218 London Premiere
After comforting his grandmother, Theolod returned home, and before he went to Herman, Herman came to the door himself, and judging from his determined appearance, he seemed to have known that "911" must have had a bad effect on him, after all, the first thing he said was- "It's not your fault, you've done a very good job." ”
Theolod was very calm, but given his dark history of deceiving doctors and not cooperating with treatment, Herman stayed at his house for an afternoon before leaving. Afterwards, Theolod thought about it and called Marshall, who decided to donate five million dollars to the Relief Foundation.
When Marshall heard this, he wanted to publicize it by the way, but Theolod shook his head and just said that now was not the time for hype. Of course, there are also some people who take advantage of the "inadvertent" publicity of the donation and are sought after by the public, so it is not Theolod's business.
Returning from New York on the 14th, "The Phantom of the Opera" will have its world premiere in London, England, ten days in advance of the United States, on September 19. He had just returned and had not rested for a few days when Theolod had to fly to England again. At this time, because of the terrible terrorist attack, many people had a shadow on the plane, and the waiting hall door was crowded, and even the first class cabin in which Theorod was flying was only two people, he and Natel.
Nattle also seems to have a shadow, but not about the plane itself, but about the uncertainty that maybe Theolod will be lost in the next second, so this time it was not Bennett who accompanied him to fly to London for the premiere, but him.
The flight was fairly uneventful, and as soon as Theolod got off the plane, he ran into a group of British fans who cared about him, and it took him a while to get out of the predicament of being besieged with the help of airport security, and then he was picked up by someone sent by Webb and taken to a hotel near London's West End.
The premiere of The Phantom of the Opera was a departure from previous films, as Webb and Warner did not premiere in a cinema, such as the Odeon Theatre in LeichesterSquare, which can seat more than 1,000 people, but unexpectedly chose Her Majesty's Theatre in London's West End, which is a theatre for musical theatre performances rather than a cinema.
However, considering that Her Majesty's Theatre was the place where Webb's Phantom of the Opera musical premiered in 1986, and the Phantom of the Opera musical in recent years, and that the film was largely propped up by Webb, the producer, it is not surprising that a theatre becomes the premiere of a movie.
But how to find a way to get the director of Her Majesty's Theatre to agree, Webber probably also had a lot of effort. After all, in order to play a movie, it will definitely need to rearrange a screen and install some professional playback equipment, which will close Her Majesty's Theatre for a few days.
Regardless, some die-hard fans of The Phantom of the Opera were thrilled for days after hearing the news, and the choice of the theater as the premiere was not a wise decision in the eyes of others, but in their eyes, it was a very meaningful event, and there was nothing more exciting than having the Phantom of the Opera movie in that hallowed auditorium. So much so that before the terrorist attacks in the neighboring countries across the Atlantic, some fans of musical theater talked about it.
But Robert Davis is not included in this "relish" group. Since he married Theolod in "Two Smoking Guns", which was released in London three years ago, he has said that he can't get used to Theorod's works, especially when he learned that Theorod was going to star in the movie version of "The Phantom of the Opera" that he admired, it felt like his daughter who had been raised with great difficulty was taken away by a white-eyed wolf.
If nothing else, let's just say that the guy who didn't even finish high school, with just a few months of vocal practice, could he have mastered those songs? Is it possible? What if he holds the title of the youngest Oscar? It is an Oscar and not a Tony Award! Besides, he was not able to win that actor because of his good public relations and public opinion, how could Lord Webb agree to let that kid with no background play his beloved Phantom?
Webb, are you crazy! Do you want to turn your Phantom of the Opera into an idol show?
When Theolod starred in the Phantom and the news came out, Davis was one of the people who strongly opposed it, and even when the film industry and the musical theater industry tore and scolded each other, he, as the mainstay of the musical theater circle, published several articles to elaborate on the connotation of the musical, and listed the reasons why Theolod would ruin the musical one by one.
And when the movie was about to be released, his editor-in-chief handed this job into the hands of his standard "Theo Black", and said that he had done a film review of Theorod movies before, and the other comments were quite eye-catching and earned some popularity for the newspaper, and this time he continued to ask him to write something different.
On the contrary, when the vast majority of people were "kneeling and licking" "Two Big Smoking Guns" at that time, Davis refused to give in and slap himself in the face, and could only rack his brains to pick thorns, and the result became a "calm and unique opinion" in the eyes of some people.
But this time it's different, it's his favorite "Phantom of the Opera"! In the past, no matter who the starring role of "The Phantom of the Opera" was, whether good or bad, he could try his best to blow a wave, but now, the main actors of the movie version except for the actor Patrick Wilson, the rest of the guys are either newcomers who have no foundation or are brats he doesn't like, how do you want him to blow it?
