The Greatest Showman (Big Play Bone)

Chapter 1372: Needle in Mianli

"Maybe one day in the future, I can become Henry-Fonda. This is a wish."

"Henry Fonda? Are you sure? I think Marlon Brando or Daniel Day Lewis is the better choice."

Facing Bradley's ridicule, Lan Li raised his eyebrows slightly, and a smile appeared in his eyes, "I will choose a positive angle to interpret it."

Bradley couldn't help laughing and replied meaningfully, "In my opinion, no matter what angle it is, it is positive. I always stand firmly on your side. Please believe me."

This is a small ridicule, a realistic allusion from Hollywood.

Henry Fonda, a famous legend, has crossed Broadway and Hollywood for more than 50 years, dedicated to the "wilderness duel", "war and peace", "Once Upon a Time in the West", "Twelve Angry Men", "Golden Pond", and "Anger" A series of classic masterpieces such as "The Grapes" and "Red Shirt Tears"; even because of his five marriages, a family of performing arts was born in Hollywood, and the surname "Fonda" has a powerful and far-reaching appeal.

However, Henry Fonda has maintained an unpleasant record: he is the record holder with the longest time from the initial nomination to the final award in Oscar history.

In 1940, "Grapes of Wrath" won his nomination for the first time, when he was thirty-five years old; in 1981, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awarded Henry the Best Honor Award, the following year, "Golden Pond" won the nomination again After that, I finally won the prize, a full forty-two years apart.

The reason why Lan Li mentioned Henry Fonda was actually making complaints about himself.

After egot, the entire Hollywood is bound to be wary and repulsive towards Lan Li. Not to mention winning the prize again in a short time. Even the nomination may become extremely difficult, because Lan Li has reached its peak at a young age. In challenging the limits of the entire industry, the next step cannot continue uphill, but only start to decline.

According to past historical records, for example, Tom Hanks, in the next few years, the name "Renley Hall" may only be a theoretical hot spot during the awards season, and there is a lot of discussion. , But it only blossomed without fruit, and completely missed most of the nominations-they needed to make Lan Li "calm and calm."

Therefore, Lan Li mentioned Henry-after a lapse of forty-two years, he won the prize again. For Lan Li himself, he also expressed an open-minded and calm attitude. After all, he has already won an award once and has just completed the egot. There is really not much eagerness/desire for the award. The focus is on participation.

But Bradley mentioned Marlon Brando and Daniel Day Lewis.

The reason is very simple. Henry was nominated for the first time and won the first prize. There was a gap of forty-two years; and Lan Li is now a golden figure in his hand. Naturally, this analogy is not applicable, and Malone and Daniel are even more important. An apt metaphor.

In the long history, only nine actors have successfully won two Oscars for Best Actor, the Golden Man, and Malone and Daniel are among them. At the beginning of this year, Daniel historically became the only actor to be crowned the actor three times, especially The point is that these two actors are tied for the longest time between the first and second awards.

Marlon Brando, the first time he won the "Wharf" in 1954, the second time he won the "Godfather" in 1972; Daniel Day-Lewis, the first time he won the "My" in 1989 "Left Foot", the second time he won the award was "The Blood Is Coming" in 2007. A full eighteen years have elapsed between the two awards.

Undoubtedly, Bradley’s analogy is more appropriate, but it contains two meanings. The first is to ridicule Lan Li and he must wait 18 years before he can wait for his second statuette; the other is to praise Lan Li. Will reach the height of Malone or Daniel and truly become a top actor in the annals of history.

Therefore, Lan Li made such an answer.

Amidst the laughter, Lanly and Bradley left the bustling location of Times Square and headed down the street along the street in the direction of down/city. Instead of sitting down, they walked around the city like friends.

"It's like'Manhattan'," Bradley teased half-jokingly.

This is Woody Allen's classic love movie, walking through Manhattan, but outlining the middle class's life status and love feelings in the babbling words.

Lan Li chuckled softly, "You should use this line in dating situations."

"Ha, none of my date understands Woody Allen." Bradley shrugged regretfully.

Lan Li did not refute, "Not many people understand Woody Allen. By the way, I met Ronan Farrow not long ago." The accidental mention of Woody Allen awakened Lan Li's memory.

Bradley lightly chins his head, his eyes revealing a meaningful look, "He is a clever young man. Next I am going to study at Oxford University."

"It is foreseeable that another important person will appear in New York in the future." Lan Li said until he stopped.

