Made in Hollywood

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Sitting in their chairs, Duke and the others were all staring at the TV in the lounge, which was an entertainment program on NBC's Los Angeles local station, playing a video of the interview just this morning.

In the picture of the TV, the handsome and unrestrained face had the iconic smile on it, but what he said was far less beautiful than his face.

"Let me mention a few errors in logic and plot."

Watching Tom Cruise on TV, Duke knew that the other party was going to make a lot of nonsense. His memory told him that without the good soup suggested by public relations and agents, sometimes behaviors and words can shock everyone's attention.

"At the beginning of stealing missiles, the marines' rope guns will spark in the dark? And the iron arrows are nailed to the wall. According to the swing of the tail of the arrow, they can't bear the weight of a person at all. How did they slide over the rope? ?"

"Slid over the rope and kicked the broken glass and kicked down the guards on the tower. Wasn't the sound so loud that no one noticed? And at this time, where should the iron arrow be nailed to ensure that it penetrates the glass? Why can't the guards find it when shooting?"

"A tall soldier hid behind a pillar, armed with guns in both hands, turned around and knocked down the two. According to the picture, his two arms were all exposed, but the other party didn't notice it?"

"The fighting between the Marines and Mason is completely rookie, and General Hammer's command keeps making mistakes. How is it like the best commander in the Vietnam War? They don't match their actual identities!"

"Mason and Gusby were imprisoned without guards? Caused Mason to escape easily after making a loud noise? Is this the most amateurish mistake?"

"Mason and Gusby suddenly had a sewer and then a ground battle. In the end, Gusby was bombed into the sea and rescued ashore. How did their clothes dry so quickly?"

Obviously, although Tom Cruise has only seen "Brave Island" once, he is a caring person!

"Gusby set off fireworks, how could it be detected by the telescope at the last moment? Where is the telescope? According to the screen, the bomber was not far above, but the pilot didn't even notice it?"

"Gusby was bombed, how did he skillfully draw an arc into the sea from where he was, and fall into the sea without any reefs without injury?"

"Where and when did Mason get clean paper and pencil to write the note?"

"There is also the much-touted bomb perspective. After the F-18 fighter jet dropped the bomb, it immediately went into the air at an elevation angle of 90 degrees. What kind of tactical action and mechanical performance is this?

In just a few minutes, Tom Cruise picked 10 mistakes for "Breakthrough"!

Sitting there, Duke was very calm and didn't say anything in particular. Tom Cruise was not an idiot. What he said were objective problems in the film, although it was the norm for action films. A sci-fi action movie including "Terminator 2" can find a lot of details and logic errors, not many people will care, but no one can underestimate the appeal of Tom Cruise, his paragraph The words must have a certain impact on the film.

Competitors smear each other, which is the most normal situation in Hollywood, not to mention Duke, even Nicholas Cage and Ed Harris who are sitting in this lounge have no abnormal expressions. , it would be strange if the competitors did not use some means to get along with each other.

In fact, since this morning, there have been a lot of positive and negative comments in the media about "Brave Island" and "Interview with the Vampire", and Warner Bros. and 20th Century Fox are all behind their backs. Tom Cruise is just a microcosm.

In this place where fame and fortune are fought, the competition of public opinion is the battlefield. The two sides in the war will not just shout a few irrelevant words or the film is bad. As long as they seize the opportunity and the mistakes made by the other party, they will pursue it fiercely. until they are completely victorious.

Of course, Duke has never been the kind of kind person who can only endure silently. Before coming to NBC's studio today, he communicated with Nancy, Warner Bros. and NBC. Since they are smearing each other, how can there be less? Participation on his side?

Besides, fame is extremely important to an idol star like Tom Cruise, but for a director who hides most of his body behind the scenes, it is better than nothing. The past, present and future, the director has never been famous There are countless directors who speak and speak indiscriminately. For example, the future bombshell quarrels with the media and film critics all day long. The curse words are endless, and the works are still selling well.

And those scandal-ridden directors...

Maybe Nicolas Cage and other actors must pay attention, but Duke won't care, since Tom Cruise jumped out, he will definitely fight back, smear or something, let's all come together.

Afterwards, Duke and Nancy discussed a few more words before entering the dressing room.

As long as you stand in front of the camera, there is no real makeup. Even people with the best skin will look terrible under the close-up of the camera if they don’t wear makeup. Duke allows the makeup artist to smear on his face. Wipe, just chatting with Christopher Lee next to him, and after the host Leno came in, he easily corrected the draft with her.

