Everyone in Hollywood knew that Marvel had a big idea. Everyone in Hollywood also knew that Marvel was preparing a movie version of "Iron Man." Everyone in Hollywood also knew that Marvel had persuaded its big boss, the chairman of AC Media, Adrian Kewell, who was also the legendary director, to help with the advertisement. On April 1st, they announced that they were considering inviting him to play the male lead role of Tony Stark. But no one in Hollywood knew that the April Fool's Day announcement would be true!
In fact, the whole thing was not untraceable. Putting aside the April Fool's Day announcement, the filming process of "Iron Man" was not noticed by the media until the first trailer was released at the end of December last year. In Hollywood, there were not many people who could hide the filming of a major commercial production.
Moreover, the first trailer released by Marvel and Universal did not have any scenes of Tony Stark or Little Pepper. Even if he was involved in the plot, it was either shown from a first-person perspective or in the suit of armor. The trailer was only 30 seconds long, which was not enough time to analyze the information. The voice could not be heard either, which was too suspicious.
Then, Marvel and Universal publicly announced that they had found the perfect actor to play Tony Stark, and there was no one more suitable than him.
These were all hints, very obvious hints, but no one connected them to the past. In fact, after Marvel and Universal announced the news, many people discussed who would play the role of Tony Stark in the movie. Fans, movie buffs, reporters, and entertainment media were all involved. There were indeed people who wondered if Adrian Kewell would really be invited to play the role.
Unfortunately, as soon as this statement came out, it was ridiculed by most people. To be fair, Adriaan was very similar to Tony Stark in terms of talent, wealth, and private life. However, people generally thought that a super-rich man like him would never play a superhero in a movie. Even though he was a famous super director, if he really wanted to appear in a movie, he would at most make a cameo appearance in his own movies.
Therefore, when the second trailer, which was a full frontal shot of Adrian and Charlize, was released, one could imagine how much of a stir it caused. Well, in the first one or two hours, there was no reaction. After all, Adrian had always appeared in the media a lot, and because he did not have many works last year, he appeared even less. Plus, he had a beard. Even though his name was mentioned in the trailer, people did not immediately connect it to him.
But two hours later, someone posted something like "Oh my God, it's really Adrian Cowell as Tony Stark" on the movie or comic book forums, along with titles like "A billionaire as a billionaire" that appeared on the entertainment pages of all portals, and people finally exploded with hits.
Director Miracle didn't make movies, but acted in movies?! A billionaire is playing Iron Man?! He's a playboy outside the movie, and he's still a playboy in the movie?! The news from last year's April Fool's Day was actually true?! All kinds of questions popped up. "This is real," "impossible," "too cool," and other words of surprise and disbelief appeared one after another on various forums.
Many people in Hollywood were also shocked. No wonder Adriaan, who had been promoted to a super director, did not have any works last year. He actually went to act in a movie, and he was playing Iron Man. This … this … well, people really did not know what to say. Was he planning to change his career to become an actor in the future? So, a little later, the official website of Hollywood Reporter removed the previous headline of "A billionaire playing a billionaire" and replaced it with "Oscar Best Actor, Adrian Kewell's Next Goal?"
Well, this seemed to be possible. After all, he was only forty years old this year, and he still had plenty of time to squander. In terms of directing, he had no other way to go. His wealth had reached a height that others could not reach in their lifetime, so it seemed normal to find a new goal. Therefore, even though "Hollywood Reporter" changed the title and content with a somewhat joking attitude, there were still countless people on the Internet discussing whether this was really the next goal of a miracle director or a super director, and the possibility of achieving it.
However, even so, most people are still paying attention to the trailer of "Iron Man" released by Marvel and Worldwide. The number of views on the video on YouTube quickly exceeded a million. They had to admit that Marvel and Universal were right. No matter from which angle they looked at it, Adriaan was the best candidate to play Tony Stark. Except for the two's different professions, they were surprisingly similar in other aspects, especially the billionaire and playboy part.
The attention of most ordinary people was always focused on the wealth and private lives of celebrities, so the gossip-oriented TMZ quickly updated the content of the website, pulling the attention of the gossip-loving people to another person, Charlize, who played the role of Little Pepper. She was Adriaan's secretary and assistant, and took care of everything in his life. Now, she was the vice president of ABC, in charge of program production. She was also the mother of talent shows, a shareholder of VI Network Group, with a net worth of more than a hundred million yuan, and one of the famous strong women in the media industry who appeared on the cover of "Fortune" magazine. If Adriaan was the most suitable candidate to play Tony Stark, then there was no doubt that Charlize was the most suitable candidate to play Pepper.
