[US Entertainment] Superstar

Chapter 410 Surprise is...

The Independent Spirit Award has a special status in Hollywood, and it faces a wide range. Except for the traditional eight studios in Hollywood, other independent producers can be members.

For example, "Lost in Translation" in which Eve participated belongs to independent production, and has nothing to do with those big companies.And "Little Miss Sunshine" could have been shortlisted, but it's a pity that it hasn't been released when the nominations are announced, so I can only apply for next year's Independent Spirit Awards.

There are more and more players aiming at the Oscars, and many independent films have also achieved good results in the Oscars, so their influence is growing and they have gradually become the wind vane of the Oscars.

For example, the best film of the Independent Spirit Awards last year was the well-known "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" which won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, and the year before last year's Best Actress Hilary Swank won it with "Boys Don't Cry" The statuette.

Most of the movies that won the Independent Spirit Award won the Aotea, and those with better luck and quality can even win the trophy, which shows the importance of this award!

"Little Miss Sunshine" missed a good opportunity, because Eve really didn't want her two films to compete on the box office charts. If she could avoid it, she avoided it as much as possible, so that the audience would not know which one to choose, which would eventually lead to two films. The box office is not high.

""Lost in Translation" won the nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor and Best Actress, so it's the biggest hit." Of course, Robert hoped that the movie Eve participated in would sweep all the way. Oscar.

The Independent Spirit Award is the first award of the awards season. The previous Gotham Independent Film Festival had relatively little influence and did not help the film much.So the awards season has quietly started. Eve still has the time to come to Canada to make a cameo appearance in a movie. Two movies need to go to the Olympics, and they cannot do without Los Angeles.

Eve is very satisfied with the result, but she still has some regrets in her heart: "It's good to be nominated, but it's a pity that the film I directed. If I participate in this year's Independent Spirit Awards, maybe I can get the best place- Nomination for Female Writer."

"This time the Oscar competition is a bit big. Several major film companies did not participate, but your competitors are already very strong. I don't know which movies will be the first to fall behind after the awards season in the past few months."

The awards season is still in its early days, and it is a state of melee. Only when the awards are given out one after another, the form will gradually become clear.

After all, there are only a small number of Oscars in the air, and most of the films and actors have gone through different award selections before coming to the audience.

There are countless films falling in the awards season every year, and many works that have been placed with high expectations gradually fail, and some films that are not expected to become a sudden emergence of dark horses.

Eve has a lot of confidence in "Lost in Translation", the quality of the finished film is high, the leading actors and actresses have good acting skills and are first-line stars, and the influence behind the director is extraordinary. Taken together, it will definitely not fall halfway.

"Then who are our competitors? If you have time, you can go to the cinema to see."

Robert couldn't remember the list, took the phone to the monitor, and began to read: "Many familiar names, and you know them too. The films nominated for best picture include "A Half-Dream Life", Richard Crean Directed by Wright."

"Of course I remember." Eve forgot that no one would forget this name. Back then, they were all works in the main competition section of the Venice Film Festival, and she even made an appointment with there to film "Boyhood" for more than ten years!

Judging from this posture, the filming should start next year. Neither Richard nor Ethan Hawke have finished setting up the crew this year.

"In addition, there is "Rock Barbie", which is a film shortlisted for the main competition unit of this year's Berlin Film Festival. "Memory Fragments" and "Long Island Love" are both brilliant at this year's Sundance Film Festival work."

After hearing the name of a familiar movie, Eve couldn't help but blinked at Keanu Reeves, "Memento was also nominated for best picture?"

Robert didn't know what Eve was thinking, "Yes, this movie is quite popular, the critics praised it, and the audience's word of mouth is also good. It won the best picture, best actor, best supporting actress, best There are several nominations for director and best screenplay, and the voices are very high, especially the director Christopher Nolan."

Eve knew that she had seen this movie in her previous life, but she forgot the specific plot. The most important thing was that she had recommended Nolan to her boyfriend to prepare a new version of Batman. Now that she finally remembered, she could ask about the progress.

Always let your boyfriend care about yourself, and occasionally you still have to care about the other party, so that the relationship will be equal and will not be out of balance.

"The competition has begun. I still have two days to finish the filming, and then I will return to Los Angeles after five days of rest. If you have any nervous matters, you can tell me, and don't be afraid to interrupt."

"This is the more important thing at the moment. You just need to keep your phone unblocked." Robert said with concern: "Take a good rest. The next step is to continue public relations, and you need a lot of exposure."

Many celebrities disappear after a busy awards season. On the one hand, they are worried about overexposure, and on the other hand, they are too tired.

