Birth of an actor

"I don't know if you will become the youngest actor in the history of the Golden Globe Awards?" Leonardo DiCaprio seemed to be asking himself a question, and added before William answered: "But even if you can't win the award No problem, you've made Golden Globe history anyway. Shall I throw a party for you?"

Hollywood has the largest film industry system in the world. It produces hundreds of films every year. Unlike some countries with less developed film industries, because of the small production of films, there are often several films in their film festivals. It happens that actors compete for the same award, or an actor is nominated for several films at the same time. In fact, there are only enough nominations for the Golden Globes and Oscars every year, and it has never happened in the history of the Golden Globes It happened that some male actors were nominated for two Best Actor nominations for two different films—but two actors were nominated for Best Best Actor for one film, for example, in 1957, both Marlan Barondo and Columbus Ford were nominated for best actor. He was nominated for Best Actor for "Autumn Moon Tea Room".

It is certainly something to be happy to be nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in Drama and Musical Comedy at the same time, but William never celebrates these things until all the dust is settled. In fact, even if he does win, he would rather take it himself Come home with a trophy, bake yourself a cake as a reward, or celebrate with friends, William often goes to parties, but he doesn’t really love them, it’s just that everyone is a “party animal” in Hollywood, If you want to make friends here, you have to fit in.

Lifting his chin into the floor-to-ceiling mirror, William put on his bow tie and said: "No, no party, because I could also be the most embarrassing nominee in the history of the Golden Globes - with two Best Actor nominations, but tragically It's all reduced to running with you. Don't curl your lips, Leo, it could happen, and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association will not let me make history so easily."

"That's not necessarily the case. When you won the Best Supporting Actor trophy last year, NBC's ratings almost doubled in an instant, almost catching up with the ratings of the Oscars. They almost love you to death .”

William stopped putting on his bow tie and looked at his friend in the mirror: "Is it my illusion, or is your tone really sour?"

"Don't be sentimental, I'm just regretting that I don't have to play." Leonardo DiCaprio smiled, but the smile was a bit forced.

"I don't think so, Leo. Tell me what's on your mind?"

"On my mind? I don't." Leonardo DiCaprio replied with a laugh.This sentence would have been very convincing if he hadn't deliberately avoided William's gaze and the laughter seemed too much.

"Really?"

Maybe he felt that he was seen through, or maybe he was waiting for William to continue to question, Leonardo DiCaprio's expression of "everything is normal" quickly collapsed, and he seemed preoccupied after removing the mask: "I think I may have really picked the wrong script, Will, I should have listened to you."

William's expression showed that he was not surprised by Leonardo's words.After all, from a few months ago, he expected to have today.

……

months ago--

Leonardo Dicaprio is a joker, everyone agrees, especially after Titanic, he hasn't had a decent movie, either big or indie, just Day after day, he soaked himself in parties and supermodels, especially after he was invited by "Playboy" founder Hugh Hefner to participate in the latter's bunny theme party, the media portrayed him as The next vagabond in Hollywood, William didn't care for a time, he was still very confident in his friends, but when Leonardo's agent took the initiative to call him, William realized that whether he knew it or not I realized that, whether it was due to his subjective wishes or not, Leonardo DiCaprio was really changed by the incredible things brought about by "Titanic".

So one night when he heard loud laughter and manic music coming from the villa next door again, William drove his sports car directly into Leonardo's house, no, in the swimming pool, he was surrounded by several bikini girls Leonardo, who was drinking in the swimming pool, got into the car and roared away, regardless of how the rest of the people would end up.

Leonardo was so drunk at that time that he didn't know what was going on. He slept in William's house until the early morning and woke up. He was annoyed that his party was ruined by William and wanted to leave directly, but William told him: "We have to talk Tan, Leo, your agent told me you haven't read a single script for three whole months, you're resisting scripts, why? You weren't like that before, I remember how you used to pick scripts, If you are satisfied and even call your agent dozens of times a day to urge him to help you find out about the crew, you have changed a bit, my friend, is it related to your crazy life this year?"

Of course Leonardo would not listen to William obediently, he was angry, he was angry, he resisted...he was violently suppressed.

Then he was more honest: "Suddenly, I don't know where the future is going. I think I may be a little lost. And those parties that last all night, although there is always a huge void after the fun is over. , but they fill the void in my heart and keep me from thinking about the heavy future."

