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Chapter 523 The starring role is confirmed! (Second more please subscribe!)
"Interstellar" is undoubtedly a movie that requires acting skills.

While it's a sci-fi flick, it's not a popcorn flick and worth watching over and over again.

Maybe you finished reading it yourself, and then you turned around and listened to other people's opinions, only to realize that it was the case.

Although there are some "brain-burning", the audience will not have to struggle to watch it, otherwise they will not get such a high box office.

Of course, movies are not all about acting skills, and audiences will not buy it just because the actors in the movie have good acting skills.

There is no need to talk about how real and reasonable the plot is, as long as it can be justified, movies are after all things for people to entertain.

Hollywood's current movies are promoting younger age. "Reunion" was sprayed with garbage plots and mental retardation, and the producers deliberately did it.

If the plot is really reasonable, it may not be able to sell at the box office.

Everything is to cater to the readers, even famous martial arts writers like Jin Yong are no exception.

If someone who has read the serialized version of Jin Yong's novels in Ming Pao reads the later versions that have been refined several times, there is obviously a big difference.

When serializing, Ming Pao's sales volume and reputation must be considered, and many of them must cater to the tastes of readers.

But Jin Yong is cruel enough, Yang Guo's mother Qin Nanqin was raped by Yang Kang#, and his own wife.
Jin Yong did not cater to the readers with such plots. Even if it aroused the anger of readers in Hong Kong and Ming Pao was smashed, he did not change it.

This depends on Jin Yong's writing skills, which is equivalent to the director's ability to tell stories in movies.

In terms of actors, plot, special effects, etc., it is tolerable for a movie to be weak in a certain item, but there must be advantages so that the audience can tolerate the shortcomings.

There are very few movies that are perfect, everything is great, and every movie has a bad side.

It's just that the more classic movies have fewer shortcomings.

"Interstellar" will be a classic, and Tang An will make the movie less flawed.

Otherwise, those special effects shots in the vast space don’t need to be so troublesome at all. The size of the planets and the distance between them have to be calculated repeatedly and discussed with astronomers.

There is also the corn field, which can be planted in the studio, surrounded by the blue screen, and the background is cut out in the later stage.

Isn't the background of "Avatar" also a cutout?

I went through the whole plot in my head in the office, and then it was time to do the storyboard script.

At ten o'clock in the morning, the secretary came to inform that some actors were coming. Tang An tidied up and came to the small meeting room with a few scripts.

Tang An basically didn't have a large-scale audition to find actors. The actors who can be named in the circle basically know a little bit, and they know their personal image and style well.

If you go into the role again, you will know if it suits you or not.

And it's not a costume movie, this type has to be considered a little more.

This time he first decided on the male and female protagonists, the male protagonist's children, the grown-up daughter, the elderly daughter, the heroine's father, and the role of Matt Damon.

Several actors have also arrived, Liu Ye, Wan Qian, Yang Mi, Wu Gang, Lu Zhong, Liu Haoran, Zhang Zifeng, Fu Dalong.

The leading actor is still Liu Ye, and he has made three films in a row.

There are really no domestic Mesozoic actors whose acting skills and appearance meet the requirements, and the older generation is too old.

In terms of acting skills, the current Liu Ye is not the same as before, taking a bunch of bad movies in order to transform, and later on, his acting skills and spirituality are getting worse and worse.

Dare to say that the acting skills of the Mesozoic Era are better than him, and there will never be three people.

In terms of image, tall, broad shoulders and strong, this is even more incomparable.

This is also more in line with the aesthetics of Westerners. Look at those Hollywood superstars, they are either tall or strong.

In terms of facial micro-expressions, Liu Ye is definitely at the top among the stars of the Mesozoic Era.

The Mesozoic is like this, let alone the new generation, they all learn from the South Koreans and become more and more beautiful.

"Everyone has been waiting for a long time. Please come here today. My new movie is about to start. I want to ask you to play a role."

Tang An took a seat at the main seat, and his secretary Zhou Li stood beside him with several scripts.

