biography
Harmo's father is an actor from London. They also played father and son in the TV series Jack and the Beanstalk: The True Story. In 2004, he co-produced finding neverland with Johnny Depp, in which he played the prototype child Peter who inspired Depp. Depp was surprised by his performance in the film, so when he collaborated with his old partner tim burton in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Depp strongly recommended that Hammer play Charlie, a child of a kind and poor family. As a result, his performance did not disappoint everyone, and more and more people got to know this simple and lovely British actor. Although the film contract expired in 2006, he said that he would not be an actor when he grew up.
Chronology of works
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Jack and Beanstalk: The True Story
(Little Freddie Highmore starts to walk forward: Freddie Highmore ... son is at the playground)
Plot introduction:
Jack Robinson is a rich businessman. His whole life is work. However, the curse of a family haunted him day and night: all the descendants of the Robinson family would not live past 30. Just before Jack's 30th birthday, he dug up a giant's bone. Andy, who came from heaven to find treasure, claimed to be a reporter who interviewed Jack, while a mysterious old woman claimed to know the whereabouts of the giant skull. In the evening, Jack was taken to the mysterious old woman, who told him the story of his family.
395 years ago, in ancient Europe, there were two mothers and children living in the same family. Life was very difficult, and the mother asked her son, the first generation of old Jack, to sell his only property, the cow. Old Jack met an old man when he went out to exchange five peas for a cow. The old man told Jack that peas have unparalleled magic. At night, the peas scattered on the ground grow into bean sprouts and grow into the sky. Old Jack climbed up the bean sprouts and found that this was another world.
There, he found a giant ruling a huge castle. The giant has a goose that can lay golden eggs. Accompanied by the beautiful music of the harp played by the harmonious little golden goddess nearby, this goose will lay golden eggs. Old Jack stole the harp of the goose and the golden goddess and climbed down the beanstalk. But the giant ran after him, so Jack cut off the bean sprouts and the giant fell to his death. Jack's family prospered because of this, and then curses and fears enveloped the family. Now only Jack can end this curse.
In order to save his life and the giant kingdom, Jack must stop what happened in the past and bring back the magic harp and the goose that laid the golden eggs. The old woman gave Jack a green adzuki bean, which grew into a beanstalk. Jack managed to ascend to heaven along the beanstalk. After some efforts, Jack found the goose and the harp again. The giant world restored the beauty of heaven, and the curse of Jack's family was lifted.
Five Children and Information Technology (2004)
Plot introduction:
The war has begun! Because my father has to fly a plane to defend our country and my mother has to take care of the wounded, our five naughty and lovely children have to leave their warm homes and live in a strange uncle's house, where there is a greenhouse that is forbidden to enter, an aunt with many rules and, of course, a nasty little cousin Rui. The original boring life became even more incredible after we accidentally discovered a sand fairy for more than 8000 years! It has realized many wishes that we dare not say at ordinary times, but unfortunately these wishes disappeared after the sun went down. Just when there was a subtle feeling between Sha Xian and us, an accident happened: someone found the trace of Sha Xian and tried to kidnap him. Out of control magic turned the whole town upside down. What's worse ... will we never see dad again? ! What the hell should we do? Can you make everything back to the way it was?
Behind the scenes production:
This film is adapted from the British classic fairy tale of the same name and published in 1902. It is still a best seller in bookstores. J.K. Rowling, the author of Harry Potter, claims that her book was inspired by this fairy tale. Director John Stephenson is a famous animator and special effects artist. He has directed films such as 10 1 Dalmatian and Lost in Space. Therefore, the special effects of the film are very prominent, and the image of the sand elf is very textured. The film has always been filled with a kind of enthusiasm, and it has not lost its soul because of too many special effects. It has quietly integrated warm and caring family values into it, making the humanistic quality of the whole film stand out. Although this value may be conservative, it is the ultimate value of a fairy tale.
