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lack of depth and weak emotional power. -"Boston Globe"
Zach Efron seems to be expected to grow into a substantial actor, but the film is really lackluster. ——"USA Today"
You have a hard time figuring out whether this is a romance movie or a less scary horror movie.
——The behind-the-scenes production of "Hollywood Report"
Copyright dispute
As a novel with young people as the protagonist, about his choice of life and death, love, and promise, it will naturally not be ignored by Hollywood's shrewd businessmen, screenwriters and directors. So before the publication of Ben Sherwood's The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud (The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud), the competition between the three production companies for the adaptation of the book and the copyright to the filming began. .
Mark Platt, the production director of Universal Studios, who was determined to win, led Universal Pictures to obtain the copyright of the novel. This time, it was May 2003. Mark Platt said: "We are very optimistic about this novel. Its structure and its way of telling stories make us shine. So we will also have several competitors. I think if this novel is adapted, it must be It will be a good movie. In this story, Charlie is a young man who can see ghosts. On the one hand, he has to keep his promise, and on the other hand, he needs to start his own life. I think this is a great one. The story of the novel is both in line with young people’s psychology and will be very interesting. So we bought the copyright of this novel." According to reports, Universal spent 500,000 to 1 million US dollars for this copyright, and the author of the novel Ben. Sherwood also served as an "executive producer" on the crew.
Speaking of the adaptation of his novel into a movie, Ben Sherwood said: "I am very happy that my novel is so popular with everyone. There are so many people who like it and want to make it into a movie. I am creating this novel. At the time, my mind was'played' in the form of a movie. I filmed every plot and every dialogue in my mind. Of course, I didn’t presuppose which celebrity would be Charlie, and there was no presupposition. M. But I did create a novel in the way of playing movies. When the script was written, I felt that it was almost my novel in another form. Of course, I also like this script very much, and I hope it can There is a more perfect way of showing on the screen." Faced with this novel, Mark Platt of Universal hired Joe Johnson to be the director of the film at first, but he failed to direct the film. In March 2009, the one who finally picked up the guide tube was Bull Stiles, who worked with Zac Efron in "Back to Seventeen." Stiles, who can be regarded as a dying order, said: "I think this novel is very suitable for making movies. The story of meeting the soul of the dead brother will be more expressive on the screen. Moreover, Charlie's dilemma and dilemma. The choice is also a highlight of the film--maybe the novel itself was written for the purpose of making a film."
Zac Efron, who is no longer a youth idol,
has always been regarded as the leading role in the film. Zac Efron, a popular youth idol. He is well known for his role in the Disney movie "High School Musical". Since then, his image has been fixed on an idol, but Efron is not willing to be an idol all the time. In 2008, he starred in the British film "Me and Orson Wells", in which he played a young actor. This can be seen as a clear proof that Efron is trying to get rid of his idol position.
Speaking of Efron's participation in this movie, it is quite legendary. At first, Efron and the director of "High School Musical" Kenny Ortega have agreed with Paramount to appear in the remake of the musical "All Over". However, Zac Efron, who had already filmed musicals, did not want to be stereotyped by musicals, so he chose to quit. Then Kenny Ortega also withdrew from the crew and was replaced by Craig Brewer. Zac Efron said: "I already hate the kind of performance that jumps on the screen and sings. So many youth song and dance movies are all shot and filmed in the same way. I hope to be bigger Show yourself on the stage. I don’t want others to think that I’m just an actor who can sing and dance. I hope that besides singing and dancing, audiences and movie fans can see more and more real me.” Although Pella The Mongolian company tried its best to stay, but Zac Efron’s intentions were decided, and he went to the crew of "Charlie's Life and Death" without hesitation.
For Efron to play this difficult and quite psychological role, Bull Stiles is full of confidence, he said: "Zach is a very hardworking and hard-working actor, although he started from an idol. , But his progress in acting and knowledge in recent years is obvious to all. Although this role is not small for him now, I still believe that he has the ability to play Charlie well." For this Role, Zac Efron said: "Charlie is different from any role I have played in the past. The kind of difficult and difficult choices in him are all I have not seen. It is because of this that I like him very much. , Will insist on playing him. I think this is a challenge for me, but also an opportunity for me."
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