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Chapter 540 How to Select Actors
Seeing little Gilbert coming over, Scarlett had just finished a set of training exercises, so she stopped to rest and wiped the sweat off her face with a towel.

"You came here just to see me?"

"Of course not," Little Gilbert handed Scarlett a bottle of energy drink, then took the towel to wipe Scarlett's sweat: "How is it, are you tired?"

"I'm tired, so tired, much more tiring than making an art film." Scarlett enjoyed little Gilbert's sweat-wiping service.

"Hahahaha," Little Gilbert laughed, "It's not easy to play a vase in a commercial film. Come on, Scarlett, this role suits you very well."

"Yeah." Scarlett nodded, and after a short rest, she continued her hard training.

It is not easy to be a vase in a commercial film. When filming "The Matrix", Charlize Theron trained a lot for the role of Trinity.

In order to perform their moves well, Anne Hathaway and Orlando Bloom, two beautiful actresses in the "Lord of the Rings" series, trained for three months before filming and insisted on training during the filming.

Orlando Bloom even strained his tendons while practicing the bow-drawing action.

Hollywood is indeed a world that values ​​opportunities and connections, but once an actor is given an opportunity, he will not achieve corresponding success without putting in corresponding effort.

Throughout June, Gilbert Jr. was fulfilling his duties as producer of "Iron Man." With his supervision, Marvel Studios, which was producing a movie for the first time, seemed to be taking its time.

According to the preparation plan, the film will officially start shooting in September.

After "Iron Man" was successfully put on track, Gilbert Jr. put all his energy back into his new project "The Last of Us".

At the end of June, after negotiating with Tom Cruise's agent, Tom Cruise became the first actor to officially join "The Last of Us".

On the night of signing the acting contract, Tom Cruise couldn't wait to reveal the news of his cooperation with Gilbert Jr. again on his social account.

"I'm so excited to be working with Gilbert again. I've read the script and I promise it's a really, really great story, and I'm already looking forward to what we can do together."

The message was accompanied by a photo of Tom Cruise and Gilbert Jr., who also left a comment and liked the post.

This is Tom Cruise's third collaboration with Gilbert Jr. after "Chicago" and "The Invincibles". He is considered to be the Hollywood actor who has collaborated with Gilbert Jr. the most times.

Movie fans are naturally looking forward to it, as the lineup of Gilbert Jr. and Tom Cruise looks like it's going to be a big deal.

As the project progressed, Internet media learned from the Screen Actors Guild that Gilbert Jr. asked the union to select two young actors between the ages of twelve and fourteen to partner with Tom Cruise.

Later, news broke online that Dakota Fanning, who had worked with Tom Hanks in "Battle of the Family", would once again play father and daughter with Tom Cruise.

Having played the role of Tom's daughter twice, Dakota Fanning has achieved a special achievement.

Later at an event, Dakota Fanning was interviewed by reporters and responded to the online rumors for the first time.

"Yes, Director Gilbert Jr. did invite me, and I accepted. But I don't have a lot of scenes. I've read the script, and my part is only a thin page."

The reporter asked, "Can you tell me what the story is?"

"I'm sorry, because Director Gilbert Jr. doesn't want people to know about it yet, so..." Dakota Fanning said: "As far as I know, this is a very touching story. Anyway, everyone has expectations."

Dakota Fanning was recommended by Tom Hanks for the role.

He had a pleasant experience working with Dakota Fanning in "War of the Worlds" and thought the little girl acted well. When he learned that Gilbert Jr. needed a child actor, he recommended Dakota Fanning to Gilbert Jr.

After a simple audition, Dakota Fanning became the candidate to play Sarah. The other main character, Ellie, was a more difficult decision.

The Screen Actors Guild quickly provided a list at Gilbert's request, including Kristen Stewart, Saoirse Ronan, and AnnaSophia Robb.

There are also Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, Taylor Momsen and others recommended by Disney.

In addition, after Julia Roberts learned about Gilbert's project, she recommended her niece Emma Roberts.

After Emma Watson learned about the project, she went to the Cantaloupe Studios and pestered Gilbert for a long time before getting the chance to audition.

All of a sudden, Cantaloupe Studios has brought together all the young actors in Hollywood between the ages of eleven and fifteen, and one of them may become a new Hollywood superstar in the future.

To be honest, these child actors don't really fit the image of Ellie that young Gilbert had in mind.

In fact, if you ask Gilbert who is most suitable for the role, he thinks it is Ellen Page, but she is already eighteen years old and a little too mature, which does not fit the role setting.

I have the impression that this girl starred in "Inception". Later she underwent a sex change operation and her name was changed to Elliot Page, which was shocking.

Legend has it that the reason she changed her sex was because she could not bear the harassment, and in order to prevent anyone from taking advantage of her, she took the initiative to become him.

Since Ellen Page is not suitable, we must choose from younger actors.

To this end, Gilbert Jr. plans to audition each actor one by one and decide the final candidate based on their audition performance.

But before the young actors auditioned, Gilbert Jr. first identified several major adult actors. For Joel's brother Tommy, Gilbert Jr. found Jude Law to play him.

After reading the script and hearing that Tom Cruise had joined the film, the other party agreed to star in the film without hesitation.

Another important character, Tess, although she has a small role, is also the focus of many Hollywood actresses. The opportunity to work with Gilbert Jr. and Tom Cruise does not come every day.

This role has become the object of competition among older actresses who were once top-tier but are now on the decline.

In order to get this role, the actresses showed their talents and used various tricks. Gilbert received invitations from several actresses to have dinner with him.

This included Sharon Stone, the former Hollywood sex goddess, but she was rejected by Gilbert Jr.

If he were ten years younger, young Gilbert might not mind, but he is already forty-seven years old, and the grass is too old.

Finally, after a series of auditions, Kim Basinger, who had appeared in the "007" movie and Tim Burton's "Batman", was selected by Gilbert Jr.

The main reason for choosing her was that Gilbert Jr. felt that Kim Basinger and Tess had similar personalities and strong facial lines, which made them a good match.

Another main female role, Marlene, was taken by Halle Berry.

She originally had the opportunity to star in Catwoman, but the project was rejected by Gilbert Jr. Although Halle Berry is doing well among black actresses and has a first-line status.

However, her position is very embarrassing. In commercial films, vase roles basically belong to white actresses, and black actresses can only play clowns.

Halle Berry thinks she is no less pretty than those white actresses, but the market won't give her many opportunities.

So when she heard that The Last of Us needed a black role, Halle Berry reduced her salary to take the role. In this case, Gilbert Jr. had no reason to refuse.

(End of this chapter)