"'Cleopatra,' definitely 'Cleopatra,' I'm 100% sure! I read his interview on Billboard's website before, and he said that this song is special. ”

"No, definitely not! He never promoted this album, nor did he give an interview! 'Beast', it must be 'Beast', this song, at 'One Man's Concert', he said that he wouldn't sing it. Later, at the Grammys, he used this song as his acceptance speech, which was absolutely significant. ”

"Oh my God, you idiots, haven't you heard 'Believe in the Faith'?

……

The chatter, the bustling, the noisy, the fierce arguments, the incessant sound, Mark Lacanter's footsteps have caught a few words before he has time to get closer, and when he approaches, everyone turns their heads in unison, and Kristen Schutler is the first to raise his voice and say, "Mark, which song do you think is the most special for Lan Li?"

Mark was stunned and smiled dumbly, "I thought we should discuss the movie." You know, I always think that 'detachment' is Lan Li's best performance, 'Love Crazy' is very good, very good, but in 'Detachment', the shock brought by Lan Li's performance is layered, God, I want to watch this movie again now, I don't know when it will be released. ”

Niu Tou didn't answer the horse's mouth, but there was no sense of disobedience, and someone next to him couldn't wait to answer the call and shouted, "'Buried alive', that is the pinnacle of Lan Li's performance, it's just a soul and a demon, it's so exciting! ”

This time, there were more voices of discussion, mixed with gossip, and it was not clear at all, everyone was expressing their opinions, and even the name of "Fast and Thrill/Emotion 5" was put forward - you can feel that in just three years, Lan Li has indeed delivered many wonderful performances.

At this moment, Marc and his friends are not in Berlin, but in London, at the door of the Almeida Theater.

After the 84th Academy Awards, Lan Li disappeared.

Actually, this is not an accurate way of saying this, because Lan Li made it clear that he was returning to London's West End to start rehearsing a new play and return to the stage of the theatre.

However, after that, Lan Li did disappear from the public eye - drama, this is a corner that no one pays attention to, and the exposure, attention, and topicality have plummeted, not even as good as an independent film.

After the Oscars ended, the fates of "artist" and "Hugo" were intertwined, and it became the biggest hot topic of discussion. Despite this, among the countless discussion topics, Lan Li is still the focus of attention, and he became the Oscar winner at the age of only 22, such a feat is absolutely unprecedented.

Even if you count the supporting actors, who have reached the top at such an age, this is the second youngest in film history. Timothy Hutton was only twenty years old and two hundred and twenty-seven days old when he won Best Supporting Actor for "Ordinary People" in March 1981, his only Oscar nomination and his only shining moment.

In the competition for the 84th Oscars, Lan Li is the first actor to break all shackles and barriers. Such a history surpassed Meryl Streep and Christopher Plummer to become the brightest individual statuette winner of the night.

However, it was in the midst of such hot attention that Lan Li chose to retreat bravely for the first time - at least in the eyes of the mainstream media, when the actor's career was bright, he chose to return to the theater stage, which was "retreat", which really aroused a voice of consternation.

However, the afterglow of the "hype gate" has not completely dissipated, and the media have naturally not forgotten the principle that Lanli has always put performance and artistic pursuit in the first place. Therefore, even if the media was not optimistic about the performance in London's West End, they did not launch a siege with ferocious firepower, but euphemistically expressed their strangulation, and more admired Lan Li's courage and courage.

Subsequently, Universal Pictures also released a news, "I wish Lanley-Hall all the best in London's West End".

After the reporter's verification, it was confirmed that Universal Pictures' movie version of "Les Miserables" had auditioned for Lan Li many times, hoping that Lan Li could play an important role in the movie, and director Tom Hopper and producer Cameron McIntosh and others were also full of praise for Lan Li's basic skills.

Unfortunately, in the end, Lan Li rejected the movie version and chose the theatrical version instead.

"This is undoubtedly a loss for the crew. In an interview, Hugh Jackman further confirmed the news, but also expressed regret, "Honestly, I'm really looking forward to working with Lanli. I've watched his audition video, and oh my god, he's such a great actor, he used to compete for the role of Jean Argent, and yes, he and I were direct competitors. However, he has earned my admiration and respect, and I am more than willing to fight with him if I have the chance. ”

Hugh Jackman, who came from a stage show, has been immersed in Broadway for many years, and has won Tony Award recognition, has given such high praise to Blue Gifts, which further confirms the news from Universal Pictures: Blue Gifts is indeed very, very close to the movie version of "Les Miserables".