Looking for Neverland, finding neverland (2004)
Plot introduction:
During Edward's reign, the playwright james m. barrie (Johnny Depp) made some achievements, but after his new play was staged, the response was not good. He realized that he must find new creative inspiration. On this day, Barry goes for a walk in Kensington Park as usual, where he meets the Ravenli Davies: four children who have just lost their father and their beautiful and kind mother Sylvia (Kate Winslet).
Although the child's grandmother Emma (played by Julie Christie) and his wife (played by Rekha Mitchell) make every effort to stop it, james m. barrie persists in helping the Levinleys. Barry played games, played pranks and played house with the children, and entered the world of castles and kings, cowboys and Indians, pirates and drifting. He turned the hillside into a sailboat, a stick into a sword, a kite into a fairy, and dressed four little boys as "Lost Neverland Boys".
Through contact with these innocent children, james m. barrie opened the door of imagination and created a well-known classic fairy tale Peter Pan. At first, Barry's troupe was very skeptical about the attraction of this pantomime, and even the producer Charles (dustin hoffman), who always supported him, was worried. However, with Barry's unremitting efforts, Peter Pan finally touched countless children and adults with his naive childlike interest and rich imagination.
Behind the scenes production:
The film is directed by marc forster, who directed Dancing on Death Row. The hero and heroine are Johnny Depp and kate winslet, who are famous for Pirates of the Caribbean and Titanic respectively. At the same time, veteran Oscar winner dustin hoffman also joined the film. The production lineup of film music is also very strong. Elton John, a famous British pop musician who once produced and sang the theme song "You Can Feel the Night of Love" of the movie "The Lion King", created the theme song "Peter's Song" again this time. 2004 is the 0/00th anniversary of the birth of Peter Pan. At this special moment, the movie finding neverland tells a legendary and true story to people. Finding neverland won the Best Film Award of the National Film Critics Association in 2004, and became a big hit at the Oscars that year.
Tiger Brothers and Two Brothers (2004)
Plot introduction:
A dawn pierced the dense branches and leaves of the primitive jungle in France, India and Japan, bringing a glimmer of life to this long-forgotten dilapidated ancient temple. Two newborn tigers are playing happily in the forest under the care of their parents. Their names are Guma and Sanha.
A gunshot broke the eternal peace here, and the greed for ivory and ancient treasures drove western hunters into the jungle. Aidan (Gai? Pierce is one of these hunters. His passion for adventure and hunting, his knowledge of the jungle and a lot of hunting knowledge made him a leader in this industry. This time, he and his expedition invaded the tiger's sphere of influence and shot and killed the male tiger who attacked to protect his children.
Sanha fled with his mother, while Guma was captured by Aidan. When he was thrown into prison for robbing the statue, Guma was sold to the circus, where he began his miserable life. Animal trainer Zebio sympathized with the little lion, but circus actor Celetin trained it in the most severe way. As a last resort, the ancient horse began to listlessly perform the boring performance of jumping the fire circle. He began to eat less and thinner.
Eugene, the local governor, agreed to release Aidan on condition that he would lead a hunting party for the local king. This hunting once again entered the tiger's activity area, and the tigress escaped again after being shot in the ear, but the hunting team still captured Sanha hiding in the cave. Eugene's son Rao persuaded his father to agree to take this little tiger home as a playmate. Two lonely hearts are getting closer and closer, and Rao sleeps with this little tiger at night. However, the good times did not last long. The pet dog at home angered the little tiger, and the result was of course tragic. The family couldn't keep the tiger, so they had to send it to the king's private zoo. The animal trainer here decided to get rid of this young tiger's peaceful character completely, hoping to train it into a fierce fighting tiger and send it to the competition.
