A successful script often takes a long time to be written, Levy is not in a hurry to let his script be born immediately, he has already finalized the general direction, sorted out the general context and story line of the movie, and other things, whether it is scientific and technological knowledge, or historical and political content, Levy has a lot of subordinates who can improve, with Bob taking them step by step to fill the script to perfection, Levy is very relieved.

While preparing the script, another thing that Levy considered was the choice of actors for the movie.

Since there are multiple lines in this movie, there are a lot of actors needed, and how to select these actors also needs to be considered. Moreover, the scale of the film itself is very large, and the shooting time may be very long, so during the filming, this movie also needs to take into account the schedule of the actors, and if the filming is delayed because of the schedule, it may cost a lot of financial resources.

Levi didn't want his movie to start filming, only to find out that the actors he wanted all had other things. Therefore, it is also appropriate to start preparing early.

While preparing the script, Levy was also discussing the casting of the movie with Clark.

There are three protagonists in the movie, the policeman, the leader of ETO, the old woman who betrayed the earth, and a scientist, and how to arrange all three people is also something that Levy needs to consider.

First of all, the black man who plays the policeman, if it is Denzel Washington, is naturally better. This character has a lot of scenes, and it also needs to show extraordinary character charm in the movie. He is one of the most hardcore characters in the movie, and this man is also one of the most important soul characters in Levy's opinion. And the whole of Hollywood, there are both acting. The image is good, and at the same time, it can be regarded as the right age, the new actor Denzel. Washington, of course, is the way to go.

Compared with him, other black actors are either from comedy and make people dance, or they have a bad image and are difficult to use, or otherwise. It's like Will Smith, who is a little too handsome to be suitable. He is the best candidate, and this is what Levy has long declined.

It's just that the problem is that he has now won the Oscar. As an Oscar winner, his worth also skyrocketed all of a sudden, stepping into the 20 million club, and becoming one of the highest-paid actors. And such a salary. It also makes it a little difficult to get him to participate in the film - the investment in the film is always limited, and such a blockbuster must cost a lot of money in terms of special effects and shooting locations, if you find another actor worth 20 million. Then, the cost of the movie will be unimaginably high.

"The only way now is to discuss it with him. If he is willing to reduce his salary. We'll let him play it anyway, if he doesn't. Then there is no way, we can only find another new person. Now in Hollywood. There are not a few suitable stars who are famous, but among those who are not famous, there are many people who want to become famous. Nick, you have always had a good eye, just promote an actor. ”

Clark sent someone to do Levy's request, and on the other hand, he also told Levy about his concerns. and his preparatory program. It's just that for his irresponsible second plan, Levy can only smile bitterly: he can use people because he has memories there, but even if he searches for memories, he can't find such people......

However, there seems to be no better way to do it now. Levy is also worth saying yes first.

In addition to this role, another role, that is, the role of Ye Wenjie in the original book, is also more troublesome.

This character, in the script, is positioned as an old woman of a Caucasian race, and it stands to reason that there are many such people. However, on the question of who to choose, Levy also has some opinions of his own.

"If you play an older woman...... Meryl. Streep's acting skills can be said to be the best, right? ”

Soon, Clark gave his opinion. According to the setting of the script, this woman's childhood happened to be the McCarthy era in the United States, so if you count it, it should be the most suitable actor in her 50s to play her. And among the actors of this age, Meryl. Streep's acting skills can be said to be one of the best, and it is impossible for anyone to ignore her when they think of looking for an actor.

"She's good, but she doesn't seem to be doing well."

It's just that Levy is not very satisfied with this, "Meryl's acting skills are certainly okay, but her image is not very good." I'm not saying she's not good-looking enough, it's just ...... In the movie, I hope this character has some crazy temperament. She was persecuted when she was a child, which left a psychological shadow, which led to her embarking on the road of revenge against all mankind when she grew up, so she should be a little crazy in her bones. This character betrayed all mankind, but, in the movie, it is more about making people feel pity for her than hatred, Meryl's acting skills are very good, but her image is too positive, I am afraid that she will not be able to act crazy. ”

Meryl is probably the best method actress, and Levy is well aware of that. It's just a methodological acting, although it can be incomparable in detail performance, but it is always worse in terms of reflecting the hearts of the characters. Playing the role of some madman, neurotic, madman, in Levy's opinion, the method school is always worse.

