Chapter 252 The role
"Wait, Terry, you mean Orlando is not very suitable for the character Will Turner?" asked a middle-aged man with thin cheeks and sharp eyes.
Terry Rosio spread his hands and said, "I'm not saying he's not suitable for this role, but I think we might be able to relax our vision and not just limit it to such a few roles. Maybe we'll meet better in the audition."
The middle-aged man who just sat in the boss's chair talked was nothing but a gold medal producer in civilized Hollywood and Jerry Brookheimer, the producer of "Pirates of the Caribbean". What they are discussing now is the question of the candidate for the second male lead in the film, Wiltner.
Originally, they had reached a consensus on who will play Wiltner in this film, which was to choose a British actor, but after Terry came back from the World Cup, especially after he communicated with Lin Zhimo, his thinking changed a little.
Terry began to think about whether he could make the character Wiltner's background deeper in the film. Even if the box office of the film was not ideal at the end, he could try to add some content to make it look more reasonable.
Of course, as a fantasy movie, there is no need to ask it to be scientific and logical, but Terry is also very willing to try it if it can add some other interesting things to the film.
However, although he was already the screenwriter of the film, Terry could not do anything like this, especially when the screenwriter was still co-written by him and his friend Ted Elliott. So he first discussed his ideas with Ted. After the two reached a consensus, they came to producer Brookheimer. After he passed by Brookheimer, he planned to find director Gore Yabinsky, the film.
However, before he could tell Brookheimer about his opinion, the other party told him that he had intended to let the British young actor Orlando Bloom play the role, because the requirements for the role were made by them, and Orlando Bloom was also very suitable for some of their previous conditions.
But now Terry overturned the previous negotiation results, which made Brookheimer unhappy.
"Do you mean to cast publicly?" Brookheimer asked, staring at Terry with a frown.
Terry thought about it and replied: "Actually, it's not necessarily necessary to conduct public casting. I mean... well..."
Hearing Terry's hesitation, Brookheimer said impatiently: "Terry, just say whatever you have."
Terry glanced at Brookheimer, gritted his teeth and said, "Actually, I plan to let jem lin audition too."
Brookheimer was startled and blurted out, "jem lin?"
This name has been stirring up the storm of Hollywood in recent times. Of course, Brookheimer is the gold medal producer in the Hollywood film industry, and Lin Zhimo is only popular in music. So even though he knows this name, he only knows that Lin Zhimo is a very talented musician. As for more knowledge, he doesn't know.
"You mean to let a singer act in a movie?" Brookheimer didn't know whether to cry or laugh. He didn't expect that Terry came to meet him today to make this request. At the same time, he thought in his heart that Lin Zhimo didn't know how to get involved with Terry's relationship.
"No. He is not a singer, or he is not just a singer, his identity also includes actors, screenwriters and directors." Terry explained to Brookheimer.
"oh?"
After hearing Terry introduce Lin Zhimo like this, Brookheimer's curiosity was also aroused: "Tell me about his experience."
Terry knew that there was still hope for this matter when he saw Brookheimer's expression, so he told Brookheimer about some things that Lin Zhimo had met before he came to the United States. When Brookheimer learned that Lin Zhimo had won the Best Actor at the Berlin Film Festival, he couldn't help but be amazed by Lin Zhimo's versatility.
The more people in the entertainment industry are, the more amazed Lin Zhimo’s ability is, because they know clearly how difficult it is to be able to do this.
"You mean he is still a screenwriter?" Brookheimer suddenly asked after hearing Terry's introduction.
"Uh...yes." Terry suddenly felt in his heart that he seemed to have said something more.
Sure enough, as soon as he answered, he saw Brookheimer's eyes staring at him tightly, his deep eyes narrowed slightly, and a faint light shot out of his eyes: "Then, you and him had a lot of communication when they were thinking about it during the World Cup?"
"I think you misunderstood, Jerry, I just had a discussion about pirates between me and him. I promise, I didn't reveal anything about this movie to him." Terry quickly explained when he heard Brookheimer's question.
This is about the principle, and Terry will never do it.
Brookheimer glanced at Terry deeply.
Terry looked at Brookheimer without fear.
Seeing Terry's eyes, Brookheimer knew that he was suspicious, and according to Terry's personality, he could not do such a thing, so he smiled and waved his hand and said, "Terry, of course I believe in you, but I didn't expect that the Chinese named Jem would have such great charm, so that you could come to me alone for him."