A few months later, in order to please his new fiancee, the local king decided to hold a tiger fight in his palace. The tiger who participated in the competition was Sanha, who had just finished training, and the other was the star tiger of the touring circus. Now, fully grown Sanha and Kumar meet again in the duel field. To the surprise of the audience, the two tigers who recognized each other from the smell did not bite people as they thought, but started a childhood prank and happily rolled together. They fled duel field in surprise. After that, they occupied supermarkets, invaded houses and traveled by bus. They began to enjoy their hard-won freedom in their own way.
The local governor persuaded Aidan to lead the hunting party to shoot the tiger. He used his rich experience to drive the tiger deep into the jungle. In the ancient temple where the tiger was born, a fire wall blocked the way. At the critical moment, the master dancer in the circus, Guma, escaped from the encirclement with his brother. The deep affection between the two tigers moved people. Rao and Aidan waved goodbye to the released tiger brothers. Guma and Sanha found their mother and returned to their animal kingdom. The beauty of the primitive jungle belongs to them, and they continue to be a part of it. ...
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Plot introduction:
The little boy Charlie Beckett lives with his parents, grandparents and grandparents. Although the family is poor, the bakht family live in a ramshackle cabin, so they can live in harmony. Although every night, a seven-stuttering dinner is cabbage soup, little Charlie is happy to share it with his favorite people.
Looking out of a window in bakht, you can see Wonka Chocolate Factory, the largest chocolate factory in the world. This factory is owned by willy wonka, who is a great inventor and manufacturer of chocolate. This is a mysterious factory with locked doors. /kloc-for 0/5 years, no worker has ever come in or out of the door, but he can smell the rich chocolate. Wonka brand chocolates produced by this factory are sold all over the world and are deeply loved by children. Little Charlie is no exception. Every night in his dream, he fantasizes that he can enter the factory.
One day, Mr willy wonka announced that he would open a chocolate factory full of "mystery and magic" to five lucky children. Besides visiting factories, they can also get enough chocolate candy and other sweets to eat for a lifetime. Children who buy Wonka chocolates all over the world have the opportunity. As long as they find the golden coupon hidden in the wrapping paper, whoever gets the golden coupon is the lucky one. However, Mr. Wonka only prepared five golden coupons, and little Charlie's chances were slim. The whole world suddenly set off a craze for buying Wonka brand chocolate. Lucky people appear one after another, and the media is also broadcasting the news that children have found gold coupons. First of all, augustus, who likes to overeat, is a fat man who doesn't like thinking but likes to stuff candy into his mouth every day. Next is a little girl spoiled by her family, Veruca salter. If her father doesn't buy her what she wants, she will cheat, kick around and make a scene. The third lucky winner is violette, the champion of chewing gum. All she cares about is filling her backpack with trophies. The last one is Mike, a little boy who likes playing video games and always likes to show off that he is smarter than others.
The first four golden tickets have all been taken. Will the last chance come to little Charlie? The miracle finally happened. Little Charlie found coins in the snow, so he rushed to the nearest store and couldn't wait to buy Wonka chocolate. Little Charlie hasn't tasted chocolate for a long time. He is wondering what this chocolate will taste like. When he opened the wrapping paper, he found gold under it. Yes, this is the last golden ticket. Charlie is going to the chocolate factory. His grandfather, old Joe Buck, jumped out of bed with joy when he heard the good news. He recalled the good times when Mr Wonka worked in a chocolate factory before closing the tower. The whole family decided to let grandpa spend the coming wonderful adventure time with little Charlie.
The process of visiting a chocolate factory is a strange experience. Little Charlie, grandpa and every tourist were stunned by the sight and smell. Their experiences are full of infinite infatuation, ecstasy, curiosity, surprise and confusion. To exaggerate, such a thing is unimaginable even in the most absurd dreams. The falling chocolate waterfall, the dragon boat sailing in the river with brown chocolate syrup, the lush chewing gum grass and the toffee all over the mountains. The workers in the chocolate factory are all dwarves from the wild jungle and the chocolate-loving dwarf country.
