969 Golden Man's Curse
Oscar, in the field of film in contemporary society, is the highest award that combines business and art. In North America, it is known as the four most authoritative awards in the entertainment industry, along with the Emmy Awards, Grammy Awards, and Tony Awards; in the world, it is It is jointly known as the highest honor in the film industry along with the Berlin Film Festival, Venice Film Festival and Cannes Film Festival..
People may not like it, or even despise it. But there is no doubt that the influence and authority of the Oscars are the best among the best. For every film practitioner, this is the ultimate dream-maybe Europe artistic creators are the exception.
Winning an Oscar is the pinnacle of any film practitioner's career, especially actors, directors and screenwriters; then, what happens after reaching the top? Just like after climbing Mount Everest, you can see all the mountains and small mountains at a glance. What should you do next? How can one surpass an Oscar's achievements? How can we continue to stay at the top?？
Standing at the top means that the space on the uphill road is very limited. If you are not careful, it will be downhill. Being at the bottom of the valley and reaching the top are actually the same. The former has no retreat, while the latter is facing the road. They all need to break down and then build up barriers, but it is not easy to do so in practice..
In real life, after the peak of the Oscar, actors are often prone to fall into a long-term slump, especially actresses. People jokingly call it "three years after winning the award", which is also known as the curse of the statuette..
1972In 1975, Liza Minnelli in "Cabaret"; in 1975, Louise-Fletcher in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"; in 1985, in "Bountiful" Geraldine-Page, they almost disappeared after harvesting the statuette.
As for actors who have fallen into career crises after winning the Best Actress, there are many actors, such as Cher in "Moonlight Flirting" and Jessica Lange in "Indulgence of the Heart". , Susan-Saradon in "Death Row", Gwyneth Paltrow in "Shakespeare in Love", Halle Berry in "Death Row"……
Such a list could be long and endless. If we look into the reasons carefully, it is actually not complicated. After the career peak brought by the Oscars, the actor's worth has soared, and the salary may triple or even more; at the same time, the audience The expectations have also been further increased, and they are always looking forward to these actors being able to show their strength or abilities that are “in line with the statuette”..
The problem is that the Oscars only recognize an actor's performance achievements in a specific movie, not the entire acting career, nor the actor's personality. There are countless Best Actors and Best Actors; there are even more nominations for one nomination, like Mei Veteran actors like Lil Streep, Jack Nicholson, and Daniel Day-Lewis need time to accumulate..
Therefore, when a new movie is released, the distribution company and publicity department can label it as "New Best Actor/Queen" to attract attention, but this does not equate to box office appeal..
For new Oscar winners, they have increased opportunities for works and challenges; but in essence, their strength has not undergone earth-shaking changes, and their brilliance has not been truly improved..
Once the completion of the work fails to meet expectations, or fails at the box office, it is easy to fall into the gap between the superficial scenery and the actual status, neither rising nor falling, and then gradually disappearing from the audience's sight..
Generally speaking, the few years before winning an award are the golden period for actors, because at that time, the quality of the work is mainly pursued, and the remuneration is reasonable, and there are more opportunities; after winning the award, either to make money, they start to appear frequently in popcorn movies movies, but the quality cannot keep up, or they insist on staying in the field of art films, struggling to find breakthroughs, but it is getting more and more difficult..
In the final analysis, after your career reaches its peak, it is crucial to adjust your mentality and position yourself. If you are fascinated by the light of the Little Golden Man and lose the accurate judgment of your own position, then, in Hollywood, where interests come first, the Little Golden Man will People's additional effects can easily get out of control, eventually leading to successive defeats..
The so-called Golden Man's curse is probably not a kind of Vanity Fair curse..
For actors, after winning an Oscar, they must be cautious when choosing their next film..
On the one hand, it needs to be different from the image of the winning works, and it is best to make some challenges; on the other hand, the challenges should not be too outrageous, as subversive attempts can easily lead to an avalanche of defeats..
On the one hand, they need to leave their own safe and comfortable areas, such as art film actors to try some commercial possibilities. If they have tried it before, they can go further now; on the other hand, they cannot be too radical, like Tom Cruise , Why Will Smith never wins an Oscar? It’s because their commercial attributes are too distinct.
A simple summary is: difficult.
Everyone sees the glory of winning an award, including actors and agents. However, planning and considerations after winning an award become more difficult. After all, a career is not over yet..
