atypical hollywood life

It started to rain shortly after a group of people returned to the boat. Contrary to the severe cold in the northern hemisphere, it is now summer in the southern hemisphere, and there is still plenty of rain.

After taking a bath and putting on a hydrating facial mask, Margaret came out of the bathroom and lay down on the bed to watch a movie.She collected a lot of films before to pass the time on this trip. After all, it is not cloudy every day, and there is no strong sunlight in every place.Most of the time, she still stays on the boat to continue her nerdy life.

Today, she plans to continue to observe the acting skills of her predecessors, and she chooses the film "Taxi Driver" by Martin Scorsese.The object of observation is not Jodie Foster, but Robert De Niro.The old gentleman's moist and silent performance is really attractive, and Margaret thinks she needs to think about it more.

As a result, just after reading the beginning, I heard someone knocking on the bedroom door.

"Please come in." There were only a few who could enter the suite, and it was probably either her family or Karl.

It was Karl who entered, holding a stack of bound scripts in his hand.

"Brian sent you a fax?" Margaret asked, taking off the mask on her face.

The news from Brian is that after a period of precipitation, the attendance rate of North American theaters has increased.And during this period of freezing time, a bunch of film companies who are watching have a general understanding of what themes will hit the street and what themes will not touch the sensitive nerves in the hearts of the American people, so that they can make a series of corresponding planning.

Therefore, after more than two months of suspension, various producers began to continue to act again, reopening the projects that were temporarily frozen before, and adding some new projects by the way.

"The market is in a mess right now, the box office of movies related to violence like "Into Enemy Lines", "A Murderer", "The Perfect Thief" and so on is simply terrible, and the audience has no way to accept this. However, some low-budget comedy movies can recover the cost and make a small profit. Now the various studios are completely afraid to touch the sensitive nerves of the audience. You can watch it on the big screen next year. There must be romantic comedies and family movies all over the place. Gunfight movies won’t be able to slow down for a year or two,” Brian told Margaret.

Sony Columbia has high expectations for the summer masterpiece "Spider-Man" next year.In the first trailer that was released, there was a scene of Peter Parker sticking the robber in the middle of the Twin Towers, and even the promotional poster was a scene of Spider-Man climbing the Twin Towers. As a result, after 911/[-], the director was forced by the company to communicate with the public. Due to their pressure, the scene had to be temporarily deleted, and the actors were recalled to retake a section.I was worried that this shot would make the American people relive the disaster and lead to box office failure.

It is conceivable that movies related to violence do not want to regain their glory in a short time.

"All studios have passed the cooling-off period. Of course, they must start working as soon as possible to make up for their losses. Several projects that were discussed before have also begun to restart. This is a normal thing." Carl put down a bunch of scripts explain.

Thanks to everyone's nervousness after 911/[-], Brian had a lot of scripts backlogged during this time.Some of them have been frozen indefinitely, and some have been screened and distributed to other customers in his hands.Those who can get in front of Margaret are not too many.

"Finding Nemo?" Margaret picked up the top folder.

After opening it, there was no trace of the script but a familiar name.

"Brian..." Is this too careful?

Margaret is embarrassing, should I be so careful, it's not like she hasn't dubbed cartoons before, but now she wants to put this in the first place?

"Cough, I put that one up. The reason for the relatively small number of words." Carl said with a cough.

To be a good assistant, of course you have to classify the files.As for animation dubbing, as long as the production company is guaranteed, basically there is no problem, and of course the speed of resolution is also faster.So he put the job on top.

"...Okay, I'll take this job." Two black threads hung from Margaret's head.It really is too big a brain hole.

However, taking over the dubbing of the next animation is really good for relaxing. She always likes to make herself fine when dubbing, which is quite interesting.After putting the "Finding Nemo" folder aside, Margaret continued to scroll down.

"Mona Lisa Smile?" A Renaissance story?The screenwriter's brains are quite big, and he was able to open the plot to this mystery.But her appearance has nothing to do with that plump beauty anyway, why did they find her?Margaret opened the script curiously.

Uh, headline party.This was Margaret's first feeling when she saw the outline of the plot.This is not a story about Da Vinci at all, but a film that reflects feminism in the 50s.Not to mention the gorgeous costumes of the Renaissance period she was looking forward to, even whether to find her as the heroine is a problem.Because no matter how you look at it, the first heroine of this movie is not a very young girl, but a teacher who teaches students, which is too far from her.Although her roles since filming are very vague except for the first few, but this is too vague, right?

