Compared with the depression of major studios in Los Angeles, Pinewood Studios in the UK is very busy. Nearly ten crews are filming here at the same time, and more than 30 studios are packed.
As soon as Martin got off the makeup trailer, he saw a group of boys and girls wearing Gryffindor school uniforms walking past in the distance.
The towering Hogwarts Castle is the tallest building in the entire studio.
Bruce followed behind, an old-fashioned coat draped over his hand.
The weather in June was really not pleasant to shoot in winter costumes.
Martin quickly turned into a street. An old-fashioned tram was parked on the track. The surrounding set buildings were extremely damaged. On the scaffolding set up, extras were already in place.
Sam Mendes, who was wearing short-sleeved shirts, came to Martin and looked at his look carefully.
Against the backdrop of the oversized sweater and pale makeup, Martin looks thin, youthful, and sickly.
Good acting skills and makeup are also a very crucial part.
Sam reminded Martin: "Remember the key points of this scene, sickness, vomiting, positioning, and chance encounters!"
Martin took the coat from Bruce without saying a word, just nodded slightly.
Sam is a very demanding director: "This is a long shot. I need you to show the same state as when you were auditioning from the beginning. I need you to go all out to perform this role, instead of being superficial like your past commercial films!"
Martin still didn't speak, and went directly to familiarize himself with the position and prepare his emotions.
Sam walked back and asked, "Where's Kate? Damn it, why isn't she here yet!"
When he entered the set, he forgot all about the relationship between husband and wife. The dedicated director only had work in his eyes and completed the work perfectly: "Who is responsible for reminding Kate? I want her to appear on the set within three minutes!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Kate Winslet hurried over.
Sam gave some instructions and shouted loudly: "All departments are in place and ready to start filming!"
Multiple water tankers parked on one side of the road sprayed water, creating a downpour.
Martin put his leather bag on his back and got into the rain. His whole body was quickly soaked, and the cool and refreshing feeling made him feel refreshed.
Bruce handed over a large piece of cake.
Martin took a few big bites of the American-style cake that had been specially added with too much sugar, and soon became so tired that he wanted to vomit, but he forced himself to endure it.
The strong desire to vomit helped him quickly enter the state and find the uncomfortable feeling of being about to vomit after being sick.
Martin heard the order to start filming, and he staggered forward holding on to the mottled wall in the heavy rain. His wet hair was sticky and stuck to his forehead, blocking his sight like the rain curtain, making it difficult to see the road ahead.
After walking a few steps, the overwhelming sweetness of the Western-style super dessert finally made him unable to bear it anymore, and he could only hold on to the wall and spit out a mouthful.
Martin wiped his mouth and continued walking forward, passing passers-by and arriving at the door of an old apartment building.
In the set position, you must vomit here.
Martin didn't need to search for feelings or even perform. The dessert he ate had its effect. He held on to the corner doorpost and vomited several times in succession.
The camera followed the slide and kept capturing Martin.
In the real-time picture on the director's monitor, Sam Mendes watched every detail. Martin was in amazing condition, and every vomiting was so real and natural.
Martin turned in the apartment door, sat on the bench, and vomited again.
This time, all the dessert was vomited out, and Kate Winslet came in from the outside with vomit splattering on her shoes.
The door was stepped on and splashed with some more, and Kate quickly moved out of the way.
Later, she brought water and a mop to clean up the garbage. When she saw Martin sitting on the bench with a pale face and no energy at all, she pulled him up again and used her broad and warm arms to warm the young man's cold and sick body.
Sam stopped filming and announced that this was over.
Martin broke away from Kate's embrace, bent over and turned to the side, and spit out two more mouthfuls.
Bruce immediately came over with a cup, and Martin drank the water to rinse his mouth.
Kate came over and asked concernedly: "Are you okay?"
Martin spat the water in his mouth into the trash can again and said: "It's okay, I had something sweet for breakfast, and I just ate something sweet. My tolerance for sweetness is relatively low, and it was so sweet that I felt uncomfortable. I vomited it out and it made me feel better." "
Kate understood that he was doing this for the scene and said: "You really work hard."
Martin is good at talking: "You specifically found me to play with you, I can't let you down."
At this point, he wanted to vomit again.
Kate didn't walk away, but gently patted Martin on the back.
Sam came over and asked, "Are you okay? Continue?"
Martin gave a thumbs up, no problem.
The crew did not need to change scenes, so Martin got on the streetcar on the street outside and continued filming.
The weather here is very nice, it's not cold even if you get wet, nor is it unbearably hot.
The filming lasted until almost noon, before Martin returned to the trailer to take a shower, change clothes, and go have lunch.
Pinewood Studios is not so much a studio as it is a large British-style town, because various crews are stationed for filming all year round, the business atmosphere is strong, and the service area is large.
"The Reader" cast members can enjoy free buffets at any restaurant in the service area with their crew ID.
