Chapter 92: The Second Jessica
Unwilling to be left out in the cold, Alba was about to speak, but director Sam Raimi raised his finger and made a silent gesture at her. Seeing that Alba was a little puzzled, Sam Raimi beckoned to her and motioned for her to come over.
On the sidelines, Sam Raimi whispered to Alba, "Don't disturb him, I think he's going to be able to surprise us right away!" ”
"Surprise?" His explanation deepened Albad's confusion.
"This matter had nothing to do with you before, but now it's close to you, but you have to wait patiently, because our big screenwriter is capturing inspiration!" Sam Raimi smiled at him mysteriously, not explaining anything more.
The two sat side by side on the edge of the stage like this, no one spoke, for about more than ten minutes, Lin Mingyang suddenly stood up, and shouted excitedly: "I thought of it!" I've got it! ”
Alba looked at Sam Raimi in bewilderment, "What did he think of?" ”
Sam Raimi signaled her not to worry, and then looked at Lin Mingyang with a smile, "I know you have already thought of a new plot idea, it just so happens that our heroine is here, you can talk about it!" ”
Lin Mingyang nodded, "Do you remember the scene in "Titanic" where Jack and Ruth met for the first time?" ”
Sam Raimi didn't answer, a question he deliberately asked Alba to answer.
"Because Ruth wanted to jump into the sea at that time!" Alba replied without thinking.
"But why did she want to jump into the sea?" Lin Mingyang then asked.
"Probably as an actress, she feels that she has too much pressure on her!" In fact, Alba didn't take the part before the hero and heroine met in the movie, but she still easily associated with this answer.
"The heroine of the new Spider-Man plot is also an actress, she lives between glitz and fame every day, on the one hand, she has an enviable fame and status, and on the other hand, she is very tired of this empty life in her heart. Finally one day, under the double blow of scandals and career setbacks, she couldn't bear this life anymore, so she decided to cut off her life by jumping off the building and committing suicide. Lin Mingyang described his repositioning of the film's heroine.
"And then our Spider-Man showed up at the window of her room and told her, if you jump too, I'll jump too?" Sam Raimi jokingly said that this is what Jack said to Ruth in "Titanic".
"She really jumped this time, but she was intercepted in mid-air by a passing Spider-Man!"
Sam Raimi patted his chest and let out a long sigh of relief, "It's good that we're not going to remake Titanic." ”
"And then?" However, Alba was quickly attracted by Lin Mingyang's plot concept.
Spider-Man originally wanted to send the heroine back to her room, but the heroine was hooked on the feeling of being held by Spider-Man and flying between high-rise buildings, and the thrilling experience like a roller coaster made her whole body and mind relaxed. At her insistence, Spider-Man can only take her around the city of New York City for a while, and the two end up landing on top of a building. The pajama-clad heroine performs a beautiful dance for Spider-Man, and she takes the opportunity to move the edge of the roof, and then slides down the building in graceful dance steps while Spider-Man is not looking! ”
Lin Mingyang's arrangement surprised everyone, and Sam Raimi couldn't help but ask: "She still wants to die?" ”
"Of course not, it's a little joke Wenger made with Spider-Man, because she knows that no matter how dangerous it is down there, there will be a net to catch her safely!"
"Spider-Man still makes webs?" Alba asked curiously, as an actor, she actually has the same confusion as the heroine Wenger, so she was easily moved by the romantic plot in Lin Mingyang's story.
"It's not just an ordinary spider's web, I think it's more like a romantic love web!" Sam Raimi laughed, he was very satisfied with Lin Mingyang's design.
successfully conceived a scene that was not in the original play, and Lin Mingyang himself also had an unprecedented sense of satisfaction, while Alba simply shared this beautiful story. Sam Raimi and Lin Mingyang discuss the details of the plot development, and Alba acts as an audience for the two. None of them noticed that there was an extra audience member behind the stage.
-- Ten minutes ago, in the backstage dressing room, an actor's agent named Sharon Stone was questioning the news that Tony, the assistant director of the crew, had just announced.
