Chapter 27: "Gladiator" is finished

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When Daniel played again, Ridley, who was sitting behind the surveillance screen, keenly felt his changes, and then Russell Crowe and Connie Nelson next to the scene, they both had a lot of rivalry with Daniel, so when they looked at Daniel, they could clearly feel the unusual changes.

Daniel's Conmerdius has a kind of vitality, even when he is crazy and dark, this vitality is helping the character to be more vivid, which is a state that is difficult to describe, if you force a possible anachronism, it may be said that the previous Commerdius was a mass of all kinds of love, he was intense, thick, and complex; And now Commodius is a person who has these feelings.

This sudden burst of vitality allowed Commodius to step away from the rich and colorful masterpieces.

Ridley was so excited that he even reshot a few scenes to make the whole performance more unified.

The crew has also become active again because of this change, and not long ago, Oliver Reed, who played the Colosseum businessman, died unexpectedly, a brilliant actor in his early sixties who made a name for himself in Britain in the 70s of the last century, and he came from an accomplished acting family.

The departure of such a member made the whole crew a lot lower for a while.

It wasn't until Daniel's Commodius was breathed into life that it became an opportunity for people to start a new love affair, and it was believed that Oliver must have wanted his posthumous work to be an outstanding classic.

After two more days of filming, Daniel's pace of filming picked up speed again.

Daniel took the initiative to mention to the director that he could film the scene before Commodius succeeded to the throne.

Breaking free from the previous Conmerdius and then walking into the latter is no longer a problem for him.

Sure enough, in the few scenes, Daniel was able to show Xiàn with ease, at this time Commodius was still a dark little seed, he clumsily wanted to show Xiàn the good side, but this clumsiness was undoubtedly a hint that he was not good at these, not good at war, not good at tolerance, not good at appreciation.

Overall, he's a little cute, but of course, it's a bit stupid.

Daniel, who has broken through the barriers, has been acting in this drama for a long time.

Russell Crowe also had his own problems, but his problems were more normal than Daniel's, he had the ability to play Maximus, but he couldn't make the most of it. As the filming progressed, coupled with Daniel's influence and Ridley's guidance, Crowe also got closer and closer to Maximus.

For actors of the skill school, once they master the essence of the role and have the performance skills to interpret this essence, everything will come naturally.

Therefore, the crew of "Gladiator", like most of the crew, ushered in the end when everyone was in a state of near perfection.

Daniel was unexpectedly early, even earlier than Connie Nelson, who played his sister Lucyla. Russell Crowe was no surprise to be the last to finish shooting. But the difference between the main characters is only a day or two in general, and no one has additional filming.

They finished in Italy, not Malta, which gave everyone one last chance to visit Rome.

Start with the Colosseum, which is already very familiar to you, including the Senate that appeared in the movies, as well as the temples, the Virgin Temple, the Pantheon, and so on. Then to the north, there is the Parthian Arc de Triomphe - the glory of Emperor Severus' return from his expedition. Opposite this triumphal arch, south of the Colosseum, is another triumphal arch - the Arch of Titus, named after Emperor Titus - commemorating his great exploits in the conquest of Jerusalem.

To the south, next to the Arch of Titus, is the third - and largest - Arch of Constantine - the Arc de Triomphe of Rome.

The practice of emperors building triumphal arches to promote their exploits was obviously very common, but it did leave a large number of valuable relics for the city of Rome.

In addition to these triumphal arches and triumphal columns, the most attractive thing for this group of people is definitely the museums in Rome, which treasure countless pieces of Renaissance art, each of which is rich in connotation and profound meaning.

Daniel, Connie Nelson and Russell Crowe, along with their assistants, who spent two days in Rome, certainly could not hide the whereabouts of this large group in Italy.

The news of the completion of "Gladiator" soon reached the United States, and it was already early December. When Daniel flew back to Los Angeles, Cusa's mailbox was filled with a sudden influx of mail.

Activities, endorsements, film appointments, various invitations and contacts have come one after another.

This is certainly not what many people expected, and after four months away from the United States, it stands to reason that most of Daniel's popularity should have faded, and at least not more attention will be paid until the next work is released.

Once again, Lucky Boy was "disappointed".

Daniel's personal blog still maintains more than tens of thousands of popularity, as does his website and public discussion board. People on the Internet don't seem to be as fickle and forgetful as they were later.

Although there are some young actors and comedians who are getting attention online, Daniel's fans are still huge and persistent.

They followed the filming of "Gladiator" in a series of articles, discussing the words and images that Daniel posted on his blog.

In particular, the funny photo with Russell Crowe has received unexpected fanatical attention.

