It's a good move to put William Morris and Innovative Artists against each other, but it's not easy to find a balance between the two forces - it must be admitted that the cast list provided by Innovative Artists has the upper hand, and this afternoon's audition for Cole's actors was a little disappointing, and the imbalance of power Lance's decision must be cautious and cautious.

What's more, Lance has more expectations for the work "Killing with a Knife", and the selection of actors cannot be sloppy.

Should the main role of "Murder with a Knife" be revealed to Cole, and then let Cole arrange a more suitable actor audition again?

Lance's pupils narrowed slightly, and he carefully revisited this afternoon's auditions, and then began to flip through the cast list that Terrance had handed him for the fourth time.

There are five important roles in the whole script, which are also the five characters that determine the power structure, and most of the other minor roles are extras and irrelevant. How to find a balance among these five roles is a technical problem.

First of all, Max's mother Ida, played by Julie Christie, recommended by an innovative artist agency, is indeed the perfect choice, the most poetic actress in Hollywood, who won her actress as early as the 38th Oscars, and classics such as "Doctor Geneva", "Hamlet", "Wife Swapping" and so on. Even Lance couldn't think of a better candidate than her for a moment.

In addition, Felix, who plays the role behind the scenes in the movie, is definitely Javier Bardem, which is also a choice that does not need to be too hesitant, not only because Javier played this role in Michael Mann's version, but also because his solid but not weird and evil acting style forms a perfect fit with Felix, and the unique charm of the Spaniards is the icing on the cake. Although it is only 2004, Havel has already proven his outstanding acting skills in productions such as "The Sleep of the Deep" and "Before Nightfall", which has won recognition at major international awards - including an Oscar nomination.

But in addition, the candidates for the other three roles may be able to calm down and consider carefully.

Anne bore the brunt of the attack. This can be considered the heroine of the film - albeit in an unconventional sense. Compared with the role of Annie, Gwyneth Paltrow's performance is not tough enough and not strong enough, and it is not inconsistent with the role of a resolute, intelligent and wise prosecutor. Of course, Gwyneth's audience recognition is worth affirming. And her physical advantages cannot be ignored either. However, just as Lance rejected Gwyneth in "The Day After Tomorrow", Lance will still make the same decision this time.

In contrast, Kate Beckinsale's audition made a good impression on Lance. Admittedly, Kate's acting skills are still not solid enough. It can be seen that she is not from a professional background, and many details are too tight when acting, and may even lead the audience to play, which is why Kate is more often in action movies - the severity and coldness of the fight can hide her discomfort in front of the camera.

However, the character of Anne has a natural fit with Kate, and her tough and tenacious temperament shows the demeanor of a woman who does not let her eyebrows go. Moreover, Kate's performance in "The Aviator" also shows that she has a certain control over the flamboyant performance, as long as she gives some guidance during the shooting, Kate will give Anne more fresh soul.

Even putting aside the purpose of weighing the pros and cons. Lance also intended to give Kate the role of Annie after the audition this afternoon.

This was followed by two police officers, Fanning and Richard.

Lance believes that there is no problem that the role of Richard should be played by Peter Borg, who was recommended by the innovative artist agency - if Lance remembers correctly, he played the role in the original version, Peter is a director himself and is very good at controlling big scenes; As an actor, his performance has formed a fixed routine, and his tough and cunning style with a hint of treachery and cunning is very recognizable, which naturally fits the role of Richard.

But take a closer look at this afternoon's audition. Lance felt that Mark Ruffalo would be more suitable to play this role, and the arrogance hidden behind the honest and gentle appearance was more in line with the theme of "killing people with a knife". In fact, in the cast of Michael Mann's version. Mark plays Fanning, which can be regarded as a true performance, which is why Lance took the initiative to give the role of Fanning to Mark for an audition this afternoon.

However, Lance has his own considerations.

Rather than the fixed impression of physical appearance, Mark is able to bring a sense of contrast to the character of Richard similar to the anonymous name in "The Seven Deadly Sins", and use the character Guò to convey a mockery of the real social law enforcement system. In particular, the indifference hidden under the honest exterior can bring more sparks to the whole story. In fact, it is to perform guò to interpret what is not mentioned in the script, which triggers more divergent thinking after the end of the movie.

