Birth of an actor

Four cameras are running at high speed, and the four lenses are shooting the last scene and the last scene of "Fight Club" from different angles.

People stood behind director David Fincher, and several female assistants covered their eyes with their hands, not daring to look, because the left side of William Bradley's face was covered in blood and wounds, and the special effects makeup was very scary , but couldn't help but secretly parted his fingers to look at it, because even with such bloody makeup, this man still had an irresistibly fascinating charm.

How much they hope that Helena Bonham Carter is themselves, can become the heroine of this movie, and play with two of the hottest actors in Hollywood, whether it is Brad Pitt or William Bradley, It would be great to have a romance with any of them.

Sadly though, none of them had anything to do with William Bradley or Brad Pitt, not even a flirt, and not just them, Helena Burr, who just broke up with her boyfriend and is now single John Carter didn't have any sparks with the two of them either—the three leading actors, two men and one woman, are all single, handsome men and beautiful women, and it's really a bit unscientific that they don't have any gossip.

Moreover, Brad Pitt is also known as the type who is easy to spark with co-stars, and his two ex-girlfriends, including Gwyneth Paltrow, didn't come like this.

Or maybe, it's also possible that Brad Pitt and William Bradley are both spending too much attention and energy on each other.

That's right, everyone is not an idiot. Most of the crew have noticed the subtle aura that exists between the two male protagonists since the filming started-it is not the way of getting along with ordinary partners at all.

Said to be friends, but William Bradley and Brad Pitt never smiled at each other in private, and since the first fight scene was filmed, they were beating each other to death, making everyone panic, are they What kind of deep hatred has been formed, and it can only be resolved by the crew; they are said to be enemies, but the staff of the crew can often hear them standing and arguing together, sometimes on the set, sometimes in the dressing room, and one day even The sound from the room heard from the hotel corridor, and the focus of the debate is sometimes the script and sometimes even international issues, such as Tibet or Germany, which makes the staff who happen to hear it wonder if there is something wrong with their ears Or, to put it simply, one of these two people is a staunch Democrat and the other is a staunch Republican, and they are both going to participate in elections in the future. Otherwise, why are they arguing so fiercely about this issue?

That's why rumors of discord between the two spread from the crew at the beginning and were reported by the outside media. Some of the photos of William Bradley and Brad Pitt with bruises and swollen noses due to filming and makeup are still unknown. How did the reporter get it? It was hyped for a while.

At that time, after the shooting ended on a certain day, many staff members saw and heard director David Fincher yelling at the two people unbearably: "It doesn't matter if it's a talk show or a magazine interview, even if it's Radio interview, in short, when the promotion period comes, you two must go to the event with me to break those rumors of discord!"

At the beginning, the staff of the crew, like director David Fincher, were convinced that William Bradley and Brad Pitt were not right, and they were afraid that they would fight in private or deliberately beat each other during filming Yes, but as the shooting schedule slowly progressed, they found that although the two always acted like jerks in front of each other, perhaps because of this, the sparks flew during the scene, and the chemical reaction was so strong that the filming Teachers want to wear sunglasses to work.

The relationship between Jack played by William Bradley and Taylor played by Brad Pitt in the movie is very delicate. The two men with diametrically opposite personalities have occasional fights, jealousy, and targeting, but they eat and live together. The cause of fighting together (Fight Club), this kind of relationship is sometimes like an enemy but sometimes closer than a brother. If one side has a strong character and the other side is weak, the weak side will be easily suppressed. However, William Brand Leigh and Brad Pitt are not, Taylor is a very flamboyant character, and Brad Pitt plays very hard, but Jack's limelight is not stolen, and in some shots, William Bradley The restrained but tense performance even made Brad Pitt a foil.

They finally understood why they saw Bradley and Pete confronting each other for some reason, but David Finch not only didn't stop him, but also smiled meaningfully—if the tit-for-tat confrontation between the two would not produce any viciousness If the incident is beneficial to the filming, then David Fincher welcomes the atmosphere between William Bradley and Brad Pitt to be a little more tense.

Look, Brad Pitt is staring at William Bradley again, hey, what the hell is he thinking to get such weird and complicated eyes?

……

What the hell was Brad Pitt thinking?

Ha, this is really a good question, because even he himself has a hard time expressing all his thoughts at the moment.

A little frustrated, a little unwilling, a little skeptical, a little reflective... well, a little jealous.

