Chapter 1889 1891 [Jennifer Connelly]
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In April, "Born on the Fourth of July" directed by Oliver Stone and starring Tom Cruise and Kim Cattrall was officially launched.
This movie is a war movie, and Oliver Stone is a genius at it. "Platoon" directed by him is also a classic of this type, with a very good reputation at the box office, and it also made Charlie Sheen, who was still a rookie at the time, popular.
This time "Born on the Fourth of July" is also very good. It is considered by critics to be another masterpiece that is not inferior to "Platoon", "The Deer Hunter", "Full Metal Jacket", and "Apocalypse Now".
The audience also praised the movie, especially some anti-war organizations, who spoke highly of the movie. Therefore, in the end, "Born on the Fourth of July" grossed more than 70 million US dollars in North America, which is quite a good result.
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One day in April, Xiang Nan asked Jennifer Connelly to have coffee together.
Jennifer Connelly was born in 1970 and is just 20 years old this year. When she was nine years old, on the recommendation of her father, she became an advertising model.
In 1979, she made a guest appearance in the first TV series. Then, at the age of twelve, she was photographed by Sergio Leone, who asked her to film "Once Upon a Time in America", which allowed her to enter the film industry smoothly.
Although the box office of this movie was dismal, Jennifer Connelly still got the attention of the industry. After that, she made films such as "Myth", "Seven Minutes in Heaven", "Dream of Magic Palace", but unfortunately, these films were not very good in terms of box office or word of mouth, which affected Jennifer Connelly's stardom. way.
After all, Hollywood has always liked to uphold the high and depress the low, and follow the red top and the white one. If one movie is better than the other, then the film company will continue to send out film contracts.
On the contrary, if a few movies don’t improve, it will gradually decline, and finally become mud on the soles of shoes.
Just like John Travolta, in the late 1970s and early 1980s, he starred in "Saturday Night Fever" and "Grease", which sold well at the box office and became one of the hottest actors in Hollywood. Even the White House hired him As a guest, even Diana danced with him.
But in the mid-1980s, many of the films he starred in suffered substantial box office losses. The darling of Hollywood in the past became an out-of-date star in a few years, and he almost couldn't even get a movie contract.
The same is true for Jennifer Connelly. After she made a few films but failed to improve, she gradually lost the favor of Hollywood, and it was difficult to borrow a film contract.
Therefore, she even thought about quitting the circle and going back to continue studying.
Fortunately, in 1988, Xiang Nan asked her to make "Honey, I Shrunk the Children". After the film was released, the box office sold well, making Jennifer Connelly regain the favor of capital.
However, in the past two years, Jennifer's star fortune has declined again.
The reason is also very simple. There are more bad movies than good movies in Hollywood, but the Hollywood movies that can be imported from the mainland have basically been filtered.
Even if it’s a movie made by Toizaka, it’s filtered by the Toizaka business. They don't even bother to steal movies with poor box office and poor reputation. That's why it gave mainland audiences the illusion that Hollywood is full of masterpieces.
After receiving Xiang Nan's invitation, Jennifer Connelly thought that he had a new work to discuss with her, so she rushed over immediately.
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"Hi, Jennifer, long time no see." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "What would you like to drink?"
And Connery's appearance is quite high, and he is regarded as the head of the lady by Hollywood. Even in the new century, when her appearance has dropped sharply, she can still fascinate thousands of viewers, which shows her charm.
"A cup of latte~" Jennifer said with a smile, "Charles, it's been a long time. You haven't come out to film this year, what are you busy with?"
"I'm trying to figure out a script." Xiang Nan explained, "You know, I'm a serious person. If it's not a good script, I won't come up with it."
"I know." Jennifer nodded, "Then can I ask, what kind of script did you write?"
"It's a slightly crazy love story." Xiang Nan laughed.
"What about the content, is it suitable for me?" Jennifer became more and more curious when she heard it.
In the past two years, the romance films produced by Xiang Nan are all high-quality products, not only selling at the box office, but also having a surprisingly good reputation.
"Love is Ending", "Edward Scissorhands", "Pretty Woman"... are all very brilliant classics, and she hopes to play one of them.
"It may take a little breakthrough." Xiang Nan nodded.
"You said..." Jennifer nodded.
Xiang Nan immediately explained, "This is a crime romance film called "Instinct". Its story is like this. Nick, a police detective in Los Angeles, was ordered to investigate an ice pick murder case..."
Xiang Nan told the story of "Instinct".
"Instinct" is a large-scale movie starring Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone in 1992. After its release, it caused a strong sensation all over the world.
The North American box office is 110 million US dollars, and the global box office is as high as 350 million US dollars. In Zhou Xingchi's "Play Back To School 3: The Year of the Rooster", there are many plots that parody "Instinct".
Jennifer's eyes lit up while listening.
The story of "Basic Instinct" is full of suspense and exciting, making people want to listen to it. Especially the character design of the heroine, who is beautiful and sexy, smart and courageous, and more importantly, she is also a poisonous beauty, evil and cunning.
Such female characters are really outstanding, unlike the beauties in ordinary movies, most of them are vases, blindly turning around the male lead. The heroine in this "Basic Instinct" played around with the hero.
"Charles, your story is so good, can I play it?" Jennifer then praised.
"I have some concerns." Xiang Nan waved his hands, "On the one hand, this character is more evil, but you give people the impression of being pure and innocent. You want to get rid of people's stereotypes and act out that evil feeling, yes It requires superb acting skills, I don't know if you can do it.
On the one hand, there will be a lot of exposure scenes in this movie, and you may not be able to accept it, so I am more worried. "
"I can try, let me try." Jennifer said immediately.
Actually, she was already tired of playing innocent girls. Because she doesn't want her play to be restricted, she wants to try more roles. So this "Instinct" is already a good opportunity for her to officially break through the inherent image.
Moreover, she has confidence in Xiang Nan's script. Once you star in this movie, you can change the way of the play, and you can have more and richer female roles in the future. Moreover, the big sales of this movie will also help her gain a firm foothold in Hollywood.
"Well, I can give you a chance, but it's up to you whether you can grasp it." Xiang Nan nodded and said.
(end of this chapter)