671 Team prototype
Chinatown is located in the lower/southern end of Manhattan, only six or seven blocks away from Renly's apartment - now Renly finally remembered the location of his apartment. After watching Andrew take a taxi to leave, Renly did not Instead of choosing transportation, I took steps and jogged all the way back..
When I returned to the apartment, I was sweating profusely, as if I had just finished a sauna, with steam rising all over my body. I took off my clothes, took a shower, put on a set of clothes, and rummaged through the refrigerator to find that they had already been cut. I simply made a sandwich with the ingredients, drank a cup of coffee, then took my skateboard and left the house again..
It was the rush hour for work at this time, and the entire Manhattan was jam-packed. Not only the highways, not just the subways, but the crowds of people coming and going on the streets were extremely heavy. Renly was supposed to cross Wall Street and go straight to his destination. land, but that area was the hardest-hit area, so he simply made a big circle, going all the way around from the south side of the block, looking at the Statue of Liberty above the Hudson River, and even opening his arms to feel the late autumn breeze. sassy and wanton.
The autumn in New York exudes a colorful and desolate poetry, with a touch of warmth in the loneliness. The city in this season is like a shadow under a Polaroid photo, covered with a layer of mist, which makes the distance They became closer. At this moment, Renly was willing to believe that God actually loved this place..
From a distance, the gray cement building like a jungle came into view. In this steel forest, the wanton and messy green rushed in with a primitive roughness, out of place. Located in a remote corner, it grows stubbornly and crazily, as if it has been abandoned by the world. However, its strong vitality is like a beating heart, disrupting the pulse of the city..
It’s hard to imagine that this is a coffee house, as if you are in a coffee house in the Amazon jungle. This is the most unique place in New York. In a certain corner, there are always the craziest things in the world happening. Even if most people No one knows, even though Wall Street is only less than three blocks away.
He lowered his head and looked at his watch. It was still a quarter of an hour before ten o'clock. He stopped at the door of the coffee house, stepped on the tail of the board, took the skateboard in his hand, walked in quickly, looked around, and found that everything he saw was beyond his sight. The place is really limited.
The interior design is very clever, using potted plants, baffles, suspended ceilings and other decorations to create a jungle feel. The line of sight is unobstructed, but you can't see clearly between the booths; the coffee counter in front looks like a primitive tribe. dining table, as if it would be reasonable for the clerks standing behind to wear tiger fur coats - but they didn't.
Such a bizarre and bizarre scene cannot appear in London or Los Angeles. It can only appear in New York, the unique New York..
A waiter wearing a white T-shirt and black jeans came forward and said, "Sir, can I help you with anything?"？”
“……”Renly thought for a while, "Are reservations accepted here? Lewis?" Tim Lewis, the convenor of today's party.
“Yes, of course." The waiter nodded with a smile and gestured towards the corner on the left, "Mr. Lewis has arrived and is waiting for the arrival of the guests." In the virgin forest, using formal and respectful polite language, this There is a sense of dissonance. What comes to Renly's mind is the image of cannibals carrying their "prey" to the bonfire in large bundles..
However, after taking three or four steps forward, my vision suddenly opened up. Dark brown log low tables and light brown handmade rattan chairs were placed randomly and scatteredly. The sunlight penetrated through the tall trees behind me and fell down, just like the original Like the core conference room of the tribe. Another village with dark flowers and bright flowers..
Renly was not the first to arrive.
“Sorry, I'm late." Renly walked forward, everyone's eyes turned to him, he said hello with a smile and expressed his apology..
“No, no." Tim showed a big smile and waved his hands repeatedly, "Because I was worried about being late, I arrived early. But someone else came earlier than me." The appointment time was at ten o'clock, but everyone arrived early. This one It can be seen in the small details: there is not a single big name in this crew.
Tim Lewis, producer; Derek Kolstad, Billy-Ray, screenwriter; Lucinda Sison, casting director; and... Paul Greengrass, director.
This is the first production team of "The Killing". Together with Renly, among the entire cast, the biggest star is not Paul Greengrass, but Lucinda Sisson. No wonder the media has been referring to "The Killing" "Reincarnation" was compared to "Cable TV Fixer" and believed that Renly was following in the footsteps of Jim Carrey.
Renly walked to the side, pulled a chair over, glanced around with a smile, and introduced himself, "Good morning, I am Renly Hall, and I will play the role of William Cage next..”
This friendly gesture made Lucinda laugh, "It seems that we need to formally introduce ourselves. Lucinda, who is responsible for casting, is here today to observe and understand the situation." These relaxed and freehand words Everyone chuckled, and then introduced each other.
