Vol 2 Chapter 231: Handsome man and beauty

"You know that in my whole life, I just want to have my own performance."
Standing on the smooth mirror stage, Naomi Watts finally took off her ugly prison clothes and put on a sexy, tight-fitting short dance dress, showing her exquisite curves in front of the camera. She looked beautiful and proud. She looks arrogant, like Hollywood's top star, perhaps this is the true portrayal of her heart after several years of continuous hard work.
"But things are counterproductive," she shook her fingers, "I always can't do what I want, the world is so big and hits a wall everywhere, and then Ames comes, safe, reliable and lovely Ames..."
Duke's eyes left the monitor and looked at Naomi Watts in front of the camera, removing Roxy’s overly negative settings such as vulgarity and viciousness. This character is similar to Naomi Watts in some respects. There is a common side to all of the experiences. They all want to find their own performance stage, but they are hard to find.
Perhaps it was these that caused her to have a clear deviation in her grasp of the role and portray Roxy into a star-studded star.
"stop!"
There was no need for the filming to continue. After Duke called to stop, the music and Naomi Watts' monologue stopped instantly, and he said to the stage, "Nami, come here."
Naomi Wo ¥", Ci quickly walked over, looked at Duke, and asked, "Am I making a mistake again?"
These three months of shooting was nothing short of a nightmare. Not only was it faced with tremendous psychological pressure, but also physical and energy consumption, especially for some of the songs and dances. Which one did not end with a blood bubble on the feet?
But at the same time, she has also gained a lot. The strict demands on the young directors, the tireless talk about the drama, and the guidance given have made her significantly improved, and she even feels that she can play any role that desperately needs acting skills in the future.
Have to pay. There are gains, it is simply the best portrayal of more than a hundred days.
Turning off the monitor, Duke turned around and asked, "Nami, what kind of character is Roxy?"
"Small and beautiful. She has dreams of singing and dancing." Naomi Watts said without thinking at all, "Ignorant, vicious, greedy for vanity, and unscrupulous, she is a morally corrupted woman like a poisonous snake."
Duke knocked down the arm of the chair hard, made a thud, and asked, "What do you think of your performance just now? It's like a vulgar and vicious. A woman mocking her kind husband? Or like a radiant star?"
Looking down, Naomi Watts was thinking.
This is the last scene. Duke didn’t want to drag on, and simply said,
Your performance just now is very attractive and attractive, but women’s attractiveness is of different types and grades. Roxy despises her husband. Even using husband and wife love to laugh at him, this is your one-man show. But it is Roxy’s imagination. You need to laugh, please or even tease the audience that does not exist in Roxy’s fantasy."
Taking a sip from the coffee cup, Duke said again, "This is just a daydream of Roxy. She shows the most vulgar charm of a woman. You can also understand that, she is making a show."
"Duke," Naomi? glanced at this side with complicated eyes, "I know what to do."
Duke waved his hand to her, "Go and rest. Start again in ten minutes."
The short break was over, everything was ready, and the filming kicked off again. Perhaps Duke’s point of mention just now played a role, and Naomi Watts’ performance was impressive.
The monologue she reads in line with the music rhythm is very interesting, and can make people feel disdain for the character described; her dance is very lazy and confident, but with the bright silver skirt, it looks subdued. Vulgar; she twisted her soft waist hard, and her face was very beautiful and charming, like a low-level showgirl, she was not the star Roxy dreamed of becoming.
After a short chant, the well-prepared back dancer was on the stage and used a group dance to highlight the heroine of Roxy. She stood in the middle, as if she had become the center of Chicago.
In the end, Naomi Watts walked to the red'Roxy', scratching her head as if she was a cabinet girl who just walked out of the red light district.
"Great!" Duke let out a sigh, "passed!"
As his voice sounded, more sighs of relief came from the studio. More than 110 days of shooting almost caused the entire crew to collapse.
Not to mention others, Duke, the director, is also exhausted physically and mentally. On "Chicago", his time and energy have even surpassed "Speed ​​of Life".
The reason, 80% can be attributed to his lack of professional singing and dancing literacy.
Turning off the monitor, Duke patted his palms, the clear sound attracted everyone’s attention, and then said,
This is an extraordinary experience. It’s a new experience for our team. I know everyone Very tired and looking forward to the holiday, but you have not yet reached the moment of relaxation."
