"According to sources familiar with the matter, after the legendary director Stanley Kubrick fell ill from a stroke, the film adaptation of Schnitzler's novel" Dream Stories ", which was originally suspended, has been restarted, and Adrian Kewell, who is known as the miracle director, has taken over. This is really surprising news. Everyone knows that Kubrick is a very special director with amazing talent and a bad temper. He doesn't have many works, but each of them is thought-provoking, and the subject matter covers all aspects. There are science fiction films such as "2001: A Space Odyssey", horror films such as "The Shining", and "Clockwork Orange", which promotes violence. This film is still banned in the United Kingdom. Although it was his own request, the film did cause some terrible violence in the United Kingdom at that time.
Kubrick's ability to fully display his talent has something to do with his ability to make movies at will. He always has the power on the set, and both Jack Nicholson and (· · ·) have been reprimanded by him. It is said that he bought the film rights of "Dream Stories" as early as 30 years ago. Because of film censorship and other issues, there is no opportunity to put it on the screen until now. However, Kubrick unfortunately fell ill, and it is likely that he will never be able to get up again. According to his strong and autocratic character, he will not let others take over the film even if it is shelved, but now it is handed over to a young director.
Adrian Kewell was also a talented director who was involved in a wide variety of subjects. After taking charge of the directing role in 1990, he was now the youngest director to win the Oscar for Best Director, an achievement that was not easy to achieve. Of course, although his works are good, there is still a big gap between them and Kubrick's, but his vision and the film company are too much better. Adriaan has now taken over the film. Although Warner is the investor, it is unlikely that he will persuade Kubrick on this. So there is only one possibility, Kubrick recognizes Kewell's ability.
This conclusion will certainly surprise many people, but Sherlock Holmes said that after all possibilities are ruled out, the most unlikely one is the truth. No one knows how Kubrick made such a decision. This matter has not been known until now. Our reporter tried to interview Mr. Kewell on the set. Although he said he had no comment, he looked confident. Indeed, after all, Mr. Kewell has the title of "Miracle Director". He has indeed created many miracles. Perhaps he thinks it is not difficult to take over the work of a legendary director.
So what will the result be? "Dream Stories" is a famous erotic novel with astonishing descriptions. It seems that this is the first time Mr. Kewell has dealt with this subject. But I believe he will do his best. After all, it is a contest between two outstanding directors, so let's wait and see. "
— Jeff Harris, Los Angeles Times
Like many news articles, the whole article was full of "insiders" and speculations. Even so, it quickly attracted the interest of the reporters who had previously paid attention to Kubrick's stroke and hospitalization. In fact, they had already vaguely known about these things from various sources, but after all, they did not have the geographical advantage as the Los Angeles Times. Since others had already beaten them to it, follow-up reports could not be the same. So Warner, Adriaan, the UK, and Cruise, who had already confirmed that the couple would star in Kubrick's new work, all had a lot more reporters.
Because of the previous agreement, all four sides had always used "no comment" as an excuse, so it was tantamount to confirming the matter. This kind of thing was neither confirmed nor denied, most of it was confirmed. Moreover, Warner Bros. was very obvious about this, so they released all sorts of versions of the game. Some said that Kubrick made the decision after seeing Adriaan's work, others said that Warner took the initiative to ask Adriaan to take over, but Adriaan did not take the initiative to ask. But the hottest topic of discussion was whether the "Miracle Director" could replace the legendary director to produce the work.
Soon, many critics also got involved. Famous film critics said that if the situation was true, it was simply a farce. Although both directors were very talented and involved many themes, Kubrick had his own unique style and ideas, while Adriaan's work was more commercial. Coupled with the age gap, it was almost impossible for Adriaan to understand Kubrick's ideas.
"Maybe Adriaan thinks he can understand Stanley's ideas, but some seemingly insignificant things are actually insurmountable," he wrote in his column.
But some people thought it was too early to draw a conclusion. In any case, it was already certain that Kubrick agreed to let Adriaan take over. With Kubrick's temper, no one could touch his things without his permission, which meant that Adriaan must have something that he approved of. Since the "Miracle Director" had created many miracles, it was not impossible for him to do it again.
But the fiercest opposition was from Kubrick's fans. Although his film was a niche, there was no lack of supporters. Even if most of these supporters wanted to show their different tastes, a small number of real fans were very fanatical. These people almost unanimously said that letting Adriaan take over was absolutely wrong!
"He will destroy the film! Kubrick should let the film rot in the warehouse, or let someone else take over! "This was the answer in some media surveys.
