v2 Chapter 527： Alien spaceship

The night was getting deeper, and Chicago seemed a little quiet tonight. Beckerman pushed the door and walked out of the bar, burped hard, shook his head a little confused after drinking, and walked forward swayingly. It’s a long way to Wacker Avenue, the main road in the Chicago area, and it’s easy to stop a taxi without having to call for a taxi.

It’s just that today is something special. He dazzledly pulled open two blockades and stood on the side of Wacker Street. He looked strangely at the left and then at the right. Not only did he not see any traffic, but even the whole street. Except for a few cars parked on the side of the road, they are extremely empty.

what happened?

Beckerman couldn't help scratching his head, his brain numbed by alcohol was a little slow. Why can't even people see this bustling neighborhood?

plague? war? Zombie siege? Or is it an alien invasion?

He is a science fiction fan, and with the effect of alcohol, many inexplicable thoughts popped into his mind at this moment.

Suddenly, Beckerman saw a person. Across the wide street, a person was waving at him and yelling, as if to make him avoid this place as if there was danger.

Could something really happen?

5◇ Although Beckerman was drunk and dizzy, he stepped back cautiously. At this moment, a roar suddenly came from the intersection hundreds of feet away on the left hand side. The voice was It is so huge, even at such a distance, it feels deafening.

Immediately afterwards, a bright light fell from the sky, shining there, and the sound of the helicopter's propeller also came.

The sound of police sirens and the sound of car motors suddenly sounded.

Is the police chasing the main offender?

As a Chicago with a long history of gangsters. Such a situation is not too rare.

Just when Beckerman thought so, a bright light suddenly came on from the crossroad, and then turned around. The light was so bright that it almost illuminated half of Wacker Avenue.

"Uh……"

Seeing the monster in the light, Beckerman opened his mouth unconsciously. "What's that stuff?"

It was something that looked a lot like a car, but its shape was peculiar. It didn't look like an ordinary car, especially the various black materials wrapped around it, just like armor...

But are there such armored vehicles or tanks or cars in the world?

Beckerman immediately shook his head, that is, at this moment, the monster rushed past the road in front of him at a speed of about a hundred miles per hour, the tremor of the ground being crushed and the strong wind brought up. Almost overturned him to the ground, and the dozen or so police cars that followed afterwards, in front of the monster, were simply the guns in the car.

The police are chasing that monster?

Seeing this, Beckerman understood, but he couldn't figure out exactly what that monster was, and so many police officers were dispatched. Even the entire Wacker Street was evacuated...

Suddenly, he thought of a possibility. The whole person trembled with excitement, and quickly took out his mobile phone from his pocket and dialed the number of Chicago TV.

"Hello, is it the TV station?"

Getting a confirmed answer, Berkman spoke drunkenly and said loudly. "I saw an alien! This is not a joke, I saw an alien spacecraft on Wacker Street, and the police are hunting it..."

The helicopter in the sky was still hovering, and Duke sat on it, examining the images continuously transmitted to the monitor. Occasionally, through the window, I look at the streets where cars are chasing crazily below, and take control of the whole situation.

In order to film this car chase scene, the crew did a lot of preparatory work. After he and Hannah Serena and John Schwarzman visited Chicago, eighteen stunt drivers came to Chicago. I trained my car skills and became familiar with the road conditions. I prepared for this for several months.

Duke’s reputation also played an important role. The Chicago city government not only fully cooperated with the crew, but also gave unprecedented support. In order to film crazy car chase scenes, several blocks of the city were temporarily closed and vehicles were not allowed to enter.

This situation has been increasing in recent years. In order to win large Hollywood crews, governments across the United States have provided various conveniences and tax incentives. The outflow of Hollywood crews is very serious, and the number of films shot in the Los Angeles area is decreasing.

A successful film has a huge impact on a city.

Even those staunch anti-Duke activists have to admit that he used the Lord of the Rings trilogy to turn New Zealand into a world tourist attraction.

Moreover, the financial situation of Chicago is worse than that of Los Angeles. Although not as exaggerated as Detroit, this heavy industrial city has also been rumored to be bankrupt several times.

The helicopter flew forward in close pursuit of the Batmobile. The Batmobile drove along the road like a rocket along a well-designed route, stopping from time to time. After making appropriate adjustments, it knocked over the chasing police cars. , The power of this super monster, even in shooting, is still unmatched.

