Behind-the-scenes tidbits of ghosts.

65438+1October 4th is the first Friday in 2008. I don't know if it is a chain fatigue reaction after the holiday. Only one movie landed in the cinema on this unusually cold weekend, that is "the ghost has called", which is a remake of a Japanese classic horror work. Therefore, it is the first box office movie in the economic market. Maybe someone should remind me that besides this week's ghost call, there should be a Juno. Unfortunately, this is not the case. Juno is an independent production, but it is only going through the transition from small-scale screening to large-scale screening.

Maybe I want to get a little "happiness" from the American version of The Ring of the Midnight released in 2002. Ghost Call is also adapted from the 2003 Japanese horror movie A Missed Call. The original tells a story that makes me feel cold from the bottom of my heart. It is about a group of young people. Shortly before their death, they all received telephone recordings with their own death voices ... this is a very typical horror story. Second, strong marketing, so "one missed call" came into being. Judging from the well-edited trailers and promotional videos and the indifference of the post-holiday market, it is enough to attract fans into the cinema.

The first weekend of the film festival has long been proved by past experience, which is definitely the best time for horror films to make a fortune. For example, Skin Inn, Ghost Signal, Crocodile Monster and Hitchhiker were all selected at this time, so the box office was two or three times as expected. In this rare quiet day, I believe that young audiences have bombarded box office blockbusters.

In 2003, "A Missed Call" directed by Japanese director Mitsuro was released, which eased the crisis of Japanese young people's dependence on mobile phones and achieved the purpose of vigilance through a sharp fact hidden under a ghost story. However, when the same story reached the hands of American director Eric Oualett, it added some fantastic imagination. He decided to extract the essence from the original Japanese works instead of simply repeating a small-scale thriller. Mobile phone is no longer a symbol of danger here, but a media carrier for several friends. Where are you going? Of course, Valit will definitely keep some really frightening elements in the original work. The American version of one missed call has relatively reduced the sense of crisis brought by using mobile phones, but paid more attention to American old ghost stories. Basically, the new edition is an interesting derivative of the original.

In the film, edward burns and shannyn sossamon play a pair of partners who are forced to be tied together, because they want to catch the evil ghost who kills people by using mobile phone radio waves together. Burns plays detective Jack Andrews in the film. He revealed that most of the films were shot in real scenes, and only a small part was shot on the set: "The staff disguised the shooting scene very well, so both the location and the set rendered the atmosphere in which the story was happening. The strangest thing is that when you spend two hours working in a scene, you will realize that you are just acting. But in contrast, the location part is much more interesting than the studio. For example, during our stay in Atlanta, we seldom go to a new city and feel a new part of our country or even the world. However, when you watch a movie, you may not see that it is in Atlanta, because when we first positioned this story, we only said that it happened in a city in the United States, which may be any city. "

Although edward burns starred in a remake, he has never seen the original Japanese film directed by takashi miike. He said: "Director Eric Oualett specifically asked us not to watch the original Japanese films, at least not until the film was made. He didn't tell us the real reason, but I can guess that he didn't want us to make unnecessary comparisons or question the changes he made in the remake-I know my role is quite insignificant in the original. I did buy the original DVD, but I left it in my hotel room in Atlanta, so I haven't seen it yet. "

Professional detective edward burns

As edward burns himself comes from a well-known family, he doesn't need to do any preparatory work for such a role: "This is the fourth police role I have played. Even though I haven't been a real policeman, I am a veteran ... In this kind of film, Jack Andrews doesn't need to be so experienced when doing investigation work, because no policeman has experienced such a supernatural case, and then he goes after a mobile phone radio wave.

However, as a policeman, Jack Andrews seems to accept the paranormal phenomenon too quickly in the film, and edward burns agrees: "Of course, I am not so easily manipulated in real life, even a little cynical. However, I want to declare that my character in the film soon believed that the paranormal was true, and I didn't feel anything wrong, because he was in such an environment and there was no way to doubt him. Any film related to the investigation, whether it is related to ghosts or not, is actually very old-fashioned. It generally means that there is a trustworthy person here who believes that he can help this troubled lady-Jack Andrews has played such a role. "

As an adult, edward burns seldom watched horror movies, but when he was a child, he was as crazy as other peers. At that time, his favorite movies were Moonlight Panic and Friday the 13th, and all similar horror works.

For comedian margaret cho, this movie is also a major adjustment in her career, because for the first time, she can't be happy in front of the camera, but needs to keep a straight face. Edward burns said: "If a comedian is allowed to star in a horror film, she really needs to make great efforts, not only her, but also me and shannyn sossamon. To be honest, we will feel a little ridiculous about our appearance in the film. "

When talking about this cooperation with shannyn sossamon, edward burns can't hide his admiration: "We have had a lot of fun from it, and you will find that she is a very easy person to laugh at, and she is easy to get along with ... When she shoots some terrible scenes, we will try our best to make her laugh and get rid of the shadows in our hearts-in order to make this part as real as possible, we all think she may be really scared, and director Eric Oualett is very grateful to me for doing so."

Although acting is his main business, edward burns also has experience as a director. He gave a negative answer to the question whether he would judge the film with the director's eyes: "I won't do that." The first time I learned a lesson from this practice was in Saving Private Ryan. You may not imagine how I advised Steven Allan Spielberg on the set. Although he is very friendly to me, I have to say. For me, whether as a filmmaker or an actor, this is an important learning experience. In fact, every time I finish a movie, I feel that I have learned something, so I come with a learning attitude. I often think,' Oh, how did he set this scene?' Then carefully observe Eric Oualett's selection criteria, and then keep thinking,' Why did he do this instead of that?' "

As for whether edward burns will really direct a horror thriller himself in the future, he is not sure: "I think it is opportunity and contingency that are shaping the direction I may face in the future, such as your growth background, your education, what you may encounter in the future ... Of course, if I think the time is ripe enough and I have relative ability, I will shoot a good story when I come across it."

The detective played by edward burns will eventually die.