Vol 2 Chapter 316: Luxurious new crew

The angels who contacted Victoria’s Secret, of course, were not because of this small production of "One Hundred Thousand Hundreds", but the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.
In this magical masterpiece, there is a beautiful, slender, and agile race of elves. Not only did Duke find a few linguists from the Kingdom of Great Britain to study and teach Tolkien’s Quenya, it was also preparing to find a large number Handsome men and beautiful women star in the elves in the film.
The crew also has dedicated cast members working in New Zealand and Australia, looking for suitable male and female models, and when it comes to the appearance quality of the models, the Victoria's Secret Angels is naturally the leader.
This is just a simple friendly guest appearance. In Duke's view, it is a mutually beneficial cooperation. The film can increase the hype and propaganda. Victoria's Secret can also use him and the name of the film to continue to expand its influence. .
As the major shareholder of Victoria's Secret, after Tina Fei contacted the senior executives of Victoria's Secret, Duke personally hung up a phone call to Victoria's Secret President Shelen Jester Teni. The communication between the two parties was extremely smooth , It can be described as a hit and run. At the right time, Victoria's Secret executives will mobilize the angels under the flag to gather in New Zealand.
However, after the main cast of "The Lord of the Rings" is basically determined, Duke is still the first ∑⊙, first determine the actors of "Hundred Thousand Rage".
After Gerald Butler came to participate in two auditions, Duke made sure to let him play the complicated experience of Emil Dikbal Matasalinu.
Another robber Larry Eugene Phillips, he also found a suitable candidate.
That was an old-looking American actor born in the UK. His bald front forehead was impressive. Although his acting skills are not so good, his powerful body and strange appearance all showed a fierce feeling.
The other party walked out of the audition room, and Nancy Josephson who flew to Wellington took the information. Introduced to Duke, "He was originally a diving athlete and won a World Diving Championship."
She knew that Duke required a strong body, and she was obviously well prepared.
"He played for the British diving team for a total of 12 years, and later became a model. The lens sense will not be a problem. And he also has some performance experience."
Nancy closed the information and said, "He played a very good role in the black comedy "Two Smokers" released by British director Guy Ritchie this year.
"Have you seen that movie?"
Seeing Duke shaking his head, Nancy Josephson smiled and said, "When I came over, I found a copy specially. You can check it out if you have time, Jason..."
"No need. Nancy."
Duke raised his hand to interrupt her, "Jason Statham basically meets my requirements, you can negotiate with Dario, don't be too greedy."
"You know my style." Nancy smiled brighter, "I am optimistic about his future."
Turning off the camera monitor in front of him, Duke took the lead out of the audition room, out of the studio, and toward the office area of ​​the set. Nancy Josephson followed from behind.
Although it will not implement any packaging strategy of any brokerage company, but under similar conditions. Duke will definitely give priority to using actors recommended by his agent. In this extremely complex circle, common interests are the best link.
Give priority to your own people. This is a choice made by all directors and producers in Hollywood.
"I heard you are looking for a daughter for Liam Neeson's actor?"
Walking to Duke, Nancy asked again, "Are there any suitable candidates?"
"No." Duke frowned. As he walked, he said, "The actor must be between 15 and 18 years old. The role needs certain acting skills. There are only a few girls of this age who have excellent acting skills. The current schedule is not suitable."
This is not a vase character. The family of police Michael, played by Liam Neeson, will be one of the main lines of the film. The emotional problems between him and his daughter also have a certain weight. This cannot be solved by just finding a vase.
In fact, in Hollywood, there are only a few actresses who are really good at acting from 16 to 18 years old, Christina Rich, Kirsten Dunst, Natalie Portman...
These people have no schedule now.
Since last week, Duke has also auditioned several girls, but he rejected them without exception.
Among them, the one with a better appearance, recommended by Ino Martin, is called Jessica Alba. The appearance is not bad, but the skin color and acting skills do not meet the requirements.
Especially the skin color, she is obviously a descendant of Latina, standing with Liam Neeson, even an idiot knows that this can't be a father and daughter, and according to the conventions of mainstream movies, the important role of this mainline must be an orthodox White, not a Latino.
Don't underestimate ethnicity and skin color, even if it is a vase, there will be huge differences in the future.
