Chapter 111 One game after another

I met a woman in her thirties. Her long black hair gave her a mysterious temperament, but her somewhat tough facial features were sharp, especially the pair of eyebrows, which were slender but straight, as if telling everyone that she would never admit defeat.

But she did not wear a skirt like other women, but instead dressed in a neutral dress with black suit and long trousers, which immediately made her look outstanding and stylish.

Hi Sophie.Adrian immediately responded with a smile, how could he not know the woman in front of him? It would be great to see you here.

Then, he began to introduce: Scarlett, this is Sophie, Sophia Coppola, the famous female director; Sophie, this is Scarlett, Scarlett Johnson, the future star.

Hello Scarlett, I'm glad to know you, oh, I remember you've starred in "The Horse Whisperer", right?He is indeed a very outstanding actor.

Thank you, Sofia, I am very happy to know you too. I have watched "Girl Suicide" directed by you, and it is really easy to touch the weakness in my heart.

They just started to greet each other, but Sophia's eyes glanced around Scarlett and Adrian from time to time, and their eyes were meaningful.

But she soon became a little uncomfortable, because Scarlett also glanced back and forth between her and Adrian, and it was also meaningful.

Then, Scarlett also noticed Sofia's gaze, and both of them suddenly became embarrassed.

Speaking of which, Sophie, can you, a great director, come to today's premiere, have any advice?Adrian, smiling in his stomach, hurriedly spoke out to ease the atmosphere.

It's nothing, I just came with my dad.Sofia Coppola looked unconscious, but this only made Adrien laugh even more.

OK, so what advice do you have for the respected director Coppola?Adrian asked seriously, and I just said hello to him before.

There is nothing, he just told me to keep me away from you.Sofia said expressionlessly, it was a pity that even Scarlett couldn't help but twitch the corners of her mouth after hearing this.

Of course, she also realized that she was a little too artificial, so she coughed lightly and said: But I have something to look for you, so she had to put this sentence behind her mind.

Oh, what's the matter?Adrian raised his eyebrows and gave up grabbing me. I just came with my father. This sentence is about pursuing the thought of relentlessly.

Have you... read my script?After hesitating for two seconds, Sofia still asked, and her expression changed a little, as if she wanted to be recognized but didn't want to be recognized by him.

certainly.

Adrian's eyes suddenly lit up. He was waiting for this topic. A good script, very good, fully showing the delicate thoughts of women. Apart from a few details, there is basically no need to modify them.

Yeah?A smile suddenly appeared on Sofia's face, and her originally tough facial features also softened a lot, making her look very happy.

I believe that even Mr. Coppola will come to such a conclusion after reading it. Tokyo will definitely give you a deep impression.Adrian said in an admirational tone, when are you planning to start shooting?

Next January, December is coming soon, Christmas is right in front of you. If you go to Japan, you will be delayed in the middle. I am not like you, and I don’t have that much money to squander.

Sofia shrugged.

If this is the case, it is likely that it will not be able to catch up with the Cannes Film Festival next year.Adrian reminded.

Why do you have to participate in the Cannes Film Festival?Sofia frowned slightly, why can't she still participate in the Venice Film Festival?I think they are easier to paint.

Adrian smiled, not pointing out her thoughts, but said: Frankly speaking, Sophie, if you want to compete for next year's Oscar, participating in the Cannes Film Festival is the best way to do it.

There is no best way to do it…wait, are you talking about competing for the Oscar?!Sofia showed a look of incredible surprise.

Of course, don't forget what kind of eyes I have.

Adrian said with some sarcastic performance, I have read the script carefully, and I believe that as long as you can maintain your consistent level and the actors' outstanding performances, this will be a good story that shows the loneliness of a person in a foreign country, and it will also be the top level among female directors.Just so happens that the film school is also trying to seek new things and change. They will definitely not want to be compared by Cannes, so why not try to fight once?You are not without conditions.

Sofia was a little dazed, obviously shocked by his thoughts, but thinking about it carefully, it is still very likely.

As Adrian said, in the first half of the year, the Film Academy announced that it would develop a new group of new members, and they are all relatively young film practitioners. Although they actually don’t play much decisive role in the selection, at least this is a gesture.

To ensure that, the film school doesn't mind launching its first best female director.

Sophia has the ability. The two films have proved her talent in directorship. The media no longer talks about things in the rigid posture when she is an actor. The Coppola family has good connections in Hollywood, and since Adrian said so, he should support her, but...

Just... Sofia wants to say something else.

Don't just, Sophie, yes, it takes a little luck. For you, next year is the best time, and if you miss it, you will have to wait for several years.Because, in those years, luck only stood on my side.

Adrian said without hesitation with his hands raised.

It was a very arrogant word, but no one would think it was inappropriate if he said it. Adrian had created too many miracles, and it seemed that it was not difficult to create a few more.