Mark's audition form today was average, even disappointing. If it had gone along the normal route, Lance wouldn't have used him, but now the situation has changed, and Lance needs William Morris agency to step up, and Lance needs an actor like Mark to step up.

It is undeniable that even if the audition in the afternoon did not play the expected level, it can still be seen that his basic skills are solid enough, and ten years of theatrical performance have endowed him with the habit of performing in the blood, as long as he is willing to study the script, then Richard will indeed be more brilliant than Peter.

As for Fanning, this can be said to be the second only role to the two protagonists, and there are not many scenes in the movie, but they are very important. Objectively speaking, whether it is Robert Downey Jr. or Michael Ray, on paper, they are enough to be competent for Fanning; But what Lance needs is not just "improvised", but "excellent", if you think about it like this, whether it is Robert or Michael, Lance feels that they lack the heat and their strength is still inferior.

Arguably, this is the only missing part of the list of actors in the innovative artist agency - more accurately, they are missing Lance as a person.

Lance doesn't have a problem with Robert because of his drug/drug problem - he is not the only artist in Hollywood who is entangled with drugs/drugs; The main reason is that Robert is not satisfied with his acting skills.

Although as early as 1992, he won the Oscar nomination for Best Actor with his excellent performance of "Chaplin"; But in fact, this is also the only highlight of Robert's career as an actor.

Robert's performances always have his own personal style, similar expressions, similar movements, similar tones, similar rhythms, and similar emotions...... Taken together, it is actually "Robert Downey Jr.", whose performance is more like the evolution of the character into himself, rather than giving life to the character through guò performance, and ultimately guò his personal charm to charm the public.

To put it simply, he is only suitable for roles that resemble him and look like him, especially in comedy works, with some sè in naughty and strict with a little grace, the reason why Tony Stark was able to push Robert's career to the top is because the temperament of this character itself has a natural fit with him and his way of acting. In addition, after jumping out of the routine, he will not know how to perform. "Iron Man", "Detective Sherlock Holmes", "Tropic Thunder", "Judge Dad" and so on, all the performance forms and performance rhythms are the same.

In fact, this is the type of actor, when they meet a specific type of role, they can always exert more energy, which is eye-catching; But when they get out of this type of role, they will seem constrained and difficult to achieve. Robert is so, and so is Johnny Depp.

Obviously, the role of Fanning does not use Robert's "charisma". In fact, Fanning's character should be more of a character with an excessive sense of justice in Yan Sù, who has accumulated enough wisdom and experience after working for many years, but has not shaken off the momentum of a fledgling young man, which makes him careful enough, but a little radical, often depressed in front of his superiors, but always focused on his work.

It can be said that Fanning is on the same side as Max and Anne, and the three of them make up the hope of society, but at different stages. Anne has always been on the front line of the struggle, grasping hope and letting go; Fanning struggles between ideal and reality, slamming left and right, trying to break through the shackles, but failing to get the point; Max is a compromise idealist, gushing about his dreams, but in fact he has succumbed to reality and sat in the taxi driver's seat with unrealistic dreams.

In the end, Fanning and Max both died in the struggle, and only Anne barely survived.

So, Fanning is not Robert's "type". Comparatively speaking, Michael is also more suitable than Robert.

The name Michael was unfamiliar to many people, and it wasn't until he appeared in a series of comedy films that people became aware of him. But in fact, he was born in independent films, and he can be seen in "The Barbershop", one of the most important works in the history of American independent cinema, and then in a series of works, including the TV series "Danger", his solid performances can be seen, and there is no shortage of good works such as "Staring at God" and "Seven Pounds".

Michael's performance is the same style as Mark Ruffalo, but Michael's sense of delicacy is slightly lacking, and the expression of the character's emotions is not deep enough. If he plays Fanning, this is a good choice, and he is black, which is also helpful for the perfection of the character in the script.

But the problem is that Lance can't just think about the choice of actors, he also needs to think about the checks and balances between the cast and cast of the crew, and the checks and balances between the William Morris agency and the innovative artist agency. In this way, it is only natural that Michael will be eliminated from the competition.

Thinking about it, Lance has a better option, another "Michael". (To be continued.) )

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