554. Chapter 554 Going to Cannes again
Sean actually has no interest in European movies, especially in this era when European movies have completely declined, so naturally he has no interest in the three major film festivals.
In fact, he cares more about the Sundance Film Festival. At least several films related to him have received good reviews at this film festival, and then won good reputation or sold good box office, such as "Death Illusion" and
"Little Miss Sunshine".
Therefore, the number of times he comes to Cannes is pitiful. If it weren't for Clooney's decision to premiere "Ocean's Thirteen" here, or if there weren't other reasons, he wouldn't have come at all.
If you have this time, why don't you try to make more connections with film schools, or make movies seriously? What about the three major European film festivals? The film center of the world is Hollywood, not Europe. Will visiting here help promote your goals?
From this aspect, Sean is actually a very utilitarian person, but then again, if his goal is to win an Oscar, that’s not wrong, even if he won the best actor award at all three major film festivals
, the influence is not comparable to an Oscar.
Of course, the scenery in Cannes is still very nice and unique, just like Park City, where the Sundance Film Festival is located, is a ski resort, so Sean brought Galen and his assistant over as usual.
"I thought you wouldn't come," Clooney joked while walking on the red carpet.
"How is it possible? Unless you explicitly refuse me to come, then I have to come anyway." Sean smiled and stood together with him, letting the reporters around them click their shutters, "Do you want to refuse my participation?
"
"How could that happen?" Clooney laughed.
"He is just a little worried, worried that you will be late for work." Another voice came. You knew who it was without looking, but you didn't expect that he didn't bring his live-in girlfriend.
In fact, it seems that Sean has never seen Angelina when he was with Pitt. I don’t know if it is because he and Jennifer are still involved in the relationship. Although they are very secretive from each other, there is no impermeable wall in Hollywood.
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Even though 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 they are more or less brought back to his family. And like in the previous life, Pete's family likes Jennifer more, and
It's not Angelina, so there have been rumors that the two of them don't deal with it.
So when they made the connection again... of course, Sean still felt that he was overthinking it. After all, he didn't have frequent contact with Pete, which was more during the filming of "Death of the Gunslinger".
"Punctuality is a virtue. No matter what kind of work I have, it will not prevent me from coming to Cannes to attend 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 for it.
Here you go, Brad."
"It takes a little effort." Pete smiled as he waved to the reporter.
"What plans do you have for the second half of the year?" Clooney was suddenly curious.
Sean also briefly talked about 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, just thinking about it is very hard."
"This is your choice, and you can't blame anyone else, Sean." Clooney laughed again, then looked to Pitt to help ask what Sean wanted to ask: "Okay, for what reason are you like David
Where’s Sean’s recommendation, Brad?”
"I just think they will be very compatible." Pete said seriously, but the expression on his face clearly said: Don't guess, I won't tell you.
Sean was quite angry, but just as he was about to ask a question, the conductor next to him had already come over to invite them in. Everyone's time on the red carpet is limited. Big names have more time, but that's not possible.
He stayed on the red carpet indefinitely, so the usher next to him would come over to remind him when necessary. Sean and Clooney had already stayed for a while before. Although Pitt joined later, it exceeded the time, not to mention Don Cheadle.
Others are already waiting at the entrance of the theater.
Therefore, he could only swallow the words that came to his lips, walk with them to the entrance of the theater, then turn around and take pictures with all the "arhats".
After that, he was not interested in mentioning this again, because when he entered the theater, he saw a familiar figure on the red carpet. He was just over five feet tall, wearing a purple dress, intellectual and elegant, and he was one of the most popular among the current Cannes jury.
A member of Natalie Portman.
Sean didn't know if Natalie was one of the judges at this Cannes Film Festival in his previous life, but when he learned the news, he knew he had to come to Cannes.
After the Oscar night incident, Natalie avoided seeing her again, and there were fewer phone calls and emails. At first, Sean wasn't too worried. After all, he was at fault in the first place, so he let Natalie calm down.
It was just right, but after two months, I started to feel a little uneasy.
To be honest, starting from the original Mrs. Helena, Sean has experienced quite a few women. There are also girls with peculiar personalities such as Jordana and Zoe, but only Natalie gave him an unpredictable feeling.
