Hollywood Road
Chapter 731
In the land of the United States under the banner of so-called freedom, there are not many ways for Catholic forces to take Murphy. The best way is to continue to attack Murphy and his films in the media. Just as Murphy instigated the media of fox in the 20th century to discredit Catholicism, the fight of words may best embody freedom of speech.
This is not heaven or hell. Like most countries in the world, it has its good side and its dirty side. However, even Murphy has to admit that freedom of speech is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
For example, those Hollywood liberals can spray the one sitting in the white house without hesitation. Once, when Meryl Streep dared to deliver her acceptance speech at the Golden Globes awards ceremony, she scolded Donald Trump, who had just become president. Besides fighting back on the social platform, Donald Trump would not do anything to Meryl Streep.
Although I used to see the media be careful in this respect, Murphy has been used to carrying the banner of freedom of speech and doing some private things for so many years.
For example, "focus" is undoubtedly a very purposeful project.
What Archbishop Marcos Costello said is right. Murphy''s aim is to target Catholicism, so as to use the situation to target Oscar.
As for the good intentions released by the Vatican and Pope Benedict XVI, he was flattered and hard to accept.
In the 1990s, perhaps Murphy would gladly respond, and then go to the Vatican solemnly to transfer a group of people. Maybe he could come back as honorary citizens of the Vatican, although he didn''t know if Catholicism had such a title
But now, forget it.
The whole social environment is constantly changing after all.
It''s easy to understand Murphy''s mentality of refusing Pope Benedict XVI and even the Vatican''s hand of reconciliation. In terms of the words used to describe villains across the Pacific, that''s greed for gain and desperation
Of course, Murphy didn''t think he was taking risks. After all, such things have been done before.
Although it is true that the Catholic Church has nothing to do with Murphy in this wonderful land of the United States, let alone order him to cancel the preparation of focus, they have a huge influence in Italy, and they will not be willing to send Murphy and 20th century fox to hold the premiere of focus near their home.
After the 20th Century Fox and Stanton studios declared to participate in the main competition unit of the Venice Film Festival for focus, there was no response from the Venice Film Festival.
Under normal circumstances, Murphy''s great fame and influence, coupled with such a topical theme, is bound to be welcomed by the Venice Film Festival, which is undergoing market-oriented reform. It has not responded to the declaration for more than a month. It can only be said that the Venice Film Festival may have been interfered by foreign forces.
However, fox in the 20th century is still working hard. If not, we can go to Cannes Film Festival.
But the Cannes Film Festival will be held in May. Although it can still be registered now, Murphy will have to speed up the preparation and shooting.
So the first choice is Venice Film Festival.
In the middle of December, Murphy''s production team was officially established. All the main actors were from Stanton party members, and the behind the scenes team was also his usual group. Because the film was not particularly complicated, he only planned two months of preparation time, and the shooting was also planned to be completed in about 40 days.
As soon as the crew was set up, he sent Gail gado and Michelle Williams to Boston to investigate and contact the location. The location scenes will be shot in Boston, while the interior scenes will be shot in the warehouse set on the outskirts of Venice.
In this film, the performance of the actors is very important. Murphy has already said hello to Robert Downey Jr., James Franco, Seth Logan, Jonah hill and Margot Robbie. After five people have seen the script, they have also determined their roles. By the time the production team was set up, these five guys have been preparing for their roles for a long time, even each one Since flying to Boston, I have met with the prototype of my character more than once.
In terms of roles, Seth Logan will play Marty Baron, editor in chief of the Boston Globe, Robert Downey Jr. will play Robbie Robinson, Jonah Hill will play Mike redzernes, James Franco will play lawyer Mitchell gelobitien, and Margaret Robbie will play the only heavyweight female role, Sasha pever.
With their respective abilities, there is no problem in playing these characters. The only problem lies in the appearance. It is no exaggeration to say that except Seth Logan and Margot Robbie, the appearance of other people is quite different from that of real people at that time.
It''s not a big problem. Hollywood and the film industry are just turning fantasy into reality.