Brad Pitt really wanted to have a good relationship with William Bradley at the beginning. Although he was a little upset with Bradley, after all, the other party is a rising star known to everyone in Hollywood. Being friends with the other party has all benefits but no harm.

But what Brad Pitt never expected was that William Bradley was dissatisfied with him from the very beginning, and repeatedly bombarded his political leanings and past works!

Is this a joke? !Brad Pitt couldn't even believe it at first - all of William Bradley's utterances and opinions are horrific and sound more like a Bolshevik than an American citizen watching CNN, but the point is , how could there be Bolsheviks in Hollywood? !

The United States is a big political country, and the political enthusiasm of the people is generally high. Every state has several political stars. During the general election, the live debates of political party candidates will even have higher ratings than talk shows. Therefore, although Hollywood is known as It is a "utopia far away from dirty politics". In fact, it is not exempt. Every year in the presidential election, several celebrities will come out to stand for the candidates of the Democratic Party or the Republican Party. Moreover, if a certain celebrity is passionate about political topics and tends to be correct, then He/she is also more likely to be favored by more adult audiences (18-49 years old).Enthusiasm for politics + correct tendencies = patriotism, many people really think so.

So, in Hollywood, how to participate in politics to appear patriotic and contribute to society, without accidentally stepping on landmines and causing dissatisfaction among the people and even the ruling party?

First of all, of course, it is necessary to stand on the right team. In the early years, conservatism prevailed, and the Republican Party was more popular. Now, with the gradual opening up of the times, Hollywood has become the world of the Democratic Party; secondly, of course, the less involved in domestic political topics, the better. The United States There are serious partisan disputes in the country. No matter which side you stand on, there will always be times when the wind and water will turn. On the contrary, if you only express your views on international issues, or even only enthusiastic about foreign political issues, then that is the safest choice.

Otherwise, why are so many stars in Hollywood interested in African, Middle Eastern and Asian issues?Of course, because if they dare to talk about American Indian policy or Mexican immigration policy on TV or radio programs today, no matter what they say, they will definitely receive a lot of protests and accusations tomorrow, and there will even be talk show hosts Human sarcasm and irony.

Why did Brad Pitt film "Seven Years in Tibet" and why did he meet Heinrich Haller, the prototype of the story? Excluding his personal political orientation, it is because the topic of Tibet is in Hollywood and even in the European film circle. Is it a topic that is easy to gain favor with?At least Pitt himself has gained a lot of friendship in Hollywood because of this movie, and his close friendship with George Clooney is also one of the gains. Other actors and directors who are not very keen on politics also know about this movie two.

Brad Pitt has always believed that he represents the righteous side, and he has always believed that "Seven Years in Tibet" is a movie that reveals the truth, so when William Bradley put forward the opposite point of view, even more convincing, He was so shocked, so angry.

——Although after reluctantly accepting too much information, Brad Pitt also had doubts about his previous position, but this could not change his already existing hostility towards William Bradley opposing emotions.That came from the fact that his face and pride were severely beaten and trampled by the opponent.

From the first day of his falling out with William Bradley, Brad Pitt vowed to crush each other on filming, so that the character of Jack, whether in camera, in editing or on the big screen, will be seen all He looks dull and dull, which is a good way to vent his aggrievedness when he was blocked and speechless, and those bruises on his body when he fought--Brandley, the damned Bolshevik!

Jack, played by William Bradley, is a cowardly little character in the movie (at least at the beginning), and Taylor, played by Brad Pitt, wrote from the beginning of the script that "has what Jack doesn't and wants to have." One can imagine what a flamboyant character Taylor will be: Taylor has a handsome face and strong muscles, but also has a hippie-like personality that is about to disappear in this era. There are countless crazy ideas in his mind. And he can turn them into reality. In the fight club, Taylor can be cruel to others, but he is even more cruel to himself. Therefore, in the eyes of women, Taylor is a charming lover. In the eyes of men, Taylor is a charming personality. leader.

Brad Pitt has always been very good at playing this very human role. He has won two important honors, nominations for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival and Best Supporting Actor at the Oscars. "California Killer") and the other was obtained by playing a chattering mental patient ("Twelve Monkeys"), so a role like Taylor's is not a big challenge for him, and he can play it with ease.

