Chapter 528 The representative of the American spirit
"Hello everyone, everyone, this is the live news program broadcast by ABC TV station. I am..."
In the TV screen, a reporter holding an ABC logo microphone was talking on the set, and there were at least dozens of reporters behind him. "This is the studio area of Universal Studios. We have received the exact news that the latest project of Marvel Comics "Captain America" has been filmed here for three days. According to insiders, Ryan Jenkins, who is deeply loved by movie fans, plays the role of Steve Rogers..."
Suddenly, the picture turned into the distance, and two black cars drove over one after another, and the reporter's voice sounded at the same time, "It was Ryan's car that came over..."
"Mr. Jenkins, how do you feel about playing Steve Rogers?"
Then, countless noisy questions rang out from the TV.
"Ryan, Steve Rogers is the best symbol of American spirit. You also have this trait. Is that how you decided to play this role?"
"The United States now needs heroes, and even more so heroes like Captain America. When will this movie be released?"
"I heard that Miss Nicole Kidman will play Peggy Carter, are you coming together again?"
"Ryan..."
"Mr. Jenkins..."
Although the reporter surrounded the two cars, the windows had never been put down. With the assistance of the staff on the set, the car slowly drove into the studio and finally disappeared into the TV screen.
"Ryan was not interviewed, but we believe he will give us the greatest Steve Rogers of all time."
After the ABC reporter talked a lot, the picture turned into the studio, and the two guests analyzed it.
"Although we have had the hardest moment, America is in urgent need of heroes now."
"Yes, our movies cannot be commercial for business. In addition to the heroes who have been sticking to Manhattan in reality, the people also need spiritual encouragement. We need a hero on the big screen that conforms to this era and represents the American spirit."
"Captain America, born in a time of national crisis, is the best candidate, and Marvel has made the smartest choice."
"The smarter thing about them is to find the best representatives of American culture and American spirit today to star in this movie. Think about it, who is more suitable to play Captain America than Ryan?"
“We have reason to look forward to this movie, which will re-energize the greatest American spirit of that era and help us get through it again…”
In the media these days, news about Captain America can be seen everywhere. Ellen Kruger himself is a comic fan and is very interested in bringing such a heavyweight comic to the big screen.
To be honest, although ABC TV's words are a bit exaggerated, he also believes that searching all over Hollywood, there is no more suitable Captain America than Ryan.
Turn off the TV and live in New Orleans, Eren Kruger walked to his desk, turned on his computer, and wanted to find more information about Ryan and Steve Rogers from the Internet.
Enter "Captain America" in Google's search bar, gently clicked the search button, and a lot of well-organized related news appeared on the monitor screen.
It contains the origin of Captain America, and the list of some cast members. There is even an official website...
Although not a media practitioner, Ilen Kruger also knew that the producers had spent a lot of effort on publicity, and the film had just begun to be filmed.
The promotion of a movie is a long and tedious process. What Ryan and Jingqi want to create is a huge series, which racked their brains in publicity and set a large budget.
The Internet, TV, print media and every marvel movie released are their propaganda positions.
With the start of "Captain America", the previously tepid publicity work has been officially put into operation to warm up the market in advance.
The film is deeply influenced by the social environment in which it is located. The influence of 9/11 will not change significantly within two to three years. Works such as Captain America, which are the masters of patriotism and American spirit, will definitely be popular.
During this period, even the Patriot Act was passed, and the influence of Captain America, which represents traditional American values, can be imagined.
In the Universal Studios studio, Ryan wore Captain America's iconic uniform, held a shield in his hand, and fought against the crowd, punched, kicked, and shot the shield. He knocked down a Hydra member armed to his teeth.
However, if you look a little more carefully, you can tell that before his fists and shields reach their body, the stunt actors either fell or flew out.
“CUT!”
David Finch's voice sounded, "Ryan..."
He raised his head, Ryan took off his helmet and walked towards the camera. It was not easy to invite David Finch. Although the other party agreed to be the director, he stated that he would only direct the first part.
"Is there any problem?" Ryan came to the back of the camera.
"I think your power should be increased a little more." David Finch signaled the cameraman to play back the scene he had just taken and clicked on a few fight shots. "Removing all the tricks makes the action simpler and more direct."
