Chatty Hollywood

Of course, no matter how suitable Charlotte was for the role of John Constantine in Charlize's eyes, he wouldn't take the part.

On the one hand, he is not very confident in his acting skills.

After all, directing others to act and acting yourself are actually two different feelings.

Charlotte has always felt that it is often difficult to achieve an effective balance when directing and acting.

If it was a low-budget movie with nothing else going on in it, he could give it a try.

But in a commercial film with a large investment like "Hell Detective", he still didn't dare to make such an attempt.

What's more, he plans to use this movie to deal with the famous Count Dracula and the unknown ghost.

In this case, Charlotte felt that she was more suitable to be a director and the mastermind behind the scenes, rather than jumping directly to the stage.

Therefore, how to train Keanu Reeves' acting skills became a problem.

Charlotte studied for a long time and finally decided to work with Akiva Goldsman, who was sent by Warner and was more familiar with the original work of "Constantine".

——We must let Keanu Reeves perform the real John Constantine feeling while ensuring his own charm.

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Keanu Reeves didn't know that the entire "Hell Detective" crew, from the director to the screenwriter, was not very confident that he could play Constantine well.

Of course, Reeves also knows that his acting skills are not very good. After all, film critics say this every year, every month, and every day.

It can be said that after so many years in Hollywood, he has long been accustomed to the evaluation of "no acting skills".

He did not deny this evaluation, nor did he give up his pursuit of acting skills.

However, his mentality is very good.

——If your acting skills are not good, then act in more movies and continue to hone your skills.

Sooner or later you will practice it!

Regarding the question of whether he can continue to receive good movies, Reeves has a kind of mysterious confidence.

This is also true.

At least, from the time "Speed" was released until now, Keanu Reeves has never been short of film appointments.

Although there are no classic works among them, there are some good ones.

At least, in "The Devil's Advocate" opposite Al Pacino, Keanu felt good about himself.

Even though his performance in this movie was still rated as "completely based on face" by film critics, he himself can still feel that he has made considerable progress.

For Keanu, a young man who believes deeply in Buddhism and is a true Buddhist, this is already very good.

What's more, he made friends with Al Pacino, and the movie did well at the box office.

"Although, it is indeed not as good as "Sleepy Hollow" and "The Sixth Sense"..."

The former was the North American annual box office champion in 1995.

As for the latter, the total box office in North America reached an astonishing more than 350 million US dollars.

——Although "Independence Day" had stronger box office momentum in its first week of release, the overall box office curve was not as stable as "The Sixth Sense". This resulted in it not surpassing the total box office performance of "The Sixth Sense".

Now, unless there is another dark horse, "The Sixth Sense" has basically locked in the North American annual box office championship in 1996...

Of course, Keanu is not actually the kind of person who likes comparison.

Otherwise, he would not have known that the performance level of his "Sirius" band was basically amateur level, yet he would still happily spend his own money to tour everywhere.

——Although he likes rock and roll and drag racing, Reeves is still a Buddhist young man, and what he still enjoys is the process.

Therefore, when he mentioned "Sleepy Hollow" and "The Sixth Sense", it was not for comparison, but to convince himself——

Charlotte, the director of his next film, is the director of the two films he mentioned earlier. Now, the other party asked him to grow a beard and appear on the big screen with a new image.

This makes Keanu feel that he needs to think about it.

should say,

In America, a land where rough guys are popular, it is not a big deal for male celebrities to have beards.

Many viewers even think this is more manly.

Keanu Reeves himself has never grown a beard before.

However, he has rarely appeared on the big screen with a stubble on his face before.

In the words of Jane de Bont, the director of "Speed", "It is simply a crime to cover this handsome face with a beard."

And now, a prepared "criminal" appears.

Although Keanu doesn't intend to rely on his reputation for the rest of his life, he has been in Hollywood for so many years and he also knows what his advantages are.

Therefore, he was a little hesitant about Charlotte's request to grow a beard.

However, considering that the other party is indeed very powerful as a commercial film director, there is certainly no reason why he would make such a request. Keanu finally decided to listen to the director.

"Anyway, the other party asked me to join the group a few days in advance, and they will definitely explain it to me then."

Mr. Reeves comforted himself like this.

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It should be said that Keanu Reeves’s guess was not wrong.

Charlotte did explain to him the reason for letting him grow a beard on the day he joined the set——

"Because your previous image is too far from John Constantine!"

The director said it bluntly,

"I need a Constantine who is decadent and charming, both good and evil, not an exorcist who can only look cool with a grimace!"

"..."

——Okay, this is so direct!

It is irrefutable that Keanu Reeves can only keep trying various new costumes under the guidance of the director and the screenwriter named Akiva Goldsman...

"Sally, has your boyfriend always been so demanding about actors?"

While trying on makeup, Keanu also met a new friend he met on the set of "The Devil's Advocate" -

Charlize Theron.

This beautiful girl had a lot of scenes opposite Keanu in "The Devil's Advocate", and he admired her acting talent very much.

Therefore, Keanu was very happy to see each other on the set of "Hell Detective".

He had heard about the relationship between the other party and director Charlotte Booth, so he asked the question above.

"It's not harsh."

Charlize shrugged,

"Charlotte will pay special attention to an actor's image design in the movie, which often means that he has some special ideas - like my special witch image in "Sleepy Hollow", this is how it was born."

"I see!"

Keanu suddenly realized,

"So, Mr. Director is doing it for me?"

"Essentially, he's doing it for the movie, but -"

The girl pointed to the camera not far away that recorded Mr. Reeves's every outfit.

"There is also an element of his bad taste in this."

"……What's the meaning?"

“You know Johnny Depp’s ecstatic “interesting” sound in Sleepy Hollow, right?”

Charlize asked amusedly.

"I know!"

——How could Keanu Reeves, who is Depp’s good friend, not know this?

Especially after the video of "Sleepy Hollow" was released, the "interesting" sound in the trailer became a weapon for this group of friends to laugh at Depp.

Could it be——

"Charlotte likes to shoot photos! These different outfits of yours will probably be collected in the photos too!"

What Charlize said later proved Keanu’s conjecture,

"Maybe they will be given a name, something like "Keanu Reeves Drag Show"!"

"..."

Mr. Reeves suddenly felt like he was on a pirate ship.