Chapter 555: Going to Cannes Again
Sean is actually not interested in European films, especially in this era when European films have completely declined, and naturally he has no interest in the three major film festivals.
In fact, he cares more about the Sundance Film Festival, and at least several films related to him have received critical acclaim at the festival and then won good word of mouth or sold good box office, such as "Death Illusion" and "Little Sunshine Beauty".
Therefore, the number of times he has come to Cannes is pitiful, and this time if it weren't for Clooney's going to premiere "Ocean's Thirteen" here, if it wasn't for other reasons, he wouldn't have come at all.
If you have this time, it is better to have a relationship with the film school cheerleader, or to shoot movies seriously, what about the three major film festivals in Europe? The center of the world's cinema is Hollywood, not Europe, so does a visit to this place contribute to your goals?
In this respect, Sean is actually a very utilitarian person, but then again, if the goal is set at the Oscar, it is not wrong to think so, even if the best actor in the three major film festivals is won, the influence is not as good as an Oscar.
Of course, the scenery of Cannes is still very good and distinctive, just like Park City, where the Sundance Film Festival sits, is a ski resort, so Sean brought Galen and his assistant with him as usual.
"I thought you wouldn't come." Walking down the red carpet, Clooney teased.
"How is it possible, unless you explicitly refuse me to come, then I have to come anyway." Sean smiled and stood with him, letting the reporters around him click and press the shutter, "Are you going to refuse me to participate?" ”
"How so." Clooney laughed.
"He's just a little worried, worried that you're going to be late because of work." Another voice came, and he didn't have to look to know who it was, but he didn't expect him to bring his live-in girlfriend.
In fact, Sean never seems to have seen Angelina when he's with Pete, and I don't know if it's because he's still involved with Jennifer - although they are very secretive to each other, Hollywood doesn't have an impermeable wall.
Even if Pete and Jennifer are not married in this life, and Pete doesn't seem to care about Jennifer, otherwise he wouldn't be so polite to Sean, but he brought it back to the family to see it. And like in the previous life, Pete's family preferred Jennifer to Angelina, so there have been rumors that the two of them don't deal with each other.
So it was connected again...... Of course, Sean still feels that he is thinking too much, after all, he does not have frequent contact with Pete, and he is more during the filming of "Death of a Sharpshooter".
"Punctuality is a virtue, and no matter what work I have, it doesn't affect me from coming to Cannes for the premiere." Sean said, "Speaking of which, my formation in the second half of the year is so tightly arranged, and I have to thank you, Brad." ”
"It's a gesture." Pete, who waved to the reporter, smiled.
"Do you have any plans for the second half of the year?" Clooney was suddenly a little curious.
Sean also briefly said the situation of "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and the current progress of "The Dark Knight": "So, in the second half of this year, I will keep running back and forth between the two crews until the end of the year, oh, it's very hard just thinking about it." ”
"It's your choice, you can't blame anyone else, Sean." Clooney laughed again, then looked at Pete to help him ask Sean what he wanted to ask, "Well, what reason did you recommend Sean like David, Brad?" ”
"I just think they're going to be a great fit." Pete said seriously, but the expression on his face was clearly saying: Don't guess, I won't tell you.
Sean was a little angry, but he was about to ask a question, the guide next to him had already come over to invite them in, everyone's time on the red carpet is limited, and the big names should be more abundant, but it is not possible to stay on the red carpet infinitely, so the guide next to him will come over to remind him when necessary. Sean and Clooney had already stayed for a moment before, and although Pete joined later, it was also beyond time, not to mention Don? Cheadle and the others were already waiting at the door of the theater.
Therefore, he could only swallow back the words that came to his mouth, walked with them to the door of the theater and turned around again, and took pictures with all the "Arhats".
After that, he was not interested in mentioning it again, because when he entered the theater, he saw a familiar figure on the red carpet. With a height of more than five feet, a purple dress, intellectual and elegant, Natalie, a member of the Jury at this year's Cannes? Portman.
Sean didn't know if Natalie was one of the judges at this year's Cannes Film Festival in his previous life, but when he learned the news, he knew that he had to come to Cannes.
After Oscar night, Natalie avoided it again, and there were fewer phone calls and emails. At first, Sean didn't worry much about it, after all, he was also at fault in the first place, and it was just right to let Natalie dissipate, but after two months, he was a little uneasy.
