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Paramount, the only major Hollywood production company that is still stuck in the region, is about to pass 1993. As a representative of traditional Hollywood companies and independent studios, Paramount finally fell under the gold dollar offensive of Viacom Group, which also marks the complete end of the Hollywood independent production era, and the film industry has since ushered in an era of real giant competition.

But Paramount Pictures, which just received support from Viacom, a huge media group, has not been smooth in the past period of time.

First, because of the acquisition case, many film projects, including "Forrest Gump", had to be temporarily suspended; finally, the project could be launched, and the "Forrest Gump", which had been planned for several years, had a dispute with the original author Winston Grumman due to the adaptation problem, and the two sides almost went to court. After everything subsided and the crew was completely on track, a fire broke out on the set, which forced many of the crew to do the work again...

Also, as early as the first half of the year, the film was announced to be released in North America in early July next year. Who knew that "Independence Day" would pop up later. It is said that the release date has been swinging between the Independence Day holiday and Memorial Day, so Paramount chose to wait and see for the time being. A few days ago, Warner Bros. and Twentieth Century Fox finally announced the release date of "Independence Day" - Independence Day holiday!

This is very close to the release of "Forrest Gump", and there will be fierce competition between the two sides.

"Windy, what do you think?"

Sitting behind the desk, Paramount's new ceo Shelley Lansing looked at the producer of Forrest Gump, "Does Forrest Gump have the strength to compete directly with Independence Day?"

"Sheley, you should know that director Duke Rosenberg."

As a famous Hollywood producer, Wendy Fenerman seems to be full of concerns. "In my opinion, Duke was born for the summer. Independence Day is a popular science fiction action movie. From his first two movies, it can be guessed that he may miss it very little, and Forrest Gump is naturally at a disadvantage in terms of investment and theme genre."

"Jonathan, what about your opinion?" Shelley Lansing asked Paramount's executive director.

"I recommend not to collide with that destructive movie directly in the summer season," Jonathan Dugan said directly. "It is true that Forrest Gump has a reader base, and Tom Hanks also has a certain box office appeal, but don't forget "Night Visit to the Vampire" and Tom Cruise. To be precise, their subject matter has an advantage over "Forrest Gump", but they lost in the popularity with "Brave the Deadly Island."

Which video is most suitable for summer season? No one here is an amateur. In terms of subject matter, the popcorn film produced by Duke Rosenberg can be said to be a typical example of a summer season big-selling film.

"The official promotion of Forrest Gump has not yet begun." Shelley Lansing solicited opinions, "It is still time to adjust the release date..."

There are not many secrets in Hollywood. The news that Paramount Pictures advanced the release date of "Forrest Gump" a month soon reached Duke's ears. He was slightly surprised and then breathed a sigh of relief.

The situation is obvious. Paramount Pictures wanted to avoid "Independence Day", which is why Duke was stunned. After all, "Forrest Gump" can sweep North America. In addition to losing strong competitors in the same period, he also figured out the reason.

He knew that "Forrest Gump" had swept North America, but Paramount and the investors of "Forrest Gump" did not know that although this film has a distinct nostalgic theme, compared to typical summer popcorn like "Independence Day", the theme is obviously not advantageous. In addition, the investment amount and the attention of the early audience and media can be said to be much worse.

Importantly, he has proved his competitiveness in the past two summer seasons. "Life and Death" has not only successfully surpassed the box office in the box office, but also won the box office championship for two weeks.

When he arrived at "The Deadly Island", his opponent changed to the stronger "Night Visit to the Vampire" and Tom Cruise, but he won the competition. Not only did he win the throne of the weekly box office rankings, but he also defeated Stallone's "The Legend of the Ridge", and once again won two consecutive championships in North America.

Paramount will not ignore these factors, even if the film has Tom Hanks, the new Oscar winner.

What's more, the relative failure of "Night Visit to Vampire" has also made many film manufacturers more aware of the importance of the theme to the summer season.

Of course, not every film company believes that only popcorn movies are suitable for summer seasons. Although Paramount's "Forrest Gump" chose to give in, the vacant weekend schedule allowed other companies to take advantage of the opportunity. So a prison-themed film produced by Castle Stone Film and released by Columbia Pictures immediately cleverly occupied the schedule that originally belonged to "Forrest Gump".

