Vol 2 Chapter 558: The shadow above the Downey family

This was originally a small and medium-sized studio, but in recent years, Duke has been shooting motion-related movies. Jimmy Carter needs a professional training hall. Under Duke’s proposal, Warner Bros. The photo studio has been remodeled and turned into a professional venue for fitness, fighting and endurance training.
Standing in the rest area, Duke looked at Jimmy Carter's assistants assisting Scarlett in movement training, and asked the side, "How are they doing?"
They are all partners who have worked together for many years, and Jimmy Carter doesn't hide it, and directly said, "Scarlet works very hard, but she is limited by her figure and body shape. Her talent in this area is very ordinary."
Duke nodded lightly, not surprised by Jimmy Carter's words. If someone with such a figure can become a close fighter without any obstacles, it would be too ignorant of various laws of physics.
But this is a movie after all. A agent Natasha Normanoff is far more popular with the audience than a shriveled black widow.
Besides, with the exception of a few less difficult actions, Scarlett is more showing off her figure and face in the film. Those difficult actions will naturally be completed by stunt doubles.
Duke believed that if Scarlett Johansson was injured, his mother would definitely not be happy.
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As he said in the past, no matter what kind of feelings, it takes time to cultivate and settle. After more than ten years of getting along with each other, the mother paid enough attention to her goddaughter.
Looking away from Scarlett Johansson, Duke’s eyes turned to the other side of the training hall. A man with long dark brown hair was working out under the guidance of a professional coach, probably because of his beard. He looked somewhat haggard, like his current situation.
This person is Robert Downey Jr.
"He also worked very hard." Jimmy Carter said again. "Originally, he was not in our training plan, but after he was officially confirmed to play Tony Stark, he actively asked to join the fitness training."
"It seems that he understands the importance of hard work." Duke looked at Robert Downey Jr., "Pay more attention to him. We have cooperated with him more than once."
The former Robert Downey Jr. was a model of the prodigal son turning back, but Duke spent many years in Hollywood. Knowing how muddy the water is in this circle, whether Robert Downey Jr. had really quit drug addiction at that time, perhaps only his agent and personal assistant would know.
The Downey family can be said to be deeply shrouded in the shadow of drugs. His father, Robert Downey Sr., is a well-known Hollywood producer and screenwriter, and a standard addict; Robert Downey Jr. became popular in the early 1990s. For a while, he fell into a drug addiction and was unable to extricate himself from it, and was even arrested and imprisoned. Not long after, Robert Downey Jr’s son was also exposed by the media because of drug abuse...
This can be said to be a typical Hollywood family.
The only thing to be thankful for is that Robert Downey Jr. used to be a bastard, but finally there will be a day when he wakes up. And it's not too late.
In any case, through the observation of Jimmy Carter, Robert Downey Jr. showed enough hard work and professional qualities, and Duke was also relieved of his choice.
After all, this is the actor he vigorously insisted on. If there is any scandal, his face will not look good.
Looking back from the training field, and discussing some things about work progress, Duke suddenly changed the subject.
"Jimmy. Have you considered opening a pavilion for apprenticeship?" he said jokingly.
Jimmy Carter asked, "Like Bruce Lee?"
Duke nodded slightly. "Roughly the same."
"My interest is still in movies." Jimmy Carter thought for a while and said, "You know me, I am not very interested in these, and fighting in movies is completely different from actual use."
Seeing that the other party didn't mean it, Duke stopped mentioning it. The two turned to discuss the fighting scenes that needed to be designed in the film.
This is not just a real fight, but also an action after putting on a steel suit.
Jimmy Carter asked suddenly, "Duke, don't you know if you have read Japanese mecha comics?"
"No..." Duke shook his head slowly, "I have very little in this area."
"I think the close attack aspect of Iron Man." Jimmy Carter obviously has done enough to understand, "You can learn from the melee attack method of the mecha."
Duke thought for a while and said, "You come up with a complete plan for me."
In terms of action scene design, Jimmy Carter is the expert. Although Duke also has designs, he is good at shooting and action editing, and his fighting design is definitely not as good as Jimmy Carter.
Professional matters are naturally left to professionals.
"Hi, Duke."
Scarlett Johansson, who had temporarily finished training, walked over at this moment. She was wearing a white training suit. She wiped the sweat from her forehead with a towel, and said hello to Duke, "Are you here to see me?"
