[US Entertainment] 1994

Arnold patted his head lightly: "I knew it!"

Qiao Shi laughed, showing his white teeth: "Dear Arnold, you are used to my waywardness, aren't you?"

"Who asked me to take over the most troublesome star in Hollywood?" Arnold said, "Actually, "The Shawshank Redemption" and "Speed" are two different types of movies. There is no conflict between the two. You can work hard. Go ahead and try more."

"But you told me before that you have to pick one..."

"At least——" Arnold raised his finger, "No agent will dislike his artist for being too hardworking, just like no one will refuse cute dollars. The more you shoot, the more I will be paid."

"And to be honest, Josh, you are not a hardworking guy."

Josh tilted his head, and began to think about the possibility of holding the two classics "Speed" and "The Shawshank Redemption" in his hands. He frowned when he heard Arnold's words. wrong--

In three years, he only made four films in total. The short films were shot in two months, and the long ones were shot in three or four months. It means that he didn't work hard for most of the year. Work.

Even popular movie stars like Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise can make two or three movies a year. In contrast, Josh is really not hardworking enough.

After a long while, Josh took a long breath, with a nervous and unconfident smile on his face, he looked at Mr. Manager seriously, as if he wanted to gain some confidence from the other party: "Can I really do it?"

Arnold Keynes nodded without hesitation.

"Are you afraid of suffering? Don't you love movies enough? I understand your concerns. You are afraid that high-intensity shooting will affect the quality of movies, right?"

"I'm really worried about this, and I'll feel guilty if the movie ends badly because of me." Josh shrugged, "But after listening to your suggestion, I don't think it's impossible. "

Josh bit his lip lightly, a firm light gradually flashed in his eyes. "Speed" and "The Shawshank Redemption" are his favorite movies. He appreciates the extremely handsome Jack on the bus, and Andy who is always full of courage in the face of difficulties. Josh doesn't think he can't control the movie. these two roles.

He suddenly stretched out his hand, twisted his palm into a fist, and then lightly thumped Arnold's palm: "I've decided, I want both characters, can you help me get them?"

"My pleasure."

Deciding to shoot a movie has never been as simple as talking about it. Since Josh is willing, the manager will naturally work hard to fight for him.

It is worth mentioning that the scripts of "The Shawshank Redemption" and "Speed" were not very popular with the film companies before they were officially shot. The former was adapted from Stephen King's novel, and the director and screenwriter Frank Darabont He is well-known, but it is mainly reflected in the field of screenwriting. He is the screenwriter of "A Nightmare on Elm Street 3" and "Alien". , many people questioned Frank Darabont as director and screenwriter. After all, although Stephen King is a master of horror, "The Shawshank Redemption" is a story of positive energy.

The situation of the latter is even worse.

After the script of the film was formed, it was directly discarded by Paramount Pictures. The selected director, Jan de Bont, was only a photographer, and had not made any achievements in the field of directing before.

Generally speaking, the origin of Hollywood directors is often unlimited, and any career can be pursued, but in order to be a successful director, the ability to tell stories is indispensable.

Directors who are photographers often have a common problem. They can shoot very good-looking movies, but the plots are often unsatisfactory. Many people do not have excellent storytelling skills.

However, the difficulties faced by these two films can just create conditions for Josh to participate in the role. As long as he can impress the producers, he can get the role without accident.

Not only Arnold is acting, Josh is also trying to work hard to participate in these two films. With the friendship between "Schindler's List" and Spielberg, Josh and "Shawshank's Redemption" The producers held a meeting, and the role of Andy was successfully included in the bag.

Negotiations for "Speed" were even simpler. The producers and directors were pure rookies, and they had conceived of inviting a big Hollywood star to play the leading role, but without exception, all the big stars refused.

Josh's initiative was a surprise to them.

In fact, "Speed" originally wanted to invite a big, muscular actor, because the director's understanding of the actor is a guy who is handsome, handsome, and attractive to women, and Josh happens to meet the criteria.In addition, Josh's status as a Golden Globe nominee and an Oscar nominee also gives him a certain reputation, enough to play the leading role in a movie.

In this way, Josh ushered in the busiest period of his acting career.

The news that he participated in the two films "The Shawshank Redemption" and "Speed" was also disclosed by the media.

