Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

Lin Daoqiu cast Tom Cruise into the cast of "Tomb Raider". Although he was only given a supporting role and played the villain, it was still an important role and his role was okay.

After all, he is handsome enough and more or less fits the characteristics of this villain, so there is no problem in giving him this role.

However, for the role of the villain, Lin Daoqiu did not choose from those who were re-examined, but asked Longmeyer to help invite him.

The president of Universal and Lin Daoqiu, a well-known producer in Hollywood, naturally would not refuse.

On the day of the meeting, Lin Daoqiu took Sun Zhidong to the agreed restaurant to wait for the other party.

Five minutes before the agreed time, the other party had already appeared. It seemed that he was a very punctual person.

As soon as Lin Daoqiu saw the other party walking in from the outside, he immediately stood up from his chair.

Because the only oriental faces in the restaurant were Lin Daoqiu's table. When the other party saw Lin Daoqiu standing up, he immediately walked towards him.

"Are you Mr. Lin?"

Anthony Hopkins stepped forward and asked with a smile.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Hopkins."

Lin Daoqiu greeted the other party with a smile.

"If Mr. Lin doesn't mind, just call me Anthony."

It seems that Anthony Hopkins is not the kind of person who is very afraid of strangers. At least in front of Lin Daoqiu, he behaved very easy-going.

Lin Daoqiu naturally did not want the conversation with Anthony Hopkins to be too serious.

However, Anthony's performance in the movie "Silence of the Lambs" made Lin Daoqiu couldn't help but shudder in his heart when he saw him.

He used his explosive acting skills to bring the highly intelligent and perverted Dr. Hannibal to life, making everyone who watched it wonder how he did it.

"Anthony, actually the purpose of my meeting with you this time is very simple. I want to invite you to participate in my new film "Tomb Raider"."

For Lin Daoqiu, "Tomb Raider" is a commercial movie, in which the actors' acting skills are not the most important. The most important thing is the handsome action scenes.

However, if some acting skills can be added to "Tomb Raider", or if the villain can be made more impressive, it will be of great help to the movie and Brigitte Lin.

So after deciding to start filming "Tomb Raider", Lin Daoqiu's first thought was to hire an actor to play the role of the villain, and Anthony Hopkins was exactly the person Lin Daoqiu had chosen.

"I'm very happy to be appreciated by Mr. Lin, but before that, what I want to know is, why did you choose me among so many actors?"

This question made Anthony Hopkins very curious, because he and Lin Daoqiu had never met, let alone cooperated, so why was he chosen among so many people.

When asked by Anthony Hopkins, Lin Daoqiu didn't know how to answer. Do you want to say that I have watched the movie "The Silence of the Lambs" that you acted in?

You must know that this movie was released in 1991, which is still 8 years away from now, so it is absolutely impossible for Lin Daoqiu to say this reason.

"Because the look in your eyes is what I want."

Lin Daoqiu looked at Anthony Hopkins seriously, and kept staring at his eyes while talking.

Anthony Hopkins was surprised to have Lin Daoqiu look into his eyes like this, but after spending so many years in the film industry, he could understand why Lin Daoqiu said this.

Sometimes, when a film producer or director falls in love with an actor, he may know that the actor is the actor he wants based on an action, a line, or even a look in his eyes.

"I don't know what to say, but since Mr. Lin thinks I can do it, I'm willing to give it a try."

In fact, Anthony Hopkins has always maintained an open attitude towards Lin Daoqiu's invitation. After all, he would not reject the possibility of cooperating with such a successful producer.

"Thank you Anthony, I hope we have a happy cooperation this time. By the way, I forgot to tell you that I plan to make "Tomb Raider" into a series. In addition to this one, you may also want to make several subsequent sequels.

Starring."

Before this, Anthony Hopkins had never met a producer, and he was already thinking about a sequel before the filming of the movie started.

But if this person were Lin Daoqiu, he wouldn't be surprised at all. After all, two of the three movies he made in Hollywood were so good at the box office that they had sequels, and only "The Mummy" has not yet been filmed.

sequel.

"Of course there is no problem. If there is a sequel by then, I will be happy to participate."

After Anthony Hopkins finished speaking, the two stood up, then smiled and shook hands.

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After securing Anthony Hopkins, the main actors of "Tomb Raider" have been officially formed.

The combination of Tom Cruise and Anthony Hopkins would definitely be eye-catching enough in future generations.

But now only Anthony Hopkins is slightly famous. As for Tom Cruise, most viewers can't even name him.

However, Lin Daoqiu believes that their joining will definitely be of great help to the film "Tomb Raider".

Before that, Yuan Heping had taken Brigitte Lin and the crew members of Heung Kong straight to Thailand, where they were waiting for Lin Daoqiu.

So Lin Daoqiu did not stop in Hollywood. After choosing the actors, he immediately took them straight to Thailand.

This time, Lin Daoqiu chose Chiang Mai, a city in northern Thailand, as the filming location for "Tomb Raider".

Tom Cruise looked very excited about setting foot in Thailand for the first time.

After getting off the plane, Tom Cruise looked very curious about the things around him.

"Mr. Anthony, this is my first time to go abroad to make a movie. Do you have any good suggestions?"

Knowing that Anthony Hopkins is a very good actor, Tom Cruise is very humbly asking him about acting skills these days.

Anthony Hopkins has a good impression of Tom Cruise, a positive young man, so the two often chat together.

"Relax, memorize the lines, and don't have high expectations. Well, that's all for now."

Anthony Hopkins has read the script, and Tom Cruise's role in "Tomb Raider" is relatively eye-catching among the supporting roles.

If he can perform well, he will definitely leave a deep impression on the audience by then, but before that, Anthony Hopkins doesn't want to tell him this, lest it make him proud.