Jimmy Carter could guess what, without saying anything, he left the rest area directly.
"This is my job,"
Seeing Scarlett handing the towel to the assistant who followed, Duke took a bottle of special energy drink, handed it to her, and asked, "How do you feel? It's hard work, right?"
"Yes, it's more tired than acting in a literary film."
In front of Duke, Scarlett had no need to hide, and complained slightly, "I thought it would be easy to play a vase, but I didn't expect that the effort for a vase is not small."
In the inherent concept, compared to those actresses who are good at acting in literary and artistic films, it seems that the vase in commercial films is always easy to get the role, and you can become famous without paying too much, but in many cases, the truth is not at all in this way.
How long did Charles Theron train for the vase role in The Matrix?
Orlando Bloom spent several months doing bow and arrow and fitness training for Legolas, and even strained his muscles.
Don't talk about Duke's films, just talk about the old vases, such as Megan Fox, how much did you pay to shoot Transformers? Only the person concerned knows the taste of running thousands of feet high in a hateful dress.
In this circle, people who can become famous are all lucky people, but behind luck there are efforts that others can't see.
By the same token, even if there are two stunt doubles, Scarlett wants to play Natasha Normanoff, but she will pay no less than she did in a literary film, or even more.
"You look thinner," Duke reached out to take Scarlett's back drink bottle. "It looks really hard."
"Am I still the nagging and naughty kid in your mind? I'm grown up." Scarlett's eyes suddenly fell to his neck, "They are a little too big, training It’s just a cumbersome time."
Duke didn't answer her, he looked at his watch and said, "Go on, I have business to do."
"Okay." Scarlett leaned close to him, "Tomorrow I will go to Malibu to see you."
Before leaving the training hall, Duke suddenly heard the rush of footsteps behind him. When he looked back, he saw Robert Downey Jr. hurriedly chasing him up, as if there was something to look for him.
"Director Rosenberg..."
To meet Duke's gaze, Robert Downey Jr. walked over quickly, "Can I interrupt you for a few minutes?"
"No problem." Duke nodded to him. "You don't need to be so polite."
Robert Downey Jr. walked four feet away and stopped, changing his face with an extremely sincere and grateful face, "I...I, Director Rosenberg, I just want to say thank you."
Duke looked at him, knowing that Robert Downey Jr. hadn't finished his words and didn't respond.
"After I got out of prison, others regarded me as poison. No one wanted to associate with me. Many auditions I participated in were eliminated at the beginning."
It seemed that this experience made him feel very emotional. Robert Downey Jr. sighed for a long time and said, "People who have not been perished can never feel the importance of success. I want to understand this truth, but found that there is no success. Opportunity……"
"Thank you for giving me this opportunity." Robert Downey Jr. said solemnly, "If it is useful to me in the future..."
Duke smiled slightly and said, "I will definitely call you then."
Robert Downey Jr. also laughed. Perhaps it was his past experience that made him obviously much smarter. He deliberately left Duke with the opportunity to be favored, and it might not be a chance for himself.
Duke gently patted the arm of Robert Downey Jr., and Duke walked out of the training hall. Although the contact time was not long, he could vaguely perceive that Robert Downey Jr. is a lover, but think about what happened after he entered Hollywood. Some things are finally back on track.
Once Robert Downey Jr. re-emerged after his release from prison, Mel Gibson played an important role, so much so that Downey later negotiated with Marvel Pictures and directly proposed that he would continue to act as long as Mel Gibson became the director. "Iron Man 4", in order to pull Mel Gibson, who was cast aside by the mainstream Hollywood.
But now, Mel Gibson has long been pitted back to Australia by Duke and Tom Cruise. The result is that Robert Downey Jr. faces a more difficult situation than ever after being released from prison.
However, the early appearance of "Iron Man", coupled with Duke's fame and appeal, may be a good thing for Robert Downey Jr.
Things are always so wonderful sometimes, aren't they?
The preparation of "Iron Man" is also a complicated project. A new company such as Marvel Pictures has a serious lack of practical operating experience. If it weren't for Duke's mature team, the publisher Warner Bros. gave strong support. "Iron Man" It will take a long time to just prepare, and it is impossible to release it in the summer file next year as planned.
Even so, all kinds of work still follow one after another. After a brief relaxation in "Batman: Hour of War", Duke reinvested in his busy work. (To be continued...)
ps: Three shifts, three shifts, three shifts, the days without deposits are really sad!