Exclusive dialogue with the four knights of the apocalypse in ＂The Thieves 2＂
The Thieves 2 poster
1905 movie network feature The good news is that the new movie "The Thieves 2" by your Jay Chou, Curly Hair, Potter and the Hulk has been released in North America earlier this month.
The bad news is that you won’t be able to see it in China until June 24th.
Another piece of good news, the 1905 movie network has poked a bunch of exclusive behind-the-scenes information for you to see how your family is going to play tricks this time.
After watching "Amazing Magic Troupe 2", we can say responsibly that director Zhu Haowei has definitely graced the Chinese face. The sequel is better looking and more brain-burning than the first one, lying to you that you are a puppy.
Director Zhu Haowei
In the first, the beloved Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse use magic and illusions to rob the rich and help the poor, and play the FBI like a monkey to become a popular hero. The sequel follows this story and traces the family feud between FBI detective Dylan ("Hulk" Mark Ruffalo) and the "villain" Thaddeus (Morgan Freeman) in the previous episode. The Four Horsemen, who are hunted by the FBI and incognito, take on a new job to expose a tech president’s global new product launch and plan to use this opportunity to see the light of day again.
As a result, the action is accidentally disrupted by a more powerful master. Dylan and the Four Horsemen inexplicably come to Macau, meet the mastermind Walter (played by Daniel Radcliffe), and are immediately sent to steal a powerful chip. This action is a matter of life and death for the Four Horsemen, so the plot in Macau and London is very tense, and the characters are also very strange. Did the Hulk and Curly Hair fight? Potter came to persuade him to fight?
I can only say so much, and there will be spoilers.
Who are the three good students of the magic school?
Ella Fischer, the female magician in the first installment, was unable to participate in the filming of the sequel because she was pregnant. The new female member of the Four Horsemen is Liz Capan, the heroine of the American TV series "Masters of Sex".
This magical girl has a strong taste and belongs to the "Geek Magician", which is the kind of magician who often uses bloody scenes to create magic effects. She cut off her head and hands at the beginning of the scene, and later cut off the head of the white dove, which made the black cat sheriff very sad.
1905: How did you land this role?
Liz Capan: I managed to fertilize Ira Fischer and get pregnant, so I managed to kick her out. (Laughter) Hopefully by the time I do the third film, I won’t be pregnant. (Laughter) The fact is, the director David Chu really liked my performance of "Party Crazy," and he came to me and asked if I wanted to do it. It was a dream come true for me, because my selfish desire was to spend a few months with my boyfriend while filming in London.
Liz Capan
1905: How did you practice these magic tricks?
Liz Capan: We crammed into a crash course in magic. The so-called magic classroom is actually a conference room. We had classes every day for two weeks before shooting. As you all know, no one can become very skilled at magic in a short time, so our task was to learn "pretend to know magic", such as how my body should bend so that I don’t wear it on camera when my head falls off. The only trick I learned was to let pigeons sleep in my sleeve, which should be practical.
1905: Can you tell us the secret of this "trick"?
Liz Capan: Well, you just put the cubes in warm clothing and they fall asleep… and then, if they wake up, you go up and punch them, and the pigeons fall asleep again.
1905: You have a scene where you untie your underwear in the air. Please tell me about the filming process.
Liz Capan: In that scene, it was based on the camera position, and it looked like from an angle. I didn’t do it, and the bra buckle came loose. I can now take off the bras of all the women in the room without you noticing. To be honest, even if you don’t know magic, a woman can take off her little underwear in any situation without taking off her clothes. (mischievous laugh)
1905: So, what did this magic school teach you?
Liz Capan: Actually, card magic is still the focus of this movie. Dave Franco is very good. After two movies, he really understands card magic. It is the pride of our magic teacher. When other people learn cards, they just throw them around and make the classroom floor full of cards.
Jessie Eisenberg: Dave is definitely talented. His fingers are especially dexterous. After a few practice sessions, he will know, unlike us unqualified people.
That’s right, cards are indeed a big part of the movie. This card, the four of them threw it for a full ten minutes.
Dave, who was praised by Liz, also had a romantic scene this time, and the first couple of the Four Horsemen was officially born. Lula, played by Liz Capan, and Jack Sparks, played by Dave Franco, also played mischievously stealing wallets and undoing belts.
1905: Liz and Jesse both say you’re a card god, right?
Dave Franco: Call me "God", which is too flattering, but I like it~ (laughs) We did think about doing a magic show with four people to promote the movie, but after testing, none of us were at the level of professional card magicians. The skills are terrible, and no one will buy a ticket to see it.
1905: In the sequel, your character will also learn hypnotism. Do you believe that people can really be hypnotized?
Dave Franco: I did learn a few tricks from the master hypnotist Keith Berry, and I thought it was too difficult. It requires the hypnotist to have excellent control over his voice, pitch and speed, which are the basic elements of being hypnotized, and I don’t think I can do it in my life. But I do believe that some people can be hypnotized, and I’m a very alert person myself, so hypnosis is not very useful for me.
