Rebirth In Hollywood

"Charlotte, are you ready, we're a little late."

Hearing the sound of knocking on the door, a brown-haired little girl about ten years old jumped off the chair, put on her schoolbag, walked towards the door, and replied, "Mom, I'm here."

With a creaking sound, the door opened, and the little girl took her mother's sleeve and walked out of the house, "Mom, where should we sign up? Trafalgar Square?"

"Yes, dear."

Walking to the garage, the middle-aged woman opened the car door, "Are you sure you want to participate in the audition? Although I don't want to hit you, dear, you don't have any professional acting experience..."

"Ryan said, experience doesn't matter at all!" The little girl fastened her seat belt and urged, "Hurry up, Mom."

Passing through the ancient streets of London, the car was parked in the parking lot near the square. When the mother and daughter walked to the registration point set up in Trafalgar Square, they found that it had already become a sea of ​​children and parents. There were hundreds of people lining up at the registration point for the audition, and they had already lined up from the inside of the art gallery to the square.

"Oh, God, we are still late." The little girl couldn't help complaining, "Mom, why don't you drive faster?"

"Okay, dear, don't complain, if you want to sign up, hurry up and queue up." The middle-aged woman reminded.

Only then did the little girl realize that although the registration team was very long, there were still people joining it. If she didn't hurry up, she might not be able to get her turn today.

She quickly pulled up her mother and stood at the back of the line.

The line was so long that it couldn't be seen at a glance. The little girl looked around curiously with wide eyes, and soon found that there were more than a dozen reporters walking around, occasionally interviewing those same ages who were waiting to sign up. people.

Ryan. And what kind of influence Harry Potter has among her peers, the little girl knows very well that they all grew up reading his stories, every boy once fantasized that he was Harry Potter, every Girls also see themselves as Hermione Granger in their dreams.

And her goal, of course, is Miss Know-It-All.

Although she was very confident in herself, after seeing the long registration line, she couldn't help but beat a small drum in her heart. After all, she didn't have any professional performance experience, and her dream was really what Ryan said. Will it shine into reality?

"Hey, pretty lady and lovely lady,

Can you accept our interview? "

Perhaps it was the little girl's big eyes that were extraordinarily bright, which attracted the reporter's attention. A reporter with a microphone led the cameraman up to the mother and daughter.

The middle-aged woman thought for a while, and when she saw her daughter's confident and fearless appearance, she nodded slightly.

"Thanks!"

The reporter's target was naturally the little girl who was waiting to sign up, and he asked as kindly as possible. "May I know your name, kid?"

"Emma."

The few freckles on the little girl's face shone with confidence under the rare sunshine in London, "Emma? Charlotte? Watson."

"Miss Emma. Which school are you studying now?"

As soon as the reporter's voice fell, the little girl frowned, as if talking to the reporter, "Dragon School."

"Why do you want to participate in the casting audition for the Harry Potter movie?" The reporter quickly returned to the topic.

"Mr. reporter, you should be a trainee reporter, right? How old are you?" The little girl was like a little adult.

"Uh..." The reporter was a little embarrassed, because he was indeed an intern reporter, "25 years old."

"Ten years ago when Harry Potter first became popular. Did you enjoy watching it?"

"Of course." The reporter subconsciously nodded.

"Then do you like Harry Potter? Have you ever thought about becoming Harry Potter?" The little girl put her hands behind her back, and a playful light flashed in her big eyes.

"Of course." The reporter still nodded.

"So..." The little girl spread her hands and made a natural gesture.

Only now did the reporter realize that the little girl had taken the initiative to speak, the corners of his mouth trembled, and he quickly changed the subject, "So, Miss Emma, ​​if possible, which role would you most like to get?"

"Miss Know-It-All, Hermione Granger." The little girl seemed to have regained her confidence, as if the role belonged to me.

"Well then, good luck."

When the reporter turned around and left, he wiped the sweat off his brow, are little girls so difficult these days?

The team kept moving forward, probably because of registration, the speed was faster than Emma imagined, and finally it was her turn.

This is not only a registration, but also the first selection. The process is very, very simple. Let these school-age children make a short self-introduction.

"My name is Emma Charlotte Durge Watson. I was born on April 15, 1990. I am currently studying at the Dragon School in Oxfordshire. I have studied singing, dancing and acting at the Stagecoach School of Dramatic Art. The only The stage experience is participating in a poetry recitation competition at school."

