Chapter 928 The real science fiction
Following Amber Hilder's gaze, Matthew looked over and McKenzie Fury was chatting with another young actor in the crew. No matter from any perspective, he was a very cute and cute girl.
"It's very cute." Matthew nodded.
Such a girl will definitely attract a lot of audiences, and maybe the next Dakota Fanning will be the next Dakota.
Although Dakota Fanning became a little mediocre when she grew up, she was full of inspiration when she was a child and was still one of the few child stars who truly had market appeal.
Matthew hopes that McKenzie Fury can also bring some viewers in "The Conjuring".
But Amber Hilder's thoughts were obviously different from his. He then approached a little and whispered, "Do you want me to find one day to bring McKenzie Fury to you?"
As soon as these words came out, Matthew frowned and warned, "Amber, what are you thinking?"
What a joke, you can't even touch this kind of thing. The consequences are so serious. Not to mention him, it's Spielberg, George Lucas and others can't afford it.
"I..." Amber Hilder originally wanted to please Matthew, but he didn't expect Matthew to react so much.
Matthew shook his head, "Okay, go to work."
Amber Hilde didn't move, "I... did I say the wrong thing?"
Matthew said casually, "It's okay." His voice then turned sternly, "Don't mention this kind of thing again in the future."
Amber Hilder nodded quickly, "I get it."
Matthew waved his hand and said, "Go to work."
Amber Hilder nodded again and said goodbye and left here.
Matthew didn't even think about Amber Hilde's proposal and quickly threw it behind his head.
It is well known that civilized society has protected and paid attention to children. From the government, social welfare institutions, judicial organs and the people, a consensus has been formed that when children's rights are infringed, they will come out to defend children's rights and interests.
In this regard, if relevant laws are violated, severe legal sanctions will be imposed.
Roman Polansky is the lesson of the past.
It doesn’t matter if some mistakes are made more than ten or twenty times, but some mistakes may be lost in just one time.
With the foundation laid by "Luxing" before, the filming and production of "Summoning" was relatively smooth, and Matthew was also confident in James Win's ability.
Moreover, even if "Summoning" has increased to a production budget of $15 million, it can only be regarded as a small production in his current investment.
In contrast, the hard science fiction project "Martian Rescue" has reached the threshold for Hollywood first-line production.
"Matthew, you know, what science fiction films want to make better, and a large-scale budget is indispensable."
In a studio at Disney Studios, Ridley Scott told Matthew, "The budget of $100 million is the lowest. If it is low, I can't guarantee the effect of the film."
Matthew responded, "The production budget of $100 million is fine."
Although he can invest more, as an investor, he must consider the investment profit ratio, and he can invest additionally at any time without worrying about insufficient funds causing the film to be rough.
With this $100 million investment, he has already prepared Bella Anderson.
Last year, after Fast and Furious 5 was launched, a total of 3.536 million DVDs and Blu-ray discs in North America were sold, with a share of up to 80 million US dollars in this part alone. In addition, the TV and Internet copyrights of the film have also been received, which is enough to invest in the project "Martian Rescue".
Matthew is mentally prepared for investment. Real science fiction films are all money-burning works. You can’t let the protagonist brag and then claim to be a science fiction film, right?
Ridley Scott said, "The film will start shooting in the second half of the year. There are a lot of preparations now, so you'd better watch it."
"Okay." Matthew did not refuse.
He is not only the leading actor of this film, but also the investor and producer.
This film started preparations last year, and now a lot of preparations are underway. Some crews took the initiative to contact each other and already had good results.
The project received full support from NASA. The support for the film is very strong, allowing the crew to enter multiple Nasa bases to shoot on-site. Among the scripts that the crew has completed, 50 pages of the content are related to the details, striving to ensure that the image and actions of the astronaut presented in the film are in line with the actual situation.
Ridley Scott planned a total of about 70 days of shooting cycle for the film, and the filming of Nasa details took 21 days.
Support can save a lot of trouble from filming in the crew.
Rather than providing a lot of scientific and technological support to the crew and pointing out some unscientific aspects of the original work, the crew also appropriately modified the script to ensure that it is more comprehensive in scientific reality.
According to people from the Space Administration, the missions carried out by the heroes on Mars are actually one of the Mars plans they plan to implement in the future.
This can only be said to be a coincidence.
However, the spacesuit designed by the crew based on the spacesuit was denied by Matthew and Ridley Scott at the same time. The spacesuit in reality is huge and bulky, just like the clothes worn by Bass Lightyear in Toy Story.
