Jacob Trebrey became known for playing the Son of the Winslows in the movie The Smurfs 2, when he was 6 years old. At the 88th Academy Awards, Jacob Trebrey made a splash with "Room", and there was even a rumor that if he was nominated, Leonardo The Little Plum's hard pursuit of the Oscar may continue to play. Jacob Trebray was also evaluated by the media as an Oscar".
It is precisely because of the excellent performance in "Room" that Stephen Zhuoboski, the director of "Miracle Boy", did not hesitate to choose him to play Auggie, who was born with facial deformities.
Don't look at Jacob Trebrey is only 11 years old, but for "ugly" he has no idol baggage, in the "Miracle Boy" movie, almost can not recognize his true appearance, Jacob has to go through more than 2 hours of makeup every day, the entire face is wrapped in various mask making materials.
But Jacob's heart Riogi is special, in order to prepare for the role, he once exchanged letters with children whose faces were different from normal people, and in this way helped him to study the role.
"Miracle Boy" tells the story of a young boy with a deformity born in Auggie who is still unsatisfactory after 27 surgeries, because of his "ugly", he has been subjected to a lot of strange eyes at school and even school bullying, and finally became an incredible "miracle" in the company of family and friends, and the film will also land on Chinese mainland on January 19.
Taking advantage of the gap between directors Stephen Zobowski and Jacob Trebrey to promote "Miracle Boy" in China, Maoyan had the privilege of meeting the 11-year-old popular child star and chatted with him about the film, he is not an ordinary "little fart", and always has his own set of opinions when it comes to roles.
Cat's Eye X Jacob Trebrey
Cat's Eye: Why did you want to play this role?
Jacob: Why I want to play Auggie, because I haven't played such a special role as Auggie, he's special.
Cat's Eye: How does it feel to work with Julia Roberts?
Jacob: It's so cool, she's really nice, I can learn a lot just by watching her perform, her focus, her integration with the characters, and most importantly, she's very good to everyone.
Cat's Eye: Did you learn anything?
Jacob: Yes, look at her performance
Cat's Eye: What kind of mother do you think she is in the film?
Jacob: Very loving, very supportive mother
Cat's Eye: How hard is it to pretend she's your mother?
Jacob: It's not difficult at all, because her performance is so natural that I unconsciously think of her as my mother.
Cat's Eye: What does it feel like to see your face after special effects makeup, and will it be uncomfortable?
Jacob: After the first makeup, I thought the mask was so real, and the makeup helped me a lot, filling all my imaginations of Auggie.
Cat's Eye: It is said that in order to prepare for the role, you exchanged letters with children whose faces were different from normal people?
Jacob: Yeah, I got a couple of letters, and at first I found them and wanted them to tell me about their experiences and whatever they wanted to say to me, and I bound them into a book, and before I played some important scenes, I would flip through the booklet, and it helped me experience what auggie felt like when he was bullied.
Cat's Eye: How many letters were impressive?
Jacob: There was a letter about a girl who was bullied, and I was very touched by it, and she wrote about how she felt in that situation, and that letter helped me a lot.
Cat's Eye: Do you have siblings?
Jacob: I have an older sister and a younger sister, both of whom are actors, and my sister also performed in Miracle Boy, playing a bullying girl with Jack Well in the fourth part.
Cat's Eye: How does it feel to see my sister playing a bully?
Jacob: She didn't really bully other kids, she was actually a bully's girlfriend, but it was fun to see her and me acting, and we heard that the mother of a small child saw a little tiger in the woods that scared us all.
Cat's Eye: The atmosphere with siblings?
Jacob: We get along very well, we're best friends, we do pretty much everything together.
Cat's Eye: How do you get along with your mom in reality?
Jacob: My parents were very concerned about us, for every child.
Cat's Eye: What was the biggest challenge for you to participate in this movie?
Jacob: I think crying is the hardest thing for me, but I think crying is the real performance.
Cat's Eye: Movie Riogie is a Star Wars fan, what about you?
Jacob: I'm a die-hard Star Wars fan, I've seen all the movies, I've watched them several times, except for the most recent one, which I've only watched once.
Cat's Eye: Have you ever experienced school violence in real life?
Jacob: I've had a little bit of a encounter because I'm a little shorter among my peers, and I think the most important thing is that you should communicate with your parents because when I told my parents, they told me they would never let me bear those negative emotions alone, and they would also give me advice, and they also told me to ignore them if it didn't work to choose kindness.
Cat's Eye: What's your favorite scene in the movie?
Jacob: My favorite scene is the Tubaka scene, because Tubaka is played by the person in Star Wars.
Cat's Eye: You've starred in a lot of movies and are considered a star, will this affect your relationship with everyone at school?
Jacob: It does have some impact, sometimes it can't keep up with the progress of the course, but I have tutors, and I take homework to do, and when I'm not filming, I have tutors.
Cat's Eye: Do you have a role you want to play?
Jacob: I want to play a ninja in Star Wars, and it must be cool.