Made in Hollywood

As the opening film, "Fury Road" naturally attracts much attention and is also one of the key films promoted at the Cannes Film Festival. Duke brought Charlize Theron, Tom Cruise, James Franco and Anthony Howard Pukins arrived in Cannes two days before the opening of the film festival. Just after adjusting the time difference, he participated in the official pre-screening conference of "Fury Road".

Duke was sandwiched between Charlize Theron and Tom Cruise and walked into the press room of the Palace of Festivals. Compared with his stronghold in North America, his production style was determined. Among European professional media and reporters , not very popular.

The fact is also true, the reporter's question has aimed at Tom? Cruise and Charlize Theron, Duke and James? Franco and Anthony? Hopkins lack of interest.

Anthony Hopkins is old and has passed his glory days. I have seen a lot of ups and downs and seems very calm; James Franco is most famous for his superhero movies. With the trend of comedy development, the European media naturally didn't like him.

As for Duke, would he care about this?

There were also a few reporters who brought questions to him, and Duke just answered a few words in a coping manner. He didn't bother to say anything to European film reporters who thought that the film's artistic level was much higher than that of Hollywood.

If it is art to strip off the clothes of actors and actresses at every turn and show the most primitive movement of human beings on the screen, then Japan and the San Fernando Valley are really full of countless film artists.

Duke exchanged glances with Charlize Theron and Tom Cruise, neither of whom was an idiot, and naturally acted as the protagonist of the press conference to promote the film.

"When the film was fully produced, I watched the film, and what I felt was completely shocking."

Looking at Duke beside her, Charlize Theron said, "I was completely stunned by the whole picture of the film. After the long post-production, my memory of the shooting began to fade. At this time, I was in Duke's I watched this movie in the film room, and I felt very strange looking at myself on the screen. It seemed that I was not acting. I can really enjoy the fun of watching the movie. Of course, after watching it, I sincerely thank everyone for this Proud of the effort put into the film."

Tom Cruise also knows what to say on this occasion, "I was so miserable during the shooting in the desert. I have always owed Duke an apology, because I always felt that I couldn't understand his thoughts when I was filming." Frustrated. Now I understand what Duke wants to say. During the months of preparation and filming, the most frustrating and difficult thing for me is to figure out how Du Tian wants me to perform. "

He turned to look at Duke, smiled and said, "Duke, I have to apologize to you, because I felt disheartened at that time."

Don't wait for Duke to say anything. Tom Cruise added, "But after watching this movie, I was instantly impressed by Duke. Under the extreme conditions of the desert, he not only has to ensure the safety of all personnel, but also can transform such a complex project. Fearless and pure story on screen. I knew Duke was an amazing guy, but I didn't really understand how good he was until I saw the movie. So my first reaction was, 'God, I have to Apologize to Duke for not being able to do so'."

As a director, Duke must also say a few words.

"During filming, the extremely harsh weather conditions and the action scenes throughout are undoubtedly quite a challenge for the actors."

To the microphone of the media. , Duke expressed his gratitude and affirmation to all the leading actors, saying, "Tom and Charlize face very dangerous situations every day on the set. We got a kind of crane-like prop that was really high and hanging, but luckily we made sure they were very safe."

Hearing this, Tom Cruise immediately complained, "Actually, this thing is not safe at all!"

The Cannes Film Festival is both simple and complex. To say it is simple is to say that it is the same routine every year; to say it is complicated is because Cannes is full of various under-the-table factors just like Hollywood and Oscars.

However, on the surface, the Cannes Film Festival is as glamorous and lively as it is.

For foreign filmmakers and local residents, the biggest feature of the Cannes Film Festival is its loud noise and high decibels. The organizers of the Cannes Film Festival also admit this. As long as a film is shown, many people will gather. Everyone is happy, whether the movie is right or not is the second thing, the key is to find the right feeling of "going to a lively place to watch a movie".

Perhaps Cannes is really an ideal place to watch movies, and people who come here also know how to 'make fun'.

During the film festival, the streets and waterfront of Cannes are full of voices from movie fans. Crowds of movie fans and tourists are laughing and greeting each other as they walk towards the cinemas and restaurants. There are voices of praise and criticism of movies everywhere, and the surrounding tourists will also listen with pricked up ears. , from time to time peeking at the fans who are talking about it, this feeling makes the 'movie critics' very happy.

