Chapter 847 847 Bold Choice
"'Interview with the Vampire' doesn't sound like a Dracula series?" After Joseph heard Rick's answer, he took the initiative to say.
When it comes to vampires, Count Dracula is naturally the most widely known image, and it is also the most widely adapted vampire image in Hollywood, which has almost become synonymous with vampires.
Rick nodded, "This is an adaptation of Annie Rice's novel, and it's another grand novel about vampires." Rick explained briefly, and then looked at Hugo, "In this work There are two main male vampire characters, both of which are protagonists, but David wants you to play the charismatic vampire who, in the reader's words, is elegant and evil, handsome and deadly."
"Me? Charming?" Hugo couldn't help laughing when he heard Rick's words, "Is David sure he didn't find the wrong person?" Hugo's temperament is actually very clear, that kind of sunshine Brilliant shone between the eyebrows, similar to gloomy, pale, seductive. Vampire traits such as confusion and evil are hard to see in Hugo.
Rick and Joseph were also infected by Hugo's laughter, but Joseph said, "But Pitt, Cruise, Day-Lewis, these actors, don't have that kind of 'charming' temperament, and vampires The image is very different.” Strictly speaking, among the candidates Rick just mentioned, the closest to this temperament is Johnny Depp, whose gloomy and pale image in “Edward Scissorhands” is still deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. .
"You never expected that Cruise was on the waiting list and he volunteered to play." Rick turned his eyes to Joseph and said with a smile.
Sure enough, Joseph's surprised expression appeared clearly between his eyebrows, "He lost his mind?"
Tom Cruise's image is a typical idol boy, with a handsome face, a just and awe-inspiring temperament, and a little bit of a creamy scholar. He is even known as a "flower-like man", but he is not too much. Too weak, but with a neat and forthright masculinity. This is also an important reason why he can become the number one handsome guy in Hollywood.
Most of Tom's works are like this. At present, his four most successful works are the young and young high school students in "Risky. Business" and the young and energetic pilot in "Top Gun". , The lost younger brother in "Rain Man", the aggressive boy in "Born on the Fourth of July".
The images of Tom in these works have more or less overlapping parts, especially the kind of boy mixed with men's temperament, which made him popular in the United States.
Such a Tom Cruise, but he took the initiative to ask to appear in such a deviant work as "Interview with the Vampire", and he is also a "charming" vampire character, which will definitely cause a huge sensation. It is estimated that his fans will find it difficult to accept this. a decision.
Rick agreed with Joseph's words, but he didn't react that much, just chuckled twice, "Maybe we can understand that this role has a lot of appeal to Tom. David will want you to play this role, I think it's because of your breakthrough performance in 'Schindler's List'." The second half of the sentence was apparently addressed to Hugo.
People called Hugo's performance in "Schindler's List" "evil sexy", showing Hugo's completely different actor charm, which really made the whole Hollywood shine.
Hugo didn't answer immediately, but thought about it and asked. "Which role does David want me to play in 'Interview with the Vampire'?"
"Lester. Have you read the original novel?" Rick replied, "I only started reading it in the past two days. I heard that the character of Lester is the core character throughout all of Anne's novels, and it is a very complicated character."
Sure enough, Lester.
Lester is arguably one of the most complex and charismatic vampires in the history of all vampire movies, and even many people think it's okay to cut that "one" out. Anne-Rice's Lester is the youngest son of a French marquis family, and he is spoiled, but he can't stand the old-fashioned atmosphere of the family.
Lester was born with a kind of unruly rebelliousness and casualness, a moment of tenderness when he lowered his head, revealed from the inadvertently drooping golden hair, his eyebrows were slightly raised, and there was a touch of seductive charm between his pupils. In an instant, it was indescribably deadly innocence. He possessed a noble temperament, and looked at everything in the world with inviolable awe and pride. He had an androgynous wildness and an uninhibited feminine temperament.
It can be said that Lester's role is an unprecedented challenge to acting, whether it is a movie that made the vampire Dracula a face, or a movie that idolized a vampire later, or a movie that demonized vampires. In the works, vampires are only a specific symbol, and the confusion in the characters' personalities is rarely excavated.
