Best Actor

    "I didn't want to shoot this part. The whole story of "Cold Mountain" is filled with a kind of sad atmosphere. I haven't made it up completely. Before that, although my films had all kinds of regrets, all kinds of sadness, and showed many negative things, there were also many positive things, such as Juliet's female nurse in "The English Patient", Or Jack's Pitt in "The Genius Ripley," they all have a positive side.

    But when I was shooting "Cold Mountain", I felt that adding this plot would make the already heavy story even more tragic, so I hesitated and finally removed it. However, after starting post-production, I suddenly discovered that after cutting out a lot of footage, without this story, it should be heavy but not enough, so I had to call everyone for reshoots. "

    Minghella explained this to Sean, looking at the rebuilt set and sighing, as if feeling depressed by his mistake.

    "It doesn't matter, Tony, I have time whenever you need it." Sean said comfortingly, "Also, it's not too long before the final stage, some basics are still there, just need It can be put into use after refurbishment, and it will not cost too much.”

    Having said that, he sighed with Mingera in his heart. This is actually not a problem. Although it is not common to call back for reshoots after closing the film, it is definitely not a bad thing. to things. Not to mention, last year, that is, in 2002, because of the big sale of the first part of "The Lord of the Rings", Jackson found a place in the UK for reshoots, but there was no role for Sean.

    However, Mingla's reshoots are a little different. Except for the actor Sean, the other roles are basically looking for other people, which means that the remuneration and cost will increase.

    "This is simply unacceptable!" Sean immediately called Weinstein to inquire about the details after Mingella's call, and the latter complained.

    It’s a pity that I can’t agree, and the film has already been closed and the post-production stage has begun. However, because of this conflict with the director, once it spreads, it will definitely hit the film a lot, and once it fails at the box office, it will also be blamed on this. So, despite all kinds of reluctance, Weinstein still paid for it.

    According to the gossip, the movie's budget was originally around 75 million, but now after this reshoot, it is aimed at 80 million, because... Mingla invited Queen Amirada to come play this role.

    "Can you do something for me?" said a hoarse and somewhat magnetic voice, "Lie beside me, but don't want to go further?"

    Then there was a half-minute silence, and finally, the voice rang again, with obvious dissatisfaction and impoliteness: "How long are you going to look at me like this, Mr. Tang?"

    There was still silence, and it was not until the other party asked a second time with deeper dissatisfaction that Sean suddenly came back to his senses: "Huh? Oh, sorry, I was a little distracted."

    "Oh, is that true, that's how you usually treat your lines?" The other party became more and more rude.

    "I'm really sorry, please understand, Miss Portman, for me, this movie has been closed, plus a lot of other ideas, so it takes a little bit to get into the state Time." Sean lowered his posture.

    The other party finally did not run again, but the tone was still indifferent: "Then let's wait for you to adjust the state, let's talk about the lines, there is still time anyway, right?"

    Although the last rhetorical question was sarcastic, Sean did not defend, just watched Natalie Portman leave, and then let out a long breath.

    This is a very attractive girl. Sean, who has watched "Killer Leon" and "Star Wars Prequels" Part 1, admits this, he originally prefers temperament type girls, Plus after making out with Camilla, I unknowingly began to have more feelings for Lolita.

    At this time, I went to see "Leon the Killer" again because I wanted to play with Natalie. The role of Matilda is undoubtedly more attractive. Now I see a real person and observe it carefully Also within reason.

    However, Mingella is really courageous, and he invites such stars to play roles in reshoots, and Natalie is really interesting, actually agreeing to play a role in a film that has been closed and then reshoots , should it be said that Gera is famous?

    Okay, let's bring the topic back, Sean's distracted, not just because he has to observe Natalie, Sean is not in the mood to provoke more women now, especially when he is with Zoe After three chapters of the covenant. And he doesn't know what Nicole is thinking now. He was very worried after receiving the call from Mingera. Nicole, who had previously claimed to have an affair with him, would take this opportunity to do something. Later, he learned that the original crew was going to participate in the supplement It was only me who took the picture, so I was relieved.

    For this reason, Sean is still a little uneasy, because until now Nicole has not said anything, he absolutely does not believe that she is just talking.

