Chapter 70: Follow-up to the Interview x Preview of Failure
"Edward, I have to ask you a question. After seeing this photo, Theolod suddenly straightened his face and looked at the reporter sitting opposite him with a stern expression.
Theolod's Yan sΓΉ also drove Edward's affection, and he immediately put away the teasing smile on his face and made a gesture of please: "Please speak." β
"How do you see the person in this picture as me?"
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Edward looked at the picture, and then at Theorod in front of him. Indeed, the photo is so blurry that it is impossible to identify who these two people really are, let alone the difference in temperament between the figure of a street boy dressed like a street boy and Theorod wearing a striped shirt and black slacks at the moment.
"But there are witnesses who claim to have seen you and chased you for a block?"
"Oh, Edward......" Theolod couldn't help but laugh, his smile seemed to be helpless, he held his forehead, looking like he couldn't laugh or cry, "You know my attitude towards fans, to be honest, Marshall also stopped me and asked me not to sign autographs for fans during the break, but at that time I still chose to stand still, including several times after that, I don't know how many times I signed behind Marshall's back...... Don't sue him for this, or he'll strangle me." β
"I understand the mood of fans chasing stars, and I also understand the helplessness and sadness of looking at someone's back, my fans are a group of cute guys, how could I turn around and run away when I meet them?" Theolod looked at Edward very sincerely, his eyes seemed to have a magic that people couldn't doubt and couldn't refuse, clear and soft, so that Edward instinctively believed his words.
In fact, Theolod is right, he has never rudely refused a fan's request for an autograph and photo, and even if he fails to sign an autograph, he will apologize very sincerely and apologetically, or replace it with a hug, which Edward, who did his homework on him before the interview, also knew.
So, how could such a gentle and polite big boy be chased by fans on the street?
"Well, it seems that they are dazzled, and gossip magazines like to make a big fuss. Edward shrugged, "Let's forget about this page and move on to a new topic......"
In fact, Theolod did not sue SΓΉ Edward directly, the person in this photo is definitely not him, it must be someone else's dazzle and paparazzi's hype, because such an answer is actually easy to make people suspicious. So he chose to lead and imply, leaving the question to Edward's own doubts and thoughts, and leading him to a wrong answer, which he himself wanted to understand was more convincing than anything anyone else said, and Theorod did nothing more than tell some facts, plus a little bit of acting.
In fact, none of the words he said were lies, but he fooled a reporter from "Vanity Fair". I'm afraid that Edward himself will think that he will make the same mistake as a big magazine and make this kind of gossip tabloid, and he will not be able to get over his face, and he will not care too much about it.
Theolod is an old fritter in his sixties with a mental age, how can a little shallot who is half younger than him be his opponent.
The interview was smoother than Herman had imagined, and seeing Theolod who was so calm and calm with Edward, Herman gradually sat back down, but for some reason, his brow never let go. He kept this strict face until the moment when Theolod took the photo in the afternoon, and then, during the photo shoot, his brow furrowed even tighter.
Now, almost all well-informed photographers in the fashion industry know that Theolod Lecht is a very malleable "model", and any temperamental flat shape seems to be no problem for him. From the elegant and noble Prince Charming to the wild cowboy of the West, from the wicked and charming bad boy to the flirtatious and ambiguous British yuppie, this kid is like there is never a role that cannot be controlled.
As a representative of the new generation and the rising star who is most likely to challenge the Oscar in the future, the photographer tried to build Theolod into an ambitious careerist, an uninhibited "matador" who dared to challenge the old Hollywood actors. And the royal photographer of "Vanity Fair", Mark Seliger is also a person who is good at using dramatic techniques to turn every photo into a story, and his emphasis on "storytelling" and Theorod's "method of becoming" hit it off.
Looking at Theolod who faced the camera, almost losing himself, leaving only a sharp and sharp gaze, and an arrogant and provocative smile, Herman's brow was already wrinkled to the point of giving him a headache. Indeed, Theorod in the performance does have a magic that makes people can't take their eyes off it, but ......
On the way back, Herman suddenly asked Theorod, who was closing his eyes and recuperating, a question: "Do you remember...... What happened when you walked into the ocean?"
"Remember, I woke up in your bed, what?"
"...... the day of the start of "Soul Shifting City" on July 15, I will go to the set to see it. β
"What?"
"If you're even a simple photographer...... I have to see how you film. β
Theolod glanced at the other man, did not reply, and continued to close his eyes to recuperate, but whether he was really asleep or not, no one knows.
The photo of Theorod standing sideways behind a typical "throne", stroking the crown decoration on the back of the chair with one hand, turning his head to look at the camera, his eyes sharp, and the corners of his mouth with a hint of ambiguous smile, became the cover of the June issue of Vanity Fair.
I heard that the sales of Vanity Fair in that issue increased suddenly, and after the incident, people continued to apply to "Vanity Fair" to ask Mark Seliger to hand over all the private goods of Theorod that he had not released, of course, it was not so easy to get a photographer to hand over all the photos.
And, because Theorod described the person he liked too specifically, Edward hinted that he might have been interested in someone for a long time, which led to a sudden surge in paparazzi lurking around Theorod in recent times, and even some reporters approached Marshall and asked him if he knew anything about it.
You obediently deny that the photo is good, but why did you give him a crush of the crush? Are you trying to rebel?
"I'm just describing the people I like, what's wrong with that? I just like them. Theolod winked innocently.
And Marshall could only refute the rumors with a headache: "How is this possible? Theo is only nineteen years old now, and he thinks that his current focus should be on career rather than love." In fact, more often than not, acting is more like his lover than a girl. Maybe that's what he likes, but Theo is a mature and sensible child......"
