America gains both fame and fortune

Chapter 524: Deported and jailed
"No, he's still the same old way."

In the studio of Brooklyn Studios, Nicholson watched the filming pause and said to Martin: "If this continues, he still won't get the Best Actor award."

Martin pointed out a reality: "Everyone knows that Leonardo wants to win an Oscar, and he also wants to prove himself. This creates a situation where the judges will have very high expectations for him, much higher than ordinary actors."

Nicholson agreed: "Same role, same acting, same PR, others can win Best Actor, but Leo can't."

Jennifer Lawrence stood quietly and said little.

Next to them, three crew assistants stared at Martin and Nicholson as if they were guarding against thieves.

These people are all Scorsese's confidants.

Scorsese, who was sitting in the director's chair, also glanced over here from time to time, and it was obvious that he was not very confident about Martin and Nicholson.

Martin said: "The director doesn't trust us."

"I'm worried about you!" Nicholson asked, "Did you get the butter?"

Martin looked innocent: "What butter?"

Nicholson pointed at him. "Butter on my pants, and on Leo's ass."

Martin opened his mouth in shock: "Jack, did you really use butter on Leo? Oh my God, how could you do this? Leo treats you as the boss!"

Perhaps the performance was too realistic, Jennifer Lawrence was affected and turned to look at Nicholson with undisguised shock in her eyes.

Nicholson said angrily, "I will be pissed off to death by you and Leo, two idiots."

"Don't worry, don't worry." Martin's attitude immediately improved, and he comforted her, "I believe Leo will take good care of Lorraine."

Nicholson bared his teeth and said, "You are really good at talking. Can you please stop talking?"

Martin made a gesture to shut up and looked at his watch: "I have an appointment, so I'm leaving first."

Nicholson waved his hand and told the bastard to go away.

After Martin left, Jennifer Lawrence came over.

Nicholson is still concerned about his reputation in this regard: "I've never thought of using anything like butter."

Jennifer Lawrence nodded mechanically.

"I believe you." Lawrence came closer and lowered his voice, "If you want to use butter, just tell me and you can try it on me."

Nicholson paused for a moment, then waved his hand.

That is a special state of mind, but the person who gave him that special state of mind has already reported to God.

On the set, after Martin's special treatment, Leonardo's condition completely recovered. Perhaps stimulated by the butter, his condition was even a bit explosive. Most of the scenes today were passed in one or two takes.

This also gave him more time to rest.

Michelle Williams, the supporting actress of the crew, was walking by at this time. Leonardo thought of that bastard Martin and went over to sit on the chair next to him: "Misha, you matched the scene just now just perfectly."

"Thank you." Michelle was quite polite: "It's mainly because you've got your performance back."

Leonardo smiled: "Maybe you've heard that Martin, that bastard, cured my fear with fear." He suddenly changed the subject: "Maybe there's a little misunderstanding between you and Martin."

Michelle did not deny it. After thinking for a while, she said, "A little bit."

Leonardo was thinking bad things: "Martin and I are good friends, and we are also friends. I don't want any misunderstandings between friends. How about this, I ask Martin out, and you meet him to clear up this little misunderstanding?"

Michelle looked at Leonardo and seemed to think seriously for a few seconds: "Don't bother, the misunderstanding between Martin and me originated from my ex-boyfriend Heath Ledger. Now that I broke up with Heath Ledger, there is no misunderstanding to speak of."

Leonardo was still determined to do it: "Then I'll wait until we have the chance to meet."

Michelle smiled and nodded.

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After leaving the Brooklyn Studio, Martin returned to Manhattan and met screenwriter Bradt, who was signed to Davis Studio, in a hotel cafe.

During the filming of "John Wick", Scorsese's producer Graham introduced novelist Chuck Hogan to Martin, and Martin bought the adaptation rights of "Prince of Thieves" from him.

After the filming, Graham and Chuck Hogan went to Boston, where the story of the novel took place, and experienced life there for a long time. They adapted the script of the novel based on what they saw and heard.

The first draft of the script has just been completed.

Bradt handed the draft of the script to Martin: "Chuck Hogan and I had major creative differences when adapting the script. He wanted to explore the roots of Charleston, where the story takes place, and explore the deeper reasons behind it, as well as deeper topics such as the complexity of human nature."

Martin frowned slightly: "I remember that the novel itself is more entertaining."

"Maybe he was influenced by the writers around him, who believed that artistic achievement and story depth should be more important than entertainment." Bradt shrugged. "I convinced him to remove too many complicated things. Charleston was just a simple background, and the main focus was on robbing the bank, to ensure that the script had enough entertainment and story."

