Just after the New Year of 2009, the crew of "Inception" ended the actor audition and determined a series of candidates for the main roles.

Among them, Arthur the Outpost is played by James McAvoy, and the actor of "The Pretender" Eames is Michael Fassbender.

The two candidates recommended by Matthew passed the audition unsurprisingly.

In addition, Emma Roberts was offered the role of "Dream Builder" Adney with the help of Julia Roberts, and Anne Hathaway signed an actor contract to play the role of "Phantom" Mel, the wife of Daum Cobb.

Then there are the two actors who have been working with Christopher Nolan for a long time.

Cillian Murphy plays Fisher, the target of the foundation laying, and Michael Kane plays Miles, a professor of architecture.

The two are recognized as Christopher Nolan's queen actors.

There is also the Japanese boss played by Ken Watanabe.

The cast of "Inception" can be said to be star-studded, and the behind-the-scenes team is equally strong, including Christopher Nolan, the director of photography, editor, costume design, special effects supervisor and others in the show are all Oscar regulars, and these top talents under the Hollywood industrial system will gather together.

For example, the soundtrack was created by Hans Zimmer, Hollywood's top commercial soundtrack master.

On the first day of the assembly of all the main cast members, Warner Bros. called a huge press conference.

The eyes of media reporters were mainly focused on Matthew and Christopher Nolan.

This is a very normal thing, in the same crew, there will always be a distinction between priority and secondary, and the attention received by the protagonist and the director is, of course, incomparable to other personnel.

As "The Dark Knight" is about to surpass a billion dollars at the global box office, Christopher Nolan's new film has attracted much attention.

After asking a group of supporting actors, the first thing the reporters asked was the theme of the new film, and Christopher Nolan also said vaguely, and the specific content will definitely not be said, but it will be related to dreams and theft.

The reporter also knew that it was impossible to ask about the content of the film, and the question later turned to Matthew's collaboration with Christopher Nolan.

"Director Nolan, this is your first time working with Matthew. ”

A reporter from The Hollywood Reporter was the first to ask Christopher Nolan, "Why did you choose Matthew as the leading actor?"

Christopher Nolan said with a smile, "Now Matthew has a mature elegance in him. He glanced at Matthew and didn't hesitate to praise it, "Matthew has a quality that is not affected by time, like another Jack Nicholson or Al Pacino. ”

He suddenly accentuated, "Matthew will be a movie star forever!"

This kind of almost flattering words, coming out of the mouth of a big commercial director, of course, are more comfortable than coming out of the mouth of an entertainment reporter.

The reporter asked Christopher Nolan a few more questions about the film, and the target eventually turned to Matthew.

A reporter from Entertainment Weekly stood up and asked, "Matthew, what prompted this collaboration with director Nolan?"

This kind of question, Matthew's lie comes casually, "a very good script." "In every interview, he is a master of production topics, and this time is no exception," frankly, the first time I saw the script sent by director Nolan, I didn't understand the story. ”

Another reporter from Empire asked, "Do you understand now?"

Matthew didn't answer directly, showed a smile, and said unhurriedly, "This story has been brewing in Director Nolan's mind for ten years, and he knows it well, but I read it several times before I gradually grasped the gist of it, and then I was hooked. ”

Just now Christopher Nolan praised him without hesitation, of course he has to tout it back shamelessly, "This is a very grand concept, so far in the preparation of the role, director Nolan has helped me a lot, he set my role well, sorted out the role for me, and told me to establish an emotional connection with the character." ”

Speaking of this, Matthew emphasized, "This is really a very good script, director Nolan will definitely bring a very impactful film, it is difficult to make a film that is new enough these days, but director Nolan has proven that he can do his best in this regard." ”

The reporters looked at Matthew, and then at Christopher Nolan who was sitting upright, these two people said a word, and they couldn't wait to hold each other to the sky.

Sure enough, it is not only stars who are thick-skinned in Hollywood, but also directors, and the more famous they are, the thicker their skin.

"Just now director Christopher Nolan said that this is a movie about dreams. ”

When the problem came to Matthew's side, it would naturally expand to some other aspects, and a female reporter stood up and asked, "Matthew, have you had any interesting dreams?"