Unlike the stuttering of the children in front, the little girl seemed very confident even though she was also nervous inside, and she spoke very fluently.

In fact, these registered children do not know that self-introduction is the beginning of the selection.

There is no doubt that the audition for young actors has become the most eye-catching event in the UK. The registration points in major cities are overcrowded every day. In just one week, there are tens of thousands of people who have signed up. The crew is faced with a huge workload.

In addition to child actors, a large number of adult actors are also used in the movie. Several assistant directors who are in charge of casting, frequent visits to several large British brokerage companies and the homes of famous actors, including Alan Rickman, Emma? Famous British actors such as Thompson and Maggie Smith have spoken publicly, hoping to appear in this series of films.

A few days later, the "Times" disclosed another piece of news, which made the popularity of Harry Potter rise again.

The famous British veteran actor Richard Harris, worried that after the movie was released, everyone would only call himself 'Grandpa Dumbledore', so he rejected Albus Dumbledore's invitation to be an actor, who knows his granddaughter A big fan of the Harry Potter series, she threatened her grandfather that she would never speak to him again if she did not play the headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Witchcraft and Wizardry.

As a result, Richard Harris became the first actor officially confirmed by the crew.

Although temporarily staying in London, Ryan no longer asked about the specific work of the crew. After so many years of development in Hollywood, a mature system has already been formed. The staff involved in the crew are almost all veterans in this industry.

The swordsmanship coach he hired is also in place at this time, because he will star in "Lord of the Rings" and "Gladiator" soon.

What Ryan needs to learn is not the aristocratic fencing, nor the dance-like swordsmanship from the East, but the Western-style fighting swordsmanship that shows more strength.

Although kung fu is becoming popular in Hollywood, if these two purely western films are added with oriental elements, they can only be reduced to jokes.

After the release of "The Rest of a Deserted Island", Ryan's mature performance in the role of Chuck completely dispelled Peter Jackson's doubts. The big fat New Zealander gave up his plan to exchange time for room for change, and readily agreed to Ryan's role as Aragon requirements.

Of course, it would not be difficult for Ryan to forcefully suppress Peter Jackson if he used his authority as an investor and producer. differences between the two parties.

In fact, for today's Hollywood film industry with more and more advanced technologies, the appearance of actors is only a trivial problem, and makeup can almost be easily solved.

In the dedicated fitness room of the Hilton Hotel, Ryan is holding a custom-made epee, and is practicing slashing and parrying moves under the guidance of the coach. Years of training have made him never lack strength and weight. A sword that is not light, and it is violently swung by him.

"...The first thing is to chop and chop, and rarely use straight thrusts..." During the occasional break, the swordsmanship instructor would talk about some essentials by his side.

Maybe he can be pulled to be Aragorn's stand-in?

This is Ryan's idea. No matter how beautiful he is, he is not a professional after all. Some action shots in "Lord of the Rings" definitely need a stunt double.

After the forty-minute training, Ryan handed over the four-foot-long epee to George. Although his stomach was screaming at this time, he couldn't go out to have a full meal immediately. He had to follow the recipe formulated by the nutritionist, Strictly limit your calorie intake.

No way, "The Pianist" is about to start. Even after the filming of "Cast Away", his figure is thin enough, but he still can't meet Roman Polanski's requirements.

Not to mention the character of the Polish director, but in terms of film performance, he is extremely serious and responsible. Even if Ryan is an investor and producer, he must comply with his requirements in terms of actors and performances.

Ryan has no problem with this, because this is the most basic professionalism of an actor.

Moreover, he has starred in "Schindler's List", and he has enough understanding of that period of history. In terms of the situation at that time, the term skinny is probably the most appropriate description for Mr. Spielman.

After Ryan automatically lowered the film's salary, the film's budget was only 35 million US dollars. After the initial funds were in place, Roman Polanski had summoned his staff to Warsaw, where he was undergoing intense preparatory work.

The protests that once happened to the crew of "Schindler's List" have not happened to him yet. In any case, he can be regarded as the most representative figure in Poland's film art. Do not have home field advantage.

Ryan also maintained a close relationship with Polanski, constantly exchanging views on characters and the plot style of the film, which made Roman Polanski discover that this guy who has always been active in the field of commercial films also seems to have an extremely unique understanding of art films opinion. (to be continued..) ()