Although the investment for a cast movie like "The Last Days" is not particularly high, due to the success of Li Yi's previous "The Sixth Sense", it is also a proper A-level production.
Many film and television stars in Hollywood are naturally flocking to projects of this level. After all, Li Yi's movies, including "The Sixth Sense", have proven themselves to be more than just popcorn movies.
Generally speaking, when looking for actors and stars for a project like "The Last Days", most of the time, there aren't actually too many options.
Finding new people is impossible and does not exist.
There are unspoken rules everywhere. Maybe a newcomer can play the leading role in some independent films or low-cost films, but in mid- to high-cost films, it is almost impossible.
Qualifications are not only looked at in China, but in fact the same is true in Hollywood.
In terms of human relationships, this is actually the same. Hollywood also pays attention to human relationships and sophistication. For example, this time in "The Love of Ghosts", several giants have recommended actors.
Of course, in this kind of movie, no matter how well-connected you are, you can't get the role directly. After all, no one wants to use the hundreds of millions of dollars invested in the movie as a favor.
And Li Yi's movies, even here, are still his words.
This is also the reason why Li Yi asked to share the investment before. If only Dean Pictures is the main investor and announcer, then Dean Pictures will invisibly gain a higher say. Even Li Yi cannot ignore it. These.
The prerequisite for Li Yi to attract investment this time is that they all must agree that apart from financial supervision, they have no right to intervene in film matters.
In this regard, although they all felt that the authority given to Li Yi was too much, they had to agree.
The same goes for the casting this time.
Generally speaking, in fact, casting for "big productions" like this is often relatively simple, because there are not many candidates to choose from, and their acting skills are actually almost the same. More often, it depends on the temperament of the actors themselves. Whether it suits the role or not depends on the director's ideas.
Generally speaking, auditions will be a relatively simple formality.
However, this time, Li Yi did not do this. As mentioned before, the male and female protagonists in "The Love of Ghosts" really do not have as much room for performance as some supporting roles. So, in theory, what to choose? The actors are pretty much the same. It’s impossible to cast actors who are not famous anyway.
But although there is not much room for improvement, it is not impossible.
It can be said that in this movie, the scene where the male and female protagonists have the greatest room for expression is the pottery scene.
This time, Li Yi also learned from some literary directors. Casting is no longer limited to acting skills, temperament, or appearance, but directly focuses on feelings.
Therefore, Li Yi directly announced the content of the audition.
For this audition, the actors on the previous shortlist must all participate in a team, because the audition will involve the male and female protagonists auditioning together.
Of course, although Li Yi's audition method is actually a bit strange, it is just like that in Hollywood. There are many weirder directors who have even weirder casting standards.
Soon, the actors and the management team behind them started to operate.
Start in teams of two.
Because everyone knows that the male and female protagonists of "The Love of Ghosts" are a loving couple. For this reason, before the audition, even some actors and actresses began to take the initiative to rehearse in advance.
There are even celebrity couples who come directly as a team.
Everyone knows that Li Yi's movie has a high probability of success, and this time "The Love of Ghosts" is a joint project between four major Hollywood film and television companies, and everyone knows what it means.
Therefore, except for those who truly have no desires and desires, no one will ignore the possible influence of this movie.
Mrs. Hill's Pottery Shop, this small pottery shop, has become the focus of countless Hollywood eyes this time.
Because the casting audition for "The Love of Ghosts" was held in this pottery shop.
Of course, this store is not a small store, on the contrary, it is the largest famous store in the local area.
And the audition for "The Last Love" was put here, and people paid for it.
However, the effect is definitely worth the money.
Beth Calmi and Roman Calmi are a well-known celebrity couple in Hollywood.
This celebrity couple is also famous in Hollywood. Romain Carmi is a first-line actor in Hollywood. However, although he entered the 20 million club very early, he also has his shortcomings, that is, he does not have a decent shot. Awards, according to China, that is, Romain Karmi is that kind of popular star. Of course, this does not mean that his acting skills are not good. In fact, if he can become a first-line Hollywood actor, his acting skills are good.
It's just that his handsome face makes him very popular, but there are advantages and disadvantages in the same way.
It’s not just actresses who are considered beautiful if they are beautiful, the same goes for male actors.
Although "The Love of Ghosts" is a supernatural film, with "The Sixth Sense" in the forefront, no one will deny the artistry of Li Yi's movies.
In fact, Dean Films is already running the Oscars for "The Sixth Sense". Although "The Sixth Sense" has been released in mainstream theaters, it still continues to be released sporadically in more than a dozen theaters.
And this time span will continue until the awards season.
In fact, many Oscar-related judges and veteran film critics have a very favorable impression of "The Sixth Sense", so nominations are basically not a problem. The question is just how many nominations and whether it can win the award.
For this reason, this is why Romain Carmi took the initiative to participate in this movie.
Since "The Sixth Sense" works, there's no reason that "The Last Day" can't work, right?
What's interesting is that Beth Carmi and her husband are at opposite ends of the spectrum. Beth Carmi is an Oscar-winning actress, and she also made her debut in independent films, and is a proper literary actress.
It's a pity that although Beth Carmi won an Oscar, she has never made any achievements in commercial films.
Oscar-winning actresses are sometimes valuable, but sometimes they are worthless.
As an Oscar-winning actress, Beth Carmi certainly has no shortage of film appointments. Unfortunately, most of them are literary and artistic films. The key is that she has tried commercial films before, but her star luck is not very good, and she has almost no success. represent.
For this reason, Beth Carmi naturally flocked to the new film of Li Yi, a director who wanted awards and box office success.
