A detailed introduction to the legend of the night series

Since the birth of the film, vampires and werewolves have been a hot topic in Hollywood movies for a long time, and the legend of the night has deepened. In order to compete for the dominance of the secret world in the city, the war between vampires and werewolves has lasted for a century. Danny McBride, the screenwriter of the film, said: "The story of Legend of the Night is not from novels or comics, but a group of movie stills with the same hobbies. We hope to create a world where vampires and werewolves coexist based on science. " Kevin grevioux, the co-screenwriter of this film, suggested to conceive a story about Romeo and Juliet of vampires and werewolves. Guiliux majored in genetic engineering in college, so he added a credible element to this ancient legend. He said, "We should give up starting from mysticism and taking science as the basis, so I created a virus, which is the cause of vampires and werewolves." Director len wiseman said that the creator deliberately avoided some conventional vampire elements, such as garlic and crosses. He said: "If you follow the genetic logic, you can explain all the relevant things. If it is genetic variation or blood type changes over the years that create vampires, then you can find ways to kill vampires and explore why silver affects this blood type. It can be said that our vampires and werewolves make more sense. " Lakeside Film Company was very optimistic about the creativity of this film and immediately began to prepare for it. Producer gary lucchesi said: "Under normal circumstances, it takes two or three years to prepare a film, while Legend of the Night only takes two or three months." In order to become the director of this film, Ryan Wiseman left a deep impression on the producers with his excellent eloquence. Ruchese recalled: "Karen's words were very convincing." He is a professional artist. He studied under roland emmerich and worked in the industrial light and magic department. He has a special liking for the film atmosphere of Legend of the Night, and thinks that this film can fully reflect everything he wants to show on the big screen. "

Although this film is Wiseman's directorial debut, Lakeside Film Company always prefers to use new people, and all technical support work is ready soon. Producer Tom Rosenberg said: "We are most proud that many newcomers have the opportunity to direct their debut here. Our cooperation with mark pellington has been very successful. The Omen of the Moth Man is the third film we co-produced. Recently we are still filming Paul McGuigan's ipartment, so Aaron is an ideal candidate. "

Kate beckinsale, who plays Serena in the film, has never appeared in this kind of film. As the film stills of producer Richard Lai said, "Before The Legend of the Night, people never thought that Kate would be fully armed and wear vampire teeth." When she learned that the film was about vampires and werewolves, Beckinsale even shrugged it off. She told the producer that she was not interested in this kind of film, but her agent gave her the script and Wiseman's illustrations.

About actors

Beckinsale recalled: "Karen's paintings of Serena and werewolves are wonderful." Their shapes are cool and interesting, not outdated Gothic. " Attracted by the picture, I read the script and found that Serena is a completely flesh-and-blood character, which is quite different from the characters in comics. "The joining of Beckinsale paved the way for the producers to recruit other actors. Producer Wright said: "Kate became our golden signboard, which undoubtedly improved the film level." I think the reason why so many talented actors can be invited is because of Kate's appeal. "Wright believes that for Beckinsale, this is not a movie that can be easily done. For the plot, she must be soaked to the skin and exposed to the biting cold wind, standing on the top of the eighth floor. However, Beckinsale praised the shooting experience: "I think this is my favorite work experience so far. I didn't feel safe at all during the filming of this film, so I found it very interesting. "It is also very important to find a candidate to play michael cole Vinouse. Wiseman saw Scott Speedman's performance in the popular youth drama Happiness. Although biedermann has not cleared his mind, he persuaded Wiseman with his attitude towards the film material. " Scott takes everything in the movie seriously and wants it to be as real as possible, "Wiseman said.

For Speedman, the legend of the night has given him an unprecedented new experience. He said, "I'm excited to work with the director who directed the tube for the first time, because they won't stick to their own ideas." Aaron was very excited about what he had done and showed great enthusiasm. No matter what difficulties and pressures he encounters, he is always full of energy. " Because Michael will change from a human to a werewolf, Bidderman has to put up with makeup for five hours every day and take off makeup for one and a half hours after work every night.

Also suffering from makeup is bill nighy, an old British actor who plays the vampire Victor. As the king of vampires, Victor shows a strong desire for control in Nye's interpretation, which is exactly what this role needs. Wiseman recalled: "At that time, I knew nothing about bill nighy. He sat down and read his lines. In a trance, I forgot what I was doing. That was the only time I completely forgot myself. Incredibly, he became our winner. "

Regarding the action scenes in filming, Beckinsale and Speed Mann both received intensive training for several weeks before the rehearsal. Beckinsale said: "I am not familiar with sports, but I have a good command of dance, but action drama is not dance after all." Whenever I jump and land, I must remember never to stand on tiptoe. " Beckinsale must also learn to adapt to complex cross-line stunts. There is a scene in the film where Serena jumps up and shoots a werewolf while flipping. Beckinsale was afraid of this before the film started shooting, but in the actual shooting, she not only successfully finished it in only four times, but also had some unfinished things.

