collected a bunch of awards season entries and haven't watched it, but now they are filling up one by one. This "Dallas" should be seen first for the actors, because the most recent performance awards have been swept by these two. Especially Jared Leto, who mixed in the music circle with 30 seconds to mars, has almost faded out of the movie circle, but returned to the audience's vision because of this unique role. For fans who don’t know Jared’s film career, they will think that this is his first movie, and for audiences who often see him in independent films, they will think that 30 seconds to mars is just an actor on a whim. The band playing around, after all, even Uncle Carrottou has released an album called "The Futurist". Scarlett Johansson wants to compete with Uncle Tom Waits's broken gong with his drake voice. Bar (no derogatory ╮(╯▽╰)╭)~~ It is this paradoxical identity that makes Jared more difficult to be defined.
So I had nothing to do on Sunday night. After reading "Dallas", I translated this feature article featuring Jared recently published by Variety. I have skipped a paragraph, and some comments and complaints have been added in parentheses. I didn't use literal translation, and I also processed it myself in many places. This can be regarded as a warm-up before the Oscars.
=============================================
Jared Leto-six Years Parting, Breaking the Cocoon, and Becoming a Butterfly
Original: Variety Magazine (Variety) January 15, 2014
Author: Jenelle Riley (Associate Editor, Features)
Compiler: Moody
There is a coffin in the bedroom of Gerald Leto's Los Angeles home. What's even stranger is that he himself seems to have forgotten where he got this thing. "I think it was from" Mr. Nobody "(2007 by starring in Sci-fi movie) studio take it, well actually I do not remember."
Put on this "coffin table" Full of hundreds of books, everything from the classic Homer epic "Odyssey" to Stephen King's thriller novels.
Leto not only has an eclectic taste for books, but his home is also full of unique artworks collected from all over the world (including a contemporary sculpture inspired by the movie "A Clockwork Orange"). These collections also illustrate: Their owners are not easily defined.
"Dallas Buyers Club" starring Matthew McConaughey discovered this fact when he first met Leto: "I think I met a'performance artist' (or performance artist). You can't Simply define him as an actor or a singer, he is a performer, regardless of whether he is performing reality or illusion, or a rock Live. And he is very thoughtful, hardworking, and can quickly integrate into the movie In the context."
As of 2013, Leto had not been on the big screen for 6 years. Of course, during these six years, the 42-year-old artist has focused more on his band "30 Seconds to Mars" (30 Seconds to Mars).
Since the premiere of "Dallas Buyers Club" at the Toronto Film Festival, Rayon played by Leto has won him numerous applause. This is a transvestite gay character who finally died of AIDS. Leto even dropped her weight to 114 pounds (approximately 52 kilograms) in order to play Rayon, but this performance did not just change her appearance and body shape.
Rayon is a feminine, provocative and enthusiastic character. He is not afraid of confronting Ron Woodruff (the protagonist played by McConaughey, Rayon’s work partner) because of his special identity. On the contrary, he uses himself The way won Ron's respect. Leto played the soul of a woman trapped in a male body, especially when you see the scene in the movie where Rayon takes off her women’s clothing and puts on a suit and asks his father for help, wrapped under the suit. Leto's body showed a strong violation and anxiety.
This role recently won him a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor (up to date: the recently announced Screen Actors Guild Award, another Best Supporting Actor trophy), and in this awards season, he has won A dozen trophies of all kinds.
However, a week before the Golden Globe nomination was announced, Leto did not dare to expect that he would have a chance to win, "Oh, this year I am really a dark horse. Unless they have to, they would never throw an olive branch at me." Said with a smile, although this is not entirely a joke: "I have always felt this way, and even now, I feel that I am just an outsider." So even though he won the Golden Globe in the end, when he was interviewing backstage He was still very humble and said: "Well, obviously I am not prepared to win the award at all."
In the Oscar nomination announced on the 16th, Leto was unsurprisingly ranked in the best supporting actor list. Public opinion of all parties is also generally optimistic about Leto. But for Leto personally, these results ultimately prove that his film resonates with the audience. "I have participated in a lot of low-cost movies before, and they are sometimes not very effective for the audience. But when these small costs show their energy, this is something to celebrate."
