"Director Scott, thank you for giving me this opportunity."
This was a media event, and Matthew took the initiative to find Ridley Scott to express his gratitude. "If it weren't for your help, I wouldn't be where I am today."
"You're welcome." Ridley Scott remembered Matthew. Putting aside the relationship with Helen Herman, on the set in Morocco, this was the actor who left the deepest impression on him. He was dedicated and hardworking, and his physical fitness was outstanding among the actors. Looking at him through the lens, he looked like a real Delta Force member at that time. He nodded to Matthew, "This is what you deserve for your hard work."
Seeing that Ridley Scott had a good attitude towards him, Matthew said a few more words to him. This was also one of the purposes of his coming here, because Jerry Bruckheimer might come to Ridley Scott.
Compared to Ridley Scott, with whom he had exchanged ideas many times on the set, he couldn't talk to Jerry Bruckheimer. Jerry Bruckheimer didn't appear on the Morocco set very often, and he never interfered with the actors' and Ridley Scott's work.
When Matthew was filming on set, it was impossible for him to rashly run to Jerry Bruckheimer, who was watching from a distance, to build a relationship, just as Helen Herman said, the levels of the two sides were too far apart.
He chatted with Ridley Scott for a few words, and Jerry Bruckheimer really got rid of the reporters' entanglement and walked over.
Since Jerry Bruckheimer took the initiative to come over, Matthew immediately took the initiative to say hello, "Hello, Mr. Bruckheimer."
"Hello, Matthew." Jerry Bruckheimer nodded to him.
He said a polite sentence and could see that Jerry Bruckheimer had something to talk to Ridley Scott about, so without any hesitation, he quickly said goodbye and left.
Some things can't be rushed, otherwise it will definitely backfire. At the very least, he has already become familiar with Jerry Bruckheimer.
"A very sensible young man." Jerry Bruckheimer glanced at the direction Matthew left, and said casually, "I remember you had a high opinion of him."
Ridley Scott nodded slightly, "On the set in Morocco, he was one of the most outstanding actors in the crew."
Jerry Bruckheimer stopped mentioning Matthew and turned to talk to Ridley Scott about the film's Oscar campaign.
Matthew came to a corner and watched Ridley Scott and Jerry Bruckheimer's side without showing any signs. For a gold medal producer like Jerry Bruckheimer, his casting standards are actually not difficult to judge.
He and Helen Herman had specially studied the films produced by Jerry Bruckheimer as a producer in recent years. Starting from the time when Don Simpson passed away during the preparation, Jerry Bruckheimer became completely independent. Not counting the films he participated in the production of, just talking about the works he independently produced, there have been , and . Without exception, these films are commercial entertainment blockbusters.
Among them, tough guys are almost standard. Nicolas Cage, Sean Connery, Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett, etc., include both established stars and new actors.
But without exception, these actors, including Nicolas Cage, who won the Oscar for Best Actor, are not known for their acting skills, and each of them is burly and has a tough face with distinct features. None of them are pretty boys.
From this, it is not difficult to see Jerry Bruckheimer's standards for selecting male actors, or rather, the type he likes.
Why did it change in Little Blacksmith? is it because Orlando Bloom is British and fits the character's setting?
Matthew has nowhere to guess about this, but judging from the current analysis and the actual situation, actors of his type are more in line with Jerry Bruckheimer's aesthetics than Orlando Bloom.
Anyway,
This is a good thing. According to Hollywood's traditional concept, how could a highly skilled blacksmith, a person who swings a sledgehammer to forge iron every day, be a pretty boy?
When Matthew left the hotel hosting the media reception, he was still thinking about this. When he got into the car, he suddenly saw the poster of posted on a huge billboard next to the road, and he instantly understood.
Legolas!
I'm afraid this role has given Orlando Bloom too much halo bonus.
It seems that Orlando Bloom starred in many big-budget movies in the most popular years of the trilogy. He has seen Ridley Scott's medieval war film and the prince who triggered the troy war.
It's just that this guy was unlucky and didn't become a first-line star in the end.
Although Helen Herman said that Walt Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer have not yet started working on the script, Matthew speculates based on what happened here that the role of Little Blacksmith will appear ninety percent of the time. According to normal circumstances, a person who swings a sledgehammer to smash iron every day must be a muscular and sturdy man, but the problem is Orlando Bloom's Legolas halo... This halo is really unsolvable.
Matthew scratched his head, started the car and left, only hoping that would be more successful than Universal Pictures expected, so that he would have the capital to fight against the Legolas halo.