This period change can be said to be an alternative competition in Hollywood, and it is also a smart choice that many movies that think they are weak.

However, none of these affected Duke. The preliminary preparations for the film finally came to an end before Christmas. After returning to Santa Monica to spend the Christmas holiday with his mother, the filming was finally no longer just about stunts and explosions, and actors also joined in.

"Stan, are you ready?"

Through a layer of glass, Duke asked Stan Winston beside him, "It's not just two hands, I want all the tentacles of aliens to move."

"Don't worry." Stan Winston gave Duke a thumbs up.

Duke nodded and shouted behind him, "John, get ready!"

John Schwartzman himself controls a camera, and Ben Watts sets up Steinickon to shoot at the right angle.

"start!"

Through a layer of glass, Duke gestured to the people in the isolation room and retreated to the distance.

The President and several soldiers who had already chosen their position immediately came over. One of them also checked the situation of the glass wall. Suddenly, a scientist with his neck tightened by tentacles pressed against the glass, looking extremely frightened...

Standing next to John Schwartzman, Duke watched the performance of the actors. To be honest, except for Bill Pullman, who plays the president, everyone else has traces of excessive force to varying degrees, with a slightly exaggerated expression, but he has no intention of stopping. For this film, the acting requirements are above the level line. If these people are not qualified, Will Smith can be fired directly.

The shooting ended with the broken glass curtain wall. Duke checked the shooting effect and nodded.

All the aliens here were photographed using models. The waving tentacles came from the mechanical operation of a special effects expert. He held the scientist's two alien hands, and was controlled by another prop artist on his arm.

Except for the last row of aliens in the outer space warships generated by CG, the other aliens were shot using models. The model made by Stan Winston led the Industrial Light and Magic Special Effects team, as Scarlett Johnson said, was enough to make the fake real.

Several more shots of aliens were filmed. Duke led the crew to rehearse. The scenes here have been arranged long ago. Will Smith and Jeff Gorlumbus sat inside the alien spacecraft, familiarizing themselves with the environment and rehearsing the next scenes.

"Jeff, and Will."

Standing in front of the two guys, Duke tried to say as concisely, "You see hope in the dilemma, and the excitement is more nervous. Don't forget that there are not only pursuers behind, but also nuclear bombs that will explode at any time."

Duke is more at ease with Jeff Golumbus. Although he has limited acting skills, he has appeared in many films and has rich experience. Will Smith is a difficult point. Since joining the filming, even Duke has very relaxed requirements for actors, his average number of ng times per shot has been close to double digits.

This is the same this time. Just as the filming began, the alien spacecraft Park swayed. This future superstar whose acting skills will continue to be bad, the nervous expression on his face immediately turned into an almost exaggerated lion roar.

“cut!”

After shouting, Duke avoided the cables on the ground and walked into the spaceship. Looking at Will Smith, who looked apologetic after making a mistake, he finally suppressed his anger. Losing his temper will only increase Smith's pressure. Since he chose to enable him, he should be mentally prepared.

"Will!" Duke said seriously, "Remember one thing, you are an actor now, not a hip-hop singer. If you still have this hip-hop expression next time you shoot, I will send you to the top of the studio and let you sing on it all day! "

"You just need to be excited and nervous! Think about what happened when you first performed on stage! Don't tell me, you will be able to handle it at that time."

Although you can give some guidance, and use the camera position and lens angle to appropriately improve Will Smith's performance in the camera, Duke is just a director, not a director with his own super halo.

The crew had limited time and energy. If Will Smith continued to be bad, Duke planned to only give him the back shot. Fortunately, Will Smith's performance was slightly better in the subsequent shooting. Although the progress was limited, the shooting was successfully concluded after three times.

Perhaps it was because Duke's relatively loose demands, or maybe it was because of the running-in of "Brave the Deadly Island", and the backbone team cooperated more tacitly. In addition, Duke made great progress after filming two consecutive movies. This film relies more on special effects rather than actors' performances, and progressed very smoothly.
Chapter completed!