In the United States, "Star Wars" is not only a movie, but also a trend, but also a culture.

When George Lucas announced three years ago that he would relaunch the Star Wars franchise, the whole country was in a near boil. And now, Lucasfilm has officially held a press conference to announce to the whole society that the "Star Wars Episode 1: The Ghost Man Menace" project has been officially launched!

At the press conference, almost all the mainstream media in the United States were attracted, and Fox TV was broadcast live.

At such a grand press conference, in Hollywood, there is no semicolon except Star Wars!

At the press conference, in addition to George Lucas, the founder of the Star Wars series, who was the focus of everyone's attention, the choice of director also shocked everyone's attention.

turned out to be the most popular and potential young director in Hollywood today - Donn Walker!

Prior to this, Donn Walker and James Cameron collaborated to create the box office myth of "Titanic" of $1.88 billion

Now, Don Walker and George Lucas have chosen to join forces, what kind of future will this Star Wars prequel have?

"May I ask you, Mr. Lucas, what made you choose a young director like Done Walker, aren't you afraid that he will be inexperienced and mess up the film?"

The reporter from CNN was crisp and straightforward.

George Lucas smiled slightly, "Don is a very good director, the success of "Titanic" has proved his strength, please don't look at him with inherent eyes." True, he is young, but at the same time, he is also a genius. ”

The New York Times reporter keenly seized the opportunity, "Mr. Lucas, we all know that the genius director of Hollywood is your good friend Steve Spielberg, I don't know what you think of these two people in your heart? Which of them is more genius?"

George Lucas remained silent, he had seen a lot of this kind of scene, "I'm sorry, this is the Star Wars press conference, and I won't give you any comments on anything unrelated to this." ”

Don couldn't help but almost burst out laughing.

Dare to have such a bad temper in front of media reporters, the whole Hollywood is estimated to be George Lucas, who told him to create Star Wars?

Seeing that this old guy didn't get in, the reporters turned their attention to Donn, "May I ask Director Walker, do you know Star Wars? Do you think you have enough ability to make this movie well?"

Tang En said lightly: "I am a loyal Star Wars fan, and I will do my best to make this movie well, so that fans can have a feast for the eyes next summer." ”

"In that case, can you predict the box office of this movie after its release?"

The reporter's question was very unfriendly, and there was a faint laughter at the press conference.

The corners of Donn's mouth turned up, and his eyes looked at him a little stunned, "Too young, too simple Tucson breaks!"

"Huh?"

Everyone couldn't help but be stunned.

George Lucas coughed lightly and hurriedly said, "Don is saying that this question is ridiculous, he is a director, not a wizard who can prophesy!"

……

Whenever he thinks of this Star Wars prequel trilogy, Don feels quite uncomfortable in his heart.

Not to mention the last two parts that have collapsed in terms of word-of-mouth, even if it is the first part with the best reviews, when I think about it, it is quite a lot of slots.

George Lucas may still be ahead of Hollywood in terms of special effects, but in terms of plot design, he is already a generation behind.

And the choice of the main actors is even more disappointing.

In the whole "Star Wars Episode 1: The Ghost Man Menace", the most outstanding performance turned out to be an underage girl!

The male No. 1 Liam Neeson has a zombie face from beginning to end, and his expression has not changed even before he dies, which makes people watch the play every minute, and the male No. 2 Ewan McGregor does not have the majesty of a Jedi Knight at all, with a cowardly expression, and is feminine like a deserter.

On the contrary, several animated characters, their expressions are lifelike, and their acting skills kill the two male protagonists in a straight line.

Now that Don is the director of the film, he's bound to make a change!

Not to mention the box office, the reputation of this movie must not affect his reputation!

However, the choice of the male number one, George Lucas, has been decided early, it is Liam Neeson, who gave Donn a headache, it is said that he is training in fencing and has been preparing for three months.

Therefore, the candidate for the second male lead must be changed!

