Made in Hollywood

"Hey Duke, this way!"

"Miss Theron, look this way!"

Walking through the red carpet, Duke and others had just stood in the group photo area in front of the Palace of Festivals when countless reporters surrounded them. They stood in a circle outside the circle, constantly calling the names of the crew members, and then quickly pressing the Press the shutter to capture every moment.

Because of his age and poor physical condition, Anthony Hopkins did not stay in the group photo area, but walked up the steps directly.

Duke, Charlize Theron, Tom Cruise and James Franco stood side by side, allowing reporters to take pictures, and the three actors would turn to the other side and wave when they heard the voices calling their names , fully showing their best side.

Compared with them, Duke is still the same, and this is the moment for an actor to show off.

Charlize Theron's hair has grown a lot, combed carefully to the right side, wearing a goose yellow low-cut evening dress with a few simple accessories, showing a noble and elegant side, she is tall enough, With a pair of sky-high five-inch feet on his feet, he is definitely the tallest in Duke's group.

Fortunately, other people don't have much opinion, Duke himself doesn't care, James Franco is not enough, and Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman are used to being together.

After staying in the group photo area for a few minutes, due to the press conference held before, Duke and others did not accept any more interviews, but walked up the big steps of the Palais des Festivals.

In front of the Palace of Festivals, there are many famous directors and actors from all over the world, but except for people from Hollywood and the other side of the Pacific, most of the other Dukes do not know each other, nor are they interested in making friends. In other words, he and them are people from two worlds.

Go over to the jury. Duke and Isabelle Huppert shook hands first, and the two simply greeted each other without saying much.

Duke is very clear that Warner Bros. has already done a lot of public relations work, and there is no need for him to say anything.

"Hi, Robert."

When I came to a Latino director. Duke held out his hand, and Robert Rodriguez shook his hand, "Hello, Duke."

This absurd director, who once put a machine gun on his wife's leg to shoot zombies in a movie, is undoubtedly a representative of Hollywood cut movies and cult genres. He looked at Duke. Said, "I heard it's an extraordinary movie? The style is very, very interesting?"

"You'll see it soon." Duke responded.

Robert Rodriguez nodded, "I've always wanted to see what you guys would look like playing Cult."

In Hollywood, Duke has always been a very orthodox mainstream film director. Never having anything to do with cult elements, "Fury Road" has had enough publicity, and it's full of weird elements.

After shaking hands with several judges from around the world, Duke finally walked up to a petite woman.

"Didn't think we'd meet here. Nat."

He extended his right hand to Natalie Portman, and Natalie Portman just touched it lightly. He withdrew his hand, "I didn't think of it either."

After finishing speaking, she closed her mouth tightly, but her eyes fell on Charlize Theron behind Duke.

But Charlize Theron didn't even look at her. Walked directly in front of Natalie Portman, and caught up with Duke in a few steps, "I heard that she also wanted to compete for the role of Ferosa?"

"I rejected it." Duke didn't hide it either.

Charlize Theron glanced back and whispered to Duke, "I suggest you stay away from her, she is a very hypocritical woman."

Seeing that Duke didn't care much, she said, "Everyone in the circle is hypocritical, but there are very few who can reach the level of Natalie Portman."

Duke couldn't help shaking his head, "I know what to do."

Even though there have been no outstanding works in recent years, and the "V for Vendetta" she starred in has been banned from release in many countries and regions including the UK, Natalie Portman has maintained an excellent public image, which is definitely Hollywood She is different among actresses, as for how she really behaves in private, who cares?

Looking back at Natalie Portman again, Duke couldn't help but hear a passage he had read - I have tattoos, I drink, I smoke, I swear...but I know I'm a good girl. A real bitch likes to play innocent, innocent, shy, and pink. Men are superficial and only look at the surface. Therefore, they can only miss the good girl, and then be cheated by the bitch so painfully. Only a woman can tell who the fuck is a real bitch.

From the corner of Natalie Portman's eyes, she has been looking at the back of Charlize Theron. There is a bit of jealousy in those extremely clear eyes. She has seen all the episodes of "Fury Road". The trailer, not to mention the quality of the movie itself, but the heroine herself is simply too brilliant. Such a role that she was originally fighting for fell to a vase who was born as a model and didn't know what acting skills are. Really It's a great irony.

When it comes to acting skills, how far can I throw her away? But when it comes to Hollywood status, how far is he from her?

