[US Entertainment] Actor

Charlie Kaufman is a well-known "ghost screenwriter" in Hollywood. His "Puppet Life" and "Adapted Screenplay" were nominated for Oscar Screenplay Awards twice in 2000 and 2002. For the actors, his script is quite attractive, because it can make them closer to the awards.

The first screenwriting work "Puppet Life" that made Charlie Kaufman famous in Hollywood starred John Cusack and Cameron Diaz, and the second "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" was directed by George Clooney. The list of actors includes Drew Barrymore, Julia Roberts and others. The third work "Adapted Screenplay" even invited Nicolas Cage and Meryl Streep. Chris Cooper's best supporting actor Oscar.

The main work of Ebert and Lynn this month is to conquer Charlie Kaufman's new work, "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind", which has attracted the attention of Hollywood as soon as it is announced.

Charlie Kaufman's script has been written at the beginning of the year. The film is expected to start shooting in the second half of this year. The producer is Steve Golling, who has been cooperating with Charlie Kaufman.

Steve Golling has very rich experience in the production of low-budget films. Since the 80s, he has participated in the production of a large number of films with strange plots and strong personal characteristics, such as Brad Pitt starring " California Killer, Mind Games starring Michael Douglas, etc.

As for the production and distribution of the film, GoodMae, the predecessor of Focus Features, is in charge.

For Ebert and Lynn, it is undoubtedly a difficult job to fight for the leading actor in this movie.

In the original plan of Steve Golling and Charlie Kaufman, Nicolas Cage was the No.1 choice to play the leading actor Joel.However, Nicolas Cage is busy filming "National Treasure" during this time, and his next work "Lord of War" is also scheduled for next year. Cage himself is not very interested in this movie itself, Steve · Gao Lin and Charlie Kaufman finally had to give up.

According to insider information obtained by Lynn, Steve Golling is currently actively approaching Jim Carrey.

Before competing for the film, Lynn and Ebert screened for a full week, but couldn't find a suitable film for Ebert.

There are quite a few major commercial productions that invite Ebert to play the leading role, but the scripts of these big productions are relatively rough, and the content is not impressive. Special ability in pulling box office.These movies are like "Pirates of the Caribbean" before it was released. The outside world is not optimistic, and they are the first movies in the series, but the quality is far worse than "Pirates of the Caribbean". Ebert has no interest in becoming a summer file Or a casualty of the Christmas competition.

There are not a few commercial blockbusters that have failed miserably in recent years.

Among other things, several films starring Kate Beckinsale, whether it is "Pearl Harbor" that has been released or "Van Helsing" that has not been released, can be called a fiasco at the box office. "Windtalker" directed by John Woo It even sent this ambitious director to Hollywood back to his hometown in Hong Kong. The box office results of "Charlie's Angels 2" and "Tomb Raider 2" this summer can be said to be a huge challenge for any film company. alert.

If the film company treats the audience as a fool, the audience will prove who is the real fool with the box office results that make them lose money.

In addition, the second part of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series is currently under preparation. Although Will Turner played by Ebert is not the leading actor, he is also an indispensable and important role in the film script.Judging from the high-profile situation of the first part, the second part of "Pirates of the Caribbean" must have great appeal, and continuing to film a series will not be harmful to Ebert's career development.

Of course, if there is a commercial film with a script that can impress Ebert, Ebert will definitely participate in it without hesitation.

As for the other films, Ebert and Lynn struggled for a long time, but they couldn't find one that barely met each other's requirements.

The agent sighed leisurely: "Ebert, the problem you are facing now is that the movie you want to make can't choose you, and you don't want to make the movie that chooses you."

This may be the common trouble of all second- and third-tier actors in Hollywood.

However, "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" still has a period of time from preparation to filming, which is enough for Lynn and the progressive elite brokerage company behind him to operate.

While pursuing roles, Ebert was not idle.

During this time, Lynn accepted a men's perfume and watch endorsement for him. The perfume came from a local American brand. As for the watch, it was a new mechanical watch for young men launched by a Swiss watch brand.

The two endorsements provided Ebert with millions of dollars in revenue.

This income can guarantee that he will not have to worry about starving to death if he does not go out to work throughout the second half of the year.

