The angels who contacted Victoria's Secret were certainly not because of this small production of "One Hundred Thousand Urgent", but because of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.

In this magical masterpiece, there is a handsome and slender race of elves, and Duke not only has a few linguists from the Kingdom of Great Britain to study and teach Tolkien's Quenya, but also prepares to find a large number of handsome men and women to play the elves in the film.

The crew also has dedicated casting staff operating in New Zealand and Australia, looking for suitable male and female models, and when it comes to the quality of the models' appearance, Victoria's Secret Angels are naturally the best among them.

It was just a simple cameo, and in Duke's view, it was a completely mutually beneficial collaboration, the film could add to the hype and publicity, and Victoria's Secret could continue to expand its influence by borrowing him and the name of the film after its release.

As the majority shareholder of Victoria's Secret, in Tina? After the Philippines contacted the senior management of Victoria's Secret, Duke personally sent a message to the president of Victoria's Secret, Xie Lun? Jester? Tennie hung up the phone, and the communication between the two sides was extremely smooth, which can be described as a hit, and at the right time, Victoria's Secret's senior management will launch its angels to gather in New Zealand with great fanfare.

However, after the main cast of "The Lord of the Rings" is basically determined, Duke still has to determine the actors of "One Hundred Thousand Urgent" first.

Gerrard? After Butler came to audition twice, Duke decided to cast him as the complicated Emily? Dirkbal? Mata Salinu.

Another robber, Larry? Eugene? Phillips, he also found the right person.

It was an old-looking British-born American actor with an impressive bald front head, and although his acting skills were not very good, his strong body and Qingqi's appearance showed a fierce feeling.

The other party walked out of the audition room and flew to Nancy in Wellington? Josephson took the information and introduced to Duke, "He started out as a diver and won a World Diving Championship. ”

She knew that Duke needed to be physically strong, and she was clearly prepared.

He played for a total of 12 years in the British diving team. Later, when I became a model, the camera sense will not be a problem, and I also have some acting experience. ”

Nancy closed the information and said. "He starred in the British director Gai? Richie's black comedy "Two Big Smoking Guns", released this year, is quite good. ”

"Have you seen that film?"

Seeing Duke shake his head, Nancy? Josephson said with a smile, "When I came over, I found a copy. You can check it out when you have time, Jason ......"

"No, Nancy."

Duke raised his hand to interrupt her, "Jason? Statham basically meets my requirements, you can negotiate with Dario, don't be too greedy. ”

"You know my style." Nancy's smile widened, "I'm optimistic about his future." ”

Turning off the camera monitor in front of him, Duke was the first to walk out of the audition room, out of the studio, and towards the office area of the set. Nancy? Josephson followed from behind.

Although he will not implement any of the packaging strategies of any agency, under similar conditions, Duke will definitely give preference to the actors recommended by his agent, and in this extremely complex circle, common interests are the best bond.

Prioritizing one's own people is a choice that all directors and producers in Hollywood will make.

"I heard you're working for Liam? Neeson's male protagonist looking for a daughter? ”

Walking up to Duke, Nancy asked, "Is there a suitable candidate?" ”

"Nope." Duke frowned and said as he walked, "The actor should be between 15 and 18 years old. The role requires a certain amount of acting skills, and there are only a few girls of this age who have excellent acting skills, and the current schedule is not suitable. ”

This is not a vase character. Liam? The family of police officer Michael played by Neeson will be one of the main lines of the film, and the emotional problems between him and his daughter also have a certain weight, which cannot be solved by just finding a vase.

In fact, all of Hollywood counts. There are only a few actresses between the ages of 16 and 18 who really have excellent acting skills, Christina? Richie, Kirsten? Dunst, Natalie? Portman ......

These people don't have a schedule right now.

Since last week, Duke has also auditioned for several girls, all of whom he vetoed.

One of the more good-looking ones, from Eno? Martin's recommendation, called Jessica? Alba, the appearance is okay, but the skin color and acting skills do not meet the requirements.

Especially the color of her skin, she is clearly of Latino descent, with Liam? Neeson stood together, knowing that even a couldn't be father and daughter, and that as is customary in mainstream cinema, the important character in this thread must be an orthodox white man, not a Latino.

Don't underestimate ethnicity and skin color, even if it is a vase, there will be a huge difference in the future.

