Legendary Hollywood Director

Another new work by director Lehmann, the World War II-themed film Fury has been confirmed as a project...

According to our reporter's interview, we learned that...

That's the tone set by LA Journal's entertainment reporter, Jordan, for the interview promo he'll be writing back.

The weather was a bit sultry, and he stood in the crowd, struggling to do his duty.

You have to ask what responsibilities are, well, he just accepted the red envelope and wanted to get the money with peace of mind.

I would like to ask Director Lehman, can you reveal some specific information about the new film? For example, the selection of actors, preparations for production, etc.

Another news media worker asked, and it was a good question.

Everyone frowned, wanting to hear the interviewee's answer.

Surrounded by the crowd, Lehmann still maintained a very calm expression in the face of everyone's attention, and continued to answer in the most perfunctory sentence: Well, to be more specific, it is to describe the Allied tank troops during World War II. As for the specific effect of the story, or which actor to invite to play, it will have to wait for the film to be released, and then go to the cinema to see it by yourself.

This is Los Angeles, and a pre-promotion event for the film is being held.

According to the meaning of Paramount Pictures, while Lehman still has some heat, it is the kingly way to find some media to warm up the new film.

Of course, the second half of the sentence is the result that Lyman can think of.

This press conference, in Lehmann's view, is simply what it means.

Is it all for publicity? Ryman doesn't support it, but he doesn't oppose it either.

Since they joined the project, Paramount Pictures' publicity work has come into the front, and it is particularly urgent to act.

A few days ago, there have been many tabloids and magazines, and some topics related to the movie Fury have begun to appear one after another.

At one time, it was said that a certain big-name actor was suspected of joining the crew, and at the same time, he vowed to say who and so were interested in appearing.

In short, there are too many fake and fake things, who can tell the difference?

No, Paramount Pictures also specially opened a new film conference to clarify these gossip.

And looking at the entire publicity campaign, Lehmann, who has been planning, can say anything other than sigh the city can play?

It's still a bit interesting to publish fake news and clarify the facts by yourself. It seems that this movie has a lot of news media attention.

However, people in various parts of North America still love to eat this set.

As soon as this perfect combination of punches came out, it really turned up a little storm.

In addition to the news that relevant netizens have begun to spontaneously spread the news about the preparation of new films on the Internet, many people who pay attention to entertainment and films can also learn some information about the film from newspapers and magazines and other channels.

In this way, the purpose of the pre-publicity envisioned by Paramount Pictures has been achieved, and it can be regarded as living up to the time, energy and cost they have paid for it.

Anyway, a little basic impression can be left, knowing that there is such a movie, it is always good.

As for the actor's role, Lehman himself is not sure, so what else can he say?

The reporters at the scene reluctantly accepted what they thought was perfunctory, and went back to write the propaganda draft.

The information that can be obtained is limited, and there is no controversial or topical content to write, it depends on how each person writes it.

After receiving the red envelope, it is not enough to do nothing, they also have their own persistence.

Although it is said that there is no insistence on being an entertainment reporter, as long as people don't think so, what can they do.

With a deep sigh of relief, after finally dealing with these troubles, Lyman returned to the back lounge.

I heard Ryan joking: Lyman, how does it feel to be concerned by so much media?

Have something to say?

He held his right hand empty, pretending to be interviewing reporters.

Laiman was also very cooperative, and replied helplessly: Tired, even more tired than when I was rushing to the shooting schedule, I felt like I was about to die, I asked various questions, and it became noisy. It doesn't feel good to be surrounded by a swarm of bees like a swarm of bees.

Haha... Ryan was ecstatic. Schadenfreude is talking about people like him.

Is there water? I want ice.

I have just been talking for more than an hour, and my throat is dry.

No, here it is. Ryan took a bottle of mineral water, tossed it slightly, and threw it over.

Lyman caught it easily, unscrewed the cap, and took a sip, which made him feel a little better.

Are all the materials ready? Sitting comfortably on the sofa, Lehmann remembered what his main job was today.

The first is, of course, the promotion of the movie; the second is the initial screening of the characters.

In fact, as early as the signing of the cooperation agreement, Lyman wrote a casting list for Fury, and asked Europa Pictures and Paramount Pictures to help, let them first draw a suitable record of candidate information.

