Saving the world is not as good as chasing stars [US Entertainment]

After the successful conclusion of the 78th Academy Awards Ceremony, the most watched big event in Hollywood in recent days is the cast audition for the crew of "Queen Margot".

In the process of perfecting the script, the cast of "Queen Margot" has not yet openly recruited, and more than a thousand actors have signed up. Among them are not only French movie stars who fit the temperament of the original work, but also actors from Hollywood and the West End of London. Showed great enthusiasm.

And in mid-March, "Queen Margot" was about to start officially. The role of Marguerite de Valois' Protestant lover La Moore was still unresolved. Hundreds of young actors from North America and Europe rushed to arrive. Paris, just to play the role of the short-lived man who was sent to the guillotine, the audition meeting was almost crowded with people, and the grand occasion was unprecedented.

With Focus Features and Margaret on the 78th Academy Awards, no young actor wants to miss the role of Lamour in "Queen Margot", even if the candidate is confirmed at the audition After that, it will take less than ten days to enter the group for shooting.

For formally produced films in Hollywood, the starring role is usually confirmed at least two months before the filming starts. In fact, in the crew of "Queen Margot", only the selection of the role of Lamour is a special case——

The originally scheduled European actor accidentally fell and broke his calf. Originally, he wanted to cover up the matter, and delayed until the crew started to arrange his role to be filmed at the end. Unexpectedly, a competitor revealed the matter to the media. .

The French media has always been well-informed. Under the offensive of public opinion, the original actor could only regretfully withdraw from the filming, and give up this chance to become famous in one fell swoop.

Fortunately, Patrice Jaap, the director of "Queen Margot", has been planning this project for many years, and the producer Marguerite has spent a lot of money. Therefore, in the few days before the start of the project, a huge and powerful event was held in Paris. The audition meeting, while recruiting new Larmor actors, selected hundreds of extras that were needed for all the big scenes.

In the audition room, director Patrice Jaap and representatives of the Screen Actors Union sat next to Margaret, while Danielle Thompson, one of the screenwriters, sat on the other side of director Jaap.

Margo attended today not only as the leading actor, but also as the first decision-maker - the representative of the producer.

Director Patrice Jahout and screenwriter Danielle Thompson had strict requirements for the role of Lamour, while representatives of the Screen Actors Union only hoped to choose a French native actor.

At this time, the audition meeting has been carried out to No. 17 male actors. This Parisian man from the French Theater is beautiful, and the audition performance is not bad, but the director Xia Hou is still reluctant to throw an olive branch, just said No.17——

"Please go out temporarily and wait for a reply."

Margo let out a tired breath, not knowing when this audition would end.

As she wondered when the audition would be over, the Parisian theater actor was walking out of the audition room with unconcealed disappointment, bumping shoulders with a tall, thin, blond man.

The Parisian theater actor was already disappointed because he failed to get the role, and he became more dissatisfied when he saw the man who was more than ten centimeters taller than him. In addition, he knew that the man was still a new British actor while waiting for the audition, so he directly made a sarcastic statement Said, "Who did I think it was, it turned out to be a London boy who traveled across the ocean to grab the French job."

He thought that the other party would retort, but unexpectedly, the British man just straightened his suit, ignored him and walked into the audition room.

At this time, in the audition room, Margaret had just received the resume of the No. 18 audition actor handed over by the assistant.

Margaret blinked—silly white sweet blond curly hair?

As soon as Tom Hiddleston came in, the director Patrice Jaap and the screenwriter Danielle Thompson felt that their eyes lit up. The classic temperament of this British actor and the British elegance are really captivating. eyeball.

And the representative of the French Actors Union, when facing this handsome British guy, is obviously not as friendly as his French actor.

Director Xia Hou didn't expand Hiddleston's resume, but directly picked a one-man show for him to show.

That was the scene when Earl Lamor met Margot for the first time——

He went to the Louvre to deliver a letter, and in a dark corridor, Margot appeared radiantly.

Surprisingly, Hiddleston's performance in this section is very good, giving full play to his own charming temperament, but not so elegant and literary that it leads to conflicts with the Protestant Earl Lamour. Temperament is different.

Patrice Jaap obviously didn't intend to let Margot end the scene to play against Hiddleston, not only because of Margaret's producer status, but more importantly, the role of Protestant Lamour, which is only considered Male number three, male number four, any production crew, there is no reason for the undisputed number one lead actor to audition for newcomers.

Moreover, Lamour himself didn't have many roles, most of them were even intimate scenes with Princess Margaret, so Patrice Jaap just let him show a one-man show, and this scene obviously made the director and The screenwriter is very satisfied.

Patrice Jaap said, "I noticed that you are fluent in French and even have a beautiful accent."

"I studied classics in college, so I have studied French and French literature." Tom Hiddleston returned to his classical literary style, and his elegance and politeness can easily win favor.

The representative of the French Screen Actors Union hurriedly glanced at his resume, "You just graduated from graduate school last year, and you have very little acting experience. You didn't even specify your education background. The content of this resume is not pretty."

