Vol 2 Chapter 517: Reshape Gotham

"Restart Batman?"
In the news room of the Warner Building, a reporter looked at Duke and Warner’s press officer above, and said to another reporter, "This is really not a good choice. Is it so, Tony?"
"It was a terrible decision for other directors. But he was different, Jarvis."
The reporter named Tony said, "Who makes him Duke? Rosenberg!"
Who made him Duke? Rosenberg!
Sarah of the Los Angeles Times also sighed in her heart when she heard the discussion of the two colleagues in front of her.
There has long been news circulating in Hollywood that Duke Rosenberg wants to restart Batman with Warner Bros. When Sarah just heard about it, she felt very surprised. Obviously there are so many choices, he just wants to choose the best. hard.
In recent years, superhero movies have gradually become prosperous. For superheroes, this is a good era that has never been seen before, but successful superhero works have one thing in common-from Marvel!
When did DC's superheroes sweep the big screen? It dates back to 1989, "Batman" directed by Tim Burton, which is also recognized as the best Batman movie ever. Can he surpass it?
Such as ∷∠, if it is another director, Sarah will definitely give a negative answer, but seeing the familiar face in front of her, she believes all this is not difficult.
Duke Rosenberg can definitely save Batman! This is Sarah's true thoughts, and this thought comes from the other party's countless successes in the past.
Hollywood is a place with very serious patterns, such as this press conference. After the routine cutscenes, the press conference came to the most important question session for reporters.
As a famous Duke supporter, Sarah was the first to be named by the press officer. She stood up and asked, "Director Rosenberg, can you tell me the general content and theme of the new Batman?"
The microphone has been moved to Duke, he nodded slightly, and said, "The new work is temporarily named "Batman: Hour of War", which tells Bruce Wayne to eradicate the evil forces in Gotham City. He travels around the world to find a way. And the journey of becoming Batman. It is the first film about the dark warrior to see the city from outside Gotham City. The audience will see the world’s view of Gotham City, and I will incorporate it into In a city as great as London, New York and Paris."
Jarvis became the second reporter to ask, "Duke, as everyone knows. Gotham is a fictional city. The Gotham portrayed by each director is different. How do you plan to shape Gotham City?"
"An exaggerated version of modern New York, a metropolis that makes you breathless. It traps you and makes you feel boundless." Duke said of his views on Gotham City, "I want the audience I feel that Gotham City is a familiar and dangerous place."
He thought for a while, and then emphasized, "My definition of Gotham City is the ‘New York’s cubic.’ In order to capture this essential nature of the city, the film uses real-life shooting as much as possible."
Duke has chosen the location of Gotham City. It's not New York that he said, but another famous sin capital in the United States-Chicago!
The city’s exterior scenes will be taken as real scenes as possible, but Duke will not hesitate or give up where the computer should be used to synthesize the pictures. He is not Christopher Nolan, and he will not insist that all pictures must be taken in real scene or using models. Now that the computer is highly developed, the cost of cg is declining, which is more cost-effective and time-saving than shooting with props.
There is also shooting. Since last year, Duke has been familiar with digital equipment. Starting from the Batman trilogy, he has been prepared to abandon film and turn to digital technology. Not only shooting, but also post-editing and production, but also full use. Digital technology.
He has never been a film controller, nor has he rejected advanced technology.
Just as sound movies replace silent movies and color movies replace black and white movies, digital technology replaces film technology is also a general trend, and it cannot be changed by just a few directors.
Similar to James Cameron, Duke is more inclined to new film techniques in most cases. People with his personality will never be immersed in the past glory.
The replacement of the old and the new is a theme that this world will never change.
Soon after the press conference, the news websites of major media updated relevant content, and most of the media took a wait-and-see attitude toward Duke's new film.
"Duke Rosenberg originally had a commercial filming style. It is not surprising to choose a more commercial film, but is it too risky to restart the Batman series?"
--"New York Times"
"Instead of choosing Batman, it's better to take over Marvel's superhero movies, it will be easier to succeed!"
-"The Hollywood Reporter"
Compared with the media, Duke's fans are generally supportive. They share their opinions on instant sharing websites.
"If there is a director who can save Batman, then this person must be Duke!"
"I look forward to what Duke's Batman will look like!"
