When everything calmed down at the end of October, Levi finally returned to North America.
He took his crew to Boston, New York, and other places to shoot the outdoor parts needed for his movie and was finishing the finishing work for his film.
While in Europe, most of the film shooting was completed. The remaining parts are some small-scale exterior scenes that need to be shot. It can be said that the preparation for the film went very smoothly.
By November, the filming of this movie will be completed, and if nothing else happens, by the end of December, this movie will be able to be released on a small scale at least.
For his new movie to be released in time, Levi rushed back to Hollywood. However, when he came back, people didn't pay too much attention to his news because, at this time, Enigma Company had bigger things that deserved people's attention.
24, starring Kiefer Sutherland, has officially launched. This TV series was produced only after 9/11 and was already available to the audience in less than two months.
Enigma Company no longer followed conventional procedures as an already big TV production company. They directly contacted those who tended to be Republican-leaning and broadcast the TV series.
Enigma Company has done an excellent job this time: it already has the most top-notch screenwriters and outstanding experience in shooting crime dramas.
The hardware of Enigma Company can be said to be outstanding, but this TV series that was rushed into production has no too many big scenes, all relying on suspense and atmosphere.
This is a project that Enigma Company is good at. Their TV series are produced very well.
As soon as this TV series with an anti-terrorism theme was aired, it immediately caused a sensation. American audiences are now in a mood when they are worried about terrorist attacks, and this TV series can be said to have just touched them.
Because of this TV series, Enigma Company is constantly focusing on these things. Levi's return to the United States did not attract much attention from the audience. After all, he was just a director, not a star, and no one cared too much about the information about the people behind the scenes.
Even though the audience did not pay much attention to him when he came back with his own movie, it aroused a lot of interest in the media.
This year can be said to be a very strange year in the film industry.
There was an endless stream of blockbusters in the first half of the year, but in the second half of the year, because of the 9/11 incident, the entire film industry was hit at once, and Hollywood directors were even more upset.
Not many good movies were released for a while, and the film prepared by Levi aroused too many expectations from people.
The movie will be released during Christmas in December, so it will likely be used for either of the two purposes. One was to make money during the peak movie box office season, and the other was to participate in the Oscar competition.
As for Levi's movie, it doesn't look like it is used to compete for box office investment. So, its role is naturally to be used to judge awards?
It can be said that Levi's films have been lucky in terms of awards in the past two years. Naturally, people are also very interested.
In this year, which does not seem to be a very good year, what kind of movie will Levi bring to everyone? In the past, he has given people a lot of surprises; will it be the same this year?
Therefore, after Levi returned to the United States, various media began to interview him. They hope to know what Levi's movie is like.
"This is a love movie, not a blockbuster. The movie resembles Emily's style but will be different in many places. Oscar? I didn't think about it that much. After all, there were a lot of good movies this year."
During the interview, Levi's words seemed relatively calm.
In fact, his temper of giving up before the show was even played was not at all like his self-confidence that had soared in the past two years.
However, the more such words were spoken, the more people became interested.
Levi is not someone who likes to go back and make movies with a particular theme over and over again.
As a director, he has shot many movies with different themes. And people have always had to admit that Levi's level has improved every time he shoots a different movie.
But this time, he himself said that his movie had no breakthrough. Is it because he doesn't care about his movie? Is he not satisfied with this movie? Or is it because the direction he chose to break through is not very popular with Oscar?
There are many such examples. After Oliver Stone won many awards for his political films, he went on to film Natural Born Killers - although this film is considered a classic by many people, it is still not popular.
Maybe the movie Levi shot is also such a movie?
People are curious about the new attempts of great directors. Although these attempts may not all be very successful, directors with high standards can also bring people refreshing experiences when they make new attempts.
There is no need to doubt Levi's level, so what new things he can bring to people are also very exciting.
Especially at this time of year, when people are in a low mood, Levi filmed an Emily-style movie. Such a wonderful fantasy story is undoubtedly a huge shot in the arm for people who are depressed due to reality.
People agree with this statement. After all, most people are looking forward to watching a good movie to give themselves some joy.
However, at the same time, some people have another view. These people's opinions are not so optimistic.
