Although Lance has not appeared in several works so far, there is no doubt that Anton should be the most difficult role in Lance's actor's career. This stimulation of constantly challenging the limits makes the excitement rush in the blood, almost jumping uncontrollably.

I have to say that the Coen brothers’ choice is really bold.

Although Lance has proved that he is an excellent actor, the Oscar Little Golden Man is definitely not controversial; Lance is not the best choice for the role of Anton - at least in the eyes of industry professionals, this is an exceptional choice.

There is no doubt that Lance has outstanding acting skills, but because his appearance is too eye-catching, he often easily overshadows the main character in the performance, which makes the audience feel a sense of incongruity. In "Borrowing a knife to kill people", Lance uses glasses to complete the performance; in "Fruit Hard Candy", Lance's gentle appearance adds a lot of points to the role, but he still has snot and tears in the battle, contrasting the despair and fear; when he arrives at the "Rampant Road", short hair, beard and dust almost conceals Lance's appearance, and the stylized images swallow the sense of the role. Therefore, Sony Pictures chose Lance to play "007", while Paramount and Warner Bros. chose "The Strange Incident of Benjamin Button". The male protagonists in these two works have one thing in common, and the handsome appearance coincides with the role.

But Anton was not.

As a killer, Anton must be low-key and calm, just like Tom Cruise used his appearance to modify his appearance; but the story of "Borrowing a knife to kill" is modern, and "old has no place to rely on" is Texas in the 1980s, which also means that first, you cannot make up heavily, second, the styling options are limited, so there is really little room for change. What's more, Lance's temperament is more elegant, which is incompatible with the killer.

In most cases, casting is done based on appearance. Only in rare cases will it go the other way and use the contrast of appearance to create a gap in roles. The Coen brothers chose Lance, which not only means giving up actors who have the same appearance and seeking far away; but also means that they put the weight of the movie on Lance. The story of the Iron Triangle, any error in any link can be fatal. Lance's performance will take on the responsibility of deeply exploring the core of the movie.

It is no exaggeration to say that success or failure is here.

For Lance, the more he understands the difficulties and difficulties of the challenge, the more he is eager to try. The desire to hit his own limits is like a traveler looking for an oasis in the desert; but the point is that Lance can't think of how he should perform now.

Javier Baden in the previous life completed the task brilliantly and truly performed that cruel but crazy temperament; now, Lance was thinking roughly about the role, but found that he could not break out of the ruthlessness of Javier's performance no matter what. The impression in his mind was so deep that he was always in the shadow of Javier.

This is a really interesting thing.

Objectively speaking, if Lance decides to play, even if he copy Javier's performance, there is no problem. After all, no one can compare the two performances in two time and space, except Lance himself, so he doesn't need to worry at all. But the greatest charm of the performance lies in how the same character interprets it in his own style. Although it is said that "there is no first in literature and no second in martial arts", the performance naturally cannot be objectively distinguished. Everyone will have their own preferences in their hearts, but the shock brought by different performances is similar, and the hidden aftertaste and reflection are different. This is also the performance realm that Lance hopes to reach - truly give the character a vivid soul with his own performance.

So, how to get out of the shadow of Javier and interpret the Lance version of Anton is a difficult challenge, and it can even be said to be difficult to reach the sky. After all, Javier's performance in his previous life was at its peak. It was like Anthony Hopkins' Hannibal or Heath Ledger's clown. They set an insurmountable monument for this role, and any successor will challenge their own limits.

If you choose "I have no place to rely on" it is quite a bit of asking for trouble; it is also a challenge to the acting skills, "The Strange Incident of Benjamin Button" seems much more reliable.

Benjamin, the male lead of "The Strange Things of Benjamin Button", is undoubtedly a huge challenge, and it is even more difficult than Tom Hanks, who played Forrest Gump. Not only because the movie focuses on Benjamin's life and has a large age span, it is a arduous challenge for the actors' performances; it is also because the theme of the movie itself is: fantasy.