It was a feeling of being out of control. It was precisely because of this that she attracted him so strongly. As the old saying goes, what you can't get is the best. The more you have it at your fingertips but can't grasp it,
The more it can tickle people's hearts.
Of course, in this way, some things will inevitably continue to decline, and even if they are aware of the problem, they will not care, just like a moth flying into a flame.
All in all, Sean is eager to ask Natalie out for a chat. Unfortunately, the filming of "Rachel's Wedding" has been completed and he has no interface - he can't use this excuse even if it is still filming. In addition,
There were a lot of things going on with him this year, so until the film festival, I only talked to Natalie two or three times and exchanged a few emails, and they were not long.
So after learning that she had become a judge at the Cannes Film Festival, he came to Cannes. He was going to attend the premiere anyway, so this was a great opportunity.
But it's impossible now. Although Natalie, as an American judge, came here specifically to support "Ocean's Thirteen", she was sitting far away from the main creative staff, and there were so many people around.
Rooney, Pitt and the other "Ocean's" actors should have Galen, Sanders, Frederic, Emma, etc., so no matter what he wants to do, it's not a good time, so he can only wait.
Because of this, Sean lost the motivation to discuss it further with Pete and was thinking about what to do after the movie ended.
The process of the premiere will not be explained in detail. Although the plot is much stronger than the loose second part, many "Arhats" are no longer dispensable and all played a big role, but compared to the first part
The smoothness and unexpected surprises are still a bit lacking. There are many places in the movie that can make people laugh. For example, the earthquake expert dressed as Pitt's character speaks nonsense to the villain played by Pacino, or the fake hotel star reviewer is entertained everywhere.
But the real commentators were subjected to all kinds of abuse.
Of course, the most impressive parts are two. First, Orson asked the two weak brothers to sneak into a Mexican factory to work. This factory provided dice for the new casino opened by the villain.
Let them add something to the dice. Unexpectedly, workers in Mexico went on strike because the wages were too low. If they want to catch up with the opening of the villain's casino, they must agree to increase wages.
It must be a big expense. Previously, because the drill bit used to drill holes in the ground was damaged, they had to bring in Benedict, played by Andy Garcia, the villain of the first film.
He used the money to buy a new drill bit and promised to help him steal the diamond necklaces collected by Pacino.
And according to the news brought back by Ross, the character played by Pitt, it will cost at least US$70,000. Counting nearly a hundred workers, it will cost millions. It is really a troublesome thing.
Then, the turning point came.
"Hey guys, it's a total of $70,000," Ross said.
Even Sean, who had recalled some of the plot in his head through filming, couldn't help laughing when he saw this, let alone those who were watching the movie for the first time. As for after laughing, did you feel that the Mexicans
Cheap labor, then I don't know.
The second funny point is that Benedict had no good intentions when he joined Arhat. On the surface, he cooperated with Orson and others, but secretly hired the Night Fox to rob them after they succeeded in stealing the diamond. What he didn't expect was that,
Orson and the others saw through his little tricks, so they used the trick with the Night Fox and donated Benedict's share to a charity. As a result, Benedict was invited to Oprah as a philanthropist.
For talk shows, I have to force myself to be happy and say things like "I'm very touched when I see their eyes".
Although this plot is not as funny as the first one, it still made many people smile. The good guys won, the bad guys lost, and the good and bad people were teased. This ending is indeed very pleasing.
All in all, the movie is very smooth and comfortable to watch. Except for the surprises and surprises and the character configuration is not as good as the first movie - in "Ocean's Eleven", everyone has their own responsibilities and are irreplaceable, and here, regardless of
Whether it is Don Cheadle or the two brothers who went to the Mexican factory, they can all be replaced. In addition, the first part progressed step by step. When everyone unexpectedly Orson was excluded, but he appeared in front of Linus. Everyone
Everyone thought they might not be able to escape, but they disguised themselves as a Thunderbolt team and stole all the money.
But at least it's better than the second part. For the entire series, "Ocean's Thirteen" is a good ending. Sean estimates that Clooney and Soderbergh will not continue filming, even if they are willing,
He and some other actors are unlikely to continue, so if you want to watch "Ocean's 14", you can only watch it on TV - Sean has taken this opportunity to persuade Clooney and Pitt to join forces with Wahlberg
Chapter completed!