About shooting

Brad Martin, the stunt coordinator, said: "We are trying to gain Kate's trust and make her realize that everything will be safe. Once she builds confidence, she will fully believe that she can do it. " When talking about biedermann's performance, Martin said: "Before this movie stills, he had never acted in sports films and action films, but he soon mastered all the movements. When the training is over, he can complete the backflip without the help of tightrope walking. "

Tony Pierce-Roberts, the photographer of this film, was nominated for an Oscar for Room with a View and howards end. However, what really surprised director Wiseman was not the classic business cards shot by Pierce Roberts, but the decisive battle of 1999. He said: "The picture of Ultimate Battle is very dark, which complements the plot of the film. I hope to create a rough gothic comic world, and Tony can fully understand and understand my intentions. " Producer Wright said: "It is very important to invite Tony to star in this film. Because of his joining, people will no longer regard Legend of the Night as another vampire movie, but will believe that this movie is extraordinary and is expected to surpass the limitations of genre films. "

In order to present the unique world in the film, the creative staff decided to shoot in Eastern Europe, and Budapest, the capital of Hungary, was the ideal first choice. Wiseman said: "There are buildings we have been looking for. With our tight shooting budget, it is impossible to create such a real interior. I have outlined the outline of the whole movie in my mind. I tried to explain my thoughts to everyone. When we arrived in Budapest, they said,' Now I finally know what kind of movie you want to make.' Budapest has a long history, experienced vicissitudes, and has a strong ancient flavor. Transylvania, the birthplace of vampires and werewolves, once belonged to Hungary, and the mysterious connection between Budapest and movies made the creators irresistible.

From the beginning, the creator hoped that the vampires and werewolves in this movie would be different from the similar creatures created by digital technology in previous movies. Screenwriter McBride said: "We showed the clips of Alien and Alien 2 at Lakeside Film Company, and then we suggested that we didn't want to use CGI technology, which is very common in most movies. We think CGI has some advantages, but inevitably, it is not enough to create hairy creatures. The audience of "Legend of the Night" grew up watching monster movies, and we know that there must be something real that makes people feel at your fingertips. So we put the actors in incredible costumes and electronic bionic masks. In short, we combine the essence of old and new technologies. "

At the end of the goof scene, Serena shot Michael's handcuffs with a gun, but in the scene where Michael broke free from the rope, the handcuffs on his wrist disappeared. In the middle of the movie, when Serena tried the bullet, the liquid in the bullet was not silver nitrate, and neither liquid silver nitrate nor silver nitrate solution was silver.

A (movie) fiasco

Behind-the-scenes director Ryan Wiseman doesn't like making action scenes with computer special effects. For example, when shooting Lucian chasing a car at more than 50 miles per hour, Wiseman chose to drag the car, in which the close-up shot of running and jumping on the car was completed by Michael Sheehan and the foreground shot was completed by stuntman Todd Schneider.

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A week before the film was released, White Wolf Game Company and writer Nancy A. Collins accused the film of infringement, because Legend of the Night has more than 70 similarities with the company's game, and the plot of the film obviously originated from Collins' short story "Monster Love" published in 1994, and the two sides finally settled out of court. At the beginning of the movie stills, Serena met a werewolf in the train tunnel, and the howl came from the American werewolf in 198 1 London.

When the president of Screen Gems decided to shoot the sequel and prequel of this product, the film had not been released in the United States, but the box office in Canada strengthened his confidence.

The vicious dog outside the vampire's residence is actually a gentle and lovely dog. During the filming, the crew could only get this kind of dog. In desperation, director Wiseman decided to dub them with vicious barking. In the scene of a vicious dog chasing Michael, if you look closely, you will find that the dog's tail is swinging happily.

Wentworth Miller and Mike Singer both want to play Michael.

Wentworth Miller's script took only two days to shoot.

Kate beckinsale later married film director Ryan Wiseman.

Scott Speedman suffered a concussion while filming action scenes.

The introduction of the characters in the play begins with Alexander Colvis Yunus. .........

Brief introduction of characters in the play

Alexander Colvis Yunus: Hungarian, warlord. When he came to power in the early 5th century, he happened to witness the plague destroying his village, and only he survived. I don't know why, but his body can change the disease to his advantage. He became the first real immortal. Years later, he had at least three boys, and all three children inherited the same characteristics.

One of the Cowennas boys was bitten by a bat, another by a wolf ... and another walked alone from birth to death like a normal person. Werewolves and vampires share a common ancestor.

Vampire: Vampire. Noble, mysterious and elusive vampire. They gained the upper hand in the protracted contest. Compared with savage werewolves, vampires have a more formal society and a more rigorous organization. /kloc-since the 0/4th century, three elders have been in power in turn, one awake and the other sleeping.

Werewolf: "Rikan" werewolf. A werewolf with a cruel and savage nature. Although they are fierce and tough, they lack organization and scale, which makes them at a disadvantage in fighting vampires. The new leader Lucian is determined to make the Wolf Terran more organized and powerful to realize his wish. The original werewolf can only transform when the moon is full. Now that they have evolved, their descendants have learned how to control their anger.

Committee: It is an administrative organization lower than elders and higher than walkers and ordinary vampires.

Death walker: the elite force among vampires, whose task is to eradicate werewolves without mercy.

