Chapter 1395: Character Audition
"I didn't have any particular ideas, just thinking that maybe I could give Steve a reason to be a hero, like family." In the face of Roland's curiosity, Hugo did not reserve it, and simply said his thoughts.
In fact, for the script of "The End of the World", which was later renamed "Independence Day", Hugo did not plan to delve into and analyze the characters, on the one hand, because there is almost no portrayal of the characters in this movie, which is similar to the original "speed of life and death"; On the other hand, it is also because Hugo doesn't want to think too much about acting now, and after the "Death Row Walk", he still needs a period of time to rest and adjust.
Only after experiencing it himself, Hugo can understand the feeling after Heath Ledger filmed "Batman Prequel: The Dark Knight".
However, as Hugo said, if Steve could be given a reason to fight for it on "Independence Day", the whole character would be full. This is also a common problem in many commercial popcorn movies, those heroes who go to heaven and earth just fight for the sake of fighting, and the big hat like "I want to defend the earth" is buttoned down, which looks empty and boring, until the appearance of "Spider-Man" in 2002, which changed the status quo.
"A reason to struggle......" Roland lost thought at such a simple sentence from Hugo. Obviously, this is something that many people have not taken into account, which is why the "Batman Prequels" series directed by Christopher Nolan was able to become a classic. Hero, after all, he is also a person, an independent individual.
The thoughts in Roland's mind couldn't help but start rolling, and he turned his head to look at Hugo, who was relaxed, thoughtful. In fact, in Hollywood, there are too many examples of overnight success, and there is no shortage of vases that rely entirely on appearance to directly ascend to the position, so people often think that Hollywood fame is too easy, one after another. But in fact, it is never easy to really want to gain a foothold in this Vanity Fair, and none of the few people who can reach the top are fools.
Hugo's wisdom made Roland unpredictable.
Why did Brad Pitt wait until this year to have a full-blown outbreak? Why not the "Seven Deadly Sins" but the "Twelve Monkeys"? There are many reasons for this, and the accumulation of works is an inevitable factor, but one of the elements that cannot be ignored is Brad's own mind and understanding of Vanity Fair. The twist of the "Seven Deadly Sins" was crucial for Brad.
Otherwise, there are Drew Barrymore, River Phoenix, Macaulay Culkin, Justin Bieber, Shia LaBeouf (Shia) in the front, and Justin Bieber in the back. Labeouf), Jonas Brothers...... None of them were once smash hits, but none of them were able to truly possess the aura of superstardom. The road to superstardom has never been easier.
Roland suddenly became curious about Hugo's experience, not the ones that people know, what "Dead Poets Society", "Hudson's Eagle", Golden Raspberry Award, etc.; It is Hugo's own exploration and pursuit on the long road of acting.
"Here we go." Hugo smiled and pointed to the stage as if he hadn't noticed Roland's gaze.
Roland tugged at the corners of his mouth apologetically, then turned his head to look at the stage, which had become crowded.
Fifteen children in a row stood in a straight line, looking around in a daze, and there were even people talking loudly, it seemed that most of them were **** who had no performance experience, they didn't know what to do, and they didn't even know where to look, they just stood in place anxiously or nervously or excitedly, it looked like a scene when kindergarten and elementary school children went on a spring outing together.
On the left side of the stage stood a large crowd of children, and it was impossible to count how many there were, apparently the next group of people ready to audition on stage; What's even more lively is that the empty seats are starting to fill one after another, mainly considering that most of the people who came to audition today are children, although the winter in Los Angeles is not cold, but the wind outside is still relatively strong; Moreover, the Los Angeles Grand Theater can accommodate 2,000 people, so Sergio led the team behind him to sit down indoors in order.
As a result, the atmosphere of the whole scene began to heat up, not the noise of gongs and drums, but the chaos of Suosuo, you can clearly feel the restlessness of the children, so that the air constantly collides between the immature faces.
"Ah, look at these children......" Cameron gently tugged Hugo's arm and sighed in a low voice, although she didn't finish her words, but the slightly raised excited tone had already expressed her love, Hugo looked at the love on Cameron's face, and couldn't help laughing.
