"Welcome back, dear Miss Genius, it's such a great honor." Although it was the second time to say this, from the current situation, it is likely to become Peter's mantra - the goal is only Angela's mantra.
It's no wonder that Peter is ambitious to make "The Lord of the Rings" an epic movie, and is naturally more eager than the average director to completely control the crew. But there is an important actor who always comes and goes when she wants to, and even sometimes the crew has to adjust the schedule according to her schedule, and it seems that this situation will continue until the film is closed, which makes the original funds subject to others. And the troubled Peter was even more unhappy. To be honest, if he knew a few months ago that this would be the case today, he would definitely cancel the contract unilaterally, but now...
"Don't be like this, Peter, I'll be back as soon as possible." Angela spread her hands helplessly. Although she was a little dissatisfied with the beard who always complained about this, as a director, she also understood that the other party did have reasons for complaining, so she lowered her stance for the first time.
"So, is it more appropriate for you to leave tomorrow or the day after tomorrow? When will you come back?" Peter continued to ask aggressively, not knowing whether he had taken the wrong medicine or something.
"Why should I leave tomorrow or the day after tomorrow?" Angela really didn't understand now.
"Please let me remind you, Miss Genius, the 72nd Academy Awards will be in two days!" Peter's beard began to tremble again, "Don't tell me, you don't plan to attend for the sake of the crew!"
"Well... Actually—Peter, I really don't plan to go back to the awards ceremony," Angela rubbed her little nose and said with a smile, "I'm sorry I forgot to tell you in advance."
Peter didn't expect Angela to answer like this, and was a little surprised for a while, but he didn't want to let her go like this, so he blushed and complained angrily with his fingers off the set: "Okay, you're back, and by the way, you brought me with you. so many people!"
Angela's return caused a lot of people to wander around at the set base in the suburbs of Wellington, including some reporters. The reason why this happens is because those reluctant fans suddenly discovered that in an exclusive interview with "Vanity Fair" in the September issue of last year, Angela herself admitted that she would play a male role in a movie. , and her acting works in the past two years are basically not available, so these fans quickly mobilized their hands to find clues, and finally came to the answer: the male role played by Miss Genius is in the "Lord of the Rings" movie!
This conclusion is a blockbuster, and although some people doubt it, it quickly died down in the face of enough clues collected by fans on both sides of the Pacific, and then turned to speculation about which male role she might play. At the same time, people are divided into two factions. The diehard "Lord of the Rings" fans basically think that Angela's male role is an absolute mistake, because it is impossible to imagine her male image and even some extreme guys even suspect Peter Jackson. .
Angela's fans said that it is too arbitrary to draw such a conclusion without even seeing the stills. Since the director invited Angela to come back and she agreed, it shows that there is a reason for doing so. But the most depressing are those who are both Angela's fans and "Lord of the Rings" fans. From the bottom of their hearts, they think that Angela should play the role of the Elf Princess or the Elf Queen instead of being the opposite, but the same, without knowing the specific situation Judgment is inappropriate.
Whether calling New Line for verification or leaving a message on Angela's blog, the answer is always vague. Miss Genius may not have time to oversee the Harry Potter role audition in London, but why won't New Line give a specific answer? In this case, let's just mobilize New Zealand's fans to go to the studio to find out. The media will naturally not miss this opportunity, so there is the previous scene.
"Don't worry, Peter, as long as you take precautions when shooting at the set base, we can get rid of them when we go to the wild." Angela still kept a low profile and said in a consoling tone, but she saw that Peter still had some When she was upset, she rolled her eyes and smiled: "Well, I'll take the time to write the remaining two theme songs as soon as possible. In addition... How about providing you with two free soundtracks?"
"Two pieces of soundtrack for free?" Peter looked at her warily, "What else do you want?"
"Is this your impression of me? Can't I write two pieces of music because of a momentary insight?" Angela blinked innocently, but Peter retorted unceremoniously: "Isn't this you? style?"
"Okay, okay, I just had the inspiration to write two pieces of pure music by chance. I wanted to give it to you if it was suitable and then gave up if it was not suitable, but it is so sad that you don't trust me like this." Angela shook her head and sighed as she was about to leave.
"Wait!" Peter finally stopped her, "You're sure it's just for free, and it doesn't work for me."
"First, each paragraph is only five minutes at most; second, the copyright is mine; third, even if it is made by the composer, it is up to you to decide whether to use it or not. Isn't it?" Angela said with a smile, this is called Hard to catch.
Sure enough, after hesitating for a while, Peter nodded: "Okay, let me see what kind of music you can write."
