In Renly's view, "Nightcrawler" is the best performance of Jack's career, perhaps even a monument that can't be surpassed.
And now that the script for "Nightcrawler" is in Renly's hands, things should be looked at in two parts.
On the one hand, if Renly was playing the role of Louis, he would have to be different in the way and what he presented than Jack.
In his view, Louis is not just a night traveler, but a product of the fast-paced life of contemporary society, a combination of entertainment to death, interests first, and indifference. In the face of sufficient interests, all Morals can be destroyed, even laws can be broken. That coldness rooted in the blood is precisely the important reason for the fall of the Uncrowned King.
In comparison, Jack gave Louis more of a madness, a madness, and all the moral and legal boundaries have never been meaningful, and he always wandered and played with everything. When the opportunity to break the bottom line came, he crossed the line without any hesitation. This kind of darkness that came from his bones had nothing to do with society, but more of a personality formation.
To a certain extent, Jack's version of Lewis is closer to the Joker in "Batman: The Dark Knight"; Renly's understanding is closer to the two-faced man in "Batman: The Dark Knight".
There are two different interpretation methods, not to mention the level, but the temperament given by the actors to the film work is completely different, and the final product presented is bound to be different.
Objectively speaking, if Renly starred, he hoped that Dan Gilroy would revise the second half, otherwise the whole theme would be a little out of place; and Jack's version of Lewis is exactly what Gilroy wanted to see. arrived, as expected.
From this perspective, Renly doesn't think his performance will be inferior to Jack, but he also doesn't think his performance can surpass Jack.
On the other hand, the work of "Nightcrawler" and the role of Louis are indescribably important to Jack.
In Renly's personal opinion, this is a work that changed the direction of Jack's career.
In the last life, after the release of "Nightcrawler", the overall word-of-mouth performance was good. Although the overall praise of the work reached a certain level, it stopped and failed to go further; but Jack's performance was all the way up, receiving rave reviews, even He surpassed "Brokeback Mountain" and became the best seeded player in the entire awards season.
The same is true, Jack has been nominated for a number of outposts such as the American Independent Spirit Award, the National Critics Association Award, the Golden Globe Award, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Award, the Screen Actors Guild Award, and many other outposts throughout the awards season. Praise, singly attacked Oscar.
It's an accident, but it's reasonable. So far, Jack has only won one nomination at the Oscars. The best supporting actor in "Brokeback Mountain" was already in the distant 2005; but after that, Jack won Nor was it favored by the Academy, and almost everyone believed that "Nightcrawler" would bring Jack a second nomination.
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When the Oscar nominations were announced, "Nightcrawler" only received one nomination for Best Original Screenplay, and Jack regretted being out at the last minute.
Bradley Cooper of "American Sniper" didn't get almost a Best Actor nomination in Outpost despite being undervalued, but he relied on the strong PR of director Clint Eastwood and Warner Bros. , Squeezed out Jack, who was not escorted by a large film company, and replaced it with a strong finalist, which caused a big upset.
After the announcement of the nomination list, one stone caused a thousand waves, not only the fans, but also many industry insiders and academy judges expressed their embarrassment. This is also the biggest legacy of the 87th Oscar nomination stage.
This result is indeed very surprising. Although Jack tried to keep his composure and didn't pay too much attention, it can be seen from the trajectory of his career that this work and this shortcoming still had a huge impact.
The following year, in the three works of "Broken Life", "Iron Fist" and "Desperate Altitude", Jack chose a more explosive role with a relatively academic style, and slowly began to exert his strength, but unfortunately all of them were not able to rush out. Reencircle.
Later, Jack starred in Tom-Ford's "Nocturnal Animals" as the male lead. This is also a gloomy and dark role. Jack successfully presented that kind of horror and weirdness. After the release, his performance once again received numerous accolades, but... still no Oscar nominations.
Then there are works such as "Strong", "Yuzi", etc. It can be clearly seen that Jack is following in the footsteps of Leonardo DiCaprio, and his performance is getting more and more fierce, and may even be too fierce. The pursuit of Oscar is destroying his persistence, and the performance has also entered a rut.