To put it mildly, in Hollywood, Latin actors are more discriminated against than black actors.

"Do you have the right person to recommend?" Duke asked Nancy.

Nancy shook her head helplessly, "If a large-scale audition is held, maybe a few newcomers will be found, but from the already existing people, as you said, there are only a few outstanding people in Hollywood at this age." ”

"I can't find the right person." Duke was a little helpless, "Just hold a large-scale audition." ”

"I'll ...... when I get back to Los Angeles"

Follow Duke into an office, where Nancy sits next to Tina? At Fei's desk, he said, "Try to help you find it." ”

Duke nodded, and suddenly remembered something, "What about the heroine?" Didn't you say there was a suitable person to recommend to me? ”

"She'll be in Wellington in the afternoon." Nancy flipped through the materials in her hand, "I wanted you to meet her first." ”

She handed a resume to Duke and said, "This is a British actor who studied at Oxford University, has been acting in films since '93, and she is willing to play the role of a mother." ”

Duke flipped through the information and said, "Younger, she's going to play a mother, is she willing?" ”

"I've explained it to her, and she has no opinion." Nancy looked at Duke and said seriously, "You're ignoring Duke too much?" The name Rosenberg appealed to actors who dreamed of becoming famous. ”

Closing the information, Duke didn't say anything more, in fact, a role like a mother is very easy to shine in Hollywood movies, but it is a type of character that young actresses can't avoid.

In this industry, the first thing to cater to is the needs of mainstream audiences, and from this gave birth to all kinds of avoidance, such as strict racial discrimination in society, but if you make a black man the first villain in the movie, it is definitely self-defeating; For example, children can't shoot directly in the film, otherwise they will be waiting for NC-17......

Similarly, actresses who play the role of mothers of relatively older children are generally no longer favored by characters such as public lovers, and can also be regarded as a type of avoidance.

For actresses, the role of the popular lover type is often the highest-paid role.

Of course, the daughter of this mother character has already found a suitable candidate through the audition, also from the recommendation of acquaintances, ICM A Canadian agent recommended a girl from Canada, although the other party is 11 years old, but I don't know if there is a development problem, and she still looks seven or eight years old.

In the afternoon, Duke met Nancy in the audition room? The actresses recommended by Josephson are not very good at acting, but they don't have many roles, plus they have a certain acting foundation and experience, and the salary is cheap enough, Duke still decided to let her play the role of the mother.

In the next few days, Duke basically spent his time in auditions, not only in "One Hundred Thousand Urgent", but also in some roles in "The Lord of the Rings", he constantly switched between magic and reality, this situation of preparing two films at the same time is simply maddening, fortunately one is only a very small production, otherwise it would have to be schizophrenic.

People's time and energy are limited, and it is impossible for the director to leave the preliminary preparations, even if there is Charles on the side of "The Lord of the Rings"? Rowan and Zach? Schneider is in control, but Duke, the director, still feels very tired.

"The Matrix" and "The Lord of the Rings", "One Hundred Thousand Urgent" and "The Lord of the Rings", prepared twice in a row at the same time, have already made him feel the limit of his ability.

He was just an ordinary person with a few more memories and experiences, neither a super-genius nor a computer that could be powered on.

Duke also decided that this was the last time to prepare two films at the same time, and this kind of inhuman work, if not necessary, would never be repeated for the third time.

The only thing that can comfort and rejoice him is that after several films and more than five years of cooperation, Warner Bros. and him are closely bound together by common interests, and the traditional power of Hollywood is also full of confidence in him, whether it is "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy or "100,000 Urgent", they have given full support.

and the full cooperation of his team, this tacit team, is also an important condition for Duke's success, as long as anyone who knows a little about movies knows that successful movies cannot be produced with a director and script.

Over the course of the next week, after several auditions, Duke decided on the last of the six main characters, Liam? Neeson's daughter in the film, she's from Nancy? Recommended by a friend of Josephson's, he starred in "I Know What You Did Last Summer" last year......

Frankly, the actress's acting skills can barely meet Duke's requirements, and she is a little older, but the difference between the sixteen and nineteen years old for white women is not particularly big, and with makeup and lens retouching, it is not a big problem.

At this point, the six main actors of "One Hundred Thousand Urgent" are all in place, and then Duke finds that if you look at it from a future perspective, the lineup of the crew is quite luxurious. (To be continued.) )xh118R1052