Chapter 1402 Happy Decision

When Leonardo heard Spielberg's question, he almost subconsciously asked, "Steven, do you have any idea of ​​remaking this movie??"

Hollywood doesn't pay much attention to Hong Kong movies, and major Hollywood companies pay a little more attention, but local Hollywood actors know very little about Hong Kong movies. Leonardo not only did not see this movie before today, but also did not He had heard of it, so he didn't know that the copyright of this film was once bought by Warner, and he didn't know that the copyright was now in Li Mu's hands.

Spielberg told him: "Warner bought the rights to this film a few months ago, but Li Mu just bought it."

"Li Mu?" Leonardo asked happily, "That means Li Mu is interested in remaking this movie, right?"

"That's right." Spielberg said, "Li Mu is going to co-produce and distribute with DreamWorks, and he really wants you to star in the role of Chen Yongren."

Speaking of this, Spielberg laughed: "Of course, if we remake the film, this character can't still be called this name, and the entire story structure will definitely be translated to the United States, between American gangs and American police. "

"Awesome!" Leonardo blurted out almost without hesitation: "I'd love to play this part, I'm so fucking willing! I love this character, I love this poor guy, just don't let him remake It's good that the version is so pitiful..."

Tom Hanks on the side laughed: "Trust me, if it is a remake, they should give your character a grand funeral at the end, not only with Scottish bagpipes, but also 2 gun salutes!"

Leonardo said excitedly: "Hey Tom, just imagine adding this character called Jimmy or something, and getting the love of a beautiful psychiatrist while he's been through all of this, but this psychiatrist has always been He was dissatisfied with his gang status and even tried to draw a line with him. He accepted it and gradually distanced himself from this female psychiatrist. However, before he wanted to meet the dirty police, he found this female psychiatrist. Doctor, put all her information in an envelope and give it to the psychiatrist for safekeeping, and then instruct her to open it if she encounters an accident."

Tom Hanks nodded and smiled: "And then he just... bang, died."

"Yes!" Leonardo said excitedly: "The character is dead, but he has won his identity, won all the honors, and also told his true identity to the woman he loves. Just imagine, this The woman loved him painfully before, but in her eyes, he was nothing more than a charming gangster, or even a heinous murderer. However, after his death, she finally understood everything, understood the identity of this man, and The great task he has been engaged in for so many years has completely subverted all her previous knowledge of him,

This will be a good consolation for the audience. "

Tom Hanks also began to enjoy the discussion of the plot, so he asked Leonardo: "In that case, what do you think of the dirty cop?"

"He must die!" Leonardo said: "Good people can die, bad people must die, good people are honored after they die, and bad people are notorious after they die. These are the values ​​that the audience can accept. A movie where the good guy dies, the bad guy gets away with it, and then pretends he wants to be a good guy too."

Tom Hanks said: "In this case, I think we can design another police officer, this police officer can be the partner of Officer Huang, he knows that Officer Huang and Chen Yongren both died at the hands of dirty police, but there is no evidence to convict him, or Dissatisfied that he was only sentenced to life imprisonment in the future, he decided to punish evil and promote good by himself, and let him kill the dirty policeman. As the end of the whole film, this can also give the audience a satisfactory explanation."

Spielberg said: "You two are very good, I agree with these points, and I have an idea, you can advise."

The two listened attentively, Spielberg paused, and said: "In the original version, Liu Jianming has a girlfriend who is a writer, and Chen Yongren has a female psychiatrist who cares about her very much. These two female characters have no overlap, and the two In fact, the whole character looks relatively thin, if we remake it, it is better to merge these two female characters into one."

"Merge into one?" Tom Hanks asked him with a frown, "Steven, you mean, this psychiatrist is both Dirty Police's girlfriend and the protagonist's psychiatrist, and then fell in love with the protagonist? "

"Yes." Spielberg nodded and said: "The female role is actually very important in this kind of antagonistic scene between two men. This movie gives the audience the feeling that the bad guy seems to have everything, but in fact it is Unconsciously he lost everything, including his humanity, his future, and his love, and although a good man has been losing a lot, he has completed his mission, won honor, and won the heart of a good woman. Come on, even if you die in the end, you are still a hero, and you can comfort the audience."

