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Four days before the audition for the actor in "Mr. and Mrs. Smith", Helen Herman got the exact news from the crew that Brad Pitt withdrew from the audition for the role of John Smith early on the grounds of poor physical condition, and the crew seemed to have prejudices against him, and did not try to keep Brad Pitt at all.

As a result, Matthew's biggest rival was declared out early.

The shocking gossip of Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston intensifies, Brad Pitt has to appease the pregnant Angelina Jolie, prepare for the divorce case with Jennifer Aniston, and carry out crisis public relations to clear himself as much as possible, at least to maintain his image among fans.

Although Jennifer Aniston has stated that she will not ask Brad Pitt for a $1 breakup fee, the interests of the two parties are deeply entangled, especially the joint venture Plan B.

Compared to these, the audition for "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" did not seem so important to Brad Pitt.

No matter how this gossip evolves, Matthew finally achieves the desired result.

Of course, if he wants to get the role of John Smith in "Mr. and Mrs. Smith", he must first pass the audition of the crew.

Matthew had been auditioning for the role for a long time, in addition to strengthening his firearms training and continuing to maintain his fighting training, he also rehearsed all the key scenes in the script in advance with the help of other contracted actors of Angel Agency.

With plenty of preparation, a lack of strong competitors, and a suitable acting style and the box office of the three films he recently starred in, Matthew passed the audition hosted by Aziva Gosman and Doug Liman very smoothly, and even played quite well in a literary drama they formulated.

After filming so many films, Matthew's acting skills are still far from the Oscar level, but it is not without progress, and the ordinary scenes in most commercial films are not difficult to deal with.

For acting, practice makes perfect is still a bit useful.

After passing the audition for the leading actor, Helen Herman immediately began to negotiate with the crew, and as the leading actor in the film, Matthew naturally wanted to win some power.

"I have prepared two plans for the salary, one is the basic salary plus the later share, and the other is the salary payment that does not involve the share. ”

In the office, Helen Herman told Matthew about some information, "The crew has a relatively sufficient budget and is very confident in the success of the project, and it is estimated that the possibility of accepting the basic salary plus the post-production share is very small." ”

She said directly, "If the crew pays the salary directly, my bottom line is $10 million, and I will strive for more than $10 million, but you don't have too much hope." ”

Matthew nodded lightly, "I understand, I'm still a second-tier star." ”

Sequel movies can naturally ask for higher salaries, and it is a bit difficult for second-tier stars to get more than $10 million for non-sequel original works.

However, it is not impossible, for example, when Johnny Depp filmed "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl", he received an almost first-line salary for a second-tier coffee position.

This aspect also depends on the broker's operational and negotiation skills.

If a single film can get $10 million, Matthew is also satisfied.

Helen Herman saw that Matthew had been thinking and asked, "Do you have anything to add?"

"Hmm. Matthew nodded and said, "There is one aspect that you have to fight for me as much as possible, isn't it that the crew has not started the audition for the heroine yet? ”

He didn't wait for Helen Herman to speak, and then said, "You've read the script more than once, Helen. This is a project that relies entirely on the support of the male and female protagonists, and if I don't have chemistry with the heroine and don't call, the film will probably be over. ”

"I've thought about that. Helen Herman obviously thought comprehensively, "In the initial negotiations yesterday, I also mentioned this to Aziva, and they also took into account that the crew put the audition for the heroine behind the actor in order to choose a female star who can have good chemistry with the male lead and has a certain appeal." ”

Aziva Gosman as a producer, although not as successful as Jerry Bruckheimer and Sean Daniel, also has a wealth of experience in the industry, and Matthew can think of this, and he can also take it into account.

Helen Herman said at this time, "I will try to get you the right to participate in the actress audition in the later negotiations." ”

"Good!" Matthew nodded again.

In this way, he can also have a certain right of suggestion in the audition of the heroine.

He thought for a moment and asked, "What female stars did Avazi Gosman and Doug Roman both invite to audition for the lead actress." ”

"I know of six. Helen Herman said quickly, "Julia Roberts, Nicole Kidman, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Cate Blanchett, Gwen Stephanie, and Aishwarya Ray. ”

Hearing these five names, Matthew immediately filtered through their information in his mind.