He laughed himself first, "I've got in touch with Johnny Depp. There will be a carnival at his Viper House bar tomorrow night. You know what's there."
Everyone's decadent faces couldn't help but cheer. Some young people even burst into cheers. Depp's bar has always been a Hollywood carnival, with both beautiful women and handsome men.
The studio gradually returned to quiet, everyone was busy with the work at hand, Duke was also checking the film taken today, Naomi Watts, who had taken off her makeup, came over and said hello to Tina Fey, here Arrived in front of Duke.
"Thank you, Duke." She looked at Duke with extremely complicated eyes. "Thank you for giving me this opportunity."
"Nami, this is the result of your hard work."
Duke hadn't planned to continue this relationship long ago, and patted her on the shoulder lightly, "Remember what I told you? Look for the goal, don't hesitate, keep working hard, if we are not allowed to cooperate in the future , You have become a top actress."
The physical relationship between the two parties completely ended more than a year ago, and the favor Duke owed by the fire scene has also been paid.
Duke knows this, and Naomi Watts knows this too. At first, the two came together because of physical needs.
Naomi Watts turned around, and Duke looked at her back. There was no regret or nostalgia. This is Hollywood, and things that end the relationship between men and women are happening all the time; this is North America, an extreme pursuit. In a country of personal freedom, there is no woman on the road to success who is willing to act as a man's plaything.
And Duke doesn’t have the mentality of people who take it for granted that they will succeed in everything—the past, the present, the future, or what they see, what they can’t see, and the people who are thrown aside and just met. , Wealth, and things must be their own.
Duke never thought that he was the center of the world, or even the center of Hollywood. What Sophie Marceau did and told him that women who walked into this circle didn't want to be a vassal.
They are a very simple relationship. It is simple at the beginning, and it is also simple at the end.
"What do you think?"
Familiar questioning sounded from the side, and Catherine Zeta Jones stopped behind him, "Still thinking about the film?"
Turning his head, Duke looked at Zeta Jones and said, "The shooting is complete, and it's time to increase the publicity."
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Broadway Avenue starts from Battery Park in the south and runs through Manhattan Island from south to north. Because there are many theaters on both sides of the road, it is an important place for American drama and musicals to develop, and "Broadway" has become synonymous with musicals.
As night falls, the heart of Broadway on 42nd Street is brightly lit. Although the musical is no longer as brilliant as the year, it still attracts a large audience. Especially in this season, the old classics have been rearranged for more than a year. "Chicago" re-registered on Broadway, attracting many nostalgic audiences to enter the theater.
Forty-second Street is near the famous Times Square, surrounded by dozens of theaters. In the middle is the National Commercial Theater and Entertainment Center. The huge billboards erected here have always been used exclusively by popular musicals.
This billboard is diagonally facing the performance theater of the musical "Chicago". The name of Chicago on it is very conspicuous, coupled with the exaggerated colors and gorgeous design, people passing by can't help but look at it.
After all, the commercial for the movie version of "Chicago" was erected at the entrance of the theater of the musical version of "Chicago", and it was difficult not to attract attention.
In particular, the three heroes and heroines on the billboard are particularly eye-catching. Tom Cruise is standing in the center in a straight old-fashioned suit, and two gorgeous girls in black and white short dance skirts are surrounded by him. , From the image point of view, directly kill the actors of the musical version.
Although movies and musicals do not use beauty as a standard, no one can deny that the combination of handsome men and beautiful women is extremely eye-catching.
Don’t say that nostalgic audiences can’t get used to these. The advertisement can be designed in this way. Warner Bros., the publicizing party, has done a lot of targeted investigations, and the scale of the musical "Chicago" is much larger than the movie version, and it is full of a lot of sex. . In the provocative scenes, the dance skirts of female actors are so short that they can't be shorter, and the materials can't be less.
Of course, in an elegant style, this is for artistic needs, but in fact, everyone knows why the troupe does this.
Not only this one, Broadway, West End, and other places where the musical is relaunched on a large scale, all have similar movie billboards, and will accompany the entire performance season. The movie version is borrowing the musical version for promotion.
"The same wonderful, different "Chicago"!"
This is the main promotional slogan in the early stage of the film, and the North American release date of the film is set in a very targeted Thanksgiving Christmas file. (To be continued...)
ps: I’m a guest at home, it’s late for the party, forgive me~~~