Chapter 615 Little Movie Fan
“Breathe, Aaron. Breathe!”
“Mom! I’m breathing!”
“You know what I mean, don’t be too Excited, you need to stay calm now, if you get caught up in the excitement, you may mess things up...Aaron!"
"Mom, this is it, this is the filming location of 'The Butterfly Effect' , oh, unbelievable!”
"Aaron! Calm down!"
Sarah-Johnson's cheeks were filled with helplessness. At a glance, she knew that her youngest son's attention had gone to another planet, and her eyes were full of curiosity. The shooting scene in front of me——
In fact, this studio is not new.
Located in the south of Vancouver, it is an ordinary residential community. Although it is a single-family two-story villa, the people living here are ordinary office workers. They are not considered middle class. People come and go. Sex was in a hurry, and everyone was busy with their own things. Even when they saw the movie crew entering the community, it didn't stop them.
At first glance, it has the quality of a studio living community set up in "The Truman Show", and the tranquility on the surface masks the undercurrent underneath.
However, even in such an ordinary and simple community, Aaron Taylor-Johnson still couldn't control his excitement and excitement. Every cell in his body was cheering, and he was already in a state of ecstasy before he officially entered the crew. stand up.
Sarah opened her mouth and tried to dissuade the child again, but the words swirled on the tip of her tongue for a moment, and finally she swallowed: Just let Aaron be happy.
Aaron, twelve years old, comes from a small town in Buckinghamshire, England. He has been learning acting, dancing, singing and other art forms since he was a child. As a housewife, Sarah is responsible for guiding the children at home. ——
Aaron also has a sister.
The Johnsons also trained their daughter, but unfortunately, she was not interested and ultimately failed to persist. They encouraged their daughter to find other hobbies, and they also saw hope in Aaron.
Three years ago, Aaron was within striking distance of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity:
"Harry Potter."
Aaron auditioned for the role of Harry Potter, the absolute core protagonist. After passing six rounds of auditions, Aaron has become one of the final candidates. He is only one step away from an unprecedented and rare opportunity, but in the end he still I passed by and sadly missed this role.
This is a heavy blow to Aaron and Sarah.
The entire audition was long and arduous, lasting for nearly a year. The Johnson family spent countless energy and time, like a marathon, approaching the end step by step, but were eliminated in the sprint stage. The impact and The hurt is beyond words.
Missing the audition for "Harry Potter" was undoubtedly a heavy blow to Aaron's dream of becoming an actor, but this talented little boy still got many performance opportunities, including but not limited to "Macbeth", "Almost "Famous" and "Shanghai Noon" which just finished shooting not long ago——
In this work, Aaron and the hottest Kung Fu superstars in Hollywood currently, Jackie-Chan (Jackie-Chan) and Owen Wilson (Owen-Wilson), who played the teenage Charlie Chaplin in the movie.
There is no doubt that this is a special shooting experience, enough to keep Aaron excited for a long time; however, the consequences of missing "Harry Potter" are greater than imagined.
When Aaron went to audition for other roles, many casting directors would ask about his audition experience for "Harry Potter". Sarah didn't understand the rules of Hollywood's operation, and she wasn't sure they were doing it for spying. The inside story of other crew members is still a sincere test of Aaron's on-the-spot reaction.
But the wound is there. Two years later, it is still like an open wound on the operating table, standing there in plain sight, allowing people to judge it.
"If Aaron is chosen..."
"How suitable Aaron is for the role of Harry..."
"I personally think Aaron is more suitable..." One by one, "If ”, which made them breathless.
Even Sarah is like this, let alone Aaron?
But what can they do?
Nothing works.
The only thing they can do is to continue auditioning, continue to look for opportunities, continue to wait patiently, and wait for a work that allows Aaron to shine.
Sarah knows that it is unrealistic to expect another "Harry Potter", so she has long given up such extravagant hopes, but hopes that Aaron can find a role to show his performance His talents were seen by Hollywood, and he got rid of the impact of the failed audition for "Harry Potter".
Then.
The "butterfly effect" appeared.
For Sarah, the value of this science fiction movie is only average. After all, the investment scale is limited, and it is difficult to compete with those super blockbusters; but the name "Anson Wood" makes things interesting. :
In today's Hollywood, Anson is a guaranteed topic, just like Leonardo DiCaprio after "Titanic", no matter what project Anson takes on, even if it is as small-scale as "Elephant" Independent films can easily attract attention, not to mention that Anson himself serves as the producer of this project.
And.
The role Aaron auditioned for was Anson’s childhood——
Anson's thirteen years old, to be precise.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Whether it is the popularity of the topic or the weight of the role, it is all worth looking forward to.
When the crew called to tell her that she had passed the audition, Sarah couldn't help but cheer.
For Aaron, the only thing worth discussing and the only thing worth looking forward to is Anson.
Anson Wood, that’s Spider-Man!
Aaron has lost count of how many times he has watched "Spider-Man". Thirteen times? If you add in the fact that I was thrown out of the screening room by the cinema due to the "underage curfew" policy after watching the midnight show, that would be fourteen times!
Wait, the time when he was on his way to the supermarket but stopped when he saw the "Spider-Man" TV patch on the TV wall outside the electronics store, can it be counted as half a time?
Anyway!
Aaron loves Spider-Man and is absolutely crazy about this movie!
He doesn't care about "Harry Potter" or even the "Butterfly Effect". The only thing that matters is Peter Parker. He is finally about to see Peter Parker with his own eyes!
Ah, ah ah!
He wanted to scream, but had to use all his strength to control his impulse.
Today is the day when "Butterfly Effect" is officially launched.
The crew is not big but not small either. Looking carefully, about fifty people are busy going back and forth, preparing for the start of filming in an orderly manner.
The director, photography, actors, lighting, sound and other crew members were all present, presenting a thriving scene. At a glance, you can see the two screenwriters and directors eager to try, with expressions of nervousness and excitement. It can't be concealed on the corner of the mouth; you can also see the assistant director and stage manager who are in charge of the whole scene, directing the scene to ensure that the crew can get on the right track.
Although Aaron couldn't see it, and Sarah didn't know the twists and turns behind it, at least Sarah could sense that Anson should have done an excellent job as a producer -
Not doing it himself, but It appropriately hired senior professionals in the positions of assistant director and dramaturg to make up for the shortcomings of the two directors' inexperience and demonstrate the producer's wisdom.
But why was the producer so late?
At this moment, Aaron grabbed Sarah's arm, looked in one direction, his whole body tensed, and he could feel the surge of emotions without words -
Anson, Coming.
(End of this chapter)