King of Hollywood

The idea of ​​Gandalf holding a rifle came from a spoof picture that Adrian saw in his previous life. Because he was deeply impressed, when he copied the picture of Gandalf reuniting with Aragorn and others, he couldn't help jumping out of his head. come out. That being the case, he just said it by the way to make everyone laugh and adjust the atmosphere of the scene. Of course, the specific lines may be a little different, but that doesn't matter.

This is indeed very effective. After laughing, people are a lot more relaxed, and the work efficiency is also improved when they move again. The only sequelae is that McKellen will ask Adrian every now and then: Do you really think that Gandalf Taking a rifle is fun? How about we try to shoot a segment? What an old kid.

After spending three or four piecemeal shoots, and the actors had almost gotten used to each other, Adrian immediately organized the crew to start filming the first big scene, the final battle between the Fellowship of the Ring and the Orcs in the first part. With his foresight, there is no need to think about the location and the past, and the props have been prepared early. Not to mention anything else, although those broken statues are quite light, when they are placed in the studio, they can be seen at a glance. It can be seen that it is fake, but after taking it to the ground in the woods and modifying it with soil and branches, it is almost the same as the real one.

However, the shooting was not very smooth. The action scenes were completely different from what they saw on the screen when they were filmed. dealt with. In addition, the actors do not need too much acting skills, so the production is completely under the control of the director, and action scenes are sometimes very dangerous.

"Cut!" Adrian yelled, then walked out and rushed over, "Are you okay, Vigo?"

"It's okay, I just touched it lightly." Mortensen said, covering his forehead, and then pretended to be light-hearted and joked: "John is too tall, and he will not be able to respond if he is a little distracted."

"It's not my fault." John Rhys Davis, who played Jinli, with a long beard on his chin, shrugged innocently.

As a dwarf, Gimli is one of the shortest people in the Fellowship of the Ring, but Davis, who plays him, is a big man. He is 6 feet tall and almost catches up with Adrian. He is one of the actors in the Fellowship of the Ring the highest one. God knows why Fatty Peter chose this guy to play Gimli in the original version, and Adrian didn't bother to think about it. Since he was used in the original version and he was very good, then "continue" to use him.

Although Mortensen was only hit on the forehead by the prop ax and there was no major problem, Adrian still took a rest. The shooting did not stop because of this, because Jinli is a dwarf, so dwarf actors are needed as stand-ins when the whole body is in a situation. Although there are many dwarf actors in Hollywood, there are still not many suitable ones. After all, dwarves and hobbits are only short in stature rather than deformed.

Fortunately, the faces and bodies were shot separately, so they could be stand-ins not only for Gimli, but also for hobbits like Frodo and Sam. It is also because they were filmed separately that there should be no accidental injury, but some things just happened, and no one could have expected them.

"In short, be serious, even if you finish this scene, guys, I have to rush back to participate in the Oscar." Adrian said this while preparing for another scene.

The Fellowship of the Ring is not limited to Aragorn and Gimli, there are also many scenes of Lagrace and Boromir, especially the scene of Boromir's heroic sacrifice for atonement, which can be juxtaposed with the scene where Gandalf and the Balrog died together. It is the most sensational part of the whole first part.

"Don't worry, Mr. Director, we will definitely not let this happen." Silver, who was dressed as an elf archer, waved the longbow in his hand with a smile, "Besides, you are the famous miracle director, Oscar Even if it is going to be held, it will have to wait for you to arrive."

This immediately caused a burst of laughter.

"Shut up, Silver, if you can't watch the scene today, then I will let you know how the real miracle director works." Adrian replied directly.

"Oh, hell, I'm just..." Silver hurriedly wanted to defend himself, but when he met Adrian's playful gaze, he immediately retracted his words, and the laughter around him couldn't help but grow louder.

"Okay, guys, let's get started." Adrian clapped his hands immediately.

Silver did well during his week-plus in New Zealand, and got along well with the rest of the cast. Especially Elijah Wood, the two young people were about the same age, and they had a lot of topics in common, but Silver also jumped a little because of this, so Adrian would hit him a few times from time to time.

Soon, the role of Legolas was over, and Silver was in the best condition after being beaten every time, so it can't be blamed on Adrian, which director doesn't want the actors to take all the shots How about once? The next thing to be filmed is Boromir's death. Tolkien's novel was not so sensational when describing this passage, so Aragorn sighed, "The son of Denethor died here, is it God's will?" Is it?" It's over.

But the movie can’t be shot like this. Anyway, in the original book, Boromir was indeed tempted by the ring and made a move against Frodo, but then he washed away his humiliation by dying in battle. In this case, why not How about making him appear more heroic and mobilizing the audience's emotions as much as possible?

