Chapter 136: The Bat Candidate
Screening the list of these actors, Lester put aside the thin and good-looking actors, which were basically abandoned by him.
It's a sci-fi action movie, not a romance movie, and those people are very much out of line with the important roles of Batman.
In addition to film and TV actors, there are also singers and sports stars who have submitted auditions.
These singers and sports stars who submitted resumes were all looking to transition into the film industry, and Lester put them aside and preferred actors in the film industry.
There are dozens of lists of actors from the agency, large and small, and Lester can't read them alone, and Dimes also helps to screen them.
The first thing is to choose the actor for the role of Batman Bruce Wayne and find out who will play it.
Before George Clooney came, Lester thought about how he would play Batman, and gave up letting him play Batman considering that "ER: Story" was still filming.
"This can play Batman. ”
Dimes took an actor's resume and put it in front of Lester for recommendation.
Michael Keaton, Pennsylvania. ”
Lester picked up his resume and looked at it, looked at the sturdy actor photo on it, and set him aside, "Included in the Batman shortlist." ”
Seeing that Lester didn't make a final decision, Dimes continued to look through the list of actors he hadn't seen yet.
Lester and Dimes spent two hours reading dozens of cast lists, and six were shortlisted for Batman.
After reading the actors' resumes, Lester walked into the editing room with Dimes with six shortlists, and used the equipment inside to watch the workout videos sent by the six.
There are physical exercises such as push-ups, running, and one-handed ground support, and these people have made a lot of efforts to compete for the role of "Batman".
In the short video, they are sturdy, and their height may not be as tall as the original comic "Batman" at 1.88 meters, but this is a manga change, as long as the height is not too outrageous, they can play Batman.
After watching the six-bit short workout video, Lester removed three more, leaving only three competing characters for "Batman" Bruce Wayne.
"Did you choose the leading role? ”
Peter Cooper and Benjamin Melnick, led by their assistants, walked into the editing room and asked;
As the producers of "Batman", the two will run with the crew.
"Look at these three!" Lester put the biographies of the three actors in front of them.
The three selected by Lester are Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer and Arnold Schwarzenegger, who has recently become popular.
"How about Arnold Schwarzenegger. ”
Peter Cooper looked at the resume of the actor list, with a height of 1.87 meters, he is closest to Batman's height, and his popularity is not compared with the previous two.
His height is very close to that of the original character, and even more burly.
Benjamin Melnick is also optimistic about Arnold Schwarzenegger playing Batman, and Lester saw that several people were more optimistic about him, thought about it, and said to Deems: "That's it! You send all three of them audition invitations to see what they look like when they audition." ”
Although several people are optimistic about Arnold Schwarzenegger playing Batman, Lester doesn't want to decide on the starring role so soon, and feels that the other two should be given a chance.
Lester has the most power in the crew, and Peter Cooper and Benjamin Melnick did not refute Lester when they saw Lester say this, but they were still not very optimistic about the other two.
Dimes handed the resumes of the three to the assistant and asked the assistant to go down and make a call.
The candidate actor for Batman came out, and Lester thought of the role of the Joker, the popular villain in the Batman comics and one of the most important characters in the script.
The actor of the clown must have the acting skills to perform the charm and shaping of the role.
"Does anyone sign up for the clown?"
Speaking of the second important role, Peter Cooper recommended a person: "Joker, I think I can play Jack Nicholson." ”
"Can you show me the picture later?"
Lester wanted to see how he looked.
"I've already brought it. Peter Cooper's advance preparation surprised Lester.
took the resume, looked at the resume and photos in detail, Lester found that this was a performance party that had won the Oscar, and if he dressed up, he was very close to the clown of the original comics, and immediately decided: "It's him." ”
The clown actor set, Peter Cooper smiled.
The reason why he recommended Jack Nicholson to play the clown was that the other party had already prepared for it.
This "Batman" Lester takes the closest to the essence of the comics to shoot, and the casting will choose the similarities of the comic characters.
Seeing that several people had finalized the role of the clown, Dimes asked about another important role mentioned in the script: "What about the heroine, who will play it." ”
Photographer Brigitte Valle is the love line in "Batman", and you can't just choose randomly.
"Are there any artists from the agency who have applied for auditions?" Lester asked about the actors who submitted their resumes.
"I'll take it. ”
Dimes hurriedly got up and walked outside to get his resume.
After a while, Dimes was holding forty resumes for the audition.
Lester picked up the female star's resume and watched the actresses who signed up for the audition.
Peter Cooper saw so many actresses' resumes and picked up and watched them with interest.
Forty resumes and photos, and some smart people also put makeup photos in them, hoping to be able to play the role of Brigitte Valle, the heroine photographer of "Batman".
There are resumes from actors, and naturally there are resumes from models and singers, and Lester also found that several of them also have topless photos, and the films starring in the resumes are basically erotic movies.
It's a naked temptation, and if it's an extreme person, you might choose one of them, but unfortunately this is "Batman", it's a superhero action movie, and Lester is not an extreme person, and he doesn't want to be labeled as erotic and ruin this sci-fi action movie.
Flipping through the next one, the photo and resume piqued Lester's interest.
Born in 1965, Brooke Small, who has been making movies since she was a child, is a girl who grew up as a child star, and became a smash hit at the age of 14 with her youthful and beautiful image. ”
After Lester saw the film he starred in, he looked at his current photos.
Brown haired, youthful and invincible jade girl image, according to Lester's memory, this is a smash hit actress in the 80s, but it is also the person he currently thinks can dress up and play the heroine.
"The heroine is played by Brooke Littles, and Dimes you go and inform her to get ready. ”
Lester surprised them by how quickly he settled on the heroine, and Dimes turned to inform, "I'll go now." ”
The four important roles in "Batman" have been set, only the old butler Yafei has not yet looked for an actor, Lester talked to Peter Cooper, and Benjamin Melnick recommended Michael Gough to play.
At this time, the assistant who notified the three actors to audition brought a message to them: "Arnold Schwarzenegger has taken on other films and can't come to audition for Batman." ”