Whether it is a mentally handicapped teenager or a gay painter, or a rebellious youth and Romeo with a dual temperament of melancholy and neuroticism, none of Leonardo DiCaprio's roles before Jack is normal. It opened up a road leading to a big-budget actor, and the fact is that after "Titanic", nearly half of the commercial blockbusters in Hollywood studios are eager for Leonardo to take over their roles as long as they are of the right age and gender , The agent also hopes that Leonardo can become a new generation of box office superstars in Hollywood, following the path similar to that of Harrison Ford after "Star Wars".

If they were replaced by ordinary actors, they might be very happy that their lives are smooth and smooth, but Leonardo is extraordinary after all, and what he pursues in Hollywood is definitely not the status of a box office superstar: "Can you imagine me playing the Terminator?" Go save the world? Or play Superman lifting a falling plane? Maybe I'm better suited to play Lex Luthor than a savior or a superhero." Leonardo poked at the same time William's pecs: "Look at yourself, these pecs, abs, thighs, and damn black hair and blue eyes, this is what a superhero should have."

On whether Leonardo DiCaprio wants to take the commercial route to become a box office superstar, or take the artistic route to win trophies, William is standing with him. Leonardo is not an idol actor whose only face can be seen , he has talent and acting skills, acting just for dollars is a waste of money.

After a long conversation with Willian that began with reluctance and ended with a happy ending, Leonardo DiCaprio softened his attitude and reached a compromise with his agent that he would stop forcing him A lot of commercial scripts, and Leonardo will end his playboy life, pick up his spirits, and learn to face reality.

It's just that after winning the initiative from the agent, Leonardo and William had a big difference in the choice of the next movie.

What William was thinking was that Leonardo has not been serious about staying in any crew for a full shooting period for more than two years. For the next movie, he suggested that Leonardo should find a script he likes and write it first. Let's talk about the love and feeling for acting again.And Leonardo can't wait to find a wonderful, unique, and extremely challenging script, preferably one that will be favored by Oscars, so that he can escape from the shadow of Jack Dawson as soon as possible.

In fact, when Leonardo was younger, he was very unimpressed with Oscar. When he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for the first time, he didn't even go to the award ceremony, but now, he feels that he must get a weight. After all, "Titanic" has achieved the ultimate in business, and he must climb to the top in art before he can completely get rid of the shadow of "Titanic".

Leonardo DiCaprio fell in love with "The Beach", a screenplay adapted from the best-selling book of the same name. The original novel was published in [-] and immediately boarded the "New York Times" bestseller. The leaderboard explores the relationship between man and nature and between man and man. The theme is similar to Lord of the Flies, the masterpiece of William Golding, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature.

William did not recommend that Leonardo take "The Beach". In his opinion, what Leonardo needs now is a movie that can wash away all his impetuousness and settle down completely, a good medicine for soothing, but "The Beach" is a strong medicine. Leonardo has not yet regained his past performance status at this time, and he has not yet determined his future path. The too complicated and profound character script not only cannot make him feel calm, Maybe it will have the opposite effect, and the original novel of "The Beach" is too stream-of-consciousness, and the script also has this problem, which will further increase the difficulty of acting, so it can't be said to be a good choice.

But Leonardo DiCaprio didn't listen to it at all. He felt that "The Beach" was exactly the script he needed, and it was a good choice to help him quickly distance himself from "Titanic". Who signed the contract, joined the group, and didn't even pay much attention to the director and other co-stars of the film.

Now, more than a month into filming, Leonardo DiCaprio realizes like never before that William was right.

……

What can William say?

"The Beach" has already been filmed halfway, and it is absolutely impossible to reject the film.

"How bad?" he finally asked.

"It's so bad that the movie is not finished yet, and I already expected it to fail."

"We're only halfway through the movie, why don't you try to fix it? It's not over yet, if you—"

"Stop being sarcastic! You don't even know!" Leonardo DiCaprio suddenly became indignant, and he said in an almost irritable tone: "I am completely different from the director and the other actors. Calling, can't even empathize with my own character! The more I try to play it, the more I get the opposite result - can you understand how it feels to drive yourself to the brink and still play a piece of shit? You can't !Because you have never been confused! Why can you not be affected at all, and still follow your own path so firmly?!"

"Uh, maybe it's because I was confused and tangled up. When I was thinking about my choice, you were busy with supermodels at holiday parties?"

Leonardo DiCaprio looked at William as if he had just been shot—not physically, but mentally.

Of course Leonardo understood what William said. It turned out that the other party had also been helpless and confused, but he never knew it.For a moment, frustration, frustration, and an unspeakable sense of guilt suddenly enveloped Leonardo, because not only did he know nothing about the pain his friend had experienced, but he even complained that the other party's life was smoother than his own.