At this stage, the promotion of is lukewarm. After all, the film will be released in April 2002, and it is only December 2001 now, so there is still plenty of time.
Fortunately, Helen Herman has news that Walt Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer are still in the initial planning stage, and even the roles and scripts have not been determined, so it is still far from recruiting actors.
Moreover, as an Agent, although Helen Herman has great expectations for this pirates of the caribbean project and Stephen Sommers' monster movie, she has not pinned all her hopes on it. As far as Matthew knows, she has been paying attention to new projects established in the industry, looking for suitable work for him.
Helen Herman is responsible for this, and Matthew is more focused on making sufficient preparations.
"Pay attention to your steps. The movement of your feet must be fast!"
Inside the third floor of the Westwood fitness club, a middle-aged man in his thirties reminded Matthew of the precautions, "Right foot in front, toes pointing outward; left foot in back, toes pointing inward; the two feet form a right angle, and the distance between the two feet is about the same as the width of the shoulders!"
Matthew held an antique European-style rapier and immediately adopted the posture required by the coach. He had done a lot of basic training before, and this was the first time he had done real sword practice.
Opposite him was a special dummy for practicing European fencing. The rapier in Matthew's hand was pointing at the dummy.
Probably because the movement was wrong, the coach shouted again, "The knee of the front leg is on the vertical line of the instep, and the knee of the back leg is on the vertical line of the toes. The center of gravity is between the two feet. The palm of the sword-holding arm is diagonally upward, the sword body is in the same straight line as the forearm, the tip of the sword is at the same height as your neck, and the sword body, forearm, upper arm, and torso remain on the same vertical line!"
Matthew immediately did as the coach asked.
Compared to professional fencers, this coach has trained actors in swordsmanship in Hollywood crews. He used to be in the Action Director group of , although he was only an assistant, he knew what kind of swordsmanship Hollywood movies needed.
The most important thing is that the movements must be chic and beautiful, and every posture must be particularly cool.
The coach had enough communication with Matthew, and Matthew also agreed with his point of view. Hollywood's costume action scenes are generally divided into two types, one is the realistic power school similar to Aragorn in and trilogy, and the other is the fancy and beautiful school.
There is no doubt that is more inclined to the latter.
This is not a professional competition where you can only stand on a sword path. Matthew's training is more flexible and changeable, and the coach is not a rigid person. Then he picked up another rapier and taught Matthew how to use the sword.
These moves have a certain degree of practicality, but more of them are for beauty.
For sword moves that are performed for beauty, Matthew does not need to have too strong a foundation, and in Matthew's understanding, this may not be different from boxing and free fighting.
This requires finding a way to defeat the opponent, observing and analyzing the advantages and disadvantages of the enemy and ourselves, avoiding the opponent's edge, infinitely using weaknesses, guiding him to the most suitable distance, angle, and posture to launch a fatal blow, and even using one's own weaknesses to set up a double trap.
Of course, the tactics cannot always be the same, unless your opponent is stupid, so you need to constantly devise clever plans to defeat the enemy for yourself. This is also the part of these training sessions that Matthew enjoys the most.
The training continued until nearly five o'clock before it was announced to be over. After the coach left, Matthew packed his things and walked out of the training Room specially prepared for him by Nebula.
Fitness clubs are open for business. As long as you are willing to pay, providing a place is not a problem at all.
Matthew went down to the second floor, preparing to say hello to Nebula and go home. When he entered the boxing training hall, he found Nebula talking to a young man who also looked very strong.
"Hi, Matthew." Nebula took the initiative to wave, "Are you leaving?"
Matthew walked over, "Preparing to go home. I have an accent class to take tonight."
"Let me introduce you to a friend." Nebula turned to look at the strong young man, "This is Fox Sherman, a friend of mine."
Then, he introduced Matthew, "This is Matthew Horner, Hollywood's rising star."
Matthew took the initiative to shake hands with him. The two sides met for the first time. After exchanging a few polite words, this person named Fox Sherman took the initiative to leave.
"Who is he?" Matthew asked curiously, "You actually took the initiative to introduce him to me."
Nebula deliberately lowered his voice and said, "A client I knew a long time ago, a real rich man. His family is in the oil business. It is said that he intends to invest in the film industry. When you become a star in the future, you may be able to get investment from him."
Matthew shrugged, "Let's talk about it in the future."
That person looked shrewd. With his current fame, there is no hope of attracting investment, but he can contact him more in the future, and maybe he can use it in the future.