Acting King's Daily [Comprehensive British and American]

Los Angeles in the 50s was an enviable golden land. Sunshine, beauties, easy-to-reach wealth and Hollywood film industry interweave an extremely attractive scene. There is an undercurrent of corruption lurking, post-war Americans are wandering and sinking between fantasy and reality, and the daring people who are drunk and dreaming show their greedy and sinister faces. The novel "LA Confidential" by James Allory is telling a Corruption stories that took place in such a specific historical background.

Now, Warner brings the story of Los Angeles, a city of shrewdness, pain, complexity, optimism and fun, to the big screen.

In this story, unlike other Hollywood movies where there is a clear distinction between protagonist and supporting roles, and there is usually only one specific male/female protagonist, "LA Confidential" has three male protagonists, and each of the three male protagonists has pros and cons.

Known as the "star of the police station", Jack Vinson, a detective from the anti-narcotics department, works hand in hand with gossip journalists, and specializes in exposing pornographic news about Hollywood stars in order to earn extra money; Bud White is a truly stern and unselfish A police detective, but because of his straightforward and impulsive personality, he is often used by others; Ed Eisley is an ambitious young policeman. Colleagues, become villains who make small reports in the eyes of colleagues.

It is these three atypical policemen, because of a suspected mass murder restaurant murder case, their fates were entangled, and then they staged #三男一台剧#, heck, they worked together to solve the case, and finally set things right. Rooted out the corrupt power of the LAPD and all of Los Angeles.

In addition to these three male protagonists, there are as many as [-] characters with lines in the script. Milkan had to be careful in casting.

Among the main roles, the actor who was first determined to play Jack Vinson was Kevin Spieth, who won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor last year for his wonderful performance in "The Usual Suspects". West.In the same year, he also starred in another suspense film "Seven Deadly Sins", which is also talked about by fans, and also played the villain in the latter, a perverted killer with high IQ.

Later, when looking for an actor to play Bud White, the director was very optimistic about Russell Crowe, who had contributed an outstanding performance in the Australian film "Lawless". Although Russell Crowe was unknown in Hollywood, Director Hansen hoped that Audiences form first impressions when they see Bard's face, and as the plot develops, audiences doubt whether their first impressions are accurate.He believes that this is the advantage of the new face of Russell Crowe, and the audience will not form a predetermined impression based on the roles he has played in the past.

Director Hanson had the same intention in choosing the role of Ed Eisley.

The role of Ed Eisley is actually more complicated. He has a father who is a meritorious police detective in the Los Angeles Police Department. He inevitably lives under the shadow of his father, and he wants to find out who killed his father. A murderer, ambitious to climb faster.

However, his own gentle personality and "the only police officer wearing glasses in the police station" made others think that he should actually be a clerk in the internal affairs department instead of a real detective in the criminal investigation department.

This role was unlikable at first, because Ed Eisley reported to his boss to report his colleagues, and he seemed like a villain, and his colleagues in the police department excluded him because of this.But with the development of the story, Ed Eisley showed step by step his ingenuity under the "little man". Not only did he have a hand in criminal investigation, but he also insisted on continuing the investigation when he was attacked by two sides. That amazing truth.

But don't think that he became a truly honest police detective in the end. At the end of the story, Jack died, Bud resigned, and Ed stepped on the real murderer who was exposed by him-the chief of the Los Angeles Police Department. Corrupted and depraved for a long time—the backbone of the Los Angeles police, and using the Los Angeles police to erase this scandal that makes the police look down, has become a heroic existence in the Los Angeles police in one fell swoop, with a bright future.

It can be said that this is a character who is not completely just, but stands on the side of justice at critical moments, is strategic, and is more adaptable to society.

This also requires the actor to have enough acting skills to support it. When Gu Qing auditioned for this role, "First Fear" had not yet been released, and director Curtis Hansen had no way of knowing his work. A few days ago, when I saw Gu Qing's resume, I felt that he was too young.

Kevin Spacey was born in 1959, and Russell Crowe was born in 1964, the latter being 8 years older than Gu Qing.In fact, Gu Qing is only 24 years old this year, and he has only graduated from college not long ago. He is too young for a place like the police station where qualifications are required.

But when he saw Gu Qing who came in for an audition, Director Hansen's eyes lit up, and he could tell that he had done his homework before coming to the audition.With neatly combed hair, meticulous black suit pants and a gray suit jacket, and a pair of square-framed glasses, the lines of the face still have some youthful remnants. He looks genuine, not an ordinary person When he thinks of the police, he looks more like a mental worker.

The next audition will be very... don't be different. During the "chitchat" stage before starting the audition, Gu Qing glanced at the members of the audition committee, set his sights on Director Hansen, and smiled: "I believe Me, I'd love to talk to you."

