Birth of an actor

There is a remarkable characteristic of American media reporting news. If it is a popular star, whether it is going to a restaurant or going to the gym to exercise, it is news worth reporting, and often the small things are reported in a big way, and the big things are exaggerated. If the star is not popular , then the other way around, big things are reported on small things, and small things are not reported.

In the few months since the Oscars, William has basically not appeared in several formal occasions in Hollywood, but the news about him, from March to July, is still all over the major media pages.

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"Meet the Father-in-Law" Wraps Up New Stills from William's One-Handed Cat (Entertainment Weekly, March): "Jay Roach's Family Comedy Starring William Bradley and Robert De Niro At the end of the movie, the filming in New York was officially completed, and a group of new stills were exposed. One of the photos of William and the cat is particularly eye-catching. The Himalayan cat is dressed up and lies in the pet nest. Full of fighting spirit, as if going to a war, people can't help but guess the story behind the stills."

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"When ABC Global News was in progress, I was the host Anderson. Today, the Dow Jones index fell 254 points, and the Nasdaq stock index, which is dominated by technology, plummeted 3.75 points, setting a new low since January this year. Stocks plummeted 1% and became the hardest hit area. The stock price of Amazon, a high-tech company that first started to operate e-commerce on the Internet, fell 5.8%. Today is the worst one-day plunge in Nasdaq stocks in two years, and Wall Street is worried that this will make Nasdaq technology stocks detonate the domino effect of diving. "

"The plunge of the Nasdaq stock index has not only caused panic in Wall Street and Silicon Valley, but also worried Hollywood. Over the past year or so, rich Hollywood stars have regarded the stocks of companies such as Microsoft as new investments. Popularity, some celebrities have directly invested in high-tech companies in Silicon Valley as shareholders, the most famous of which is William Bradley, who is currently filming in New Zealand. The industry is worried that the plunge in technology stocks has caused Hollywood stars to sell their stocks one after another, causing the stock market to Adding insult to injury.”

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"William Bradley appears in black robe on Harry Potter set" (Daily Mail): "William Bradley joins child star Daniel Reid in central London today Cliff and others filming "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone."

"William is pictured with a smile on his face, wearing a linen hat for the cold weather, and a fine black robe over a cashmere coat. William seems to be chatting with the crew on set, looking very relaxed. The location is at King's Cross Railway Station in central London. According to the reporter's research, the crew completed the scene very quickly. After the shooting, William left with his assistant. Although so far, the crew has confirmed that William will be in "Harry Potter and There is a cameo role in Philosopher's Stone, but whether the character is a character in the book and whether it will continue to appear in the subsequent film series has not yet been officially answered."

""Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" is adapted from the original book by J. K. Rowling, directed by Steven Spielberg, and has officially started shooting. With Richard Harris, Maggie Smith, Alan Rickman and other cast members, the film is scheduled for Christmas this year, we will continue to pay attention and bring the latest reports."

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"Hanks' 'Band of Brothers' scrupulously disciplined son William breaks into crew for coffee" (The Sun): "Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks co-produce on World War II The American series "Band of Brothers", which is a true story of the European battlefield, has started filming in Hertfordshire. William Bradley, who just came here for fun, passed by the set inadvertently, greeted the crew with great interest, and stayed on the set to communicate with the film crew. The actors chatted and invited everyone to drink coffee."

"Hanks' son Zhanguang also played the role of a soldier in the TV series. Colin is a fan of William. He couldn't help himself when he saw his idol's arrival. He NGed three times in a row in exchange for the rest time to take photos with William. He didn't notice Tom at all. Hanks did not welcome his son to join the chat between them at all, after William left, because he was dissatisfied with his son's behavior of delaying the filming because of star chasing, Hanks reprimanded his son loudly."

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"Welcome to CNN News, I am the host Robin. May is the season of graduation, and American universities generally hold graduation ceremonies at this time. So far, more than half of the universities such as Princeton, Yale, and Caltech have held The graduates issued graduation certificates. Yesterday, the graduation ceremony of Harvard University was held in the Harvard Memorial Hall. William Bradley was also among the graduates and received the diploma with the highest honor. Host Conan O'Brien received Invited to give a speech on Harvard's graduation anniversary, Amartya Sen, a Nobel laureate in economics, gave a commencement speech on the topic of responding to questions about globalization. Finally, William received his graduation certificate from President Neil Ludden , ended his academic career at Harvard."

"William's Himalayan cat, Kim Kexi, also appeared in the Harvard Memorial Hall. He was hugged by William's mother and was very cute. He was wearing a bowknot and wearing a top hat, which instantly killed many filmmakers on the scene. Not only the media, but even Harvard graduates and faculty members also rushed to take photos with it. It is reported that William has no plan to continue to study for a master's degree, and may devote all his energy to his Hollywood acting career in the future."

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""Spider-Man" cast completed Tobey Maguire wearing red and blue suit "Claudia" as Spider-Woman" ("Variety" June issue): "The crew of "Spider-Man" in the early stage of preparation finally announced a few days ago All the important roles in the movie have been determined, and Tobey Maguire will become the first Spider-Man actor on the big screen. Kirsten Dunst, who once played the vampire girl Claudia in "Interview with the Vampire", will become The heroine will play Spider-Man's girlfriend Mary Jane in the film."

"At the same time, the "Spider-Man" crew also emphasized that although Maguire was originally recommended to the crew by William Bradley, Maguire's excellent performance in the audition was an important reason for him to become the leading actor. The 25-year-old "Peter Parker" will not look old, because Maguire is not playing the high school version of Spider-Man. In addition, the crew also revealed the details of Spider-Man's suit, which is the traditional red and blue color."

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"William wears costumes to visit the Wellington coffee shop, which caused a sensation and took a group photo with the clerk. The personal scene has been completed" ("Hollywood Reporter"): "In the multiple set photos of "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the Lord of the Rings" exposed by local media in New Zealand, William Bradley seems to have joined the crew again in early June to continue filming the role of Glorfindel. One day before Independence Day, William in costume made a surprise visit to a coffee shop in the suburbs of Wellington, surprising the staff and fans .”

"According to the description of the coffee shop staff Michael, a studio for "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the Lord of the Rings" is set up in this block, and there are often crew members who come back to buy coffee, but William Bradley appears It’s the first time I’ve ever been a movie star.’ He was wearing a costume and a wig, and he looked gorgeous even though he was very tired. He bought a double espresso, double the cream and sugar, and said he wanted Reward myself for finally finishing the shoot, when I boldly asked him if he could sign his autograph, he said yes without thinking too long, and at the same time fulfilled the requests of other customers in the store. This is the most famous person I have ever seen The most thoughtful movie star ever!' Michael ecstatically told the reporter who interviewed him afterwards."

"The surveillance video of the cafe shows that when William in costume suddenly appeared in the cafe, even the clerk and less than ten customers were all excited. A slightly obese lady looked left and right exaggeratedly and then Covering his mouth, William first chatted cordially with the clerk, and after chatting for a while, the coffee he ordered was ready, but William did not walk away immediately, but left with the coffee after signing autographs for the clerk and others."

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"Microsoft President Steve Ballmer Dumps Apple Stock" (Fortune, July): "Microsoft's once-held $7 million Apple preferred stock converted to 1.5 million shares at $8.25 over the past few months Common stock, due to anti-monopoly investigations and stock market fluctuations, President Steve Ballmer recently made a decision to sell all Apple shares held by Microsoft to a venture capital firm in Silicon Valley, and the company's behind-the-scenes boss is It's William Bradley."

"In 1997, Microsoft injected $1.5 million into Apple and signed an extensive patent cross-licensing agreement with Apple. The agreement stipulates that Microsoft provides office software for Apple computers, and Apple sets Microsoft IE as the default browser. The industry generally believes that this The first capital injection saved Apple, which was on the verge of bankruptcy with a market value of only US$30 billion at the time. Ballmer thought it was a wise decision to sell all Apple stocks after three years."

"It is reported that Microsoft has cashed out US$1.95 million through the sale of Apple shares, with an investment yield of about 30%. Apple President Steve Jobs has not commented on this matter."

