Hollywood Director 1992.

Chapter 261 Movie Casting (Additional Request)

After looking through the profiles of male actors for two days, Link decided to try out Tom Hanks for the role of Dr. McConaughey, the male lead in "The Sixth Sense".

"The Sixth Sense" tells the story of a psychologist named McConaughey who meets a child who claims to be able to see the souls of the dead. The child is troubled by this special ability and becomes autistic and introverted, with many psychological problems. With the help of Dr. McConaughey, the little boy gradually returns to normal and accepts his own differences. At the same time, Dr. McConaughey also discovers an astonishing fact.

The actor who plays Dr. McConaughey needs to meet the following conditions: he must be between 35 and 45 years old, be a first-line actor or above, have strong box office appeal, have superb acting skills, have a decent appearance, be friendly, and look kind.

There are not many actors who meet all these conditions at the same time, including Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis, Al Pacino, Sean Penn, Dustin Hoffman, Mel Gibson, Robin Williams, etc.

Originally Bruce Willis was more suitable, but he was currently filming "Die Hard 3" and couldn't spare the time.

Link picked through the other candidates and decided on Tom Hanks as his first choice.

Tom Hanks has a friendly appearance and superb acting skills. He became a big hit in the summer with "Forrest Gump" and has high box office appeal. It is more cost-effective to choose him.

It’s just that Tom Hanks is an important client of CAA and is also very picky about scripts, so it’s not easy to invite him.

Link called Jay Maloney to ask about Tom Hanks' schedule and whether he would have time to shoot a new movie at the end of the year, which would take about three months.

The reason for filming at the end of the year is because the story of this drama takes place in the autumn and winter, so it is more appropriate to film at the end of the year.

Jay Maloney said he would contact Tom Hanks later and tell him a piece of news that CAA Vice President Ron Meyer was about to leave CAA and go to Universal Pictures as president, and asked him if he had received the news.

Link had heard of the rumors.

The main reason for the change of leadership at Universal Pictures was that it was sold by Panasonic.

In 1989, Panasonic invested US$61 billion to acquire MCA, the parent company of Universal Pictures. However, due to the large cultural differences, under Panasonic's management, Universal Pictures' performance declined year by year, especially after the rise of Guess What Pictures, the decline was even faster.

To avoid further losses, Panasonic sold Universal Pictures to Canadian brewing giant Seagram in August.

Universal Pictures changed hands and the position of president became vacant. The American media did a lot of reporting on this position. After much speculation, it finally fell to Ron Mayer.

Considering that the position of vice president was left vacant after Longmeyer left CAA.

Link asked Jay Maloney if there was a chance he could become vice president of CAA.

Jay Maloney said there is a certain chance, but it is not big. CAA has been established for more than 20 years and there are several people with more experience than him.

Link persuaded him to strive for it actively and to let him know if he needed help. He was happy to see Jamalone take further steps and looked forward to more cooperation between the two.

Jamalone said definitely.

After hanging up the phone, Link called Daniel DeVito and others to a meeting and proposed to shoot the new movie "The Sixth Sense" first.

According to Richard Fox, it will take Warner Bros. two more weeks to complete the preliminary budget and transfer the first batch of production funds for the "Batman" project to the project account before November.

We got the funding in November, and then we had to do casting, actor training, set building, props creation, character costume design, etc. It took about two months, and we had to take a holiday around Christmas.

If all goes well, filming will not start until February or March next year.

The time in between was enough to finish filming "The Sixth Sense".

He told Daniel DeVito and others that the "Sixth Sense" project had been officially launched. He would be the one to invite the male and female protagonists, and the production department's job was to select other actors.

The most important one is the second male lead, Cole, who is between 8 and 12 years old, has a handsome appearance, is interested in acting, and has the temperament of a little adult.

It is not easy to find such child actors, and we can only slowly search through auditions.

Daniel DeVito understands.

After finalizing the project, Link put down the documents and stood up to stretch his waist and legs.

Jingle Bell!
The phone on the table rang, and he shook his head when he saw the caller ID.

Since the last time he allowed Nicole Kidman to call frequently, Nicole called him almost every day to talk about life, work, and her bad marriage with Tom Cruise. She called more often than Winona Ryder.

When Link has time, he will chat with her as a pastime.

"Nicole, what do you want to talk about today?" Link leaned back in his office chair, picked up a pen and continued to revise the director's script for "The Sixth Sense".

"Link, I dreamed about you last night."

Nicole Kidman said excitedly.

"really?"

"I swear it's true, I dreamed that you hugged me tightly and kissed me hard, your hot breath made my whole body tremble, and I almost forgot to breathe."

"Sounds like a sweet dream."

Link laughed.

"Yes, it was a very wonderful dream. We were very affectionate in the dream, but when I woke up, I found that I was the only one in the bed. I felt very lost. At that time, I was thinking, how nice it would be if you were really here, Link. I seem to have fallen in love with you. What should I do? Do you think I am stupid?"

"A little bit. After all, you are Mrs. Tom Cruise."

"I don't want to be Mrs. Cruise, really. I thought about divorcing him, but he wouldn't let me go, and the court didn't support it. In fact, we have been sleeping in separate rooms, and I haven't had sex for half a year, Link. Are you free today? I want to see you."

Nicole Kidman's tone on the phone was almost pleading.

Link was unmoved.

After he became famous, women often dressed up beautifully and ran in front of him, hoping to be noticed by him, the rumored "playboy", and become stars like Monica Bellucci, Renée Zellweger, and Liv Tyler. However, he was not a hungry person and not many women could really win his favor.

Although Nicole Kidman is a beauty, she is also a troubled woman.

He has status and position, and is surrounded by beautiful women, some of whom are younger and more beautiful than Nicole Kidman. He does not need to take risks for such a not-so-scarce resource.

"Nicole, this is inappropriate."

"Link, I understand what you mean. We can meet quietly anywhere. I'll follow your arrangements. Is that okay?"

Nicole Kidman's breathing became rapid and her voice trembled slightly. Even though Link's heart was as calm as water, ripples appeared in his heart, but they were only ripples and disappeared in an instant.

At the same time, he also became secretly alert.

At first he thought Nicole Kidman came for the leading role in the Batman sequel.

It doesn't seem that simple now.

Nicole Kidman is also a well-known actress in Hollywood. She was voted the "No. 1992 Sexiest Actress" by People magazine in . She is Tom Cruise's wife and a key client of CAA agency.

She has no shortage of resources and connections in Hollywood. Since 1990, she has played the leading role in five major productions in a row.

For an ordinary actress, it is rare to play the leading role in the "Batman" sequel, and it is not an important resource for her.

There was no need for her to seduce him in this way.

If it's not for the role, then it's for him as a person.

Link knew that he was very charming, and that his wealth, status, fame, and talent were all fatal attractions to women.

But Nicole Kidman is not that kind of naive woman. It is impossible for her to give up her identity as Tom Cruise's wife for these intangible things and be eager to devote herself to him.

Maybe there is something I haven't seen clearly here.

"Nicole, not today. I have work to do. Let's do it another day."

Link hung up the phone, looked at his watch, and told Liu Xiaoli to go home after get off work.

Monica Bellucci and Jennifer Connelly are here today, and together with Liu Xiaoli, they make three beauties. They are not only beautiful and have good figures, but they are also very considerate.

It is better to spend more time with them at home when you have time than to go out and date a woman with unclear intentions.

(End of this chapter)