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"Director Scott, thank you for the opportunity. ”

This was a press conference for "Black Hawk Down", and Matthew took the initiative to find Ridley Scott to express his gratitude, "If it weren't for your help in "Gladiator", I wouldn't be where I am now. ”

"You're welcome. "Ridley Scott remembers Matthew, not to mention Helen Herman's relationship, on the set in Morocco, this is the actor who impressed him the most, the dedication and hard work, the physical quality of the cast is outstanding, and from the camera, he looks like a real Delta player at that time. He nodded to Matthew, "You deserve it for your efforts." ”

Seeing that Ridley Scott had a good attitude towards him, Matthew said a few more words to him, which was also one of the purposes for him to come, because Jerry Bruckheimer might come over to find Ridley Scott.

Compared to Ridley Scott, who communicated many times on set, he couldn't talk to Jerry Bruckheimer, Jerry Bruckheimer didn't appear on Moroccan sets very often, and never interfered with the actors and Ridley Scott's work.

When Matthew was filming on the set, it was impossible to rush to Jerry Bruckheimer, who was watching from a distance, to pull a relationship, as Helen Herman said, the two sides were too far apart.

He chatted with Ridley Scott, and Jerry Bruckheimer really got rid of the reporter's entanglement and walked over.

Since Jerry Bruckheimer took the initiative to come over, Matthew immediately took the initiative to greet him, "Hello, Mr. Bruckheimer." ”

"Hello, Matthew. Jerry Bruckheimer nodded at him.

He made a polite remark, and could see that Jerry Bruckheimer had something to talk to Ridley Scott, and without any hesitation, he quickly said goodbye and left.

There are some things that can't be rushed, otherwise they will definitely backfire, at least he has already mixed up with Jerry Bruckheimer.

"A very interesting young man. Jerry Bruckheimer glanced at Matthew's departure and said casually, "I remember you had a high opinion of him. ”

Ridley Scott nodded slightly, "On the Moroccan set, he was one of the best actors in the crew. ”

Jerry Bruckheimer stopped mentioning Matthew and instead talked to Ridley Scott about the film.

Matthew came to a corner and looked at Ridley Scott and Jerry Bruckheimer quietly, a gold medal producer like Jerry Bruckheimer, his casting criteria are actually not difficult to judge.

He and Helen Herman have specialized in the films produced by Jerry Bruckheimer as a producer in recent years, starting from Don Simpson hanging up when "Brave Island" was in preparation, Jerry Bruckheimer is completely independent, not counting the films he participated in the production, just his independent production works, have "The Peerless Apocalypse", "Air Prison" and "Pearl Harbor", these films are all commercial entertainment blockbusters without exception.

Medium-sized men are almost standard, with Nicolas Cage, Sean Connery, Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett, and many more, both established stars and rookie actors.

But without exception, none of these actors, including Oscar-winning Nicolas Cage, are known for their acting skills, and each of them is a tough man with a strong body and angular facial contours, and none of them are creamy students.

From this, it is not difficult to see Jerry Bruckheimer's criteria for selecting actors, or the type he likes.

Why did it change in the little blacksmith? Is it because Orlando Bloom is an Englishman and fits the character's premise?

Matthew has no place to guess this kind of thing, but judging from the current analysis and actual situation, his type of actor is more in line with Jerry Bruckheimer's aesthetics than Orlando Bloom.

In any case, this is a good thing, according to the traditional concept of Hollywood, how can a skilled blacksmith who has to strike iron with a sledgehammer every day be a cream boy?

Matthew was still thinking about it when he left the hotel where the press conference was held, and when he got into the car, he suddenly saw the poster of "The Lord of the Rings" posted on a huge billboard next to the road, and he instantly understood.

Legolas!

I'm afraid it's because this character brings Orlando Bloom too many aura bonuses.

It seems that Orlando Bloom starred in a number of big-budget movies in the hottest years of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, and he has seen Ridley Scott's medieval war film and the prince who caused the Trojan War.

It's just that this guy was unlucky and didn't become a first-line in the end.

Although Helen Herman said that Walt Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer have not yet worked on the script, Matthew speculates based on what happened here that the character of the little blacksmith will appear 90 percent, and this kind of person who smashes iron with a sledgehammer every day must be a muscular and strong man according to normal circumstances, and the problem is Orlando Bloom's Legolas aura......

This aura is really incomprehensible.

Matthew scratched his head and started the car to leave, hoping that "The Scorpion King" would be a little more successful than Universal expected, so that he could have the capital to fight Legolas's aura.

