This is Hollywood, and no one is irreplaceable. nobody.
This sentence can be said to be the supreme criterion of Hollywood, because Hollywood is full of talents, and there is a steady stream of fresh blood, even the top ones like Tom Cruise and Johnny Depp, even Will Smith, Dan The existence of the industry's peak with racial advantages like Denzel-Washington is still not irreplaceable.
Hollywood is a star-making factory. Without this person, there will always be another one. If this superstar falls, there will always be another one. This is a cold-blooded and ruthless soil that is changing with each passing day.
Just like "Transformers" replaced Megan Fox, the "Spider-Man" series also almost replaced Tobby-Maguire (Tobby-Maguire), just because Toby The Lion opened his mouth and asked for a paycheck Gao, angered Sony Pictures executives.
Of course, after the two works of "The Amazing Spider-Man" were filmed, the executives were dissatisfied with the box office results, and did not hesitate to replace the popular Andrew-Garfield, cut the series in half, and start a new one.
This is real Hollywood.
"So, I'm going to compete with Dwayne Johnson?" Renly said, raising his right fist to show his biceps. The metaphor couldn't be more obvious, and it made Andy laugh. .
The "Fast & Furious 5" opportunity is indeed worth looking forward to, but obviously the competition is not that simple. It can be heard from what Andy just said. If Dwayne and the crew reach a consensus, then no matter how hard Renly works, this role will still belong to Dwayne. After all, if you choose Renly, the style of the character will be the same. Different, even the fight scenes need to be rearranged, and a small change can turn the entire crew upside down.
But the film has already started pre-shooting, and the producers are still scouting in Telluride, and nodding to this audition, it means they are imminent, which also leaves a window for Renly. Either this is to blackmail Dawn, or he is really impatient to negotiate and intends to change course.
In any case, after a face-to-face conversation, you will be able to know the specifics.
"Is there another one?" Renly knew that Andy must have come prepared, how could Andy not know about the situation he could take into account. So, Andy first said the work "Fast and Furious", let's try Renly's bottom line, it seems that Andy didn't plan to put his weight on it.
"Comedy." Sure enough, Andy had been waiting there for a long time, and he said without any hesitation, and then he came back to his senses, flipped through the briefcase behind him, and took out a thin book, which looked about About twenty or thirty pages, if it is a script, it is too thin, but if it is a proposal, it is too thick. "This is a hot book that came out last weekend. I found old acquaintances, and I took great pains to get the first twenty pages to see if you are interested. If you want, I can always put Bright- Brett-Ratner on an appointment."
Renly didn't rush to take over the script, but looked at Andy in surprise, "Comedy?" He was indeed a little surprised by Andy's choice.
Among the many movie genres, comedy is a very special category. As we all know, comedy is difficult to shoot. In many cases, it is easier to make the audience cry, but it is more and more difficult to make the audience laugh, especially after the audience has a lot of knowledge and sees through the comedy routine, they often don’t buy it. After the eleventh century, there were fewer and fewer good comedies.
Not only that, except for Billy-Wilder, most comedians and comedy directors are not welcomed by the Academy. This is a prejudice in the field of art. From the very beginning, comedians were not considered real actors, and were considered as partials like magicians and jugglers.
Don't you see, comedy masters like Charlie Chaplin (Charles-) and Buster-Keaton (Buster-Keaton) spent their entire lives excluded from the Oscars. Kim-Carrey was arguably the best comedian of the 1990s, but he was nominated for six Golden Globes but never won an Oscar, not even "Eternal Sunshine of a Beautiful Mind", "Eternal Sunshine of a Beautiful Mind" The acclaimed work "The Truman World" was also ignored by the Oscars.
Now, having appeared in a comedy is considered "dark history", and actors such as James Franco, Bradley-Cooper, and Steve Carell can win Oscar nominations, and the industry is unanimous. Recognition is a rare breakthrough. After Bradley received Oscar nominations for three consecutive years, he basically stopped acting in comedies.
Andy actually picked a comedy, which was a big surprise to Renly.
"What? You don't like it?" Andy asked back with a smile.
Renly chuckled twice, "No, of course not."
On the contrary, in fact, Renly thinks that it is very interesting to challenge comedy. Even Shakespeare has a special liking for comedy, because Renly knows deeply that it is extremely difficult to do comedy well, even more difficult than drama and tragedy. .
