Made in Hollywood

"You know my whole life, I just want to have my own performance."

Standing on the mirror-smooth stage, Naomi Watts finally took off her ugly prison uniform and put on a sexy, tight skirt, showing off her exquisite curves in front of the camera. She looked beautiful and proud. She looks arrogant, like the top Hollywood star, perhaps this is also the true portrayal of her heart after years of continuous effort.

"But it backfired," she shook her fingers. "I always can't do what I want. The world is so big that it hits walls everywhere, and then Amos came, the safe, reliable and lovely Amos..."

Duke took his eyes off the monitor and looked at Naomi Watts in front of the camera, eliminating Lockhey's overly negative settings such as vulgarity and viciousness. Some aspects of this character are similar to Naomi Watts. Their experiences have a common aspect, they all want to find their own performance stage, but they are hard to find.

Perhaps it was these that made her have obvious deviations in grasping the role, and made Lockheed into a star-studded star.

"stop!"

There was absolutely no need to continue filming, and after Duke called to stop, the music and Naomi Watts' monologue stopped instantly, and he said to the stage, "Nami, come here."

Naomi Watts came quickly, looked at Duke, and asked, "Did I make a mistake again?"

The more than three months of filming has been a nightmare, not only facing huge psychological pressure, but also physical and energy consumption, especially a few of the songs and dances, which did not end with blood blisters on the feet?

But at the same time, she has also gained a lot. The strict requirements of the young director, the tireless talk, and the guidance given have made her improve significantly, and she even feels that she can play any role that requires extreme acting skills in the future.

There is pay. There is harvest, it is simply the best portrayal of more than 100 days.

Turning off the monitor, Duke turned around and asked, "Nami, what kind of character is Roxy?"

"Small and beautiful. She has dreams of singing and dancing." Naomi Watts said without thinking at all, "Ignorance, vicious, vain, unscrupulous, she is a woman with moral corruption like a viper."

Duke knocked hard on the armrest of the chair, making a thud. Asked, "What do you think of your behavior just now? Like a vulgar and vicious woman who mocks her kind husband? Or like a radiant star?"

Head down, Naomi Watts thinking.

This was the last scene, and Duke didn't want to drag it on. He simply said, "Your performance just now was very attractive and attractive, but women's attractiveness is divided into different types and grades. Roxy looks down on her husband, and even mocks him with conjugal love. This is yours. A one-man show is Roxy's imagination, and you need to laugh, please, even tease the audience that doesn't exist, in Roxy's fantasy."

He took a sip from the coffee cup. Duke added, "This is just a daydream of Roxy, she shows the most vulgar charm of women, and you can understand it this way, she is just making fun."

"Duke," Naomi looked over with complicated eyes, "I know what to do."

Duke waved to her, "Go and rest, and start again in ten minutes."

The short break was over, everything was ready, and the filming started again. Perhaps Duke's point just now played a role, and Naomi Watts' performance was eye-catching.

Her monologue, which she reads to the beat of the music, is funny, and makes one feel disdain for the characters she describes; she dances lazily and confidently, but with her short, bright silver dress, she looks different. She was vulgar on the outside; she twisted her soft waist vigorously, her face was full of charm, she was very beautiful and charming, like a low-level showgirl, no matter how she looked at it, she was not the star that Roxy dreamed of becoming.

After a short aria, the backing dancers who had been prepared for a long time took to the stage and used a group dance to highlight the heroine Roxy. She stood in the middle, as if she had really become the center point of Chicago.

Finally, Naomi Watts walked over to the red 'Roxy', scratching her head as if she was a cabinet girl who had just walked out of the red light district.

"Great!" Duke let out a breath, "It's over!"

As his voice sounded, more relieved voices came from the studio. After more than 110 days of shooting, the entire crew almost collapsed.

Not to mention others, Duke, the director, is also physically and mentally exhausted. On "Chicago", he even spent more time and energy than "Speed ​​of Life".

Investigating the reason, 80% can be attributed to his lack of professional singing and dancing literacy.

Turning off the monitor, Duke clapped his palms, the crisp sound caught everyone's attention, and said, "This is an extraordinary experience, a new experience for our team, I know everyone Tired and looking forward to the holiday, but you haven't reached the time to relax."

