[US Entertainment] Actor

Those who are even a little bit familiar with the script of "White Night" will recognize that Albert Dawson is acting out a scene at dinner between Dormer and Harp. Harp decides to surrender to the internal affairs team investigating him. Get a reprieve for him, and Domo totally disagrees with him.

The contradiction between the two people is gradually revealed in this scene. Although the script assumes that Duomo accidentally beats Ha Pu to death in the white mist, who knows the truth?

"We have to talk." Ebert said, his body adjusted to a very comfortable angle, as if he wanted to use the quiet atmosphere of the restaurant to have a conversation with the non-existing Domo-this action is enough to reflect his professionalism Yes, in the eyes of several interviewers, his setting of the scene is very suitable, and his actions are consistent with the plot.

From the perspective of a professional like Al Pacino, it is far from enough for Ebert's performance to pass the action. What they pay more attention to is Ebert's expression when he puts himself into the performance.

When Ebert first appeared in front of them, his face attracted the attention of everyone present. The casting director Maz even marveled that he had interviewed so many actors, but there was no one who looked better than Ebert. , his appearance is easily reminiscent of Cary Grant or Paul Newman in the golden age of Hollywood, and he has an unspeakable elegance about him, as if he has been professionally trained in etiquette, which is almost the British style developed in Hollywood today. Even Jude Law, who is famous for being a gentleman, can't compare.

But the handsome face often makes the audience pay most of their attention to the actor's face, ignoring the performance, or ignoring the plot of the movie itself, so handsome guys may not be liked by directors, unless it is the kind that only requires handsome men and beautiful women to match Campus youth film.

Many actors will encounter such problems, especially in the eyes of old-school filmmakers, good looks are almost synonymous with no acting skills, whether it is Tom Cruise, who has been popular in the United States since the 80s, or Hollywood's popular spicy chicken Leonardo DiCaprio, they have a new film released, and the audience may give them a lot of feedback at the box office, but the critics' evaluations are as vicious as they can be, and they are merciless.

The witty actors opened up new paths, and they chose to show off their acting skills by playing ugly.

In this way, actresses are obviously better than male actors. In the eyes of the judges of various awards, actresses who are willing to play ugly sacrifice more, so the later big beauties Nicole Kidman, Charlize Theron and others all won the best actor trophy because of this, but Leonardo won his first best actor trophy with a scene and plot of "The Revenant" after many years of invincibility.

The reason is that, on the one hand, the competition in the actor department is already more intense. Actors have a long acting career. Actors in the 60s and 70s can still play leading roles in various films. Al Pacino, Das The new works of Ting Hoffman and others always allow them to occupy a place in the nomination of actor, on the other hand, it is the disadvantage of male actors themselves. In the opinion of the judges, shouldn’t men act ugly? Movies with teenage screaming male leads don't make it into the halls of decency!

In their eyes, Albert Dawson is an actor who can get attention just by his face, and they don't have high expectations for his acting skills.But at this moment, when Ebert Dawson was sitting there stating his lines to a cloud of air, they were surprised to find that Ebert's expression changed!

With his head down, he played the role of Harp to life!According to the description of the script, Harp had great expectations for the next conversation, so Ebert had a feeling of wanting to express his feelings after thinking about it in his eyes. He mustered up the courage to release himself, wanting to He wanted to free himself from the oppressive, secretive, painful pressure, but Domo didn't give Hap the chance.

Albert Dawson's performance has completely made them ignore his pleasing face. On the contrary, he completely concealed his appearance as if he had cast some magic. Even his suit and Harp's The shirts that don't match the characters at all have become lovable at this moment.

Al Pacino sat up slightly, and the next moment, he took the initiative to speak Domo's lines, making Ebert's audition more complete and sufficient.

However, everyone present is very clear that the addition of Al Pacino is more like a huge challenge for Ebert.

Does Al Pacino's acting skills need to be proven?The "Godfather" trilogy in the 70s established his position in the American film industry, and "Scent of a Woman" in the 90s pushed his acting career to the peak. Among the male actors who are still active today, Al is not the oldest, but his strength is definitely the most unquestionable.

