"Law & Order" and "Chicago Trilogy" producer Dick Woolf (first from left) appeared at the Paley TV Festival, and the stars came to pay their respects
LOS ANGELES – The 33rd Paley Fest in Los Angeles has just come to an end, and on the evening of March 19, local time, "Dick Woolf's Night" was held as the penultimate project of the event at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood. The event focused on legendary producer Dick Woolf and his "Law & Order" and "Chicago Trilogy."
The event began with a wonderful mix of four episodes, recreating the dynamic scenes of the protagonists fighting with criminals on the front line, charging in the fire field, and strong rescue in the emergency room, and then the actors entered the scene in order, and The finale was made by Dick Woolf, and the audience responded with warm applause and stood up to greet the legendary producer.
The night's cast included Ice-T of Law & Order: Special Victims, Taylor Kinney and Jesse Spencer of Fire in the Windy City, Jason Berger and Sophia Bush of chicago police, and Colin Donner and Torrey Divito of Chicago Hospital. Dick Woolf said: "What these actors have in common is that they are all good actors and fully support each other. ”
The guests not only talked about the shooting tidbits along the way, but also generously accepted questions from fans from all over the United States. Dick also revealed that filming of the latest spin-off of the "Chicago" series, "Chicago Justice," will begin filming this week, and for the first time announced the addition of the latest cast — carl Weathers, who played boxer Apollo in "Rocky." The veteran actor will play the role of Illinois prosecutor Mark Jefferies in the new series, playing Philip Winchester, Nazinon Contacot and Jolly Carter.
【Highlights of the Q&A Session】
Host: Colin, what did you think when you were given an audition for a series to be made for Dick Woolf?
Colin Donner: It's like a lotto, very happy! In fact, like many of my friends on stage, I came from the New York Theater, so I was always surrounded by the universe of Law and Order, but never had the opportunity to participate in person (Colin looked at the "Law and Order" starring sitting next to him complainingly, and the funny appearance caused the audience to laugh). It felt great to meet Dick Woolf in person and sit down with him, and even have the opportunity to work on his next amazing work, it was like a one in a million chance.
Host: Jason, you first appeared as a special show in "Fire in the Windy City", and then you opened "Chicago Police Station" and made you a soul in it. What did you think about switching from one play to another?
Jason Beji: I love my character so much that he makes a big difference in my life, and I feel honored and need to take on more responsibility. Officer Hank Voight is a pretty complex character with a dark side in Windy City, and many people, like Jesse's character, think he's a big bad guy ("Hey, I didn't say that!"). Jesse protested loudly), but later showed a sense of justice. So in fact, my character, like everyone else in the world, has no clear black and white distinction, and is in a gray area.
Tyler Kinney and other stars talk about behind-the-scenes fun
Host: Taylor played the role of a firefighter in Windy City, how do you prepare for the role? Surely you consulted a professional, right?
Taylor Ginny: Yeah, we had regular co-working consultants, and the Chicago Police Department also let us take a lot of their precious time, gave us a lot of guidance and arranged for someone to answer our questions, to help us get things right, and our biggest concern before we started shooting was to get the details right, and we tried to make honest, moving stories.
Host: Oliver, you play a psychiatrist in the play, who do you need to work with? There are a lot of people in the world who need help spiritually, and we don't want to make a bad example on TV, do we?
OLIVER PRATT: As soon as I got the show, I started looking up the materials and making preparations, and when I arrived in Chicago, I kept asking a local psychiatrist for advice and "seducing" him to be our technical consultant on set, so we were lucky to have him on the sidelines all the time. One of Dick's characteristics is that he has a very high standard of authenticity, sometimes we have to compress and invent some details, but the most important thing for us is how to accurately portray the front-line rescue personnel we know, which is honestly very difficult.
Host: Jesse, you played the doctor in "House" and now you play the firefighter, which role is more difficult?
Jesse Spencer: The two are not the same, the role of the doctor is very professional, specific, there are many hand movements, for example, when I starred in "Dr. House", I shot about three years of surgery scenes, and later when I played a firefighter, it was more like "doing destruction", often needing to break, pry things, and it was very physically challenging.
Host: Ladies and gentlemen, have any female fans told you that they got into their current careers because they watched your show?
Epasha Merckson: Yes, it really happened, saying it was because I watched my show that I went into the work of a lawyer. I thought I was just an actor, but I found that my work could influence others, which is why I love to participate in these episodes, and the audience has fun watching TV and learning something new at the end.
Torre Divito: I had a similar feeling, and when I first joined the cast we talked about how people would learn from these shows, and I was very inspired and honored to be on the team.
Sophia Bush: I've been playing the role of a policewoman, an intelligence worker, for years, and when a female audience member told me that it was my character that inspired her life, I realized that the role I played made women realize that they could be heroes in their own stories. This kind of experience allows me to face it calmly every time I am injured in a scene, or miss my mother's birthday because of catching a scene, and it is the best to play this role, it is a gift!
Ice-T engages with fans
Ice-T was also one of the focal points on stage, having worked on five of Dick Wolf's films, including New York Undercover, Swift Justice, Law And Order: Exile, Players, and Law & Order: Special Victims, who acted for 17 years. He humorously said that he was dizzy when shooting the crossover episode, because the story was too chaotic and out of order, which made the audience laugh.
Finally, the host asked Dick Woolf to sum up, saying that this year will produce 87 hours of television content, and the total number of staff in New York and Chicago will reach 40,000.
He added: "TV dramas are the most collaborative art form in history, and they are more demanding than movies. I've received so much praise and accolades, but I've also been criticized. The series was supposed to last eight to ten years or more, so I hired great people like Oliver Pratt who would go to the hospital to do research and consult experts. I've also been fortunate enough to work with many talented writers, producers and actors, such as Peter Jankowski and Arthur Forney, who have been with me for many years. ”
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