The show is called "The Tonight Show with Leno," and it's one of NBC's ace talk shows, and as usual, the show's focus isn't on the director, and the three leading actors are the real protagonists.

So, after the show started, Duke sat relatively to the side and rarely spoke.

"Director Rosenberg, it is said that you like the character of General Hammer the most?"

After a series of questions, the host Leno finally mentioned Duke, who had little sense of existence, "What do you think of Ed and his general Hammer?"

"I can't talk about my favorite, these characters in the film are like my children, no matter how good or bad the film is, each character I choose has its own reasons, and there is no such thing as one that I like or dislike. ."

The hostess still looked at him, "Can you talk about the performances of General Hammer and Ed? According to media statistics, this is the most touching role in the film. I believe the audience at the scene would also like to hear about you, the director. the opinion of!"

There was a burst of applause from the audience seat below the stage.

"If everyone has seen the movie, they should be able to realize that General Hammer is not an evil villain, he can even be regarded as a hero."

This is not a pre-set question, but it is not difficult for Duke, he organized the language a little, and said, "He did not take hostages for personal interests, but to protect the honor of his comrades-in-arms - unfortunately, it almost became Terrorists who kill civilians."

Then, Duke's eyes turned to Ed Harris, "Ed is very military, and in action films like "Brave to the Dead Island", he can clearly portray the character's mentality changes. He is our always The candidate I was looking for was General Hammer, and I never considered anyone else to replace him."

In this case, Duke is not stingy with his praise, "In my opinion, Ed is the most underrated actor in Hollywood, he can play any role, and he captures this kind of dissatisfaction with the government in the military leadership. Emotions, he played the essence of General Hammer, in my imagination, General Hammer is like this."

There was warm applause off the field. In fact, anyone who has seen the movie knows that Ed Harris deserves such an evaluation.

"What do you think of your performance and role?" the host asked the actor himself at the right time.

"Playing General Hammer is more difficult and complex than many of the roles I've played in the past, and I think I'm doing pretty well."

Ed Harris smiled and said humbly, "I got a lot of help from Lieutenant Colonel Renho, a former Navy SEAL and military advisor to the film. We went through the dialogue many times together, Make it more like military speech, give it more... make it more natural to read. But some of the dialogues are very convoluted, like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Revolution, etc. It's really hard to read.... "

There were bursts of friendly laughter and applause.

Most of the previous time was for three actors. The host obviously left the last time to Duke, and continued to ask him, "I heard that Li is the actor you named John Mason in person, and you think his performance has reached the your request?"

"Of course!" Duke deliberately pointed his thumb to Christopher Lee, "The first scene of Lee's filming was when Mason came out of prison, I was shocked, Lee exuded a complex temperament throughout his body. , that's neither a good guy nor a bad guy, just an extremely dangerous feeling of threat! I don't think anyone can do a better job than Lee in the role of John Mason!"

"Also, during filming, there was a scene where the Marine was killed with a dagger by Mason."

"I remember, it was in the morgue." The host said cooperatively.

Duke put on a mysterious tone, "I once tried to instruct the actor what sound he should make when he was stabbed with a dagger, but was interrupted by Lee!"

"Oh?"

The host was curious, and so was the audience off stage.

"Li told me directly at the time," Duke didn't mean to cheat, "the person who was stabbed couldn't shout 'Ah! Ah!', but a short sound like 'Ha, Ha'."

"As for why Lee knows this kind of knowledge..." Duke deliberately turned his head to look at Christopher Lee, changing the subject at the right time, "So, I dare to say that this scene that everyone sees on the screen is the most beautiful scene in film history. One of the real assassination scenes!"

The scene suddenly fell into silence. The news of Christopher Lee and Sean Connery was hyped by the media some time ago. These people naturally understand why Lee knows so much.

Then, there was another round of applause, which was dedicated to Christopher Lee. After Duke's words, these people obviously recognized Lee even more.

Although it is a slightly exaggerated propaganda, Duke is telling the truth. During the filming, Lee did talk about the sounds that people make when they die in different ways.

The show gradually came to the end, and this was also the time for those tricky questions.

The host Leno didn't mean to embarrass the three actors. He went to Duke directly and asked unceremoniously, "Can you comment on "Interview with the Vampire", the current competitor of "Brave to the Dead Island"?"