"Now that you're sure you're going to shoot, you should translate the script as soon as possible and give it to Bob to look for revisions. Although I can trust the script that you are looking at, Hong Kong and the United States are two different environments, and there are some things that cannot be copied. ”

After confirming Levy's confidence, Clark began to do his duty to remind Levy of what he needed to pay attention to. His words made Levy nod, and Levy was also very clear about this: the United States and Hong Kong are two environments, not only in the lines and characters of the script, but also in some specific ways of doing things. For example, in the Hong Kong version of Infernal Affairs, Andy Lau disguised himself as a lawyer to talk to him, but in the American version of the movie, it definitely doesn't work, these things really need to be changed.

It's just these things, it's Bob's job, and every time Levy prepares a movie, it's him who prepares the script for Levy. Clarke, on the other hand, doesn't care about these things, and his job is more about interviewing actors than preparing the script - Levy's films have always made him a casting director.

This time, Clark knew that this was also his job, but compared to the previous times, he was also a little careful this time, "Nick, this movie, I think we still need to discuss it a little more." There are a lot of actors in this movie, and many actors have to use very good actors. I can't guarantee that I will do a good job of finalizing these alone, and you have to talk to me about what kind of actor you want. ”

"I'm still the same, I can trust you. Moreover, the script is already in your hands, you must have your own opinion, right? Why don't you talk about it first, can I listen to it? ”

Levy did not immediately agree to discuss with Clark, but encouraged him to say first: he was curious to know how different Clarke's views were from his own in the selection of actors.

The Hong Kong version of the film met the Great Depression of Hong Kong cinema, and all the actors who performed were stars. But in Hollywood. Such an opportunity does not exist, and it is a lot of trouble to choose actors.

"I think, let's start with a simple one, the actress is very certain." Flipping through the script, Clark opened his mouth first, "There are very few women in this play, only two or three, and there are not too many scenes, so it is easier to determine." ”

There are only three women who appear in the film - two undercover women. There is also an undercover ex-girlfriend. But these three people are very easy to determine - the three people's scenes add up to about five minutes, and they are all very simple scenes, which can be said to be very easy.

"However, if you follow this script, there are too few women's plays. Wouldn't it be better if you added a little bit or changed it? ”

Clark's suggestion only made Levy shake his head, "I don't think it's very likely that these two men will fall in love with the same woman." The dramatic love is slightly less. For this movie, it's a little more beneficial. ”

He knows that if the actress has few roles, it is very likely that she will lose a part of the audience. In order to make the movie better, many movies have to add some lines and scenes to the actors. At the same time, in order to save money, when the movie was filmed. Such a supporting role would rather find a more famous one than a group of less famous ones - which has led to many movies where a woman has to be entangled with several men. The American version of Infernal Affairs in memory. That's how it's adapted.

But in that adaptation, there is often a problem: the plot of the movie is too dramatic, and the plot that is too dramatic is often bloody.

In this regard, Clark also knows that he said this only because many movies are conventional, which is more economical, "Then, what is needed in the movie is three women: the psychological counselor has the most scenes, the fiancée of the police undercover has a lot of lines, and the ex-girlfriend who is holding the child over can find a cameo." ”

Among the three people, the best one to find is the ex-girlfriend who walked over with the child, and what Clark said was not wrong, this character can make a cameo, and Levy didn't care very much: whether it's to find Theron or Winona to make a cameo, it's really not good, and it's easy to find a random person to make a cameo.

"The policeman's girlfriend is a novelist, and the policeman goes undercover and wants to live with her and enjoy a quiet and peaceful life, which is one of the reasons for betraying the gangster. Secondly, this girlfriend is not aware of her man's entanglement, and is also more careless - therefore, this is a girl who can give people a cute, charming, literary and somewhat careless image. ”

"You're doing a good job," Levy laughed at his analysis, "you're right, it's best to find a cute silly woman for this task." I remember we worked with Aniston once, and I had a pretty good relationship with her, so she wouldn't have turned down an invitation to play the role, right? ”

Aniston worked with Mystery once for a love notebook, and the film was quite successful and a testament to her talent for making romantic comedies. has a cooperation with a movie with a box office of hundreds of millions, and it is not difficult to invite her again. And after all, she still has to shoot Friends now, and she doesn't have much time, so such a movie with few scenes is suitable for her to perform.

