Chapter 213： Supporting role invitation

"Mr. Kaufyan, please forgive my rudeness. But did you receive God's will last night? Or did you accidentally get water in your ears when washing your face in the morning?" Evan Bell's words were extremely vulgar, although not directly It's swearing, but in fact it means one thing: Are you crazy?

At this time, Evan Bell was sitting in the common room of the dormitory, directly in front of him and Eden Hudson's shared bedroom, and behind him was the room of the other two roommates, but the two opposite people were also facing graduation this semester. I haven't been in the dormitory for a long time, so the dormitory is often empty.

There is a desk in the public room. There are six simple chairs around the desk, as well as a set of old sand and a coffee table. It can be regarded as a complete set of hospitality equipment.

Evan-Bell sat on the sand, Teddy-Bell poured three glasses of boiled water on the coffee table, and then sat down beside Evan-Bell. Opposite the two Bell brothers sits a thin man with a white shirt and a dark green pullover that looks like a bookworm, but Evan Bell prefers to use the word "otaku" to describe it.

The man in front of him couldn't tell his age, he wasn't a baby face or an old man. If he had to describe it, he was a taciturn scholar with a messy curly hair and some weird hippie style. If you don't say it, anyone will think that this is an ordinary uncle next door, and no one will pay too much attention.

But Evan Bell knew the uncle, Charlie Kaufman, who was over forty years old.

When it comes to this screenwriter, there are not too many people who are impressed, not because he is not famous enough, but because his works are really not many, and Evan Bell currently remembers only five. "Becoming John Malkovich (also translated: Puppet Life, Changing Brains, "Human xìng", "Adapted Screenplay", "Confessions of a Dangerous Thought" and "Warm and Inner Light (also translated: Beautiful Taobao.com Women's clothing, Tmall, Taobao mall, Taobao.com, women's clothing, winter jackets, eternal sunshine of the soul.

Although there are only five screenwriters, Charlie Kaufman has been praised as a "ghost" in the United States for his ingenious and imaginative creative ability. "Becoming John Malkovich" and "Adapted Screenplay" earned the screenwriter two Oscar nominations, while "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" won Best Actor at the 53rd Berlin Film Festival The Silver Bear Award, and finally "Warm and Light" won his first Oscar for Charlie Kaufman.

Not very productive, but very good. This is Charlie Kaufman, a combination of a lunatic and a genius.

Today, when Teddy Bell and Charlie Kaufman appeared at the door of the dormitory, Evan Bell was indeed a little surprised. His impression of Charlie Kaufman was the appearance of the golden statue at the Oscars in 2005. I really didn't recognize it. After the introduction, the surprise on Evan-Bell's expression became more and more exuberant even though the curiosity in his heart was closed.

Richard Caifman, as a screenwriter, found Teddy Bell and invited Evan Bell to star in the movie "Adapted Script" he was preparing. "Death Illusion" is just one. The last time Steven Spielberg invited Evan Bell for an interview was justified. After all, it was just an interview, and it was not known whether it was successful or not, but this time Richard Kaufman directly invited Evan Bell to play. Not unusual.

More importantly, the role that Richard Kaufman invited Evan Bell to play is so bizarre that Evan Bell, who has been a man of two generations, blurted out the rude words just now.

Evan Bell really thinks: Richard Kaufman should be crazy.

The movie "Adapted Script", according to the literal translation of the movie name "n", means adaptation, but because its content was translated as "Lan Huā Thief" and "Lan Huā Thief", Evan Bell did not watch it. He only had a vague impression of the basic content of the film, and then remembered that the film received a lot of praise during the awards season. Not only did Richard Kaufman get an Oscar nomination for the best adaptation of the book, but he also won for the actor. Oscar nomination. But the movie itself Evan Bell has never seen it, remember that the actor is Nicolas Cage.

As for the story itself, because he has not seen the movie, Evan-Bell only remembers that there are about two clues in the movie, one is the real story of a female reporter interviewing a thief, and then wrote a novel: one is a pair of twin brothers trying to Adapt the novel and write the screenplay. In the end, the threads of the two stories were intertwined, leading to a series of stories. Nicholas-Cage plays the screenwriters of the twin brothers, one person playing two roles.

Richard Kaufman invited Evan Bell to play the role of the thief in the first clue of the movie, which is an important supporting role in the movie. This thief was the Lanhuā thief, who tried to clone a rare Lanhuā for huge profits.

It's strange enough to directly invite Evan Bell to star in the movie, so this role is a supporting role, which makes things more reasonable. After all, it is just a supporting role, but the point is that this supporting role is over half the age. Well, Charlie Kaufman is indeed insane.

