Entertainment: From the Octagon to the big screen

Chapter 352 - How to choose between too many beauties

Steven Knight, the producer and director of "On Tides," sipped a cup of rich hot cocoa and then asked two casting directors about their work progress.

Li Wenyan opened the folder at hand and said first, Alicia Vikander said that she would not have any schedule from January to March next year.

She will marry Michael Fassbender in Spain around mid-October this year.

"So even if "On Stranger Tides" starts filming in November, she won't be able to join it because of her honeymoon."

In addition, according to information unearthed by Li Wenyan from within Warner Bros., director Roal Uthog plans to invite her to join his crew.

There is at least a 90% chance that she will be the heroine of "Tomb Raider: Origins", replacing Angelina Jolie in the new version of Lara Croft.

Therefore, Li Wenyan does not recommend continuing to pursue Alicia Vikander, a line that is guaranteed to be broken, although Alicia's salary is very economical.

Steven rubbed his mug with a trace of regret in his eyes. The "Tomb Raider" series was obviously more attractive than his own project.

The production team of "Tomb Raider: Origins" also extended an invitation to Chen Yu.

But Chen Yu didn't want to be a sidekick actor who followed a persistent silly lady around in the rainforest, waterfalls, and cemeteries, so he turned down the offer.

As for how the production team of this film persuaded Daniel Wu, Chen Yu really didn’t know but it was certain that he was not paid much.

After all, Alicia's salary was only US$8 million. Since Chen Yu had fewer scenes, the production team offered him US$8 million at the time.

In addition, Chen Yu has never passed a level in the "Tomb Raider" series, so he hated the house and the blackbird!

Director Steven pushed up his glasses and looked at Li Wenyan, who had already produced a new document. This was a tracking report on Lily Collins.

The sister's schedule was fine, but after reading the script outline and character structure, she expressed doubts about whether she could grasp the role.

The heroine of "Twilight" needs to switch between the conflicting mentality of entanglement and decisiveness at any time, and she also has to add a little madness.

Lily Collins' acting skills show no major problems with the first two, but the sense of madness and loss are huge blind spots in her business ability.

This has been proven in works such as Breaking the Mold and The Last Tycoon.

In addition, Lily Collins, who just finished filming "Skinny", is still in the weight recovery period. She lost nearly ten kilograms for this film.

As a result, at a height of 1.66 meters, she currently only weighs 39 kilograms, which does not fit the description of the heroine's appearance in the script, and her physical strength is also very poor.

Even though three nutritionists took care of her diet during the filming of "Skinny", she still needed at least 60 days to recuperate physically and mentally.

"So Lily Collins can only verbally agree to us at this stage, and we can only regard her as an emergency and rescue substitute."

Li Wenyan looked at the information and was not optimistic that Lily Collins would eventually be the heroine.

Director Steven stirred the hot cocoa with a spoon a few times, and then asked Li Wenyan to keep this line. It was rare that Collins was willing to take the initiative to take the lead for the heroine.

Either Steven himself or the employer, Clarius Entertainment, has to accept this love.

When he saw Li Wenyan pull out the third piece of information, Director Steven couldn't help but squint his eyes because it had Emma Watson's name on it.

To be honest, Emma Watson's sincerity is still very high. In terms of salary, her salary is only 16 million US dollars, which is 1 million lower than Chen Yu.

Moreover, this sister said that she can act in large-scale domestic violence scenes and intimate scenes, although there is no such thing as a sex scene in the synopsis of the script.

Director Steven didn't want to include sentimental sex scenes and kissing scenes in this film. What he wanted was suspense and thriller that squeezed out all the water.

Wan Ziren's basic idea of ​​​​making horror films is to imitate Steven: the splattered blood and clever camera movements are far more attractive to the audience than male and female bodily fluids and gasps.

Regardless of whether Emma Watson is speculative or not, being able to express such a firm stance shows that she really wants to act in this film well, rather than taking the opportunity to hype up some new topic.

In addition, the business ability of this young lady is enough to drag Chen Yu forward. In terms of cost performance alone, Emma Watson should be the first choice for the heroine.

But in addition to the interfering factors of feminism, there is another factor that restricts Watson, that is, the audience's deep and stubborn impression of "Hermione Granger".

In "On Stranger Tides", the character played by Watson is not only Chen Yu's ex-wife, but also a mother, but her appearance is still girlish.

In addition, in the two films "Noah's Ark: Journey of Creation" and "Colony of Dignity" starring Watson, he did not interpret the role of a wife well.

Director Steven's expression was very hesitant, and his eyes were constantly wandering and circling over Emma Watson's information, but he just couldn't make up his mind.