Some comedians only rely on the power of the script, and the credit goes to the screenwriter; some comedians rely on their limbs to make fun, such as falling on their backs, and for example, embarrassing in public, there are many comedies of the bad boy gang. The laughs all come from this; some comedians rely on their own heritage and talent, and that kind of humor is more like a temperament, as is the case with many comedy masters and British black humor.
Simply put, the performance of comedy is definitely not as simple as it seems. Renly has always wanted to challenge comedy, and he even imagined what it would be like if he hosted "Saturday Night Live" himself. Or throw away all the burdens and restraints, roll up your sleeves and go into battle? Just thinking about it in your head is exciting.
"I'm just surprised by your choice." Renly's smile rose, teasing with a chuckle. "I always thought you wanted to make a difference in awards season. Comedy is obviously not a wise choice."
"Even if you get the golden statuette, I can't pay dividends; but if your comedy works sell well, my dividends will go directly to my hands." Andy also made a joke, which caused Renly to shrug slightly. He got up, and then he said seriously, "I just think that if you continue to make serious drama movies, you may fall into the Nicole Kidman rut, so before the image is fixed, take the initiative to break this kind of Myth, it should be a good choice, it's better than being late to save it."
Renly laughed mercilessly, "God, Andy, Nicole has got her golden statuette, but I don't even have a nomination, are you thinking too far?"
Nicole also starred in several commercial films in the early days of her debut, but later the development line quickly moved closer to literary drama films, and she never returned on this road. In 2003, after winning the Oscar-winning actress with "All the Time", Nicole has been trying to break the way of acting and starred in many commercial movies, including many comedies that break the image, "There is a fairy wife at home" , "Golden Compass", "Copy Wife", etc., all of which were lost, so that she could only return to the field of literary and artistic films, seeking another breakthrough in the awards season, but she was always ups and downs, and her achievements unsatisfactory.
But Andy didn't laugh with him. He still had that calm smile on his face. After waiting for Renly to subdue his smile, he said, "I think your achievements will be higher than Nicole." Plain but firm The words caused Ren Li's eyebrows to lift slightly, "To be honest, break this fixed image now, broaden your acting career, and there will be more choices in the selection of the next works, 'Dream Girl', 'Dream Girl', ' Midnight in Barcelona', 'Juno', 'Little Miss Sunshine'. There have been a lot of great comedies in the past few days."
A smile slowly crept into his eyes from the corners of his mouth, and for the first time Renly truly felt the blueprint Andy had built for him.
"Then, let's take a look at the script." Renly raised his eyebrows and said with a look of anticipation, "What kind of comedy is it? Shit/urine/fart comedy? Black comedy? Spoof comedy? Me My favorite comedy lately is 'Pineapple Express', tell me, can I work with the Bad Boys?"
Listening to Renly's proactive words, Andy shook his head incredulously and handed over the script, "I'm disappointed, it's a comedy like 'The Crap League' and 'The Office', directed by Seth Gordon. (Seth-Gordon), who is a TV director, has directed both of the shows I was talking about, and just directed an episode of 'Modern Family' a while back."
TV director, this is a field that Renly is unfamiliar with, but he likes several of Andy's comedies. Kind of wacky and playful.
"Steve Carell! One of my favorite comedians, and I had a conversation with him at the Emmys not too long ago," Renly said earnestly, before flipping through the script and looking down to read stand up.
Andy's mood is actually a little uneasy. From "Pacific War" to "Buried Alive", the two roles are completely different. It can be seen that Renly has a high degree of plasticity, but jumping to the comedy category in one breath, this span is indeed Some are big.
As an agent, Andy couldn't be more clear. If the positioning is wrong, it doesn't matter if the work fails. The important thing is that Renly's image positioning must be restarted. This is a fatal blow to newcomers who are on the rise. He was the one who was the most nervous when choosing this comedy work. Looking at Renly's calm and focused appearance, Andy felt his stomach begin to swell:
Did he choose the wrong one? According to Renly's own choice, it seems to be a more appropriate and wise choice to act in that love literature and art work, and the subsequent operation is also simpler. If you choose this comedy and end up losing the pot, what should you do? Or just forget it?
Renly, however, focused on reading the script in his hand, and sighed at Andy's insight and wisdom. This choice is indeed bold and out of the ordinary, but it is also enough to make people's eyes shine. win. If he wasn't a rebirth, I'm afraid he would be stunned at this time; luckily, he was.