[American Entertainment] Bright life

"Mamma Mia" is a story that took place on a small Greek island, but when it was actually filmed, except for the very beginning when they filmed in Greece, the rest of the time they were filmed at Pinewood Studios in the UK. The studio was originally the venue for the 007 series of movies. After "007 vs. Casino Royale", there was a fire here, but now all the scenes have been restored.

Now, the brand new 59000-square-foot set will serve all of Mamma Mia's Greek-under-the-sky scenes.

So when they said they wanted to have a good talk after filming this scene, what they faced was not the real beautiful scenery of the Greek island, but the beautiful scenery outside the studio of Pinewood Studios.

Meryl and Grace did not have many substantive exchanges outside of filming, but this did not hinder Meryl's appreciation of Grace, as she thought earlier, this is a very good newcomer actor.

Meryl thought of Grace saying "Take me home" like a kitten, heck, it was actually "Is acting really that fun", and felt that it's not too late to have a substantive exchange.

Meryl thought for a while and asked Grace first: "Let's talk about your understanding of the role of Sophia, Grace." Grace has a good grasp of the character's emotions, but this contradicts her confusion .

In fact, there are more than just 'some' contradictions—

Grace tilted her head slightly and looked at Meryl and said: "It is human instinct to trace the origin, so Sophia would want to find her biological father, which is understandable, I can understand. But as far as I am concerned, when three When two father candidates come to the island, I can recognize them at a glance. It is not difficult to infer the appearance of the father based on the appearance of the mother and daughter, and this has nothing to do with the telepathy between father and daughter. Anything to do with genetics."

In "Mamma Mia", Sophia wrote invitation letters to all three father 'suspects'. She told her friends that when she saw her biological father, she would definitely recognize them at a glance, but In fact, when the three fathers came to the island together, she didn't, so there was a series of ironic things behind.

Meryl: "...How?"

Grace's eyes lit up in an instant. She seemed to be waiting for Meryl to say this. She couldn't be blamed for this. The desire to show off, perform, reason and be dramatic was already deeply rooted in her bones. It can't be changed, these days she has temporarily suppressed it, and it is almost suffocating her to death.

Then, Meryl listened to a different kind of biology class, and she didn't understand what she knew. She still felt that the direction of the conversation seemed to be off... Before she finished thinking, she heard Grace ask: "Am I Didn’t you say too many irrelevant things?”

"No, absolutely not, dear." Meryl quickly denied it, and then got an overly bright smile, and she couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth.

Grace put her hands behind her back, and after finishing the topic on how to identify her biological father, she thought for a while before returning to the original topic: "Actually, there is another problem between Sophia and her biological father. I think They would have miscommunication, given that Sophia grew up on a Greek island surrounded by native-born Greeks except for her mother. Her accent should be like this--" Grace said and said a Greek The style of English is mixed with two sentences of Greek.

Meryl was clearly interested in the topic, "Have you studied Greek?"

"I learned it before the shooting of this movie." It took her a few hours, and Grace choked back the second half of the sentence, which made her puff up her face.

Meryl thought of going elsewhere, "It's a pity that it's not useful, right?"

Grace looked over when she heard the words, and her bright eyes were set against the surrounding lush trees, like a sparkling sea, instead of the frozen Arctic Ocean when she looked at people this way, she asked: "Do you have similar ideas?" experience?"

"Yes, it's been many years." Meryl stretched out her hand to trim her hair. She recalled her previous experience, put her hand on Grace's arm, pointed to another path and said, "Where shall we go for a walk?"

Grace looked at her held arm, her eyes flickered, but she didn't refuse.

The past that Meryl talked about is really many years old. In 1983, she won the first Oscar for Best Actress for the film "Sophie's Choice". At this time, her experience and understanding of the character's heart also It has reached an unprecedented level. For this film, she studied Polish and German hard, and quickly lost six kilograms to play the role of Sophie, a haggard face full of human struggles. nicknamed the "Queen of Accents".

Yet it's also grounds for criticism from critics, who accuse her of playing "cold" characters, often with an accent that prevents the audience from immediately picking up on the "human touch."

"Sometimes, they're just a bunch of fickle bitches!" Meryl seldom talks about that past now, even though the critics questioned her at the time, she began to broaden her acting career and starred in "Gallery" which broke the bottleneck of her career. "The Bridge of Madness", but at that time, it was really not a good memory, so she still feels so angry when she talks about it now.

Grace paused, she didn't point out that this was the cognitive torment people in the entertainment industry usually encounter, she thought for a while, turned around and hugged Meryl awkwardly, reached out and patted her on the back.

