[US Entertainment] Actor

Returning to the crew of "Pirates of the Caribbean", Ebert met many old friends.

Needless to say, Johnny Depp, the two just met at the Oscars ceremony, and there is nothing extra to say except for a sigh of "I don't want to see you again for the next nomination".On the contrary, Keira Knightley gave Ebert a big hug as soon as they met. The relationship between the two has always been good in the crew, and they often contacted each other after the filming. However, as the two became more busy at work, The connection gradually broke down.

The life of an actor is not as interesting as most fans think. Fans will find the filming tidbits of the movie very interesting, but for the actors, it is just part of their repetitive work day after day, which is boring and even dangerous. possible.Apart from filming, whether it is commercials, luxury endorsements or various commercial platform activities, the only thing they have to do is to pose to show their most beautiful side, which is actually no different from the production and processing of machinery in a factory.

But people are always emotional animals, and no one can keep a hypocritical smirk all the time.The reason why actors can persist is only for their own career, image and more interests.

The same goes for making friends.Celebrity friendship is always staged. From one crew to another, exchanging phone numbers and chatting for a few days is considered to be friends. Some fans YY are so firm that they even privately put the two actors together as a pair.

Since filming the film, the only people Ebert has kept in touch with are Al Pacino and Johnny Depp, who happened to be nominated for Oscars two years at the same time.Others, such as Hilary Swank, Jeff Bridges, etc., can only be regarded as meeting by chance, and they cut off contact as soon as the filming ended.

Director Gore Verbinski hugged Ebert with a smile on his face. After the first box office hit of "Pirates of the Caribbean", Gore Verbinski's directorial ability was finally verified. Disney finally put The guide tube of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" was handed over to him.

The first part of the movie tells the grievances between Captain Jack and Barbossa, and the second part involves the life experience of Will Turner and the story of the captain of "The Flying Dutchman", David Jones, so Barbossa The actor Geoffrey Rush did not appear in the list of actors this time, but the crew added several new actors, including Bill Nighy who played Davy Jones and Tom Holland who played Lord Beckett. Germany.

Both of them are British actors. Bill Nighy has starred in "Love Actually", "Underworld", and is also the actor of Rufus Scrimgeour, the Minister of Magic in the "Harry Potter" movies. Rand has starred in films such as "The Merry Man" and "Pride and Prejudice". He has worked closely with Johnny Depp and Keira Knightley in the past two years. He was able to play in "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" Playing this newly-appearing role in the film is also due to the recommendation of the two.

The market of British actors in Hollywood is actually gradually expanding in this process of continuous cooperation and accumulation of word of mouth.

Audiences who like to watch British movies will find that the entire British actor market is actually very small. Basically, as long as British movies can make a name for themselves in Hollywood, the actors who can participate in them are familiar faces.

Such as "Harry Potter" series, "Love Actually", "BJ's Diary", "Sense and Sensibility" and other movies, Alan Rickman, Colin Firth, Judi Dench and other British actors Although their reputation in Hollywood has never been comparable to that of American superstars, their diligence, dedication, outstanding acting skills, and low prices have allowed them to open up the market in the fierce competition in Hollywood.

Although the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series is a typical Hollywood commercial film, most of the actors in the crew are from the United Kingdom, which is also related to the background of the story itself. None of them can be perfectly grasped by American actors with more modern temperament.A big production like "Titanic" has to choose a British actress as the heroine. Just like "Shakespeare in Love" although Gwyneth Paltrow was chosen, the composition of the entire crew is still the same. Mostly British actors, because the United States is a country that lacks history, and even the most nationally proud American audience can hardly recognize the nondescript Shakespeare played by an American actor.

The shooting of the film was mainly carried out in Los Angeles, London and Dominica. After the crew finished filming part of the scenes in Los Angeles, they went to the Caribbean island country of Dominica, where the crew will complete the shooting of the main scenes.

All was well for Ebert and Keira Knightley, but unfortunately for Johnny Depp, he was nearly thrown into the hot pot by cannibals in a scene in the movie.