It can be said that it is perfect to play this role in the image of her goofy American sweetheart.

And the role of the counselor ...... I guess you're going to let Naomi play it? Clark asked.

"Why are you so sure?"

"This character doesn't appear much, and he has to be able to show the charm of the character in a small number of appearances, and at the same time, he has to show his intimate and reliable side, paving the way for the later love at first sight scenes - this is still a test of acting skills, and I think Naomi is the best to play this role."

Levy nodded, acquiescing to his thoughts.

The most difficult thing for the role of a psychiatrist is to show the tacit understanding and intimacy with the undercover agent in a short appearance, and at the same time, it has to make the audience feel that it is very gratifying for the undercover agent to find such a woman who loves him. Therefore, she has to be more gentle and soft, but also charming, if she wants to perform well, she needs a little better acting skills, and Naomi is more reliable to play this role.

"For kids, don't worry about anything. Taylor. Mawson has worked with us, and you know how to coax that child, just find her. But that kid grows up very quickly, and if it's too tall at that time, not like a six-year-old, we can also use Dakota. Fanning - This girl recently participated in CSI, and she did very well and was the right age. ”

"That's fine." Levy nodded.

"Don't always say what I say and just nod your head, okay? What about your own thoughts? Hearing Levy echo again, Clark frowned slightly.

"We all think the same thing...... These characters are all supporting characters, and they are all quite characterized people, you know me very well, you know my thoughts, and I think about the same, why should I oppose you? ”

Levy's statement made Clark frown, but he didn't say anything: indeed, he also believed that even if Levy looked for it, he couldn't find a better person. However, all his thoughts were expected by Levy, which also made him feel a little less useful.

"After these supporting roles are finished, they are more important protagonists." Clark circled the names he had written down in his notebook, and after thinking about it, he gave a new name, "I do have an idea about the main character and the main supporting role: about the boss of the police department, that is, which boss has died, I think an actor is very suitable - what do you think of Liam Neeson for this role?" ”

Liam Neeson? The name finally moved Levy a little.

Compared with the supporting role, this character is already the protagonist to a certain extent, which is also one of the characters that Levy is more interested in. In his memory, the Hong Kong version of Huang Qiusheng played this role very well, while the American version of Martin Sing's performance was not very good: Scorsese took this character apart, which made the characters of the police station more performant, and even allowed Wahlberg to get an Oscar nomination for this, but this also made the old policeman played by Martin Sing only have the role of a loving father, which makes the character not very meaningful.

Levy still doesn't want to split this character into the entire police station, so what he wants is a policeman who has both a tender and loving side, but also has to be an iron man, and at the same time has to not lack character charm - after all, splitting this character is likely to cause trouble, which is to disrupt the logic of the movie.

And such a role, Levy didn't think of anyone to play for a while, but Liam Clark proposed. The character of Nissen made Levy find the right person all of a sudden.

"In terms of charisma, he is definitely not a problem, this actor has enough charisma, Schindler's list, he has made the most of this. In terms of height and size, he is 193 tall, and his body shape is also very good, so it is completely okay to play the role of a sheriff. And if you want to talk about the charm of the voice, the radiation is his dubbing. And he doesn't need me to talk about his acting skills, right? has won the Tony Award, won the Venice Golden Lion, played Schindler's list, whether it is suave or a tough guy image, he can play it. ”

Clark's proposal, there is no problem at all, this character is indeed quite a perfect character.

"Is this person moving?" Levy asked with some hesitation.

"It's not hard to ask him at all. He was born as a drama actor, and he attaches more importance to the literary and artistic nature of the script, and after filming Schindler's list, he has been taking on various literary films. With your name and a script that you can handle, it's still easy to bring him in. And he has been following Star Wars propaganda recently, and there should be a schedule. ”

Seeing the question asked, Clark was a little happy: he, as a casting director, is still good. And he is also very clear about this actor: Liam Neeson has always chosen to star in literary films after filming Schindler's list, even if it is a big production, he also chooses Star Wars, which may be filmed in depth - Elivy's reputation, it is absolutely feasible to invite him with a good script.

"This role, your proposal is really good - Clark you've already surprised me, let's talk about your other ideas, let me see how the other actors you choose." (To be continued......)