If it's like last time...... This is "The Phantom of the Opera" that he has watched as his own daughter for so many years!
One can imagine how aggrieved and complicated Davis's feelings were when he came to Her Majesty's Theatre for the premiere. He looked at the media and fans surrounding Her Majesty's Theatre, and it seemed that the fan base had grown several times larger than the last time Theolod came to London for the premiere. After all, he is not the famous rising star he was now, and Davis pursed his lips dissatisfiedly at the thought of this.
He even saw people in those fan groups holding "Theo, Urmyhero!" I don't know if it's from the United States or local fans in the United Kingdom, apparently they have also seen or heard about "911" and Theorod on the TV broadcast. Davis had nothing to say about this, he could only make a fair comment that maybe that kid was really courageous.
Of course, the fans with the posters of the musical's lead actors gave Davis some comfort in his heart, at least these people were not here for the American actor. The Phantom of the Opera film premiere also featured several previous musicals from starring roles such as Comm Wilkins, JoJ. John Irving Jones and Meredith Braun. If it weren't for Sarah Brightman's lack of schedule to tour the world, maybe Count Wei would still be able to invite her, then there would really be nothing to do with these laymen.
The musical actors must have come for the sake of Lord Webb's face at the premiere, and I'm afraid they already had a good idea of what the movie could look like. However, it is also very pleasing to see that the laymen of Theolod can make a fool of themselves under the powerful old qualifications.
Davis didn't want to watch people who made him look unpleasant on the red carpet, so he entered the Queen's Theater in advance, which he had been to many times, but he didn't want to meet an acquaintance in the theater, theater critic giant Hugh Edwards, the last time "Two Big Smoking Guns" premiered, he thought the other party was a fellow traveler so he sat with him, and as a result, after a movie, this old guy who didn't watch anything except for musical theater stage plays and a few excellent academic classic movies was bought by Theorod, if he hadn't been in the "Daily Mail" is touted like that, and "Two Big Smoking Guns" may not go so well.
Now that the Phantom of the Opera movie version has been released, he certainly won't miss it. The old guy saw Davis and grinned that this time they could sit together.
No, no, the critics' seats have already been lined up. Davis thought to himself, smiling dryly on the surface and saying that he would talk about it later.
Then, Davis heard a sudden scream outside that was enough to break through the sky, mostly female and many men, and Davis knew who was coming when he heard it, so he walked into the theater without looking back.
Theorod, Anne and Patrick walked the red carpet together, with Anne in a bandeau white dress standing in the middle, and Theorod and Patrick walking beside her. As if to correspond to the theme of today's Phantom of the Opera, Patrick wore a light blue gown, while Theolod wore a black dress like a phantom.
However, his black dress was not lifeless at all, whether it was the lapels of the silk suit or the cuffs covered with a layer of cowhide, it looked very stylish. The mushroom head that was cut in the late filming of "American Drug Lord" was restored to his short hair after the filming, and now it has been built into a unique yin and yang head by the stylist, which has a gloomy beauty with the current sullen dress.
The wound on Theolod's face has almost healed after a few days of cultivation, but the wound on the bridge of his nose is much deeper than the corner of his mouth, and he was scratched a few times before, and until now there is still a little scar, which cannot be covered with concealer at all, looking at the distressed stylist, Theorod decided - put a band-aid, the kind with a pattern.
That's what children under the age of 10 do! At that time, the stylist was stunned by Theorod's "informality", and only relieved himself a little when he heard him say, "Then change to a solid color, is there a pure black one?" Thinking that solid colors are better than cartoon pattern Barbie dolls, she put a black band-aid on him, and the result is ......
The chemistry was unexpectedly good, at least she never thought that the band-aid could also be used as a decoration, not only did it not destroy Theolod's gloomy temperament at the moment, but it was a little more decadent. Of course, Theolod then set off a craze for using band-aids as decorations, and this kind of aftertalk is not important, what matters is the premiere at this moment.
"The Phantom of the Opera" has a huge mass base in the UK, and the most intuitive manifestation is that as a "layman" film actor, it has also been warmly welcomed. Annick has never experienced a situation where fans rush to her for autographs, and she is almost at a loss, but fortunately there are two gentlemen to help her, and Theorod standing next to her can help her "suck" the attention of most fans, especially when Theorod, the movie version of the Phantom, meets the musical version of the Phantom.
“…… Maybe we can take a picture later, I really haven't seen you in a while, Cohm, I was supposed to call you when Theo asked John for advice...... I'm really happy with the movie, you'll find out later, although Theo ......"
