Made in Hollywood

On May 2, 2010, the first weekend of the North American summer vacation, "Inception" held a grand North American premiere at the Chinese Theater in Hollywood, Los Angeles. The director Duke and the lead actor Leonardo DiCap Leo, Charlize Theron, Scarlett Johansson, Cillian Murphy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ken Watanabe, James Franco, Michael Caine and others all attended the scene. It is said to be luxurious, and the fans on both sides of the red carpet are excited.

Summer is always the hottest and most competitive time of year for movies, and this year is no exception, with everything from vampires to evil aliens to Cats and Dogs starring the dog that never ages and speaks human. Great War 2 is constantly bombarding people's minds with fierce propaganda.

As soon as the fierce battle kicked off, Duke joined hands with Warner Bros. to jointly present "Inception", which fans have been looking forward to. Due to the weird title and Warner's first-level secrecy on the script, the whole film is widely known. Hollywood's unique mystery has been cast in the speculation.

As in the past, Duke still kept a low profile when it was not necessary, leaving the important moments of the red carpet to the leading actors.

Leonardo DiCaprio, in a black formal suit, chatted with the Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron in a red print skirt, with a relaxed expression, and they also tried their best to cooperate and be patient in the face of the demands of the media and movie fans posing for them to be photographed.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt and James Franco walked on the red carpet hand in hand. They wore similar black dresses, which seemed to convey to the outside world that they were good friends...

Duke quickly walked across the red carpet with Scarlett Johansson on his arm. Before entering the interview area, he met a very unexpected person.

"Hey, Duke. Hi. Scarlett." Brad Pitt greeted them warmly.

Duke and Scarlett shook hands successively, and he couldn't help asking curiously, "Why are you here?"

"I haven't watched this movie yet..." Brad Pitt said vaguely, "I want to see it sooner."

It was roughly possible to guess Brad Pitt's intentions, and Duke didn't ask in detail. The three of them chatted and walked towards the interview area.

Only Brad Pitt is here. Duke was still a little surprised.

This is the first weekend of the summer vacation. Not only is "Inception", a large-scale commercial film released, but "Agent Sauter" produced and distributed by Sony Columbia Pictures will also be officially released in North America. The heroine is Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt's current girlfriend.

Brad Pitt didn't go to the premiere of "Shooter", but ran to his side, and his intention to build a good relationship with Duke was obvious.

Duke can think of it all. As for those who can't figure it out, I can only say that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's way of getting along with this wonderful couple is incomprehensible to outsiders.

The gossip surrounding these two people is not only a topic on the table of the American people, but also the focus of discussion in the Hollywood circle. There are too many entanglements surrounding them.

Take this year for example. At one time there was news that the two were about to get married, but last month there was news that Angelina Jolie caught Brad Pitt and the nanny having sex at home, and the angry Angelina Jolie only said The nanny got fired.

Subsequently, there was another news circulating among the top management in Hollywood. Brad Pitt hired a private investigator to investigate Angelina Jolie's past and found that the other party's life in 1999 was chaotic. He once took wild indecent video tapes and self-harm photos.

Brad Pitt understands that Jolie has devoted herself to building her image in recent years. If the scandal surfaced, she and her children would be hit hard, so Brad Pitt spent $10 million to buy old indecent videos and photos. "Wash the bottom" for the other party.

Although it is unknown whether the news is true or not, it is groundless and may not be without reason, and more than 90% of gossip in Hollywood has always been corroborated by countless evidences over a long period of time.

According to Duke's understanding, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie should play their own way, as long as they are not caught by the other party, they basically ignore other things...

Of course, on the Internet, the word-of-mouth and reputation of these two people are not good. In fact, they are just the epitome of Hollywood. The Jennifer Aniston who plays the victim of marriage is no better than Angelina Jolie. The American sweetheart changed boyfriends very quickly, and because of the embarrassing status after the end of "Friends", Brad Pitt must be mentioned in interviews, saying that the other party is his favorite.

This is just the most common hype method in Hollywood. The atmosphere in the circle is just like this, and no one can say anything. For example, many people know that Demi Moore is bisexual, and she often pulls other women together with her current husband Ash Don Kutcher has a threesome and doesn't think it's weird at all.