"God, how did Marvel convince them?! This combination is really … too amazing! "Someone exclaimed in admiration.
"How generous. Why would a beautiful woman like Ms. Charlize become Adriaan's secretary?" Some people sighed.
Since Stark had flirted with his secretary in the movie, the relationship between Adriaan and Charlize, who played the two roles respectively, was obvious. No one would think that they would flirt like in the movie, and no one would believe in the integrity of a playboy. Moreover, Charlize was the vice president of ABC. It was impossible to say that Adriaan did not contribute because of their relationship. This was what the public thought, and it was no different from the gossip in the office. Even if Charlize's achievements were placed in front of them, they would still not be able to see it.
This quickly became another hot topic, and people became more and more interested in Charlize. Even though she had been on the cover of "Fortune", she was not well known in the entertainment industry. Unless they were people who especially liked to understand the production of television programs, they would not know her name. However, this did not stop people from gathering gossip about her now, especially when she became famous in this way. One could imagine how chaotic it would be.
But at the same time, this made "Iron Man" completely popular before it was released, especially when the single poster began to appear on various advertising spots. Throughout February, as long as one talked about movies, it would definitely be related to the latest superhero that was about to be released. Countless fans expressed on different channels that as long as it was released, they would go to the cinema, even if it might be very bad.
"Think about it, how rare is a movie like this? A billionaire and his closest secretary and assistant are playing a billionaire and his closest secretary and assistant in a movie! This kind of situation has never happened before, and I'm afraid it won't happen in the future. It would be even better if it's a bad movie. We can laugh at that playboy, "someone wrote on the IMDB forum.
"There's no doubt that we've put in a lot of effort to get Mr. Kewell to play the role of Tony Stark. It was a huge risk, but we all think it's worth it. No one is more suitable for this role than him. Mr. Kewell also thinks it's very interesting, but he's very hesitant. After all, he's only a director, even if he has some guest roles. He has always been a perfectionist and doesn't like to make movies that look bad, whether it's as a director or an actor … "The heads of Marvel and Universal also began to further promote and promote the movie through various media channels.
Similarly, Director Fei Ru and a few important supporting roles also had to cooperate with the promotion. In general, they exaggerated the difficulty of inviting Adriaan and Charlize, and how Adriaan was not used to being an actor, and then praised his professionalism.
Charlize did not participate. Even though she played the role of Lil Pepper, she was also an executive at ABC, and it was not every day that she had free time. Even so, she was constantly disturbed. Not to mention the daily interview requests from all kinds of media outlets, just the various calls that came to the company every day were enough to annoy the receptionist. Unfortunately, in the face of this situation, they could only endure it. Even the management did not say anything, so what could they say?
Actually, it was not that no one in the management wanted to use this to test the waters, but the entire board of directors was basically on Charlize's side. The board of directors knew that almost all of the talent shows and TV series produced by Charlize had ideas from behind the scenes from Adriaan. They might not be sure about other things, but there was no way that American Idol could escape. From this, it could be seen how much support he had for his woman. So, even if she was just a vase, they had to treat her well, not to mention that Charlize was a very capable person.
As for Adriaan, unfortunately, after the second trailer was released, the media could not find him. No matter how hard they searched, whether they camped in Beverly Hills or followed Miracle Girl everywhere, they could not find him. In the end, after much effort, they finally found out from his current secretary that he was not in the United States.
So where was he now?
“Cut！” Adriaan suddenly raised his voice and shouted. Then he waved his arms and shouted very discontentedly, "How many times have I told you? Be natural, be natural! This is not an opera, not a play, and definitely not a Noh drama! You should be the same as you normally are, understand? "
After saying that, he waved his hand, and then the Japanese assistant director who was waiting next to him immediately bowed, turned around and shouted at a group of Japanese actors kneeling on the tatami. These people listened respectfully until the assistant director finished, then they all knelt down and said a few words in a respectful manner. Adriaan could barely make out that they were apologetic words such as "I'm really sorry" and "I've caused you trouble".
He could not help but feel even more depressed. Speaking of which, he had been to Japan many times, but he always had a headache when it came to Japanese English. This time, he had prepared everything well, but he had forgotten about this, so there was some communication problems.
