Jim Carrey

Levi asked about Jim Carrey at the Emmy Awards banquet. Leslie kept the news very well; almost no one knew about it. However, as the object of Levi's invitation, Jim Carrey himself was still very fast.

When Nick Stevenson, the agent of UTA Brokerage Company who was in charge of contacting Jim Carrey, heard the news from CBS, he did a little checking and rushed directly to Jim Carrey's residence.

"Jim, are you home?" Walking into the gate of Jim Carrey's house, Stevenson thanked the nanny who opened the door and then walked in with ease. He knew very well where Jim Carrey liked to stay when he was not working, and he also knew where to find him at this time.

Sure enough, when he walked into the game room, he saw Jim Carrey. Jim Carrey is squatting on the sofa at home, and professional wrestling is playing on the TV screen. Jim Carrey's eyes are fixed on the screen, wrestling gloves in his hand, and his body is swaying with the wrestling of the people on the TV. Although there was a voice behind him, he didn't think about turning his head away.

Stevenson looked at the star in front of him and felt that his head was a little too big.

He has long been aware of Jim Carrey's virtue. Nick Stevenson has been his agent for over seven years and knows Jim Carrey's temper very well. Although this guy's salary exceeds 20 million, he has been married twice, and his children are already 10 years old, most of the time, his temper is still that of an old child. Playful. He loves to joke and mess around; his life has always been different from that of a typical star.

Expect him to act like a typical star? It's impossible to make him participate in talk shows, participate in charity activities, or even participate in some parties to find women. This guy's life is completely immersed in his own world.

Jim Carrey grew up in a comedy family: his father is a comedian, and he himself has embarked on this path. For others, maybe comedy is always an effect. For him, it was more or less integrated into life.

However, he's the best comedian ever precisely because of this.

"Jim, be serious; there's a movie I need to discuss with you," Stevenson called Jim Carrey from his back.

"You decide. I believe in all your decisions. You know that I love you." Jim Carrey still answered his words without looking back.

No wonder your wife divorced you. Is that how you usually treat your wife? Stevenson complained maliciously.

"Jim, we still need to talk. It's not like you want to wear one sock to the Manchester Comedy Store celebration or you want to wear Bigfoot prop shoes to an awards show; those things you can do whatever you want. Since you're a comedian, it won't be a big deal even if you act daringly, but this is a movie. It's a very traditional movie, and it will have a big impact on your future. You'd better be serious. Please don't watch wrestling again, okay? Someone complained to me last time when you were filming a movie, you played romantic scenes like wrestling! What's the point of watching these things?" Stevenson Still couldn't help getting angry.

[A/N: Wearing only socks and wearing prop shoes to participate in activities are all things that Jim Carrey has done. Complaining that his bed scenes acted like wrestling is true, but it was Pitt who complained when filming Bruce Almighty when Pitt was the husband of the heroine Aniston.]

His words made Jim Carrey turn off the TV in frustration, "Okay, okay, be serious... How much serious work have I done this year? Can't you leave me alone for just a minute? Let me have some fun by myself?"

There's nothing wrong with that: Jim Carrey's year has been pretty fulfilling. He starred in the movie Simon Birch, then he participated in the production of a TV show, and then he also participated in the production of a documentary; of course, if you count the concert he went to mess around, it will be even busier. It was only September, and he already felt he had done too much work. Now that another script had come to him, he felt a little tired.

As an actor with 20 million dollars per movie, does he have to work so hard?

"Jim, I know you've worked hard this year, but this movie is different from others." Nick Stevenson knew how to amuse children; he was no longer in a hurry but changed to another tone; his pretentiously mysterious tone made Jim Carrey turn his head, "The director of this movie is Nicholas Levi! He named you to act in his new play!"

"Nicholas Levi? Is he amazing?" Jim Carrey said calmly.

It's not the same as his manager's enthusiastic expression. Now Jim Carrey, even if he heard that Spielberg asked him to make a movie, he doesn't need to be moved. As a top Hollywood star with a salary of more than 20 million, he is qualified to do so.

"Haven't you heard of Levi? The Lives of Others? And Emily, which is still in theaters recently? Don't tell you you haven't watched this movie; it's the most popular romantic comedy recently!"

