America gains both fame and fortune

Chapter 304: I feel better after vomiting it out

Compared to the depression in major studios in Los Angeles, Pinewood Studios in the UK is very busy, with nearly ten crews filming at the same time and more than 30 studios packed with people.

As soon as Martin got off the makeup trailer, he saw a group of boys and girls in Gryffindor uniforms walking in the distance.

The towering Hogwarts Castle is the tallest building in the entire studio.

Bruce followed behind, holding his old-fashioned coat in his hands.

It was not comfortable to shoot in winter costumes in the weather in June.

Martin quickly turned into a street. An old-fashioned tram was stopped on the track. The surrounding scenery buildings were badly damaged. Extras were already in place on the scaffolding.

Sam Mendes, wearing a short-sleeved shirt, came up to Martin and looked at his look carefully.

Against the backdrop of his oversized sweater and pale makeup, Martin looked thin, immature, and even a little sick.

Makeup is also an extremely important part of good acting.

Sam reminded Martin: "Remember the key to this scene: sickness, vomiting, movement, and chance encounter!"

Martin took the coat handed to him by Bruce, said nothing, and just nodded slightly.

Sam is a very demanding director: "This is a long shot. I need you to be in the same state as in the audition from the beginning. I need you to go all out to interpret this role, instead of just being superficial like in your previous commercial films!"

Martin still didn't say anything. He went straight to familiarize himself with the positioning and build up his emotions.

Sam walked back and asked, "Where's Kate? Damn it, why hasn't she come yet!"

Entering the set, he threw all the relationships between husband and wife out of his mind. The dedicated director only had work in his eyes and completed the job perfectly: "Who is responsible for reminding Kate? I want her to be on the set within three minutes!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Kate Winslet hurried over.

Sam gave a few instructions and shouted, "All departments, get in place, get ready to shoot!"

Several water trucks parked on one side of the road sprayed water, creating a torrential downpour.

Martin put on his backpack and walked into the rain. He was soon soaked all over, but the cool feeling actually refreshed him.

Bruce handed over a large piece of cake.

Martin took a few big bites of the American cake that had extra sugar added to it, and soon felt so sick of it that he wanted to vomit, but he forced himself to hold it in.

The strong desire to vomit helped him get into the state quickly and find the feeling of being sick and about to vomit.

Martin heard the order to start filming. He staggered forward in the heavy rain, holding onto the mottled wall. His wet hair stuck to his forehead, blocking his vision like a curtain of rain, making it difficult for him to see the road ahead.

After walking a few steps, the cloying sweetness of the Western-style dessert finally made him unable to bear it anymore, and he could only spit out while leaning against the wall.

Martin wiped his mouth and continued walking forward, brushing past passers-by and arriving at the door of an old apartment building.

In the set movement, you must vomit here.

Martin didn't need to find the feeling, or even perform. The dessert he had eaten took effect. He held onto the doorpost and vomited several times in succession.

The camera moved along the slide, capturing Martin all the time.

In the real-time footage on the director's monitor, Sam Mendes watched every detail. Martin was in amazing condition, and every vomiting was so real and natural.

Martin turned into the apartment door, sat on the bench, and vomited again.

This time, all the dessert was vomited out, and Kate Winslet came in from outside, and the vomit splashed on her shoes.

Kate stepped on the door and was splashed with some more water, so she quickly dodged.

Then she brought water and a mop to clean up the garbage. Seeing Martin sitting on the bench with a pale face and no energy at all, she pulled him up and used her broad and warm arms to warm the boy's cold and sick body.

Sam stopped filming and announced that this take had passed.

Martin broke away from Kate's embrace, bent down and turned to the side, and vomited twice more.

Bruce came over immediately with a cup, and Martin drank the water and rinsed his mouth.

Kate came over and asked with concern, "Are you okay?"

Martin spat out the water in his mouth into the trash can again and said, "It's okay. I had a sweet breakfast and just ate something sweet. I have a low sweetness tolerance and it's too sweet for me. I feel better after spitting it out."

Kate realized he was doing this for the show and said, "You really work hard."

Martin said: "You specifically found me to act with you, I can't let you down."

At this point, he was about to vomit again.

Kate didn't walk away, but patted Martin on the back.

Sam came over and asked, "Are you okay? Go on?"

Martin gave a thumbs up to indicate that there was no problem.

The crew didn't have to change locations, so Martin got on a tram on the street outside and continued filming.

The weather here is very good. It's not cold when you take a shower, but it's not unbearably hot either.

The filming continued until almost noon, when Martin returned to the trailer to take a shower, change clothes, and have lunch.

Pinewood Studios is more like a large British town than a film studio, as various crews come here to shoot all year round, it has a strong business atmosphere and a large service area.

Crew members of "The Reader" can enjoy free buffet meals at any restaurant in the service area with their crew work cards.

