From Flower Vase to Film Emperor in Hollywood

Actually, among all these projects, Anson was most interested in "Match Point."

Strictly speaking, this is a black comedy that discusses desire, love, and most importantly, the possibilities of life through an absurd crime.

The male protagonist, Chris Wilton, is a complex and contradictory character, seemingly a pretty boy who relies on his looks, but inwardly a scheming and deep person, such contrast giving the actor plenty of room to play.

In his previous life, the male protagonist was played by Jonathan Rhys Meyers, which shows Woody Allen's intention to use a handsome vase to play the role naturally; unfortunately, Jonathan was handsome enough, but he didn't show the complexity of the character—

A great pity!

Undoubtedly, this weakened the film's appeal, because the male protagonist must be someone who is both loved and hated, someone who makes people grit their teeth with hatred but also be captivated by his charm; the tug-of-war between moral bottom line and emotional impulses creates a contradictory and stimulating feeling for the audience, which is Woody Allen's original intention.

If Anson were to play the role, he felt that he should study psychology carefully, and also study the character's growth background and personality formation, giving the character an irresistible charm.

This should be an interesting challenge.

In addition, the female lead in "Match Point" in his previous life was Scarlett Johansson, which is also a reason.

Anson and Scarlett have known each other for a long time, but they have never worked together. Meeting in a working environment through a work like "Match Point" should also be a special experience.

However…

Reasoning is reasoning, but armchair strategy is ultimately different from reality. In fact, Anson is not so active and enthusiastic, even if the project is full of attraction, the root cause lies in Anson himself—

He needs to rest.

This is the truth, and Anson wasn't joking with Lucas. The filming of "Walk the Line" consumed energy from all aspects and levels, and he doesn't have a strong expectation to enter a new role now.

It is precisely because of this that Anson plans to use his rest time to enter the world of music, venting his emotions and energy in another way, turning them into notes, and completing his healing.

So, the timing is still not right.

If "Match Point" still hasn't found a suitable actor after a period of delay, or if Woody Allen is still patient enough to wait for Anson, then they can discuss cooperation at that time; otherwise, they can only regret missing it.

At first, Lucas remained focused and nervous, paying close attention to Anson—

He didn't know what he was worried about, maybe worried that Jack would suddenly appear, maybe worried that Anson would suddenly collapse, maybe worried that Anson would take a fancy to a project and then roll up his sleeves to call Edgar to prepare to start work immediately. Should he stop him, or should he be happy that Anson's vitality was awakened again?

Lucas himself was not sure, the whole feeling was particularly complicated and particularly turbulent.

Anyway, his nerves remained tense, unable to relax.

But slowly, slowly, Lucas relaxed.

Anson as a whole seemed... exceptionally relaxed, as if he was playing a game, occasionally discussing a few words with him, occasionally looking at the project plan in his hand with a meaningful expression, and occasionally grinning foolishly.

Although Anson has not completely gotten rid of the influence of the Johnny Cash role, at least it can be felt that Anson is walking out of the shadows and embracing the sunshine.

A lazy and relaxing morning, doing nothing, just sitting here chatting and wasting time—

Actually, it's pretty good too.

The project plans placed in front of him are diverse, of course, not only art film award season works, but also many typical commercial genre films.

For example, "Elizabethtown", a typical romantic comedy chick flick, such as "Sahara", an adventure genre film set in the desert, trying to become the second "Raiders of the Lost Ark" or "The Mummy".

For example, "Poseidon", a work that attempts to follow in the footsteps of disaster films such as "The Day After Tomorrow" and "Twister", but this time the stage is set on the vast ocean. Who knows, maybe it can become the second "Titanic"?

And so on.

The types are diverse, the styles are diverse, and the possibilities are indeed fully opened up.

Everything is as Lucas said, no one in Hollywood now continues to treat Anson as a pretty boy.

Perhaps in private and behind the scenes, those prejudices, those complaints, and those discriminations will still be difficult to change in the short term; but market orientation gives a different answer. Whether people agree or not, the audience has already given the answer through practical actions, which is the most important and the only important thing.

Unfortunately, it is precisely because there are too many projects that it is easy to get tired.

Until—

"Luca, take a look at this project."

Following Anson's voice, Lucas looked up and saw the joy and excitement in Anson's eyes.

Lucas reached out and took the project plan, but still did not forget to complain, "Didn't you say you were going to rest for a while?"

Anson smiled directly, "No, it's not me acting, but Forest Pictures investing."

Lucas raised his eyebrows slightly, very surprised, glanced down, searched his memory, if he remembered correctly, "This is the project Edgar gave you."

Anson nodded lightly, "I guessed it. You don't have such keenness and courage. Edgar still hopes to break stereotypes in an alternative way, so the projects he chooses are either projects that completely subvert previous roles, or super-large projects that can compete with Sony Columbia."

"Clear goals."

"However, I think this project is not suitable for me, it is not easy for the actors to shine; it is very suitable for Forest Pictures to send its own voice to Hollywood."

"The real core of DreamWorks is not subversion, but to give directors more creative space, avoiding excessive interference from producers that leads to the project getting out of control."

Lucas, "Get rid of the influence of capital."

Anson nodded, "Yes, get rid of the influence of capital. But Forest Pictures is different, we dare to challenge concepts, dare to challenge tradition, and dare to challenge stereotypes."

"The core is different."

"'Walk the Line' is like this, a seemingly conservative and traditional biographical narrative mode, but the real protagonist of the core is music creation and live performance."

Lucas gently raised his chin, "So this project is the same?"

"The same, but not the same." The smile on Anson's lips lifted slightly, "The truly powerful thing about this movie lies in the narrative technique and the camera language."

The project in Lucas's hand clearly read—

"Sin City".