Chapter 934
Lu Yanhe's initial attitude towards the film "The Moon Legion" was actually hesitant, or even inclined to reject it.
Just like Leonardo DiCaprio during the years when Marvel dominated the box office, he didn't embrace Marvel at all.
Because when it comes to the "Lunar Legion" IP, any actor can only take a backseat. The biggest star will never be the actor, but the IP itself.
If "Cloud of the Clouds 3" is Lu Yanhe's first film to gross over $1 billion worldwide, then Lu Yanhe would absolutely not have raised his salary to such an extent—not even for a role or part similar to that in "Godless".
The IP "No God" is like "The Demon-Slaying Sword" versus "Journey to the West"—one is a newly written novel, a new IP, while the other is a commercially successful IP. It's hard to say which one empowered the other, but with "Journey to the West," it was definitely "Journey to the West" that empowered the actors.
The relationship between Lu Yanhe and the "Lunar Legion" IP is similar.
Unless Lu Yanhe's "Moon Legion" surpasses the box office of other films in the series by a significant margin—
But that's almost impossible.
This film series has four films that have grossed over $1 billion worldwide.
How do I get Lu Yanhe?
Can they raise $2 billion?
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However, Lu Yanhe's mindset has now changed a little.
His box office success has already been proven by the blockbuster film "Godless".
The box office and pre-sales data for "Cloudy 3" are very good now.
In addition, Lu Yanhe was well aware that when "Men in Black" was released, it would definitely be another box office hit.
Lu Yanhe can now comfortably take credit for the box office performance of any film he stars in—if he actually does star in one.
No one will say anything. Because everyone else will think the same way.
However, if Lu Yanhe were to star in "The Moon Legion," it would be another blockbuster.
Lu Yanhe has acted in too many commercial blockbusters in recent years.
He would rather act in blockbusters like Speed or The Bourne Identity—blockbusters that are significantly different from Godless and Cloud 3. Their blockbuster nature lies not in grand epic narratives and post-production magical special effects, but in something else entirely.
"Legion of the Moon" is a typical visual effects blockbuster. If so many parts are made in one go, it is easy for the audience to get tired of it.
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“You will be the absolute protagonist of this film, not a so-called supporting role,” Liu Bige said. “I told them directly at the time that I would not let you, now, play a supporting role to those people from ‘The Lunar Legion’.”
In Hollywood, this is nothing special. Of course, the real protagonists are still the main cast, but in this movie, Lu Yanhe can be a protagonist who rivals the main cast. Just like Cate Blanchett in Thor: Ragnarok.
Actually, from Liu Bige's words, Lu Yanhe understood that Liu Bige still hoped he would agree to act. Otherwise, Liu Bige wouldn't have specifically brought it up; he didn't want Lu Yanhe to suffer losses after actually agreeing to act.
Lu Yanhe pondered for a moment and said, "If I were to participate, what kind of role would I play?"
Liu Bige said, "I hope to play a character with some kind of divine destiny, who can turn the tide in the most critical moment when the situation is on the verge of collapse."
Lu Yanhe was somewhat surprised.
Why do you want me to play this kind of role?
“Because you’ve never played that role before,” Liu Bige said. “The roles you’ve played in the past have either been realistic young people or eccentric or stereotypical characters with very distinct personalities. You’ve never actually played a role that is very refined, noble, or elegant in appearance.”
Lu Yanhe was taken aback when Liu Bige said that.
He himself had never considered this issue before.
But when you think about it this way, it seems to make sense.
To some extent, the roles he plays are often ordinary people or people from the bottom of society.
This applies to both TV series and movies.
Even Men in Black is like that.
“Have you noticed that you actually have a strong preference for this type of role?” Liu Bige said. “I was shocked. You’ve been acting for almost ten years and you’ve never played a character with a middle-class background, let alone a wealthy one.”
"If you hadn't said it, I would have been surprised myself. I had never been aware of this issue at all." Lu Yanhe even felt that he was an actor who challenged himself with a wide variety of roles and had played all kinds of styles.
Liu Bige said, "Actually, you have the appearance to play roles that are noble, arrogant, or even aloof."
“These kinds of roles are usually not leading roles,” Lu Yanhe said. “Indeed, I rarely get asked to play such roles, and in today’s film and television market, the kind of roles you’re talking about are indeed rare.”
(End of this chapter)
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