But … Adriaan glanced at the Japanese assistant director who was encouraging the actors. Although it was a little troublesome, it was not impossible to overcome. For this movie, he had brought several Japanese assistants from Hollywood who were familiar with the situation on both sides. In addition, he had the support of Sony, and Ai Hui now had a good network in Japan. The investment for this movie was not big, so it should not exceed his expectations.
"Okay, now look at me." Adriaan walked over at this time and interrupted the assistant director.
Then, he knelt down next to the woman at the front, cleared his throat, lowered his head, and brewed his emotions for a few minutes, then said in an angry but suppressed tone, "This is not my daughter! My daughter is not like this! No! "
Even his body trembled slightly. Just looking at this point, it was quite a sad and unreconciled feeling. Obviously, the previous role in "Iron Man" had more or less gained something.
"Do you understand?" Adriaan quickly straightened up and asked the woman next to him, "Most Asian women are very introverted. Even if they have any intense emotions, most of them show it in their bodies. Of course, if you think you have the ability to show it in your tone and expression, you can do as you like, as long as I am satisfied. "
The assistant director then translated, and after the woman listened carefully, she then bowed again and answered a few words with a serious expression.
"Kumiko said, thank you for your guidance, Mr. Director. She will definitely show her best," the assistant director said.
"Very good, then take a break for 15 minutes and let them prepare. I hope this scene can be done in one take." Adriaan nodded and sat back in his seat.
He used to do this kind of thing in the past, and it was also a way to explain the scene to the actors. Although Adriaan wanted to be superior, from the perspective of making a movie, he decided not to.
"You did very well, Yukie, better than any of them, so take a break now," he said after sitting next to the heroine.
"But..." Yukie Nakama, who was looking at the script, raised her head, "But I want to do better."
She looked serious, "It's not easy to be the heroine in a movie directed by Eide, I definitely can't let you down."
Adriaan smiled and then sighed, but before he said anything, the other party showed a gentle smile, "But since Eide wants me to take a break, I have to listen to him... In fact, for me, it's great to be the heroine for you once, I don't want anything else."
When she said the last few words, her voice lowered, but she looked at him more seriously, "As long as I can be by your side and serve you, it's the greatest happiness."
"Ha..." Adriaan chuckled, and then he was a little absent-minded for a moment, and then he pinched her cheek without hiding it, "Maybe I can't give you too much, but your excellence will be known to all."
The movie that was being produced in Japan, with Yukie Nakama as the heroine, was called "The Undertaker"! That's right, it was "The Undertaker", a movie based on Aoki Shinmon's autobiography, "The Coffin Keeper's Diary".
Adriaan had been thinking about what kind of reward to give Yukie, and an Oscar nomination for supporting actress was obviously not enough. After all, she had served him wholeheartedly for eight years. After thinking about it, he finally chose this movie. Although the adaptation rights had been sold at that time, it was not difficult for Adriaan to solve this small problem.
Of course, there were many things that needed to be changed. After all, the original version was the hero, and now it was the heroine, many details had to be redesigned. However, it was not difficult. He had a large number of screenwriters, and he found a lot of professionals from Japan. With his vision, he quickly filled in the details.
However, considering the American market and the feelings of American film critics, he decided to change the heroine's husband to an American, and added a part where the American husband could not accept his wife's career, so he returned to the United States, but because he attended the funeral, he returned to Japan and saw his wife's biological father in the coffin, and finally chose to support him.
In any case, Adriaan was now an American, and he was a super director in Hollywood. He even represented Hollywood to a certain extent, so it was not appropriate for him to direct a movie with a Japanese actor.
In fact, it was not a big deal. The most touching thing about "The Undertaker" was that it was a reflection on life and death. It was a ceremony to send the dead on their last journey, and it was the regret and remembrance of the living for the dead. It did not matter who represented it. As long as he could cleverly combine the American and Japanese concepts, it would not be a problem to reach the quality of the original version. If he could also add some conflict and understanding, it might even go to the next level.
This was not a small test for Adriaan, but it was not a big problem. As someone who had come this far, how could he not have some skills? He did not doubt that he could do it.
Therefore, when the strike ended, the first thing Adriaan did was to bring Yuji Hui to Japan. He did not go back on his word. The preparatory work was completed last year, and by the beginning of this year, everything that needed to be prepared was almost ready. There was no need for him to ask about everything. Therefore, after promising the Producers Alliance that he would not touch anything related to the production of the movie, Adriaan really did not have to do anything related to the production of the movie. The rest of the work was left to the crew to handle.
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