The row of fifteen children in front of him stood tall and low, and the child standing on the far right was very tall, at least five .4 feet (one meter sixty-five) tall, the tallest among the children in this row, quite a bit of a crowd of people. The child looked nervous, his right hand constantly wiping sweat from the edge of his pants, and the noise of the other children around him also distracted him, and he could be seen turning his head anxiously to look at the other children next to him, his mouth squirming, as if to say "Quiet...... Quiet......
"Really? Don't you think the child is really ......" Hugo said with a slight smile frowning slightly, "It's noisy, and it's hard to control?" ”
Hugo once played a single father in "Sleepless in Seattle", and because of Hugo's personality, he is very childlike and can always get along with his children. But the sudden appearance of so many children in front of Hugo today still gave Hugo a headache, and he only felt that there were bees buzzing in his head.
"No, I think that's what makes children different from us." Cameron said with a smile, and then suddenly he just grabbed Hugo's arm and pointed to the child on the far left of the stage, "Look, you see, he's guiding the other children, he's obviously going to be angry, but he can't hold back his feelings, isn't that expression cute?" ”
Hugo could feel that Cameron's voice was beginning to change tone, and without waiting for Hugo to laugh directly, he heard Roland next to him chuckle, Cameron heard the sound, and when he looked back, he saw the full smile on Roland's face, which made Cameron pull the corners of his mouth in embarrassment, and showed a stiff smile to Roland jerkyly, and then stared at Hugo with wide eyes, slowly stopped his back, and leaned back on the back of the chair.
Such a Cameron is really unbearable.
"Well, do you have any special thoughts on this group of kids?" Roland asked.
Hugo shook his head directly, "No, you can discuss it with the casting director." Hugo doesn't plan to participate in the casting, and these things are left to Rick and Kevin to decide, but Hugo has a curious thing, "Roland, is the public casting like this?" ”
"What do you mean?" Roland didn't react.
"I mean, why does it look like ...... Uh, we're picking slaves like that. Hugo's analogy made Roland laugh out loud, which attracted the attention of many people around him, and even the children on the stage looked at it.
The kid standing on the far left also looked nervously, and no one knew whether the laughter was a good thing or a bad thing.
Roland also realized his gaffe, and hurriedly lowered his voice and said to Hugo, "No, it's not like this, it's the first time I've seen such a scene today." After saying that, he leaned forward and began to talk to the casting director in a low voice.
Hugo asked this because today's audition looked very different.
In fact, Hugo himself has participated in many public auditions, and he and Leonardo met at the public audition site of "Smell a Woman". Many auditions were crowded and competitive, and although there were a little more crowds today, it was still not unusual.
However, at this time, Hugo was sitting under the stage, and although it was also used as a film screening venue, it was originally used as a theater for stage plays. Therefore, Hugo sat in the center of the audience, with a panoramic view of the entire stage, and everyone's every move on the stage seemed so real and trivial, and the sense of close contact came from the stage condescendingly, and he could clearly discover the small details of each interviewer.
This made Hugo sigh, he had never participated in such an audition, because the stage would allow the people above to be completely displayed in front of the audience. Hugo couldn't help but think that it is no wonder that actors from British colleges insist that they must stand on the stage of London's East End, and the test of face-to-face with the audience is definitely not so simple.
This kind of audition is far beyond Hugo's imagination, which makes Hugo can't help but be more interested in today's audition. Of course, he is not in the role of an interviewer, but just as a part of the participants.
Because the child on the far left was outstanding in height, Hugo's eyes naturally shifted, he looked carefully, and always felt that there was something abnormal, but he couldn't say it, and asked Cameron in a low voice, "You say, the child on the far left...... Really under twelve? "Hugo really didn't know the age of the children, and they all seemed to be about the same.
Cameron also looked at it carefully, "yes, he looks ...... Thirteen or fourteen, right? Then she raised her hand and pointed at the child, "You see, he is obviously much more sensible than other children, either he often participates in auditions, or he has grown up to be sensible." ”
Hugo glanced at Cameron and said speechlessly, "So, eight-year-olds are not sensible?" "If parents tell their eight-year-olds what is going on today, they will understand. This spit made Cameron also shyly stick out his tongue.
Hugo turned his head to take a serious look again, but Roland had already signaled for the group of children to walk off the stage, and the child on the far left was the first to leave, and at this moment, Hugo's mind flashed, and he finally knew what was wrong!
The kid looked so familiar, like ...... The younger version of Captain America is the same!