Tim, Derek and Lucinda, these are all familiar faces. In the many previous auditions, Renly had more or less communicated with them. There are two new faces, Paul and Billy..
Needless to say, Paul needs to say more. The "Flight 93" and "The Bourne Supremacy" series have opened up opportunities for him. However, Paul is still not taken seriously in the industry. On the one hand, it is because of his unique hand-held photography method and his sharp and fast speed. The editing method is applicable to very narrow film types. If the same set of techniques is used repeatedly, people will easily suffer from visual fatigue. On the other hand, because of his background as a journalist, the works he selects always have a sharp perspective, which is consistent with Hollywood’s mainstream aesthetic does not conform to.
Last year, "Green Zone", a collaboration between Paul and Matt Damon, was officially released, focusing on the Iraq War. However, the filming was completed in 2007, and the release date was delayed for three years. The main reason was that major distribution companies in the industry were not optimistic about it. .After the movie was released, it also suffered a double failure at the box office and word of mouth, which was a huge disappointment..
2007After filming "The Bourne Supremacy" and "Green Zone" in 2016, Paul has not received a film project for three years. "The Bourne Supremacy", which was originally scheduled to be directed by him, ultimately failed to take place. Universal Pictures The task was handed over to Tony-Gilroy, the screenwriter of the first three parts of the series. It can be said that Paul is now at the low point of his career..
When Renly was talking to Jeff, he mentioned Paul, but he never expected that Warner Bros. would actually choose Paul. After all, from many perspectives, Doug Liman would be the better choice at the moment. The media is not optimistic about Paul's joining, which is understandable..
However, Renly is quite looking forward to it. Paul's control of the war pattern, battle scenes and narrative rhythm is a natural fit with "The Killing Cycle". Under his lens, it is really exciting to see what kind of style the movie will show. people expect.
As for Billy, he was recommended by Paul to join the crew. Since directors and screenwriters cooperate with each other, each director more or less has screenwriters he often works with or wishes to work with. Some directors join the crew when , they will also bring along their regular screenwriting partners, or they may recommend suitable screenwriters to the producers. Of course, vice versa.
Billy and Paul have never collaborated on any work before, but Billy is a well-known screenwriter in the industry. He is very good at promoting scenes and characters. He has been in the industry for more than fifteen years, and his work list includes "Crisis in the Sky" , "The City of Fire", "National Case" and other commercial works. However, the work that really entered the mainstream attention of Hollywood was the adaptation of the first part of "The Hunger Games".
Derek is a novice, having read the original work over and over again, and has a more accurate grasp of the plot framework and core ideas; Billy is a veteran, and has a better understanding of the script's rhythm and character creation. However, this is just talk on paper, and the two of them are in the process of cooperation. It is also unknown whether we can help each other and create sparks from friction..
Now, Renly can be 100% sure that this life of "Killing Circle" will be completely different from the previous life of "Edge of Tomorrow", and the entire core team has changed its appearance..
“Ahem." Tim coughed twice, trying to attract everyone's attention, but after everyone really looked over, he became nervous again, and his expression suddenly became unnatural, "Uh, I, this is what happened..." "Tim didn't know what to say, so he had to bite the bullet and get started," said Frank-Marshall, who said that if he accepted the project, his first request would be to change the film's title..”
Silence, still silence, everyone looked at each other.
Frank Marshall is the top producer in the industry. He is the husband of Kathleen Kennedy. Both couples are well-known in the industry. Needless to say, Katherine later took charge of Lucasfilm and developed "Star Wars" into The most profitable series of movies in film history, even during the acquisition of Lucasfilm by Disney, she can be seen.
On the other hand, Frank has been in Hollywood for nearly thirty years. "Raiders of the Lost Ark" is his medal of honor, as well as the "Bourne" series, "Back to the Future" series, "Jurassic Park" series, and "Benjamin Button" series. "Strange Things" and other works are all his production works.
It is worth mentioning that Frank and Steven Spielberg are close friends, and Frank serves as a producer for every one of Steven's works. Frank's forte is not film production, but commercial promotion and Marketing strategy. Of course, there is also Oscar PR.
It is really a fantasy that such a top producer in the industry would join "The Killing Circle". Even Paul was surprised when he heard about it for the first time..
After Tim became the center of attention, his eyes widened and he chuckled twice, but everyone's attention still did not move away. Tim had no choice but to change the target and pointed at Renly, "Frank only has two requirements for accepting the project. : One is the name of the movie, and the other is Renly Hall.”
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