If it was before then, she might not have much advantage, but after Li Yi announced the latest casting method, the husband-and-wife team of Beth Carmi and Roman Carmi had a natural advantage.
After all, they are a "loving" couple!
Of course, their competitors this time are equally strong.
When Beth Calmi and Roman Calmi arrived at the parlor of Mrs. Hill's pottery shop, two men and women were already there.
"Hi, Beth, hi, Roman!" One of the pretty girls greeted them with a smile.
"Hi, Linda! Long time no see!" When Beth Carmi saw this beautiful girl and the male companion beside her, the corner of her mouth twitched slightly, because she knew that her biggest competitor this time, if nothing unexpected happened , it will be the woman in front of you.
Linda Dane, a first-line female star in Hollywood, has been nominated for Oscars many times, but has not been able to win. However, Linda Dane's performance in commercial films can beat Beth Carmi.
And the most important thing is that the male companion beside her is Rogers!
Who doesn't know that Rogers previously starred in Li Yi's movie "The Sixth Sense"? This Australian actor has now entered the first-line ranks with "The Sixth Sense".
The key is that Rogers and Li Yi have a very good relationship. They first cooperated many years ago.
So, for the couple Beth and Roman Calmi, it’s easy to see who is the biggest rival.
However, they still look like good friends to each other.
"OK, everyone is here. Please come with me." At this time, Carlos, the assistant director and casting director of "The Last Days" came out, greeted everyone with a smile, and said: A gesture of invitation.
Several couples of men and women held hands with each other's partners and followed Carlos in.
The audition took place in the pottery workshop of Mrs. Hill's pottery shop.
Carlos then handed each of them an audition script.
It's the script for the classic pottery making scene in "The Love Between Ghosts and Ghosts".
In fact, many of the actors present are familiar with ceramic art. Although the script of "The Last Love" has not been released before, these people are all "successful people" in Hollywood and have their own connections behind them, so I want to find out something. Not difficult.
For this reason, before this, they all deliberately learned how to make pottery. Of course, their level was only that, but it was enough.
In this regard, Hollywood actors are actually much more dedicated than some domestic actors.
Don't look at the fact that Romain Carmi was once dubbed a "little boy" in Hollywood and was discriminated against by many awards, but in fact, his acting skills are not bad, and his professionalism is no weaker than those of movie kings and queens.
"OK, then give everyone ten minutes to get familiar with the script. Of course, during the audition, you don't have to act exactly according to the script. I only have one request. Love is sweet. I hope this clip can become a legend of the movie for many years. It’s a classic clip, so sweet and romantic, I want to see it all!”
"By the way, if you feel that your partner cannot achieve this effect, you can also try changing your partner!" Li Yi said with a smile.
Everyone's eyes lit up when they heard this.
In fact, Li Yi really felt a bit "willful" this time.
He only asked for an indescribable and wonderful feeling that could only be understood. He didn't know what it was specifically.
For these actors, this is also a difficult question.
Because what Li Yi said was more general and sweet? romantic? Everyone actually has their own standards of judgment.
The point is, they may only get one chance to show it off.
At this time, tacit understanding becomes very important.
After Li Yi finished speaking, everyone said there was no problem and then began to study the script.
Ten minutes passed in a blink of an eye.
"SO, who among you comes first?" Li Yi said with a smile.
Everyone raised their hands.
"OK, Mr. Kalmi and Mrs. Kalmi, you come first!" Li Yi named them with a smile.
In this unique audition, Li Yi did not ask anyone else to leave at all.
Of course, this is not a problem for them.
The first group has its pros and cons.
It mainly depends on their own performance!
"MUSIC!" Li Yi snapped his fingers after Beth Carmi sat down in front of the workbench.
The music melody of "Unbridled Melody" rang.
In order to restore this piece of music, Li Yi spent a lot of effort and invited Hollywood's top music producers and film soundtrack masters to restore it.
Beth Carmi is worthy of being an Oscar-winning actress, and she got into the mood quickly.
Beginning to immerse himself in pottery making, Li Yi nodded. Beth Carmi was indeed in good condition.
At least from the current point of view, she entered the role quickly and naturally.
Soon, Roman Carmi walked out with his upper body naked.
Likewise, his acting skills are also very good, and he looks like he just woke up.
Although all the other actors watching were smiling at this moment, in fact, they all looked like they were facing a formidable enemy.
Because naturally this couple has an advantage over them.
Sweetness and romance are not things that temporary lovers can express so well.
However, the next moment, Li Yi frowned.
The smiles on the faces of the other actors melted away.
In fact, there doesn't seem to be any problem with the Karmi couple's performance, but this is the biggest problem.
Because the couple did not fully express the feeling that Lai Yi wanted.
The reason why the scene of making pottery has become a classic has a lot to do with the effect shown between the male and female protagonists in this scene.
An expression or an action, even if it is very subtle, is often magnified on the big screen. Therefore, this scene is actually really difficult to act.
But if two people really love each other and are extremely sweet, it doesn't seem to be that difficult, because what Li Yi wants is feeling, not performance.
But at the moment, the Karmi couple gave Li Yi the feeling that they looked a little different, or that their performance was really just a show.
This is what made Li Yi frown.
In fact, at the beginning, Li Yi also felt that this celebrity couple should have the most advantage. After all, this scene is a very intimate scene. In this kind of scene, if the male and female protagonists do not have any real feelings for each other, If so, it would be difficult to achieve the effect.
However, Li Yi soon felt relieved.
Husband and wife, husband and wife, but husband and wife may not really love each other!
What's more, this is Hollywood, and they are all actors.
(End of chapter)