Needless to say, Julia Roberts is now the top female star in Hollywood; Nicole Kidman is an Oscar-winning actress and is also firmly in the ranks of first-line actresses; Catherine Zeta-Jones is famous and can also be classified as a low-tier or second-tier top actress; Kate Bratchett is much less famous than the previous three, and she is also the queen of Galadriel in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.

These four people are all popular actresses in Hollywood today, and Matthew naturally knows them.

But who are the next two? Gwen Stephanie? He only knows Gwen Stacy.

As for Aishwarya Rae, the name sounds a lot like Asian, and he doesn't remember that there is a name among Hollywood famous actresses.

If he had doubts, Matthew would ask, "Who are Gwen Stephanie and Aishwarya Ray?

Gwen Stephanie is a female singer, but she also occasionally makes guest appearances and has been recognized by many people. Helen Herman said directly, "Aishwarya Rai is from Bollywood, India, the 1994 Miss World beauty pageant winner, and is now moving to Hollywood. ”

"No wonder I don't know. Matthew muttered.

Since breaking up with Britney Spears, he hasn't paid much attention to the pop music industry, and it's more normal that he doesn't know a female star from Bollywood like Aishwarya Ray.

Helen Herman added, "These two should be the audition candidates that Aziva couldn't face-destroying, and the chances of passing the audition are negligible." ”

"The other four choose ......" Matthew rubbed his chin and asked, "Who does the crew like more?"

"Nicole Kidman. Helen Herman said lightly, "Aziva and Doug think that her temperament is very suitable for Jane Smith. ”

Matthew frowned, as if Nicole Kidman didn't attract much North American audiences, and the film that left him with the most impression was "Island Cry", which seemed to have been unlucky after winning the Oscar, and then fell to the point of playing a female villain in a commercial film.

This is enough to reflect that Nicole Kidman is not very mixed in the back, and it is estimated that most of the films she starred in are street goods.

However, he didn't speak, after all, he hasn't signed a contract with "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" yet, and he will wait until the official contract is signed.

Now that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are no longer in the cast of "Mr. and Mrs. Smith", Matthew is confident that in terms of commercial box office appeal alone, it will not be worse than Brad Pitt, or even much better.

A heroine who can call the male protagonist is still quite important.

Matthew just felt that he had to find a heroine to call him, and Nicole Kidman might as well forget it.

If nothing else, age alone is a headache, Nicole Kidman is thirteen years older than Matthew, and even if Nicole Kidman puts enough drugs on her face, there is still a difference in front of the lens of a high-definition camera.

If it's reduced to a difference of four or five years, it's much easier.

Helen Herman then went on to talk more about contracts and character preparation.

In order to create a realistic image of the action, Aziva Gosman and Doug Liman require the actors to be proficient in weapons and master some basic combat knowledge, and the male and female protagonists will be systematically studied, and firearms training will be at least once a week.

The crew has hired instructors who have served in the Navy SEALs to teach simplified special forces techniques and counter-terrorism, starting from the most basic things, such as understanding weapons, gun postures, how to use them safely and effectively, and then developing to move through and shoot difficult targets.

In addition, when the basic learning is completed, it is also necessary to learn how to rely on wisdom in action, be improvised, and not be surprised by changes.

Although Matthew's qualities in this area are extremely good, there is no objection to receiving training again, and these will not officially start until the heroine is confirmed.

Not only the movement training, but during the initial negotiations, Agiva Gossman and Doug Liman also asked Matthew to learn dance, especially tango, in the preliminary preparations, in order to cope with the filming of the scene where the hero and heroine dance.

The negotiation of this kind of large-scale project film will not be achieved overnight, and the final contract signed by the two parties often has dozens or even hundreds of pages, and many of the terms have to be negotiated one by one between the film party and the agent representing the actor.

And as one of the key salaries, it is not easy to reach an agreement.

The filmmaker naturally wants to compress the actors' salaries as much as possible, and the actors certainly want to get more income, which is also a typical labor negotiation.

Matthew was patient and continued his planned preparations while waiting for the outcome of Helen Herman's negotiations.