Martin got on the electric car driven by Bruce and came to the service area.

The car stopped in front of a restaurant. As soon as the two got out of the car, they met an acquaintance. Martin nudged Bruce with his elbow and reminded him to look to the left front: "Old Bruce, your idol."

Bruce saw the shorter blonde woman, and his eyes automatically turned to her perky buttocks. He couldn't help but feel disappointed: "Much smaller than in Lost in Translation."

The person in front is Scarlett Johansson. Martin said: "That is a close-up shot in the movie. This is the real eye view. Of course there is a difference."

Bruce said indifferently: "Kohler's is better."

Scarlett Johansson felt something strange about her butt and turned her head subconsciously.

Martin met her gaze and walked up to her, saying hello: "Hi, Scarlett, I didn't expect to meet you here."

Scarlett remembered Martin. A few years ago, on Malibu Beach, when he was still an unknown little actor, he asked her to take a photo with him.

Now, he is even more popular than her.

Scarlett smiled and replied, "Martin, haven't seen you for two years?"

"Two and a half years ago." Martin still had a vague memory: "We went to a beach party together."

Scarlett said, "You remember it so clearly."

Martin was quick to respond: "Who could forget meeting Scarlett Johansson?"

Scarlett couldn't help but laugh and said, "A few months ago, I thought I could work with you in the same crew, but then I found out you weren't in the crew."

Martin was curious: "Which crew?"

"The Prestige." Last year, "The Island," starring Scarlett Johansson, was a complete flop both in terms of word of mouth and box office, blocking her path to becoming the leading actress in a blockbuster film and forcing her to play supporting roles in medium-sized crews.

She said: "When I heard that your information was submitted to the crew, I thought you would be one of the male protagonists, but I didn't expect it to be Hugh Jackman in the end."

Martin smiled and asked, "Is the Prestige filmed here?"

Scarlett responded, "Yeah, it's been almost a month since we started filming."

Martin said politely: "I'll visit the crew some other day when I have time."

Scarlett nodded.

Originally, Martin wanted to invite her to have lunch together, but when he heard that Scarlett wanted to have a vegan lunch, he immediately backed off.

This reminded him of the terrifying experience when filming "House of Wax", and the little interest he had in it instantly disappeared.

Martin entered the restaurant and quickly got some meat from Old Bush to calm his nerves.

After finding an empty seat and sitting down, Martin discovered that there were many people he knew in the restaurant.

He saw Hugh Jackman.

There is also James McAvoy who is eating and chatting with Keira Knightley.

The former is even flatter than in the movie, and A is not enough to describe it. I guess McAvoy is older than her.

Bruce knew more and said, "They are from a show called Atonement."

Martin didn't remember the movie. When he looked away, he noticed a blonde girl about twelve or thirteen years old sitting at a nearby table. She looked a little familiar.

Probably some child star.

It is no exaggeration to say that this place is full of celebrities.

After dinner, Martin met Meryl Streep and Amanda Seyfried on his way out.

While in Los Angeles, Leonardo said that Meryl was filming "Mamma Mia" in London.

After all, she was the old lover of the eldest of the three bastards, so Martin took the initiative to greet her: "Good afternoon, Meryl."

Meryl was a little surprised to see Martin, and she didn't look happy. She asked, "Jack is here too?"

Martin replied: "I'm here to work, Jack isn't here."

Meryl nodded, not wanting to say more to Martin, and went straight into the restaurant.

After a while, she and Amanda found a place to sit down and eat.

The latter was curious: "You and Martin Davis are not on good terms?" Seeing the former nod, she asked tentatively: "Why?"

Meryl has been tempered for so many years, and her skin is very thick. She said directly: "If you and your lover are doing the happiest thing, and Martin Davis and Leonardo secretly throw firecrackers into your room, will you be happy?"

Amanda was thinking the wrong thing and misunderstood, wondering why these veteran actors were so extravagant?
She didn't hesitate on the surface: "No!"

Meryl remembered clearly that those two bastards, Martin and Leonardo, threw firecrackers into the trailer and almost caused her and Nicholson to cramp and be unable to separate.

After dinner, she called Nicholson, who said he would come to London to visit her in a while.

Meryl was in a good mood and had an affair with her old lover on the set. She was much happier than when she was with her husband.

Pinewood Studios is so big that we can try different places.

Then, Meryl thought of a problem. The bastard Martin was also in Pine Forest. Nicholson had a very good relationship with him, so he would definitely look for him when he came.

Just in case, she decided to find a secluded place in advance to avoid being disturbed by those bastards.

The filming of "The Reader" continues. During the first ten days of filming, many ordinary interior scenes went quite smoothly, and Martin and Kate Winslet were in good condition.

As the shooting of those special scenes was put on the schedule, the crew's progress slowed down.

(End of this chapter)