Serena: The strongest female warrior in Death Walker, the adopted daughter of Victor. There are great intrigues and secrets hidden in life stories.

Michael: He used to be an ordinary human doctor. The accidental death of his wife hit him hard. Finally, he decided to try his best to help people in trouble, but he didn't realize that he was caught in the underground world where werewolves and vampires fought each other, and his life story was suddenly revealed. It turned out that he was a pure descendant of Alexander Colvis Yunus. Because the genes in the body hid the original form of the virus, they were followed by werewolves and later bitten by Lucian. His blood can perfectly combine two races. Film stills Klein: Victor's lackey, a sinister guy, is good at tricks and wants to possess Serena. The secret deal with Lucian made him the most powerful vampire after the Presbyterian Church, and he was also Lucian's cousin.

Lucian: He is a direct descendant of William and has great power. Later, she fell in love with Sonia. Because her lover was killed, her greatest wish was to get revenge on Victor. As the leader of a werewolf, he is more cruel and cunning than his peers, and he is a dangerous werewolf who is scared by vampires. For centuries, we have been looking for the pure descendants of the Covenas family and created a new race of half werewolf and half vampire.

Sonia: Victor's daughter was executed by her father for falling in love with Lucian.

Victor: One of the three elders of vampires. It turned out to be the big landlord of mankind, big noble. At the end of his life, he reached an agreement with Max to live forever and become a vampire. As a price, he helped Max and his army defeat the first werewolf. People in Victor's army became vampires, as well as relatives and nobles in his territory. Except civilians and serfs. This arrogant and solemn vampire monarch has lived for 1400 years and is one of the few people that Serena really respects and trusts. His existence is a threat to all who expect his death. However, he also has a dark side that vampires don't know, and his behavior has greatly aroused the struggle between vampires and werewolves. Moreover, in order to improve his strength to a new height, he has been sleeping for 100 years (he should have been sleeping for 200 years, but Serena woke him up early), and he is also brewing a huge conspiracy.

Amelia: one of the three elders of vampires. Betrayed by Klein, ambushed by werewolves, bled out.

Max: One of the three elders of vampires. Because of the blood of Alexander Colvis Yunus in the body, it has strong resistance to sunlight and ultraviolet bombs. Very strong, can become a vampire, can fly, and its wings are extremely lethal. The son of Alexander Colvis Yunus became the first vampire because he was bitten by a bat. William's twin brother.

William: A terrible monster with super communication skills. Because he couldn't control himself, he destroyed everywhere, creating countless werewolves and being captured and imprisoned by the blood clan Coalition forces. Alexander Colvis Yunus's son was bitten by a wolf and became the first and strongest werewolf. Max's twin brother.

Andres tanis: The former chief historian of the vampire tribe was exiled 300 years ago. There is also a secret deal with Lucian to study advanced weapons for werewolves to gain their protection.

Ritz: the chief warrior of the werewolf. The elite of werewolves, who have summed up a set of exquisite guerrilla warfare experience in the underground struggle against vampires for nearly a hundred years, are the key figures in the werewolf revenge plan. He has a burly figure of 250 kg, and he is very vindictive. He hates everything in this world, and his only hobby is hunting vampires.

Kahn: Captain of the Death Walker's troops. He is very good at hunting werewolves, and he is also an expert in weapons, developing the power of silver-plated weapons.

Erica: A sexy female vampire, much younger than Serena, who is recognized as the most beautiful vampire, has not yet established her social status, so she is eyeing Klein and hopes to use him to realize her desire for power.

The difference between the abridged version and the unabridged version: The scenes of Klein (traitor among vampires) and Erica (blonde vampire) have increased a lot, and even one scene has been changed. These two have increased even more. After Serena told Michael that her family had been killed, Michael also told her own story. Plus the scene where Victor pulls the blood transfusion tube out of his body. Lucian, the werewolf leader, has an extra scene. He wakes up after being shot and finds his hand dead. He saw Michael and Serena kissing. There are more scenes of other characters walking around the underground lair of werewolves.

The difference between abridged version and unabridged version

The first difference between a werewolf and a werewolf is called a werewolf (a werewolf is a purebred werewolf who can't return to human form), and the Timberwolves in the forest movie stills of Legend of the Night belong to this category. Like William, they are completely driven by wildness and cannot be turned back into human beings. The five senses are more like wolves. Except for William who was imprisoned, the rest basically disappeared (the undead killed by William in the last battle of the second episode also became werewolves, otherwise they would not attack Serena). The other is a werewolf (this kind of werewolf is called a werewolf, which can be transformed into a human or a werewolf repeatedly, unlike a pure werewolf). The first werewolf was Lucian. His mother was bitten by William and became a werewolf. When she was killed by Victor, Lucian was born. Lucian may have been born in human form because of his mother's body. Victor didn't kill him, but treated him as a slave. Lucian grew up and became a werewolf, and then let him bite normal people. They created a new race-both werewolves and humans (the film introduces "werewolves are also humans"). They are free to transform and have their own consciousness. I just don't know if there is a gap between fighting capacity and werewolf.