Keira Knightley has grown a lot compared to three years ago. At that time, although she had always regarded becoming a famous actress as her own responsibility, there was always a sense of youthfulness in her conversation. As a newcomer, she also had a Share the energy that a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers.Some time ago, Keira just celebrated her 20th birthday in Los Angeles. Although she is still young, her conversation is more gentle and smooth than three years ago, and the aura of a big star is slowly showing in her.

In fact, since "Pirates of the Caribbean" created a box office miracle, Keira has become the most potential British actress in Hollywood, compared with Natalie Portman, Anne Hathaway and other new generation Hollywood actresses , she is younger and has more room for future development. Most importantly, "Pirates of the Caribbean" will definitely be a successful movie series in the future, as long as the follow-up box office can match the first one, Keira Knight Li can achieve long red.

Keira Knightley is indeed on her way to becoming an A-list actress. After "Pirates of the Caribbean" was released, "Love Actually" she participated in filming also set a box office record for British local films. After that, she filmed "King Arthur", "Phantom Jacket", "Domino" and other series of films, The objects of cooperation are all Hollywood first-line actors such as Mickey Rourke and Adrien Brody. Compared with the experience of only being able to play soy sauce in a few movies in the previous year, Keira Knightley's life is indeed A big flip was achieved.

Perhaps Keira Knightley's experience is enviable, but the entire crew is very clear that the man who has risen the fastest in his career and even created miracles is the man who greets everyone with a smile at the moment.

Three years is indeed a long time for ordinary people, but it is too short for actors who have devoted themselves to film career.

An actor who has been popular for ten years is enough to secure the position of superstar, but it usually only takes one or two years to fall from the position of superstar to the altar.There are many actors in Hollywood who stick to poverty for ten years but finally turn around. They have been unknown for decades, but suddenly became famous because of a certain work. There are so many such examples that many people think that actors want to It must go through a difficult process to become popular. Few people can quickly rise to the front line in three years and firmly hold their position like Ebert.

Three or four years ago, the North American people called Ebert the lead singer of the "Eastern Eagle" band and the golden raspberry actor winner, but in this short period of time, Ebert has refreshed In everyone's impression of him, he not only washed away all the stains on his body, but also became a nominee for Oscar winner twice, from the lowest point of his career to the peak.

In just three years, he created a miracle.

Ebert seldom played big names, and he never felt that he was so great because of his status as a leading actor, just like he never felt inferior when he was a supporting role, and he never bullied other actors when he was a leading role Thoughts, but in the "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" crew, he obviously felt different.

Perhaps it was because he had been in this crew before.

During the filming of the first film, Ebert also had disagreements with the screenwriter and even the director because of certain plot settings. They would listen to his opinions, but most of the time he would not get too much attention. In the shooting of the scene, his right to speak is not even as good as Keira Knightley, but now, not only Jerry Bruckheimer has always maintained an extremely kind attitude towards him, but the crew, whether it is the director, screenwriter or ordinary The staff of the company maintain considerable respect for Ebert.

Respect may not be an appropriate word, but looking at the cautious attitude of the crew, Ebert rarely remembers that he is now a top Hollywood star.

Leonardo expressed his disdain for Ebert's country boy mentality: "Poor Ebert, if Armani or any fashion brand knows that you have such a country boy mentality, they will not dare to invite you." endorsed."

Johnny Depp also smiled and watched Ebert showing embarrassment: "This is a stage that every big star must go through, Ebert, you have to get used to it."

A few days later, after adapting to the treatment of first-line stars, Ebert gradually corrected his mentality and devoted himself to the hard work of filming.

For him, the filming of "Pirates of the Caribbean 1" has laid a good foundation for the filming of the second part. Although he still has some complaints about having to take a boat to soak in the water from time to time, he has already adapted to the filming rhythm of the film as soon as possible.

The box office of the first movie broke the box office record of Disney’s live-action movies in the past few years. For the second movie, the wealthy Disney naturally showed no mercy. The investment alone gave a high price of 2 million U.S. dollars. The first film has increased by a full 2500 million US dollars. In addition to having strong confidence in the box office of the second film, Disney naturally hopes that the box office of the second film can surpass the first film and set a new high.

Ebert couldn't feel it in Los Angeles, but in the Dominican Republic, Ebert realized just how wealthy the crew of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" was.