Chapter 193 of the text volume ghost animal aesthetics (ask for subscription)

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All the actors who participated in the audition, Murphy showed them the original comics of Frank Miller and the short film he shot, in order to accurately understand the concept of the film, and put out the best table in the audition, since the four main actors have been determined, the audition is still mainly based on the selection of the right actress.

In this regard, Murphy adheres to a very simple principle, the appearance of the actress is the key!

In other words, the actress he wants must be outstanding, hot, and able to accept large-scale nudity scenes.

Needless to say, the latter point is not a problem for ninety-nine percent of Hollywood actresses, the former is not particularly difficult, and there are many beautiful women in Hollywood.

And there is a strange law in Hollywood, the more beautiful and sexy the actress, the more difficult it is often to get to the top of the actor circle, especially the female stars who have been popular since the 90s.

Hollywood has no secrets at all, not to mention that it is still a crowded crew, Murphy just mentioned the criteria for selecting actresses at the preparatory meeting, and somehow it spread out, and the third studio of Disney Studios, where the audition was held, immediately became a vase gathering place.

Probably because Murphy has twice the film sales in a row has already had a certain fame, or maybe Frank Miller's comic book is too famous, from the first day of the audition, Murphy saw a lot of Hollywood's most prestigious vases.

For example, Eva Mendes and Liv Taylor, but they were both vetoed by Murphy, the former's appearance is too low, and the latter's temperament does not match the bewitching setting of the female characters in the film at all.

As for Devin Aoki, who came to me to play Meihui, Murphy shook his head without thinking about it, although he knew the weird Asian aesthetic in North America, but he really couldn't appreciate such a face with collapsed eye sockets, a small nose, and spots everywhere.

Also vetoed were Cameron Diaz and Gwyneth Paltrow, who were simply too well paid.

After five days of auditions, Murphy also identified several actors, with Jessica Simpson, who came from the music industry to be electrocuted, to star in the roles of Godie and her twin sister, and Siena Miller as Sydney......

The hardest to determine is Meihui and Big Gale, the eldest sister in the red light district.

Meihui definitely needs an Asian actor, but it's really hard to find one that suits Murphy's heart, and when Quentin Tarantino came to visit, he recommended Lucy Liu, who starred in "Kill Bill", he still shook his head, rather than looking for this one, it would be better to pay less Davin Aoki.

It is true that this film does not come from his investment, but the total investment amount is here, the higher the actor's salary expenses, the less money Murphy spends on filming and post-production, especially the post-production zuò, which is much more cumbersome than the previous films, and the post-production zuò effect obtained by spending $5 million and spending $10 million is definitely very different.

Frankly speaking, it is really difficult to find an Asian actress in Hollywood who meets the normal aesthetics, Murphy auditioned several people in a row, all of them with collapsed eye sockets and small noses, it is really difficult to compliment North America's ghost animal aesthetic for Asian beauties.

"Paul ......"

Seeing Paul Wilson walk into the office, Murphy asked directly, "Did I get a reply to the invitation I sent you?" ”

In order to find a normal Asian actress, he asked Paul Wilson to use CAA channels to find information, and sent an invitation to Kelly Hu, who was a little impressed.

Paul Wilson sat in the chair across from Murphy's desk, "Kelly Hu has a film appointment right now, the schedule isn't right, and it's ......"

"What's wrong?" Murphy asked.

"There's something wrong with her image...... "Paul Wilson pulled out a picture from the text folder in his hand and handed it to Murphy, "she's overly muscular and burly, and she's a bit far from the petite and hot in the comics." ”

Because the other party's former name was too small, Murphy only knew that there was such a person, who was probably not bad, and he had long forgotten his specific appearance, so he took the photo and took a look at it, and returned it to Paul Wilson.

He shook his head, "Go ahead and audition for the role." ”

Murphy still doesn't believe that in such a huge Hollywood, there can't find an Asian actress who meets the normal aesthetics.

There was a knock on the door from outside, and after Murphy called for please come in, Erica Steinberg pushed open the door and walked in, carrying a bag of papers.

"Still struggling?" He knew what Murphy was worried about these days, sat on the sofa on the side of the office, and said with a smile, "Good news for you, I have found a suitable actor for Meihui." ”

"Oh?" Murphy immediately became interested, walked over and sat down on another couch next to him, "Tell me about it." ”

Erica Steinberg handed the bag of essays in her hand to Murphy, who immediately opened it, and the first thing that appeared was a personal resume, the photo attached to the upper right corner of the resume was very familiar, although it was not very beautiful, but it was closer to the standard of beauty than Devon Aoki and Lucy Liu.

