Chapter 127: Bastards Everywhere (Asking for Subscription)
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The door of Edward Air Force Base opened, and nearly a hundred actors came out of it one after another, ready to go to the nearest airport to take a charter flight directly to Morocco, the filming time of "Black Hawk Down" was tight, producer Jerry Bruckheimer had been preparing there since the beginning of the year, and director Ridley Scott also rushed over early, just waiting for them to start filming when the actors arrived.
At the end of the 10-day training, almost everyone was relaxed and happy.
Only those who walked at the back of the line and fell more than ten meters were an exception.
Tom Hardy pulled his suitcase and came out of the base gate alone, his vulture staring ahead and locking on to one of the group.
Johnny Lee Miller!
This bastard really sacrificed him for his own benefit!
After that day, of course, he refused to take the initiative to quit the crew, but Johnny Lee Miller called his agent, and under the huge pressure exerted by his agent, Tom Hardy could only back down, even if he had a good family background, but he couldn't change the fact that he was just a small actor, and he was powerless to compete with Hollywood's brokerage giants.
Although the agent promised to compensate him in other ways, Tom Hardy still felt that he had been greatly traumatized, especially mentally.
He originally regarded Johnny Lee Miller as a friend and a partner to work with, but Johnny Lee Miller did not hesitate to make him a scapegoat when needed.
The actors in front of him began to board the two buses, and Tom Hardy walked to one of the off-road vehicles that came to pick him up, looking at the two buses that emitted a cold metal smell in the bright sunlight, and suddenly had a realization that this circle might be even colder than this metal smell.
"I'm going to be a star!" Tom Hardy clenched his fists, "become a big star!"
He put his luggage in the back seat, sat in the co-pilot, and said to the driver, "Back to Los Angeles!"
Tom Hardy has already thought about it, Hollywood is too dangerous, thorny step by step, traps everywhere, bastards everywhere, he should go back to the UK to develop first, and then return to Hollywood when he has a certain reputation!
The SUV drove past the bus with smoke and dust, and in a front position on the bus, Johnny Lee Miller watched the SUV leave through the window.
He knows that Tom Hardy is very unwilling and very resentful, but he doesn't care, is Tom Hardy important, or his own future is important, does this still need to be chosen?
What's on the tape is really ...... He couldn't afford to take that risk.
Suddenly, there was a sound of laughter coming from the front door of the bus, and Johnny Lee Miller looked up to see that Matthew Horner, the impudent bastard, and James McAvoy got on the bus one after another, and the two passed by as if they didn't see him, and went to the back seat.
Johnny Lee Miller felt uncomfortable all over his body at the thought of having to work with such a person on the same crew for a long time, but he had to endure it for the sake of that tape.
"You don't give him ...... now" James McAvoy sat down in the back half of the car, looked ahead, and asked Matthew in a low voice, "He has no opinion?"
"Of course there are opinions!" Matthew also had a headache, "I've been trying to find a way to delay, and I told him that he is a big star, I am a small actor, and he can me at any time in the crew, so I will wait until the filming is over before giving it to him." ”
James McAvoy asked again, "He agrees?"
Matthew shook his head, "It's a day to drag it out, and when my scene is finished, I won't have to worry about him." ”
Yesterday, they just got a detailed shooting plan, and his role is relatively advanced, and it is estimated that it will be almost all filmed by the end of January or early February next year.
Ben Foster walked up at this point, and James McAvoy beckoned to him, leaned over to Matthew, and asked in the lowest voice, "You really have a tape like that." ”
"Nope. Matthew just shook his head, "I lied to Johnny Lee Miller." ”
"What?" James McAvoy raised his voice unconsciously, then covered his mouth, and after a while lowered his voice again, "I really convinced you, you can lie to people about this kind of thing." ”
Matthew said helplessly, "What can I do? The situation at that time was one-to-two, and they still had electric shockers, so I could only think of this way to protect myself." ”
James McAvoy gave Matthew a thumbs up, "Actually, I admire you, really." ”
It's not clear what Matthew did, but it's hard not to be impressed by Johnny Lee Miller.
Ben Foster walked over, Matthew greeted him, and he had to thank him for the events of the day, if it wasn't for him reporting to James McAvoy, James McAvoy came and knocked on the door with a few actors he knew, and he might not have been able to deceive Johnny Lee Miller so easily.