Imagine a group that is immortal and unable to bathe in the sun, how loneliness, eccentricity, brutality, blood, cruelty and loneliness precipitated after the vicissitudes of time. It's a pity that most vampire movies don't explore this.
The great success of "Interview with Vampires" actually lies in the excavation of vampires. They regard vampires as an independent individual, a real existence, rather than a symbol represented by a group. In the pen of the original author, Annie, Lester is undoubtedly the top priority. He gathers all of Anne's romantic, horror, and adventure fantasies about vampires.
This also makes Lester's character thickness and depth beyond any other vampire, and even beyond the brilliance and ups and downs of many historical figures. It is not an easy task to portray this character, and it can even be said to be unprecedented. challenge.
Even with "Schindler's List" ahead, David hopes that Hugo, whose temperament and image are far apart, will play Lester, which is undoubtedly a very bold choice, and even a risky choice. Because the challenge of the role of Lester is indeed too great!
Hugo was suddenly a little excited. This was an excellent opportunity to challenge his acting skills. It could almost be said to be challenging the impossible. After all, in a virtual role like a vampire, it is difficult for actors to find reference objects in real life. What is the state of mind of an immortal creature that has lived for three centuries? I am afraid that no one can answer this question, just like no one can answer the question of "what if I traveled back three hundred years ago", because the preset answer is always only a preset, and it is only after the real experience. real.
When I used to read novels, I saw those people who were transmigrated or reborn, quickly adapted to the surrounding situation, and then quickly began to kill the Quartet. This seems really simple. But when Hugo really experienced the incredible thing of "traveling" in person, he realized that it is not as simple as adapting to a strange environment, but adapting to changes in time and space, adapting to changes in his identity, adapting to the whole world turned upside down. Change, the strong impact is indescribable in words.
Therefore, after the Golden Raspberry Award, Hugo was very grateful to Joseph. In a sense, he also had a sense of dependence on Joseph, just like the first person to see after a small animal broke out of its shell. Just like calling "Mom", Joseph was not only the first person he met in this time and space, but also a partner who helped him adapt here.
You can imagine how interesting it would be if Hugo challenged Leicester, an unprecedented and unique vampire. In the 20 years since "Interview with the Vampire" came out, although vampire movies have never really disappeared from the audience's sight, there has never been a movie with such charm and depth as Lester. role.
Thinking of this, Hugo was naturally a little excited. But this excitement only lasted for a while, and soon Hugo calmed down. He realized that he really couldn't take on the script right now. The tour was imminent, and he still had to focus on the band. right. Rather than challenging roles, he has to spend more energy on challenging the first real tour at this time.
When he heard Rick say the name of "Interview with the Vampire", Hugo suddenly realized that at the same time, Hugo also made a decision, and there was no need to hesitate too much at this time. So Hugo smiled at Rick and said, "I'll focus on the tour for the time being, and let's not talk about the movie." Now Hugo has cultivated enough concentration to be able to control myself.
Rick was not surprised at all. They discussed this issue yesterday and made a decision, so he didn't mention the proposal of "visiting vampires at night" yesterday, "Okay, I see." Rick He simply agreed.
"What about Steven and David?" After a circle, Hugo brought the topic back to the beginning.
Rick also came back to his senses, "Actually, there is nothing to pay attention to. I came here today just to understand the situation, which has some influence on the future development direction of our company." If Steven Spier Berg and David Geffen really want to set up a new company, maybe this is a good opportunity to forge ahead with the elite company, "As for you, you don't know what to do anyway, and you can develop normally."
Now Steven and David have not shown a showdown and said that everything is just speculation by Hugo and the others, so there is no need to adjust any strategies, and everything can develop according to the normal track. Soldiers come to block water and earth cover, that's the truth.
After the situation was sorted out, Rick didn't stop too much, "You should rest early, don't you want the band to contact tomorrow. If there is any problem, I will contact Joe." After Rick finished speaking, he turned and left.
Hugo stood there and thought about it, talking so much with Rick this evening, but what seemed to be nothing in the end. Perhaps, this is the advantage of having agents, managers, and assistants at the same time. All complicated things are left to them, and Hugo only needs to focus on performance and music.
This feeling is very good.