Chapter 499 499 Rumors suddenly started
"Schindler's List" has delivered an incredible answer since its release. The unanimous praise has created the most glorious page since Steven Spielberg became a director. The box office booming performance of two consecutive weeks in a row also proves the audience's love for the movie.
This also made the "Schindler's List" the biggest topic in the entire North American territory in November, and any slightest movement can become the focus of people's attention.
The National Inquiry News broke the news in a journal published on November 28 that "Lancaster was addicted to alcohol during the filming of the film. He was addicted to alcohol all day long. He had to use whiskey to wake up his spirit before filming every day, and he was always drunk during rest.
According to the crew members, Lancaster had no way to shoot without drinking, but he would start to get angry at the staff when he was drunk, and even punched and kicked. An anonymous extra said that when filming a scene where Goss insulted Jews, Lancaster had a physical conflict with the actor because of excessive drinking. The verbal conflict was far beyond expectations, which directly triggered a fierce conflict at the filming site. Kingsley almost waved his fist to Lancaster's face.
Under such circumstances, Lancaster became the biggest time bomb on the crew. The reason why Spielberg continued to use Lancaster was because of Lancaster's outstanding performance, and his wonderful performance won Spielberg's trust; but for the crew members, Lancaster was a nightmare.
According to incomplete statistics, Lancaster drank over thirteen liters during the shooting of the Schindler's List, which is nearly thirty pounds."
When the news from the National Inquiry appeared, the entire Los Angeles and even the entire film circle was sensation. "Schindler's list" was originally the focus, and Hugo relied on his realistic and fearful acting skills to reach a new peak in his acting career, but now such terrible negative news has been released, which is definitely the most explosive news in the whole November.
As soon as the newspaper was released, it immediately became the focus of discussion among major media, and all relevant personnel of the crew of "Schindler's List" became the target of pursuit. If the "National Inquiry" is the fact, it means that Hugo, who was drunk, sucked, and fought with drugs, racing and fighting two years ago, has returned to people's attention. Does this mean that Hugo's acting career, which had just climbed to a new height, is going to be stranded again?
More importantly, does hiding behind the negative news of alcoholism on the set mean that rumors about Hugo have emerged again? You should know that alcoholism during the filming process is a manifestation of irresponsibleness to the entire crew, and almost no producer or director would like such actors. Because this not only delays the crew's shooting progress, but also destroys the harmony within the crew, which is a manifestation of no professional ethics.
If this matter is confirmed, then no matter how high Hugo's acting talent is, the production company will think twice before doing it when it invites him again. After all, although Hugo is rising strongly, it has not yet reached the point of being indispensable and popular, and the rumors of alcoholism will cause Hugo's rise to suffer a heavy blow.
Under such background conditions, the news from the "National Inquiry" triggered a sensation in the entire entertainment news community.
For a time, even the irrelevant surrounding personnel of the crew of Schindler's List were surrounded by reporters, hoping to find the truth of the facts as soon as possible. This news is also the first negative news since the release of Schindler's List, and it is so explosive that the crew is in a intensive publicity period, which also allows the media to have face-to-face conversations with the parties involved.
On the third day of the newspaper's release, when Hugo recorded the CBS evening talk show "David Letterman" in New York, he was directly confronted by the sharp-talking talk show host in front of him, "Hugo, are you drinking?"
"Yes, of course." Hugo, Liam Neeson and Ben Kingsley starred in the studio to record this late-night talk show with amazing ratings. When Hugo arrived in New York yesterday, he learned the news from the publicity sent by Universal Pictures, and naturally he was ready.
"Do you drink a lot? Do you like drinking?" David's question sounded simple and ordinary, but his unbright eyes were staring at Hugo, and the kind of teasing with an aggressive sense of oppression came to his face.