"This lady, I have already explained to you, Director Remy has other important things to leave temporarily, so this audition can only be suspended!" Tony said with a bit of a headache.
"Anyone with a little common sense knows that before the film starts, the most important thing for a director is to determine the actors!" The Sharon Stone lady didn't buy it at all, "There's no one else here, so you can tell me the truth, is the casting for the film over." Don't expect me to believe that lie next time, the same stupid thing, I don't want to do it twice! ”
Compared to her emotional agent, the girl at the other end of the room quietly waiting for the results seemed silent. Hearing that the crew of "Spider-Man" was choosing the heroine, her agent took her from New York to Los Angeles, and after more than an hour of waiting, the final result made her feel extremely disappointed, and she was eliminated without even seeing the director.
Sharon Stone was still there arguing with assistant director Tony about something, but the girl couldn't stay any longer, and she suddenly had a feeling of wanting to go out and get some air, and walked out the door.
"Bell?" Sharon Stone put aside the argument with Tony and stopped her, "You're going to leave like this?" ”
"I'll walk around, you guys go on!" The girl shrugged, and without waiting for her agent to reply, she walked out on her own.
Tony wanted to end the argument with Sharon Stone, but the other party didn't mean to give up, and still held him back and chattered in protest. Tony, who was dragged around, was too busy dealing with Bale's agent to remind her not to go to the front desk.
After wandering around the hallway, she noticed that the equally bored Bell ghost made a fool of herself to the front desk, and then she heard a wonderful conversation between Lin Mingyang and director Sam Raimi at the front of the stage. Bell didn't recognize their identities at first, and she had no intention of eavesdropping on other people's conversations, but when she was about to quietly quit, the plot that Lin Mingyang was telling attracted her.
Just as the conversation between Lin Mingyang and Sam Raimi was about to end, Tony's exclamation suddenly interrupted everyone.
"Why are you here?" Tony, who looked surprised, looked at Bell, who was also a little panicked, "Your agent is looking for you in the back, you can leave now!" ”
"What's going on?" Sam Raimi realized that the previous conversation had been overheard, and blamed them for being too involved to notice the movement behind the stage.
Tony explained helplessly: "I was dealing with something else just now, and she came to eavesdrop on herself!" ”
"Who is she?" Sam Raimi's voice has become a little cold, and most of the plot content of the conversation just now is designed, and if it leaks out, half of the highlights of this movie will be gone.
"I didn't eavesdrop..."Bale's protest was quieted out of confidence, and in fact she did hear most of the plot of The New Spider-Man.
"Since this matter was caused by your mistake, then you are responsible for handling it properly!" Sam Raimi's good mood is gone, "If anything about this comes up in the newspaper tomorrow, your job is over!" ”
Tony nodded busily, and then pulled the girl named Bell to leave, but the girl broke free of his palm and rushed to the front desk without hesitation.
"I'm not a reporter who gets involved in making trouble, and I'm not a paparazzi who likes to chase after the wind, I'm an actor, and I hope to get a role in this film!" I don't know where the courage came from, the girl Bale bravely stood in front of director Sam Raimi.
looked at his assistant director, seeing him nodding, Sam Raimi began to formally look at the reckless intruder in front of him, to be honest, compared with Jeccasie Alba, who has delicate facial features, this brown-haired girl looks very ordinary, but if you look closely, you feel that this girl is more and more pleasing to the eye. She doesn't give people a very stunning feeling at first sight, but she belongs to the kind of "second-sight beauty" that is very durable, but needs to be tasted slowly to discover the beautiful charm.
"What's your name?"
"Jessica Bale"
It's Jessica again, Sam Raimi and Lin Mingyang were stunned at the same time.
"Felix, I'm a little confused right now, Miss Jessica, I wonder where I've heard it."
Sam Raimi was stunned because he met two Jessica in a row today, and Lin Mingyang was more of an accident, he didn't expect that a "New Spider-Man" would be able to attract Hollywood's two future actresses. Surprise to surprise, he didn't forget to answer Sam Raimi's question.