At the beginning of the year, after becoming the youngest Best Actor winner in film history with "Crazy Love", all eyes were on Renly: What would he choose for his next film? Art film? Or a commercial movie? Or maybe release a second solo album？
At only twenty-two years old, Renly's career as an actor has just begun. There are endless possibilities in the future. He won the Oscar early. This can be the pinnacle of Renly's career, but it can also be the beginning of his decline..
What is worth noting is that so far, all of Renly's works have maintained a winning record. Even "Buried Alive", which had the lowest box office figures, has made a lot of money. So, after the Little Golden Man, Renly can continue this momentum. ? With higher expectations and attention, can Renly continue to be recognized by the audience?？
This is also what Andy Rogers and the entire innovative artist management company are thinking hard about..
From this perspective, in fact, Renly went to London's West End to perform "Les Miserables", which received unanimous support from the top and bottom of the Creative Artists Agency. They even allocated a small part of their strength to specifically help Andy. Promote the promotion of "Les Misérables" on Broadway and North America.
The reason is simple. He concentrates on polishing his acting skills, devotes himself to professional research, and shows a humble and prudent attitude. Even after winning an Oscar, he is still neither arrogant nor arrogant, but more down-to-earth. This is very important to the old academics of the academy and ordinary audiences. , can quickly cool down the jealousy and hatred caused by the "22-year-old movie king".
If it were any other time, if a young actor on the rise of his career had chosen to return to London's West End or Broadway, his agent would probably have yelled at him; but Renly was special. The Innovative Artist Agency made every effort to promote relevant cooperation and follow-up arrangements. The situation quickly heated up. After that, cool down quickly.
But what about after "Les Misérables"?？
In the past few months, Renly has been busy in London, and Andy has not been idle in Los Angeles. Even if Renly is not around, he is still the focus of Andy's work, and he has been choosing projects over and over again. , screened and screened, from pure art films to independent low-cost productions, from popcorn commercial blockbusters to unique commercial works，
Now, what Andy is pursuing is not simple salary or awards, but needs to be more meticulous and cautious..
Commercial popcorn blockbuster? No problem, but now Renly's personal image has gradually formed, which means that the character image needs to fit with Renly; independent art film? There is no problem, but the character or theme needs to make a breakthrough, and you can't repeat yourself..
In addition, they must also consider Renly's current position. The salary for "Edge of Tomorrow" has reached 10 million US dollars, and there is also a 5% box office dividend, which means that the salary for commercial works must not be Less than 12 million US dollars; independent artistic works also need to start selecting directors and scripts. If it is an unknown work, then Renly needs to start naming a producer..
Sailing against the current, if they don’t advance, they will retreat. They must accept the effects brought by the Oscar statuette..
Most importantly, Renly needs to nod in agreement.
Andy clearly understood that many times, Renly was a very easy partner to communicate with, with no salary requirements, no studio privileges, no weird problems, and even no pickiness about the crew he worked with; but sometimes, Renly was A very troublesome partner who has strict to almost harsh requirements on scripts, roles, directors, etc..
It's not an easy thing, it's a very difficult thing.
The most interesting proposal Andy has received in recent times is from Warner Bros.: They asked Renly if he would be interested in playing Batman..
The last part of the "Batman Prequel Trilogy" directed by Christopher Nolan has been completed and will be released on July 20 this year. Batman played by Christian Bale is about to retire. After the film contract ended, there will be no renewal. but now Warner Bros. has begun planning, hoping to find a brand new actor to take over Batman.
Apparently, Renly is on their waiting list.
Andy refused without any hesitation, not because of the pay or anything else, but because of Renly's temperament and style, which had nothing to do with Batman. It was like when Warner Brothers chose Nicolas Cage to play Superman - in the end, he didn't It can be done, and Warner Bros. chose George Clooney to play Batman back then - it failed miserably in the end, and now it is not wise to choose Renly..
To be more precise, it makes people dumbfounded.
What is worth pondering is that Universal Pictures sent a tentative inquiry as to whether a Luke Hobbs spin-off is still possible? Obviously, this is an opinion put forward behind Vin Diesel's back. Not to mention whether Renly will return to the sequel series after "Fast and Furious", Universal Pictures is still optimistic about the role of Luke Hobbs. 's solo side story.
Andy did not refuse directly, but put it aside temporarily due to scheduling issues, and then we will look at the game between the two parties..
In addition, the projects Andy reviewed were approaching three figures, many of which were just a framework concept, without a script or a crew. He still concentrated on the selection and review, and his only idea was to choose a project for Renly. A suitable work to break the curse of the statuette.
But now？
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