The news that Leonardo will have a role in FGO immediately set off major media.
The popularity of "Inception" has not completely faded, and at this time, Leo's every move can attract widespread attention from the outside world.
Nanaya was actually not surprised by the various publicity appearing in major media.
In fact, the so-called secret filming was nothing more than a publicity stunt.
Leonardo was secretly brought to the crew using a trailer and left right after the filming was completed.
This whole process seems secretive, but in fact it has many loopholes.
After all, when you make a big secret, your subconscious mind wants people to know the secret.
Since the first day the crew moved into the Chaldea Studios, there have been many reporters and paparazzi wandering outside every day.
Under such circumstances, a trailer that big driving into the set would certainly attract the attention of the paparazzi.
When these guys with a keen sense of smell see this big guy, they will naturally realize that this is big news.
So these reporters will try their best to find out what is in the trailer.
Is it a secret prop or a mysterious actor?
Following the trailer line, these reporters will naturally find the answers they want.
After all, the trailer will drop off Leonardo once it enters downtown New York City.
It was not difficult for those well-informed reporters to know who was in the trailer.
As people who have discovered a major secret, they will of course announce to the world this shocking secret that they think they have discovered.
In this way, the FGO crew will use these reports to complete a publicity campaign.
Of course, Nanaya discussed this with Leonardo before doing this.
Even superstars need traffic and attention.
Therefore, Leonardo readily agreed to accompany Nanaya to perform this drama.
Judging from the results, this wave of publicity was very effective.
After the release of "Inception", Leonardo has become one of the most popular figures in Hollywood.
Among European and American male stars, the only one who can catch up with Leo's current popularity is Robert Downey Jr., who reached the top with "Avengers".
However, unlike Downey, whose popularity would plummet if he were separated from Tony Stark, Leo reached this level simply by his own identity.
From this perspective, it seems that the FGO crew is trying to take advantage of Leo's popularity.
But Leonardo himself didn't mind because he didn't suffer any loss.
Now it is FGO that is riding on its own popularity, and in two years, maybe it will be itself that is riding on FGO's popularity.
According to the agreement between the two parties, the big boss Solomon will appear in at least several FGO movies.
This means that for a long time to come, as long as there are no problems with the FGO series, Leonardo can rely on this series to maintain his popularity anytime and anywhere.
After all, who can predict what will happen in the future?
Big stars like Tom Cruise, Sylvester Stallone, and Schwarzenegger were so popular in the past, but what about them now?
Only Tom Cruise is slightly better, as he has a long-term meal ticket called "Mission Impossible".
Most of the remaining male stars who were famous in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s are no longer popular.
Similarly, there are also male stars who suddenly rise because of a movie.
His good friend Depp became a top actor thanks to "Pirates of the Caribbean".
Before this, Depp was at most a relatively famous second-tier actor.
Audience tastes change.
Leonardo saw this very clearly.
Being able to have a role in a long-term and stable series, even if it is just a cameo, at least can guarantee a certain level of attention.
Sure enough, on the second day after the news broke in major media outlets, Washimine Entertainment publicly acknowledged the authenticity of the news.
"Leonardo DiCaprio will play a very important role in FGO."
Washimine Entertainment explained in an official message: "This character is very important in the FGO story and may even affect the entire plot."
"We originally intended Mr. DiCaprio's cameo to be a surprise for fans, but now it seems like everyone knows about it."
No one has investigated whether the official statement made by Washimine is true or false.
But after everyone confirmed that Leonardo would appear in FGO, they all started speculating what role he would play.
To be more precise, everyone is discussing what kind of hero Leo will play.
After all, although everyone knew that Leonardo was performing on the set, his costume was not photographed.
This is also the most cunning thing about Nanaya.
He knew very well that as long as the role played by Leo was not announced, the topic would remain hot for quite a long time.
Sure enough, fans made a lot of speculation about Leonardo's cameo role.
The first thing that comes to everyone's mind is that Leonardo is only making a cameo appearance, so it definitely won't be a role with a lot of screen time.
After all, the other party was on the set for less than half a day in total.
It's ridiculous to say that the other person only appeared in the movie for dozens of minutes with such a short time.
It has long been confirmed that the story of FGO mainly takes place in Fuyuki City.
Therefore, based on the premise that the character Saber will also appear in the movie, many people speculate that Leonardo is likely to play a Knight of the Round Table and appear in Saber's memories.
The name of Water Gunman has not yet appeared. Although Leo is no longer young, he is still a handsome uncle.
