Theolod flew back to the United States after its London premiere, and he had to continue preparing for the American premiere of The Phantom of the Opera. The filmmaker also released some behind-the-scenes footage after the London premiere, allowing the audience to more intuitively understand the behind-the-scenes story of the actors' shooting, as well as responding positively to a very small number of discordant remarks - lip-synching.

Back in the United States, Theorrod, Anne and Patrick appeared on another talk show - "The Late Show with David Letterman". This is the third time Theolod has participated in this talk show, and the last time he participated was when he blew up his black history.

After years of not seeing each other, David still looked the same, and as soon as they met, he began to gag and ask Theolod why he hadn't come to see him for so long.

"What do you say, David, of course I only have you in my heart. Warner told me that I would have to participate in a talk show when I returned to the United States, and at that time I recommended you to them directly, without the slightest hesitation. When I heard that you were here, I was so happy that I said to Anne and Pat, 'David is a good friend of mine for many years, and he will never embarrass us,' and you can ask them. ”

Theolod, who has worked with David Letterman twice, was not surprised by his mouthful of trains, and even took it for granted and drove the train back without changing his face. Letterman burst out laughing, even Anne and Pat, who were sitting next to Theorod.

"Yes, I can testify that Theo also said, 'It was a pleasure to work with David, we sang and danced together and talked about the weather and food once in a while, and the show was done.'" After Patrick laughed, he also restrained his expression and talked nonsense seriously.

"Oh, look what I found, Raul and the Phantom actually hooked up." Letterman let out an exaggerated scream, "He even knew we danced riverdance!" ”

"Hey, David, what do you say, hook up? The term is so unbearable, how could the Phantom 'hook up' with Raul? Before the two men could speak, Anne was the first to protest, she looked at Patrick on her right, then at Theolod on her left, and spread her hands in front of the audience, "The two of them have already abandoned me and acted in embarrassment." ”

There was a sudden commotion from the audience, and Anne nodded and said "resentfully" while nodding matter-of-factly: "You heard you right, just last night, when I just arrived at the New York Hotel, these two people, the Phantom abandoned Christine and pulled Raul and ran away!" I still feel very aggrieved. ”

Letterman immediately slapped the table and coaxed: "Aha! Guys! Audience friends! This is the ending you want, this is the ending of "The Phantom of the Opera", okay, the story ends here, thank you for enjoying. With that, he looked like he was about to leave, but sat back down.

"Seriously, where did you two run away last night?"

"Actually, we just went to the bar, and Anne wasn't even twenty-one and looked very tired, so we didn't call her." Theolod laughed and explained, "But soon we went back, and only had a drink or two, and for a short time, she caught her, and then, as you can see, our Miss Christine was still jealous, and I don't know whose vinegar it was." ”

"Whose vinegar do you think you eat?" Letterman asked.

"Of course it's him." Theolod and Patrick raised their fingers in unison, only thinking about each other.

Anne smiled, and Lightman looked at the two of them and paused for a moment, then said, "Man, I'm afraid I'll be jealous if you do this again." Is that the same when you're on set? ”

"Not really. When we were in England, the three of us would often go out together and get together in pubs, David, you know, the UK is much more lenient about the prohibition of alcohol, and it's okay to be eighteen. Theolod explained. Then, without asking questions from Letterman, he took the initiative to tell interesting stories about his time at the bar, and also mentioned Eddie, who ended up being the coachman who was secretly solved by the Phantom.

Later, directors Joe Schumacher and Andrew Lloyd Webber also took the stage to join the show, and Anne wanted to sit in the high chair behind the sofa with Patrick as the program team asked before filming, and give up the front seat to Schumacher, Webb and Theorod. But Theorod pressed her shoulder and motioned for her to move, and he sat in the back seat with Patrick.

"It's more comfortable to sit on the sofa, the high chair can't protect the back, Anne has been suffering from severe back pain recently, and now she still has a Thai plaster." Theorod explained. Of course, this was the intermission time of the studio, and the microphones on their bodies were silenced, and the audience could not hear what they said except for the people on stage.

Letterman nodded in understanding, but at the beginning of the show, he brought up the previous topic and teased: "It seems that my phantom and Raul are really bound." It seems that the relationship between the Phantom and Raul's actors is always so good, is that common in musicals? ”

"Actually, this is saying that there must be an element between two men who can become rivals in love who can become sworn friends?" Schumacher said with a smile.

"It's better to say that Theo has a very good relationship with everyone on the set." Webb added.

After the chat, Lightman played a clip on the screen that had never been played in The Phantom of the Opera, and it appeared to be a video shot, because there was an unprocessed green screen in the footage, and in this video, there were actually two audios, one sung by Theorod on the set, and the other presumably played on the tape recorder.