At this moment, as the casting director, Li Wenyan was not in a position to say anything, so she could only wait quietly for Director Steven's instructions. In fact, Li Wenyan is not inclined to choose Emma Watson as the number one tentative heroine of "Freshwater".

Mainly because Watson's own temperament is more suitable for characters that are either simple, perseverant, or brave, and darkened characters do not fit well with her.

Moreover, she has never really been exposed to or played a dark role. The superficial taste in some works is of no help to Emma Watson.

After five minutes of silence, the atmosphere in the office was broken by the sound of director Steven leaning forward, and he decided to let Li Wenyan continue to have contact with Emma Watson.

Since Lily Collins takes care of the heroine, he is ready to try more matching methods to see who Chen Yu pairs up with for the best effect.

The three people Li Wenyan was responsible for tracking had already finished reporting, so she left the office first, booked a flight to London, and continued discussing the script with Emma Watson.

Director Steven stretched out his hand to signal Mr. Jon Rabo to talk about the progress of the work. The latter drank mellow Blue Mountain coffee and opened the tablet at hand.

"Adele Archepoulos loved the work, but she wanted her character to have a bit of romance or debauchery."

Labeau's words made Director Steven smile and shake his head. Adele is indeed a Parisian girl and is not afraid of any large scale.

Rabo said that Adele had the experience of successfully playing the role of mother. The latter was not yet 23 years old when filming "Journey to Mother", but her performance was very calm and sophisticated.

"Adele, who was born in 1993, is only one year younger than Chen Yu, but her business ability has been verified by the Cannes Film Festival and the French César Film Awards. She is excellent."

Director Steven put the ballpoint pen aside and spliced ​​together the single photos of Chen Yu and Adele.

Labo took a quick look and found a hidden flaw. Adele looked more like a man when she had short hair and didn't smile, which gave people a strong visual attack.

This doesn't matter when it comes to other types of films, but "Uncensored" is a suspenseful work and must not let the audience find out the clues before the plot progresses.

Director Steven believed that Adele's face could not hide the secret, so he excluded her directly. In addition, Adele's appearance did not suit Steven's liking.

The page where Labo dropped Adele immediately introduced the sexiest little red riding hood, Amanda Seyfried, who took the initiative to contact him.

Director Steven was startled, then nodded his chin and asked Labo with some uncertainty, had Amanda just gotten married and become pregnant?
"My marriage to Thomas Sadowsky was completed in March this year, and the due date is at the end of September this year. There is no delay in starting the group and starting work." Rapo said.

Amanda's intention is actually very obvious, which is to announce her return with a work that has good reputation or box office potential.

Needless to say, Amanda's business ability and acting experience, and being a wife and mother also fit in well with some of the basic settings of the heroine of "The Waves".

But born in 1985, she is seven years older than Chen Yu, which makes Director Steven scratch his head very much.

Although age is not a problem, the problem is the sense of accumulation of time shown by the two of them after being in the same frame.

Amanda's bright eyes lack the same composure and indifference as Emma Watson's. The former's eyes are too charming, while Watson's always have a hint of scheming.

The character played by Chen Yu in the film is tired and cynical who is used to the vicissitudes of life and death.

Therefore, Chen Yu's eyes are very wandering, and if he stands with Amanda, he will look like a strong woman and a weak man.

This will weaken Chen Yu's role and status as the main plot propeller. Director Steven does not want the male protagonist to become a stepping stone for the heroine.

Although Emma Watson is also ambitious, her attitude is very clear. On the other hand, Amanda Seyfried is more or less like stepping on the old fish.

Director Steven must try his best to prevent x factors from entering the crew. Chen Yu is his appointed leading actor, so his interests must not be harmed.

Therefore, Amanda Seyfried with bad intentions was struck out by director Steven. In fact, Amanda should use a heroine work to announce the return of the king.

For example, director Steven asked Rabo to tell Amanda about the thriller "First Reformed" that was being prepared.

The third alternative heroine that Rabo is currently tracking is Chen Yu's old acquaintance Emma Roberts - a poor little girl who has just failed to appear on the European and American big screens.

The reason why Rabo liked Emma Roberts was that, except for the fact that she had never played a mother and had a poor record on the big screen in the past, the other attributes were relatively suitable for the character.

To put it more bluntly, Emma Roberts does not have any absolute advantages, but she also does not have huge weaknesses or shortcomings. She is very average in all aspects.

As for the scandal she had with Chen Yu in her early years, no other media bothered to mention it except for the British "Sun" newspaper, which was willing to make blind inquiries to fill the third page.

Director Steven tapped on his desk and looked carefully at Emma Roberts' information.

In the end, it was decided to let Rabo continue to follow and ask Emma Roberts what she thought of the character.

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