“…… In short, according to the news that our reporter got from San Francisco, Sean? Don only graduated from high school in May last year, which means that the young actor who became an instant hit with "The Talented Ripley" is only 19 years old now, and he was only 18 years old during the filming of the film. What a surprise, Anthony? Minghella's vision was so good that he actually chose an 18-year-old young man to play the leading role......"

This is part of a New York Post report on "The Genius Ripley" after the New Year, and they seem to have made eye contact with Sean, before taking pictures of him dining with Gwyneth and sending her home, and then he also said that he hooked up with Jennifer on the crew of "Friends", so that Sean didn't even dare to contact Matt, for fear that one day Jennifer would bring Lisa and Courtney to find him with a knife.

Not only that, but they also make a fuss about the relationship between Minghella and Sean, and when Minghella and Weinstein clashed, they always hinted between the lines that there must be something wrong with the director using such a newcomer as the leading actor. If it weren't for Miramax and Paramount to elicit the topic and take this opportunity to start promoting the movie, I don't know what would have happened.

And after the release of "The Genius Ripley", the New York Post almost immediately turned over the previous scandal to continue the hype, but this time they didn't take much advantage, at this time readers were attracted by Sean's novel-like experience, scandal or something, I have been tired of watching it for two months, and there is no news that they are continuing to date during this time.

Sean didn't take it to heart, Frederick told him that it would never have been possible without this kind of gossip in the tabloids at this time. It's just that what I didn't expect was that these guys actually sent someone to San Francisco, so they dug up such a bombshell news. And I don't know if they think that the style of this news does not match the style of the newspaper, or simply feel that it is not enough, they continue to question the relationship between Minghella and Sean, and Sean's performance in the school troupe is not mentioned a word.

Unlike Jordana, Sean, who has Frederick by his side, knows better how much sensation and questions a 19- or 18-year-old young man can cause to play the leading role in such a movie and be well received.

It is a theorem that many people are frustrated that young actors between the ages of 16 and 22 rarely find suitable roles, and it has been said before that actors at this stage can easily be confined to this genre if they play some young roles. Babyface is very popular in life, but it is a huge disadvantage in the entertainment industry, when producers and directors need an actor who looks mature, they will never consider babyface characters, and most of the movies with high reputation are mature characters.

However, actors at this stage can't get mature roles, in the eyes of producers and directors, they are young, not enough to accumulate enough, not enough to be qualified for the role, if the talent is good, those over 20 years old may try their luck, and those under 20 years old are almost impossible. Therefore, when the New York Post broke the news that he was only 19 years old now and 18 years old at the time of filming, there would inevitably be an uproar.

With Albert and Haas taking the lead, the vast majority of people thought Sean's performance was a success, and similarly, the vast majority of people, including Albert and Haas and the crew of "The Genius Ripley", did not think that he was not yet 20 years old. Sean looks both energetic and sophisticated, both on screen and in private, exactly what a 23- to 25-year-old should look like, where do you want to be a teenager?

In fact, it is precisely because of this that Frederick came up with the idea of changing his age, and it was very successful.

In short, the current situation is that a young man who is only 19 years old has successfully played the appearance of a 24 or 5-year-old young man with a strong sense of vanity and a desire to climb in Xiangshang. No one questioned the New York Post, and although they were just tabloids, they would not have come up with such subversive news without solid evidence.

Many people lost their voices for a while, Roger? Albert also said that he didn't expect it when asked about it, and Melanie? Haas was overjoyed after his surprise. After all, Rivan? When Phoenix became famous, he was only three or four years older than the current Sean, and he was not as sensational as him, successfully playing a role in his twenties as a teenager. So, if Haas's previous claim that Sean might become a second Rivan was just an encouraging compliment, then after Sean's age was revealed, these words became a prophetic affirmation.

This is the case with two or more well-known film critics, not to mention the media, so the reporters outside Sean's residence were already about to leave after a few days, but after the news came out, not only did it not decrease, but it increased a lot. In this regard, Sean can only use the trick of dealing with reporters when the scandal was reported before, and run away from home to other places, even if Frederick repeatedly promised that there would not be too many problems.