This kind of madness is better off going deep into the heart. If you can't grasp the crazy heart of this character, you can't show the pitiful side of this character - and in the original, she is a pitiful and hateful person, which is what Levy wants to express.

Moreover, in the movie, many of the scenes of this character are memories. When we were children, we could let others play them, but when we grew up, it was not good to change actors. In other words, she needs to perform all the scenes from about 20 years old to about 50 years old, and Meryl's appearance is a little too old. ”

Generally speaking, when actors act, they can't be too different from their real age. Let an actor around fifty years old play a young man, which is difficult for a strong man.

However, if an actor in his twenties is allowed to act, how can he perform the vicissitudes of the world? This is also a problem.

Levy didn't think of an answer to this question, but Clark thought of a solution to it.

"You may not have the kind of actor you are talking about in the United States, but if you count Europe, I do know that there is one person who absolutely can."

After thinking about it for a while, Clark also thought of another person, "If an actor can play a role far younger than her age, and at the same time, she must have a crazy temperament...... Well, Isabella. How is Adjani? Could there be a better candidate than this? ”

Isabella. Adjani? Levy also remembered this French actor in his head. Levy's impression of her is more on Dai Lewis's ex-girlfriend and the 94-year-old Empress Margo, who seems to have rarely heard from her in recent years.

However, when it comes to age, she is really about the same. At the age of 47, with a little makeup, it's no problem to play someone a few years older. And in terms of other requirements, she also fully meets the requirements - Adjani's madness is in her bones, many people who have worked with her have called her crazy, and she has indeed done a lot of shocking things, such as giving a political speech at the Caesar Awards, which a normal actor would not do...... To say that she can act crazy, Levy absolutely believes it.

And she also has an ethereal temperament, when Sophie Marceau debuted, she was known as the trumpet Adjani, her temperament is no problem at all, let her play a madman who betrays humanity, but can also make people sympathetic, she can completely grasp it.

"Is she still acting? And, if I'm not mistaken, when he played the Labyrinth of Sin a few years ago, he seemed to have made a fortune, and now he is still acting? ”

I haven't seen him for a long time, which means that Levy doesn't know much about the actor's state, acting skills, and even body type, although he also admits that Adjani ten years ago, temperament, and acting skills are okay, but who knows what she looks like now? For women, the difference between 47 and 39 years old can be very big, although she can still play an 18-year-old at the age of 39, but who knows what she looks like at 47 years old?

Clark didn't know much about this, but after looking for it, he also found the answer, "Obviously, you're wrong, her image is still okay." It seems that she is just lazy, from 94 to the present, she has only accepted a total of three movie appointments, so it is relatively rare. But if you want to talk about the change in appearance, it's really not big. ”

Clark said, already handing the picture to Levy. And just by looking at the photo, Levy was already surprised to breathe in the air, "This is 47 years old?" How do you feel that the state has not changed much from 75 years? ”

"You have to admit that time has been very forgiving to some people." Clark shrugged, "If you let her do it, you have to think about how to put her in makeup." ”

Levy looked at the photo again - it was clear that Adjani, 47, did not look very old, and her face seemed to be in better shape than the stills of her youth. If you put on makeup, her image can definitely be quite brilliant.

"So, Clark, could you please help me contact her. Hurry up, if you read it right, she took three movies in '96, '99, '01, obviously she doesn't like to work too hard, and now a movie has just ended, if we don't get in touch quickly, she goes to relax again, then it's troublesome. ”

Levy and Clark instructed, and Clark also agreed, but, after agreeing, he also thought of another question, "You found the police, found the organizer of ETO, but, the actor of the scientist, you haven't found it, are you too little attention to this role, or too seriously?" ”

Clark's reminder made Levy laugh, "This character...... Actually, I've been thinking about it all along. The problem, however, is that this character is not very easy to find - because I am not looking for one person, but a group of people. (To be continued......)