Made in Hollywood

The large conference room in the Warner Building was full of people. The entire creators of Fury Road came here. Jamie Johnson, the director of Warner's distribution department, could only sit in the corner.

Walking into this conference room, Charlize Theron found that Duke and Charles Rowan had not yet come, and his eyes swept from everyone present. They were all very familiar faces. These were from the Duke team. Some of the core members have cooperated with him for more than ten years. Such a stable and cooperative team is also the guarantee of Duke's continuous success.

Although her personality is a bit cold and arrogant, Charlize is not the kind of person who can't be a person, and she got acquainted with these people when she often visited Dukeban a few years ago.

"Hi, John." She first walked to the big fat man, and proactively stretched out her hand, "You look thinner."

John Schwarzman quickly stood up and held her hand, a smile on his fat face, "Hey, Sally, you are as beautiful as ten years ago."

(No-Charlize's mouth immediately evokes a smile. This is what women like to hear. Even if she knows that this is not true, she does take care of it very well, but time still leaves all kinds of marks on her body.

After greeted John Schwarzman, Charlize Theron turned to him again, "Hannah, long time no see."

Hannah Serena pointed to the seat between her and Anna Prinz, "Please sit down, Sally."

Charlize Theron was not polite, sitting between her and Anna Prinz, and greeted the assistant director who was looking down at something, "Hey, Anna, what are you looking at?"

"Oh, nothing." Anna Prinz raised her head and smiled at Charlize. "Considering the script."

Nodding slightly, Charlize Theron deliberately winked at Anna Prinz, "You must schedule all my scenes to be shot at a suitable time."

Anna Prinz nodded happily, "Of course."

There is always human affection within the rules. Although the two sides cannot talk about the deep friendship, they are also familiar people.

Charlize is familiar with the entire Duke team. Then he stood up and greeted each other one by one, and then sat down in front of his seat.

Next to her is Tom Cruise's position, the actor has not yet arrived.

The conference room was quiet again, and many people were looking at the plan, just like Anna Prinz. They knew that this was not a familiar type in the past, but a brand new experiment and experience.

The door was pushed open again from the outside, and rapid footsteps rang. Far beyond the voice that Charlize had just whispered to greet people, John Schwarzman and Hannah Serena couldn't help but frown and looked in the direction of the sound.

Tom Cruise opened the door of the meeting room and strode in.

He looked at the people in the conference room. He didn't show any signs or interest in saying hello. Under the leadership of a staff member, he walked directly to Charlize Theron and nodded slightly to the South African diamond. Then sat down.

John Schwarzman and Hannah Serena looked back and resumed their business. Others just glanced at Tom Cruise casually and continued to pay attention to their work, no one cared about the Uranus superstar.

They have this kind of capital, and their team has made several superstars. Superstars are really not rare things.

Sitting here, Tom Cruise is a little boring. His eyes turned to Charlize Theron.

Charlize Theron nodded slightly to him, but didn't say much.

"Where's Duke? Why haven't you come yet?" Tom Cruise asked casually.

"I don't know..." Charlize shook his head, "It seems to be discussing things with Charles."

After speaking, she closed her mouth tightly.

Like many people in this circle, Charlize doesn't like Tom Cruise. But she knew that this was Duke's chosen actor, and she didn't intend to say anything more. Anyway, it was just a temporary collaboration at work. With Duke's faster shooting speed, she didn't need to endure too long.

Seeing that Charlize Theron was not interested in speaking, Tom Cruise lifted his chin slightly and retracted his gaze.

The door of the conference room was pushed open again from the outside. Duke and Charles Rowan entered the conference room together. The two walked to the front end of the long conference table. Duke gave the folder in his hand to the left hand side. Na Fei patted her palm hard, attracting everyone's attention.

"I'm sorry to interrupt your vacation." Duke looked at the people on both sides of the conference table and said directly, "We are about to embark on a new journey."

He pointed to the plan in everyone's hands, "You should have seen it. This is not a science fiction action movie that we are used to."

Duke sat down and asked, "Do you have any comments?"

"This film must be shot in the desert..." John Schwarzman said first, "The imax camera is inconvenient to operate. I asked for a new shooting track and shooting vehicle."

