Chapter 121： antonia kidman

Early the next morning, Nancy Utley took people out of Toronto.

Next, Touchstone needs to hold multiple test screenings, including film critics, audiences, theater companies, etc., and invite many people to watch.

At the same time, it is necessary to prepare some canvassing banquets and public relations banquets, as well as order some exquisite gifts.

These things need to be prepared in advance.

In a word, every art film will not be awarded for no reason. Only by letting the Oscar jury see your efforts can you finally win the award.

It is almost impossible for a film that does not work hard to win important awards.

I have to say that the Oscar jury is a bit cheating.

Nicolas Cage was not idle either. Roger Albert alone wrote a check for tens of thousands of dollars.

Touchstone will also conduct public relations with the film critic group. Even Ryan, who has never cared about film critics, will use the touchstone channel to publicize some famous film critics.

Nicolas Cage is for the best actor Oscar, and the touchstone is for the overall publicity of the film.

As for Ryan, he helped Monica Bellucci, public relations Golden Globe Award for Best Actress and Oscar nomination for Best Actress.

It can be seen that the income of some famous film critics is absolutely considerable.

Faced with a number that is tempting enough, Roger Albert will naturally not refuse.

It is expected that in the future, Roger Ebert will continue to praise "Leaving Las Vegas" and Nicolas Cage's acting skills in newspaper columns and film review programs, which can influence some film critics' comments.

Give and take, typical Hollywood rules.

As everyone left, Ryan continued to shoot. In addition, he also had to interview a new young actor, a native Canadian boy who seemed to be introduced by Antonia.

Antonia - Kidman, Nicole - Kidman's sister, a Canadian TV presenter.

Ryan didn't ask about the relationship through whom.

If he can pass the audition with makeup, naturally there is no problem. If he can't pass the audition with makeup, then no matter who it is, it is impossible to agree.

Ryan glanced at the little boy Gary Kate in front of him, then at Antonia not far away, Nicole Kidman's sister, thought for a while, and said, "Yes."

"Try shooting first to see how it works."

Ryan will not refuse the little girl in front of him just because Antonia is Nicole Kidman's younger sister, and Nicole Kidman's manager is Pai Kingsley, a gold agent under CAA. boy.

He's not that boring yet, it's hard for a boy who's just ten years old.

What's more, the crew really needs a young actor.

"Gary, remember to be more serious later." Ryan walked up to Gary-Kate and asked a few words.

"I will be Director Ryan." Gary-Kate nodded decently, without any timidity

At least it seemed that Ryan was quite satisfied, and then he said to Sophia who was beside him, "He's in your hands for the time being."

Well, Sophia's next task is not to test shoot, but to briefly explain the content of the script to Gary-Kate.

There are also some things that need attention, such as walking, not staring at the camera, and so on.

"Ryan, I'm not a nanny!" Sofia Coppola protested, but Ryan obviously ignored it, which was revenge for the blonde, tall, and model incident.

"That's right, you're really not a nanny." After a few casual words, Ryan walked towards the trailer.

In desperation, Sofia Coppola could only patiently explain to Gary Kate.

After more than 20 minutes, Sophia felt that it was all right, and Ryan walked out of the trailer.

"OK, let's start the trial shooting."

Inside a wooden sailboat, actors Chris Pine and Gary Kate, who played the role of Truman's father, sat together in the sailboat.

"No, it's time to go back." Chris Pine felt that they should go back.

"Stay longer, please." Gary-Kate wished to stay longer.

"Okay." Finally Chris Pine agreed.

A very simple shot with hardly any difficulty at all.

Ryan sat behind the monitor, looked at the effect of the trial shooting, and felt that it was a good job, so he yelled, "Yes."

"Notify his agent that I need to sign the contract immediately, and tell Helen to cancel the audition."

In fact, Gary-Kate's acting skills are not much better than the previous young actor, or even a little worse.

If it is the only strong point, Gary-Kate is not only not afraid of water, but also has very good swimming skills.

So Ryan felt that he could notify his agent to sign the contract. Anyway, it was not an important scene, only two or three scenes at most.

Not long after, Antonia Kidman came over, a young and fashionable woman, full of youthfulness, seemed to be a typical optimist.

"Hello, Director Ryan."

"Nicole, I mentioned you a few days ago, a director full of miracles." Antonia Kidman's attitude was very humble.

"Hello, Miss Antonia."

"Tell Ms. Nicole for me, thank you for her compliment." While speaking, Ryan glanced at her. In terms of appearance, Antonia Kidman is obviously inferior to her sister Nicole Kidman. , the skin looks rough.

However, most European and American actresses have poor skin. Few are like Nicole Kidman, whose skin is white and transparent, and blood vessels can almost be seen.

"She's also a very good actress," Ryan said, with a hint of flattery.

Almost all Hollywood media and practitioners will only remember Mrs. Cruise's identity, not Nicole Kidman's identity as an actor.

Nicole Kidman, she really doesn't have any memorable roles.

"I will tell Nicole the truth." Antonia Kidman agreed with a smile.

The two did not talk for a long time before Antonia Kidman said goodbye and left the set with Gary Kate.

Gary-Kate is just ten years old and is still a minor. He needs the consent of his guardian before he can sign a contract with the crew.

At this time, Gail-Anne-Heard came over, looked at Antonia-Kidman's back, and said, "Antonia-Kidman is not only Nicole-Kidman's sister, her father is Anthony- Kidman, a professor of psychology, had a mother who was a publisher, a feminist, and knew a lot of people."

"By the way, the English writer you mentioned, perhaps Antonia's mother can help."

Regarding the search for Rowling, Ryan did not hide anything. Anyway, now Rowling is just an ordinary housewife, not even a writer, so there is no need to hide anything.

For this reason, he sent someone to travel to the UK and asked private detectives to inquire about Rowling's whereabouts, but they found nothing in the end.

Finding the whereabouts of an ordinary housewife in the vast crowd is no less difficult than finding a needle in a haystack.

"A publisher?"

Ryan showed a little thought and said: "It seems that we need to make an appointment with Antonia Kidman sometime."

Like Canada, the UK is an English-speaking region, and there are more or less connections between many publishing companies.

With the help of Antonia's mother, you can ask the British publishing company for news about Rowling.

However, with the approach of the summer vacation, besides filming, Ryan also has to pay attention to the dynamics of the North American film market and the release plan of "The Evil Spirit".

It is estimated that there is not much time to find Rowling.

Fortunately, Rowling's matter is not urgent for the time being, at least for a long time, no Hollywood film company will think of her.

On the contrary, "The Invasion of Evil", which was released in early September, was quite a test for Ryan.

He himself is not sure whether the box office of "The Evil Invasion" can meet expectations, as well as his attitude towards the female audience.