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Chapter 648 [74] Powerful opponent!

The villains in DC stories cannot be simply summarized as "bad guys".

Take the Joker for example, he represents the ultimate evil and is the embodiment of the dark side of human nature. He pursues chaos and disorder.

His real name and background remain a mystery. He is the most dangerous and terrifying criminal in Gotham City, and even many villains are afraid of him.

He has a very high IQ but behaves insanely, and his criminal behavior is often unpredictable.

"This character's fighting ability is actually the weakest among DC villains, but also the strongest."

"Because although the Joker doesn't have supernatural powers, his IQ and thinking logic are far superior to ordinary people. He understands human nature very well. Compared to pure force, the brain..."

Chen Yu pointed to his head: "This is his most powerful weapon!"

……

At first, Nolan didn't take some of Chen Yu's words to heart.

But Nolan agreed with several of the points he made.

For example, the definition of a bad guy.

The character of the Joker is so complex, so he really listened carefully.

It can be seen that Chen Yu obviously has a deep understanding of this role and has made sufficient preparations for this audition.

Generally speaking, it is impossible to be so specific if you have a little understanding of it.

So Nolan didn't say anything to stop or interrupt him, but just let Chen Yu play his role.

"Generally, criminals have a purpose and motivation when they commit crimes, such as for money, hatred, or politics. In the final analysis, they are all to satisfy their own desires and needs!"

"But the Joker is different. He simply enjoys the thrill and pleasure of committing crimes and the pleasure of playing with human nature!"

"In his eyes, crime in this world is the most pleasurable thing in itself, and the existence of order and public security is the greatest injustice!"

"Only extreme chaos and the law of the jungle where the strong prey on the weak are truly fair!"

"He has been showing the world the meaninglessness of life by causing pain and death..."

What Chen Yu said was probably no different from the clown he had imagined.

"Batman is a superhero that all criminals hate and fear, but what the Joker fears most is his death, because once Batman dies, he will have no fun!"

"The Joker has a fairly complete set of logical thinking, so this character appears to be very independent, with a different world view, life view and values ​​from everyone else. And every word he says seems to make sense, or... he's very good at brainwashing!"

In Chinese, it means to fool people.

"Among DC comics villains, Lucifer, Eclipse, and Darkseid are all truly powerful and terrifying beings with the power to destroy the world, but the Joker's character is so special that he is more like a pyramid scheme master!"

"And my point of view is that the Joker is the strongest, because he may brainwash all the big guys in front of him..."

The humorous ending at the end made the people in charge of the audition laugh.

In fact, apart from the Warner producer and Nolan himself, who had some understanding of the Joker, the other audition commissioners might not even have read the Joker comics and at most just knew about the character.

So even though Chen Yu said so much, they actually didn't feel much.

But Nolan pondered for a long time and suddenly started clapping.

"Well said!"

"I apologize for my abrupt question just now. You really have a deep understanding of this role and you must have seen the corresponding works!"

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have mentioned characters like Evil Dead and Eclipse. Even Nolan himself doesn’t know who Eclipse is.

His knowledge of DC is limited to the input of film and television works and scripts. In fact, he himself has not read many DC comics.

"I'll discuss with a few producers to see if we should do a second round!"

Nolan said to Chen Yu, and Chen Yu smiled: "Okay!"

He stood up and walked out of the audition room with a smile.

In fact, this audition question was not difficult at all for Chen Yu.

Although the Internet was popular in 06, there was still very little information about clowns.

Even Wikipedia doesn't have a character entry for the Joker yet.

So Nolan would have no doubt that what Chen Yu just said was the lines he memorized or copied from the Internet at the last minute.

If it is 2027, he must consider whether this passage comes from Changpt's answer?
Of course, Chen Yu guessed that Nolan in 2027 would not ask such questions that even stupid artificial intelligence could answer in the test screen.

The limitations of the times led to Nolan simplifying the audition issues.

"Second round, are you sure you want him to try?"

After Chen Yu walked out of the audition room, Nolan symbolically asked several producers and the agent of the Actors Guild beside him.

The Screen Actors Guild is very concerned about registered actors. After Chen Yu reached a cooperation with CAA, he has become a top member of the Screen Actors Guild.