Martin got on the battery car driven by Bruce and came to the service area.
The car stopped in front of a restaurant. As soon as they got out of the car, they met an acquaintance.
Martin nudged Bruce with his elbow and reminded him to look to the front left: "Old Bruce, your idol."
Bruce saw the shorter blond woman and his eyes automatically turned to her perky buttocks. He couldn't help but feel a little disappointed: "It's much smaller than in "Lost in Translation"."
The person in front was none other than Scarlett Johansson. Martin said: "That's a close-up of a movie lens. This is reality seen with your own eyes. Of course there are differences."
Bruce was uninterested: "Kohler's is better."
Scarlett Johansson felt something strange in her butt and turned her head subconsciously.
Martin walked up to meet her gaze and took the initiative to say hello: "Hi, Scarlett, I didn't expect to meet her here."
Scarlett remembered that Martin had asked her to take a photo of him on the beach in Malibu a few years ago when he was still an unknown actor.
Now, he is even redder than her.
Scarlett smiled and responded: "Martin, haven't we seen each other for two years?"
"Two and a half years ago." Martin still had a rough impression: "We attended beach parties together."
Scarlett said: "You remember it so clearly."
Martin opened his mouth with nice words: "Who can forget the time when he met Scarlett Johansson?"
Scarlett couldn't help laughing and said: "In the past few months, I thought I could work with you on the same crew, but later I found out that you were not included in the crew."
Martin was curious: "Which crew?"
"The Magic." Last year, Scarlett Johansson's "Escape" was a hit at the box office, both in terms of reputation and box office. As a result, her career as a leading actress in blockbusters was blocked, and she could only play a supporting role in a medium-sized production.
She said: "At that time, I heard that your information had been submitted to the crew, and I thought you would be one of the leading actors, but I didn't expect that it ended up being Hugh Jackman."
Martin smiled and asked: "The Deadly Magic was filmed here?"
Scarlett responded: "Yeah, it's been almost a month since filming started."
Martin said politely: "I will visit the set another day when I have time."
Scarlett nodded.
Originally, Martin wanted to invite her to have lunch with him, but when he heard that Scarlett wanted to have a vegan lunch, he immediately backed down.
This reminded him of the horrific experience he had while filming "Horror House of Waxwork", and whatever interest he had had disappeared in an instant.
Martin entered the restaurant and quickly grabbed some meat with Lao Bu to calm his shock.
After finding an empty seat and sitting down, Martin found that there were many people he knew in the restaurant.
He saw Hugh Jackman.
And James McAvoy chatting with Keira Knightley while eating.
The former is even flatter than in the movie, which is not enough to describe A. McAvoy is probably older than her.
Bruce knew better and said, "They are from a crew called Atonement."
Martin didn't remember this movie. When he looked back, he found a blond girl of twelve or thirteen years old sitting on a nearby dining table. She looked familiar.
Probably some child actor.
It is no exaggeration to say that this place is full of celebrities.
After dinner, when Martin went out, he met Meryl Streep and Amanda Seyfried.
While in Los Angeles, Leonardo said that Meryl was filming Mamma Mia in London.
After all, he was also the old lover of the eldest of the three bastards. Martin took the initiative to say hello: "Good afternoon, Meryl."
Meryl was a little surprised when she saw Martin, and she didn't have a good face. She asked, "Jack is here too?"
Martin replied: "I came here to work, Jack didn't come."
Meryl nodded, not wanting to say anything more to Martin, and went straight into the restaurant.
After a while, she and Amanda found a place to sit down and eat.
The latter was curious: "You and Martin Davis are at odds?" Seeing the former nodding, she asked tentatively: "Why?"
Meryl has grown a thick skin over the years and said directly: "If you and your lover are doing the happiest thing, and Martin Davis and Leonardo secretly throw firecrackers into your room, you Will you be happy?"
Amanda got sidetracked and misunderstood, thinking to herself, these old actors are having such a good time?
On the surface, she didn't hesitate: "No!"
Meryl remembers clearly that those two bastards, Martin and Leonardo, threw firecrackers into the trailer, almost giving her and Nicholson cramps.
After dinner, she called Nicholson, who said he would come to London to visit her in a while.
Meryl was in a great mood, having an affair with her old lover on the set, and was much happier than when she was with her husband.
Pinewood Studios is so big that you can try it in different places.
Then, Meryl thought of a problem. This bastard Martin was also in Pinewood. Nicholson was not on good terms with him, so he would definitely look for him when he came over.
Just in case, she decided to find a hidden place in advance so that those bastards wouldn't bother her.
The crew of "The Reader" continued filming. During the first ten days of filming, many ordinary interior scenes went very smoothly, and both Martin and Kate Winslet adjusted well.
As the filming of those special scenes was put on the schedule, the crew's progress slowed down.
(End of chapter)
