[US Entertainment] Superstar

Chapter 224 Exploring the Matrix

Leaning on the porthole of the plane overlooking Sydney, an international metropolis, Eve can only see some brilliance in the bright sunshine.

She knew before landing that Keanu couldn't come, but she was slightly disappointed to see Sam alone at the arrival gate.

Eve still has a little hope, in case her boyfriend wants to surprise her, maybe it will pop up suddenly later.

Wearing a down vest, Sam said cautiously: "Miss Campbell, I'm sorry Reeves can't pick you up, he's filming a very important scene, so shall we go to the hotel to drop off our luggage first?"

Sydney in July is the coldest time of the year, and Eve is not used to the sudden change from summer in the northern hemisphere to winter. Fortunately, she has already prepared a cashmere coat.

"My suitcase is so small that I can put it in the car. Can I just go to the set of The Matrix? I'm curious about how this movie was shot."

Eve asked, she had heard of the big name of this series of movies a long time ago, even if she couldn't act in it, it would be great to go behind the scenes.

Sam didn't hesitate. This was part of the plan. He nodded immediately and said, "No problem, let's go straight. The crew is currently filming in Moore Park in eastern Sydney."

Moore Park is one of several major parks in Sydney. Many people may not know that there is Fox's studio hidden in this park. This is the first of the three major film studios in Australia and is owned by News Corporation.

Although the film was invested by Warner Bros., the filming location was chosen at Fox's studio, because only it can undertake the heavy responsibility of filming in Australia.

The well-known Murdoch started his business in Australia and is now headquartered in Australia. This year, the operating income of the entire group is as high as 140 billion U.S. dollars, making him one of the world's top [-] companies.

The well-known British "Times", "The Sun", Australia's "The Australian", "Sydney Daily" and the US "New York Post" are all owned by this company, as well as Fox TV, Sky TV, Twentieth Century Fox, Fox Searchlight and a series of TV and film companies.

Moore Park is only a ten-minute drive from the city center, and it only takes half an hour from the airport.

In order to make the atmosphere in the car a little more lively, Sam said while driving: "Mr. Reeves is very happy to know that you are coming, but today is the time for motion capture, and he really has no time to pick you up."

"Filming is the most important thing. You can't let the whole crew wait for him just because I am alone." Eve said with a smile: "He has been in Sydney for so long, thank you for always taking care of him."

"This is the job I should do well. Mr. Reeves is a very nice person. I have worked for him for several years. He treats me like a friend and a relative."

"Don't worry, I won't let you make a small report."

Eve doesn't think that she can make someone else's assistant for many years be an eyeliner with just a few words.

Sam knows his boss's daily life, and he is not afraid of interrogation. Apart from filming, he just wanders around Sydney and tastes delicious food by himself every day.

He can often hear Keanu talking to himself saying what food he found, what beautiful spots he found, and he must bring his girlfriend to try it next time.

Anyway, Sam can't do this by himself. He wants to tell Eve about these things and tell her what Keanu is doing.

But it's better not to have outsiders intervene in other people's affairs between lovers, otherwise the surprise prepared by Keanu will be useless.

While talking, Moore Park has already arrived. Eve seems to be Alice who has entered the rabbit hole. She has made so many movies, but this is the first time she has seen the huge sci-fi, green screen and action scenes of the "Matrix" crew.

Although "X-Men" is also a sci-fi film, she didn't shoot a big scene when she cameo, but just filmed a literary scene inside an old castle, which looks no different from ordinary modern urban films.

However, the scene in front of her shocked her incomparably!

Dozens of stuntmen were actually following Hugo Weaving to learn his movements and walking style.

Originally, Eve thought that Agent Smith in the movie was all produced by special effects, but unexpectedly, they were all real people with changed faces!

These stand-in actors look about the same height and shape as Hugo, and everyone learns to fight and imitates them under the leadership of martial arts instructors.

"Wow, that looks spectacular!" Eve sighed in a low voice, and at the same time worried about her boyfriend.

At that time, Keanu will have to fight against so many stand-ins. If there is a slight mistake in the middle, re-shooting will be considered a trivial matter, and what is even more terrifying is that he will be injured.

With so many people shooting fighting scenes together, and cameras interspersed in them, there must be 100% perfect cooperation, otherwise it will not be able to support intensive and frequent fighting, and it will not be able to bring a shocking look on the big screen.

"Shh, let's keep our voices down, Keanu is using motion capture to fight."

The employees performed their duties, even if someone saw Eve and Sam, they didn't stop their work.