According to the development route Lynn planned for him, Ebert will not waste time on idol movies that attract fans. He hopes that Ebert can star in some award-winning movies or commercial blockbusters with global influence.

"If I really plan to turn you into an actor who relies on your looks, then what is the difference between you and the male idols in Disney youth films?" Talking about Ebert's acting skills, Lynn was full of pride, "Ebert, You are the best-looking actor in the acting school, and the best acting skill among the good-looking actors."

After talking about the endorsement and the first step of filming the advertisement, Ebert bought a villa with a beautiful environment and high privacy in Beverly Hills.

He has always been a low-key person. Even when buying a house, he didn't consider how many bathrooms, how many rooms there should be in the villa, or whether the venue is enough for hundreds of people to hold a party together. He has no boyfriend now. He also doesn't have a girlfriend, and a place that is too open will make him feel insecure, so it's better to choose a smaller one.

What he cares most about is the factor of protecting privacy.

To be honest, when he hadn’t returned the rent from Uncle Johnson, as long as he hid in the room, the reporters couldn’t take pictures of the details of his life even if they were supernatural, but Mark and Bradley who lived with him fell down. Not only was the life of the two of them endlessly harassed by reporters, they were even speculated as his male lover by the reporters who tried their best to hope that Ebert would make a fool of himself.

"Otherwise, why would Albert Dawson, who has an annual income of 1 million dollars, feel wronged to live in a dilapidated, small rental house? There is only one answer, and that is love."

Ebert is about to lose to the brains of the journalists.They could be the next Shakespeare if they join the theater world.

But the journalists' numerous reports did strengthen Ebert's belief in moving.

Mark and Bradley are indeed rare good roommates. Mark's cooking skills are comparable to Michelin chefs, and Bradley is a person who clearly divides work and life. , when Ebert was chased by reporters, he would even stop Ebert's behavior.

Separation is inevitable.

Hollywood is a complex, prosperous, and profligate material world. Endless parties and alcohol seem to shorten the distance between people, but hierarchy and order are deeply imprinted in everyone's heart.

When Ebert was unknown, no one cared whether he lived with Mark, Martin or Matthew, but once his career rose, his neighbors seemed to be Jennifer Aniston, Jim Carrey, etc. big shot.

The three of them went to a nearby barbecue restaurant for a breakup meal as usual.

This time, there is no Leonardo and Tobey Maguire for them to complain about, but they have always been very good at making fun of themselves, and the center of the complaints quickly turned to the "world" that caused them a lot of trouble some time ago. Newspaper.

"Rupert Murdoch is too old for his wife to be his daughter."

"The fact that James Murdoch is only four years younger than his new wife is a pervert who can get in trouble."

"If I were Murdoch, I would also find myself a lot of girlfriends and have parties every day... But it is said that Rupert Murdoch is always bullied by his Chinese wife? In order to capture the Chinese market, these capitalists Really can do anything." Mark laughed, "Can we expect Murdoch to have an Indian wife, a Japanese wife and more wives of other nationalities?"

Bradley poked the fish cakes on the plate: "The reporter who reported randomly some time ago really made me feel terrible. Well, I seem to have something I didn't say. A reporter stopped me a few days ago and wanted to I wanted an interview, but I grabbed the microphone, do you know what they said?"

Ebert and Mark stared at him together.

Bradley coughed lowly: "They told me very definitely, Bradley, you must have learned Chinese Kung Fu from Albert Dawson!"

Ebert suddenly showed a helpless smile: "In fact, after "The Pentium Era" was released, they thought that the reason why those boxing performances were so realistic was that I had learned Chinese Kung Fu."

"But they never said that about Jackie Chan, they just kept reporting on you."

"In any case, I caused you trouble."

Mark held his chin and smiled at Ebert: "I don't think it's troublesome."

Bradley continued: "I have appeared in newspapers this year more times than the previous two years combined. Most importantly, the directors seem to have discovered that I am a charming handsome guy. Recently I received two The movie invitation, maybe I can become the top figure in Hollywood two years later."

"Of course!" Ebert gave Bradley a confident look of encouragement.

The story of late bloomers is not unique to China.In the future, Bradley will be two excellent actors nominated for Oscars, and the starring role in "The Hangover" has become one of the classic cases in Hollywood, if this cannot be called excellent, Ebert will even doubt it The criteria for judging a good actor.