"Keira Knightley, Natalie Portman join 'The Dead'" - Yahoo Entertainment; "Portman and Knightley join forces in the American version of 'Infernal Affairs'" - Sina Entertainment...... Recently, Flame Movies announced the news of this fresh ** franchise, announcing the end of this boiling casting battle. Some people are happy and some are dissatisfied, Hathaway, Scarlett and other fans are very disappointed, they are no longer seen in this "magic movie", KK and NP fans are of course happy, and they can see their wonderful performances again at the end of the year, and Yang fans believe that this is the right choice.

If you don't know the details, seeing such a grand and large-scale report by the entertainment media, and seeing the two big stars KK and NP, you will definitely think that they are the protagonists of "The Dead", acting in rival scenes or fighting side by side, etc., but ...... They are just small supporting roles with few scenes.

In 2001, 19-year-old Natalie Portman (1981-06-09) won the first Oscar nomination for Best Actress with "Juno", and she has won 2/5 Golden Globe Awards and 0/2 Oscar major awards over the years, and has been nominated for Best Actress in a Comedy/Music category with Wang Yang three times, and in 2006, Keira Knightley (1985-03-26), who was about to be 21 years old, won "Pride and Prejudice" received her first Oscar nomination for Best Actress, and she has 1 Golden Globe and 1 Oscar nomination each.

Both of them are among the most talented and popular actresses of the younger generation, and these two people actually play small supporting roles in non-cameo roles! What is even more exaggerated is that there is no sense of yielding, and if they don't want to act, they rush to the same status actresses.

Even though they knew that things would turn out like this, media fans still had a sense of madness, and only Magic Yang was so charming. What particularly arouses the world's interest is the relationship and story of KK and NP, this is their first time starring in the same movie after "Star Wars Prequel 1", although this pair of pretty women with a 4-year age difference is gradually not as beautiful as before, but when they stand together, it is still very interesting, maybe this is why Amazing Young chose them?

"I'm looking forward to their performances! Both of them are actors I love. "Wow!Unbelievable, do they have a rivalry?", "Apparently Knightley is going to do better." "What are you kidding? NP can beat KK up and run back to England crying. "Only MY can bring them together!" ...... Fans and fans have different opinions, from joy and joy to discussing who will perform better, no longer the queen vs queen stand-in, but Portman vs Knightley!

However, it is worth noting that both of them have a film contract with the same schedule, and they will undoubtedly be "filmed at the same time", can they cope with it? Both agents expressed similar words: "This is a decision made after careful consideration and proper arrangement, the workload of "The Dead" is not a lot, she can play two movies in a staggered manner, and will not disappoint anyone." In order to take care of the two, the crew of "The Dead" of course participated in the arrangement of the filming schedule.

Regarding the results of this selection, the initiator Wang Yang was very silent, and did not praise Natalie and Knightley in particular, he only said on his blog: "It is very difficult to satisfy everyone, but in any case, I really appreciate everyone's enthusiasm and trust in "The Dead". ”

It turns out that Wonder Jan is Wonder Jan after all, and the charm value is IMAX, and this simple log has attracted many replies from the parties involved, Scarlett said: "I'm satisfied, I'm looking forward to seeing "The Dead"!" Hathaway said: "It's a pity that the audition day was bad, congratulations! Congratulations! "Looking forward to seeing this movie, come on Amazing Young!" Emily said: "I'm also looking forward to "The Dead", come on!"...... Natalie and Knightley said, "It's great to have this opportunity. ”

"It's incredible. Regardless of their true mentality, the media and the public have seen their respect and convincing for this result, you must know that the big stars are very thin-skinned in terms of winning and losing, and often complain about it, these women will be so positive when they lose, people can't do it without emotion, it's unheard of!

