Chapter 43 Goddess will get boring after a while
"Honey? Are you daydreaming?"
Los Angeles, Grasstown.
On the set of "Shakespeare in Love".
Catherine Zeta-Jones, who played the heroine Lady Vera, looked at Milo who was in a daze in front of the surveillance camera and couldn't help but speak in a low voice.
"Oh, nothing. Just thinking about something..."
Milo came back to his senses and looked at Tommy Lee Jones and assistant director Wally who were filming in front of him.
After consideration, Milo's version of Shakespeare in Love.
For the male lead, he decided to use Tommy Lee Jones.
As for the female lead, he originally wanted to cast a wide cast.
But then he thought of one of the most classically charming actresses in British history right next to him.
That's Catherine Zeta-Jones.
After changing her clothes, the typical British lady in the stereotype emerged.
So, the male and female protagonists of "Angels and Demons".
In "Shakespeare in Love", there are still male and female protagonists.
However, there are big changes in makeup.
Tommy Lee Jones, in particular, looked a dozen years younger with makeup.
It also changed his previous image of a Texas tough guy on the screen.
Wearing a wig, growing some beard, combined with his excellent acting skills, also presented the effect that Milo needed.
Then the filming started and it has been going on for a while.
Today is December 8th.
It was also the last day of filming at the Grasse Town Studio.
After finishing today's scenes, we can move back to indoor shooting in Hollywood.
The reason why Milo was in a daze.
Because he felt that being a director and making movies seemed meaningless.
He himself had not received any formal training and had little interest in it. He just wanted to pick up girls in the beginning.
It was fine when we were filming Angels & Demons.
It’s the first time.
People are always more excited.
Afterwards, the excitement will gradually decrease.
Until it gets boring.
It’s like no matter how beautiful a woman is, there is always a man behind her who is so nauseous that he wants to vomit.
If it's unfavorable.
The husbands of those beautiful goddesses will not divorce them.
To put it bluntly, it's a fact that Milo feels a bit tired of making movies now.
Unless you start over with another one - which is what Milo did when it came to women.
Monica today, Zeta-Jones tomorrow, and Jolie and Blanchett the day after tomorrow.
Change it up every day so the feeling of freshness can be maintained.
Milo felt that it was really not easy for him!
But he can do this with women, but he can't do it with film making.
Milo also discovered.
In a parallel universe, Wally Pfister has already proven his abilities.
With a script, storyboards, and the right actors, Wally can shoot better than me! This is actually normal, after all, this is his talent, his ability to make a living.
Especially movies like "Shakespeare in Love" and "Angels and Demons" that test the language of the camera more.
Sometimes Milo's blind command would have the opposite effect.
So not long after the filming of "Shakespeare in Love" began, Milo left most of the filming work to Wally.
And with the last collaboration, Wally Pfister took over very smoothly.
In the afternoon, after the last shot in the small town of Grasse was completed.
The crew returned to Hollywood near Beverly Hills.
When he arrived at the company, Milo immediately went to the marketing department of Paladin Films.
Compared to the past, thanks to Wendy's efforts.
Paladin Films has become more and more formal. In terms of staff size, it is already a medium-sized Hollywood independent film company.
It has its own departments, such as production department, marketing department, public relations department, film investment management department, etc.
The first trailer for "Angels & Demons" has been released, and the feedback has been extremely good.
The production speed of this film can be said to be very fast because of Milo.
Plus, it doesn’t actually have any special effects, and the main focus is on the language of the camera.
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Post-production is also very fast.
Although the film has not been completely edited yet, we can already start promoting it.
Most critics and movie fans have expressed their expectations for this film.
If you think about it, it's not surprising that people react this way.
Although Milo had never made a movie before, the release of "The Da Vinci Code" brought him huge fame and influence.
Especially America's religious leaders.
A few months ago, they used "The Da Vinci Code" as a raft to engage in a crazy fight in the news media.
The fight went on till the end, and it no longer mattered whether "The Da Vinci Code" blasphemed the Church or whether Milo really heard the gospel of the Lord.
The religious leaders wanted the other to die, or they wanted to seize the right to preach.
The promotional slogan of "Angels and Demons" is that it is the prequel to "The Da Vinci Code".
The sales of "The Da Vinci Code" in the United States have now exceeded three million copies.
The first trailer for the movie is full of religious puzzles and suspenseful scenes.
"We all wonder whether the films that Milo, a talented writer, makes as a director and producer are as good as the novels he wrote," wrote a report in the Los Angeles Times.
Of course, some people have made serious analyses. For example, a report in The Hollywood Reporter wrote: "It is obvious that Angels & Demons is a sequel to The Da Vinci Code. Although in terms of plot, it is a prequel to the latter. But because the novel was published earlier, people will still see whether it can capture the feeling in the novel."
Fox is very happy to see this situation.
After all, they also invested 10 million, so they cooperated more in the promotion.
However, due to various reasons, the release date may have to be arranged in the winter period.
There are five major release schedules for American movies, and a ton of smaller ones.
The best blockbuster season is of course the summer season, which runs from late May to September 4th each year. It has a long time span and coincides with the summer vacation, so it is naturally the season that all film producers attach the most importance to.
The winter season runs from the first Friday of the new year to before spring break, which is also good, but the shortest.
Milo originally wanted to try to see if it could be adjusted to the Christmas schedule.
But after thinking about it carefully, he gave up this plan.
The Christmas season, like the summer vacation season, is a super movie season.
Many good movies choose to be released at this time, so the competition is very fierce.
This is especially true during the Christmas season, because after the New Year, the Oscar judging process will begin.
The closer a movie is to its release at the end of the year, the more impressive it will leave on the judges.
Milo did not expect this movie to win any award at the Oscars.
Unless those old guys at the film school are crazy, they want to storm the tower of American religion.
Otherwise, no matter how well this movie is made and how many awards it wins.
The old guys will just turn a blind eye and pretend they don't know.
Since I don't want to compete for awards, it will be difficult to grab a good position during the Christmas period because of my lack of fame and ability.
Then just postpone it and release it in the winter.
(End of this chapter)