film can be visually fascinating, and it also has an unexpectedly touching love story.
——"Los Angeles Times"
This is a work that has achieved quite good results between poetic love and hard science fiction.
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Although the "Hollywood Reporter" started too slowly, this film is one of the few works that is getting better.
——The
behind-the-scenes production of "San Francisco Chronicle" The
production originated in
2005. Five years before Joseph Kozinski directed the first feature feature film "Tron: The Legend of War", he wrote the 12-page story "Legend of War" ". Kozinski had always dreamed of writing "Lands of Lost Wars" into a script, but he couldn't find the right time. This delay finally paid off, and Kozinski met Barry Levine and Jesse Berg, the founders of Radical Films, several years later. Together they adapted the story into a picture book novel, written by Alvid Nelson, drawn by Andre Wallin, and directed by Kozinski, Barry Levine, and Art Director Jerome Berg of Radical Films. This allows them to let investors understand their direction of the work. Kozinski talked about the story elements of his picture book: "This is an action-adventure story that takes place in 2077. The terrible war made the earth uninhabitable and devastated. The protagonist of the story, Jack, is a reconnaissance aircraft maintenance man. An indispensable member of a major mission. A wonderful secret that he does not know at all will become the key to saving surviving humanity."
The director must focus on the cruel reality in the story. He added: "Ignoring the facts to cover up is completely different from deciding to face the facts positively, no matter how difficult it is to face the truth." Kozinski admitted that this science fiction war story was something he wanted to present for a long time. He has been obsessed with sci-fi business cards like "The Last Man" and "2001: A Space Odyssey" and famous books including "Hyberion" and TV series like "Yin Yang Devil". The director admits that he likes the shabby background of these imagined future technologies in contrast to its cool features. He said: "I have always liked the sci-fi painters of the 70s: Chris Foss and Chris Moore. I know that with the technology of today's VFX visual effects, you can combine digital animation and real scenes without any difference to complete an unprecedented works.
Levin and Berg by the ambition of the young director's touched. this graphic novel itself quite naturally become the dominant proposals to the studio. the enthusiastic support of the fans at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con international, the Kozinski also published a fragment of "A Thousand Years of War" at the conference. At that time, the radical film company's booth issued a total of 30,000 picture books in the exhibition. Levin recalled: "There are a thousand people waiting in the animation exhibition. Ask Joe to sign the picture book "Landscape of Lost Wars". In addition to the story, we created impressive labels and illustrations, which received repercussions from the very beginning. With such encouragement, we decided to step out and turn the story into a script. It is absolutely unprecedented to handle this highly structured and highly conceptual story with such a clever technique. "
Shortly after the production team tested the water temperature in the Comic Con, Universal Studios joined the joint development of the case with Kozinski, Radical Films, and Cherny Entertainment, and the script of "Lands of War" was also started. Veteran producer Peter Scherney succeeded in re-emergence of story-focused movies with the 2011 hit movie "Rise of the Apes". What he learned from this movie is that the most important mode of today’s movie is the touching plot. Coupled with a stimulating, clever and gripping story. Scherney explained the main axis of "Landscape": "The story of "Landscape" resonates with people because, although it is an action movie, The main axis of the movie is about a person's need to regain his humanity. This is the core of this film and why it makes you feel so satisfied after watching it.
For this feature film, Kozinski and Barry Levine recruited several other producers to join, including Dylan Clark, who co-produced "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" with Sherney, and a famous man who handled epic films. Duncan Hudson, the styles of his works are very different, such as: "Furious Sea" and "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone". After locking Karl Gedusek and Michael Amter as screenwriters, the production team can finally start this major project, shooting the film version of "Lands of Lost Wars". Clark recalled the original design and planning: "The Lost Landscaping has excellent scenes and pictures presented by Joe. The story takes place on the earth, but it does not feel dusty, treacherous and dark. It looks very vivid and full of colors. And it’s very unique. We are also attracted because such a conceptual design is something we’ve never seen before.”
Since his story took place at the end of this century, Kozinski knew he needed a top-notch design team to create absolute A sense of the future, but also to make people believe that this is the world 60 years from now. He recruited important members of "Genesis: War History" to create the post-apocalyptic world he wanted. Hudson knew that the director would be able to complete this huge challenge, and recalled: "Joe is a master storyteller. The reason why this film interested me and then joined it is its story. His story takes the audience along the way. It makes you think you have seen the clues, but the next moment you feel that something is not right. The secrets will be revealed automatically, just like peeling an onion. You will continue to discover new things when you look at it all the way; and then you will continue to get new facts and then Have a new insight into the plot, and surprises continue along the way."
