America Tycoon: The Wolf of Showbiz-Chapter 923 - 864 Split Personality_2
Chapter 923: Chapter 864 Split Personality_2
Chapter 923: Chapter 864 Split Personality_2
Laura said, “I’m not very familiar with the professional aspects of acting.”
“Thank you for your help.” Martin had gained something.
Laura smiled, went to the file cabinet behind her, and took out several folders. She sifted through them and said, “I have some case files here that can be disclosed; they might be of some help to you.”
She sighed, “Actually, there are a few cases that are more typical, but the families of the patients have asked for confidentiality, so I can’t reveal those.”
Martin took the files one by one and found that one of the files was about a murderer. He said, “These will be very helpful to me.”
Laura added, “Remember to return them to me by the end of the year.”
Martin assured her, “I’ll return them in November.”
David Fincher was preparing the “Split” project, which was scheduled to start shooting in early November.
Laura, smiling, said, “Before the end of the year would be fine.”
Martin soon said his goodbyes and left, returning home to start going through the material Laura gave him.
His focus was on a serial killer.
This man, in Stockton City, California, had committed a series of crimes that resulted in six deaths and one severe injury.
There was no connection between the victims; they were all randomly murdered at night.
The killer, an elite executive at a company with a respectable family background, was diagnosed with a personality disorder after being arrested; the second personality exhibited severe antisocial tendencies.
At work and in his daily life, he was known as a gentle and good person, and nobody expected him to commit serial murders.
Laura gave Martin not just text documents but also some photos.
Martin picked two that best represented gentleness and violence; one was the killer at work, and the other was from his last act before being captured.
Although he had the same appearance, the expressions made it seem like two different people.
Or rather, two split halves of a life.
One was a well-dressed, gentle social elite; the other was a killer roaming the dark alleys like a vagabond.
This also gave Martin some points of reference.
Differences in clothing, styling, and demeanor were key to character building.
Sometimes, winning an Oscar for acting relied more on makeup and styling than on actual acting skills.
The most typical example was Charlize Theron.
In fact, if one watched many of Charlize’s movies, it wasn’t hard to see that her acting was quite modest.
After carefully reviewing the material he had received, Martin called Thomas and asked him to contact the prison authorities to see if he could meet the serial killer.
The final script of “Split” featured the main character developing a terrifying personality, a sadistic killer.
Although the movie was adapted from the life of Billy Milligan, the script was not a direct repetition of reality; the plot was wilder and more brutal than Billy Milligan’s experiences.
Thomas acted quickly and directly arranged the visit with the State Prison.
Three days later Martin met the killer, who, despite wearing a prison uniform, exhibited a genteel demeanor.
He looked just like any ordinary person.
Martin was actually more interested in seeing the persona of the serial killer, but the visit was limited in time, and the prison authorities would not allow him to provoke the man purposely to cause an emotional breakdown.
After a half-hour meeting, Martin left the State Prison.
In the car, Thomas asked, “How did it go?”
Martin replied, “I gained something, but not much, didn’t see what I wanted to see the most.”
Thomas said, “You can’t expect him to kill someone on the spot for you to watch.”
Martin, resting his arm on the armrest of the seat, said, “I have some understanding of the feeling of killing in a rage, no worse than his.”
Thomas remembered, Martin wasn’t just a regular Hollywood star, he had actually killed people, seemingly quite a few.
Back in Burbank, the car drove directly into Disney Studio.
David Fincher had gathered his team and was preparing “Split” at Disney Studio.
In the office, Martin met David Fincher and congratulated him first, “Didn’t expect your political thriller to be such a hit, heard ‘House of Cards’ broke a series of Netflix’s streaming records?”
David Fincher smiled and said, “Netflix’s unique streaming model played a big role.”
Martin said, “Previously, TV stations used a weekly broadcast model, Netflix released all episodes at once, allowing people to binge-watch, which is more suited to today’s fast-paced lifestyle.”
David Fincher agreed, “If ‘House of Cards’ was still using a weekly model, the reputation would still be good, but it wouldn’t have reached the level it’s at now.”
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Martin commented, “Maybe Netflix will bring another possibility to Hollywood.” He then returned to the main topic, “Is the project preparation going smoothly?”
David Fincher briefly introduced, “The sets are being built, the film has relatively few scenes, I plan to shoot everything in Los Angeles. This film will be shown from a micro perspective, and your role is crucial.”
Martin understood his point, “I’ve started preparing, just visited a serial killer with dissociative identity disorder at the State Prison. After the ‘Interstellar’ promotion is over, I plan to contact more schizophrenia patients and actually experience life in relevant therapy centers.”
David Finch said, “The core of this film is in the creation of your character, not the story of the movie. Are you looking to hit the Oscars again with this film?”
It was obvious, Martin replied, “Yes, I’d really like to win another Oscar for Best Actor.”
David Fincher, currently in the second creative peak of his life, with excellent condition and thoughts, said, “As we discussed before, I won’t show 24 personalities. The movie’s runtime is limited, doing so would only skim over each personality and the audience won’t be able to tell who’s who.”
Martin took over the conversation, “I share your view, we should select a few personalities with greater span for detailed portrayal. I will endow each distinct personality with its own characteristics to make them truly independent entities.”
He detailed the role dynamics he had thought over the past two days.
“There’s one point, not quite accurate, it differs from what I had in mind,” David Fincher, knowing Martin’s style and that he’s open to constructive suggestions, said, “Although the different personalities, in character creation, using simple stereotypical expressions makes it easier to leave an impression on the audience, they are not completely separate from each other, but stem from one person.”
Martin looked thoughtful.
David Fincher, from a director’s perspective, mentioned, “Your performance needs to be versatile; when expressing, the characters should be both singular and independent. When containing, the viewers should feel that this is a complete person, alternately controlled by different personalities.”
He emphasized, “These personalities are not entirely independent; you need to capture the connection that exists between them.”
Movies are not reality, in movies and character creation, directors like David Fincher hold more authority. After listening to him, Martin pondered for a while and said, “A grand masquerade show? I am me, yet I am not me?”
David Fincher understood and nodded slightly, “That’s one way to put it.”
He reminded, “Martin, you just need to focus your energy on the character itself, leave everything else, including the movie’s story, logic, and genre, to me and Louise to handle.”
Martin agreed, “I’ll give my all to shape this character. If I go too hard during filming, make sure to remind me.”
“I trust your acting skills; this role is not difficult for you,” David Fincher, still focusing on the film, mentioned briefly, “I plan to make this movie into a dark-themed claustrophobic thriller.”
Martin said, “You take full control of the movie, leave the character to me.”
Afterward, the two discussed more work-related matters.
The movie was set to start filming in early November, David Fincher, famous for being meticulous and slow, planned a 70-day shooting schedule.
Later, Martin joined Nolan’s crew to start the busy promotion of “Interstellar.”
