Saving the world is not as good as chasing stars [US Entertainment]

In the office of the president of Century City CAA, Brian Lord was waiting for Margaret's reply.

This is not an easy choice. With Adjani's acting talent, she can definitely gain the attention and recognition of the world's film industry with her independent art films.

Although commercial films can increase her influence and social status, if she is not careful, she will be rejected by major film festivals, and her original acting path will be doubted.

In the past 20 years, major mainstream film awards have become less and less popular with high-grossing commercial films.

Taking the Oscars as an example, commercial blockbusters that dominate the box office rankings every year are difficult to win important awards. Usually, they can only win a few technical awards for comfort.

Whether it's the old folks of the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, or the jury of the three major European film festivals, obviously they don't have a good impression of such plots as explosions, alien invasions, and heroes saving the world.

And the mummy in Margaret's hands is obviously an excellent commercial film.

For the sake of good-looking stories and plots, commercial blockbusters will always take the initiative to give up certain rationality, and instead highlight the splendor of the picture and the sense of conflict after climax.

Since you are pleasing the audience, don't expect the film judges to give you a good face.

Margaret put down the script in her hand, "I accept commercial films, but the heroine of this film is not suitable for me."

Brian Lord pondered, "The role is really not eye-catching, and the role is also relatively small. In current commercial movies, female characters are more often set as male protagonists."

"Besides, the political situation in Egypt is turbulent, and the shooting location is also a big problem." Margaret didn't want to live a life full of disasters for a few months just to shoot a movie.

In fact, due to the turbulent situation in Egypt, it is not suitable for filming. The crew will start shooting in Marrakech, and then move to Erfoud, a small town on the edge of the Sahara Desert.

In the scorching sun of the Sahara, not to mention dehydration, sandstorms, snakes, spiders and scorpions will also be a major problem for everyone.

Who knows what other accidents will be encountered during the filming process.

Fortunately, she didn't have other options——

Margaret's attitude of not objecting to making commercial films obviously made Brian think of more possibilities, and he then produced two scripts——

The Sixth Sense and The Matrix.

"The Sixth Sense" tells the story of Cole, a nine-year-old boy who claims to be able to see the deceased. The psychiatrist Malcolm wants to treat him, but he is not accepted. Cole believes that no one can help him get out of the status quo.

But under the constant insistence of Dr. Malcolm, Cole finally let go of his guard, let the doctor understand his problem, and slowly accepted his suggestion, but the ending of the story was unexpected.

The script of this film is very good, and it is a rare thriller that takes into account both commerciality and excellent plot.

"But the role of Cole's mother is only a supporting role," Brian Lord also pointed out, "taking this movie, it is easy for the public to stereotype you as a genre actress."

Although "The Story of Adele Hugo" is a feature film, the role of Adele has the neuroticism and madness of the heroine of a thriller.

If Margo's next movie takes on a thriller again, it is obviously easy to be stereotyped.

Bryan told Margaret many details as she was flipping through the script, "As for the Wachowski Brothers' Matrix—"

"Trinity is obviously the undisputed heroine, but she has strict requirements for action scenes. The actors are required to follow the martial arts team from Hong Kong three months in advance and receive eight hours of the most rigorous martial arts training every day."

Margaret turned over a page of the script and lamented the difficulty of filming, "Wow!"

"As for the actor, Johnny Depp was the Wachowski brothers' first choice to play Neo, but Warner Bros. wanted Brad Pitt or Val Kilmer to play Neo, but unfortunately both declined. Starring." Brian Lord obviously knew a lot of inside information, "Warner Bros. later chose the latter between Johnny Depp and Keanu Reeves."

This handsome guy of mixed race came to Hollywood when he was 20 years old and drove the first car he bought with [-] dollars.

It took only a few years to become a national teen idol. In 1994, he reached the peak of his career, starring in the film "Speed" with a box office of 100 million US dollars.

Of the three films currently in front of Margo, the safest one is of course "The Sixth Sense". It can hit the box office, and the high quality of the film itself will not make her receive too many doubts.