It was a boring question, but Matthew replied, "I rarely dream, and the moment my head hits the pillow, my brain is so tired that it just wants to sleep for a few hours." Of course, I don't remember most of the dreams, as if I never had them. ”

He tried to bring the reporter's questions back to normal, "Actually, I tried to read Freud's "The Interpretation of Dreams" for this film, but I quickly stopped reading, and then I went to talk to director Nolan, which was more helpful. ”

This is a rare truth, and the few books Christopher Nolan gave him have not been read until now.

Something like philosophical speculation was too obscure for him.

Matthew paused for a moment, quickly searched the brain tissue language, and added, "Through the communication with Director Nolan, I know that each of us has to suppress a lot of things—emotions, thoughts, and then when we dream, we mistake ourselves for reality. It is only when we wake up that we realize that this reality exists only in our brains. ”

One of the reporters stood up and asked, "What is your own dream?"

"My personal?" Matthew didn't want to dwell too much on this kind of issue, and said directly, "continue to be an actor who is active on the screen, play some good roles, and try to present the best version of yourself to the audience." ”

This is, of course, only a small part of the dream, and the rest of the dreams are much more sublime than these great and sublime.

Perhaps Hollywood is full of many people whose dreams are bigger than him, but the vast majority of those people's dreams can only stay at the level of dreams forever, and his dreams will come true one by one.

Of course, there is one of the biggest obstacles to achieving these dreams.

The obstacle was so terrifying that he didn't even dare to mention the name of the beast.

The press conference ended, and Matthew and Christopher Nolan walked together to the break room.

"The crew will start filming after this year's Oscars. Christopher Nolan advised, "You have to adjust the schedule. ”

He knows that all the big-name actors in Hollywood are busy, and Matthew is not the only one.

Matthew nodded slightly, "I see." "During the filming, I was going to Africa once, which was similar to the crew's itinerary, and I was in Morocco to join the team from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. In addition, there are some promotional announcements for Fast and Furious 4 that need to be attended. ”

"No problem. Christopher Nolan thought for a moment and said, "You give me a schedule." ”

"I'm going to have someone send it to your mailbox today. Matthew said.

Christopher Nolan chatted with Michael Kane, who came from behind, and Matthew took out his phone and texted Bella Anderson, asking him to send Christopher Nolan the itinerary for the last six months and keep in touch with the crew.

The crew can't make plans exactly according to his schedule, and both sides need to make concessions in this regard to reach a consensus.

James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender walked over at this point, Matthew waved to the two of them, and the three of them walked out of the break room together and headed for the parking lot.

"Coming to me in the evening?" Matthew offered to invite, "I've got someone to get some good bottles of wine and have a drink together?"

"I don't have time. James McAvoy said, "My agent made an appointment with an executive at Twentieth Century Fox. ”

Michael Fassbender also shook his head, "I have an appointment in the evening. ”

Hearing this, Matthew couldn't help but ask curiously, "Dating? with a woman?"

"There is an ambiguity in what you say!" James McAvoy suddenly laughed, "Michael doesn't date women, is he dating men?"

Matthew deliberately answered, "Maybe the Michael woman has had enough fun and wants to change her taste." ”

"You've got more women than I've ever looked for. Michael Fassbender squeezed, "Are you tired of playing?"

Matthew quickly shook his head, "No! ”

In this regard, he had no other ideas.

"You two are so unserious. Michael Fassbender had a deep and serious look, "It's going to take a good man like me bad." ”

James McAvoy said, "Forget it. He winked at Matthew, "Do you know who Michael was dating recently?"

"I don't know. Matthew shook his head.

James McAvoy said mysteriously, "A black actress. ”

Matthew looked at Michael Fassbender, "You're not going to come for real, are you?"

"He's got a lot of taste. James McAvoy followed.

Michael Fassbender shrugged, "It's just fun, and it's not married." Entering the parking lot, he lowered his voice and said to Matthew and James McAvoy, "I suggest you also find a suitable one, smooth skin, good physical strength, high flexibility, really good." ”

James McAvoy thought for a moment, "Sounds like a pretty good look. ”

Matthew thought for a moment, is there a very beautiful and sexy black actress in the circle? He didn't pay much attention to it.

Separated from James McAvoy and Michael Fassbinder, he was just about to get into the car when he suddenly heard footsteps behind him.

Then, a woman called out to him, "Matthew......"