"Mr. Kaufman, maybe the actor file you saw at the Screen Actors Guild is another Evan Bell, for example, he was born in 1962?" In fact, for Evan Bell, he felt fine. , two generations of human beings, his mental age is already forty-eight years old, and a person who is over half a year old is acceptable to him.

But the problem is that this is not the case for Charlie Kaufman. In everyone's thinking, Evan Bell is about to celebrate his nineteenth birthday. In his youth, there is actually a screenwriter who actively wants Evan Bell to play a five-year-old. The ten-year-old uncle Jiao sè is a normal person who would think that Charlie Kaufman is crazy.

Including Teddy Bell, who was sitting next to him, his facial muscles also began to twitch: he didn't know that the role Kaufman invited his younger brother to play was a middle-aged Kaufman when he approached Teddy Bell, he mainly used the content of the script. Depicting the general, this script full of conflicts and contradictions persuaded Teddy Bell, and this was the door to meet today. However, the inexperienced Teddy Bell forgot to confirm how the character itself was.

"Mr. Bell, of course I wouldn't make this stupid mistake. It's you I'm looking for in "Death Illusion," the male lead, in "Sniper at the Phone Booth," single-handedly, and "In the White Night, with Williams." Competitive Evan Bell. After Richard Kaufman spoke, the nerdy atmosphere was not so strong. Instead, he had a sense of humor like spring breeze. Even if the words were not funny, they still made people feel relaxed.

Richard Kaufman actually made such a meticulous investigation. You must know that the "Sniper Phone Booth" is now completely closed, and even Evan Bell, who is the starring, has not received any news: while the "White Night Chase" filming During the period, the media was buzzing, but now it's a dead end when it comes to post-production. Richard Kaufman actually knew so much about Evan-Bell's three works. It seems that he was not reckless in coming to Evan-Bell today.

"Of course I also know that you rejected Spielberg's interview invitation, so I came here in person today, and even if I were to be rejected, I hope to get your answer in person. This is a kind of absolute emphasis on the actor he likes, such a treatment, even in the old way of Travie-Nan, Evan-Bell never got it.

Steven Spielberg cast roles for the new film, locked down five candidates, but one turned down the interview. This is not unusual, after all, everyone has the [freedom] to choose. But the person who refused was Evan Bell, who had a short time on the road to become an actor, and many people in the circle talked about it.

In fact, in the circle, directors, screenwriters, and producers have more channels to know actors than the media. In addition to public channels, word-of-mouth among their peers can often bring surprises.

For example, a screenwriter's friend is full of praise for a certain actor in the previous work. Such word of mouth will soon spread in the circle of screenwriters. And Richard-Kaufman knew Evan-Bell, and that was the way.

A single "Death Illusion" is not enough to attract Richard Kaufman to the door in person. "Sniper Phone Booth" is under a comprehensive blockade, and no content has been leaked, but the two producers, George Clooney and Steven Soderbergh in "Chasing the Murderer in the White Night", praised the leading actor Evan Bell. Absolutely, the producers who have seen the demo also have great expectations for this movie. This made Evan Bell's reputation in the circle spread like wildfire.

"Mr. Kaufman, wow, should I feel honored for this? Because you think I can create a **** to break through the age barrier and play a fifty-year-old middle-aged uncle." Evan Bell said with a smile In fact, he is not too entangled in the age part The heart that will soon be forty-nine years old does not reject this kind of angle, he just feels that this situation is somewhat It's absurd. "Or, I should feel sad, am I already starting to move forward on the road of middle-aged acting, you know, I'm only nineteen years old. "Evan Bell's teasing made Teddy Bell laugh beside him, and Richard Kaufman couldn't help laughing.

This time, it was different from "Chasing the Murderer in the White Night..." At that time, Evan-Bell recommended himself and actively wanted to play this role. Christopher-Nolan also went through a lot of fighting, and finally decided to make an exception for Evan-Bell. . At this time, Richard Kaufman took the initiative to approach the door, full of confidence in Evan Bell playing the role of a fifty-year-old Lanhuā thief, which is worth studying.

In the face of Evan-Bell's ridicule, Richard-Kaufman was not surprised at all, whether it was from the selection of Evan-Bell's past three works, or from the sensible and clear mind of this young man, Richard-Kaufman Everyone knows clearly that Evan-Bell's selection of works is obviously not affected by external factors. The main thing is whether he is satisfied with the script and whether he is interested in the challenge of the characters.

So, Richard Kaufman said with a smile, "I don't want to screw up my movie, I just feel that although this role is a big challenge for you, your performance is definitely enough to light up the screen. So, I'm here today."! .