Hollywood Domination Chapter 212: A strong encounter

"*, I still can't believe it," grumbled the young field manager William, grabbed a bagel, and muttered to his friend, camera assistant Andy, "Daniel Day-Lewis It's coming -- I mean, it's actually happening, they're actually doing it -- Daniel Day-Lewis is coming. Did you see him? I heard he was on set last night You were there when the time came."

"I just took one look at him," Andy said, in a calmer voice than William—but that's all. Signature..."

Tony Gilroy shook his head, and exchanged a look with Sidney who was opposite him with some helplessness. Sidney Pollack, who played today, said with relief, "These children are very obedient. , they won't really bother Daniel."

The crew had already held a small meeting before Daniel arrived. In order to ensure that the method master could live comfortably in the crew, several "decree" were specially formulated and issued. For example, in any Under certain circumstances, no crew member can talk to Daniel for private purposes, which will disturb his emotions, make him uncomfortable, and may even lead to unpleasant incidents.

This rule is not groundless-on the set of "There Will Be Blood", because he is very involved in the play, and the character Daniel portrays is a grumpy and cold-blooded businessman, not only did Daniel almost hurt himself on the set He and his co-actors in an action scene often yelled at the crew members in private, and conflicts broke out. Although "Michael Clayton" does not have any action scenes, Michael is obviously not a happy character, so the best way is of course to create a vacuum around Daniel, which can also avoid possible conflicts. The lawsuit filed by the crew.

In addition, both sides of the hotel room where Daniel lived were emptied, including the residents in several adjacent rooms above the head and downstairs. He——In addition to being shy by nature, dislikes talking to strangers, and deeply burdened by the public's attention, Daniel has also been troubled by sleep disorders and nightmares, and has high requirements for a rest environment. In the case of the presidential suite (there are no such high-end hotels in the local area), the crew can only try to ensure that he has a relatively quiet sleeping environment, so that it will not affect the filming work.

Although it is strictly required that the crew members cannot contact Daniel, he also does not like being viewed as a rare animal. unhappy) reiterated that Daniel wants to be invisible most of the time, and he needs to be treated kindly and despecialized when people meet his inevitable eye contact, that is, when he is around, the crew Members pretending not to pay attention to him, simply keeping quiet and waiting for him to walk away will not work.

Big-name actors always have a lot of strange requests, especially for a national treasure like Daniel, who has a bit of personality and it is reasonable. The specific request increased his pressure, and he sighed heavily, while Sidney whispered at the same time, "Ah, here he is."

According to the regulations of sag, the formal crew must provide three meals for the crew members in a fixed place, so each crew will have a big restaurant. They would all dine here with the crew members, and Daniel Day-Lewis did not choose to ask his assistant to take the meals into the trailer, but put his hands in his pockets, as if he walked into the dining room with a heavy heart.

The buzzing voice suddenly fell silent because of his appearance. For a moment, it seemed that everyone was staring at Daniel, and even Tony and Sidney couldn't help turning their heads away. However, Tony came to his senses immediately. He shook his head annoyedly, and the lively atmosphere in the restaurant was restored just now—it was just a bit of a pretentiousness, and Tony could clearly feel that there were still several people who couldn't help but stare at Daniel. look straight.

However, fortunately, Daniel didn’t seem to notice. Unlike when the crew read the script before, his hair was no longer disheveled, and his beard was clean-shaven (Daniel was a little rough in private), and his deep and thin outline was fully revealed. He came out, but the frown seemed to imply that his mental state was not as perfect as his appearance, and judging from his slightly slumped shoulders and the expression of looking around when he took the meal, he seemed to be quite interested in many details of the restaurant .

"It's already started to play." Sidney withdrew his sizing eyes—in fact, Tony had been secretly concerned about Daniel from the corner of his eyes—and whispered to Tony, "Michael."