Martin nodded: "You did a good job. This is a commercial film first, and then other things."

Bradt said, "A director who knows the Boston area would be more suitable for this film, maybe Director Scorsese..." Martin shook his head slowly, "Don't even think about it, this project doesn't have such a high budget."

Of all Scorsese's films, The Departed is by far the most commercially successful.

Most of the time, this great director's films have to rely on the slow recovery of the offline market to generate profits.

How can we invite Scorsese without a budget of around $100 million?
Martin opened the script and took a quick look at the beginning. It started with a bank robbery scene, which was quite interesting.

The three-act structure is very compact, with an emphasis on the hero's role.

In recent years, Bradt's screenwriting ability has improved significantly. Although he had almost no room to play in the previous "John Wick" and only needed to string together the action scenes conceived by the director, this time the adaptation is of a very high standard.

Martin is a poor student, but after reading so many scripts, he can still tell the good from the bad.

The story of the script is very much like an interesting derivative that mixes multiple elements together.

Martin roughly flipped through it, put away the draft, and put it aside. He said, "There is no problem with the overall story. I will talk about other aspects after I have carefully reviewed them. This project may not be implemented until next year, so you still have time to revise it."

Brad responded: "I will return to Boston and live there until the crew is formed. Being there in person will give me more creativity and inspiration."

He thinks there is still room for adjustment in the script: "There are many elderly people in the local area who have experienced that era of crime and chaos. They are willing to talk to me. From their mouths, I can get more interesting stories, some of which may be used in the script."

Martin pointed to the script: "So, you've used some of it?"

Bradt said, “Yes, some of them I used on the leading man.”

Martin said, "Okay, you can stay in Boston."

Bradt said goodbye and left.

Martin looked through the script carefully, wondering which director would be more suitable for this style of story.

Hiring a director with a completely opposite style to direct the film is just asking for trouble.

Just like David Fincher, if you ask him to make a film full of sunshine and positive energy, he might end up with a weird movie.

If it were in the 1990s, such a story would be very suitable for Michael Mann, but in this fast-paced era, Michael Mann's films are just like his name, which is too slow.

After leaving the cafe, Martin called Nicholson and the two agreed to take a flight back to Los Angeles early the next morning.

The operation to rescue Leonardo was a great success, and Scorsese was guarding against them like thieves, so there was no need for the two to stay in New York any longer.

…………

In Burbank, Los Angeles, Christopher Nolan returned from the location shooting and entered the Warner Studios.

As soon as I returned to the director's office, a female assistant knocked on the door and said, "Director, David Goyer is here and is waiting for you in the lounge."

David Goyer has worked with Nolan before and served as the screenwriter and producer of "The Dark Knight". He is also a director with a certain reputation in Hollywood.

When someone came over, Nolan stepped forward to shake his hand: "David, how come you have time to come here today?"

Gao Ye sat on the sofa and said, "I just happened to be passing by here. I heard that you came back from Morocco, so I came to see you."

When Nolan heard the word Morocco, his eyes subconsciously fell on Goyer's big nose. He remembered one thing: Goyer was a typical Jew.

He remained calm and said, "Discussing the plot of Batman Part III? It's a little early now. Let's talk about it after I finish filming this movie."

Gao Ye didn't beat around the bush and said directly: "It's not that. Some time ago, the media reported that you and the crew were kidnapped. It's really good that nothing happened."

Nolan emphasized: "I was lucky. I caught them on the spot. They kidnapped an important scientist from Morocco. If something unexpected happened, I and the crew would face a very serious situation."

"Luckily nothing happened to you." Gao Ye had worked closely with Nolan, so he came here specially at the request of some people: "Those people should be punished most severely. I heard that Morocco is handling this matter and is preparing to deport them. Contact their nationality and have them go back to their country to go to jail."

Nolan pretended to be confused: "I heard they are French?"

Gao Ye said: "No matter what country they are from, you still need to agree to this."

If Nolan makes a fuss, it will be troublesome after all, considering his fame and supporters.

"Is that so..." Nolan looked calm on the surface, but he was very unhappy in his heart.

When leaving Astra Studios, he told the Moroccan authorities to follow normal procedures.

The relevant penalties are definitely not severe.

As a result, these people want to deport and send them back to their country.

Go back to China and go to jail? You are kidding me.

Gao Ye smiled and looked at Nolan: "Of course, they will sincerely thank you for arresting four criminals and avoiding international disputes."

(End of this chapter)