Hollywood superstar XX history [travel]

Vogt came out after taking off his makeup, and immediately saw Christopher Nolan standing by the door. He stopped and looked at him calmly.Nolan saw him too and stood up straight.

The two looked at each other, and neither of them spoke first.

After a while, Vogt was the one who couldn't bear it first, frowned inexplicably, and had nothing to say: "Hey, Nolan, your work is done?"

"Complete? It's not far away. But it's time to get off work today." Nolan said seriously.

"Oh." This is Vogt who was choked and didn't know what to do next.

silence.

Eyes wide open.

"Well, Nolan, let's get this straight! I know you're not very happy with me, but our common goal is to make this movie, right? I promise if you have a good suggestion, I will definitely take it. Vogt said openly.He couldn't stand the atmosphere between him and Nolan anymore: "Why so serious? (whysoserious?)"

It stands to reason that Nolan, who was born in England and always has a British style, and Vogt, who is of British descent and educated in the British aristocracy, should have a lot in common.but it is not the truth.

Since the establishment of the second part of the "Batman" series "Batman: The Dark Knight", Vogt became a candidate for the most important supporting role "Joker" under the recommendation of Maggie Gyllenhaal. The communication between him and his team and Nolan is full of twists and turns.

Vogt agreed to audition in early 2006, but the contract was not finally signed until May 2007, when he was nominated for Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival in France for No Country for Old Men.

In 2006, Vogt participated in the film audition, and the process went smoothly. The producer Warner agreed to Vogt's participation, because he was in the limelight, had acting skills and a cheap salary ($300 million), and a woman with a background that should not be underestimated. Protagonist Maggie Gyllenhaal backs it up.But Nolan has his doubts. The role of "Joker" is the biggest "excitement" of the second part (Nolan's words), and Nolan's choice of actors can be said to be very cautious.And Vogt has only one homosexual love movie "Brokeback Mountain" that made him famous, just as his second movie "The Departed" was released. Vogt played an undercover policeman who was almost a criminal in the play, and " Clowns" are criminals.Nolan said that after seeing the movie, let's talk about it.

Well, "The Departed" was released and earned enough word-of-mouth and box office. Warner released the movie and made a lot of money. Grid made it down, because after "The Departed" became popular, Vogt's net worth rose, and his film salary rose to 600 million.But at this time, Nolan had a lot of new ideas about the second part. Not only was the shooting plan postponed, but he also had different views on the choice of roles other than the hero and heroine—other actors also had other film appointments, and it was impossible to wait forever.Substitutions due to schedule conflicts were unavoidable, and it was another toss.Warner wanted to scold people, but the superhero movies they co-produced with DC Comics were almost wiped out. At present, the first film in the "Batman" series directed by Nolan "Batman: Beginning of War" is barely saving their face , In order to maintain the superhero project, they gave Nolan a lot of power in the second part.And Nolan is the kind of director who is extremely unconstrained and changes his ideas all the time, which is very difficult to control.But for this project, he is the only one who can bring the dead back to life for the time being.Before the movie was released and the box office came out, no matter how many dirty words Warner had in his heart, he could only swallow them back.

It was after the 2007 Oscars that Nolan nodded slowly that Vogt was good enough for the role of "Joker".But I'm sorry, Vogt, who was once again nominated for the Oscar for Best Actor, has raised his worth to another level, and his salary has risen to 800 million US dollars.Warner felt that this was too much to ask for a supporting role, and it was Nolan's turn to make up his mind, and it was Vogt.You don't want it when it's good and cheap, but you have to wait until it's almost twice as expensive!Warner finally exploded in anger and refused to budge.Then Nolan found the "middleman" Maggie Gyllenhaal and asked her to help persuade Vogt's team to drop the price.So take a deep breath and become Maggie and Vogt's team.If it weren't for Maggie Gyllenhaal's relationship and Lance's failure to find a suitable movie for the time being—"Batman" was the first commercial movie Lance chose for Vogt in the true sense. The movie is quite deep, not as silly and sweet as other commercial movies, so he asked Vogt to play a supporting role to test the waters. Unexpectedly, what should have been a simple thing has twists and turns, and Nolan's repeated style is enough to make Vogt refuse to participate. play.No one thought that relying on Maggie's recommendation would be one of the breakthroughs for Nolan to persuade them to lower the price!After all, Maggie is the heroine of the movie and the sister of Vogt's lover Jake Gyllenhaal. Vogt doesn't want to offend Nolan too much and make Maggie embarrassed.

