"Hi, Rachel." Angela greeted the woman in a complicated mood. The sunlight that came in through the cracked studio door shrouded her side face and looked golden, and the breeze undulated with it. The brown wavy curls, and the long black silk dress that did not change, are really beautiful.
"Hi, Angie," Rachel turned her head and smiled softly, "Are you here as a producer to watch the filming progress?"
"Well, yes, although Sommers is basically in charge, I still have the right to advise." Angela shrugged and looked at Rachel but didn't know what to say next, although the other party was just smiling, But she could still see the fleeting complex look, the tangled things that still exist even if they don't care.
"You are very beautiful in this, not only fully showing your figure but also having a classical temperament." After saying such a sentence for a long time, Angela couldn't help but curse again in her stomach, but she really didn't know what to say. That's good, maybe we can only rely on the slow passage of time to make constant adjustments, as long as we don't make any mistakes in the middle.
"I think it's more appropriate to put this sentence on you, as long as you dress up a little, you will definitely have more... the classical temperament of European court women," Rachel folded her arms, and then showed a smile, "As for the body..."
"God, don't mention that!" Angela suddenly showed a look of disgust. Two days ago, she took time to go to the beach with her friends for a swim, but unfortunately, the reporters took a photo of her wearing a bright yellow swimsuit, so these few days Reports with the title of "Miss Genius having fun at the beach, and her hot body at a glance" have been reprinted constantly among the tabloids, and the Internet has gone viral. Many people even ran to the bottom of the blog to leave a message saying "Your body is really "Bang" and other nonsense, Angela used a lot of perseverance to not let herself delete these things.
"Well, not to mention that, but I think you'd better be careful, especially recently." Rachel reminded her.
"Yes, I know." Angela sighed with a wry smile, this time she was lucky because she went to Venice Beach instead of Marbury's private beach, and Jessica, Lindsay, Kate and My younger brothers and sisters were gone, and it was a public place, so I didn't do anything out of the ordinary, otherwise I would be accidentally caught...
The two guys, Buckett and Wilder, didn't find anything, what should I say! Angela couldn't help but murmured a few words in her stomach. Although she knew that this time she was going to a public place, she would inevitably be found out, but she couldn't help but think that if that guy Pu Guanshui was still there, he would probably be able to detect it and then. Ditch the paparazzi.
"Anyway, don't mention that - the filming time is not short, what do you think." Angela changed the subject and stopped thinking about this troublesome thing.
"You forced me to take over the heroine, and then asked me how? How do you think I should answer?" Rachel asked seriously.
"For example, it's good, it's not bad, it's interesting and so on." Angela shrugged.
"Okay, very good, not bad, quite interesting." Rachel shook her head and suddenly laughed, maybe because she didn't have any emotions, she looked really good when she laughed, "I mean To be honest, I love the role of the female scholar of ancient Egypt, knowing that I almost chose it when I was at Cambridge."
"Sommers also said that you entered the movie very quickly. You deserve to be nominated for the Best Actress Oscar for the first time you acted in Hollywood." Angela also laughed, and the two slowly chatted as if something had happened. It never happened, and the conversation ended when Sommers announced that filming would resume after the break.
Well, everything went smoothly for the shooting of "The Mummy", so don't worry at all, just wait for the post-production. Looking at Brandon and Rachel performing in the center of the studio from a distance, Angela thought, it would be good to go on like this.
At this moment, the phone in her handbag rang suddenly, and Sommers, who wanted to call it good, immediately rolled his eyes and stood up and shouted, "I said, turn off your phones, is there anyone who is deaf? Yet!"
"I'm sorry, Sommers, it's my phone that's ringing, I'm sorry, I'll leave right away!" Angela raised the mobile phone in her hand and ran out of the studio without waiting for the other party to speak, leaving behind a group of people Standing there staring at him.
"It's too bad, it's good to run fast, and it's good that Sommers is not James." Angela who ran out breathed a sigh of relief, and then answered the phone. Of course, having worked as a director for so long, she certainly knew that the best time to shoot in the studio was what's annoying.
"Hey Jack, is it good news or bad news for me?" Angela asked jokingly after hearing the accent, but she soon stopped laughing: "You said... Kevin Spacey refused. The character of Lester?!"
After she made up her mind, the preparations for "American Beauty" began. The most important and worrying casting work went smoothly. Annette Bening agreed after hesitating for a few days. Na Suvari gave an affirmative answer without even thinking about it, and the role she played was Angela, who should have belonged to her. Oh, and now she has changed her name to Betty.
