Good actors can be divided into two categories, one is a special actor, who can play a certain type of role, and the other is a role that can be good in any type, there is no doubt that Liang Tianwang is the best all-round actor.

All-round actors not only require good acting skills, but also have high requirements for their image, such as Huang Bo, a very dazzling and powerful actor in later generations, who can obviously only play small people, you let him play an emperor and try it?

But Liang Tianwang is one of the few characters who can change any identity with a small amount of makeup, making him a thief, absolutely easy, coupled with outstanding acting skills, he can play the identity of this "righteous thief" found by conscience.

The selection of the thief is finalized, but the selection of the thief wife is a bit of a problem.

In all fairness, although the thief woman in the previous life was only dazzling, she was also qualified, and although Ruoying was not beautiful, the kind and gentle aura on her body was completely in line with the brilliance that the thief woman should have.

However, Wu Tian did not choose Ruoying to join in the end, the main reason is that the current Ruoying's reputation in the mainland is not big enough, far worse than when she was filming in the previous life because "Pink Girl" was popular with half the sky.

It is not difficult to find an actress with a good and kind image, for example, Mrs. Xiaogang is a good choice, and more importantly, the fat water does not flow into the fields of outsiders.

As for silly roots, it's not a problem, there is no shortage of such special actors in China, and many second- and third-tier young actors are fully qualified for this role.

Uncle Li naturally still has to be Uncle Ge, but Miss Bingbing, Wu Tian chose to find him. Although it is not hot enough at the moment. However, Wu Tian had a good influence on her. I don't mind pulling her.

A group of stars officially joined the crew, started filming in several specially purchased old carriages, completed the interior scene first, waited for the weather to warm up, and then went to the frame for exterior shooting, planning to complete the shooting work before May, and then spend a month for post-production, and then wait for review. The summer file will be officially released in August.

Such efficiency is quite fast for a big-budget movie, you must know that in the United States, the production cycle of a big-budget movie often takes two or three years, and even some larger productions are not exaggerated for ten years.

The reason why the shooting cycle is not long enough, on the one hand, is because there are not many special effects in the film, and post-processing does not need to waste too much time, and on the other hand, because Tianzheng has sufficient resources. It can meet all shooting needs immediately, of course, the most important thing is because of Wu Tian's participation. Only then can Tianzheng unconditionally allocate all resources, so as not to delay Director Wu's preparation of the "Ninth District......

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In late April, the filming of "No Thieves in the World" was completed ahead of schedule and entered the post-production stage.

Wu Tian can trust the level of director Xiaogang - this film itself is someone else's work, so naturally there is no need to worry about his ability, so Wu Tian is relieved to hand over all the follow-up production to him, and he flies to the United States to prepare to start the filming of "District 9".

Making a movie in the United States is far less troublesome than in China, at least before the start of filming, there is no need to review the script, obtain a shooting permit and other procedures, and after the filming is over, you don't need to go through the official review as in China, if you need it, you just need to apply for the rating review of the Film Association, unless your work is too good and out of line, it will be banned by the theater.

Therefore, after Wu Tian arrived in the United States, Qi Bing and Qin Weile immediately activated MGM's energy to help Wu Tian start the shooting plan.

Start by contacting the Screen Actors Guild and start casting.

The division of labor in film production in the United States is quite clear, for example, casting, there is a special casting director, the purpose of which is to assist the director in selecting some non-important supporting roles and extras, and for the leading actors, it is to contact and determine their schedules, and they have a lot of power in their hands, but they also share the intensity of the director's work.

A very important reason why Wu Tian is preparing to produce "District 9" is because the original version of "District 9" is not good enough, and he wasted a very good script idea. Therefore, Wu Tian will naturally not make as small a production as before, and it is estimated that the investment will increase by six or seven times compared with the original.

This means that Wu Tianda can invite Hollywood first-line actors to participate in the filming!

After some consideration, Wu Tian asked the casting director to send out audition invitations to several A-list big-name stars.

In Hollywood, no matter how good an actor is, he will always follow the rules and participate in the audition, after all, the audition is not a formality, but a process for the director to judge whether you are suitable for the role in the film, even the most popular star will never dare to say that he is suitable for any kind of role.

Although the film and television industry in the United States is developed, even if they are extras, they all have higher acting skills than ordinary second-tier actors in China, but there are few first-line big-name stars who can play any kind of role.

Fortunately, although the protagonist of "District 9" is not difficult to interpret, it does not need an all-round actor to be competent, as long as the acting skills are excellent. There are still many A-list stars who can meet this requirement.

Wu Tian is the most optimistic about the acting school of three, but in terms of the connotation of the film, he had to give up the black star, and could only choose from two white actors. The issue of clan, if you choose black actors, it is easy to dilute the moral of this aspect......