"The new Batman is in Duke's hands. It will definitely be an epic movie!"
Regardless of what the fans and the media think, it will not hinder Duke's step-by-step implementation of the preparatory plan.
Charles Rowan continues to serve as the production manager for him, Anna Prinz is the assistant director who made the planning script and assisted in the filming, and John Schwarzman, who has become a super fat man, is in charge of the shots for Duke on the set, Jimmy Carter is responsible for training actors and setting action routines and shooting action scenes. Hannah Serena wants to reproduce the evil and majesty of Gotham City, and Jos Williams is responsible for the design and implementation of all explosion scenes.
A mature and well-coordinated team can make Duke a lot easier, and it is also an important condition for his continuous success over the years.
"I need actors, Duke."
In the conference room of the Duke’s studio, Jimmy Carter looked at Duke and said,
I want to train them to look very smart fighters. It will take time. The only actor identified now is Liam Neeson. He is the one who needs the least training."
Since "Hurricane Rescue" last year, Liam Neeson has been exercising and is in excellent condition.
"It will be determined soon." Duke turned his head to look at Charles Rowan, "How's the talk with Christian Bale?"
"He is still considering." Charles Rowan said, "I haven't explicitly agreed to audition yet."
Duke said without hesitation, "If this is still the case after a week, give him up!"
No one in Hollywood is indispensable, especially in superhero movies, where roles always make actors.
"Anna..." Duke turned to his deputy and confessed, "Auditing invitations to Michael Kane, Gary Oldman and Lawrence Fishburne."
Although Morgan Freeman has gradually recovered from the scandal in recent years, Duke did not intend to use him at all, and the other party would certainly not be willing to cooperate with him, so he simply chose Morpheus among hackers, and he vaguely remembered, Lucius Fox’s first choice was him, and Morgan Freeman was just a spare tire.
"And the heroine." Anna Prinz reminded.
"Well, I know." Duke said to Charles Rowan again. "Let the news go. We will have a large-scale audition for the heroine."
Rachel Dawes is indeed a vase, but she also needs certain acting skills in the second part. Katie Holmes is not in Duke's consideration at all. Her acting skills are really bad. As for Maggie Gyllenhill, how many people would think she is a qualified vase?
"Charles, you are in charge of the crew for the time being. Anna, you are responsible for making the scripts and plans."
Duke turned to the other side, "Hannah, John, starting tomorrow, we will go to Chicago and Iceland to investigate locations."
The story at the beginning of the film takes place in the Himalayas. Duke will go to the Himalayas to go out if he is crazy. The harsh air and environmental conditions are not suitable for large-scale shooting.
Iceland’s Vatnajökull Glacier is the largest glacier in Europe, accounting for one-tenth of Iceland’s national territory. The undulating and rocky terrain is very suitable for showing the harshness of the Himalayas in the film. The environment serves as the background of the story.
As for Chicago, the close-up city shots of the film will be taken from Chicago, and all the panoramic views of Gotham City will be generated through models and cgi images.
At the end of the brief meeting, Duke returned to his office to prepare for a long inspection trip. Before leaving, he also paid special attention to the box office situation of "Hurricane Rescue" which was currently being screened.
The time has come to the beginning of July. "Hurricane Rescue" has spent its fourth weekend in North America, with a cumulative gross of US$181.06 million at the box office. Although the number of movie theaters and the film placement rate are declining, the final North American box office has passed. Two hundred million dollars is almost inevitable.
On the third weekend of the film's release in North America, it has been released in 88 countries and regions around the world. Up to now, including the two markets in the UK and China, which are released at the same time as North America, the overseas box office of "Hurricane Rescue" has reached 172,600. Million US dollars, the global box office totaled up to 35.72 million US dollars.
It is simply unrealistic to expect such a movie to create box office results like the Lord of the Rings trilogy. According to the current development momentum, the global box office can easily exceed 400 million US dollars, and even hit 500 million US dollars.
After paying attention to the box office of "Hurricane Rescue" and communicating with Warner Bros., Duke first flew to Chicago with his photography director and art director. The shooting conditions in this city were not complicated, but just stayed there. In four days, Duke and others bid farewell to the North American continent and flew to Iceland.
In Hollywood, the news that Duke's crew selected suitable actors for each role also spread, and many actors are eager to try. (To be continued...)