"What about me?"
“……!”
Webber was chatting with the two phantoms, and as soon as he talked about the movie star who had been "making trouble" for him since the role was determined, he saw Joj giving himself a look, and before he could understand the specific meaning of this look, a voice that made people feel like a spring breeze suddenly sounded behind him.
Adhering to the principle of maintaining his image in front of the outside world, Weber turned around as calmly as possible, looked at Theorod who suddenly appeared like a spirit behind him, deliberately ignored the innocent smile on his face, reached out to straighten his collar for him, gritted his teeth without smiling while trimming his skin, and said: "Are you a ghost, you didn't say a word when you walked over." ”
"No, I don't dare, after all, I have the Phantom Father and the two Big Brothers in front of me. Theorod smiled and winked, then greeted the current "Christine" Meredith Braun gentlemanly.
"Long time no see, Theo, I've heard about '911', and it's good to see you're okay. Joj smiled and gave Theolod a hug.
"Thanks, John, I've only had a little skin trauma, it's fine, look here, it's not okay, if it weren't for the stylist to stop me, I'd have really wanted to wear a mask. Theorod touched the bridge of his band-aid nose and quipped, "And, Mr. Wilkins, I've listened to your version the most—of course, John, and I like your phantom—I hope Lord Webber doesn't make any bad impression on you." ”
"Oh, don't worry, Mr. Lechte, I haven't told them yet of your exploits in changing the word...... Well, did I say something?" said Weber, in a deliberately "sneering" tone.
"Well, thank you, it's over, it's not a great achievement. ”
Webb rolled his eyes, almost by Theorod's cheekiness. However, this interaction fell into the eyes of other musical theater actors, which means another thing - it seems that Weber's affection for Theolod is not a disguise on the surface, otherwise he would not have been so good-tempered.
Several musical actors picked a few posters and signed them without planning to sign them, after all, this is not their home field. And Theolod always has a gentle patience with fans, and if it weren't for the limited time, he would even be willing to sign everyone. Signing and signing, he suddenly noticed that the man next to him who was trying his best to hand over the poster was a little familiar.
When the man saw Theorod looking at him, he immediately shouted with joy: "Theo, I love you! I love all your characters!
"Hmm......" Theorod, who was biting the cap of the pen, tilted his head slightly and snorted suspiciously, and then he seemed to remember something, took off the cap, and smiled warmly, "Although I don't remember your name, sir, I remember that you borrowed me an umbrella at the premiere of "Two Smoking Guns", right?"
The man almost cried with joy, he didn't expect that three years later, Theorod would still remember him!"Yes, yes, yes, it's me, Sheen Black. In the end, you also returned the umbrella to me, and I still keep it in the cabinet and have not used it!"
"Ah, Mr. Black, that's your fault, what good is an umbrella if it doesn't protect you from the elements? Theolod said as he signed the phrase "To Sheen, please take care of yourself" on his poster, looked at Sheehan with tears in his eyes, and smiled comfortingly, "Did you get a ticket to the premiere this time?"
"Yes, yes, I must pay attention to my body, I ...... I grabbed it!" Sheehan was a little incoherent, and then he looked at his friend next to him, "But my roommate didn't grab it, Leming, Leming Calemrow, he's great, and he's performing on the West End now!"
"Oh, really? That must be a professional actor, I'm sorry I'm just a layman. Theorod looked at the man with black hair and deep brown eyes, the man's face was particularly handsome, and his facial features were deep and three-dimensional, and he looked about the same age as him.
"Uh...... No, just playing some tricks. Leming argued.
"Don't say that, the trick is the most basic and difficult career, everything you learn during the trick is to pave the way for your future, any actor, even if he is a trick, is worthy of respect. Theolod shook his head seriously, his eyes fell on the poster in the other party's hanging hand, and he took the initiative to ask, "Can I sign for you?"
“…… The other ......" looked a little embarrassed, but his friend Sheen didn't think so much, in his eyes this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and he poked his arm vigorously. Egged on by Sheehan, Lyming held up the poster slightly, as if he was still a little embarrassed.
When Theolod saw the person on the poster, he understood what the other person meant. He took the poster, but he didn't mean to sign it, but told them to wait where they were for a while, then turned and left, not knowing where they went, and disappeared without a trace. Just as the two were puzzled, Theolod walked back with a smile and returned the poster to Leming, winking at him mysteriously.
He looked down and saw that there were four signatures on the poster of Comm—Cohm, Webb, Joj, and Meredith.
At the bottom of the poster, he also got a piece of paper that was handed over with the poster.
It was a ticket to the Phantom of the Opera movie, with the seat number printed on it. 166 Reading Network