For a newspaper like the "National Enquirer", which has always been against Josh, no matter what choice Josh made, he was the object of their wanton ridicule, and this time he was not spared.

"An extremely stupid choice! Josh Walter forgot his last name after he starred in Spielberg's movie. He thought he was Tom Hanks, and he could do whatever he wanted, but reality will give him a break sooner or later." Slap."

The "National Enquirer" listed the scripts, directors and cast of the two films, unceremoniously expressing its dislike. If the "National Enquirer"'s comments are purely smearing, then "Variety" and "Hollywood Reporter" The dislike of the two movies by the two authoritative magazines of "Reporter" undoubtedly made Josh's situation in Hollywood a little bit worse.

For actors, the importance of word of mouth is self-evident.

The ability to choose films is also a kind of word-of-mouth to a certain extent, just like Tom Hanks, his "Forrest Gump", "The Pink League" and "Sleepless in Seattle" are all different types of movies, but Because the audience recognizes him, each of his films can get excellent reputation and box office.

This is the sense of trust in the audience.

The media believes that the two films that Josh is determined to participate in are not good enough, and the unreleased "Schindler's List" has not been favored by the outside world. Therefore, in the eyes of these media, Josh, the Oscar nominee May encounter career Waterloo.

"Especially "Speed", the cost of this movie is only more than 1000 million US dollars, the lineup is all newcomers, the director Jane de Bont was unknown before, and no one knows why Josh Walter took over to make this movie, but I have to say it was a stupid, failed choice!"

The "Hollywood Reporter" has always been very optimistic about Josh's career development. After Josh was recognized by the industry with "The Uninhibited Sky" and "Scent of a Beauty", this magazine opened up columns to praise Josh many times.

This time, the magazine's tone was harsh.

"For new actors, starring in popcorn-style commercial movies is undoubtedly a shortcut to fame, but Josh Walter has already proved his strength on the stage of Oscars and Golden Globes, and he can definitely become the next Oscar winner Regrettably, perhaps this new actor is looking forward to explosive popularity, and the step-by-step progress of Oscars and Golden Globes does not satisfy him. a member."

The evaluation of "The Hollywood Reporter" naturally made Josh feel wronged, but he did not intend to refute anything. After all, whether a movie is good or not can only be known after it is released.

Before the audience sees the finished film, all media evaluations, all industry speculation, and all boasting are false.

After all, "Waterworld of the Future" was once highly regarded and considered to be the biggest box office hit in the Hollywood market, while James Cameron's crazy spending of money for "Titanic" was considered crazy, and many experts swear by it It means that Twentieth Century Fox will definitely be dragged down by this movie.

"Is it very stressful?" Arnold took a sip of coffee and observed Josh carefully. Fortunately, this guy has no dark circles or bloodshot eyes, so he should not be affected by those comments.

Josh clenched his fists and took a sip of his drink: "The more you scold now, the harder it is when you slap your face, isn't it?"

"This is what bothers me." He pushed a newspaper in front of his agent, "I really doubt that I have any wonderful relationship with Brad Pitt, those disgusting guys in the media like to put me and him together !"

Arnold took a look and smiled immediately.

Josh took over the work of an unknown director, but Brad Pitt's "The Burning Years" was paired with Anthony Hopkins. The director Edward Zwick has also won multiple Emmy and Golden Globe nominations .The film "Interview with the Vampire" that Josh didn't act at all was also taken over by Pitt, playing opposite Tom Cruise, and director Neil Jordan had just been nominated for an Oscar for best director for "The Crying Game."

"It is reported that the "Night Interview" crew intends to invite Josh Walter to play the role, but has to give up because of Tom Cruise's protest. The producer believes that Walter has a face suitable for a vampire, but after Pete took this role, the production direction According to the media, no one is more suitable for the role of Louie than Pitt, he is the only right choice."

Josh curled his lips: "That's because Cruise was worried that I would steal all his limelight. Pete, who only had big cheeks and an empty head, thought he had taken advantage of it. In fact, there are so many beautiful actors in Hollywood. Tom Pete is the only one who can guarantee [-]% suppression."

The author has something to say: There is only one update today, I was too tired from the car ride, so I wrote it at night.

In fact, the shooting time of "Shawshank" and "Speed" overlapped a little, but it wasn't long, so I planned to let Josh take over both.