The huge "sugar-coated cannonball" made the other four children lose their self-control. Some of them fell into the chocolate river, some turned into candy, some were sent to the waste furnace, and some got into the TV and became signal particles. Little Charlie is indifferent to all this. The most incredible thing happened at the end. ...
Good year (2006)
Plot introduction:
Coming out of the crowded and narrow office in London, the stockbroker Max (Russell Crowe) is in the arms of Provence, France. There is blue sky, fresh air and a large vineyard left by his late uncle. Although the vineyard is picturesque, Max, who is used to city life, decided to sell it. In the process of finding a buyer for the vineyard, the shrewd Max used his usual skills in shopping malls, regardless of the feelings of the original winemaker, and only wanted to get the money as soon as possible and return to London.
During his stay in France, Max met Fanny (Marion Goldyard), a waitress in a local cafe. It turned out that Fanny was Max's playmate when he came to France to find his uncle for a holiday. In the process of getting along with Fanny, Max recalled many past events between his childhood and his uncle Henry (played by Ahlport Fanny), and he liked Fanny to bring back these precious memories. They came and went, and they couldn't help falling in love. This also makes Max plan to keep the vineyard and live here. Coincidentally, at the time of rebirth, a mysterious American girl who claimed to be the legitimate heir of the manor came into Max's life. This is the illegitimate daughter of Uncle Max Henry from California-Christie (Abby Cornish). Christie originally came to France to find her biological father Henry, and the illegitimate child also had the right to inherit, so it was difficult to determine the ownership of the manor at the moment. So Max took this as a reason to stay in the manor and enjoy a rare good year.
Arthur and His Mini Kingdom Arthur and the Invisible Man (2006)
Plot introduction:
Arthur, Selena and Betames crossed seven continents, and they came to Neck Roppoli in the Forbidden City ruled by the demon Matazard. In order to find the jewels, they had to enter the devil's palace, but the devil tried every means to stop Arthur and his party from achieving their goal. Arthur, they're in danger and time is pressing. In a day or two, there will be no more gardens, no more houses, and no more mini ink people ... Can Arthur find his grandfather in time? Can he win Selena's heart? Can they risk their lives together to save the mini ink kingdom? The most important thing is, did they finally defeat davydov's plot, so that grandma's beautiful house did not fall into the hands of others?
August Rush (2007)
Plot introduction
Behind love at first sight, there is always endless bitterness and countless waiting ... 12 years ago, on a beautiful night shrouded in moonlight in Washington Square, Lila Novacek, a cellist who was overprotected by her father since childhood, wanted to catch a breath from the suffocating close-up viewing, but when she ran to the roof, she ran into the handsome and charming Irish singer Louis Connery with a guitar on her back. In the lingering melody of "Moon Palace Dance" played by street singers, Laila and Louis met and fell in love quickly. Music has become a common language that they can share. The relationship between them is real and undeniable, but unfortunately, it is short-lived.
After they spent a romantic evening in Crazy Love, although Lila protested constantly, her father insisted and even forced her to continue the concert, which prevented her from fulfilling her promise to meet Louis. If people who love each other care too much about each other, it is easy to misunderstand. Louis sadly believes that Laila, whose family is excellent and rich, doesn't love herself as much as she thought. She lost her courage because of her broken heart. Louis found that she couldn't continue writing and playing the guitar. Finally, he gave up music and left this sad place. On the other hand, Laila lost the love of her life, and a few months later, a car accident took away her unborn child.
In a blink of an eye, 10 years have passed. Laila and Louis, who don't know the truth, have been living in their own regrets and sadness. They don't know, in fact, Lila's child didn't die, but was secretly sent away by her father. Now that little boy named August Rush is 1 1 years old. He is not only brave and lively, but also has extraordinary talent-any sound that happens around him becomes a beautiful melody in his ear. As long as he stands in the wheat field, he can even turn the rustling of the breeze through the wheat ears into a grand symphony. Obviously, Auguste was a born composer and conductor. Although he is an orphan, Auguste firmly believes that his parents are still alive, and they need him very much, just as he hopes them.
