Chapter 599： killer anton

"Director Lehman, when will the shooting of your next movie start? Is it easy to reveal the content of the shooting?"

"I heard that the investment scale of the new play is not large. Who are the characters selected?"

"Mr. Rust, are you the director yourself?"

"..."

Ryman had just driven out of Beverly Hills when he was surrounded by paparazzi of reporters lying in ambush on the side of the road.

No matter how hard he honked the horn, he was still not allowed to let go.

These uncrowned kings are really difficult to deal with.

Since the public relations department of Firefly Pictures released some news about new works and secretly revealed some shooting plans, taking the opportunity to build momentum has indeed attracted the attention of many people.

But these paparazzi are so annoying, stalking and stalking, they are all **** good, and they can always block Lyman's whereabouts at the right time and the right place.

He rolled down the car window a little and answered a few questions perfunctorily. Although he slowed down, he still squeezed out little by little, and then went straight to the Firefly headquarters building.

It wasn't until he got into the elevator that Lyman was slightly relieved.

Just got out of the elevator and bumped into Ryan.

He just returned from New Mexico, leaving behind some of the production crew there to continue filming.

The two chatted for a while, and Assistant Lehmann greeted him with a smile: "Boss, someone has arrived. Mr. Baden is in the reception room."

Lehman walked ahead and asked casually, "What did he say?"

"He is willing to play the killer Anton, and is reading the script repeatedly."

After a while, the door of the reception room was opened, and a man with short hair, no beard and a long face was sitting inside. It is Javier Bardem, one of the few international actors in Spain who can do it in the future.

This guy is only 36 years old this year, and he has already gained a little reputation in Europe, so he is not limited to Spain.

In the original time and space, he was also confused by the Coen brothers, and then he won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor and became famous in Hollywood, and then he cooperated with a group of big directors one after another, and his momentum became more and more prosperous.

And this was the first time he received the attention of the international film industry when he won the Venice Silver Lion Award in 1992 for a "Joint Wife and Husband", which made his personal status an instant hit.

At this moment, Javier Bardem is still confused, and he can't figure out how he has entered the sight of a major Hollywood director and still has the opportunity to play the second leading role.

He was not filming in Spain at the time, when suddenly a phone call came and gave him a surprise.

However, there is no need to think about it if you can't figure it out, it's not a bad thing anyway.

So, after Javier determined that it was really the invitation of director Lehmann, Baba's came from Spain.

When he saw a very aura of people open the door and walk in, Javier also stood up and greeted politely with a smile.

"You're welcome, Javier. I have seen your performance, and your image and temperament are very suitable for the setting of killer Anton."

Lehmann has also become famous internationally in the past two years, mainly due to the title of the Palme d'Or in Cannes and the success of many box-office films. Many Spanish film and television circles who don't care about directors from other regions have heard of Lehmann's name. .

Javier, an actor who is not very good in the European showbiz, met a big director's favor, and he felt a little nervous and happy in his heart, "Thank you, thank you."

"However," Ryman frowned suddenly, "you have to change your image. I want a different killer image."

Javier's appearance is very ordinary, not that strange smiling ruthless man.

Since the director has said that the image needs to be changed, let's change it.

As a result, after the half-hour changeover project was over, Javier, who reappeared in front of Lehmann, became familiar.

- Wearing the mushroom head shape on both sides that was common among brothel owners in the western region in the 1960s and 1970s.

Javier Bardem and the crew's stylists stand in the reception room.

Javier only thinks that his current image is old-fashioned and strange. He doesn't have the sassy and clean look he used to be. However, Lehman still asks him to smile deliberately. It's the kind of smile that people with discernment know that you are polite and stiff. Extremely unnatural.

But the screen image of the original killer Anton is really classic.

The mushroom hair style is also the essence of it, giving people a neurotic temperament.

Of course, dressing up like this does reveal a nasty murderous intent, especially when he kills someone with a squinting look of pity, it makes the whole character look like a pervert in his bones.

——Anyway, if you can see the difference of this character at a glance, the killer Anton can be regarded as standing.

Therefore, the more neurotic the dress, the more in line with the human design.

"Very good." Lyman nodded with satisfaction, "At that time, pay attention to the rigidity of your walking posture."

In just three days, I received a call, came to audition, and the director approved...

This progress is too fast.

Javier thought to himself.

Inexplicably, he has become the second male lead in Lehmann's new film, which has attracted much attention in Hollywood. I can't imagine it.

Javier, who had come to his senses, was overly excited when he heard Lyman finally nod his head.

"Let's come here today, come over tomorrow to sign a contract, take a makeup photo, and other things, we will inform you in time. The filming schedule is very important. Best of all, don't take any more film appointments in the next few months. Play the role of An Dong with peace of mind. If you play this well, you will get a lot."

After listening to Lehman, Javier said without hesitation: "Don't worry, I will definitely prepare for this movie with all my heart. Also, Director Lehman, thank you for entrusting me with this role."

"It's nothing, it's the right choice."

The next day, Javier also officially joined the crew of "No Country for Old Men", with a salary of $1 million.

The price is fair, and international actors are not very popular in Hollywood.

After the starring lineup was selected, the remaining dragon role, Lehman, was handed over to caa and Ryan to arrange.

Let's sort out the preparation progress of several other projects of Firefly Pictures.

The filming of "Pan's Labyrinth" has already started, "Deadly Magic" is still casting, the men of "Sparta" still need long-term shaping training and the problem of matching special effects in the digital field, and the filming of "Prada" is coming to an end, It will be finished in about a week.

Among them, there is also Lehman's investment in Alejandro Gonzalez Inaritu's "Babel", which continues to walk the award-winning route.

If nothing else, the Toronto, Lyon Outer Screen, Warsaw International and other film festivals have a wave of fame, and then wait for a wave of fame in Cannes, and finally go to the Oscar for the best foreign language award to be nominated for a nomination. The 20 million investment can be recovered by selling regional copyrights.

As for profit? To be honest, I didn't think about that.

A film with a realistic niche theme, or a film that speaks ill of the US border issue, will not be loved by too many audiences after all.

Lehmann, who has seen the finished film, can only say that the Mexican director really has ideas and style.

Looking at the whole, the atmosphere of tension, anxiety and anxiety created is also very appropriate. The four stories are intertwined, and the suspense is gradually escalated with the development of the story. This artistic expression method is a test of the director's skills. Fortunately, Alejandro did just that.

The layout of the film is complex, the plot is protracted, and it is not crisp enough. It requires the audience's patience to watch the movie, which is not a good place to do it.

Of course, for an award-winning literary and artistic work, the latter is not contradictory.

Without going into detailshow to go deep into the subject, we can only sacrifice the smoothness of the plot.

Slow down the story and characters.

In the end, Lehman can only say that "Tower of Babel" profoundly revolves around differences in race and language, and tells a tragedy.

As director Alejandro said. "The world is full of misunderstandings because of language barriers. Only God has the power to know everything. However, God is silent and deprives people of the language way to communicate and understand each other."

The film looks very depressing, and the use of gloomy colors brings visual depression. Under the dual effect, it is easy to feel a sense of loneliness and helplessness.

As for the title "Tower of Babel", the allusion comes from the "Bible-Old Testament", referring to human beings united in the hope of building a tower leading to heaven, and in order to prevent this from happening, God made humans speak different languages ​​and cannot communicate with each other. Communication, the plan just failed.

Therefore, the director's meaning is very clear. The so-called Babel Tower can only be a myth and can never be achieved.

Whether it's English or any other language, there will always be people who hinder communication.