In the face of the magical call of Jan, the woman's quarrel can really be put aside first, in fact, the relationship between Natalie and Knightley has not improved at all, and this "joint starring" is all about the idea of fighting to the death on the set and on the screen. Natalie said to Wang Yang: "I don't want to be so naïve and quarrel with a little girl, but that guy has been staring at me for many years, and she owes me an apology, but I don't need it! Knightley agreed: "Fantastic Young, you're right, why should I let her shut up?"

Maybe people who look very similar to him will be very annoying, Wang Yang doesn't care, those two women just played "The Dead" well, and he didn't bother to pay attention to their grievances.

Although the flame movie has said hello, the Chinese-language co-distributors and media in several places are unwilling or even oppose the fact that the Chinese title of "The-Departed" does not have the word "infernal", and is very uninterested in the official translation "The Dead", "The Departed", and "The Departed", which is too commercial! No one will take a look at it without adding a magical Yang! Besides, how can there be no "Infernal"? This is the essence and a big selling point! So "the American version of "Infernal Affairs", "Infernal Affairs", "Infernal Wanderers", " "Gods and Ghosts" is a more popular Chinese title.

The Chinese titles of the first ten directed films are smooth, and other FF films have not encountered any problems, it can be said that this is the first time that Wang Yang has encountered the situation that the literal translation and paraphrase of the Chinese title are dissatisfied, he understands everyone's feelings for "Infernal Parts" and its commercial value, but "The Dead" really does not have the concept of "Infernal Parts", let alone add a wind and clouds, gods and ghosts? What does Gods and Ghosts mean? Thinking of "Gods and Ghosts Card Counting Team", Wang Yang was a little speechless.

Regardless of whether FF is satisfied or not, the media call it so, and it has indeed achieved the desired effect, and the click-through rate has skyrocketed! Chinese movie fans around the world are one of the people who pay the most attention to the characters and cast of "Infernal Affairs".

Natalie and Knightley compared with the original Hong Kong version of Chen Huilin and Zheng Xiuwen, people can't find a chance to smash rotten tomatoes and rotten eggs, can it be said that their appearance, temperament or acting skills are poor? No matter where they are, everyone is very satisfied, there is nothing to be picky about, and what do they care about most about playing Andy? To be precise, who is the person who plays "Liu Jianming"?

Because the two supporting actress candidates were too star-studded, the candidate for the other leading actor "Colin" was stolen from the limelight, and after many selections and auditions, after eliminating James Franco, Matt Damon, Jonathan Rice-Meyers, Cillian Murphy and others, Wang Yang finally selected Michael Pitt.

In fact, in the final stage, there were only three candidates that Wang Yang was thinking about, Franco, Damon and Michael.

Originally, Wang Yang was most optimistic about Franco, his appearance and temperament were very good, he had the taste of a handsome police star, and he had enough chemistry with Ledger, but during the audition, he failed to play the bad, fierce and evil part of "Colin", and he always looked like a big boy next door;

There are many reasons for choosing Michael, he has been poor, he has slept on the streets of New York and grabbed bread, and he has enjoyed a good life, so he has a deep and unique understanding of the mentality and changes of "Colin", and he has turned these into excellent audition performances; his appearance and temperament are very suitable, and he has a good chemistry with Ledger, as long as he shaves his beard clean, dresses neatly, and combs his energetic hairstyle, he will look very sunny and energetic, but he can be like a real bad guy, with the expressiveness of both the sunny and dark sides.

At the same time, they have enough tacit understanding between them, although the director + actor has only cooperated twice, but it is almost to the point where he shouts "Michael!!", Pitt knows what the problem is, which is very important, of course, because the filming schedule of "The Dead" is extremely tight, so Wang Yang determined that the candidate is Michael Pitt.

For Michael Pitt to play "Colin", the reaction of North American media fans is not as big as the news of KK and NP's joining, almost expected, Young fans naturally hope that Michael will not disappoint the amazing Young and the world, so they don't want to see Young's black toe arrogant.

