[US Entertainment] Kise's Hollywood Diary

"Yes, I'm sure, you've got them all for me." Leonardo said to the agent on the other end of the phone, "Stop wondering if my brain is burnt out, now I'm a little wondering if Martin is Take me away."

"The release has been stopped long ago? That's fine, you can find a way to get a gun version." The other end of the phone said something else, and the man lay powerlessly on the big bed.

Heath Ledger... Heath Ledger...

Leonardo sat up abruptly and walked quickly to the bathroom. He put his hands on the vanity table and looked at himself in the mirror.

A 31-year-old man, although the youthful look of his face is incomparable to his appearance ten years ago, his appearance is still there, and his whole face still looks perfect.Especially after developing the regularity of life and exercise habits, the skin has also improved, and the cheeks have lost a lot of weight. Although they are not so plump, the contours are more perfect, not only retaining the traces of youthful beauty, but also adding Mature breath.

The slightly protruding belly in the past has disappeared, and it has become a stable six-pack that is evenly distributed. The muscles all over the body have become more outstanding because of the strictly designed exercise program.

Overall: very good, no problems!

but why?Why did Martin mention an actor who might have been a little hit for a while, and somehow said "no one is perfect"?

Leonardo didn't have time to think about it, Schulte, the agent who went out to collect DVDs for him, came back with a black face: "I don't know what happened to you today, the Heath Ledger you mentioned, I have used the shortest I found you the DVDs of his three movies."

"Although I don't understand what happened, Leo, you can't do this." Schulte watched Leonardo put the disc into the projector very quickly, and sat on the sofa staring at the screen.

"What about me? I just have a few movies I want to see."

Schulte shrugged, "I just want to say that you have to get ready before five o'clock in the morning tomorrow to shoot the scene that was stuck for three days due to the weather. I heard Cameron say that you are in good shape today, but I Now it seems that what Cameron said is not right, he obviously did not realize that his boss is not in the right state."

"Yes, so? Can you let me watch the film quietly?" Leonardo pressed the pause button, and he turned sideways to stare at his agent, "I'll watch it early so I can rest early."

"Okay, I'll go, take your time." Schulte shrugged and exited the boss' bedroom.

There are not many actors who become famous overnight in Hollywood, but the actors who become famous overnight do not mean that they have the professional ability to match their fame, such as acting skills, it is a rare thing, every actor wants it, but it is not It can be done overnight.

Some people earn eight-figure salaries, and their acting skills may not be as good as actors who earn hundreds of thousands of salaries and play supporting roles in different movies.This kind of professional quality has reached the standard, but there are countless actors who lack a chance to explode.Most of the supporting actors and even the actors on the set have the dream of playing the leading role one day. There are countless movies of various themes produced in Hollywood every year, but few opportunities are reserved for these people.

Although it is said that opportunities come to those who are prepared, in fact this itself is a probabilistic event-if everyone is prepared, then who is there only one opportunity for?

Luck is also a kind of soft power.

Leonardo frowned the whole time while watching the disc brought back by Schulte. To be honest, after watching the actor's work, he faintly had a feeling of "Is Martin kidding me?", or "Is Martin kidding me?" Is Vincent teasing Martin?" Afterwards, he carefully sorted out the logical sequence, and finally came to a conclusion - these two people are teasing me now.

How much ability can a young man in his twenties make Martin praise him?Is everyone Vincent Landmore?At least judging from the few Heath Ledger movies that Schulte brought back, he was not able to withstand the recognition from Martin and Vincent.

After turning off the projector, Leonardo lay back on the bed and fell into a deep sleep.

"Is this makeup ok?" The makeup artist glanced at Vincent in the mirror. Under his hands, this young and handsome face became slightly melancholic and mature, and he looked like a young man in his 30s.

Vincent opened his eyes, and he could clearly see the wrinkles on his forehead, the fine lines around his eyes, and the deliberately left stubble after the makeup effect was also deliberately made to give a slightly decadent effect.

In his thirties, a relatively young man was wearing a police uniform, and there was a hidden indifference and irritability in his eyes.This kind of complex and contradictory temperament appears in a police officer who has been in the industry for many years, obviously there is a story behind it.

