MTL - Best Actor-Chapter 59 What a coincidence

This guy is really... Sean couldn't think of a word to describe Frederick for a while, but although he racked his brains and tried everything for himself, he was also thinking of him at the same time. Plus, I feel that this movie, this horror movie called "Death is Coming", should be pretty good.

Yes, just like the previous "Genius Ripley", the intuition in his heart told him that this movie may not be able to compare with those big productions, but it is indeed very characteristic, and it should not be will fail.

Well, in that case, I promise...wait! Sean raised his eyebrows sharply, he almost forgot the purpose of his coming here, but this is a good opportunity.

Frederick, who had been watching him carefully, was about to smile, but seeing his expression changed, he had to tighten his face again.

"How is it, Sean?" the agent asked carefully.

"There is only one script to choose from?" With a decision in his heart, Sean immediately frowned.

"Trust me, Sean, this is the best script I can find, and it's the best script for you right now." Put a little heart to heart.

Indeed, although he has just completed the shooting of "The Genius Ripley", the matter of Minghella's bold use of a new actor as the male lead has only caused a certain degree of discussion in the Hollywood circle. , the media and the public are largely ignorant. Therefore, before the film was released and achieved success, the roles that could be accepted could only be selected in films of this type and cost.

"I have already negotiated with them, just go there together, meet the director and producer, and then sign the contract." He continued.

"Oh?" Sean was surprised.

"I briefed them about you, highlighted Minghella's preference for you, and showed them the tape of your audition, which they thought was a good fit," Frey Derek explained, but his eyes were a little dodgy, "Of course, you still have to say that you are 23 years old, which is nothing, there are many actors playing high school students at this age."

"It's more than that, Fred?" Sean said with narrowed eyes.

"Um..." The agent smacked his lips, and finally told the truth, "One more thing, you are cheaper, I only need 800,000 yuan, so they have more funds to invite Katherine Heigl as the heroine."

"800,000 yuan? Wow, that's not bad, 2.5 times more than "The Genius Ripley"," Sean curled his lips, and then got a little curious, "Katherine Heigl is Who?"

“Young actress with a good reputation, only two years older than you are,” Frederick recalled, “She started modeling at age 9 and won the first A movie character, 16-year-old leading actress in a comedy movie, and last year's "Ghost Bride" did well at the box office, so the producers wanted her to play the leading role. Originally they wanted Tobey Maguire and Kerr Sten Dunst was cast as the male and female lead, but they both turned it down, and then I thought of Katherine, who thought the script was good, but the price was high, so I took advantage of it and got it."

Speaking of this, he suddenly lowered his tone: "You know, Katherine Heigl is quite a **** girl."

Shawn, who was just a little touched, immediately gave him a roll of eyes, and in just a few words, this guy showed his true colors.

So he immediately asked: "Don't you worry, I'm marked as a horror movie hero?"

"It's just a horror movie," Frederick waved his hand hurriedly, "and many well-known actors will also take on this kind of role, such as the actor Jeffrey Rush the year before, he There's an inexpensive horror movie coming out this year."

"But he was already an actor before that." Sean touched his chin.

"Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster also acted in horror films, and both won the Oscar for Best Actor and Actress." Frederick looked at him depressedly.

"The Silence of the Lambs is the standard thriller." Sean continued to touch his chin.

"But you still have "Genius Ripley" released." The agent gritted his teeth.

"But no one knows what the results of the show will be." Sean spread his hands.

"...Okay, Sean, let's talk directly, what do you need me to do?" After looking at him for a while, Fredericka suddenly raised his hands and leaned back on the back of the chair , and made a relaxed appearance, which surprised Sean again.

"I know, you must have something in mind, it doesn't matter, just tell me," the agent hummed, "as long as you don't forget what you promised me."

Well, the time spent with each other is not short, he is familiar with Frederick, why is Frederick not familiar with him?

"Listen to me, Fred," since that was the case, Sean said it bluntly, "I'm taking this role, if you really just need to meet in the past, you can sign the contract ."

Then, when the agent was relieved, he said again: "Do you know the movie "The Lord of the Rings", Fred?"

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"Another troublesome thing, he can't be a little...like an ordinary actor? Can't be less jumpy?" Frederick tapped his fingers on the desk , looking at the information displayed on the computer screen, holding his cheeks to make a toothache look.

