Full-time actor

Chapter 636 [62] Long time no see, actor Chen Yu!
Moscow, Red Square.

Chen Yu is filming one of his outdoor scenes.

"I'm so excited!"

Hollywood actor Chris Pratt, who plays Chen Long's assistant Ben, was wearing a Russian military uniform and makeup on his face, and spoke to Chen Yu beside him.

Chen Yu also wore makeup, and his makeup was even more exaggerated than Chris's. It was completely impossible to tell that it was Chen Yu himself.

The big beard, white eyebrows and broad face are completely imitating the makeup of a Russian officer.

He was also wearing a Russian military uniform with many medals of honor on his chest.

There are several densely packed and colorful lines.

Of course, he plays a man pretending to be a senior Russian official, and the two are preparing to sneak into the Kremlin.

"I can partner with you on this mission!"

“This is my dream!”

Chris muttered to himself as Chen Yu walked steadily, just like a Russian officer.

"Your makeup is great, it looks exactly like his!"

"..."

Chris kept talking like a chatterbox, and the photographers and directors behind the camera were all laughing.

This scene is actually two officers pretending to walk in the Red Square. Chris acted like this to ease the tension. The effect is of course very good and it looks very funny.

“Ok, ok, great!”

"Chris, you really have a talent for playing talkative characters!"

Director Brad Bird said with a smile, Chris walked out of the set and shrugged: "I also enjoy such moments. I always feel awkward with characters that are too serious..."

“Chris, you’ve found a track of your own!”

Chen Yu also patted his shoulder.

During the nearly one month of filming, Chen Yu had a very good relationship with the actors in the crew, including the leading female character, Black Widow.

Scarlett Johansson has not grown ugly yet, or her age has not increased. She is at the peak of her beauty and exudes a sunny and cheerful temperament.

She also became familiar with Liu Yifei.

"Good luck, Chan, the new movie will be a big hit!"

Scarlett said to Chen Yu who walked into the dressing room. Chen Yu smiled and said, "Thank you. Your new film should be out soon, right?"

"Yeah, July!"

Oscar-winning director Woody Allen writes, directs and stars in his new film "Scoop"!
It can be seen that Black Widow is still a bit ambitious. She wants to win a few more awards while she is still young, and then enter the mainstream vision. It's a pity that winning awards requires not only strength but also luck.

Because of his rebirth, Chen Yu can know which movies have won awards and which movies are popular.

But Black Widow can't do that.

Woody Allen, who was nominated for more than ten Oscars and won nearly ten times, suffered a disastrous defeat with this new film. Not to mention the awards, the box office was also a complete flop.

Black Widow's fate is indeed unfortunate, and many Hollywood actresses are actually the same as her.

Not many people are chosen to work with big directors and eventually win awards.

Most of them worked with famous directors, but ultimately missed out on awards, including Zhang Ziyi.

Becoming famous is really a mystery.

Without Marvel's Black Widow, Scarlett Johansson would not have become a global movie star.

None of the three actors present here have made it into Hollywood's upper echelons.

Although many directors look down on so-called traffic movies, including the great director Cameron, they have the qualifications to speak out.

Many actors would not be able to make a name for themselves in Hollywood without these so-called series of movies.

Therefore, Marvel's success has indeed provided the world with a wave of movie stars with box office appeal in the global market.

After removing her makeup, Chen Yu held Liu Yifei's hand and said goodbye to everyone in the crew.

They had to board a plane to Hollywood to attend the premiere of Mission: Impossible 3 at the Kodak Theater in two days.

Paramount is very ambitious this time. The Kodak Theatre is the venue for the Oscars ceremony. It is located in the center of Hollywood Boulevard. Many blockbusters premiere here. Almost all premieres here are of the rhythm of global big-budget commercial films.

Whether it is publicity, promotion, or expenses, all are top-notch, and the entire premiere was broadcast live by many media outlets around the world.

Everyone in the crew gave their blessings to Chen Yu. After all, the huge box office success of Mission: Impossible 3 meant that Chen Yu's status in Hollywood had risen again, which would more or less help the release of their new film.

The better Chen Yu gets, the more motivated the entire crew will be. This is a very positive sign.

Jingle Bell!
On the way to Moscow Pushkin International Airport, Chen Yu received a call from his manager Mazen.

"What's wrong, Mazen!"

