The behind-the-scenes production of the copycat princess

Rewriting the script

Although the film is adapted from the novel "Headhunters" by Jules Bess, anyone who has read the original novel knows that the film is not as big as the novel. association. In the original novel, the main characters are four middle-aged beauties from New Jersey. They dress up as gorgeous ladies and come to the casino city of Monte Carlo. I hope to get lucky here and find a wealthy old man to change my life. But to their surprise, four pauper pretty boys and playboys who had the same idea also pretended to be rich, hoping to meet a rich woman here to rely on for the rest of their lives. The two teams met unexpectedly, and a series of dumbfounding stories happened.

Fox Film Company bought the filming rights of the novel in 1999, three years before the novel was published. However, this good story was hidden by Fox. It wasn't until 2005 that reports emerged that John-Henry Butterworth and Jez Butterworth had been hired to adapt the screenplay. At that time, the producers wanted to be faithful to the original work, so the lead actor in negotiations was Nicole Kidman. Kidman also loved the story and served as a producer on the film along with Rick Schwartz. Later, the two Butterworths were fired, and the producers hired Thomas Bozuchar to write the script and direct the film. The first draft of the script was significantly rewritten. Kidman's character was written as a middle-aged teacher. She went to Paris with her two other friends. However, the trip to Paris was not pleasant, so they decided to disguise themselves as rich people and go to Montmont. Carlo had a good "splurge". The script was quickly written, but once again, filming failed to begin. By 2010, the producers had new ideas. They hoped to have a younger cast star in the movie. As a last resort, the script was rewritten again. This time, the protagonist of the story changed from teachers to two college students and a high school graduate. The story itself also satirizes the reality of the comedy and turned it into a romantic comedy.

The producers have their own considerations for such frequent changes, because if a movie is made according to the story of the novel, a large number of audiences will inevitably be lost, and such a story has already had a lot of audiences in Hollywood before. Classic template. In the new era, if we continue to make such a film, it may cause a loss of both box office and reputation. After much consideration, the producers decided to adapt the story into what it is now and shoot a youth romantic comedy. Although the story cannot escape the clichés of Cinderella and romantic love to some extent, the faces of several young actors can still firmly capture the eyes of students during their summer vacation, especially middle school students.

An ensemble cast of new generation actors

There is no doubt that the producer is playing the "youth card" for this movie, so which young actors of the new generation will be chosen? It has become the key choice that determines the success or failure of the film. After several rounds of screening, auditions and discussions, Thomas Bozucha finally settled on Selena Gomez, born in the 1990s, and Katie Cassidy and Leighton Meester, born in the 1985s. It can be said that these three actors are all talented actors in their own right, and they are idols with thousands of fans. Therefore, their joint performance naturally attracted a lot of attention and expectations.

For being able to find so many youth idols in the film, director Thomas Bozucha said: "It is indeed a pleasure to work with such young and creative actors. On the set, their energy and the kind of creativity that only young people can have are infectious to everyone, especially Selena Gomez, who is the true center of the film and the youngest and youngest one. A dazzling star. Although she is not yet 20 years old, her performance and professionalism can be regarded as a professional actress. The main scenes of this film take place between these three actresses and an equally young French actor. So this can be regarded as an ensemble movie. What makes me happy is that they all performed very well, and many of their performances exceeded my expectations. And they are still so young, which is really impressive. Envy. They will definitely be the future stars of Hollywood, and Selena Gomez, who can sing and dance, is simply an all-round talent." Another person who praised these young actors was the famous actor An, who started out as a model. Dee McDowell, she said: "These young people are amazing, they can easily fill a role. And the professionalism and professionalism they display is impressive. It is amazing to be able to work with these girls. It’s a wonderful thing.”

Talk about the non-Disney movie she starred in, Disney’s popular star Selena Gomez said: “This movie is very interesting, I’m very excited. I like this plot of pretending to be a noble. Because every girl has the same princess plot, she always hopes that one day she can become a princess who is loved by thousands of people. This movie just gave me the opportunity to realize this vision. I loved it. It was also easy to work with Katie Cassidy and Leighton Meester, who are both a little older than me but still the same age, so we became very good friends on set. This relationship is also shown in the movie. There is no pressure for them to work together, and the director will not put any pressure on us. He always tells us that we just need to be our own character during filming. "< /p>

Highlights

·The film is adapted from the novel "Headhunters" by Jules Bays.

·Nicole Kidman and Julia Roberts were originally scheduled to star in the film, but the producers wanted a younger cast to star in the film. So the writers drastically rewrote the script to make it more suitable for a young cast.

·In order to play the role in the film, Selena Gomez learned polo and British accent for several months.

·French actor Pierre Boulanger speaks in English in the film, making his English debut on the big screen.

·In the film, Selena Gomez graduates from high school. In reality, she also just graduated from high school.

·The film started shooting in Budapest on May 5, 2010, and was completed on July 7 of the same year.

·The film was filmed in Budapest, Hungary, Paris and Monaco.

·The film was shot at Raleigh Studios Budapest. This is the first time this studio has been used.