The producers of Star Wars Episode 1: The Ghost Man Menace are George Lucas and Ricco McCallan, the latter being the executive producer arranged by Twentieth Century Fox, mainly for the supervision of finances and other aspects, and the decision-making power of the actors, mainly in the hands of George Lucas and Donn.

As a well-known Star Wars, almost all the audition invitations sent out by the crew have been responded.

After a morning of five auditions, the two decision-makers each came up with their own candidates - producer George Lucas recommended Ewan McGregor, and director Donn Walker recommended Ben Affleck.

"Donn, Ben Affleck hasn't given a convincing performance, this is Star Wars, even if it's a sci-fi movie or an action movie, acting skills are equally important!"

George Lucas said earnestly.

Don is a little funny, Lucas, Lucas, if I hadn't seen the original film, I would have agreed with you.

"George, this is different! Action movies have the standards of action movies, what we need is not the kind of subtle performance in literary films, what we need is crisp and neat at a glance! Intuitive! Shocking!"

Donn felt he had to convince him, "Ewan McGregor just won the BAFTA Best Actor, but it's a literary film, and he may even play it in his true colors." The intricacies of action movies, you should understand. In contrast, Ben Affleck's acting experience is much more complicated, especially starring in Michael Bay's "The Peerless Apocalypse", and he can handle our action scenes with ease. ”

"Donn, it's different......"

George Lucas obviously didn't want to back down, and Don immediately interrupted, staring into his eyes, "George, you have to think about it seriously! Liam Neeson is a native of Northern Ireland, does Male Number Two still have to choose a foreigner?"

"Huh?"

George Lucas's eyes tightened.

Donn shook his head, "Anyway, Star Wars is the Star Wars of the Americans, and Ben Affleck has a natural advantage. More importantly, how is the script written? Master Quigang is killed by Darth Moore, and the apprentice Obi-Wan avenges Master. What does this mean? It means that the apprentice must have more strength and a stronger body than the master!"

Donn paused for a moment, and his face couldn't help but show a bit of mockery, "Based on Ewan McGregor's indecisive face, does he have the ability to take revenge? Besides, is it logical that Liam Neeson is six feet three tall and Ewan McGregor is only five feet eight?"

Another producer, Ricco McCallan, who has never intervened much, couldn't help but agree when he heard Donne's words, "I think Donn has a point, Ben Affleck is also six feet three tall, and he has a strong body and a firm facial line, which fits the selection criteria of a Jedi Knight." ”

George Lucas hesitated.

Tang En frowned, and couldn't help but say: "George, "Peerless Tribulation" is about to be released, once the box office hits, Ben Affleck, who plays the second male lead, is likely to be popular all over the United States next year!"

Ricco McCallan gritted his teeth, "George, I agree with Donn, whether in terms of film or market, Ben Affleck is better than Ewan McGregor. ”

"Then choose Ben Affleck. George Lucas shook his head with a wry smile and looked at Donn, "Boy, your reasons are always so good. ”

Tang En breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from his forehead, "I'm a director, and I'm definitely responsible for the movie." ”

……

The audition in the afternoon was the heroine.

Don yawned and took two large sips of coffee, this casting job is really not easy.

However, when the first audition actor appeared, Don was stunned for a moment, the tiredness of his body disappeared instantly, his mouth opened wide, and he muttered: "Female...... Goddess!"

"Huh?"

Several crew producers turned their heads one after another, looking at Don En's pig face, and they were ashamed and eager to find a crack in the ground to get into.

Shame, shame!

Even George Lucas couldn't help but blush, this Donne Walker is really as nonsense as the rumors, this is work, look at the little girl who scares others?

"Ahem!"

George Lucas coughed heavily, Don reacted immediately, looking at her blushing face, and her delicate face could rise with water, his heart became even more excited, barely controlling his emotions, and said undoubtedly: "I have decided, she is my Queen of Pallad Amidala!"

"Ahem......"

This time, it's not just George Lucas, the staff are coughing violently.

First the goddess, then the queen......

Director Walker, even if you show love, you don't have to be so public, right? This is the audition set, this is work!