At first, I saw that the picture was not processed and the sound was not synchronized, and the audience thought that this was a mistake by the program team and misplaced the video, after all, this looks like a shooting tidbit, shouldn't movie clips be played under normal circumstances? But looking at them, they found a clue -

Theolod's singing during filming and singing is different from the lyrics of the singing segment he recorded in advance in the tape recorder! And the feeling of singing is not the same! The same tune, sung live by Theorod, is actually several times more beautiful than the finished film in the tape recorder! What the hell is going on?

"Yes, as you can see, Theo can change not only the lines, but also the lyrics." Webb looked at the restless reaction of the audience and said something strange.

"Well, what's going on? I can see that Theo's musicality is quite strong, and he won't be taken out of tune by the songs in the tape recorder. Letterman was still "to the point" as always, he looked at Weber, saw that the other party did not want to talk in detail, and then looked at Schumacher, who was smiling and squinting.

"This ...... Let me explain. Schumacher couldn't control the smile on his face, and he replied with a smile on his face, "Theo's 'vice' is already a well-known thing, and given the peculiarity of 'The Phantom of the Opera', we recorded the song first and released the original song during the shooting. ”

"To be honest, Theo played well during the recording, and at that time he really sang everything according to Webb's original song word for word. But somehow, the lyrics he sang changed during filming, and it was with his own original singer on the side. What's even more incredible is that the effect he sings when he performs is actually better than what he sings in the recording studio! ”

"So, when we were filming later, whenever there was a Phantom scene, we removed the tape recorder and put up a radio. What you're seeing now is probably the only place where Theo used a tape recorder when he was filming, and the only place where two versions of the song appear in the footage. ”

After hearing this, Lightman looked at the original author as if he wanted to stir up trouble: "Webb, did you have the idea of picking up this kid's collar and beating him at that time?" ”

"Beaten? Of course there is, and there is more than one meal. Webb rolled his eyes.

Theorod, who was sitting behind Webber, smiled and stretched out his hand to pinch the other's shoulder, but Webber snorted coldly. "You kid only now want to please me? I'm telling you, it's late! Push it harder, pinch the left shoulder again, it's good......" Webber patted the back of Theorod's hand and motioned for him to put it down, "But if he continues to sing according to the tape recorder, then it's called lip-synching." ”

Weber seemed to mean something else. Although he looks disdainful of Theolod on the surface, in fact, in his heart he likes this kid so much that he can't wait to poach him from Hollywood to act in musicals.

At the end of the show, Letterman mentioned an issue that many people are very concerned about, that is, Hugh Edwards's "rush to the Olympics", he believes that Theorod's performance this time can make him eligible to compete for next year's Oscar for Best Actor. He just won the Oscar and has only a chance to be shortlisted again in the past year, which sounds too shocking.

Director Joe Schumacher seems quite modest about this question, saying that although they do not report it for such a purpose but for the sake of art, it would be quite good if there was such an opportunity. And Theolod himself, the youngest actor in history, is still at the age of youth and frivolity, but he is more modest and cautious than the sixty-two-year-old Schumacher -

"Oscar? No, Mr. Edwards praised it falsely, I never thought about it when I was filming, in fact, this year's Oscar favorites are very good, I don't think there is a shortage of me, right? Theolod replied, and it seemed that he really didn't have any interest in Oscar.

In fact, there is really no interest, he has never reported the intention of rushing to the Olympics since he starred in "The Phantom of the Opera", before people ignored "The Phantom of the Opera" and even sang about it, after the release of the film greatly exceeded expectations and was regarded as a dark horse that suddenly rushed out of the Oscars next year.

But will those academics really take a fancy to the Phantom? Estimated overhang.

Theolod didn't take Oscar to heart, but that doesn't mean everyone else is the same. When "The Phantom of the Opera" was released in the United States, more and more fans who were conquered by the Phantom and Theorod's acting skills gradually began to think that Theorod might really be able to rush to the Olympics this time, and Theorod also received a phone call at the end of the first week of the film's release.

"Ted? Long time no see, how's it going? "It's actually Ted Demmy, the director of "American Narcos".

'Oh, very good, Theo, what about you?' I heard that "The Phantom of the Opera" has been a box office hit recently, and you are still seen as a dark horse for next year's Oscars, congratulations! ’

Theorod rubbed the bridge of his nose helplessly: "Thank you, but I didn't expect you to say the same thing, Ted, but I guess you didn't just call to congratulate me, right?" ”

'Of course not, I'm just calling to tell you that the post-production of "American Narcos" is going very well - there is not much post-production in fact - and it looks like it will be released at the end of December, and it looks like it will be ready to be submitted in mid-December......

Ted's pretentious tone made Theolod feel a little uncomfortable, and sure enough, his next sentence made him laugh bitterly - 'You say, if you have two films competing for Best Actor at this Oscar, wouldn't it be very exciting?' ’

…… Stimulating, especially stimulating.

Theolod thought that "American Drug Lord" would be released next year, and the year after that it would be able to participate in the Oscars.

Yes, that's right, compared to "The Phantom of the Opera", Theolod is sure that "American Narcos" starring him is a typical "Oscar movie". 166 Reading Network