milk nail set (Batman and Robin) does not count.

Zhou Mo never thought of making Batman have the same magical technology as Iron Man.

But he didn't want to continue wearing the old style of leather suits. Times have changed. When others have already started using high-tech, you are still wearing the old style, which is inherently inferior in visual effects.

This is a fact that no one can deny.

Visual effects have a great impact on the audience's viewing experience.

The box office effect brought by the viewing experience is actually more convenient than the content of the movie.

There is no commercial film director who doesn't find it easier to make money.

"Arkham Knight" actually has depth and can make money from the content of the movie.

But this does not mean that we have to give up the visual pleasure.

It’s not like Zhou Mo doesn’t have the expertise in special effects and props.

So, after thinking about it, Zhou Mo simply had someone make a one-to-one replica of the game image and make the armor.

Of course, achieving the situation in the game is simply impossible.

There is no omnipotent human being like Batman in reality.

Science fiction is science fiction. It is called science fiction only when it cannot be achieved.

However, the basic ability to follow instructions and make a certain amount of changes can be achieved, and the remaining high-tech parts can be done with special effects in the future.

"Ben, how do you feel about this battle suit?" Zhou Mo asked casually.

Big Ben moved his neck and tapped the control button on his arm with his fingers. As the commands were issued, the armor continued to respond.

Although he is the absolute protagonist of the whole play, he joined the crew relatively late.

The reason was not that he was being a big shot, but that Zack kept asking for reshoots, so he came to the Arkham crew only after he had completely finished filming the plot there.

After joining the team, I fell in love with this set of armor the first time I saw it.

Last year, when he first saw Zack Snyder's Batman suit, he actually thought that suit was pretty good. It might look a little weird at first, and it was quite different from previous Bat suits, but after wearing it for a while, he felt it was actually pretty good.

Director Zack Snyder is a photographer, so his aesthetic taste is very high-level.

But Zack Snyder's version of the battle suit is very different from the armor he is wearing now.

"Very good, very good, the smoothness of this suit is beyond my imagination." Ben had an excited smile on his face.

Zhou Mo continued to ask: "If you were a viewer and saw this drastically changed style of combat uniform for the first time, how would you accept it? Would it be difficult to accept?"

Ben said without hesitation: "It's not uncomfortable at all. Wearing this armor, I finally feel like I'm in a science fiction movie."

Superhero movies have always been classified as science fiction movies.

Zhou Mo nodded and looked at Anya beside him.

"Anya, what do you think? You're younger, so you'll have a younger perspective."

Anya just debuted last year and is only 19 years old this year. It’s her first time to join such a large group and she looks a little timid.

After hearing Zhou Mo's question, he looked at Da Tiantian beside him and felt a lot more relieved.

Nodded too.

"Yes, Director, I also think this armor is very cool. This armor is beyond my imagination. I always thought that Batman would not wear such clothes."

Another positive answer.

Just then, another protagonist of the movie, Robert Pattinson, who played the Arkham Knight, walked over.

He was wearing the Arkham Knight's helmet.

The helmet is divided into two layers. The outer layer is blue with two pointed ears, and its shape is somewhat similar to a bat helmet.

The inner layer is red, which is the helmet of "Red Hood" later.

Similar to the new version of the Batsuit, Arkham's armor also has many sci-fi elements, especially he has two pistols, which can be connected front and back to form a sniper rifle.

"Robert, come quickly." Zhou Mo and others approached and asked, "What do you think of Batman and your armor style? Are you able to accept it?"

Compared to Anya, Robert was much more relaxed.

After "Twilight", he has become a first-line star in Hollywood, and now he has no pressure even to take over the role of Arkham Knight.

Take off the helmet and put a smile on your face.

"Director, I really like this look, it's so handsome, this is the Batman in my mind."

Zhou Mo suddenly remembered that the "Batman" that DC rebooted again in its previous life seemed to be produced by this guy.

In that movie, Pattinson's performance was actually pretty good.

"What about the plot? How about using two movies and three or four flashbacks to shape the transformation of the Arkham Knight?"

"It's very smooth. When I played the Arkham Knight, I could understand Jason's thoughts very well. Batman is so hateful, and we must strike him hard!" Robert said loudly.

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone around laughed.

This guy, during the past month of filming, was really active every time he was shooting an action scene, especially when he was attacking Batman.

Due to the preconceived influence of the style of "Arkham Knight", Zhou Mo actually does not prefer the style of Nolan's "Dark Knight" trilogy, which tends to be more realistic in fighting.

He hopes to be able to show the Batman setting, which combines more than a hundred types of boxing techniques, with multiple indicators reaching the physiological limits of the human body, and an invincible style while wearing armor.

