hollywood melon man

Chapter 55 Weird Keanu Reeves

After inspecting the location, Little Gilbert returned to Los Angeles' "Speed" studio, which was a studio specially set up for "Speed".

Although the third-party studio system is troublesome, it is a guarantee for the film company and the crew to prevent the film from being delayed or not completed.

Producer Charles Rowan came to discuss changing the script with little Gilbert: "No, little Gilbert, I think the script can rely on "Die Hard", add some funny style, and at the same time highlight the protagonist's character. .”

"How to add it?" Little Gilbert looked at Charles Rowan strangely and said, "Isn't the script approved? What else needs to be changed?"

Seeing what Charles Rowan was still about to say, Little Gilbert interrupted directly: "What I am making is a relatively serious action film. Jack cannot be a pretentious male protagonist like John McCarron, but a gentleman.

Incorporating "Die Hard" into this is a joke in itself.

Jack couldn't be glib; he had to be serious. "

Slick Keanu Reeves? Little Gilbert shuddered, thinking about it, he felt a little scary.

Charles Rowan could only hold back what he said. Although the producer had great power, he was not the only producer on the crew.

Kane Waxman definitely supports Little Gilbert, and the CEO of Warner Pictures has long said that Little Gilbert will be the main one.

This matter had to be abandoned, and Charles Rowan could only give little Gilbert a hand.

Little Gilbert had no dissatisfaction with Charles Rowan. Charles Rowan was very capable and did a great job in everything he was told.

But he always likes to be nosy and can't help but make suggestions that he thinks are great.

For example, he later felt that Halle Berry would be a more suitable candidate to play the heroine Anne, but was rejected by Little Gilbert.

Another example is that he feels that Tom Cruise is more suitable to play the male lead than Keanu Reeves.

After all, Tom Cruise and Keanu Reeves have their own merits in terms of appearance, but their popularity is much higher than that of Keanu Reeves.

Moreover, we can also create a husband and wife team and invite Nicole Kidman to be the heroine.

Then he was vetoed again by Gilbert Jr. With 20 million yuan in funding, he still wanted to hire the Cruises? I’m afraid you don’t know what one of the most valuable couples in Hollywood is...

There's nothing wrong with anything else. After all, it's a producer sent by Warner Pictures. As long as it doesn't interfere with the normal operations of the crew, little Gilbert can't push him back to Warner.

After the location was finalized, casting officially began, and those unimportant roles were handed over to assistant director Anne Burton.

As expected, Naomi Watts successfully passed the audition and got the role of Emily after little Gilbert said hello.

There are not many scenes, there are more than ten lines, and little Gilbert added a little bit of drama to her without affecting the main plot, which is considered as his own little selfishness.

The most important casting choices are the roles of the male and female protagonists, and the role of the villain Patron.

The role of Patron was easy to choose. Dennis Hooper, a veteran actor who has appeared in many movies, got the role after a simple audition.

On the other hand, in the audition for the male protagonist Jack, Keanu Reeves did not perform well, maybe because he played too late with two good friends the day before, and he was a bit confused.

Little Gilbert frowned. This was not the state he expected. Jack was a capable policeman, and he didn't look like he was awake.

"Keanu, you need to wash your face. You didn't get any rest last night, okay?" Little Gilbert asked.

Knowing that his performance was not good, Keanu Reeves was very embarrassed. He was not good at lying, so he could only nod in acquiescence.

Little Gilbert sighed and said, "You should rest for a while and try another one later."

"Thank you, director..." Keanu Reeves didn't say much and went out to find a place to rest.

After Keanu Reeves left, Charles Rowan took the opportunity to say: "Director, I think it's time to replace him. Keanu Reeves can't possibly play the leading role in this state."

"Waiting for Sandra Bullock's audition in the afternoon, let the two of them perform a performance and see if it doesn't work. If it doesn't work, replace it." Little Gilbert said. Seeing this, Charles Rowan said nothing more. Judging from the state of Keanu Reeves, it is estimated that there will be nothing to do in the afternoon.

Little Gilbert has some headaches. He does like Keanu Reeves as an actor, but if his audition performance is not good, he will not be able to convince Warner and Disney to choose Keanu Reeves as the starring role.

Moreover, this is a movie about his own transformation, and he cannot afford any surprises.

No one is indispensable in Hollywood, even if his name is Tom Cruise or Harrison Ford, let alone Keanu Reeves today.

Keanu Reeves walked out of the audition place. His agent was waiting outside the door and asked nervously: "Keanu, how was the audition?"

Keanu Reeves shook his head and said: "It's not a good performance. It's terrible."

The agent suddenly felt like a bolt from the blue and asked in a voice, "How could this happen?"

Looking at the anxious manager, Keanu Reeves also felt embarrassed: "I'm sorry, I played too late with Ruifan and the others yesterday, so I couldn't wake up."

"Oh my God," the agent said even more anxiously: "Keanu, wake up, this is an audition, this is an opportunity, not smoking in a bar or performing a singing performance."

"It's okay. The director said there will be another chance in the afternoon and asked me to come back in the afternoon." Keanu Reeves comforted the anxious agent.

"Okay," the agent quickly found a place for Keanu Reeves to rest: "You must have a good rest, the afternoon is your last chance.

If we can't control it anymore, Director Gilbert will definitely replace him..."

Keanu Reeves was looking for a place to catch up on his sleep, and Sandra Bullock also came to the audition under the guidance of her agent.

"Don't be nervous about the audition. It's Director Gilbert who asks you to audition. He has a lot of say. As long as you perform well, you have a high chance of getting the role." Rory Toledo said.

"What about you?" Sandra Bullock asked: "How did you tell little Gilbert about that?"

"Don't worry about me," Rory Toledo seemed confident: "As long as you get the role and sign the actor's contract, it's success.

As for whether that thing will succeed or not, it is not within our control, so there is no need to think too much. "

Sandra Bullock reluctantly felt relieved when Rory Toledo said this.

During the audition in the afternoon, Sandra Bullock found that she actually had to audition with another person and act in a scene together.

As the audition began, Sandra Bullock discovered that she had a wonderful chemical reaction with her counterpart, and the scene went smoothly.

She couldn't help but get curious, and after leaving the show, she took the initiative to introduce herself: "Hello, my name is Sandra Bullock."

"Keanu Reeves..."

"I've heard of you. You acted in "Point Break" and it was great." Sandra Bullock laughed.

However, Keanu Reeves looked very cold and just replied with a thank you.

Sandra Bullock pouted secretly, why is this person so cold?

I never thought that Keanu Reeves was tired, and now he just wanted to go back to rest and replenish his condition, and then go to the bar to play in the evening.

Of course, the results of the audition cannot be announced in one day. After all, the crew still has to discuss it, and then the producer decides and approves it.

So the night after the audition, Keanu Reeves declined Sandra Bullock's invitation to have dinner together and went home to sleep.

Sandra Bullock commented on Keanu Reeves' back: "What a strange person..."

(End of this chapter)