Lance left Paramount, and what he thought was just an hour-long final discussion session on the script ended up tossing and turning all morning, and when he came out, it was already past lunchtime. He didn't rush to drive back, but walked down Wilcher Boulevard, intending to settle lunch here before heading home.

Thinking back to Brad's last request, Lance couldn't help but wonder, he didn't expect that Brad actually had such a childlike side - especially when he personally created a TV series like "Black/Dao Family". Lance didn't intend to refute Brad's face, so he didn't answer on the spot, in fact, he agreed to think about it again.

However, Lance doesn't think he needs to think about it anymore.

"Killing with a Knife" is a very difficult work in itself, and Lance doesn't want to repeat the mistakes of the original, he wants to dig into areas that Michael Mann doesn't touch, while maintaining the tight and subtle chemistry of the work to truly create a masterpiece.

What's more, Tom Cruise's performance is also a heavy problem, after the script was revised, Vincent's performance needed to be more delicate, and the most important thing was to be relaxed, not too rigid, and not too charming, which put forward super high requirements for the actor's performance, and this is exactly what Tom lacks the most.

Also, don't forget that Paramount wants the film to be released before the end of the year, leaving Lance with only forty days to shoot, a requirement that will be written into the contract at that time to ensure legal effect, and in the event of a breach of contract, Lance will have to pay liquidated damages. Therefore, Lance has enough troubles, and from now on he must concentrate on starting to prepare for the filming of the film, and acting is naturally not in the scope of consideration.

Stopping at a café and looking at the menu sign outside, which served light meals for work, Lance went straight inside, asked for a light meal, and sat down under the outdoor parasol. He took out a pen and paper and began to think about the actor to play Max.

Although it is said that Max in the original "Borrowed Knife to Kill" is played by Jamie Fox, in fact the character of Max does not specifically require that he must be black, before Jamie. Adam-Sandler, Cuba-Gooding-Jr., Russell-Crowe are all potential candidates for Max.

However, in Lance's opinion, none of these candidates are as good as Jamie. Adam naturally has a set of comedy as a comedy, but after the script of "Killing with a Knife" was revised, the style changed greatly, and Adam couldn't suppress the scene, but even Tom's performance became impetuous; Cooper Jr.'s performance was good. Although there is a lack of variety, and there is a lack of depth, the average level is still good, but the problem is that he and Tom have worked with "Mr. Sweetheart", and in the face of Cooper Jr., Tom can easily enter the "Mr. Sweetheart" performance routine again, which is exactly what Lance wants to see the last thing he wants.

As for Russell, his performance is bursting with delicacy, and he is undoubtedly the best candidate. Playing Max is a bit overkill. But he is not suitable, firstly, his price is too high, Chaos Pictures can't afford to invite, he has already won the Oscar, and naturally he doesn't pay much attention to the temptation/temptation of "borrowing a knife to kill"; Second, he is used to playing the leading role, Max can only be regarded as a supporting role, and Russell may not agree; Thirdly, in front of Russell, Tom's performance was easily suppressed; Fourth, Tom doesn't necessarily nod.

Comparatively speaking, Jamie is still the most suitable person. Throughout Jamie's entire acting career. Jamie's golden peak of acting came in 2004, when he saw his best performances in "Soul Singer" and "Murder by the Knife", after which he fell into the trap of repeating himself, and even the acclaimed "Django Saved" didn't see him make any breakthroughs. And. Jamie's asking price is also not high.

However, Lance still felt that Jamie's performance lacked a little strength, especially in the second half of "Killing with a Knife", and the afterglow after the outbreak was not deep enough. Moreover, now that Lance has revised the ending, the sense of confrontation in the second half will only become more and more turbulent. In the end, the two ended up together with a trace of tragic grandeur, which put forward high standards and high requirements for performance skills.

What about other than that? Ethan-Hawke seems to be a good choice, will Michael Fassbender be too immature, Javier-Bardem seems to be a bit of a show-stealer, and Joaquin-Phoenix doesn't know if it's interested......

Lance flipped through Max's biography in his hand as he awakened the memories in his mind. Unlike "City of God" or "The Day After Tomorrow", Max's character is very demanding, not too brilliant and not too low-key, especially with Tom. It's a real challenge.

