Have you watched " Avengers 4"? The box office has exceeded 2 billion in less than 4 days since its release. The
premiere at midnight was sold out almost instantly, with no one left in the first row. The cleaning lady at the movie theater couldn't help but complain. It was the first time in her career that she got off work so late and there were so many people in the movie theater.
As the most murderous villain in the history of movies, he should have been spurned and hated, but in the end, countless people felt sad for him.
A powerful person discovered the root of the contradiction in this world-infinite greed, and tried to solve the problem by himself. For this reason, he was full of pain and lost his favorite daughter.
Uncle Bo’s cat said bitterly after reading it, why didn’t he just snap his fingers and wipe out all humans?
What does such a flesh-and-blood person look like in real life?
is actually quite handsome.
His name is Josh Brolin (Josh Brolin). The story of "Thanos" in real life is actually better. He fought, took drugs, and domestic violence, and did not counterattack until he was 49 years old.
01. The second generation of stars
Josh Brolin is a "second generation of stars".
He was born in California, USA. His mother, Jane Cameron, is a wildlife activist, and his father, James Brolin, is a famous Hollywood actor in the 1970s. He has won two Golden Globe Awards and an Emmy Award.
(Father James Brolin)
Although he comes from a family of actors, Josh has always lived on a ranch in the countryside when he was a child. His father was busy making his own movies, and his mother was busy doing research. The neglect of his parents caused his childhood to go a long way.
html He began to secretly try smoking at the age of 09. He ended his virginity at the age of 11. At the age of 16, he joined a teenage surfing organization (Cito Rats). On the surface, the organizationis a group of teenagers who love surfing. In fact, they are a group of middle school teenagers who are also ignored by their parents.
Without parental restraint and lack of family warmth, these children have done many bad things, including stealing cars, smoking marijuana, drinking, and fighting.
He also inevitably became addicted to drugs. In order to make money for drugs, they often stole cars together.
Josh once said this in an interview:
I can easily pry open the car door with a coat hanger. I'm very good at it. I can still do it today.
Most of the children who grew up with him died because of drugs. But fortunately, he did not become an incurable "addict." He was the last to get involved with drugs, but the first to quit.
(Josh Brolin in his youth)
For him, drugs are just for stimulation and to cater to the behavior of his friends. An unexpected performance made him like acting and gave up his drug addiction.
may be a family talent. An improv class in high school made him interested in acting. Under the guidance of the teacher, the feeling of pretending to be someone else made him find it interesting.
So, he ran to join his father, and relied on his father's relationship to start acting.
Josh's debut film is called "The Goonies", which is worthy of his father's care. It was a big production from the beginning, Steven Spielberg produced it, and "Superman" director Richard Donner directed it. With this movie,
became very popular as soon as he debuted and became a new actor with good momentum. Later, he took on several TV series and received good response.
But unlike his father, who loves acting, Josh is not obsessed with acting, but chooses scripts based on his own preferences.
In 1987, the TV production team of "Dragon Tiger Boys" invited him to audition. But after reading the script, he was not interested in the crime theme and refused to perform.
I didn’t expect that this drama would become a huge hit!
The actor who replaced him became even more popular and rose higher and higher. But because he missed a good drama, he went downhill.
02.Trough
One step is wrong, every step is wrong.
Ever since he rejected the invitation from "The Young Boys", Josh's acting career has not made much progress and he can only do odd jobs as a theater actor.
The old father James felt sorry for his son. He arranged several important roles for his son in the movies he directed, but he was not popular.
His career failure made him suffer from alcoholism. He was often drunk and woke up every day smelling of alcohol. He even went to jail for a time because he was drunk and got into fights with others.
All the money he earned from acting before was spent on legal fees and bail money, and the public reputation suddenly became extremely bad.
Seeing that his acting career was about to be killed by him, Josh once thought about changing careers. In those years, he sold his ranch in the countryside, took a sum of money, and single-handedly entered the unfamiliar stock market.
There is no doubt that he is on the street again. His career hit rock bottom and his family was in turmoil.
At the age of 20, he married actress Alice Adair and soon became a father. It was supposed to be a beautiful family, but due to career, alcoholism and other problems, the marriage only lasted 6 years.
(Josh, a first-time father)
February 13, 1995, was the saddest and most difficult day in his life. His mother passed away because of a car accident.
In grief, he began to rethink his life: Will my life be spent in such a mediocre way?
never!
Josh changed his previous willfulness. It would be great if a role came to him, and he would not dare to pick one.
Since 1996, he has participated in more and more film and television works, and his acting skills have become more and more proficient.
In 2000, for his performance in "Transparent", he received his first award nomination - the Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actor.
No one knows what the future will bring, and working hard now is always the best way.