There was a flashing light on the opposite side, and Natalie Portman lowered her eyes slightly. The instant message of jealousy and hatred in it immediately restored her usual sunny image, showing her best side in front of reporters and media, It's as if what happened just now never happened.

Her manager's mother once told her that she was a Jew and had gone to Jerusalem for advanced studies, and when the time came, what belonged to her would eventually belong to her, and no one could take it away...

Just how long will it take?

Looking at the figures of Duke and Charlize Theron, Natalie Portman gradually had some ideas.

In front of the Palace of Festivals, Duke also met many Hollywood acquaintances, such as Quentin Tastineau and Uma Thurman.

But this is not a place to talk, the two sides just greeted each other briefly. In a sense, he and Quentin Tastineau are still competitors, and the other party's "Inglourious Basterds" also participated in the competition of this film festival. competition unit.

It's just that it's basically impossible to win the most important awards with the type of film spoof.

The sky was getting dark, and the guests present entered the Palace of Festivals one after another. According to the tradition of the Cannes Film Festival, all the crew members of "Fury Road" were at the back, and they waited for a while in the VIP lounge. When the staff came to inform and led Duke and his party into the screening hall, everyone in the theater stood up and applauded to pay tribute to the crew.

People like Duke would not be rude in public, nodding around while walking. More than 2,000 people poured into the main venue of the Palais des Festivals. Apart from guests and media personnel, there were also a large number of ordinary people. audience.

Compared with the routine applause of the guests, the audience in the back was much louder. This also truly reflects that different groups have completely different views on Duke as a director.

Of course, what Duke cares most about is the audience behind.

A director once said that when shooting and making a movie, the audience is not there, and the audience must be ignored.

This kind of argument is not unreasonable, but since it is believed that the audience can ignore it, after the film is produced, one should hide in the film room and enjoy it slowly, instead of showing it for public screening.

Since the audience is not respected as a group, when the audience does not exist, the audience is still required to pay for the film. To put it bluntly, how different is it from doing things like erecting a memorial archway?

Amid the applause, Duke and others walked to the front row of the crew, and waited for everyone around to sit down before taking their seats.

"I don't understand why the work of a purely commercial film director can be the opening film of the film festival,"

In the back where the guests were sitting, Lim Kwon-taek from South Korea had a slight disdain in his tone, "The Cannes Film Festival is simply willing to degenerate!"

Beside him, Jiang Digui nodded in agreement, "Indeed!"

Park Chan-wook has always been at odds with these two, turned his head and glanced at him, and then said to Jiang Di-gyu, "How much of your most famous work "Flying the Taegeuk Flag" is borrowed and plagiarized from "Saving Private Ryan", the domestic media doesn't mention it, is it true? Do you yourself not exist?"

"You..." Jiang Digui turned to look at him.

Park Chan-wook just shook his head and pointed to his forehead, "Can you think with your brain before speaking?"

The views of these three South Korean directors are just a microcosm.

Quentin Tastino looked at Duke, who was looming in front of him. There was no contempt in his eyes. He just wanted to see this movie as soon as possible. From the trailer and advertising posters, he felt that this would be his favorite genre. .

"Inglourious Basterds" actor Brad Pitt is sitting next to him, and he is thinking about another question, how to cooperate with each other!

His film studio is right next to Warner Bros., and Duke Rosenberg has many common interests...

The lights on the ceiling went out one by one, the buzzing hall gradually quieted down, the big screen was already lit, and the first thing that appeared was the Warner Bros. logo.

The film does not have any prefixes, and goes directly to the theme, but the first thing that appears is not a picture, but a short text - this is a world after the outbreak of a nuclear war, the land is dry and acidified, and the surviving humans want to survive, only...

"Interesting!" Quentin? Tastinuo couldn't help pinching his chin.

This way of suddenly jumping out of the text introduction is very common in Hollywood, but with the somewhat weird soundtrack and narration shots, it has a bit of his style.

The screen jumps, and it comes up with a close-up of a large panorama. The color of the scene is extremely saturated, that yellow that represents drought and barrenness, and the richness seems to be able to soak out from the screen.

In a patch of yellow sand, a car with a strange shape was parked, and an unkempt man stood with his back, but before anyone could see his figure clearly, a naughty lizard jumped out to steal the spotlight.

The mirror-stealer didn't end well. When the lizard passed behind the man, it was stepped on by a big foot, and then became a delicacy in that man's mouth!

This heavy-tasting scene also clearly shows that this is a world that is extremely short of food, and it is also a world where the weak eat the strong! (To be continued.)

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