At this stage, the publicity of "Scorpion King" is tepid, after all, the film will not be released until April 2002, and it is only December 2001, which is still early.

Fortunately, Helen Herman has news that Walt Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer are still in the initial planning stage, and they have not even decided on the roles and scripts, and they are far from recruiting actors.

And as an agent, Helen Herman, despite her high expectations for the Pirates of the Caribbean project and Stephen Sommers' monster movie, is not hanging on to it, and as far as Matthew knows, she has been keeping an eye out for new projects in the circle to find a job that suits him.

Helen Herman is in charge of this, and Matthew is more prepared.

"Watch your steps, move fast!"

On the third floor of the fitness club in Ximu District, a middle-aged man in his thirties reminded Matthew of the precautions, "The right foot is in front and the toes are outward, the left foot is in the back and the toes are inward, and the feet are at right angles, and the distance between the feet is about the same width as the shoulders!"

Matthew held an antique European-style saber and immediately posed according to the coach's requirements, and in the previous period, he had done a lot of basic training, and this was the first time he had really practiced holding a sword.

Opposite him is a special dummy practicing European fencing, and the saber in Matthew's hand is pointed at the dummy.

Probably because the movement was wrong, the coach shouted again, "The front knee is on the vertical line of the forefoot back, the back leg knee is on the vertical line of the back toe, and the center of gravity of the body is between the feet." The palm of the hand holding the sword arm is obliquely upward, the sword body and forearm are in the same straight line, the tip of the sword is the same height as your neck, and the sword body, forearm, upper arm and torso are kept in the same vertical!"

Matthew immediately did as the coach asked.

Compared to professional fencers, this coach has trained actors in swordsmanship in Hollywood crews, and he once spent time in the action direction team of "Zorro's Mask", although he is only an assistant, but he knows what kind of swordsmanship is needed in Hollywood movies.

The first thing is to be chic and beautiful, and every pose is particularly cool.

The coach has communicated with Matthew enough, and Matthew agrees with him, Hollywood's costume action scenes are roughly divided into two types, one is similar to the realistic power school of Aragorn in the "Scorpion King" and "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, and the other is the beautiful school.

There is no doubt that Pirates of the Caribbean leans more towards the latter.

This is not a professional competition that can only stand on one kendo path, Matthew's training is more flexible and changeable, and the coach is not a brain-dead, and then he picked up another sword and taught Matthew how to use the sword.

These moves have a certain amount of practicality, but they are more for the sake of beauty.

In order to play a beautiful sword move, Matthew does not need to have a strong foundation, and in Matthew's understanding, this may not be without similarities with boxing and free fighting.

This requires finding a way to defeat the opponent, observing and analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of the enemy, avoiding the opponent's edge, infinitely exploiting weaknesses, guiding him to the most appropriate distance, angle, and posture to launch a heart attack, and even using his weaknesses to lay a double trap.

Of course, you can't use the same tactics all the time, unless your opponent is stupid, so you need to constantly choreograph the best tactics for yourself, and this is the part that Matthew is most obsessed with by these trainings.

The training session continued until nearly five o'clock, and after the coach left, Matthew packed up his things and walked out of the training room that Nebora had prepared for him.

Fitness clubs are open for business, as long as they are willing to pay, it is not a problem to provide a place at all.

Matthew went down to the second floor to say hello to Niebola and go home, and when he entered the boxing gym, he found Niebola talking to a young man who also looked strong.

"Hi Matthew. Nebora beckoned, "Is this leaving?"

Matthew walked over, "Getting ready to go home, there's an accent class to take in the evening." ”

"Introduce you to a friend. Neborah turned to look at the stout young man, "This is Fox Sherman, a friend of mine. ”

He then introduced Matthew, "This is Matthew Horner, Hollywood's rising star. ”

Matthew took the initiative to shake his hand, the two sides met for the first time, just met, and each exchanged a few polite words, and this person named Fox Sherman took the initiative to leave.

"Who is he?" asked Matthew curiously, "You took the initiative to introduce it to me." ”

Nebora deliberately lowered his voice and said, "The client I knew a long time ago, a really rich man, his family is in the oil business, and it is said that he intends to invest in the film industry, and when you become a star in the future, maybe you can pull investment from him." ”

Matthew shrugged, "Let's talk about it later." ”

That man looks shrewd, with his current fame, there is no hope for this kind of thing, but you can also have more contact with him in the future, maybe you can use it in the future.