He has also heard about the film, or the series, adapted from Tolkien's novels. As an agent, well-informed is a must-have skill. Even so, after Sean mentioned it, he still recalled it for a while before finding it out from his memory. It is conceivable that he was not prepared at all.

In this case, he agrees or does not agree, but Sean, who sees this, does not give him a chance to think, and leaves "I have agreed to your request, you It should also be promised to me" and "I don't have many requests, as long as there is a character that can impress the audience", they quickly ran away.

When Frederick found the relevant information and checked it out, he had the urge to hit the wall and drag Sean back to take a bite. First of all, the fat man who is director and producer, Peter Jackson, who came to Hollywood from New Zealand and made two B-movies, is an avid book fan of Tolkien, and he put the trilogy on it as early as two years ago.

At first Miramax was interested in investing, and the two sides also reached an agreement, but Miramax later regretted it and planned to make the trilogy into two parts. Jackson naturally refused to do it, so he tried his best to find other investments. In the end, he didn’t know what was going on, and moved the president of New Line, Robert Shea, so Shea raised nearly 300 million US dollars for him to build The Lord of the Rings. "Trilogy.

As soon as possible, James Cameron spent 200 million to build a big ship and brought 1.8 billion box office, which has always opened the prelude of big investment, but it is still a big investment to spend so much at one time to make a series of movies. The movie version of the epic fantasy novel that has a huge influence in the West is still quite shocking, and Frederick knew about this series of movies because of this.

But like most producers and agents in Hollywood, he didn't pay too much attention to it, not to mention the difficulty of shooting, there has never been such a big scene before this Fantasy movie. Although it is like the fable of the salesman who buys shoes, you can make money by seizing opportunities to open up new markets, but at the same time, you have to take huge risks, and not everyone is Cameron.

In addition, Frederick always felt that playing a role in such a movie would not bring much benefit to the actor. If the other party can really make the feeling in the book, Then the audience is more likely to watch the scene and watch the story. Unless there are special circumstances, the personal charm of the actors will be greatly reduced.

If he can predict the future, he will definitely be applauded for his vision. Although "The Lord of the Rings" was released a few years later, it was well received, but the main actors who played those classic roles in it, except for a few two The three lucky ones, the others have all kinds of troubles in their careers.

"I really don't understand, are you very optimistic about this series of movies?" Looking at the list of actors considered by the "Lord of the Rings" crew, Mr. Frederick feel unreliable.

For example, Aragon, who can be regarded as one of the male protagonists, actually asked Vin Diesel to audition, and invited Daniel Day-Lewis twice, and also considered Russell Crowe — Not surprisingly, both of them were rejected.

Then Bruce Willis expressed interest in the role of Boromir, and Helena Bonham Carter wanted to try the role of Elf Princess, but both were rejected by the crew .

In short, many roles have only been set now, and the one who got Aragon is British actor Stuart Thomdson. Although most of the others have been selected, they are not completely certain, because some There are several names on the back of the characters, and most of them are newcomers, such as Elijah Wood. Therefore, if Sean wants to fight for it, it is not all opportunities.

After booting. If there are roles in these two films, the schedules are likely to conflict, not to mention the later stages of "Genius Ripley" to pay attention to.

"Genius, you are indeed quite different." Frederick exclaimed half-complaining and half-joking.

However, he still began to think about how to contact the new line and the "Lord of the Rings" crew. If Sean thought the same as ordinary people, there would be no such situation. If it weren't for his determination to work hard, and the spirit of persevering and not admit defeat, would they still be able to create miracles?

The agent also believes that once the schedule conflicts, Sean should make the right decision. Although he insists on his beliefs, he is not an idiot who does not know what to do, and he still has the credit he deserves.

"Okay, let me think about how to get in touch with them." Frederick sighed and began to think.

If you think about it, he doesn't seem to have anything to do with the "Lord of the Rings" crew, what the heck... wait! He suddenly thought of something, pulled out the "Death is Coming" document, flipped through two pages, and patted his head. He would forget such a simple thing, which is really inappropriate!

It's very simple, "The Lord of the Rings" was invested and filmed by New Line Cinema, and "Death Comes" was also filmed by New Line Pictures, which is quite a coincidence.