On Monday, January 7, 2008, the audition for "Spartan 300 Warriors", which caused countless agencies and actors to be in turmoil, took place today, and unlike ordinary auditions, because "Spartan 300 Warriors" is a movie full of men's masculine charm and muscle lines, so the audition location for the film was chosen in a gym on the edge of downtown Los Angeles, where all the actors, uh, the actors, will show their muscles.

"Oh, Lin, no wonder they say that you are the most powerful action actor in the world today, originally with your size and appearance, I didn't believe it, but now I know, you are a monster." A corner in the gym, Zach. Schneider looked at Lin Yuquan who was doing bench press with an amazed face, that was 450 pounds, there are definitely very few people in the world who can reach this level, and this is obviously not the limit weight of Lin Yuquan's bench press.

"Of course it's a monster, and professional athletes are not as perverted as him." Rock Johnson looked at Lin Yuquan jealously, others say that he is a macho man, but it is not worth mentioning compared to Lin Yuquan, the limit weight of the bench press at the peak of his strength is only 425 pounds, but look at Lin Yuquan, it is easily 450 pounds, close to 3 times his own weight, and the strength is still one of them, the key is that this guy's fighting skills are very terrible, he is an undefeated person in the wrestling world, in this guy is only abused.

When he thought of filming "Hurricane Rescue", he was unconvinced to challenge Lin Yuquan (, and was beaten into a pig's head, and Dwayne "Rock" Johnson suddenly wanted to cry without tears.

"Actually, what I want to know most is what is Lin's bench press limit weight? Lin, anyway, the audition hasn't officially started yet, so why don't you show it. "Fan. Diesel said with a twinkle in his eyes.

"Oh. This is good. I've always been curious about this too. The look on Dwayne "Rock's face" Johnson was instantly replaced by eagerness.

"Stop. I don't have a fetish for being seen as a monster. Lin Yuquan stopped the bench press and said while getting up.

"But you're a monster now! At best, it's just a big monster. "Fan. Diesel said heavily, completely out of tune with the ruthlessness and maverick uninhibition he showed to the outside world.

Lin Yuquan glanced at him speechlessly, he was too familiar with this guy, and it was not a good thing, if he wasn't going to audition soon, he really wanted to beat him hard, and said angrily: "You two hurry up and prepare." First of all, although we know each other very well, Zach and I will definitely not take special care of you, if you want to play the male protagonist Leonidas, the king of Sparta, you can, with your strength to defeat other competitors. ”

"It's natural, I'm well prepared, and who among the candidates can be as muscular as I am." Dwayne "Rock" Johnson confidently bent his arms to show off the muscles in his arms.

He has always been proud of his mighty body and strong muscles. Diesel could only swallow and salivate after glancing at it: "The role of the king of Sparta is not something that can be obtained by fighting muscles, but also depends on the eyes and temperament. Look at the acting. ”

Mark was right, honestly. I'm speechless until now, you two came to audition for the role of Leonidas, if you don't mind playing a supporting role, you should audition for Leonidas' warriors or the generals of the Persian army. Lin Yuquan said with a smile.

"Please, we haven't auditioned yet, and you just vetoed us, it's too shocking, and the leading role is as important as the supporting role? An actor who has no ambition to play the lead role is not a good actor. "Fan. Diesel said.

"That's right, I'm also here for the actor, the war movie produced by you is a big investment of hundreds of millions, "Spartan 300 Warriors" will definitely be very popular." Dwayne Johnson said in his heart, although he has starred in many movies in recent years, and most of the box office results are good, there is a lack of heavyweight movies, not even a North American box office of more than 100 million, and a global box office of more than 200 million US dollars, which makes him very popular among a group of action actors, not inferior to Fan. Diesel, Jason. Statham, Bruce. Wesley and others, but the film performance is a big difference, so his status in the Hollywood studios is not high, what he needs most now is a blockbuster movie, "Spartan 300 Warriors" is obviously an opportunity.

"Heh, since you have the heart to fight for it, then go all out!" Lin Yuquan patted the two of them, followed by Zack. Schneider discusses the audition.

At this time, in the rest area outside the gym, a large number of people are gathering, they are the actors who came to audition for the actor Leonida and their agent, if a female fan sees them, she will definitely scream loudly, "Oh, Brad. Pete, Tom. Cruise, Matt Damon" Almost every one of them is a popular action actor in Hollywood, a male god in the hearts of countless women, and at this time those stars who know each other are talking and laughing.

