Sina Entertainment News Beijing time December 28, according to foreign media reports, Damien Chazelle’s (“La La Land” and “Burst Drummer”) new film “Babylon” released a special photo shoot and his old partner Linus Sandgren is in charge again, recreating the early days of Hollywood.
The film will be released in North America on December 23, Diego Calva, Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt, Tobey Maguire, John Edpoe, Li Lijun, Jane Smart, Catherine Waterston, Max Minghella, Olivia Wilde, Spike Jones, Phoebe Tonkin, Samara Weaving, Flea , Rory Scarvo, Lucas Haas, Eric Roberts, PJ Byrne, Damon Gumpton, etc. The budget of the film is 80-100 million US dollars which is R-rated.
Focusing on the early days of Hollywood in the 1920s, the transition period from silent to sound films, it is full of people chasing fame, wealth and power, depicting the ups and downs of multiple characters as well as ambitious, wild and completely lives out of control.
Most characters are fictional, but inspired by real-life Hollywood stars: Pete plays party-loving movie superstar Jack Conrad, inspired by real-life John Gilbert, Clark Gable, Douglas Fairbanks and more Robbie plays Nellie LaRoy , a grumpy aspiring actress who was the real-life star of early Hollywood stars such as Clara Bow, Jenny Eagles, Joan Crawford and Alma Rubens. A fusion of stars; Calva as Mexican immigrant Manny Torres, a Hollywood outsider who serves as the public eye in the Babylonian world; Lijun Li as Fay Zhu, inspired by Anna May Wong; Maguire as the Chaplin-inspired James McKay; Minghella plays the only real person: producer Alvin Salberg.
The film sets PR strategy for awards season, with Diego Calva and Margot Robbie competing for the male and female lead, Brad Pitt, Tobey Maguire and John Edpoe competing for the supporting male role, and Li Lijun and Jane · Smart as female support role. “Babylon” clocked in at 188 minutes/3 hours 8 minutes (a full hour longer than “La La Land”.
(Mengqing)
(Director in charge: Camus)