Screenwriter Danielle Thompson is obviously a supporter of the handsome British guy in front of him. "Hiddleston was discovered in the second semester of university and began to participate in TV dramas and theater performances. He must have accumulated some experience."

Margo rested her chin and looked at the tall, thin, well-mannered handsome guy with interest, while the representative of the Screen Actors Union sitting on her right was still aggressive, "You should at least explain your school background in detail, even if they are mediocre. good."

Even though he was repeatedly targeted by the opponent, Tom Hiddleston still looked gentle and polite. He looked at the classical beauty who was watching the show without saying a word, and said, "I studied at Oxford Dragon when I was young, and then entered Eton College. After graduating, he went to Cambridge University to study classics, and just finished his studies at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art a few months ago."

——Mediocre and poor academic background?

Oxford Dragon Primary School-Eton College-Cambridge University-Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, a series of academic backgrounds, the whole audition of male actors combined may not be comparable.

Before Hiddleston finished speaking, the actor's union representatives who had been aggressive just now fell silent. Even director Xiahou and the screenwriter were shocked by the string of famous school backgrounds. The entire audition room was quiet as if ghosts were passing by.

This is also the reason why Tom concealed his academic background in the document without detailing it. In his previous auditions, every time he mentioned this string of academic background, there would be such an effect of silence.

In the long dead silence, Margot couldn't help laughing out loud, causing everyone to look at her.

She cleared her throat, and said seriously, "Mr. Hiddleston, please give me a detailed description of your school background in the future, although they do look a little scary."

The handsome blond British guy with slightly curly hair stared at the French beauty who just pretended to be silent and watched a good show, with a clear voice and a charming accent, "Sorry, I will pay attention to this matter in the future."

After the representative of the Actors Union was slapped in the face, he felt that the British man was cunning and hypocritical. He tried to convince several other decision makers, "Although this role has limited roles, it has a lot of scenes with Queen Margot. I think we need to be cautious." A decision was made to focus more on experienced male actors."

The director and screenwriter undoubtedly approve of Tom Hiddleston's performance, but at this time the representatives of the Screen Actors Union expressed their veto. Obviously, they need to see the opinions of the producer and the lead actor Margaret before making plans.

"He has outstanding personal charm and talent for acting. As for his lack of experience, it is far less important than luck and opportunity—" Margaret intertwined her fingers, propped her chin, and said in a casual tone, "And I am his luck." .”

Tom was startled, looked into the eyes of the sky, saw the corners of her mouth slightly curled up, and said, "Have a nice cooperation, Mr. Tom Hiddleston."

Obviously, Margaret, the first decision-maker in the audition meeting, directly offered an olive branch to this British gentleman, and did not give anyone a chance to refuse.

No matter how unwilling the representative of the French Screen Actors Union was, he was powerless to refute Margot's decision. After all, the actress who had won both box office awards was the chairman of the French Film Management Committee at the time.

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At the end of March, "Queen Margot" started filming smoothly. This film with many characters and complex stories is full of historical heaviness. Intrigues and conspiracy methods in the palace emerge endlessly. Appearing on the stage, that kind of otherworldly glamorous beauty can almost make people ignore everything.

Noble, extravagant, sincere, unrestrained, unyielding, and fiery, she vividly interprets this French princess. No one has the strength to resist that kind of pure and extreme beauty.

Whether she is wearing the extremely luxurious blood-colored wedding dress, standing straight and full of back;

Still wearing a silver-blue corset dress, surrounded by men who flatter and curry favor;

Even on the eve of the wedding, wearing a black silk mask to cover half of the face, having sex with a strange man on the streets of Paris, the shocking extreme beauty cannot be compromised at all.

Although the Protestant Lamour in this movie has limited roles, almost four or five of them are intimate scenes with Margot, and the composition of "Queen Margot" draws on many European classical painting features, so the screen Very beautiful, full of oil painting feeling.

At this time, Patrice Jaap was sitting behind the filming screen, the assistant director was busy clearing the scene, and Margaret and Tom Hiddleston were rehearsing another intimate scene.

Unlike the last time when she was having sex while wearing clothes in the deep alley, without having to worry about getting naked, the intimate scene this time is undoubtedly more extreme.

The staff took necessary protective measures for the two, and explained some details of the shots in detail. Presumably, the final presentation of this scene will be very passionate.

Patrice Jaap explained the process to the two of them in detail, "Tom, you need to be more eager, and Margo should pay attention, unlike the last masked love affair, this time you will no longer resist his kiss."

With the sound of "start", the two quickly entered the state. As a newcomer actor, Tom Hiddleston appeared in the play without any embarrassment, and the scene in the mirror was extremely beautiful.

"Cut!" Xiahou's voice came, "good!"

Wrapped in a silk quilt, Margaret sat on the bed and looked at the British man standing aside in surprise, and sighed, "It only took you two seconds to undress, it's really amazing."