Hollywood Road

"Miss Mulligan..."

Inside the studio, the amiable hostess looked at the notice board opposite and said, "Can I ask you a few personal questions?"

Carey Mulligan showed a bright smile, "Of course. Tian Lai Novel"

The show was broadcast live at night, and the host followed up with Carey Mulligan's words, "I have communicated with some of your fans, especially the male fans who are crazy about you, and they are all very interested in your first love."

Carey - Mulligan did not say anything, but took the default way.

Although some media have uploaded the matter between her and Murphy, neither of them was a well-known figure at that time, and the circulation was very limited, and as time went by, the gap in fame and status between the two became wider and wider , very few media care about these old events anymore.

This is the process that was determined before the live broadcast. The hostess asked directly, "Which age group were you in when your first love was born?"

"Sixteen," Carey Mulligan replied, "just turned sixteen, to be precise."

The hostess then asked, "It was when you first entered Hollywood. If I remember correctly, you had already filmed "Hard Candy" when you were sixteen."

The atmosphere between the two is like chatting, which is also a feature of this program.

"I was born after filming "Hard Candy"." Carey Mulligan also looked very relaxed, "At that time, I was, how should I put it, very rebellious. My parents opposed me becoming an actor. I had trouble with my parents. Turned over, and then someone helped me, helped me realize my dream of being an actor, he seemed very, very talented and amazing, always there when I needed it most, so..."

She shrugged, and the hostess took the conversation and said, "So, you fell in love with him?"

"Ok.

Carey Mulligan nodded slightly, the actor's face showed a bit of nostalgia and intoxication, "I fell in love with him crazily, and fell in love with him regardless of the opposition of my parents, family and friends. "

"Love comes first?" The hostess is very good at setting off the atmosphere.

"Yes." Carey Mulligan smiled. "Love comes first. I think he's the best in the world."

In fact, all this is to create an atmosphere and arouse the interest of the audience.

Seeing that the timing was almost up, the hostess asked, "Do you know who this lucky person is who got your first love?"

Carey Mulligan was silent, as if he didn't want to talk.

As if she had never heard of the rumors about Murphy and Carey Mulligan, the hostess asked, "Since we met on film, are they from inside the Hollywood circle?"

After a moment of silence, Carey Mulligan nodded slowly.

"Don't tell me..."

These are not established procedures at all. Seeing that Carey Mulligan is taking the lead, the hostess immediately adapts to the situation, "Let me guess."

"Is that guy still in Hollywood?" she asked.

Carey Mulligan nodded.

"Is it an actor?"

Carey Mulligan shook his head.

"Working behind the scenes?" Seeing Carey Mulligan nodding again, the hostess deliberately opened her eyes wide and asked in an incredulous tone, "Could it be Murphy Stanton?"

Carey Mulligan smiled shyly before saying, "Well, it's Murphy.

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"Wow!" The hostess exaggeratedly opened her mouth as if she had heard some shocking gossip, "Your first love is Murphy Stanton? The current Hollywood director Murphy Stanton?"

"Yeah." Carey Mulligan nodded again.

"This is simply unbelievable!" The hostess was exaggeratedly stunned for a while before she said, "Did you fall in love because of filming "Hard Candy"?"

"Let's put it this way." Carey Mulligan said slowly, like a lady, "At that time, we stayed together all day because of work, so we might have a good relationship, but I haven't been in a relationship before.

Murphy didn't have that experience either, and we didn't establish a relationship until much later..."

"Wait!" The hostess interrupted Carey Mulligan, grasping the point of what she said, "Murphy has no experience either? So, you are also Murphy Stanton's first love?"

Carey Mulligan nodded slightly again, "Yes, we were each other's first loves."

"First love!" The hostess lowered her voice slightly and asked mysteriously, "Is this also your first time?"

"Murphy, I don't know." Carey Mulligan hesitated, but said, "It's my first time."

The hostess is very gossipy, "With the great director, do you have any special feelings, can you tell me?"

Carey Mulligan said slowly, "I was young and immature at the time..."

In order to publicize and gain attention, whether it is this program or Carey Mulligan himself, it can be said that they all worked hard.

At the same time, Murphy, who came to New York to promote, sat in the luxury suite of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, picked up the TV remote control, and pressed the shutdown button. On the LCD screen, Carey Mulligan and the girl from aBc TV The hosts all disappeared, and the room returned to silence.

