Chapter 120: The British Candidate
"So, Brother Sid, do you want me to help?" asked Lindsey with a wink of sly eyes.
Seeing Xiao Nizi volunteering so much, Sid couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, "You really want to help?"
"Of course—" Lindsey said with a smile in her voice.
"Okay, okay, let's get started. Sid smiled and patted the chair next to him, and Xiao Nizi sat down happily and looked through the information of these British actors with Sid.
Whether it is the male No. 2 Dave or the male girlfriend Steve, they are all in the late 20s with the same age as the heroine, so Sid's age requirement for major agencies is about 25 years old.
Although British actors have always ignored Hollywood invitations, the agency is not stupid. Although Sid is young, he already has a faint posture of inheriting Spielberg and other big-name directors of the previous generation, the head of the new generation of directors.
Even Quentin Tarantino, who jumped as a meteor a few years ago, is not up to it.
And Sid also knows that British actors are actually a treasure trove, almost all of them are from professional classes, and many people are obsessed with stage plays and small screens, although they seem to be inferior to their North American counterparts in terms of popularity and box office appeal.
But compared to acting, almost all of them are Hollywood stars who are halfway home, and they are really not the opponents of these British acting schools from professional classes.
Otherwise, Oscar would not have been conquered by the Australian gang and the British gang in the future, and most of them would have been occupied.
After looking through the information of these British actors, Sid found that most of them were really not famous, and most of them had never even heard of a person like him.
But soon, with the help of the casting director and little Nizi Lindsay, Sid still made some discoveries.
James McAvoy, a Scottish native of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. Xiao Nizi looked at the information in front of Sid and read it word by word, "I entered Hollywood for the first time this year and played a small supporting role in "Band of Brothers". ”
"Finished?" asked Sid, who was on the side, confused.
"Well, it's over, that's all for his acting experience. Lindsay nodded.
The casting director next to him saw that Sid seemed to be a little dissatisfied, and hurriedly spoke: "Director, although this McAvoy is not very experienced, but he has a good foundation, when he was studying at the Royal Scottish Academy of Drama, he has performed Shakespeare's plays in professional theaters in the Scottish capital many times, and has rich experience in acting. ”
"Isn't the best in Britain the Royal Theatre in London?" asked Lindsey on the side.
The casting director who asked this question had a mouthful of old blood in her mouth, and she said brightly: "After all, he is still a student, and it is unlikely that he will go to London to act in a play." ”
"Alright, Lindsay. Sid smiled and patted Nizi's little hand, and Lindsay immediately sat down quietly.
Sid, of course, knows what it means to choose a director - McAvoy is Scottish, and it is already very good to be able to perform Shakespeare's plays in professional theaters in the Scottish capital, and not everyone can be like Lindsay, backed by a strange man like Sid, who has acted in more movies than many adults at a young age.
Moreover, Sid also confirmed this "James McAvoy", although the young man in the photo is still very young, but there is no doubt that the casting director specially recommended the powerful actor who was later known as "Zhan Yimei".
His most representative screen image later was the young version of Professor X, and the young version of Magneto played by the French shark was known as the strongest CP of "X-Men", and the limelight was close to the CP popularity of Iron Man and Hulk.
But more importantly, he was indeed a powerful actor later, in "Split", one person played the schizophrenic of 24 personality splits, and his acting skills were outstanding, which can be regarded as a model of one person supporting a play.
James Frank's "127 Hours" and Ryan Reynolds's "Buried Alive" are dwarfed by that.
So...... "Well, since you recommend it, let's let him come to New York to try it out." Sid smiled faintly.
"Huh?" the casting director paused, she didn't expect Sid to agree so simply, "Okay, I'll notify his agent right away." ”
"yes, okay. Sid nodded, then added, "But I just asked him to audition for the role of his best friend Steve." ”
"Okay, no problem, director. Director Xuanjue nodded again and again.
Although McAvoy is strong more than ten years later, he is still only a 22-year-old young man, and he is far from the same in terms of experience and acting skills, and there is definitely no need to think about an important role like the male number two Dave.
And the role of the male best friend Steve, although the role in "Begin Again, Music Changes Life", is not heavy, but the role is not small.
It is precisely because of his insistence that the heroine Greta will go to the bar with him, and it is precisely because of his insistence that Greta reluctantly sings on stage, which makes the male protagonist Dan in the audience realize Greta's talent, and also makes the stories of the two intersect.
And the role of the male girlfriend also provides accommodation to help Greta tide over the difficulties after she falls out of love, but because this is a movie without a romantic relationship, whether it is visually or emotionally, Sid must eliminate the possibility that the heroine Greta will have emotional associations with male girlfriends.
In the "original" "Begin Again, Music Changes Lives", they recruited the British comedian James Corden to play the role of male girlfriends.
And Sid, of course, can't go to a British fat actor specifically for this role, that's too troublesome.
After all, the important thing is not that the male girlfriend must be fat, but that the male girlfriend must "suffer"!
Attack and receive.
And James McAvoy, who is now only 22 years old, is absolutely unbeatable in this regard.
Far from it, his first appearance on the big screen was the half-sheep man he played in "The Chronicles of Narnia", a role that was "received" to the extreme.
Just his delicate and delicate face gives people a feeling that "he will never take a step beyond the thunder pool".
From this point of view, McAvoy is indeed the most suitable candidate for his boyfriend Steve.
Now that the supporting role has been chosen, the only thing left now is the last male number two - rock star Dave!
"Benedict Cumberbatch?hmm——, it's a twisting name, I'm almost tongue-bound!" complained Lindsay, little Nizi covered her little mouth.
"Really? I think it's okay. Sid smiled and curled the corners of his mouth.