However, no matter how the media, critics, and fans argued, Adrian did not care. He avoided the entanglement of the reporters and proceeded with the filming step by step.
"Ignore them. We will know the quality of the film when it is released. And Warner is actually very happy to see the current situation, "Adriaan said to the tall girl next to him as he walked in the amusement park.
Her brown hair was pulled straight, and she wore large black-rimmed glasses. Coupled with the beauty mark at the corner of her mouth, no one would recognize her if they didn't look carefully.
"Looks like you're really confident in yourself," Julia snorted and teased.
"Of course, if I wasn't confident, I wouldn't have asked to take over." Adrian shrugged his shoulders with a smile. He had carefully put on his makeup, so even though the amusement park was crowded, he wasn't worried at all as he chatted and laughed with Julia.
"Eide, Eide, let's go over there and have a look, okay?" The two legs on Adriaan's shoulders suddenly moved, and the two little hands scratched his head.
"Emma, how many times have I told you that this is very rude?" Julia looked up at her niece and frowned, but the little girl did not buy it. "But Eide said that I can do this."
"Well, let's go and have a look." Adrian laughed and tried to smooth things over. He nudged Emma Roberts who was riding on his shoulder. "But if you want to ride on the roller coaster, you better get rid of the idea."
"Then … can we take the spaceship?"
"That's not okay either. Let's ride the merry-go-round."
"I don't want to ride this every time, I want to take the spaceship! Otherwise, I'll cry loudly to attract the police and let them arrest you! "
"I'm sorry to tell you, Emma, if the police arrest you, don't even think about playing today."
Compared to the other Emma, although this Emma was a year younger, she was more lively and lawless. She often caused trouble at home, and even Julia had a headache. She only listened to Adriaan, although she would always say a few words like this.
"It's a good thing that children like to play, it means that they don't have so many things in their hearts." Leaning against the railing outside the play area, Adriaan watched Emma run around in the sea of plastic balls. "Just like Emma, she was so traumatized. If she didn't cry out in time, the scars would have been with her for the rest of her life."
Of course, Emma was referring to the one in England. Julia listened quietly without saying a word.
"Anyway, it's very easy to make her listen. If she is very noisy, then you have to be more noisy than her. If she can't take it anymore, then she will naturally listen to you. When you interact with a child, you have to have a child's heart," Adriaan continued.
"Then should I say, Lily, that should be her name, is lucky to have a father like you?" Julia suddenly said with a hint of ridicule and sarcasm.
"If you want to know, you can give birth to one," Adriaan said nonchalantly.
Julia suddenly had an expression of being choked, then a flash of red flashed across her face, and she stared fiercely at Adriaan.
"That expression of yours is really cute. Can I kiss your cheek?" Adriaan continued to tease.
Luckily, Emma put on her shoes and ran out, "Eide, did you see that? I climbed from here to there, and I left everyone else far behind. "
Then, she sensed something and looked at Adriaan, then at her aunt. Although she was not as smart as the other Emma, her intuition was still very sharp.
"Did you guys quarrel?" she asked with her head tilted.
"Of course not, I was just discussing with Julie whether it would be better for you to have a younger brother or sister." Adriaan raised his eyebrows.
"A younger brother or sister?" The little one's eyes suddenly lit up, and she immediately circled around her aunt. "How? Do I have to crawl out of my aunt's stomach like the books say? But how do I crawl in before that? "
"Alright, Emma, he's just joking with you." Julia glared fiercely at Adriaan again, then bent down to coax Emma.
"How can you do this?" The little one put her hands on her waist and pouted unhappily. "How can you lie to a child? Don't you know that you'll be captured by the fairies if you lie to a child? "
"Alright, so that we won't be captured by the fairies, how about we go over there to watch the performance?" Adriaan smiled and picked Emma up.
A child was a child, and her attention shifted faster than anyone else. She immediately clapped her hands and cheered, "Let's go, let's go! Let's go now! "
Seeing the adult and the child walking towards the performance hall, Julia sighed and followed. She looked at Adriaan with a complicated expression. To be honest, she did have a certain idea in the beginning, but after hearing that Kate was pregnant and had given birth, she understood that there were certain things that Adriaan would definitely not agree to.
Selfish, self-centered, and only caring about himself. He was just playing. Julia had criticized him in her heart more than once, full of resentment. But after that, she still did what she had to do, and did not even resist when he dragged her to have a threesome with Monica.
Why was she so willing to be toyed with by him? She had asked herself this before. But these were just words to comfort herself. She knew the reason, but she just did not want to admit it.
