At the next Oscar ceremony, Li An won the Best Director Award for "Life of Pi". In addition, the film also won three awards for Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects and Best Score.
Although "The Big Short" was also nominated for four awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Editing, it was a pity that in the end, it was a runner-up.
"12 Years a Slave," produced by Brad Pitt's Plan B Pictures, won the Best Picture Award. He was so excited that he ran on stage to accept the award.
Matthew McConaughey won the Best Actor award for "Dallas Buyers Club" and Cate Blanchett won the Best Actress award for "Blue Jasmine."
Although Xiang Nan didn't win the award, he was very happy for Li An.
This is his second Oscar for Best Director. For a Chinese-American, it is really quite good for him to have such an achievement.
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At the party after the awards ceremony, many people approached Xiang Nan for the opportunity to perform in "Gone Girl" and "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them".
Although Xiang Nan said he would give it priority, in fact he had already made up his mind.
The cast of "Gone Girl" remains unchanged, with Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike still starring. After all, their versions are perfect and impeccable. Moreover, he likes these two people, and he is willing to use these two people.
"Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" basically uses the original lineup, except for replacing Johnny Depp with Max Mikkelsen and Ezra Miller with Penn Badgley.
The reason why Depp is not used is that he wants to film "Pirates of the Caribbean 5" on the one hand, and Depp is more prone to thunderstorms on the other.
Even if Depp doesn't meet Amber Heard, his character will easily lead to trouble. After all, Depp is too kind to the people around him and has no defense at all. Many people will take advantage of this weakness of his and deliberately harm him for profit.
In comparison, Max Mikkelsen is much more low-key. After debuting for more than 20 years, there has been no bad news, and his acting skills are superb.
The most important thing is that his salary is very cheap, only half a million US dollars per movie. With Johnny Depp's salary, I can afford to hire a hundred of him.
And Ezra Miller is also a troublemaker. He has been in constant trouble since his debut. He has been accused of disorderly conduct, intentional injury, burglary, alcohol and drug abuse and other bad habits many times, and the impact has been extremely bad.
Instead, Penn Badgley rose to fame playing the lonely boy Dan in Gossip Girl. Although he is not handsome, his acting skills are very high-level, and he has attracted much attention in the industry. Xiang Nan feels that he is very suitable for the role of Obscurus.
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"Mr. Charles, thank you for letting Emma star in "Fake Family". That movie really made her famous, and I want to solemnly say thank you." Julia Roberts also took Emma Roberts to squeeze in Come over.
"You're welcome, she played well on her own." Xiang Nan said with a smile.
"I heard that your cast for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them has not yet been finalized. Do you think there is a role suitable for Emma in the film?" Julia Roberts asked again.
Xiang Nan smiled.
Julia Roberts really cares about her niece.
"The heroine in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is not suitable for Emma. Give me some time and let me consider a few other movies. Maybe there are roles suitable for her." Xiang Nan said with a smile.
Emma Roberts' acting skills are okay, but because she is too short, only 1.57 meters tall, she looks too unattractive. Moreover, she looks sweet, so she is not suitable for a role that is too complex or domineering.
She is best suited to play the role of the girl next door, a silly sweetheart, or a bitch. Neither the first nor second female lead in "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" is this type of character. With her current position, it was difficult to arrange for the third and fourth girls, so she could only politely decline.
"Okay, I'll let you worry about it." Julia Roberts agreed immediately without forcing it.
Xiang Nan smiled and nodded.
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In April, Xiang Nan finalized the starring role in two movies, "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" and "Gone Girl." Emma Roberts has joined the cast of "King Kong vs. Godzilla" as Rebecca, a researcher for the Monarch organization.
Although she is the heroine in name, in fact, everyone knows that the protagonists of "King Kong vs. Godzilla" are the three big monsters. Therefore, she is the heroine in name only and is basically not responsible for box office resistance. But if it can sell well at the box office, it will be considered a big achievement for her.
Therefore, this is undoubtedly a good role for her who is not very famous, has not high acting skills, and lacks box office appeal, and therefore Emma Roberts is very happy.
Xiang Nan also immediately started filming "Hurricane Rescue 2", which is basically his combination with Cong Shan and Zhou Dongyu, plus different villains.
Zhou Dongyu has developed very well in the past two years. After starring in "Hurricane Rescue", he returned to the mainland and became a front-line actor. He successively participated in "Painted Skin 2", "1942", and "To Our Fading Youth" , "Partners in China", "Beautiful Heart" and many other movies.
In these movies, both in front of the stage and behind the scenes, they are all the top teams in the mainland. Zhou Dongyu's ability to cooperate with them shows how high her status is.
And now that she has started filming "Rescue 2", she is naturally even happier.
She now has many competitors in the mainland, and she is known as the Four Little Actresses along with Yang Mi, Liu Shishi, Ni Ni, etc. After she finishes filming this movie, she will be able to go beyond the category of four little actresses and become an international superstar that can keep pace with Gong Li and Zhang Ziyi.
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In May, Universal Pictures released "Gravity," a movie starring Jennifer Connelly, George Clooney and Ed Harris.
This is a science fiction thriller about three astronauts who went to space to repair the Hubble Telescope. Unfortunately, they encountered a collision with space debris and the space shuttle was destroyed. In a critical moment, they must find a way to return to Earth...
There are many movies about deep-sea phobia. For example, "The Abyss", "Extreme Cold", "Special Beasts of the Deep", "The Mystery of the Deep" and so on.
But in fact, people also have atrophobia, which is a fear of the vast starry sky.
But there are very few such movies.
First, shooting deep space movies requires a relatively large investment. For example, the investment in "Gravity" was as high as 150 million US dollars; secondly, the story of deep space phobia is not easy to write. Over the years, only "2001: A Space Odyssey" has been considered a success.
Now, "Gravity" produced by Universal Pictures has captured the fear and mystery of the vast starry sky, which is naturally unique.
Therefore, the film has been well received since its release. James Cameron even rated it as the best space-themed film ever made.
The Los Angeles Times also commented that it is not only a technical miracle, but also a movie with soul, and it is the best experience that audiences can get in the theater.
As a result, "Gravity" was a box office hit, with a North American box office of US$270 million and a global box office of US$720 million, making it a worldwide sensation.
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