"Haha, really? That's a good idea. If you star in a campus romantic comedy, at least you see handsome guys! A burst of laughter like a silver bell spread among the seats outside the café, and the youthful energy that made people can't help but look sideways, "If it's an independent film, maybe you'll encounter some freak literary youth." ”

"Literary youth may be more suitable for you?" A playful voice with some hoarse voices rang out, revealing a wisdom that did not match his age, "Besides, if you talk about school romantic comedies, maybe the future is Lindsay Lohan's path, don't you want to be Jodie Foster?" ”

Lance raised his gaze, and then saw a group of fifteen or sixteen-year-old girls in front of him, their faces were clearly full of vigor, and the youthful and invincible laughter became a beautiful scenery under the golden sun of Wilcher's Boulevard, and every face was full of anticipation and excitement.

Turning his head to look, Lance noticed that across the street was the Screen Actors Guild, and it seemed that this group of girls were dreamers with the dream of being actors.

Almost every year, Los Angeles opens its arms to thousands of dreamers from all over the United States and around the world, if not 10,000 but 8,000, but very few can actually find work at the Screen Actors Guild - more accurately, only a handful can afford to pay the annual membership fee of the Screen Actors Guild.

But even so, there will still be countless young people chasing dreams one after another, setting foot on this land with the dream of "becoming famous overnight". Because Hollywood itself is a dream factory, and the miracle of a sparrow turning into a phoenix seems to be happening all the time, who knows if you are not next?

"Jodie Foster? Are you sure? That's not an easy task, maybe you can start by standing on the street. A playful teasing voice rang out - Judy became popular in "Taxi Driver" by relying on the role of Hinata/Prostitute/Horn, which caused everyone to burst into laughter.

The girl who was ridiculed did not show weakness, and rushed up directly and began to pinch the other party's waist, "Why don't we go together?" The cheerfulness and boiling of youthful energy made most of the café look up, and the girl realized that their movements seemed to be a little disturbing, and she had to restrain herself a little.

At this moment, the girl's eyes saw Lance, who was sitting quietly on a wicker chair.

Lance leaned on the back of the rattan chair, a script was on his knees, the coffee on the table was bubbling with aroma, the light blue shirt with vertical stripes was quiet and elegant, the slender fingertips gently touched the inky eyebrows, and the heroic sword eyebrows revealed a touching sparseness under the bamboo-like fingers, as if Jane Austen's Mr. Darcy slowly walked out of the pages under the milky yellow sun.

Lance noticed the girl's gaze, raised his eyes, and met the girl's gaze head-on. But at this moment, the girl's face sank, and she pulled her partner's arm, "Let's go, let's change places, I don't think the afternoon tea here looks good." ”

"But, do you see that handsome guy......" said the companion excitedly, suppressing his voice, and the excitement leaked out of his trembling voice. This made the girl's cheeks flush slightly, and she became even more irritable, "I want to see handsome guys, it's all over the street, let's change places." After speaking, without waiting for her partners to respond, she took the lead.

Lance was a little surprised, he originally thought that this little girl would take the initiative to come up and say hello like she had done several times before, but as a result, she took the initiative to turn around and avoid it, and she didn't even say hello. After thinking about it, Lance understood that Xiao Nizi must still be angry because of the incident on the beach in Venice last time.

Sure enough, Emma Stone walked away from the café quickly, and when she passed by where Lance was, she deliberately twisted her head and looked in the other direction, leaving only a back for Lance, and then strode forward, her deliberate steps awkwardly and exaggeratedly measuring the street, which looked extremely funny.

Emma's friends also chased after her, but their eyes couldn't help but cast their eyes on Lance, looking curiously, and even a little girl boldly stopped and waved at Lance, and then quickly chased Emma.

Lance quietly looked at this group of energetic little girls, and then saw that Emma secretly turned her head and glanced at Lance, not wanting the two to collide with each other, Emma was caught by one, and immediately turned her head in embarrassment and fled directly. Looking at Emma's panicked back, Lance couldn't help but wonder.

He has almost forgotten how beautiful his wanton youth is.

Turning his head and looking at Max's little pass on his lap again, the thoughts in his mind began to surge again, he thought he had made a decision, he thought he had learned to make trade-offs, he thought he had learned his lesson, he thought he was smart enough, he thought he was sane enough, he thought he wouldn't repeat the same mistakes again, but...... We can compromise with life, but we can't give up on our dreams, can we?

Lance turned his head again and looked at the deserted street, as if he could still see the backs of the running and laughing wildly. Perhaps, he did make a decision, a long, long time ago, when he decided to take over the "City of God" guide. (To be continued.) )

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