If you want to say, counting from the original Lady Helena, Sean has experienced many women, and there are also girls with peculiar personalities such as Jordana and Zoe, but only Natalie makes him feel unpredictable and uncontrollable. It is precisely because of this that she is so strongly attracted to him, as the old saying goes, what you can't get is the best, the more you can get it in front of you but you can't grasp it, the more you can tickle people's hearts.
Of course, in this way, some things will inevitably continue to decline, and even if they perceive a problem, they will not care, like a moth to a fire.
All in all, Sean is desperate to ask Natalie out for a chat, but unfortunately "Rachel's Wedding" has finished filming, and he has no interface - even if he is still filming, he can't use this excuse. In addition, he has a lot of things to do this year, so until the film festival, he only exchanged a few emails with Natalie two or three times, and it was not long.
So after learning that she became a jury member at the Cannes Film Festival, he came to Cannes and was going to come to the premiere anyway, which was a great opportunity.
But now it's impossible, although Natalie, as a judge in the United States, specially came to stand for "Ocean's Thirteen", but the position she sat was far away from the main creative staff, plus there were so many people around, Clooney, Pete and other "Rohan" actors, there should be Galen, Sanders, Frederick, Emma, etc., so whatever he wanted to do was not a good time, so he had to wait a little longer.
Because of this, Sean loses the motivation to discuss further with Pete, and his mind is full of thoughts about what to do when the movie is over.
The process of the premiere is not more detailed than the detailed explanation, although the plot is much stronger than the loose second part, many "Arhats" are no longer dispensable, and they all play a big role, but compared to the smoothness and unexpected surprises of the first part, it is still a little worse. There are many places in the movie that can make people laugh, such as the earthquake expert dressed as Pitt who makes a big deal about the villain played by Pacino, or the fake hotel star reviewer who is entertained everywhere while the real one is mistreated.
Of course, there are two most impressive parts, one is that Osson has the two brothers who have no roots to work in a Mexican factory that provides dice for the villain's new casino, and he asks them to add something to the dice. Unexpectedly, Mexican workers went on strike because their wages were too low, and if they wanted to catch up with the opening of the villain's casino, they would have to promise to increase their wages.
It must be a lot of expense, and they have had to send Andy because of the damage of the drill bit that was drilling in the ground. Garcia's Benedict, the villain of the first part, pulls in, buys a new drill with his money, and promises to help him steal the diamond necklace collected by Pacino.
And according to the news brought back by Rose, that is, the character played by Pitt, it will cost at least $70,000, counting nearly 100 workers, and millions to spend, which is really a troublesome thing.
Then, the twist came.
"Hey, guys, it's $70,000." Ross said.
Even Sean, who somewhat recalled some of the plot in his head through filming, couldn't help but laugh when he saw this, not to mention those who watched the movie for the first time. As for whether he lamented the cheap labor of the Mexicans after laughing, it is unknown.
The second joke is that Benedict was originally uneasy to join Rohan, ostensibly cooperating with Oxon and others, and secretly hired the Night Fox to prepare to snatch the diamond after they succeeded. Unexpectedly, Ou Xun and the others saw through his small actions, so they put the plan on the Night Fox, and donated the share belonging to Benedict to a charity, so Benedict was invited to the Oprah talk show as a philanthropist, and had to force a happy expression that "I was very moved when I saw their eyes".
Although this plot is not as laughable as the first one, it also makes many people laugh, the good guys win, the bad guys lose, and the bad guys are teased, and this ending is really pleasant.
All in all, the movie is smooth and comfortable to watch, except for surprises and accidents and the character configuration is not as good as the first one - in "Ocean's Eleven", everyone has their own responsibilities and is irreplaceable, and here, whether it is Don? Cheadle is still two brothers who went to the Mexican factory, and they can be changed. In addition, the first part progressed layer by layer, when everyone was surprised that Osson was excluded, but appeared in front of Linus again, everyone thought that they might not be able to escape, but they dressed up as a Thunderbolt team and stole all the money.
But at least it's better than the second part, for the whole series, "Ocean's Thirteen" is a good ending, Sean estimates that Clooney and Soderbergh will not continue to film, even if they are willing, he and some other actors are not very good at continuing, so if you want to watch "Ocean's Fourteen", you can only watch it on TV - Sean has taken this opportunity to move Clooney and Pete to make cameos in "Star Buddies" produced by Wahlberg and HBO, although it is not known how they will make cameos, But it may be interesting to invite the actor Vince to participate in the filming of "Ocean's Fourteen".