Chapter 498： Actor battle

"Mr. Anderson, this man is called Michael Pitt, a very good actor."

In the drawing room of Warner Studios, an audition video was being screened on the white curtain. A very temperamental middle-aged man said to Ronan: "He has appeared in many films. Among all the actors who auditioned, the acting skills are the best."

Production manager Andri stood up, shaking his chubby body, and retorted: "Michael Pitt's acting skills are indeed the best, but he is not suitable for this role!"

The temperamental middle-aged man is the associate producer Karl Buyet hired outside the crew. He has a certain reputation in the industry and is very senior. He is also a member of the producer league.

"Isn't our choice of actors based on acting skills?" Karl Buyet and Andri tit-for-tat: "Michael Pitt has good acting skills and a good image, so why isn't it suitable for male second?

He didn't seem to pay attention to Andri, who was more like a good old man, and said: "Mr. Anderson, I promise, this actor is what the crew needed.

Andri is a good old man, but he also has his own principles, insisting: "This is a comedy, the character comes with humor and aura, but what about Michael Pitt? The acting skills are good, the image is good, but the temperament is very bad. Come on! What we want is a comedian, Michael Pitt has a very obvious gloomy temperament, which makes people feel sad when they see it!"

Karl Buyet turned to look at Andri: "The temperament can be changed through performance!"

Andri told the truth: "I didn't see him behave like this in the audition."

When the audition video was finished, Ronan raised his hand and stopped the argument between the two, then looked at the silent director Todd Phillips and asked: "Director Phillips, what's your opinion?"

Although Todd Phillips is only in his early thirties, he can get the directorship through the investigation of Shahai Entertainment. He has certain ability and knows the limits of his director power. He does not want to participate in the film manager and deputy production. In the dispute between the filmmakers.

Moreover, he has directed and filmed five movies and understands many bright and dark rules in Hollywood.

This matter is far from as simple as it seems.

"I..." Todd Phillips smiled and said, "Michael Pitt's acting skills are very good, and his temperament is not particularly compatible with the role setting."

Saying this is equivalent to not saying it.

Ronan glanced at Michael Pitt, who was frozen on the screen, and that slightly gloomy face was more suitable for a literary film.

"Andry." Ronan asked directly: "Do you have a better candidate?"

Andry has worked with Ronan more than once, and he was prepared to release another audition video. This is a young, handsome and sunny actor who seems to be less than thirty years old, with the gloomy Michael Pitt In sharp contrast.

In the performance of the audition video, this person was full of joy, carefree and funny, and seemed to have a certain talent for comedy.

More importantly, Ronan recognized this young actor as a former big star at a glance, but his name was a bit confusing, and he couldn't remember it for a while. What came out of his mind were several very famous movies starring him. Of the movie's name and picture, the most memorable of them is undoubtedly the voice of the little raccoon in the Yiningyan Dance Team.

By the way, his fame is a very powerful comedy.

This person's acting skills in the audition are indeed not as good as Michael Pitt, but his temperament is more suitable for the role.

Although Ronan seldom participates directly in the specific work of the crew, he can't hide some information about the crew with a higher investment.

"Michael Pitt is not suitable." Ronan made a decision directly, pointing to the young actor on the screen: "He is good..."

Andry said: "This is Bradley Cooper, who has played different roles in five films and two series before, most of which are funny."

Karl Bouyet did not give up, arguing: "I think..."

Ronan raised his hand again to stop Karl Buyet's words and said, "I have decided to use Bradley Cooper."

It is not difficult to choose between a gloomy actor and a handsome sunny guy, and one of them is still a comedy star in memory.

Seeing Ronan's decision, Todd Phillips stood up and said, "Mr. Anderson, I have to prepare for the shooting."

Ronan nodded: "Go ahead." When Todd Phillips got out of the drawing room, he said to Andri: "Negotiate a contract as soon as possible."

Karl Bouyet wanted to speak again, Ronan interrupted him directly: "Mr. Bouyet, this thing ends here."

This producer was hired by Shahai Entertainment. Like other Hollywood film companies, as the number of film projects launched increases, although the first producer of the crew is all by Shahai Entertainment’s own people, the producer Many members of the group inevitably need to be recruited.

There are many positions in the production team and relatively large powers.

Ronan said lightly: "There are some things, I don't want to say more, it doesn't mean I don't know."