This is exactly the duality of each character in "Crash", for example, the police officer John Ryan is a typical duality: when he was the son of an old father, he was busy with his father's illness and suffered from the prejudice and resentment of the black female clerk, But indirectly, when he was on duty, he vented his anger on a bunch of black couples.

From this point of view, John Ryan probably can't escape the notoriety of abusing his power and humiliating others through office means. Perhaps he is such a hypocrite in a police uniform.But who would have thought that at the scene of the car accident, John would also pull people out of the entire overturned car despite the fact that the fuel leak might detonate the car at any time?

Whether it is black or white, whether it is right or wrong, how can one draw a conclusion based on just one side of the story, or one or two things?

This is what Vincent especially likes about "Crash" - no one is absolutely good, and no one is absolutely bad, good and evil are originally a matter of thought.

Paul Haggis just finished filming this year's new work "Million Dollar Baby" not long ago, and immediately threw himself into the shooting plan of "Crash", which he never forgets.Unlike "Million Dollar Baby" and Clint Eastwood's joint collaboration, this is the first time that Paul Haggis is both a screenwriter and director, and the first work in charge of the whole gang.

Just like when Vincent came to audition the same year ago, the actors who have been confirmed in the crew have all vacated their schedules, Thandie Newton, Don Cheadle, Sandra Bullock, Brandon- Fraser... Although each one of them is not a particularly famous star in Hollywood, they are truly talented actors with acting skills.

After Vincent changed into his costume and walked out, and briefly communicated with the black actress who was about to play with him, Paul Haggis quickly talked to the two of them about a few important points. The first part of "Crash" The first scene of the act is about to start shooting.

I have to say that apart from having such a fast-paced shooting experience with Ken Locke when filming "Sweet 16", Paul Haggis managed to let all the actors experience the director's style-he is a little He is not procrastinating, except for the necessary drama, he can hardly tolerate the procrastination of progress.

Because the cost of the entire film is very limited, it only needs a budget of 700 million U.S. dollars in the case of repeated improvements.This is why Paul Haggis chose these actors who are not very well-known but can be the best in all acting skills, because they themselves are very "cost-saving".

They only need two or three shots, or even one pass, for a shot that others take ten times.The crew was burning funds every second, and the director himself contributed a house and a car to serve as the room and car of the prosecutor and his wife.Because the budget is too low, the Los Angeles Southern Police District can only agree to lend six police cars, which is already a limit number.

However, filming locally in Los Angeles is also beneficial. Vincent, who had been busy throughout the first half of the year, was finally able to gather his family together, and the Landmore family returned to the time when the family enjoyed dinner together every night.

Because there are so many characters in this movie, it is obviously unrealistic to distinguish the leading and supporting roles only by the length of the scenes. Vincent has already played the most roles among all people. Can be counted as a supporting actor-this is a movie with no protagonist and all protagonists.

Even so, everyone has great enthusiasm for the shooting task, understands the tight budget of the crew, and goes all out to complete every shot perfectly.Paul Haggis counted the shots every day. Although he was happy and relieved, he still didn't slow down the shooting progress.

"Vincent will pay attention later. When you reach out to pull Sandy, remember to twist her wrist, otherwise it may strain her wrist." Actors determine the details.

"Sandy, just follow the actions we designed before, and there will be no problem."

The entire car was overturned on the ground, and the tilted end was designed just enough to accommodate two adults to get in. The parts of the chassis of the car had been modified by the props group. It was determined that the bottom of the trailer would not hurt the two adults. actor.It can also complete the action scene of "escape from the bottom of the car" before being stuck in the blast.

It's not that Vincent didn't try this kind of explosion scene and car accident scene with safety hazards in the last time, and even tried the scene of jumping from a building and a mountain with coercion several times.But he still maintained all his patience, allowing the prop master and action director to repeatedly resist the few important matters.

Thandie Newton has to work harder. Now she is hanging upside down, with her back on the ground and her lower body stuck in the overturned car seat. Although she can break free by herself, it obviously needs a push or pull to bring herself to safety. out of the car.

When everything was ready, the lady was already sweating profusely, but she still didn't complain. She calmly discussed with Vincent the movements of the two of them later, determined the details of the movements, and waited for the director to start shooting when everything was ready.