Fury is different from Buried Alive and Three Silly Troubles in Bollywood in that the selection of actors is more demanding.

Casting is also more difficult, it is mainly a group play, and there are many roles on the camera.

His casting list laid out some basic criteria for the role, including the Tank Five—the lead group in the ensemble.

For example, the officer sergeant, appearance requirements: tall and strong, familiar with firearms, and priority is given to actors who have played military roles before...

Although the standards for some subsequent role selections are not the same, the phrase experience is preferred is also repeatedly mentioned.

This sent the casting list, and then let those more qualified personnel sort out their career information.

Then, Lehman looked at the list of people, filtered out some people who didn't meet his wishes, and finally submitted the cast list that remained to Europa Pictures or Paramount Pictures. Then let them organize and agree on the time and place, and then conduct the audition work.

This is the whole process, which is relatively simple.

The documents are all ready. Ryan said, and took out a large stack of documents from the briefcase on the sofa next to him.

So much? Lyman was a little surprised. With that thickness, it is estimated that there are hundreds of personnel options.

A total of 327 pieces of relevant information about actors. Ryan smiled: This covers all the information about suitable role personnel in mainland France, North America and some European countries, what do you think?

Don't be so exaggerated!

Although Lehman said so, he honestly took the document and looked at it.

He can actually understand the meaning of these two companies. After all, the casting rights are in the hands of Lehman, and Paramount Pictures wanted to get involved, but Europa Pictures also refused.

Just like Luc Besson's thinking in his own shoes, in his opinion, giving a director a certain amount of creative freedom is absolutely beneficial to the shooting of the project.

Of course, this is also Lehman's insurmountable, able to handle the shooting related matters.

A person's ability can still be used as a reference condition.

At least, during the filming of Three Silly Bollywood, there were no on-set accidents.

Lehman slowly flipped through the information, marking it with a pen from time to time.

In Fury, there are more than ten main characters, in addition to the drivers of the Allied tank Fury group, there are also German generals, Allied generals, and German citizens...

These roles have their own roles, which are naturally very important.

As for the composition of the military personnel fighting between the two sides in the film, there is no need to worry about the selection of actors.

As the background board of the battlefield, you don't need any superb acting skills, and you don't have to worry about age, young or middle-aged, you can.

You don't even need to consider whether you are tall, short, fat, or thin. Is it a trick? It's difficult to even take a frontal face photo. Who cares.

Therefore, in this casting, it is mainly for those character candidates who have lines and face scenes.

Among them, the tank group of five is the most difficult to choose; there are many requirements on the appearance of the character itself, not to mention that Lehman pursues the kind that conforms to the temperament of the army, and there are many literary and drama aspects, and acting skills are also required. Good enough, in addition, there are a series of issues such as salary budget, schedule arrangement and so on.

In addition, even if you are driving a tank, it is naturally better if you understand a little; if you don't understand, you will not be eliminated immediately, but at least you must be familiar with firearms. Once you touch the gun and aim, you will feel like a veteran. Of course, aside from Norman, one of the protagonists, his character is set as a recruit, and none of these can be avoided, but slowly he is required to meet all of them. In short, it is not easy to choose.

Of course, these are all things he voluntarily asked to undertake. Tired and bitter, Lyman didn't want any strange actors to appear in his crew.

The lines are unclear, and the acting is embarrassing. This kind of person must not appear in his movies.

He has done this, and God can't control it!

Thinking of this, Lehman suddenly became motivated, and even the hands and feet of flipping through the actor's information became agile.

No, the figure is not strong enough, it looks like a tall and thin bamboo pole, pass; the eyes are too small, the temperament is suitable for playing an honest person, not suitable for the fierce soldiers on the battlefield; the shooting experience is sufficient, and the actor's resume also has the image of a soldier , is a bit older and can't play the protagonist group, but the role of the Allied commander and general is quite suitable...

Lehman kept marking his own views, eliminated some people, and initially selected a group of people.

Next, for specific role issues, we still have to wait until the two sides have met, tried the mirror, and talked about the treatment before finalizing the candidate.

Everything before this was just to better arrange the audition work.

Laiman confirmed dozens of actors' profiles in a row, eliminated one by one, and suddenly saw an interesting one.

Heath Ledger, 185cm, born 1979.

I haven't seen you for half a year, what is the old man doing? Lyman thought to himself.