To put it bluntly, in Hollywood, Latin actors are more discriminated against than black actors.
"Do you have a suitable person to recommend?" Duke asked Nancy.
Nancy shook her head helplessly. "If you hold a large-scale audition, you may not be able to find a few new people, but you can find from the people you already have. Just like you said, Hollywood's age group is so good. ."
"I can't find a suitable candidate." Duke was a little helpless, "I will have a large-scale audition."
"After I return to Los Angeles..."
Following Duke into an office, Nancy sat next to Tina Fey’s desk and said, "Try to find it for you."
Duke nodded, and suddenly remembered something, "What about the heroine? Didn't you say that there is a suitable person to recommend to me?"
"She won't be in Wellington until this afternoon." Nancy flipped through the information in her hand. "I wanted you to see her first."
She gave Duke a resume and said, "This is a British actor who once studied at Oxford University and has been in movies since 1993, and she is willing to play the role of a mother."
Duke looked through the information and said, "I'm a little younger, and she is going to play a mother, is she willing?"
"I have already explained to her, she has no opinion." Nancy looked at Duke and said seriously, "You are too ignorant of the appeal of Duke Rosenberg's name to actors who dream of becoming famous."
After closing the information, Duke didn't say anything. In fact, the role of mother is very easy to shine in Hollywood movies, but it is a type of role that young actresses avoid.
This industry first caters to the needs of mainstream audiences, and various taboos have emerged from this. For example, racial discrimination is serious in society, but if a black person becomes the first villain in a movie, it will definitely be a dead end; Shoot directly in the film, otherwise the wait is nc-17...
Similarly, actresses who play the roles of mothers of relatively older children are generally no longer favored by roles such as popular lovers, and can also be regarded as taboos.
For actresses, the role of the popular lover is often the most paid role.
Of course, the daughter of this mother role has found a suitable candidate through the audition. It is also a recommendation from an acquaintance. A Canadian agent of icm recommended a girl from Canada. Although the other party is 11 years old, I don’t know if it is. There is a developmental problem, and it still looks like seven or eight years old.
In the afternoon, Duke met the actress recommended by Nancy Josephson in the audition room. The other party's acting skills were not very good, but they did not have many roles, plus they had certain acting foundation and experience, and the pay was cheap enough. , Duke still decided to let her play the role of mother.
In the next few days, Duke basically spent time in auditions, not only in "One Hundred Thousand Urgent", but also in some role auditions in "The Lord of the Rings". He was constantly switching between fantasy and reality, which was preparing two films at the same time. The situation is maddening. Fortunately, one is only a very small production, otherwise it must be schizophrenic.
People's time and energy are limited, and the director can't break away from the preliminary preparations. Even though Charles Rowan and Zach Schneider are in control of the overall situation on the Lord of the Rings, the director Duke still feels very tired.
"The Matrix" and "The Lord of the Rings", "One Hundred Thousand Rage" and "The Lord of the Rings", two consecutive preparations at the same time have made him feel the limit of his ability.
He is just an ordinary person with more memories and experiences, neither a super genius nor a computer that can run on electricity.
Duke also decided that this is the last time to prepare two films at the same time. This kind of inhuman work, if not necessary, will never be repeated for the third time.
The only thing that can comfort him and rejoice is that after several films and more than five years of cooperation, Warner Bros. and him are closely tied together by common interests. This traditional Hollywood giant has confidence in him. , Both the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy or "One Hundred Thousand Hundred Thousand Fires" gave full support.
And his team is fully cooperating. This team with tacit understanding is also an important condition for Duke's success. As long as anyone who knows a little about the film knows that a successful film can not be produced with a director and script.
In the following week, after several auditions, Duke identified the last of the six protagonists, that is, Liam Neeson’s daughter in the film. She came from a friend of Nancy Josephson’s Recommend, starred in "I know what you did last summer" last year...
Frankly speaking, the actress's acting skills can barely meet Duke's requirements, and her age is a little bit older, but the difference between sixteen and nineteen-year-old white women is not particularly big, plus makeup and lens retouching. The problem is not big.
At this point, the six main actors of "One Hundred Thousand Rush" were all in place, and Duke discovered that the lineup of the crew was quite luxurious from a future perspective. (To be continued...)
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