[US Entertainment] Kise's Hollywood Diary

The craze of "Inception" has swept the world at an almost unimaginable speed. In less than a month, the popularity has reached the point where you can hear people discussing this movie almost everywhere you go.Ordinary people are to the point where they cannot join a normal social group without watching "Inception", because everyone is discussing the movie, and if they don't watch it, it means they don't understand it, and they are excluded from the topic.

By the end of the summer season in September, "Inception" had already swept over $9 million at the box office worldwide.With a cost of nearly 8 million US dollars in exchange for a return that greatly exceeded expectations, not only the film company, Leonardo himself was also very surprised.

Because he thinks that he is no longer a purely commercial film actor. It has been many years since his last global explosion in the "Titanic" period, and since "Titanic", entering After 2000, only Vincent's "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" a few years ago and last year's "Avatar" were the only Hollywood movies that could be considered a global phenomenon.During the period, there were many series of commercial masterpieces, but generally they were just small cakes in the summer file.

If it weren't for the fact that the movie's plot line and character line are too complicated, and the proportion of a single protagonist is not very prominent, "Inception" may not have the strength to show its talents in the awards season at the end of the year.

This kind of win-win situation is already the best result at present. Leonardo has deliberately transformed his external image into a more mature one in the past few years. I really can't recognize the strong contrast of this kind of mature man who had such a young and beautiful boyhood.

If one is always looking for a reference character, Vincent thinks the best candidate is the former Leonardo.

Obviously, Leonardo, who has been working hard for transformation since 2000, has now reached the time of "bumpy harvest".Because of "Shutter Island" at the beginning of the year and "Inception" in the summer vacation, this wave of promotional lines with almost no gaps directly pushed him to a whole new level.

During the three months from July to October, Leonardo had so many invitations from mainstream magazines that Schulte couldn't handle it. Now the team had to add more manpower to complete the script screening piled up.Several top brands that had renewed contracts had to pay more to reach cooperation, and more business cooperation was put on hold because of Leonardo's resistance.

Since Vincent recommended Leonardo to Clint Eastwood, Leonardo completely gave up the two-person tour plan, and resignedly notified his agent, Mr. Throughout the first half of the year, he himself quickly got out of the current state where he was boasted to be almost impetuous, and entered the state of script interpretation.

If this movie can be made, then it is not the first time that Leonardo has cooperated with Clint. The previous "Stone of My Heart" is not only a pity for Clint Eastwood, but also for him and Vincent. It is our common regret.Now that there are new cooperation opportunities in front of him, Leonardo can't find too many reasons to refuse.

As for Vincent's mood, it was much more complicated. He couldn't tell whether he was relieved or worried. After all, the script he was holding in his hand was far from the version he had known at first.

The script sent to Vincent before, from Vincent's point of view as an actor, there are too many things that need to be changed.To put it more broadly, Clint's directing style is not on the same level as the screenwriter's writing style, or the two do not have that kind of "collision". If you use Clint Eastwood's style Directing a script like this, the finished product can be downright embarrassing.

The protagonist's image is not extremely positive, and the work he does adds a layer of "dirty" to the character itself.According to the biography of this famous person, such a biography should be a very exciting and thought-provoking movie for the audience.But the framework at that time gave Vincent a sense of confusion that "gossip tabloids will take you to explore XX's life"...

This is completely different from the story Clint described to him when we chatted in the restaurant!

So when Vincent saw the freshly released notebook in Leonardo's hand, he did not hide his "great relief" mood at all.

Clint Eastwood's idea is to persuade Warner and Paramount to extend the shooting cycle. He himself is already working on refining the script. If the film production company has to get stuck on cost and time, he will first resist part of the stress.

After Leonardo read the script, when he learned that the investment cost of the whole film was only eight figures starting with 3 characters, he opened his mouth wide and did not utter a single word for a long time. Finally, he called the director and asked him to step up his efforts to persuade Work, don't tear down the wall to make up for the wall just because the cost is low, he can reduce the salary to reduce the pressure.

The old handsome guy laughed uncontrollably on the other end of the phone: What a silly boy!

When he first saw Vincent playing this role, he had already decided to rewrite the script and make a big move.In addition, Vincent belongs to the kind of actor who looks down on "fame and fortune", and the work in this area will definitely be easier.After all, this buddy dared to act in Gary Rose's movie without a paycheck several years ago when his popularity was just emerging, and now he will definitely have the same stamina and courage to accept a low-cost celebrity biopic.