These are all small questions, and Duke nodded, "We must first determine the location."

Hannah Serena took his words and said, "Go overseas to shoot, or in North America? If you go overseas, the Middle East and Africa are the best choices."

Hearing these two names, Duke vetoed it without thinking, "The Middle East and Africa are currently too chaotic."

"If you don't go overseas," Hannah Serena said again, "the desert of New Mexico is the right choice."

Duke thought about his work schedule and said, "Next week we will go to New Mexico for a field trip."

"New Mexico also has preferential taxes in this area." Charles Rowan apparently agrees with Duke's idea.

"We will talk about these after the inspection." Duke turned to the head of the props group, "David, it takes at least 150 cars to shoot. I think these modified cars are mainly vintage cars. You and Hannah get them as soon as possible. Make a plan."

"Well, I will go to the auto market tomorrow." The other party nodded in response.

After explaining some other things, Duke said seriously to everyone, "This is a film with special effects that requires real shots. In fact, we have no choice. I can't make it a cg movie. We do not violate the laws of physics. In this film, there are no spaceships and the like, only yellow sand and sky. And in the film, we need to create chaotic and frantic events and scenes. The details are countless, and digital software is very useful. It’s hard to make that kind of realistic effect."

"And the real shots are more exciting, we don't need to wait!" He emphasized, "Furious Road is not a cg movie. Every day in the future will be full of special effects and danger!"

The meeting was like Duke's personal style, and it didn't last long, but in the end he kept the two actors and art director Hannah Serena.

After the others left, Duke first said to Hannah Serena, "The car design used for shooting should be cool enough. I need at least more than 150 modified models. I ask for all of them to explode. The cars are unique, weird and aggressive!"

After working together for more than ten years, Hannah Serena naturally understood what Duke meant, "I know what to do."

After speaking, she nodded to Charlize Theron and left the conference room first.

Duke turned to look at Tom Cruise and Charlize Theron, "That world is running in a ridiculous order, human nature has long been exhausted, and in the desert of the doomsday there are two fugitives who desire freedom. A silent man and a tough woman must get rid of the current imprisonment and domination."

"The film will be completely centered on the two of you, and the characters' lines are very limited," Duke said to the two people. "Your character traits do not rely on lines or dialogue to interpret."

Charlize Theron smiled and nodded. She felt that her role was like a female version of Duke, who was determined, courageous, calm, and steady, and she always had more actions than words!

This character named Ferrosa has experienced the tempering of long-term wars. Her eyes are firm and fearless. Under the begging of women who do not want to be reproductive machines, she is willing to take them out. There is no panic, and when being tracked, he is not afraid of danger, cleverly resolved, and has first-class combat capabilities.

There are too few unique female characters like Ferrosa in Hollywood, and it is difficult to find similar female characters throughout the history of film.

It was this role, coupled with the confidence that Duke gave her, that Charlize Theron was willing to cut off his beautiful long hair.

For Charlize Theron, Duke was not very worried, but Tom Cruise was different. He looked at each other and said, "Tom, all of your lines add up to only 20 sentences. You rely more on movements and body language. To interpret your own role."

"Don't worry, Duke." Tom Cruise said confidently, "Can you still trust me?"

Duke nodded. Tom Cruise has been in the business for decades, and even if his acting skills are a bit poor, he still doesn't even play a role well.

The actor does have a certain degree of difficulty, but Duke also made a lot of changes suitable for Tom Cruise, such as the actor's name is called Tom.

This is the end of the brief triangle meeting. Charlize Theron stood up and looked at his watch, and said to Duke, "I have an appointment with a fitness instructor, let’s go."

"Yeah." Duke waved to her.

Tom Cruise didn't mean to leave. He waited until Charlize Theron's back disappeared from the door of the meeting room before he said, "Duke, don't you think the drama between me and Theron is a little out of balance? ".

Duke turned his head slightly and looked at Tom Cruise deliberately with a surprised look. He didn't feel surprised when the other party asked him. If he didn't ask, it wouldn't be Tom Cruise.

Tom Cruise added, "I think the setting between the roles of me and Theron can be modified."

Fortunately, he has made some progress over the years, and said, "This is just a suggestion." (To be continued...)

Chapter 702 is just a suggestion: