Birth of an actor

The script for "Scream" was placed in front of William along with "The Ice Storm" and, oh yes, "LA Confidential."

Ice Storm was the first to be rejected.

In fact, the script is really good. The title of "Ice Storm" is a metaphor. This is not a disaster film. It is completely different from the natural disaster film "Tornado" that has just been released in North America and caused a sensation. On the contrary, it tells the story of the 70 In the United States in the [-]s, the family problems of the middle class under various waves of the times such as the defeat in the Vietnam War, the wave of sexual liberation, and the Watergate incident.

Ang Lee has always been good at shooting family-themed films, because his film language is always delicate, and the pictures seem plain, but the emotional outbursts are surging under this plainness. ", Ang Lee's distinctive director skills can be captured - and it is said that Ang Lee has wanted to make "Ice Storm" for many years, but Hollywood studios have always doubted whether he can make a movie in a specific age background, American middle-class The emotional contradictions and conflicts of class and family are fully displayed, so they used "Sense and Sensibility" to test Ang Lee.Ang Lee took over "Sense and Sensibility" to accumulate capital for "Ice Storm". Now "Sense and Sensibility" has a good box office reputation and won many awards, so Ang Lee has finally been widely recognized by Hollywood, Fox It has been decided to shoot "Ice Storm", and the film has officially entered the preparatory period.

Because of the good cooperation of "Sense and Sensibility", at the suggestion of Ang Lee, Fox invited William to play the role of Paul, the son of the actor Ben Hood (Kevin Klein has been confirmed to play), a marriage that feels the tension between the parents. At the same time, he is obsessed with the most popular girl in the school and tries to catch her up.

William has read the novel "Ice Storm" and also read the script. The screenwriter's adaptation of the novel is very good, retaining the most essential parts of the original work, and at the same time retaining the rhythm that a movie script should have. Coupled with the special background of the times, it will be The type that the judging committees like for major awards—William almost took over "Ice Storm", if the schedule didn't allow it.

Yes, Ice Storm doesn't start until after September, and William will be on the Harvard campus by then.

William called Ang Lee himself to apologize, explained the reason for his refusal, and enthusiastically promoted his friend: "Toby is very cute, he has a baby face, big blue eyes, and although he is only 21, he has a long face. He is cuter than many 12-year-old boys, and it is easy to play a high school student, and he has an amiable temperament, like those smart and good students in school, I think he is very suitable for the role of Paul."

"Tobey Maguire?" Ang Lee asked, and after receiving an affirmative answer from William, he said, "I have a little impression of this name. He submitted a resume to the casting director. Since he is your friend, well, I will let the casting director The director of the role called him these few days and asked him to try it."

"Thanks, Lee, I promise Toby will surprise you."

After pressing the call button, William turned and shook the phone at Tobey Maguire: "It's done."

Tobey Maguire said in his soft baby voice: "I don't know how to express my gratitude, Will, this is obviously your script..."

Because U.S. law attaches great importance to copyright, and Hollywood is closely related to the political arena. It is a circle that has made principled mistakes and has no hope of future. Therefore, many movies that are about to be shot (except original commercial suspense science fiction and other genres), especially those adapted from novels In other words, scripts are widely circulated. Not only capable managers can have a copy, but celebrities can also ask their relatives, friends and even assistants to help them choose scripts, as long as they abide by the principle of confidentiality.

After Amon sent William the script, Toby flipped through it casually one day when he was bored, and then he was attracted. He and William thought it was a wonderful script, but Toby had never read it before. I have expressed my interest in it, and Tobey Maguire was a little shy or something until William accidentally mentioned that he was going to reject "Ice Storm" because of the unsuitable schedule when chatting a few days ago Emotionally, he gave up and said: "I like this script, really, although I haven't reached the point where I want to take it away from you, but if you are sure that you won't continue, I want to fight for it."

Of course, William has no problem with this. Really, if good things are not willing to share with friends, or even unhappy with the progress of the other party, what kind of good partner is this?So William encouraged Tobey Maguire to send his resume to the casting director, and volunteered to recommend him to the director when the other party failed to get a reply.

"Stop saying things like that, Toby, if you really consider me a friend."

Tobey Maguire shut up obediently, but only remained silent for less than a minute: "So what is your final choice, "Scream" or "LA Confidential"?"

""Scream", Amon suggested that I choose this, and I think so too." William analyzed: "Although "L.A. Confidential" can be called a big production with an investment of 500 million US dollars, but my The role is only one of the three male leads, and the partners are Kevin Spacey and Russell Crowe. I have too little room to play. Even if the performance is good, the eyes of film critics are likely to focus on Spacey first. And Crowe, after all they are hot, and the female lead has just been identified as Kim Basinger, God, she is 43 years old! I still have to fall in love with her obsessively in the movie! It's so hard... " The benefits of "Scream" are highlighted. The role fits my age. To be honest, can you imagine that I have never played a normal high school student? It is quite a challenging role, the shooting cycle is short, and the pay That’s great, and, in Scream, there’s another police officer who’s got a similar role to me, but I have more room to play than him.”

In addition to these, there are actually other reasons why William took over "Scream" that cannot be explained to outsiders: William had no chance to watch the "Scream" series in his previous life, but he watched it by chance. He has been to "Scream", and he was impressed by that evil movie. Later, he realized that "Scream" is a derivative movie of "Scream", which is an upgraded version of "Scream". The satirical spoof version, and even this spoof version, a series of 1234 were shot.

So when Amon gave him the script of "Scream", William thought, since a series of derivative films can be produced, "Scream" itself must be very successful, a film destined to be successful , why not pick it up?

Tobey Maguire winked: "I heard Drew Barrymore decided to play? Wow, she's hot."

"Not my cup of tea," William shrugged.

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One night out with her parents, Kathy, a high school girl, rents a horror movie and wants to watch it with her boyfriend Steve. While preparing popcorn, she gets a call from a strange man who asks her: "Which horror movie do you like best?" At first Kathy took it as a flirting call, until the stranger told her every move, Kathy felt panic, the stranger was lurking in Kathy's house, cruel Killed Kathy's boyfriend Steve, and in the end even she herself could not escape bad luck.

The murders of Kathy and Steve caused a huge sensation in Woodsburg Middle School. Later, the girl Xi Ni also received a terrorist call and was attacked by a masked killer. She was the real murderer who killed her mother a year ago. Xi Ni escaped at a critical moment, but the masked killer chased her to the school and even killed the principal. Xi Ni's friends cared about her, but they didn't care about the masked killer. So much fear, they even decided to hold a carnival party to tease the masked killer to their heart's content. Unexpectedly, on this night, the real masked killer appeared... The party turned into a nightmare, full of terrifying screams.Who is the Masked Killer?Is it Sydney's boyfriend Billy?Missing father Neil?Small town sheriff?Or a killer who just enjoys the thrill of killing?The suspense was not revealed until the last moment.

In terms of subject matter, the horror thriller "Scream" should be regarded as a CULT movie, but with an investment of 1500 million U.S. dollars—yes, it is similar to the investment of Ang Lee's "Sense and Sensibility"—the addition of several Hollywood hot topic stars , but it distances this movie from other CULT movies that are more cheap, rough, and bloody.

Drew Barrymore, "Spielberg's Goddaughter" and "Hollywood Bad Girl" are the two most famous labels on her body. She was born in the Hollywood acting family Barrymore family, but her parents divorced since she was a child. The 11-month-old She was sent to the screen by her greedy mother when she was young. At the age of 7, she became popular when she starred in Spielberg's "ET" and became a world-famous child star. She was considered a goddaughter by Spielberg. She starred in blockbuster films one after another, and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress at the age of 9.

But in contrast to Drew's fame in the sky, she kept trying to lower her image. She started drinking at the age of 9, got involved in marijuana at the age of 10, touched cocaine at the age of 13, and entered the drug rehabilitation center three times at the age of 15. In the drug rehabilitation center Wrote an autobiography, accused her mother and other family members of oppressing her since she was a child, and broke with her current manager as a manager through legal means, but Drew, who got rid of her mother and drug rehabilitation, did not get better from this. Playing sexy roles in nude photos, with the same chaotic private life on and off the screen, he became a typical example of a famous child star in the United States who was depraved due to the chaotic life of adolescence.

Drew played the role of the first victim of the ghost-faced killer in "Scream". There are not many scenes, and it only lasts about 10 minutes after editing. It is said that Dimension Pictures originally wanted to find her as the heroine, but Drew After reading the script, I learned that the heroine Xi Ni has brown hair. After she wanted to play the role, she had to dye her hair, so she refused, and then chose Casey as a supporting role-Drew Barrymore was not born with blonde hair, but she always She likes to dye her hair blond and present herself as a blond stunner, so she is a bit repulsed to play the heroine Xi Ni who is not only brown-haired but also looks ordinary in the script.

Another high-profile actress on "Scream" is Courteney Cox, best known for her role as Monica in "Friends," the NBC sitcom that, although just finished, Two seasons, but it has been popular in North America, the ratings are amazing, and it was temporarily renewed by NBC to the fifth season.Courteney plays the female reporter Keir in the film.

Then there is William. Guest appearances in a series of TV series such as "Leap to Beverly", "X-Files", "Clark and Louise" have brought William a lot of love from adolescent fans, and "Sense and Sensibility" has attracted many fans. The middle-aged critics of art films remember William's name and have a good impression of it. Although "Titanic" has not yet been released, Cameron's name and the unprecedented investment of [-] million US dollars are enough to make media reporters all over the United States pay attention to the crew. The three young actors in the film, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, and William Bradley, cast great attention.

Now, Spielberg’s goddaughter, Monica from Friends, and Cameron’s favorite new star to participate in the huge production are working together on the horror movie "Scream". How could this movie be obscured and drowned? What about other B-level movies that are destined to not attract much attention from the start of filming to the release?

Except for Courteney Cox, all the actors of "Scream" are around 20 years old, and the actors are recruited in Hollywood, and the filming location is in Sonoma County, not far from Los Angeles. Everyone didn't feel uncomfortable being away from home, so the overall atmosphere was very relaxed. It can be said that it was the most lively and lively crew that William has ever stayed in.

However, there are too many young people, and there is also a disadvantage, that is, they are very "unintimidated". Screaming.

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"No, no, stop, please stop!" Drew Barrymore suddenly turned around and shouted towards the rear, his voice trembling violently, his feet suddenly slipped for some reason, and he fell to the ground.

The stunt team wearing a black robe and a grimace mask stopped in surprise, put down the prop knife held high in his right hand, and stretched out his left hand to try to get Radru Barrymore up.

But Drew used both hands and feet, and quickly climbed two steps back: "No, no, don't come close to me!" Her voice trembled, and she sounded in a terrible mood.

The stunt team stopped in place strangely and dazedly.

The actors stopped, and the camera naturally stopped working. The director Wes Craven in the distance asked loudly: "What the hell happened, why did you stop?!"

Actor Kevin Voss, who had just finished being strapped to a chair by the Ghost-faced killer, disembowelled him, and his bloody intestines leaked all over the scene-played the boyfriend of the high school girl Kathy played by Drew in the movie. Wen——ignoring that he hadn't cleaned himself up, he strode up to Drew: "What's wrong, Drew, did someone touch you?"

Kevin Voss also turned suspicious eyes on the stuntman, as if he wanted to immediately confirm the stuntman's intention to indecently molest Hollywood's topical actress - the famous, beautiful and open-minded Drew Barry Although Moore will only stay on the crew for a week, several men who have already hooked up are fascinated by her. In addition to Kevin Voss, Matthew Lillard and Jamie who play the heroine friend Stu and Randy Kennedy is also persevering in wanting to ask Drew out.

Kevin Voss affectionately tried to pull Drew off the ground, but Drew Barrymore knocked his arm back, screaming, "Get away from me, you bloody bastard !"

"These are not blood, they are a mixture of corn syrup and food coloring." Kevin Voss said aggrievedly. To prove himself, he even used his index finger to dip the big blood red on his clothes, and then put it in his mouth Li: "Well, the taste is not bad, sweet."

"Of course I know it's not blood, idiot!" Drew Barrymore yelled, still sitting on the ground: "But I don't want to see blood red now, so stay away from me, now, now!"

Kevin Voss tried to curry favor but was rejected and walked away aggrieved.

The stuntman had already fully understood the cause and effect. When the director and others came over, he took off the grimace mask, shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands: "It's not my fault, guys, she was scared when she saw the mask." .”

Judging from Drew Barrymore's annoyed and terrified expression, the stuntman was right.

All the truth is revealed: At this moment, the ghost-faced killer is being photographed playing the game of "I ask you to answer horror movie questions" with Casey on the phone. Casey answered the correct answer, but the ghost-faced killer still brutally killed Casey. Boyfriend Steven, Kathy began to hide desperately in the room, and escaped from the house after a simple fight with the ghost-faced killer. The car ran wildly in the direction of the car, but the ghost-faced killer appeared from behind Casey at this moment. He caught up with Casey a few steps and stabbed the knife into her chest.Kathy was brutally murdered outside the house when her parents entered the house.

The scene is set at night, so the surroundings are very dark, and there is very little light, but the camera can shoot a clear picture; there are escape scenes and long-distance shots, so except for one camera, everyone else has to stand Far away; the ghost killer brutally killed Casey's boyfriend Steven, and chased Casey with Casey in the house, so the inside and outside of the house were chaotic, and blood was scattered on many floors.

The dim scene, the gloomy house, the blood red everywhere, and the stuntmen in black robes and masks chasing too hard, Drew Barrymore was too deep into the play and was frightened.

Everyone was a little dumbfounded, honestly, they didn't know whether to praise the realistic props made by the prop team, or to laugh at Drew Barrymore for being too timid.

"To be honest, this mask is quite scary." Neve Campbell, who plays the heroine Sienne, whispered among the crowd.

"That's right, especially the long and wide open mouth, which is distorted and eerie like a black hole. It's horrifying. I don't dare to stare at it until now." Courteney Cox separated the people and walked to Germany Lu next to her, stretched out his hand to her: "Where did they find such a scary mask?"

"We paid a lot of money for the right to use it from Fandou Company." Harvey Weinstein, one of the producers, said—yes, the elder brother of the Weinstein brothers, Mira One of the leaders of Max Films, became one of the most famous producers in Hollywood because of the successful operation of Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction" in 1994, and now merges with Miramax In Disney, the script of "Scream" was not filmed by the Weinstein brothers for 40 yuan, so Harvey Weinstein is naturally one of the producers.

Drew Barrymore accepted Courteney Cox's kindness and stood up from the ground, but still kept away from the stuntman: "I need a cup of hot chocolate, can we continue filming later?"

"No problem," said director Wes Craven. "You can rest until you feel comfortable. Well, maybe we can light more in a while so that the scene doesn't look too gloomy."

Drew's reaction and the director's words made people who were not aware of the gloomy atmosphere at the scene also notice the surrounding environment. Suddenly, most people showed uncomfortable expressions on their faces - the dark night, the large red and the The ghost mask is so powerful. Even if they know that this is filming, some people can't help but feel nervous, and some even think of several weird incidents that happened on the set during the shooting of horror movies.

The United States is not a country of atheism and science supremacy. There are many Christians, and most people believe in God, which means that the United States can become the soil of many unscientific supernatural theories.Also, just like Keel, a female reporter played by Courteney Cox in "Scream", made a lot of money and became famous by writing serial killer cases, such things really exist in the real American society, A serial killer who slaughtered innocent lives would receive letters from countless crazy fans while in prison. The media people who reported on the serial murders were popular all over the country. On the contrary, the families of the victims would get nothing but harassment and strange looks.

"Hey guys."

A male voice suddenly came from behind the crowd, a bit familiar. Courteney Cox glanced back and was taken aback by the man in the full costume of the ghost-faced killer standing behind everyone. She just calmed down her heartbeat and was about to When I blamed the stuntman for being okay and scary, I glanced around, only to find that the stuntman was standing beside him in casual clothes!The rapid scream slipped out of Courteney's mouth uncontrollably: "Oh my God!"

The people who turned around following Courteney Cox's guidance were also frightened, the girls screamed one after another, and even several boys gasped and shouted: "Damn it!" !Who is where? Who are you?!"

"Is it scary?" Ghost Face Killer put his hands on his hips, and then posed like a bodybuilder, and asked with a smile, "Is this also scary?"

Some girls have burst into tears and laughed.It's really funny that the "killer" wearing such a scary mask makes such spoofs.

"Will?" The heroine Neve Campbell heard William's voice and asked in surprise, "Is that you?"

"It's me. I'm sorry for scaring everyone!" Noticing that almost everyone nearby was looking at him, William increased his volume: "When everyone extended a hand of friendship to Drew, I had a whim and asked this Dude—" He stretched out his right fist towards the stuntman, and the stuntman also stretched out his fist to confront him: "I borrowed the clothes to try to see if it's really that scary. I didn't expect the effect to be so good. I I'm sorry, so let me make it up to everyone?"

"Will, you are so mean." Drew Barrymore rubbed the corners of her eyes and scolded William. Although she was scolding, her expression and tone were very affectionate.

"How are you going to make it up to us?" Neve Campbell asked.

"Make this chase scene less scary?" William reached out to Drew, and Drew put his left hand into his hand with a smile. William pulled Drew closer to his arms, holding a prop knife on her chest with his right hand Front gesture: "After the ghost-faced killer catches up with Casey, he will stab here and maybe hurt his lungs, so when Casey's parents drove home, Casey couldn't shout for help, and missed the best life." Please help me, we can make this plot more interesting through imagination, for example—"

William said while imitating the movement: "The killer stabbed Casey in the chest, and then a piece of silicone sticks out!"

The crowd fell silent for a moment, then burst into laughter.

William continued to describe: "Kathy broke free from the killer's control and continued to run away. At this time, she saw a car approaching slowly in front of her. It was her parents' car! Kathy jumped onto the road holding her chest, yes I waved desperately at the car, but in the car, Kathy's parents were indulging in a blowjob, so it's no surprise, bang! Kathy was hit and killed by a car coming in front of her!"

"Hahahaha!"

"Oh my god, this is so interesting!" People laughed and laughed, looking at the black mask, they felt that it was not so scary, but a bit funny-think about the ghost-faced killer trying to kill Casey, and the result Look at the expression when you fork out a piece of silicone, the face under the mask must be crooked!

Drew Barrymore poked William with his arm pretending to be annoyed: "I don't have a silicone breast!"

"Just kidding." William apologized by kissing the back of Drew Barrymore's hand.

Drew Barrymore suddenly leaned into William's ear and said, "You know, the heroine originally belonged to me, but I rejected it, and now I regret it. If I were the heroine, I wouldn't be able to turn to someone like Campbell." I've talked about love with you openly."

"Uh……"

William couldn't help turning his head away, but Drew Barrymore immediately blocked it with his hand, "No, no, don't turn your head, you will be discovered by Campbell." Drew Barrymore said, "If she knows we It’s not good to talk about her, is it?”

Drew Barrymore is a well-known Hollywood actress with an open style, and in the past few days, she has made several men fascinated by her, naturally, she is not shy about molesting William in front of everyone, But William felt extremely awkward about this. Fortunately, Harvey Weinstein appeared in time and rescued him: "Do you want to change the script for the screenwriter? Will?"

William quickly broke free from Drew's arms and walked towards Harvey Weinstein: "Of course not, I was just joking with everyone."

"But I think the joke you told is very graphic. If such a plot can appear in a satirical humorous movie, it will definitely have a huge impact on the audience. Are you interested in adapting what you just said into a movie script? "

William looked at Harvey Weinstein and blinked slowly: "Script?"