03. Salted Fish Fans
2007 was an extremely important year for Josh's career. It was not until this year that he was truly recognized by the world.
He played a small role in the movie "Grindhouse" when he had been in the industry for 22 years. With his solid acting skills, he attracted the attention of the directors Coen Brothers and was invited to audition for the film "No Country for Old Men " which was still in preparation.
(stills from "Grindhouse")
Josh has a hunch that this is his chance to make a comeback!
He took this audition very seriously and specially invited the director of "Grindhouse" to help shoot the audition video.
In the end, Josh Brolin became the leading actor in "No Country for Old Men". After the film was released, it not only became a box office hit, but also won three Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Supporting Actor.
Although Josh was upstaged by the second male lead who played the villain, the film still brought him back to the mainstream media's attention.
(Stills of "No Country for Old Men")
Immediately afterwards, he starred in " American Gangster ", " Showdown in the Valley of Elah " and other well-known masterpieces, and he was famous on the big screen.
In 2008, he tried the image of a politician in a suit. He co-starred with Sean Penn in the biopic "Milk". He played Dan White, Sean's political opponent, completely subverting the previous image of a western cowboy and winning the Oscar for Best Actor. Supporting Actor Nomination.
In 2012, he got involved in science fiction films and played Agent K in "Men in Black3". Under the cold and big sunglasses, there is humor and fun.
04. Late bloomer
debuted for more than thirty years, but it was not until the past ten years that he became famous. The reason for his rise to popularity is his professionalism.
Compared to a traffic star who posts on Weibo about any minor wound and speculates on his dedicated personality, Josh’s level of dedication to the movie is shocking.
In order to create a character image, he exercises his body every time for the movie role. He is like a "rubber man" and can always meet the director's requirements.
When he starred in the movie "Oldboy" in 2013, in order to get closer to the character in the movie and create the sense of decadence in the movie character, he gained fifteen pounds in four weeks.
It is said that in order to gain weight smoothly, he would force himself to eat three burgers before going to bed.
Maybe you think that gaining weight is not a big deal, but the problem is that he plays an inspirational role and will successfully lose weight and become thin later. And due to the tight filming schedule, he had to lose another 27 pounds within a week!
He went on a hunger strike and exercised, even at the expense of his body, and he perfectly met the director's requirements.
After the movie ended, Josh's skin gradually became sagging due to neglect of body management, and his belly bulged, giving him the image of a greasy middle-aged uncle.
The Marvel movie team found him. He also has a blessed figure and a big beer belly.
But when he was told he would be starring in two Marvel movies, he took it very seriously. Thanos in " Avengers 3" is okay. This role involves a lot of post-production and special effects makeup, and the physical requirements are not too high.
But Cable in "Deadpool2" is different. This character is a tough guy with strong physical requirements.
In order to interpret the role in the movie well, the 50-year-old immediately began to set up a series of fitness plans and diet controls, and carried out targeted exercises in full accordance with the comic image of Cable: going to the gym at least 5 times a week, and at least 100 meals a day. Exercise for 2 hours...
There is no such thing as a quick success in the world. Behind all success is hard work.
05. Temper and humor
"Thanos" Josh Brolin's violent temper and true temperament are well known in the industry.
In 2004, he was accused of domestic violence by his second wife Diane Lane (Diane Lane) due to a dispute. Although the two parties later reconciled and explained that it was a misunderstanding, rumors about Josh's domestic violence have continued to circulate.
(right: Diane Lane)
Because Diane Lane once played the role of Superman's adoptive mother in the DC universe, now every time the media mentions this old incident, they will ridicule it as: shocked! Marvel's number one villain is actually the adoptive mother of Superman who is a domestic abuser!
In addition, he also had a public quarrel with the great director James Cameron .
In an exclusive interview with the American "Esquire", he said that because he refused to participate in the sequel of " Avatar ", Cameron was so angry that he directly cursed.
He publicly responded at the time:
If I don’t want to act, I won’t act. There’s nothing to say.
Although Josh is born with a bad temper and is not easy to mess with, he actually has a very humorous side.
When he was on the show, he would often joke with the audience, such as showing off his buttocks.
He also hosted the American " Saturday Night Live " and often guest-starred as some neurotic and funny characters in the program.
Recently "Avengers 4" was released, and he also posted a "nude photo" of Thanos on Instagram, showing off his peach butt.
Today, he is 50 years old, but he still insists on exercising, does not smoke or drink, and has become a qualified dad who can gently coax his little daughter to sleep.
The middle school boy who used to fight and fight has grown into an invincible adult, and the world has also remembered an extremely powerful Thanos.
He is both cruel and kind in the play, dedicated and humorous off-screen. A person can be so rich in layers. This is probably the charm of Josh Brolin.