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"Welcome to FOXNEWS, I am the host Brian. Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston decided to hold a wedding on the beach in Malibu, California on the 29th of this month. At that time, relatives and friends of both parties and many Hollywood stars will be present, including William Bradley, Bruce Willis, Matt LeBlanc, Lisa Kudrow, etc. But no media will be invited, according to media reports such as "National Enquirer" and "Entertainment Weekly", Pitt and Aniston have decided to sell the rights to the only wedding photo shoot to a French media, and all proceeds from the sale of the photos will be donated to charity."

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Malibu Beach, California, USA.

In the mansion, which is backed by the sea and covered with green grass, a wedding scene has already been set up. The arched flower gate decorated with soft white gauze and flowers is separated from the wedding altar by a long white gauze passage. The guests on both sides were almost all Hollywood celebrities and superstars. Behind them stood a choir of seven to eighty men and women.

The wedding choir began to sing softly, and the priest holding a Bible announced the bride's entrance.

Wearing a white wedding dress, Jennifer Aniston slowly walked over there, holding her father's left arm.

The bride had a sweet, shy smile on her face, while the groom, Brad Pitt, looked as excited as a kid waiting beside the priest.

The newlyweds, who are currently the most famous couple in Hollywood, rightly attracted the attention of the audience.

"What a pair of golden couple, isn't it?" David Klein, the producer of "Friends", couldn't help but sighed as he looked at the bride who was walking towards the groom. flushed.

In fact, David Klein was not alone. Almost all the guests at the scene were deeply moved.

Especially the actors from the cast of "Friends". "God, Jen's wedding dress is like the one in the first season... I seem to be back six years ago." Joey Tribbiani said with eyes full of memories.

Pete's agent, Anthony Curry, even cried a little bit-to be honest, even if he is the introducer of Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt, crying like this is too exaggerated-he held a handkerchief He twisted his nose, but accidentally made a long sound like a siren, causing the guests in the first three rows to turn their heads to look over.

Amon Goffman deliberately looked very hard and focused, and every fine line of expression was full of sarcasm.

Anthony Curry's neck was flushed with anger, and he couldn't attack it immediately due to the occasion, but he thought bitterly in his heart: "Who invited this guy!

The two are old rivals in Angel City. They have been fighting each other for more than ten years. They have entrapped each other for so many years. Both of them have suffered from the other's losses and have gained the upper hand. Never let it go.

Perhaps this is one of the reasons why so many people want to stand at the top of the industry, not only because of the unique scenery here, but also because only in this way can they wantonly overlook those opponents and enemies who mocked the past.

Amon Goffman was actually invited by Jennifer Aniston. No matter how many seasons of "Friends" will be filmed, Aniston is determined to develop in the film industry, and her current agent does not have many resources in film projects. , so she has a little intention of changing agents, and currently maintains friendly relations with all the gold medal agents in Hollywood.

It took William a few seconds to realize that David Klein was talking to him. Just now, he had been hoping that the new couple would not end up with the separation of labor and sex in a few years, but if that day really happened... He should be on Aniston's side.

"Yeah, Jen and Brad are a good match." William answered a little late.

David Klein didn't care at all whether it was a little late for William to pick it up, or if he said something, he was just looking for a reason to chat: "Will, I heard that you have two films that have been completed recently, right? "

"Yeah, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief."

"What's the next movie plan? You've kept it a secret. The reporters in Los Angeles and New York didn't find any valuable information."

"Maybe I will continue to shoot "Blood", but I need to discuss the schedule with Natalie first. George's "Star Wars Episode 2" seems to want to start shooting this year, and the schedules of the two films cannot collide."

"Wow, I was so impressed by this movie!" David Klein's tone was two parts exaggerated and eight parts enthusiastic: "There has never been a low-budget film that has reached the box office of "Star Wars" before. "It's on par with Jurassic Park! Have you noticed that at least two movies of the same genre have been filmed and released this year? I heard that even ABC has been considering whether to buy a vampire for a long time. The drama series of the same theme, but in the end it was given to cable TV because the content was too bloody."