He laughed first, "I've already contacted Johnny Depp, there will be a rave party at his Viper House bar tomorrow night, you know what's there."

Everyone's decadent faces couldn't help but cheer up, and some young people even burst into cheers. Depp's bar has always been a Hollywood carnival, with both beautiful women and handsome men.

The studio gradually returned to quiet, and everyone was busy with their work. Duke was also checking the film shot today. Naomi Watts, who had removed his makeup, came over and said hello to Tina Fey. in front of Duke.

"Thank you, Duke." She looked at Duke with a very complicated look, "Thank you for giving me this opportunity."

"Nami, this is the result of your hard work."

Duke didn't intend to continue this relationship for a long time, and lightly patted her on the shoulder, "Remember what I said to you? Look for the goal, don't hesitate, keep working hard, maybe we will cooperate again in the future. , you have become a top actress."

The physical relationship between the two parties was completely over more than a year ago, and the favor Duke owed on the fire scene has also been repaid.

Duke knew this, and Naomi Watts knew it too. The two initially came together because of physical needs.

Naomi Watts turned away, Duke looked at her back, also had no regrets or nostalgia, this is Hollywood, ending the relationship between men and women is happening all the time; this is North America, an extreme pursuit In a country of personal freedom, no woman who has set foot on the road to success is willing to act as a man's plaything.

And Duke doesn't have the mentality of people who take it for granted that they will succeed in whatever they do - past, present, future, or seen, unseen, and thrown aside and just met, these people , wealth, and things must be their own.

Duke never thought of himself as the center of the world, or even the center of Hollywood, what Sophie Marceau did, and told him that women who came into this circle didn't want to be vassals.

They are a very simple relationship, it starts simple and ends equally simple.

"What do you think?"

A familiar question sounded from the side, and Catherine Zeta Jones stopped behind him, "Still thinking about the movie?"

Turning his head, Duke looked at Zeta Jones and said, "The filming is over, and it's time for the announcement."

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Broadway Avenue starts from Battery Park in the south and runs through Manhattan Island from south to north. Due to the numerous theaters on both sides of the road, it is an important place for American dramas and musicals to develop, and "Broadway" has therefore become synonymous with musicals.

As night falls, the heart of Broadway on 42nd Street is brightly lit. Although musicals are no longer as splendid as they used to be, they can still attract a large audience, especially in this season, the old classic plays that have been rearranged for more than a year. "Chicago" is back on Broadway, drawing nostalgic audiences ready to step into the theater.

42nd Street is close to the famous Times Square, surrounded by dozens of theaters. The middle section is the commercial theater and entertainment center of the United States. The huge billboard erected here has always been dedicated to popular musicals.

This billboard is diagonally opposite the theater where the musical "Chicago" is performed. The name of Chicago on it is particularly conspicuous. Coupled with exaggerated colors and gorgeous designs, people passing by can't help but take a few glances.

After all, the advertisement of the movie version of "Chicago" is erected in front of the theater of the musical version of "Chicago", and it is difficult not to attract attention.

In particular, the three male and female protagonists on the billboard are particularly eye-catching. Tom Cruise is standing in the center in a straight old-fashioned suit, surrounded by two gorgeous girls in short dance dresses in contrasting black and white. , just in terms of image, it directly kills the actors in the musical version.

Although neither movies nor musicals use beauty as a measure, no one can deny that the combination of handsome men and women is particularly eye-catching.

Don't say that nostalgic audiences are not used to these, the advertisement can be designed like this, Warner Bros., the advertising party, has done a lot of targeted research, and the scale of the musical "Chicago" is much larger than the movie version, which is full of a lot of sex . Provocative scenes, the dance skirts of the female actors are even as short as possible, and the fabrics are as little as possible.

Of course, in elegant terms, this is for artistic needs, but in fact, why the troupe does this is clear to everyone.

Not only this one, Broadway, the West End and other places where the musical is being re-staged on a large scale have similar movie billboards and will accompany the show throughout the season. The movie version is borrowing the musical version for publicity.

"The same wonderful, different "Chicago"!"

This is the main propaganda slogan of the film in the early stage, and the North American release date of the film is set at the very targeted Thanksgiving Christmas file. (To be continued ~^~)

PS:  I have guests at home, sorry for the late meeting~~~