Whether it was resting or working, everything went smoothly. But because of the media's attention, Adriaan adjusted the progress of the shooting slightly. After some scattered scenes were completed, he directly jumped to the party at the back, which was the scene that the media said was so erotic that it left people speechless.
"Simply put, before I tell you to start, you have to maintain your current posture like a sculpture, as if you are looking at a still life painting, as if you are a still life painting yourself, understand? And after you start, only two people on top need to move, and the others continue to maintain the still life painting. " Adriaan said to the group of masked men and women. The men were well-dressed, and the women were all wearing towels. Needless to say, they knew what it was like inside.
Then he called one of the masked men to the door. "Tommy, come in from here, and then walk over there as you did just now. There will be a close-up, and you have to express your emotions with your eyes."
After saying this, he immediately waved his hand to signal that they were ready to start shooting. He had given strict orders for the filming, and if anyone dared to disclose the details to the media, they would be legally responsible. Although it was a closed shoot from the beginning, and the media had not found out anything so far, they emphasized it again and again just in case.
Fortunately, the content was shot very quickly. Adriaan did not expect that the party would be the best part of the whole movie. The reason was very simple. In this scene, most of the men and women were wearing masks, so naturally, their expressions could not be seen. In addition, the party itself was as solemn as a religion, so there was no need to use too much exaggerated body language. Cruise did not need to use facial expressions to perform, and there were so many extras, so the shooting of this scene was unexpectedly smooth.
Well, it might be a little too harsh to say that. Cruise had some acting skills, at least in the final part where he took off his mask and confronted the mysterious host, he did not delay the progress too much.
In addition, because they could not show their lower bodies during the screening, many scenes between men and women had to be filmed very carefully. In short, in late May, after the party scene and the private argument between Dr. Williams and the boss were completed, Adriaan immediately brought the crew to New York for filming.
The tireless reporters suddenly became like sharks that smelled blood, and rushed to New York. In the past month, the only thing they had learned was that the name of the movie was "Wideout," but they still did not know how it was shot. The novel "Dream Stories" in their hands was almost torn to pieces. If they continued like this, they would not know what story to come up with, so naturally, they would not let go of this opportunity.
This time, it was Adriaan's turn to have a headache. Filming in the downtown area of New York, when there were many people, it was really difficult to completely prevent reporters from secretly taking pictures. When filming "This Killer Is Not Too Cold", first, because at that time he was not as famous as he was now, and second, the film did not receive much attention, so he was not disturbed by reporters.
But now it was different. For more than a month, the news about the legendary director taking over the new film was not particularly eye-catching, but it was still a hot topic. So far, almost 80% of people were not optimistic about Adriaan, because Kubrick's style was too strong. It was not something that could be imitated easily, and it was more likely to be neither.
"It's a pity that Kubrick did not want to leave behind any regrets, but now he is destined to." Someone sighed.
In their opinion, Kubrick agreed to let Adriaan take over because he did not want the film he had spent so much time and energy preparing to be stranded, and the desire to finish it made him lose his mind. After all, in the eyes of many people, especially those with special tastes, Kubrick was regarded as a master of the film. No matter how good Adriaan was, no matter how miraculous he was, it was impossible for him to replicate the style of the master.
Of course, some things could never be guessed.
Well, back to the shooting in New York. Although the reporters kept circling around and eventually leaked a few photos, these had little to do with the main story. At most, it was easy to associate with the prostitute scene, so Adriaan did not pay too much attention to it. As long as the staff did their best to maintain their self-esteem, it did not matter even if some of the photos were leaked. So, his headache was actually on another matter.
“Cut！” Adriaan shouted, and several young actors on the set who played the unscrupulous young men immediately stopped, then helped Cruise up from the car and asked about his well-being. Cruise smiled and said a few words to them, then spread out his hands to ask Adriaan something.
"Nothing, it's my problem. Take a break for five minutes, let me think about it, and then finish the last scene," Adriaan replied in a loud voice.
The crew immediately relaxed, and Adriaan sat in his seat and thought. It seemed that he was embarrassed about the last scene, but in fact, he was thinking about something else.
Well, it was not difficult to get rid of those reporters, but someone had to cooperate, and time was a little tight. Tomorrow was the premiere … Adriaan's fingers tapped back and forth on the armrest of the chair. Looking around, Cruise happened to pass by in front of him. Adriaan raised his eyebrows, but immediately frowned again. But after two or three seconds, he smoothed it out, as if he was performing magic.
It did not matter. As long as he was careful, there should be no problem.
