Who are you calling "little fresh meat"? I'm the king.

Chapter 608 Casting Confirmed (34)

Shen Yan's strongest impression of Emma Stone was of "Zombieland," which could also be translated as "Zombieland"...

A very funny zombie movie.

Starring Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network, Now You See Me), Emma Stone, and Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine)...

Later, after they achieved success, they took on roles in "Zombieland 2" for low prices...

Zombieland can be seen as an American director's response to British director Shaun of the Dead. Director Ruben Fleischer used the basic premise of zombie films as a background, then added ingredients that the masses love, and slowly simmered it, managing to transform a rough and straightforward zombie movie into a delicate and gentle independent drama, with subtle humor and heartwarming moments...

The post-apocalyptic quartet consists of Jesse Eisenberg as a nerdy guy, Woody Harrelson as a tough cowboy with a Southern accent, and Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin as two sisters who depend on each other for survival.

They originally had different plans, but they came together because of the common enemy of zombies, until they finally arrived at a theme park where the battle between humans and zombies reached its climax...

Yes, a theme park!
Theme parks are truly amazing places, with carousels, roller coasters, freefall rides, and haunted houses.
It was used to its fullest extent by the screenwriter and director, and the filming technique had a touch of Quentin Tarantino's exaggeration and humor.

After the release of "Zombieland", everyone from the lead actors to the screenwriters and directors reached the peak of their careers.

The director later directed "Venom," "Uncharted," and the unreleased "Now You See Me 3" and "Now You See Me 4"...

The film's screenwriters, Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, are also the screenwriters for the Deadpool series.

Oh, and there's another female character in Zombieland, played by Amber Heard. Yes, that's right, Johnny Depp's ex-wife who pooped in bed, and Elon Musk's ex-girlfriend!
……

Do you know why I was so impressed with Zombieland?

Why? Because it's funny?

Shen Yan shook his head: "An R-rated horror-comedy film that doesn't even have any sex appeal... it relies entirely on comedic sketches to carry the plot..."

Emma Stone chuckled: "Mainly because I can't sell my body... I'm not that kind of voluptuous beauty..."

"That's true..."

Where did you see that?

"Pirate websites..." Shen Yan explained, "R-rated movies are generally unlikely to be shown in Chinese theaters..."

"Where's the DVD?"

"We no longer have a DVD industry...it was wiped out by internet streaming!"

Emma Stone nodded, then asked, "So what are your plans for La La Land?"

Shen Yan took out his laptop, turned it on, and handed it to her: "Here are all the materials for scene design, dance design, and music design..."

Emma Stone immediately turned on her computer…

Shen Yan wrote in great detail, including the tribute scene—the group dance on the highway at the beginning, which is a tribute to Alan Parker's musical film about chasing dreams, "Fame";
Mia takes off her high heels and dances with Sebastian. The beautiful dance, set against the backdrop of the Los Angeles sunset, is actually a tribute—a tribute to "Follow Me, Sway"...

The film includes the female lead, Mia, a girl who dreams of becoming a Hollywood actress. She goes to auditions every day, only to be interrupted for all sorts of frustrating and hilarious reasons.

In her room, there was a huge poster of Ingrid Bergman.

The scene at the end of the story where Mia and Sebastian meet again in a bar five years later is a tribute to Bergman's Casablanca: "Of all the cities in the world, and of all the bars in them, you just happened to walk into mine."

The first half of the movie is thrilling, while the second half is somewhat bland…

However, this design was intended to highlight the emotional outburst in the final ten minutes of the film…

Because the premise of the final song and dance sequence is hypothetical, the already imaginative film becomes even more unrestrained in these last ten minutes.

The theatrical feel that runs throughout the film has transformed from a restrained stage spotlight effect into a true theatrical performance.

After reading Shen Yan's script design, Emma Stone nodded: "I really like it!"

“Although Sebastian is also important, this is a movie about the female lead, Mia. If you decide to take this role, I hope you can start training the dance moves three months in advance... Ryan Gosling will also train with you, and he also has to train on the piano!”

"...OK!"

"Then let's...start filming next March, and try to finish in a month!" "...Finish in a month?"

"I only filmed 'Burning' in 14 days!"

……

We talked about other things, like Gwen Stacy's death in The Amazing Spider-Man 2...

Around nine o'clock, Shen Yan returned to the hotel.

Dilraba was scrolling through her tablet when she saw him enter and immediately turned her head...

Shen Yan noticed her expression and smiled: "It's all settled, she agreed to act!"

"Then you'll play the male lead?"

"...Why would I play the male lead? I don't act, I'm just the director!"

"Huh? It wasn't a self-directed and self-acted performance?"

Shen Yan shook her head: "I can't dance, and even if I tried, I couldn't..."

Why can't I learn it?

"Too stiff... lack of coordination..." Shen Yan didn't change his shoes, but just took off his coat: "What are you looking at?"

Sohu's Venice Film Festival column report...

"Sohu... Look at Tencent, we've signed an exclusive cooperation agreement with Tencent!"

"Really... no wonder I couldn't find my interview!" Dilraba nodded, switched to another webpage, and sure enough, she found it, with the headline: 'Burning Shines in Water City!'

"Our movie is really popular!"

"To cooperate with the publicity..." Shen Yan said casually, "It will be released on September 5th."

"Huh? It's going to be released in September? Why not choose a better release date?"

Shen Yan waved his hand: "No need to drag this out... I didn't expect to get hundreds of millions in box office revenue, just enough is fine, anyway, the cost wasn't much!"

Moreover, at the end of August, "Boss & Me" premiered...

In a sense, it's also a way of riding the wave of popularity!
Yeah, riding on my own popularity!

Dilraba nodded: "I understand..."

Where is Wang Kai?

"He's probably doing an interview..."

"Okay, I'm going to take a shower and go to bed. I have to go to the movies tomorrow..."

Shen Yan greeted Reba, turned around, put on his coat, and left—returning to his room.

The three of them, in three rooms…

They weren't staying at the hotel provided by the film festival, but at Hotel Cipriani…

Located on Judeca Island, it boasts a tranquil environment.

It also features a private garden, a private jacuzzi, and a secret passage connecting to the pier.

The official hotel for the Venice Film Festival is Hotel Excelsior Venice, but it's just too crowded...

Most importantly, Shen Yan is not short of money!
He just wanted to live in a nicer place!
Okay, there's another reason: Shishi will be here in a few days, and he doesn't really want to be photographed!

(End of this chapter)