Of course, neither Sophia nor Scarlett understood the true meaning of Adrian's words.

If it is just a funding issue, I can help solve some problems in my private capacity. I have some relationships in Japan and can provide some of the required scenarios.Adrian continued.

Sofia made a few meaningless gestures, and it was obvious that she was somewhat resistant to Adrian's kindness for some reason: But...and the actors need it...

This one is easier.

Adrian replied quickly, with a smile on his lips. The outdated American actor is perfect for Bill Murray to play. As for the photographer's young wife, the future star standing in front of you will definitely capture the character of this character.

I?Scarlett, who had been listening to their conversation but didn't speak, opened her eyes widened in surprise.

That's right, it's you, Ska.

Adrian nodded with a smile. I have been thinking about finding you a role that can perform your acting skills. This one is just right. Although you are a little young, it is definitely suitable.

You're kidding, Ed!Sofia, who opened her mouth for a while, finally called out.

No no no no dear Sophie.

Adrian raised his finger and shook it. Don’t say that you didn’t think about Scarlett, otherwise why did you just mention “The Expendables” and not “The X-Men” but directly mention “The Horse Whisperer”?

After talking so much, except for Sophia's competition for the best director, what he wants to say the most is this. As the most well-known and best-known character in Scarlett Girls' Generation, of course, it should be hers.

Don't worry, Sophie, if you have time, we can make an appointment to have a closer chat.

He then smiled again, not caring about Sophia's frown. Even if she resisted for a moment, she would still be convinced by him in the end. Scarlett next to him looked at Adrian and Sophia, and his brows also frowned and showed a confused look.

Okay, let's put this up for the time being. As time approaches, guests attending the premiere enter the screening room and prepare to enjoy this movie from a group of amazing superheroes who have been brought to the screen again after "Blade" and "Spider-Man".

As for the overall plot, there is not much change compared to the original version. The little naughty played by Scarlett began to suck her boyfriend's vitality because of the mutation. Feng Huáng, played by Zeta Jones, gave a speech in the US Congress, fighting for the right to speak for the mutants. Then Professor X, who was attending the conversation with Magneto, met Wolverine, and was attacked by the Sabertoo Tiger in the middle.

After finally coming to Mutants Academy, Professor X misunderstood Magneto's goal because Wolverine and Little Naughty were together. In the end, Magneto captured Little Naughty and was ready to use her as energy on the Statue of Liberty to use her as energy to turn everyone into mutants. Of course, he was defeated in the end.

However, there are too many differences in details. The simplest thing is that some bugs caused by makeup in the original version are gone. For example, there is a scar on Wolverine's face in the previous shot, but the next shot is gone, or when Magneto was caught in the end, Professor X met him in prison, the buttons on his body were still made of metal, etc.

Regarding this point, Adrian, who has memories of his past life, has repeatedly emphasized that with the "Spider-Man" being the first, the production cycle of "X-Men" has also been extended a lot, so the bugs in this area have been greatly reduced, allowing the audience to better appreciate the plot.

Further modifications and adjustments are dialogues that ambush the entire series after resetting the world. For example, when Magneto and Professor X first met in the movie, Magneto sighed and said: I have always been sorry about your legs.

Professor X replied: I never took it seriously, Marcos, that was just an accident.

This is the setting in "X-Men: Lesson 1". When the young Magneto and the young Professor X parted ways, a government agent on Professor X's side was killed because his own person was killed, and then he angrily shot Magneto.

Of course, this had no effect on Magneto. He blocked the bullet with one hand, and the agent knew it was useless, but he continued to pour the bullets, and the last jump hit Professor X's lumbar spine.

Then, when Sabertooth Tiger first encountered Wolverine, his attitude towards him was also intriguing.

Look, my brother, so many years have passed, you are still so... cowardly.

After making his debut and teaching Wolverine a lesson, Sabertooth said in a relatively contemptuous tone, looking like he was teasing Wolverine.

There is no doubt that this setting comes from "Wolverine", where they are a pair of brothers. Of course, I will definitely not say it explicitly here, let the audience guess it themselves first.

However, in contrast, the saber-toothed tiger's scenes have increased a lot, and he saved Wolverine once in the final battle. When Wolverine asked him why he wanted to save himself

You should understand.Sabertooth Tiger replied, "You were not my opponent in the past, nor are you now, even with Ademan Metal.

As he said that, he left the battlefield, and Wolverine chased and shouted: How much do you know!Things about me!

Think about what we said, Logan!The saber-toothed tiger left quickly with a laugh.

Everything is preparing for the separate series of each character, so the last two films of Sabertooth Tiger must also be shown, and the makeup is not as furry as the original. I specially found a male actor with a good appearance, which has a wild taste that is not inferior to Jackman in front of the camera.

