The behind-the-scenes tidbits of the lady in the water

The original production company of this film was Disney, but Nate Shamalan took his work to Warner because of some "creative differences" and left his old club where he worked four times.

Nate Shamalan continued his old habit of making movies in Pennsylvania.

The budget for this film is $75 million.

The photography of this film is Du Kefeng.

About the director

In western mythology, there is a creature called siren (or water demon). It is said that they live in the ocean, river or forest, are demigods and demigods, and usually appear as beautiful girls. The script of this film comes from the "serial fairy tale" told by director Shia Malan before putting the children to sleep. The story is compiled day by day, which attracts not only the children, but also the director himself. He arranged and adapted all the stories into a script, which is the water demon we see now. The film was originally planned to start shooting when Chiamaran became Disney's favorite, but it was shelved because of his uncompromising adaptation. The two sides pulled out other new and old hatreds from this contradiction and finally parted ways. At this time, Warner, who has been coveted by the Indian geek director for a long time, quickly winked at him, and immediately proved his sincerity with practical actions after winning Chiamalan's "heart". He not only gave a budget of $75 million to build the film, but also let Himaran make his own decisions in script adaptation, film shooting and role selection.

1970 Shamalan, a knight born in southeastern India, immigrated to Philadelphia with his parents before he became sensible, so it is not difficult to understand why the story background of his films is in Pennsylvania, not India. As a child of a traditional Indian family, Shamalan did not become a doctor like his parents and N relatives, but turned to the film industry to become a filmmaker, and his career as a director became smoother and smoother. The most rare thing is that in such fierce competition in Hollywood, the box office of the knight Shamalan can exceed 100 million, while the total box office of the six senses, strange phenomena and thrilling movies is over 100 million.

Shamalan is the kind of person who likes to collect inspiration from the little things around him and has a very delicate feeling. His first screen film "Angry Prayer" recorded what happened when he went back to India to find his roots, while his second film "Fully Awake" was shot in the Catholic school where he attended, although his family did not believe in Catholicism, in order to let Shamalan integrate as soon as possible.

From 65438 to 0999, Knight Shamalan completed his third and most successful work so far, and won six Oscar nominations, while Shamalan monopolized two (best director and best screenwriter). The sixth sense not only successfully transformed the tough guy Bruce Willis, but also made Harry Joe Osman a child star, becoming the perfect candidate for Spielberg's Artificial Intelligence two years later. After that, several films, including Village of the Miraculous Two years ago, never failed at the box office, although they could not surpass The Sixth Sense. In addition, the filmmaker who directed and acted himself is also a guest fanatic, who always plays the role of passerby in his own films, which is also a major feature of Shamalan's films.

In fact, Nate Shamaran really embarked on the road of film because of his shock to raiders of the lost ark, so Spielberg has always been an idol-level director worthy of Shamaran's worship. 1 year, Shamalan finally got the opportunity to cooperate with Spielberg and wrote indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull. Unfortunately, his script was never recognized by Spielberg and george lucas and was "returned", but Shamalan regarded it as a valuable experience and believed that he could finally reach a real cooperative relationship with Spielberg.

As usual, Nate Shamalan has always avoided talking about the specific storyline and ending of "Lady in the Water", because "revealing the bottom" is one of the taboos of horror movies, so this story will simply scare you in the end, or it will be as unconventional as "The Sixth Sense", and you will only know it on the day you enter the cinema, but it is certain that Nate Shamalan's film will never let you go.

Chiamaran's horror films have strong personal characteristics: 1, and each of his films is written by himself; 2. His films usually set the stage in many subtle plots, and then use an unexpected ending to make the audience want to watch it again with the ending; 3. Like Hitchcock, he likes to be a guest star in his own movies, so the audience can play the game of "Let's find fault" while watching his movies to see who is the director.

About starring

Blaise Dallas Howard, the actor of the water monster, is the daughter of Ron Howard, the director of The Da Vinci Code. Growing up in the family of Oscar-winning directors has played an extremely important role in Bresch's talent development. Kimaran's role in A Blind Girl in the Village made young Brescie a hit. Now she is not only the "new water demon" of Jimalan, but also Spider-Man's new blonde girlfriend in Spider-Man 3. At the same time, she defeated Nicole Kidman and became the heroine of Mandalay, the second part of Lars von Terry's American trilogy, and her career was in full swing. Don't be surprised. Look at her mysterious performance in the water demon. By comparing her changeable image and style in the above films, we know that it really makes sense for this girl full of aura to become popular.

Speaking of Bryce Dallas Howard, it's really hard to connect with that extremely charming sea fairy. However, "Sai Ren" is not a kind in Greek mythology. They are three sisters monsters who are half man and half bird. Here, they lure sailors out to sea with lewd songs, and then wait for an opportunity to feed on the flesh and blood of their hands-this is a clever metaphor for Storrie's multiple personalities. She is probably not as pure as she looks. As the beloved daughter of the great director Ron Howard, Bryce Dallas has little chance to know that she can actually lead a completely different life. 1989, at the age of eight, Bryce Dallas played a little red-haired girl with almost no lines in the paternity test directed by her father. Six years later, she was dragged by her father to make a guest appearance in Apollo 13. Then came the Grinch of Christmas in 2000 ... No wonder Bryce Dallas always laughed at herself as a clown living in her father's "shadow". She began to completely reject movies and look for a broader development space in stage plays. It was not until 2004 that Nate Shamalan saw Bryce Dallas' passionate performance on the stage that he was strongly invited to play the heroine Ivy, the blind girl in his new work Village of Miracles, and was really regarded as a powerful newcomer, not the daughter of a big director.

Despite his ugly appearance, paul giamatti is the most fickle super supporting actor in Hollywood. You can always find him in such familiar business cards as Undercover Fat Mom, Planet of the Apes, Memory Cracking and Iron Fist Man. His works cover a wide range, and all kinds of productions can't beat him. All kinds of roles have been exposed except winning him. Paul giamatti is a typical race that "meets the strong". When he gets a good role, he will enrich it with better performances. Therefore, Shamalan has a good eye for him to play the floor manager with instant explosive power in "Lady in the Water", a poor man who lost his nature in self-righteous love and ruined his life.

Release and release

Shooting format: 35mm ... (Kodak Vision 2 Expression 500t5229, Fujieterna 400t8583)

Processing method: spherical

Print format: 35mm ... (Kodak Vision 2383)

Format: 35mm widescreen system