King of Hollywood

Chapter 277 Go away, let me kill him!

The whole thing is very simple. After directing stage plays for several years, Sam Mendes finally had the idea of ​​trying movies. When he was making stage plays, especially on Broadway, he also met many Hollywood actors. ——Many actors will try to appear in some stage plays on Broadway in their spare time or when their popularity is low. First, to broaden their careers, and second, to practice their acting skills. If they are lucky enough to win a Tony Award, it will be even better Bang it. \\\\－Please be familiar with it"" In Nicole's villa in Beverly Hills, which was handed over to her after the divorce, the beautiful woman curled up on the sofa frowned while holding the script.

"Because I haven't found a suitable director at that time," Adrian sat down beside her, "I got the script in 1997, but I have been slowly selecting actors and directors. This will be a pretty good film." Movie, I'm sure the press will praise it with Death of a Salesman in the 90s."

Nicole didn't speak for a while, and after a long time, she raised her head and looked at him: "Do you think I'm suitable for this role?"

"Of course, as long as there are some similarities in experience, it will be more handy to act." Adrian said straightforwardly, but Nicole did not show anger or displeasure as usual, she stared at Looking at him, it seemed that she wanted to see through his true thoughts, and she was completely immune to his level of lust.

After all, she's already messed around like that, what else can't she let go of? Besides, now that the divorce agreement has been signed, she and Cruise are two people who have nothing to do with each other.

"Remember what I said?" Adrian smiled, stretched out his hand and hugged her in his arms, Nicole just struggled slightly and didn't move, although she turned her head to the other side, she still With him stroking his face.

"I said..." Adrian leaned close to her ear and blew softly, "I want you to be the queen of the movie with the most beautiful appearance."

Although half of Nicole's body was weak and half was hot from the itching in her ears, she was still taken aback, turned around and managed to support herself: "You mean...you mean..."

If Adrian had said this to her before this year's Oscars, she might still have been a little skeptical, but the double nominations of Gwyneth and Blanchett, as well as the fact that Blanchett won the Oscar for Best Actress Everything is telling those smart people not to doubt the promise of the director of Marvel.

"Don't worry, it's not now." Adrian's smile suddenly became stronger, and Nicole naturally knew what was in his smile, a blush flashed across his face, and he gave him a hard look and stopped talking.

Unexpectedly, Adrian did not continue, but held her face and lowered his head to block her lips. Like being hugged before, Nicole just resisted a little, and then greeted her very enthusiastically. After several times of lingering It is considered separated.

"You know, if you want to impress the judges of the Oscars, besides your acting skills, your qualifications are also very important. Although you have been in Hollywood for almost ten years and have won some awards, big and small, you have not been nominated for an Oscar." Adrian said Only then did he continue talking, just looking at the expression on his face, it was more like reminiscing about the wet kiss that just ended.

But Nicole, who was softly kissed and snuggled in his arms, didn't have the energy to care about these things. Adrian had already made it very clear in these few words.

"You mean... let me get nominated for the role of x first?" She adjusted her breathing and asked with some uncertainty.

Although many facts have told her that Adrian will never fail to do what Adrian promised, but when it really happens to her, she still feels a little bit at a loss because of her shrewdness.

"Yes, this is a very good script, and Caroline is also a very good character. As long as you play well, it is very easy to get nominated." Adrian nodded, and at the same time said the sentence "play well Excellent" with a strong bite.

Naturally, Nicole can't fail to understand that a good role, a good script, and a good director are important, but they also have their own strengths. If the performance is too vulgar, no matter how good the other conditions are, it is impossible to get good reviews. In this regard, she is very confident. Although the evaluation of her performance in "Mulholland Drive" is not as good as that of Naomi, it is also praised as the best performance in recent years. She has also seen it, and she is confident that it will not be too far behind. Although the role of the wife in "American Beauty" is a bit complicated, it is not impossible for him to grasp it. As Adrian said, she can empathize with her in some places...

Without that guy, I'll only shine brighter around this guy. This idea occupied her mind unconsciously.

"Then what about the previous movie? What about "Witchcraft and Love"?" Nicole asked suddenly.

"It's fine to delay it a little later. According to estimates, if the filming of "American Beauty" goes well, the cycle will not exceed two months, which happens to be able to revise the script of "Witchcraft" to be more refined." Adrian Ann replied, followed by another smirk, "Anyway, this is a movie for you and Naomi."

A blush flashed across Nicole's face, and she got up and wanted to run after spitting on him, but Adrian turned over and pressed her on the sofa. This time, she struggled a lot harder, accompanied by screams, and finally pushed Adrian away. Then she laughed and ran upstairs, and was pushed to Adrian who was sitting on the ground. Ann shrugged, and immediately jumped up and chased after him, wanting to slip? Can you slip away?

To be honest, Nicole is not the most suitable candidate for the heroine of "American Beauty". She is slightly younger, at least seven years younger than Spacey. This gap in experience makes it difficult for her to fully grasp the characteristics of the character , the original Annette Bening and Spacey were the same year. But Nicole is not without advantages. Needless to say, the experience between husband and wife, especially after Adrian's hand, her ambition was further ignited, and she also has a lot of resonance with the role of Caroline.

And Adrian has outlined a pretty wonderful prospect for her, she will not stop trying to catch these, you know, after Adrian grabbed her and "violated" her severely, she proudly told He has collected hundreds of dollars in "prostitution fees". In the past, even a few weeks ago, such words would never come out of Nicole's mouth. People are always changing slowly.