Matthew and Ridley Scott didn't like such clothes. They took them back and asked the dressmaker to redesign them, requiring more practicality and aesthetics to be added based on reference to the real spacesuits.
Although this is a hard science fiction movie, it is a commercial movie after all.
From early this year to early February, Ridley Scott led a team to visit many desert areas overseas, hoping to find an outdoor location suitable for shooting Mars surface scenes. The earliest one to visit was Morocco, a traditional Hollywood location. However, when I arrived at the local area, I found that Morocco's political situation was a bit unstable and not very suitable.
Then, they went to Jordan and inspected the famous "Rose Desert" Wadi Rum, and quickly rejected it.
The Middle East is even more chaotic. Recently, there seems to be an organization called IS causing trouble. It is really unsafe for Westerners to be there.
Finally, after several inspections, the crew determined to shoot in a desert and desert fusion zone in Queensland, Australia.
Moreover, filming here can also win the support of the local government. Queensland also has movie tax refund discounts, and the crew is negotiating there to obtain the maximum tax refund discount.
A crew like this can bring hundreds of job opportunities to the local area.
Some interior scenes will also be filmed in Queensland. The crew has rented a local studio. In order to pursue the real effect, Ridley Scott plans to open a small field in the studio to grow potatoes and grow them entirely on their natural growth to shoot the scene where the hero grows food on Mars to survive.
In terms of the release of this film, Bella Anderson is negotiating with Walt Disney. If nothing unexpected happens, it will be handed over to Disney for release.
The publisher of "American Sniper" is Warner Bros. The film "Martian Rescue" is different, and Disney is undoubtedly more suitable.
The former is impossible to appear in the film market across the Pacific Ocean. Don’t even think about passing the review, and there is no way to cut it. Matthew never thought that "American Sniper" could be released in theaters there.
In contrast, "Martian Rescue" has little problem passing the review, and Disney's release there has been more advantages.
Moreover, Matthew also discussed with Ridley Scott and will add some elements from the other side of the Pacific to the film, such as the space agency over there to provide necessary help.
There is also a female character who is both important and not heavy.
He had already greeted Nini, and this role would basically be handed over to her.
Matthew does not plan to develop more relationships between men and women there. After all, the divine beast is powerful, so it is better not to be targeted.
Of course, he will personally examine all the scenes related to the other side to avoid making some low-level mistakes.
In fact, the big scissors over there will become more and more tolerant of commercial films. As long as they do not touch on the most sensitive principles, passing the review is not difficult at all.
There is indeed no clear standard for large scissors, but there are still relatively general standards.
In addition, the crew is investing in the other side of the Pacific to obtain more embedded advertising revenue.
There are currently several major manufacturers in negotiations. If everything goes well, there may be a distribution mission on the Shenzhou spacecraft launched from the Long March Rocket using the Lenovo computer terminal to connect the Inspur server to perform distribution tasks...
In terms of release schedule, next year's summer schedule may be a bit rush, but if it really doesn't work, it can only be set on the holiday schedule around Thanksgiving.
Finally, it is the casting of the crew.
Matthew has reserved a role for Lily Collins, and the rest will basically be produced by auditions.
News of the preparations for this project have been circulating for a long time, and the female character Melissa Lewis has attracted much attention in the circle. People like Emma Adams, Emma Stone and Jessica Chastain have recommended themselves to the crew.
Before the Oscars, Matthew gave an exclusive interview to The Hollywood Reporter, which focused on the filming of "Fast and Furious 6" and "The Mars Rescue" this year.
Needless to say, the former can naturally attract people's attention.
So, Matthew's focus was on "The Mars Rescue", especially director Ridley Scott.
In the past two years, Ridley Scott has encountered too many troubles and has messed up several films one after another, causing him to be suspected by the media and the industry.
"For movie fans all over the world, Ridley is the leading genre film master in film history. He has conducted extensive and firm exploration in various types of films. His profound attainments and skillful skills have achieved extraordinary film career. Whether in terms of genre span or depth, he has achieved outstanding achievements and made outstanding contributions to the enrichment and development of film genres."
Matthew did not hide his appreciation for Ridley Scott. "Especially in science fiction, Ridley has devoted a lot of effort. From "Alien" to "Blade Runner", to this "Martian Rescue", every science fiction movie of Ridley will definitely make movie fans talk about it."
Chapter completed!