The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 1431: Vase Battle
Frank Miller; "Sin City"

For the general public, perhaps, they are not so familiar with it, after all, the influence of two-dimensional comics is relatively limited.

But in Hollywood, people are familiar with it. In the past ten years, more than one or two producers have tried to purchase the adaptation rights of this comic, but unfortunately all of them ended in failure.

until now.

Finally! Someone finally convinced Frank Miller to finally start the adaptation of "Sin City"!

Moreover, these are not just any unknown people, but two eccentrics, Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino. If you carefully consider the styles of the two directors, this project is worth noting.

What's more, the former's "Spy Kids" and the latter's "Kill Bill" were both box office successes. Coupled with the connections and resources they have gained from more than ten years in Hollywood, they have no shortage of investors in any way.

There is no way it is the turn of Forest Pictures, a new Hollywood player, to intervene, right?

However, this is not the case.

"Sin City" is not only full of blood and flesh, which severely challenges the extreme tolerance of Hollywood film companies; but its completely visual comic presentation method also challenges Hollywood's aesthetic system in all aspects.

People often have this kind of inertial thinking that Hollywood seems to be a cradle of the film industry that is full of challenges, innovations and freedom.

In fact, this is not the case, it is an illusion.

On the surface, Hollywood is full of sex comedies full of vulgar jokes such as "American Pie", "The 40-Year-Old Virgin", "The Hangover", and "Sausage Party"; but in fact, most of the people who left their homes and crossed the ocean to open up the North American continent were Protestants, so Hollywood is conservative at heart.

At least in the small field of film, Europe is truly free.

In addition, leaving this point aside for the moment, the biggest difference between the Hollywood film industry and other countries and regions lies in the industrialization of the entire production system.

In simple terms, assembly line production——

The three-act structure of the script, the formula of narrative grammar, and the routines for character creation.

Everything strictly follows the templates, because these templates are the results of industry testing and polishing, and are also the guarantee of success. Just follow this formula to ensure quality.

Not only Hollywood genre films, but also art films from factions like Sundance and Independent Spirit Awards are no exception, and have an industrialized template thinking.

Over time, people's thinking has become standardized, and they are constantly copying and pasting templates. Movies have also become products of an assembly line. Although the average quality can be guaranteed, it is becoming increasingly difficult to find "variables" here.

Movies like "Sin City" challenge traditions, formulas, routines, and even the entire Hollywood production system in all aspects. All film companies are hesitant to take risks, even with Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino as directors.

Frank Miller was not surprised by this situation.

See, I said it. If Hollywood adapted my work, they would definitely change it beyond recognition. They couldn't accept the spirit of my comics. Now, we are going to shoot and produce it completely according to the spirit of the comics. No one in Hollywood dares to take the risk, for fear of becoming a heretic:

Not only in terms of religion, but also in terms of the Hollywood production system.

Unexpectedly, yet reasonably, the opportunity came to Forest Pictures.

No, to be precise, the opportunity came to Anson, the role invitation, and it was obvious that Forest Pictures had not yet entered the sight of Robert and Quentin.

But Anson believed that this was an opportunity, a great opportunity.

After Anson's explanation, Lucas finally understood the specialness of this project, which was even groundbreaking. Any producer or film company that could successfully produce this project and bring it to market would undoubtedly attract a lot of attention. This was a simple math problem - the image, style, color, everything would become a unique existence.

However, Lucas's focus remains on Anson.

"You just said that the role is not suitable for you?"

Anson waved his hands. "No, it's not that it's unsuitable. It's just that it's simply boring. Yes, boring."

Lucas was slightly curious, "What role?"

Anson, "Dwight."

"A former criminal who lived a quiet life after plastic surgery. In order to teach his girlfriend's ex-boyfriend a lesson, he unexpectedly discovered that the ex-boyfriend had a violent tendency and was bullying a group of prostitutes without following the rules. Then, the prostitutes teamed up to kill the violent guy, but unexpectedly discovered that he was actually a policeman, so Dwight had to protect these prostitutes."

Lucas opened his mouth slightly and raised his chin, revealing a look of understanding. "Indeed, it's a bit boring."

Anson, "In such a stylized work, the focus is not on the actors' performance, because there is no arc in the character, only a slice, so the characters with distinct personalities can stand out."

"Compared to Dwight, the ex-boyfriend has a much stronger impact."

"Unfortunately, in their eyes, I am still a vase that lacks personal charm."

Edgar chose "Sin City" in part because he hoped that Anson could subvert his image and break the image of Peter Parker as a good boy next door, and go one step further after getting rid of the label of a middle school student and go one step further on the basis of "Sing Along", so he chose such a subversive work.

It is not so much that Edgar chose "Sin City" as it is that Edgar chose Robert and Quentin.

However, in the eyes of the "rogue" Quentin, Anson is still too well-behaved.

Maybe Lucas didn't know, but Anson knew that Quentin has always had his own crazy way of choosing actors. He doesn't care whether the other party is a big star or how big a star he is. As long as he is interested, he dares to come forward and invite him.

The same is true for "Sin City" this time. There is a villain named Rocky in the movie, a very, very small role, and Quentin is planning to persuade Leonardo Dicaprio to play the role.

Ordinary people would say Quentin is crazy, but Quentin thinks this is his own idea.

In other words, Quentin and his team have their own precise ideas for each character, and they invited Anson to play Dwight because they thought Anson fits the image of Dwight.

As for the rest, nothing matters.

So, even if Anson expressed his desire to play the role of the ex-boyfriend, Quentin and the others would not be interested.

Anson was well aware of this.

In fact, the director of "Sin City" is so strong that the actors are all overshadowed, and the ultimate beneficiary is only one person:
Jessica-Alba, who plays Nancy.

In her previous life, Jessica Alba became extremely popular thanks to the successive appearances of "Sin City" and "Fantastic Four", and was crowned the goddess.

The movie already has a shining star, so there is no need for Anson to steal the limelight, so he is not very interested in his role in this work.

But if it is Forest Pictures that invests in the filming, that’s another matter.

(End of this chapter)