Chapter 148 Audition
When Jodie Foster went out the next day, she noticed a plaque in the aisle with some words and symbols written in rose font.
【←Judy's House and Link's House→】
Jodie Foster raised the corners of her lips, and the resentment she received from Link last night unconsciously lessened a lot.
In the morning, Link ran a few laps downstairs and came to work feeling refreshed. He also took the opportunity to see how the casting for "Final Destination" was going.
The casting of "Final Destination" did not go smoothly. After the second round of auditions, several actors who performed well suddenly announced their withdrawal and gave up the third round of auditions.
There are Brad Pitt, Ethan Hawke, Mark Wahlberg, Cameron Diaz, Gwyneth Paltrow and others, all of whom are relatively famous actors.
The crew originally planned to invite black actor Forest Whitaker to play the coroner, who has a lot of scenes, but was rejected, and River Phoenix also made it clear that he would not make a cameo appearance.
According to the information Sofia found out, someone was trying to make trouble for him and didn't want him to make any more hit movies.
Link didn't care. The movie was a campus thriller mainly featuring young people and without the involvement of well-known actors, so it had little impact on the box office.
In addition, several of his movies sold well, mainly due to his personal ability rather than famous actors driving the box office.
If anyone wants to cause trouble for him in this matter, they will not succeed.
However, when his opponent launched a surprise attack, he could not remain silent.
He asked Jon Gordon to release the news that the film's casting was disrupted, saying that Brad Pitt and Gwyneth Paltrow performed well in the first two rounds of auditions and were originally planned to play the male and female protagonists.
Unfortunately, the two withdrew midway, which had a great impact on the casting of the crew, and may cause the film to lose money at the box office.
The future of this film is uncertain.
Link's career will suffer a setback with this movie.
And so on.
The purpose of doing this is to interfere with the opponent's judgment by releasing false information, and also to create some topics for the new movie and attract public attention.
After arranging these tasks, Link went to the audition office to see the situation.
"Ben, how was the audition?"
Outside the casting office of "Final Destination", Matt Damon saw Ben Affleck coming out of the audition office and hurried over to ask about the situation.
There is also Ben's younger brother Casey Affleck, and Joaquin Phoenix also looked at Ben Affleck, waiting for his answer.
“Very bad!”
"What's wrong? What happened?"
Matt Damon asked.
"Link came. I don't know when he arrived. He was watching me audition. I didn't do well."
Ben Affleck said with a pout.
"Link is here?"
"Director Link is here too?"
Hearing Ben Affleck's words, the actors waiting for the audition nearby shouted excitedly, with different expressions, some excited, some nervous, and some eager to try.
Link was not present during the first few auditions, and the people in charge of the auditions were producer Daniel DeVito, assistant director Sofia Coppola, and casting director Ms. Victoria Thomas.
Now that Link is here, many people are secretly relieved. As actors, they are not worried about failing the audition, nor are they worried about their own lack of ability. They are only worried that the casting panel is unfair, that someone is using unspoken rules, or using backdoors.
Now that Link is here, there is no need to worry about anyone playing tricks on you.
Link is a director and also a film investor. In order to make a good movie, he will definitely select the most suitable actors for the film and will not allow anyone to use unspoken rules.
This is undoubtedly a good opportunity for new actors who do not have an agency.
"Ben, how could you not perform well? You have worked with him before and are acquaintances. Wouldn't it be more beneficial for you to have him around?"
Joaquin Phoenix asked.
“It’s not that simple.”
Ben Affleck shook his head. When filming "The Blair Witch Project" last year, Link complained about his poor acting skills and stiff expressions. He said that he needed to practice more if he wanted to be a professional actor.
He admitted that his acting skills were indeed worse than Matt's.
But I am handsome and young, and if I practice more, I may have a chance to win the Oscar for Best Actor.
So after being criticized by Link, he didn't pay much attention to practicing his acting skills, and spent more time studying how to be a director.