Seeing that Terry's expression was not like a behavior, and even if he really revealed the script, he couldn't get anything. So Brookheimer's expression became more and more relaxed, and he said in a friendly tone: "Did that singer give you any benefits?"
Terry was relieved when he saw that Brookheimer did not doubt him and explained with a wry smile: "If he hadn't become famous in recent times, I wouldn't have come this time. It is precisely because of his current fame that I want to invite him to audition."
Brookheimer was a little confused, after all, it was more famous than fame. In "The Lord of the Rings", Orlando Bloom's elf prince shines and is commendable. Therefore, Orlando Bloom's fame is not inferior to Lin Zhimo, and it should be said that it is still better than that. However, he was confused in his heart, but he did not show it on his face, but just waited quietly for Terry's explanation.
"Just when we first met at the World Cup, he was just a famous actor in China, but now, he has become a household name in the United States. Even a few-year-old child can sing his song... His growth rate is really too fast." Terry sighed.
Hearing Terry's words, Brookheimer nodded in agreement. As the center of the world's economy, even entertainment is the center of the world. It can be said that if someone makes his name in the American entertainment industry, he will gain a group of fans around the world.
"Lin Zhimo's fame now shows one thing, that is, Lin Zhimo is not an ordinary genius character. He is the kind of legendary figure with infinite possibilities. I really want to see what kind of sparks would be emitted if Lin Zhimo could join our crew!" Terry said at the end of his speech, and his cheeks flushed slightly excitedly. The scene after Lin Zhimo joined the crew seemed to outline the scene in his mind.
No matter what Terry said, Brookheimer's expression didn't change much. As a gold-medal filmmaker, he knew when he should stay calm.
Although Terry said a lot of good things about Lin Zhimo, Brookheimer did not have any fluctuations in his heart. Because Terry said it for a long time without mentioning the key point, that is, whether Lin Zhimo's joining can replace Orlando, or how could he do better than Orlando and bring box office and influence to the film.
After all, Lin Zhimo is just a rookie who has just entered Hollywood. Although he has become a popular hot chicken in the music industry, it is still unknown how much the box office revenue of the movie can increase. Moreover, Brookheimer not only needs to consider the quality of the film, but also needs to consider Disney's concerns in this regard.
However, when thinking about Disney, Brookheimer's heart flashed with inspiration, and his expression suddenly changed, and he murmured: "Maybe, it's not impossible..."
"What?"
Terry didn't hear Brookheimer clearly and asked.
"Oh, I mean, if Lin Zhimo could join the crew, would the script need to be adapted?" Brookheimer suppressed his inner thoughts and asked Terry.
"Of course, after all, the image gap between Orlando and Lin Zhimo is too big, and the background of this character must be modified." Terry replied immediately, "But no matter how it is changed, he may not be remembered in this film. After all, there are too many scenes of the male lead in this film, and there are not many separate shots of the second male lead. If, I mean, if there is a second part of this film, then the plot about him will be possible."
"Oh, then do you have any comments on the script you are about to modify?" Brookheimer asked again.
"Hmm?" Terry looked at Brookheimer in surprise. He didn't expect the other party to ask this. Judging from his meaning, he didn't seem to object to Lin Zhimo's joining?
However, he still replied: "Actually, I have already written some of the drafts, but I haven't revised them yet. However, there are not many things to be modified. If it were the shots in the movie, it would probably be just a few lines, which would not affect the shooting of the film."
Brookheimer nodded after hearing this, pondered for a while and said to Terry: "So, call Lin Zhimo first and ask if he is interested in starring in this film, and then discuss it."
Terry was excited when he heard this. He sat down shortly afterwards, and immediately came out of Brookheimer's office and called Lin Zhimo.
At this time, Lin Zhimo had just participated in the recording of the Oprah Show.
"Oprah, I'm glad to be on your stage again. This program recording made me very happy." Lin Zhimo said with a smile and shook hands with Oprah.
"I have to say, jem, you performed very well in the show just now. I think we will definitely hit a new high in the ratings this time." Oprah also looked at Lin Zhimo with admiration.
Not to mention Lin Zhimo, a Chinese, even some American stars were uneasy when facing the recording of the Oprah Show program, and their performance was usually a bit abnormal. However, Lin Zhimo was just now, and his performance was humorous and generous on the stage. The whole program can be said to have completed the predetermined goal for a long time, and the atmosphere on the scene was also very good.
"I think you should be a show host, you have great potential in this regard." Oprah said again.
"host?"
Lin Zhimo laughed and said, "I don't have time to be a host, so I'd better do my duty first."
Chapter completed!