Bradley couldn’t help but smiled, “Going back to the topic just now, do you mean that you don’t have any expectations for this year’s awards season? I mean “Drunk Country Folk Song” just won the best actor trophy in Cannes. Obviously , Your performance has gained affirmation again, and at the end of this year, it is definitely a member that cannot be ignored."

"It's not up to me, is it?" Lan Li retorted frankly, and then smiled, "To be honest, I didn't anticipate the development curve of the awards season at all when I was honest with the work'Love Is Crazy'. Don’t talk about winning. So far, all of my works are not strictly speaking of the awards season. "Drunk Country Folk Songs" is a literary and youth film that takes a huge risk. I don’t think this, Joel and Ethan. These works can make a difference during the awards season."

"So what about'gravity'?" Bradley asked.

"Someone told me that it was an'Avatar'. Although I don't agree with it, it is certain that the most exciting and important part of this movie is Alfonso Cuarón, not me. Compared to awards , I hope that this movie can achieve excellent results at the box office, because this is a work that is very worth watching in the cinema, and the visual effects are beyond the experience of a video tape.” Lan Li sincerely made a recommendation.

"Are you promoting now?"

"Right. Wait, is Warner Bros. set?"

"not yet."

"That's not propaganda. We can wait."

The quick answers back and forth made the atmosphere of the conversation between Lanly and Bradley become more comfortable, and the reporter of the "New York Times" immediately asked, "You mean, when you are selecting works, You don’t deliberately choose the award season-oriented works. Is this the reason why you and the Weinstein brothers have never cooperated?"

I have to say that Bradley’s questioning method is professional enough and cunning enough, he showed his edge without changing his voice, and instantly asked one of the most intriguing questions in the past two years——

In fact, people in the industry have more or less heard of the contradiction between Lanly and Harvey Weinstein, not to mention that Harvey also blatantly released ruthless words in private, which is not a secret to those well-informed reporters. ; It’s just that they didn’t find a suitable opportunity to break the news. Now that they are reporting without evidence and incidents, it will inevitably appear to be dry and lack of explosive points.

So, Bradley just brought it out with a needle hidden in the cotton, and tentatively looked at Lan Li's reaction. Even if it is actually published, it will not hurt, on the contrary, it can arouse readers' discussion and inquiry.

"Ha, obviously the reason why we haven't cooperated so far is not just because of this one." Bradley threw a bait over quietly, but Lan Li didn't mind, and she responded generously, seemingly The vague words are actually meaningful, but there is no in-depth conversation, and they are understatement but have a profound aftertaste. Readers who really understand the internal situation of the industry will definitely be able to smell the tricks.

Bradley is clever, while Lan Li is wise. The interviews that go back and forth seem to be wonderful. This is also the reason why Lan Li is always so popular when he appears in talk shows. He did not stay too much on the same topic. Lan Li immediately said, "But it is true. Every time I choose a work, the award season is not the primary consideration. I am still working hard in the process of learning and growing~lightnovelpub.net~Of course, there is also part of the reason. My age is not suitable for starring in a biographical film."

Biographical movies are the hottest season of awards, typical Oscars, but most of the protagonists who are worthy of biographical shots are over 30 years old, because such a legendary life is worth shooting. In comparison, Lanly is not necessarily suitable.

In the face of Lan Li’s self-tackling, Bradley also raised his mouth, "So what about the ‘burst drummer’ this time? Many people think that this is also an attempt at the awards season."

"If you can enter the awards season like'Winter Bones' or'Little Sunshine', this is naturally a good thing. It is a kind of promotion for the entire independent film industry." Lan Li said sincerely, "but in the conception and implementation stage , The award season is not our goal. It presents the stories and ideas in Damien Chazele’s mind. This is what it is."

Originally there were several other questions in Bradley's mind. Regarding the awards season, about Weinstein, and also about "Burst Drummer" or "Drunk Country Folk Songs", there are countless issues worth discussing recently, but now, cloth Ledley changed his mind and came up with another idea.

This is always the case in every interview with Lan Li, inadvertently sparking sparks, allowing the interview to break away from the frame of the manuscript, and to explore more chemical reactions. Bradley has been accustomed to this interview mode, so he did not hesitate. , And brought up the idea that just came up.

"Speaking of Damien Chazelle, obviously, he is a new director without much experience. At present, there is only one unknown work. Even for most people, this is just popping out of a crack in a rock. Newcomer, this kind of cooperation means taking risks, even gambling, but you did not hesitate to choose to trust him. Why is that?"