Ever since they were thanked by Martin Scorsese for receiving the Best Director award at the Oscars, the trio of bastards, a trio of old, middle-aged and young people who got together to mess around, have become famous throughout North America.
I don’t know how many people, like Cate Blanchett and Christian Bale, are waiting to see the trio turn against each other.
Nicholson's angry attack on Martin was also related to the big project "The Dark Knight" launched by Warner Bros. and DC Comics, which immediately attracted countless attention.
After communicating with the crew, Martin responded quickly.
"Jack's Joker is still a classic. I believe he played Tim Burton's Joker perfectly, but the Joker in The Dark Knight is definitely different from before. Compared to Jack's version, this version has a lot more to behold. It’s a playful thing, and I’m confident that I can play this role well.”
Posting this response seems to have stirred up a hornet's nest.
Nicholson took on the posture of the leader of a trio and the momentum of a three-time Oscar winner, and once again pointed his fingers.
"Success comes from grinding, hard work and talent. Acting is not just about putting on a beard, putting on a wig, or gaining weight and losing weight. With many years of experience in the industry, I remind my little brother that you have to bear the truth that needs to be tempered. "
Martin started a verbal spat with Nicholson through the media: "You told me, when you encounter difficulties, stop complaining, don't hesitate, have the courage to do it!"
Nicholson responded again through the media: "If you get hard, fuck it, and be careful when you fart!"
Numerous gossip media have made crazy interpretations, thinking that Nicholson was sarcastic in this way and asked him to be more careful when speaking.
In just two or three days, the spat between Martin and Nicholson became the focus of entertainment gossip across the United States. Almost all entertainment media paid close attention to it, and it even became a hot search on Google.
The media and the melon-eating public not only like the prodigal son turning back, but also like the breakup of brothers.
"Martin and Jack are finished."
"Because of a clown, the two officially broke up!"
"The clown is so powerful that he destroyed the three bastards in Hollywood before he even appeared on the screen."
"Be careful with clowns, they can break people's hearts."
A large number of media reports and the active attention of the melon-eating public made the Dark Knight and the Joker spread quickly, becoming the hottest gossip topic in the United States.
"Did the trio of bastards really have a conflict?"
In the hotel room, Blanchett was also eating melon and asked Bell: "Martin Davis and Nicholson are going to break up?"
Bell was very happy eating melon recently, and said with a smile: "I guess we will turn against each other."
"Dog eat dog!" Blanchett said bitterly: "I really hope they can fight."
Bell thought about it and said, "When I officially join the group, I'll find someone to stir things up secretly. Maybe I can actually take action."
Blanchett came forward and said, "That's great."
Seeing Blanchett sticking to his arm, Bell suddenly took a step back: "And Leonardo, they are all damn bastards."
Blanchett grabbed Bell and said, "Should we celebrate?"
Bale thought about the sponge being torn apart by Blanchett at Pinewood Studios, feeling uninterested and frightened.
He is no longer interested in this aspect: "Well, let's do it another day, I have something else to do."
Before Blanchett could reply, Bell broke free of his arm, picked up his phone and ran away.
Blanchett said angrily: "Useless man."
Bale really had something to do. After leaving the hotel, he went to the Santa Monica Sunshine Hotel to prepare to take Heath Ledger to the airport to return to New York.
Brothers are more important than women.
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The verbal spat between Martin and Nicholson inevitably spread to Leonardo, another member of the trio.
A reporter ran to interview Leonardo.
Leonardo said he would invite Martin and Nicholson out to have dinner together to talk about the matter.
On an ordinary spring morning, Leonardo was the first to arrive at the Los Angeles Country Club.
There were more than a dozen reporters and paparazzi following him, and people kept coming from Los Angeles.
Within half an hour, fifty or sixty reporters and paparazzi gathered in front of the country club.
All the long guns and short cannons were set up.
The most exaggerated thing is that two TV stations each sent a TV broadcast truck over.
Before long, a stretched Lincoln parked in front of the club. After Jack Nicholson got out of the car, he looked at the reporters surrounding him outside and entered the country club.
Seven or eight minutes later, the Cadillac drove past the crowd. Martin got out of the car with an expressionless face and pushed open the club door alone.
"It's a pity we can't get in."
"Whoever has an informant in the club, hurry up and get the news!"
Reporters wanted to see Martin and Nicholson come to blows.
The trio of bastards met in the lobby. Martin and Nicholson glanced at each other, but neither of them spoke, with very unhappy faces on their faces.
Leonardo said: "Let's find a place to chat."
The three of them entered a separate lounge.
The waiters at several clubs immediately sent out the news.
"The two were extremely unhappy with each other."
"I got angry and almost started a fight."
In fact, as soon as the door to the lounge closed, Martin laughed: "It's fun! It's so fun!"