"I will follow you, my brother, my leader, my... king..."

A simple sentence suddenly brought Boromir's image to a higher level. I have to admit that the adaptation of the original version was done very well.

"Very good, very good." Adrian clapped his hands, and Mortenson, who was half kneeling there, breathed a sigh of relief, got up and pulled Sean Bean, who was holding props and arrows, from the ground. .

"Nice job." After browsing the monitor again, Adrian walked over with a smile and patted the shoulders of the two, and at the same time handed a red envelope to Bin, "By the way, Sean, this is for you."

"This is..." Sean Bean took it in doubt, opened it, and found five 100 dollar bills inside.

"This is called a red envelope. People in the East, or when making movies in Hong Kong, if an actor is about to die in the movie, they usually seal a red envelope to express their blessings." Adrian explained briefly.

"There is such a custom?" Bin was surprised when he heard it for the first time, and then became even more puzzled, "But, what does this have to do with me? We never need these things in filming, right?"

"Because you are special, Sean." Adrian laughed, "If nothing else happens, this should be your tenth death in the movie!"

"Huh?" Bin looked at him in surprise, and Mortensen and others were also attracted to him at this time.

"I have read your information, Sean," Adrian patted him on the shoulder again, "Since 1986, you have been dying in various ways as an important supporting role in movies, and some of you have been exploded. Some were stabbed to death by knives, and some were knocked off a cliff. This time, another one can be shot to death by arrows. And I guess this situation will continue, so maybe we should express it.”

Bin frowned first, then opened his eyes wide, and finally the corners of his mouth twitched. After a while, he asked in doubt, "Have I... died so many times?"

Mortensen next to him suddenly burst out laughing: "Why, don't you know how many times you have died, Sean?"

"How could I remember these things deliberately?" Bin argued depressedly. "If Ed hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known that I... had died so many times."

After finishing speaking, Silver, Davis and others around also laughed.

"Come on, Sean, let's die a few more times in the future."

"Maybe you can taste all the ways to die in the movie."

"Shut up, you schadenfreudes," Bing raised his big fist threateningly and shook it, but this action was useless except to make the laughter louder, so he could only stare blankly in the end, "Okay, whatever you want , see how long you can laugh."

Then he turned his head and put away the red envelope in front of Adrian: "Thank you, Ed, for letting me understand how... special I am."

When he said this, he rolled his eyes involuntarily. Seeing his depressed face and wanting to laugh, Adrian couldn't help laughing. So far, Sean Bean has gained the title of "Dead" in the crew, and many people often smile and congratulate him for having a unique record. After protesting several times to no avail, he will let it go, even after several years. Afterwards, he often picked up some important supporting roles who would die.

"I think maybe it's interesting to be the supporting actor with the most deaths in Hollywood." He said so in an interview. Of course, these are things for later.

In the bright room, the high-pitched groans of ** are endless, the sky blue stewardess uniform has been crumpled, the short skirt is rolled up even higher, and the two of them are sticking close together and constantly moving. As Adrian moved upwards, the woman immediately raised her head and screamed, her white-gloved hands hugged him tighter, her boat cap was thrown to the ground, and her blond hair swayed.

After a while, the room finally returned to silence, and the two who were still panting slightly separated and began to be tender.

"You are still so charming, Ellie." Adrian kissed the girl's lips.

"You are still so powerful, Ed." The girl giggled, "Do you want me to sleep with you?"

"As long as your side is fine." Adrian replied softly.

"Of course it's okay, I don't care what they say." The girl said nonchalantly.

"That's it." Adrian laughed, lifted her hips, and just carried her into the bathroom. His luxurious private jet had everything in it.

After basically finishing the battle between the Fellowship of the Ring and the Orcs, he immediately boarded his private jet and returned to Los Angeles to prepare for the upcoming 71st Academy Awards, leaving the rest to the assistant director. This time he brought several assistant directors over and split up into several groups to shoot the unimportant shots all over New Zealand, just to keep the crew running while he was away.

The groan sounded again in the bathroom, Ellie Larter, this is the woman who is now bathing in the water and sticking closely to Adrian. Originally, according to the original trajectory, she should have stepped into the entertainment circle after receiving drama training more than two years ago, and then developed step by step to become an actor between the second-tier and the first-tier. But now for some unknown reason, she was unlucky to participate in the performance after receiving drama training, so she changed careers not long afterward—it wasn’t the first time she changed careers anyway.

This time Ellie Larter applied for stewardess training. After graduation, because of her good grades and a bit of luck, she went around and became a flight attendant on Adrian's new private jet. In the beginning, Adrian didn't know about this. The newly bought plane was mainly used for women traveling in the country. It wasn't until he took a new private jet during a domestic flight that he felt that this woman looked familiar. After checking her information Then it was transferred to the current one.