God, she is still like a little milk cat, but this time she no longer wants to drink milk, but comforts her master.

Meryl still couldn't hold back, hugged Grace's face and kissed her cheek, "Oh, Grace, you are so sweet."

Grace: "..." What should she say, goldfish are always so sentimental.

Such a sentimental accident was just a small episode, and Meryl did not forget the original intention of their conversation. She also used herself as an example to express her feelings about acting, "I enjoy switching between completely different roles now. One time is like going through another life with a different personality and experience from mine. It brings me some insights, and I give it life. In the role you play, you are the master, and you It will also dominate it and then dominate the emotions of the audience who see it. I have to admit, this feeling is wonderful."

Meryl reached out and patted Grace's shoulder, and said with a smile: "After the movie is released, go to the cinema and watch it, I think you will understand how I feel."

Grace said nothing.

Meryl thought for a while and then said: "You know, Grace? Actually, you already like acting, maybe you haven't noticed it yourself, just treating acting as a job will not make you behave like you, that kind of It doesn’t feel like it can be performed.”

Grace thought about Meryl's words.

……

"Atonement" did not win the highest honor "Golden Lion Award" at the Venice Film Festival. The winner of this year's Golden Lion Award was the Chinese film "Lust, Caution" directed by Chinese director Ang Lee, but "Atonement" won the highest honor in Venice. During the film festival, it didn't get any bad reviews, and when "Atonement" was selected as the opening film, it was known that the film performed well.

After the Venice Film Festival ended, "Atonement" was released in the UK on September 9, and the release dates in other countries and regions were much later than this.

Because Grace was still filming at Pinewood Studios, she didn't go to the London premiere of "Atonement," but with Sterling around, he got a detailed schedule of "Atonement" in other countries and regions. , pointing to its release date in the United States and said to Grace: "It seems that this film is going to hit the Oscars next year."

"Atonement" will be screened in the United States on December 12th. This month, the awards ceremonies of major film festivals in the United States will begin one after another. Released in the United States in March, it means that they want to win some Oscars in the coming year.

However, in Sterling's view, when "Atonement" has to declare the awards of major film festivals, in the supporting actress category, Saoirse, who played the role of 13-year-old Briony in this movie, will be declared. ·Ronan, that is, generally speaking, has little relationship with his clients, so it is natural to tell Grace what he said in pieces, and before that, he had to ask her: "Do you know about the Academy Awards? "

Grace actually nodded this time, and Sterling raised his eyebrows in surprise. Before he had time to ask more, he saw Meryl coming this way. Sterling was still very fond of this Hollywood evergreen. Dear, then I just watched her, a senior with a record-breaking Oscar nomination, hugging his client's arm very affectionately and naturally...acting like a baby?

What's happening here?

Sterling couldn't accept such...a unique picture. He had only been away for less than two weeks. How could the relationship between Grace and Meryl Streep have developed by leaps and bounds?

——Mr. Broker, please explain, what is "this level"?

After tactfully leaving, Sterling, who was very puzzled, found Emily, the assistant lady who had been with Grace all the time, took a deep breath and asked, "I have been calling you for the past two weeks to ask you, Is there anything unusual around Grace? You always say it’s fine, so how do you explain the relationship between Grace and Meryl Streep now? I mean, when did they get along so well?”

Emily hesitated and gave an answer: "From yesterday?"

Sterling: "...are you answering me or asking me?"

Emily squeezed out a smile: "Answer you?" Under Sterling's cold gaze, the assistant lady finally gave an answer that was not a question, "Since yesterday, and I don't know what happened."

Sterling recalled his client's consistent virtues, and deeply felt that Meryl Streep was deceived. As an agent, Sterling didn't know whether to say that it was a good lie, or hope that Grace would lie for a long time?Or pray that Meryl Streep can hold out when she finds out who Grace really is?

——It seems that the more I say it, the more wrong it is.

No matter how anxious Sterling was, until "Mamma Mia" was successfully completed, the things he was worried about did not happen. Not only that, since this incident, Grace seems to have started an incredible mode of harvesting the favor of the crew. Up to the producer Phyllida Lloyd, down to Meryl Streep taking care of her, and even praised her as a rare young actor in an interview.

Not only that, half a month after the filming of "Mamma Mia", Sterling received an audition invitation from a crew, and WMA did not recommend it to this crew.Sterling inquired, and the answer he got was that his client, Grace Green, whose emotional intelligence was so low that it was appalling, was solemnly recommended to the director by Meryl Streep, so this crew sent audition invitation.

Sterling was silent for a while, and then squeezed out a sentence to express his current mood: "What the hell!"

What a hell!