Lance must admit that he had a difficult time in the process of selecting Nax's actors. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Nax is a small minion under the rule of the undead old Joe, the undead old Joe doesn't even know his name, but he has accepted the brainwashing of the undead old Joe, has a fanatical worship of the undead old Joe, and is even willing to dedicate his life to the undead old Joe, who is completely a madman who has been poisoned by the evil cult; However, here's the interesting part, Nax is not evil, on the contrary, he is a little silly, just single-mindedly trying to run to Valhalla, pure and sincere, the phrase "Witness me!" has become the most classic line in the whole movie.

All this makes Nax the most special character in the whole movie, both good and evil, which can be said to be the culmination of the style of the work, cult, rock, madness, persistence, wantonness, and publicity. At the end of the story, Nax sacrifices himself heroically, allowing Max and Ferosa to successfully achieve the Great Escape.

Strictly speaking, Max, Ferrosa and Nax, these three characters are the absolute core of the film, supporting the creative structure and thematic depth of the entire work.

The role of Nax is not difficult to perform, because he is just a tendon and does not have much depth of thought, which is purely his charm. However, the actor is required to completely let go of his hands and feet, show the fanaticism and wanton that goes deep into the bone marrow and soul, get rid of all frameworks and constraints, and show the state of going crazy heartily. This is definitely not an easy task, not to mention, playing Nax, this is also a serious challenge for the image of the actor, not all actors have the courage to play such a crazy person with a strange shape and abnormal style.

In the last life, Nax was played by British actor Nicholas Hoult (Nicholas-Hoult), a child star Nicholas is not an acting genius, his performance has always had a similar temperament, arrogant and uninhibited, and at the same time, with a childish youthful introverted, it can be said that the mixture of men and boys is captured very well, but in the process of acting, he is very easy to be too "excessive", either too strong, or too ruthless. When it comes to the level and depth of performance, it is even more lackluster, not to mention the three-dimensional sense of creating the character. Of course, this is already too demanding for a young actor, and his performance among his peers is still remarkable.

Nicholas to play Nax has to be said to be an extremely clear choice. Not only because of Nax's naïve and evil temperament, Nicholas himself has it, and he played a similar role in his famous work "Skin"; is also because of Nicholas's performance that is easy to get out of control, in Nax, in "Fury Road", it can be said that it is a perfect combination, what the movie needs is that Nicholas loses control and shows the eye-popping fanaticism, but it does not need too many layers to weaken the character setting.

Lance's first choice is naturally Nicholas, but unfortunately, Nicholas is only sixteen years old now, and he still hasn't gotten rid of the immaturity of a child star, not to mention that kind of mixed temperament, even the performance looks very young, and it is impossible to be qualified for the role of Nax, and it is impossible to star in a bloody and violent R-rated movie like "Fury Road".

Taking the risk of filming "Fury Road" ten years ahead of schedule was a problem that Lance had to encounter, and it was also a risk that Lance had to face.

As a last resort, Lance began to think about other possibilities, Hayden-Christensen (Hayden-Christensen), Shaun-Ashmore (Shawn-Ashmore), Eric Bavre (Eric Balfour), Ryan Reynolds (Ryan-Reynolds), Henry Cavill, Channing Tatum and others, successively entered Lance's sight, but in the end they were all vetoed by Lance.

To play Nax, fanaticism is the first element, temperament is the second element, and at the same time, the actor must be able to get rid of the constraints and really devote himself to it. It is definitely not an easy task to choose such an actor, not to mention, these actors are not necessarily willing to play "Fury Road", especially at the current unclear point in time, in the end, Lance has set his sights on Michael Fassbender.

Choosing Michael was a risky decision.

In fact, Michael is very suitable for playing roles that are both good and evil, in the "Inglourious Basterds", "Twelve Years a Slave", and "X-Men" series, he plays this kind of character who is evil and cold in his bones, but on the surface it looks sanctimonious and even convincing.

But Michael is not very suitable for the style of bloody violence that is directly displayed, he is more suitable for bastards who are cold and cruel to the bone, and the kind of blood that bursts out from the depths of the soul makes people shudder. Among his many works, "Shame" and "Steve Jobs" are undoubtedly highly praised, and the two characters in these two works are both cold and violent to the extreme, and he is praised for his just right control.

