~： Five hundred and eighty-two - audition

In the temporary dressing room in the studio of Warner Bros., a slender actor, wearing a special costume, is full of dark red, especially on the sides of the dark red helmet, with a clear yellow lightning symbol. .

The actor sat in front of the make-up mirror nervously, checking his appearance over and over again. Suddenly the door was pushed open from the outside, and a middle-aged man dressed as a typical manager walked in.

"I've already inquired. In this audition, Wayne Greenberg mainly looks at your external image, whether it matches the Flash in the script."

The agent turned around and closed the door, and whispered to his client: "Relax, James, you have an advantage over anyone, don't forget, the image of the easter egg that appeared at the end of "Batman: The Dark Knight" is you in the green It's done behind the scenes, and unless Wayne Greenberg suddenly changes his mind, no one else can compete with you."

James Franco nodded silently. Although he said so, he believed that no actor could remain calm in the face of such an opportunity.

For the role of The Flash, he has been preparing for several months, trying to control his thin body and at the same time have muscles on his body. This process is not uncomfortable at all. But it's all worth it, as long as the last hurdle is over today, it means that fame is not far away.

"Have you seen the other audition actors?"

Casually asked the agent, James Franco wanted to ease the tension in his heart by chatting constantly.

"Maybe I didn't notice, at least I didn't see any famous actors." The agent shook his head and whispered: "The crew is still keeping the character information secret, even if you see those people, you can't tell them apart, but There should be no competition for you. But..."

"what?"

Shaking his head vigorously, the agent frowned and recalled it carefully. Before speaking, he listened to the movement outside the door, and then lowered his voice by one dimension again and said, "However, I saw Angelina Jolie, between this woman and Wayne Greenberg... ., she is very likely to be involved in this film too, otherwise she would not suddenly appear here."

Women who are related to Wayne like Angelina Jolie and Cameron Diaz have long been unaware of how many stories have been compiled by the gossip tabloids, and basically everyone in the circle has heard of them more or less. No one would look down on a woman like that, and every idiot knows that it's never easy to climb into Wayne Greenberg's bed.

Before James Franco could continue to think, the agent seemed to suddenly remember something, raised his hand and slapped his thigh, approached his client and said, "According to the information I have heard, I analyze this "The Flash", It's very possible that the ILM team, along with Wayne's props team, was seen going to and from another studio frequently, probably setting the scene."

"This is a good thing." As an actor, or an actor who has participated in a little DC superhero movie, he knows this possibility is very high, because he participated in the "Batman: The Dark Knight" easter egg, which is the green in the studio. In front of the curtain, this time is not the same.

In another dressing room, waiting for the audition, it was a strange combination. Beside Harvey Weinstein's huge body, there are two figures much thinner than him.

The hearts of Ben Affleck and Matt Damon have been sinking since they came to this studio, and it's clear that the role that the crew invited Ben Affleck to audition for was not at all. The protagonist Flash, Barry Allen, they have already found out that Flash's costume has been sent to another dressing room early.

"Ben, probably a supporting role."

Taking a look at his friend's face, Matt Damon shrugged and said with relief: "Since the crew specially invited you, it means that even if it is a supporting role, there should be no shortage of opportunities to perform."

"Put your heart in your belly."

With a hoarse voice, it came from Harvey Weinstein's mouth, and his sudden speech also attracted all the attention of the two people around him. "Wayne Greenberg never does pointless things. From what I know about him, since he personally greets you and invites you to audition, it will definitely not be a trivial role."

The subtext is very realistic and very clear. With Wayne's current status, if it's an insignificant role, he wouldn't need to speak in person at all. After all, an actor like Ben Affleck is a big hit in Los Angeles. Bundle.

"It seems that the two previous auditions we came to audition were not completely useless."

Patting his friend on the shoulder, Matt Damon said with a smile and raised his eyebrows. It is obvious that the reason for this audition invitation is that the two of them auditioned before and impressed Wayne. This is the only reason that can be explained.

"What I'm worried about is that no staff has come to tell me what to do to prepare for the audition!"

Frowning, Ben Affleck raised his head and looked at the two beside him, his eyes revealing a strong sense of worry.

Just as the three of them were thinking about this problem at the same time, there was a knock on the door. After Matt Damon got up and opened the door, a crew member walked in. It was precisely this person that they all knew, they should say they had met, or Heard of this man.

