Hollywood Secret Garden

"Welcome back, dear Miss Genius, it's a great honor." Although it was the second time to say this, judging from the current situation, it was likely to become Peter's mantra—a mantra whose target was only Angela.

It's no wonder that Peter's ambition to make "Lord of the Rings" an epic movie is naturally more eager than ordinary directors to completely control the crew.But there is an important actor who always comes and leaves whenever she wants, and sometimes the crew has to adjust the schedule according to her itinerary, and it seems that this situation will continue until the filming is closed, which makes the original funds restricted by others Annoyed Peter was even more upset.To be honest, if he knew that this would be the case a few months ago, he would definitely terminate the contract unilaterally, but now...

"Come on, Peter, I've rushed back as soon as possible." Angela spread her hands helplessly.Although she was a little dissatisfied with the big beard who always complained about this, as a director, she also understood that the other party did have reasons for complaints, so she lowered her stance immediately.

"So, is it better for you to plan to leave tomorrow or the day after tomorrow? Then when will you come back?" Peter didn't know if he had taken the wrong medicine or something, and continued to ask aggressively.

"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 held in two days!" Peter's beard began to tremble again, "Don't tell me, you are not going to attend for the sake of the crew!"

"Well...Actually-Peter, I really don't plan to go back to attend the awards ceremony," Angela rubbed her little nose, and then said with a smile, "I'm sorry I forgot to tell you in advance."

Peter didn't expect Angela to answer like this, and he was a little stunned for a while, but he didn't want to let her go just like that, so he blushed and pointed his fingers at the outside of the set and complained angrily: "Okay, you're back, and by the way, you brought so many people!"

Angela's return caused many people to wander around outside the production base in the suburbs of Wellington, including some reporters.And the reason for this situation is that those fans who were reluctant to give up suddenly discovered that in the interview of "Vanity Fair" in September last year, Angela personally admitted that she would play a male role in a movie. , and she has basically no acting works in the past two years, so these fans quickly mobilized their staff to search for clues, and finally came up with the answer: Miss Genius reversed the male role in the "Lord of the Rings" movie!

This conclusion is a blockbuster. Although some people questioned it, it quickly died down in the face of enough clues collected by fans on both sides of the Pacific Ocean, and then turned into guessing which male role she might play.At the same time, people are divided into two factions. The "Lord of the Rings" diehard fans basically think that it is an absolute mistake for Angela to play a male role, because it is impossible to imagine her male image, and even some extreme guys even suspect Peter Jackson. .

And 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 reverse the role and she agreed, it shows that there is a reason for doing so.But the most depressing ones 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 an elf princess or elf queen instead of a reverse role, but the same, without knowing the specific situation It's not right to make judgments.

And no matter whether you call New Line Company for verification or leave a message on Angela's blog, the answers you get are always vague.Miss Genius may not have time in London to supervise the audition for the role of "Harry Potter", but why does New Line refuse to give a specific answer?If this is the case, then simply mobilize New Zealand fans to the set to find out. Naturally, the media will not let this opportunity go, 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 field." Angela still kept a low profile and said in a comforting tone, but seeing that Peter was still a little After being upset, she rolled her eyes and smiled: "Well, I'll take the time to write the remaining two theme songs as soon as possible. Also... How about providing you with two more soundtracks for free?"

"Provide two pieces of soundtrack for free?" Peter looked at her with some vigilance, "What do you ask for?"

"Is this the impression you have of me? Can't I write two pieces of music because of a momentary feeling?" Angela blinked innocently, but Peter retorted unceremoniously: "Isn't this your style?"

"Okay, okay, I just got inspired by chance and wanted to write two pieces of pure music. I wanted to give it to you if it suits you, and you can use it if it doesn't suit you. It's so sad that you don't trust me like this." Angela shook her head and sighed before leaving.

"Wait!" Peter finally stopped her, "Are you sure it's only provided for free, and I don't need it."

"First, each segment is only 5 minutes at most; second, the copyright belongs to me; third, even if it is made by the soundtrack artist, it is up to you to decide whether to use it or not. Isn't it?" Angela said with a smile, this is called Playing hard to get.