"I'll admit, I didn't expect the New York Post to find out about this in this way, but it's not a big deal, even without them, I'll have Jihua find a time to get this news out, don't forget, you're already famous." Frederick said on the phone, "As long as you don't say the wrong thing, don't say it's been planned for a long time, it's fine." ”

"You said before that "The Genius Ripley" has a chance to get the top spot at the North American box office." Sean's reaction was to roll his eyes.

Frederick said that day that "The Talented Ripley", which was released on Christmas Eve on Friday, got 15 million at the box office in two days over the weekend, and it was at the end of the year, the Christmas schedule was nearing the end, and the New Year schedule had not yet begun.

However, it is a pity that "Challenge Sunday", which was released for three days and received 20 million box office, sat in this position, while "Talented Ripley" ranked second with a box office of nearly 16 million. Then in the second week, although it still maintained a good momentum, with the advent of the New Year, family carnival movies were sought after again, although "The Genius Ripley" barely suppressed the still spare "Toy Story 2" with a box office of 12.5 million to maintain the second place, but the first "Elf Mouse Brother", which was released for three weeks, got it with 16 million.

Of course, Sean also knew that this had nothing to do with Frederick, and if he could manipulate or predict the box office, how could he still be an agent. It's just that it's not easy to say the wrong thing, even if he calms down, he can't make himself comfortable with reporters, not to mention that there are still many people waiting for him to make mistakes.

Some people like him and some people hate him, although the movie was well received after its release, there are also some people who pick bones in eggs, and there are people who find fault everywhere, and no work can be perfect. In the case of not being able to find fault in other places, some people will point the finger at him, either here or there, in short-

"As a rookie actor, Sean? Don didn't play as well as it should, and if Minghella had used a more experienced actor, the movie wouldn't be what it is now. A column in a newspaper commented.

Therefore, when his true age was revealed, these guys were naturally overjoyed and had a powerful weapon of criticism.

"To use a 19-year-old, 18-year-old, to be exact, to play the lead role in a film like this that deserves to be crafted, that's the biggest problem with Ripley The Genius." Someone so declared.

As for some tabloids with no lower limit, it is implied that Sean can get this role because he has gone to Minghella in private, and as for what he did, it is still up to the reader's guess, which really attracted a lot of people with doubts for a while.

This is one of the concerns, in addition to this, the phone calls of Minghella and others are another reason why Sean decided to hide from the media.

"So, you're really not even 20 yet?" After the report came out, Minghella was the first person to call Sean to ask for confirmation related to the movie "The Genius Ripley".

"I'm sorry, Anthony." Sean replied that it was tantamount to admitting that he had cheated.

Of course, he could vaguely fool the past, and even push it on the agent with a thicker skin, but Minghella can be regarded as a grace to him.

"You're such a great actor, Sean." After a long silence, the other party said this on the phone, some of which seemed to be ridiculing, and some of which seemed to be self-deprecating, and at the same time faintly sighed.

Sean didn't know what he was thinking, but his intuition told him that Minghella didn't care too much, after all, he saw his efforts, and the movie received high praise.

After that, other people also called, Jude, Hoffman, Davenport were not left behind, and the most surprised was Gwyneth.

"Are you really only 19?" There was a lot of disbelief in her tone, considering that she and he had been in Italy for several days, and Sean was not like he was only 18 or 9 years old in any way, which was probably a rather unexpected, interesting and impressive experience for Gwyneth.

Interestingly, Naomi also called to express her surprise: "When you went to the audition, you said you were 23 years old?!" ”

"Hmm...... Yes. Sean just wanted to smile wryly when he heard it, he really didn't know what she was thinking, with Naomi's experience, he didn't have to think about it to know that the 19-year-old rookie actor had no possibility of fighting for this kind of role, how could he be so late to know.

But then again, doesn't that count as how she feels about him...... Anyway, because of this, Sean was worried that he would say something wrong in front of reporters, so he temporarily left the Beverly Hills residence, just in time for Jordana to return to New York, so he wanted to spend the night at her home in Santa Monica for two days.

The reason why I don't go to the hotel is because I am afraid of being recognized, and then the waiter or the like will sell the news to the paparazzi. Sean is no longer the same as he was a few months ago, two days after the movie was released, he was recognized when he went to the convenience store to buy something, and he hadn't teased a few words, not to mention that it now appears on the media entertainment section every day.