Nanny McPhee’s look remains the same, but the performers remain the same.
The bell that the old lady took out at the end shows that the old lady is the youngest child in the first part, but the baby is old and McAfee is not.
There is a saying in the film industry that you should not act with children or animals, because your limelight will be stolen. Emma Thompson obviously didn't take this seriously. Not only did she mingle with a group of children in the film, but she also acted as a co-star with the piglet. She even led the piglet on the red carpet at the premiere. It can be called the highlight of the premiere.
To film this film, Emma Thompson turned down the opportunity to star in the final installment of the "Harry Potter" series.
"Nanny McPhee 2" is directed by Susanna White, a two-time Emmy Award nominee, and the script is written by Oscar-winning star and screenwriter Emma Thompson Thompson, who was primarily inspired by the title character in Christianna Brand's children's book series Nurse Matilda... It has been five years since the success of Nanny McPhee, and Thompson and producer Lindsay Doran decided to once again team up with the British film production company Working Title Films to combine magic for this "We always like to describe the previous "Nanny McPhee" as ' A magical nanny versus 7 of the most naughty kids in the world. In my opinion, the real focus of this type of movie is not the surreal fantasy, but the bad habits that children usually develop or Then a nanny who knows how to use magic will appear to help them correct their bad habits. The biggest difference between the first film and the sequel is that the focus of the story has shifted from the confrontation between parents and children to children. The war - this time, 'Nanny McPhee' must teach these children five brand-new lessons. It not only needs to guide them to understand how to get along harmoniously, but also in a more constructive way different from fighting. Sexual way to solve the problems they are facing."
In addition to serving as producer and screenwriter, Emma Thompson will also play McPhee in the film. She said: "In these two films. In the series of films where the magical nanny is the protagonist, the pain and emptiness caused by 'loss' occupies an absolutely dominant position... In the first episode of the story, a similar feeling was triggered by the death of Mrs. Brown Yes, she had too many children, and in the environment at that time, this situation was very real and common; in this sequel, the father of the children went to war, which is also consistent with the background they are in. era, and unfortunately, seems to have a resonance with our current living environment."
In fact, in the first "Nanny McPhee", it was still tense. While the film was in production, Emma Thompson had already begun to create a new story, and it took her more than three years to complete the script. Throughout the process, Thompson has worked hard to maintain the soul and style of the original material - the character of "Nanny McPhee" evolved from "Nurse Matilda" , was originally just the central character in the original author Christiana Brand's bedtime stories. These stories have been circulated for more than 100 years. Each generation will add some new but similar content to them, all about some A fairy tale about a naughty child who behaves badly and is disciplined by a magical nanny with super powers.
It was around the 1960s that Brand first wrote them down, and since that time, the series of children's books has gradually accumulated some of the immortal and timeless qualities that Thompson strived to achieve in the novel. What is presented in the script...maybe the story and the characters in it are new, but the basic characteristics and attributes related to the "Magic Nanny" have been retained intact, including the lessons she brings to the children , her appearance gradually changing from ugly to beautiful, her magical cane and her helplessness of having to leave, all are the same.
In the sequel, the director's reins were also handed over from Kirk Jones to Suzanne White, who was responsible for telling the story of the new episode created by Emma Thompson. When the script was adapted for the big screen, producer Eric Fellner said: "What White has in her previous TV movies and series is an amazing allure that brings us directly to her. ...She gave this film a unique emotion and put great enthusiasm into the production process. In my opinion, the finished film fully illustrates her excellent shooting skills and professional perspective. "
Same nanny, new family
When Suzanne White received the script for "Nanny McPhee 2", she was filming the TV series "The Iraq War" in Africa ( Generation Kill), during the production of this drama about the US invasion of Iraq, she had to deal with some deafening huge explosion scenes every day. White recalled: "After a busy day's work, I would I saw the script when I got back to the room...and as I read through it, I immediately felt an indescribable connection to it. Although I loved the first film, I felt that the story of the new episode was different. What attracts me the most is that the focus here is on a working-class mother who, although she is unable to cope with the problems she is facing, is still trying desperately to keep everything intact. The most eye-catching part of the first film is due to the mythical character created by Emma Thompson and Kirk Jones on Taobao - Nanny McPhee. The magical nanny, although scary to look at, is neither dangerous nor offensive, and could have become a hugely iconic movie icon." Classic family movies like "The Sound of Music" had a great influence on White. She continued: "Although I have never directed a film, I feel that I have the ability in this area. , not only can perfectly combine humor and emotional dimensions, but also create a flow of true feelings with great realism."
In Susanna White's view, she is in the field of television and documentaries. The relevant experience accumulated will definitely help her enter the relatively unfamiliar world of film as quickly as possible. White said: "I feel that my previous experience in making documentaries has effectively helped me understand people in different environments. I always use that as a measure of the emotional changes I go through. I've been through deaths, births, autopsies, all the celebrations - I think I really know how to do that. My own camera to capture that 'real' feeling, even if I'm working on a completely fictional story like Nanny McPhee 2.
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When the production of a sequel became an imperative film project, several filmmakers also agreed that it was completely necessary to develop a new story. Producer Lindsay... Dolan admitted: "Those who have not read the original novel by Christiane Brand may think that our film adaptation is based entirely on the content of the novel... You know that is not the case at all. When Ma Thompson started working on the script for the first film, she extracted every useful clue and character from all three novels, so when it came time for the sequel, we could no longer treat the original novel as a film. Adapting the basis, she had to start from scratch. "However, what kind of content should the new episode of the story focus on? From the very beginning, the filmmakers have made a clear decision that they will not let the magical nanny return to the Brown family to solve some problems. Brand New Questions, Dolan continued: "A director friend once said to me, 'We should just make movies about the most important day of a character's life, because no one is going to really care about the first day in their life. Two important days. ’ In fact, I know he’s referring to the kind of ‘everyone’s back’ kind of sequel movie that has little chance of ever improving on its predecessor – which, in my opinion, is a very good suggestion. "
As for the solution, it is to let McPhee travel across the barriers of time and space to visit a brand new family. Eric Fellner said: "The role of the Magic Nanny looks a bit like Batman', not only possesses magical superpowers, but is also able to apply the solutions she deems necessary in different situations. Emma Thompson added: "McPhee will never grow old and is not limited by time. No one knows how much time she has spent and how many families she has visited... When we decided to let her enter a completely When I was in a different time and space, I suddenly had a good idea, which was to go back to the war years. I wanted her to go to a home where the father was away from home and off to war, and the mother was left at home trying to keep everything the same as it was before her husband left - both with the new problems the children had to deal with and the parents having to Deal with the chaos, and McPhee will leave you with 5 brand new lessons. "Although the background environment during the war has been clarified, "Nanny McPhee 2" has not marked the specific era from beginning to end. It looks very much like the 1940s during the Second World War, but it is not strictly set.