[US Entertainment] Actor

"Why don't you come, it's about to start in 10 minutes!"

"I really look forward to how they explain it. I swear, Ebert and Leonardo will give everyone a very shocking answer..."

"If they still had a little bit of reason, they would never do that. For celebrities, coming out is tantamount to cutting themselves out of the front line. Are they willing to take such a risk?"

In Hollywood, there are quite a few gay actors, but there are only a few who dare to admit it. Among those actors who are open about their sexuality, there are very few who really stay in the front line. In Hollywood, you can drink alcohol, violence, Drugs, promiscuity, but involving homosexuality is tantamount to blocking one's career and the possibility of upward climb.

Therefore, in the eyes of these experienced media reporters, the possibility of Ebert and Leonardo voluntarily admitting their sexuality is not high.Even if everyone knows that the evidence is true, even if they seem to be very sober, not drinking or taking drugs, as long as they are not willing to admit it, they can buy off most of the media and use all kinds of indiscriminate bombardment The article brainwashes the audience into thinking they are straight straight men.

Just as the reporters were discussing, the side door was suddenly pushed open, as if someone was standing by the side door waving a flag, everyone's eyes flocked to that corner at this moment, the camera was raised, and once it appeared The person at the door is their target, and they will take the photos they want clearly in all directions with the fastest movements.

But it is not.Looking at Lin En's half-smiling expression at the side door, and seeing his fatter face than in previous years, these reporters who often deal with him couldn't help but sigh in their chests.

In fact, before Ebert won the first statuette, Lynn Hawke's professionalism was far from the level it is today. Burt was lucky. If Ebert's career rises a bit further, Lynn Hawke may end up in a very bleak end—after all, in terms of connections, methods and abilities, Lynn Hawke There is no way to compare with those old fritters who have been in Hollywood for many years.

Everyone thought he was lucky.

However, what is surprising is that Ebert's career has risen all the way to an impressive level. The two Oscar statuettes are far away from the total box office of other actors... At the same time, Lynn Hawke is also growing rapidly. He has not only become a qualified agent, but also an excellent agent. At least in dealing with media reporters, his practice has reached the level of proficiency.

At least many of the reporters present have been severely choked by him.

Seeing Lynn Hawke's calm appearance as always, the reporters couldn't help laughing in their hearts: "Sure enough, I still have no experience. Those photos shouldn't have been published."

They thought rather regretfully that Lynn Hawke's days might be coming to an end.

No matter how this matter ends, there are only two possible endings. One is that Ebert and Leonardo announced that they came out, and their careers fell into a slump; However, their fans will be divided into two factions, those who refuse to believe the reality of their coming out, and those who will think that they are outright liars.

Most importantly, some things don't just exist without acknowledgment.

A moment later, there was another light knock from the side door, and the reporters all raised their heads and looked at the corner intently.

The sudden appearance made their eyes widen and they gasped!

Albert Dawson and Leonardo DiCaprio... they wore the same suit, they had the same rings on their fingers, and most importantly, they showed up holding hands.

This is tantamount to telling the world that they are out!

How bold they are!

On the other side of the TV, the audience who had been watching the live broadcast couldn’t help holding their breath, and their eyes were fixed on the TV, but their expressions of astonishment and slightly opened mouths perfectly reflected their mood—to God Swear, even if there are aliens in the world, they can't be more shocked than this moment.

Albert Dawson and Leonardo DiCaprio!

They are actually together! ! !

Now it's not the specious hand-holding photos taken by those reporters, it's a living reality exposed in front of everyone's eyes!

This is really... terrible!

Seeing the expressions of the reporters as if they had discovered a prehistoric monster, Ebert's lips curled up slightly, revealing a slight smile.From coming in to now, even in the eyes of so many people, even with countless cameras taking pictures of them, they still did not let go of each other's hands. On the contrary, perhaps because the auditorium lights of the press conference were too bright, they fingered The pair of rings of the same style on the top seem to be even more eye-catching and dazzling.

Ebert didn't know how the others were feeling, but at this moment, both he and Leonardo were calm.

As soon as he sat down and the microphone hadn't been adjusted, the reporters' questions flew over one after another. Ebert picked one of them and replied softly: "Yes, Leo and I are indeed together. You guys have to answer this question. You should have known it just now."

"How long have you been together?"

"10."

As soon as Ebert finished speaking, the frequency of the flashlight on the opposite side became more intense, and someone in the press booth even let out a loud "Wow".

