[US Entertainment] Superstar

Chapter 18 Robert's Plan

Robert is not familiar with the directors and producers, but he has had contact with the casting director Glenn Morgan, and he plans to inquire carefully about the film's thoughts at night.

The casting director and the agent have a two-way cooperative relationship. They will contact each other regularly to understand what kind of new projects each other is in charge of and what kind of actors they need.The casting director also needs the cooperation of the agent, so that when new projects need actors, they can find sufficient and high-quality actors in time for the film crew to choose.

The reason why Eve was able to get the audition opportunity for "Death Comes" was because Robert had contact with Glenn and had previously received a breakdown from Glenn.

Breakdown is actually a set of information and requirements for the cast members compiled by the casting director, which will list relevant conditions such as height, appearance, age, special talents, and language.

After Glenn received "Death is Coming", he sent the conditions required for the leading actor and leading actress to the contacted agents. That's why there are so many qualified people in today's audition scene.

For commercial films, directors and investors obviously hope for stars with a certain reputation, and it is not the casting director's turn to choose them.What this kind of people can provide is usually some fairly good but well-known actors. They don't need to bring their own investment, and they don't need to have box office appeal, they just need to be able to play good roles.

The two-person audition mode adopted today is actually a chemical test. Let the two actors play together to see if the interaction between them is good and whether there is any spark. The director and the audience must be convinced that the relationship between them is real. are friends.

It's hard to know if two actors are going to be a good fit when you audition separately.

From a casting director's point of view, Glenn is inherently on the side of actors, not stars.He hopes that outstanding newcomers will be successful. The one named Eve Campbell just now gave him hope. He is strong, fresh, exciting and talented. He will definitely be loved by the cameras and become the darling of the big screen!

Therefore, after the director asked, he immediately agreed, wanting to give newcomers more opportunities instead of handing over the role to Kirsten Dunst.

After working so hard to prepare for so long and finding so many actors who meet the requirements, if the WMA airborne star picks peaches, it will become a stain on Glenn's career as a casting director.

The audition lasted until after three o'clock in the afternoon, and Glenn did not finish today's audition work. They made an appointment to discuss the final cast candidate at the office of New Line Films tomorrow.

"Reaper" is incomparable with the same company's "Lord of the Rings" investment, even if it is so important, it is still very high.It is a medium-sized studio in itself, most of the funds are used to shoot Tolkien's magical masterpieces, and the remaining small part of the funds is even more careful.

"Hey, are you finally done with your work today?" Robert appeared out of nowhere and followed up familiarly.

Glenn was often guarded by various agents, and he was not surprised by this sudden behavior. He stopped and said, "I'm done with work here, but I have to go back and ask about the salaries of these actors. It's not easy to be a bridge! You How did you come here today, a few days ago I heard that your actors went home and inherited tens of thousands of acres of ranch?"

There are no secrets in Hollywood, especially with such anecdotes.It's normal for a newcomer actor to be unable to stay in Hollywood, but there are very few who can go home and inherit billions of dollars.With this money, why bother to suffer!

Robert said proudly: "I just signed a contract with a very talented actress named Eve Campbell, and I want to ask you about her audition status, and whether she has a chance to enter the final list."

"Eve Campbell is your artist?" Glenn was very surprised. He really didn't realize that the unlucky CAA agent in front of him actually dug a gold mine!

Although Robert's ability in CAA is not outstanding, he still has a little bit of ability to read words and deeds.The casting director in front of him had such a reaction after hearing Eve's name, which obviously left a deep impression on him during the audition.

"Yes, she is the only actor in my hands."

Glenn Morgan looked around and said in a low voice: "Congratulations, Eve's performance today is very exciting, if managed well, she will be a very good actor. The director and producers are very satisfied, But she is not the No. 1 choice. Ms. Dunst from WMA is the most promising actress for New Line, and if the conditions are right, she will start signing immediately."

"Thank you, Glenn. Next time please go to the bar."

"Forget about the bar, Claudia has banned me from going to the bar, and the doctor told me not to drink as much as possible."

After Robert got the information he wanted, he was extremely excited.Eve is just one step away from her first movie role, and a leading actress!

Glenn disclosed the news to Robert, hoping that Robert could rely on CAA and tear this role away.

Watching Glenn drive away, Robert took out his phone and wanted to share the good news with Eve. He had already found the number from the address book, but he directly covered the flip phone.

If you miss that one step, you won't be able to do it after all. If you start to celebrate early and end up missing the heroine, the psychological gap is too great!

I have to make sure that things are implemented on my own side.

The crux of the problem is how to keep Kirsten Dunst from signing this actor contract?

One is the price factor, and the other is the reputation factor.It's best to let her team think that "Death Comes" is not reliable, and signing it may become an obstacle for her to rush to the top star.

Thinking of this, the honest man Robert has vaguely made up his mind that it is time to let the rumors go out, even if it is self-defeating.

As long as you can get the heroine, who cares about the previous gossip, the rest is the king!

It is difficult to rely on him alone, but it is much easier to rely on CAA.