He turned on the TV after receiving a call from James Franco. After watching it for a while, he knew the purpose of the show. On the one hand, Leonardo DiCaprio promoted "The Great Gates". than", on the other hand, Carey Mulligan borrowed his current fame for self-hype.

Knowing what's going on, Murphy doesn't need to read any more. As for Carey Mulligan's hype, as long as it's not too much, if she likes hype, let her do it. After all, she has done everything she did back then. , can't you let the other party say a few words?

Murphy is not such a domineering person either.

Besides, using celebrity exes to hype is a common method in the Hollywood circle.

For example, when Nicole Kidman is being interviewed now, she will inevitably talk about Tom Cruise, how about the past and the soup, etc., for what? I really miss Tom Cruise, the ex-husband. It’s not that he borrowed the fame of his ex-husband Tom Cruise to win the attention of the media and audience in the declining situation.

And Jennifer Aniston, the Rachel who frankly divorced Brad Pitt back then, has gradually turned into a pragmatist after the Hollywood film industry struggled to open up, although not like Nicole Kidman Tom Cruise is frequently mentioned, but in ten interviews, Brad Pitt is always mentioned four or five times, also for publicity purposes.

In fact, for so many years, Carey Mulligan kept silent about the past, and Murphy was a little surprised. This is Hollywood after all. Now Carey Mulligan finally realizes that she can borrow these, which shows that she is realistic and mature. , is no longer that self-willed little girl...

Thinking of this, Murphy shook his head, let the past be the past, people have to move forward.

Besides, for things like ex-girlfriends, let alone Hollywood stars, there are not many people in this country who can just find someone?

Throwing away the TV remote control, standing up from the sofa and stretching, Murphy entered the study. Compared with the hype of other people's homes, he might as well care about his work. Tomorrow, he will participate in the "Today Show" broadcast live on nBC TV station. ", to build momentum for the second weekend screening of "Dark City", he wants to look at the specific process again.

Participation in "Today Show" is the result of careful selection by 20th Century Fox and Stanton Studios.

Early the next morning, Murphy led the crew to the studio of the New York branch of nBC TV station. The candidates for the show this time were mainly the behind-the-scenes team, mainly Philip Raschel and assistant director Michelle- williams.

Since the program was not only an interview with the "Dark City" crew, but also others, Murphy waited for a while before walking into the live broadcast room under the leadership of the staff.

The interview with the host Matt Lauer is not too surprising, mainly discussing the post-production of the film, especially the use of Imax technology, which has been praised by fans and the media.

""Dark City" is an ambitious story, and I need a grand, majestic dimension to express it. Therefore, the Imax format is my best, and even the only choice."

This is a hot topic now, and Murphy is also willing to say more, "The film area of ​​Imax is 10 times the area of ​​general 35mm film, and the capacity of the visual information it carries is much larger than that of 35mm film, and this scale of film makes The image is sharper, brighter and more majestic."

He looked at the camera and said seriously, "The big screen can bring curiosity and thrill, so I need the biggest screen."

Later, Matt Lauer asked Philip Lascher again.

"Because of the unimaginable screen size, the audience will ignore the film's photography, but they should feel it. Excellent photography is the root of the picture."

Philip Lascher is not new, so he knows what to say, "Murphy uses a lot of long shots and sharp editing methods, and he hopes to make the audience pay attention to the details on Imax-this is an action movie editing. It’s a kind of subversion. If you want to shoot a movie in Imax format, it’s just difficult to prepare and use the equipment. An Imax camera weighs 135 pounds, and its huge size makes it difficult to move the camera.”

As the first assistant director of the film, Michelle Williams is also the focus of the program. He said, ""There is only one laboratory in the world that has produced Imax recording and playback equipment. Moreover, each reel of Imax can only be shot for three minutes, and the three minutes cannot be filled, and there must be room for it. This feeling of changing the film every three minutes is like shooting super8 format movies when I was a child, and every time It takes a week to do post-processing for the replacement film..."

In short, just like before, Murphy and others are telling how difficult it is to shoot with Imax, and how amazing the effect is after shooting.

If a film wants to maintain a stable trend, it needs not only word of mouth, but also continuous publicity.

"Dark City" met the challenge of "The Great Gatsby" in its second weekend after its release.