[American Entertainment] Bright life

This is indeed a good start, Leonardo successfully brought the topic to... another new script.

Regarding the sequel of "Sherlock Holmes", Warner's attitude is still very obvious. They will not combine Moriarty and The Woman into one in such a way.There are actually many considerations in this. Moriarty, as the ultimate enemy of Sherlock Holmes, is a very attractive character. Warner is planning to continue to develop this role. There are "rumors" that Warner intends to let Will Brad Pitt play Moriarty?Let’s not talk about this. It is rumored that Warner wants to stir up popularity, just like Leonardo said before that Marvel’s favorite is to let Brad Pitt play Thor, but now Grace’s new script is adopted. The possibility seems to be very low.

While talking, Leonardo told Grace that if Warner didn't adopt the script, they could modify the basic setting by themselves and shoot out of Sherlock Holmes' framework.Leonardo also mentioned his own production company AppianWay, he can be a producer, which means that he can solve other problems, such as investment or directors and actors.If necessary, he can also perform at a friendly price.

——It seems that the boyfriend force Max.

Grace was silent for a while before speaking: "I was almost moved."

"Grace, I mean it! I'm not saying that because you're my girlfriend, I mean, your script is very well written, the storyline is compelling, the characters are well-drawn, totally It can be used as an original script. When I say this, I just want to say that I am speaking from the standpoint of a qualified producer. I think that if it is done well, it can become a very good movie." Leonardo Speaking sincerely, he tried his best to prove that he didn't mean any favoritism.

That's not what Grace meant, okay?She meant it literally, with the word 'almost' out.In other words, it was time for Leonardo to become more confident, but he had become dull, so don't expect Grace to say it again.

Grace stood up from the single sofa, walked back to her computer, and after Leonardo said so much in one breath, she looked up and asked him: "Is there any type of role you want to play but haven't played? "

Leonardo froze for a moment: "Huh?"

Grace pulled out her notepad, turned to an unused page, her bright gray-blue eyes casually fell on Leonardo, and then turned back to the notepad, "Instead of revising what you're holding The script, I'd rather write a new one, so Mr. DiCaprio, is there a type of character you'd like to play but haven't done? Um, is it that hard to understand?"

Leonardo finally came to his senses, he licked his lips: "You want to write a new script just for me?"

——This is the correct way for Leonardo to open up as Grace's boyfriend.

Grace rolled her eyes under her eyelids, "Looks like it's really hard to understand."

Leonardo grinned, completely ignoring Grace's negative meaning, and moved to the desk with a smile on his face, and moved the chair on the other side of the desk to sit next to Grace: "I There are many roles I want to try, but the one I want to shoot the most is a movie based on the multiple personality split non-fiction novel "24 Billies" written by Daniel Keyes. God, I want to die playing the role of Billy !"

This is true. As early as 97, after the filming of "Titanic", he wanted to challenge this character with 24 personalities.There was also news of an adaptation in Hollywood, but it was dropped because the adaptation was too difficult, but Leonardo never gave up.

Also, it's very Leonardo.

Leonardo has a preference for marginal characters, and the mentally problematic characters are naturally among them.For example, in "The Aviator" directed by Martin Scorsese in 04, he once challenged to play Howard Hughes, who has a string of phobias and obsessive-compulsive disorder; In "Island", the character he played is even more of a mental patient through and through.In addition, strictly speaking, Cobb played by Leonardo in "Inception" also has some mental problems, but they are not serious and cannot be classified as mental illness.

Grace turned her head: "I have read this book, and I have also seen the sequel of this book "Billy War". When I was studying psychology, my tutor and I once did a project on the case of Billy Milligan .”

She paused and said, "I have also read the case files and court records. This is a topic of great research value. For this reason, I once wanted to have a direct dialogue with Mr. Milligan, but unfortunately he did not agree. Meet mine."

"24 Billies" is a documentary biography created by author Daniel Case based on real events. The "Billy" here refers to Billy Milligan, who committed three rapes at Ohio State University in 1977. During the interrogation, Billy Milligan was diagnosed as a rare multiple personality disorder patient, so he was acquitted. An innocent suspect, but not guilty, Billy Milligan spent 12 years in a mental institution.

Leonardo said belatedly: "That's right, you are so accomplished in psychology."

Grace raised her eyebrows, and then smiled at Leonardo like a flower, and the sweetness of her voice followed suit: "You know, Leo? I really want to see what your brain scan X-ray looks like , you’d be willing to go to the hospital for a brain scan, wouldn’t you?”

Leonardo didn't have the time to think about it at all, so he nodded in agreement in a daze.

"Good." Grace said inexplicably, and when she looked down, the smile on her face disappeared, and then continued their original topic, "Adapting "24 Billys" into a screenplay, I think I can do it."

Leonardo happily ignored the brain scan, and he had already begun to think about the future, "I can try to persuade old Martin to shoot, he is good at shooting this kind of subject, and he once said I am very interested in this story.”

Grace also thinks it is very interesting, but it is different from Leonardo's interest direction. Leonardo wants to play this epic and difficult role, and Grace wants to study Billy himself more closely.What you need to know is "Billy War", this sequel about Billy's treatment experience in a mental hospital has been unable to be published for various reasons, but Grace has read it, which shows that she really loves this book. Case is very curious.

So, is this a different kind of hit-and-miss?