"Are you sure this is the script for me and not Brian's mistake?" Margaret questioned Carl.

Is this asking her to play a supporting role for which great god?Meryl Streep or Jodie Foster?Or Susan Sarandon and Jessica Lange?

"It was indeed sent by Brian. And he has a note on the back. This film is the director's insistence on sending you the script. He prefers Julia Roberts as the first heroine, and you are the second heroine." Carl shrugged and said.

In fact, he felt that the director was simply unnecessary, not to mention that Margaret was not the candidate for the first heroine in this movie.As far as the girl's preferences are concerned, although he has not been with Margaret for a long time, he also knows a little about this employer.In fact, she doesn't like acting in these mentally depressive films, or she doesn't like films that dig deep into the connotation of thought.This probably has something to do with her being a methodist. Always acting in movies with such a deep core will cause her to be unable to act for a long time.

Carl has seen every movie of Margaret, and of course the ones that left the deepest impression on him are "Interview with the Vampire", "Romeo and Juliet" and "Angel Emily".Every time he watched these three movies, he felt thrilled and his heart was tightly gripped. He was always immersed in the movie unconsciously, led by Margaret's emotions.

After all, movies are watched on a big screen after filming, and there is still a difference from real people appearing in front of your eyes.Even he, who is off-screen, can feel that intensity, so how much does Margaret herself have to be involved to make people feel empathy?

That's why those Methodists didn't have a high output, and Margaret used the method of starring in some commercial films to adjust her emotions, Carl guessed so.And this is what many film critics think.

Most people think that Margaret relied on the roles in these commercial movies to break away from the roles that were too exhausting.After all, the methods of the actors are all kinds of strange. There are Daniel Day Lewis who has disappeared for several years after filming the film, Meryl Streep who relies entirely on family adjustments, and of course there are Margot Lit's simple role is separated from the influence of the previous movie role.it's not a big deal.

Only by maintaining the state of being in the play can the actor's acting life be maintained. Otherwise, with Margaret's level of participation in the play, one day she might commit suicide because she couldn't escape the influence of the role.Critics have been very tolerant of this kind of cinematic genius.Didn't you see her return to the world of literature and art after acting in a few commercial blockbusters?

"Angel Emily" is simply a feast for everyone after she has been dormant for so long, so that everyone is full and satisfied.

Well, nothing really beats the brains of people, especially the brains of film critics with particularly rich imaginations.Coupled with the fact that Kubrick inadvertently contributed to the flames before, and Margaret chose the film herself and didn't care about the salary, it will probably take a long time before she is taken off the hat of literary girl.

"Mike Newell?" Margaret frowned, British director?

"Let Brian reject him, I don't like this type of subject matter." Margaret said coldly.

She doesn't have to be the absolute protagonist of the movie. In fact, most of the current movies are unlikely to have her as the complete protagonist. Except for chick movies, there are still more male absolute protagonists in mainstream movies.But let's forget about being a supporting role for the new Oscar queen, carrying the sedan chair for the other party or something.We are both actresses in the 2000 million club, so why does she want to lower her worth to help others?Although she doesn't care about the salary that much, but if she acts in this kind of movie, the salary must not be comparable to that of a major commercial production. As the second heroine, she can't compare with the first heroine. There is no need for her to lower her value.

Of course Margaret was proud. She had the ability to be proud a long time ago, let alone now.It is undeniable to say that even compared with most male stars, her box office accumulation is not low, and she has a lot of awards.If an actor of the older generation asked her to play a supporting role, she would be willing.But give a supporting role to a contemporary actress who was named later than her, whose box office appeal is not as high as hers, and who is not even 20 years older than her?Did the director drink too much when he decided on the candidate?

"OK, I'll tell Brian." Carl wrote down Margaret's meaning in his notebook, and prepared to explain it to Brian at that time.

"What about this? Universal sent it over, and it's also an annual production, about superheroes. You know that after the 911/2003 incident, the American people's war sentiments were high, and even the sales of superhero comics have increased a little. Now it's time to release movies about superheroes. Very safe and flattering means. Twentieth Century Fox's "X-Men" has been set for [-], and they also sent an invitation to Brian, it depends on which one you want to choose." Carl Pulled out two folders and handed them to Margaret.

Whether it is [-]th Century Fox or Universal Pictures, Margaret has worked with several companies.The conditions they gave are very good, the heroine and the high salary are quite sincere.Moreover, movies are not the kind of works that require a lot of time to enter and play. It is very beneficial for actors like Margaret who use commercial blockbusters to relax their minds. It depends on which movie she likes more now. role.