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"Leo. Thank you for coming to the audition. Wu Tian smiled and shook Leo's hand.

"Wu. Of course I'm willing to audition. I'm looking forward to seeing you do another box office miracle. Leo laughed.

Although Wu Tian disappeared after a flash in the pan in the film industry in the United States, it is undeniable that his film with a production cost of only 10,000 US dollars created a legend of 100 million box office, which stimulates all filmmakers and is unforgettable.

Besides, Leo came to audition, how could he not understand Wu Tian?

"Hehe, I also hope to be able to create another miracle. But this time if you want to create another 10,000 times the box office, it seems that there is no possibility ......," Wu Tian said jokingly.

Leo couldn't help laughing, this time Wu Tian's movie has a production budget of 200 million US dollars and a box office of 10,000 times, there is no possibility at all. Therefore, let alone 10,000 times, even if you can receive double the box office, it is already a huge success.

You must know that in Hollywood movies these years, many big-budget films are often able to recover their investment costs, which is quite good.

"Leo, the investment in this film is not small. So I'm very demanding, and I'd like to know if you're the best person for the main character. Wu Tian said.

Wu Tian didn't say that he wanted to see Leo's acting skills. Instead, I want to know if he is suitable for the role, on the one hand, for the sake of a euphemism for face, and on the other hand, because after all, Leo's acting skills Wu Tian knows, and he is absolutely powerful!

Leo debuted in an idol style, but he debuted as a child star, and after more than ten years of polishing, his acting skills are definitely one of the strongest actors in Hollywood. It's just that Leo at this moment still lacks the long history of later generations, and his acting skills have not yet tended to be at their peak, and Wu Tian still has some doubts about him.

"Oh, God willing, I'll be the right fit for you." Leo laughed.

Wu Tian smiled and nodded, turned back to the desk, and asked Leo to start the audition against a camera.

Wu Tian's choice of audition content is the core of the ninth district, he asked Leo to perform two scenes, one is that the protagonist is an excellent young officer, showing a proud and arrogant image, and the other is to make the officer down, the former hero becomes a refugee who is hunted down, and what needs to be shown is the anger and unwillingness, the decadence and inner unyielding of the down-and-out hero.

Leo carefully analyzed the character's mentality, then set up his own lines and scenes, interpreted the two situations, and then waited for Wu Tian's evaluation.

"Very good, Leo, your acting skills are excellent." Wu Tian said, "We have another candidate, I want to wait for him to audition, and then judge which of you is more suitable for this role, please wait for my call, okay?" ”

"It's okay, Wu, your role is really demanding, I hope you can find the most suitable person." Leo smiled gracefully.

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"In terms of appearance, I prefer Leo, who looks more like a soldier." Wu Tian said, "But in terms of the interpretation of the role, I am more satisfied with Cage." ”

In the United States, the decision of casting is not entirely in the hands of the director, and the weight of the casting director is quite heavy. Of course, this mainly depends on the weight of both parties in the film company, if it is an unknown director, it is very likely to follow the decision of the casting director, after all, who to choose is a matter of salary, the director can not care, but the casting director has to stand in the company's position to judge.

However, for Wu Tian, this is not any problem, no matter how strong the casting director is, he can't match Wu Tian's right to speak.

"Wu, Cage does have better acting skills and is more suitable for this role, but he has some problems with his schedule, he just took over a film, and it will take half a year to find time at the earliest...... "The casting director said.

"This problem can be solved in another way." Wu Tian said.

"Well, it would be possible to let Cage break the contract with the other party, but it would cost a lot of money." Said the casting director.

"Money is definitely not an issue." Wu Tian said with a smile.

Of course, money is not a problem, not to mention how rich Wu Tian is, just to say that the current Cage has only just become famous, and he is not a first-line actor, and the scale of investment in the films he shoots is not very large, even if the contract is terminated, it will not waste much money at all, which is not a problem at all for a large-budget film with an estimated investment of 200 million US dollars.

Besides, if you choose Leo, the actor's salary is much higher than Cage's, and only one piece is enough to pay Cage's breach of contract costs.

You must know that the success of a film, the importance of the leading actor accounts for a large proportion!

"Alright, just do what you ask." The casting director shrugged his shoulders and said.

Anyway, in this movie, Wu Tian only has extremely high requirements for the male lead, and the other actors have no special requirements at all, it is nothing more than that the female number one should be beautiful, just find a first-line vase, everything else is secondary, and even most of the supporting roles have to be made up as prawn aliens, and there are no requirements, Wu Tian is fully handed over to the casting director to decide, and he is not good at opposing Wu Tian's decision.

Not to mention that the company's boss personally emphasized that the entire film should be completely based on Director Wu's requirements, and anyone must implement it unconditionally...... (To be continued......)