Chapter 884 Chaos Is Also a Kind of Order

San Diego, a city in southern California.

In the parking lot of the Bay Hotel, Martin, Lorraine, Leonardo and Nicholson got into an old bulletproof commercial vehicle.

The bodyguards who followed behind got into another dirty SUV.

In the commercial vehicle, two bodyguards who had followed Martin for many years were checking the guns. The bodyguard on the co-pilot said to Martin: "Boss, your gun is under the seat."

Martin dragged out a black bag, opened it, took out a pistol, and inserted it into the gun bag under his armpit.

Another civilian version of the AR short rifle was placed at his feet.

Lorraine grew up in a privileged environment and said, "Is it necessary to carry a gun?" "It is necessary." Nicholson wiped his sunglasses and said, "The place we are going to next is a more chaotic community in California, which is full of black people..." Leonardo corrected, "Africans!" Martin also reminded, "If you say it casually, it is easy to leak in public." Nicholson nodded, "It is a place where Africans and Mexicans gather, full of drugs, depravity and crime." Lorraine asked, "Can't we change to a slightly safer community?" Martin smiled, "Don't listen to your father's exaggeration. This is not the most dangerous place in San Diego, but an ordinary African and Mexican community." San Diego is adjacent to Tijuana, Mexico, and is the first transit point for drugs to enter California. The bodyguard on the co-pilot contacted the vehicle behind, and the two cars drove out of the underground parking lot one after another and headed to the southeast of San Diego according to the scheduled route. Nearly an hour later, the car approached the target community, and there were obviously more black people on the road. When there are many such people gathered in a certain place, it will often become a mess. Martin reminded Lorraine: "Pay attention to the footage."

Lorraine had already arranged the camera and was filming the crowd on the roadside.

Martin also took out a DV to film the footage.

Although he grew up in a low-level community in Atlanta, Martin had been away from this kind of life for almost ten years.

In the past ten years, the lives of the lower-class people in America are said to have become more difficult.

In an open community, the roads are bumpy and uneven, and the cracks are like spider webs. The walls of the independent houses on both sides are covered with graffiti. The wooden houses look extremely shabby, and the people on both sides of the road are basically black.

These people are not numb, but full of vitality.

Just when the car ran over a pit, a sudden gunshot sounded, like a drop of water falling into hot oil, and the surrounding area was in chaos.

The crackling sound came continuously.

Martin asked the driver to stop.

In the alley ahead, a group of old blacks rushed out. They should be two gangs. The dozen behind were chasing the four or five in front, and everyone had a gun in their hands.

Two of the pursuers were holding a certain type of spray gun in their hands.

This group of people are very good at shooting, and they are all masters of soul shooting. Only gunshots can be heard, but no one falls.

A dilapidated pickup truck rushed out from another box, and the gunman in the car fired at the chasing crowd.

This time, people on both sides finally fell.

The screams of pain from the old blacks could not be suppressed by the gunshots.

"Oh my God!" Lorraine's face turned pale. The scenes she had seen on TV and movies were not as shocking as what she saw with her own eyes: "This is simply hell!"

Leonardo said: "This kind of mass shooting is also an occasional incident. We just happened to encounter it."

Nicholson fully agreed: "It is generally safer on the main road here during the day."

Martin did not speak, but just filmed what was happening.

His focus was chaos!

The Joker represents chaos, and this will not change in the new movie.

The gunshots stopped, and the surroundings quickly returned to normal, as if nothing had happened.

The car that Martin and others were riding in stayed for a long time, and no sirens were heard.

Lorraine said, "Has the police abandoned this area?"

Martin has lived in a similar community before: "It will probably take some time for the police to come, at least to make sure that the gunfight here is really over."

Nicholson said, "It's normal. People here basically don't pay taxes. Instead, there are various welfare expenses. Who is willing to protect them if they only pay but don't get anything in return?"

The car started and continued to move forward.