Ebert couldn't help smiling again.They were probably shocked. On the one hand, they were shocked that Ebert and Leonardo had been together for so long, and on the other hand, they were surprised that the two of them had done such a good job of keeping secrets and hadn't leaked it for such a long time. A little wind.

Not quite.After Ebert and Leonardo decided to be together, the two of them were often tired of being like Siamese twins, but judging from the past love history of the two and the attitude of the two who do not shy away from this topic at all, Even if some media have doubts, they will not think about homosexuality.

After Ebert's answer, the reporters in the press box threw countless questions like crazy, Lynn had to jump out several times to maintain order, but the scene was too chaotic later, Ebert just once Sex answered all the important questions: "Yes, we are very aware of the impact this publicity will have on our careers, and we are willing to pay for it. But so what? I am 34 years old, Leo 40 years old, we are not too young, although we still regard the career of actors as a lifelong pursuit, but in addition, we also hope to live like ordinary couples, standing in the sun, kissing, hugging, holding hands... ...We have the right and qualification to disclose all this, why not, why choose to escape and hide because of character and occupation, so we decided to make it public.”

While Ebert was answering the question, Leonardo kept staring intently at his face, his eyes filled with tenderness, and his pair of azure blue eyes seemed to be more transparent at this moment, as if they were full of infinite charm.

Under such gazes, it was impossible for Ebert to remain calm, so he turned his head and looked at Leonardo with a bright smile, and the tenderness in his eyes seemed to overflow.

Leonardo also replied: "We don't want to speak out for the gay community, nor because the photos have been exposed, or because the laws of some states have now legalized same-sex marriage, but because we originally planned to make it public. Burt is lovers, we are together, that is the only answer, we will not give more explanations, there is no need."

The hustle and bustle in the press booth was still there, but the two of them gazed at each other tenderly. They could no longer see any quarrels, comments or even insults from the outside world. It was ups and downs, as long as there was each other, it was enough, why bother to be caught by surprise.

Not long after the press conference ended, news like "Leonardo DiCaprio and Albert Dawson came out with a high profile" stayed on the headlines of major North American media for a full month , Even by the end of 2014, the turmoil about the two has not subsided for a long time. Some people blame, some support, and some are fanatical... But no matter what, the outside voice has nothing to do with the two. Among a group of opponents, as long as you see a supporter , they were all able to go on without hesitation.

No, maybe the whole world is against it, but they will still hold each other's hand and walk on firmly.

About half a month later, Ebert received a letter from a movie fan, and he was very moved by the content of the letter: "I am your movie fan, I love all your movies, oh no, maybe I love you more at first This face. I am just one of your thousands of fans. The only difference is that I also have a gay brother. Before you chose to come out, my brother was cowardly. Although he chose to disclose his sexual orientation to his parents, But under the violence and threats, I chose to compromise. On the day you held a press conference, he and I were watching TV in the living room. I turned on the TV and listened to you talking with Leonardo. I was shocked, but even more shocked. Shocked, when I went to see my brother, I found him crying."

"You know, he is not at home now, he went to chase his boyfriend, he told me that since he broke up with his boyfriend under the pressure of the family, he has been in pain and suffering all the time, you gave He has courage, you don't know how brave it is for a boy who has been like a good boy since he was a child and never rebellious, to leave his parents to pursue love. I am proud of him, and I am also very happy, but my My parents probably couldn’t be happier, they turned off the TV and refused to let me watch any news related to you, because they thought you were spoiling my brother, but so what, as long as it makes my brother happy, everything is worth it of."

"Everyone has the right to choose his own love, even if he was born in the most rigid and dogmatic Christian family."

"What are you looking at, Ebert, are you still asleep?" Leonardo ran in with a cup of coffee, "I'm so sleepy, but the game is not over yet, if I lose this game again, no one will want to Take me to play."

Ebert smiled and looked at Leonardo. It was hard to see from this man's expression that he had changed a person's life choice. Even though he was over 40, he still maintained his original mentality, as always.

But thinking that they can change a person's love choice, from this point of view, they are actually great.

That's it.

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Ebert and Leonardo's coming out of the closet still had a great impact. In addition to attracting day-to-day discussions in the media and social attention to the gay community, the biggest impact came from the circle of Hollywood. itself.

