2259 The cast is confused
The small stir caused by the absence of the Golden Globe Awards was slightly turbulent for a moment, and then disappeared into the ocean of information. The news of the official launch of "Rogue One" instantly occupied the front pages of major media——
This is the grand opening of 2015！
finally! "Rogue One" has finally completed its preliminary preparations! After waiting and waiting, hoping and hoping, finally we can start work！
For avid movie fans, this is undoubtedly good news; for Renly, the same is true.
A year has passed since the contract was signed at the beginning of last year to confirm the performance. The filming of "Jurassic World" and "The Lobster", which were signed later, have been completed. Even the post-production has been basically completed, and now the schedule has begun to be arranged. , and there is still no news about "Rogue One", once again making people feel the cumbersomeness and complexity of big projects and big productions.
In response to Renly, the reason given by Disney was the script. The script, which has been constantly reworked, seems to be in trouble and has never been able to meet expectations. Renly has the power to review the script, which gives Kathleen Kennedy the authority to review the script. Because of my scruples, I wasted my time..
But the information obtained by Andy is another story: the director.
What really puts Disney in trouble is director selection.
From the production process of the Marvel series, Disney gradually summed up experience: a successful series can continue to be inherited, just like an assembly line product. It is up to Kevin Feige to control the direction, determine the style, and master the rhythm, just like a framework and then it's up to the director to fill in the gaps.
From the perspective of artistic creation, the director's imagination and control have been basically stifled. Hollywood insiders jokingly call Marvel directors "wage earners"; but from the perspective of the quality of the finished product, it can ensure an average level, either good or good. The bad ones won’t be too ups and downs, which is more in line with Disney’s requirements..
This is also the reason why Edgar-Wright gave up directing "Ant-Man". This British director who became famous with "Shaun of the Dead" is known for his unconstrained ideas and random creations. The label was tied up by Disney, so naturally I lost interest.——
In fact, in "Ant-Man" that was officially released later, in addition to the script still using Edgar's version, a lot of his ideas and creativity were also used, which successfully won a lot of praise and proved the director's talent; but in the creative process , Disney still wants to keep the initiative in its own hands, which is why they tend to use TV directors - this is true for both Joss-Whedon and the Russo brothers.
Here I need to mention a little bit about the difference between TV directors and film directors.：
Television is called the art of screenwriting, and the story is the basis of the entire work, so the TV director’s narrative skills and actor scheduling are even better; film is considered the director’s art, with story second, picture construction, scene scheduling, The unique charm given to the film by video editing and lens trajectories is the focus, and the director’s imagination and control are even more important..
Therefore, the shot scheduling and scene construction of the Marvel series have been criticized as lacking any imagination. Even the main framework of the visual effects is decided by Kevin Feige. The only thing the director can give to the work is the personal charm of the characters. ——Those characters constructed by finding every opportunity and humorous baggage the size of sesame seeds are what TV directors are good at..
Marvel's successful experience is undoubtedly the best reference for the "Star Wars series". Just like Kevin Feige's position in Marvel, Kathleen Kennedy's status in the "Star Wars series" is only higher, not lower, and Katherine's The director of the "Star Wars" series is ridiculed by industry insiders as a "marionette" because of his stronger desire to control and his iron fist.”.
The one who has problems now is the director.
“"Star Wars series" is slightly different from Marvel.
Before the full rise of the Marvel series, the copyright of the super popular character Spider-Man did not belong to Disney. This also made Disney start with Iron Man, and then appeared in Thor, Guardians of the Galaxy, Ant-Man, Doctor Strange and other superheroes, all of which It is not a popular character in Marvel comics, which also means that the fan base is relatively weak, giving Disney more space to fill in the "character design" they conceived.”.
In other words, Disney has more room to play.
But the "Star Wars series" is the national series in North America. George Lucas has built a complete world view. The strong and solid fan base puts incredible pressure on Kathleen Kennedy. Every move she makes is It may trigger actions by fanatical fans. They will never allow Catherine to neglect or even destroy their spiritual support. The uproar has never stopped, which also makes the preparations difficult..
Even Lucasfilm is divided.