Objectively speaking, the shadow left by the "hype gate" is still on the Internet and has not completely dissipated. After Lan Li's unexpected return to London's West End, some netizens maliciously speculated that Lan Li was trying to hype up and divert the target, all in order to cover up the negative impact of the "hype gate".

But before the speculation could spread, Hugh Jackman's interview poured cold water on his head: Long before the "hypegate", long before the Berlin Film Festival, Lan Li had already begun to brew this return. Those malicious netizens could only keep their mouths shut.

After the Oscars ended, all the attention, all the excitement, all the expectations, with the return of Lan Li to the West End of London, all precipitated, it seems that there is no time to reach the top, it seems that the celebration has not had time to end, Lan Li has returned to daily life, with a steady pace, continue to move forward.

"The youngest Oscar winner in history", such a hype opportunity, quietly dispersed.

Since then, there has been no official update, no official theatrical promotion, no follow-up media interviews, and only occasional photos on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.

Almost all of the photos are on the same theme: movie fans or fans in London, squatting near practice rooms, or visiting classes in the theater, occasionally "bump into" with the blue gift of commuting to work, and then take a group photo, leave a souvenir, upload it to social networks, and share it with other netizens.

But these news, without the promotion of the mainstream media, just circulated back and forth between Don Quixote, and there was no ripple at all.

The situation continued until May 1. At this time, two full months have passed since the end of the Oscars, and for the Internet era of the information explosion, two months is almost equal to two centuries, and the world has gone through vicissitudes, and no one remembers the glory of the Oscars two months ago. However, the real Don Quixote waited for the news he had been waiting for for a long time.

The official Facebook and official website of the Almeida Theatre officially announced that "Les Miserables", directed by John Cod and starring Lance Hall, will hold an audition in Edinburgh on May 11, with no ticket sales, only internal applications, 150 places, and 150 professionals have been invited to watch, including critics, directors, producers, actors, etc.

One hundred and fifty places is a drop in the bucket for the fanatical Don Quixote, and on the day the internal applications opened, the official website of the Almeida Theater crashed three times, one of which lasted for 40 minutes, and finally the theater announced that it had received more than 36,000 applications, but alas, there were only 150 places.

The audition on May 11 ended without a hitch. However, there was not much news on social networks, and the lucky ones who attended the audition only said on Twitter and Facebook, "Stay tuned." ”

For those drama critics, they are precipitating their thoughts, constructing sentences, and looking forward to showing their skills after the premiere, so they are generally reluctant to reveal too much information after the audition, but for ordinary theater fans, the same is true, and this suspense is itching.

Everyone seems to be waiting, waiting for the opening night, and whether they are expecting a success or a failure is unknown.

Subsequently, the Almeida Theater confirmed the news again that "Les Miserables" will officially premiere on May 18.

The show is divided into two halves, each of which lasts three hours, and the audience can choose whether to buy the first or second half separately or as a package, while Almeida is a medium-sized theatre with only 550 seats, and on the day of the premiere, many guests and industry leaders were invited to attend, so there were only 350 tickets for the public.

That's just 350 shots, that's really too little!

Of course, the Almeida Theater said that Les Misérables has signed a formal performance contract and will run for at least three months, Monday to Saturday, for a total of six performances, with the first and second lineups rotating performances, of which Blue Rite will perform at least three times a week. After three months, it will be determined by attendance and box office revenue.

For a six-hour experimental play, this is very, very rare.

However, the real Don Quixote knows that the competition is really too fierce. They are eager to see "Les Miserables" as a play, but they are more eager to see Lan Li in action, and for the casual theater lover or the crowd, Lan Li is the only attraction. This also means that there is more competition for tickets.

So, Mark and his friends came to the Almeida Theater early, today is May 15th, and the ticket pre-sale time for "Les Miserables" is 9 am on the 16th. At this point, there are still eighteen hours left before the pre-sale.