In addition, Mina also helped her solve the role of Jenny. After hearing about the required characteristics on the phone, she recommended a person to Angela, and Angela also decided after the audition and chat. , this girl is Sarah Michelle Gellar, who had competed with Mina to the last ring in the casting of "Lola Run".
Angela didn't expect that the casting work at the beginning would make the two girls not only friends but also very close, and even participated in a certain movie together before, so after receiving her call, Mina naturally recommended Sha pull. Through the audition, Angela also felt that Sarah's gloomy expression after makeup was very suitable. Although she is too beautiful, her acting skills still need to be honed, and the role of Jenny is very important, but Angela does not think this is a problem. see more clearly.
After the three female roles were settled, two male roles were soon settled. Rich was played by Wes Bentley, who had acted in several films. It is said that he first read the script from his agent. Time required to schedule an interview, and Angela decided it was him at the first time after seeing his photos and videotapes—nearly the exact same image as she remembered.
And the actor of Richie's father recommended Chris Cooper, an old actor, and after contacting him, the other party hesitated and agreed again and again. It can be said that as long as Kevin Spacey also agreed, the shooting can start immediately. But the problem is...
"Set up a time, I want to interview him, as soon as possible." Angela said briefly.
The scorching sun was blazing across the sky, making the whole ground seem to be rising with heat, but the two-story, simple and modern-style house shrouded in lush vegetation in front of him made people feel refreshed.
"Hello, Mr. Spacey, nice to meet you." Angela smiled and extended her hand to the old man in a casual white shirt, "I don't think I need to introduce myself, right?"
"Of course, the name of Miss Genius is very famous in Hollywood, how could I not know it." Kevin laughed and shook hands with her and made a gesture of invitation, with an uninhibited but elegant demeanor, worthy of being " Bad breed".
"This is my agent, Jack Sparrow." Angela introduced the people who came with her.
"Nice to meet you, Mr. Sparrow."
"Me too, Mr. Spacey."
After chatting with each other, they entered the house together under the leadership of Kevin.
"Kevin, I can call you that," Angela said with a light cough after the guests were seated in the living room.
"Of course, I can also call you Angela in this case, right?" Kevin spread his hands with a smile.
"Then, I think you should be able to guess why I came here, so I asked directly, what made you decline the invitation?" Angela asked straight, and then added: "Please forgive my directness, because I really regret your refusal."
"It's really... direct, surprising." Spacey smiled, obviously not expecting Angela to do this, so he politely asked if he wanted a drink, and then thought about it after serving three cups of coffee. He opened his mouth: "Actually, I like the character Lester very much. I think he has the characteristics that most people have in common, that kind of forced hypocrisy and lack of awareness of beauty like walking dead. Such a character is especially The subsequent transformation and the transformation process are very attractive to the actors, but ... some things can not be done by the actors alone."
"Simply put, I'm too young, right?" Angela asked with a smile, not looking angry at all.
"Yes, that's the case." The old man readily admitted that.
"It's not surprising," Angela waved her hand, "I understand, although I have countless titles on my head, the title of Miss Genius is also well-known to every household, and I have directed and produced some movies, but after all, I am only 18 years old, and A lot of things can't be understood without some experience... By the way, your characters in "Money Worshipers" and "Swimming with Sharks" are also full of swear words, do you think there is any difference between them?"
Although it was very strange why Angela changed the subject, Kevin continued to follow her words, so the two put aside "American Beauty" and discussed the movies that Spacey had acted in.
"In fact, "The Usual Suspects" would undoubtedly lose its luster if it weren't for you to perform. The character Gint is the key person who disrupted all the logic; and "Memento" is just a trick in editing, just change it. Actors with good acting skills can achieve the same effect.” Angela said bluntly, then changed the topic: “As for The Seven Deadly Sins, David and I had an argument once—you know, we worked on movies and MTV. , the relationship has always been good - I told him that "The Seven Deadly Sins" is just a suspense and reasoning movie, and everyone has taken it too high."
"Do you think so too, Angela?" Spacey raised an eyebrow.
"Unlike ordinary dissenters, I just think that it is unnecessary to deliberately discuss the good and evil of human nature in the film," Angela smiled and shrugged, "Some things are better for the audience to guess and experience for themselves. According to the idea of the first half, I believe it will be very good, but after John Doe appeared, the whole movie was tarnished a lot."
"That's really surprising." Spacey's surprised expression wasn't fake this time.
"I'm not doubting your acting skills, Kevin," Angela shook her head. "Although you only played for more than ten minutes, the performance is really amazing, so it's not your problem, but the director's problem."