On the first floor where the gym is located and the square outside the first floor, there are more people gathered, the most conspicuous place is that many of them are tall and have strong muscles, some reporters shuttle through it to take pictures, of course, their attention is more on the gym upstairs, I really don't know which actor can stand out and become the protagonist of the much-anticipated "Spartan 300 Warriors".

Yes, all eyes are on it, not only causing a sensation in the brokerage circle and actors, but all eyes in the United States are paying attention to the casting of the film, can you not pay attention? "Spartan 300 Warriors" tells the story of the Spartans, who are famous in Europe and the United States, and are famous all over the world. Adaptation of Miller's work, Frank. Who is Miller, "Daredevil", "Wolverine", "Batman" These heroes are all from his pen, and each of his works has countless fans in the United States and around the world, and "Spartan 300 Warriors" is also such a popular work.

And the director of the film is Zack, the critically acclaimed remake of "Dawn of the Living Dead". Schneider, although it is strange for a horror film director to direct a war movie, and it also arouses suspicion, but more people are interested in seeing how the director is doing, you must know that he can be recognized by Lin Yuquan, and it is not possible for anyone to be a director of a blockbuster with an investment of hundreds of millions of dollars.

As for the reason that attracts the most attention, it is naturally nothing else. Wow. This is an epic war movie produced by Kung Fu Lin. Although there are many directors in this world who are good at shooting war scenes, the director of "Gladiator" and "Heavenly Dynasty" Ridley. Scott, director of "Troy" Wolfgang. Peterson, director of "King Arthur" Anthony Anderson. Foquea, "The Last Corps" director Doug . Leif However, after "Red Cliff" was born, Kung Fu Lin immediately became the star of many directors, and was considered to be the most shocking of the cold weapon war scenes, and the epic war movie produced by him was not expected?

In the plaza near the entrance to the building is a table of slaps, led by Amanda Brown, the casting director who collaborated with Lin Yuquan on "Hurricane Rescue", "Wild Story" and "Twilight". The casting team led by Pacino is sifting through the huge number of muscular men, because "Spartan 300" requires hundreds of muscular men and a large number of extras. Such a large-scale audition is naturally impossible for Lin Yuquan and Zack. Schneider did it himself.

Muscular men show off their bodies in front of the casting team, and the right people will be finalized by the final interviewers such as Lin Yuquan.

In fact, although the screening of extras is a huge workload, but the procedure is the simplest, if it involves the starring role, then the casting team will be based on the fixed list of actors to be selected given by the investor and the actors' union, after the preliminary interview, through guò to calculate the box office rankings, ups and downs of the stars' recently released films, personal box office figures, remuneration, return on investment and popularity index and other elements in recent years, to obtain different dynamic value coefficients of stars, and finally select suitable actors to enter the candidates on the basis of taking into account the cost.

Brad. Pete, Matt. Damon, Fan. Diesel and others are candidates for this reason. Of course, the specific operation will be more complicated, and it will mainly depend on the conditions given by the director and investors. For example, the upper limit of an actor's salary, the requirement for performance experience, and so on.

The extras only started to screen on the spot today, and the leading actors and main supporting actors began to select people a few days in advance, but the final interview was scheduled for today.

The sky was clear and the auditions were going on in an orderly manner. When Miller arrived, he immediately caused a lot of sensation in the gathered crowd, as a comic book master, although he is not as deeply rooted in the hearts of the people as a singer and actor, but there are many people who know him, not to mention that today is the day of the audition for "Spartan 300 Warriors", and many people who did not know him have also seen his photos through guò information when preparing for the audition.

The reporters who shuttled through the crowd immediately gathered around like sharks smelling blood, raised their camera cards and clicked to take pictures.

Amanda. With a smile on his face, Pacino got up and talked to Frank. Miller greeted and led him into the building and to the gym.

"Lin, Zack, I'm sorry, I'm late." Walk into the gym and meet Lin Yuquan and Zach. Schneider's Frank. Miller said loudly from afar.

"No, but Mr. Miller, you're here, and we can start auditioning." Lin Yuquan smiled.

"Oh, okay, I can't wait to see Leonidas." Frank. Miller smiled heartily.

After informing the agent from the Screen Actors Guild, Colin. After Fels, the audition for the actor Leonidas officially began.

