Chapter 540 How to choose actors
Seeing little Gilbert coming over, Scarlett just finished a set of training exercises, so she stopped to rest and wiped her sweat with a towel.
"You came here specifically to see me?"
"No," little Gilbert handed Scarlett a bottle of energy drink, then took a towel to wipe Scarlett's sweat: "How are you, are you tired?"
"I'm tired. I'm so tired. It's much more tiring than filming a literary film." Sijia enjoyed little Gilbert's sweat-wiping service.
"Hahahaha," little Gilbert laughed and said, "It can be seen that it is not easy to play a role in a commercial film. Come on, Scarlett, this role suits you very well."
"Yeah." Sijia nodded, and after a short rest, she continued to devote herself to the hard training.
It is not easy to be a vase in commercial films. When filming "The Matrix", Charlize Theron trained a lot for the role of Trinity.
In the "Lord of the Rings" series, Anne Hathaway and Orlando Bloom trained for three months before filming in order to make their movements look good, and they continued to train during filming.
Orlando Bloom even strained his hand tendon in order to practice the action of drawing a bow.
Hollywood is indeed a circle that depends on opportunities and connections, but if opportunities are given to actors, they will not achieve corresponding success if they do not put in corresponding efforts.
Throughout the month of June, Gilbert Jr. was fulfilling his duties as a producer on "Iron Man." With his control, Marvel Studios, which is making a movie for the first time, seems to be taking its time.
According to the preparatory plan, the film will officially start shooting in September.
After "Iron Man" was successfully on track, Gilbert Jr. focused his energy back on his new project "The Last of Us."
At the end of June, after negotiating with Tom Cruise's agent, Tom Cruise became the first actor to officially join "The Last of Us."
On the night when he signed the actor's contract, Tom Cruise couldn't wait to reveal the news of working with Gilbert Jr. again on his social account.
"I'm very excited to work with Little Gilbert again. I've read the script and I guarantee it's a very, very good story. I'm already looking forward to what we can achieve together."
This message was also accompanied by a photo of Tom Cruise and little Gilbert. Little Gilbert also left a message and liked it below.
This is the third time that Tom Cruise has collaborated with Gilbert Jr. after "Chicago" and "Warrior". He is the actor who has collaborated with Gilbert Jr. the most times among the big-name Hollywood actors.
Movie fans are naturally looking forward to it. The lineup of Gilbert Jr. and Tom Cruise looks like it is going to be something big.
As the project progressed, some Internet media learned from the Screen Actors Guild that Gilbert Jr. asked the Screen Actors Guild to select two young actors between the ages of 12 and 14, intending to partner with Tom Cruise.
Later, news surfaced on the Internet that Dakota Fanning, who had collaborated with Tom Hanks in "Battle of the Houses", would once again play father and daughter with Tom Cruise.
Having played two Tom’s daughters, Dakota Fanning has accomplished a special achievement.
Later at an event, Dakota Fanning was interviewed by reporters and responded to the online rumors for the first time.
"Yes, Director Gilbert Jr. did extend an invitation to me, and I agreed. But my role is not many. I have also read the script, and my part is only a thin page."
The reporter asked: "Can you tell me what the story is?"
"I'm sorry, because Director Gilbert Jr. doesn't want people to know about it yet, so..." Dakota Fanning said: "As far as I know, this is a very touching story. In short, everyone just has expectations."
Dakota Fanning was cast in this role on the recommendation of Tom Hanks.
He had a great time working with Dakota Fanning in "War of the Worlds" and thought the little girl acted well. After learning that little Gilbert needed a young actor, he recommended Dakota Fanning to little Gilbert.
After a brief audition, Dakota Fanning was chosen to play Sarah. Ellie, the other main character, is a more difficult choice.
The Screen Actors Guild quickly provided a list based on Gilbert Jr.'s request, including Kristen Stewart, Saoirse Ronan, and AnnaSophia Robber.
There are also Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, Taylor Momsen and others recommended by Disney.
In addition, Julia Roberts also recommended her niece Emma Roberts after learning about Gilbert Jr.'s project.
After Emma Watson learned about the project, she went to the Melon Studio to pester little Gilbert for a long time and got the opportunity to audition.
All of a sudden, Melon Studio has gathered all the little actors in Hollywood who are around eleven to fifteen years old. Maybe some of them will become new Hollywood superstars in the future.
To be honest, these young actors actually don't quite fit the image of Ellie in Little Gilbert's mind.
In fact, when it comes to who is the most suitable, Little Gilbert thinks it is Ellen Page, but she is already eighteen years old, a bit too mature and does not fit the role setting.
I remember that this girl starred in "Inception", and later underwent sex reassignment surgery, and her name became Elliot Page, which was shocking.
Legend has it that the reason why she changed her gender was because she couldn't bear the harassment, so in order to prevent anyone from trying to take advantage of her, she took the initiative to become him.
Since Ellen Page is not suitable, we must still choose among younger actors.
For this reason, little Gilbert plans to audition one by one and decide the final candidate based on the audition status of the young actors.
But before the young actors auditioned, Gilbert Jr. identified several key adult actors. Jude Law was cast as Joel's younger brother Tommy, Gilbert Jr.
After the other party read the script and heard that Tom Cruise had joined the film, he agreed to star without hesitation.
Another important character, Tess, although she doesn't have many roles, is also the focus of many Hollywood actresses. The opportunity to work with Gilbert Jr. and Tom Cruise doesn't come around every day.
This role has become a target for older actresses who were once on the front line but have now begun to decline.
In order to get this role, the actresses used all kinds of magic tricks. Little Gilbert received several invitations from actresses to have dinner with him.
Among them was Sharon Stone, the former Hollywood sex goddess, but she was rejected by Gilbert Jr.
Little Gilbert might not mind if he were ten years younger. He is already forty-seven years old, and this grass is a bit too old.
Finally, after passing an audition, Kim Basinger, who had starred in the "007" movie and Tim Burton's version of "Batman," was chosen by Gilbert Jr.
The main reason for choosing her was that little Gilbert felt that Kim Basinger and Tess had similar personalities, and their facial lines were also very strong, which was very suitable.
The other main female character, Marlene, was taken away by Halle Berry.
She originally had the opportunity to star in "Catwoman," but the project was rejected by Gilbert Jr. Although Halle Berry is doing well among black actresses and has a front-line status.
However, her status is very embarrassing. The roles of vase in commercial films basically belong to white actresses, while black actresses can only be clowns.
Halle Berry thinks she is no worse looking than those white actresses, but the market will not give her many opportunities.
So when I heard that "The Last of Us" needed a black character, Halle Berry took a cut of her pay to star in it. In this case, little Gilbert had no reason to refuse.
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