But if he deceived Johnny Lee Miller, he also has sequelae, where can he get a video for him?
Matthew's idea is to drag it out as much as possible until the filming of "Black Hawk Down" is over, and then he will pat his ass and leave, and no longer bother with Johnny Lee Miller, anyway, there is no Johnny Lee Miller name among the Hollywood superstars in his memory, and it is estimated that he will not be much of a climate in the future.
As long as it does not affect the normal shooting, the crew of "Black Hawk Down" will not care about the bad things of personal conflicts between actors.
After that day, the bearded Jack, who was in charge of the crew at Edward Air Force Base, also approached him to ask, although Matthew did not say specifically, but also admitted that he had a bit of a conflict with Johnny Lee Miller and Tom Hardy, and the bearded Jack only told him not to make trouble in the crew, and he had no intention of interfering at all.
When it comes to cheating Johnny Lee Miller, Matthew has already made up his mind to be a scoundrel.
got off the bus and transferred to the crew chartered plane, nearly 100 actors rushed to Morocco, sitting in the plane and looking around, except for a few flight attendants, all of them were men.
This crew is even more exaggerated than "Band of Brothers", there are basically no female members, not to mention the actors, and even the behind-the-scenes staff are almost all men.
In the words of James McAvoy, when they are filming in Morocco for a few months, they will be sexier and more beautiful than Marilyn Monroe.
Matthew vaguely remembers that Morocco didn't seem to be a black country.
Hundreds of actors stay on a plane, and the most fun thing is to hook up with a flight attendant, and Orlando Bloom, who is recognized as a handsome guy in the crew, has a hot fight with a flight attendant.
Orlando Bloom is not a star yet, and the "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings" starring in it will not be released until next year.
Matthew has seen the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, and Legolas is definitely one of the most impressive characters among them, and when "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings" is released, Orlando Bloom will definitely be popular in half the sky, even surpassing Josh Hartnett and Johnny Lee Miller, it is also a matter of minutes.
It's a pity that Orlando Bloom took over "Black Hawk Down" before the release of "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings", with a very small role and a low salary.
After arriving in Morocco and taking only one day off to fall into the jet lag, Matthew threw himself into the filming with the other actors.
Ridley Scott himself took over the project halfway, but "Black Hawk Down" has been planned in the hands of Jerry Bruckheimer for a long time, and even after Simon West resigned as director, the preliminary preparations did not stop, and the crew was able to start filming only a month later than originally planned, and Jerry Bruckheimer, as a producer, contributed a lot.
And the political significance of this film is huge, even for people who are not sensitive to politics like Matthew, can feel this, and the Moroccan government and the Pentagon have given the crew huge support.
The Moroccan government not only allowed a Delta team and Black Hawk helicopters to be filmed, but also mobilized its own military to assist in the filming.
According to Matthew's understanding, this is not unrelated to the huge benefits that the crew can bring to Morocco, and a considerable part of Hollywood's films involving deserts and Africa are filmed in Morocco, such as "Star Wars Prequel: The Phantom Menace", which was released two years ago.
Morocco has even been jokingly dubbed "Molywood" by many media outlets.
On the first day of filming, there was no scene of Sergeant Hute played by Matthew, but he still left the cool hotel and came to the set of yellow sand under the scorching sun to experience the set and filming scenes firsthand, so as to get himself into the state faster.
When it comes to dedication, Matthew's attitude is never in doubt.
The filming set was chaotic, because it was a scene in Somalia, the extras must have been hired from Africa, although they were all from Morocco to look like Somalis, but the extras spoke a variety of languages, even for an experienced director like Ridley Scott, it was not so easy to direct.
Even, Matthew watched it for a while, and found that some black actors were grimacing at the camera during the shooting, which was very speechless.
"The director is probably going to die of sorrow. Matthew muttered as he stood under the shady shed as Orlando Bloom, who was also hiding here to watch the shooting, walked over, "There's no way around it, we can't fire these people." ”
Matthew turned his head to look at him suspiciously, Orlando Bloom looked very low-key, and explained specifically for him, "One of the conditions for the Moroccan government to support the filming of the crew is that all extras must use Moroccans. ”
"I see. Matthew nodded.
At that time, the government welcomed foreign crews to shoot, of course, there must be profits, and Morocco is not stupid.
The filming continued, and Matthew chatted with Orlando Bloom while watching, and the man made a good impression on him.