The two of them were obviously in the same boat before "Gladiator" competed for the Oscars, and it was not difficult to maintain a good relationship. Russell Crowe likes to work on his farm in Australia, and Keanu Reeves wants to live like a vagabond, which is not at all out of their will, but celebrities have some feel-good or novel quirks that can help them.

You know, Russell Crowe came from a rock band.

Of course, Daniel and Connie Nelson, and even Richard Harrison have a lot of photos together. Taking a photo with Richard, who plays Emperor Marcus, Daniel also has a little bad taste, because Richard will play his most notable work and role since the film next year - "Dumbledore" Headmaster in the first and second parts of the "Harry Potter" series. Being able to take a picture with Dumbledore in advance is a joy for the reborn.

As for Connie Nelson, in fact, Kusa and Daniel imagined that if the film would have some news related to Daniel - most likely it would be his affair with Connie. Although Daniel and the Danish actress are fifteen years apart in age, Connie is quite well maintained, and the two do have an extraordinary relationship in the plot.

Therefore, it can only be said that the focus of netizens is extraordinary, whether it is now or fifteen years later.

Of course, this is not really unfounded, first of course, Crow, later Chinese like to call him Kefat, at this time, it is in full swing, from Australia to the United States, he has worked with Sharon Stone, Leonardo DiCaprio, Denzel Washington and Al Pacino, won almost all major awards or nominations.

He is recognized as a superstar from Oceania after Mel Gibson.

Crow is several mountains taller than Daniel in the eyes of the media, fans and industry insiders. It's no surprise that Daniel's fans are keen to connect the two of them.

Who doesn't want their idol to have a relationship with someone who looks good.

The famous house in the industry was originally one of the symbols of star status.

But fortunately, Russell has a "reputation" as a "heart killer", and the scandals include fellow countryman Nicole Kidman and Hollywood Bole Sharon Stone, the latter insisted on inviting Crowe to star in his new film when he was in the prime of life, which is far-reaching. If it weren't for these scandals, maybe Daniel would have had his first same-sex scandal.

You know, like Tom Hanks, Kevin Spacey and other Hollywood stars, Crowe once played a gay man.

However, for the time being, there is no need to worry, everyone's attention is mostly on getting along well and appreciating each other. Because both Daniel and Russell Crowe have praised each other's acting skills on their personal pages, which is also a convention, unless they have been photographed by the paparazzi fighting and bleeding on the head, who wouldn't say a few good words against their will.

The news of Daniel's return to the United States also quickly spread on the Internet. Although the print media will fall further and further behind the online media in the future, in the last month of the twentieth century, Daniel made this trend abrupt in advance.

When the online news, the community, and the discussion board were all talking about him, Russell Crowe, and "Gladiator", the big newspapers didn't make much noise.

It stands to reason that blockbusters like "Gladiator", and even some CGI special effects, will not be released until at least half a year later, which is also in line with Ridley's ambition to compete for the 2001 Oscar. So for newspapers and weeklies, the time for "Gladiator" has not yet come.

The Internet is just a "place of disobedience" and tradition, in their opinion.

But businesses and investors see the power of the internet.

That's why Kusa was surrounded by all kinds of invitations.

This made him on his way to pick up Daniel, and he couldn't wait to introduce him to the new movie, "Remember Legally Blonde?" ”

"Uh-huh, the one with 400,000?"

"Yes," Kusa motioned to Andy, who was sitting in the passenger seat, and handed him a copy of the script to Daniel, "yes, but the price is not what it used to be." ”

I have to say that "Gladiator" has not yet been released, but it has brought visible benefits to Daniel, and Commodity's salary of one million dollars has made Daniel's worth skyrocket.

Peter Jackson even said he had picked up a bargain.

Yes, he did pick up a super big bargain.

$70,000, what's the difference with free?

"Haven't they started filming yet?" Daniel flipped up the script of the women's movie, and in fact, he was not very interested. He later thought about it carefully, "Legally Blonde" seems to be one of the few money-making films by MGM since 2000, and their confirmed starring Reese Witherspoon also swept the United States after this movie, with a salary of nearly 20 million clubs, and Julia Roberts and Cameron Diaz were on par.

Daniel will remember the film and Reese, mainly because she also won an Oscar later on.

But this movie has little to do with men, except for MGM's boss.

If Daniel were asked to invest a sum of money, he would certainly be more than happy to do so, if he had the money, of course.

At this time, Daniel is always inevitably a little disappointed, he knows that some movies are destined to succeed, but there is no way to profit from them. Of course, there is something wrong with this logic - the wealth I know does not belong to me, it means that I have lost it. But what is logic for the dollar?

Kusa's answer to him was that the filmmakers were willing to wait for him if Daniel could finish filming "The Lord of the Rings Trilogy" by October next year.

