Excellent actress in acting and writing as the core
In 2005, a humorous entertainment blockbuster "Magic Nanny McPhee" won a good response and became a good film that children talked about. And 5 years later, we see this "Magic Nanny McPhee 2", compared to the upper part, which brings together the stars of Emma Thompson, Ralph Fiennes, Maggie Gyllenhaal. make it more eye-catching. Among them, the focus is on the "magic nanny" Emma Thompson, who will cast magic after 5 years. She is the soul of the film. She not only plays the leading role, but is also the screenwriter of the film. Ma's hard work, it took her nine years to adapt the script of this series, and in order to star in this sequel, she even turned down the film contract of the last part of the popular "Harry Potter", which shows that she is very interested in this film. preference. In fact, in the film industry, Emma Thompson has always been known as a talented woman who can play and write. In 1993, she won the Oscar for her role as Margaret in "Howard Park" (1992), and even more In the following year, he was nominated for two Oscars, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, respectively, for "Farewell to Love" (1993) and "In the Name of the Father" (1993). Two years later, she again won her own double Oscar nomination moment, with "Sense and Sensibility" (1995) nominated for two Oscars for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Actress in 1996, and successfully won the former, fully demonstrating. his screenwriting talent.
All-round female director first directs a feature film
Compared with the famous Emma Thompson, the female director Susannah White may seem less conspicuous, in fact, for the audience who love the BBC's classic British TV series, she is the guarantee of the quality of the TV series. "Bleak House" (2005) and "Jane Eyre" (2006) are both excellent adaptations of famous novels, but in 2008, she suddenly turned and participated in directing "Iraq War Experience" (2008 ), involved in the real war theme, and also achieved a good reputation. Some people have even compared her to Catherine Bigelow, who won the Oscar for "The Hurt Locker", and her directing ability in different styles is evident. It is undoubtedly another challenge to try a children's comedy film this time, but it is obvious that she has been in the TV drama field for a long time, and she has long been looking forward to such an opportunity to direct a feature film, "I have been looking forward to making a feature film for a long time, of course. , as a filmmaker, you have to find the right opportunity. When I received the script for this film, I was filming "Iraq War Experience" in Africa, and I sat down and read it, and then instantly felt It's a kind of intimacy. Part of it is that it's a strong emotional story and really sentimental in my eyes, and at the same time it's a happy story. I think this drama will unfold a lot more than a mere children's movie So I'm really fascinated by Emma's script and the character of Mrs Green, who to me is a modern woman who lived during World War II. She's been trying to satisfy the family the need, in the face of her husband
in the side of reality, she was to bear it all alone, but also worried about economic problems, which are more common problem of modern life, so I do not worry about what this film, It's just very exciting."
Not every movie is suitable for audiences as young as 3 and up to 93, and it's often harder to get sequels to the heights of their predecessors. Emma cleverly did not follow the idea of the first episode to create a copy-style sequel, but set the story in World War II, and the related characters were almost all brand-new, which naturally gave McPhee new performance space, rather than Too much distraction from previous actions. Even though it's a magical film, like most family comedies, it tries to embody some traditional values, as McPhee teaches children in the film: stop fighting, learn to share, be brave, Persistence shows us the preciousness of family life and the beauty of childhood. No matter how old you are now, you may have fantasized about the unrestrained and unrestrained adventure life, even if you are an adult, this film may be able to recall your childhood fantasies and bring you laughter and even tears of joy .
Behind the scenes
'Magic Nanny' returns to the big screen
Nanny McPhee 2 is directed by two-time Emmy-nominated Susanna White from a screenplay by Oscar-winning star and screenwriter Emma Thompson, who wrote Inspired primarily by the title character in Christianna Brand's children's book series Nurse Matilda...a big departure from 2005's Nanny McPhee After a full 5 years of success, Thompson and producer Lindsay Doran have decided to once again unite with British film production company Working Title Films for this fairytale fable that combines magic and glamour, Opening a whole new chapter of the story, bringing more endless joy to people, Dolan explained: "We always like to describe the previous 'Magic Nanny McPhee' as 'the magical babysitter against the world' The 7 Worst Kids', it seems to me that the real focus of this type of film production is not the surreal fantasy, but the bad habits or behaviors that children usually develop, and then there will be a person who understands Use magical babysitters to help them correct their bad habits. The biggest difference between the first film and the sequel is that the focus of the story has shifted from parent-child confrontation to child-child war - this time, 'Magic Nanny McPhee' has to teach these kids 5 new lessons, not just in guiding them on how to get along, but in a more constructive way than fighting. The problems faced."
In addition to being a producer and screenwriter, Emma Thompson, who will play McPhee in the film, said: "In these two series starring the magical babysitter, the kind of lack of ' The pain and the emptiness that came with it was absolutely predominant...In the first episode, a similar feeling was triggered by the passing of Mrs Brown, who had too many children, and at the time This is all too real and common in the context of , and by this sequel, the children's fathers go to war, which is equally in line with their background and, unfortunately, seems to be in line with the way we live now. The environment resonates with a distant echo."
