Hollywood Road

"I have fought, but the company still doesn't want to put "Deadpool" in the summer file."

In the studio of the Fox Studios in Sydney, after Murphy was busy and returned to the director's monitor, Carla Faith looked for him, stood next to his chair, and said, "When it comes to release, I have no right to speak. "

"It's okay." Murphy looked at the shooting location being set up, and gestured to Philip Raschel, who was looking at him, and asked him to change the angle of the second camera. After seeing his intention, he turned again. He said to Carla Firth, "April was also good, and my best film was released in April."

Squeeze into the summer file and compete head-to-head with a group of super big productions. This is Murphy's original idea. Unfortunately, the director has no say in this aspect than Cara Fess. The release time of a film is more dependent on the release. The company’s arrangements.

Even if Stanton Studios does not have a distribution department, Murphy understands that distribution is not as simple as contacting the lower theater company to determine a time for release. This is also a systematic project.

"This is good for us, the least competitive pressure won't be that great."

This kind of remark, Carla Fiss is obviously self-comforting. Like Murphy, she has never been afraid of any competition, but the reality is indeed here. Twentieth Century Fox can’t ignore it. It must be seen. The most competitive films are placed in the summer file, "The May schedule is reserved for "The Day After Acquired", and "Crazy Dodgeball" is available in June. The resources in July should be closer to "Me and the Robot", "Deadpool" "It can only be put in April."

"Hmm..." Murphy nodded and asked again, "Which weekend in April? There are those competitive films that week, and the weekend before and after?"

The box office performance of a film depends not only on itself, but also on its competitors at the time.

It is also a superhero movie. If "Deadpool" and "Spider-Man 2" collide in theaters on a weekend, what will be the consequences?

No matter how arrogant he is, he will not think that "Deadpool" can compete head-on with the now super-hot "Spiderman" series without being affected.

"The second weekend of April." Carla Feis investigated the relevant situation. "From the current situation announced by major companies, no films of the same magnitude were released that weekend. However, there will be a revolution in the previous weekend. The company's "Hellboy"; the next weekend, Warner Bros.'s highlight of this year..."

She glanced at Murphy and said, "Catwoman will be released next weekend."

"I remember..." Murphy was a little weird, "Warner Bros. originally put this movie on the summer file?"

Carla Faith shrugged with a weird expression. "It is said that Warner Bros. has misgivings about female superheroes. It is believed that "Catwoman", which features female characters as the protagonist, is not suitable for the intense summer competition, so the schedule is mentioned. month."

"Female..." She sighed.

Although I didn't say the following words, Murphy could understand what she meant, and reached out and squeezed Carla Faith's shoulder in a comforting manner.

Both of them know very well that Hollywood is the loudest shouting of anti-discrimination slogans, but it puts all kinds of discrimination in the largest circle.

Many discriminations can be ignored, but they do not exist without pretending to be invisible.

Some time ago, the Media, Diversity and Social Change Advocacy Organization of the Ann Arbor School of Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California released a survey report on diversity in Hollywood. The report included Sony Columbia, Warner Bros., Universal Pictures, Walt Disney and In the 20th century, Fox and other 10 media giants produced and distributed 414 movies and TV series as the research objects, and believed that the American film industry is a typical "white straight male club."

In addition to people of color, middle-aged and elderly people, women, and LGBT-lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender groups, have not been fully represented.

Sexism is widespread in this circle, as can be seen in the proportion of actors and actresses who have entered the $20 million club.

After a few more words, Murphy no longer cares about Carla Firth and can concentrate all his energy on work.

Confirmation of the work of each department passed one by one.

"The camera crew is in place!"

"The lights are ready!"

"The props are ready!"

"The action group is ready!"

Most of the departments are ready, except for stunts and actors.

Murphy asked Seth Logan to go to the makeup team to urge him. It didn't take long before Robert Downey Jr. in a Deadpool uniform walked into the studio with his two stunt doubles.

Robert Downey Jr. was wearing that cute and cute red uniform and carrying a headgear that looked a little exaggerated. He found Murphy and asked, "Is there anything else I should pay attention to?"

Murphy glanced at this guy, then said, "Take out 200% of your mouth and tongue."

"Am I that kind of person?" Robert Downey Jr. seemed to be warming up, with an exaggerated expression. "Am I the one who uttered a mouthful? When did I attack someone with a poisonous tongue? You can't take it because of me. The role of Deadpool classifies me and him into one kind of person. This is unfair to me? Recall that when you were in prison, you told me to shut up and I just shut up..."

