Beast (3)

 

7 days.

Kang Woo-jin was traveling in a van. The destination is the filming site of ‘Cierrot: Birth of a Villain’. It was the same morning routine as usual, but today the atmosphere in his van was a little different. What can I say, Woojin’s stylist and other team members are making a fuss.

“omg! Awesome! Why did this explode now??!”

“That’s it! I completely forgot! But there are a lot of articles coming out!”

“Wow, now that I see it, it reminds me of that time! It was really bloody! Look at this, there’s a picture too!”

“picture? Were any pictures taken at that time??”

“I guess there’s a video, video!”

Choi Seong-geon was also looking at his cell phone with a serious look on his face. No, everyone in the van was the same. Everyone looks at their cell phones and gets excited. Of course, Kang Woo-jin is also looking at his cell phone. Not as excited as his teammates.

“······”

However, while maintaining a solemn face, he was internally tilting his head.

‘What is this?? Why is there all this fuss?’

The foreign news articles they see.

『LA TIME/Last year, Miley Cara almost died on the set of her music video. It was Kang Woo-jin who saved her life』

It was the heroic story of Kang Woo-jin, who saved Miley Kara’s life last year.

When working with Kara on a new album, Woojin saved Miley Kara when a woman tried to harm her at the music video set. Because it was quite a while ago, it had been slightly forgotten in Kang Woo-jin’s memory, but suddenly foreign reporters were covering the matter like crazy.

Many foreign media outlets, including Hollywood, are frantically pouring out articles.

Of course, it was now medicine department.

This trend will quickly turn crazy and take over Hollywood.

Whatever it was, this matter was not leaked by Choi Seong-gun or Kang Woo-jin.

Afterwards.

Kang Woo-jin arrived at the filming set of ‘Cierrot: Birth of a Villain’ at ‘Columbia Studios’. As soon as he appeared, about 100 foreign staff members applauded excessively.

-Clap, clap, clap, clap!

It was an atmosphere reminiscent of an awards ceremony, and many staff members, including the key staff, gave Kang Woo-jin a thumbs up.

“Hahaha, Mr. Woojin! “You did such an amazing job??!”

“You showed ‘beneficial evil’ in reality?? Why did you hide it all this time?!”

“That’s what I said! “If he had saved Miley, he would have been treated as a hero from the very beginning of his career in Hollywood!”

“I’m glad it’s known now!”

“Looking at it, all the malicious comments that were flooding in until yesterday have disappeared? Thank goodness, Dam is really amazing by the way!”

“Isn’t it strange that ‘Joker’ saves people?”

In a noisy situation, Kang Woo-jin struggled to maintain his composure.

‘Ah, my ears hurt, but it’s somewhat expected.’

It was because I had experience. It was director Ang Bok who quietly approached me who mentioned it.

“You continue to have the image of an issue king, whether in Korea or Hollywood. It’s surprising. But wasn’t there something similar in Korea? “I remember seeing it.”

“···About Hwarin’s business in the past.”

“Oh, that’s right. That’s right, hehe. Why are all sorts of things happening around you? Anyway, take care of yourself and don’t let your guard down.”

“All right.”

It was a strange day when ‘Joker’ became a hero, but Woojin, who came out of ‘subspace’, once again brought up the necessary emotions and the harsh world and focused on filming. Thanks to him, the noisy atmosphere on set quickly calmed down.

“action.”

And on this night.

After finishing filming for one day, the team of ‘Clierrot: Birth of a Villain’ cleaned up after themselves and were in full swing preparing for tomorrow’s filming. We were busy moving equipment to the necessary sets according to the filming storyboard and talking with each other. Meanwhile, Kang Woo-jin is wearing a colorful ‘Joker’ costume with wet hair that reaches down to his chin.

-Sigh.

It has just been appointed to director Gabok Ang, along with executive producer Nora Foster, including several foreign staff members. As Woojin, who had removed the makeup from his face, approached, Director Gabok Ang, with a wrinkled face, turned his head.

“Woojin.”

In his hands were a scenario and a shooting storyboard, and inside were numerous notes scribbled with a pen. Director Anga Bok then turned over a page of storyboard and took a picture with his index finger.

“Tomorrow, we will only shoot solo cuts in the morning, and from noon onwards, we will focus on two-shot shooting in the afternoon.”