"I thought it was simple and straightforward enough now."
Having a joke, Ryan shouted to the roaring commando on standby, "Tiger, come here."
The Roaring Commando is definitely a big gathering of all races, and Tiger Chen plays the Asian member of it.
Ryan's early action training was completed under the guidance of Tiger Chen. With the success of several action movies and the support of Ryan, he completely gained a foothold in Hollywood and served as one of the action guides of this film.
The action director gathered several action guides together and discussed how to improve the fight scenes next. Ryan and David Finch chatted for a few more words and returned to their rest area.
"Hi, John." Ryan greeted a thin actor sitting here.
"Hello, Ryan." The other party stood up and shook hands with him. "I didn't expect that I could be your substitute."
"Sit, you're welcome."
After the other party sat down again, Ryan took off the shield attached to his back and handed it to his assistant, "We should communicate more and communicate more to strengthen our understanding."
The actor named John James nodded and asked Ryan about some of his action habits very professionally.
Although he does not have the extremely developed muscles in his previous life, Ryan is also a standard handsome man, and it is not an exaggeration to describe him as strong. In the first quarter of the film, the role he wants to play is a small man of at most 130 pounds, which obviously cannot be used with traditional makeup techniques.
At the beginning, the special effects team wanted to use some special shooting techniques used in "The Lord of the Rings", such as misalignment and looking upward, and use some props and environment to cover key parts. However, there are too many shots involved in these aspects in the movie, and it is easy to get a breakdown.
So the crew found a substitute for him from the London Shakespeare Troupe, Mr. John James. Although the two were very different in size, at first glance, the other party seemed to be a smaller version of him.
In particular, this drama actor has a specialty, who is extremely good at imitating others.
In fact, before the filming of the movie started, Marvel Pictures contacted Industrial Magic Light. The special effects company specially found two characters with huge differences, one was thin and the other was very strong. They shot some standing, sitting and walking movements. After a series of special effects processing, they came to a completely feasible conclusion, and also provided the crew with statistics on production difficulty and time.
According to the scheduled plan, the scenes focused on the studio were filmed, because the other actors were not in place, most of them were the plots of Steve Rogers and the Roaring Commando.
Here, Ryan also met his old acquaintance. Ryan Gosling passed the audition and won the role of James Barnes, which is the Winter Soldier in the future.
He can be regarded as the one who developed the most unsatisfactory of the people who sang for Ryan back then. Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera have become the new generation of little queens respectively. Justin Dingblake is also an important member of a certain idol team. Even Jessica Simpson has started his own career.
Only Ryan Gosling gave up singing after leaving Mickey Mouse Club and dropped out of school to become a pure actor. Unfortunately, he has not really become famous yet.
"Don't worry, I've seen some of the roles you play."
After all, he is an acquaintance from the past. When chatting during the filming, Ryan would also say a few words of encouragement, "Thomas, you will soon usher in your own moment."
For Ryan, apart from the action scenes, such a superhero movie is simply easy to control, and David Finch's requirements for acting are not too strict. Although the action scenes will inevitably lead to surprises, the overall progress is still smooth after the running-in period of the startup.
Besides, this is not a movie that goes for acting and awards, and Ryan won’t make trouble for himself. The difficult action scenes are naturally completed by professional stunt stand-in.
"The first thing to do is to ensure the spirit represented by Captain America."
When Old Man Stan Lee came to visit the set, he discussed the plot of the movie with Ryan and David Fincher, "The fight and special effects are all for this spirit."
"What America needs most now is the spirit represented by Captain America." Ryan agreed with the old man, "As long as this aspect is outstanding enough, coupled with excellent special effects and fighting, the box office of the movie will definitely not be a problem."
"Why do I always feel like you are dragging a boat heading to the wrong way?" David Fincher knew of course that the primary factor for such a movie was business, and catering to the market was the prerequisite. "Ryan, if I shoot an art film in the future and need an outstanding actor like you, you..."
"No problem." Ryan nodded, and without waiting for David Finch to be happy, he deliberately added, "As long as you are willing to pay me the full amount of money."
Chapter completed!