"Warner's highest-rated series, 'Seven Heavens,' and the recent new version of 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre,' all seem to have Miss Jessica Bell's name on the cast list."
Unexpectedly, what made Sam Raimi first sigh was not the span of Jessica Bell's performance style before and after, but Lin Mingyang's good surname.
Lin Mingyang, who expressed helplessness about this, had to explain: ""Seven Heavens" is a TV series that my mother likes very much, and as for the new version of "Texas Chainsaw Massacre", I just watched it in the cinema not long ago, so I still have some impressions. Among the actors I've seen, Miss Bell should be regarded as the one with a wider range of acting paths. ”
Sam Raimi nodded, the difference between the two is indeed huge, from heartwarming family dramas to thriller horror movies. He did not hide his admiration for Jessica Bell, especially the courage that the other party showed just now and Lin Mingyang's evaluation of her. But all of this is a struggle for Sam Raimi, and he has a hard time making a trade-off between the two Jerkasie.
"Miss Bell, you're in a problem for me!" Sam Raimi rubbed his nose, "Before you, I turned down a lot of actors, but I have to admit that you gave me a very special feeling. I can't bear to say no to you, but I've promised Alba before. ”
"I see!" Jessica Bell heard the helplessness and regret in the director's mouth, she accepted this somewhat cruel fact very strongly, and did not forget to cast a grateful look at Lin Mingyang before leaving. She knew that Lin Mingyang's evaluation of herself greatly influenced Sam Raimi's judgment, but in the end she did not change the director's decision.
For Jessica Bell, what Lin Mingyang remembers is actually her future works, as well as the scandals that came out after she became the girlfriend of Justin, the little king of music. The current Bale, like Alba, is still the kind of actor who has not officially become popular, they have unlimited potential, but they lack opportunities, and it just so happens that Lin Mingyang has opportunities that he can't use up.
Lin Mingyang knew that even if he didn't help, actors like Bale and Alba could also be recognized by the audience with their own abilities, but Bale's disappointed expression when he was about to leave made him feel a little unbearable. Sam Raimi gave the opportunity to Jaccasie Alba, but that doesn't mean Jessica Biel loses it, because the script for The New Spider-Man involves two heroines.
He leaned into Sam Raimi's ear and whispered, "Mary! ”
Sam Raimi reacted immediately, he slapped his head, he was just considering the role of Spider-Man's girlfriend, but he forgot that there is another important female character in the play, Spider-Man's friend Harry's girlfriend - school flower Mary.
"Wait a minute!" He stopped Bell who was about to leave in time, "Felix reminded me, in fact, you should have heard some content about the script just now, we also have an important role, the candidate has not yet been decided, if you want..."
This change came a little suddenly, Jessica Bell was so excited that she didn't know how to express her emotions, and she asked in a trembling voice, "Is it really possible?" ”
As a responsible director, Sam Raimi advises: "Before you make a formal decision, I feel the need to ask Felix to tell you about what the role will entail in terms of acting!" ”
"To be precise, in this movie, the character of Mary can only be regarded as a supporting role!" Lin Mingyang didn't pick up the nice words at the beginning, he had to observe Jessica Bell's reaction after hearing this sentence, and then decide what to say next.
To the relief of both Lin Mingyang and Sam Raimi, Jessica Biel did not show any disappointment because of the supporting role. The two exchanged glances with each other, and Lin Mingyang continued: "This character is the girlfriend of Spider-Man's friend Harry, and it doesn't appear many times in the previous plot, but in the middle, Spider-Man will become a little 'flowery' because of the influence of alien evil creatures, and then develop a more ambiguous love triangle, but in the end, Harry's death will make Mary change her mind, and at this time she found out that she was pregnant with Harry's child!" ”
"I'd love to play this role!" Jessica Biel made a decision without hesitation after hearing this.
"Welcome to join us!" Sam Raimi smiled and nodded at Bell, "I think you made the right decision, because in Felix's sequel conception, your current character will be the real protagonist, and I look forward to your great performance!" ”
(To be continued)