Kang Woo-jin nodded calmly.

“Yes, director.”

“Hmm, there will probably be a lot of scenes with Chris.”

For your information, although Woojin is filming the same project, it has been rare to see him with Chris Hartnett recently. She said it was a natural thing. Even in Korea, there were a lot of actors that I saw once during script reading and once during a company dinner after filming. In general, it was the same with supporting or minor actors. However, in ‘Cliller: Birth of a Villain’, Woojin has quite a few scenes with Chris.

The two-shot filming of the two of them had to start soon.

“All right.”

A man with impressive dark brown eyes and a hat pulled down approached Woojin, who nodded slightly. It was Chris Hartnett. His scene ended about 2 hours ago, but it looks like he hasn’t left work yet.

“Director.”

Director Anga Bok gives the same explanation to Woojin as he approaches him. Chris smiled and turned his gaze to Kang Woojin.

“We are finally meeting.”

Until now, Chris has been captured on camera as a minor image in the cuts of Kang Woo-jin’s ‘Henry Gordon’ and ‘Joker’, but there have been no scenes where the characters have conversations with each other. If so, tomorrow would be the first time. Next, Woojin calmly looked at the grinning Chris.

‘Why do you like this guy so much?’

On the surface, the answer was very indifferent.

“I will leave it up to you.”

“That’s me.”

Although he didn’t say anything in words, Chris was speaking with his eyes.

‘The day has come to fulfill the promise we shared in the trailer back then, and as a challenger, I am determined.’

Of course, there was no way Kang Woo-jin knew this. Why are you looking at me like that? He just doesn’t avoid his eyes with thoughts like that. However, to Chris, this meaningless look spoke in a different way.

‘You’re telling me to attack you at any time.’

At this time, director Gabok Ang, who was watching the filming storyboard, intervened.

“The cut of the two of you tomorrow will be sensitive. This is a scene that introduces the first believer in the madness of the ‘Joker’ and penetrates the theme of ‘Clierot: Birth of a Villain’. so.”

In a polite tone, he asked the two actors.

“As I said last time, ad-libs based on scenarios are welcome. “I expect creative, free acting.”

This moment.

“······Director.”

Executive producer Nora Foster, who had been watching the conversation the whole time, with her brows narrowed slightly, whispered to Angabok.

“Let’s talk for a moment.”

After a while.

Nora spoke in a hushed voice to Director Angabok, who guided her to a place a little distance away.

“It would be better to refrain from creative or free acting now.”

She rebelled against director Ang Bok’s handling of the film.

Is it better to avoid it? Director Ga-bok Ang, with a wrinkled face, looked calmly at executive producer Nora Foster, who had a strong-looking overall appearance, standing in front of him. The expression on his face was very serious. It means that the criticism she just expressed was sincere.

‘hmm-‘

Director Ang Bok sighed softly inwardly.

‘As expected, we collided. Well, sparks were flying little by little from the beginning.’

Nora Foster, one of Hollywood’s famous producers.

She is at the same level as Joseph Felton, and unlike Joseph, who manages several works at once, she is currently only working on ‘Columbia Studio’ works, including ‘Cierrot: Birth of a Villain’. In other words, she was in charge of overall handling of the ‘Cinematic Universe’. Of course, Nora wasn’t doing it alone, but whatever it was, she had been putting a lot of effort into the ‘Cinematic Universe’ for a long time.

It was only natural that ‘Columbia Studios’ risked its life.

Accordingly, there was great anticipation and interest in ‘Cierrot: Birth of a Villain’, and Nora Foster and ‘Columbia Studio’ executives also frequently appeared on the filming set. Nora goes to work almost every day. Now, it looks like Nora is somewhat in charge of oiling the scene, and is acting as a bridge between director Anga Bok and Columbia Studios.

She tackled Director Angabok’s thoughts.

Not often, but there were times when her and director Ang Bok’s direction diverged. Since it wasn’t her big deal, she somehow got over it, but this time she was acting very seriously, as if Nora had decided to do it. In Korea, no one would rebel against director Ahn Ga-bok, who is arguably the strongest in the world.

But this was vast Hollywood.

‘It’s a bit annoying as expected.’

No matter how much director Angabok was, he was just like a hired director here. Unlike Korea, where directors are invincible, in Hollywood the power of producers is greater, and director Ang Bok had to find an agreement when opinions differed with producers.

