Hollywood Road

"The old guys in the academy don't like Leonardo DiCaprio."

In the office of CAA in Century City, Bill Rossis said with certainty, "His purpose and intention to attack the Oscar are too obvious, plus the bad influence of the overnight boom when he was young..."

Both Murphy and James Franco on the sofa knew that Bill Rossis was telling the truth.

Bill Rossis then changed his talk. "But there is a limit to everything. It is the more than ten years of accompaniment career that allows Leonardo DiCaprio to accumulate enough qualifications. Look at this. Apart from James, there are almost no candidates for the first class who can match Leonardo DiCaprio in terms of qualifications and fame."

"Matthew McConaughey," Murphy reminded.

If it were not for James Cameron's insistence, the actor might have become the hero of the ship.

"Don't worry about him." Bill Rossis laughed. "He is only a second-tier customer in CAA, which is incomparable with James. The company only signed him two years ago and will not invest much resources in him. CAA The actor and actress who supported this time were James and Maggie."

James Franco did not speak, but glanced at Murphy. Why does CAA support him and Margot Robbie so much? On the one hand, they do have sufficient market value, on the other hand, they are a member of the Stanton party!

The latter one is very important. To continue to cooperate with Murphy in the 20th Century Fox, it is necessary to win his favor and friendship.

"The resources in our hands..." Gal Gadot reminded, "It's time to use our full strength."

She felt that with the current situation, Murphy's best director and the best film of "Dark City" have a very high chance of winning. James Franco and Margot Robbie are hard to say.

James Franco answered at this time, "I have already activated my network, but I don't have the same popularity as Downey."

After all, Robert Downey Jr. came from an acting family. James Franco is incomparable in this regard. Murphy knew it well and said, "We will fully support you and Maggie."

He was talking about all the Stantonists.

"It is not difficult for James to be nominated." Bill Rossis added, "But to win, Leonardo DiCaprio is the biggest obstacle!"

Unlike before, because Murphy put out "The Wolf of Wall Street" ahead of time, Leonardo DiCaprio's award-winning film became "The Great Gatsby". This film does not seem to have any Advantage, but in the case that CAA does not plan to actively promote Matthew McConaughey, no one knows whether Leonardo DiCaprio will take away the Oscar's best actor in advance. .

What's more, Leonardo DiCaprio's team seems to have seen the development trend of Oscars and started large-scale side publicity.

"I really want to talk about the degree of likeness." James Franco shrugged, "The old college guys still like Leonardo DiCaprio more than me."

Murphy smiled and nodded. Neither Leonardo DiCaprio nor James Franco is the kind of actor that academics like.

"So..." Gail Gadot folded his arms, "James wants to win, he must first kill Leonardo DiCaprio?"

"My dear." Murphy deliberately joked, "We are good citizens who abide by the law."

Gal Gadot rolled his eyes, too lazy to talk to Murphy.

"Okay, let’s stop joking." Murphy put a smile away, and Bill Rossis said, "I don’t know if you have noticed. Among Leonardo DiCaprio’s close friends, there’s one called Liu Zuote’s Malaysian."

James Franco and Gal Gadot shook their heads, obviously not knowing who Murphy was talking about.

Bill Rossis nodded slightly, "This is the core staff of the 1MDB Foundation, and one of the main investors in Hongyan Pictures, which has cooperated more with Leonardo DiCaprio in recent years. ."

He curiously asked Murphy, "Liu Zuote has a problem?"

Leonardo DiCaprio once was one of Murphy's favorite stars. Of course, I know a lot about him, including a lot of negative news.

Murphy couldn't explain the source of these things, and simply said, "I have the exact information. Liu Zuote and 1MDB are the agents of many high-ranking officials in Malaysia. It is said that the political arena in Malaysia has not been very clean."

Bill Rossis immediately understood Murphy's meaning, "If there is a problem with the funding sources of 1MDB and Hongyan Pictures, Leonardo DiCaprio is bound to be involved?"

"Yes, that's it." Murphy is also not sure if these things are true. "You'd better let someone check. We don't need to be sure that Leonardo DiCaprio is really involved in these bad things. As long as the two parties have communicated closely and the Malaysians do have problems there, he cannot get away."