Although he is always regarded as a vase actor by filmmakers, an Oscar nomination has proved that Brad Pitt has acting skills. He is not a stupefied young man entering Hollywood, and he has worked with several big directors. Through the experience of stealing the scene with Tom Cruise in "Interview with the Vampire", Pete understands the essence of stealing the limelight. He knows how to weaken the sense of presence of the actors who are in the same scene with him, and he will not easily It can be seen by the director and producer—at least he thinks he understands it better than William Bradley, who is almost 15 years younger than him.

In the beginning, Brad Pitt succeeded a few times, and the appearance of new characters is always eye-catching, not to mention Taylor Durton. Pete put his years of acting skills into play, and it only took a few shots to make Taylor's cynical The portrayal is vivid, showing the masculine character to the fullest.Pete knew he was going to win without having to go to the editing room at night to watch the shots.

However, in order to see with his own eyes how pale Bradley was set off by himself, Brad Pitt would still come to the editing room after the shooting every day, pretending to check his performance that day to find shortcomings. It is to stare at all the shots of William Bradley and compare them with their own shots.

Brad Pitt had a happy day, and the good mood he brought every night made him more involved in shooting the next day. Taylor Durton, in a sense, has become his The most devoted and thoughtful character in several years, since "Twelve Monkeys", Brad Pitt has not spent so much energy on a movie for a long time.

However, the good times didn't last long. Slowly, Brad Pitt, who basically re-watched the day's shooting content every night, found that Taylor gradually couldn't hide the light released by the role of Jack.

William Bradley actually played the role of Jack, who was a little boring at first, very layered, no, in other words, Jack is like an independent person, growing with the growth of shooting dates, appearing every day There are new changes, and other people who shoot with Bradley may not easily notice it, just like family members who meet every day are always hard to notice that the other party is getting older, but like Brad Pitt, they will look back Those who went to see the shots taken before, only discovered this change after a long period of time——

Jack, played by William Bradley, has three very obvious personality changes. At the beginning, Jack was cautious and obedient, and he was a very boring person. When Jack met Taylor, his behavior and behavior unconsciously moved closer to him. , whether it is the way of speaking or body language, it is not the same as the original cowardly image, but at this time there is a struggle to get closer. Jack often has some ideological struggles and feels that Taylor's behavior is wrong. At this time, Jack was basically being himself, but for a few moments later, Jack’s character seemed to be completely "Taylor", especially the scene where Jack threatened his boss with self-harm, with a grumpy expression and a confident expression. , behaving exaggeratedly and acting insanely...

If the performance of the other party only stops at this level, then Brad Pitt will be surprised, but he will not be overly shocked, because this level of acting is not very rare in Hollywood. After interpreting Jack's entire "Taylorization" process, he also portrayed Jack's emotional struggle of "returning to the self" very vividly - such a clear way of dealing with emotions, such a deep and restrained performance, let Brad Pete recognized his failure.In other words, it was the failure of Taylor's role.

Taylor Durton is still very dazzling, and this has not changed, but the more arrogant Brad Pitt interprets it, compared with Jack's subtle transformation, the more it seems that Taylor's role has only one side and a very thin layer-so to say , When the audience sees the movie "Fight Club", they may be amazed by Taylor at the beginning, but in the end it must be Jack who impresses the audience and even makes them think.

Moreover, Taylor and Jack moved and remained still, but it seemed that Taylor was crazy like fireworks that suddenly bloomed. Only a moment of brilliance can leave a deep impression on people.

After discovering this, Brad Pitt was very irritable, but what made him feel worse was that David Fincher actually became more and more satisfied with him, because: "Well done Brad, Taylor The role is to be a foil to Jack at times, and you've done a good job at that."

So this is the idea of ​​the director and others?Taylor was Jack's foil, and Brad Pitt didn't steal William Bradley's thunder at all?

Heck!

This damn crew!damn movie!

……

"Okay, okay, I see. How could it be late? After picking up the plane, can I drive to the Grand Center immediately? I will definitely not miss the awards ceremony, and I will not be late." William repeatedly assured the microphone, his tone It was close to flattery, which made Amon Goffman give up the idea of ​​running directly to the international airport to kidnap people.

