Chapter 671 Lawless
Once the crew is targeted by reporters, it is not so easy to get rid of it. Murphy was shooting such a large scene in Manhattan for several days at night. It is difficult not to alarm the media reporters. In the late night for four consecutive days, a large number of people with cameras gathered under the street lights on this street.
But this is also a good thing. Media coverage and tracking are also a disguised publicity.
Therefore, Murphy not only did not let people drive these reporters away, but allowed them to follow the crew to transfer to a dilapidated warehouse in the suburbs of New York, but also took James Franko as the male protagonist, and took a little time to accept joint interviews from reporters to create more topics.
Near the warehouse gate, Murphy and James Franco walked to the reporter under the escort of numerous security personnel.
Since I was notified before, the reporters from some quite substantial entertainment media were allowed to enter here, and the number of people was not large, so there was no such messy scene like a vegetable market.
Murphy and James Franco had limited time, and they simply said hello, and the interview began immediately.
The reporter's question first came to Murphy, "Director Stanton, what do you think of this collaboration with Mr. Franco?"
"This is a very crazy character, which is a big challenge for James," Murphy said without much thought. "The character he plays is very original, very scary, and extremely marginalized. This is a very young character, very lawless, injecting a lot of primitive horror and panic into our hearts, and James has done it to the point that shocks me."
After hearing Murphy say this, a female reporter turned to James Franko, "Have this character caused you trouble?"
"Very much." James Franco obviously did it on purpose. "I can only sleep for three or four hours a night in recent weeks, and I can't stop thinking. My body is exhausted, but my brain is still running. I have to take two sleeping pills every day, but it can only work within two hours."
Then the reporter turned the question back to Murphy and asked, "Director Stanton, has Mr. Franco met your requirements?"
"For a movie, especially a black crime movie, being able to have an extraordinary villain will definitely play a practical and correct role, and it is hard to come by."
Murphy did not answer positively and said slowly, "The character created by James is definitely a breakthrough for the villain. He completely subverts the impression of bad people in our memory. Common bad people are killing, setting fires, stealing, robbing, etc., but what he provides is a high-quality crime..."
Hearing this, the reporters couldn't help but widen their eyes and asked, "Director Stanton, can you tell me in detail?"
"No!" Murphy first refused decisively, and then explained, "Because so far, no one has seen the real ending of the film, including those actors involved. My purpose is very simple, and I hope that the audience can always be in the vortex of excitement when watching the movie. I don't want to say some hypocritical or pretentious words. I am just trying to do a piece of my obligation for this film. The reason why the answer to the mystery is called the mystery is that it will be revealed only at the last moment."
Speaking of this, Murphy stopped and let the audience study the rest.
The reporter turned to James Franko again, who was similar to Murphy, and he was not leaking.
Since there is still shooting to be carried out next, Murphy threw James Franko at the door of the warehouse alone, and he took the lead in returning to the warehouse. The shooting site here has been almost set up under the command of Michel Williams.
The shooting began soon, but compared to the car chase action scenes I shot in Manhattan before, it was not very smooth. Perhaps Christopher Walz and Henry Cavill have been separated from their respective roles for too long, and their condition is very average, and they are constantly being stopped by Murphy.
The nightclub was repeated, and the crew blew in the cold wind in New Jersey for nearly two hours. Some people in poor health had already started to sneeze repeatedly. Murphy had to call both actors over.
"What do you feel?" Murphy looked at Christopher Valz and Henry Cavill and said without hesitation, "Don't tell me that you have completely left the character behind during this period!"
Christopher Walz smiled apologetically, and Henry Cavill's head was covered by a mask, and his expression was not visible.
Standing up from the director's chair, Murphy took the hot coffee handed over by his assistant and took two sips, walked back and forth twice, and then said to Christopher Walz and Henry Cavill. "The reason Lynch and Chris Dane had this last conversation is because they knew that if the truth was revealed and the real murderer was exposed, the magician would really win the soul battle in New York, and the city would completely lose hope."