Originally, CAA was not optimistic about "Death Comes", otherwise the actresses' managers would not pretend not to see it.Robert intends to let this unfavorable rumor spread from within the company to the other company.

Kirsten is in a critical period now and needs a high-grossing movie to help her rush to the front line.She already has a lot of praise in the industry, the media, and the audience. Everyone knows that she is a person who can act, but it may not bring box office.

Any first-line star must have commercial achievements, even those actors who act in literary films, their literary films can go out of the long-term during the Oscar awards season.

It didn't matter if she was a child star before, but if she wanted to get other roles after she became an adult, she had to prove her box office appeal, otherwise there would be fewer and fewer good roles.

Why did the team choose a horror film as a commercial venture?

First of all, it is naturally because there is no real commercial blockbuster to choose her!

Twentieth Century Fox did a casting process for "X-Men", but from the director to the actors and behind-the-scenes workers, they are all contracted artists under CAA, and the heroine, Little Rascal, will not be given to outsiders at all.

After looking around, I can only pin my hopes on low-cost horror thrillers.Every year in the North American film market, horror films emerge as dark horses at the box office, creating miracles with small gains.

This step was taken with trepidation, fearing the box office and reputation, but also wanting to try like a gambler.If the box office really rises, her salary will naturally rise.

Robert is well aware of the psychology of the artist team at this stage, and he prescribes the right medicine.

Managers have high comprehensive requirements. Not only do they have to help contracted artists find jobs and plan news, but they also have to be responsible for crisis public relations and award promotion public relations.Behind any Uranus superstar, the support of an agent is indispensable.

He loosened the tie on his neck, drove away from the Warner Brothers studio, went back to the company office building and quietly discussed with his friends about the action, and then it was time to get off work, but Robert did not go home, but went to a company with more people in the industry Bar The Woods.

This bar is located next to La Brea Avenue, with the theme of wood in Hollywood, tree stump tables, and bar chairs transformed from tree stumps. The overall style is quite forest-like, and it is well-known in Los Angeles and even Hollywood.

"Old Duncan, give me a whiskey."

Forest Bar is not a nightclub where young people like to dance wildly. The overall environment is relatively soothing, with live music, craft beer, and now it is an authentic jazz performance.

Although the bar is lively, it is not noisy, and there is no DJ playing wildly.

The bald bartender looked more like a security guard. He took a glass, picked up the bottle, poured half a glass of wine into it, and put it on the bar: "You haven't come for a few days, it seems It's not going well."

Robert picked up the glass and drank it down. After taking a breath, he said, "When will it pass? Give me another drink."

He came here to spread the news with his peers, and in order to convince others, he naturally had to drink a few more glasses, otherwise he would not be drunk, and at the same time he was waiting for the person who sang the oboe with him to appear.

Old Duncan didn't have the slightest doubt. Some time ago, Robert was in his current state, drinking one cup after another.

"Hey, Robert! I heard you signed a new actress? I hope she has no ranch to inherit." A familiar figure appeared in front of Robert. This man was also an agent, but from ICM (International Innovation Management Company).

"Cecile, don't be complacent. It will be true when you help your client win an award, lest your client kick you off and find another agent." Robert refused to show weakness.

Cecil threw the suit jacket on the back of the chair and sneered: "At least my client has a movie, how about you? How many times have you asked her to audition recently, and what role did she get?"

"I'm disappointed. We just auditioned for New Line Cinema's new project today, and the result wasn't bad." Robert had confronted his friend on the mobile phone beforehand, with the purpose of attracting this point.

Cecil was very cooperative, and his tone became more and more disdainful: "You mean New Line's "Reaper"? This movie will obviously lose money, and a TV director was hired to make the movie, and he even said it was a horror movie. There are not even any bloody scenes, and if a PG-13 horror movie comes out in the end, it will probably make the whole of Hollywood laugh."

"I think you are jealous. Have you read the script? You don't know anything."

"I don't know the plot of the movie, but I know that CAA is not optimistic about this project at all. There are no other actresses in your company to audition. If you encounter losses when you start starring as a leading role, it is estimated that the career of acting will come to an end. I am you If so, think carefully, lest you will not be able to pay for the wine in the future!"

Robert's neck was flushed with anxiety, and he raised his middle fingers with both hands, exhaling fragrantly: "F**kyou!"

This appearance really seems to have been poked at the pain point, using practical actions to explain to the crowd that CAA is indeed not interested in "Death Comes".

These two dissed each other many times, both openly and secretly, and others thought that they had formed a sworn feud in private.

But who knew they were actually from the same town!

Their acting skills were realistic, as if they were drinking too much and making trouble. They yelled so loudly that everyone in the neighborhood knew that there was a project called "Death is Coming", and they were not favored by CAA and ICM.Oscar owes both of them a statuette!

So many people have heard it, the news will naturally spread.Maybe there are employees of the William Morris brokerage company among the people watching the excitement with wine glasses.

It doesn't matter even if New Line Pictures knows about this farce, because the outside world itself is not optimistic about this movie.

What's more, it wasn't Robert who exposed the shortcoming, he was the victim!

This oboe plays very well, it depends on the effect.