Burbank, Leonardo's Appian Way Productions.

Martin came to the front desk and joined Thomas, who was waiting here, and went into the dressing room together.

Similarly, he called Robert, who was far away in Atlanta.

The high priest of the Kola God Cult immediately took action.

There was no one in the audition room for the time being, and Thomas said: "I will do my best to fight for you the salary and treatment that you deserve." ”

Martin nodded: "When the audition results are confirmed, you let it go." ”

He's here to return the favor, but the agent isn't.

Moreover, the scale of the script is very large.

Martin doesn't care about the scale or anything, he's been all the way and taken off too many times.

Every time you take it off, there is always a gain, even if it is a sport that simply pays hundreds of millions, you also gain enjoyment and happiness.

Hollywood has a very mature mechanism for nude scenes, and there are corresponding prices and regulations for how much to take off and where to expose it.

These are all things that Thomas needs to negotiate with the crew.

Several stylists and makeup artists came in and started styling Martin.

Thomas left the dressing room, but Bruce stayed here, looking at everyone with wolf-like eyes.

Today is an audition with makeup.

Martin's beard was cleanly shaven, his long hair was re-fashioned and parted, and his already young and handsome face looked a few years younger.

The old-fashioned clothes were taken over, and the costumer looked at Martin's big skeleton and said, "Change to two sizes bigger!" ”

The assistant hurried to get it.

The feeling of being thin and weak can also be created through modeling and lenses, and a well-proportioned and strong figure like Martin can be changed into fat clothes.

Of course, there is a limit to this, and it is definitely useless to get a Johnson who gains infinite muscle later.

Replaced by O'Neill, it was no mistake.

Under the watchful eye of several of the industry's top makeup artists and stylists, Martin seems to have returned to what he looked like when he was seventeen or eighteen.

On the other side, many members of the crew entered the audition room one after another.

Director Sam Mendes, actress and producer Kate Winslet, investor Leonardo, original author Benhard Schlink, and producer and screenwriter Anthony Minghella.

Then there are the representatives of the Screen Actors Guild.

Kate asked, "Is it done over there by the makeup artist?" ”

One assistant said, "It's going to be about ten minutes." ”

Casting director Gina leads someone to set up the camera.

Benhard, the author of the original book, said: "The time span is too big, can an actor do it? is also a young actor who acts in commercial films. ”

"It's easy to solve with two actors." Anthony has a similar opinion, but also has doubts: "The only problem, two different actors, is easy to bring a sense of separation to the characters. ”

Kate finally found Martin as a suitable candidate, saying: "Let's look at the audition first, and then talk about anything else." ”

Leonardo sat next to him and watched the play with great interest.

Anthony and Benhard don't say much, they are about to audition, and it is clear what the specific situation is.

The door to the audition room opened from the outside, and an assistant came in with Martin.

Benhard, the author of the original book, looked carefully, the actor looked good, and his aura was very strong, and he knew at a glance that he was the kind of person who was very confident.

This is very inconsistent with the temperament of the young hero.

Anthony is also observing Martin, but he will not judge easily, because excellent actors are all people with a thousand faces, but the age of 25 is ......

Martin greeted Kate and the others one by one, and looked behind them.

As expected, the dedicated game crew members concentrated on playing the handheld and never participated in the actual work, showing a high level of professionalism.

Sam Mendes pulled out a script and handed it to Martin: "Let's get started." ”

Kate stood up and walked to the camera: "I'll play Martin." ”

The audition is a scene where the heroine Hannah changes clothes and the male protagonist teenage Michelle peeks.

Casting director Gina glanced at the camera monitor and said, "Let's go!" ”

As her words fell, Kate turned her back to Martin, unbuttoned them one by one, and took off her coat.

Martin sneaked to the edge of the prop curtain, the shyness and ignorance on his face were gradually replaced by curiosity, he secretly stretched out his head, and shrank back under the urging of his inner morality.

But the strong desire finally overcame the shackles of morality and the shyness of the youth, and Martin seemed to be pulled by a magical force, stepped out of the curtain, and couldn't help but watch Kate take off her coat......

The original author, Benhard, looked at Martin in a daze, as if he had seen some kind of realistic reproduction of the main character of the pen, Michelle Berg.

The strong and confident actor on the opposite side completely disappeared after the casting director shouted to start.

The person is still the same person, but in his eyes, it is no longer that person.

The temperament has completely changed, and the self-confidence of a successful person is gone, replaced by the youthful introversion of a teenager, when he walked out of the curtain in hesitation, he clearly felt his curiosity and desire for mature women, and even his eyes and expressions were filled with the kind of unspeakable but understandable greed for meat.

