Chapter 1091: Coincidence
The end of the circle.
Between hesitation, hesitation, uneasiness and other emotions, although he still had doubts about the script and the entire project, Edgar obediently handed the script to Anson and continued to inquire about the project.
Whether you are willing to admit it or not, there is also a little bit of fate between actors and works. The encounter between Anson and "Walking with Songs" is not a simple coincidence.
To be precise, Johnny Cash saw Anson in the colorful Hollywood, which was indeed a sign of fate——
According to the information Edgar inquired about, the first person to mention Anson's name among the alternate actors was not Kitcher or Mangold, but Johnny Cash himself.
Originally, Johnny Cash’s attention was entirely on Joaquin Phoenix. He thought he could see the shadow of his younger self in Joaquin’s eyes.
By coincidence, Johnny saw the music video of "Wake Me Up" on the TV, which awakened his deep impression of "Ho Hey" that he had inadvertently left behind, and he began to enjoy August 30th One day after the video of the band's European street unplugged tour, my eyes lit up -
"It's him. It's this kid."
These were Johnny's exact words.
Anyway, this is the version of the story that Edgar heard, but he couldn't ask Johnny for confirmation.
Because it is very regrettable that Johnny also passed away last month, less than five months after Joan Carter passed away.
As for fate, some people believe it and some people don’t. Everyone has their own interpretation.
But there is no doubt that the fact that Anson entered Johnny Cash's vision is full of legend.
This summer, on August 31st, the band set off a mighty storm across the European continent. The album "Midsummer Midnight" all rose, from the long second card of "Ho Hey" to "Long Live Life" "Topping the Billboard singles chart, everything is legendary.
In fact, Warner Records has been waiting for the opportunity to further detonate the craze - "Wake Me Up", this is the real trump card.
The chart performance of "Long Live Life" far exceeded expectations, which caused Warner Records to postpone the plan slightly. It did not officially release "Wake Me Up" until the first week of August, and used the band's European street tour. The video was edited into a music video, which hit the charts on all major radio and television stations.
This is the first time.
As of now, the band has never filmed a music video on August 31st, and has never performed singing activities on TV stations or radio stations. Everything depends on word of mouth.
But this time, Warner Records took advantage of the opportunity and finally made an impact.
Johnny Cash actually saw the August 31st band on the MTV channel. It was the song "Wake Me Up", and then he woke up his memory and remembered that he heard it on the radio show "Ho hey" is deeply memorable.
This is the first time Anson has entered Johnny's sight.
After learning that Anson was still an actor, a series of subsequent investigations and research made Johnny decide without hesitation that Anson would be the protagonist of his biographical film——
I’m afraid, this It was something Warner Records didn't expect.
This also proves once again that the earth is round and everything in the world is connected.
Kitcher and Mangold also did not expect it and were killed by surprise.
The first reaction was:
"That Spider-Man kid? Are you crazy? He can't act at all. What can he do except stand in front of the green screen and pose? ?”
However, Johnny was particularly insistent. Joan Carter had just passed away at that time, and Johnny was still immersed in the sadness of remembering his wife. "If Joan were here, she would understand."
“Everyone used to say she just had a pretty face, and if she wasn’t a Carter family member, she wouldn’t get any chance to record.”
“But you all know, that It’s a lie.”
Joan Carter, she is the sister of the 39th President of the United States, Jimmy Carter (Jimmy Carter); and the relationship is quite close. The Carter family often gathers and maintains close contact.
Actually, Joan Carter's career relied more on herself, because when she started singing, Jimmy Carter had not yet participated in the election; but people just like to think with hindsight and judge the scene based on what they see. Speculate about non-existent conspiracies and use prejudice to cover up your own stupidity.
Johnny's words made Mangold the first to compromise.
After all, when Mangold chose Angelina Jolie to star in "The Girl Who Moved," many people thought he was out of his mind and didn't know what he was doing.
Obviously, Mangold doesn't like preconceptions or judging people by their appearance. The reason why he is able to tap out the different talents of actors in the director's position is because he has enough patience and care to observe and study the actors.
So, he believed Anson deserved a chance.
After learning more about it, Mangold was completely shocked and completely unaware of the earth-shaking music world outside. It was a world that he didn’t understand or care about——
Shock came to my face.
In the first week of August, "Wake Me Up" was officially released, which is also the third single from the album "Midsummer Midnight".
After the preparation and preparation of the first two singles, this album has fully entered the public eye after a long journey of nearly nine months from being unknown in a corner gathering dust; then, Warner Records chose such an opportunity. To jog people's memories:
How did August 31st get to where they are now? Even before the album was released, they had been on a long and arduous journey.
Just like the name of the song, "Wake Me Up", as this song is officially released on the charts, countless memories sleeping in the mind slowly wake up——
It's them!
I know this song!
Finally, this must be nearly two years, I have been looking for this song!
Ah ah ah, this song is this song!
It turns out to be the August 31 band!
One after another, people are suddenly enlightened and ecstatic. If you have not heard "Ho Hey" and "Long Live Life" before, you will definitely not miss it this time.
The craze is on the rise.
When "Wake Me Up" Released:
Beyoncé and Jay-Z's powerful single "Crazy About Love" topped the Billboard singles chart, while eight "Long Live Life" by the band on March 31st is ranked second, "Ho Hey" still firmly occupies a place in the top ten, and Fifty Cents has three singles in the top ten.
The popularity and popularity are clear at a glance.
At that time, avid music fans half-jokingly said in online forums that the music market in 2003 was divided into three parts: August 31st Band, Beyoncé, and Fifty Cents. After entering the second half of the year, let’s see who can succeed next. Will anyone stand out and be able to dominate the world, or will the era of fragmentation among heroes continue?
The bustling discussion was in full swing.
Obviously, Fifty Cent dominated the first half, and Beyoncé showed her ferocity in the second half.
"Crazy for Love", three consecutive championships, five consecutive championships, seven consecutive championships...continues to soar.
For two whole months, including August 31st and Fifty Cents, there were hit singles of different types and genres, but no one could shake Beyoncé. position, Beyoncé made a strong debut after her solo debut.
Who can end Beyoncé’s run?
(End of this chapter)