This also led to him being unprepared before the audition, and he became even more nervous when he saw Link, and performed very poorly in his personal performance and line performance.
In addition, he said bad things about Link in the bar, and Renee might have told Link about their close relationship a long time ago.
What would Link think of him?
Will you think he is an ungrateful person?
When he was first auditioning, he kept thinking about it, which made him embarrassed and nervous, resulting in a worse performance.
"Ben, don't worry. If you are suitable for the male lead, the role will be yours. Link will not refuse to cooperate with you for a small matter. He is a big shot and not that petty."
Matt Damon advised.
Ben Affleck curled his lips. Only big shots are stingy and can't stand others saying bad things about them.
"Is Mr. Edward Norton here? Please follow me!"
A staff member shouted at the door.
"I am here!"
Edward Norton quickly put down the script, wiped his face and short hair with a towel, and followed the staff into the audition office.
"Edward even got a towel. He was very prepared."
Casey Affleck said.
"Opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared."
Joaquin Phoenix joked.
After Edward Norton left, the actors in the lounge began to circle around, waiting for the next call.
"Good morning, ladies and gentlemen!"
After entering the office, Edward Norton greeted several people politely. From his actions and tone, it can be seen that he was rather reserved and a little shy.
"Mr. Norton, please sit down. Now please follow my instructions and perform the following scenario. Please be ready. We will start in 10 seconds."
said casting director Ms. Victoria Thomas.
"OK."
Edward Norton pulled out a chair and sat down, stealing a glance at Link.
Link sat in the corner, looking through Edward Norton's information.
Edward Norton is 24 years old and graduated from the History Department of Yale University. He currently has no acting experience and is a complete newcomer. He took drama classes in college and has a certain acting foundation.
He has a good appearance and looks handsome, and has a similar personality to the male protagonist, being a bit introverted.
This is his advantage.
The disadvantage is that he is a little old and lacks the youthfulness and aura of a high school student. The previous actor, Ben Affleck, also had this problem.
Whether he will be used or not depends on his performance during the audition.
"Mr. Norton, let's start the show now. You are sleeping on the plane."
Ms. Thomas said.
Edward Norton closed his eyes and leaned back in his chair.
"You wake up from a nightmare in which a plane explodes and everyone on board dies."
Ms. Thomas continued to give instructions.
Edward Norton closed his eyes, frowned, and shook his head left and right. Suddenly, he opened his eyes and a frightened expression appeared on his face.
As far as this performance is concerned, it is quite good. Although the frowning and moving head movements are rather old-fashioned, he was able to react in a few seconds after getting the prompt and knew how to handle this scene.
This shows that he is very smart, quick to react, and has a certain talent for acting.
"You looked at the picture in your hand, and suddenly it dawned on you that you understood the order in which the Grim Reaper killed people, and you had the confidence to defeat the Grim Reaper."
Ms. Thomas said, changing the plot.
Edward Norton was stunned for a moment, then looked down at his palm, frowned, then opened his eyes wide, clenched his fist and shouted "Yes!", with a smile on his face.
"Mr. Norton, the situational performance is over. Please try to demonstrate the following lines next."
The staff handed him a card with a few lines of dialogue written on it.
Edward Norton watched for more than ten seconds and said to Ms. Thomas, "I'm ready."
"Alex, tell me what happened?"
Ms. Thomas began to speak her lines.
"I saw it. I can't explain it clearly. I just saw it. I saw the plane on the runway. I saw the plane take off. I looked out the window and saw the concrete floor. The cabin suddenly began to shake. The left wing started to catch fire. Then the whole plane suddenly exploded. It was so real. It was like the real thing. Can you understand?"
Edward Norton acted very painful and his tone was heavy when he spoke his lines.
Performed pretty well.
Ms. Thomas spoke two more lines with him and then announced that Edward Norton's audition was over.
Edward Norton stood up and said goodbye and left.
"Link, how's Edward Norton?"
Sophia asked, turning back.
"Not bad, he's a good candidate to be an actor."
Link nodded.
(End of this chapter)
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