Hollywood Road

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The sun is setting, and the evening in Los Angeles in August is hot. In front of the Chandler Hall of the Music Center, it is the madness of reporters who are hotter than the weather. They either hold the microphone or hold the camera, in order to compete for a better position. Resist your shoulders and squeeze out a way out of the crowd.

The suit is wrinkled and the tie is crooked, but no one cares. In the eyes of these reporters who specialize in entertainment news, these are all worthwhile.

Because on the red carpet in front of them, Steven Spielberg had just walked by, and Tom Cruise, who had just been divorced, brought his new girlfriend Penelope Cruz and Peter Jackson behind. The New Zealand fat guy, these are all popular Hollywood figures. The photos can be on the headlines of tomorrow's entertainment page. If you can interview them for some exclusive news, then post.

Even if there are too many reporters around them to squeeze, isn't there a director like Murphy Stanton who can interview?

However, if you can interview popular directors and celebrities, no one will get in front of a director at the level of Murphy Stanton.

A b-level film director still has very limited readers.

Probably it was arranged by the organizer. Murphy walked on the red carpet to find that he was caught between Peter Jackson and Harry Potter Daniel Radcliffe, who became famous for "The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship Squad". From time to time, until the end of the red carpet, few reporters talked to him.

Murphy is also happy and clean. Now that "Planet of Horror" is off the shelf, there is no need for him to use the opportunity of the Saturn Award to gain attention for publicity.

He didn't even enter the interview area, and went straight into the Chandler Hall where the Saturn Awards ceremony was held.

This is the 82nd Saturn Awards Ceremony. It was originally held in early June, but at the end of May, the CIA and the FBI jointly issued a warning that al Qaeda might launch a new round of terrorist attacks on the United States. A large-scale event gathered by celebrities is the primary goal. As a last resort, the Saturn Awards ceremony was postponed to the end of August.

Entering the Chandler Hall, Murphy, under the command of a staff member, quickly found the location of the crew of "Chain Saw". In the past, he found James Franco, Seth Rogen and Joe Na-Hill is already sitting together.

"Here, Murphy!" Seth Logan waved to Murphy, and Jonah Hill stood up, "Come here!"

Murphy strode over, sat on the empty chair on the left hand side of James Franco, looked at Seth Logan and Jonah Hill who were winking through him, and asked, "In a hurry?"

"It's not an urgent matter." It was James Franco who was speaking. "It was the two of them who discovered something that they thought was very interesting."

There is still some time before the awards ceremony begins, Murphy asked boredly, "You two, tell me what is going on?"

"Murphy, look over there." Jonah Hill stretched his finger to the front row on the left, "Look who it is!"

Following his hand, Murphy only took a look and recognized the super handsome Hollywood guy, "Tom Cruise, there seems to be a Spanish actress next to him, I can't remember the name."

"Don't worry about this Latin woman," Seth Rogen leaned over here and reminded, "Look at Tom Cruise at the seventh position on the right."

Murphy glanced at it, and the first thing he saw was curly red hair, which was different from Jessica Chastain's red hair, which was mixed with more gold.

Although he could only see a back and a side that was not very clear, Murphy distinguished it a bit and recognized who the woman was. It was the superstar Tom Crew whom Jonah Hill had just shown him. Si's ex-wife, one of them nominated for the best actor of this year's Saturn Awards, and the other nominated for the best actress.

"Do you think they will win the prize?" Jonah Hill was like discovering the New World.

Seth Logan looked over there and groped his fat chin and said: "With the **** of the organizers of Hollywood events, the best actor will be awarded to Tom Cruise first, and then the best The actress was awarded to Nicole Kidman."

Murphy nodded in agreement, "If I were the planner of this awards ceremony, I would definitely ask Nicole Kidman to award Tom Cruise, and then Tom Cruise to Nicole Key. Deman awards. Only then can there be gimmicks, news spots, and ratings."

James Franco, who has been silent, couldn't help but sneer: "It's a waste of you not to be the director of the Saturn Awards ceremony!"

Murphy smiled and shrugged, pretending to be confident, "I think so too."

"If... I mean if the two of them really meet on the podium," Seth Logan is still looking at it, seemingly hoping that this will happen, "what will the two of them look like? expression?"

"Give awards calmly, receive awards calmly." Murphy gave an answer without even thinking about it, "Smiling to each other, hugging affectionately, to show everyone that we are still good friends even if we are separated."