Different from domestic audition auditions, today's American casting system is a system of checks and balances, whether the director, producer or even the investor has absolute power, of course, if it is a direct designation of actors, it is another matter, according to the conventional process, the selection of actors generally needs to go through the guò casting team first, and then the team will contact the actors' union, and then the union will notify all eligible actors in accordance with the requirements of the producer, and make an appointment for an interview, and the final interview examiner will be the director, The producer and the agent sent by the Screen Actors Guild are made up of three parties.

Specifically, it may be different, like this time it is by Lin Yuquan, Zack. Schneider, Frank. Miller, Amanda. Pacino, Colin. Fels' five-person lineup made up the final lineup of interview examiners.

"I wonder if this is our first audition in the gym?" Lin Yuquan said with a smile on his face.

"Maybe, anyway, I didn't hear anybody's movie audition at the gym." Zack. Schneider also laughed.

"Heh, the idea of auditioning in the gym is really good, and it's perfect for a movie like "Spartan 300 Warriors"." Frank. Miller had a satisfied look on his face.

Everyone chatted and waited for the candidates to enter the gym before stopping. Look at the candidates.

Lin Yuquan's gaze swept over everyone one by one. Dwayne Johnson, Fan. Diesel, Matt. Damon, Hugh. Jackman, Tom. Cruise, Blatter. Pete, Gerald. Butler has a total of twelve actors. Among them, the first six are actors who have become famous in Hollywood, and he has basically greeted each other before, while the last six are actors who are not so famous, but have the same temperament as Leonida and have rich acting experience.

For example, Gerald. Butler, an actor from Scotland, originally studied law at the University of Glasgow in Scotland. Berkefen. embarked on the road of acting, but for many years after that, he played the trick, until 2000's "Dracula 2000", he played the first male lead on the big screen, when he was 31 years old, and what really made him stand out was "The Hun the Great" in 2001, he played the Hun Emperor in the film, in fact, the casting team listed him as a candidate precisely because of his good performance in "The Hun the Great" and the 2005 "Beowulf and Grundel" two films Xiàn listed him as a candidate.

"Hello everyone, I'm Lin Yuquan. Everyone is welcome to come and audition, no matter what the outcome is. I hope to have more opportunities to cooperate with you in the future, and this person next to me is the director of the film, Zack. Schneider, next Director Schneider will explain some things to you before the audition. Lin Yuquan finished speaking to Zack. Schneider gestured.

After the latter nodded, he looked at the twelve actors with a smile on his face, his previous "Dawn of the Living Dead" was just a low-budget horror movie with an investment of several million dollars, but there were not so many big-name actors who came to audition, which made him a little excited in his heart.

"Hi everyone, I'm Zach. Schneider, a guy who has only directed one low-budget horror film before, is very happy to have everyone audition for "Spartan 300", although everyone may be because of Lin, because of Mr. Miller, because of the big investment in the movie, but thank you all. ”

Many people had a smile on their faces, and Zach. Schneider continued to himself: "Here I want to explain to you my arrangements for the film shooting plan after the audition is successful, because the bodybuilding champions who appear in the lens should be white-faced, so after the audition, I will arrange for everyone to exercise muscles and body shape for more than three months, this process will be very hard, if anyone is afraid of hard work or shooting schedule conflicts, you can quit now." ”

Lin Yuquan and the five of them all looked at everyone, and everyone was thinking, obviously thinking about it.

"Director Schneider, according to your prediction, when and how long will the film be filmed?" Stop. Jackman frowned and asked unhurriedly.

"If you start training at the end of this month, start shooting in early May, and end shooting in August at the latest." Zack. Schneider smiled.

Stop. Jackman breathed a sigh of relief, he will be participating in the prequel "Wolverine" to "X-Men" in the second half of this year, the film has signed a contract, no matter what, it can't be delayed, if the time conflicts, he can only withdraw from the audition, as for the workout, it's nothing, because he filmed "Wolverine", which would have been training for several months before filming.

Fan. Diesel frowned, he suddenly thought of a strict thing, until now, he still doesn't know if he will star in "Fast and Exciting * Love 4" and when it will be filmed, he already knew that he should have asked Lin just now, but after looking at Lin Yuquan, he was finally ready to participate in the audition, anyway, it is unlikely that he will succeed in the audition, and if he succeeds, Lin will also arrange it.