Excellent cast
At present, most of the roles in action-adventure movies are crowded with tactics. One of the characteristics of "Landscape of Lost" is that the actors are very streamlined. The protagonist Jack is the last reconnaissance aircraft maintenance man left on the earth, and his chance of encountering survivors is minimal. As the screenwriter has constructed a rigorous storyline that relies on a few characters, the production team knows that finding the perfect actor is the key to giving life to "Landscape Lost". When Kozinski is thinking about who is best to play Jack, Tom Cruise is definitely one of the top choices. But the director was surprised when he received a call from Cruise’s agent saying that the superstar had already seen Radical Films’ picture books and was willing to sit down and talk. Kozinski and Cruise met at the aircraft maintenance yard in Burbank, and Kozinski showed him the short story and the film's storyboard. About three hours later, Cruise told Kozinski that he was willing to participate in the film together.
This started a whole year tailor-made work for Cruise to perform this film. Kozinski talked about the collaboration between the two: "Tom knows the essentials of building a good movie. Working with him is a great experience, not only during the shooting, but also early conception of the script and character creation." Cruise recalled that he was interested in joining "Legacy" at the time: "I read this story and watched the commercial that Joe directed before, so I called him. We met and he showed me "Creation". "The clip was amazing. I thought, "Wow! This guy will shine in the film industry, he is really talented." Joe can build an unconventional world, and his ambition for "Landscape" My vision makes me very interested. I have never seen such a work, including the direction he directed and all the elements in the film. Although I have never made science fiction films since the "Minority Report", I am very I like sci-fi themes, and I know Joe must have done a good job." The producers are very excited to find someone with a pilot license to interpret Jack, and they fly a unique airplane designed specifically for this film. Peter Scherney mentioned: "Tom is a flying mad, he is a pilot himself. I think he must be very happy to fly the bubble boat, and you can still see it on the screen."
Join Cruise to play Julia and Victoria (also known as "Vika") as Olga Kurylenko and Andrea Respolog respectively. Cherny took us back to the process of making the cast; "These two actresses must be responsible for completing the emotional part of the story. We are very diligent in finding the most suitable actors. Olga brings soul and depth to Julia, and Andrea is very fresh and energetic. The combination of the two of them complements each other and gives life to the characters originally on the script page." Kurylenko, who made her debut on the screen of "007: The Quantum Crisis", admitted that she was grieving with these people. Can do everything possible: "It looks completely different from the movie. When Julia broke into the lives of Jack and Vika, she was a troublemaker. The ideal and perfect lifestyle collapsed instantly. Very chaotic. , But it’s fun to play. Coupled with the fact that this role requires a lot of physical martial arts, that’s something I’ve never tried.”
Before Julia crashed in front of Jack, there was only one woman by his side for many years. This obedient Vika Olsen is the navigator in the Jack reconnaissance aircraft maintenance mission. Although Jack was skeptical, Vika always told him not to question his boss and accept everything in front of him wholeheartedly. British actress Respolog talked about her role in the story: "Jack and Vika have come to the beginning and they find that they want different things. Vika is an excellent strategist and remains active in all aspects. Enterprising optimism. Although her behavior is under control, she still feels a little arrogant."
When Jack met a group of survivors on the earth, he realized that it was not only himself and Vika here. Inviting Malcolm Beach, the leader of the Rebel with ambiguous morals, was Oscar winner Morgan Freeman. He talked about the reason why he took this role: "The difference between "Landscape" and other movies is its originality, costumes, scenery and mechanical props. This is a unique world. Joe is a perfectionist. It’s a pleasure to work with him because he knows exactly what he wants.” Cruise said of the collaboration with the legendary superstar: “I met Freeman for the first time in 1990, and that time we were both nominated for Oscars. , I was because of the performance of "Born on July 4th" and he was "Driving for Miss Daisy." I admire him very much. I still remember that at the Oscars ceremony that night, I wanted to come forward to say hello to him and tell How much he likes his performance in the movie, we both said that we should find opportunities to cooperate. It is a pity that we have waited so many years to finally have the opportunity, but I am very happy to have this opportunity to work with him. He is a great person ., also excellent actors "
Highlights
· advertising director born Joseph Kejinsiji had hoped to" Oblivion "as his film directorial debut, but he directed the Walt Disney company invited" the Creation: wars "changed his plan of.
·In September 2010, before the release of "Gen: War History", Disney hired William Monaghan, the screenwriter of "Infernal Walker" and "Kings of Heaven", to adapt the script for the movie version. The Disney Company had already done a lot of preparatory work for the shooting of "Lands of Lost Wars", but ended the production of the film in early 2011. Universal Pictures, which took over the movie project "Fallen Lands" from Disney, set aside a $100 million production budget for the film and invited the screenwriter Karl Gajdusek to rewrite William Mona Han's script.
·The aliens in the film are all played by stunt actors, and each alien costume is unique. The alien's mask uses a simple modified flying helmet, plus various decorations to enhance the visual effect.
·The clothing design team uses gray to create clothing. All clothing in the film has undergone an aging process to create a more rugged and old-fashioned feel. Boots and gloves are all made from scratch.
·The soundtrack in the film is performed by Anthony Gonzalez, the master behind M.8.3.
·The production team is based on the intersection of 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue in New York to recreate the New York Public Library and create a post-apocalyptic atmosphere.
·When filming "Lands of Lost Wars", Tom Cruise encountered a marriage change with Katie Holmes.
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