King of Hollywood

Everyone in Hollywood knows that Marvel has a huge idea; everyone in Hollywood also knows that Marvel is preparing a movie version of "Iron Man"; everyone in Hollywood also knows that Marvel is willing to convince the big boss, the chairman of the media, , Adrian Cowell, who is also the director of Marvel, helped to advertise, and announced on April 1 that he was considering inviting him to play the leading actor Tony Stark. But everyone in Hollywood didn't know or thought that this news released on April Fool's Day would be true!

In fact, the whole thing is not without trace, and the April Fool's news will not be mentioned, and the filming process of "Iron Man" hardly received much media attention. It was not until the first trailer was released at the end of December last year that it reacted. In Hollywood, in this place, there are very few people who can cover up news of the shooting of a major commercial production.

What's more, in the first trailer released by Marvel and Universal, there is no shot of Tony Stark at all, and there is no Pepper. Even if there is a plot involving him, it is either presented from the first-person perspective, or The armor is shown, and the trailer is only 30 seconds long. It is not enough to analyze the information, and the voice cannot be heard. These are too suspicious.

Then, Marvel and Universal also publicly announced that they found the most suitable actor to play Tony Stark, and there is no one more suitable than him.

These are all hints, very obvious hints, but no one thinks of them. In fact, after Marvel and Universal announced the news, many people have discussed who will play the version of Tony Stark in the movie, fans, fans or reporters and entertainment media. They all participated in it, and some people did say whether they would really invite Adrian Kewell to play the role.

Unfortunately. As soon as this statement came out, it was ridiculed by most people. Although in all fairness, Adrian is indeed very similar to Tony Stark, regardless of talent, wealth, or private life, but in the general consciousness of people, it is impossible for a super rich man like him to play a super rich man in a movie. Hero, even if he is famously super big director. But if he really wants to appear in a movie, he can at most make a cameo like he used to do in his own movies.

So when the second teaser, the 1 minute, 40 second full-face hologram of Adrian and Charlize came out, you can imagine how much shock there was going to be -- well , there was no response for the first hour or two. After all, Adrian has always appeared in the media for a long time. Last year, because there were no works, the number of appearances was even less. In addition, he grew a beard. Even though his name was typed in the trailer, no one watched it for a while. Think of it.

But two hours later. With people posting in movie or comic forums like "God, it's really Adrian Cowell as Tony Stark," and headlines like "Billionaire plays billionaire," all After the entertainment version of the portal, people were finally fired up.

Did the director of Marvel go to act in movies instead of making movies? ! Billionaire to play Iron Man? ! A playboy outside the movie, a playboy in the movie? ! Last year's April Fool's news was actually true? ! All kinds of questions popped up one after another. "It's true", "impossible", "too cool" and other unbelievable words of wonder appeared one after another on various forums.

Many people in Hollywood were also overwhelmed. No wonder Adrian, who has been promoted to a super director, did not have any works last year. He actually went to act in a movie, and he still played Iron Man. This... this... well, this really makes people wonder what to say. Is he planning to change his career to become an actor in the future? So a little later, the official website of The Hollywood Reporter pulled the previous headline "Billionaire Plays Billionaire" and replaced it with "Oscar Best Actor, Adrian Cowell next target?".

Well, it does seem possible, after all, he is only forty years old this year, and he still has enough time for him to squander. In terms of director, he has nowhere to go, and his wealth has reached a height that others can't reach in a lifetime. It seems normal to find a new goal. Therefore, even though the "Hollywood Report" put on such a title and content with a somewhat joking attitude, there are still countless people discussing enthusiastically on the Internet whether this is really the next goal of a miracle director or a super director, and the possibility of realization.

However, even so, the vast majority of people still focused on the "Iron Man" trailer released by Marvel and Universal, and the hit rate of the video on utube quickly exceeded one million. They have to admit that the surprise group is right. No matter from which point of view, Adrian is the best candidate to play Tony Stark. Except for their different majors, they are surprisingly similar in other aspects , especially the billionaires and playboys.

The eyes of most ordinary people are always focused on the wealth and private life of celebrities, so TMZ, which mainly focuses on gossip, quickly updated the content of the website, and drew the attention of gossip to another person, Charlize who played the role of Pepper . He worked as Adrian's secretary assistant and took care of everything in his life. Now he is the vice president of the company, in charge of program production. He is also the mother of talent shows, a shareholder of v?i Network Group, with a net worth of over 100 million. One of the famous strong women in the media industry who appeared on the cover of "Fortune" magazine... If Adrian is the most suitable candidate to play Tony Stark, then there is no doubt that Charlize is the most suitable and most suitable person to play the young Candidates for peppers.