Hugo is no longer the chick who was still furious in response to interviews a year ago. After countless interviews, Hugo's good eloquence in private has gradually shown its edge. "No, I don't like drinking. In fact, my alcohol tolerance is very bad. Every time I get together with friends, my alcohol tolerance always puts me in a very difficult situation."
"Why?" David looked at Hugo with interest.
"You know, when everyone was having fun, I hid in the bathroom and vomited, which was so disappointing." Hugo's complaint made everyone laugh.
David shook his head, "No, if you don't have time to enter the bathroom, I think I can give it some fun." This black cold humor made Liam laugh. David didn't give Hugo more time to respond, and then asked, "So, the rumors about your drinking on the crew these two days are fake?"
Hugo looked back at Liam and Ben, and then laughed, "No, this rumor is actually true." Liam and Ben were very helpless when they saw the smile on Hugo's face that was not nervous at all. Liam knew that everyone had misunderstood, so he quickly stood up and clarified, "This is the thing."
When David saw the free smile on Hugo's face, he had no guilt or nervousness at all. He knew that there must be inside information behind the alcoholism, so he turned his attention to Liam and acted like he listened.
"In the story, the character Gos is always accompanied by alcohol. He is often half drunk, and then acts entirely on his own temperament. In order to play this role well, Hugo also wants to present the essence of this character in a realistic way. He does drink before filming, but just forces himself to drink." Liam explained, "The other actors in our crew watch Hugo drink himself every day, and we suffer for him because it is really not good. Moreover, he insists on giving wonderful performances while drinking. This is even more rare, and each of us admires it very much."
"So, are you forced?" David looked at Hugo unexpectedly.
Hugo chuckled, "No, it can't be said to be forced. But, I've discussed this character and felt that drinking can most realistically present the essence of the character, so I forced myself to drink. To be precise, this was voluntary."
"So, you had a conflict with the crew after drinking, isn't it true?" David asked with proof, but Hugo didn't say anything, but shrugged and looked at Liam and Ben. Ben shook his head with a smile, "No, it's not true." David just looked at Ben, "Then, they said you and Hugo were about to fight, and this was not true?"
"Oh, God, this is really ridiculous." Ben shook his head and denied, "There was indeed some conflicts in the crew, but it was because some local Nazi supporters insulted the Jewish actors in our crew, causing some unpleasantness. But there was no conflict between Hugo and I. On the contrary, Hugo and I were actually very happy. Hugo's performance was so wonderful that it kept the performance inspiration when I watched or performed in person."
Ben stretched out his hand and passed Liam sitting in the middle and pointed at Hugo. "I really admire this young man. His dedication to performance and his performance on the crew all convinced me." Then Ben recalled with a serious expression, "I remember there was a scene that was a scene between Hugo and Liam. In that scene, the character played by Hugo was in a drunken situation, but it had a very rich and complex performance. I was standing next to him and watched Hugo sit there with a frown and drinking. The rest of the people were enjoying drinking, but he was a torture, as if it was a broken borscht. But even so, he still read the script while drinking. This kind of professionalism is really admirable."
"Oh, Ben, you made me shy. Should I be humble or proud?" Hugo interrupted and said, which made everyone laugh.
Liam laughed and took over the conversation, "I think you should be proud. When the scene was put into filming, Hugo was talking about the lines, and the rich alcohol smell came directly, making me frown. But Hugo's performance was so perfect, he seemed to have a soul-catching energy that made me devote myself to the performance. But after the filming was over, I saw Hugo fall down to the ground. As the actor of his opponent, I felt really deep."
"Guys, guys... it's like it's fake to say too much." Hugo said quickly, putting his finger on his lips and making a "shhh" gesture, causing the laughter at the scene to burst out of control.
David was also a little slanted at Hugo's performance and couldn't help but look at the young man more, "I heard you say this, it seems that I must go to the cinema to watch this movie this week, otherwise I always think I am an outsider, which is not a good thing."
"That would be better. I think our mission today will be completed." Hugo's casual words made the entire studio laugh again.
Chapter completed!