Hollywood superstar XX history [travel]

During the holidays from Christmas to New Year’s Day, Vogt did not return to Germany, but his mother, Anne, flew to New York alone for three days after receiving a call from her youngest son. While visiting his parents and brothers, he took a look at Vogt’s status quo.

She didn't stay long, but walked away very satisfied, and said she would not miss the premiere of Vogt's first film.

Vogt promised that if the movie was released, he would provide movie tickets, and if Annie wanted to come to the premiere in the United States, he could also give away air tickets—all out of his own pocket.

Anne happily gave her filial younger son a sweet kiss, and then boarded the plane with her second son, Ludwig.

What Vogt didn't say was that he had heard from his agent Lance that the release of "Brokeback Mountain" was not smooth at all, and the release date was still unknown.Now the producer has opened up another path, planning to participate in the Venice International Film Festival to see if it can attract suitable buyers and expand the market.The Venice Film Festival is in August, and even if it can win some awards, it still needs a long wait for the official release.

The auditions for "The Departed" were completed before Christmas, and Martin Scorsese was unexpectedly slow to make a decision, and there was still no news until February 2005.But Lance was very calm, and was not in a hurry to contact Vogt with a new job.It was Vogt's decision to temporarily return to Broadway that he supported.So after the holiday, Vogt did not return to Los Angeles immediately, but became a backup theater actor based on his relationship with the Cherry Lane Theater.

After the news of Vogt's performance in the musical at the Cherry Lane Theater spread, many of Vogt's original Phantom fans were attracted. They were Vogt's earliest fans and had been paying attention to his news.They are very excited to be in close contact with their idols again!Vogt didn't lie when he said he would come back last year!

In addition to the Cherry Lane Theatre, the King's Theater also invited him back to perform several "Phantom of the Opera".The box office of the film version of "The Phantom of the Opera" is quite good, and it has won several Oscar nominations. In addition, the global tour of the musical "Phantom of the Opera" has directly driven the attendance rate of the musical.Now asking Vogt to play the Phantom will not have any negative impact, and the King's Theater also intends to make peace with Vogt.

After such a long time, Vogt's original breath disappeared.As Lance reminded, there is no guarantee that he will leave Broadway forever, and he also wants to give back to the theater fans who have always supported him, so he accepted the olive branch from the King's Theatre.

The only pity is that Sid Jericho and Hayley Atwell have finished their work at the King's Theater and left the United States.Want to see them again, probably only Vogt flew to England.

In April, Lance brought the good news that Vogt had landed the role of Billy in The Departed.Filming officially began in June.Before shooting, Vogt needs a month of relevant training.

Leonardo directly quit the film after not getting the role of Billy, and took over Robert De Niro's "Shepherd".In the same crew as Vogt, there are world-recognized old actors like Jack Nicholson, as well as famous young actors like Matt Damon. The cast is strong.

Because of "grabbing the role from Leonardo", Vogt has attracted much attention in the crew.

In terms of attitude towards Vogt, the atmosphere of the crew of "The Departed" is much worse than that of the crew of "Brokeback Mountain".Because of the relationship between director Ang Lee and producer James, Vogt was like a fish in water on the set of "Brokeback Mountain". Everyone was very friendly to him, and the atmosphere of the set itself was very peaceful and emotional because of the film's theme and rhythm.But in the crew of "The Departed", most of the film involved bloody violence, intrigue, and the atmosphere in the studio was tense and hot. Vogt, as a student of Roger Coleman, was not cared for, but more demanding.For example, Jack Nicholson, who plays the gang boss Frank the most with him, is half a student of Roger Coleman, and his achievements are not inferior to that of Robert De Niro. His reaction to Vogt is similar to that of Like Robert De Niro, he used practical actions to review whether Vogt is qualified to become a student of Roger Coleman.

Frank, played by Jack Nicholson, is creepy. Even when the show is over, the crew members will subconsciously give way when they see him, which shows his power.Martin Scorsese absolutely loves him, and he's such a fanatic when he's filmed, it's unbelievable that his good-natured features and lean body can burst out with so much energy.That kind of tension between the director and the actors, if it wasn't for sure that neither of them were gay, Vogt would have thought they were passionately in love with each other!Or twilight love...

Jack Nicholson was also the first actor to give Vogt the feeling of being overwhelmed.Of course, this has something to do with the arrangement of the roles.Billy, played by Vogt, is an undercover policeman who works under the gang boss Frank. Billy has witnessed Frank's bloody brutality and moodiness. Always full of dread and fear, every day is like stepping on a tightrope.Compared with Frank's unscrupulousness, Billy's performance is much more depressed and heavy.In the early confrontation between Billy and Frank, there is no doubt that Billy is always at a disadvantage.

