[About the original]
Jude Law, who are both avid film lovers and have always been friends, and production partner Simon Halfon (Simon Halfon) often get together to discuss that they might be interested in cooperating Movie intent. Jude Law had already experienced the joy of being a producer in Tomorrowland three years ago, and Havervon, who is already a successful illustrator, also wanted to get involved in this field. In one of their conversations, Havervon mentioned the stage play "Footprints" that Anthony Shafney won the Tony Award in 1970... Two years later, this stage play was moved by Joseph L. Mankiewicz The big screen. Jude Law said: "Havervon has already seen the original film. He described it as a very simple idea, but it was covered with many layers of stories, plus the brilliant achievements of the original stage play. It also adds a layer of aura to it, so he wondered whether he should re-introduce the story to the audience with modern film techniques, because the essence of the content is still undeveloped. Regarding Havervon’s proposal, I have always I kept it in my heart, and I thought about it very seriously, but I didn't have the opportunity to act, until one day someone asked me what movie I was currently making--and then I suddenly thought of Harold Pinter. "
At that time, Harold Pinter's name was very impressive in the literary world, because he not only won the Nobel Prize for Literature, but also possessed the supreme honor of "the most influential original playwright of the 20th century". So Jude Law thought, it seemed a perfect choice if Pinter was able to invite Pinter to refinish that very entertaining stage play created by Anthony Shafferney. Of course, Pinter’s intimidating fame once discouraged many producers who had the same ideas as Jude Law, and Jude Law also generously admitted that the whole process did look like a “ridiculously long Lens: "Anyone will feel discouraged, but this film is really suitable for him. Of course, for me, I can only try it out. At least I found an opportunity to write to him. Our meeting was scheduled for lunch. I tried to simplify this story to him. The content is basically two men in a room, one older and the other younger, for a woman who has never seen her face. There was a psychological and physical battle... If I remember correctly, Pinter’s answer at the time was, “I’ve been writing these kinds of stories for 40 years.” Yes, he finally agreed to write the script for the film.”
Harrow De Pinter has watched many movies and stage plays starring Jude Law, so he cherishes this opportunity for the two to collaborate very much. Pinter said: "Jude Law is a very smart actor. It is his wisdom that makes him so different, not to mention that he is full of enthusiasm and sincerity in the film." When Pinter confirmed his "join", this was jointly executed by Jude Law and Simon Haverford. The story idea also began to receive more attention, and they soon found funding for the filming, and the Castle Film Company became the largest owner of the film. Jude Law continued: "The addition of Pinter has inspired more people’s interest in this remake of the film. Moreover, he can really bring a rare dignity and importance to it. Anything that can arouse The story elements of special attention are the direction he strives for, because he represents a model in the writing world. We know that through Pinter’s hands, this story will have an incredible high quality."
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In the next few years, the participants were actively involved in their work. Harold Pinter said: "I see this script as a brand new story, although in order to create it, I have collected some relevant information, but I have neither seen the original stage play nor the old version of the 1972 movie. It can be said that I really don’t know anything about it. I only kept one or two of the original The plot, because I want to stay away from the old classic and reintegrate it with my own thoughts and understanding.” Jude Law added: “There seems to be no movie book in this world that Pinter can’t pick up, and what this film tells It is purely a battle between men—your wife, another man also wants to have... You know, this is the arrogance that belongs exclusively to men, only in this matter they never give up, because unless they are Forgetting, honor always represents everything. Obviously, Pinter is very interested in such a story."
With Harold Pinter's script as a "weapon", Jude Law and Simon Havervon also have enough bargaining chips. Starting to look for additional financial support, Jude Law said: “Due to Pinter’s creative style, and few people wonder what is going on in the dialogue of a movie script, so for investors, this A very rare script may be a big test. They know that these dialogues are one after another and very test people’s IQ, but they can’t see what commercial potential such a movie can have... It seems only Harvard and I firmly believe that in the end we will be able to get a great film."
Almost a few years ago, when Harold Pinter started to write the script, Jude Law told the original film about the remake plan. One of the starring actors in Michael Kane. Kane intuitively felt that this was a good proposal, and promised to do something within his capacity for the new version of the film-that is, he will play the role of Lawrence Oliver in the 1972 version of Andrew Wyck. When the new script was completed, Jude Law immediately showed it to Kane. Kane said: "From the very beginning, I was very fascinated by the idea of this remake, especially after I watched Pinter's script. , Even a little excited, although the basic plot hasn't changed too much, but the style is a thousand miles away."
When Michael Kane agreed to play a role in the script written by Harold Pinter, Jude Law suddenly realized that the screenwriter and actors were all in line, and he had forgotten the most important director candidate. ...So he started searching intensively again, and fixed his gaze on Kenneth Branagh-it seems that he is the only one who can put everyone's thoughts together and make a feature film, and There are so many compelling films adapted from Shakespeare’s plays on his list. Branagh recalled: “One day, my agent called me and said, “Someone is preparing to make a new version of Footprints. ", Jude Law is the producer and starring role, and Michael Caine will also play one of the protagonists. The screenwriter is Harold Pinter... "In the beginning, I thought I had heard it wrong. How can there be such an exciting film production group in this world? I like the original movies very much, and I have watched it many times, and I am more interested in stage plays, because the actor who plays Mai Luo is my good friend. Soon , I got the script, which was thousands of times better than I thought. When I felt that such a behind-the-scenes production team was so perfect that it couldn’t be more perfect, Pinter used his unique sense of black humor to make I was pleasantly surprised.”
Because he was so familiar with the original, Kenneth Branagh saw the difference in Harold Pinter’s script at a glance: “Although the two versions of the film share the same ideas , The name of the character has not been changed, but it seems to be telling two completely different stories. Everything has undergone subtle changes, from language to emotion, without exception. But in general, Pinter is keen His observation ability has improved the viewing and carrying capacity of the film--sometimes he chooses a humorous atmosphere, sometimes through threats and intimidation, and even uses a lot of poetry and painting. In the new version of "Footprints", Pinter used a wonderful drama and film structure, and effortlessly turned the classic story created by Anthony Shafney into his own puzzle: this psychological war is different from others. It happened between two people who were arguing tit-for-tat. They belonged to the kind of men with high-mindedness and high IQ... To be able to join this kind of film that uses dialogue to support the story is something for me. It's a hard-won opportunity, and its story style also has obvious personal aggression and masculine characteristics. I have always had a voice in my heart reminding me that it can definitely become a damn good work."
At this year's Venice Film Festival, British films directed by famous directors such as Kenneth Branagh, Ken Lodge and Peter Greenway have all entered the main awards competition.
When asked about a large number of British and Hollywood films participating in the Venice Film Festival this year, the chairman of the film festival Mark Mueller said: "Our main criterion is whether the film is novel or creative. And we found that British and American films are still They are trying to provide the audience with something new, and theirs is bolder than the films of other countries."
Branagh’s selected film is a remake of the 1972 film classic "Reconnaissance", the starring is Jude Law and Michael Kane. The latter's role in the film was played by Lawrence Olivier in the original film. In this movie, Kane absorbed the character of Olivier, and Jude Law also joined the film and played the role played by Kane in the original version. Jude Law is also one of the producers of this film. The film is adapted from the script of Anthony Shafney and written by Harold Pinter.
Trivia:
·This is the second time Jude Law has appeared in the original remake starring Michael Cain. The first is in "Alfie".
Wonderful dialogue:
Andrew Wyke: You're the man who's f***ing my wife! Andrew Wyke: You are the man who
slept with my wife!
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