Hearing this, Karl Buyet's face changed slightly, but after all he was an old seniority in the circle, and he quickly returned to normal.

Karl Buyet didn't say much, turned and left the office.

Regarding the dispute over the casting, Ronan had a detailed understanding of what happened before coming to the crew today.

It is nothing more than paying and rewarding those.

It's just between man and man.

To be honest, this external hired Karl Buyet is still very principled. He took advantage of Michael Pitt and tried his best to get a role for him. He quarreled with production manager Andri several times.

This is not the first time that a similar thing has happened on the crew of Shahai Entertainment, and it will definitely not be the last. The crew can be said to be the epitome of Hollywood Vanity Fair, not a kindergarten of harmony and love.

Ronan can tolerate the existence of differences, disputes, and contradictions. The crew can't stop these at all, but there is a prerequisite that cannot affect normal work.

"Playing down Karl Buyet's position in the crew." Ronan said to Andri: "From today on, he has no authority."

Andry has cooperated with Ronan many times and immediately said: "I know what to do."

Ronan did not ask the crew to dismiss Karl Buyet. The two parties signed a contract. His dismissal may cause more trouble. There is no clear evidence to dismiss him for no reason. Once the complaint reaches the union, the union may be investigated.

Unions are synonymous with trouble for Hollywood capital.

Just let Karl Buyet stand aside from the crew.

Leaving the filming room, Karl Buyet sighed, knowing that he was finished in this crew.

But things have finally been explained.

Impulse is the devil.

That night, he drank too much alcohol, ate something that couldn't be written, plus a gloomy handsome guy like Michael Pitt...

Karl Buyet knows very well that if the other party has paid, he will have a corresponding return.

Although it's not a big deal, it may not matter, but Karl Buyet doesn't want to take risks, after all, once the trouble starts, his wife, children and family are all ruined.

Although there are many people with similar orientations in the circle, few people dare to risk being public.

In order to fight for the role of Michael Pitt, Karl Buyet did not hesitate to quarrel with the production manager several times, even in front of the first producer and the owner of Relativity Entertainment, Ronan Anderson. These news spread, and they said there. Nothing.

After all, the real choice of actors is in the hands of Ronan Anderson, and he has tried his best.

This thing ends here...

Before Ronan left the crew, he specifically asked Adrie for Bradley Cooper's information, returned to the car of Relativity Entertainment, and took a look.

Through Bradley Cooper's information, Ronan gradually recalled the name and general plot of the comedy movie-"The Hangover."

Bradley Cooper is one of many protagonists.

Ronan’s impression of this film is much shallower. It is mainly a typical Hollywood **** comedy. Most viewers in the East find it difficult to get a laugh, and sometimes even feel that a group of mentally handicapped people is wondering.

Therefore, American comedies have left the Western and even the English market, and their performance is not very satisfactory.

But this type of film has always been highly accepted in the North American market, and it can be called a timeless type. Similar to **** and cruel horror films, it is relatively less affected by the real social environment.

Now that I remembered it, Ronan would naturally not let it go.

Returning to Relativity Entertainment, he recalled previous movies, while writing outlines and character settings, and took free time from work to finish the story outline in a few days, and specifically asked people to go to the copyright office and the screenwriters union to do corresponding search queries. .

Nowadays, the Copyright Bureau and the screenwriters union have all established digital databases. Many things are particularly convenient to check. After confirming that there are no copyright issues, they are transferred to the screenwriting department of Shahai Entertainment, where they can complete the script creation As for The shooting and production of this project will have to wait until after "The Wedding Proud" at the earliest. If "The Wedding Proud" can be successful, we can continue the shooting and production team to complete this "Hangover".

Ronan tried to recall the information related to Bradley Cooper, and found that this comedy obviously turned into a director and directed a very popular movie. The heroine is the famous Lady Gaga.

Bradley Cooper can be described as versatile.

Thinking of this, Ronan specifically called Andri and asked him to sign several film contracts with Bradley Cooper for Shahai Entertainment.

In September, the North American box office of "Pirates of the Caribbean" approached 350 million U.S. dollars, and the global box office exceeded 600 million U.S. dollars.

The popularity of this film has passed, and the main publicity and distribution work of Embassy Pictures has gradually shifted to the new film.

"Chain Saw" directed by James Wynn will be released at the end of the month.