Since she said she would take it, she would definitely do it. Three days later, Angela handed over the scores of the two pieces of music to Peter, but Peter, who accepted it half-believingly, would never know that the two 4-minute pieces of music came from and "Van Helsing" respectively. The ending theme of "World of Warcraft" is based on the opening theme of "World of Warcraft", which Angela optimized based on the soundtrack of "The Lord of the Rings" in her memory.
Dear Peter, take your headache away. Angela thought with wicked taste, who said that low-profile can't take revenge? It would be even more interesting if Peter knew what the word "chicken rib" meant.
Of course, Angela's doing this isn't just out of revenge, she'll be leaving the set by the end of May at the most—returning to Los Angeles to record a new album, and if they release an EP this year, John Burns will be mad, and Good new songs are almost received. At the same time, it is necessary to prepare to go to Princeton to start the film. As long as the actors play well enough to complete the shooting of "A Beautiful Mind" within two months, it will not be a problem.
Following the promotion of the new album, he will return to New Zealand by the end of September to direct the post-production work via satellite phone.
Therefore, it is also necessary to use some small tricks to coax Peter before that, because the next filming is the Helm's Deep battle that has been scheduled for four months on the schedule. Think about the bearded director if you flash people halfway through the shooting. …
He had to be persuaded to try and get Legolas's part in the Battle of Helm's Deep as much as possible within two months. Angela was thinking so, and to be honest, it was very simple, because the end of the 72nd Academy Awards gave her a good excuse.
When Angela returned to New Zealand, there were only two days before the awards ceremony, but she decided not to participate in the Oscars this year. Naturally, she would not go back to Los Angeles. This disappointed many reporters around the red carpet. You must know that "The Pianist" is the most popular film this year, and Angela has been nominated for best director twice in a row, not to mention that there are many others surrounding her. News is worth digging. It's such a pity.
This year's Oscars did not have "American Beauty" and "The Sixth Sense", and "The Truman World" was released just a year later, so it filled these two vacancies with "The Pianist", and Peter Weir was also selected. Nominated for Best Director. Interestingly, Frank Darabont was also nominated for best director, squeezing out Spike Jones, the director of "Puppet Life", who should have been nominated for this nomination.
In addition, "The Matrix" was also released ahead of schedule and "The Pianist" only had four nominations. The 72nd Oscars tended to be chaotic. Of course, for the audience, this suspense is full of suspense and more interesting.
As always, the awards ceremony begins with the best supporting actress. I have to sigh about the unpredictability of butterfly wings. This year's best supporting actress was awarded to Catherine Keener of "Puppet Life" instead of Angelina Jolie of "Soul Shifting Girl"! Really unpredictable.
The awards were awarded one by one. The best original screenplay was awarded to "The Corner of the Heart" in advance because of "American Beauty", while the best adapted screenplay was undisputedly given to "The Pianist". Sparrow took the stage instead of Angela. Accept the award and make a speech.
Although many changes have taken place this year, the best actress is still won by Hilary Swank. This can be regarded as worthy of its name. The film "Boys Don't Cry" can be said to be supported entirely by her performance, but it also supports the saying that the more crazy female characters are, the easier they are to win awards. .
As for the best actor, it is the most fiercely contested award. Although Brody's performance is quite outstanding, he has the same problem as Angela-too young. And at the same time, whether Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, or Sean Penn was nominated, is not a fuel-efficient lamp.
Surprisingly, however, Meryl Streep, who presented the Best Actor award in place of Julia who was pregnant at home, pronounced the name: "The winner of the Best Actor is, The Pianist, Adrien Brody!"
"Thank you, thank you the judges..." Brody, who held the statuette with both hands in the applause, said excitedly, while Angela, who was watching the whole process in the hotel in Wellington, couldn't help but raise her eyebrows. In fact, many senior people have more or less smelled something unusual at this moment. Since the jury chose to award the best actor to Brody, it means that...
"Best Director goes to 'The Law of the Cider House,' Lasse Hallstrom!"
The television footage immediately turned into Holstrom's stunned close-up expression, and there was an uproar in the audience. In the eyes of most people, the best director should almost be Angela's bag.
"Well... I want to say... First of all, I want to say... Thank you to the judges for..." Holstrom, who came to the stage, stammered a little. He obviously didn't expect this golden statue to fall into his hands.
After he finished his speech, the scene was silent for at least a minute before applause broke out.
Seeing this, Angela shook her head and turned off the TV. The last award must belong to "The Pianist". Otherwise, if you lose the best film after losing the best director, the fairness of the Oscars will inevitably be questioned.