This needs to be discussed with Peter Jackson, but it shouldn't be a big problem, with Legolas's role, ten months should be more than enough, after all, the current Daniel is not the same as before, let him spend more than a year in a role with few scenes, which is not in line with Hollywood's talent standards.

"Have you inquired about Reese's price?"

"Just like you did in Gladiator, a million."

This price is not high, although Reese is not well-known, she debuted ten years ago, although she studied at Mark's school, Stanford, it is still worth this amount.

Moreover, "Legally Blonde" is obviously a movie in which she absolutely starred, judging from the scenes, one million is definitely not too much. Although movies are different from TV, there is no saying that money is calculated by scenes, but the more scenes, the higher the price, which is also a matter of course.

"They offered you a price of 1.5 million, and they are willing to add some drama for you." Kusa turned his head and raised an eyebrow at Daniel, "But ask to confirm your intentions before you go to New Zealand." Hurry up and sign you before "Gladiator" is released, this is the purpose of most scripts recently, if "Gladiator" is not a failure, your price will be more than that, they are all smart people. ”

"Everyone wants to take a ride, as long as they hurry up, it can still be released before and after the Oscars, no matter what the final result of "Gladiator" is, of course, it is best to earn or lose death, so that there is a news breaking point, they can completely save five million publicity costs."

"Oh, Danny, are you interested in being a director or producer? You know these things by now. Andy, what do you say? ”

Andy glanced at him, but didn't speak.

"What a boring little girl, have you never been invited to a pie? Andy. ”

"I really don't want to be around drugs, alcohol, and a bunch of men and women who don't love themselves." Andy glanced at Kusa again, and the meaning was self-explanatory.

"Hey, I'm a pure man."

"The only thing you have to do with purity is a degree from Duke University, the first of the Damon family in hundreds of years."

Daniel's eyes lit up, as if he had gossip to inquire about, "It sounds like you two know each other, hey, Kusa, you introduced Andy to me, is there any special purpose." ”

"The purpose? I can even tell her a love action story with Jones, what purpose can I have. "In a legal sense, we have nothing to do with it. But by blood, she was my uncle's daughter, my sister, but her custody was with my uncle's ex-wife until she became an adult. ”

"This poor, mean little girl is not very interested in her stepfather and mother, so she is more miserable, and since I am so beautiful now, it is normal to introduce her to a job."

Daniel can see that although Andy is a bit stereotypical, his relationship with Kusa should be very good.

"But why didn't you tell me this in the first place?"

"Andy wants to be recognized by you for her abilities, oh yes, do you recognize her now." Kusa drove the car into the CAA's garage, "We'll go to the office first, and then we'll take you to Malibu, your little mansion, I've had someone clean it." Oh, what a competent broker. ”

"A competent broker will never babble on the way back from afar." Andy pushed the car door open, "Mr. Daniel Sandler, I'm officially asking you to kick out this useless agent." ”

"Miss Andy, have you ever heard the story of the farmer and the snake?"

"I'm more interested in Darwin's theory of evolution."

Daniel was happy to see the cousins bickering, he was indeed a little tired and needed a pick-me-up.

Of course, Kusa won't have any specific work scheduled for today, so after Daniel took his seat, he just gave a rough introduction to some of the films that he could fight for in the near future.

"I think if the role is suitable, now you can go and audition for all the films. We do have to thank Ridley Scott, how is your relationship with him? ”

"Very good, he invited me to participate in his next film." Daniel shook his head, "It's a story about the war in Mogadishu, and the script is halfway written. ”

"Are you interested?"

"If the script is right, why not?"

"The male lead?"

"Maybe you have to wait for the script to come out before you can decide on the role, and I'll talk about it later. Let me see your production list. ”

Kusa pointed him out a name, "This." ”

"Rwanda Hotel? Oh my God, MGM is going to shoot this? Daniel's shock is not without reason, "Hotel Rwanda" is just an ordinary movie title, but the story it tells is anything but unusual, and perhaps it is a flippant story - it is in fact a tragic history. The disappearance of one fifth of the world's population in the last two months of the first half of 1994 and the loss of nearly one million lives is a catastrophe of great magnitude in the history of mankind.

"They give you the role of a documentarian -- a photojournalist, not very important."

"If you can arrange it, you can take a month out to do this work." Daniel handed the brief script back to Kusa, "It's very rewarding to be able to be involved in a film like this. ”

"I also think so, at least when you want to do charity in Africa in the future, you can be famous."

Daniel glanced at him, "Kusa, you are such a straightforward and annoying person, in the face of such history, even if you think something else in your heart, you should not declare it." ”

Kusa laughed, "Yes, Daniel, you're doing a great job, you're getting more and more like a big Hollywood star, kind, compassionate, and radiant." ”

"Okay, let me see something else. This is, "Spy Shadows"? ”