In the end, no one quit, which is somewhat unexpected, but it is also expected, a large-scale movie like "Spartan 300 Warriors", as long as it does not exclude commercial films, is naturally a priority for every actor, as for the hard work of training, for real professional actors, if they can't even endure that, how to achieve success, anyone among them has suffered even harder.

"Okay, since everyone is willing to stay and audition, let's go change your shorts, wear only shorts, and work out here." Zack. Schneider had an evil smile in his eyes.

However, everyone did not show any surprised expressions, obviously in the audition in the gym, they expected such a situation, and naturally went to the locker room under the guidance of the staff.

After a while, twelve people who had changed into gym shorts appeared in front of Lin Yuquan and the five.

Oh, are you all in good shape? Lin Yuquan's eyes swept over everyone one by one, and when it came to muscles, the most prominent ones were Rock Johnson, Fan. Diesel and Hugh. The Jackman Trio, Hugh. Jackman's original body shape was not like this, but after starring in "X-Men", the muscles shown in the three movies have become stronger and stronger, and now it has been two years since the release of "X-Men: Last Stand" in 06, and his muscles have reached a higher level.

And Matt. Damon, Gerald. Butler, Blatter. Pete and the others are very strong, and to Lin Yuquan's slight surprise, it is Tom. Cruise, in his impression, the impression left on him by this beautiful soup was mainly his handsome appearance, and he thought he was a white-faced child.

If ordinary girls see the appearance of twelve people showing their muscles without reservation, it is estimated that they will be unable to suppress their screams, but Lin Yuquan and the five of them looked at it carefully with expressionless faces, and then let everyone start to work out, observing the muscle form and their own strength and body elements when everyone is exercising.

And this was just the beginning, after recording the fitness of the crowd, everyone returned to the dressing room, changed into the prepared Persian robes, and began the real audition.

See Fan. When Diesel and Dwayne "Rock" Johnson put on the Persian robes, Lin Yuquan almost burst out laughing, with the size and appearance of the two of them, after putting on the robes, they did not have the slightest domineering appearance that a king should have, and they looked nondescript, and the two of them themselves were also full of wry smiles.

Although they are his good friends, before they auditioned for the performance, Lin Yuquan immediately excluded the two, they are more suitable to play the peerless generals of the charge, and Tom. Cruise, Matt. Damon was then excluded from his ideal candidate. After Schneider nodded, the latter immediately said with a solemn face: ""Spartan 300 Warriors" is a complete man's play, my positioning of the film is to show the hearty fight to the fullest, bringing people unparalleled shocking visual effects, for Leonidas, the king of Sparta, I hope to portray on the screen a Leonidas with an iron-blooded temperament, he is the hero and leader of the Spartans, even in the face of the enemy's thousands of troops, his face changes, he roars, he screams, he is crazy, He resolutely led his three hundred Spartan warriors against the Persians, who were ten times more numerous than them, and he was so powerful that no enemy could resist his advance, he was resolute, and he pulled out the sharp arrows that pierced his body without frowning, and at the same time, he was also a good husband and father full of tenderness."

All the actors who participated in the audition listened carefully, even after putting on the Persian robes, Dwayne "Rock Johnson and Fan" Johnson who had already decided that they were not playing. Diesel was also not surprised that everyone was Zack. Schneider described the picture as intimidating.

"Then let's start the audition, what I need you to show is the most prominent trait of Leonidas, the leader temperament of an iron-blooded tough guy, what you are going to perform is that Leonidas led 300 Spartan warriors and 3000 servants to arrive at Thermopylae, but found that the back road was cut off and fell into the siege of the Persians, and at this time the Persians attacked, repelled the enemy's attacks again and again, suffered heavy casualties, and when the reinforcements were delayed, they faced the enemy's tide of attack again, Faced with the demoralization and despair of the Spartan warriors under your command, you are both sad and resolute, and of course it can be your own understanding, and you raise the shield in your hand and shout: 'Behind are our wives and children, and we have no way out, only the Spartans who are fighting to the death, either win or lie down on them and go back.' "Then resolutely shout 'Sparta,' raise your shield and sword, and face the enemy. Now give you five minutes to brew and figure out the feelings. ”

Zack. As soon as Schneider's words fell, the huge gym immediately fell silent. (To be continued......)

PS: Who do your friends hope will win and become King Leonidas of Sparta? R1292