Since eight a.m., Jason Momoa has been on the Hughes Aircraft Factory studio in preparation for the afternoon auditions.

For the whole morning, he basically sat in front of the makeup mirror, letting the makeup artist put on makeup.

At noon, in order not to get in the way of makeup, Jason Momoa just ate a few bites of small cakes and drank a little water through a straw.

Then, the makeup artist proceeded to glue the beard to his face.

Yes, ever since Jason Momoa sat in front of the makeup mirror, there was a makeup artist who has always been doing one thing – sticking a fake mustache to him.

Trying to make your beard look like the real thing is a very complicated make-up job.

Jason Momoa met John Davis, who played the dwarf in "The Lord of the Rings," the dwarf actor who spent more than three hours applying makeup before each shoot, the most time-consuming of which was the fake beard.

By about half past one in the afternoon, the fake beard was finally completed.

The make-up artist also assisted Jason Momoa in a suit that resembled armor and brought in a hammer.

This is a short-handled square-nosed hammer with a simple shape.

Jason Momoa took the hammer and flipped it in his hand to see that the weight should be resinous.

"How's it going?" the agent came over and asked, "Are you alright?"

Jason Momoa looked at his own look in the mirror and said, "Isn't it a little weird?"

The agent asked, "What's wrong?"

Jason Momoa said very seriously, "How did I, who was young and handsome, become a rough savage?" and he asked, "Which superhero is this?"

The agent glanced at the hammer in his hand and guessed: "It should be Thor, the god of thunder in Norse mythology." ”

Jason Momoa doesn't know Marvel Comics at all, and he received an audition invitation from Marvel Entertainment before, although he made up for it, but he was a first- or second-tier superhero, and Thor, a character who is not very popular, did not pay attention to it.

"Thor is in Marvel?" Jason Momoa looked curious.

The agent reminded: "We signed a confidentiality agreement, don't talk nonsense when you go out." ”

"Rest assured. Jason Momoa said: "I don't want to go bankrupt because of default. ”

A staff member came over at this time to remind me that the audition time was almost up.

The agent urged: "Let's go, don't let the director and producer wait." Jason, whether to soar into the sky, or continue to be a little actor, it all depends on this audition. ”

Jason Momoa adapts to the beard on his face as quickly as possible, and his mentality is better: "This kind of thing depends on other people's decisions after all." ”

In the audition room, Ronan chatted with Kevin Feige about Joss Whedon, and waited for the actors who participated in Thor's audition.

Like previous auditions, Marvel Entertainment did not reveal to the actors who their respective roles were.

This is not uncommon in Hollywood.

Many actors audition for film companies, let alone roles, and sometimes they don't even know what the film is.

They are willing to audition, first, for directors and producers, and secondly, for large companies and big productions.

When Warner Bros. invited Gal Gadot to audition, Gal Gadot didn't know who the audition role was, that is, he guessed based on the makeup and requirements of the role.

As soon as Jason Momoa walked into the audition room, Ronan's eyes lit up, although everything from the meow hammer to the armor was made improvised and somewhat rough, but Jason Momoa's outfit made people only feel that Mr. Xu had arrived after seeing it.

When the difference in acting skills is not particularly large, the level of the actor's acting skills is more of a subjective feeling, and the key to making a judgment at the audition is a lot of underground factors on the one hand, and the feeling of the decider on the other hand.

Ronan nodded to himself when he saw Jason Momoa come in with a meow hammer, and that's what Thor wanted.

He had seen information about Jason Momoa before, Jason Momoa is still a handsome young actor, starring in several films, and he didn't attract attention, so he can only say that he chose the wrong route.

Mr. Xu is your style!

The invincible Hot Wheels can be described as an earth-shattering ghost and god!

After a brief self-introduction, under the guidance of Jon Favreau, Jason Momoa first read a line and did some hammer swinging movements, thanks to his natural body and suitable makeup, he is indeed very Nordic gods.

Ronan remained silent, but nodded secretly, Jason Momoa is very suitable for the role of Thor.

The bursting hair, the flying beard, and the fierce eyes are very distinctive.

The stout man in front of the camera with messy hair and big thick eyebrows seems to have been born to play such a role.

Just like Mr. Xu.

Having said that, unlike Mr. Xu's Thor, Thor is not a good Thor.

Another film production center in the world once had this saying at its peak: Shootout movies think of Xiao Ma, comedy movies think of Zhou Xingxing, kung fu movies think of Jack Chen, who will think of tertiary films? That is Mr. Xu.