Relatively speaking, the Magic Girl has not interacted so much with Professor X and Magneto in details. However, Professor X asked before Magneto left: How are Raven doing recently?

And the magic-shaped woman misled Xiao Naughty when she turned into an ice man, and then sneaked into the brainwave instrument room and poured liquid into the instrument. Professor X fell into a coma while using the instrument to find Xiao Naughty. After doing all this, she asked Magneto: You promised that Eric would be fine, right?

Although these places are inconspicuous, they will still cause a great response among comic fans after the movie is released.

Is Professor X's paralysis caused by Magneto?This is unscientific!

Are Wolverine and Sabertooth Tiger a mortal rival?How come it looks like a pair of brothers!

Is there a love triangle between Professor X and Magneto and the Magic Girl?God Ah, this kind of joke is too big!

Such posts can be seen everywhere on the Internet, and entertainment media immediately came in, published the settings of Marvel Comics about several protagonists, and then counted the various uncorrelated parts.

But this is meaningless. Whether it is DC's comics or Marvel comics, there are a lot of parallel universes, including countless contradictions. This universe is good people, but in another universe, maybe a bad person. Magneto is sacrificed in one universe because Professor X saved himself, so he inherited his will and created a school of mutants.

So, this is not a loophole at all.

Sure enough, the content updated quickly on the official website of Marvel indicates that the world where the X-Men is located in the movie is a new parallel universe, so there is a new setting.

As for what the new setting is, I'm sorry, because there is no spoiler, so I can't explain it in detail for the time being. I can only let everyone find the answer in the movie.

Although this statement was strongly protested by comic fans, it also attracted a large number of people to enter the cinema, so it topped the North American box office rankings with a box office of 67 million in the first week.

As for the film reviews, what else can you ask for for a superhero movie adapted from a comic?

Although the battle between mutants and non-mutants will inevitably allude to some racism and other things, after all, this is just comics and movies. As long as there is no obvious tendency, there will be no problem. This is why the perspective of movies always starts from Professor X and his students, and why Magneto in comics is wise and powerful, but in movies it seems very idiotic.

So most of them focus on special effects, plot framework and character creation. Adrian emphasized these many times when filming started, just like he insisted on re-setting to suit the real world. In addition, AC Media has rich resources and the global operation is also very good, so most people praised it.

The criticism is relatively concentrated on the plot, which is helpless. As Adrian said at the premiere, the entire X-Men world is too huge, and with the many characters appearing, he can only intercept a story from it and make a transformation.

But the movie can only last about two hours at most, and no matter how much it is modified, it cannot reflect all the details, so there is no way to have loopholes in the plot.

It is also for this reason that when Marvel told him that it is OK to re-make the settings, but based on these settings, such as the little ambiguity between the Magic Girl and Professor X, Magneto, such as Wolverine and Sabertoo are brothers, etc., to write detailed stories suitable for making movies, which is a huge task that takes a long time to complete.

So Adrian finally gave up the plan to set the entire worldview and logical chain, allowing them to freely perform on this basis.

Anyway, like Spider-Man, although "X-Men" did not achieve a dazzling result of over 100 million in the first week, it also achieved considerable success. The amazing superheroes were further optimistic, and Universal, who was responsible for the production, was extremely happy.

However, the joy has just begun, and after Thanksgiving, another movie premieres, the first of the trilogy of "The Lord of the Rings" by Miracle director Adrian Cowell!

The premiere of "Lord of the Rings" is as grand as the same theater as "X-Men". Although only Blanchett, the Oscar winner, was the only major actor. In the end, although Ian McKellen and Christopher Lee were also very famous, they were old men after all, but there were countless Tolkien's book fans.

Many people may seem to be a bit too boring, but in the eyes of more people, it is the ancestor and classic work of fantasy literature. Therefore, after Adrian was officially making the movie version of this novel, it caused considerable discussion, and almost as many support and opposition.

Afterwards, as some stills and behind-the-scenes were revealed to a limited extent, these debates gradually subsided. After all, the film has started, so you will know how to wait for it to be released. If it is really bad, it is not too late to criticize or even criticize.

Who knew that this wait took more than a year. Although I knew that it would take time to shoot three movies together, and it would take time to produce them later after the filming, and then the schedule had to be arranged, it was inevitable that people would be irritated.

Interestingly, few people complain about this online, because once they say this in popular forums, wait for the movie version of Lord of the Rings for too long, immediately a bunch of "The Matrix" fans will come out and say that this is nothing at all.

You have only been waiting for a year, and we have been waiting for three years before we see the dawn!They are both angry and resentful.

Now it is finally about to premiere, and book fans and movie fans will naturally go to the premiere red carpet to watch, so the lively scene is not inferior to "X-Men", which makes Adrian, who participated one after another, feel deeply moved.