[US Entertainment] Actor

Generally speaking, the shooting process of commercial blockbusters with rich special effects is often very boring. The audience can't feel the brilliant flashes, realistic monsters and thundering explosions that audiences see in the cinema. Most of the time They perform through their imagination, and they need to express the horror of seeing a prehistoric monster even if it is just a stone in front of them.

The same goes for Pirates of the Caribbean.Ebert got acquainted with the actors of the same crew soon after joining the group. The actor Johnny Depp is the only big name among the three main roles. The heroine Keira Knightley and Ebert have both acting experience. It is not very rich, and there will always be various unexpected troubles when starting to play, which makes director Gore Verbinski very distressed.

The 38-year-old middle-aged director's work experience is not very rich. So far, there are only 3 films, "Mouse Catcher", "Dangerous Lover" and "Midnight Ring", which is scheduled to be released in October this year. "Pirates of the Caribbean" is His fourth work, although there are not many works, Gore Verbinski is very trusted by Jerry Bruckheimer and Disney, probably because the box office feedback of the previous works is good, although there is no It was a big hit, but they all achieved a global box office of over 10 million.

It is worth mentioning that this non-professional who was born as an advertising director will also direct an Oscar-winning animated feature film in the future. Coupled with the amazing achievements of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, he has also become a Hollywood commercial film director. role model.

In addition, Geoffrey Rush, who played the villain "Captain Barbossa" in the movie, is also well-known. Nominated for an Oscar in 69, he is the leading figure in Hollywood's "Australian Gang".

"Starting today, I will hate every poet who praises the sea—" Keira Knightley took a deep breath, her face flushed, and the costume assistant took the opportunity to grab the belt of her aristocratic dress with both hands, Clutching tightly, the actress got stuck in her neck before she finished speaking.

"If I come here every day, I will definitely die of asthma." The feeling of the skirt wrapping around the waist is really uncomfortable, especially to highlight the slender waist of the noble ladies in the 18th century. Whether it is on a ship or on a city wall, Kai La Knightley has to wear this horrible dress all the time. This nightmarish feeling made her mantra in the crew become "Fortunately, I have a flat chest. If the chest is bigger, I will definitely suffocate to death."

Perhaps it was too painful during the filming process. The actress who tried her best to show off her ladylike demeanor at the first meeting has turned into a rough female tyrannosaurus, which is quite similar to the character of Elizabeth Swann she played in the movie.

Actors don't feel much better either.

Most of the plots of "Pirates of the Caribbean" are at sea or on a ship. When the wind blows, the whole ship shakes and no one will feel comfortable. If you take another ten-day sea tour at this time, the feeling is simply indescribable.

Ebert combed his hair neatly and sang in the wind: "I swear, I won't choose the beach for all the vacations in my life!"

Keira Knightley tugged on the skirt that made her extremely uncomfortable, and complained loudly: "Ebert, I thought you would say 'you dance, I will dance'!"

"I cherish life, don't worry, Keira, I have been on the boat for so many days, there is always a chance to go into the water!"

Keira Knightley rolled her eyes at Ebert's hostility.

Johnny Depp shook his head and interjected: "Ebert, your decision will disappoint the gentlemen of reporters. They are used to squatting behind rocks to take vacation photos of celebrities. If they are high-definition enough, they can even It is possible to figure out whether a certain person's body is big or small, and even if it's not good enough, there are still fats on the waist of celebrities to photograph."

Ebert grinned when he thought of the picture of Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio gaining weight at the same time in the media in his previous life and was complained by netizens about "No wonder the ship sank".

Johnny Depp is the most unruly dressed in the whole movie, maybe he often starred in the "Edward scissorhands" type of movies, he is very good at driving neurotic characters, during the filming process, the eccentric Jack Captain Sparrow appears in the frame of the camera like a monkey, and occasionally pops out a line that makes people scratch their heads.

The success of "Pirates of the Caribbean" was actually predictable.Although the theme of pirates has declined in Hollywood, and the purpose of Disney’s plan to make this movie is only to promote the theme park of pirates, any theme has potential to be tapped. What the audience hates is the immutable justice that triumphs over evil, and pirates will eventually perish. Routine, not a really good movie.

