Birth of an actor

Movies are one of the largest gold industries in the United States. Hollywood produces hundreds of movies every year, radiating all over the world, and their influence is even greater. Of course, it is not only Hollywood people who want to make money in Hollywood. Since the 40s, rich people have been using banknotes as a stepping stone to try to squeeze into this circle.

Some of the best are investors, they only write checks, regardless of all the process of film production and distribution, most of these investors have established good friendships with studios, and the second type of rich, they I don't know much about Hollywood, and I don't even know anything about making movies. I broke into Hollywood waving big thorns with banknotes. Nine out of ten out of ten movies produced are bad movies.

The biggest headache for studios is of course the second type of rich people. The seven major film companies will not make enemies for themselves for no reason, and neither will other relatively large film companies. Therefore, without the guidance of industry veterans, most of these rich people are in Hollywood can't stay for a few years before leaving in despair because of losing a lot of money, but their influence on Hollywood is also left behind, the most obvious point is the substantial increase in actors' remuneration.

Inflation in the United States has not been very serious in the past few years, but the salaries of Hollywood stars have been rising steadily, no, or it is increasing by leaps and bounds. The most obvious thing is that there is no star in the ten-million-dollar club in the early 90s , and now, not only has a lot of people been stuffed in the 2000 million club, but even the [-] million club has Jim Carrey and Tom Cruise staying.

And once an actor who surpasses A or A-list breaks the industry record, other actors with similar status to him/her will also ask for a salary increase. The salary of A-lists goes up, and B-lists are unwilling to make themselves appear too much. It was cheap, so they also asked for a salary increase, and then the C-list, D-list, and even the actors of the TV series... A domino effect occurred, and the cost of producing a film by the film company may double.

In 1995, Columbia planned to make a low-cost comedy film, but the wealthy investor contacted by Columbia liked Jim Carrey very much, and expressed his willingness to only star in Jim Carrey, so Columbia broke the world The $2000 million salary recorded in the film industry invited Jim Carrey to star in "The Cable Repairman" (No. 2000 in the history of the 1 million box office club).

Therefore, the seven major film companies especially hate rich people who don't understand movies to come to Hollywood to stir up trouble. own status.

So when Willot Films was founded, it made the seven major film companies fearful-who made Lance Roderick too rich?He alone is as good as ten other rich second generations.

But as time slowly progressed, the seven major film companies dispelled all their vigilance.

First, in the six months after the registration and establishment of Willot Films, apart from purchasing two small companies to enrich its film library, it did not make any major moves, unlike a particularly ambitious company.

Second, after starting to make a film, the first film project created by Willot Films turned out to be a vampire-themed youth romance film, which made the seven major film companies unable to generate any hostility.

So when the filming had not yet started and the interim executive officer of Willot Films came to discuss the release of the film, the seven major film industries all showed great interest in the release of "Blood Together"— The box office hit of "Titanic" also played a part in the promotion effect.

Either Willot wanted to go the independent film route like Miramax or Lionsgate, or William Bradley wanted to go the same way Tom Cruise walked, and the seven major films were at the time Thinking so——

Tom Cruise and his agent Paula Wagner worked together to establish the Cruise & Wagner Independent Production Company in 1992, which was affiliated with Paramount, because Tom Cruise was already famous all over the world at that time. Superstar, Paula Wagner has deep connections in Hollywood, and the actions of the two made the studios feel nervous for a while.

However, all the films not starring Tom Cruise produced by Cruise Wagner Company could not afford to splash the slightest splash in Hollywood. In the end, this company still did not grow bigger, and in recent years it has been reduced to only for Tom Cruise. Cruise's one-person service company-participate in the production of every movie starring Tom Cruise, helping Cruise to get more box office share and so on.

William Bradley's Willot Films will probably become the same company as Tom Cruise's Cruise & Wagner in the future. After figuring out Willot Films' first independent film The investment cost of the movie "Blood Together", especially after William Bradley also served as the leading role, screenwriter and nominal producer at the same time, most of Hollywood thinks so.

However, although Hollywood is not very optimistic about the prospects of Willot Films, the preparation of "Blood Together" is still sought after by everyone.

Without him, because on the cast list of this movie, the three names of William Bradley, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Kate Winslet are already on the list, and the three names of "Titanic" The reunion of the leading actors is enough to make more than 90.00% of investors in Hollywood dare to sign a check immediately without even reading the script.

The whole of Hollywood couldn't figure out how William Bradley could do something that even Steven Spielberg couldn't do——After "Titanic" swept the Oscars, Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet have become so popular that they have become actors who can't wait to work together in the eyes of all directors and investors. It is said that Steven Spielberg tried to invite them some time ago Co-starred in their new film, but was rejected by Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet at the same time. The reason was that they didn't want to be completely bound by "Titanic", so the two don't want to act as a couple anymore .