"Stop! Stop!" Murphy quickly interrupted him, "I want to shoot. If you have anything to say, go to Seth."

Robert Downey Jr. has been trying to figure out the role of Deadpool recently, and he is somewhat affected. It seems that he wants to say something. Murphy waved his hand, and Paul Wilson hurried over to take him away.

Seeing Robert Downey Jr. walked to the set to familiarize himself with the position, Murphy called out to Philip Raschel, and the film crew began to test the set up scenes in the studio so that he could find possible negligence defects.

In the studio, a wall with a door is built, and the walls are surrounded by green screens, so that other computer CG shots can be added later. If anyone who has watched "X-Men" comes to visit, they will definitely find some from the scene. The feeling of deja vu.

The filming is about to start, is the scene where Deadpool asks the X-Men for help. This is the base of the X-Men, which is the Xavier Genius Youth School.

Because of the pay, it is impossible for Murphy to invite well-known characters that have appeared in the "X-Men" series of films to come to guest appearances, so the previous setting is still used, here are the two people of Steel Lux and Black Spider.

The actors who played these two also quickly appeared on the set. A Russian-born actor was covered with motion capture devices, and Steel Lux would use motion capture to shoot and produce; another young actress painted a smoke similar to the overall style of the film on his face. The smoky makeup and short hair cut seemed a bit exaggerated. This is Lily Collins recommended by James Franco.

Since it was the person recommended by James Franco, Murphy certainly would not refuse. As for the state of the development of the peculiar relationship between the two men, he is not very clear.

After all the departments were ready, Murphy let the actors familiarize themselves with the positions again, and then nodded to the scene.

""Deadpool", the first scene, the first scene..." Chang Ji put the scene card in front of the camera lens, "Now start!"

On the set in front of the camera, Robert Downey Jr. had already put on a red hood. Hearing the sound of the beginning, he immediately ran towards the door. He kept jumping and twisting his hips as he ran. His actions looked like Very playful and not serious.

He jumped to the door of the room installed on the half wall in a few steps, raised his hand just about to knock on the door, the door was pulled open by Lily Collins on the other side, and looked up at Deadpool.

"Oh... are you the Ripley in "Alien 3"?" Robert Downey Jr. said immediately, "but your look is really old-fashioned, it's too shameful to Lao Lei!"

This is obviously taking "Alien 3" and Ridley Scott.

Lily Collins inside gave him a middle finger, and a few words of greetings to Deadpool that began with "F" popped out of her mouth.

Robert Downey Jr. laughed even more exaggeratedly, still in various ways, "Just kidding, I mean you don’t treat yourself too badly. If you have time, get some more sunglasses and leather jackets, don’t talk to Neo Same paragraph."

He continued his tongue, "You X-Men obviously have your own uniforms, why are you trying to imitate Neo?"

In the comics, the popular uniforms of the X-Men are not like the ones in the two "X-Men" movies. There is widespread news on the market that the "X-Men" designed the clothing into dark leather clothes, which is based on the "Hacker". The appearance of many characters in "Empire".

"What are you here for?" Lily Collins asked directly regardless of these teasing words, "What are you here for? Want to have breakfast together?"

"What's the point of having breakfast with you? If you want to eat, you have to go with the bald head in the wheelchair. Is he here? Did he go back to the UK for vacation."

Robert Downey Jr. patted his head suddenly and muttered in a low voice, "I forgot, "X-Men 3" went to Canada to shoot, and he must not be here."

Lily Collins looked confused.

Sitting in his director’s chair, Murphy looked at the screen of the director’s monitor and was very satisfied with Robert Downey Jr’s performance. This role is too easy to show the characteristics of Robert Downey Jr. He has met so far. Among these actors, no one is more suitable for Deadpool than Downey.

In front of the camera, Robert Downey Jr. stopped talking and turned to the subject, "The bad guy you let go has taken my girlfriend now. You must help me get my girlfriend back!"

Since it was a live recording, the actor involved in the motion capture shouted at this time, "Wade, is that you?"

"Yes, it's me!" Robert Downey Jr. tilted his head and looked inside the house. "Have you heard my unrelenting invitation? Don't refuse me, or it will make this house explode again!"

This is another stalk of molesting the X-Men. The Xavier Genius Youth School has been destroyed in various ways countless times in the comics.

After saying this, Robert Downey Jr. turned his head and broke the fourth wall again.