William is not very clear about this. What he knows is that an episode of a CBS crime drama aired at the beginning of the year should be based on "Blood Together" - it is about a man suffering from bloodthirsty. The teenager imagined that he was a vampire, so he bewitched a girl to become his girlfriend, and then turned the other girl into his first victim, and then attacked the girl one after another. The case of vampire legends spread everywhere in the town—to rule out the crime In the part of the case, the choice of actors and actresses, the sense of camera, etc. in the case are very similar to the movie.

The reason why I knew about this crime drama was that Madeleine saw it and told him when I was following the drama. After watching the rerun, William was also impressed by the ability of the TV drama editors in Hollywood to create scripts according to the popular ones around him at any time, and There is also an episode in this crime drama about a politician who is about to run for governor who is threatened by his lover. He is afraid that his political life will end and he buys a murder to kill the other party. .

David Klein finally got to the point: "So, Will, if you have time, would you like to make a guest appearance in two episodes of Friends?"

That's right, this is the ultimate goal of David Klein - "Friends" has been filmed for six seasons, the first season became a big hit that year, and the second season reached a peak ratings (average number of viewers per episode 2940 million) , although the popularity of the topic has always been high, the ratings have been declining year by year since the end of the second season. Until the just-concluded sixth season, the number of viewers was less than 2100 million, which is almost 300 million less than the fifth season. The ratings ranking also dropped from No.2 to fifth. Faced with such a predicament, as a co-producer, he came up with a trick to find more famous actors to comeo in the seventh season. It worked well for several seasons, and the episodes with guest appearances by Robin Williams, Bruce Willis and others were amazing ratings and helped to increase the average ratings for the year.

William thought for a while, but it was hard to refuse: "If there is a suitable—"

"Hey David, maybe you can talk to me about this directly?"

The head of the Jewish agent suddenly popped out from between the chair backs of William and David Klein. He looked at Klein with a smile and said, but the producer of "Friends" was shocked, and his arm was directly pressed on the lady next door. In the chest, he received a hard left uppercut.

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"I thought you asked me out because you didn't want my cameo on Friends," William said, taking a sip of champagne.

The wedding ceremony is over, and the bride and groom have just cut the cake. This is the most comfortable and relaxing lawn buffet stage of the wedding. To say hello and chat, in a vanity fair like Hollywood, let alone a wedding, even a funeral can become an important social occasion.

Except for Pitt and Aniston, the other superstars who came to the wedding could not be quiet and alone, surrounded by people chatting all the time, and William was dragged to the dining table by his agent as if he wanted to talk about important matters. The appearance of the matter avoided most people, but there were also a few celebrities holding wine glasses who were watching, ready to get close to Goffman as soon as he walked away.

"No, no, I don't want to talk to you about this, I want to talk to you about other things." Amon Goffman forked a few times before picking up a piece of fruit and throwing it into his mouth to eat, a bit absent-minded And a little anxious.

"Amy, what are you trying to say?"

"Okay, I won't worry anymore, I'll tell you everything—" Amon Goffman took a deep breath, met William's gaze, with a serious and resolute look in his expression: "I can't do what Anthony Ku Kissing Brad Pitt like that!"

"...Why did you flatter Brad Pitt?" William was puzzled.

"..." Amon Goffman was stunned for a moment, and then he corrected embarrassingly: "I mean, I don't want to become a sycophant like Anthony Curry. I don't even want my professional dignity for the commission. I'm afraid What good is an agent like this doing to an actor who is blindly flattering the actor after being fired?"

William recalled the relationship between Anthony Curry and Brad Pitt he had seen, and he understood what Amon Goffman was talking about.

The importance of an agent to an actor is self-evident. Behind every A-lister, one or several gold medal agents must work hard. During the rising period of an actor, the status of an agent in front of an actor is mostly the same. But—yes, there’s a but—for a lot of established movie stars, the project resources that come to their door are already the best without their agents trying so hard, so, many The roles of actors and agents have been reversed since then.