May 31 is an important day for the majority of Theorod fans. Because on this day, the first trailer of "Devil's Advocate" will be released.
When Theolod just took over the role of one of the leading actors in "The Devil's Advocate", people generally maintained a disoptimistic attitude towards this, after all, at that time, Theorod had no experience and no awards, and not long after he finished his second movie, countless people questioned whether he had the strength to take on the burden of the leading actor in a movie, and the person who played with him was still Al Pacino.
Although Theolod had made his debut in "First Degree of Fear", his qualifications and age made people instinctively think that he was still just a too immature newcomer, without any awards, just like a black household without official recognition, so at that time, both critics and ordinary fans almost decided that it was a bad movie.
However, when Theolod broke out of the "vice" of changing the script on the set, he was appreciated by Al Pacino and supported by countless industry insiders who had worked with him, this unfavorable voice gradually weakened, and the subsequent Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Oscar Best Supporting Actor nominations fell into the hands of Theorod, which gradually turned this contempt into curiosity-
Looks...... This Lecht doesn't seem to be as bad as they imagined? How many people in the world can win the Golden Globe and Oscar nominations in one fell swoop with the outstanding performance of the first movie? Even Al Pacino has not been able to do it! Perhaps, he will not be the rat that ruined the porridge, but the wings that have been added to the wings?
Moreover, since even Pacino is so optimistic about his cousin...... So how is his play, and is it more amazing than in "Fear of the First Degree"?
Some fans can't help but look forward to how exciting this old and young game will be. And some critics, at the moment when the trailer was about to debut, changed their tone, chose a cautious attitude and secretly accumulated their strength, and simply mentioned "The Devil's Advocate" impartially, waiting for the trailer to be released and find out the depth of the water, and then work hard.
Naturally, there are also some people who are secretly waiting for Theolod to fight in the air. Since the development of American film and television, there are only a few movies that can get praise for their thriller/plot elements, and modern audiences generally have a high tolerance for thrillers, and there are really not many movies that can reach Hitchcock's heights today.
Even the actor has a time when the boat capsizes in the gutter, the poor movie itself and the good acting skills of the actors are two different things, besides, Pacino's film selection level in recent years is not very good, maybe this time it will be the same?
Countless people have this or that thought, and finally waited for the trailer of "Devil's Advocate" on the 31st.
The 140-second trailer can be roughly divided into two parts, the first half leads to the protagonist, and the second half throws out the suspense. However, to the disappointment of most fans, they didn't see any horror pictures from this trailer at all, and it didn't even have anything to do with horror, if it wasn't for the fact that the filmmaker had released horror elements in this movie before, I'm afraid that most people would treat it as a suspense legal film after watching this trailer, which is the same nature as "First Degree Fear".
The narrator of the trailer seems to want to tell people that the owner of the law firm has a lot of secrets behind him, and the constant flashing images can indeed easily deduce Milton's identity. And Kevin, a young and successful lawyer played by Theorod, has become dominant under the narrator's somewhat redundant description, and the preconceived impression of the hillbilly entering the city has become dominant. If the final plot is still about the silly boy defeating the devil...... So what's the difference between this movie and those magical silly white sweet movies for teenagers?
Is the difference an R rating because it has some nudity/revealing episodes?
"I can see the plot, thriller? Well, maybe a little bit. But I really didn't see how successful and talented this Kevin Romans is, in the trailer he is a hillbilly who goes into the city, constantly hanging out in high society with the big boss, and like the protagonist in the so-called 'suspense' film that insults IQ, he can live to the end to confront the villain. Shaun Thorpe said, and he spoke for the majority.
"We had been expecting 'Devil's Advocate' to be a thriller from the beginning to the end, but the trailer spends most of the time depicting the experience of a rural lawyer entering the big New York society, which may be a hint that the film is not as thrilling as we imagined. Pacino's Milton does have a sinister temperament on the ground, but a few bad laughs and loud voices can't convey the so-called horror, and Theorod's Kevin ...... I'm sorry, are you sure you're not the heroine of a B-grade horror movie?"
"I have to say I'm a little disappointed. Critic Kenny Dane said with some frustration, "I would like to see a thriller that is full of suspense and even scary, but judging from the trailer, the only thriller suspense is a fact that we can know from the trailer." β
"Milton is Satan, well, at least the movie is on the subject. It's another film that touches on religion in an attempt to make itself look incredibly esoteric, and I'm sure many Catholics will hate it. - IMDB netizen Sonny.
"What should I say? Although judging from the trailer, this movie is not as exciting as I imagined, but for the sake of it and the two male leads, I think I will go to the cinema to see what it is, and then come back to write some film reviews and give you a little advice. Another IMDB user, Gary and Carrie, said.
And his comment has been replied by countless netizens, who have said that since someone is willing to take the lead, then they are waiting for your good news, and they must not forget to come back to write a movie review after reading it, and if the situation is okay, they will go to the cinema to explore and explore.
Although the true face of the movie is still unknown, the nature of the trailer's failure cannot be changed, and even Maggie comforted Theolod bitterly the next day - child, it doesn't matter if this movie is not filmed well, we still have a second part, a third part, don't we? Don't put too much pressure on yourself, let's just continue to work hard next time.
This made Theorod a little crying and laughing, but given that no matter what he said, Maggie would take his reaction as a strong quibble at this moment, so he had to obediently shut his mouth and study the script of "Soul Shifting City" while accepting Maggie's comfort and smoothness.