Vol 2 Chapter 601: The difference between Superman and Batman

"Rosenberg, did you have plans for a sequel when you were making "Batman: Hour of War"?"
The scale of the press conference was quite large. Warner Bros. specially rented the lobby of a five-star hotel for this purpose. Although there were hundreds of reporters present, it was quite quiet at the moment. It seemed that I was afraid to miss any words from Duke. Then, only the questions of standing reporters echoed everywhere, "It is reported that you submitted the outline of the trilogy to Warner at one time."
"Batman's story will never come to an end. You should all know this."
Holding the microphone with one hand, Duke adjusted the volume slightly and said, "After you watch the first film, you will fully understand that the story has to go on, and the reason I agreed to shoot it is because I happened to think of a good story idea, and I also know how to continue the previous legend."
The reporter continued to ask, "The reputation and quality of the sequel has always been worrying. How do you control this "Dark Knight"?"
"The estimated production cost of "The Dark Knight" is 150 million U.S. dollars. In fact, for this kind of large-scale production, the most likely problem with the sequel is that you have more budget and create bigger scenes. , But in essence, you are still just repeating @, the previous self..."
Having said that, Duke smiled, no longer revealing any substantive content, and vaguely said, "Since I have recognized this problem, I have been avoiding similar mistakes."
Reporters are not so easy to give up. Then the reporter from the New York Times who was asked by name asked, "Director Rosenberg, this Batman has high expectations from many Batman fans. They hope to see one A more outstanding work than "The Hour of War", I hope to learn more about it. Surely you won't let them down?"
Duke deliberately thought for a few seconds, and seemed to be really moved by the reporter’s words, saying,
After my team is in place, I realized that making a sequel is also a very great project, because we had to re-examine everything. The characters. Both the previous and the new ones. I hope that when they appear on the big screen, they will impress the audience the first time."
Now that he spoke, Duke said a few more words, "The number of supporting roles in "The Dark Knight" can be classified into a huge range, but when compared with the original comics, you will find that this number is only It's just the tip of the iceberg."
All the reporters’ eyes were watching him, and Duke continued,
We will change some of the characters in the comics. Even their gender. This is one of our ways to improve, because we read all the comics, so only We can extract the elements we need from it, and then see how to change the characters according to the development of the story, and let them serve our own story."
These remarks triggered the following discussion. Duke turned his head and looked at Jamie Fox of Warner Bros., who quietly gave him a thumbs up. Obviously, I am very satisfied with the words that can arouse topicality.
Subsequently, the reporter turned the question to the actor Christian Bale.
A reporter from "World News Weekly" asked. "Mr. Bell, you have never been interested in sequel movies, why continue to shoot Batman?"
why? Of course it was for the high salary and the three contracts signed.
In the budget, Christian Bale's salary alone is as high as 15 million US dollars, which is three times that of his starring in "The Hour of War".
Of course, these words cannot be said to reporters.
"'Repeat' the same thing. It's really not what people like me would do. This time I am willing to appear on the big screen with the same face because of Duke."
Christian Bale turned to look at Duke and said, "This is our second collaboration. I know him very well, so I know that he is the same as me. If you don’t think of some fresh and distinctive story elements , There will be no more sequels."
He gestured a few gestures, "I like the idea Duke instilled in me, because I am not simply repeating something I have done before, my character will have a very obvious development and evolution, not to mention , There are also a group of very talented celebrities participating, coupled with the harmonious cooperation atmosphere, I have no reason to refuse, do I?"
A reporter caught interest from Bell’s words and stood up and asked, "Batman will have a very obvious development and evolution? Can you tell me more about it?"
"Sorry, I haven't got the script yet..." Christian Bale pushed onto Duke without hesitation, "As for the changes in Bruce Wayne's setting, you'd better ask the director."
The eyes of hundreds of reporters immediately shifted from Bell to Duke.
The reporter asked Duke, "In "The Hour of War", Batman has survived an unbearable past and has become a superhero in the entire city. Will he still be surrounded by darkness?"