In the spacious and bright studio, brothers Larry and Andy are sitting in front of a monitor and a computer to check the results, while Keanu is fighting alone in a motion capture suit, imagining that there are a hundred people around him. Agent Smith.

Standing next to him were the staff of the special effects company and Yuan Heping, the film's action director, and they watched Keanu's fight intently.

Perhaps after the torment of the first film, and the fact that he started training a few months before the filming of the second film, Keanu's skills seem to be much more agile, and his grasp of movements is more in place.

Even in an empty studio, his fists and kicks were quick and sharp. After being hoisted by Wia, he didn't panic, instead he was even more chic.

Of course, this kind of shot looks very non-action, which is already surreal, which just fits the characteristics of the matrix world.

"Cut, take a break," Andy Wachowski yelled suddenly, frowning, looking dissatisfied with the scene.

Yuan Heping was thin and thin, with a peaked cap on his head. Standing with a group of strong Americans, he looked thin, but in a fight, these people should not be his opponent.

At this moment, Yuan Heping got together with the two directors and stared at the content on the computer screen to discuss.

And Keanu Reeves stopped and quietly walked to the chair next to him and sat down, panting and drinking.

He is actually a novice in martial arts, and he can only teach a few routines. Now his hair and back are sweating.

What the directors have to do is to capture his action and fighting scenes and use them in the production of special effects for the movie, so that the real shooting can be combined with special effects.

Just as he was thinking about what he did wrong, a towel was suddenly handed over to him.

"Thank you."

Without thinking too much, Keanu picked up the towel and wiped the sweat off his forehead and neck.

Today is a motion capture scene, and he didn't wear any makeup at all, so he saved quite a lot of trouble.

Just as he was about to return the towel, he suddenly heard a familiar voice replying, "You're welcome."

The sound made Keanu shudder all over, and immediately turned his head to look over, and found that the person standing next to him was his girlfriend!

"Wow, when did you come here?"

"I've been here for a few minutes. I saw you sparring with the air. You have become a master of action now."

Keanu didn't care about his clothes being soaked in sweat, he stood up and hugged Eve, and then the two embraced and kissed each other under the watchful eyes of all the staff!

Yuan Heping was a little surprised. He turned his head to look at the directors, and asked curiously, "Who is that?"

"Keanu's girlfriend, don't you know?"

"Oh, I have an impression. It's the girl who can speak Chinese. Last time she went to the Cannes screening of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon." Yuan Heping had an instant impression, and then commented: "Long hands and legs, flexible body The sex looks okay, it's star material."

Eve and Keanu both have Chinese ancestry. This ancestry is not obvious at first glance, but in fact it has a huge effect. The faces, facial features and skin of the two are delicate and can stand the test of time.

It doesn't get old and rough as fast as ordinary white people, and it doesn't have the sweaty body odor of ordinary white people.

Keanu was obviously very tired, but now he was full of energy, wishing he could hug his girlfriend for a while longer.

Larry Wachowski walked up to the two, "We really don't want to interrupt your reunion, but Keanu, you just didn't move crisply enough. If you rest enough, do it again."

"Give me another 2 minutes, I'll calm down and breathe again." Keanu didn't enter the stage impatiently, but planned to adjust his state before going to shoot, sharpening his knife and chopping firewood.

Another director also came over, and Andy jokingly said: "Eve, don't worry, we will go back to Los Angeles soon, and then you can be together every day."

Eve was a little surprised: "You guys are going to finish filming so soon? Didn't you say you're going to shoot next year?"

"It's still early, but the highway we built at the Amanda Naval Base in California was officially completed. The other party asked us to finish shooting as soon as possible, and then tear down the highway, so we can only go back and finish shooting that part of the scene. .”

The crew of "The Matrix 2" is really luxurious. They didn't close the existing road, but directly paved a two-mile highway, and also repaired the overpass and the cement walls on both sides of the road to avoid problems during filming.

"The hundreds of cars provided by General Motors can only be placed in California, and the cost of transportation is relatively high. So many stuntmen who drive can only be found in Hollywood, and there are not so many professionals in Australia."

Eve's eyes lit up, "This does sound like good news. With such careful production, the effect will definitely be amazing."

"Of course, I hope it will be the most exciting car chase scene in film history." Larry said ambitiously, with such a large investment and countless efforts, it must become the benchmark in car chase scenes.

His brother Andy said in an extremely positive tone: "The audience in the movie theater will definitely be shocked by that scene and make their whole body go numb!"