"The filming will start in about three or four months, and last for four to five months. Are there any schedules?"

Everyone nodded. Although they didn't know what the character was, Tang An's movie, even if it was a small supporting role, was enough for everyone to pay attention to.

Back then, every time Zhang Yimou cast a new film, it was an annual event in the film industry. The entire entertainment industry paid attention, and everyone hoped to play a role in it.

That is to say, Tang An chose the actors silently every time, and basically did not audition publicly, or let the assistant director choose some small roles according to the requirements.

Tang An nodded, "Everyone except Mr. Lu Zhong and Dalong, who are working together for the first time, are familiar with each other. Take all the scripts back and read them carefully. We will sign the contract in a week."

Zhou Li sent all the scripts to each other, the complete script and the share of the respective actors.

There were no surprises for Liu Ye and Yang Mi, and even Wu Gang was used to it. Basically, after receiving Tang An's notice, the role was guaranteed.

On the contrary, Lu Zhong, Fu Dalong, and Wan Qian accepted the script in astonishment.

Is it so straightforward?
No audition required?
Lu Zhong has also been filming for decades, and he has never seen a director so sloppy that he doesn't even have to audition for the leading role.

Even for those small crews of literary and artistic films with cheap equipment and a total cost of 20 to [-], the actors have to audition repeatedly.

But then I thought about it, maybe this is the eccentricity of the great director.

Fu Dalong and Wan Qian thought the same thing, even the 11-year-old Zhang Zifeng found it strange that he had filmed several film and television dramas.

Only Liu Haoran, who had only made one movie, took over the script blankly and didn't think there was anything wrong.

Tang An smiled, "Why, do you have any questions?"

Those who know Tang An are fine, but those who don't know Tang An can't figure out his temper and it's hard to ask.

It was Fu Dalong who said, "Director Tang, don't we need an audition?"

Tang An shook his head, "I know you well, I have seen some of your films, I must have carefully considered inviting you here, I believe you are qualified for this role."

Tang An's words still failed to dispel his doubts, so he thought for a while and said, "In this case, let's have a simple scene, let's just have a scene where the leading actor is questioned."

"Good Director Tang."

Fu Dalong nodded in response, and quickly read the background and character design.

The end of the earth is coming. He is an astronaut who is sent to an alien planet to find a planet suitable for human habitation. Once he finds a planet suitable for human habitation, he will notify the earth, otherwise he will wait to die on the alien planet.

In the end, the planet he went to was surveyed and found that it was not suitable for human habitation, but he still sent false news to the earth, hoping to be rescued.

After brewing for a while, it started.

"I want to do my duty too!"

"But I knew as soon as I got here that there was nothing!"

Fu Dalong was panting, and his speech speed gradually accelerated, but he didn't feel guilty or nervous after making a mistake, nor did he complain or feel unwilling to live in an alien world for several years, but his speech speed was a little faster than usual.

"But I know that as long as I press that button, someone will come to save me!"

"Okay, that's right, I'll just say I can't see the wrong person."

Tang An nodded in approval, and then said, "Go back and figure out the character carefully, and understand his state at that time."

It is impossible to perform perfectly after a cursory reading of the script. No one else can do it. For this sake, it is already very good.

"That's it. If there are no problems, go back and prepare. Sign the contract in a week. I will also test you at that time."

Leaving a few actors in the conference room, Wan Qian was from the company, so she asked Liu Ye and Yang Mi, and when Lu Zhong and Fu Dalong learned that this was how Tang An cast the cast, they suppressed their doubts. Each went back to prepare for the signing and audition a week later.

Tang An came out of the conference room, just about to go back to the office, Zhou Li greeted him.

"Chairman, Director Xu is waiting for you in the conference room."

"Xu Zheng?"

"Did he say anything?"

"About "Lost in Hong Kong"." Zhou Li replied.

Tang An nodded, "Please invite him to my office."

PS; I really can't find a more suitable actor than Liu Ye.
(End of this chapter)