Director Hansen undoubtedly has him. He thought that Gu Qing wanted to talk about his understanding of the role of Ed, but he never thought that what Gu Qing said about "talking" was to treat him as a patient who came to see a psychiatrist. talk.

Gu Qing got his Ph.D. in psychology a year ago, and not long ago he got his license as a psychiatrist. In addition, he doesn't have telepathy like Professor X's, but it's about the same as that.With such prerequisites, coupled with his well-proven acting skills, it is not difficult to want someone, even a stranger, to "pour his heart and lungs" in a short period of time.

At the beginning, the producer who was in charge of the audition and the representatives of the actors union were not aware of the problem, but when the conversation continued and Director Hansen began to pour out the pressure on Gu Qing, the two of them looked at each other: Director Hansen and the young actor who was auditioning , did you know each other before?

Producer Arnon Milkan denied this statement after a little thought. Before that, Hansen didn't know this crossover actor named Eric Xavier.As the producer of Warner Studios, Milkan is naturally well-informed. He knows some things, such as whether he came to acting from a cross-border, or from a scientific field that has nothing to do with the entertainment industry; Another example is that he played the leading role in the [-]th Century Fox's "Titanic" which he confessed to, and he has a good personal relationship with James Cameron... Just as Milkan was thinking about it, Gu Qing's tone remained unchanged asked: "The combination of your safe is related to the name of a movie character you like, right?"

Milkan coughed violently.

Director Hansen, who was about to nod his head, suddenly "woke up", and when he met Gu Qing with an awe-inspiring expression, he could only "...".

After being caught in the circle, Director Hansen slowly came to his senses. In "LA Confidential", Ed showed a very amazing interrogation ability. In addition, his immediate boss also said that he is good at grasping human nature. Weaknesses... The young man in front of him seems to be very good at "torture" and grasping weaknesses.

——This is no longer a question of "as if".

It is very interesting to say that at about this time last year, Gu Qing went to audition for the crew of "First Fear". At that time, he was about to get his Ph.D. Director Ritter was terrified.

Now, should it be said that the historic scene is repeating itself?

Anyway, Gu Qing's audition also left a deep impression on director Hansen and the members of the audition committee.

Since Director Hansen will use the little-known Russell Crowe, it means that he is not obsessed with fame.As for the producer Milkan, he has always supported Hansen's choice of director, not to mention that "First Fear" was released not long after that.

"Fear of the First Level" did not make Richard Gere, the leading actor with the most roles, flourish again, but it made a big hit with Gu Qing, who can only be called a supporting role in terms of roles, and Tony Stark With a divine assist, it is not an exaggeration to say that Gu Qing's acting skills are amazing enough and his luck is good enough in this situation.

Under such circumstances, the crew of "L.A. Confidential" is happy to sign him, maybe they will usher in another Oscar for Best Supporting Actor--"First Fear" was unintentional in the beginning, but Even Paramount did not expect that Gu Qing's acting skills would explode like this, and the reputation of both professional film critics and audiences is very good. Obviously, if there is a chance to hit the Oscars, Paramount will naturally not miss it.

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On April 4, "LA Confidential" officially launched.

When filming "Level One Fear", Gu Qing basically only had two scenes in his scenes, one was the prison and the other was the courtroom, but in "LA Confidential", there were more than 60 exterior scenes, and sometimes he had to complete two or three scenes every day. Shooting on location.Coupled with the fact that Gu Qing's role has increased a lot, the whole filming was busy and fulfilling.

This is on the surface, but secretly Gu Qing has to take the helm of EX Industry.Gu Qing is well aware of the current situation of EX Industry and the outside world's views on it. If someone wants to get a share of this transitional period, they have to see whether EX Industry is really in a "transitional period".

However, there is still work to be done to stabilize people's hearts.

Gu Qing has always adhered to the principle of "If you don't make a big show, you can make a blockbuster". Well, it's not that serious, it's just too much to show off, and it's just like molesting the world, and this blockbuster opening ceremony is also ready: EX Industry will open in September A month-long exposition will be held in September, when big capitalists and talented researchers will appear.

Therefore, adding both sides together, when Gu Qing was filming "L.A. Confidential", he could no longer concentrate on it. In other words, he didn't have extra time to "provoke" other people to play.

But there is a saying that #山不来就我，我就去就山#, Gu Qing concentrated on filming in the crew of "L.A. Confidential", but it doesn't mean that others can't come to visit the set, and this person who came to visit the set is still very swaggering , came in as if to inspect his territory——Tony Stark, whose hallucinations were cured by fighting poison with poison.

When Tony came to "visit the set", Gu Qing was filming.

Ed had just cracked the Night Owl case (triple murder at a café called 'Night Owls') and he still had the blood of the criminal's killer on his face, the scarlet blood standing out on his face.