The sound in theaters is more 'elegant' than on the street, because when a movie is shown, the characters always speak certain 'foreign languages' that even most of the audience can't understand, such as Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Arabic, among which The sound of the music is either classical or modern, it may be the sound of nature, or it may be unbearable noise, and the 'film diversity' advertised by the Cannes Film Festival can be reflected in these sounds.

Of course, there is another indispensable mixed voice, that is the voice of Hollywood. In today's globalized world, it is difficult to find a film festival without the impact of Hollywood films.

In addition to participating films such as "Fury Road" and "Inglourious Basterds", Hollywood is also good at organizing various activities such as premieres, exhibitions, retrospectives, film dealer meetings, etc., so much so that Cannes has already regarded Hollywood films as highlights and focus , American English in various accents echoed around the giant advertisements that were ostentatious and expensive.

Then there is the cries that no film festival, no matter how elegant and artistic, will be without, with filmmakers from all over the world promoting their wares.

Many films that were not selected for competition at the Cannes Film Festival will also be screened during the festival.

Business-oriented Hollywood will not let go of this opportunity. Pixar Studio's "Up" and Paramount Pictures' "Star Trek" almost used posters to wrap up the Carlton Hotel where the guests stayed. ventilation.

The most exaggerated is Spielberg's "The Adventures of Tintin". This film has erected a huge poster on the highest point of Cannes, which can be seen in almost every corner of the small city of Cannes.

Today's Cannes Film Festival is not what it used to be. The film industry of the whole world has been impacted by Hollywood. Europe has long lost its position as the world film center. It is an indisputable fact that it is increasingly difficult to attract big-name movie stars.

Maybe that's one reason they agreed to "Fury Road" being the opening film.

In the evening of the next day, the red carpet ceremony of this year's film festival officially kicked off. As the chairman of the jury, Isabelle Huppert and eight other jury members first appeared on the red carpet. Judging from the distribution of members, it is enough to witness the impact of Hollywood on European film festivals.

Among the nine judges, three are from Hollywood, namely Robert Rodriguez and Natalie Portman, and Oscar-winning actress Hilary Swank.

The red carpet is not long, and it is more suitable for celebrities to show their demeanor. After the members of the jury took a group photo, they walked up the big steps of the Palais des Festivals.

Nowadays, commercialization can be said to have invaded every corner of the film industry, and the Cannes Film Festival is no exception. For example, sponsors of many film festivals can allow stars who speak for themselves to walk on the red carpet of the film festival. The reporter's camera will basically not stay on these people.

In the words of Duke, these people are here to rub the red carpet.

The speed of celebrities walking the red carpet has always been very slow, but compared with those guests who formally participate in the film festival, these people walking on the red carpet are slower, and it doesn't matter if the film festival officials don't give the camera, they can hire their own photographers, and then shoot Take the shot of yourself walking the red carpet in Cannes and send it to your own country to raise your style.

After all, in the eyes of the public who don't know the details, being able to walk on the red carpet in Cannes is a symbol of status and style.

It's just that the public never imagined that these people were performing a one-man show with their own lineup from beginning to end.

Moreover, the way these people dawdled was not welcomed by Cannes officials.

As the crew of the opening film, Duke and Charlize Theron must be the finale. When waiting in the tent in front of the red carpet, Duke saw that he was famous in the circle where he lived and worked. A female star, because she was rubbing the red carpet in the way of Nuo, was urged several times by the official security personnel, and even had a tendency to drive her away...

This is a grotesque circle. Those who walk on the red carpet are thick-skinned, and those official guests who walk the red carpet are also thick-skinned.

Duke chatted with Charlize Theron for a few words, a car stopped in front of the red carpet, and suddenly there was a huge cheer from the red carpet, that French man's love - Sophie Marceau, let's go On the red carpet.

Then, a scene that surprised everyone happened.

The French actress wore a double-shoulder deep V suspender evening dress. When she walked to the middle of the red carpet, perhaps intentionally or unintentionally, her left suspender suddenly slipped off, and Sophie Ma, who was in a vacuum, Suo immediately burst out with happiness, but this female star, who has always been bold and unrestrained, did not panic. After Shi Shiran packed up, she continued to wave to the fans on both sides as if nothing had happened.

But after this scene happened, almost all the reporters surrounded her.

Although I often admire the other party's body in movies, it's also good to witness it with my own eyes occasionally. Besides, after filming it, the sales of newspapers will definitely increase a lot tomorrow. (To be continued.)

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