Monster movies have always had a certain market in North America, and King Kong has been remade countless times, Naomi? After Watts became popular in "Chicago", Universal Pictures must have paid a lot of price for choosing such a movie, this kind of movie for monsters as a partner, it is not easy to invite popular movie stars to play, and first-line actresses rarely play this kind of role.

Duke could vaguely guess that there must be Nancy behind this? Josephson persuaded and pushed the reason why she was in Naomi? Watts invests a lot of money, of course, she wants to make more money when she becomes popular, the shelf life of Hollywood actresses is relatively short, and after the age of forty or even thirty-five, even if they are unwilling, most actresses will go downhill.

Although no one will say it directly, chasing young and beautiful women is not only a common mentality in Hollywood, but also in this male-dominated society.

Later, so many older actresses were crazy about injections, not hesitating to turn themselves into zombie faces, but also to maintain their youthful and beautiful appearance, which can be said to be the best portrayal of the actress's own development process.

However, Duke didn't say anything, Naomi? Watts must also understand this, not many actresses will pretend to be elegant and refuse commercial films, there is not enough box office appeal, even if they win more awards, at best Meryl? Streep's embarrassing position of not being up or down.

Having come to this position, who wouldn't want to be one of the top actresses?

If you want to become a top actress in the circle, can you be like Tom? Cruise and now Julia? Roberts, like Roberts, has no academic award recognition, but must be supported by excellent box office appeal.

Leaving the break room, Duke took Naomi with him? Watts walked around the studio, but there was nothing to see about the busy construction set. The two of them casually walked around, and then went to the special effects studio where the props team and the Industrial Light & Magic team were located.

"Is this a squid?"

Standing in front of a batch of special effects props, Naomi? Watts asked curiously, "Futuristic sci-fi creatures?" ”

Through a glass window, the squid exudes a metallic sheen from top to bottom, and several long legs that hang down like springs. There were also spikes, knives and saws, and the dense red eyes on that hideous metal face made it look even more hateful.

"It's a mechanical squid." Duke beckoned to Collins and walked over to Naomi? Behind Watts, "some of the minions of the villain in the film." ”

Naomi? Watts gestured to the mechanical squid's face, "It's ugly. ”

"Honey, I'm not filming Beauty and the Beast." Duke shrugged his shoulders, "The villain has to look like a villain, otherwise is it still a Hollywood commercial film?" ”

The film industry in the United States has developed for more than a decade. Not only Hollywood has formed an assembly-line commercial model, but even the mainstream audiences in North America and even the entire Western world have formed an inherent concept of film, most of the time it is not that directors do not want to innovate, but innovation often faces huge risks, and most of the time the risks represent failure.

The success of commercial films is often the result of the accumulation of many elements, and failure only needs to have one aspect that makes the audience feel annoying.

In addition to the mechanical squid model, the special effects team also produced a model of a hovercraft and part of a wheat field. In particular, the model of a wheat field that is densely packed on the chassis and the 'huge machinery' that stands in it. Even though it's all scaled down, it looks extremely realistic.

"What are these for?" Naomi? Watts asked curiously, looking at the wheat field.

"It's for growing things." Duke gestured to mechanical models that were more than a foot tall, "When the grows are ripe, they're going to pick them." ”

"What the hell is planted?"

"Human babies." Duke shrugged, "The people in the film are no longer embryonics, but are similar to those grown with such a device. Mass-produced, to be exact. ”

"It sounds like a great idea." Naomi? Watts' eyes rolled, "I regret it a little. ”

Duke turned to look at her, and she smiled and said, "I regret not continuing to work with you." ”

Although the mouth says so. Naomi? Watts knew very well that the crew offered such a low salary for the heroine, which she absolutely could not accept.

Walking out of the special effects studio, the two walked out of the studio, Duke looked at the time, "It's almost noon, if you don't mind the humble restaurant on the Fox set, I'll treat you to lunch." ”

"Okay." She grabbed Duke's arm, "It's been a long time since we've had lunch together." ”

Sydney at the end of July is the lowest temperature of the year, and today's weather is not very good, the sun is completely hidden behind dark clouds, fortunately although it is winter, there is no need to worry about snowflakes, Duke tightened his tweed coat, and Naomi? Watts picked up his pace slightly, and soon walked into a restaurant that was only open to the inside of Fox Studios.