Therefore, during the past month of filming, he required the fighting scenes to be as cool as possible, and to be able to capture the almost wall-climbing style in the game, while also hoping that the fights between the protagonists of the story could be real.

As a result, the requirements for actors are relatively high.

Among all the actors, the one who did the best in this role was not Ben, but Robert.

Young and energetic.

According to the script, there was a scene of a battle between the Knight and Batman. Robert's performance was so vigorous that it caused Batman a lot of trouble.

Although the Arkham Knight's sneak attack was one of the reasons, Robert's own performance also played a very important factor.

"Very good, with your opinions, I feel completely relieved." Zhou Mo turned off the microphone in his hand.

Clap your hands to attract the attention of everyone around you again.

"During this period, everyone has worked hard on the filming. Today, the investors have specially prepared dinner for everyone. You can enjoy it after you rest."

"Oh!"

night.

Banquet scene.

While eating, Zhou Mo chatted with the actors who came over to talk.

Looking at the main creators walking around in the venue, a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

To be honest, the cast of this Batman movie is even better than he imagined.

The Joker is played by Jared Leto, who also played the Joker in Suicide Squad. He just won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor last year and his acting skills are absolutely amazing.

Gotham's one-on-one king, Commissioner Gordon.

At first he wanted to call Gary Oldman, who played Gordon in Nolan's "Dark Knight" trilogy, but Oldman had other scenes to shoot and couldn't come.

Then, along came someone equally famous.

Bryan Cranston.

This name may not be as famous as Gary Oldman in the film industry, but his role in a web series is very famous.

Walter White from Breaking Bad.

Nickname: Lao Bai.

As for the Scarecrow, it is Cillian Murphy, who has already played the Scarecrow in "Batman Begins", and this is a return to his old role.

The difference is that in The Dark Knight trilogy, he didn't have many roles, and he wasn't ranked as the leading villain in three consecutive films.

But in "Arkham Knight", he and Jason shared the treatment of the leading villain, and the two were equally matched.

Even compared to Jason's, his conspiracy is more terrifying and more difficult to guard against.

When Murphy heard last year that he was invited to play the Scarecrow again, he was still hesitant.

Although he didn't have many scenes in the "Black Knight" trilogy, it was Nolan's movie after all.

Who is Nolan?

One of Hollywood's super succubi.

No one who has worked with him has anything but good things to say about him.

Murphy has been working with Nolan for a long time and the two have a good relationship. Although he has never played the leading role, he always has a supporting role.

It is difficult for him to deal with this kind of "makeover" situation.

Until he saw the script Zhou Mo gave him.

Murphy: If it's difficult, then don't do it!
No one could stop him from playing the Scarecrow.

It has nothing to do with the director, the script, or anything like that.

I just like the character of Scarecrow.
And now, as the filming progresses day by day, Murphy is getting happier.

That year, at the crew banquet of "Black Knight", I stood like a minion.

At that time, I was in tears, and I hope everyone will see me.

Snapped.

Zhou Mo slapped Murphy on the shoulder: "What are you thinking about? You are so obsessed."

Murphy came back to his senses, his expression calm.

"Nothing, I just feel nostalgic for being able to play Scarecrow again."

"Come on, what's there to miss about the previous Scarecrow? The plot was just that short. How could it be as exciting as my show? It truly wreaks havoc on the entire Gotham City."

Murphy quickly shook his head: "How could that be? Both plays are good, there is no difference between the two."

Seeing this, Zhou Mo said directly: "If you want to laugh, just laugh. It doesn't matter. I know you are happy in your heart."

Murphy shook his head: "Zhou, don't tease me anymore, it's not true at all."

"But you were smiling into your wine glass just now, and the corners of your mouth were almost reaching your ears."

Murphy was stunned and subconsciously touched the corner of his mouth.

Zhou Mo immediately pointed at him and laughed: "Hahahaha, you were laughing just now."

Murphy responded.

"Zhou, are you cheating me?"

"How could that be? I just saw you smile."

"But I clearly didn't laugh."

"Then why are you touching the corner of your mouth?"

Murphy: ...

Careless.

He looked at the complacent Zhou Mo and said helplessly: "Well, I am indeed a little happy in my heart. Thank you very much for giving me this opportunity, so I want to remind you of one thing."

"what?"

"Recently, some people have been targeting you online, saying that you are not a good director for Batman. Are you ready to deal with this?"

Zhou Mo: "Targeting me, who?"

Murphy shrugged. "What do you think?"

Two in one, one chapter is finished.

(End of this chapter)