But the Jewish manager is still worried, he knows how much William values ​​friendship: "Swear, Will, if you get little Roderick, but don't go back to Hollywood to attend the awards ceremony right away, then—" Gained twenty pounds?Can't get a film appointment?Hair fall out?Betting on horses and losing underwear?All kinds of vicious vows turned and turned in his mind, but Amon Goffman still couldn't bear it. He finally chose the lighter one: "I can't eat Mrs. Hans' burgers for a year!"

"What?" William let out a scream even though the manager had chosen a very slight oath.Mrs. Hans's delicious burger, for William, he could eat as much as he wanted, and he could eat it without any restraint. Later, it became a regular meal. Now, in order to play the slender elf Glorfindel, William needs Strictly control calorie intake, and high-calorie burgers and donuts have also become rewards. You can only enjoy one once in a while, but although you can eat it rarely, William must not touch any junk food for a whole year. That would make him miserable too.

"Agreed or not?" The Jewish manager was quite satisfied with the response to his threat.

"Okay, Amon, I promise."

—The awards show that William and Amon Goffman talked about on the phone were actually the Teen Choice Awards.

In 1975, a different but increasingly influential award was born in Hollywood, called the People's Choice Award. This award is completely voted by the public and has nothing to do with professional level. It completely represents public opinion. After more than 20 sessions, The People's Choice Awards have become more and more influential, and they have gradually lost some professional awards, so Fox Broadcasting Company has followed suit and organized a brand new annual awards ceremony similar to the People's Choice Awards this year, called Teenagers The Choice Awards, voting and award process are the same as the People's Choice Awards, the only difference is that only teenagers aged 13 to 19 are eligible to vote.

This year is the first year that the Teen Choice Awards have been organized. Today is the day of the awards ceremony. Fox Broadcasting Corporation (the parent company of Twentieth Century Fox, which is also affiliated with Murdoch's News Corporation) has already greeted the nominees of various awards , hoping to make this first event a star-studded event. The awards ceremony will be broadcast live on FOX TV station. In order to attract ratings, Fox even invited superstars such as Superboy and Britney Spears to perform on the show.

"Blood Together" was a big hit at the inaugural Teen Choice Awards, nominated for multiple awards like Movie Choice Drama, Choice Movie Villain (Leonardo DiCaprio), Newcomer (Male) Choice Award (Paul Walker), Newcomer (Female) Choice Award (Reese Witherspoon) and other six film awards, William alone was shortlisted for the Drama Movie Actor Choice Award, Sexiest Actor, Red Blanket fashion vane male star and four most fans awards.

"Blood Together" has been called by the media as a masterpiece of fan movies since it became popular. The so-called fans mostly refer to teenagers. It is also a great honor to receive so many nominations at the Teen Choice Awards, an award that represents the preferences of the younger generation in the United States. As everyone expected, and since the day the official website opened for voting, the vote rate has soared all the way, and it will not be a suspense to easily win five or six awards in the end.

The movie is produced by Willot Films. Willot's boss is William, and William starred in "Blood Together". The Fox Broadcasting Company simply regards William as a public relations focus, and he is required to attend no matter what. At the awards ceremony tonight, Fox executives even promised: "Even if Will is filming in New Zealand now, we will send a special plane to bring him back!" Such words.

As William's agent, Amon Goffman is also one of the most well-known figures in Hollywood. Naturally, as early as the nomination list was released, he was called by Fox's public relations staff every three days.

Attending the awards ceremony, William is fine, he should actually be sitting in the boutique on Rodeo Drive by now, picking out shirts and letting the designer do his hair, but unfortunately, who would have thought that Lance's plane would also be today where?After receiving Lance's flight information, he just hurriedly chose a Versace suit that should be suitable for the awards ceremony and would not be too high-profile at the airport, and did not call Amon Goffman until he arrived at the airport Inform yourself of your itinerary.

After hanging up the phone call with his agent, William sighed helplessly. He only hoped that Lance's plane would not be delayed, otherwise he would have to leave for the awards ceremony. If the plane hadn't arrived at the airport, he would be entangled.

……

Lance returned home from London on the Roderick family's private airliner, but because the airliner has requirements for the runway, it still needs to take off and land at the airport. Lance does not want to return to New York for the time being, so the plane applied to land at Los Angeles International Airport. When he walked into the private jet lounge, William was already drinking his fifth cup of coffee brought by the airport staff.

Five cups of coffee didn't lift William's spirits, but the appearance of Lance made his eyes light up, and he immediately hugged him when he walked up to him: "Come back in July as promised, my friend, it's already August!" Complaining just now As soon as he exited, he was taken aback by the hot body of the other party: "Are you having a fever?"