Of course, more importantly, there are no more suitable women around Adrian—since you have all the scripts in hand, why can't you give up the nomination opportunity to your own woman?

Kate and Gwyneth are too young, but Blanchett is fine but just won a statuette. Julia and Zeta-Jones are not suitable for temperament. Monica and Sophie can try, but they Now all belly. So there are only Nicole and Naomi jumping around, and Nicole is more suitable among the two of them, so there is no need to say more.

As for "Sorcerer's Love", that's not important, anyway, it was prepared for Nicole and Naomi to play together, and the script really needs to be revised more carefully, this movie is inherently unreliable. There are some defects, so the original version has only word of mouth but no box office. If these defects can be filled, it will far exceed the original version.

Besides, he also prepared a script for Naomi, and delaying the filming of "Witchcraft and Love" will not affect anything. After the acquisition of Universal, the number of good scripts received has increased exponentially. Most screenwriters and producers still prefer to cooperate with big companies. "Behind the Lies" was discovered under such circumstances. The whole story is very suitable for horror. Naomi in the route, the heroine may not have as much room to play as Caroline in "American Beauty", but Harrison Ford has agreed to play the villain. This gimmick is enough to attract the attention of a large number of people. Naomi's popularity will increase accordingly.

Sam Mendes, who is the director, has no opinion on this lineup. As a new director, he has almost no say in it, and Adrian promised to give him enough power on the set. Alan Ball, who wrote the script, was not optimistic about Nicole's role as Caroline, but he also didn't have much say. At the same time, he thought that Spacey's role as the leading actor was very good, so everything was settled like this. The only one who disagreed after the exchange was Sarah, who played the daughter.

"Do you really think it's good for me to play this role, Ed?" Sarah asked Adrian in a hurry.

"Don't you think you should hone your acting skills better, Sarah?" Adrian asked back, "Don't you just want to act in comedies or fantasy dramas, don't you want to hear praise from film critics?"

Sarah opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but seeing that Adrian didn't speak, after waiting for a while, Adrian embraced her in his arms: "Well, if you really don't want to play this role, then... ..."

"It's okay, that's all." Sarah raised her head suddenly and said, "As long as you want, then I will do my best."

After staring at her for a while, Adrian smiled, held the girl's face and bowed his head to give her a deep kiss, then whispered in her ear, "Take care of your puppy."

Sarah, who was originally a little melancholy, burst out laughing immediately. She played the role of Lester's daughter Jenny, and her "follower" Love played the role of Angela who pretended to be mature in exchange for other people's approval. In "I Know Last Year" After What Did You Do In Summer, this is the first time the two have worked together in the same movie, so it's no wonder Sarah laughed.

In fact, Adrian originally wanted Sarah to play Angela, and Love to play Jenny. She is more beautiful in appearance and is more suitable for dyeing her hair blonde, but in terms of roles, Jenny's Experience undoubtedly resonated with her more. Sarah can be regarded as treating Adrian wholeheartedly, so Adrian will not let her suffer, so she finally switched roles with Love.

Slowly play some roles that require more acting skills, accumulate some praise, and then strive for one or two nominations, and finally the Oscar for Best Actress is not impossible.

After basically finalizing many matters of "American Beauty", Adrian hurried back to New Zealand. Although it was only postponed for three or four days, for the crew without the director's control, the efficiency and effect would only get worse.

The fact is the same, even though he had already explained clearly to the assistant directors what he was going to shoot when he left, and he had prepared a plan, explaining clearly what they would do if something happened in the middle and they needed to postpone their return, but what the assistant directors filmed Only about 30 can be used.

"Frankly speaking, I am very disappointed, but I don't want to blame everyone. I saw the content of the filming and you all did your best. Having said that, I still don't want this to happen again next time. Since you can play 100 If you have the strength, then you should be able to display the strength of 200." Adrian concluded after reviewing the clips shot by the crew during the departure period, and then the assistant director, assistant director, and executive producer all began to grieve.

Although Adrian pretended not to see it, he still asked people to increase the intensity of logistical support. For example, a helicopter was specially prepared to facilitate people to go to the depths of the national forest to take pictures, and it was also convenient for Adrian to be in various groups. Back and forth between. As for the equipment needed for camping in the forest park, it has everything.

The next shot is still very fragmented, McKellen still has to switch between the gray robe and the white robe, and the last shot was still in Shire, and the next shot went to White City.

"Gandalf has the ability to teleport, so he can come and go freely in these places." McKellen is still so joking, it seems that the loss at the Oscars has no effect on him.

"It's okay, I've seen this kind of thing a lot, and besides, you don't take it to heart, do I need to take it to heart as an old man?" Facing Adrian's question, he laughed and said.

"I like you more and more, Ian, are you interested in playing other heroes after the filming of "Lord of the Rings"?" Adrian asked him immediately.

"I think playing an epic character is enough." The old man replied after thinking about it.

"This is not some epic character, but... Forget it, you will know when the time comes." Adrian smiled and waved his hand, "Okay, let's get started."

Now we are filming a scene from the Battle of the White City.... The regent thought that his second son, Faramir, was also dead, and went mad, ignoring the fact that Faramir was still alive, and put him on the firewood for cremation. Pippin Unable to stop, Gandalf rode in on a white horse, killed the regent and rescued Faramir.

This is a relatively simple shot, but the old man McKellen always likes to be unexpected. Just after he broke in, he held his wooden staff with both hands and shouted to Pippin: "Go away, let me kill him!"