Hollywood is a complicated but magical circle. Even though it is full of swords, lights, swords, shadows and bloody storms, on the surface, everyone is still hello, me, hello, everyone. There is no tragic fight, and they are as close as sisters and brothers. .

Homosexuality is also a taboo topic in this circle. Even if the whole circle knows that you are gay, as long as you keep it secret, no one will know, and your career will not be affected in any way. It will keep falling down.

Investors don't want their muscular hero to be a gay pussy in real life, and even for a part of the anti-gay audience, they don't want a gay actor to star in a movie.

Even though Ebert and Leonardo had already stood firmly on the front line, they still felt repulsed.

It is repulsion.

Lynn told Ebert yesterday that his film contract has been reduced by more than half compared with last month, and those famous directors and big-budget films have all disappeared from the mailbox, even if Lynn wants to use Ebert's past achievements to persuade Those producers who called him brothers in the past, the answer he got was only a cold snort.

Even with the offers—Ebert felt amused to say it—most of them were gay films, but they were not nearly as good as 2005's "Brokeback Mountain," not even half as good.

The rest are those movies whose cost is not too high, but the quality of the script is not too bad. Ebert carefully selected a few for consideration, but under such circumstances, he can only choose to lower the salary way to continue his film career.

This is really not an exaggeration.

Although many celebrities in the American entertainment industry choose to come out, they definitely do not include first-line movie stars.

Even though the Oscar-winning actress Jodie Foster chose to come out many years ago, when she came out, she had already passed the peak of her career.

Ebert and Leonardo are the only A-list stars who chose to come out at the height of their careers.

A straight actor in a gay movie is considered brave by audiences and producers, but if a gay plays a straight guy, everyone thinks he's weird.

British actor Rupert Alfred said in an interview that coming out ruined his career. Before coming out, he could play supporting roles in Hollywood movies, but after coming out, he lost his job in Hollywood and had to Don't sneak back home in England.

Although Ebert and Leonardo's publicity has been called brave by many people, in fact, gay actors can receive pitifully few roles, their careers will encounter obstacles, and everything will take a turn for the worse.

Now with their previous achievements, they can still receive some good scripts, but the premise is that they have to prove that they still have box office and awards appeal.

One night, before going to bed, Ebert gently pushed Leonardo: "Remember what we thought before?"

Leonardo rubbed his face: "What, you mean... I will be the producer, you will be the director, and then I will be the starring role?"

Albert squinted at him and smiled.

Just do what you say, both of them are action-oriented. Not long after, after the public collection of scripts across the United States, a script that has never been valued came into the sight of the two of them. Soon, this movie called "Sleepwalking" We started shooting.

Leonardo is the producer, Ebert is the director, and Leonardo is the starring role... Such a lineup naturally attracted a lot of media coverage, but most of the media's views were negative, and there were very few positive views.

"Ebert Dawson's talent in acting is indeed impressive, but he is the director. Surely this isn't an April Fool's Day joke?"

The "National Enquirer", which has been making trouble after Ebert announced that he came out of the closet, even teased him: "Ebert Dawson is really desperate. To be honest, he should find a gay movie. The movie plays innocent with the little boy, but he actually chose to be the director, he thought he was Clint Eastwood or Steven Spielberg? There is no doubt that "Sleepwalking" must be a very Very bad movie."

Ebert and Leonardo paid no attention to all the disturbances from the outside world, and devoted all their energy to the filming of the movie.

As a director, Ebert is rigorous, nay, even scary.

Perhaps the outside world's views are too negative. Regarding "Sleepwalking", Ebert took a more serious momentum than filming. Even if the leading actor is his lover, once Leonardo makes a mistake, he will still not hesitate. to correct.

"Leo, you haven't reached your limit yet!"

"Leo, your eyes are wrong, you are not murderous, are you sleepwalking, this movie is called "Sleepwalking" yes, but people are not allowed to sleepwalk!"

"Leo..." "Leo..." "Leo..."

Leonardo lay sprawled on the bed: "I'm about to be useless, Ebert, I swear, I was definitely not your boyfriend when filming, I was your slave, your enemy."

Before the complaints stopped, Ebert found that the guy suddenly fell silent. He leaned over to take a look. He didn't wash his face, brush his teeth, or even take off his clothes. The guy just lay there and fell asleep.

Ebert managed to open his eyes, glanced at the mirror by chance, but found himself in the mirror looking neither human nor ghost, he sighed, turned over, and added a strip on Leonardo's body. Quilt, also quickly fell asleep.