"Ben Affleck?"

There was a heavy nasal voice, and the woman tilted her head slightly, looking at Ben Affleck. "Where's your agent? Accompanied by the agent, sign this confidentiality clause first, and then come with me. Someone wants to chat with you first."

"Hello, Ms. Coppola."

As the daughter of Francis Ford Coppola, as well as all kinds of broken things in the previous Golden Raspberry Awards, her image is obviously known to everyone in the circle, Ben Affleck greeted politely and spread his hands , quickly explained: "I'm sorry, I just fired the agent, so..."

"Is that so?"

Ignoring Matt Damon and Harvey Weinstein next to him at all, Sofia Coppola thought about it for a moment, and closed the non-disclosure agreement in her hand. He raised his wrist and glanced at the time, and said in a unique tone, "Call your lawyer, you have one afternoon to do this."

After speaking, he turned around and left, regardless of the few people in the dressing room who looked at each other, and left happily. Ben Affleck and Matt Damon looked at each other, and at the same time, they saw surprise emotions in each other's eyes.

It was obvious from the audition that this was a role that required strict secrecy, which at the very least meant that the role was more important than they thought. Otherwise, the crew would not be able to meet such strict requirements at all.

You must know that this is still when everything is uncertain, you have to sign a confidentiality clause, just talk, and its importance can be imagined.

"f**k! The opportunity is here, Ben, you must seize it!"

Matt Damon slapped his friend on the shoulder and woke him up.

The dressing room is immersed in joy, and the audition room has started for a while. The first person to enter this conference room is James Franco, who is at the request of the casting director Schwartz. Constantly perform various actions.

Wayne and Charles Rowan, who were sitting a little further back, whispered a word or two from time to time while looking at the characters displayed on the monitor.

"Are you sure you've discussed it with his agent?"

Turning to look at the producer beside him, Wayne said in a low voice, "This character will have a lot of roles even in future DC films, so be sure to be safe."

"It's all settled." Charles Rowan nodded slightly. "Seven film contracts, there is a strict limit on the salary increase, which will definitely not exceed 20%. The first four DC series films that participate as the main characters will not participate in any later sharing, and the fifth film can be signed depending on the situation. The salary for the profit sharing in the later stage of the film..."

This long-term contract is more stringent than what Christian Bale signed. Of course, the situation between the two is completely different. The current James Franco is just a little actor who no one cares about, and he is not qualified to make any conditions with the crew at all.

Moreover, in this contract, there are strict regulations on body shape maintenance, drug prohibition, etc. Basically, Warner Bros. completely occupies the initiative.

"Sign him as soon as possible." The audition work has come to an end, Wayne once again confirmed the image of the character on the monitor, nodded and said: "This guy's image and face are very photogenic, and his acting skills are completely sufficient. There's no need to waste time on this role."

"Ok."

Charles Rowan raised his hand to show Schwartz, and ended the audition. Before James Franco left, he couldn't hold back and glanced at them. Unfortunately, he didn't see the results of the audition. relevant hints.

The audition work was proceeding step by step, and the actors who had been selected by Schwartz in two rounds of audition were also led by the staff and kept walking into the conference room. In fact, Wayne does not have too strict requirements for these main supporting roles. Basically, as long as he conforms to the character image and his acting skills are relatively qualified, he has written down the candidate names in the record book Before each film starts shooting, there is always such an audition work. In any case, this work process is full of tediousness, but it must be paid great attention.

"Patrick Dempsey."

Muttering softly, Wayne made a rare direct tick on the actor's resume. When I looked up again, I realized that the audition candidates arranged this afternoon had already ended.

He opened his hands and stretched his waist hard. He tore off several names recorded in the record book, and the resume in front of him, and put them in front of Charles Rowan. "Go talk to their agent, whoever can accept the conditions of the crew will use whoever."

"I'll get the actor contract done as soon as possible." Charles Rowan nodded, covered his mouth and yawned. Glancing at the clock on the wall, he asked, "Angelina Jolie is fitting, do you want to..."

"Forget it, this is her last fitting, so there's no need to watch it again." Shaking his head, Wayne waved his hand and signaled the staff to pack up the equipment. Today's audition is over. He got up and tidied up his suit buttons. Asked, "Go and talk to Ben Affleck?"

Charles Rowan shrugged and murmured, "Well, it's better to be able to confirm it all today..."