Recently, the news about Lan Li's next work has been boiling, and the news of works such as "Alien Battlefield", "Black Shadow", "Speed and Excitement/Love" is endless;

In fact, these messages are half-truths and half-truths, and they are all smoke bombs. In fact, Lan Li has been in full swing auditioning for "Edge of Tomorrow", even if the publicity work of "Love is Crazy" is very busy.

The second audition took place in Pittsburgh, where Lancet did not see Lucinda Sisong, the subject of the audition became producer Tim Lewis, and the audition took place in a coffee house. The two sat down and conversed face-to-face, exchanging their views on the "Edge of Tomorrow" script.

Tim is 60 years old, but he is still in good spirits and in good spirits.

Generally speaking, Hollywood producers can be divided into three types, one is the project in hand, busy from beginning to end throughout the year, Steven Spielberg, Neil H. Moretz belong to this category, one is goal-oriented, aimed at the awards season, and the production is always dominated by independent films, the Weinstein brothers are typical representatives, and the other is excellence, maybe two or three years to work on a project, but each project is all the energy, James Cameron is like this.

Tim is the last one, and he only has Edge of Tomorrow in his hands right now, and he is fully committed to driving the project forward, which means he can focus all his energy, which is a good thing. However, judging from the current development, the progress of the project is not satisfactory. Not just the wishes of Warner Bros., but also Tim's own execution.

Throughout the audition process, the conversation was relaxed and pleasant. But the conversation about the "Edge of Tomorrow" script only lasted for a short while, and then Tim started chatting with Lan Li about Steven Spielberg.

Tim is an assistant director, has been in the industry for nearly two decades, made nineteen films, and has collaborated with Harrison Ford on "Patriot Games", with Meryl Streep on "Golden Giants", and with Pierce Brosnan (Pierce-Brosnan) on "007's GoldenEye", but the most memorable is still his first work, Steven's "Empire of the Sun".

Until now, Tim and Steven still talk on the phone occasionally — after all, there are only a few old guys who have been in the industry for thirty years. Tim and Lan Li shared a lot of interesting stories and had a great conversation.

The entire audition lasted almost an hour, but the real discussion about the "Edge of Tomorrow" was less than fifteen minutes, maybe even less than ten. Dealing with such an occasion was a piece of cake for Lan Li, but the problem was that he wasn't sure how much progress had been made in such auditions.

The third audition took place in Los Angeles. The whole audition is very formal, the venue is in the Burbank photography base, a small room with rules, cameras, light shields, scripts, etc., all in place, even more comprehensive than the first audition.

There were a total of seven actors participating in the audition, including Lan Li, all of whom were familiar faces. Henry Cavill, Jake Gyllenhaal, Charlie Hannum, Aaron-Taylor-Johnson, Chris Penn, Tom Hardy

Just from the audition lineup, it can be seen that the "Edge of Tomorrow" project has finally made some progress, the selection of actors has a preliminary direction, and the audition is on the right track. However, things obviously did not go as smoothly as expected.

Upon entering the audition room, it was not Lucinda or Tim who sat in front of Lan Li, but a completely unfamiliar face, Gregory-Jacobs.

Later, Lan Li asked Andy to find out that Gregory was a very famous producer, and he was also an assistant director, but his current status was far higher than Tim's.

He can be seen behind the "Ocean's Eleven" series, "Before Sunrise", "Eros", "Never Compromise", "Drug Network" and other works, and he has close personal friendships with George Clooney, Brad Pitt and others, especially Steven-Soderbergh, who are close friends.

Gregory has been working on Magic Mike lately, and he's been busy with his work. Therefore, Andy speculated that coming to help with the "Edge of Tomorrow" audition was not so much about taking over as a temptation, just looking at the alternate actors, and then looking at the potential of the script, and did not decide whether to join it for the time being.

The subsequent audition also confirmed Andy's idea. After the audition began, Lan Li was asked to run twenty times in the small room, then kept out of breath, said two lines, and then ran back twenty times again, asked a few basic questions, and the audition ended.

That's the end of it!

There were no lines, no performances, no dialogue, and not even too much communication, so he ran back and forth without a head, and Lan Li went home. This is a completely nonsensical audition!

The fourth audition was conducted over the phone, and the other party was the writer of "Edge of Tomorrow," Derek-Kolstad. It's a name you've never heard of, and it's not on the list of "Edge of Tomorrow" writers in the previous life. However, this is not surprising, the script on the blacklist is only the first draft, and the decision on the direction of the final script is not in the hands of the screenwriter, just like "the fantasy drift of Pi".