The film took more than 3 months to complete, plus post-production and editing, a total of more than 5 months. It was scheduled to be released in October 2015. However, when it was actually released, it encountered problems again.

There is no problem with distribution. He and Leonardo’s production company bought a distribution line, but the number of films scheduled is still not comparable to that of a movie with a big company and a strong lineup. Fortunately, the total cost of this movie is only 5000 million U.S. dollars Left and right, the pressure on the box office is not too great, even if it loses to Ebert, it can still afford it.

In this case, the movie was released.

At the beginning of its release, "Sleepwalking" did not receive much attention. Even though October is recognized as a low season, there are still many competitive works appearing this week when "Sleepwalking" is released.

For example, "The Martian" starring Matt Damon, Sony Columbia's ace animation film "Hotel Transylvania 2", "The Intern" starring Anne Hathaway, Hugh Jackman, Rooney Mara and others The "Peter Pan"...

In the first week of its release, "Sleepwalking" only achieved a box office score of 1330 million US dollars, which was lower than "Peter Pan" and ranked fourth on the weekend rankings.

However, on IMDb and various movie forums, discussions about "Sleepwalking" suddenly appeared, and even on social networks, in the discussion about the movie released this week, "Sleepwalking" seemed to spark a spark from somewhere Yes, it suddenly became hot.

"Brilliantly conceived, terribly acted, oh my god, this is literally the best movie I've seen this year!"

"If it wasn't for the ending to be revealed at the end, I really wouldn't be able to guess anything."

"Is this really a movie directed by Ebert? God, when did Leonardo's acting skills become so good? I think he is much better than "The Wolf of Wall Street". If I were an Oscar judge, this year I will definitely vote for him for Oscar!"

Amidst a series of discussions, "Sleepwalking" was released in the second week, and the film went on a rampage with a 100% increase. It made a total of 3000 million US dollars in box office in the three days of the weekend, with a cumulative box office of 6399 million. Remember the bomb!It was also in the second week that the movie turned around and jumped to the top of the weekend rankings. From the third week onwards, theaters began to agree to give the movie a chance to be released on a large scale.

In the third week, 4300 million!

In the fourth week, 3600 million!

Week 3300, [-] million!

In October's off-season, the movie took in more than 10 million US dollars at the box office, and Ebert and Leonardo, two names deliberately ignored by the film industry, returned to everyone's attention with their heads held high. middle.

It was only then that people remembered that although they were gay, they were also Oscar winners. The combined three statuettes of the two were far ahead of the others, and the box office records set by the two were equally impressive.

It can be said that the success of "Sleepwalking" is by no means accidental, it should be inevitable.

Because Albert Dawson and Leonardo DiCaprio never disappoint, even when they announced their coming out and fell into a sinking situation, they were in a situation of isolation, but once they returned to the public eye, they The momentum is almost unstoppable.

Because they are both great actors.

If you are great, you will not be easily defeated. If you are great, you will be able to be outstanding all the time.

At the end of 15, "Sleepwalking" created a box office record of 2 million U.S. dollars. The film has not yet been released, and after deducting the cost of more than 9000 million, the film has become a typical case in the box office market this year. In the year-end statistics, the film The annual box office performance ranked sixth in the year, lower than Universal's "Minions with Big Eyes".

In addition to the excellent box office results, the film's achievements in awards are also impressive.

Since its release in October, "Sleepwalking" has swept all major film critics' awards, and Ebert's director award has been softened. Nominations such as Best Director, Best Drama Drama, Best Drama Actor, and Best Screenplay led the audience. Moreover, after the announcement of the Golden Globe Awards in January, the film did not lose a single award and became the biggest winner of the night.

At the 88th Academy Awards, "Sleepwalking" won 8 nominations, and at the awards ceremony, the movie did not disappoint.

"The Oscar winner is - Leonardo DiCaprio, "Sleepwalking." Congratulations!"

Leonardo hurriedly stood up and kissed Ebert's lips. This is the benefit of publicity. They can share each other's joy and success to their heart's content without any concealment or avoidance.

"Thanks to my love, Ebert, I will always love you, we chose the most difficult road, but we persevered, nothing can express my happiness better than sharing the fruits of success at this moment, Ebert Te, I thank you, when you were just an actor, you were my belief, now you are a director, you lead me to realize my dream, thank you."

Ebert in the audience had tears in his eyes.

