Chapter 121 This is the feeling I want
In Cao Yang's new "Despicable Milk", the characters have almost not changed, so the future stars previously selected still have the same roles.
The role of Milk's lover and assistant during the campaign has been greatly increased, and she can almost be regarded as a vase heroine.
Regarding this choice, Cao Yang initially considered whether to choose a domestic actress to play the role. Chinatown in San Francisco is so famous and is one of the gathering places with the largest number of Chinese in the United States.
It makes sense that Milk has a Chinese lover.
Although there are a lot of passionate scenes, domestic actresses will definitely make a lot of money for this role.
But then I thought about it, shit, why did Milk have a Chinese lover? Not even if some banana people are very willing.
Isn’t this tarnishing the image of the Chinese people? This is definitely not allowed.
Then audition and let those who dare to take off their clothes come.
Cao Yang's explanation to the casting company was that this was the male protagonist's lover. Although she was not the heroine, she was the most important female character in the film.
There are passionate scenes.
There is dew.
Come audition if you are brave enough to try.
The casting company had just released the news, and many actresses in Hollywood were inquiring about the role.
That is Cao Yang, who has produced three of Europe's top three best actresses. For an actress, having a good relationship with such a director is more important than anything else.
Even for a Hollywood actress, if she can get one of the top three European movie queens, her net worth and remuneration will increase steadily. How can this make people not excited?
However, the information I found out was that she was not a heroine, a vase character, and her role was not important. This made many actresses who have been famous for a long time and who are in the rapid rise period hesitate.
The passionate scene is acceptable, but if it's exposed, it's not worth it.
If there is a chance to win an Oscar for Best Actress or one of Europe's top three best actresses, she will show off, but for a role like this that is obviously not award-winning, let's forget about it.
Therefore, there are only some who want to become famous quickly, or who do not see the opportunity to audition.
Even so, after screening by the casting company, Cao Yang still received a dozen names from the casting company.
Cao Yang took a look, crossed out the unknown names, and then asked the casting company to notify these people to audition.
Keira Knightley, coincidentally she is the heroine of "Pirates of the Caribbean", but the movie has not yet started.
Rachel Weisz was still quite famous in later generations, but now she is only moderately famous. She has acted in "The Mummy" and she is also an actress who dares to show off.
Eva Green starred in "The Piano Teacher" which won the Cannes Grand Jury Prize, but she was not a heroine. She must have just come to Hollywood and wanted to become famous quickly.
As a French actress, she may not have many other advantages, but she really dares to take off her clothes. She did a good job in the French movie "The Dreamer".
Naomi Watts, who should be the most famous among the five, has acted in the famous movie "Mulholland Drive".
In two years, this girl will let that awesome gorilla jerk off for her in the Empire State Building, a classic scene.
The last one is not famous now, but will be very famous in the future.
Anne Hathaway is also an actress who dares to take off her clothes and will appear in many large-scale movies in the future.
Among them, the performance in "Love and the Elixir" is still very exciting.
In "Brokeback Mountain", the two-minute car scene is also very interesting.
The role that Cao Yang wants to audition for is not a heavy one, and he can actually choose any role. In this case, why not choose the one who will be most famous in the future?
So, Anne Hathaway was chosen. In fact, before the actress was decided, several actresses who auditioned contacted Cao Yang and said they wanted to sit in Cao Yang's office in the evening and ask for advice on acting skills.
Cao Yang couldn't help but think of one thing. Who took the initiative in the famous "red sofa" incident involving Harvey Weinstein that would be exposed in the future?
Anyway, the actresses who broke the news said that Harvey Weinstein called them to discuss work, and then harassed them, and they refused to obey...
Cao Yang rejected several people. If there is no need for them, then there is no need to engage in this trick.
As for the roles that have been decided, it’s not a bad idea to act a little bit when the occasion arises.
In early September, filming officially started.
To be honest, Depp is indeed a bit evil. If you ask him to play a neurotic character or a gloomy character, he will definitely play the role very well.
But the more sunny and decent characters always feel unsatisfactory.
In "Mean Milk", the protagonist is a bright and passionate character on the surface, but secretly he is gloomy, gloomy and slightly perverted.
So when he doesn't appear in front of everyone, he can act very well, but when he needs to be sunny and passionate, it's almost meaningless.
When filming Milk's campaign speech, Depp said NG over and over again, but couldn't get over it.
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Fortunately, what we are filming today is his speech in the neighborhood. At first, only two or three people are needed. Later, people will be attracted by the speech and more and more people will gather.
The scene where more and more people gather together will not be shot today. That shot was shot together with other shots that require many extras. Then we will only need to change clothes, and the same people will just appear in different scenes.
Cao Yang was not in a hurry when this situation was always NG. He still had experience in acting and did not give it to Depp.
So Cao Yang called Depp over and patiently taught him how to behave here.
Starting over again, Depp performed better, but still couldn't achieve the desired effect.
Cao Yang called him over again and explained to him how to express the characters, the psychological activities of the characters, etc.
Depp was obviously moved. He didn't expect Cao Yang to be so patient.
Once again, even though Depp had a bad temper and was irritable, he still kept apologizing to the staff. This was something he would have never been able to do before.
It was all because of Cao Yang's patience and coaching him over and over again that he felt the same way.
"Sorry director, I, I still can't perform the effect you want." Depp apologized to Cao Yang.
Cao Yang smiled and waved his hand, "It doesn't matter Depp, you have made great progress. Your speech is already full of passion, but it still lacks a little bit of amiable expression."
After hearing what Cao Yang said, Gu Changwei was stunned. Is what Director Cao said true? Why don't I feel any improvement from this guy?
Well, that's a bit of a problem, at least the lines are spoken more smoothly.
However, Director Cao is asking too much this time. This guy sometimes performs well.
The filming lasted for three days, with Cao Yang patiently explaining the scene to Depp. Depp was even suspicious of NG.
Sometimes he feels that he has performed well, but he just can't get through it.
If Cao Yang hadn't been gentle and patient in giving him instructions and guidance, he would have suspected that Cao Yang was targeting him intentionally.
Seeing that the heat was almost over, the entire crew knew that Cao Yang had been giving Depp lectures and guidance. After returning in the evening, Cao Yang did not hesitate to give Depp an immersive experience.
After that, I hesitated for a while. Since this movie is determined to win the Palme d'Or in Cannes and also perform well in Hollywood, let's add another one to Depp. Only if his performance is better, the whole movie can be more exciting.
(End of chapter)