"Pirates of the Caribbean" did not follow the path of the predecessors. The captain Jack Sparrow is neurotic, both righteous and evil. The noble lady Elizabeth Swan is a lady on the surface, but stubborn and bold in her bones. Even the villain Captain Barbossa is bad. Lovely, from the scene at the beginning of the movie, Jack Sparrow stood on the mast and stretched his body against the wind, but the next second he squatted down and tried his best to scoop water from the leaking boat. The jokes, these jokes also make this movie completely different from the previous commercial blockbusters.

Funny and adventure are intertwined. There is no doubt that this movie that gathers ghosts, skeletons and pirates seems to be completely different from Disney's previous animated movies and live-action youth films, but it is also a family-friendly movie. Ray Bruckheimer and Gore Verbinski still follow Disney's previous characteristics.

A scene that Ebert just finished filming today belongs to the very early part of the film.Jack Sparrow broke into the smithy and fought Will Turner to the death.

In this scene, the personalities of Captain Sparrow and Will are in sharp contrast. Will is serious and old-fashioned, while Jack Sparrow can be summed up in only one word - cheap.It took Ebert a long time not to laugh at Johnny's lines.

"You should get a girl, man."

"Oh, maybe you practice sword for three hours a day because you already have a goal."

"Or you are simply incompetent, the insider said so."

"Aren't you a eunuch?"

After the filming of this scene ended, Ebert picked up the prop wooden sword that fell on the ground and stuck it to Johnny Depp's throat: "Johnny old man, no personal attack!"

Johnny spread his hands: "I have nothing to do. You have to ask Ted or Terry if they can change the line and put down the sword. I admit that I took advantage. But Ebert, you have to be fair, Throughout the script, Captain Jack Sparrow's mouth is invincible, he never suffers."

"It's reasonable." Ebert took back the sword, and carried it to Gore Verbinski to see the finished picture.

"Do you want to attack me, Ebert?" Gore Verbinski had a slightly fat face, and it was easy to make people feel good when he smiled.

Ebert looked innocent: "Of course not, I just want to test the sharpness of this sword. If I really suffer in the film, I will send this sword to Johnny as a gift for him when he was 40 years old." birthday present."

Johnny Depp is 39 years old this year and will turn 40 next year.

Gore smiled "haha" and said, "Mr. Blacksmith, go and smelt your iron. Forge a sharp knife. Johnny will like it even more."

At the beginning of the movie, there are many fighting scenes that require the actors to fight in person. The plot at this time is not boring, but when the actors board the "Black Pearl" and see the cursed crew members, the shooting process begins Stumbled.

The problem lies in expression management.

According to the script, those cursed crew members will turn into skeletons at a certain time, and the actors need to show panic or even fear at the right time.

But everyone is a living person, and it is impossible for so-called skeletons to appear during filming.So everyone will inevitably show inappropriate expressions during the performance.

So Gore Verbinski, a good-natured director, couldn't help but spend more time shouting at the top of his voice.

His voice became louder and louder, and finally turned into a roar.

"Ebert, you were just knocked out, don't think you have turned into a dead body!"

"Kayla, control your expression, oh, don't forget that there are skeletons around you!"

"What kind of crap are you playing!"

Even though Gore Verbinski usually behaves very kindly, and everyone likes to joke with him, at this time, it is unavoidable to honestly complete the filming according to the director's request.

Ebert and Keira Knightley, who were about the same age, walked to the side to talk about the lines, occasionally adding a couple of topics related to the crew.

The crew of "Pirates of the Caribbean" has been under tremendous pressure during this period. Since the filming started, the film has not been favored by the outside world. There will be some negative speculations in the media every now and then, which makes Gore, who already has huge box office pressure. Verbinski was in a worse mood.

In addition, the remarks of Disney President Michael Eisner also made the crew very anxious.After seeing Johnny Depp's appearance and some performances, the dictator and powerful man publicly declared that Depp would ruin the movie. A Disney executive even called to question whether Johnny Depp was Not a gay, of course Johnny Depp's answer is also very Depp: "Don't you know that I have played gay before?"

Disney's backlash also made the crew of "Pirates of the Caribbean" hold back their breath, and the relationship between actors and crew members became more united.Everyone firmly believes that as long as the plot is good enough, the box office of this movie will definitely be shocking.

"It's much better than I expected at the beginning." The fact that the crew moved forward with the filming process also made Gore Verbinski feel a lot more relaxed. In another meeting with Jerry Bruckheimer, The director's self-confidence is getting stronger and stronger, and the topic of discussion is no longer limited to the unknown box office, but has transitioned to actors.