Heads Up Hollywood

Three days later, Queen Padmé Amidala, who Tang En had been waiting for for a long time, finally appeared.

She also appeared on the crew with Keira Knightley, who was only 13 years old, and she played Queen Amidala's servant and stand-in.

Compared with this immature little Luoli, Tang En's target of concern is naturally the goddess Natalie Portman in his heart.

At this time, three makeup artists surrounded Natalie, giving her a complicated queen dress.

Tang En sat at the side, and for the first half an hour, he often talked about some work-related topics, but then it became more and more personal.

"Did the final exam go well?"

"very smooth."

"All A's?"

Natalie smiled confidently, "All A's!"

Tang En praised: "It's hard to imagine that you usually spend so much time acting and still learn so well."

Natalie curled her lips, "What's so difficult about it? Anyone who is deprived of dating time and can only read in the study every free time every day, getting straight A's is normal."

Natalie Portman, who was in the rebellious period, was already dissatisfied with the strict discipline of her mother Shirley Hershler.

Tang En sighed and hesitated, "Actually, I have called you several times, and Mrs. Hirschler answered."

Natalie became emotional all of a sudden, pouted her lips, "But I don't even know!"

The makeup artist quickly warned, "Miss Portman, please don't move, it will affect the makeup."

"snort!"

Natalie pouted angrily.

"Actually, Mrs. Hirschler is also concerned about you." Seeing that her face became more and more unhappy, Tang En changed the subject and said with a smile: "But it's all right now, you have joined the crew, we... When the shooting is over this afternoon, I can ask you do you want to eat?"

Natalie's heart beat a little faster, and Tang En's performance on the day of the audition gave her a vague guess. Back at school, she quietly mentioned it to a few girlfriends who had been in love, and they all said it was love at first sight.

Hearing Tang En's invitation, Natalie couldn't wait to agree immediately, and her emotions were not too high, "But...my mother doesn't allow me to go out with men at night."

"What about you? Would you like to?"

"Of course I am willing!" Natalie blurted out subconsciously, and then felt that she should be a little girlish, biting her lips and said, "I'm almost bored to death, my mother treats me like a prisoner every day!"

Tang En smiled and said, "Mrs. Hirschler, I'll go and talk about it. I'll just say that I will invite you to talk about your understanding of the movie. Presumably she won't refuse me."

Natalie couldn't help but narrowly said, "Is this the director's prerogative?"

Tang En laughed loudly, "Forget it!"

...

The biggest highlight of the whole movie is the special effects and action. Relatively speaking, the performance of the actors is much less important.

However, Tang En didn't want a whole movie without a brilliant character, so the performance requirements for the actors were much higher than those in the original work.

He also knows that it is far more difficult to act a one-man show in front of the air than to act against an actor. Everything is played by imagination. This is not only a matter of good or bad acting skills, but also the level of image thinking.

Relatively speaking, it was easier for a young man like Ben Affleck to accept it, while Liam Neeson repeatedly caused trouble for Dunn.

"Stop! Liam, how many times have I said that acting is not about reciting! Expression, what about your expression?" Tang En interrupted the filming loudly, looking at Liam Neeson who was speaking lines in front of the green screen, Can't help but feel a little helpless.

Liam Neeson is considered number one in Hollywood. He was even nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor for his work in "Schindler's List" back then, so he was openly accused by a twenty-year-old kid of his poor acting skills. annoyed.

"Twain, I don't understand what you mean, what did I do wrong?"

"You're right! But I need your acting to be a bit more mindful, okay?"

"Didn't you say that the Jedi Knights should be ruthless?"

"Coldness does not mean heartlessness! Liam, do you understand that you value Anakin as a child, but behind all the rumors, there will be danger and murderous intent? You have to look forward to it and have fear !"

Tang En was already a little speechless. He really didn't know what to say to such a big boss with status but no acting skills.

At this time, George Lucas came over, glanced at the shooting scene full of gunpowder, and couldn't help but sighed.