It could be heard on the phone that Derek had no experience. Lan Li only came out in two sentences, and Derek honestly leaked all his circumstances.

He is an amateur screenwriter sponsored by the Action Film Association of America with a scholarship, and "Edge of Tomorrow" is only his second work - the first work died directly and no one cares about it so far, but he didn't expect that the second work was accidentally blacklisted, and then Warner Bros. bought the filming rights and the rights to adapt the original book from the association, and then took over the full succession.

To put it simply, Derek is a complete rookie. During the conversation, Derek gave the concept and concept of his first work, how does Lan Li sound like the prototype of the concept of Keanu Reeves's later starring movie "Fast Pursuit", could it be that Derek is the screenwriter?

It doesn't matter, though. The important thing is that for the audition of "Edge of Tomorrow", Derek didn't know what to ask or what to communicate, just chatted about the script that was suspected of "fast pursuit", and then talked about the concept of "Edge of Tomorrow", Derek exclaimed on the phone, "It's you, you are the most suitable person." Absolutely!

After the fifth audition, it was finally back to normal, and the audition took place in a studio in Seattle. Lan Li rushed over temporarily after the end of the radio promotion, and he was the only audition object, but there were four audition judges, and all four of them were unfamiliar new faces.

After the previous four tests, Lan Li already knew it in his heart, and he didn't make any fuss at all. The audition process finally got into a good situation, Lan Li first performed a "Hamlet", then briefly learned a duet move, performed it live, then exchanged the role of William Cage, Lan Li expressed some of his own opinions, and finally had a short confrontation with one of the female producers.

The entire audition lasted nearly forty minutes, which was the most formal and comprehensive audition of Lan Li so far, and even more formal than the "Pacific War". Although Lan Li didn't understand what a commercial movie like "Edge of Tomorrow" had to do with "Hamlet", the acting skills, actions, image, and demeanor were tested throughout the audition process, and the whole process had to be highly concentrated.

Before "Edge of Tomorrow", Lan Li was mentally prepared, the casting process of Hollywood's top commercial films is very complicated, and the four or five rounds of auditions are normal. Even the top big-name stars are no exception, but the real tediousness and length are beyond imagination.

For the first time, Lan Li realized that he was auditioning for the leading actor in a top commercial blockbuster. is not the third protagonist of a commercial blockbuster like "Fast and Exciting / Love 5", nor is it the male protagonist of a low-budget comedy like "I Fight Cancer", but a super blockbuster with investment and scale that has reached the level of a giant crocodile. Of course, the mega blockbuster is secondary, and the main thing is the male lead — after all, Warner Bros. still has a budget of $100 million for Edge of Tomorrow.

For the sixth audition, Lan Li returned to New York. The audition was small, but it wasn't small. In addition to him, three actors participated in the audition, all of whom were "new" faces. Not new to the newcomers, but new to the third audition: Andrew Garfield, Jeremy-Renner and Channing Tatum.

Rather than saying that all the actors who auditioned before were eliminated, Lan Li believed that it was just the result of the different audition locations, and the "Edge of Tomorrow" crew should be in full swing to audition more actors. This is a positive sign for project preparation.

However, the cast span of the two auditions is really not small, age, style, and appearance. I don't know if it's because the main creators haven't decided on the concept yet, or because the lineup of the main creators hasn't been determined at all.

Interestingly, familiar faces were finally seen among the auditioners - Lucinda reappeared, and screenwriter Derek also appeared. After six auditions, it was finally no longer an unfamiliar face, which made Lan Li teased, "It seems that there are not as many Hollywood staff as imagined." ”

The whole audition process also continued this brisk atmosphere, and Lan Li just sat in a chair and chatted with the five interviewers in front of him. The real small talk, talking about the interesting things in the recent period, talking about the details of watching the movie "Love is Crazy", and talking about the comedy performances in "The Tonight Show" and "Me Fighting Cancer......

About 20 minutes of conversation ended with laughter and laughter.

Originally, Lan Li thought that six auditions were all there was to it, but it wasn't. Today, Rite will audition for the seventh time in just four weeks, and the audition will take place at a private party in Beverly Hills.

"Lan Li, here. A black sports car pulled up on the side of the road, and the driver of Lan Li arrived.