"Oh my God, how did Surprise convince them! This combination is really... amazing!" someone exclaimed.

"It's really generous, why would a beautiful woman like Ms. Charlize become Adrian's secretary?" Some people sighed.

Now that Stark has been ambiguous with his secretary in the movie, the relationship between Adrian and Charlize, who played these two roles respectively, has been revealed. No one would think that they would be as ambiguous as in the movie , no one believes in the morals of the Playboy. not to mention. Charlize also became the vice president, if Adrian didn't contribute because of the relationship between the two. That's certainly not possible - that's what the public thinks, no different than the gossip in the office, even if Charlize's achievements are put in front of them, what they can't see still can't see.

This quickly became another hot topic and interest in Charlize, even though she was on the cover of Fortune, is not well known in showbiz unless it is a particular love of knowing about TV shows The person who made it. Otherwise I wouldn't know her name. But that doesn't stop people from collecting gossip about her now, especially with the situation being shot to fame in this way, and one can imagine how confusing it can be.

But at the same time, this also made "Iron Man" completely popular before it was released, especially when single posters began to appear on various advertising positions. Throughout February, as long as the movie was mentioned. It is absolutely impossible to get around the latest superhero that Marvel is preparing to launch. Countless movie fans have expressed through different channels that as long as it is released, they will go to the cinema, even if it may be very bad.

"Think about it, how rare it is for a movie like this, a billionaire and his closest secretary assistant. Play a billionaire and his closest secretary assistant together in a movie! This situation has never happened before, in the future ...I'm afraid there won't be any, it would be better if it's a bad movie, we can justly laugh at that playboy." Someone wrote in the imdb forum.

"Without a doubt, it took a lot of work to cast Mr. Cowell as Tony Stark. It was a huge risk, but we all thought it was worth the effort. There was no one better suited for the role. Mr. Cowell also thought it was interesting, but he was very hesitant, after all he was just directing, even with some cameos, and he's always looking for perfection, and he doesn't like to make movies that look bad, whether as a director or as an actor Identity..." The people in charge of Marvel and Universal also began to further promote and promote the film through the media and various channels.

Similarly, director Favreau and several important supporting roles also have to cooperate with the publicity. Generally speaking, how to exaggerate the difficulty of inviting Adrian and Charlize, how to exaggerate Adrian's inability to adapt to the status of an actor, and then praise his dedication Wait.

Charlize didn't attend, and despite her role as Pepper, she's also an executive in the company and doesn't have a spare time every day. Even so, she was constantly disturbed, not to mention the daily interview applications from various media, and the receptionist was annoyed by the various calls to the company every day. It's a pity that they can only endure this situation, and even the management is silent, so what can they say?

In fact, it is not that no one in the management wants to take this as a test, but the entire board of directors is basically on Charlize's side. The directors all knew that Adrian was behind almost all the drafts and TV shows that were born in the hands of Charlize. I can't be sure about other things, "American Idol" is absolutely inescapable. From this, I can see how much he supports his woman, so even if she is just a vase, they have to give it to her, not to mention that Charlize herself is very capable .

As for Adrian, unfortunately, since the second trailer was broadcast, the media has been unable to find him. No matter how hard he searched, whether he was staying in Beverly Hills or running around with Miracle Girl, he couldn't find it. In the end, it took a lot of effort to find out from his current secretary assistant that he was not in the United States now.

So where is he now?

"Cut!" Adrian raised his voice and suddenly called out, then waved his arms and shouted in dissatisfaction: "How many times have I said, be natural, be natural! This is not an opera, nor a drama, and more It's not Noh! What you usually look like is what you should look like now, understand!"

After finishing speaking, he waved his hand violently, and then the Japanese assistant director who was waiting beside him immediately bowed, turned around and yelled at a group of Japanese actors kneeling on the tatami mats. These people listened respectfully, knowing that the assistant director had finished speaking, they all got down and said a few words in a respectful manner. Adrian could barely hear, "I'm really sorry" and "I'm sorry to trouble you." " and the like to apologize in words.

He couldn't help but feel even more depressed. Speaking of which, he had been to Japan a lot, but he still had some headaches when it came to Japanese English. This time the other places were well prepared, but I forgot this one, so there was a problem in communication.