However, guilt didn't linger in Leonardo's heart for long, and another emotion called unhappiness soon surfaced: "I know to talk to you when I'm sad, but you never share your feelings with me." Emotions? I even tell you every time I break up in love!"

"..." William stepped forward directly and gave Leonardo a face-to-face hug: "Sorry, my friend, I'm just used to doing this by myself. I'm not very good at disclosing my emotional state, and I never Things that haven't been done."

Hugging is a bit basic, but it is really useful. Leonardo DiCaprio's tense momentum eased at once. He thought about his complete family life, William and what the other party had experienced, A little reluctant to admit that people are different from people. If he were William, maybe his personality would be more closed now.

"Sorry." Leonardo said: "Everyone has secrets. Some people just like to keep their emotions private. Maybe you are one of them. I shouldn't blame you for not being open enough."

"It's okay, Leo." William patted the other person on the back and said, "I still remember the general content of "The Beach". After the premiere, we will go back to Beverly Hills together. , or I can help you play against each other—”

"Hey, boys, it's been 1 minute and 40 seconds. How long are you going to hug? The picture is so basic that I can't stand it anymore." Kate Winslet held a slim-fitting evening dress with silver sequins in one hand. , Holding a cigarette in the other hand, he took a puff and exhaled smoke rings.

"Where is the base?"

"This is clearly a brotherhood."

Because of Kate Winslet's words, William and Leonardo deliberately leaned very close, with almost no gap between the two upper bodies, and put their arms on each other's shoulders. They turned around and looked at Kate together and said, "You guys The girls even made an appointment to go to the bathroom together!"

"Heh!" Kate Winslet rolled her eyes directly, and simply turned around with her skirt up, waving the hand holding the cigarette: "I'm going to find Toby to enter the venue together, you two good brothers ♂♂♂ Let's walk the red carpet together, anyway, it's not like you haven't done this before."

……

In front of the El Capitan Theater in the heart of Los Angeles, hundreds of reporters and thousands of movie fans gathered here, waiting for the national premiere of "Blood Together".

Natalie Portman, Reese Witherspoon, Ralph Fiennes, Kate Winslet, Tobey Maguire and more all caused flashes as they walked down the red carpet One after another, and the screams of fans and fans on both sides of the red carpet, especially Natalie Portman, because this year she has participated in the Star Wars prequel series that has influenced generations in Europe and the United States, and the first Star Wars prequel Because "The Phantom Menace" will be released in the middle of the year, the popularity is not much lower than that of Kate Winslet, and many male movie fans have come here specially for her, although they are holding Natalie Portman's poster in "Blood Together", but the name in his mouth is "Queen Amirada", the role played by Portman in the prequels of Star Wars.

The cast of "Blood Together" is almost all the young generation of Hollywood, and William and Leonardo invited many friends to attend the premiere today, so tonight's red carpet seems to be dedicated to The super-large fashion runway run by Hollywood actors, singers, and models of the [-]s, the media used countless films just to shoot these red carpet show guests, but the main character of the premiere was delayed, and the wait was really anxious.

"It's so lively tonight, look at the screaming fans over there, almost passed out." The reporter of "People" chatted with the colleagues next to him.

"Don't you have to faint? In the [-]th generation of Hollywood, most of the popular stars who have long been recognized as promising have come." The reporter of "Rolling Stone" continued: "It seems that those who always look at people with their nostrils The popular idols and their powerful managers are also beginning to admit that William Brandley and Leonardo DiCaprio are the leaders of this generation."

"Whether it is in terms of popularity or strength, they are also well-deserved."

"Speaking of Will and Leo, where are they? They seem to be the only ones who didn't appear in the cast. Could it be these two people walking the red carpet together again? Not sure, look, Will's publicist Wilson and agent Goffman I just walked past it too. My God, they don’t know how to enjoy the countless celebrities and supermodels they choose.”

"Will and Leo? Today is the premiere of "Blood Together", the first film of Willot Films. Lance Roderick is not coming?"

"The news is too late, man, haven't you read the "Washington Post" and "Wall Street Journal"? The European Union is going to file antitrust charges against Roderick Industries Group. " and Bild reported that he arrived in Switzerland by private plane."

"If little Roderick didn't have this surname, maybe he could become a world superstar. Have you seen the photo that was posted everywhere on the Internet? God, I didn't know that little Roderick was long before. It's like that-"

"He didn't even have a picture of him before, okay? But I agree with what you said, there are very few actors who are not in the same frame as William Bradley, but Lance Roderick, He looks like a prince even next to Will."

"Legolas Greenleaf, this time Peter Jackson should have a headache. Where can he find another actor who can make fans forget little Roderick and be satisfied? Haha."