Liam Neeson was the number one male he had settled on early on, but he never expected that there would be such a big conflict with Twain's ideas.

Was Tang En wrong?

No, as a director, it is his responsibility to make actors perform better.

But what about Liam Neeson? He has been acting for 20 or 30 years, and it seems that he has always been like this. Steve Spielberg has never asked him to change. Why does Dunn Walker make these "excessive" demands?

George Lucas also had a big head, "Twain, this is not an important shot, so there is no need to be too strict."

Tang En said seriously: "George, how many close-up shots of real people are there in the whole movie? Except for the animated characters, there are wide-angle shots of fighting. I need this movie to have flesh and blood. Only close-up shots can make the movie more real."

Liam Neeson spread his hands, looking confident and indifferent.

George Lucas frowned, "Twain, your request...is not in line with Liam's play style in the past few decades."

The words were very tactful, but it pointed out that Tang En's request was beyond the scope of Liam Neeson's acting skills.

Tang En's face immediately turned cold, "If this is the case, then delete this group of scenes directly!"

"No!" Lucas became serious all of a sudden, "Twain, this is an important shot linking the past and the future. It leads to rumors of 'balance' and also heralds Anakin's future. It is indispensable!"

Tang En shrugged, "I know, we can replace it with Ben Affleck, and use the words of 'Obi-Wan' to express the uncertainty of the rumors and the dilemma of 'Qui-Gon' from the side."

"this……"

George Lucas was a little at a loss, and was a little surprised by Tang En's toughness.

Has it come to the point of cutting out the role of the lead actor?

This is a harbinger of tearing the skin off!

Liam Neeson was also stunned. He really didn't expect that the young Dunn Walker had a stronger temper and a tougher attitude than people like Steve Spielberg and George Lucas!

Liam Neeson, who originally wanted to compete with this young director, immediately softened his attitude and softened his expression, "This...Twain, I think what you said makes sense, let's take a few more shots Give it a try, okay?"

Tang En gave him a deep look, "Can you act well?"

"Try a few more, it won't be too bad." Liam Neeson has acted in movies for decades, and it's not useless. It's just that there is no need to pay too much attention to this kind of science fiction and action movies.

"Then try it."

When Tang En waved his hand, he didn't have the posture of a young man. Even when dealing with a veteran actor like Liam Neeson, he showed the momentum of a high-ranking person.

George Lucas saw the corner of Tang En's mouth slightly curled up, and his heart skipped a beat: "This kid...couldn't be using me as a pistol?"

He was surprised, surprised by Tang En's ability, surprised by his wrist, and even more surprised by his mind.

Looking at Dunn Walker sitting in the director's chair and looking at the viewfinder with one eye, George Lucas actually gave birth to a vision that far surpassed the vision he had when he created "Star Wars".

This kid, I'm afraid he wants to rewrite the pattern of Hollywood!

...

Natalie Portman is underage, so her manager and guardian Shirley Hirschler was able to oversee the set.

When the filming of the afternoon scene ended, Tang En was in a nervous mood and his steps were heavy. He conceived more than a dozen reasons in his mind, just to convince this "stubborn" mother.

"Mrs. Hirschler, I'd like to invite Nat to Chinatown for dinner..."

Before the words finished, a smile appeared on Shirley Hershler's slightly old face, "Yes, I believe Nat will be very happy to be invited by Director Walker."

Tang En was a little surprised, so simple?

Shirley Hershler seemed to see Tang En's surprise, and said meaningfully: "However, Nat believes in Judaism, and we have strict religious rules."

Be vegetarian, frugal, keep your body before marriage...

Tang En smiled and said, "Nate is underage, I understand."

Here in California, having sex with a girl under 18 is a crime!

Even if Tang En had ten thousand thoughts, he would not dare to take such a risk.

Besides, Natalie Portman in Tang En's heart was different from the few female companions he had been with in the past. She is pure and clean, she is young, she is an untapped jade.

Tang En is very willing to make this piece of rough jade more beautiful and magnificent.