The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 1115: Rare Consensus
Reese Witherspoon and Anson Wood team up in Johnny Cash biopic.

This piece of news is explosive no matter how you look at it.

One of them is the popular American sweetheart. "Legally Blonde 2" landed in this summer movie. Although the box office performance did not surpass the glory of the previous film, it still allowed people to see the unique charm of this blonde.

One of them is the new generation, and they are undoubtedly the top spot. This summer, the news inside and outside the filming of "Spider-Man 2" occupied the public's attention with a devastating attitude, and even the slightest movement attracted people's attention.

The first collaboration between the two should undoubtedly be the focus of the focus. The sum of the topics is greater than two, and it can easily detonate traffic.

However, the reality is not the case.

The point is "biographical film".

If Reese and Anson collaborated on a romantic comedy, it would absolutely blow up the internet and get all the media attention; but a biographical film?
Are you sure this isn't some Halloween prank?
No one cares.

No one pays attention.

The collaboration between "Vase X Vase" looks like a disaster no matter how you look at it.

Of course, it's not completely uneventful.

"Transformation? Why rush it?"

"I understand this choice, but I cannot understand this kind of cooperation partner."

"Excuse me, whose idea was this?"

"When absurdity meets absurdity, and just when you think things can't get any weirder, you see the news that Anson Wood and Reese Witherspoon are teaming up for awards season..."

“It’s hard to judge who is ruining whose acting career.”

They all gave earnest and sincere advice, wanting to give their all for the two actors, but implicitly they belittled the two actors as worthless. It is hard to say that there was no gloating behind their words.

Among them, the most interesting comment deserves to be highlighted directly.

"They thought they were making the second 'Shakespeare in Love', but they didn't know they were making the second 'The Boys'."

Damaged, totally damaged.

"The Kidnappers," starring Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, was released in April this year and was hailed as a strong candidate for the worst blockbuster movie in history, but it suffered a disastrous box office failure.

After only three weeks in theaters, the number of theaters showing the film dropped precipitously from over 2,700 to 73. The overwhelming negative reviews were inhumane, and the abysmal performance of the "Bennifer" couple was met with all-round bad reviews from everyone, from critics to audiences.

So, what about "Shakespeare in Love"?

Of course, the winners of the Oscars for Best Picture, Best Actress and other awards prove that "Shakespeare in Love" still has its own place; however, now, "Shakespeare in Love" is hailed as one of the biggest injustices in Oscar history. Defeating "Saving Private Ryan" to win the Best Picture award is not an honor, but a sign of shame.

Not only did the film critics compare "Sing Along" with "The Boys", they even complained that the creative team's starting point was a mistake.

In other words, these comments are not optimistic about "Along with the Song" from the bottom of their hearts.

Teasing, joking, complaining, and regretting.

From top to bottom, inside and outside, everyone was unanimous in what they said.

Everything was just as Reese expected.

The movie hasn't even started shooting yet, it's just a piece of news, and public opinion has already stood on the opposite side without hesitation. The truth is so cruel.

Some critics even laughed at the "pointless struggle". They didn't think a biographical film would affect Anson and Reese's careers. After all, a lot of bad movies that fail to hit the awards season are mass-produced every year. One more or one less of theirs wouldn't make much difference, so there's no need to make a fuss.

They simply thought that Anson and Reese's behavior was...ridiculous and pathetic.

However, what is even sadder is that even these negative feedbacks were few and far between and did not last long in the air before quickly fading away.

In a blink of an eye, calm was restored.

And then... nothing happened, even TMZ's news click-through rate was mediocre.

It seems a bit ridiculous that the news photos of the start of filming of "Spider-Man 2" were able to generate huge traffic, but no one was interested in the powerful combination of Anson and Reese.

Audiences want to see highlights, gimmicks and excitement, but they have no interest in art films during awards season, unless the film really stands out during awards season.

But, easier said than done?
After a brief moment of noise, the "Singing with You" crew completely returned to calm.

Not only the media, film critics, and audiences, but also the Hollywood industry as well.

They all understood Anson and Reese's calculations; but in their opinion, neither of them was rational or sober enough. Leaving aside the absurdity of Hua Vase's collaboration on a biography, the fact that the "Walk with the Song" project had been wandering around in Hollywood for ten years and was rejected by more than 30 production companies was an important signal. Now the cooperation between the two has made things even worse.

"A little bit clever, but still not clever enough."

Sony Columbia simply said, "It's not worth it."

This move, in the eyes of Hollywood, is undoubtedly meaningful.

Even Sony Columbia, an important partner that was working with Anson on "Spider-Man 2" and might need to continue working with him on "Spider-Man 3", actually rejected the project.

Finally, the project ran into a dead end and was taken over by Forest Pictures, a little-known company with no investment experience. Could things be any worse?
Precisely because of this, it did not cause much of a stir within Hollywood. Outsiders watched the fun... Insiders also watched the fun, and the incident was over after a laugh.

What really matters is the Hollywood staff. They don’t care about the success or failure of the movie. The only thing they care about is “a job”. Especially “Sing Along” tries to restore the atmosphere of the 1950s and 1960s from the details of costumes, equipment, environment, etc. This requires both professionalism and experience.

Experts in these fields have found a stage to display their abilities, so they are the few people in the industry who are willing to applaud "Walk with the Sing".

Such a scene is both laughable and sad.

Now looking back at the beginning of this year, the attention and topics that Anson caused before and after taking on the role in "Shine of the Spotless Mind", and then looking at the coldness in front of us, we have to say that times have changed and things have changed too quickly.

Similar circumstances, completely different situations.

But does Anson care?

the answer is negative.

——When you are famous, you are prone to gossip.

Once you are at the top, no matter what happens, there will always be all kinds of rumors. There is no need to be too happy about positive praise, nor is there any need to be sad about negative criticism.

Because these rumors are rootless and will disappear without a trace when the breeze blows. Those people have never and will never care about the true state of things. They are just passers-by passing by. Those comments that come out of their mouths are not sincere and naturally have no weight or even meaning.

For Anson, who has experienced the era of Internet traffic, he understands it very well that the current uproar is just a small preview of the Internet era.

So, instead of wasting time on those insignificant things, it is better to focus on the work at hand and immerse yourself in the role.

(End of this chapter)