But William Bradley did it, and he did what Steven Spielberg couldn't even do without Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. The whole Hollywood has also seen the magic of William Bradley by playing a couple in "Blood Together"-this kid definitely has the potential to be a producer.real.

After the crew of "Blood Together" put out the recruitment notice and started casting, Hollywood actors with all the conditions are ready to move, especially those young actors who have left everything to work hard in Hollywood. They are eager to become famous overnight, and even more so. Eager to cooperate with the three hottest stars in Hollywood.

After a not-too-long casting period (said to be checked by William Bradley's agent, Armon Goffman, who is also the producer of the crew), the main cast of "Blood Together" has been released .

William Bradley, Natalie Portman, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Tobey Maguire, Ralph Fiennes, Charlize Theron, Dwayne Johnson, Paul Walker, and some other almost unknown actors Reese Witherspoon, Chris Evans, etc.

Variety said the list "surprised all of Hollywood" because "except for Ralph Fiennes, who was born in the 60s, all the other major actors were born after the 70s, and more or less. At least they are famous, how did the crew of "Blood Together" sign so many future stars in one go?"

Now it's just that "the whole of Hollywood is surprised". If the time is extended for more than ten or 20 years, "Blood Together" will probably become a legend among movie populations all over the world, because at that time "We Are Together" "Blood" has already contributed four Oscar queens and two Oscar winners, and this is only the first film. If you count the entire series and the three major European film festivals, I am afraid that the winners and actresses who have appeared in this series of movies The number will be more later, and it is not uncommon to reach double digits.

Also, more than half of the actors who have starred in this series of movies have become Hollywood A-list movie stars in the future. One series, but it almost includes the achievements of all the hottest and most promising actors in Hollywood in the next 20 years. The "Blood" series has become a real "magic work" in the hearts of future movie fans-come and see the Oscar-winning actor and actress who can be sold by catty and A-list big names come to fall in love! —— "Blood Together" is a semi-popcorn movie, but after more than ten years, the sales volume of DVD discs has sold to the top ten in movie history, which is another miracle.

Looking back to the present, when the media once again focused their attention on the cast and crew list, they found the answer:

Amon Goffman, producer of "Blood Together".

Katherine Kennedy, producer of "Blood Together."

Amon Goffman is a partner and gold agent of William Morris, the oldest brokerage firm in Hollywood. He is also the person who discovered and cultivated William Bradley to become popular. It is not too unusual for the two to continue to upgrade their cooperation.

What surprised people in the Hollywood industry even more was that Katherine Kennedy's name was on the list of producers!

Who Is Katherine Kennedy?

If you ask any entertainment reporter who runs Hollywood news, he can immediately recite a long list of titles for you: Hollywood gold producer; Steven Spielberg's right-hand man, and with him Founded the well-known independent film company Amblin Entertainment; has good personal relationships with legendary directors such as Martin Scorsese and Clint Eastwood; CEO of Kennedy & Marshall Independent Production Company.

And, yeah, that's right, Kathleen Kennedy's surname comes from the Kennedy family, the political family that produced one U.S. president.

"Blood Together" is co-produced by Willot Films and Kennedy Marshall Company. Of course, the filming is mainly based on the former, but with Kennedy & Marshall Company as a partner, the film will be released in North America later. Showing will be no problem.

So how did William Bradley hook up with Kathleen Kennedy when he never made a Steven Spielberg movie?

The name of Hollywood gold medal publicist Barbara Wilson also appeared in the newspaper. She and Katherine Kennedy are best friends.Moreover, Barbara Wilson's father is also the founder of Hollywood's largest public relations company.

"The Man/Woman Behind William Bradley," Amon Goffman and Barbara Wilson are jokingly called in the new issue of Us Weekly.

One hero and three gangs, unconsciously, William Bradley has gathered such a rare network of resources.

Even if it is not measured by actor value, no one in Hollywood will underestimate the name William Bradley anymore.

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"Natalie, you look straight into the camera, Will, and wrap your arms around her waist from behind, tighter, with a little reluctance to give up—good, that's it."

In front of the green background board, Natalie Portman, wearing a very ordinary shirt and jeans, with her long hair styled in a natural vertical style with oblique bangs, is facing the camera. She is five feet three inches (160cm) tall and has a fixed hair Just enough to reach William's chin, William put one arm around Natalie Portman's waist, slightly tilted his left face, and his eyes fell on Natalie Portman's face, forming a protective picture .

After the photographer snapped dozens of shots in one breath, the two changed their poses again and turned into a face-to-face look.

Natalie Portman had to be very focused not to get lost in that dark green.

'It's a foul for any man to have eyes like that, and girls will scramble for their arms. ' Natalie Portman couldn't help thinking, and not long after, she felt a scorching gaze on her back, her expression didn't change, but Natalie Portman was quietly rolling her eyes in her heart: " Please, mom, can you stop staring at me so hard? I know I'm underage, and William isn't Jewish. I didn't take this script because I was so obsessed with him. Please don't be like other underage The girl's parents are worried about me as much as their children, okay? I'm not an ignorant girl who doesn't know anything."