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 dubiously, would never know that the two pieces of music of 4 minutes each came from "Van Helsing" and "Van Helsing". The ending song of "World of Warcraft" is based on the opening song of "World of Warcraft", and Angela optimized it according to the soundtrack of "Lord of the Rings" in memory.

Dear Peter, just take your headache away.Angela thought full of viciousness, who said that a low profile can't retaliate?It would be even more interesting if Peter knew what the word "chicken rib" means.

Of course, Angela will do this not only because of revenge, she will leave the crew again at the end of May at the most-go back to Los Angeles to record a new album, and John Burns will go crazy if he releases an EP again this year. Fortunately, almost all the new songs have been collected.At the same time, we have to prepare to go to Princeton to start shooting. As long as the actors perform well enough, the filming of "A Beautiful Mind" will not be a problem within two months.

Following the promotion of the new album, I will return to New Zealand at the end of September to direct the post-production work via satellite phone.

Therefore, it is also necessary to coax Peter with some small tricks before this, because the next filming is the Battle of Helm's Deep that has been scheduled for four months on the schedule. ...

He had to be persuaded to film as much Legolas as he could at Helm's Deep within two months.Angela figured this out, and it was easy to be honest, 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 award ceremony, but she had decided not to participate in this year's Oscars, and she would naturally not renege on her promise and return to Los Angeles.This disappointed many reporters around the red carpet. You must know that "The Pianist" is the most popular movie this year, and Angela has been nominated for best director twice in a row, not to mention that there are many people around her News is worth digging for.It's such a pity.

This year's Oscars did not have "American Beauty" and "The Sixth Sense", and "The Truman Show" was released just one year later, so it filled these two vacancies with "The Pianist", and Peter Weir was also selected Nominated for Best Director.What's interesting is that Frank Darabont is also nominated for the best director, and he squeezed out Spike Jones, the director of "Puppet Life", who should have occupied this nomination position.

In addition, "The Matrix" was also released ahead of schedule and "The Pianist" had only four nominations. The 72nd Oscars are quite chaotic. Of course, it is more interesting for the audience to be full of suspense.

As always, the ceremony began with Best Supporting Actress being handed out.I have to lament the unpredictability of butterfly wings. This year's Best Supporting Actress was awarded to Catherine Keener of "Life of a Puppet" instead of Angelina Jolie of "Girl"!It's really unpredictable.

The awards were awarded one by one. The best original screenplay was awarded to "Soul Corner" in advance because of "American Beauty", but the best adapted screenplay was undisputedly awarded to "The Pianist". Sparrow took the stage instead of Angela Accept the award and give a speech.

Although many changes have taken place this year, the best actress is still won by Hilary Swank.This is well deserved. The movie "Boys Don't Cry" can be said to be supported entirely by her interpretation, but it also proves that the more crazy female characters are, the easier it is to win awards. .

As for Best Actor, it was the most fiercely contested award. Although Brody's performance was quite outstanding, he had the same problem as Angela - he was too young.And neither Denzel Washington nor Russell Crowe or Sean Penn, who were nominated at the same time, are not fuel-efficient lamps.

However, what is surprising is that Meryl Streep, who presented the best actor instead of Julia who was pregnant at home, read out the name: "The winner of the best actor is, "The Pianist", Adrien Brody!"

"Thank you, thank you judges..." Brody, who clasped the statuette with both hands in the applause, spoke excitedly, while Angela, who was watching the whole process in the hotel in Wellington, couldn't help raising her eyebrows.In fact, many senior people have more or less sensed something unusual at this moment. Since the jury chose to award the best actor to Brody, it means...

"Best Director goes to The Cider House Rules, Lasse Hallstrom!"

The TV camera immediately turned into a close-up expression of Hallstrom's astonishment, and the audience was in an uproar. In most people's eyes, the best director should almost be in Angela's pocket.

"Well... I want to say... First of all, I want to say... thank the judges for..." Hallstrom, who came to the stage, stammered a little. He obviously didn't expect that this statuette would fall to him. hand.

After he finished his speech, the scene was silent for at least 1 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 she loses 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 to suffer.

The next day, the spokesperson of the NOW (National Organization for Women) organization publicly bombarded the Film Academy: "This is blatant sexism! There is no reason to explain their behavior other than this! In today's society, this kind of undisguised behavior still occurs. Discrimination really embarrasses Oscar!"