Lorraine took pictures of community life through the car window and said, "Everyone here looks sick."

"They are indeed sick." Martin slightly adjusted the DV lens: "The disease they have, let alone doctors, even God can't cure it."

Leonardo was a little surprised: "I haven't heard of a large-scale outbreak of AIDS in San Diego."

Nicholson said, "It's not AIDS, it's poverty disease."

Lorraine rarely comes into contact with these things, and today she felt deeply: "This country is hell for the poor."

Nicholson patted his daughter on the shoulder and said, "Not only in America, but anywhere in the world, the poor live in hell."

This reminded Leonardo, and he looked at Martin: "You came here for the role of the Joker. The Joker crawled out of hell?"

"There are factors in this regard." Martin simply said: "The Joker was born in a place that is more chaotic than this community. He was originally just an ordinary person with a weak character and often bullied, but a series of changes made him taste the benefits of chaos, and his ambition and madness spread rapidly."

At this point, Martin pointed outside: "These chaotic places will become his territory and become admirers of the Joker."

Nicholson understood what Martin meant: "Are you going to combine it with reality?"

The car stopped near an open space. Martin temporarily turned off the DV and said: "A person will not fall for no reason. There is always a reason. This is easy to find. Since the financial crisis in 2008, the US economy has been in a downturn, and social order has become worse and worse. The heavy pressure faced by the bottom people will drive people crazy."

In addition to being an actor, Leonardo is also a producer and investor. He understood what Martin meant as soon as he heard it: "Let this film become an outlet for public emotions?"

Ma Ding started to fantasize: "I plan to make the American lower classes who are exploited and oppressed in the film, inspired by the Joker, launch a large-scale urban riot."

Lorraine was surprised: "Do you want to incite Americans to riot?"

Martin laughed: "Commercial movies, of course, are made in a way that can attract the majority of audiences. Most of the people who pay for Hollywood movies are ordinary people. These people are oppressed by companies and are quite dissatisfied with society. They think that the authorities are a group of pigs in power."

Nicholson also laughed: "All the mistakes are the fault of the authorities and the society?"

This is also part of the plan. Martin said: "Chaos is also a kind of order."

"Have you forgotten the goal of Martin, the bastard?" Leonardo exposed the so-called true face of Martin after he drank too much: "He wants to march into Washington and capture the White House..."

He deliberately teased Martin: "Is this film part of your plan?"

Martin also began to talk nonsense: "I am pointing out an effective development path for the suffering American people."

This group of people filmed and watched the excitement during the day, and got a lot of materials.

At night, these places are doubly dangerous. Martin couldn't risk the safety of a few close friends, so he simply stayed in the hotel and watched the filmed materials together.

Although neither Leonardo nor Nicholson had ever been a director, they had worked in the film industry for decades and had more than rich experience. They could give Martin some useful suggestions.

In the following days, Martin and his people were wandering around San Diego and nearby cities.

During this period, they also encountered an American-style Iai.

Two black men were walking near Chula Vista Park and were questioned by the police. One of them actually pulled out a knife.

The result is conceivable. The two Glocks emptied their magazines, and the black man with the knife was shot more than 20 times.

Then, a large protest of black people broke out in Southern California.

Inside the Bay Hotel, standing in front of the French window in the living room of the suite, Martin looked out at the small square not far away, where many people were sitting in protest.

Leonardo looked for a while and said, "It seems that there are more white people than African Americans among the protesters."

Nicholson moved a chair and sat down: "Now all social contradictions are concentrated on these bad things."

Martin said: "If there is a clown who raises his arms and shouts at this time, and becomes a model for the whole United States, will there be a big riot in the early 1990s?"

"I found it." Leonardo picked up the glass of wine and raised it to Martin: "You always have a heart to destroy America."

Martin laughed: "It's a pity that I don't have such ability."

In the square, the protesters were restrained. The police did not take any other actions except for vigilance.

After all, these people were not protesting against the American squid dad.

