hollywood melon man

Chapter 731 Golden Lineup
After returning from Canada, Knives Out was almost ready, so Gilbert Jr. took the crew to a country villa in Massachusetts to shoot.

This villa has a long history, built in 1890. It is a Gothic mansion full of the atmosphere of the Victorian era in the th century.

The spacious space, intricate decoration and overall retro and luxurious setting give it a full sense of theatrical stage and mystery.

Some of the artwork and window designs in the mansion are made up of skull or skeleton elements. After obtaining the consent of the owner of the house, the crew modified the house to meet the filming requirements.

Art director Selina Heffy also borrowed many items from museums in New York and Boston and placed them in the mansion, giving it a more artistic feel.

In addition, the most numerous thing in the mansion was books. All the rare books from various libraries were borrowed, including two volumes of the Yongle Encyclopedia.

I guess someone must have brought it from China before, and it ended up here after changing hands several times.

Of course, these artworks are just to make this mansion more atmospheric. When the shooting is finished, they will be returned.

The choice of actors is also very interesting. After Tom Cruise confirmed to play Detective Blank, Mark Wahlberg volunteered to play the role of Lanson.

It was only a supporting role, but in Mark Wahlberg's own words, he wanted to work with Gilbert Jr.

"It doesn't matter whether I play a supporting role or not, I have always been a fan of Gilbert Jr. I am very excited to have this opportunity to work with him and Tom."

Mark Wahlberg said this in an interview.

Another important character in the play, Marta, is played by Jessica Alba, who is highly recommended by Liv Tyler.

This is also the first time that Jessica Alba and Gilbert Jr. have collaborated on a movie. Like the actor who played this role in the previous life, she is a Latino actor.

The guest star who played Harlan was Clint Eastwood. Young Gilbert called the old man and he immediately agreed to play the role.

The reason why Gilbert Jr. invited Clint Eastwood to star in this movie was because of the recommendation of Meryl Streep, who played Linda.

Clint Eastwood also agreed to star in this film because of Meryl Streep's invitation.

The remaining characters are all familiar faces in Hollywood, the kind that appear frequently, and some of them have even won Oscars.

So this movie can be said to be a collection of Oscar-winning actors and actresses and golden supporting actors, but the overall investment in the film is not high, costing only 4000 million US dollars.

If we go by the standards of commercial films, the pay for Gilbert Jr. and Tom Cruise alone would be more than 4000 million US dollars.

However, Gilbert Jr. only received a symbolic salary of $100,000. Tom Cruise, the leading male actor, also did not receive much salary, so naturally, the salary of others was not much higher either.

For Gilbert's team, which is used to working on big projects, Knives Out is just a small project.

Coupled with the tacit understanding cultivated over the years, there was almost no need for running-in, and the crew got into the state right from the start. The actors also got into the state quickly and are all excellent actors.

Only Jessica Alba is lagging behind in this lineup of best actor, best actress and golden supporting actors.

"Crack!"

Gilbert Jr. called a stop, and Jessica Alba raised her hands sheepishly and said, "I'm sorry, it's my bad."

Little Gilbert couldn't bear to blame her, and sighed, "Marta, you have to learn to observe and learn. There are excellent actors around you, so ask them for advice.

But it’s not your fault, it’s just that everyone performed so well.”

Meryl Split smiled and said, "Little Gilbert, I think she is very good. It is not easy for young actors to reach this level."

"That's true," Little Gilbert agreed, "Take a break and we'll continue."

In his previous life, when Gilbert was a web drama director, he sometimes had a headache with the actors' lines, especially those of the pigeons, which were simply a mess.

If the lines are not spoken well, this is easy to solve. At worst, you can find a voice actor to do it. It just so happens that it can also provide a job opportunity for the voice teacher. It's not easy.

What I fear most are those pigeons who speak their lines badly but still ask for the original lines. That is simply a torture.

The lines are not clear, and when something happens, he can only yell. What's worse, he can't even speak Mandarin well, and he has to make up a plot for Gege to explain why Gege's Mandarin is not good.

It’s okay for TV series, at worst you can just fast forward.

But in the cinema, when faced with the pigeons' disastrous performance, the audience had no choice but to walk out of the cinema.

Over time, audiences who don't want to be tortured by pigeons will naturally stop going to the cinema to watch movies.

Even if I wanted to go, I would think twice and ask again and again. I would only go after I was sure that the reputation was really good and the movie was really good.

The pigeons here naturally refer to the sisters. We are all birds of a feather, so don't laugh at each other.

But in Hollywood, this problem does not exist at all. Perhaps English is simpler than Chinese, and Hollywood actors' dialogue skills are all basic skills.

It doesn’t matter if you have never taken acting classes. In this highly competitive circle, you will naturally hone your skills.

Think about it, even if you hope that big shots will appreciate you, but you can't even speak your lines properly, how can they promote you?

In the movie "Knives Out", the Oscar-winning actors and actresses as well as the golden supporting actors are all top-notch acting masters.

The intonation, tone, and rhythm of the lines are all perfectly grasped.

Someone once described the performances of these veteran actors as enjoyment. That's right, Gilbert Jr. was enjoying the performances of these excellent actors.

Blank, played by Tom Cruise, did not have many frontal shots at the beginning. He was just a background board sitting next to the piano.

As more and more people asked questions, his frontal shots began to increase, until everyone asked: "Who the hell is he talking about?"

"Mr. Blank, I know who you are. I read your profile in The New Yorker and I loved it."

Meryl Streep's Linda begins the performance with a delightful line.

"I just buried my 85-year-old father, who committed suicide, what are you doing here?"

Finally, Tom Cruise, who had been a background board for a long time, spoke his first line with a strong Kentucky country accent.

"I am here on behalf of a client."

"Who?"

“I’m sorry.

But I can assure you that I am just a decoration here.

You will find me to be a respectful, quiet, passive observer of the truth.”

Blank seemed to use the same excuse when facing Harlan's family.

"Really? Did you find the truth?"

This form of performance where people sit and talk depends a lot on the arrangement of the script and the performance of the actors.

Fortunately, Gilbert Jr. has assembled a pretty good cast to keep fans watching.

(End of this chapter)