Determined to find his parents, Auguste left the orphanage and went to new york alone, but got lost in the streets of new york. At this time, August was attracted by a child playing in the street and followed him to an abandoned Filmodong Grand Theatre. He found that there were many homeless children like him in this temporary shelter, and a mysterious man named "wizard" protected them. That night, August picked up the guitar for the first time, and then he improvised a song for everyone.
A little boy who has never been trained in music can release such an exciting melody, which surprised the wizard, so he designed a series of performance plans for Auguste ... Auguste doesn't think there is anything wrong with what the wizard did, because he believes that his parents live somewhere in this city. If they hear his music, they will definitely find him. At that time, Auguste didn't know that the "search" he expected had begun.
Laila's father finally told her the truth. It turned out that she thought the dead baby was still alive ... Laila frantically found social worker Richard jeffries, hoping that he could help her find her lost son 1 1 year. Louis, who was far away from home, returned to the place where they met, because he still couldn't forget Lila.
Laila, Louis and August, though forced to separate because of the helplessness and deception of life, have never broken the connection they have established through love and music, and they will eventually find each other, because only in this way can their lives be complete.
Fantasy Elf Event Book Chronicle of Spider Elf (2008)
Plot introduction:
Believe it or not, there is an invisible world hidden around us. Some people have seen it, some people haven't. Anyway, I hope you can really open your eyes and see it. Seriously, you can't believe many things …
The story happened in Grace's three sisters (Grace's children). 13-year-old sister Mallory and 9-year-old twin brothers Jared and Simon moved to an old big house in the country with their mother after their parents divorced. Unexpectedly, they are here. A series of strange things happened: there was a strange rustling in the wall from time to time, Mallory's hair was inexplicably tied to the bedside, Simon's tadpoles were frozen into ice in the ice box, and the kitchen was destroyed ... Who was playing a prank?
In order to investigate the mysterious events at home, Jerry not only found a secret room, but also accidentally found a strange book about elves in the attic ... Are all the elves recorded in the book true? How did these three brothers and sisters face all this, bravely solve the mystery and deal with the elves?
This blockbuster movie is adapted from a best-selling fantasy novel.
Paramount Pictures is a movie that combines real people and special effects, focusing on the fact that twin brothers jared and Simon and their sister Mallory have opened an incredible magical world. Freddie Hammer (played in finding neverland) decided to play the twin brother, and sarah bolger (In America) will play his sister.
Parker will play the mother of the children, who is physically and mentally exhausted because of her recent separation from her husband (andrew mccarthy).
Nott and Short will voice two strange characters: Mulgrath, a demon who can be deformed at will, trying to reach out to children; Thimbletack/Bogart, a little thing that can protect this family and play tricks.
Pu Loleit will play the role of the children's aunt. She is considered crazy by others because she can see unusual things and be sheltered by them.
