The film “Focus”, released in 2015, was shot by two directors and part-time scriptwriters (Glenn Fikkara and John Rekua) in the genre of criminal tragicomedy. Today we will talk in detail about this wonderful movie.
For those who are interested. The main actors of the film “Focus”: Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Rodrigo Santoro.
Business gets in the way of love
The film was shot in the USA and Argentina. It tells about the everyday life of an experienced fraudster who fell in love with a novice swindler. Soon the couple discovers that their business is preventing them from building normal relationships, and then the main adventures of the characters begin.
Some actors in the film “Focus” selflessly approached the filming. Some raced to audition across the ocean, losing luggage at the airport, only to get on time. This happened with Margot Robbie, who nevertheless got the main role. Later in an interview, she will tell you that perhaps this very story helped her get into the picture.
Another actor of the film “Focus”, Will Smith, was late for listening, for which he received a scolding from his future partner.
By the way, the role that Will Smith eventually got was originally intended for Ryan Gosling, but he was unable to take part in the filming. The main female role was intended for Emma Stone, but she also dropped out of the project.
Blockbuster king
The actor of the film “Focus” Will Smith is a real star. He starred in many Hollywood blockbusters, which brought him worldwide fame and a considerable amount of money.
He was also twice nominated for an Oscar and four times for a Golden Globe. In the end, Will Smith received a Grammy, which was probably very pleased. He also enjoys hip hop, has three children from two wives. Children are also involved in acting: Will Smith starred with them in two films.
The hero has a nose for running projects. In 2008, Forbes magazine recognized him as the highest paid actor in the world.
Initially, Will Smith was not going to become an actor, because his passion was rap and hip-hop, which he successfully worked with his friend Jeff Towns. Their rap duo even got a Grammy. Later, a talented rapper was called to the television project “The Prince of Beverly Hills”, where he played for six years. His role was as if written off from himself, he even called himself Prince.
Later, Smith's acting career began to develop gradually. The man got the main role in "Bad Guys" (1995) - a low-budget action movie that did not bring much income. But then “Independence Day” (1996) and “Men in Black” (1997) broke out, thanks to which Will Smith gained popularity around the world. He began to be invited to high-budget projects, two more parts of “People in Black” and many other paintings with his participation came out.
Smith is currently a highly paid actor, and his participation in the film guarantees the success of the project.
Young star
Rising star Margot Robbie cannot boast of such an enormous filmography as her film partner. She is still very young and does not have much experience. In the film “Focus” (2015), she managed to show herself well; film critics predict her a great future.
Given that the actress has already managed to star in two films this year, which have collected at the box office a lot of millions of dollars, the words of critics should be taken literally. The films that made Margot famous are “Suicide Squad” (2016) and “Tarzan. Legend ”(2016), as well as the film“ Focus ”(2015), showed the skill of the actress.
Margot Robbie is from Australia. There she began her acting career with filming in television series. It is worth mentioning the small but vibrant role of Margot in the movie “The Wolf of Wall Street”, where she played with Leonardo DiCaprio.
Now Margot Robbie certainly will not end up with producers and directors who want to invite her to their project.
Brazilian contribution
The cast for the film by Glenn Ficarr and John Recois turned out to be international: the actors of the film “Focus” come from all over the world. Most of them are not from the USA.
For example, the performer of one of the central characters in the film “Focus” Rodrigo Santoro arrived from Brazil.
Despite the fact that Rodrigo Santoro has successfully starred in Hollywood films, he lives in Rio de Janeiro and does not plan to move to the United States.
In his youth, Rodrigo wanted to become an actor. To do this, he transferred from the Faculty of Journalism to a film school at the television channel that produced the series. With these series, he began his journey into a big movie.
At first, the man played in Latin American films. For example, they began to recognize him after the prominent role of a smoker of marijuana in the film “The seven-headed beast” (2001).
In several films at home, the actor played (one of the tapes with his participation was nominated for the Golden Globe as “Best Foreign Film”), and then Rodrigo Santoro left for Hollywood. There he played in “Real Love” (2003), but became famous only after “300 Spartans”.
Now he is often invited to the cinema, but the actor does not forget about other activities. For example, he is fond of charity. And the man loves the Doors band and reads Shakespeare.
International caste
By the way, another actor of the international caste of the film “Focus” is BD Wong. He was born in America, but has Chinese roots. He has acted in films and television series a lot, and also plays in the theater and has many awards. He even participated in productions on Broadway.
BDI Wong is gay, he is not shy about it. The actor openly talks about his sexual preferences and urges everyone to do so. Actively supports the movement for the rights of sexual minorities. With his boyfriend, BiDi Wong decided on paternity through surrogacy. The couple had twins, but one died, so the actor and his common-law husband are now raising one son.
At the beginning of his career, BiDi Wong starred in many television series. He played Ray Mukada in “Prison of Oz” (1997-2003), then there was “Law and Order. Special Corps ”(1999-2013) and many others.
At the moment, the actor has built a successful career not only in the movies, but also on the stage.
How to learn fraud?
The actors of the film “Focus” really laid out on the set of this interesting and unbanal story about the everyday life of fraudsters and swindlers. Margot Robbins and Will Smith had to learn the agility of pocket thieves from the real master of this business - stuntman Apollo Robbins.
According to film critics, the film was completely successful, which means that the lessons of fraud were quite useful for the main actors.
Fashion Fraud
The film “Focus” was to the taste of both the audience and film critics. Glenn Fikkara and John Rekua created a story that many liked. Who does not like adventures and adventures with a criminal plot, and even with elements of comedy?
Everyone is interested in watching how the deception masters work, especially in the performance of such wonderful actors who lead the film. And the many tricks that pocket thieves and scammers use in the film are the same as in real life. Using what you see in the film, you can protect yourself.
Happy viewing!