Chapter 2: Auditions
While waiting, watching the teenagers come out of the audition room either disappointed or happy, Lester, who was not nervous, became nervous.
Guan Jiwei was already called in by a casting director one step ahead of him, in his previous life, because he didn't come to participate in the casting, he brought his younger brother to participate in the casting, and stood out in a group of casting teenagers, and was taken by the casting director at a glance and finalized.
Leicester!
The chubby man shouted at the group of teenagers in line;
A group of teenagers raised their heads and looked at him with longing in their eyes, hoping to get their names out of his mouth
"I am. ”
A hand was raised in the crowd, and Lester shouted;
In!
The chubby man looked at the young man's deep eyes without nervousness, was slightly surprised, beckoned to Lester, and turned to walk into the audition room.
In the audition room, several interviewers sit on stools, waiting for the next young actor to be interviewed.
After auditioning for a teenager, director Spielberg frowned slightly, and his expression was vaguely impatient, but he hid it well.
Except for producer Frank Marshall, who remained interested, the other interviewers were a little bored, and even George Lucas, who was the screenwriter, looked a little bored.
After an interview with a young actor, all the interviewers looked a little tired, except for one Guan Jiwei who made their eyes shine, the rest did not have much brilliance.
As soon as Lester, who was at the back of the line, entered, he saw several interviewers with listless expressions, a slight chuckle in his heart, and his expression remained unchanged and stood opposite them.
Spielberg and George Lucas, two great directors who were famous all over the world in the past, stood in front of him alive, and Lester's heart was slightly rippling.
Sixteen-year-old boy.
Registered in New York, USA, Chinese-British mixed-race.
Stephen Spielberg looked at Lester's information, and when he saw that the teenagers were older than the teenagers in front of him, his brows furrowed slightly, and he looked up at Lester's face that was about to approach the resolute and handsome, and the word Sichuan came out of his forehead, Lester's height and appearance were seriously inconsistent with the character appearance of Short Land.
"You...
Auditions begin!
"Perform an expression that a 12-year-old should have. ‘’
Stephen Spielberg was just about to open his mouth to reject Lester's audition, when George Lucas, as a screenwriter, interrupted Spielberg's words with some interest in his eyes;
If the casting director interrupted Spielberg, he would definitely be fired miserably, but as George Lucas, who is also a director and owner screenwriter with him, spoke, Spielberg held his mouth, and was a little curious about the reason why George Lucas asked Lester to perform, and even producer Frank Marshall heard George Lucas speak and became interested in Lester.
As soon as Lester walked into the audition room, the teenager attracted the attention of George Lucas with a mature and steady atmosphere, especially the nervousness that the teenager did not have in the face of them like the rest of the teenagers, even Guan Jiwei, who had just auditioned well, came in with nervousness and some confusion when he was suddenly called in by the casting director to audition.
This temperament appeared in a 16-year-old and aroused the curiosity of George Lucas, who interrupted Spielberg when he was about to turn down Leicester's audition offer.
There is no roll call that needs to be done!
There was also no requirement of what kind of character Lester had to perform.
Just a simple sentence about what a 12-year-old should look like.
If you are a teenager who doesn't know anything, you will definitely be caught off guard by this sudden audition question, as Lester, who used to be a young director, has seen all kinds of characters, and immediately reacted to the meaning of George Lucas's words.
Playing the character that a 12-year-old child should have, Lester can still perform it, especially after watching Guan Jiwei's performance in "Raiders of the Lost Ark 2" in his previous life, he clearly knows how to express it.
"Sir, do you need juice?
"Oh no, you're definitely going to need a cocktail. ”
In Spielberg's incredible, Lester's temperament changed all over his body, and his facial eyes vividly performed a lively and playful, but witty imp, covering up his temperament that made Spielberg feel stable, and Guan Jiwei's performance was a little higher, and even under Lester's performance with his own understanding, it surpassed Guan Jiwei's performance now.
It's not that Leicester has the performance level of an actor, but the character of this character is not so complicated, and Lester has performed a game that is higher than those who have never acted.
"You're sure you haven't acted. "
Producer Frank Marshall looked through Lester's profile and saw a blank, incredulous message written on the acting column;
I think it's very clear in the information. "
Leicester waved his hand;
Then do you think you are an experiential or an expressive person?
George Lucas looked like Lester had surprised him with a big surprise and jokingly said;
''Sir, I think I prefer experientialism. ”
The three most important expressions were in full view, and Lester knew that he was one step closer to being selected, and his expression was relaxed;
"You can call me George. ”
George Lucas corrected the title of Lester.
All right! George. ”
Lester raised an eyebrow and said;
''You're so cute, and to be honest, I... I was amazed by your performance. "
Spielberg was a little incoherent; Apparently Lester's performance struck his vision'.
''Alright, Lester Rolley, you go back and wait for the audition to be announced, and if you pass, someone will contact you.''
Spielberg asked Lester some questions, and told Lester to go home and wait for the announcement.
This is an audition procedure, and he will not be allowed to pass in person, and whether he can play this role will be discussed by the interviewer after the interviewer will be sent a notice of passing the audition.
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"Who do you think can play this Short Lunder role? ”
When the last young actor was auditioned, George Lucas took the lead in questioning.
"If you follow the requirements of the role in the script, Guan Jiwei is the most suitable for the role of Short Ronde. ”
The casting director who took a fancy to Guan Jiwei eagerly recommended;
"No, I think Lester Rolley can challenge the role of Short Round. ”
Spielberg, who was at first a little dissatisfied with Lester, said in an astonishing tone;
George Lucas and producer Frank Marshall looked at Spielberg in surprise, but they didn't expect Spielberg, who was dissatisfied with Leicester, to be the first to name Leicester.
One of the three most powerful speakers opened his mouth, and the casting director had to keep his mouth shut.
"Don't look at me like that, that kid surprised me. ”
Spielberg understood what George Lucas and producer Frank Marshall were looking at, and shrugged;
It's not easy to choose, among the 500 people, only Guan Jiwei and Lester performed the best, both of them performed remarkably, but Lester's performance was better, but Guan Jiwei performed very well for this role.
Producer Frank Marshall looked at the information of the two and said with a tangled expression;
''Well, I'm making a decision after watching the video shot by the assistant director.' ”
George Lucas knocked on the table and proposed;
As they debated who to cast the role of Short Runde, Lester returned home and walked to Random House with a manuscript of the Twilight series.