"Roger. Infernal Affairs is about two people trying to live in the opposite way of their true selves, and he said that the strong tension of the story comes from the essence of human nature, and the attempts of the characters in the movie contain the danger of destruction, which comes from both their own outbursts and the betrayal of others...... Do you have any thoughts on this? ”

When Oprah finished reading the words in her hand, she looked up and looked at the two people in front of her with a smile.

"He summed it up perfectly." The person sitting closer to her, after listening to her words, immediately opened his mouth, which also amused the one who was farther away from her, "Brad, I think Oprah's question is asking our opinion of the movie. ”

"There are so many critics commenting on movies now, do we still need to do it? Edward, we just have to act out the movie well, and it's someone else's job to comment on things. Of course, we have to admit that Rogie Porter's comments were good, as good as we acted. ”

This sentence made the surrounding audience burst into applause, and on the stage, looking at Pete and Norton, Oprah also applauded with a smile.

Today, two of Infernal Affairs' lead actors are her guests, interviewed on her talk show. They were able to joke freely, which also pleased Oprah.

The popularity of Infernal Affairs has not decreased, and after the first week has passed, the second week has also been a good box office. After the first week, he rose slightly in the second week, reaching $44 million. As expected, after the second week passed, the screaming and screaming that was close to Infernal Affairs in the box office figures in the first week could no longer maintain the popularity of the first week, and in terms of box office, it has been completely thrown off.

And in the third week, the box office has declined. But it still reached the figure of 35 million. After three weeks in a row, Infernal Affairs' box office figures have exceeded 100 million, and according to this trend, it is not difficult for the film to catch up with or even surpass Gladiator at the box office.

At this time, films were also being shown all over the world - commercial films are different from literary films, and after being shown in one country, they may not be shown in other countries for the time being, but wait for the awards at the film festival. However, as a commercial film, it is not possible to release it in other countries as soon as possible. If the movie is running for too long. People have already discussed the movie thoroughly and commented on it, so when it is shown in other countries, it feels like leftovers, and not too many people want to touch it - not to mention, if a movie is released for a long time, it is likely that it will be full of pirated copies, and no one wants to watch it.

So. Commercial films have to strike while the iron is hot, and when the box office is good, they have to be released in foreign countries as soon as possible.

And when the movie was released, the Oprah talk show also invited two leading actors from the movie. Come here for her show.

Pete and Norton have no reason to refuse: how could they refuse to invite Oprah, the most famous talk show in the United States?

It's not easy to promote yourself while promoting a movie.

"The film critic of the film. The reviews for this movie are very high now, and before the filming, did you expect that? I remember before the film started shooting. Many people have said that the cultural differences between Westerners and Easterners are likely to cause movies to not be shot well. ”

Oprah's question, Pete opened his mouth first, "I didn't expect it...... I've never paid much attention to critics' reviews, but I just saw this script and thought it was great, and then I asked, whose movie is this? Levy's. I said, oh, Levy is a good director, so I took the shot. ”

This answer is quite serious, Oprah nodded, while Norton spoke more slowly, "I've really considered this, I asked Director Levy if the cultural differences between the East and the West will be reflected in the movie, and whether the culture of the East is applicable to Western society...... And then Director Levy said to me, "Man, you're an American." How can you, a person from an immigrant country, think that cultures cannot be integrated? ”

This answer, simple and straightforward, also made Oprah laugh. Yes, it's obviously a country of immigration, and it's a bit funny to talk about cultural differences.

"Just now you mentioned how you felt when the movie was filmed, can you tell me what you thought when you received the script?"

"I'll have to talk about that." Pitt spoke again, "He's simpler, Director Levy wanted him to play the role from the beginning. I was different, I wanted to play Tony at first, but my agent told me that Tony's role had already been given to Norton. I said, "Norton is a good actor, I can't beat him, so I'll go for another role." However, after I went and asked, they told me that it was Andy's role, and Director Levy didn't really want to give it to me. ”

Compared to Norton, Pitt clearly knows how to make the audience happy in front of the TV. On the talk show, he talked a lot about the inside story of the movie, which also made the audience pay more attention.

"Why?" Oprah asked.