Especially outsiders like Chen Yu, who have made many achievements, are exactly what they need to strive for.

Of course, they really want to see Chen Yu's next performance. As for the producers, they are more concerned about the money.

Now, everyone in the top management of the six major Hollywood film studios knows that Chen Yu has a considerable presence in the Asian market.

Choosing him means a guarantee of box office success in Asia.

Coupled with the pressure from CAA and Legendary, they certainly wanted Chen Yu to stay until the end, so they had no objection to Nolan's question.

All decisions still lie with Nolan.

Seeing that no one else had any objections, Nolan nodded surprisingly: "Then let's take a look. Compared to his understanding of the Joker, I actually want to see his performance!"

As one of the only two Grand Slam film actors in the world, Nolan, as a British, is quite appreciative of the awards he has received.

Although he disapproved of Chen Yu playing the clown, as a director he would definitely want to see good acting skills.

Since you're here, it might be okay to meet him.

The main reason was that Chen Yu’s answer to the question just now really surprised Nolan.

He didn't expect that a Chinese actor would know so much about a villain who is almost a household name in North America.

It's quite insightful. At least Nolan thinks Chen Yu understands this role.

When an actor plays a role, he at least understands what kind of character he wants to play, his personality, state, background, etc., so that he can quickly immerse himself in the filming.

……

Outside the door, Chen Yu certainly didn't know that his answer had temporarily passed.

Seeing him come out in a relaxed manner, Mazen was actually quite worried: "Boss, I see you are in a good mood. Did you feel good about the audition?"

This was a little consolation. After all, she was an insider and knew that Nolan had some opinions and complaints about Chen Yu's audition.

They are all CAA’s cooperative clients, so who doesn’t have a few “undercover agents”?
"It's okay!"

"I feel it!"

Chen Yu smiled very handsomely. Mazen was quite curious: "I asked about Director Nolan's audition habits. It seems that at the beginning he likes to ask you about your movie-watching habits. Did you ask?"

"no!"

Chen Yu didn’t know about the other people, but he felt that the question was quite formal.

Hearing Chen Yu say that Nolan's audition was just to ask about the Joker's opinion, Mazen couldn't help but shrugged: "That's because everyone asked different questions, and it just happened to be your turn, so he wanted to test your opinion on this role!"

"maybe!"

"Anyway, I think I've expressed my own understanding of the clown!"

"As for whether he thinks so, I don't know!"

After Chen Yu sat down, he chatted with Ma Zan for a few words, and a staff member took out a form. It was a newly printed list with ticks and blanks at the back.

She posted the form on a makeshift notice board nearby.

The agents, managers or assistants of each company immediately came forward to greet them.

This is the announcement of those who were eliminated and those who were not. For the audition for the role of the Joker, Chen Yu, Heath Ledger and Paul Bettany all put a check mark behind their names, while the names of the other two actors who auditioned were left blank.

In other words, these two actors missed the next round of auditions and were officially ruled out of being in this movie.

And there are many people like them.

Even big names like Hugh Jackman were screened out.

I have to say that director Nolan is quite unique and doesn't seem to be influenced by capital.

He has absolute control over the film.

Otherwise, there would not be a breakup with Warner in the future.

Of course, this so-called capital influence is a game. If Warner executives strongly want to use a certain actor, Nolan may not be able to disobey. At most, this guy will resign in anger and say "I quit". You can hire whoever you want to shoot the film.

Now he just chooses his most ideal actors within the scope of his ability.

Such a pureness.

"Boss, it seems that your answer should be in line with Nolan's idea!"

"The probability of being selected has increased infinitely!"

Mazen was saying nice things, but Chen Yu was quite surprised that he could advance to the second round.

It’s not that he has no confidence in himself, but that he can’t predict Nolan’s taste.

What if he just doesn't like this one?

He is not the RMB, so he cannot be liked by everyone.

Besides, Nolan might really not like the RMB.

But in order to be able to stay, Chen Yu at least needs to prepare a little more... Chen Yu does have his own pursuits for the role of the Joker.

If he can act, it will be another big challenge for his acting skills.

This is the first time Chen Yu has encountered such a unique character, and he definitely doesn’t want to miss it.