In the scene with Al Pacino, will Ebert maintain his good luck as always, or will he be driven by Al's emotions unconsciously and become a puppet pulled by him?

Although it's not fair to the young man, considering that the character of Hap is closely related to Al's Domo throughout the movie, whoever gets the role will have to face Al. What happened was just ahead of time, so it shouldn't be considered a kind of difficulty.

"Just sit like this?" Ebert shrugged, showing a helpless expression.

"Nothing has changed."

"Hasn't anything changed? What do you think we came to the city of flounder fishing for?" Hearing Al's casual answer, Ebert laughed angrily. This was not the answer he expected at all, but he respected Al because He is an honest police officer and he should not be criticized.

Ebert interpreted Hap's look of shock, anger and helplessness very well.

"He's better than I thought, I mean, many times better, and I don't even think he's going to lose in the fight against Al, which is really rare considering his age." See Eber With special performance, Emma Adams immediately changed her previous view of Ebert, and she even used the word battle.

Casting director Maz Rylov nodded more approvingly: "He is indeed much better than we thought. I can't believe that such an acting skill will win the Golden Raspberry Best Actor. Was he at that time Being hit in the head by a stone will make you unable to think about acting in that kind of film?"

"It can only be attributed to the agent's mistake." The interviewers present are all experienced. From their mature eyes, Albert Dawson's acting skills are considered top-notch among his peers , coupled with his outstanding face, he may not be able to become a top figure like Tom Cruise in the future.

While several people whispered in their ears, Ebert's fight with Al Pacino continued.

"Warfield called me into his office for three hours yesterday, three fucking hours!" As if he was unwilling to end up in such a situation, Ebert vividly expressed the unwillingness on Hap's face , he very much hoped to get some comfort from Domo, but he didn't know that Domo himself was not so clean.

"He's trying to throw you off your feet, man, that's all." Al Pacino said, taking off his glasses, in a tone of affirmation.He didn't deliberately suppress his acting skills, so in the eyes of Ebert at the moment, the person sitting opposite him was Duomo.

He silently stared at Al Pacino with calm and deep eyes, without the slightest dodge or retreat, as if he was really the incarnation of Harp at this moment.An indescribable atmosphere gradually pervaded between the two people, or to use a more specific word, the two people were confronting each other.

It's like a silent gladiatorial fight with no winner or loser. The two are evenly matched, but both are waiting for a victorious result.

A smile suddenly appeared on Al Pacino's face. His eyes looked bigger than ordinary old people, his face was full of wrinkles, and his smile didn't look very kind.But everyone else here is very clear that this is a manifestation of Al's great satisfaction with Albert Dawson.

Ebert only saw the short old man stand up slowly, stared at him, and then told him: "Boy, you have passed my level."

Ebert then turned his gaze to the others.A total of 5 interviewers appeared in this audition. In addition to the lead actor Al Pacino, producer Emma Thomas, and casting director Maz Rilov, there are also screenwriter Hilary Seitz and assistant director. David Arnold, on top of which Al Pacino and Hilary Seitz have input, and Emma Thomas' advice will also play a role, as she represents her husband, Christopher Nolan.

Hilary Seitz closed her notebook and gave her opinion: "He didn't quite fit his age, but the performance was very professional."

At this time, Emma Thomas, who was the only one who didn't comment, smiled slightly, showing the professional smile of a Hollywood producer: "Ebert, we still need to discuss whether you will play this role, and we will give you a report in a few days." result."

"Thank you, Ms. Thomas, and gentlemen."

Ebert slowly turned and left, and he didn't forget to close the door for the crew when he left.

The five interviewers discussed immediately. Al Pacino and Hilary Seitz agreed. They agreed to let Ebert play the role. Emma Thomas was considering Ebert Dawson's original reputation. Whether it will have a bad influence on the movie, her idea was refuted by the other two.

"As long as the audience sees his performance, all doubts can be dispelled." Al Pacino smiled slightly. "After all, he is not the protagonist, and it is impossible to affect the whole movie. We should give this young man a chance."