"Yeah." Bill Rossis tapped his finger lightly. "Once this kind of thing is exposed, it will definitely affect Leonardo DiCaprio's Olympic plan."

He suddenly laughed, "The company will definitely be happy to do this. Leonardo DiCaprio broke away from CAA and created his own manager team, which caused a lot of dissatisfaction."

"What can I do?" James Franco said at this moment. "Look at it?"

"Of course it is to show the best of you." Murphy patted James Franco on the shoulder, "Jim, go out and show love to Lily more, and grab the headlines of major newspapers and entertainment pages if you have nothing to do. "

James Franco said solemnly, "Don't worry, I will take you and Gail from the limelight."

Just like Bill Rossis said, CAA took over the matter, and Bill Rossis also contacted Carla Faith. There is a certain truth to the fact that there are too many people, just like Murphy was killed some time ago. Many people criticized the same, and there are not a few people in this circle who like to see Leonardo DiCaprio.

Although I used to like Leonardo DiCaprio and the movies he starred in, Murphy will not have the slightest softness. Leonardo DiCaprio has a contradiction with him before, an Oscar actor The impact and benefits that can be brought are also very large!

Murphy is still very clear about what he used to be when he was young and frivolous and his major interests now.

As for Margot Robbie's best actress, apart from her own PR, it really needs luck.

However, compared to James Franco’s best actor, Margot Robbie’s impact on the best actress is not without advantages. On the one hand, her role has been praised by film critics and the media, and is praised as One of the best performances of this year. On the other hand, Oscar's trend of choosing young actresses in the best actresses in recent years is also quite obvious.

If you remember, the best actress of this year is Cate Blanchett, who is also an Australian actress. Margot Robbie has no advantage over her, the devil.

What is Cate Blanchett's best actress movie? It seems to be "Blue Jasmine", directed by the famous Woody Allen.

Back in the car at Wave Manor, Murphy called Bill Rossis again. In order to achieve the wildness of his four heavyweight characters as much as possible, he said that he had to emulate Harvey Weinstein against Woody- Allen’s movies are the usual method.

After talking on the phone with Bill Rossis, when he returned home, Murphy was still thinking about the impact of "Dark City" on the Oscars. In fact, it is not only the best actor and best actress, but also the best film. Difficulty.

He slowly looked towards a corner of the living room, where there was a dark wall!

Yes, black! Damn black! The most special group in Hollywood! No matter what you do, you can always find discriminatory groups with super glass hearts!

"Twelve Years as a Slave"!

Even Murphy can't ignore the huge advantages of this film over the Oscars.

This film may not get any golden man, even if it is a technical award, it is the hottest prize for the best film golden man!

Murphy shook his head, this **** Hollywood political correctness.

Although very dissatisfied, the situation lies here. Even if he does not admit it, Hollywood-style political correctness still exists.

Regarding the influence of the Oscars, in addition to the performance of the outpost awards and the evaluation of the film, Murphy cannot completely ignore the reality of Hollywood. Hollywood has always been irrelevant to politics, and Oscars always reflect the political attitudes in Hollywood circles. In the current political environment in the United States, many people who advocate democracy and freedom will choose a black film if they are not sure. It is hard to say whether this will affect the voting, but this Oscar will definitely not get rid of the Hollywood-style political cloud. Impact.

"Dark City" may become a victim of Hollywood's political environment, and it may also become a beneficiary, depending on the opinions of the voters.

In recent years, under the premise that black people have been making troubles, I am afraid that many people hope to show the "democracy and tolerance" of the United States through a work full of humanity with ethnic minorities as the protagonist. Especially in recent years, Oscar has been criticized as "face too pale" , Sparking racial controversy, "Twelve Years as a Slave" appeared exactly at this time...

These are all objective circumstances. If it were not for Catholicism, Murphy felt that "Dark City" would not be the opponent of "Twelve Years as a Slave" at all.

Fortunately, the Catholic Church has now caused a huge disturbance. The public opinion conflicts exposing Catholic scandals and Catholic attacks on Hollywood movies are still appearing, and they seem to have no meaning to calm down.

While Murphy was preparing for the new film "Focus" and working hard for Oscar public relations, he received an invitation from Archbishop Marquez Costello.

Archbishop Marquez Costello wants to meet and talk with him!