Chapter 1101

Nathan is looking at lanli in front of him. He sits on the chair and rubs the script with his fingers. The focus and focus of the script are a little lax. He falls into his own thinking about the role and the script. His attention has obviously left their conversation. It makes Nathan feel helpless.

If it was any other time, Nathan would quietly get up and leave, leaving a quiet environment for lanli to think about; But not now. Lanli has other work to do. As a result, Nathan had to cough twice, "lenley. Blue

Lan Li suddenly raised his head with a slight frown, but the focus of his eyes was still wandering. Nathan reminded him in a voice, "Lan Li, telephone interview. That's why we're sitting here, remember? "

Lan Li came back to his senses and concentrated the focus again. He nodded and understood, "what's the theme of the interview? Tell me again. "

"...'les miserables. '" Nathan repeated that at that moment, the mobile phone rang. He looked down and saw a call from ned Mulan, a reporter of Empire magazine. He quickly explained that "about the movie version of 'miserable world', the world premiere was held in London the day before yesterday."

After that, Nathan quickly picked up the phone, exchanged a few simple greetings, and then handed the receiver to Lan Li.

"Why?" Randy's first words stunned ned ned on the other end of the phone. "I mean, the movie version of" les miserables. "Why do you want to interview me on the phone? If I remember correctly, I didn't play in it. "

Ned's words are stuck in his throat, he can say, because Langley plays the dramatic version; He can say, because Langley has auditioned for the film version; He can also say that because the two works are the focus of attention above the premiere. But ned knows that these are excuses. They're excuses that he doesn't care about at all.

So, after the words around the tip of the tongue, Ned gave his answer, "because you are the most popular actor. It seems that after any topic is involved with you, it can improve sales. I want to try my luck."

Such a reply made Lan Li laugh, "I can't refute it. As long as it's not about the presidential election, I think I can help. "

In 2012, this is a four-year election year. Now the election has entered the final stage, and only the results are revealed. This time, Hollywood has become a hot topic in the election, including women's groups, black ethnic groups and gay groups. Their votes have a decisive role in the final direction of the president.

Many Hollywood members have joined in the election. However, as an Englishman, all this naturally has nothing to do with Langley; What's more, first the west end and Broadway, and then the Surrey photography base, Langley's journey was always full, and he never had time to focus on other topics.

In an instant, Ned understood the banter in Langley's words, and he could not help laughing. "Are you interested in the evaluation and feedback of the movie version of 'miserable world'

"Not really, actually." "I have a personal respect for Cameron McIntosh, and I'd love to be a part of the show if I could, and that's why I took part in the audition. But mackintosh wants to move the whole stage into the lens. I don't think it's a good idea. If I lose the lens sense and the film sense, then the charm of the film no longer exists. "

Film is film, and drama is drama. There is no difference between simply putting drama in a movie and the video tape on the stage of a drama, so it is totally unnecessary, because these are two completely different art forms, with different expression methods and creative ideas. We should not confuse them.

That's what happened to the "fence" in 2016, and Langley himself was very resistant to the film. Film is not like film, drama is not like drama, completely lost the soul of the two art forms.

"Is that why you chose the Almeida theater version?" Ned immediately caught the deep meaning of Lan Li's words and further inquired.

"I will not deny it. But here, I have to make it clear that I have never received a formal invitation from the film crew. I chose drama before they made a decision. So there's no such thing as I refuse them, or they refuse me. " Lanli explained lightly.

This is an unexpected gain, but ned knows that the general public is not interested in understanding this, because it is not strong enough.

"Just after the premiere of" les miserables ", the performance of media reputation is not satisfactory. What's your opinion on this?" Ned came up with his ideas in a relatively soft way.

"Ha, I'm not surprised." Randy's answer brightened ned Ned's eyes, but then he changed the subject. "I mean, if the word of mouth was excellent, you wouldn't call me."

Ned immediately realized that Langley had seen through his intention, which made him a little embarrassed. "Langley, do you know? A lot of times, I have the illusion that you know every move of a reporter like the back of your hand. " Furthermore, it seems that Langley himself is an excellent reporter.