“Please refrain from creative or free acting that includes ad-libs. Nora, why do you think that?”

Director Ang Bok, who had been silent for a moment, asked, and Nora Foster opened her mouth as if she had been waiting.

“…You said something similar to Chris Hartnett and the entire cast, and of course to Woojin Kang.”

“you’re right.”

“It seems like a pretty good idea right now, but if you let it go too far, it could end up going in the wrong direction. I like the creativity and freedom of the actors. But I also think the scenario needs to be firmly centered. “If you get out of it, it becomes nothing.”

This means sticking to the set scenario. Director Gabok Ang responded to this.

“Of course, I agree with that. Of course, the basis for the actors’ free acting will be the scenario, and the scenario is also the reference point for my directing.”

“I know. But everything else is too repetitive. If these things accumulate, it will become uncontrollable later.”

It wasn’t for nothing.

Nora is also expressing her concerns as a producer. The scale of the ‘Cinematic Universe’ that is currently rolling is enormous, and ‘Cierrot: Birth of a Villain’ is the prelude to that gigantic scale. I had no choice but to be several times more sensitive than usual. Above all, Nora, who has over a dozen years of experience, has seen quite a few works fail due to freedom in the field.

“The existing scenario is of sufficient quality to attract the audience’s attention, so I don’t think there will be any major problems if it continues as is.”

She wasn’t wrong. But director Angabok had a different opinion than Nora.

“I also accepted to direct after reading the script for ‘Cierrot: Birth of a Villain.’ However, if this work becomes too stereotypical, its explosive power will decrease. We need to allow actors to express things that we cannot think of.”

“I know, that’s why I approved Kang Woo-jin’s free acting. “I’m not ignoring the director’s opinion, I’m just saying that we need to adjust the pace and pace accordingly.”

The opinions of the director and producer are tense. In general, of course, the executive producer has the upper hand. Because this is Hollywood. However, director Anga Bok is an old man with a lot of experience, having shot as many as 100 movies.

Youngmul is directed by Anga Bok.

“······Nora.”

Rather than breaking stubbornness, he chose to negotiate.

“How about trying this?”

He also attached great meaning to ‘Cierrot: Birth of a Villain’, and his instincts along with his experience were telling him that he had to push forward here.

“A two-shot scene between Kang Woo-jin and Chris. Let’s leave this to their creativity and freedom based on the scenario. But if the acting doesn’t stand out that much compared to the script or doesn’t look good, then as you said, we’ll go in the direction of refilming.”

“······Director. Not everyone is the same, but among the people at Columbia Studios, there are some who are not very pleased with the director’s directing method. “Do we really need to go that far?”

“Of course, I will do that even if it means appointing a new coach.”

If you’re going to cut it, cut it.

Director Angabok was more fierce than ever, and Nora was staring at him.

“···all right.”

I took a step back. The director’s intentions were very firm, and if the conflict escalated further, the atmosphere on set would die. Rumors can also spread among actors.

‘First of all, it would be better to go to the filming.’

The decision was that it would be better to act after watching the filming.

Soon, Nora sighed briefly and slowly nodded.

“I’ll just watch the filming. However, I don’t know if the ‘Columbia Studio’ people will show up tomorrow.”

Director Anga Bok, with an expression on his face that said it was nothing, smiled slightly.

“Good.”

After he answered, the two actors were waiting for him to get away from Nora. In other words, it stuck with Kang Woo-jin and Chris. Woojin keeps an indifferent face, but what’s going on inside? I wanted to.

‘It looked like you two were fighting? Are you okay?’

Director Gabok Ang, who had no idea about this, told Woojin Kang and Chris.

“Let me run wild tomorrow.”

The next morning, July 8th, inside a large van.

A man sitting in the window seat of a van carrying several foreigners stands out. It was Chris Hartnett, wearing a hat. His dark brown eyes looking out the window. Before we knew it, the van Chris was riding had passed the entrance to the vast ‘Columbia Studios’ and was moving towards the set complex where filming would take place.

Following.

-Sigh.

Chris closed his eyes. It wasn’t that she was tired. Organizing your heart and mind. Her breathing also improved. It calms my heart that was beating slightly from earlier.

‘Calm down, today I have to deal with the Joker.’