Clint Eastwood's abacus was clattering. He almost forgot about Leonardo. Fortunately, the other party's attitude was soft and easy to talk to. Since the leading actors are willing to lower their salaries, what about his job? Surely it won't be a big problem.

Leonardo has a new job, and Vincent's "127 Hours" has also begun to be put on the release schedule.Compared with the difficult shooting that I never want to revisit for the second time, the post-editing work is relatively much easier.Danny Ball's approach can be seen from his previous works, after all, it is at the level of nominated for the best director of the Olympic Award several times.

After this film, Vincent still has no plans to quickly enter a new crew. "127 Hours" is a work of extremes and a testament to his self-challenge.Perhaps he will remain silent until the next exciting and fresh script appears.

In this materialistic and impetuous circle, Vincent, who is already at the second stage of his life, feels that what is more important is not how extraordinary achievements he can make in the world, because his current achievements alone are beyond the reach of countless people.For Vincent, it is more important to keep his own heart.

Even if he has the same style as those model workers in the Hollywood circle, the outside world and the academy may look at him from the opposite perspective, and they may use this kind of rhetoric: Vincent, a talented actor with great personality, is now Daliu started mass production.

In the last dimension, in order to gain a firm foothold in the fiercely competitive neon entertainment industry, Vincent’s time and effort compared with his achievements in the last journey to the international market, is definitely a godsend.

Compared with the limited situation in Neon, Hollywood in the second round has both challenges and opportunities.Vincent, who had already experienced the scenery at the top, let go of his mentality, and the road these years has gone smoother.

It's not that I don't understand the truth of going too far, but some people are overwhelmed by fame and fortune, and become slaves to the control of fame and interests. They care too much about their status and reputation, and are afraid of being overtaken.

In his previous life, Vincent encountered countless examples of this kind. Some people in the circle were short-lived, some people had a stunning dream but chose to retreat at the most brilliant time, and some people were mediocre and not high-spirited. Lowland has finished his acting career, and some people can obviously enjoy the title of artist in their later years, but they will not be able to protect them at the end of the year because of unbalanced judgment.

If it is said that Vincent is not afraid of such things because of his second life, it is absolutely false.

Although he won't do things that make his life out of control, he is even more afraid of such a good situation because his greed and adventure no longer exist.

Instead of casting a wide net like other actors, Vincent felt that the model of slow work and careful work was more suitable for him.At the beginning, he just planned to use the "dragging formula" to show his attitude. No matter how much Frank persuaded or begged, it didn't work. Now it has become the whole public opinion to adapt to his work rhythm.

Leonardo has always been obedient to himself, both in life and in career.Besides, the other party thinks that his lover is smarter than himself, so the decision he makes must be wiser than himself.

Vincent has such a personality. Leonardo has been with him for the past few years, and he has more or less been contaminated with the style of his lover. Among other things, he has to learn the skill of making his agent more aggressive. Got home.

Now he has no shortage of money, no lack of reputation, no lack of love and no lack of lover, except for the statuettes and those public welfare actions that can arouse fighting spirit a little bit.However, if he was busy with filming until it was dark, seeing Vincent leisurely running around Facebook in class, this would make Leonardo very upset.

After the early winter, the time passed extremely quickly, and the promotional cost of "127 Hours" was almost zero-only the release schedule was announced on the official website, and half of the advertisements were not played on other platforms.The draft was not purchased or arranged, and the online media did not do any promotion. After the theaters got in touch, they released almost without talking nonsense.

On the day of the premiere, the media were all confused: What?When did Vincent make a movie and why didn't I know anything about it?

What?Danny Ball actually cooperated with Vincent?The two of them fought to the death last year? !

Not only the media are confused, but ordinary people who want to watch a movie are also shocked when they see the filming screen: When did it happen?Did Vincent and Danny Boyle go to shoot a movie in a deserted forest?Why is there no news from outside? !

Out of curiosity to find out, I bought a ticket and entered the screening hall. After watching it for a while, I had to sigh with emotion: This is really going to a deserted place...

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Fortunately, Leo forgot the last "surprise" and I was able to pack up the plan again.

God bless all the best.