Some people think that they should use a big-name director, because the director of the "Star Wars" series is George Lucas. If the director is not strong enough, it will definitely not satisfy the fans - and once a big-name director is chosen, even if the work is not as expected, Fans can also put the blame on the director, not Lucasfilm.
Some people believe that they should use unknown directors, follow the footsteps of the Marvel series, take the creativity, style, framework, etc. into their own hands, and ignore the fans' requests - they only know the big-name directors, but don't know whether the director is suitable for the work. Style, not to mention, even big-name directors may not be able to satisfy them; style is more important than director, which is one of the important reasons why Marvel has succeeded before DC..
Because the relaunch of the "Star Wars" series is too big, too ambitious and too difficult, carrying countless high expectations, the advancement work has always been difficult. It is now in the initial stage - everything is difficult at the beginning, and Kathleen Kennedy faces more unknown factors Yes, even if she is decisive in killing and tough-minded, it is inevitable that she needs to consider it from an overall perspective. Under the influence of all aspects, the emergence of difficulties is completely foreseeable..
“"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" chose JJ Abrams to direct. From the perspective of industry insiders, Abrams, who started with "Lost" and then became famous with "Cloverfield", is undoubtedly He is the first person in science fiction among today's group of directors. His understanding of science fiction works is highly recognized. The highly praised "Star Trek" in 2009 established his status, which also allowed him to take over the "Dish" Impossible 4" producer work - to be recognized by Tom Cruise, this is undoubtedly another improvement.
Although last year's "Star Trek Into Darkness" was far from meeting expectations, Abrams's camera scheduling ability still showed a certain film quality. This is why industry insiders did not criticize Abrams as a "television The fundamental reason for "director", which also allowed Abrams to be recognized by Catherine, and was finally determined to be the first director of the reboot of the Star Wars series.
But in fact, from the perspective of movie fans, Abrams has never been recognized. First, his camera scheduling and picture composition lack imagination. Although it cannot be said to be of TV quality, it cannot escape the limitations of the small screen. , his lack of imagination is also the essential gap between him and George Lucas; secondly, his exploration of character context and human nature is far from enough, which makes his science fiction movies seem shallow and definitely not for science fiction fans. The way we expect to see development.
It can even be said that Abrams is criticized and cursed by movie fans..
When it comes to "Rogue One", the director's position has become the focus of concentrated firepower..
After all, Catherine still hopes to implement the successful path of the Marvel series, so she chose the fledgling British director Gareth-Edwards (Gareth-Edwards), a director who was born in 1975 and did not film until 2010. His first work, "Monster", won numerous praises for its unique aesthetics and delicate emotions, and quickly entered the field of vision of major film companies, which earned him the opportunity to direct "Godzilla".
After that, Garris began to work on scene construction, shot scheduling and image shaping..
Then came the summer vacation, and "Godzilla" was officially released. Garris's aesthetic style received a lot of praise, but unfortunately, the box office performance was not satisfactory..
In an instant, doubts about Gareth Edwards arose: maybe he is good enough, but he may not be able to control commercial blockbusters; maybe he is unique enough, but he may not be able to fit in with the "Star Wars series" style; maybe he is good enough, but he is not necessarily the best candidate.
So, should Garris be replaced? before mistakes are made.
The internal debate at Lucasfilm completely broke out, and even Catherine had to reconsider the estimate. Although Garris was still continuing his work, Catherine did start to think about the possibility of other directors, and the candidates were all considered. Once in sight, a new round of evaluation begins..
Assessments aside for the moment, Garris was also facing heavy pressure, which inevitably interfered with his work - let's not forget that before "Rogue One", he had only made two films in his entire career. Works, the first one is "Monster", the second one is "Godzilla"”.
Although Garris is calm and experienced, he inevitably starts to mumble, which disturbs his self-confidence and affects his preparations..
As a result, the preparations for "Rogue One" have been delayed - the director screening work does not seem to have made much progress..
In the end, it was not until October that Kathleen Kennedy finally showed her decisiveness and courage and officially confirmed the director position of Gareth Edwards. No matter what, they will not change the director, Lucas All disputes within the film industry have ended.
Next, with the cooperation of Garris and the producer, they began to select the behind-the-scenes production staff and other actors besides the protagonist. When the time entered December, the entire crew was finally officially confirmed. The production plan was officially launched.
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