Lanli chuckled. "Your routine is not hard to guess. It's simpler than the routine of Hollywood superheroes."

This joke made ned dumbfounded. "So, for this film, for Hugh Jackman, can you express your opinion?"

"Of course, as far as I'm concerned, I think people underestimate Hugh. Everyone knows that he is wolverine, but few people know that he once won the Tony Award. He is a very good stage actor. Have you ever watched his Oklahoma? That's a masterpiece. I have no hesitation to believe that Jean Valjean, played by Hugh, will be brilliant. "

"Compare yourself?"

"I think we are two different styles."

"On the one hand, the direction of the play itself is different. For John cod's version, Jean Valjean is only a member of all living beings in the society, and we need to narrow our edge; For the Cameron Macintosh version, he is the absolute protagonist, and must be strengthened to shoulder the burden of narration. Therefore, the performance style is bound to be different. "

Just as ned expected, when it comes to professional knowledge, lanli is very talkative, frank, unreservedly sharing his ideas, sincere and focused.

"On the other hand, we are different actors. I mean, apart from our age." Occasionally, there is a little humor. "In fact, I'm looking forward to Jackman's version of Jean Valjean. His performance is atmospheric and full, extremely full of tension, especially the power injected into the aria, which is bound to make the role more surging. It's going to be a very interesting performance

Sitting on the other end of the phone, Ned could not help but savor Langley's point of view.

Obviously, for journalists, everyone is doomed to be disappointed, and lanli has no intention of tit for tat. Conflicts are doomed to be impossible to fabricate; But for people in the industry or drama lovers, lanli's opinions are of great reference value.

On the top of the premiere, Hugh Jackman's pursuit of Langley, the tacit understanding between the two actors is really interesting. Ned can't help laughing, "what about the movie?"

"I haven't seen a movie yet, so I'm not qualified to express my opinion." But they have a group of excellent actors who are born in stage drama. There is absolutely no problem with their solid performance skills. So maybe this is the Queen's theater version of the drama that's on the big screen? I guess

Although the words are slightly reserved, the banter and banter between the lines can capture lanli's real view. Ned didn't hold back, and the laughter passed through the receiver. "I just want to tell you that there is no harm without comparison. In the next period of time, the reporters will be very busy."

Lan Li raises her eyebrows and does not respond.

Ned added again, "and, Randy, you're a very good actor. I'm very glad that I went to the Almeida theater to watch "les miserables". Six hours was obviously worth it. Finally, thank you for today's interview, so I won't disturb your work. "

Then ned hung up.

Lanli played with his mobile phone, savored it carefully for a while, and gave it to Nathan. "Next, any interview about the movie version of 'les miserables' was rejected. The official answer is... I'm busy with my work and I don't have time to go to the cinema to watch the film, but I personally have a high respect for Hugh Jackman. "

"Is that all?" Nathan is now more and more handy. Even if he doesn't understand what happened, his brain quickly records everything“ Needless to say, if you have a chance in the future, will you definitely go to the cinema to watch this work? "

"Yes, that's all." Lan Li nodded in affirmation, "don't use superfluous expression." As if thinking of something, the corner of Langley's mouth rose slightly. "And, just call John COD and Emma fielding and tell them what they have just said. They know how to do it."

For the Almeida theater, this is actually a good thing. Free publicity and the comparison between the drama version and the film version are bound to attract more audiences. In any case, no matter whether they are willing or not, the media will not easily let go of such a focus, and the discussion will only get louder and louder; It's better to know the situation and complete the layout ahead of time than not to hear things outside the window.

But as for whether or how to take advantage of the situation, it depends on the decision of Almeida theater, which has nothing to do with Langley.

Just as Lanley expected, and just as ned said, after the release of the "les miserables" film version, everyone put the two works together in a horizontal comparison in the midst of the uproar. Even the professional film critics in the industry can't help it. This seems to have become one of the hottest topics in the year-end award season.