Even though the film version of "The Lord of the Rings" was a great success, looking at the previous animated adaptation of this fantasy masterpiece, the ratings were dismal and it faced overwhelming accusations. [No pop-up novel network]

European TV people once wanted to split "The Lord of the Rings" into several parts and invited Sean Connery to play Gandalf, but the plan failed.

Master puppeteer Jim Henson also wanted to make a puppet show version of The Lord of the Rings, but years of preparation still failed.

Only the great Peter Jackson succeeded in bringing "The Lord of the Rings" to the screen, but there is only one Peter Jackson in the world......

Even though Gu Xiaofan is in the limelight, can he compare with a director of Peter Jackson's level? And can a TV series be compared to a movie?

At this time, Gu Xiaofan bet his first English work on a fantasy drama...... While this sounds much easier than winning an Oscar, it's still unrealistic.

And when I wondered at home if Gu Xiaofan was just joking, Gu Xiaofan's Twitter address had changed to "Scotland...... God, he's serious......

On the other hand, for fantasy fans of A Song of Ice and Fire, the news has almost exploded.

They could not imagine that a Chinese would dare to shoot such a work as "A Song of Ice and Fire".

But they don't bother to shout along with the vulgar fans, and they also maintain a principle that is considered an iron law in the world of "fantasy book fans" - absolutely no spoilers at any time.

So although they clearly know how important the "little devil" is, no one goes out to publicize it.

They just yelled on the fantasy forums that "Martin is simply insane and sold his soul to villains for money." ”。

"I really can't imagine what Gu Xiaofan will do to the "little devil"? Can a Chinese really play a Western aristocrat? Even if he's a freak...... He's still a nobleman! ”

In the afternoon, Gu Xiaofan was busy in HBO's office, and suddenly received a package, Liu Shishi brought it in, looked at the package packaged into a gift box, and said strangely:

"How can anyone give you a gift? It seems that you villain still has some fans. ”

Gu Xiaofan raised his head and said with a smile: "Don't you know my North American fan organization 'Villain Gang'?" I receive 7,8 of these packages every day. ”

"It's really fake, I'll see what kind of good stuff it is." Liu Shishiqiao looked very unconvinced, picked up the gift bag and opened it to see what good things North American fans had sent him, but he didn't expect to see that it was bright red liquid as soon as he opened it.

Gu Xiaofan couldn't help but snort softly, wanting to grab the package, but Liu Shishi took out a letter stained with "blood" from it without blushing or beating his heart......

"No fuss, ketchup." Liu Shishi looked at Gu Xiaofan with a flustered expression, but he hummed calmly, and gently opened the letter with her slender fingers.

"What is written...... Who did you kidnap the ticket? How much to extort. Gu Xiaofan was a little nervous.

"This cowardly bastard wants us not to make "A Song of Ice and Fire", otherwise he will bleed us...... It is said that only by drying your blood will your complexion turn white, and you are qualified to play white. Liu Shishi said very easily, shaking her head again and again:

"Childish guy, it's so unprofessional to do blood, who can you scare, hum, play this game with me, if it's in Yanjing, it's weird if I don't look for you to come out and pick your kid's skin."

Only then did Gu Xiaofan react, it turned out to be a death threat from an otaku fan of "A Song of Ice and Fire...... Mom, these Americans still have the quality!

"Gu Xiaoqing~ Have you found someone suitable for playing the Dragon Girl?" Liu Shishi turned her head to look at him unconvinced: "If not, just let me play the dragon girl, I will be angry with these guys!" ”

"Forget it...... Don't be impulsive. Gu Xiaofan hurriedly pressed Liu Shishi's shoulder in fright.

"Why can't I play the dragon girl, I think this role is much better than a prostitute!" Liu Shishi was unconvinced.

Gu Xiaofan was speechless for a moment...... also hurriedly pretended not to hear and continued his actor selection work.

It was also to be expected that ordinary fans would laugh at him for playing a "dwarf", while fans of fantasy novels would think that he had tarnished the "little devil".

To put it bluntly, it's just because of his reputation as a "villain" and the color of his skin, and these prejudices keep them until the moment "Game of Thrones" airs, and the actor can always prove himself on screen.

In the past few days, he has been focusing on the preparation of "Game of Thrones", and after the crew determines the style, the first thing is to determine the list of actors.

In the list of alternative actors provided by Old Jett, there were more than 800 candidates for the main 167 actors with lines, and he quickly found the 97 original actors through audio in the video of the interviews.

Among them are Queen Cersei, Joffrey, and Littlefinger, the original actors who performed extremely well.

Most of these people are third-tier actors from the United Kingdom and the United States, but they have rich experience in stage performances, and the price is not high, and they are willing to sign a long-term contract with the crew.

This made Gu Xiaofan have to admire, Lao Jett's choice of actors' vision can be described as discerning.

You must know that Old Jett does not have a system to see the images of the future, he selected these suitable actors from tens of thousands of candidates without any reliance, completely relying on intuition.

In addition, Gu Xiaofan himself previously looked for a series of original starring actors such as Snow and Robb, as well as his ally Oscar-winning actor Spacey to play Tywin Lannister.

Most of the cast is ideal.

What remains undetermined is only a few child actors of the Stark family, as well as the "Dragon Lady", Ned Stark, King of the North, and the royal family of the Night's Watch, Aemon Academics.

For the latter three roles, the original actors in the play are not on the audition list nominated by Lao Jett, and Gu Xiaofan is not familiar with European and American actors, so he can't find the original actors like a needle in a haystack.

Although the roles of Ned Stark, the king of the North, and Aemon's scholar are limited, they are extremely important, Gu Xiaofan can think of suitable actors, he tries to invite, but slightly famous actors are not willing to play this kind of non-protagonist role at all.

And the "Dragon Lady" ...... This Gu Xiaofan really didn't find a more suitable candidate than that aristocratic chick, could it be that the role of Providence was hers?

In any case, the crew was almost complete, and the time could not be delayed any longer, and after the third day, the crew of nearly 400 people drove to Scotland in the afternoon......