At the subsequent Best Director Awards, when the name of Albert Dawson was spoken by the presenter, Albert jumped up excitedly and hugged Leonardo desperately.

"I always believe in the power of persistence, thanks to the academy, you didn't abandon us, thanks to Leo, we all know how difficult the process is, but how difficult the process is, how happy we are now, I love you!"

At the last minute, the best picture was finally announced.

"The winner of the Oscar is - "Sleepwalking", congratulations!"

As directors and producers, Ebert and Leonardo took the stage holding hands to deliver their acceptance speeches.

Looking at the figures in the audience who had reprimanded them, ridiculed them, ridiculed them, praised them, supported them, and helped them, Ebert smiled. He has always firmly believed that the barrier will eventually disappear, provided that they Hard enough.

They have proven that they can be successful on their own.

After the 88 Oscars, Ebert and Leonard returned to the front line of Hollywood. Countless scripts came to them like snowflakes. Development, even if there are still twists and turns in the road ahead, they have always believed in the strength in their hands, and they will naturally continue with a good script, but they are more confident than two years ago.

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Many years later, Ebert and Leonardo's display cabinet could no longer hold the statuette trophy, and Leonardo had to pay someone to repair a bigger and stronger one.

Leonardo, who is known for his temper, couldn't help but spit on Ebert: "It's all your director's trophy, so you can't make a good film?"

Ebert said helplessly: "But I also get a trophy for filming!"

"If you only film, you only have one, but if you are a director, you have two, which takes up too much space."

Ebert: "..."

If the academy judges heard his Leo's plausible words, they wondered if they would regret awarding him the statuette.

……

Ebert received a letter from the Graduate School of Columbia University.

In the letter, his younger brother in this life explained to him why he was not loved by his parents.

Oh, and this man Albert Dawson's parents are both dead.

The reason is ridiculous, but it also makes sense.

Because he is the child of his father's first love.Chu Lian told his father that this was his child, but it was later confirmed that it was not.In the beginning, his father had neglected his younger brother because of his existence, so his mother was very dissatisfied with him, and when his identity was confirmed, his father would naturally no longer love him.

But they are all kind people, they just ignore him, they don't really hurt him.

And Ebert is not Ebert Dawson himself. He never cared about the indifference given by this pair of parents, so naturally he would not be sad. He just never thought that this drama like a dog-blood soap opera would actually happen happened to him.

Magical life.

fair enough.

……

One day, photos of Leonardo and Ebert were shared on social networks.

Leonardo secretly followed that social account, because he thought the comments under that account were very interesting. When netizens commented on other male stars unscrupulously, he couldn't help laughing.

And he and Ebert are rarely criticized because they have won many gold medals, have great box office appeal, and are recognized as powerful factions. After all, until today, Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt are too old. They still haven't won an Oscar.

But today, Leonardo was angry.

Ebert is only 6 years younger than him, but he is already half-old in the general population.

But what did he see...

In this picture of them walking out arm in arm, there are actually some comments saying that they look like father and son?

Leonardo was furious with serious consequences!

Ebert was asked "Am I old" for several months, and his psychological defenses finally collapsed. The next time he went out, he simply packed himself up to be very old-fashioned and went out.

Leonardo quickly scrolled through the comments on the social network, and couldn't help nodding in satisfaction when he saw comments such as "Although Ebert is 6 years younger, but Leonardo looks younger."

The next second he froze.

"The outside world has been speculating about who will go up and who will go down between Ebert and Leonardo. Now it seems that the answer is obvious. Leonardo looks more moist when he is 6 years older, but Ebert looks old. , the one below must be Leonardo!"

This comment immediately gathered more than 1000 likes.

"Ahhhhh!" Leonardo scratched his hair desperately, "I can't do anything!"

Seeing this scene, the corner of Ebert's mouth twitched, Leo seemed to go crazy again, should he stay away?

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The author has something to say: 1 The full text is over

I think it’s enough to reach this point in the 2 episodes. It’s a happy ending. It’s enough for Leonardo and Ebert, otherwise it will really be endless.

3 Please give me some extra income

4 Thank you for your company for more than half a year. It’s not easy. I also feel relieved. Ha 5 I don’t know when the new article will be, but it shouldn’t be there a year ago. Me, my little friends who commented on me, and rewarded me, this is my best essay. I feel that I have a little confidence in myself since this essay.

7 There are still many imperfections in this article, thank you very much.