Jonah Hill didn't seem to believe Murphy's words and questioned, "Can they really do this?"

"Nonsense! They did better than Murphy said," James Franco reminded him, knocking the arm of the chair hard, "You two idiots, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. The best actor in Hollywood!"

Jonah Hill and Seth Rogen were dubious about Murphy and James Franco’s words, but the award ceremony that began later confirmed Murphy and James Franco’s words, when Nicole Kidman won the prize. The Best Actress of the Saturn Awards, after passing the position where Tom Cruise was sitting, when he took the stage to receive the award, Tom Cruise took the initiative to stand up and congratulate his ex-wife. The two smiled and hugged affectionately. The things that I wanted to kill each other years ago have never happened before.

Jonah Hill has been looking at that side in a daze, until Nicole Kidman stepped onto the podium, and then sighed, "This is Hollywood!"

The biggest attraction tonight is undoubtedly the former couple, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, who won Best Actor and Best Actress respectively with "Vanilla Sky" and "Island Cry". actor.

This is a joyous event. The winning films are all hits at the box office. There will be no unpopular films that most viewers have neither seen nor heard of. This is a science fiction, fantasy and horror film. The moment.

Different from Oscar’s appeal for both elegance and common appreciation, and different from the artistic victory of international film festivals such as Venice, the Saturn Award has always been the theme of encouraging excellent science fiction, fantasy and horror films. In other words, this is a completely mainstream film. Awards ceremony for commercial films.

These can also be seen from the award-winning people and the film. The Oscar dismissed Tom Cruise is the darling here. "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" won nine nominations. Peter Jackson used "The Lord of the Rings" "The Fellowship of the Ring Team" won the best director...

"Dear Murphy, don't be sad, don't be sad," James Franco whispered suddenly, watching Peter Jackson, who was receiving the best director award on the stage, "this is just the Saturn Award, maybe one day in the future, You will become the best director of the Oscar."

Murphy squinted at him, "Am I so stupid? I thought I could beat Peter Jackson and Spielberg with "Saw Cry."

He glanced at the award-giving guests who walked onto the stage, "This is the award we might get."

On the stage, the sweet-looking Jessica Alba is reading the list of nominations for the best horror film of this Saturn Awards. "The 28th Saturn Awards nominations for the best horror film are: "Small Island", "Ghost Boy" Courtyard, "Scary Cannibals", "Thirteenth Street", "Saw Horror"."

She smiled at the stage, her smile was sunny and pure.

"It must be us! It must be us!" Seth Rogen and Jonah Hill kept whispering.

James Franco also put away his laughing expression, his face tense.

Murphy unconsciously clenched his fist. This is the first time he may have won a heavyweight award since he transferred to the film industry. There is a Saturn Award. In the future, whether it is to attract investment or find a release, it will be convenient. a lot of.

And his next plan also needs such a heavyweight award to increase persuasiveness, so as to convince the famous stubborn guy in the comics industry as soon as possible.

Before the awards ceremony, two agents, Bill Rossis and Grace, also did a lot of work. Murphy believes that he still has the hope of winning.

The biggest competitor is undoubtedly "Small Island", but this film has already won the best actress. From the point of view of the cake, "Chain Saw" has even greater hopes of winning the prize.

"The winner is..." Jessica Alba opened the envelope in her hand, with the iconic sunny smile on her face, and said the final answer, "The Chainsaw!"

"Wow!" There were two weird calls next to them, the excited voices of Seth Logan and Jonah Hill.

James Franco was more calm than the others, stood up for the first time, looked at Murphy, and clapped his palms.

Applause rang from all directions and gathered to Murphy. Murphy's clenched fist shook his chest vigorously and stood up!

Buttoning a button on the suit, Murphy hugged James Franco, Seth Rogen, and Jonah Hill one by one, and then walked to the stage.

"This is the young director who sold two consecutive small-cost movies?" Below the stage, Spielberg asked this sentence and saw the assistant next to him nodding, and then said, "Let people stare at him, pay attention to his For new projects, let me know immediately if there is any news."

On the stage, Murphy received the trophy representing the best horror film from Jessica Alba, opened his hand and embraced the chocolate beauty courteously, and then stood in front of the microphone in the center of the stage and bowed his head. He glanced at the trophy in his hand and said, "Thank you..."