At the same time, most film critics also believe that the judges' approach is biased.

"I really can't see why Miss Talent and the best director passed by. Obviously, the judges are dominated by too many things other than movies. It has to be said that it is a sad thing."

This is what a film critic wrote in his column.

Even Lasse Hallstrom could only answer this kind of question with a little embarrassment in an interview: "Miss Angela is indeed a very good director, which does not prevent me from believing in my own work. And the judges, since they awarded me this award, they should have a reason for doing so."

Of course, it’s not like there are people on the side of the film academy, but they all evade the important point in their remarks: "Miss Angela is really too young. This is not to say that young directors are not suitable, but she obviously still has room for growth. At this time, we should take good care of it rather than praise it too high, shouldn't we?"

Such a bad reason will only attract more bad reviews, but the film academy has always remained silent. Although a brief message was released, it was basically an official line such as "this selection is fair".

However, Angela, who was the person involved, didn't care about this. It was impossible to say that she wasn't depressed, but after all, she had already prepared for it and adjusted quickly.

"Although such a result is unexpected, it is acceptable. Life is like chocolate. You never know what the next one will taste like. Don't worry about me. Mr. Scorsese is not in a hurry, let alone Mr. Hallstrom Really well done.”

Angela knew why, female, too young, and seniority.Although there are currently nearly 6000 members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and each member has achieved a lot in the industry and honors, but how many old people and how many men are there?Even though internal efforts are being made to rejuvenate the organization, 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's not surprising that they have ambivalent attitudes towards Angela.

If you still don't understand this, look at "The Green Mile" and "The Truman Show", which was released in 99 because of Angela.The two directors who are also nominated, whether it is Peter Weir or Frank Darabont, are more qualified to win the best director than Lasse Hallstrom.

Of course, this is not to say that Hallstrom is bad, Angela still likes the director's movies very much.He is very good at directing those emotional and moving stories about growth or change, but in terms of directing skills, "The Law of the Cider House" this time is at least a step behind those two films.However, the judges have always disliked prison-themed movies, and "The Truman Show" satirizes the film industry to the fullest, so it is self-evident who they will choose.Don't look at the same nomination for best film, even if there is no "The Pianist", it will not be the turn of "The Truman Show" and "The Green Mile".

So instead of worrying about not getting the best director, why not take this opportunity——

"Listen, Angela, even though I said I wanted to do something to make you happy, it doesn't mean you can open your mouth!" Peter warned, but then his attitude softened: "Can't you Stay in the crew for a few months? Can't you play this role wholeheartedly?!"

"Don't you think I haven't put my heart and soul into the performance? Well, Peter, you should understand why I proposed to try to shoot the part of Legolas first in two months." Angela spread her hands, "You know, I There's always a lot going on, and The Lord of the Rings is such a lengthy filming cycle. Come on, isn't Sir McKellen or Viggo often away from the set?"

"But they won't leave the crew for a few months, and they can come back as soon as they are notified!" Peter scratched his hair, walked back and forth in the office of the set base, and looked helplessly. To Angela: "Come back at the end of September? Are you sure? You won't delay any more because of this, right?!"

"If the recording goes well, I can start it as soon as possible. If I start it early, I can finish work early. Naturally, I can promote the album early. Then I can compress the time, and maybe I can come back in late September." Angela said with a smile.

"It's a good plan." Peter raised his eyebrows and seemed to want to say something, but finally sat down on the chair and waved his hands: "That's it, I think you should be fine."

"Of course, I'll leave now." How could Angela hear the meaning of chasing away the guests, and stood up quickly.

"If possible, please ask Alex to come to my office," Peter growled while staring at her word by word, "I want to discuss the progress of the next filming with him!"

"No problem." After secretly curling her lips, she left Peter's office, and then breathed a long sigh of relief.

Angela knows what Peter is worried about. As a director and producer, she knows that the plan can only be used as a reference when directing a film. Any problems—actors, props, environment—may lead to a longer shooting cycle. So in Peter's view, Angela's guarantee was of no use at all.

He probably regrets it now.Thinking of this, Angela couldn't help but shrugged, idiot, since I said the filming will be completed within two months, I'm absolutely sure of it!As long as...the actors play well.