Chapter 79

Sitting in their respective chairs, Duke and others were all staring at the TV in the lounge. It was an entertainment show on the NBC Los Angeles local station. It was showing a video of the interview just this morning.

In the TV screen, the handsome face has a trademark smile, but what he says is far less attractive than his face.

"Let me mention some errors in logic and plot."

Watching Tom Cruise on the TV, Duke knew that the other party was going to speak out. His memory told him that without the soup provided by public relations and agents, sometimes his behavior and language can shock everyone's attention.

"In the beginning of stealing missiles, the marines' rope guns would sparkle in the dark? And the iron arrow was nailed to the wall. According to the swing of the arrow tail, it could not bear the weight of a person. How did they slide over the rope? ?"

"Sliding over the rope, kicking the broken glass and kicking down the guard on the tower. Isn't the sound loud? No one noticed? And at this time, where must the iron arrow be nailed to ensure that it penetrates the glass? Why can't the guard find it when shooting?"

"A tall soldier hiding behind the pillar, holding guns in both hands, turned around and knocked down the two. According to the screen, his two arms were all exposed, and the other party did not find that $≥,?"

"The fighting actions of the Marines and Mason are completely rookies. General Hammer's command keeps making mistakes. How is it like the best commander in Vietnam? They don't match their actual identities!"

"Mason and Gusby were imprisoned, but they were not guarded? Cause Mason to easily escape after making a loud noise? This is the most amateur mistake, right?"

"Mason and Gusby suddenly sewer and battle on the ground. In the end, Gusby was bombed into the sea and rescued ashore. How did their clothes dry quickly?"

Obviously, even though Tom Cruise has only watched "Break into Death Island" once, he is a caring person!

"How did Gusby set off the fireworks to be accurately spotted by the telescope at the last moment? Where is the telescope? According to the screen, the bomber was not far above, and the pilot didn't even notice it?"

"Gusby was bombed, how did he ingeniously draw an arc from where he was into the sea, and fall into the sea without any injuries?"

"Where and when can Mason find clean paper and pencil to write a note?"

"There is also the highly touted bomb perspective. The f-18 fighter jet immediately enters the air at a 90-degree elevation angle after the bomb is dropped. What kind of tactical action and mechanical performance is this? I know about fighter jets, and there are currently no fighters and pilots in the world that can complete it!"

In just a few minutes, Tom Cruise picked up ten mistakes in "Break into Death Island"!

Sitting there, Duke was very calm and did not express anything in particular. Tom Cruise is not an idiot. What he said are objective problems in the film. Although this is the normal state of action movies, if you are picky, anything A science fiction action film including "Terminator 2" can find a lot of details and logical errors. Not many people will care, but no one can underestimate the appeal of Tom Cruise. His section The words will have a certain impact on the film.

Discrimination between competitors is the most normal situation in Hollywood, let alone Duke, and the people like Nicholas Cage and Ed Harris sitting in this lounge have no unusual looks. , It would be strange if the competitors get along harmoniously without using some means.

In fact, since this morning, there have been a lot of positive and negative comments on "Courage to Death Island" and "Interview with the Vampire" in the media. Neither Warner Bros. nor Twentieth Century Fox acted behind the scenes. Tom Cruise is just a microcosm.

In this place where fame and fortune are fighting, the competition of public opinion is the battlefield. The two sides in the fight will not just shout a few irrelevant words that are not optimistic or the film is bad, as long as they seize the opportunity and the mistakes made by the other party, they will go after them. Until one's complete victory.

Of course, Duke has never been a kind person who can only endure silently. Before coming to the nbc studio today, he communicated with Nancy, Warner Bros. and nbc. Since they discredit each other, how can they be less? To his participation?

Besides, fame is extremely important to idol stars like Tom Cruise, but for most of the directors who are hiding behind the scenes, it is just better than nothing. There is a past, a present and a future. The director has never been fame. There are countless directors who speak and speak indiscriminately. For example, in the future, Bangbei, quarreling with the media and film critics all day long, cursing words are endless, and the works are still selling well.

And those directors who are plagued by scandals...

Perhaps Nicholas Cage and other actors must pay attention, but Duke will not care. Since Tom Cruise has jumped out, he will definitely fight back, discredit or something. Let's come together.

Afterwards, Duke and Nancy talked a few more words and went into the dressing room.