As for "The Mummy" and "The Matrix", one is that the filming environment is unpredictable, and the other is that the martial arts training is too strict, which obviously made her very difficult in the past few months.

After she had read all the scripts, Brian finally asked, "Margot, tell me your choice—"

Margaret picked out a script and held it up to Brian, "That's it."

"Are you sure?" Blaine's voice raised.

"It seems that from today onwards, I should go to the gym for a while every day." Margaret raised her eyebrows, "At least I don't need to worry about character stereotyping."

Brian looked at the two words The Matrix, and asked in silence for a second, "Before you came here today, were you sure you didn't drink or take drugs?"

This crazy future sci-fi film shows beyond the imagination of ordinary people, but the role of Trinity seems to be completely different from the classical temperament of Margaret.

Margaret raised her eyebrows, "Don't worry, I don't drink or take drugs."

"You have to talk to me about why you chose to play The Matrix."

Margaret's gaze seemed to be able to freeze everything she saw, and at this moment, it was falling on Brian.

Her calm and ethereal voice is full of doubts and sweetness, like a tomb where you will be buried——

"Have you ever had this feeling, not sure if you are awake or dreaming, what is real?"

There was no expression on her face, but it was terrifying, and even made Brian doubt the authenticity of everything in front of him, as if the place he was in would immediately become a dark desert.

His face was pale and his back was cold.

But soon, Margaret blinked, and the weird atmosphere she deliberately created disappeared immediately.

The brunette girl raised her mouth, "Mr. Lord, your face is a little pale now."

If it wasn't for being a gentleman, Brian Lord would have smashed the script in her face.

How could she do such a thing as scaring her manager with her acting skills? !

Margaret, the troublemaker, doesn't feel guilty at all, "In short, I would rather accept the most rigorous martial arts training for eight hours a day than go to the desert to play a normal role. It's very challenging, isn't it?"

In the next 10 minutes, the two finally finalized the matters related to starring in "The Matrix". Margot was also preparing to leave the CAA headquarters and go back to her private apartment to read the script again.

The CAA tyrant still didn't forget her bad prank, and gritted his teeth before Margot left, "You'd better not make a fuss and quit the filming in a few days."

Margaret thought about it for a while, and replied sincerely, "It's not completely impossible."

Brian Lord: "…"

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Elegant and refined, the apartment is not too large, but there are beautiful details everywhere.

In the living room, Margaret was looking at the staff of her male model group, "Ward, you can leave now. As for Logan, I need to trouble you with something."

Margaret obviously didn't know that this tall and strong bodyguard, who looked very difficult to mess with, was the mutant leader who was full of fatherly love and arranged for her to protect her.

Logan joined the X-Men three months ago, but his main job is still to protect Margot.

The reason why Margot stayed with Logan was to consult in advance about the action scenes related to the filming of "The Matrix".

After all, her bodyguard seems to be very good at fighting.

But what Margot didn't know was that her words made the assistant and nanny Grant Ward very dissatisfied.

Agent Ward didn't know at this time that he was almost stripped of his vest by some flamboyant mascara.

Although the official organization does not sound evil, Margo obviously doesn't like having an undercover agent with unknown motives lurking around him.

And so Grant Ward sensed—he was left out today.

Especially compared to the bodyguard next to him.

Who would have thought that one day Hydra male model and double agent Grant Ward would compete for favor with a Hollywood actress.

It is really sad for those who hear it, and tears for those who see it.

At this time, on the turned-on TV screen, a middle-aged anchor in a black suit looked serious, and his voice was a little hurried——

"According to the news confirmed by our Kuwait reporter, Stark Industries CEO Tony Stark was attacked by terrorists in Kuwait an hour ago."

"The bodies of the accompanying American soldiers have been found, and the body of Tony Stark has not yet been found—"

"Because Tony Stark's whereabouts are unknown, and it is difficult to tell whether he is alive or dead, the stock of Stark Industries is expected to plunge—"

Margaret was stunned for a second, looking at the news station, what flashed in her mind was the back of him reluctantly walking towards the private jet.

and that sentence——

"How about you move into my place in Malibu Beach when I get back from Kuwait?"