Chatty Hollywood

? In the Hollywood of Charlotte’s original time and space, John Cusack was a powerful actor.

His most famous role is that of the good father, third-rate writer, and first-rate driver in "2012" who, in order to escape with his family across the Pacific, secretly boarded the Ark, and nearly killed a boatload of people.

In addition, most of the movies starring John Cusack are independent movies and some small and medium-cost works——

Such as the famous psychological horror film "Deadly ID", the warm science fiction film "Children of Mars" and the funny "Hot Tub Time Machine" series.

However, most of those happened after 2002.

In today's time and space, in 2002, John Cusack's most famous role was the prison bailiff Agent Raj in "The Prison".

That was back in 1997——

At that time, John Cusack still mainly played handsome young men.

He teamed up with Oscar winner Nicolas Cage and indeed created a very popular action movie.

Nicolas Cage further completed his transformation into a tough guy action movie star, and John Cusack's performance was also well received.

But that's all.

In the following years, although John Cusack starred in many movies and received generally good reviews, they did not advance his career further.

——Obviously his acting skills are good and his appearance is not bad, but John Cusack has always maintained a half-red state.

His status among Hollywood movie stars cannot fall, but he cannot rise either.

This makes John Cusack quite depressed.

By Christmas last year, he began to consider whether he should completely transform and develop into the field of independent films.

But at this time, he received an audition invitation from the crew of "Inception"...

"I hope the role of Arthur can have a different impact on my career!"

Thinking back on my experience of getting the role,

John Cusack hopes.

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Charlotte didn't know John Cusack's psychology.

——Although he is proficient in magic, he is not a god after all and cannot penetrate everyone's heart.

In fact, he had no choice but to invite John Cusack to play the role of Arthur.

After all, Jonzef, who played Arthur in the original "Inception", is only in his early 20s. It's okay to be the leading actor in a youth idol movie, but to play an important supporting actor in a commercial blockbuster, after all, he is still out of his depth. .

——Although Charlotte likes this actor with a cheerful face very much, and even in this time and space, she worked with him once in "Hell Detective" as a young man, which left a good impression, but in the end she can't use her own The movie is a joke.

In contrast, John Cusack, now 36 years old, is very suitable for the role of Arthur——

Although John Cusack does not have the "囧" face of Joseph, he is also very suitable for that kind of serious but occasionally funny character.

In fact, the Agent Raj he played in "Prison in the Sky" is exactly this type.

And that's the main reason why Charlotte picked him.

In particular, his current age is the best age for Hollywood actors.

Put on old makeup and let go of some weight, and you can play a mature and stable uncle-type role;

And if you put on makeup to look younger, no matter how thin you are, you can play the role of a 20-year-old.

In addition, John Cusack's acting skills are quite good, and Charlotte is quite satisfied with her choice.

In fact, John Cusack's performance is really good in the current filming.

If nothing else, he and Charlotte fit perfectly together, vividly expressing the tacit understanding between Arthur and Dom Cobb in the story.

Even in the action scene shot inside a giant gimbal ring, he acted very hard despite not having much experience in action films before.

——That’s right, it’s that fight scene where Arthur is in a weightless state.

According to the story, because the car in the first layer of dreams fell from the bridge, the second layer of dreams, where time flows more slowly, showed a state of weightlessness.

And it is precisely this state that created the most classic fighting scene in "Inception".

To film this scene, a giant universal ring machine was needed.

Of course, this is talking about the way the crew of "Inception" originally shot in time and space.

In this time and space with magic, Charlotte can actually achieve an effect similar to weightlessness with magic without resorting to a universal ring or other special effects technology.

However, in order to prevent too many people from knowing the secret of the spell, he still asked the prop team to build a giant universal ring.

However, the structure is not complicated and cannot achieve the weightless effect alone. It must be used in conjunction with his spells.

Of course, except for Charlize and others, most of the cast and staff of the crew don't understand this.

——Most people just don’t realize it.

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Overall, the filming of "Inception" went relatively smoothly.

Although some people may criticize Charlotte for directing and starring in a commercial blockbuster, his previous Oscar nomination for Best Actor was not for nothing.

What's more, as long as the real people on the "Inception" crew have worked together for a period of time, they will not doubt Charlotte's acting skills.

——In fact, Charlotte sometimes shamelessly feels that she is a better actor than the original Leonardo DiCaprio.

After all, although Leonardo DiCaprio's peak appearance is invincible, when it came time to film "Inception", he had already transformed himself into a rough uncle for the sake of Oscar.

——At that time, even if Leonardo DiCaprio hadn’t picked up the water gun yet, getting on the ship with Kate Winslet would have been enough to make the Titanic tremble.

Not to mention that Leonardo's performance mode at that time was already somewhat routine - frowning and roaring, these two iconic actions gave him a DiCaprio-esque feel no matter what role he played.

In comparison, Charlotte feels that she is pretty good——

Although he is not a professional actor, the professional characteristics of a master of deception make him full of acting skills in his life, so when it comes time to actually act, it is not difficult to make this switch.

In particular, Charlotte feels that she is better than DiCaprio in terms of giving soul to the character.

Of course, this kind of performance matter is ultimately a matter of opinion and wisdom. but--

"At least the two heroines I play with are much more beautiful than Marion Cotillard."

Charlotte thought boredly.

At this time, Lao Qiang's "Midnight Ring" has been produced and is not far away from release——