"She starred in Ann Lee's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and also had a good performance in Brett Ratner's "Rush Hour 2" last year," Erica Steinberg seems to be very interested, "and her famous roles in Hollywood are all female hitters, which fits well with the setting of Mie's role." ”

Murphy simply flipped through it, and put the bag on the coffee table between the two sofas, he knew too much about Ziyi-Zhang's experience than Erica Steinberg next to him.

To be precise, Ziyi-Zhang's image of beating women in Hollywood is very much in line with the setting of the role of Meihui.

Seeing that Murphy didn't speak, Erica Steinberg reminded, "This is a candidate recommended by a friend of Harvey, you should have heard of his name, Ivy Nyvo is one of the investors in our project." ”

"I see." Murphy immediately understood.

This should be the American suitor of Ziyi-Zhang, and he seems to be very interested in her.

This kind of thing that big investors want to recommend people in the less important roles of the crew, not only in the entertainment industry on the other side of the Pacific, but also in Hollywood.

However, most crews in Hollywood are cautious, after all, most crews have complex funding sources, and they are not only responsible for one investor, but if the recommended actors are really not suitable, they will not be used lightly.

Since Harvey Weinstein was able to bring the information through Erica Steinberg, he obviously approved the candidate, and Murphy did not reject it, after all, it was much better than Devin Aoki and Lucy Liu.

What's more, Erica Steinberg added.

"Mr. Ivey Nivo will invest an additional $5 million in the crew and personally pay for Miss Zhang's salary."

"Let her audition." Murphy nodded first, and then admonished, "If the audition doesn't work out well......"

Erica Steinberg understood what Murphy meant, and Miramax wouldn't joke about investing tens of millions of dollars, "That's what Harvey and I think about that too. ”

If Purple Cloth Zhang is really not suitable for the role of Mie when she auditions, Miramax will definitely reject Ivy Nivo, even if the other party is a friend of Harvey Weinstein and has a lot of influence in North American Jewish circles.

Sending Erica Steinberg away, Murphy and Paul Wilson continue the conversation just now.

In addition to the role of Mie, the actor of the eldest sister in the red light district, Big Gail, has not been determined, and according to the image in the comics, Gale must be played by a black actress.

In Murphy's impression, beautiful and sexy black people often don't look like black people, and the only beautiful black actress he has an impression of in Hollywood is Harry Berry, but how much honorarium does it take to invite the new Oscar Best Actress to play this kind of role, 10 million US dollars or 15 million US dollars?

In that case, there is no need to do the post-production special effects of the film.

"This is Rosario Dawson...... Paul Wilson handed another piece of information to Murphy, "She starred in "Catwoman" last year, and this year she starred in "Black Super SWAT Team 2", I have met once, and the image is not bad. ”

Murphy glanced at the photo in the profile and nodded, "Let her audition." ”

Paul Wilson took the information handed over by Murphy, stood up and just wanted to leave, but was stopped by Murphy again.

"And, Paul." Murphy thought for a moment and said, "There are a lot of sexy female characters in the film, and you are in charge of the auditions, and I said hello to Erica." ”

"Ah...... All right! "Paul Wilson was clearly excited.

From his first role as a casting director, he could feel Murphy's trust, which is a very important position in the Hollywood crew and a position with a lot of hidden benefits.

He has been following Murphy for a long time and knows his boss well enough to know what he can and can't do, and he also knows where his boss's bottom line is.

However, the thought that many actresses and their agents will inevitably revolve around him makes Paul Wilson's heart happy.

While auditioning for the main actors, Murphy was juggling other preparations, discussing the backdrop setting with Helena, shooting high-speed slow-motion action scenes with Philip Raschel, discussing the results with Frank Miller and finalizing them, and exchanging views with Jack Watson on the actors' styling......

As the preparations went smoothly, Murphy accompanied Harvey Weinstein to meet with international distributors who were on the verge of reaching a pre-sale, explaining his vision for the shot and the final audiovisual effects of the film to boost their confidence.

The production cost of the film is tens of millions of dollars, which is no longer something that Miramax can afford now, and after investing a certain amount of pre-start-up capital with Ivy Nivo, it is necessary to solve the later filming production funds through guò financing and pre-sales.

International distributors are also happy to pursue the footsteps of successful directors, and there are not many difficulties in this regard, but the selection of a few main actors, the crew has been slow to determine the candidate.

For example, Jessica Alba participated in Nancy's audition, and the audition worked very well, but in the negotiations, there was a huge disagreement with the crew. (To be continued.) )