1905: Magic is a technique of deceiving the eye, so to speak. Have you ever been deceived severely?
Dave Franco: Movies are a deceptive trick, haha. Every time I take on a project, I feel confident that I know exactly where the story is going and how the visuals are presented, but every time I see the finished film, I’m stunned. Every time is completely different from what I imagined, so I’ve learned a lot over the years. Some projects can be taken, and some projects are more risky. A movie as interesting as "The Sorcerers", even if it makes 57, I will continue to play it.
One night in Macau, who wins and who loses?
Marc Ruffalo’s Macao Street Fighter was filmed in a London studio, but the Four Horsemen and Daniel Radcliffe both went to Macau. When everyone thought they were setting off a casino scene, the Four Horsemen’s answer was "We only have a chance to go to the casino on the last night before we leave." Radcliffe, who has a relatively small role, had the opportunity to gamble everywhere.
Macau stills of the film
1905: What did you see in Macau? What did you do?
Liz Capan: Macau is the craziest city I’ve ever seen. At first glance, it’s a Las Vegas; at second glance, it looks like Portugal; at second glance, it’s completely Chinese. I don’t know, the world is amazing! Macau was our last stop, and everyone was severely sleep-deprived and didn’t have time for jet lag, so everyone was sleepwalking, and this feeling is the most suitable for Macau, because it’s amazing.
Jessie Eisenberg: Las Vegas + China + Portugal = Macau. The culture of this place is very special, and the atmosphere is very suitable for the whole story. When the Four Horsemen came to Macau, they didn’t know where they were. It just so happens that in Macau, we all feel like we are in the clouds. On the other hand, the story says that Macau is one of the origins of magic, which explains why Daniel Radcliffe’s villain magician came here, and the Four Horsemen are familiar with the background of the magicians in the Macau circus, so it makes sense.
Liz Capan: Probably the biggest headache for the crew is Woody Harrelson’s diet, which only eats raw vegetables and fruits, so in Macau, it’s quite embarrassing.
Jess Eisenberg: Being a vegetarian in China is difficult, but luckily I can say "no meat, thank you" in Chinese.
1905: Did you take a gamble?
Liz Capan: After our last day of filming, we went out and played Daniel Radcliffe’s favorite, a card called "Baccarat," and I remember I seemed to win a little bit, but I had no idea how I did it because I didn’t even know the rules.
Woody Harrelson: I always lose every bet, so I’ve always been careful to take what I see. As a result, there were too many casinos in Macau, so I won some small money. On the way back, I went into a few more casinos and lost.
Dave Franco: There was so much to play with that I didn’t have time to look at it. With so much cash in my pocket, I made a bet and was ready to lose and leave. In the end, I probably won ten dollars.
In front of Jay Chou, Harry Potter is not even a coffee!
Zhou Dong’s appearance was very calm, and the English of "Hello everyone, I’m Xiao Li" was also a bunker.
When interviewing four foreign stars, their eyes lit up every time Jay Chou was mentioned.
JESSIE EISENBERG: I guess Jay is a perfectionist, and he wants to be the best at whatever he does. I only knew he was the Michael Jackson of China, but I didn’t expect him to be so dedicated and good at acting on set. To be honest, I guessed that this Asian Jackson couldn’t act, but I was wrong. He was also very good at funny in English, very accurate in details, and sometimes improvised.
Mark Ruffalo and Jay Chou for a photo
Mark Ruffalo: I’m a fan of him, to be honest. For me, Jay Chou is the Elvis Presley of Asia. He is very funny and stylish, and I especially enjoy working with musicians, who always bring unexpected surprises to movies.
Liz Capan: I was looking forward to working with the world-class child actor "Harry Potter" at first, and when I learned how famous Jay Chou was, Daniel Radcliffe was directly turned into a piece of dust.
Woody Harrelson: When I left Macau, the person I most wanted to take with me was Jay Chou!
Director Zhu Haowei said that Jay Chou also directed the Hulk’s Chinese lines at the scene, but unfortunately, when the great god Morgan Freeman opened his mouth, the standard and vicissitudes of the pronunciation directly turned the Hulk’s Chinese into Meow Xingyu. Zhu Haowei was surprised that Director Chou knew magic and was so skilled. The magic shot in the movie that did not need to use the camera to "deceive" the audience came from "Director Chou" Jay Chou, which surprised the director. Everyone can look forward to it.
Zhu Haowei, who has also filmed music videos, said that he thought he would direct the filming of the theme song, but when he learned that Jay Chou had been directing and acting in the music video, he gave up the idea directly. As the global theme song of "The Magic Group 2", Jay Chou’s "Now You See Me" was the first Chinese global theme song to appear in a Hollywood movie.
And finally, the coolest shot of Jesse with his curly hair.
