The behind-the-scenes production of everything about Steve

Speaking of the starring role of the film, I believe everyone will not feel strange. 1994 The movie Speed of Life and Death made people remember the name Keanu Reeves, and the beautiful bus driver sandra bullock in the film became famous. Although the later Speed 2 proved to be a bad historical film, sandra bullock gradually came into people's field of vision. In fact, sandra bullock is still a talented woman off the screen. She also worked as a producer, and participated in many films and the production of ABC's hit drama george lopez. The success of Miss Blind Date makes sandra bullock become the spokesperson of such a role type-silly elder sister! She is careless, informal, nervous and true to people and things. Although it often hurts, she can always cheer up and smile. Therefore, the role of Mary in this film is simply tailor-made for her! I feel familiar and comfortable. Let's talk about two main characters in the film, Thomas Haden Church Thomas Haden Church, whose name few people have heard of. But in fact, he is the invincible uncle sandman in Spider-Man 3, and no matter how the little green goblins and others in Spider-Man cut him, he is unscathed. At the same time, he also appeared in the famous Life with a glass of wine. This time, he starred in a light comedy with silly big sister and silly big brother, which was quite lively!

If sandra bullock is the silly elder sister in the movie, Bradley Cooper, the actor of Steve, the film's opening character, can be called the silly elder brother, although he looks quite young. Bradley Cooper was born in Philadelphia, USA from 65438 to 0975. He is of Italian descent and studied in actors studio, new york New College. From 65438 to 0998, Cooper entered the stage through the popular TV series Sex and the City, but what really made him famous was his performance in the popular TV series Double-faced Female Spy led by Jennifer Garner. Later, he played the villain role in the blockbuster comedy The Wedding Banquet in 2005, and played the friend of the hero Matthew McConaughey in the next Laijia Laowu. In addition, the romantic film "He doesn't really like you that much" co-produced with Scarlett Johansson, Jennifer Aniston and Drew Barrymore last month has just been released, further establishing his image as a silly big brother. I have to say, he and sandra bullock are a perfect match. I don't know if this is what filmmakers consider when casting. If so, you have to admire the original vision of the filmmaker!

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The story told in Steve's Everything can win sandra bullock's favor, and it is also

It comes from some extraordinary qualities of the role of Mary Holovitz. When Brock first read this comedy script written by Kim Barker, he immediately fell in love with Mary's pure breath that was too frank and without any impurities-the whole story revolved around a female writer who wrote crossword puzzles, and it was full of warmth and slight sting from beginning to end ... As an actor and producer, Brock's ability to distinguish excellent material topics was her magic weapon to win. The proposal that has just achieved good box office results is the best proof. She always has a way to make a comedy character shine in an instant and give it unique and intriguing charm. Therefore, when Brock read the script, he realized what a unique and real female role Mary was in everything about Steve. Brock explained: "Mary showed incredible talent." She has a pair of lovely and overprotective parents. So Mary grew up in an over-idealized environment. She followed the planned life trajectory and was not influenced by any outside world.

Although he has made a name for himself in the entertainment industry and basically established his unparalleled position in the comedy industry, sandra bullock himself admits that it is not a simple matter to really get into the play and enter the inner world of a character. Brock said: "At first, I had no idea what kind of life people like Mary lived, so I had to constantly extract some fragments of life from people I knew, and then put them together by myself ... I frantically recalled my appearance when I was three and a half years old, constantly observed some behaviors and conversations of screenwriter Kim Barker, and tried to imagine the craziest move I had ever made-and then just sketched it out a little bit.

In real life, people like Mary may not be accepted by society at all, so everything about Steve is a comedy to show the absurdity and impudence of this role. Sandra bullock said, "The most exciting thing about this movie is that the content in it has achieved the correct balance of various comedy styles and truly restored the true nature of life. It will be more or less cruel and sad ... When we constantly push and dig the content in the film, it is inevitable that the story inside will become sharper and more impatient. I like this feeling very much. " Kim Barker added: "In fact, women like Mary can be found everywhere in the world. They may not be the most popular girls in school, or even because they are' abnormal' and don't even have a friend around them. Mary is so different because she just has wisdom that people can't catch up with, so she won't try to find others like her-I find it so happy to study the differences in Mary. "