Like most Hollywood studios, Fox Studios in Sydney is divided into two parts, Fox Studios, which is entirely a tourist facility, and a production area, which is a sound stage.

Under normal circumstances, the latter will not be open to the public at all, otherwise the crew will not talk about normal filming, and I am afraid that even dining will become a problem.

"Hi, Duke."

As soon as he walked into the restaurant, he was greeted by someone, and when Duke passed by, he also greeted the other party, "It's very early today, Liam." ”

"My play is over quickly." Liam? Neeson said with a smile, "I came out a little early." ”

Duke looked at the restaurant, "Where's George?" Still busy? ”

Liam? Neeson knew he was talking about Lucas, "The heroine came from New York, and George seemed to be talking to her. ”

And to him and Naomi? Watts introduced, Duke went to wash his hands, took the plate, and talked to Naomi? Watts picked up a few suitable meals, found a round table by the window, and sat down to prepare a safe meal.

Just like Sophia? As Coppola said, George? Lucas's "Star Wars Prequel: The Phantom Menace" was filmed at Fox Studios, and they were stationed before the "Matrix" crew, and now they are in the filming stage.

"When will filming start for The Matrix?" Naomi? Watts asked.

Swallowing the food in his mouth and taking another sip of juice, Duke said, "It could be September at the earliest, or it could be later." ”

Naomi seemed to sigh with emotion, "You're so cautious every time, just like when I first met you, confident but never arrogant. ”

"Only adequate preparation can avoid failure as much as possible." Duke took it for granted, "Preparation doesn't make it easy just because I have a few successful films, and any negligence can lead to a failure in directing a film." ”

As in the beginning, Duke never thought that he could succeed easily, even if he was cheating, and without decades of learning from the past and present, the so-called success by borrowing is just a delusion.

Success in this world is never easy, it needs to be accumulated with continuous hard work and struggle, failure is just the opposite, when you relax and think that you should succeed in everything you do, then it is infinitely close to failure.

The two of them chatted while eating, and occasionally talked about interesting things from their past together, Naomi? Watts is a woman who grew up in a Western-style atmosphere, and Duke has also been influenced by Western culture for more than 20 years, and he will not take the past to heart, and now the status of the two is different from the past, and some thoughts are naturally light.

Duke will neither be stupid enough to seduce A-list actresses with scripts and characters, nor will he be stupid enough to control a woman's life, and Naomi? After experiencing many blockbuster movies such as "Independence Day" and "Chicago", Watts has firmly sat in the position of a first-line actress, although she is naturally in a weak position in the face of top directors, she does not have to deliberately please anyone.

More precisely, than ever before, they have a basis for dialogue on an equal footing.

"You know, Duke." Naomi? After Watts put down his knife and fork, he talked about the past, "After the fire on the set, especially your comfort and care for me in the hotel, I once had a very crazy crush on you, and even wanted to be your girlfriend at any cost. ”

Once upon a time, after filming "Chicago", Duke didn't care, just asked curiously, "What happened later?" ”

"Later I found out that you don't set your mind on any woman." Naomi? Watts chuckled and shook his head, "At least not in the short term, no one is going to maintain a relationship that gives but doesn't get anything in return." ”

"Looks like my mom said something like that."

Duke muttered, and when he looked up, he found that George? Lucas was walking towards him with a plate, followed by a petite girl.

"You don't mind if I'm sitting here, do you?" George? Lucas asked, then sat down on the side of the round table near Duke.

Duke laughed, "Just sit down." ”

Then he beckoned to another, "Sit down, Miss Portman." ”

The girl, who looked taller than she had last seen her, but was still skinny, put down her plate, said thank you, pulled out her chair, and said, "It's a pleasure to see you again, Director Rosenberg." ”

"Just call me Duke."

"That'...... It's a pleasure to meet you, Duke. ”

She reached out a hand, and Duke shook it gently, "It's nice to see you, Natalie." ”

"I can call me Nat." Natalie? Portman was very polite, "That's what my friends call me." ”

Duke nodded and looked at George, who was eating by himself? Lucas, in turn, said to Natalie, "Is your show on Broadway over?" ”

"Yes, it's over." She replied.

"I'm sorry I couldn't make it to your show."

Hearing Duke's words, Natalie smiled slightly, "It's okay, you must be busy with your work." And I met Lady Leah on the pie duì after the show. (To be continued......)

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