Although Eve continued to sweep the awards season last year, she didn't make many appearances, so she wasn't too tired.This year, we need to publicize the heroine, and we also need to publicize the film and the director, so there are more occasions that need to be present.

Robert was really afraid that Eve would be exhausted physically and mentally, so he hoped that she would take more rest and recharge her batteries.

After hanging up the phone, Eve took the initiative to ask her boyfriend: "Robert told me just now that Nolan's "Memory Fragments" won five nominations for the Independent Spirit Awards. You were in contact with him before. How was the result? "

Keanu was not excited when he heard the news, "We had a long conversation, and he wanted to create a completely different Batman, so that Batman is no longer a superhero, but an ordinary person wearing a mask. At present, Warner is hesitant, worried that the audience and comic fans will not buy it."

"Nolan is very talented, and his younger brother is also a very interesting screenwriter. This "Memento" seems to have been screened at some film festivals last year, and it has been widely promoted this year. In fact, the "White Night Chase" he filmed this year is pretty good, it fits the style of Batman very well."

Eve considered the sentence for a while, trying to express her own understanding: "Do you want to downplay the exaggerated side of Batman as a superhero, and lean more towards a realistic style?"

"Yes, we wanted more autonomy to film how Bruce Wayne became Batman bit by bit, and how he rose up in the chaotic city of Gotham." Keanu concluded: "Nolan and I We all want a movie full of realism, not a movie full of superpowers or surreal abilities, weakening what comics bring.”

Batman is indeed a relatively pure human being in DC comics. After all, his superpower is to be rich.

Eve knew that this kind of thing should not be rushed, so he could only let Keanu and his team slowly grind it out until Warner Bros. was convinced.

Keanu didn't want his girlfriend to worry about his own affairs, so he briefly revealed some inside information: "Actually, you don't need to worry. Evan and Warner have basically reached an agreement. At present, they are arguing about cost issues and control issues. As for the actor, I have already confirmed that it is me, there is no doubt about it.”

"So confident?" Eve seemed to be flattering her. It became easier for her to see the confidence and smile on Keanu's face, and the melancholy temperament on her body dissipated a lot.

"Because I have already signed an agreement, but it has not been announced to the public for the time being. The addition of "The Matrix 2" is obvious. Warner has so much power over me because of the exaggerated box office performance of this movie, allowing me to be a producer. one."

"The Matrix" itself is a film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. It has crazily broken the box office record of an R-rated movie in North America, and it is even heading for 7 million US dollars worldwide.

The investment of this kind of comic adaptation film can easily reach hundreds of millions of dollars. It takes a lot of courage for a cutting-edge director like Nolan who has never made a commercial film to take charge.

Warner just hopes to change to an excellent director, but is afraid that it will be the next Joe Schumacher and Tim Burton.Looking forward and backward, I don't know who to choose. Anyway, I dare not hand over such a high cost to a new director, and want to restrict the director and Keanu, the producer.

"This is really good news. I hope your version of Batman can bring enough surprises that Warner won't lose money."

Keanu didn't want to talk about work now, he grabbed his girlfriend's hand, fiddled with her palm lightly with his fingers, and asked, "My mind is full of the surprise you mentioned, so what exactly is it?"

His handsome face was wrinkled, his brows were tightly furrowed, and he really couldn't figure out what kind of medicine was sold in Eve's gourd.

Eve didn't want to torture him anymore, so she leaned her body close to her boyfriend's ear and whispered, "Do you know what I'm playing in "How to Get Away with Law"? I specially prepared a suit of clothes for you to wear at night."

Keanu's mind turned quickly, isn't she playing a nurse?That means wearing a nurse's uniform at night!

The adult world is so interesting.

He swallowed, he really didn't expect his girlfriend to do such a thing, to play some role-playing.

"Can we not go to the restaurant?" Keanu suggested, his body becoming hot from just the thought.

However, the little fairy next to him purposely whispered in his ear, "Of course not, as we agreed, night is night."

Keanu was already distracted, his ears were red, but the environment of this caravan was very closed, allowing the hormonal breath to spread continuously.There are drivers, bodyguards, and assistants in front of them. Obviously the two of them have done nothing, but there is a kind of taboo pleasure!

"Then it's night. Do I need to bring my own white coat?" Keanu even teased Eve after he stabilized his mind. "I also need role-playing."

"I also prepared a stethoscope for you..."

Eve suddenly kissed her boyfriend on the cheek, then turned her head and said to the driver in front of her, "Hawke, take us back to the hotel instead of going to the restaurant."

She can't wait to see Keanu appear in front of her as an ascetic doctor, and she can ask the hotel to deliver dinner later.

The two people clasped their fingers tightly, and after looking at each other, they were sunk in each other's eyes, and they couldn't tolerate others at all!