Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood

Chapter 86 You said times have changed?

The shooting preparations are ready, director Verbinski is sitting next to the camera, and next to him sits Johnny Depp.

Although Meng Tao is still finishing up the remaining work on the "Hero" crew, other martial arts instructors from Lin Yuan Film Studio have already joined the "Pirates of the Caribbean" crew early.

As the producer, Director Eisen will definitely choose one of his own to serve as the action director of this film.

The next scene to be filmed was initially designed by Lin Yuan, and then refined and improved by the martial arts instructors before being finally implemented.

At this time, Depp's expression was extremely distressed.

"What? Are you still worried?" asked Director Verbinski.

"How can I possibly film this damn fight well?" complained Johnny Depp.

Johnny Depp does not have much experience in shooting action movies, and his talent in this area can be said to be mediocre.

So when he first saw the script of this scene, he was completely stunned: Can I do what the script requires?
This is actually a big part of the reason why he resists script changes.

Director Verbinski also expressed his concerns. He felt that the action scenes were designed too fancifully and did not take into account the actors' ability to complete them.

But Mr. Eisen insisted on filming it this way, and he persuaded Director Verbinski to give it a try first.

What can we do?

Director Verbinski could only start filming this action scene with the idea that if it failed, he could just go back.

The plot of this duel is that Captain Jack, who was chased by soldiers, escaped to the blacksmith shop where Will was.

With the help of the mechanical gears here, he broke the chains tied to his hands.

But at this time, the blacksmith Will just came back, and a duel broke out between the two.

"Action!"

The clapperboard was struck and the shooting officially began.

Captain Jack, wearing smoky makeup, said with a strange smile: "Just pretend you haven't seen me. I'm leaving here now."

Will blocked his way: "Prison is the only place you belong, Mr. Pirate."

"What does catching pirates have to do with a blacksmith like you?"

"It wouldn't have mattered, but you just held Elizabeth hostage!"

Captain Jack slapped his forehead and said, "So you are the girl's admirer."

As he spoke, he drew the pirate sword from his waist.

And Will also drew out the sword in his hand.

The close-up of the sword in Will's hand is not a Western-style foil, but a Chinese long sword.

This is what Lin Yuan insisted on. This kind of long sword is suitable for his ethnic group. Using a Western-style foil would be out of place.

Captain Jack held the knife in both hands and slashed at Will with such force that it seemed as if he was going to split him in half.

"Oh my God, is Depp serious? Is it necessary to use so much force?" a female staff member on the sidelines exclaimed.

"That's how the script is written. Depp is not a professional action actor, so it's really hard for him to get the right balance," another staff member replied.

Seeing this scene, Director Verbinski also frowned.

This kind of fighting scenes are all performed according to set action routines.

How you attack and how I defend must be designed clearly. After practicing many times, we can shoot according to the planned routine.

However, the shooting plan provided by Lin Yuan did not include detailed action design in this regard.

There is only one simple sentence: Captain Jack held the knife in both hands and slashed at Will fiercely.

This is what Depp is doing now, but how will Lin Yuan respond?
Will raised the sword in his hand and fought hard.

"when!"

There was a loud crashing sound, and it was obvious that this was a real head-on collision.

Depp felt an overwhelming force coming from the long sword in his hand. His hands went numb, and the long sword in his hand spun and flew out.

The huge force seemed to push him hard, causing him to stagger back several steps involuntarily and fall to the ground.

At this moment, the knife that had flown out of his hand fell down, accurately piercing between his thighs, just a few centimeters away from his crotch...

"Ah!" He couldn't help but let out a scream.

This is not acting, but an instinctive reaction!
He almost lost his ability to be a man.

What Depp didn't know was that it wasn't a coincidence that knocked his sword away and stuck it accurately between his legs.

Lin Yuan's master-level swordsmanship allows him to accurately control every bit of force. This result reflects Lin Yuan's perfect control, and there will only be no danger, and Depp will not be really hurt.

Although Depp was frightened at the moment, the director did not call for a stop. His professional ethics as an actor told him that he must continue to act seriously.

The next plot in the script is: Captain Jack fell down and saw long swords forged in the blacksmith shop everywhere around him, so he grabbed the swords and threw them at Will.

Depp was surprised to find that although he had not paid attention to his position just now, the place where he fell was right next to the iron sword rack.

So he grabbed the sword in his hand and threw it towards Will.

Captain Jack threw four swords at Will in succession.

To be honest, Depp, who had no throwing training, had poor accuracy and strength when throwing these swords.

At this time, the close-up shot was fixed on Will.

Will waved the sword in his hand and knocked back every sword thrown by Captain Jack.

"Ding!"

"when!"

"when!"

"Ding!"

With a series of collisions, the four swords flew back one after another, stuck close to Captain Jack's body, and stabbed into the wooden wall behind him.

"F*CK!"

Depp felt like he had seen a ghost. Why could Lin Yuan accurately knock away every sword he threw?

And he can also knock the sword back and accurately stab it next to him without hurting himself?

It's like an Olympic table tennis champion serving as a sparring partner for a rookie. No matter how crooked your ball is, he can always return it straight to your best hitting position.

The director still didn't call for stop.

Depp's mind raced through the next part of the script.

Captain Jack, facing Will who was charging straight at him, pulled out his pistol and pointed it at him, saying proudly, "Although your swordsmanship is powerful, so what? After all, times have changed!"

Facing the barrel of the pistol, Will said calmly: "You can try to shoot!"

"Don't push me! A handsome young man like you shouldn't lose your life in anger."

"If you don't dare to shoot, you can go to jail."

Will continued to walk forward.

"boom!"

At this moment, a slow-motion close-up, accompanied by gun smoke, shows a copper bullet shot out from the barrel of a pistol, drawing a ripple in the air and heading straight for Will's chest.

(This section and the following are the post-production special effects.)
Will calmly swung his sword, and the cold blade arrived first and slashed the flying bullet fiercely.

"Ding!"

In slow motion, the bullet was split in half by the sword.

As Captain Jack looked stunned, Will put the sword on his neck and asked with a smile, "You said times have changed?"

(End of this chapter)