In any case, this night, which seemed to Leonardo to have a charming beginning, ended up being caught in a brainstorm by Grace—all the materials Grace had read about Billy Milligan were stored in her thinking palace , she just needs to call them out now-and Leonardo, who has a relatively regular schedule, couldn't resist the drowsiness and fell asleep in the guest room of Grace's house for the ending.

On the bright side, this is actually quite an improvement.

……

As I said before, "Julie and Julia" will be released in North America on August 8th. When it comes to other countries and regions, it will be at least one month later than this date. Just like in the UK, "Julie and Julia" is released in the UK. It was already released on September 7, a full five weeks later than the release date in North America, and "Julie and Julia" was screened in the UK for a month, that is to say, after Grace finished filming "Inception" ", when they returned to the UK, they basically didn't step on the tail of "Julie and Julia".

However, the movie "Julie and Julia" has a good reputation in the UK, and the box office has nearly 700 million US dollars, which is an unsatisfactory result.Compared with the box office in the UK, the box office in North America can be said to be bright. The total North American box office of "Julie and Julia" in two months was 1.72 million US dollars. It is still ranked in the top 2 of the annual North American box office list, beating Sony "2012", Universal's "Fast and Furious", which cost 2012 million US dollars, and "Special Forces: Rise of Cobra", which was drawn at the same time as "Julie and Julia", are commercial blockbusters.Of course, the overseas box office performance of "Julie and Julia" cannot be compared with them, especially the disaster film "6", which has an overseas box office of [-] million U.S. dollars. constructive comparability.

It's just that the media don't think so. They want to know how "Julie and Julia", a film that cannot be called a medium-budget production (with a budget of 4000 million US dollars), has such a strong ability to attract money in North America.At the same time, the comedy "Fake Marriage" starring Sandra Bullock was cited by the media as an example. This movie, which has the same production cost as "Julie and Julia", has a global box office of 3.17 million US dollars, of which the North American box office is nearly $1.64 million.

These two movies are not strictly in the same genre. "Fake Marriage" is a romantic comedy movie. The focus of the movie is not a romantic love story, even in this movie, the two husbands are role models, it focuses more on food and life.

If you have to say it, you can apply the evaluation of fans who have watched "Julie and Julia": "In this movie, after watching it, I suddenly realized that it can be regarded as a love movie. The protagonist of love is Grace. Green and Meryl Streep. Assuming they met in the same time and space, I always feel that they have a good chance of becoming a good friend and couple."

This can actually be described by what Meryl once said, "We are talking about a platonic love".

In this way, the overlap between the two movies seems to be higher.

However, the media will compare the two films, not only because of the strong box office, but also because the awards season is coming, it is time to start warming up. Meryl's performance in "Julie & Julia" was well-received by critics, and the outside world thinks it will basically earn Meryl another Oscar nomination, while Grace, her chances of winning a nomination are less likely , this is to consider that she still has a "Growing Education", the media are more optimistic about her being nominated for the Oscar for Best Actress for "Growing Education", as the film critics of "The Times" once wrote about "Growing Education" : "If she doesn't get an Oscar nomination for Best Actress, I'll eat my hat!"

As for "Bogus Marriage", this movie has nothing to do with Oscar nominations, but its heroine, Sandra Bullock, is a year of rejuvenation for her career this year, except for "Bogus Marriage", which is a box office comedy. , she also has a feature film "The Weakness", which is considered by the critics to be nominated for an Oscar. This is also a film adapted from a real-life story. It has not yet been released on a large scale, but the previous film reviews have been freshly released, and the reputation is quite good .

Having said so much, it seems that I have deviated from the topic I wanted to talk about at the beginning.

In fact, the topic I wanted to talk about at the beginning was the magazine cover and fashion blockbusters that Grace shot for the British version of "VOGUE" when she was promoting "Growth Education" in the UK.

...that's shifted a lot.

"VOGUE" magazine is recognized as the world's leading fashion magazine, and its influence is extraordinary. Although the British version is not as famous and influential as the American version, "VOGUE" alone can stand out from the same In addition to "Harper.sBazaar" and "ELLE" fashion magazines.

After the release of the British version of this issue of "VOGUE", I can only look at the group of promotional photos taken by Grace for Aston Martin, as well as the screenshots of the advertisements, and the fans who licked the screen of the photos she took when she participated in the premiere got great satisfaction.

In this issue of "VOGUE", Grace is just Grace. She has a strong and uniquely recognizable style. Let her try other styles that are not her own. Although the effect will be good, it is definitely not So stunning, just think of an Aston Martin commercial.

However, considering that this is a fashion blockbuster, it still needs to be injected with elements of the fashion industry, so there is a photo that can be said to appear as an "easter egg".In this photo, there is Grace in the rain, holding a black umbrella, wearing a knee-length coat, suit pants and oxford shoes, drooping eyes, and smoking a cigarette.

The reason for emphasizing that this is a black umbrella is because the photo is in black and white, and the umbrella is black when you look at the photo alone, but it is actually black... anyway, it is a black umbrella.

Not to mention what the photographer thought at the time, anyway, the ideas of people in the fashion industry are always abstract and fashionable, which makes it difficult for ordinary people to understand. Just such a picture alone is enough to make readers suffer a knowing blow and want to bow down. It's under her suit pants.

And, the Narcissus Party is waving its flag again.

As for Mr. Leonardo DiCaprio, the boyfriend whose name has been corrected in reality, who is that?

——This is really a slightly sad story.