As long as you stand in front of the camera, there is no real makeup. Even the best-skinned people will become horrible under the close-up of the lens if they don't apply makeup. Duke allows the makeup artist to apply smudges on his face. Wipe, just to have some endless gossip with Christopher Lee next to him, and after the host Leno came in, he simply checked the draft with her.

This show is called "Leno's Tonight Show", which is one of nbc's ace talk shows. As usual, the focus of the show is not on the director, and the three leading actors are the real protagonists.

Therefore, after the show started, Duke sat relatively aside and rarely spoke.

"Director Rosenberg, it is said that you like the role of General Hammer the most?"

After a series of questions, Leno finally mentioned Duke, who had almost no sense of existence. "What do you think of Ed and General Hammer in which he played?"

"I can't talk about favorites. The characters in the film are like my children. Regardless of whether the film is evaluated for good or bad, each role I choose has its own reasons. There is no situation where I like which one does not like. ."

The hostess still looked at him, "Can you tell me more about the performance of General Hammer and Ed? According to media statistics, this is the most touching role in the film. I believe the audience would also like to hear you as the director. the opinion of!"

There was a round of applause from the auditorium below the stage.

"If you have all seen the movie, you should have realized that General Hammer is not an evil villain, he can even be regarded as a hero."

This was not a pre-set question, but it was not difficult for Duke. He organized a little bit of language and said, "He took the hostages not for personal gain, but to protect the honor of his comrades-it's a pity that it almost became Terrorists who slaughtered civilians."

Then, Duke turned his gaze to Ed Harris, "Ed is very military, and can clearly portray the changes in the character's mentality in action movies like "Brave to Death Island". He is our constant The candidate for General Hammer I was looking for, I never considered another candidate to replace him."

In this case, Duke did not hesitate to praise his words, "In my opinion, Ed is the most underrated actor in Hollywood. He can play any role. He has captured the dissatisfaction of the military leadership with the government. Emotions, he performed the spirit of General Hammer. In my imagination, General Hammer is like this."

There was enthusiastic applause off the court. In fact, anyone who has watched the movie knows that Ed Harris deserves such an evaluation.

"What do you think of your performance and role?" the host asked the actor himself in due course.

"Playing General Hammer is more difficult and complicated than many of the roles I have played in the past. I think I played well."

Ed Harris smiled and said humbly, "I have received a lot of help from Lieutenant Colonel Renhou. He is a former Navy SEAL and a military adviser for the film. We have passed the dialogue together many times. Make it more in line with the military's speech, give it more...make it more natural to read. But some dialogues are very convoluted, like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, revolution, etc. It is really hard to read... "

There were bursts of friendly laughter and applause.

Most of the previous time was directed at three actors. The host obviously left the last period of time to Duke, and continued to ask him, "I heard that Lee is the actor who you personally named as John Mason. Do you think his performance has reached Is your request?"

"Of course!" Duke deliberately raised his thumb to Christopher Lee, "The first scene of Lee when filming was when Mason came out of prison. I was shocked, and Li exuded a complex temperament. , That is neither a good person nor a bad person. It will only give people an extremely dangerous sense of threat! I think no one can do better than Lee in the role of John Mason!"

"Also, during filming, there was a scene where Mason killed a Marine with a dagger."

"I remember, it was in the morgue." The host said cooperatively.

Duke changed into a mysterious tone, "I triedDuke changed into a mysterious tone, "I tried to instruct the actor to make a sound when he was pierced by a dagger, but Li interrupted!"

"Oh?"

The host is curious, and the audience under the stage is curious.

"Li told me directly at the time," Duke didn't mean to sell it. "The person who was stabbed couldn't say 'Ah! Ah!', but a short sound like 'He, he'.

"As for why Lee knows this kind of knowledge..." Duke deliberately turned his head to look at Christopher Lee, changing the subject in due course, "So, I dare say that this scene everyone has seen on the screen is the most in movie history. One of the real assassination scenes!"

The scene suddenly fell into silence. The news of Christopher Lee and Sean Connery was hyped by the media some time ago. These people naturally understand why Lee knows so much.

Then, there was another warm applause at the scene, which was dedicated to Christopher Lee. After Duke's words, these people obviously recognized Lee even more.

Although it was a slightly exaggerated propaganda, what Duke said was true. During the filming, Li did talk about the sounds that people make when they die in different ways.

The show gradually came to the end, this is also the time for those tricky questions.

The host Leno didn't mean to embarrass the three actors. He went directly to Duke and asked unceremoniously, "Can you comment on "Interview with the Vampire," the current competitor of "Break into Death Island"?"