And Julie's actor ex-husband Billy Bob Thornton openly pursued Jennifer Aniston, everyone knew it wasn't for love...

It is something that every Hollywood star or person who wants to be a star is doing to promote himself by using celebrities who are related to him, or in other words, using all elements that can be hyped.

In the circle of Hollywood, showing affection is also a routine means of publicity.

However, some people don't like this kind of publicity. Duke knows very well that love is never for show, and love that is shown will wither and die soon. This is almost a law of Hollywood.

Whether it's dating Ivanka Trump or getting along with Scarlett Johansson, Duke, like Steven Spielberg and James Cameron, never minds taking his other half with him Appearing in front of the media, but that's about it.

And in the face of interviews, even if media reporters asked about each other, Duke and Scarlett would only talk about movies.

Standing in the interview area, when asked about the film by the reporter, Duke still cooperated and said, "I have always found the relationship between the waking world and the dream life to be a very interesting and contradictory point of view. In reality, whether it is fear, happiness, or idealized states, they are actually uncontrollable things created by the human brain, mind, and ideology, and the imagination space generated by dreams is extraordinary. I began to think about how to Show this infinite energy on the big screen, and express it in the form of a big action movie from a very humanistic perspective."

A reporter from the "New York Times" turned to Scarlett and asked, "Miss Johnson, what do you think is the focus and core idea of ​​this film."

Hearing this question, Duke took half a step back and gave Scarlett his seat.

She was clearly prepared, and said directly, "I discussed the characters and the script with the director, and I think the focus of "Inception" is that dreams can be shared...Dreams are designed to be visually and emotionally realistic. , so that the dreamer is in a dream without knowing that it is just a dream. In that subconscious state, a person's deepest and most precious secrets can be seen at a glance."

Scarlett thought for a while, and then said, "Duke said that the core point of this movie is that the creation of a concept is actually equivalent to a parasite with extremely elastic vitality, and the traces of its crawling will always exist in your brain. Somewhere in your dream world. If someone can invade your dream space and do things in a very real way, even steal a very private concept, this kind of entry point for storytelling is very fascinating."

Although another reporter asked questions, Duke and Scarlett stopped answering. Security personnel escorted them to the group photo area, and media reporters found a better interviewee, Leonardo Dicap Leo has already entered the interview area.

Leaving aside Leonardo's fame and charisma, the film's emotional drive comes from its core character, Leonardo DiCaprio's protagonist, Dom Cobb.

As the leading actor, Leonardo DiCaprio faced the media camera and said: "Duke's script attracted me. The story of the script is full of entertainment, and the performance of diversity is thrilling. Anything can happen. But the key It is the protagonist who wants to pursue a truth that has been stored for a long time and find the way home. The originality of the story itself is also very strong. No one has even had a similar experience, let alone imagine what kind of feeling it would be. All of this I couldn't be more excited to be a part of this film and to be able to work with Duke! He is an absolute expert at mastering multi-layered storytelling and making the audience feel palpable and authentic."

Standing next to Leonardo, Charlize Theron was also the focus of the media siege. This Hollywood female superstar fully showed her elegant and noble side, and said, "There is no doubt that I have seen the finished film , like reading a novel by Haruki Murakami, the movie is full of fantasy, but the world does not feel like a strange surreal world, but a strong sense of existence, and the abundant emotional passages in the movie are also indispensable for him The main core, although the story is complicated, it will never intentionally confuse people."

The leading actors walked into the interview area one after another. After receiving routine interviews, they came to take photos in front of the background board covered with the sponsor's logo. Stars can be said to be very rare things.

For the film industry, a saying from the country where Duke once lived is very suitable - good wine is afraid of deep alleys, and the film's gorgeous star cast will ensure that it will be discovered by more fans!

Standing in front of the background board, the crew took a group photo together, and then took photos with the sponsors. It was not until nearly half an hour later that Duke led the main cast members of the crew into the Chinese Theater in Hollywood. "Inception" will also open the screening prelude. (to be continued ~^~)

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