Nicholson said: "Playing with the media feels so overwhelming!"
"Hey! Hey! Be serious!" Leonardo was unhappy and emphasized: "Can you have some professional ethics as an actor? You are having a conflict and are about to turn against each other!"
Martin sat on the single sofa and crossed his legs: "Leo, do you want to join?"
Leonardo shook his head and said: "Don't you think that the job of mediating is more suitable for me?"
Nicholson asked rhetorically: "Like the president of the United States mediating between Israel and Palestine?"
Martin laughed: "It's too much like a horse!"
Leonardo said: "There is no way, I came on too early."
Nicholson also laughed: "Do you find the later ones more interesting?"
Martin was a little more serious: "Warner and DC didn't find you?"
"Looking for me." Nicholson said mysteriously, "Do you know what they said?"
Martin, who is good at hype and marketing, can guess with his toes what Warner and DC are thinking. He said: "Nolan and Emma Thomas have been fanning the flames in front of me, asking me to respond to your bombardment. From these... It’s hard to infer that your old acquaintances at Warner and DC must have allowed you to attack me more fiercely.”
"You are worthy of being the one with the most bad ideas among the trio of bastards." Nicholson raised his thumb at Martin: "Those bastards, in order to attract attention and for commercial interests, deliberately sow discord between you and me. They want us to really turned against each other."
Martin nodded: "It's normal. The investment for this film is too high. Including the publicity and distribution costs, it is estimated to be 270 million to 300 million US dollars. If there is not enough popularity, how can it attract people."
Leonardo reminded: "Batman is the second most popular superhero in the United States."
Nicholson, who has starred in Batman movies, sees it clearly: "If it cannot attract enough support from casual audiences, it will be too difficult for the film to make huge profits. Don't forget, there have been super tragedies in Batman movies."
Martin said: "What Jack and I do is, to a certain extent, to attract the attention of passers-by."
Leonardo asked: "Isn't it more than that?"
Martin revealed a little more appropriately: "Jack is actually a weather vane. All the negative criticism in the early stage is to pave the way for the evaluation of my character after the film is released. Now that it is flat enough, the subsequent praise will attract more attention, especially A super performer like Jack.”
But Nicholson said: "If you fail in your performance, I will never change the direction of the situation, I will only bombard you more fiercely!"
Martin has no objection: "Jack Nicholson is a typical representative of Hollywood acting school. There is no way I would let him make fun of his decades-old reputation."
He didn't seem to be joking: "Jack, if I really screw up, you can set up artillery fire to bombard me, and I will never fight back."
Leonardo immediately responded: "I want to give Martin a blessing. I wish your film and your character will collapse together."
Martin was in great pain, as if he was making a choice: "I treat you as brothers, but you treat me as your enemy!"
Nicholson became angry and raised his voice: "Who kicked my ass? Who is it, bastard!"
The waiter who was pretending to be passing by outside vaguely heard this sentence and didn't dare to stay any longer and hurried forward.
Turning into a corner where no one was paying attention, he took out his mobile phone to edit a text message and sent it to reporters outside: "Martin kicked Jack's ass."
The reporter who received the text message couldn't help laughing. The two bastards turned against each other. It was a real blow!
In the lounge, Leonardo looked at the time and said, "It's almost time. You guys leave one after another and your acting skills are more reliable."
Nicholson said: "Of the three people here, the one with the least reliable acting skills is you!"
Martin looked at Nicholson, who had money and leisure, and found different ways to have fun, and said: "Old Jack, I envy you so much. You have endless things to do and endless joy to enjoy."
Nicholson smiled heartily: "When you reach my age, you will understand that if you want to live openly, life is too short, and you must live it to the fullest!"
Leonardo said: "That also requires money."
Martin ignored Leonardo, already getting into the role, and took the lead in opening the door and leaving the lounge.
Many waiters who paid attention to this place cast their glances, and just by looking at Martin's gloomy face, they knew that things were not going well.
Then, there was a faint quarrel between Leonardo and Nicholson in the lounge.
Not long after the meeting, Nicholson, who always had a smile on his face, came out of the lounge without a smile on his face.
At the same time, Martin walked out of the club.
Reporters and paparazzi all gathered around and asked loudly: "How was your chat?"
"Is there a fight?"
Martin raised his head, with a sinister expression that made many people subconsciously shut up.
He didn't say anything, just got in the car and left.
Before the reporters dispersed, Nicholson came out, and reporters also gathered around to ask questions.
Nicholson said casually: "There is nothing to say. Young people today are too arrogant."
Martin's demeanor, coupled with Nicholson's words, was enough.
The reporters and paparazzi dispersed and rushed back to write articles.
It is foreseeable that the news about Martin Davis fighting and kicking Jack Nicholson's butt will occupy the entertainment pages of various newspapers and magazines tomorrow.
(End of chapter)
