Chapter 123

"This is what you said yourself, not me."

Xu Can seriously distanced himself from the matter.

"Iron Man" has officially wrapped filming; while waiting for post-production, other film projects are now underway.

"Thor" has already begun preparations,

with Xu Can responsible only for final script revisions and some supervisory work.

The director and cast are all handled personally by Kevin Feige.

It is highly likely to be Alan Taylor, the director of the original "Thor 2," and the role of Thor will naturally be played by "Hammer" Chris Hemsworth.

This time, Xu Can plans to merge the original "Thor 1" and "Thor 2" to create a new "Thor 1" that directly introduces the Tesseract, the Space Stone.

Next is "Captain America 1," which will be produced and filmed after "Thor."

Regarding the "Captain America" script, Xu Can will also personally write it in the near future.

The original "Captain America 1" had many flaws; Xu Can wants to introduce some exciting stories of the "Howling Commandos" while presenting Captain America's origin, and incidentally set up the upcoming "Avengers."

Since getting a second chance, Xu Can naturally wants to make up for the regrets of his past life, making the already brilliant film universe shine even brighter!

Each character's solo film is not made to pad the numbers, nor is it merely part of a series,

but is treated as a standalone high-quality film, striving to bring out the maximum value of each character.

This is one of the reasons Xu Can acquired Marvel.

Griffith Observatory, the same pale purple night sky.

Xu Can and Emma Stone sat side by side on a bench, gazing at the Los Angeles night view, just like that night before the premiere of "Spider-Man."

Only then, they were still in the CP stage of Spider-Man and Gwen, with their relationship heating up.

Now both are quite busy, meeting rarely and parting often.

Plus with Taylor Swift's presence, Emma sometimes deliberately avoids Xu Can, unless she can't hold back.

A woman's intuition told her that the relationship between Xu Can and Taylor Swift was not ordinary.

But since Xu Can wouldn't admit it, she had no right to say anything.

This day, they finally managed to have a date; after finishing a big meal, Emma suggested coming here to sit for a while.

"Why come here? Why don't we go back and do something interesting?"

Xu Can suggested, but Emma gave him a helpless glare.

"You only know about that..."

"That just proves you're tempting enough."

"I really give up on you." Stone pouted, unable to resist stepping on Xu Can's foot.

Xu Can, sitting on the bench, seemed to have a spider-sense and actually dodged Emma's sneak attack.

Wait, this scene!

Xu Can suddenly realized this scene was very similar to a scene in "La La Land."

The male and female leads danced the tap dance right here.

To be honest, since playing the Joker in "The Dark Knight," Xu Can hasn't performed in a long time.

The upcoming "Spider-Man 2" and the "John Wick 2" planned for next year,

held no challenge for him.

For the past half year, he has always been in the roles of director and investor.

But his original dream, Xu's original intention, was acting!

He really wanted to find the joy of acting and be a pure actor for once.

In that case, "La La Land" might truly be a good choice!

It just so happened he had promised Emma earlier to collaborate on a film with them as the male and female leads again.

Why not shoot this one!

It would be perfect to aim for the 2009 Oscars!

Aren't those Hollywood white guys very arrogant? I'll take away their proudest achievement right from under their noses; let's see how arrogant they can be then!

Stone originally couldn't guess what Xu Can was thinking, but suddenly he froze; Stone stepped on his foot several times with no reaction.

Instead, it was Stone's turn to feel heartache.

"Xu, what's wrong? Did I step on you too hard?"

But Xu Can turned and embraced her, giving her a deep kiss.

"What's going on?" Stone was completely dazed by the kiss.

"What I promised you earlier, that we would collaborate on a musical film, I've already decided to launch the project; we'll start filming right after Christmas!"

"Really?" Emma Stone's big eyes blinked, unusually bright under the streetlight.

"Yes, we'll aim for the Oscars together."

This time it was Stone's turn to take the initiative and kiss Xu Can.

The post-production of "Iron Man" was more difficult than imagined; the newly established special effects company "Stardust Digital," despite absorbing many talents,

faced the challenge that this was their first task, and achieving Xu Can's requirements for special effects would require even more effort.

Therefore, "Iron Man," originally scheduled for release around Christmas, was postponed to the end of January 2008.

This also conveniently avoided the sharp edge of "The Dark Knight,"

otherwise, fighting oneself would be a bit awkward.

On the Warner side, due to the success of "Batman Begins," they spent a huge sum of money to build hype for "The Dark Knight"!

Just as with Spider-Man back in the day, Xu Can saw The Dark Knight everywhere: in offline subway ads, newspapers, magazines, and massive billboards across commercial districts.

At the same time, the rapidly growing online video platforms began featuring the teaser trailer for The Dark Knight.

As one of the most important figures in it, Xu Can posted the trailer on his Face.

His follower count had already surpassed 15 million; the moment he reposted it, he received tens of thousands of likes and thousands of comments.

"Wow, what have I found?"

"The Joker! Xu Can's Joker is finally coming!"

"I've been waiting since the casting was announced; after so long, I've finally got my wish!"

"Batman Begins was just an appetizer; the main course has to be The Dark Knight!"

"But a Spider-Man actor playing the Joker feels a bit off..."

Currently, Xu Can's two roles, Spider-Man and John Wick, are each brilliant in their own way.

Movie fans are eagerly anticipating his third role and can't wait to click into the trailer.

Meanwhile, on YouTube, the DC community, IMDb, and other film review sites, over a hundred million movie fans are watching The Dark Knight trailer at the same time!

【Warner Bros. Pictures】

【DC Comics】

In the darkness, Batman leaps from a skyscraper.

【Produced by Star River Pictures】

"Where do we begin?"

The very first line of narration in the trailer was Xu Can's voice!

The Joker's unique, low, chaotic voice immediately made all the viewers' eyes light up!

"A year ago, who among the police or lawyers dared to touch a single hair on your heads?"

"What exactly happened?"

In the footage, Commissioner Gordon and Harvey Dent appeared one after another.

"It's simple..."

The camera first showed the Joker's back: messy dark-green hair and that incongruous purple suit.

Yet such a ridiculous appearance somehow conveyed an overwhelming sense of pressure!

"Kill Batman."

The shot instantly cut to the front, revealing the Joker's ghastly face to everyone for the first time! 【】

Most people at first glance couldn't even recognize this as Xu Can.

His eyes were not like Spider-Man's, not like John Wick's; how could those eyes, filled with madness, belong to Xu Can?