Tony also nodded: Michael is ending his own restaurant business in the movie, he must instinctively pay attention to some details of the restaurant-like buildings, it seems that Daniel has now fully entered the role of Michael, if one and If someone he is more familiar with observes, he should be able to tell a lot of things that are different from the usual him.

"Damn Method." Sidney curled his lips again, "Continue to never play... I won't be surprised if he calls me Matt later."

He stopped paying attention to Daniel who took a plate and sat silently on the empty table, but raised his chin towards the other corner, "What I can't understand is her—she is also a methodist, anyone can see I can tell, but she doesn't look like that at all."

Just like Daniel, Meryl Streep, who is recognized as the best actress today, will also maintain her performance during the filming period, but she will not be as exaggerated as Daniel, which is also an experience Pai actors, especially method actors, are a great symbol. However, for Jennifer Jefferson, she doesn't seem to have the problem of 'maintaining performance'. She is chatting with her assistant in the corner of the restaurant. , while eating breakfast with a smile on his face, he looked leisurely, low-key and elegant, completely Jennifer Jefferson, and had nothing in common with Karen Crowder.

"She's an enigma," said Tony sincerely. "Sometimes I think she's scary—if you know what I'm saying, Sidney."

"Of course I understand." Sidney shrugged and stuffed a piece of toast into his mouth. "From Elizabeth Taylor, Jane Fonda to Romy Schneider, oh, Tony, you bet I've seen a lot of talented female stars, but no one is more mysterious than her - tell me, are you looking forward to their rivalry? I can't wait for that day to come."

This is the first day of the restart of the crew. According to the shooting schedule, today the two actors are filming solo scenes, and the real confrontation will take a few days before the filming starts.

"I'm looking forward to it and scared." Tony said honestly, "I'm afraid my directing technique will ruin their performance—"

He realized that his hands were trembling slightly, Tony quickly clenched his fists, and then continued to inject confidence into himself, "Of course, after a day or two of practice, I believe that I can control that frenzy .”

Sidney did not laugh at his nervousness, but nodded reassuringly, "I believe you can, Tony, to be honest, you are not the kind of director who makes a perfect first feature film, but I think you screwed up." The possibility is very low, after all, after watching their audition clips, we all have a conclusion: only a bad director will miss the spark between them..."

Tony understood exactly what he was talking about, but Sidney didn't go on—because Daniel had already ate his breakfast quickly at this time, and he didn't seem to have enjoyed a portion. The pleasure brought by the delicious food almost devoured an omelet, wiped the corners of her lips hastily, stood up and walked to the corner where Jennifer was sitting.

"Karen." He stared at Jennifer closely, but there was a purely commercial smile on his lips. Only the change of tone and posture revealed Michael's attitude towards Karen: wary, suspicious, and somewhat Helpless, Michael hated Karen, looking at it was like seeing a venomous snake, although he often dealt with these crazy rich people, but the despair and rancidity emanating from Karen still made him instinctively loathe her—— But Karen is the employer, and he must maintain basic courtesy.

Jennifer Jefferson showed a relaxed and sunny smile. For a moment, Tony thought she had missed the silent signal from Daniel, and the scene would become awkward—but the next moment, Jennifer Proved him wrong.

"Michael." Jennifer suppressed her smile, and said these syllables softly. Almost in an instant, her shoulders slumped, her eyelashes drooped for a second, and then raised again, revealing a pair of despair And suffocating eyes: every second of breathing is a burden for Karen, but she cannot show weakness in front of Michael, she still has to maintain strength, she closed her expression, but her eyes and her temperament - beside her The surrounding 'chi' still revealed clues..."Michael Clayton."

Michael and Karen stared at each other for a moment.

The restaurant became quiet, and an indescribably strong tension spread from the heart of the shock like an earthquake. Tony's heartbeat accelerated, his palms became hot, and he was so excited that he could hardly breathe——

Suddenly, like Sidney, he was looking forward to Michael and Karen's scenes together.

—In fact, he couldn't wait for the director part.