After staying in San Diego for four days, the group returned to Los Angeles.

Martin immediately devoted himself to the preparation of "Joker".

Louise has signed a third-party guarantee with the Fireman's Fund Insurance Company on behalf of the film studio, and the casting director began to select actors for each major role.

Some of the behind-the-scenes staff who worked with Martin during the filming of "The Shallows" have joined the crew one after another.

However, the last time, the crew led by the director of photography Dan Rostsin was a member of Chad Stahelski's team. Chad is currently preparing to shoot "The Continental Hotel New York", and the schedule conflicts with Martin's.

Martin chose Jeff Cronus, who was recommended by David Fincher.

The latter started working with David Fincher when he directed "Fight Club".

Martin and Jeff Cronus have filmed "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and "Gone Girl" together, and both sides know each other.

Jeff Cronus believes that filming TV series does not fit his career plan, so he did not follow David Fincher to cooperate with Netflix and stayed in the film industry.

His photography style is very compatible with the dark and neurotic style of "Joker".

As for the location, Louise suggested choosing New York, where there are mature studios and the tax refund policy is also favorable enough.

Martin has participated in filming in Brooklyn Studios many times. The only difficulty is that it is a little troublesome when shooting outdoor scenes. .

There is a very important male supporting role in the film. Martin tried to invite Nicholson, after all, it is a big publicity hype.

But Nicholson was determined to retire and directly refused.

Martin also suggested choosing one of Nicolas Cage, Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, depending on the makeup audition and schedule.

"I don't think Cage is suitable." Louise rarely rejected Martin's proposal on actor selection, but this time she insisted: "In recent years, Cage has taken all kinds of bad movies to pay off debts and pay taxes. Just throw him a script and he will sign the contract as long as the price is right." Martin suddenly thought of the White Ghost. When people are poor, they really have no choice.

Louise added: "With one failed movie after another, Cage has ruined his reputation. Now, every movie Cage stars in is promoted as his comeback, but fans are extremely disappointed after it is released. After a few times, fans don't want to buy movie tickets when they see Cage's name on the list of film creators."

Martin did not insist on his own opinion: "Delete Cage from the candidate list."

He thought about it for a while and said: "In this case, Al Pacino is not suitable either. He has taken all kinds of bad movies in recent years."

Louise nodded: "Yes, he took on movies like crazy to support his sons and daughters."

Martin said: "Robert De Niro is a little better than them."

Louise said: "Choose Robert De Niro, you worked with him in "Limitless"."

Martin replied: "Okay."

Louise returned the storyboard to Martin and said: "You put the Joker in a real-life context."

"Although the movie is adapted from a comic, the main content is closely related to real society." Martin also said: Will not give up the influence of comics: "Bruce Wayne will appear in the film. The master has so many fans, we have to find ways to attract them to buy tickets and spend money."

Louise asked: "Who do you plan to cast as young Bruce Wayne?"

Martin said directly: "It's a small role with little screen time, so let's choose someone through auditions, but we have to build momentum, this is Batman casting!"

Louise pushed up her glasses: "DC will have opinions."

"Don't worry about them." Martin said: "The copyright of this sequel is completely in the hands of Warner Pictures, and Daniel will support us."

Louise nodded and said: "I have communicated with Daniel, and this film will be released during the holiday season next year, and the specific date can be October or November."

Martin thought for a while and said: "I have a movie called "Split" this year, and the release time next year is just right. It seems that the movie "The Revenant" that Leo is going to invest in is also going to be released next year... Haha, maybe I can get Leo."

Leonardo, who has already won the Best Actor award once, can win it again with "The Revenant"?

Later, Martin concentrated on preparing for "Joker", focusing mainly on the work of the director, and all the matters of the crew were handed over to Louise.

The two of them were a bit like Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas.

In April, "The Shallows" ended its overseas screening, with a total global box office of 317 million US dollars.

Martin led the crew to leave Los Angeles and go to New York for the final preparation and filming.