Leto, who has been in the film industry for more than 20 years, certainly knows what it means to make good movies or not. Leto and his brother Shannon (also the drummer of the band 30 Seconds to Mars) were raised in Louisiana by their artist mum, Constance. At a very young age, he dreamed of becoming a filmmaker. But in 1992, he dropped out of the School of Visual Arts in New York and moved to Los Angeles. “I simply felt that if I could be a good actor first, then I would definitely get the opportunity to be a director.” Thinking back to this past, he Can't help but laugh.
For many people, the impression of Leto may still be on Jordan Catalano, the bad boy in the 1994 American drama "My So-called Life", which also opened his career as an actor. Of course, all kinds of lace news followed, including his high-profile romance with Cameron Diaz and Scarlett Johansson. After that, he also contributed some unforgettable moments in various screen masterpieces, such as "American Psychiatric" (soy sauce), "Requiem of Dreams" (starring), and two works with David Fincher Movies ("Fight Club" (soy sauce) and "Terror Space" (soy sauce)), Terrence Malik's "Thin Red Line" (soy sauce), etc.; there are also some unwise choices, such as participating Oliver Stone’s "Alexander the Great" (a male partner, the beautiful lover of the Great), directed by Oliver Stone, has ravishing reviews, and of course there are some low-cost movies that are difficult to find audiences, such as "Chapter 27" (starring, Holy shit is so fat that he doesn't even know his mother, okay? In this movie, he gained 60 pounds to play the role of David Chapman, the murderer who assassinated Lennon.
"I spend most of my time acting in some independent low-cost movies, but these movies can easily make people feel sick." Leto admitted: "When you play these roles, you are not just completing a job, you will love yourself. Invest in it, but in the end, these efforts did not get the expected results. It is easy for yourself to suffer a double blow from the spirit and the heart."
Perhaps this "feeling of heartbreak" is also one of the reasons why Leto has stopped after "The Man without a Name" (starring, and the role span is very large, but the focus of the script is not limited to the actors). In this beautiful and weird Sci-fi movie, Leto played almost from the protagonist’s boyhood to 118 years old. After that, Leto devoted himself to his band 30 Seconds to Mars, not only as the lead singer, but also in charge of everything except the drummer (because the drummer is his brother, Jared almost did the music writing and MV shooting script. , Of course, sometimes I also do all the orchestration tasks of director, guitar, bass, keyboard, etc...).
30 Seconds to Mars is not the kind of amateur team that actors play on a whim. In these short years, the band has achieved great reputation and market success. "This not only surprised me myself, but also shocked many people." Leto admitted frankly. After creating a series of hit singles (such as "Kings and Queens" and "This is War"), the band has sold more than 10 million records so far. In this regard, Leto said: “I’m making new albums while on tour. Of course, I also direct some band’s music videos and commercials. We never expected these successes. This is something you didn’t dare to think about before. Even these fantasies may not be correct for you."
But in the end, Leto decided to leave the big screen for a simple reason, and that was "life dictates." Leto explained: "I talked to director Terrence Malik about this before, but he disappeared from the movie circle for 20 years (Note: After Terrence finished filming "Day in Heaven" in 1978 He moved to France and disappeared in front of the screen for 20 years. In 1998, he returned with "Thin Red Line". In 2011, "The Tree of Life" won the Cannes Palme d'Or, but the shooting technique attracted controversy and mixed reputation). He said to me,'These things happen naturally in life.' He kept creating, but one day he suddenly didn't want to write, so he put down his pen, and then 20 years passed."
Speaking of this, Leto specifically mentioned his agents Mick Sullivan and Jim Toth in CAA. He said: “They are worthy of a trophy if they wait patiently. I will never leave it. This is an expression of trust in Hollywood." Of course, CAA is also responsible for his band's record orders and concerts. "I think they are all very happy," Leto added.
Leto firmly believes that it was the break period on the screen that made him a better actor: "I think I should be away for a while, in order to have something to say when he reappears." When he was the first time. When I saw the script of "Dallas Buyers Club", I was deeply attracted by the role of Rayon, "I said to myself,'Let me play this movie. By the way, see if I still have actors left. Factor. Is this going to be another Waterloo? Do I have to experience a heartbreaking experience? "It's like what men and women in love often say: Let me see if I still have the ability to love again."