Chen Yu leaned back in his chair comfortably and answered the phone.

“I got an audition for The Dark Knight!”

"Oh?"

Chen Yu snapped his fingers: "This is a good thing!"

Liu Yifei next to him also turned her head and looked at her boyfriend with a smile. Based on her understanding of Chen Yu, he did not take many things to heart. The content of this phone call must be very important to make him celebrate like this.

“But it’s not too optimistic!”

Mazan spoke in a low voice on the phone, and Chen Yu immediately sat up straight in the car: "Oh? What do you mean?"

“Papa Sidra, the casting director for The Dark Knight, knows Larson very well!”

"He is a partner that Richard nurtured after he became the head of CAA!"

Casting directors, like marketing managers, of course have fixed clients, and the artists under the world's major talent agencies are their resources.

"Christopher strongly requested that the role of the Joker be played by a white person!"

"so……"

Chen Yu held his chin with his hand. He could certainly understand Nolan's idea. After all, the Joker IP originated in the United States.

Choosing white people does not mean that Nolan discriminates against Asians, but it is determined by the market.

He is unwilling to take this risk. There are many fans of the DC Comics hero Joker around the world, especially in North America, and subconsciously, fans will definitely regard the Joker as a Westerner.

This is the most normal thing, so Nolan must take this fact into consideration for the sake of the box office audience for future movies.

He will not explain it to everyone because this is the simplest market logic.

"Then what's the matter with this audition notice?"

Chen Yu couldn't help but ask.

"It's funny, of the actors Papa Sidra chose for Christopher to play the Joker, only Heath Ledger had availability and was more in line with the image of the Joker in his mind. Of course, Christopher's first choice for the role of the Joker was Adrien Brody!"

"It's a pity that his schedule is booked until after 2010!"

Of course he knew Brody Chen Yu. This guy had great acting skills and at a young age he had the mysterious aura of a big screen male lead. He was the only choice for the male lead in the minds of many big directors and was very popular in Hollywood.

Although he is not among the most famous, in the actor circle, he is as popular as Cillian Murphy, the future leading actor of "Oppenheimer", and is deeply loved by directors.

The director really likes working with these actors because they have an artistic temperament with a cinematic quality.

It fascinates many artistic and idealistic directors.

"So in the end, Christopher compromised, because he would not be able to explain to the Screen Actors Guild if he directly confirmed Heath Ledger!" "Got it!"

Chen Yu smiled and said self-deprecatingly: "That means I still have a chance!"

"Yeah, just scare Christopher during the audition!"

Mazan was also joking, but she believed that Chen Yu was not a boss who would be easily defeated: "Boss, I believe in your strength!"

"I believe that, too. Don't worry, as long as I'm not passed in the end, I will definitely try my best to get it!"

It’s not like the investors or producers have photoshopped their ideas. Directors are actually the most easily swayed.

Especially Nolan, who is very ambitious about movies.

What does he want?
Of course, he wants to make a good sequel to "Batman" so as not to destroy the reputation he has worked so hard to build. For an outsider director like him, every movie is actually a stepping stone, just like Chen Yu.

He can only accumulate step by step and then jump up to reach a higher level.

Any Waterloo would be a huge blow to his career.

If he releases two films in a row, his career might collapse.

As far as Chen Yu knew, in fact, even after Nolan made the "Batman" trilogy in his previous life, with a total box office of more than 20 billion US dollars, it still did not gain recognition from the mainstream market.

Not only did he not win any awards for directing, he wasn't even nominated for a single award.

This is extremely abnormal, and it also shows that Americans are xenophobic.

But Nolan has a very supportive fan base all over the world.

After that, he made high-scoring masterpieces such as "Inception" and "Interstellar", which were both box office success and well-received, but still won no awards.

It was not until the release of "Dunkirk" that he received his first Oscar nomination for Best Director.

Unfortunately, this movie lost money, even though it grossed 5.3 million worldwide!
Moreover, compared with the box office and ratings of Nolan's previous films, this movie is not up to his standard. It is a good movie, but not a masterpiece.

At this time, Nolan's position was actually somewhat shaky.

The whole world praised him as the world's number one director, but "Dunkirk" shook his reputation, and the next film "Tenet" made him taste the taste of Waterloo.

Not only did Nolan lose a large number of fans, but he also finally fell from the altar.