"In fact, he has already surpassed the person he wants to be. He has walked out of the painful past and the memory of torturing him, so..."
Duke shrugged and said with a smile, "We have to find something new to continue torturing him... Simply put, Batman has never escaped from the past, and it is impossible to escape."
"He won't be a character like Tony Stark, will he?"
As soon as the reporter who asked the question finished speaking, he noticed that everyone around him was looking at him with foolish eyes, and immediately realized that he had asked a foolish question.
However, Duke replied, "Batman has no time to be glum, and he can't indulge himself and vent his anger as he pleases. He has to stabilize his emotions all the time."
After clearing his throat, Duke said again, "We have tried hard to get him to face and overcome various obstacles, including anger and hesitation, from the beginning of "The Hour of War". So in "The Dark Knight", we will Make more changes."
Turning his head and looking at Bell, he continued, "This character played by Christian Bale will walk out of the painful shadow of his parents being killed, but even so, he is still a very dark character, with Tony? Tucker’s sunny superheroes are a world away."
The question-and-answer session of the whole press conference basically revolved around Duke, and everyone was very concerned. After "Batman: Hour of War" created a dark superhero movie style, his "The Dark Knight" Where will Batman take him again.
At the end of the press conference, the reporter's questions began to develop towards an endless trend. Duke also picked up the newsworthy and publicity topics among them and answered them.
A reporter asked, "Duke, in your opinion, what is the difference between Superman Clark Kent and Batman Bruce Wayne."
"Superman and Batman can be said to be the most popular superheroes in America, maybe we can look at them from another angle."
After thinking for a few seconds, Duke adjusted the direction of the microphone and said, "I remember someone said that Superman is the way America sees itself, and Batman is the way other countries see America..."
Looking at the reporter below, Duke leaned back in his chair, "I have to say, this is a very interesting point of view, because'Superman' gives people the most intuitive feeling and is undoubtedly the perfect embodiment of an ideal. 'Batman' must have more human characteristics. He does not have so many idealized rules and regulations, so he will be more humane when dealing with things, and some political elements are mixed in it-it happens to be me The main reason I like this character."
In comics and movies, as long as'Batman' appears, his surroundings can become disorderly, making it difficult to distinguish right from wrong with a clear moral concept. A major theme of "The Dark Knight" To a certain extent, it is based on realism, and it is clear that no one can be free from the law, even as a'compulsory police'.
At the end of the press conference, today's work came to an end for the time being. Duke didn't stay longer, got in Scarlett's red sports car and returned directly to Malibu.
After dinner, the two went to the garden and took a walk. While sitting in the living room watching TV, Scarlett opened the finalized "Dark Knight" script. After reading it for a while, she suddenly asked, "Why is the clown caught? Who are you set to be? Why is he chasing Batman and Harvey? Dante will not let go?"
"The Joker keeps stimulating the two incarnations of justice, Harvey Dante and Batman." Duke pointed to the script. "It even hopes that Harvey Dante will kill himself and Batman will kill himself. Because of this. Come, they will be the same as him, and it will be the logic of the clown that really masters this Gotham."
After a few seconds of silence, Duke said in a low voice, "In fact, everyone thinks that his logic is correct. The world is operating according to the logic he believes. If the world is not like this, we will I think this is just a superficial phenomenon, and the true deep logic must be the logic that I have mastered. To prove this, you only need to'push lightly' by others, and these people will fall into their own logic."
Scarlett thought, and then led the topic to other aspects, "If a beautiful woman believes that men are not good things, men are only interested in her body and will not love her at all. Then, she will use her Her body seduce men, and she will find that she only needs to push the men lightly like this, and these men will become perverts."
Duke laughed and said as she said, "If a rich man believes that everyone is greedy, and that money can make the undead drive. Then he will use his money to push countless people gently. These people will fall into his grasp.
"What about the clown?" Scarlett asked again. (To be continued...)
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