Seeing both of them listening carefully, Murphy put down the coffee cup and continued, "If even the recognized hope of New York ultimately loses the standard of good and evil and enters pure chaos, that is, the so-called fairness, then New York will develop as the Magician had hoped before. So Lynch told Chris Dane that the public must be convinced that these people were killed by Chris Dane!"
He first said to Henry Cavill, "Your character has to bear a heavy burden for the city of New York and become a real night walker."
Then, Murphy looked at Christopher Walz, "You are a pragmatist, and you can only make such a choice for the future and hope of New York."
Seeing Christopher Walz and Henry Cavill thinking, Murphy waved his hands to both of them, "You guys go and prepare, and the filming will start in fifteen minutes."
Perhaps Murphy's analysis played a role, or perhaps the previous ng played a sufficient warm-up role. After the shooting started again, the performance of Christopher Walz and Henry Cavill improved.
Henry Cavill, wearing Chris Dane's black uniform, looked firmly at Christopher Valz, who was a little embarrassed, and decided to resist the heavy burden and said, "Call them in now."
Christopher Walz hesitated, "They will hunt you down."
"Yes, you will chase me, you will curse me, let the dog chase me, because that must be the case!"
Although he could not see any expression from Henry Cavill under the cover of the mask, his tone was not shaken, "Because sometimes there is no truth! Sometimes people have the right to get more! Sometimes people's beliefs must be rewarded!"
After saying that, he stopped stopping, stood up and limped towards the super motorcycle parked place, leaving only a black back for the camera lens.
Murphy made a gesture, and Michelle Williams led the young actor who played the son of Inspector Lynch slowly to the camera and came directly to Christopher Walz. Christopher Walz moved his body slightly to block the person lying on the ground.
"Night Walker? Dad, why did he run away?" the young actor asked in confusion.
Christopher Walz looked at where Henry Cavill disappeared, "because we had to catch him."
The young actor's expression was even more puzzled, "But he did nothing wrong."
Looking at the monitor screen, Murphy nodded slowly. The young actor named Jeter Volnot performed very well, completely performing a child's doubts and innocence, which was exactly the effect he wanted.
Children represent innocence, and their judgment criteria are often the most humane nature. In the eyes of innocent children, Chris Dane is a completely good person.
This ending is a bit dark, and you always have to give the audience some hope. Inspector Lynch's son represents this kind of hope.
Christopher Walz said his last line with emotion, "Because he is a hero worthy of New York, but not the hero he needs now, so we must pursue him because he can endure it all, because he is not our hero, he is a silent guard, a guardian of all times, a night walker!"
"ut!" Murphy stopped, and just as everyone was relieved, he said again, "It's not OK, I still have to continue shooting!"
In the fierce night wind, the crew began to be busy again. Murphy's requirements were particularly strict. Later, it was caused by various problems. The filming of this scene continued until dawn. After getting three pretty satisfactory shots, Murphy announced that the work of the night was over.
After all the night scenes were filmed, Murphy gave the crew two days off. After gathering again, he led the crew to shoot some daytime scenes in Manhattan and Brooklyn, including the New York City Police Parade. Unlike the Los Angeles police, the New York police actively cooperated with the crew's shooting, and a lot of police officers on vacation came to the crew to participate in guest performances.
With the strong support of the New York police and the City Hall, the filming behind the crew was quite smooth, and the progress far exceeded Murphy's plan. By the end of October, the shooting was approaching its end.
Murphy led the crew to Patterson City, New Jersey. After months of searching, he finally found a hospital to be demolished here, which can be used to shoot amazingly explosive scenes on the spot.
Murphy is not very proficient in the explosion scenes on the spot, and has few contacts in the past, so he basically left them to the fireworks team to take charge. Fortunately, these guys did not disappoint him. After James Franco symbolically pressed the switch, the entire emptied hospital was blown into ruins.
Chapter completed!