Everyone also believes that director Nanaya Kiryu will not waste the other person's good looks.
No one could have guessed that Leonardo DiCaprio would play Solomon.
It's a bit difficult to make people guess about Solomon without any information, but there is no speculation that Leonardo will play the villain.
All I can say is that Leo's image building in recent years has been very successful.
It's really the case that I haven't been the big brother for many years.
The completion of the filming of Leonardo Dicaprio's cameo Easter egg means that "Prologue" has officially wrapped up.
At the same time, this also means that the filming of "The Saint Who Saves the Nation" has officially started.
Although the movie "The Saint Who Saves the Nation" will open directly at the French singularity, there are still some shots of Chaldea.
It would be very efficient to finish filming this part first while all the actors involved in Chaldea are present.
At the same time, this is also the first time that Nanaya has participated in the production of a movie as an actor.
You know, even in the FZ series starring Nanaya, he was not a pure actor.
Although Nanaya also served as the producer of "The Saint", Peter Jackson was the one with the most power on the set.
Of course, Nanaya will not take over the responsibility and give orders to Peter Jackson.
The director must have absolute authority on the set, otherwise there will be two voices in a team.
That is definitely not a good thing for a drama crew.
A movie is always the product of a team. He has never heard of a crew that was able to make an excellent movie despite serious power struggles.
Even during the "Titanic" period, Fox had many dissatisfactions with Cameron and even wanted to fire him.
But these were disputes that took place off the set.
On the set, even people at Fox would not question Cameron's authority.
Speaking of Fox, they have been unlucky in 2010.
But now they finally see a relatively bright future.
It's not that News Corporation has finally gotten out of its troubles and is getting back on its feet.
On the contrary, News Corporation has been struggling in the pit of scandal and is on its last breath.
But this is not a bad thing for Fox, because it means that News Corporation can no longer sustain itself and has to sell itself.
Of course, Murdoch Sr. knows that for News Corporation, whose reputation has already been ruined, selling Fox would be like drinking poison to quench thirst.
But News Corporation is in great need of money now, so much so that even if it doesn't sell itself, other shareholders of News Corporation are forcing it to sell Fox to keep it alive.
Although Murdoch Sr. is the emperor of News Corporation, News Corporation is a listed company, so he cannot be the only shareholder.
But the shareholders who urged Murdoch to sell Fox didn't have good intentions.
These people just hope to use the large amount of cash they get from selling Fox to make News Corp's financial statements look better temporarily.
Because this way they can find an opportunity to sell their shares as soon as possible to stop losses in time.
News Corporation's stock is now no different from a piece of white paper. It's too hard to use even to wipe your butt.
So these shareholders need a nice financial statement.
To create the illusion for those who want to take over that News Corporation is about to get out of trouble and now is a good time to buy at the bottom.
Then give away all the shares in your hands.
In this environment, Washimine's negotiations with News Corporation officially ended.
The two sides finally reached a series of agreements for 20th Century Fox.
Although this set of agreements is very complicated, the core of it is the Washimine Group's full acquisition of 20th Century Fox.
I have to say that News Corporation has been having a bad time in the past two years.
First there was the financial crisis in 2008, then the acquisition of Warner was blocked, and then the phone-hacking scandal was exposed.
This series of blows caused News Corporation's market value to decline continuously, and the outbreak of the phone-hacking scandal directly evaporated more than $14 billion.
Compared to its peak in early 2008, News Corporation has now shrunk by two-thirds.
In contrast, the market value of Vulture Peak has risen rapidly. Relying on the last two rocket boosters, the popularity of "Avengers" and the acquisition of Lucasfilm, Vulture Peak's overall market value has reached 181 billion US dollars.
Although the outside world generally believes that Washimine's current market value is somewhat inflated.
After all, this number was driven up by a series of good news.
But even the most conservative economists believe that even if the bubble is removed, Washimine is still a super behemoth with a market value of over 100 billion US dollars.
Currently, News Corporation is extremely poor and is in dire need of funds to alleviate its predicament.
As the new darling of the industry, Washimine Group has a large amount of cash and hopes to buy all entertainment assets to fill its corporate development map.
One wants to sell, the other wants to buy.
The deal between Washimine and News Corporation regarding Fox is very reasonable and logical.
There are no other factors irrelevant to this transaction.
This is just an ordinary corporate acquisition.
Regardless of whether outsiders believe it or not, both parties to the transaction believe it.