That's right, not far behind Natalie Portman, it is Natalie Portman's mother and her agent, Ms. Portman, who is staring at the filming process with a nervous and vigilant expression .

Ms. Portman has been worried about Natalie Portman since she rejected a script she suggested about the gritty life of an unwed mother and insisted on "Blood Together". I have a special obsession with William Bradley—after all, William Bradley is so charming and smart, from appearance to IQ to character, I can't fault it at all. Natalie Although Portman is a different girl, it is hard not to be attracted to such a man.

Unlike the always smart, beautiful, and popular girl image in the movie, Natalie Portman in real life has almost no spare time except for studying, and she is not particularly popular in school. Some girls even call her She's "the nerd of nerds" and certainly doesn't have a boyfriend.Part of the reason is that Portman is an academic family, and the family style can be called conservative in Jewish families. The other part is because the boys Natalie Portman met before were either too young and unattractive or too stupid. Also have both.

Natalie Portman knows her parents' thoughts very well-you are not allowed to have a boyfriend before you are underage, even if you want to fall in love, Natalie, you must find a Jew! ——But she wants to say that she is a very sensible girl, even if she has a little crush on any man, she will self-regulate to make the most correct choice.

The reason why Natalie Portman rejected the independent film about unmarried mothers and chose "Blood Together" is partly because she loves acting, but this summer she will start preparing for university applications. A movie that wasn't too difficult to act in would help her do her homework when she wasn't so busy, and the second reason was because of William Bradley.

Of course it’s because of William Bradley—as we all know in Hollywood, "Blood Together" is an out-and-out "William Bradley work". Friends cameo, and even other actors, many of them are under the banner of his agent Amon Goffman.But Natalie Portman didn't want to have a romantic relationship with William Bradley before taking the script, but because of curiosity.

Curious about how William Bradley applied to Harvard, curious about whether he can adapt to Harvard's academic life, and curious about whether he was isolated in school because of his special character (though William's personality is more enthusiastic and her personality is colder) , William should not have this problem), curious about how he balances studies and work, and, although Natalie Portman started filming when she was less than ten years old, she really doesn't have many friends in Hollywood, Maybe William, who is similar to her in every way, can become her friend?Let's hope so, because Natalie Portman really enjoys hanging out with people who look like herself.

These are all Natalie Portman's considerations before reading the script, and after seeing the script of "Blood Together", she had a little surprise: the script is really well written.

Although the main love story is really a bit weak in her opinion, the plots of many excellent films are also extremely simple, but after the director's fine processing and post-editing, they can also turn from unremarkable works to high-quality goods, and the characters are real. It is so attractive, like the heroine Emma Brown, that is, the role that Natalie Portman will play, is a smart, independent, kind, ordinary but not ordinary girl, such a role setting It is still rare in the current youth movies. The favorite of the current youth movies is the sweetheart silly big sister, similar to Rachel in "Friends", or a slightly feminist character.

"Now, Will, put your canine teeth on Natalie's neck and look straight into the camera, and as for Natalie, you—"

As soon as Natalie Portman, who had been distracted for a long time, turned around, she felt a hot breath on her neck, and her face turned bright pink in an instant-oh God, she didn't want to blush, but facing William's She really can't control those eyes!

"Oh, your half-closed eyes and trembling expression is good, very good, Natalie, keep it up."

After the group photo, there is another group of individual photos. Although William Bradley’s clothes are simple, but buttoned up shirt means abstinence, adding vest and suit jacket means formal, and adding a pullover means preppy style , Wearing a leather jacket can also be very uninhibited.

As for the actresses, there are many styles of clothing. There are at least dozens of different styles of shirts, sweaters, jeans, shorts, dresses, and dress skirts. It is estimated that it will take a whole day to shoot the makeup photos of each actor.

When William Bradley was taking pictures, all the women in the studio couldn't help but stop what they were doing to watch. Even Ms. Portman couldn't help but look away several times.

The filming was finally over. Natalie Portman breathed a sigh of relief and just wanted to chat with William, ask Harvard about his studies, and saw that the other party had surrounded him at some point A circle full of people.

Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Kate Winslet, Reese Witherspoon, a big boy with the same name as director Christopher Nolan himself, ha, William's agent, Amon Goffman, is so interesting. He actually squeezed in from the outside with another man, and one of them took William's arm and pulled him away?

"That's Harvey Weinstein," Ms. Portman said to her daughter. "We went to church together."

In fact, there is no need for her mother to remind her. Natalie Portman also knows that it is Harvey Weinstein. Lamax's film, unfortunately, was not produced by the Weinstein brothers themselves.

Wait, Natalie Portman suddenly remembered that when she went to the studio to dub "Hearts and Hearts" last month, she seemed to have heard someone talk about that the Weinstein brothers are now making a movie about Shakespeare ?