There are many different opinions among Chinese movie fans, some applaud, and many people frowned: "How can Michael Pitt have Andy's maturity and sophistication? How did Young find an actor!", "Why don't you find Leonardo?", "I thought I could invite Tom Tom." "Nerve Young!"...... How can it be said that Andy Lau and Tony Leung are both big brothers among Hong Kong actors, and Hollywood remakes should find first-line superstars of commensurate status to play them? Especially Wang Yang is so awesome! Netizens should be invited to vote for the first candidate combination: Tom Cruise (Liu) VS Johnny Depp (Chen)! The schedule problem can be accommodated, do you have to shoot at the same time? Even if you are not so good, you should have a superstar, right? Heath Ledger can still accept Chen Yongren, he has two Oscar nominations this year, "Blue Glove" It's really hard to be satisfied with Michael Pitt playing Liu Jianming and Dr. Simon.

These people are not black, and there are many people who love magic Yang, but the American version of "Infernal Affairs" seems to be different from what they expected.

In addition, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg and others are confirmed to join Infernal Affairs.

But in any case, the candidate has been decided. Interestingly, Michael Pitt and Keira Knightley are the heroes and heroines of the ongoing filming of "Silk", a Japanese, Canadian and Italian co-production of beautiful romance with a total budget of 3 billion yen ($20 million), which began filming in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, in February, and recently moved to Europe, after the two took leave of absence to audition for "The Dead" and arrived early in Santa Monica.

Of course, the crew of "Silk" will not embarrass them, if they all "win the lottery", it will be a very good thing for "Silk"! Now the producers have reason to like it, if there is no accident, the screen couple of MP and KK will first make a name for themselves with "Infernal Affairs", and "Silk" will be released in 2007.

On the other hand, Natalie Portman and Heath Ledger once had the opportunity to partner in the "Star Wars Prequel" series, and the reason why Ledger auditioned for Anakin was eliminated was that he was not handsome enough, and secondly, he and Portman did not have on-screen chemistry when they stood together, but now, it seems that Wang Yang and George Lucas have different opinions. Although Portman's queen has mixed reputations, if her and Ledger's combination shines on the screen, I really don't know if Lucas will regret it.

"Silk" is scheduled to be completed in mid-to-late May, leaving little time for Michael Pitt to prepare, but this time he is going to collide with Ledger head-on!

Limited by the emotions and scenes of the role, Michael did not have any explosive performance in "Firefly", but he knows what kind of opportunity Colin in "The Dead" is, how huge and broad the space is, he will not forget his once excited words "I want to be an excellent actor!", in terms of acting, "Colin" is the most explosive role he has ever played; for Wang Yang, he can't live up to Yang's trust and support, let alone cause "The Dead" because of him In terms of glory and development, an Oscar nomination or trophy for Best Actor?

It's all up to him to play well! And he wants to play well!

A month is not long or short, Michael has already formulated a series of preparations, dissecting the role, going to the police station to experience life, accompanying the police on a business trip, etc., and calling Wang Yang whenever he has any questions, not wasting a little bit of time to perfect his portrayal of Colin.

Michael originally planned to go on vacation with a band after filming "Silk", and take a break before filming, but he didn't expect ...... Sure enough, Jami Pochet didn't expect a mistake, and he immediately pounced on the magic of Young! For this reason, he also turned down the invitation to "Fun Games American", but this is a normal choice that normal people would make. The two are officially engaged, and as for the date of completion of the marriage, the two are not in a hurry.

Also disrupted are Heath Ledger, who was planning to get married to Michelle Williams, but now it has to be postponed, and the two are ready to walk into church after filming "The Dead". However, Michelle has another concern, Heath's sleep and mental condition have never been good, and a struggling role like "Billy" will definitely make his nerves tighter and worse, maybe as he said, "more suitable for playing Billy", but!

Unexpectedly, Ledger would have to "abandon his wife and daughter" for a month of retreat......

(To be continued)