In fact, Emma Thompson had already started to create a new story when the first "Magic Nanny McPhee" was still in intense production, and it took her more than three years to complete the script. Throughout the process, Thompson has worked hard to maintain the soul and style of the original material - the character of "Magic Nanny McPhee" evolved from "Nurse Matilda" and was originally just the original author Christiana Just the centerpiece of the Blanders' bedtime stories, which have been around for over 100 years, and each generation adds something new but much the same, about naughty kids who behave badly A fairy tale of being disciplined by a magical nanny with super powers. It was around the 1960s that Brand first wrote them down, and since then, the series of children's books has gradually accumulated some enduring and timeless qualities, all of which Thompson strives to achieve. What is presented in the script...maybe the story and the characters in it are new, but the basic characteristics and attributes associated with the "Magic Nanny" have been preserved intact, including the lessons she taught the children , her appearance that gradually changed from ugly to beautiful, her cane with magical powers, and the helplessness she had to leave, all were the same.
When it came to the sequel, the director's scepter was also handed over from Kirk Jones to Suzanne White, who was in charge of bringing Emma Thompson's script to the big screen to tell the story of the new episode. Producer Eric Fellner said: "What White's previous TV movies and series have had is an amazing appeal that brings us directly to her... It's a one-of-a-kind emotion, and she put a lot of passion into making it, and the finished film, in my opinion, speaks volumes about her excellent shooting skills and professional angle."
Same nanny, brand new family
Susannah White was filming the TV series "Generation Kill" in Africa when she received the script for "Nanny McPhee 2," and she needed every day during the production of the series about the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Dealing with some deafening gigantic explosions, White recalls: "I came back to my room at night and saw this script after a long day's work... As I read it, it was all in one fell swoop. There is an unspeakable connection to it. As much as I liked the first film, I think the most fascinating part of the story in the new episode is that it focuses on a working-class mother, although she Unable to cope with the problems I'm facing, and still desperately trying to keep everything intact. In my opinion, the most compelling part of the first film is also due to the fact that Emma Thompson and Kirk Jones co-created a mythical character - Nanny McPhee, she is a magical nanny, although she looks scary, but neither dangerous nor aggressive, she can become a very iconic Movie icons of meaning." And, all along, classic family films like "The Railway Children" and "The Sound of Music" have been a huge influence on White, she He continued: "Although I have never directed a movie, I feel that I have the ability to not only perfectly combine humor and emotional dimension, but also to create a very realistic feeling. Flow."
In Susannah White's view, the relevant experience she has accumulated in the field of television and documentaries will definitely help her enter the relatively unfamiliar world of film at the fastest speed. White said: "I think before making documentaries The experience has effectively helped me understand the emotional changes that people experience in different environments, which I always use as a measure. I have experienced people's deaths, baby births, and autopsies. , and all the festivities - I think I really know how to get my camera to capture that 'real' feeling, even if I'm working on a completely fictitious one like Nanny McPhee 2 story."
When the production of a sequel became an imperative, several filmmakers agreed that a new storyline was absolutely necessary, with producer Lindsey Dolan admitting: "Those who didn't Audiences who have read Christiana Brand's original book may think that our film adaptation is based on the content of the novel... But that's not the case at all, when Emma Thompson worked on the first film When working on the script, she extracted every useful clue and character from all 3 novels, so when it came to the sequel, we could no longer use the original book as the basis for the adaptation of the film, she had to Starting from zero." But what kind of content should the new episode of the story focus on? From the very beginning, the filmmakers had made a clear decision not to bring the enchanted nanny back to the Browns to solve some brand new problems, Dolan continued: "A director friend once said to me , 'We should only make that kind of film about the biggest day a character has, because no one really cares about the second biggest day in their life.' Actually, I know that's what he's referring to' The sequel to the 'All Return' movie has little chance of surpassing the previous one - in my opinion, this is a very good suggestion."
As for the solution, let McPhee travel through the barriers of time and space to visit a The new family, Eric Fellner, said: "The Magic Nanny character looks a bit like 'Batman,' not only has magical superpowers, but is able to use the solutions she thinks she has to execute in different situations." Emma Thompson added: "McPhee is never old and timeless, no one knows how much time she spends, how many homes she visits... when we decided to put her in a completely different place In time and space, I suddenly had a good idea to go back to the war years. I wanted her to go to a family where the father was far away from home and went to war, while the mother stayed at home and tried to keep everything for her husband What it was like before leaving - with all the new problems kids face and the chaos parents have to deal with, McPhee will leave 5 new lessons." While the context of the wartime has been clarified , but "Magic Nanny McPhee 2" has no specific era from beginning to end, it looks a lot like the 1940s during World War II, but there is no strict reference or reference.
Trivia
·There is a saying in the film industry, don't act with children or animals, because your limelight will be stolen. Emma Thompson obviously doesn't take this seriously. Not only did she play with a group of children in the film, she also played with a pig, and even at the premiere, she led a pig on the red carpet, The biggest highlight of the premiere.
· To make this film, Emma Thompson turned down the opportunity to star in the last part of the "Harry Potter" series.
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