When Vogt and Jack Nicholson played against each other, he clearly felt the pressure brought by the other party. The sense of crisis that was hanging by a thread stimulated his adrenal glands and made him breathless.At first Vogt was almost completely helpless to fight back.

After the director called the card, Jack Nicholson patted his cheek with his thick and rough hands: "Ah, the little kid who is half-baked!"

It made Vogt's teeth itch!They are all called "Jack", why is there such a difference?

Matt Damon patted Vogt on the shoulder sympathetically.This talent who is mainly an actor, has countless side jobs, and won an Oscar for Best Screenplay is a good guy, but unfortunately his appearance is not the type that Vogt likes at all, and he seems to be a man of his own.The tall man who came to visit the class, Ben Affleck, and Matt seemed like one person. From Vogt's eyes, the relationship was not ordinary.

However, Vogt and Matt still have a lot in common as brothers and sisters oppressed by Jack Nicholson.As true protagonists, they couldn't have been held down by Nicholson all the time.Especially Vogt, he and Nicholson have a lot of rivalry.

"The Departed" is a man's movie, the plot mainly revolves around three men, Billy, Colin, and Frank, and the proportion of love and heroine is very small.The emotional factor is weak, and the emotions caused by the environment are complex and conflicted. This is definitely a new manifestation for Vogt.When he plays the Phantom of the Opera and Ennis of Brokeback Mountain, he has a focus, namely Christine and Jack. Gert can thus control the rhythm of the performance.But Billy is different. He has always been in danger, and his body and mind are in a state of restlessness. Even when facing the woman he likes, he can't get emotional comfort from her, only emotional catharsis.He always hides his true self very deeply, acts evil with ulterior justice, lonely and depressed.

In a way, Nicholson's insults to Vogt focused Vogt's attention on him instead of trying in vain to find a point - in fact, Billy did everything The goal is indeed Frank. "Arresting Frank" is Billy's ultimate goal, and everything else is secondary.

I have to say that Vogt's savvy in acting is really good.After being briefly played around by Nicholson, he began to grope for inspiration to play Billy.

Vogt split himself into two people, one is the criminal Billy, and he is the evil Billy. A criminal who doesn't change his face, he is smart, cunning, ruthless, and gets more and more attention and trust from Frank.This Billy has always existed in Frank's gang.The other is Cop Billy, who is good Billy, who always remembers that he is an undercover cop, and his goal is to arrest Frank.This Billy reveals part of him when he's facing his police superiors and facing Madeleine, and part of him when he's alone.When he transforms into a good Belgium, his conscience will condemn his actions and push him into the abyss of pain and guilt.

This kind of treatment similar to split personality is full of fragmentation, but combined with Billy's situation and identity, it is very convincing.Martin Scorsese originally agreed with Vogt's psychological distortion under tremendous pressure but always maintained a sense of justice and kindness in the audition. He also hoped that Billy would show his true self when he witnessed Frank's gang doing evil. Different psychological and mental states from these bad guys to emphasize Billy's justice and kindness and his identity as a policeman.

"But Martin, Frank, they're not stupid. If Billy stood by every time he committed a crime, with a look like 'I don't want to hurt people, I don't want to kill people, I don't want to commit crimes', would he really be able to stay in the gang?" Vogt Raise objections.If Billy doesn't go along with others and doesn't show his criminal determination and ability, with Frank's shrewdness, will he really look at Billy differently, and even promote him to a position almost equal to his most capable assistant "France"?

Martin thought about it carefully, discussed with Nicholson and the others, and finally said to Vogt: "Act according to your ideas, young man!"

Vogt said, "I'll do what I can." He exchanged a glance with Nicholson from a distance, and lip-synced, "I'm a smart guy, old man, and I'll beat you."

Nicholson made a thumbs down gesture: "Kiddo!"

Vogt curled his lip.Without a beautiful woman to arouse his sexual desire to make him show mercy, if it were an annoying old man, he would not admit defeat.He wants to end all the scenes with him as soon as possible, lest he can't stand his ugly face and vomit.

After Vogt grasped the keynote of the performance, his whole state was shocked!He himself may not feel it, but everyone else in the crew can feel it. Both he and Nicholson played high!

Martin was very happy and unceremoniously pushed forward the shooting progress again and again.

By August, "The Departed" had already been filmed in sevens and eighties.Vogt had to ask Martin for a few days off to fly to Venice, where he had been nominated for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival for his role as Ennis in "Brokeback Mountain."Lance booked him a plane ticket and asked him to go to Venice with Ang Lee.