Ellie Larter is not a good girl, so even if Adrian's name is out, she slept with him after being teased a little bit, and then it got out of control. Although the salary of a private jet stewardess is higher than that of civil aviation Much higher, but how can it be as easy as being a billionaire? Although she saw many women interacting with Adrian on the plane, and even though several other stewardesses kept gossiping in private, Ellie never cared.

"Is it better now?" Ellie asked after giving Adrian a few massages.

"That's right, your technique is almost as good as a professional's." Crawling on the bed in the bedroom, Adrian said after moaning comfortably.

"Because I have learned it before." Ellie said proudly, and was pulled into the arms of Adrian who turned over.

"Come again? I'm exhausted, and the only thing left is to give you a massage." Ellie was startled.

"This is high altitude, Ellie. The human body is particularly rich in oxygen ions, so it is easier to get excited, which is why some people like to do things on the plane." Adrian laughed, and then kissed her : "Okay, let's rest, don't forget that you want to sleep with me."

Ellie giggled, reached out and turned off the bedside lamp in the airplane bedroom, then pulled up the quilt and retracted into Adrian's arms.

Adrian is quite clear about her thoughts, but he doesn't care, it's just for fun anyway. Ali Larter is just a middle-aged person. If he didn't find out after becoming a flight attendant, he would never notice it. The changes in this world are really interesting and always surprise him. Speaking of which, the plane he bought with a black card is still parked in the hangar and has not been used yet. I wonder if there will be any surprises?

New Zealand is already in the autumn season, and California is also ushering in a spring full of flowers... Well, in fact, the seasonal changes in the two regions are not obvious except for the temperature. Leaving aside the difference between the northern and southern hemispheres, it is spring in New Zealand , California is now in autumn, but the advantage is that Adrian doesn't need to add or subtract clothes after getting off the plane.

After two days of jet lag, the 71st Oscar Awards Ceremony was officially held at the Dorothy Tent Theater. Although the Academy of Film has already had the idea of ​​changing the venue, the Kodak Theater they are optimistic about has not yet been put into use. , so we have to wait for the previous session. Adrian regrets this very much, because of the anti-monopoly law, he can only invest in the Kodak Theater but cannot own it, even though the media has controlled some theaters in Canada and Europe.

Like the previous Oscars, many reporters came on the red carpet, and like the previous ones, their attention was on the director of Marvel. Three best director nominations in one session, and this is the first time in recent decades that someone has done this again. This is really surprising, almost declaring that he has won the best director in advance.

That's right, that's what some media said, and I believe most people think the same. Three nominations are enough for him to win another best director. In addition, there are many topics that can be explored on him. For example, two films directed at the same time in the previous year resulted in two Wonder Girls being nominated for Best Actress. The tabloids wrote about him and them There are countless versions of gossip and entanglements, and he personally named the director and actors of the brilliant "Good Will Hunting", and even heard that Dreamworks had planned to invite him to direct when it invested in "The Rest of the Deserted Island", if he agreed at the time , maybe today is the four best director nominations?

"How come, three nominations is already the limit of the film academy. After all, there is a precedent. If there are really four nominations, it would be better to award the trophy to me directly." On the red carpet with the sound of flashing lights, Facing Dennis' inquiry, Adrian laughed loudly.

"Don't be discouraged, Dan, you're going to get a nomination sooner or later." He then patted him on the shoulder again, and then turned to his wife, who was present with him, "Right, Janie."

"Of course, Dan is the best." Aniston said with a smile, holding her husband tightly.

They are also the focus of the reporter's attention. Who made them a star couple? So after saying a few more words, Adrian left immediately, and strode forward amidst the inquiries of the reporters.

"Guys, how do you feel?" Adrian asked with a smile when he came a few steps behind a pair of young people who were climbing next to each other.

"Hey, Ed." After recovering from his senses, Rui Fan shook hands with him first, and then Jacques. Last time, Rui Fan was nominated for Best Actor, and this time Jacques won this award again. For nominations, a good movie is a factor, and the acting skills of the Phoenix Brothers are also a factor.

"Silver didn't cause any trouble, did he?" After greeting, Rui Fan asked immediately, he still cared about his younger brother very much.

"Don't tell me you didn't talk to him on the phone." Adrian said with a smile.

"You know, we can't just trust Silver's side story." Jacques immediately continued seriously.

"Well, he's done a good job. That's the same sentence. If he's willing to put his all into it, it's a breeze to walk this red carpet." Adrian laughed, and then turned to others, "The Good Will Catcher" "Several important members of the crew are here.

"Hi, Robin, Gus, and... Natalie."\u003c/p\u003e