In the city, in the face of ordinary criminals and lightly equipped police, Batman is just like a tiger.

The filming continued until the early hours of the morning, when Duke announced that it was closing. The cleaning company hired by the crew then drove into these blocks and began to clean up the various garbage left over after the crew made a car accident.

When Duke got off the plane and converged with the crew on the ground, the media reporters from all directions had surrounded the nearby Tuan Tuan and even blocked the way to leave. If he didn't say anything, he wouldn't let him go. The meaning of leaving.

Duke can only be interviewed, but he talked about some coping styles, but when the reporter mentioned that someone called the TV station at night, saying that the Batmobile he saw was an alien spacecraft, he was slightly surprised.

"This shows that the Batmobile of the crew is truly unique and spectacular."

After leaving this sentence, Duke, with the assistance of the security personnel who arrived, got into his car, left Wacker Street, and returned directly to the hotel.

The shooting in the Chicago area was all held at night. Even with the support of the city government, due to the busy traffic conditions in Chicago during the day, it could not be filmed normally. The scene of the Batmobile's rapid advance was filmed in only one night, but the crashes The lens is more cumbersome and time-consuming to shoot.

These collision scenes are originally Duke's good at. In fact, the actual shooting time is not long. Most of the time is spent on preparations. A few seconds of crash shots often takes several hours to arrange. .

It is undeniable that there are many tricks for shooting, but the preparations for shooting on the spot cannot be tricked, otherwise the waiting is likely to be the actor's injury and other troubles.

Duke never fights unprepared wars, and every shot is carefully prepared.

Only this time, he ran into a little trouble, and he has not fixed the location of Wayne Manor. Unlike the modern villas all over the United States, the Wayne family is a typical family with a long history and tradition. The manor needs a simple A sense of weight, otherwise he could borrow or rent the manor house from Malibu.

Originally, the crew decided on an old manor located in the outskirts of Paris. It is said that the owner of the manor is still a duke, but after Duke led the crew to Chicago, the other party suddenly repented, preferring to pay liquidated damages instead of letting the crew use their own property. Faced with this situation, Duke was also quite helpless.

The other party is neither short of money nor has nothing to do with the film industry. He doesn't care about his opinion at all. The most important thing is that he is willing to pay liquidated damages.

Duke had no choice but to give up, but sent a lawyer from the film crew to Paris to discuss matters of saving and receiving liquidated damages.

If you change to a grumpy director, this time will surely be exhausted. Fortunately, Duke has always been calmer and knows that he is not the center of the world. While changing the shooting plan, he will ask Charles Rowan to find a suitable one as soon as possible. location.

"Your dark circles are coming out."

In the hotel’s Italian restaurant, Irene Lauder, who came to visit the class, looked at Duke, who had been working at night recently, and said, “Aren’t you worried about this?”

"Is it obvious?"

Duke couldn't help rubbing his eyes, and his life turned upside down was uncomfortable. "It will be fine after a while. The Chicago scene is about to end."

Irene picked up the clear water next to her, took a quick sip, and continued, "Maybe I can help you solve this problem."

"Then I won't say thank you."

I can tell that Irene Lauder is not joking, and Duke is not polite to her, "Honey, it's better to be faster."

In fact, he doesn't need to shoot inside the villa. The inside can be set up in the studio. What he needs most is undoubtedly the outside panoramic lens.

"My cousin has a manor in the northern suburbs of London." Irene Lauder took out a pen, wrote an address on a napkin, and pushed it over here. "The manor was built by the Rothschilds in the 1850s. It’s only an hour and a half’s drive from London."

Duke picked up the napkin and looked around, and heard Irene say, "I turned around to say hello to my cousin, there should be no problem."

"I just shoot some location scenes." Duke did not refuse this kindness, "I will not go inside the villa to shoot."

After eating this meal for more than half an hour, Irene Lauder came to Chicago and had a job, and soon left, but made an appointment with Duke to watch the crew on-site shooting at night, and Duke returned to his room. Continuing to sleep with his head and shooting for more than a week has already messed up his biological clock.

Fortunately, filming in the Chicago area did not encounter much trouble. This is also Duke’s masterpiece. After twelve days of fighting, all the scenes in the Chicago area ended. Irene Lauder also contacted her cousin. Duke led the crew directly to London, filmed a few location scenes, and returned to Los Angeles.

Anne Hathaway, the only actress with a heavy role, also joined the crew. (To be continued...)