"Perhaps, just like when filming Lost in Translation, Levi filmed this movie just to make Naomi Watts famous. Naomi Watts and Levi have collaborated many times. She can also be regarded as one of Levi's special actresses."
In addition to the first statement, this statement is also very popular. After all, everyone has noticed that Naomi Watts has never seemed to have any scandals during her entire rise to fame, and she has always had a close cooperation with Levi.
The media will naturally associate these two things with it.
Perhaps Levi was just trying to promote the actor.
Generally speaking, if celebrities want to become famous, they all need some hype in their careers, and these hypes are relatively common: just find a more famous star to fall in love with and borrow some fame from others.
Some of these things are really about falling in love, while others are purely arrangements by the film company.
After all, the entertainment industry has so many handsome men and beautiful women. How can it be so easy to become a star?
So, sometimes, in order to promote a movie, a movie company will find some big stars who have a good relationship with them to bring in newcomers. For example, in media promotions, actresses such as Sharon Stone will often have a boyfriend.
There are considerations in this regard.
Anyway, they are not known as pure actors in the eyes of the public, so why not use their fame to hype up the newcomers?
For example, in Levi's memory, Warner once arranged for Leonardo to announce that he was in love with Blake Lively publicly. However, Leonardo didn't take the matter seriously at all, even after Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively's boyfriend, was photographed on a private date with her.
Leonardo could still hang out with the couple with great interest and didn't mind. This incident did not affect him because he did not feel true love for Blake Lively.
And the same Ryan Reynolds also did this.
In order to hype him up, Warner simply found a way to get him to marry Scarlett Johansson. People were talking about how lucky this guy was at the time, but after his two-year marriage ended, Ryan Reynolds complained directly in front of the media.
There is no reason for anyone to be jealous of himself because, as a husband, he has almost never touched Scarlett Johansson.
This kind of hype is essential for many filmmakers. Ashton Kutcher became famous thanks to Demi Moore, and Selena Gomez was even ridiculed as Justin Bieber's exclusive horse.
It's all this kind of hype by borrowing names.
However, if a star has a good working relationship with a certain director, then naturally, there will be no such hype. Anyway, the purpose is just to enhance the reputation. If any director is willing to take the actors all the way, then this kind of hype is unnecessary.
As an actress who has collaborated with Levi for a long time, Naomi Watts has not received similar hype, which makes people inevitably make this kind of speculation.
Maybe Levi also wants to elevate her?
The purpose of Levi's film has also become a matter of discussion. If it's really a perfunctory work, it doesn't mean much.
Amid the buzz, the trailer for Levi's movie was also released.
And this trailer quickly attracted people.
"Are the uneasiness in your memory haunting you? Are those painful memories of the past hurting you? The Lacuna Clinic can cleanse your painful memories so that you no longer remember them!"
The movie trailer starts with Hugh Laurie, the doctor he plays, introducing his clinic as if he is advertising in front of the camera. His words sound so incredible. How is it possible to erase memories?
But this is how the story begins: the male protagonist wants to erase his memory of the heroine, but unexpectedly, what appears on the screen is first an endearing scene between the two people and then an indifferent scene between the two people.
They seemed to be telling people that these two men and women, who seemed to have fallen out, had a very sweet past. Even bystanders would not want such memories to be erased.
Just as people hoped, the next step is the scene of the hero leading the heroine running wildly.
The scenery keeps disappearing and reappearing, the house that suddenly shatters, the protagonist becomes a child, and the person who can enter the sink - all of this is so weird.
However, under the premise of cleaning the memory, everything seems possible. The experiences of the male and female protagonists surprised people who watched the trailer: such a thing is unbelievable.
"I will hide you deep in my memory and never let them erase you!"
At the end of the trailer, the hero shouts loudly to the heroine. And with this sentence, the trailer also ended.
What kind of story is this? People seem to have understood it, but they don't seem to understand it.
This story seems a bit bizarre and indescribable.
What is certain is that the only feelings between the male and female protagonists and the strangeness of the story are.
However, at least people can be sure of one thing: this movie is definitely not a perfunctory work by Levi.
Just for the little warmth in the movie, the movie is definitely worth watching.
*****
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