In the end, Vogt's remuneration for participating in this film was reduced to the original level, 300 million U.S. dollars, and as compensation, he enjoyed a 3% share of the North American box office.Warner considers that the North American box office of the first film is only worth more than 3 million, and 600% is 800 million. If the second film can really reach this number (in most cases, the second film is not as successful as the first film), After deducting miscellaneous expenses, Vogt actually got only [-] million U.S. dollars, which was about the same as his original asking price, and Warner agreed.The purpose of their Cavogt salary is to warn Nolan that they don't really want to have trouble with a male movie star who is in a fast-rising career, especially since they just had a pleasant cooperation in "The Departed".

So the cooperation between Nolan and Vogt, who was also somewhat suffocated, began.

Perhaps because of the natural discord, Nolan and Vogt's running-in was not smooth.Nolan had a lot of ideas about the role of "Joker", and he asked Vogt to do whatever he thought of.Vogt has his own way of understanding and interpreting the role. Once it does not meet Nolan's expectations, the two immediately spark and argue fiercely.Originally, Vogt thought it would be easier to play a supporting role, but who knew it would be more difficult and nerve-wracking than any of the leading roles he had played before!

Nolan's mind is so jumpy, and to brainstorm with him and get on a par with him is a hollowing out of Vogt's Oxford education.

Outside of work, Vogt was always a little terrified when he saw Nolan in private. Nolan didn't say much to him, he was very stiff, and Vogt was also stiff.

In the past, Vogt was the pistachio and darling of the crew, and he was happy after work every day.In the crew of "Batman", he felt heavy and depressed, and he couldn't bear it more and more.It's really hard for him to adjust to being hated by people (the director). qaq

Thinking that Nolan came to him to continue discussing the role, Vogt couldn't help but speak his mind, and because of the relationship with the play, he unconsciously used the tone of the clown.

Nolan was stunned for a moment, and a smile flashed in his eyes, but the words on his lips were still dry: "well, I'm very happy that you have such an idea. I just want to say, good job, Vogue T. Peston."

Now it was Vogt's turn to be stunned. He thought he was hallucinating, but before he could respond, Nolan had already turned around and left, with a slightly hasty pace that gave people the feeling of running away because of embarrassment.

Vogt stroked his chin.Did he misunderstand something?

Vogt was thinking about this question until he got in the babysitter's car and drove to the hotel.

"Vogt." Lance tapped Vogt's arm and tapped his foot.

Vogt looked down and realized that his sitting posture had unconsciously changed into that of a clown again—legs spread out, soles of feet together in a straight line, heel to heel: "Oh, got it...thanks!" Get it right.

"Nolan is targeting you again?" Lance asked, frowning.He hasn't seen Vogt smile after get off work since filming on "The Dark Knight."Every time I ask, it's because of Nolan.

"Ah, I'm not sure." Vogt said hesitantly, "He just told me that it was a good job..." His expression was full of surprise.

Lance raised his eyebrows and pondered for a moment: "Actually, I don't think he hates you. I have communicated with his assistant, and according to him, Nolan thinks highly of you."

Vogt: "You didn't see me arguing with him in the studio..."

Lance asked, "Do you hate him?"

Vogt said: "Of course not, why should I hate him? He's a great director. I told you before, it's not a coincidence that his "Batman" will be successful. 3% of the box office is probably a Surprise...it's just that he hates me, and you know, I rarely encounter 'hate' from other people, so it's hard to deal with."

Lance concluded: "So yes, you think he hates you."

Vogt retorted: "If you were me, you would think the same. How good he is to Christian Bale and Maggie..."

Lance said: "That's because Nolan and Christian have worked together and have run in. As for Maggie, when did you hear that Nolan valued female roles?"

Vogt: "Oh, Lance, which side are you on?"

"I think you should ask Christian for a drink and listen to his opinion." Lance suggested.

"Christian? He and Nolan are so good that they can wear the same pair of pants. He must help him..." After being glared at by Lance, Vogt raised his hand: "OK, I will."

"He is your director, not your enemy." Lance warned: "You must have a good relationship with him, especially on the premise that you may have misunderstood him."

"Okay." Vogt thought of Nolan's back that seemed to be running away just now, and an urge to explore really arose in his heart.

"The "The Duchess" you brought back from England will start shooting in February next year. Your schedule is fine. If you really want to participate, sign a contract with them when you go to London to shoot the location." Lance pushed his glasses.

Vogt asked, "No problem with the script?"

"It's okay. The salary has been negotiated, $500 million." Lance said.

Vogt said, "Oh, you're upset. I remember I said if you didn't think it was okay, I'd say no."

Lance said: "I don't think it's impossible. I just don't think a role of a duke who has an affair doesn't make much sense for your acting career. But I can understand your determination to return the favor."

Vogt touched his nose: "So, why are you upset?"

Lancepi smiled: "You really want to know?"

Vogt's instinct told him to keep silent, but he nodded unafraid.

Lance said softly: "I really want to know, how many romantic debts do you have that you haven't told me, but I need to deal with the aftermath in the end?"