That afternoon, the crew started filming the action scene.
Batman wants to torture the Joker.
This is a one-sided violent beating scene, and Bell, who puts on the Bat suit, has been looking forward to it for a long time.
Martin was sitting on a chair, as calm as the clown in front of McDonald's.
Bell walked over step by step, his bat helmet covering his face, leaving only his chin exposed.
No one can see the face under the mask, which is full of long-awaited expectations.
Bazooka, sponge body, Heath Ledger, these words flashed through Bell's mind one by one, and slid down the nerves to his fists.
The black gloves covered the bulging veins in his fists.
Bell's face was downcast. Today's idea didn't just come up. When the crew came to Atlanta, he got inspiration from Martin Davis' best friend Leonardo.
During the filming of "Gangs of New York", Daniel Day-Lewis was an asshole on and off the screen. When Leonardo was filming an action scene, he accidentally broke the bridge of Lewis's nose.
Bell didn't know whether it was a mistake or not, and he had no intention of pursuing it. He only knew that it was normal for something unexpected to happen during an action scene.
Even the insurance company couldn't say anything.
If the New York gangster action scene is not intense, accidents will happen, let alone this action movie?
Martin looked at Bell, his face full of calm but prepared.
The two were already hostile.
Heath Ledger nearly hit him and Aniston while driving under the influence of drugs. When Bale and Blanchett put pressure on them and persuaded them to "make matters smaller," the two sides were already on opposite sides.
Bell was waiting, Martin could guess.
As the scene notes were recorded, filming began.
Bell strode towards Martin. The muscles on his masked chin were beating rapidly. The Bat helmet that covered four-fifths of his face could not block the burning anger.
At this moment, Bale's acting skills are overwhelming, no less than the masked Edward Norton in "Kingdom of Heaven".
In other words, this is not a performance.
For this role, Bell did four months of fitness and more than a month of action training, making his muscles strong and agile.
The black fist hit Martin's face like lightning.
According to the normal action shot shooting mode, the fists are just a bluff, and Martin only needs to raise his head in cooperation.
But Martin has been targeting Bale since the filming started, not just because he created a Heath Ledger, but because he sensed his thoughts.
This is Atlanta, and hundreds of extras and crew members come from Jerome and Robert's Marietta agency, so nothing goes unnoticed by him.
Martin keeps exercising all year round, and the Russian gang's Sword of Damocles is always hanging above his head. He and Bruce use real swords and guns during training.
Bell's arm moved, and Martin suddenly dodged sideways.
The black fist didn't hold back and hit him from above the shoulder.
Martin heard the whirring wind.
Bell used his other hand to grab Martin's collar to prevent him from dodging again.
Martin quickly lowered his head and hit Bell's hand with a headbutt.
Bell raised his foot and kicked. Martin used his legs and flew out very cooperatively. His back hit the wall with shock-absorbing pads.
He opened his bloody mouth, his face full of madness: "Come on, come on again! You loser, it turns out that you are really soft and can't get hard."
Behind the director's monitor, director of photography Pfister's voice sounded in Nolan's headphones: "Director?"
"Continue." Nolan didn't stop.
Because the effect of this action scene is so good.
Batman's anger temporarily overcame his usual rationality and adopted the most direct violent method to interrogate the Joker.
Bale and Martin's movements are all powerful, realistic and natural.
Nolan is well aware of many situations on the crew, but as a commercial director, these are exactly what he wants.
The set is still under control and he is not in a hurry.
With a bang, Martin took the initiative to fly out again.
Bell's hard-fought fist seemed to have been punched out, but all its power was in vain.
"Asshole, tell me!" Bell was furious: "Why are you doing this? Why?"
Martin didn't answer, just laughed wildly.
Bell couldn't control himself and moved the chair next to him.
Just at the edge of the set, Bruce's body was tense and ready to go, like a leopard about to hunt.
Martin was still laughing.
"Stop!" Nolan's voice rang: "This one has passed!"
The chair that Bell moved did not put down, as if unable to stop due to the continuity of his movements, the chair flew out of his hands and fell towards Martin.
Martin turned over on the spot and easily hid aside.
As if unable to extricate himself from the drama, he pointed a finger at Bell, a blood-red mouth split on his pale face, and laughed crazily: "You trash, you are soft, soft!"
He was rolling on the floor laughing like he was crazy.
Others just thought Martin was still in trouble, but Bell knew what he was talking about.
Standing five or six meters away, Bell was condescending, the corners of his eyes beating wildly, and the muscles on his jaw twitching.
Batman was so excited by the Joker that he was about to explode.
Martin is waiting. As a good actor with professional qualities, he will not respond for the time being to what Bell did during filming.
But the filming stopped, and Bell took action again...
Not far away, Elena and Hall, who came to visit the crew after noon, said nothing.