Behind the scenes production:
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Dittrich and Holly Black * * * created this series of novels. Because of their unique imagination, they have always been concerned by director mark waters, especially the time and place they created in the novels, which always remind readers of modern America. Waters said: "I have always loved fantasy stories. After reading this series of novels, I found some areas that the film industry has never touched before, that is, no film can deal with these adventures, fantastic colors and incredible interesting creatures, and at the same time, it can set the story background far away from those British wizards, Gothic orphans, or just some strange protagonists who can't tell the true appearance. "
Most importantly, mark waters also found that the story gave the three little protagonists a very distinct personality setting, which was easy for the audience to accept and recognize. He continued: "When the Grace family moved back to their legally inherited family estate, they were almost suddenly placed in an extremely extraordinary and special situation, and then through Arthur Spade Vic's illustration: How to enter the fantasy world around you, they gradually learned about these invisible things. I believe that people who have read the story will feel the same way. They will feel the same as me. These crazy and weird creatures have really been living around us. "
One of the reasons why the three children in the story have such distinctive features is that they are trying to get out of trouble, which is also a problem faced by many families now. Mark waters said, "But only through magical and even dangerous experiences can they discover their undiscovered potential and strength. Being an individual is one thing, but more importantly, being a family. "
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Jared Grace, played by Freddie Highmore, is experiencing the most critical turning point in his life, because the separation of his parents has brought him great harm, and he needs to find a way to vent his depression. Mark waters explained: "The divorce of parents had a great influence on jared. He was very angry and rebellious, and never concealed his inner bitterness, especially when communicating with his mother and brothers and sisters. But later, because of this incredible adventure, basically, he saved his family and healed his inner wounds. "
Helen Grace is played by Mary-Louise Parker. In the film, she just divorced her husband and then moved back to her hometown manor. This is a dark, abandoned Victorian house, named after the great Arthur Spade Vic. Although no one was happy with this move, Helen still got the support of one person, that is, Mallory, the daughter played by Sarah bolger. Mark waters said, "Mallory's precocity makes her look like a little mother at home. She has her own clear views on the reasons for her parents' divorce. But she didn't share her feelings with her two younger brothers at first. She is very protective of her younger brother, even though they often drive her crazy, especially jared. "
Simon Grace is also played by Freddie Highmore-he plays a twin brother in this movie. Simon is the more sensitive of the two brothers, but when his family is in danger, his quiet determination and concern have become a great asset. Mark waters then concluded: "More importantly, they need to overcome the differences between people, work together, and learn to love and appreciate each other. The fantasy world they entered finally made them understand everything in the real world. "
The three children in The Book of Fantasy Elves will face all kinds of creatures, from Simbrandik, an "elf" who is only 9 inches tall, to Margalas, a terrible monster who is 10 feet tall ... "There are elves of all sizes, such as goblins, ghosts and monsters," mark waters said. Take Hogsmeade Quayle as an example. He later became the children's helper. Of course, the premise is that he can't be distracted by birds, and he likes to eat. " Hogsgill is a digital character. He is voiced by seth rogen, who has a good sense of humor and a strong nasal voice.
As Tony Dittrich and Holly Black are the creators of this series, they have always been deeply interested in bringing this story to the big screen and sincerely look forward to it. However, they prefer to entrust their "children" to reliable and talented filmmakers, and agree that producer Mark Canton is the most suitable candidate. What makes them feel most gratified is that kathleen kennedy has joined the ranks of producers. Dietrich recalled: "Many friends and readers who read the novel saw its artistic potential and told us that this story would definitely give birth to a great movie. Of course, this is also my dream, but there are too many novels here that want to find their own way to the big screen, so Blake and I can only hope that this kind of good thing can really happen to us. We especially like the kind of filmmakers who can take the characters in the story seriously, because only such people can really like and understand the children, creatures and magical world in the fantasy wizard event book. Our hero doesn't have any special abilities, let alone live in a fairy tale kingdom. They just rely on their own wisdom and each other to get rid of the unusual and very dangerous environment they face after entering a strange and dying world. "
The writer duo Tony Dietrich and Holly Black got creative inspiration from Grimm's fairy tales. Dietrich went on to say, "There will always be a clever ordinary person here. He will defeat the giant with wisdom, or a resourceful princess. She has to make some clever plans to escape from the monster's castle. We decided the basic idea that the novel should follow-knowledge is power, which is reflected in the book of fantasy elves, that is, how children should use that manual, which is the focus of the whole story. Mark waters also agrees with us and intends to continue this view in the film. " Blake said with a smile, "When Mark Canton and Waters agreed to join, I felt both excited and uneasy. Later, they actually gathered a group of actors with such talents and dazzling stars ... When I walked into the set, it was like walking into a book. It's incredible. "