Until Renly was reborn and transmigrated, Jack had not been able to change his situation. He seemed to imprison himself in a cage like this. The road of performance became narrower and more extreme. Unless he could break through and stand up, otherwise. The future will inevitably go downhill.
The root of everything is to return to the "Night Walker" again, and the unwillingness and regret of being close at hand but passing by will inevitably have an impact after all.
In Renly's case, he's convinced, Oscar owes "Nightcrawler" Jack a nomination.
On the one hand, he is not necessarily the best choice; on the other hand, it is the shackles and imprisonment of friends. Although Renly really likes the work "Nightcrawler" very much, and is eager to try it, he still has to refuse.
Missed works and characters will always be found again; but missed friends and lives may be missed forever. Renly doesn't really have many true friends in Hollywood, Jack can be considered one, not to mention, as an ordinary movie fan, Renly also sincerely hopes to see Jack win the Oscar nomination for "Nightcrawler", which should belong to his.
In this life, I don't know if the existence of this little butterfly Renly can change the previous trajectory; but no matter what, Renly still hopes to see Jack's version of "Nightcrawler" on the big screen.
Renly has never been an indecisive personality, and since he has made a decision, he will cut through the mess quickly. After carefully reading the script, he raised his head and saw Andy's confident eyes, which made Renly's eyes reveal a slight mischievous smile.
"No, I don't like it." Ren Li said neatly, put the script on the coffee table again, and leaned back.
Then, Renly could clearly see that the smug expression on Andy's face solidified little by little, and the still smiling face was filled with puzzlement and confusion.
"Why? I thought that you should like this project very much, from the script structure to the character image to the performance level, this is a very interesting project, you didn't say it before, you want to challenge some special characters, break the The restraint and frame of the performance? Then this is the best option. Are you sure?"
It was rare to see Andy in a panic in front of him, and there was a faint hint of anxiety and urgency, not only because the script of "Nightcrawler" was shot by Renly, but also because his understanding of Renly was deviated. Does this mean that Problems with their cooperation? Is the rhythm of the two people deviated
This time, Renly didn't answer or say anything, just staring at Andy quietly.
Andy's words fell in mid-air and could not last. He took the initiative to meet Renly's gaze, and carefully and slowly looked at Renly's expression, but found nothing, but gradually, Andy tasted There was a little difference. If Renly's usual habit, he would not let the silence continue like this. He is very happy to share his views on the project with himself. This is the way to keep the partnership running.
Suddenly, an inspiration flashed in my mind.
Andy couldn't help but froze for a while, then he couldn't help laughing dumbly, shook his head gently, raised his eyes again, and looked at Renly quietly like this, he didn't speak, he didn't speak, the two of them He remained silent like this, as if young children were fighting each other.
But in the end, Andy was defeated and shook his head helplessly, "Renly, I'm serious, I'm not joking. I'm not Roy, nor Nathan, and your pranks don't work."
This time, Renly didn't insist any longer, and the corners of his mouth raised when he saw it.
Andy was actually still a little nervous, and his mood rose high, and now he fell heavily, and he felt relieved. His conjecture was finally confirmed, but he couldn't help but chuckle, "Jesus Christ, you did it on purpose, Right?"
Renly shrugged slightly, noncommittal. "Andy, I like this script very much, but I can't take this project."
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"What?" Andy didn't quite understand, but he blurted out the question, "Why? You like this script, is there anyone else to stop you from following? Except yourself."
"As you said, this is a very good script. Personally, I like it very, very much, from the characters to the story. It would be interesting to play the role of Louis." As he talked, Renly couldn't help but imagine once again that parting love, parting love, it really still needs to be parted, after all, it is not an easy task.
Renly decided not to think about it any further, "but I think there's someone better suited for this role than me. I'd be very sorry if he missed it. If I could, I would recommend this character to the producers of this project. Actor, and personally endorse him, trust me, he's a better fit than me."
"Who?" Andy said bluntly. "I don't think anyone in Hollywood right now is a better fit than you."
"As my agent, your confidence is the best affirmation." Renly was still unhurried, and praised Andy in the mood, which made Andy laugh and cry, and then Renly revealed it. Answer, "Jake Gyllenhaal. I would recommend him for this."