Anthony Minghella looked at the actor in front of the camera, and for some reason, he subconsciously turned his head to look at Leonardo, who was in his thirties when he was at his best.

Just with his eyes, subtle expressions and few body movements, he vividly interpreted the cyan immaturity of the teenager.

At this moment, Kate realized something and turned around.

Martin turned around and ran, ran through the curtains, hid behind the wall, held down his heaving chest, and a moment later the man walked out step by step.

The contradiction between ethics and primitive desires suddenly erupted at this moment.

peeking at the anxiety and shame of the heroine changing clothes, she couldn't resist the temptation and desire, and knew that it was "dangerous" to come back, but she still struggled to come back.

At this moment, Leonardo scolded Martin 10,000 words in his heart, and then sighed: This pervert and bastard is really the most suitable for playing a pervert.

The little pervert also steps on the horse and is a pervert!

This was the end of the audition scene, and Sam Mendes shouted, "Stop! ”

The hero and heroine in front of the camera seem to be still stuck in the role and can't get rid of it, walking towards each other step by step.

A few steps out, Martin was the first to break away and shouted, "Kate! ”

Kate Winslet seems to be completely caught up in the character's emotions, just like Hannah is going to do at this point, reaching out and touching Martin.

The scale of this script is very large, and many shots go straight to the next three roads.

Kate's hand is the same.

Martin took a step forward, grabbed her wrist, and said, "How am I doing?" ”

Kate broke away from the role and was silent for a moment before saying, "Very good, take me into the play." ”

Sam Mendes didn't pay attention to the front, but went to see the monitor with producer Anthony.

There is a difference between what the camera captures and what you see with the naked eye.

Even the layman Benhard came over.

After re-watching the audition footage, Sam asked, "What do you think?" ”

Anthony said: "The audition turned out really well, Martin did the moment's mental journey of the character just right, so naturally and smoothly, I couldn't have asked for more. ”

"That's right, it's him!" Benhard interjected hurriedly: "The Martin just now is the sixteen-year-old Michelle I wrote. ”

Gina the casting director said: "It was almost a perfect audition. ”

The audition wasn't over, and Martin left the audition room and went back to the dressing room to get his makeup on and styling again.

When he reappeared in the audition room, he became a middle-aged man.

If you want to control a middle-aged role, especially a middle-aged person with a complex psychological process like Michelle, you will encounter various problems, especially in terms of mentality.

But Martin played the middle-aged man, more relaxed than the young man just now.

Introverted, vicissitudes and quiet, even a little autistic.

The auditions were all over, and the original author, Benhard, couldn't bear it any longer, stood up and stopped Martin, who was about to leave: "Mr. Davis! ”

Martin didn't seem to be completely out of the role, his eyes were full of vicissitudes, and he just nodded slightly.

"Thank you!" There was something strange about what Benhard said, and the middle-aged German uncle was full of sincerity: "You have really brought the characters in my book to life." ”

Martin just said, "You're welcome. ”

Benhard grabbed Martin's hand and shook it hard.

Martin then left the audition room.

Benhard turned to look at the big guys on the crew: "I'm a layman to make movies, but I can feel the resonance of the characters and the actors, and Martin Davis is a perfect fit. ”

Sam asked Anthony, "What about your opinion?" ”

"A single juvenile role, or a separate middle-aged role, there are many actors in the industry who can do it." Anthony is also an Oscar winner for Best Director and is well-informed: "But at the same time, there are not many actors who can play two roles with such a large time span in place." ”

He said directly: "I give up my previous opinion, with an actor like Martin, why find two people to play Michelle?" That would only weaken the character and the film. ”

Sam looked at Leonardo, one of the investors.

Leonardo said: "Martin is very good, not only acting, but also has a good commercial appeal as the leader of the Cult of Coke, and we can still sponsor Coca-Cola, there should have been Coca-Cola in Germany at that time, right?" I remember that there were garrisons in the United States. ”

He considered from the perspective of investors: "There are so many followers of the Coke God Cult, how can there be a group of people who contribute to their box office." ”

Of all these people, Kate has known Martin the longest and knows him best: "I said that Martin is a perfect fit for the role. ”

Leonardo reminded: "That guy is a madman, he is really in shape, and he can compete with Nicholson." Kate, you have to show your best, this is originally a play from the perspective of the male protagonist, you have to perform a little worse, you will be suppressed by him. ”

Kate was very confident: "No, I just had a feeling that Martin can take me into the play." ”

Leonardo reflected on the happy times with Martin: "Yes, I was in very good shape in a few scenes with him. ”

Anthony got up at this time and said, "Since Martin has been decided, there is no need to wait any longer, go and inform him and his agent." ”

Kate said, "I'll go." ”

Leonardo followed: "I'll go with you." ”

(End of chapter)