Benjamin was born as an "old" baby in his seventies. He was abandoned by his parents on the street. As his age gradually increased, he began to become younger and younger, just like he was reborn. This age deficit has also become the biggest obstacle between him and his lover Daisy, and even became the biggest confusion in Benjamin's life - the doubts, contradictions and difficulties collide with the deficits between appearance and inner age, which made him feel unprecedented loneliness and desolation. The power of time has been magnified to the extreme in Benjamin.

It is no exaggeration to say that Benjamin is the character who was destined to be written for the awards season, his inner changes, emotional conflicts, and life enlightenment... He maintained a delicate outline, and also had explosive moments. The performance leverage points everywhere, allowing the actors to perform happily, and use his acting skills to the extreme, impressing every audience. The core weight of the entire work of "The Strange Things of Benjamin Button" is also pressed on the male protagonist.

Although Benjamin is a difficult challenge and the difficulty of the performance cannot be underestimated, it is not as hard to start like Anton. Benjamin's character has clear ins and outs, and every burst point has clear emotions. For the actors, it is like a process chart. You only need to follow the process and everything can be solved easily; but Anton is like a character popping out of a stone. Not only is the cause and effect completely impossible to capture, but the emotions are not focused, making it difficult to start.

In the last life, Brad Pitt played the role of Benjamin. He performed very hard, and he could be said to have tried his best. He only hoped to win the favor of the Oscar. But objectively speaking, his performance still couldn't go through the usual routine. He was more experienced and more comfortable than the "Dahe Love" ten years ago, but still superficial. The character's soul weight was squandered, which is one of the important reasons why the quality of the entire film was not satisfactory. Despite this, Brad still successfully won the final battle for the Best Actor in the Oscar with his strong connections and strong academy public relations. Although the ending was unsurprisingly lost to Sean Pan.

For Lance, he didn't have to worry about Brad's influence to challenge the role of Benjamin. He could freely play according to his own ideas and explore Benjamin's deeper and more vivid connotations. What's more, Benjamin is the male lead, while Anton is just a supporting actor.

If you just want to challenge yourself and break through your acting skills, "Benjamin Button's Strange Things" seems to be a more suitable choice; if you just want to attack the Oscar Little Golden Man, "Benjamin Button's Strange Things" will not be much inferior to "Old and Nowhere to Belong to". But things have never been that simple, right?

For actors, the enthusiasm for acting is the most important thing. Lance has gained his own little golden man and has received enough recognition. He does not need another opportunity to prove himself, especially a role like Benjamin who is "a love letter to the Oscars"; on the contrary, constantly challenging himself, constantly breaking through himself, and constantly polishing himself is Lance's goal. As an actor's ultimate goal, only in this way can he touch the higher level of the acting hall, right?

The burning enthusiasm in the blood was almost unsuppressed, which made Lance feel the long-lost passion once again, even more turbulent than the shooting of "Invincible Hulk". But Lance still maintained his rationality, called the Coen brothers without impulse, and agreed directly - if nothing unexpected happens, "Invincible Hulk" will be invested in filming in October. What he needs now is to devote all his energy to the final modification of the script and the depiction of the storyboard, and have no time to distract other works. Compared with his own actor dream, Chaos Pictures' future blueprint is the biggest focus at present.

But this does not prevent Lance from finding out the original novel of "old without any support" to read, right?

Performance is a very interesting thing. It is not only reflected in the short time on the stage and in front of the camera. The preliminary preparations, meticulous speculation and countless attempts are the essence of performance. The pleasure of exploring different unknown worlds makes people obsessed with it. Lance did not rush to start conceiving Anton immediately, but temporarily put all the complicated thoughts apart and devoted himself to reading the original novel. This is itself a kind of relaxation and enjoyment.

If Lance really chooses to play "Old Nowhere to Belong", then Hollywood will probably be in a hurry again. It is not a director, not a producer, or even a screenwriter, just an actor. However, Lance still rejected Sony Pictures' "007", Warner Bros. "I am a legend", Paramount's "Benjamin Button's strange thing", and chose a work. Such a maverick choice is shocking, but powerless - after all, Lance rejected the large studios equally, so does it mean that the hope of cooperation between Lance and the six major studios is becoming increasingly slim? Chaos Pictures has truly stood at the position of competitors of the six major studios, so why did Lance refuse to cooperate with its competitors?

At least from the surface, that's the case.
Chapter completed!