"Dallas "Buy Club" has been planned almost 10 years ago, but because the subject matter is too sensitive, and the filming has been delayed due to various changes in the director and actors, the director Jean-marc Vallee ("Crazy Love") was finally finalized. , "Young Victoria") and starring McConaughey, Rayon’s role was actually originally chosen by Gail Garcia Bernard (o(╯□╰)). This is shocking, but not unexpected. , See "Bad Education"), but he announced his withdrawal shortly before the shooting started. And when there were only a few weeks left to shoot, Rich Delia, who was in charge of casting, suddenly thought of Leto.
"We think that although Leto has been focusing on music in recent years, if anyone wants to return to the movie circle with a role, then Rayon is undoubtedly an excellent choice. Because he is a very beautiful character, and Leto You can definitely see the true charm and toughness of this character through his weird costume."
In this way, director Vallee auditioned Leto via Skype. At that time Leto was still on tour with the band in Germany, and Leto gave the director a huge surprise-when Vallee opened the video dialog, Jared Leto, who was already in the play, appeared in front of him. He was wearing a woman's Clothes, heavy makeup, "We had a conversation like this for nearly half an hour. I thought he was going to end the performance within 5 minutes, but in fact, he had already created the character Rayon before my eyes."
Leto recalled when starting this audition:. "I remember that I wore lipstick, specially wearing a pink sweater, the collar down to expose the shoulders before sitting at a computer, and then you see the director stunned expression"
director Vallee admitted that he was really stunned. "His expression even hit me. He said to me, "Oh, dear Jean-Marc, I love your voice and your eyes so much. You are such a man." Weier'." After the director cut off the video call, he immediately called the producer and McConaughey, and announced excitedly, "I think we have found a suitable candidate."
In fact, the initial setting of Rayon's character is more like a coquettish drag queen, but Leto is more inclined to understand him as a character whose heart is troubled by physical sex. Director Vallee said: "Every time he comes out, I will say, okay, my God, you are so sexy."
"Dallas Buyers Club" was the first time Leto started contacting after filming started. The work of the script, he admitted that he hadn't seen the script at all before filming started. And it’s not like some actors madly taking films after winning the award. Leto seemed very calm at this point. He said: “I’m not the kind of proactive type.”
But the irony is that Leto is now again. I have to start to correct the misconceptions that fans have about him. "Some people think "Dallas" is the first movie I played. They think it's more like a musician trying to find a part-time job as an actor. ”O(╯□╰)o
In the next two years, Leto will plan to direct a film, and there are also some other projects under negotiation. When asked if he will continue acting, Leto said "of course". After a little pause, he added Said: "But it must be an excellent work, a collection of talented directors and actors, with impeccable scripts and brilliant roles, which are all necessary conditions for reference. When these elements are available, I think I I will definitely not refuse."
[End]
======================================= ============
PS: 5 things about bands and crossovers
1. The actors in the film circle who are keen on "tossing" their looks and body are not only Christian Bale, Leto has it. Nothing less than →_→Masanobu Ando, who can be described as "breaking the world" o(╯□╰)o Recently, when he was a guest on "Ellen Show", he ridiculed that "Chapter 27" which gained 60 pounds of fat that year was about 27 people. Have seen ⊙▽⊙.
2. The original song "The Kill" adapted by the fast boy Hua Chenyu "Shocked" the judges is Leto's band 30 Seconds to Mars. This song is also a hit single by the band.
3. The MV of each single of the band can be regarded as a short film. The MV of "The Kill" is a tribute to "The Shining" which was adapted from Stephen King's novel and directed by Kubrick. The single "From Yesterday" was shot in Hengdian, China, partly inspired by Bertolucci's masterpiece "The Last Emperor". The MV for the new single "City of Angels" is 11 minutes long and includes interviews from various big names, including Leto's friend Fu Lanlan, as well as Kanye, Lindsay Lohan, Juliette Lewis and so on. The unplugged version of this song was also included in the soundtrack of "Dallas Buyers Club".
4. In 2013, NASA launched the first single "Up In The Air" of the 30 Seconds To Mars new album "LOVE LUST FAITH + DREAMS" into space.
5. Last year's new album cover was designed by Damien Hirst, Britain's most controversial and most valuable contemporary artist. The single "Up In the Air" MV also has its participation and related style symbols.
View more about Dallas Buyers Club reviews