Even so, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences still has its share of blame.
The next day, a spokesperson for the NOW (National Organization for Women) publicly bombarded the film school: "This is blatant sexism! There is no reason to explain their behavior other than this! This kind of behavior still occurs in today's society. The undisguised discrimination really shames Oscar!"
At the same time, most film critics also believe that this year's judges are biased.
"I really don't see any reason why Miss Genius and best director rubbed shoulders, obviously, the judges are so dominated by too many things outside the film. It's a sad thing to say."
This is what a film critic wrote in his column.
Even Lesser Holstrom could only answer this question with a little embarrassment in an interview: "Miss Angela is indeed a very good director, which doesn't prevent me from believing in my own work. And the judges, since they gave this award to me, there should be a reason for it."
Of course, the people who stand on the film school's side are not alone, but they are all evasive in their speech: "Miss Angela is too young, this is not to say that young directors are not suitable, but she obviously still has room to grow, At this time, we should take good care of it instead of holding it too high, right?"
Such a bad reason will only attract more bad comments, but the film academy has always remained silent. Although a brief message has been released, it is basically official lines such as "this selection is fair".
However, Angela, who was the party concerned, didn't care about it, and it was impossible to say that she was not depressed, but after all, she had already had that mental preparation and quickly adjusted it.
"The result is unexpected but acceptable, life is like chocolate, you never know what the next one will taste like. Don't worry about me, Mr. Scorsese is in no hurry, and Mr. Holstrom Really well done.”
Angela knew exactly why, women, too young, and seniority. Although the members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences are currently close to 6,000, and each member has a lot of achievements and honors in the industry, how many old people and how many men are there? Even if the internal efforts are being made to promote youth, in the eyes of those who don't care much about the academy, this organization is still composed of a group of old people, so it is not surprising that they have an ambivalent attitude towards Angela.
If this is not clear, look at "Miracle in the Green Mile" and "The Truman World", which was released in 1999 because of Angela. The two also nominated directors, Peter Weir and Frank Darabont, are more qualified for best director than Lesser Hallstrom.
Of course, that's not to say Hallstrom is bad, Angela still loves the director's films. He is very good at directing those touching stories about growth or change, but this time "The Law of the Cider House" is at least one line behind those two films in terms of directing techniques. However, the judges have always disliked prison-themed movies, and "The Truman World" made a mockery of the film industry, and they would naturally choose who they would choose. Don't look at the same nominations for the best movie, even without "The Pianist" and "The Truman World" and "Miracle on the Green Mile" would not be the turn.
So instead of worrying about not winning Best Director, let's take this opportunity—
"Listen, Angela, although I said I hoped to do something to make you happy, it doesn't mean you can speak up!" Peter warned, but then his attitude softened: "Can't you Just stay on the set for a few months? Can't you play this role wholeheartedly?!"
"Don't you think I'm not putting my whole heart into acting? Well, Peter, you should understand why I offered to shoot Legolas as much as possible for two months." Angela spread her hands, "You know, I There's always a lot to do, and The Lord of the Rings has such a long cycle. Please, don't Sir McKellen or Viggo often leave the set too?"
"But they won't leave the crew for months and months, and they can come back as soon as they receive a notice!" Peter scratched his hair and walked back and forth in the office of the set base for a few laps before watching helplessly. To Angela: "Can you be back at the end of September? Are you sure? You won't delay anything because of this?!"
"If the recording goes well, I can start up as soon as possible, and I can finish work early, and naturally I can promote the album early. Then I can compress the time, maybe I can come back in late September." Angela said with a smile.
"It's a good plan." Peter raised his eyebrows as if he wanted to say something, but finally sat down on the chair and waved: "That's it, I think you should have nothing else to do."
"Of course, I'll leave now." How could Angela hear the meaning of the expulsion, and quickly stood up.
"If you can, please let Alex come to my office," Peter growled, staring at her in a low voice, "I want to discuss the next shooting progress with him!"
"No problem." She left Peter's office after secretly pouting, and let out a long sigh of relief.
Angela knew what Peter was worried about. As a director and producer, she knew very well that when directing a film, the plan could only be used as a reference, and any problems—actors, props, and environments—could lead to a prolonged shooting cycle, so in the It seemed to Peter that Angela's assurances were of little use at all.
He probably has regrets in his bowels now. Thinking of this, Angela couldn't help shrugging, idiot, since I said that the filming will be completed within two months, I am absolutely certain! As long as... the actors do a great job.