Leonardo suddenly snapped his fingers and realized: "It's very good, it's like Mel Gibson's Braveheart, although the protagonist William Wallace was eventually beheaded, he finished The mission to lead the Scottish national revolt has won the respect of all and the heart of the French princess played by Sophie Marceau."

Tom Hanks said: "According to the plot, the French princess played by Sophie Marceau was originally the daughter-in-law of the King of England, but before the King of England was dying, Sophie Marceau told him that she It's not his grandson, but the flesh and blood of William Wallace, which is really fun."

Spielberg said: "Let the villain's woman fall in love with the protagonist is a very useful plot operation in itself, so that the woman's choice can be used to show the real winner of the protagonist and villain, especially When the villain has almost everything and the protagonist has almost nothing, the audience's feeling will be stronger. When facing the villain who has everything and the protagonist who has nothing, the audience will completely subvert their own values, such as "Braveheart". "Sophie Marceau in "No matter how she packs it, her behavior is standard marital infidelity, and what's worse, she is the active party of the infidelity, and is pregnant with other men's children, but in this movie , no one will blame her, but countless people applaud her behavior, and her behavior will make the audience appreciate the protagonist even more."

"Haha!" Leonardo laughed: "If you say that, "Titanic" is actually the same, Kate's Ruth is actually a cheating woman, and I play Jack, a poor man who hooks up with other people's fiancées boy."

"Yeah." Spielberg laughed: "You even won the ticket to board the ship by gambling."

After that, Spielberg put away his smile and said sternly: "Actually, this is the psychology of the audience. They are willing to see the protagonist win everything and the villain loses everything. In this case, even if the villain's wife takes the initiative to derail the protagonist, Instead of blaming, the audience will appreciate it, because it will strengthen the aura of the protagonist and at the same time please the audience, so I want to combine the two female characters of "Infernal Affairs", which have no intersection at all, and let her strengthen the tension of the plot , but also to give some comfort to the audience.”

Leonardo asked: "How should it be set specifically?"

Spielberg said: "We have to think about this, and sort out the female character's understanding of the villain, the timeline of the male protagonist, and the story line of the three of them."

After a pause, Spielberg looked at Leonardo and asked with a smile: "However, all in all, Le, you are 00% sure you want to join this movie, right?"

"God." Leonardo said very seriously: "It's not 100% sure, but 10,000%!"

"K." Spielberg nodded with satisfaction, looked at Tom Hanks again, and said, "Tom, are you interested in the role of Officer Huang?"

"Me?" Tom Hanks was obviously a little surprised. He didn't think that Spielberg would invite him to participate in this movie, because since the choice of the male lead was Leonardo, another actor who played opposite him The second male should also be a young man about the same age as Leonardo, and he is obviously not suitable, so when he was discussing, he never thought that he would be involved.

However, when Spielberg suddenly asked him if he was interested in the role of Officer Huang, Tom Hanks was really undecided.

Officer Huang's role is not a big role, not even the male No. 3, because no matter how you look at this role, the role of the black boss will not be heavier, so after all, this role should be the male No. 4.

For actors like Tom Hanks, male No. 4 is basically not considered. On the one hand, big names do not like to play supporting roles themselves, on the other hand, the production company will not give them supporting roles. Opportunity, these extremely high-value actors, the high pay scare people, please come to film, you must be the male lead, and the second is the male lead. If you play top actors in supporting roles, then the entire movie will cost a lot to be able to bear. down.

Spielberg also knew that the role was somewhat marginal, so he tried to convince Tom Hanks, saying: "Tom, this role may not be too much, but it is very important to the whole film, whether it is I, or Li Mu, respect your acting skills very much, so I hope you can accept this role. Li Mu also made it clear that you and Le have already dropped their salaries in "Flying Tigers", "Infernal Affairs" said Nothing can make you sacrifice your interests, so they pay you according to the market price, and give you a certain amount of box office."

After speaking, Spielberg added: "But it doesn't matter if you don't want to, I can understand."

Tom Hanks smiled slightly and said happily: "Since Le made a decision so quickly, then I don't think about it any more, and cooperate with Le one more time!"