Kim Barker decided to build a story around the complicated word world of crossword puzzles, not because she has an irresistible interest in solving crossword puzzles, but because she has a desire to find people who have rich language information and can create incomprehensible word games. Buck admitted, "I'm really not good at crossword puzzles except killing time on the computer." Because online games will immediately remind you to write a wrong answer somewhere and help you correct it in time-but if it is paper and pen, I will completely lose my direction and clues. It seems that I lack the corresponding logic and organization in this respect. "

Even so, Kim Barker resolutely stepped into the daily system related to crossword puzzles. She specially visited several websites and related forums, and got a deeper understanding of the fields involved by professional crossword writers. Buck's tireless investigation constantly supplemented her initial imagination of Mary, concretized the role into details, and turned her into a woman with a lot of information and countless topics stored in her mind.

The script written by screenwriter Kim Barker for Everything about Steve focuses on the story of a woman who has some social obstacles in designing crossword puzzles, combining classic comedy elements, including drama conflicts and anti-traditional environmental changes. After this mixture reached a corresponding balance, it quickly attracted the attention of sandra bullock and her long-term production partner Mary McLaglen ... The happy cooperation between McLaglen and Brock can be traced back to Hope Floats nearly 1 1 years ago. McLaglen said, "For me, the role of Mary is the most attractive part of Pearl S. Buck's plays. On a certain level, everything that happened to Mary and her reaction will make everyone feel a sense of deja vu that they have experienced personally. " During the preparation of the film, sandra bullock, Mary McClaren and director Phil Traill all reached an obvious consensus, and bradley cooper, who has previously appeared in The Wedding Hawk and The Hangover, is the most suitable person to play the handsome photographer Steve. After his first short date with Mary, this beautiful woman warmly responded to him ... Cooper has a good-looking face, innate charm and impeccable sense of humor, and he can also undertake funny comedy performances-all of which are clearly shown in his recent "Hangover", and he also proves that he can penetrate into a wider range of roles. Brock said: ". He has the ability to make this character look despicable and hateful in front of women, and then slowly establish a true and credible connection with a misunderstood lovely woman. "

Bradley cooper believes that when a certain feeling is mutual, the intention to achieve cooperation becomes extremely simple. Cooper recalled: "Just seeing sandra bullock's name, this film has enough charm for me to participate in it. It is a rare opportunity for me to cooperate with such an excellent filmmaker. I believe this will definitely be the most amazing performance experience in my life. "

Filmmaker phil traill was born in the United States, but he grew up in England, so he brought his famous brand and irregular humor to Steve. His sensitivity to comedy can be seen from his very popular British TV comedy Peeping. Not to mention the short film "Dangling" which won many awards ... So it seems that Trier is also the best choice to direct this film, but he finally joined in after a very long conversation with sandra bullock. Trier said: "We naturally talked about this film-in fact, I really have a lot of ideas to discuss with her, Brock. She is a thoughtful person and always gives people a very comfortable feeling. If I give up this opportunity to cooperate with her, I will definitely regret it for a lifetime. " Brock went on to say: "I watched a lot of Trier's TV and film works and deeply understood that he would definitely make this film well, so we talked a lot when we first met, and I knew that the director should be him."

Once the director is determined, all filmmakers will focus on the choice of other minor actors, because Kim Barker has described all the other roles in her play equally important, except Steve, the flashy journalist Hartman Hughes and Angus, a TV producer who is often besieged. These characters are so vivid in Buck's plays that the filmmakers have made up their minds. We must find outstanding actors who can meet the challenges brought by movies, so they also found Thomas Haden Church and ken jeong, and formed a solid three-person alliance with Bradley Cooper. Together, they completed many difficult comedy performances.

At first, Hartman was described in the script as a gentle, slightly tired reporter who likes to wear Prada brand clothes. But when Oscar nominated Thomas Haden Church decided to play this role, several filmmakers, including sandra bullock, soon realized that the Texan who was over 1.8 meters tall would definitely give Hartman an external masculinity. Phil Trier said, "Church's acting talent is obvious to all. The Hartman he plays is arrogant and competitive, and the charm conveyed through the lens is eye-catching. "