Fortunately, his several excellent works accumulated enough capital for him to make a comeback for "Oppenheimer".

Due to the cold winter and strikes in the North American market, there were really no directors who could come forward, so "Oppenheimer" became the biggest favorite for the Oscars that year, and it also had the last laugh.

Nolan won his first Oscar trophies for Best Director and Best Picture in his life.

Only then did he gain recognition from the American mainstream.

It took a full 20 years.

Now in 06, he is not yet considered a top Hollywood director, so of course his biggest goal is to make "The Dark Knight" well!
This is Chen Yu’s only chance.

Any director who wants to make a good movie will never compromise. He will definitely choose the best and most suitable actor for the sake of the movie's success. As long as Chen Yu lets Nolan see this, there will be no problem with the role of the Joker.

But Heath Ledger is indeed a very strong opponent.

"Has the script been sent?"

Chen Yu couldn't help but ask.

"No, only character notifications!"

Many Hollywood directors like to modify the script while filming.

What’s even more outrageous is that at the beginning, there was only a synopsis of the script, which was enriched as filming progressed.

Unfortunately, Nolan is a director who likes to change the script while filming, because he often holds the position of screenwriter, and the main screenwriter is his younger brother Jonathan, and the two have absolute say over the script.

However, this is good news for Chen Yu.

No script means free play.

But, Heath Ledger was free to play, but Chen Yu... was not.

He had the entire movie of "The Dark Knight" in his mind, and he also knew what kind of clown Nolan needed... But Chen Yu still had a trump card, he also had the reference of the male protagonist Joker played by Joaquin Phoenix in the previous life of "Joker".

Heath Ledger's performance was only at the level of The Dark Knight, but Chen Yu could draw on both Jokers at the same time, especially the image of the Joker played by Joaquin Phoenix, who was obviously laughing but crying.

This is the highlight of his performance as the Joker, and then comes the dancing part.

He danced his soul on the steps, completely sublimating the clown's personality.

These two shots are praised as more touching than Heath Ledger's Joker.

Heath Ledger's Joker is indeed crazy, a demonized version of the Joker.

But his performance as the Joker before he was demonized was very weak.

After being demonized, he does fit the theme of "The Dark Knight", cruel and crazy... Although there are not many plots about the Joker before he was demonized, Chen Yu can give it a try.

During the audition, he performed two different versions of the Joker.

"I haven't been this excited in a long time!"

Ever since Chen Yu won the Grand Slam Best Actor award, his auditions have gone smoothly without any difficulty.

Add to that the investment, popularity and box office appeal, and the audition must have been two years ago, right?

"Long time no see, actor Chen Yu!"

Chen Yu grinned, and suddenly opened his mouth with his hands, looking like Joaquin Phoenix's Joker.

Even Liu Yifei who was standing next to her was startled.

After answering a phone call, this guy seemed to have suddenly become a different person?
"What's wrong with you?"

Liu Yifei stared at Chen Yu, but she didn't expect this guy to reach out, pull Liu Yifei's head in front of him, and kiss her hard.

mua~~
Extremely aggressive, Liu Yifei's heart was beating wildly. This kind of Chen Yu was a perfect image in his mind.

Very manly and domineering.

"What are you doing? Are you crazy?"

Liu Yifei, however, stubbornly spoke.

It’s not that she thinks it’s wrong for Chen Yu to do this in broad daylight, but this guy is acting weird now.

She hit Chen Yu with a red face. Chen Yu laughed and told Liu Yifei what had just happened on the phone.

"Ah? Even after all this, you're still happy?"

"Of course I am happy!"

"Because I haven't felt this kind of pressure for a long time. Since I won the Grand Slam, it seems that auditions have become particularly easy. But I know that there will always be a movie that needs me and I need to try my best!"

"After all, that peak has not yet been reached!"

"..."

Liu Yifei stared at her boyfriend blankly. At this moment, Chen Yu, who said this, seemed to be emitting a kind of light.

She could see that Chen Yu was very happy at this moment, as if he had regained the love he once had.

Perhaps, this is the actor status he pursues.

Never satisfied, never stagnate!
Pressure is motivation, and it is also the reason why he purely enjoys the feeling brought by being an actor.

"really envy you!"

Liu Yifei couldn't feel this state, because her strength had not yet reached that level... It was a height that she felt was unattainable!
(End of this chapter)