Hair can be changed, face can be made up, body can also gain weight or lose weight. For example, Jonah hill and Seth Logan have lost nearly 30 pounds of fat in the past month to make their reminders look more suitable for the role.For the rest of the cast, Murphy has asked the cast to issue recruitment notices on the cast Union and social platforms, and will try out the remaining key candidates within 20 days.
In addition, Murphy also held a series of meetings and consultations with Josh Griffith, Helena espora, David Robbie and Philip Raschel, and basically determined some technical issues.
For example, the picture of the film continues Murphy''s usual style, mainly in cyan and black tones. Helena espora''s set design and David Robbie''s lighting should match it.
In terms of photography, Murphy is not prepared to use too many techniques, just like a bard who tells a story objectively, to lay out the whole film with plain scenes.
In order to achieve this seemingly ordinary but actually special requirement, Murphy once again decided to use film shooting, which can also achieve the special texture of the early 20th century. 35mm film can also bring some nostalgic color to the film.
Nostalgia is very important for a film whose goal is Oscar.
In addition, Murphy and Carla Firth have also determined the film''s distribution strategy. Focus will most likely strive for its premiere at the Venice Film Festival. If the word-of-mouth and repercussions go well, Murphy will return to North America to participate in the Toronto Film Festival and continue to create momentum. Finally, in November, it will enter the North American cinema in the form of small-scale screening to impact the next North American award Season!
As for Catholicism, there is no need to worry about it in North America. The biggest problem is Europe, which is the base of Catholicism.
However, this is not the last century after all. As long as overseas distributors see that focus is profitable, they will definitely introduce the film, even if they join the Catholic church strongly.
Murphy clearly remembers that this film once appeared in the cinemas of most countries and regions in the world.
For the rest of December, Murphy, in addition to managing the preparation of the production team in Venice''s warehouse set and exchanging views with Robert Downey Jr. and James Franco and other five people on the role from time to time, frequently flew to Boston to consider suitable location for shooting.
After all, Catholicism is the largest denomination in Boston, and it''s also trying to slow down the cast. For example, all churches of the Catholic Church are strictly prohibited from filming, and some religious facilities they are in charge of are also not allowed to include the cast.
Fortunately, Murphy predicted that there would not be many church scenes in the film, which could be solved by setting.
Most of the other locations, with the help of Robbie Robinson and the Boston Globe, were finalized before Christmas. Gail gado also signed a formal shooting agreement with the other side on behalf of the crew.
In a short period of more than ten days, Murphy and Gail gado flew to Boston three times. Fortunately, they have their own business plane, which is convenient to come and go, greatly improving the work efficiency of the crew.
Before Christmas, Murphy gave the crew a two-day holiday. He and Gail gado didn''t go out. They hid at home and planned to have a good rest while they didn''t have much time.
With the passage of time, there are fewer reporters outside the wave manor. However, the media attacks of Hollywood interest groups against Catholicism and the public opinion attacks of Catholicism against Hollywood have not stopped. Both sides are still trying their best to attack their opponents.
However, people with bright eyes in the circle can see that after the split and opposition of public opinion, it is impossible for Catholicism to interfere in Hollywood.
In the eyes of many people, Murphy is the key, especially at the time when the public opinions of both sides are most antagonistic. The announcement of making a film like "gathering" and the combination of super directors and sensitive themes make the Hollywood interest group completely outnumber the Catholic led one.
In this regard, many Hollywood insiders, especially those with vested interests, quite agree with what Murphy has done.
Even some old men, including Howard Koch, the current president of the Academy, praised him and his films.
All these are the capital of Murphy in this award season, especially the capital of twelve years of slavery!
In the past ten days, inspired by Murphy and Kara Firth, some media of fox in the 20th century have dragged the story of Woody Allen and Sonny out for hype, so as to pull back the blue jasmine and Kate.
But they can''t hack twelve years of slavery. Whether Murphy likes it or not, the topic about blacks is too sensitive.
However, Leonardo DiCaprio is not sensitive, and Murphy will never let him go for the sake of best actor and former grudge.