"A few days ago, Tom Cruise mentioned in an interview about being nominated by fans to star in the film "The Great Heist" invested by Billy Hill Films, and gave a positive answer. Tom said that being nominated by fans is A blessing, and he's made it clear that he's interested in being in the film." — The Washington Post.
"Jim Carrey Says He's Interested in Playing 'Heist' as Kooky Terrorist Leader, and Appreciates Chan for What He's Doing for Hollywood." —USA TODAY
"The latest survey shows that when it comes to who will play the role of 'Chen' in the film, most movie fans tend to Keanu Reeves, because Keanu has one-eighth of Chinese blood, and he is in "" In the "Matrix" series of movies, the cool skills shown in the film are very Chinese Kung Fu. Of course, some fans also mentioned JET LEE (Jet Li), a movie actor from China who is good at Kung Fu. And JACKEY· CHEN was also nominated at the same time. The representatives of all three actors have publicly expressed their interest in this movie." - Los Angeles Daily News.
"Who is the Heroine?" ”—a huge headline in the New York Times! Undoubtedly, this report is also aimed at "The Great Heist", which is being planned to start filming. The article almost includes all the young and beautiful female stars in Hollywood! From Nicole, to Angelina, to Cameron... etc., most of the arguments in the end are focused on Jessica!
The media has dug up the news that Jessica and I attended the event that day. And Jessica's identity is my banquet companion! This identity immediately made the media excited, as if they hoped that I would have some scandals with Hollywood actresses, they immediately unearthed many "clues" that "prove" the relationship between Jessica and me.
As a matter of course, Jessica, who is my girlfriend at the banquet, has almost become a voice to play the heroine in the movie.
Even this issue, and later even the "Wall Street Journal", which is biased towards the financial securities category, began to harass me... Of course, the main content of the "Wall Street Journal" is the positive impact of my rescue of Hollywood in the United States on the US economy …
And three days later, Time magazine in the United States had a photo of me on the cover!
No matter what, being on the cover of Time Magazine is undoubtedly a very amazing record! Because there are too few Chinese who can be on the cover of Time Magazine... Although, there are many celebrities in China who often show off their so-called "Time Magazine" cover - please note that "Time Magazine" here is Quoted. But you must know that what those people call Time Magazine is actually just the Asian edition of Time Magazine.
And the real time magazine that is recognized as orthodox is the local version of the United States! ! Only those who can be on the cover of the local edition of the United States will be considered as the real characters on the cover of Time Magazine!
Then, as if not to be outdone, world-class print media such as "Picture" and "People" put me on the cover.
My home was frequently visited by people from the media, and I also accepted interviews one after another.
When the topic is repeated over and over again, the topic that people ask me the most is still: Who will play the protagonist in the movie
Things have gone crazy! It can be said that this time, even the seven major film companies in Hollywood couldn't help but feel jealous of me... because when they were making a movie, there were so many superstars who came to ask for even a small role of?
Placed on Yang Wei's desk were written contact faxes from six front-line agents in Hollywood. At present, there are already at least eleven big-name Hollywood male stars competing for the role of "Chen" as the number one male. In the end, even handsome black guys like Will Smith got into the fray...
What's more interesting is the reverie about the heroine.
Because the script of this movie is completely adapted from the vast majority of reality. So there's a high percentage of reality in that. In the script, in addition to the No. 1 heroine, there is also a No. 2 female role.
The female number one, obviously evolved from Jessica's identity that day. And in order to conform to the tradition of Hollywood hero action movies, the heroine obviously has some emotional ambiguity with the hero in the script.
However, this female number two is even more subtle. It can be said that after reading the script, I found that this female number two is clearly the incarnation of Yang Wei himself!
In the script, the female number two is the hero's friend and also a partner of the company (these are all based on reality.) The character is smart and designed the first escape plan, although the back pull failed. But this character is still very distinctive and charming.
The identity of the male protagonist is the boss of a film company, young and rich, handsome and brave, with extraordinary skills, and at the same time personable.
Of course, in order to cater to American audiences, the script does not require that the hero and heroine must be Chinese. Especially for the male lead, there is no requirement to use Chinese actors. Instead, it blurs the racial concept of this character.
The competition for the male lead can only be regarded as fierce, but the competition for the female lead can almost be said to be fierce!
One day after Angelina publicly stated that she wanted to be in this movie, I received a phone call from her that night, expressing her desire to cooperate with me. After the news came out, even Hollywood's famous "Black Pearl" Halle Berry got involved... She expressed her hope to play the second female lead in the film.
Such a situation left everyone in the film industry stunned!
Because this completely overturned the previous procedure of film companies planning and selecting actors for filming!
What you need to know is... In the past when film companies selected actors for a movie, they prepared the script and sent it to the actor they liked, and then waited for the other party to read the script before negotiating with the other party about the salary, schedule, etc...
And now, there are so many big names in Hollywood, all of them have never even read the script, and they all demanded to act in unanimous voice! Even, a few of them said that the salary is completely negotiable... As for the schedule, there is no problem.
In such a situation, even Yang Wei started to have a headache!
It turns out that the most painful thing in the world is not that there are no choices... but that there are too many choices, but you are at a loss!
Finally, after our discussion, the first actor was finally decided... Old Bruce!
He will play himself in the film himself! This is the first actor to be confirmed.
Then, in order to cater to the most popular voice, the question of the female number one was temporarily settled, and Jessica, who is now very popular, was chosen.
In fact, Yang Wei and I still made mistakes. Because of the selection of actors, we don't have to be so anxious at all. According to the normal category, we can first select the director candidate, and then invite the director to participate in the selection of actors.
Yang Wei and I discussed the director of this movie for a long time, and also listened to the opinions of experts in the company...
It can be said that the list of candidates placed on Yang Wei's table can make anyone crazy with envy!
From Spielberg to the latest Michael Bay who became popular again because of Transformers, Luc Besson... and so on, and even Mel Gibson, a recognized new talent director.
Needless to say, Spielberg is currently the biggest director in Hollywood and a power figure at the godfather level! I think anyone who likes to watch movies knows his name. Behind this name, there are a series of classic movies that make fans all over the world blush and heartbeat: "Indiana Jones" (Raiders of the Lost Ark), "Jurassic Park", "Schindler's List", "Artificial Intelligence", "Rescue" Private Ryan" blah blah blah...
Luc Besson, a name that fans all over the world hate and love, this guy who claims to only direct ten movies in his life, in fact, has far more than ten movies, but most of the time, he does it as a producer The name of the film's deeds. His most famous work, of course, is "This Killer Is Not So Cold".
Michael Bay, representative of "Into the Deadly Island" and "Transformers", is a typical director of commercial action films.
Mel Gibson, Hollywood's veteran action movie superstar! That year, with a self-directed and self-acted "Braveheart", he completed the process from actor to director. It even won an Oscar for Best Director! But this guy is a genius and a ghost. A religious film "The Passion of the Christ" once shocked countless film critics! It's hard to imagine that a purely commercial action movie star could make such a profound movie with religious themes! And the later "Apocalypse" almost reproduced the Mayan culture!
Others, even gangster masters like Martin Scorsese got involved.
This series of hot names can be said to make any movie investor jealous! ! And now, these lists are placed on the table between Yang Wei and me, as long as we use a pen to circle them lightly...