"He told me he didn't want to choose me because my films were banned in China — I had made films that didn't please Chinese." Director Levy values the box office in China very much, and he doesn't want to lose that box office, so he won't choose me. ”

Pete said this with some smiles, "After I heard this, I immediately said that I could apologize to the Chinese - I am an actor, and I am not one of those people in Washington, is it necessary for me to insist on anything in this kind of thing?" ”

Pete's explanation was quite simple, but it made everyone around him laugh. Oprah also smiled and nodded repeatedly, "I know you're a very dedicated actor, so you apologize?" ”

"For the role, it's definitely worth it." Pete said, "With such a good character, it is not a problem for me to apologize to anyone." The protagonist of the movie with a box office of more than 100 million, what's the big deal about apologizing? ”

Pete's words seem a little unscrupulous, but they are also on occasion. If you say on a formal occasion that you apologize for money, then you may be looked down upon. However, the talk show itself is also a kind of entertainment, and this kind of show says this. But it doesn't seem excessive at all.

He said this on this show, in fact, he was also making an excuse for his previous apology: Hollywood has never been particularly close to foreign countries, and for other countries, they never feel that there is anything wrong except ridicule or smearing. Pete's previous apology was also easily understood as a mistake in position, so he simply explained: It's not a position, it's a matter of money.

After all, he himself has no political stance, although he has acted in a story about the great monk. But that's just for fame and fortune. Since Levy can offer more fame and fortune, why not apologize?

He is not the kind of Clooney who relies on his own position and tends to win fans, everything he does, to put it bluntly, is for money. As long as you have money, you can sell it for sale......

Levy made him apologize, and the excuse he made was this. Levi doesn't say he wants Pitt to apologize, but he asks Pitt to apologize for the money. Definitely not a problem.

"Well, I already know that this film has now been released in China, Hong Kong and other places. How is his box office? Oprah asked.

"It seems to be over $4 million now...... Almost. ”

$4 million? Oprah laughed dumbly. For the sake of $4 million, Pitt should not be considered. Levy is really stingy. She knows very well that after the screening of this movie, the overseas box office will also go to hundreds of millions. Not to mention the largest ticket warehouse in Japan, it is the United Kingdom. The estimated box office also has to have a role of 30 million, and at this time, it still looks at the box office of several million, and Levy is really stingy enough.

But. Then again, no matter how small a mosquito is, it's meat. Levy's approach is nothing to blame. Hollywood is different, are there many people who make movies for Japanese people to watch when the Japanese economy is good? Levy has always been praised for being smart, could it be that he thinks that China has the possibility of becoming a big ticket warehouse in the future?

Those things are indefinite. Oprah put those thoughts behind her and continued to host the show.

"But fortunately, in the end, he still chose you, and you also contributed a good movie. Now it's hard for me to imagine what this movie would have been like if it hadn't been played by you. Oprah complimented without missing a trace, and looked at the two people in front of her, who were a little smug, she opened her mouth again, "Now there is a problem, there is news that after this movie is broadcast, both of you may be nominated for the Oscar for Best Actor." Who do you want to be nominated? ”

This question is very scathing, both people are indeed very likely to be nominated now, but everyone knows that it is very rare for the same movie to nominate two people, and most of the time, only one person is nominated for a movie. So, what do these two themselves think about the nomination? This is also an interesting question.

This year is different from the past, and this year's nomination is very important for them. There aren't many actors who have performed well this year, and besides, Hanks has already won two Oscars, and it is difficult to get a third time now. Crowe has just won the Oscar, and his acting skills are not suitable to become another person who has won the Oscar.

If none of them do, then it will be interesting to see who this nomination belongs to.

"That's not up to us......" Norton's tone hesitated, she didn't know what to say better.

"I wish it was me." Pete didn't hesitate to speak, he pushed Norton away and hurriedly said, "He still has a chance, I have to seize the opportunity first." ”

Pete is still open, he knows how to joke. This sentence made people laugh, and it also made Norton laugh, "That's him, I'll wait next time." ”

"Actually, you'd better all be nominated." Oprah didn't push anymore.

"I said the same." Norton opened his mouth, "What about one more nomination?" Will there be fewer nominations for this movie? (To be continued......)

PS: Book Roger. Portal's film review is an excerpt from the American version of Infernal Affairs.