But... Adrian glanced at the Japanese assistant director who was encouraging the actors. Although there are some troubles, it is not impossible to overcome. For this movie, he specially brought several Japanese assistants from Hollywood who are familiar with the situation on both sides, and there is also Sony support here. Ai Hui now has good connections in Japan, and the investment for this film is not large, so it should not exceed expectations.

"Okay, look at me now." Adrian walked over at this moment and interrupted the assistant director.

Then he knelt down next to the most senior woman, cleared his throat, bowed his head, and brewed his emotions for a few minutes. Then he said in an angry but depressed tone: "This is not my daughter! My daughter is not like this! No!"

Even his body trembled slightly, just looking at this point, he felt quite sad and unwilling. Obviously, he had gained something from his previous role in "Iron Man".

"Do you understand?" Adrian quickly straightened up and asked the woman next to him, "Most oriental women are very restrained, even if they have any strong emotions, most of them are expressed physically. Of course, if you think you have the ability to It can be expressed in tone and expression, and you can also do what you want, as long as it satisfies me."

The assistant director immediately started to translate, and the woman bowed again after listening carefully. He answered a few words with a serious expression.

"Kumiko said, thank you for your guidance, Mr. Director, she will definitely show her best state." The assistant director said.

"Very well, let's take a break for 15 minutes. Let them brew for a while, I hope this scene can be passed in one go later." Adrian nodded. Sit back to your seat.

Demonstrating this kind of thing in person, he used to do it a lot. This is also a way to tell the actors about the show. Although Adrian wants to be superior, but from the perspective of film production, let's forget it.

"You did a good job, Yukie, better than any of them, so let's take a break now." He said after sitting next to the heroine.

"But..." Yukie Nakama looked up from the script, "But I want to do better."

She looked serious: "It's hard to be the heroine in the movie directed by Ed, I definitely can't let you down."

Adrian smiled, then sighed again, but before speaking, the other party showed a gentle smile: "However, since Ed wants me to rest, then I have to listen to him...Actually , for me, being able to act as your heroine once is already great, I don't expect anything else."

Speaking of the last few sentences, her voice lowered, but she looked at him more seriously: "As long as I can be by your side and serve you all the time, it will be the greatest happiness."

"Heh..." Adrian chuckled lightly, feeling a little dazed for a moment, and then pinched her face unabashedly, "Maybe I can't give you too much, but your excellence will be known to everyone." .”

The name of this movie, which is being produced in Japan, with Nakama Yukie as the heroine, is called "The Undertaker"! That's right, it was "The Undertaker", a movie based on Aoki Shinmon's autobiographical novel "Diary of the Coffin Taker".

Adrian was thinking about what kind of reward should be given to Yuki Hui to be considered a match. An Oscar supporting actress nomination is obviously not enough. After all, she has served her wholeheartedly by her side for 8 years. After much deliberation, I finally chose this movie. Although the adaptation rights had been sold at that time, it was not difficult for Adrian to solve this little trouble.

Of course, there are many places to be modified. After all, the original version is the male protagonist, but now it is replaced by the female protagonist, and many details have to be redesigned. However, this is not difficult. He has a large number of screenwriters under his command, and he also recruited many professionals from Japan. With his vision, he quickly completed these details.

However, due to the consideration of the American market and the feelings of American film critics, he decided to change the heroine’s husband to an American, and added a paragraph in which the American husband could not accept his wife’s career, so he returned to the United States, but because of attending the funeral After realizing something, he returned to Japan, and after witnessing his wife being buried for his biological father, he finally chose the plot of support.

In any case, Adrian is now an American, a Hollywood super director, and even represents Hollywood to some extent, so it is a bit out of date to direct a movie with all Japanese actors.

In fact, this is not a big deal. The most touching thing about "The Undertaker" is that it is a reflection on life and death. It is a ceremony to send the dead to the last journey. To reflect is not important. As long as American ideas and Japanese ideas can be cleverly combined, it is not a problem to achieve the quality of the original version. If some conflicts and understandings can be added to it, maybe it will be improved to a higher level.

This is not a small test for Adrian, but it is not a big problem. As he has come all the way to the present, how could he not have two brushes, he has no doubt that he can do it.

Therefore, when the strike was over, Adrian brought Yukie to Japan as soon as possible—he did not break his promise. These preliminary preparations were completed last year, and by the beginning of this year, everything that should be prepared The preparations are almost ready, and he doesn't need to ask everywhere. Therefore, after promising the Producers Union that they will not touch anything related to film production, Adrian has indeed become a hand-off shopkeeper, and the rest is handed over to the preparations. It's done by the crew. To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (an.) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.