Chapter 634: Forcing Them to Speak Up

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In the face of reporters' questions, Murphy always seems calm and calm, even if the other party asks some questions that are not agreed upon, he can calmly deal with it, the previous attack on him, the conflict between "Diego Rose" and Catholicism, this is the main content of the interview. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info

"Everything I did about Diego Rose was based on reality." Murphy shook his head at the reporter, "I can't just protest a few words and make significant changes or deletions to the film, so that the director will have no meaning to exist, how should all Hollywood films adapted on the basis of real events be filmed in the future?" ”

"Others protest?" Kelly Malrath immediately caught the nail on the head of Murphy's words and asked, "Has anyone protested to you?" Except for the people who attacked you at the book signing? ”

Murphy saw that the female reporter was very good, and said directly, "Yes, Father Marquez Costello, the chief archbishop of the Catholic diocese in Southern California, once approached me, thinking that the content I filmed was blasphemous to Catholicism, and sternly asked me to delete the relevant content. ”

Kelly Malrath immediately stirred up the spirit of 120,000 points, this kind of religious forces directly interfere in the making and production of Hollywood, throughout the history of Hollywood in recent decades, it is a very rare thing.

"You refused?" She asked.

"I refused!" Murphy changed to an unusually serious tone, "I can't bear the harsh accusations of Archbishop Márquez Costello, if my film is a blasphemy against Catholicism, how can a victim like Diego Rose be counted?" How can they make up for the damage they have suffered? Who to turn to? ”

"Well......" Kelly Malrath quickly recorded in her notebook, not stopping, "what do you think of his protest?" ”

"Some ugly things have been done, but they are not allowed to be made public by those who find them, and they still have to try to cover up and suppress them, is this still the United States of democracy and freedom?" Murphy looked extremely angry, "I respect religious freedom, but shouldn't others respect Hollywood's freedom as well?" As a director, I think Hollywood has the freedom to take and shoot as long as you respect the facts! ”

"A great religious ...... that we trust so much and on which countless believers rely for their souls," Murphy certainly knew what to say, "and I deeply regret that there are some people within who simply do not face up to the cancer that exists." ”

At this, he shook his head again with a sad face.

Kelly Malrath asked, "Is Catholicism putting a lot of pressure on you?" ”

"Very big!" Murphy nodded, "The other party warned me directly, saying that he represents Catholicism!" And not only did he put pressure on me directly, but he also tried to create obstacles to the screening of the film "Diego Rose" through various channels. ”

"Do you know which ones are?" Kelly Malrath found this interview easy, she didn't need to dig deep at all, she just needed to follow the words of the great director and ask, and she could get enough fierce information, "Can you talk about it?" ”

"I have the exact information that His Excellency Archbishop Márquez-Costello has put pressure on the Writers' Guild, the Directors Guild and the Producers' Union." What Murphy said was the truth, basically not mixed with false information, "I want to let me modify the film through the union organization." ”

Kelly Malrath looked at Murphy, "They're pressuring you?" ”

"Nope!" Murphy praised, "The union is in the interests of those of us who are well aware of the importance of democracy and freedom to the film industry, and as far as I know, the representatives of these unions have all categorically rejected the unreasonable demands of His Excellency Archbishop Márquez Costello." ”

He smiled, "I want to thank them for their respect and support for me, we have spent decades building up the freedom of making films in Hollywood, and it is important for everyone in the industry to uphold that." ”

Murphy doesn't know whether the slogan of freedom shouted in the circle is useless, but he knows that the vast majority of people care about this very much, and the freedom of the film is also directly related to the freedom of speech in Hollywood.

If Hollywood hadn't firmly resisted the banner of so-called 'freedom' on its shoulders and wouldn't let go for a moment, would Meryl Streep once spew at the Golden Globes at the upcoming White House owner Donald Trump, and even swore directly? Will the Hollywood celebrities in the audience applaud collectively? Will there be so many celebrities who will jump out on social networking sites to support or oppose it?

After so many years in Hollywood, Murphy has basically figured out the psychology of most celebrities in this circle, in the final analysis, they think that they are different, and Hollywood should enjoy far more power and freedom than ordinary people!