The box office comes second.

He now wants to play a role that will touch the hearts of the old Americans.

Chen Long is obviously far from enough.

Soon, the second round of auditions began.

This time you don't enter randomly, but in the order you ticked on the form, from top to bottom.

Chen Yu was ranked quite last. The other two actors competing with him for the role of the Joker, Heath Ledger and Paul Bettany, were ranked ahead of him.

To be honest, Chen Yu actually wanted to see how Heath Ledger auditioned.

Mainly out of curiosity.

Because the version of the villain clown he played in his previous life was indeed acceptable in Chen Yu's opinion.

I just don't know what an audition is like?

Unfortunately, the Americans’ auditions come one after another without exception.

So Chen Yu only saw Heath Ledger's back as he walked into the audition room.

He is about to go through the second round of clown auditions.

In this round, Nolan just wanted to see how each auditioning actor grasped the role, that is, whether his temperament, appearance and even performance matched the character image in his mind.

Heath Ledger walked into the audition room.

Nolan has a good feel for this actor, and not just Ledger's acting.

Nolan has seen this actor's movies, so in the absence of alternatives, Nolan actually prefers Ledger to play the role of the Joker in his new film.

Now, he just needs to confirm it again and then convince a few producers around him.

"Ledger, I need you to perform a Joker move!"

Nolan didn't waste any words and spoke directly to Heath Ledger who walked in.

Ledger was wearing a smart suit and was clearly well prepared.

Overall, he looked like a gentleman attending upper-class social occasions, but as soon as Nolan finished speaking, he grinned and tore off his bow tie, shaking his head and licking his lips quickly with his tongue, with a very contrasting evil quality.

Temperament is actually not mysterious at all, but rather very simple.

It is actually quite difficult to play the role of "Joker" well.

But at this moment, there is a weirdness to Ledger that is unconventional.

He was obviously smiling, but staring at you made Nolan feel uneasy inside.

This is a subtle performance pressure.

People often say that "appearance is determined by the mind", which makes sense.

For example, for a person who loves to laugh, over time, the muscles on both sides of his cheeks will be more developed than those of ordinary people.

Even if he doesn't smile, he looks like he will smile at any time, giving people a sunny and cheerful feeling.

For example, a person with low self-esteem will often look downward. Over time, his eyebrows and eyes will appear depressed. If he frowns too much, wrinkles will form on his forehead, which are very obvious and you can tell the person's condition at a glance.

Many people say that a person’s face represents his or her personality.

There is indeed some truth to this.

Oranges grown in the south of the Huai River are oranges, while those grown in the north of the Huai River are tangerines!
The same Chinese person, if he grows up in China and abroad for a long time, will give people different temperaments and perceptions.

This is not just a matter of eating habits and environment, it is mainly a change in personality and mood!
It is easy to play a college student, as anyone can do it by putting on a school uniform. However, it is very difficult to perform the childish temperament of a college student, because as people grow up, some things are difficult to get back once they are lost.

So some people are definitely not suitable to play students when they get older. No matter how strong their acting skills are, they cannot achieve this.

"Resemblance in appearance" is only the most basic skill of an actor, while "resemblance in spirit" is the real test of the level of acting skills.

And temperament is "similarity in spirit", it is the essence.

At this moment, Heath Ledger's straight eyes and sudden smile made Nolan very happy. He is indeed a very brilliant actor.

Ledger immediately brought out the Joker's inner arrogance and the casualness of not being bound by rules.

One step, two steps, three steps... Heath Ledger took a few steps very unsteadily, and suddenly seemed to think of something interesting. He smiled, made a happy gesture with his hand, and his eyes lit up.

But combined with that weird expression, it just doesn't make people feel comfortable.

"Let's play a little game!"

The lines, rhythm and tone are all different from how Heath Ledger usually speaks.

It is very different from ordinary people, sometimes fast, sometimes slow, the body is shaking a little, and the gestures are weird.

Crazy!

A very crazy feeling was revealed.

Nolan was leaning forward as he watched, with his hands supporting his chin on the table, his eyes completely absorbed in the performance of Heath Ledger in front of him!

(End of this chapter)