The previous article told the story behind the scenes of the first filming of "Death is Coming". At the box office, "Death is Coming" was a great success. The sequel was naturally on the agenda.
However, the director of the first part, Huang Yiyu, was busy making Jet Li's "Savior" at the time, and had no time to split. Therefore, the director should also be re-selected.
Jet Li,"The Savior"
Jeffrey Redick, the screenwriter of the first film, didn't have any good ideas for a while. He just insisted that he wouldn't continue telling the story of the first survivor. According to the meaning of the ending, there are only two left at most. Jeffrey thought it best to open up new characters, new stories. In this way, the series can better survive. As for the specific story, there is no such thing.
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While telling a new story is good for the longevity of the entire series, it also means that you can't borrow power and everything has to start over.
Coincidentally, two creators pitched a script to the new line. New Line thinks these two people are very good. But what should be pinched is still to be pinched.
One of the two creators is Eric. Berres, the other is Jonathan. Gruber. The script they pitched to the new line was "The Butterfly Effect." But the two have one condition: they can be their own directors.
New Line loves the story of The Butterfly Effect. But we still have to take a pinch and solve the manpower problem.
The new line said: We appreciate both of them. But how to say, you are also newcomers, want to direct "Butterfly Effect", no problem. But go through the test and see if you have the ability. The test is to come up with a script for the "Death Is Coming" sequel and then assist the director David Lee. Richard. Ellis finished the film. If the response is good, the "Butterfly Effect" project, I cast a new line! (This article was originally first published in today's headlines, headline number: behind the scenes of the movie.) If you did not see this article and this passage in today's headlines, please report plagiarism and support copyright. Thank you. ）
In fact, Eric and Jonathan were also very happy. One is that the well-prepared script finally has hope; the other is that there are ready-made projects to practice. Kill two birds with one stone.
butterfly effect
However, after taking over, I learned that this script is more difficult to write. We can also see from the resumes of the two of them that the two of them do not have many works in their follow-up, and the quality is not high. "The Butterfly Effect" belongs to that kind of work that has a flash of inspiration.
In order to complete the task, the two men not only repeatedly studied the first film of "Death is Coming", but also found out the various versions of the script written by Jeffrey Reddick for the first part. This research, the idea suddenly also has.
Grumpy mud car
Since "Death is Coming" is an air disaster, the second part is put on the ground. In jeffrey Redick's second revision of the first edition for Death, the heroine's name is not Claire in the film, but Kimberley. In this draft, death has an entity. Through coercion or psychological cues, he forces those who have escaped death to commit suicide and then harvests their souls.
In the finale, Death forces Kimberly to commit suicide by torturing the male protagonist Alex. Just when Kimberly couldn't help but commit suicide, Death heard another heartbeat in Kimberley's body, in addition to her own: she was pregnant. Upon learning of this, Death spared Kimberly and went straight away.
A few months later, Kimberly was about to give birth at the hospital, and Alex was with her. After a painful delivery, the child is born. Just as Kimberly was about to hold the child, Death suddenly broke in and harvested Kimberley's soul. The movie ends.
Claire
Of course, after the revision of Huang Yiyu and others, the finished film of "Death is Coming" has long been far from the original script. However, these scripts still provided inspiration for Eric and Jonathan: the heroine of the second film is directly called Kimberley; since the child temporarily drove away death, the central idea of the second part is that "new life will defeat death". Once the framework is up, all that's left is to add abusive content.
Eric and Jonathan also performed a series similar to the "butterfly effect" with the first part in order to connect:
The heroine Kimberly, who was supposed to be in the car, was shot and killed by the robbers, because after reading the news of Flight 180, the time was delayed, and the robbers only killed her mother;
Policeman Thomas was supposed to be killed in a shootout, but escaped death by going to investigate the scene of Billy's death (cut off by a train in the first part) with an iron piece...
Almost every survivor changed his fate because of the person or thing on Flight 180. Although cleverly written in this way, Jeffrey Redick, the screenwriter of the first part, was obviously not very satisfied with such a connection. Because in the beginning he just wanted each one to exist independently, so that there will be new stories all the time, regardless of the relationship between the back and forth. And he retains his opinion that Kimberly and Thomas survived at the end. These two are the only two characters in the five films who have tricked Death into surviving. After the Death 2 project ended, Jeffrey Redick sold his share of the "Death Is Coming" series of projects and left New Line Pictures, where he had been with for 11 years. Of course, this is a later story.
In the original script, the protagonists of the first part, Alex and Claire, appeared. However, there are rumors that Devin Sava, who plays Alex, has proposed excessive remuneration, which led to the new line's decision not to use this role. However, the new line had already debunked the rumors before shooting. The new line said: There will be no monetary disputes with Devonsawa. Just because of the plot, Alex doesn't show up.
The lake in the movie is actually in Canada
If Alex shows up, it involves a problem: two people with foreknowledge in one movie will cause confusion. Kimberly would have anticipated the crash survivors; Alex would continue to anticipate the crash for him and Claire. So in the final film, Alex was removed and a shot was used to explain the cause of Alex's death.
However, at the end of the fifth part, the protagonist is going to France to learn cooking, and on the plane, he happens to meet Alex, who is the first to go crazy on the plane. This is the first time that two people with foreknowledge abilities are in the same frame.
After the release of the film, although horror fans bought it and the rating was slightly higher than the first one, the critics were full of scolding. Even Roger, who played three stars for the first part. Albert also offered criticism.
Both fans and critics are disappointed by the actor's performance. Especially the actress Kimberley plays Andrea. Cook. Critics have all agreed that Cook's emotional expression in the film is completely misplaced. Elilat, who continues to play Claire, is also considered to have completely lost the style of the first film. Some even thought that her grim face looked miserable.
In contrast, the actors of the first film, especially the actor Alex, Devin Sava, received unanimous praise at the beginning. Even critics of the film have mostly affirmed DevonSava's performance.
The film's word-of-mouth also had an impact on the box office. The film cost $26 million and grossed more than $90 million worldwide. It grossed $30 million less than the first film.
Effects compositing
Although the box office shrank, the new line still earned. The third part is naturally also on the agenda. In the third part, Huang Yiyu returned to directing. The two screenwriters also passed the test, and "The Butterfly Effect" was also handed over to them.
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