A story that has been widely circulated in Hollywood and is taken as a warning by many agents: a certain actress who is very famous in movies today, but not very beautiful, was able to endure hardships when she was younger, often in order to get more Good roles, whether she was asked by her agent to go on a diet or have plastic surgery, she followed them one by one. In a few years, she made a few successful movies, not only her salary went straight to the A-list, but she also got two Oscar nominations. , Later, once she competed with another top actress for a certain movie, she told her agent that she had to win the leading actress, and the agent called the publicist behind her back to complain, "The script requires a glamorous peerless stunner with a low weight. It has to be under [-] pounds, and she has no chance of getting the role." The actress' assistant heard it, and although the agent tried her best to apologize and said it was a joke, she was finally fired by the actress.

Most of the agents in Hollywood hope that the film actors will pay as high as possible, so that they can get more commissions, but there are also many good agents who will take into account the balance between the actor's art and business, and keep the actor in In one to two years, a commercial film and an artistic film will be released respectively. The purpose of accepting a commercial film is to make money, and accepting an art film may bring greater fame and better roles in the long run.

Agents who force actors to blindly accept commercial movies for money are not good agents, but like Anthony Curry, Brad Pitt was dumped by Gwyneth Paltrow and quickly asked someone to introduce Jennifer Anis Dunton appeases Pete's emotional pain, and gives the actors the right to choose films, allowing them to choose independent films that suit their own tastes. Almost all of them are crime and suspense thriller movies, and the Oscars don't like to see these kinds of movies. In more than 20 years, only one "Silence of the Lambs" has the honor to win the prize-for fear that I will make Pete unhappy. Anthony Curry, who was fired and then fired, cannot say that he really fulfilled his duties as an agent.

"Do you think I would like an agent like Curry? Tell me, Ami, what do you think is wrong? I want to hear the truth." William has now guessed that Amon Goffman is expressing himself He doesn't want to be like Pete's agent, becoming an actor's respondent, but wants to take up the rights that the agent should have and plan the path for the actor, but William is not yet sure which aspect the agent is targeting.

Looking at William, Amon Goffman's eyes slowly became calm: "I want you to spend less time on making money, and spend less time on Willot, at least in the next few years, you will be more Leave more things to others, and then, pay a little more for your film works."

"Ami—"

"I know, Will, I know that you have devoted a lot of time, energy, and money to make Willlott develop as soon as possible. In order to let the company gain a firm foothold in Hollywood as soon as possible, you personally produced and starred in "Blood Together" , dug Peter Jackson from Miramax, planned "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", and was so busy in the past two years that he could only complete a comedy movie ("Meet Your Father-in-Law"), and even In order to make the company's books look better, it is still preparing for the second part of "Blood Together" to continue to expand its territory—that's enough, Will, there will be no second part of "Blood Together" for the time being, and neither will Willot. going broke, and you're already standing among some of the richest people in Hollywood, why don't you go after the original ideal? Have you forgotten what that is?"

There are still some words that Amon Goffman did not say, that is, the films that William will release in the next two years are either comedies or special effects blockbusters. It was a cameo for the promotion of the movie. Counting the missed Oscars, even William, the next movie must come up with a sincere work. Otherwise, there will be no movement at the Oscars for two or three years. Well, William has risen like a rocket in Hollywood but has not had time to stabilize his position, and he will probably start to falter.

'What was the original ideal?It's not about making money, although I chose to become an actor because of a difficult life, but—" After such a long time, when I suddenly heard this question, William was really confused for several seconds.

Watching William's performance, the Jewish agent made up the knife silently: "I still remember your expression when you saw the scripts of "The Truman Show" and "Fight Club", so excited and excited."

Soon, as if struck by a bolt of lightning, William's thoughts suddenly cleared up: "Yes, I love that feeling! That kind of complex challenge and overcome it step by step, that kind of abstract words into concrete The image, the feeling of interpreting a brand new life in front of the camera!"

"The life in front of the camera is both me and not me."

'It's a show! '

"That feeling is like experiencing how God created human beings!"

'And the best performance, will also get the best reward - Best Actor! '