After the interview ended successfully, Kelly Malrath asked her assistant to pack her things, walked out of the press room, and immediately dialed several reporters with good relations with the newspaper, briefly retelling the information leaked by Murphy, and asked them to go to the screenwriter's work, the directors' union and the producers' union as soon as possible to interview relevant people, and get first-hand information in order to produce a whole feature series.

She had the title of the series in mind: 'Catholicism is reaching out to Hollywood filmmaking and production!' ’

If nothing else, this will definitely attract a lot of attention from fans and within Hollywood!

In the press room, Murphy had just taken off the microphone from his clothes when Bill Rothes walked over and said, "This reporter is more cooperative than expected." ”

"Because we took the initiative to break out enough material." Murphy shrugged and asked, "Is there a problem with the union?" ”

He is not arrogant, on the side of the union, the influence of a single person is really limited, not to mention that he also quit the director's job.

"Don't worry." Bill Rothes is confident, "His Excellency Archbishop Márquez Costello doesn't know enough about Hollywood, he has touched one of the most sensitive nerves in the industry. ”

A creaking sound sounded, the glass door of the press room was pushed open from the outside, and the female reporter who had previously interviewed Murphy, Kelly Malrath, walked in, she returned to the front of Murphy, held out a hand, and smiled warmly, "Thank you, Director Stanton, for a very pleasant collaboration." ”

"Thank you." Murphy has always had a good attitude towards smiling people, "You're also the best female journalist I've ever met." ”

Bill Rothes's cell phone rang and he left the place, Kelly Malrath looked around and suddenly lowered her voice and said, "Director Stanton, if you need ......"

She handed over a business card and made a phone call.

Murphy subconsciously took the photo, and in addition to the name of 'Kelly Malrath', there was a string of numbers on the photo, which was obviously the female reporter's personal phone number.

"What?" Murphy was confused, and wondered in his heart, "When did the senior reporter of "The Hollywood Reporter" become a ****? ”

Besides, even if she wanted to do it, would anyone be willing to find it? How do Hollywood stars have to be and how stupid do their heads have to be to find a female reporter to?

"Director Stanton......" Kelly Malrath probably found something on Murphy's strange expression, explaining, "If you need some biased coverage, feel free to call me." ”

"That's right." Murphy put away his business card and said casually, "If you need to, I will." ”

Kelly Malrath then added, "If you have any new inside information, you can discuss it with me." ”

Murphy put away his expression just now and glanced at Kelly Malrath, there is really no free lunch in this world, and there will be no big pie suddenly dropped.

Just as Bill Rosis came back with his phone at this time, Murphy casually found an excuse to discuss something with Bill Rosis and left here.

If he had just started in the industry, he might need the praise or praise of a senior reporter from The Hollywood Reporter, but forget it now, there are so many media channels that can be used, and there is no need to take a certain risk to work with a journalist, especially an entertainment reporter.

It's impossible for people like them to get too close to entertainment reporters, and no one knows if these guys will sell you in order to make news?

Not to mention journalists, the editors-in-chief of some entertainment magazines and the like are equally unreliable.

For example, Tina Brown, the editor-in-chief of "Vanity Fair", was close friends with Princess Diana in the early nineties of the last century, and mastered a lot of unknown inside information about her......

For Murphy, these are lessons from the past.

Murphy followed Bill Rothes out of the press room and to Bill Rothes' office.

Entering the office, Bill Rothes said, "My friends at The Hollywood Reporter just called, and their reporters have already gone to the major unions to cover the news, and I believe that there will be news about it tomorrow." ”

"Hmm." Murphy pulled out a chair and sat down, "If they don't make a sound, we force them to do so." ”

If you want to make a difference at this Oscars, the film itself is not enough.

Things went relatively smoothly, and the next day, the new Hollywood Reporter, the cover of the magazine was a picture of Murphy sitting in the press room, and the first part of the cover was actually related to Catholicism.

The magazine quickly reached all kinds of readers through various outlets, and by noon, Archbishop Márquez Costello also saw a copy specially sent by his men.