    In this way, Natalie has been lukewarm to him since they met, always keeping a distance, so Sean temporarily gave up some ideas.

    So the topic goes back to just now, the reason why I get distracted when I talk about the lines is more because of the plot to be filmed.

    This first abandoned plot tells that Inman encountered heavy rain on the way back to Lengshan Town, so he found a wild house for the night, and there was only one house with Sarah, the single mother of the baby, initially refused to let him in until Inman repeatedly stated that she was not a bad person, and then agreed.

    Then the next day, a few Union soldiers somehow found this place, Inman quickly fled, and Sarah stayed to deal with them. But the three Union soldiers didn't come to trouble Inman. They tied Sarah outside and put her sick child naked in the cold air to threaten and go. No amount of Sarah's pleading could soften their hearts.

    In the end, they also wanted to **** her, but with the help of Inman, who sneaked back, they worked together to kill the three Union soldiers, but Sarah's child eventually died.

    This is the plot of the novel, and after discussing with the screenwriter, Minghella believes that letting the child die is very bad, which is not only difficult for the audience to accept, but also affects the overall atmosphere of the film to some extent. So I wanted to modify it so that one of the decent Union soldiers stayed outside and gave the baby some warm clothes out of pity, but was then controlled by Inman who rushed out with a gun.

    Although Inman didn't kill him, just let him drop the gun, take off most of his clothes and get out, but the angry Sarah didn't care so much, grabbed the gun and killed him.

      It's just that Sean doesn't think it's appropriate because the plot is too bland.

    He told Frederick before that Minghella's films have an old problem, the plot has no ups and downs, no climax and no breaking point.

    Art movies have this kind of problem to some extent, and they can’t be too demanding, but the problem is that the investment in this movie is so huge, it is said to be the largest investment in Miramax’s history, If the box office is not very good, both the studio and Minghella will suffer.

    Although the director's personal style is beautiful and picturesque, it seems that there are some audiences in the picture, but after the baptism of the first two films, there will be some aesthetic fatigue. If you can't attract more audiences and lose some audiences because of these problems, then the box office is really in jeopardy.

    Sean would like to discuss with Minghella and talk about his views, but he doesn't know how to say it. After all, he has never directed a movie. Although he has been a producer, it does not explain What, but if I don't say it, I feel sorry for it.

    Frankly speaking, even if I shoot like this, I have nothing to lose. Even if the audience loses and the box office fails, I will not lose too much, and it will not affect his worth too much. However, Minghella finally helped him when he needed it most, and Sean should speak his mind even if the other party didn't accept it.

    But now is not a good time, and the filming has just started, there is still time, and Sean also needs to consider it, so it is temporarily put aside.

     There was a creaking sound, accompanied by the sound of the door opening, and the sound of rain became much louder. The woman appeared at the door and looked at the man wrapped in the quilt lying on the corn pile with a hesitant look. The man who was awakened slightly propped up his body and looked at her blankly, but did not speak.

    "Aren't you coming in?" The woman standing at the door said this. She tilted her head and quickly turned back, as if she had made a big decision.

    "Good!" Minghella, who took the photo himself, immediately applauded.

    He was not allowed to be silent, because Natalie did an excellent job, tilting her head, bowing her head, and blinking her eyes, all just right, showing a woman's struggles and hesitations perfectly. Sarah's husband was also a soldier in the Confederate Army. After the death, only her and her children were left to live here. After Inman arrived, she showed a gentlemanly demeanor and was very well behaved. He called in and called into the bedroom.

    "You did a great job, Natalie." Sean said to the young girl drinking water after the end.

    "Thank you, you're not bad." Natalie was still a little cold, but much better than the beginning, at least allowed him to call her own name.

    This is probably because Sean also performed well. He didn’t have many lines in this scene. Most of the time, he performed it by expressions and body language. It is also not bad to always be determined to go home, but to keep the bottom line. In addition, when she was filming the scene where the two were in the same bed, she couldn't feel it for a while. He didn't say anything, and he practiced alone several times with her, and finally improved the relationship between the next two.

    "I don't think you and Inman are the same kind of people, so you can only act very well." She immediately said this again, causing Sean to roll his eyes involuntarily.