Hall was holding a glass bottle of Coca-Cola.
At Northville Private High School, Hall was the starting pitcher on the school baseball team.
As long as he wanted to, the Coke in his hand could be thrown to Martin or hit on someone's head at any time from a distance of less than twenty meters.
Bell took a deep breath, slowly unclenched his clenched fists, and gradually relaxed his tense body. He turned and walked towards the outside of the set.
When passing near the director's monitor, Bell said casually: "Sorry, I didn't control my movements well."
Nolan reminded: "Control your emotions and don't get too involved in the drama."
It seems that in his eyes, these are extensions of the emotions of the performance.
Martin got up from the ground and the makeup artist came in to touch up his makeup.
Nolan waved, and the screenwriter immediately trotted over.
"Record, the latest highlights." Nolan was suddenly tired. He had to make a film, control the conflict between the two leading actors, and make up materials for later promotion and marketing. It was too difficult for him to be a director.
His talent in screenwriting is also outstanding: "Martin Davis is a very dedicated and hard-working workaholic. For the sake of the film's shooting effect, in the scene where Batman interrogates the Joker, he asked Bell to go all out and treat him without any scruples. It’s ruthless and presents extremely realistic fighting scenes.”
The screenwriter sighed secretly that the director's inspiration can burst out anytime and anywhere, while quickly recording it.
Because Martin is the core of the promotion and marketing, Nolan added: "Martin Davis endured physical pain while performing, which is really admirable."
The screenwriter is a member of the team of Nolan's brother Jonathan, and he faithfully recorded the "real behind-the-scenes" shot by the crew.
After finishing work in the afternoon, Martin joined Elena and Hall and left the studio together.
In the car, Elena asked: "Is filming action scenes so dangerous?"
Martin said with a smile: "The director is a real-shooting fanatic and strives for real effects."
Hall muttered: "That man has bad intentions."
Martin pointed at Bruce who was driving: "As long as Old Bu is here, nothing will happen."
The four of us went to a nearby restaurant for dinner.
On the set, Bell did not leave immediately. Just like these days, Bell took off his makeup and returned to one of the studios to continue physical and movement training with the assistance of two people from the stunt team.
Xibi could only stand aside and watch her husband sweat and energy.
Since joining the group, Bell has been maintaining his physical condition.
After it was over, one of the stunt people said, "Chris, you're so dedicated."
Bell just smiled and went to take a shower and change clothes.
Meet up in Hibi, get on the bus and return to the hotel.
"You're trying too hard," Hibi said.
Bell replied: "I have to give it my all."
What happened today made him understand that he had to be faster and more ruthless in order to turn that bastard Martin into the next Daniel Day-Lewis.
"You have to be careful when shooting action scenes so you don't get injured like you did at Pinewood Studios," Heeby added.
"No." Bell responded.
Regarding the incident at Pinewood Studios, the cast of "The Prestige" will certainly not publicly say that Bale was injured because of fright when he was fooling around with Blanchett.
The public statement is, of course, that while filming in the pine forest, he was frightened by the explosion of fireworks and had an accident.
There are not many people who really know the inside story of this matter.
Then it was covered up by Emma Watson's "diaper scandal" and became silent.
After returning to the hotel, after dinner, Hibi and Bell took a walk in the hotel garden and returned to the suite where they stayed.
After taking a shower, Hibby specially put on a set of Victoria's Secret Angel clothes that she brought specially, twisted her model steps, and entered the master bedroom of the suite.
When Bell saw her outfit, he was startled and groaned secretly.
Hibi twisted her model steps, getting closer and closer.
Bell felt the faint pain of tearing again. This tearing feeling was like a nightmare that he could never get rid of.
"Dear..." Xibby came here from Los Angeles and was extremely enthusiastic.
Bell could only reluctantly refuse, lay down crookedly, and pulled the quilt over him: "Today's shooting is all action scenes. I'm too tired. Go to bed early."
Xibi's face was instantly filled with grievances, but she did not give up and threw herself on Bell.
Bell was helpless: "My dear, please give me some time. I'm very stressed right now..."
Xibi turned over and lay in the empty space, and two lines of tears flowed down unsatisfactorily.
Staring at the ceiling blankly, I don't know how long it took. Not only did the flames on Xibi's body not dissipate, but they burned even brighter.
She came to her senses and was about to go see Bell when she heard thunderous snoring.
Bell seemed to be asleep.
Xibby glanced at Bell's slightly trembling eyelashes, pretended not to notice, and left the bedroom alone.
The door slammed shut.
Hibi was about to go to another bedroom, but when he saw the gift he had received, he suddenly had some ideas.
That clown has a very unique look.
Hibi came to lie on his side, opened the gift box, held the clown's legs together, and took out the statue.
(End of chapter)