"Yeah, romantic comedy, most suitable for divorced people to watch alone." Jim Carrey pouted.

"This is actually said by a man in his thirties who still loves to watch wrestling..." Stevenson retorted, not to be outdone, "You should watch his movie; he was nominated for an Oscar last year; if there is no accident, he will be nominated this year as well. He is less than 30 years old and has already been nominated for two Oscars. Jim, this is a genius director."

"Do those idiots at the Oscars know what a genius is? Do they know what comedy is? Are you kidding me? If they really understand, they will send the statuette to my house instead." Jim Carrey muttered.

"So that you can scold them again?" Stevenson asked back.

Stevenson heard Jim Carrey's dissatisfaction with Levi and knew he was angry because Levi was popular with the Oscars. But he doesn't intend to care about it: Jim Carrey and the Oscars are typical of seeing each other and hating each other. Oscars looks down on his acting skills, and he always complains about the Oscars in public and even speaks ill of the Oscars when he participates in the Golden Globe Awards. There's almost a blood feud between the two of them, and Jim Carrey's comedic accomplishments give him the right to rant.

It is not a good way to talk to a director who has been nominated for an Oscar. Jim Carrey doesn't think that the Oscars knows comedy, so he naturally looks down on the Oscars.

Stevenson didn't want to persuade him, "Even if the Oscars are trash, at least the audience still recognizes his movies."

He knows what Jim Carrey pays attention to.

"Audience approval?" Jim Carrey had some reactions to this, and what Stevenson said meant the same thing, "How is his movie box office?"

"Emily has been in theaters for more than four weeks now." Stevenson knew what Jim Carrey would care about, and he had also inquired, "The current box office has exceeded 110 million!" A little exaggerated. Stevenson knew that when he was embarrassed, he always liked to be funny to cover it up.

"110 million? Four weeks? So, wouldn't this movie's box office be able to catch up to There's Something About Mary? This year, two such high-grossing romantic comedies have been born, right? It's unimaginable."

Jim Carrey's surprise is justified: he knows how much the box office of comedy movies is. As a top actor, he has starred in many good films. The highest box office is only 180 million, and the box office of his more well-known movies, The Mask and Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, is only a little over 100 million in North America. The box office of this director, whom he is not very familiar with, has already surpassed the box office of his classic works. This moved Jim Carrey a little.

[A/N: The movie's overseas box office was 33 million, which was once the most beautiful and highest-grossing overseas movie. Now that the story is moved to New York, the box office will also go up.]

He doesn't value the awards, but he values ​​the audience. He is a person who likes to joke, but he knows how to respect those who are capable.

"Tell me about his movies."

"This movie is written by Andrew Niccol, and Levi is the director. Andrew Niccol is a genius. Have you seen his Gattaca? It's a very good movie. And Levi is also a genius, and his movie is also very good. With their script and direction, plus your genius acting skills..."

"Is there a second word in your adjective library besides genius?" Jim Carrey interrupted him, "Tell me what kind of drama it is."

"The name of the movie is called The Truman Show. This story tells the story of a person who was regarded as the subject of a reality show since he was a child. This person has been filmed since he was a child. Finally, one day, he himself began to know that everything around him was going on around him, and this discovery completely changed his life..."

Stevenson told the story of the movie, and Jim Carrey also started getting a hint of interest. A person who has lived in front of the camera all his life suddenly discovers that his life is fake? From this sentence, Jim Carrey has already smelled the absurd comedy color and the hidden tragic feelings behind it. This is the natural keen sense of smell of comedians.

"What does the film want to reflect? Is it an accusation against the arranger behind it?"

"No, I asked, and Mr. Levi said that the arranger behind it is a metaphor for fate and daily life. Fate does not need to be accusatory. What he mainly wants to film is the psychological changes of the protagonist."

So it's based on the characters, not the story? In this way, he is the absolute protagonist?

"You just said that the director said he thinks I'm the only one who is the most suitable for this movie?" Jim Carrey asked back.

"Yes, he said so."

This statement made Jim Carrey laugh, "Get in touch with him now; I'm a little interested."

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