Roderick's heir shook his head and nodded, with a weak smile on the corner of his mouth. Just about to speak, his body swayed, and he fell straight forward into William's arms.

It wasn't until this moment that William realized that there was something wrong with Lance's body. Apart from the hot body, there was a layer of water in the peacock blue eyes. The color was so gorgeous that it was shocking, but he blinked several times and the pupils did not focus on William's face. On the face, there was an abnormal blush on the cheekbones, the lips that were still rosy were pale and dry, and the light blonde hair that had always been taken care of was also limp and lifeless, and one strand was even covered with sweat. Soggy.

Why fly when you're sick?Is it more important than health to delay returning home for a few days?William was suddenly attacked by a strong emotion. He hugged Lance tightly with his arms and took several deep breaths to calm down. For a moment, he thought that it would be great if Lance didn't have a private jet. International flights are Passengers with high fever are not allowed to take the plane, because they are afraid that the patients will bring bacteria from other countries into the country. If Lance was on an airline flight, he would have been stopped at the London airport. The heir dared to disregard his own health and go on a long-distance flight for more than ten hours with a high fever!

The urge to take off Roderick's heir's pants and spank his ass was strong again, and William took another deep breath to suppress it.But he couldn't help but squeeze Lance Roderick's arm again, causing the sickly heir to grunt uncomfortably in his lethargy.

"Mr. Bradley? Cough, Mr. Bradley!" The middle-aged man in a white coat symbolizing the status of a medical worker couldn't help calling several times.

"Who are you?" William asked the man who looked like a doctor, but he didn't send Lance away with his arms, but changed into a half-armed and half-supported posture, and his strength was a little looser.

"I'm Mr. Roderick Jr.'s family doctor, just call me Walker." Dr. Walker introduced himself. Seeing that William's hands were not idle, he wisely didn't stretch out his right hand: "Little Roderick My husband started to have a fever before getting on the plane. I advised him to postpone the trip for two days and return to China after he recovered, but he disagreed and insisted on getting on the plane. I can’t do anything with stubborn employers. Unfortunately, Patients with high fever are indeed not suitable for long-distance flights. Although I tried all kinds of methods on the plane, I still couldn't get him to get rid of the fever. As a matter of urgency, I suggest that we temporarily send Mr. Roderick to the airport infirmary Check it out, and transfer it after you judge that the condition is not serious, what do you think?"

"Very well, let's do this." William touched Lance's forehead with his hand and wiped off some sweat.

Dr. Walker continued: "Your posture will make little Mr. Roderick feel very uncomfortable. I found a stretcher. How about you let him lie on it first, will it be more comfortable?"

"Where's the airport infirmary?"

"In fact, there is one next to the private jet terminal, only 200 meters away."

"You don't need a stretcher, it's for people who are seriously ill and unable to move." William rejected the white stretcher carried by the two staff next to him, supported Lance's back with one hand, bent down, and put the other hand through the stretcher. He hugged the man over Lance's knee.

"You have to use a stretcher! Mr. Bradley!" Dr. Walker was terrified: "Mr. Roderick is a grown man after all, what if you can't hold him and the two fall together? And the stretcher More comfortable!"

"I won't be able to hold Lance, and even if I fall, it won't hurt him." Holding a grown man, walking at the same frequency as Dr. Walker, but William does seem to be able to handle it with ease. , His breathing rate didn't change: "Also, Dr. Walker, a friendly reminder, lying on a stretcher makes anyone look miserable, and Lance especially doesn't like to give people such an impression. Believe me, if Lance wakes up and finds out you used a stretcher on him, he won't be happy."

Thinking of the consequences of Roderick's displeasure, Mr. Walker shuddered, and made no further comments on William's behavior.

Half an hour later, Dr. Walker checked that Lance was normal. Except for a high fever and a little upper respiratory tract infection, he had no other illnesses. He could move, but it was best to rest in a quiet place, such as at home.

William stared at the clock in the airport infirmary for a few minutes, picked up his mobile phone and called his agent: "Sorry, Ami, I don't want Mrs. Hans's hamburger, and you will take it for me at the awards ceremony tonight." Award."

"What?! Will! You bastard! Where are you—"

"Dududu...dududu..."