Therefore, it is definitely a challenge for Michael to play such an emotionally unrestrained and flamboyant role as Nax. What's more, Michael's personal temperament has always been cold, lacking that explosive enthusiasm, not only Michael, but even for Lance, as a director, how to capture the character's temperament will become a key factor in the success of the work.

But Lance finally chose Michael, definitely not because Michael is his queen actor and nepotism. It's because Lance believes that Michael has that explosive power, and the characters in "12 Years a Slave" are cold and violent most of the time, but in several scenes you can see the horror effect of Michael's complete release of emotions. Imagine Michael glaring at the sky and smiling, his shark-like smile bringing out the paranoia and fanaticism in his heart, and the tension on the screen will reach its extreme.

What's more, the current Michael is far from being recognized by the mainstream of Hollywood as the "French shark", Michael is only twenty-seven years old this year, young and vibrant, and can still be called a little fresh meat, whether it is the performance style, or the image characteristics, or the experience, all with the youth and vitality commensurate with the age, while the performance skills are solid, the plasticity is also very high. With the right direction, Michael will give Nax a different kind of character.

Michael is not Tom Cruise, and Lance believes that he will be willing to cooperate with all the performances and unleash all his energy.

After all considerations, Lance decided that Nax would be played by Michael, which would also be the third collaboration between the two.

After Lance decided, he did not rush to inform Michael, on the one hand, because he knew that Michael was filming "300 Warriors" and there was no time for the time being; On the one hand, it was also because he knew that as long as he spoke, Michael would definitely agree. Unexpectedly, Michael couldn't wait to volunteer, and as soon as the "300 Warriors" were finished, he rushed to New York in person.

In the "day after tomorrow", Lance just wanted to train his own royal actors, and when faced with difficulties, he could find helpers nearby, such as the blockade situation created by Warner Bros. and Sony Pictures; But I didn't expect that Michael didn't need Lance's summoning at all, so he took the initiative to send it to the door, and Lance knew better than anyone the truth that "it's easy to put icing on the cake, but it's difficult to send charcoal in the snow".

In this way, Michael seems to be the first true friend Lance made in Hollywood. No, maybe it's the second one. Emma Stone's name came to mind, though, I hadn't heard from her in a while.

Now, among the main characters of "Fury Road", Max, Ferrosa and Nax have all found actors, leaving only the villain of the immortal old Joe.

Unlike other works of the same genre, the confrontation between good and evil in "Fury Road" does not have a battle of wits and courage, and the villain does not need to be outstanding, but more of a spiritual deterrent, just like a /cult/cult leader. So, Lance heeded George Miller and invited Hugh-Keays-Byrne to star.

Hugh once played the villain in the "Mad Max" series, he is fifty-eight years old this year, and he has hardly taken on film works since entering the 21st century, but Hugh's temperament is very special, he was born in India, he has a cult style, and the special aura on his body and the immortal old Joe can be said to be a match made in heaven. At George's invitation, Hugh nodded and agreed to the invitation.

So, this also means that the four main characters of Fury Road are all settled and ready to go. As for tomorrow's public audition, it will be a visual feast, and Lance will pick out the wives and concubines of the immortal old Joe, demanding? There are no requirements, just that all of them are models.

Lance's gaze fell on Michael again, looking at the kiwi-like cheeks, and began to conceive the image of Nax in his mind, Michael seemed to sense Lance's gaze, raised his head, and said suspiciously, "What's wrong?" ”

Lance pointed to his chin and then around his head, "Once you're on the set, you'll need to shave them all, once a day, and keep them clean. "Since it's fresh meat, it can't be too vicissitudes, and the appearance of kiwi looks really ...... Looks old, Lance almost has the illusion that Michael seems to be older than him, "How old are you?" ”

Michael touched his chin, in order to shoot "300 Warriors", he always kept his beard, "I'm seventy-seven years old, what's wrong?" "It's five years younger than Lance.

Lance sighed lightly, but did not explain, repeating again, "After entering the crew, you have to clean up every day. ”

Michael was confused, but still nodded ignorantly, "The same reason as when you 'borrowed a knife to kill'?" "In order to fit the character, every detail has to be carefully considered.

Lance nodded, "Yes." Nax is a ...... Small fresh meat, tender out of the water. Lance found that he couldn't find a suitable language, "Well, a piece of fresh meat." (To be continued.) )