The last thing Jude wanted to mention was finally asked by Kate.

Andrew was about to drink water when he suddenly stopped, and looked at Kate in disbelief.

Countless thoughts crossed Andrew's mind, and for a moment he even wondered if the New Line Company had made a mistake in the script and handed it to Kate with the unrevised ending.

"How did Miss Beckinsale know?"

Kate didn't explain, just looked at Jude beside her.

Andrew reacted immediately, and the reason for this must be Jude.

Jude didn't want to talk about it, and deliberately changed the subject.

"Mr. Walker, I would like to ask, how do you have a relationship with David Fincher, the original director of the film?"

"I don't quite understand what Director Locke meant." Andrew looked puzzled.

"New Line gave up on working with David Fincher, and the explanation they gave me was because David Fincher insisted on using Brad Pitt as the leading actor, and I wonder if he also insisted on using your original setting for the ending of the movie for other reasons?"

Jude hinted that David Fincher's departure had something to do with his insistence on the original script ending, and Andrew chose to remain silent.

It was half a minute before he opened his mouth to admit it.

"David Fincher is a very thoughtful director, but it's a shame he's gone."

Kate suddenly said at this time, "I'm curious, Mr. Walker, what was the ending of your original script?" ”

In order to increase Kate's weight in the other party's heart, Jude immediately put his arm around her shoulder and introduced: "Kate majored in literature at Oxford University, and she has more say in scriptwriting than me. ”

The signboard of Oxford University worked very well, and Andrew looked at Kate differently when he looked at it.

"Actually, Miss Kate has guessed that in my original script design, in order to complete the two crimes of 'jealousy' and 'rage', the murderer killed not the wives of the two protagonists' bosses, but the wife of the male protagonist Mills, which is the role you play in this movie."

"My God!" Kate suddenly covered her mouth, her expression looking very unacceptable.

"I'm sorry, but that's how it was originally designed, including the depictions of Mills and his wife's loving daily lives, all of which were a foreshadowing for the dramatic conflict that ultimately created it." Andrew thought that Kate couldn't accept the end of his character being killed, so he explained it this way.

Jude knew that Kate couldn't accept the design of her character being killed, but she couldn't accept the dramatic tension brought by this ending.

The policeman who insists on justice in his heart ends up becoming a tool and victim of a perverted killer to complete his crime, and such an ending really makes people feel hopeless.

Jude sighed and said, "Now that I finally know why New Line Company changed the ending, they probably think that this treatment is too dark for the audience to accept. ”

Andrew was a little disappointed when he heard this, but he still had a bit of luck in his heart.

"Director Locke thinks the same way?"

"It depends on what kind of capacity I am using to express my opinion, from Kate's boyfriend's point of view, I express my strong dissatisfaction with your practice of writing the heroine to death!"

"Locke, I'm not as fragile as you say!" Kate immediately protested.

Jude made an apologetic expression and continued: "From the director's point of view, I have to say that I like your ending very much, it is a hundred times better than the revised one!" ”

The turn of events came so suddenly that Andrew wondered if he had misheard.

"Really? Does Director Locke really think my ending is the best? ”

Jude had to reiterate his point in order to give Andrew real peace of mind.

"That's great!" Andrew was a little excited, he didn't have any hope at all today, he didn't expect to succeed, at this moment he suddenly felt that his previous decision was so correct.

Unfortunately, he didn't rejoice for long, and Andrew immediately thought of another question.

"Director Locke, do you think the new line company will agree to change the script back?"

"Rest assured, they'll agree." Jude didn't explain the reason to Andrew specifically, but his determined expression gave Andrew a lot of confidence.

"Will the original cast candidates be retained?" Andrew asked hopefully.

Jude shook his head regretfully.

"I'm afraid this won't work."

Andrew was about to ask why, when he suddenly realized that he didn't seem to be qualified to ask, and his eyes immediately dimmed.

"I know I shouldn't say that, but from a writer's point of view, I think the combination of Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman is the most suitable, Pitt has box office appeal, Freeman has outstanding acting and has been nominated for the Oscar for Best Actor this year."

Jude showed plenty of generosity on the issue.

"I basically agree with your point of view, but unfortunately, Brad Pitt has already confirmed that he will not participate in this movie."

Andrew immediately asked, "Is it because of the salary?" ”

Jude shook his head, "It has nothing to do with the salary, the main thing is that his role has been chosen by someone else." ”

Andrew couldn't help but ask, "Who is it?" ”

Jude replied, "Me! ”

Andrew stared at Jude with wide eyes and didn't speak for a long time.

"I'm serious."

Jude's words completely shattered the last glimmer of hope in Andrew's heart, and he had to face reality.

"Please forgive me for being direct, but I don't think this decision is very wise, although Director Locke's appearance is not much different from Brad Pitt, and you are younger than him, but you may not have as much popularity and box office appeal as him."

Andrew hit the nail on the head in one sentence, and Jude agrees with it.

"In fact, I don't think I'm the best candidate for the leading actor, but there is no way, the new line company thinks that it is the most suitable for me to play this role, and I am very interested in Mr. Walker's script, and after compromising with each other, it became the current result."

"If that's the case, I'm afraid the script will have to make some adjustments, you need a partner who has more box office appeal than Morgan Freeman, and at the same time, this person's acting skills can't be worse than Morgan Freeman, otherwise you won't be able to lead the play." Andrew didn't directly say that Jude's acting skills were not good, but in fact it meant so.

Jude was not angry, but asked seriously: "Do you think it is feasible to turn that retired old policeman into a middle-aged policeman who is tired of murder investigation and proposes to be transferred?" ”

"It's feasible, and it won't have much impact on the plot, but what's the point of adjusting it like this?" Andrew asked rhetorically.

"The reason is actually that you have already mentioned just now, I can't lead this drama alone, so I need a more powerful person to help me, and adjusting the script is to expand the range of candidates for the role, so as to achieve the goal."

Andrew nodded, but he couldn't help but think in his heart that Jude should have had such an idea when he read the script, and now he is just saying these words through his own mouth.