After this scene, Director Hansen reluctantly asked the crew to rest for half an hour. After all, there was the No. [-], No. [-], No. [-] tall, rich and handsome guy in the United States wandering around. No matter men, women or children in the crew, there was no way to calm down.

As for the attention-getting Tony, in order to show off his demeanor as the number one fan, he ran to Gu Qing after Director Hansen shouted "This one is over, rest for half an hour", and there he acted a little exaggeratedly: "I should Bring me my notepad and ask you to sign it for me, what a pity."

The rest of the crew undoubtedly had him, but Tony then said in a low voice with a half-smile: "Pig blood, you must be suffering. If you are suffering, I will be happy."

Tony is aware of Gu Qing's obsession with cleanliness. He thinks it wasn't all a series of things caused by his obsession with cleanliness.

Gu Qing showed a polite but unfamiliar smile: "Nice to see you again, Mr. Stark." He was not in a hurry to wipe the artificial blood on his face, and it was a little indecent to smile like this.

Tony's expression changed rapidly, and he squeezed out a sentence from his back molars: "Don't tell me, your cleanliness is also a lie."

"Do you want to guess again, or should I just tell you the correct answer?" Gu Qing asked empathetically.

Tony became expressionless, "You know, I talked to the producer of this movie, and the production cost of this movie is only 500 million. You said I wrote him a check, would he not Will you be replaced? Oh, don't worry about fans and non-fans, I can tell him that I have invested in a bigger movie for you, please be the absolute protagonist, anyway, you know, I It's Stark."

I'm Stark = I'm rich.

Gu Qing replied like this: "Oh, maybe I should say, I am Xavier."

That's right, he has changed from a poor little boy who had to rely on scholarships to go to school to a little prince with a father. Now the entire EX industry can be said to be his, and he is also rich.Not only that, but when the father-son relationship is exposed, half of Tony's title of No. [-], No. [-] and No. [-] richest and handsome in the United States will be lost.

Tony curled his lips: "Why, you have been influenced by your father, do you want to admit it?"

Gu Qing took out a handkerchief and was carefully wiping the blood on his face when he heard the words and uttered a subtle monosyllable.

Tony: "What?"

Gu Qing blinked: "So you overturned the conclusions that I have a dual personality, I have childhood shadows, etc., but you didn't overturn the details? Don't you feel contradictory, Mr. Stark?"

Tony choked again.

Gu Qing sighed slightly, and decided to give a sweet date, if it can be called a 'sweet date': "However, you are the first to speculate and confirm that Mr. Xavier and I are father and son. Under the premise. In addition, I can tell you directly that I am in the advanced stage of cleanliness."

But his actions were completely inconsistent with what he said, and he didn't care that much about the blood on his face.

Tony put his hands in his trouser pockets, and said words in his usual freehand and coquettish manner, exasperated or angry: "Why didn't I kill you with a single shot that day, oh, there is actually a weapon that can cause temporary paralysis, A little more current and you can make the cause of death look like a myocardial infarction."

"I see," Gu Qing suddenly realized, "Do you want me to praise you for being duplicity?" This is not simply "dead logic", but "death in language" is added here. Duplicity is not here. So it's appropriate, maybe you can use "hard mouth and soft heart", or "knife mouth tofu heart", it depends on which one Tony likes more.

Tony: "...Gohell!"

Gu Qing is still very good-tempered now, he can still talk and laugh with Tony when he is pointing a submachine gun at him, and now he still feels no pain when facing Tony's "go to hell", he even Sincerely suggested: "Mr. Stark, do you want to come to "L.A. Confidential" as a cameo?"

Tony raised his eyebrows high, and he said very puzzled: "Seriously, little Xavier, what kind of mentality do you have to say such incomprehensible words?"

"Then you might as well tell me, what exactly are you doing in LA Confidential, Mr. Stark?" Gu Qing asked with a shrug.

Tony: "..."

Tony is "died before leaving school": he wanted Gu Qing's obsession with cleanliness to suffer, but he was not disturbed by the obsession with cleanliness. Throwing money and waving checks, but Gu Qing is now a rich second generation, and he is not short of money at all, so this road will not work; even if he wants to talk about it, but in terms of "choking to death does not pay for life", he It seems that without Gu Qing's practice, he has always been choked by Gu Qing and suffered internal injuries.

Speaking of which, is there a sadder accident than this one?

Well, there should be, for example, Tony turned out to be interested in a cameo in "LA Confidential" in the end.

If this happens, wouldn't it mean that there is no saddest, only sadder?But generally speaking, it seems to be... a favorite, at least for Warner and the producers of "LA Confidential", isn't it just a cameo role?Temporary writing is not impossible, just look at the box office of "Level [-] Fear" next door.