She took a few seconds to organize the words before continuing: "Human nature is very complicated, whether it is good or evil is not worth arguing about, because everyone wanders between good and evil all their lives, and a cold-blooded killer may be able to A police officer with a good reputation may throw away others to save himself at a critical moment when he sacrifices his life for his own children. Therefore, as an individual, it is undoubtedly a foolish thing to judge the public on a moral level. If Wei made the whole case a little more mysterious, maybe it would be more thought-provoking - of course, maybe it would become a religious movie, but anyway John Doe's appearance took the movie to an extreme, everything he did from The initial shock turned into a laugh."
"But John Doe won, didn't he?" Spacey blinked.
"Did you really win?" Angela asked with a smile. "Then I have a question. I asked David and he couldn't answer it. Now I will ask again, okay?"
Spacey did not speak and made a gesture of please, while Angela smiled and asked seriously, "If you stand before God now, how many crimes do you think you have committed in the movie?"
Kevin frowned, and then asked, "What about your answer?"
"Therefore I tell you: All sins and blasphemies of man can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Holy Spirit can never be forgiven." Angela answered word by word, "The Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 12 of the New Testament. Section 31."
Spacey opened his mouth involuntarily, then quickly closed it again, before asking again after a few seconds: "This doesn't mean anything, if everyone repents to God after making a mistake..."
"So in addition to morality, we also have laws." Angela quickly took over the topic with a hint of slyness in her eyes, "I have said before that as an individual, you are not qualified to judge the public on a moral level, so John Du The appearance of the movie makes the movie feel ridiculous, and those who admire him, who take 'make a mistake and be punished' as the law, are just a group of losers in life, and they are easily dissatisfied with the environment around them , but I don't know what to change through hard work, I will only blindly believe in that kind of existence that is like a savior, even if this so-called savior is just a fake! People who worship lunatics like geniuses are either lunatics or idiots. I have to say this It's a disgusting existence."
"But you have to admit, we've been taught to 'make mistakes and be punished'."
"Yes, of course, thoughts are not disgusting, disgusting people who are thought carriers!" Angela sat up straight and folded her arms, "I must intervene in other people's private affairs, not out of moral considerations. , but that this kind of problem has turned into a private conflict. That's why I say he is ridiculous. This kind of person treats morality as a law and treats it as a private conflict, and keeps saying that this is correct and has to say yes A very funny thing."
Spacey was silent for a while, then suddenly stretched out two ruthless fingers: "Two questions!"
He showed the half-smiley expression at the beginning: "First, why should I defend John Du's behavior? Second, are you really only 18 years old, Angela?"
"Number one, no one is forcing you to defend him; number two, trust me, you're not the first and won't be the last to ask this question!" Angela said with a laugh, while Kevin was He shook his head and laughed. As for Sparrow, who was sitting next to him, he drank his coffee and pretended to know nothing.
"So, do you want to try it now?" Angela leaned back comfortably on the back of the sofa.
The recovered old man sighed, raised his coffee cup and said, "Well, you have successfully aroused my curiosity, so I really want to know what kind of movies I can make with you."
After coming out of Spacey's house, Angela collapsed on the seat as soon as she got in the car, and he was relieved.
"What's the matter? Are you tired?" asked Sparrow, who also got into the car. "You were in the limelight just now."
"Come on, I have to look up the Bible for this." Angela grumbled tiredly. From the beginning, she was aware of the reasons for Spacey's rejection of the film. A long-planned topic.
"The Seven Deadly Sins" is not as bad as she said, and when I talked to David Fincher, it was all joking. The theme of the movie is not to glorify a crazy killer, but to imagine Kubrick. Wake up the numb public. However, David used the reverse method to let the evil side take control of the situation. According to the traditional way of defeating evil, the "losers" were marked with "evil", which made many ridiculous, pathetic and pitiful The guy feels like he has found the savior, and he doesn't even have to think about whether it is right or not, so he simply uses them to operate, but accidental injury is inevitable.
In fact, if Kevin didn't take it lightly - Angela was only 18 years old after all - and Angela quickly seized the initiative and held him by the nose with a few words, otherwise it would be a stalemate even if she couldn't be refuted for the time being. situation.
Of course, the awakened Spacey was not angry. Angela had fully demonstrated his intelligence anyway, so according to his words, he was aroused, so the final result was naturally happy.
"I hope this kind of thing won't happen again in the future, you must know that it's easy to kill brain cells." Angela muttered to herself on the return journey, "However, I'm glad I didn't waste my time, and now we can officially start! "