Some people also say that they can be counted as the four kings of Hong Kong films in the 90s of the last century......

How do you say a classic line?

"It's useless for you to scream and cut your throat, and Thor and Aquaman can't save you when they come. ”

This audition went very smoothly, and there seemed to be a strange tacit understanding from the actor to Jon Favreau to Ronan and Kevin Feige.

After Jason Momoa left the audition room, Jon Favreau was the first to speak: "I don't think there is any need for the audition behind Thor." ”

Kevin Feige is exactly the same: "Jason Momoa is so suitable. ”

Anyway, the actor is also a reckless man whose IQ is not online under normal circumstances, and there is no need to consider other aspects, just looking at this style and temperament, it is 100% suitable.

Ronan said directly: "Thor's actor is confirmed, it's Jason Momoa." ”

The three of them were very unanimous, but Ronan added: "Kevin, the Thor project will not be filmed for a while, and when you negotiate with Jason Momoa, you have to write fitness and beard growth into your contract. ”

It was too much trouble to stick a fake beard every time you shoot, and it was time-consuming, labor-intensive, and costly.

Kevin Feige said, "I know. ”

Jon Favreau said, "Starting tomorrow, prepare for the actress audition, right?"

Ronan waved his hand: "I won't participate in the audition for the heroine, you can take the idea." ”

Marvel Entertainment selected nearly 30 actresses from many actors who signed up to participate in the audition.

Among them are also recommended by Kevin Feige.

There are some things that can't be avoided in Hollywood, and Ronan won't unrealistically ask the people below to do it, as long as the actor is suitable, he will turn a blind eye appropriately.

That's what Hollywood is like.

After the audition, Ronan met up with Joss Whedon and Joaquin Phoenix.

The new "Hulk" movie will officially enter the preparation period from September, and the two have officially signed a contract with Marvel Entertainment to serve as director and actor respectively.

Joaquin Phoenix has signed a total of ten film contracts with Marvel, but Joss Whedon has only signed a three-film directing deal.

Ronan finally decided to work with Joss Wheddon.

However, compared to "Iron Man", which was the beginning of the series, "Hulk" has a lower investment, with a production budget of $130 million.

The "Hulk" movie directed by Ang Lee will not be classified in the Marvel Universe, and the new "Hulk" movie will retell the origin of the Hulk.

As the number one hitter in The Avengers, the Hulk is an extremely important humanoid weapon.

Among them, General Ross will also be a fairly important figure in the entire series.

In the design of the film, General Ross will be transferred from the military to politics and become the secretary of state, planning a series of policies and regulations related to superheroes in the future.

Movies are not comics after all, and it is impossible to add characters indefinitely, especially those with a certain role.

Therefore, there are many roles that must be used in a comprehensive manner.

In Ronan's meeting with Joss Whedon, it was emphasized that "The Incredible Hulk" had to be a popcorn movie with entertainment as the first premise.

Like the pursuit of the meaning of life or the deep exploration of the character's psychology, it has nothing to do with this movie, and all the Avengers movies.

That's what literary films should do, don't put it on the head of commercial entertainment movies.

Just as Relativity Entertainment's films are purely commercial, small-budget horror films, and literary films for the awards season, the film industry has developed for more than 100 years, and it is itself diverse, and there are also various specific forms of expression.

This is also the point where movies attract the audience the most, because of the diversity, the audience can always find the one they like in many movies.

No one can completely deny dull literary films, and no one can deny light-hearted entertainment movies.

You can't turn all the movies in the world into gangster movies, they are the real movies, right?

In the final analysis, those who deny entertainment movies have either fallen into the pit of so-called art, or they are rubbing the popularity of entertainment.

After all, entertainment movies can often cause more heat than art movies.

Looking at Hollywood and the global film industry and market, such people and things have never stopped.

Ronan believes that if the Marvel's Avengers program can succeed, it will inevitably cause a lot of controversy in the future.

But no matter how big the controversy is, it can't stop Relativity Entertainment's determination to continue filming and promoting releases, because the film company has always pursued profits.

The new "Hulk" movie will be released in 2007.

Beginning in 2006, Marvel Entertainment has released at least one superhero movie every year since then, and that number will increase to two over time.

More is not appropriate, and market acceptance must be taken into account, and if it is too often, it may lead to negative reactions.

In addition, as long as the role of Natasha Romanoff is accepted well enough, Marvel Entertainment will also launch a separate "Black Widow" movie in the first or second phase.

Frankly speaking, Scarlett Johansson's appearance doesn't have a long shelf life, and there are benefits to launching it early.