super actress

Baz Luhrmann hasn't been having a great time lately.

He's been planning his next movie ever since the success of "Heroes of the Dance Country," and he's already had an idea.

He wanted to bring Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" to the screen again, but Baz Luhrmann didn't want to make the film adaptation directed by Franco Zeffirelli in 68, his idea More, not satisfied with completely copying the original.

He wanted a "Romeo and Juliet" that resonated with modern people, and he wanted to incorporate his own ideas.

After careful planning for a long time, Luhrmann thought of every scene in the movie from every character and role. He had a certain idea for every detail. He produced and directed the film himself, and he was determined to make the classic film a new feeling.

For this kind of movie with love as the main line, the choice of hero and heroine is very important, and Baz Luhrmann is also very cautious about this.

First of all, the actor Romeo Montague, Luhrmann hesitated for a while between Leonardo DiCaprio and Christian Bale, and finally he chose to win with "A Different Sky". Best Supporting Actor Oscar nominee Leonardo.

The reason why Luhrmann chose Leonardo is because this delicate-looking blond actor is very close to the image of Romeo he imagined when he conceived the movie, and he vaguely felt that the male protagonist of Franco's version of Romeo was called Leon Nader, and he picked a Leonardo, there seemed to be some fateful connection between them, which drove his decision.

After deciding on one of the core protagonists, the selection of other characters went smoothly, but what Luhrmann didn't expect was that Juliet, the heroine who he thought was the easiest to make a decision, would bring him so much trouble .

At the beginning, when he imagined Juliet, he actually had a candidate in mind, but the rigorous character still made Luhrmann decide to conduct a small-scale audition. He saw the classic and beautiful actress from the blonde Reese Witherspoon. Christian Richie, whose performance in "Angel of Sin" and Kate Winslet, was supposed to audition for Juliet, but she didn't make it to take on "Sense and Sensibility."

But in the end, Luhrmann chose his favorite Natalie Portman. He liked her performance in "The Killer Is Not So Cold". Weng's Juliet is the same age, which makes him

I felt that this was an arrangement of fate, so I quickly settled on her.

Luhrmann thought so at the time, but when it was time to prepare for shooting, he realized that there was a big problem.

Leonardo is 21 years old, and while he can make himself look like a teenager, when he actually stands in front of 14-year-old Natalie Portman, it's horrible, don't Speaking of romance, Luhrmann himself couldn't believe that this was a couple.

This talented Jewish girl can indeed act, but she can't play a convincing Juliet if she hasn't been in love.

Moreover, she is only 14 years old at such a young age, and she appears jerky after a little stage fright, which makes Romeo's courtship seem like a malicious molestation.

Faced with this predicament, Luhrmann had no choice but to replace Natalie Portman no matter how much he admired her. Of course, he could not replace Leonardo. This outstanding actor is not only willing to go to Sydney, Australia at his own expense to shoot some publicity The short shots used, and through the wonderful performance, Luhrmann won the financial support of the [-]th Century Fox Film Company with these promotional short films.

Leonardo played a large part in the film's ability to find a distribution company so quickly.

If even the 21-year-old Leonardo, who played Romeo, looked old to Natalie Portman, it would be even worse for Paul Rudd, who was 26, playing Juliet's fiancé Paris.

Luhrmann can't let such a young Juliet ruin an entire movie.

So he can only recast the role, which is more troublesome.

Originally, Juliet held an audition once. Young actresses with a suitable schedule and image have all attended the audition, and Luhrmann has also seen them. It's hard to find better from the original range of actresses.

So Luhrmann had to turn to his old friends, hoping to find his Juliet.

Jodie Foster suggested him Claire Danes, who had gotten some attention with Little Women last year.Peter Hall recommended his daughter Rebecca Hall, and Luhrmann heard that the English girl's Juliet at school had been favored by British newspapers, and even the prince was there to watch.

Although he would prefer to see an actress with some experience in acting, Luhrmann was a little interested in these gimmicks on Rebecca, so he also wanted to see her performance.

But what most surprised Luhrmann was that Ted Fey

Rudd recommended Rhea Nolen to him, which made him a little confused.

The candidate recommended by the heir of the Field family was completely unknown, and Luhrmann had never heard the name of this actress.

"You should see her act, Buzz, she won't let you down."

Although there is no cooperation between Baz Luhrmann and Ted Field because of their different styles of expertise, they have known each other for a long time and have a certain understanding of each other. Luhrmann knows that the other party is not a person who talks freely .

Luhrmann was a little skeptical: "This is really a high evaluation."

"Haha, I know what you're thinking, she's about the same age as Natalie Portman, she's too young, she doesn't have any representative works yet, she's too unknown, but for this kind of talent, you can't use those things Ask her, Buzz." Ted Field was very understanding of his friend's skepticism, "You know that "Jumanji" I'm working on, I auditioned several girls, and finally because of the character's age I chose I lost Kirsten Dunst, but it was Rhea Nolen who left the deepest impression."

"But you still didn't choose her." Luhrmann reserved his opinion.

Ted Field just smiled, "Then give her a chance for my sake, we have to give those Hollywood newcomers a chance, don't we?"

Although he didn't hear Luhrmann's answer, Ted Field knew that the other party had been persuaded by him, and after a few more words about the movie, he hung up the phone.

However, before Ted Field decided to make the next call, he began to hesitate again, who should he call back first.

Should I reply first to Andre Witter, the son of an industrial tycoon who has mysteriously stepped into Hollywood, or to the well-informed Metus Hugh Malloy first.

Both of these men are worthy of Ted Field's careful treatment. Ted's parents are both influential figures in the media industry. With his parents' media channels, he can learn more information than his peers.

As a man who came to Hollywood without getting the right of inheritance, Andre was too rich.

Ted is the heir of the Field family, but he doesn't feel that he is richer than Andre at all.

What made Ted even more interesting was the ICM manager Metus Hugh Malloy. This man was the complete opposite of Andre. He was a Jew from a low-level background.

Enthusiastic and alert, full of ambition to climb up.

Malloy traded a message for a recommendation from Ted.

As a broker who came up from the bottom, Malloy's news channels are too wide.

Yes, Ted sold the same thing twice.

But to be more precise, Andre was "ordering" him, and Malloy was the one who made a deal with him.

Money, power, and connections are extremely useful tools no matter where they are, but Ted Field has more experience in Hollywood than either of these two men.

And he bet that no matter what Andre really wanted to do, in Hollywood, Malloy would definitely be more successful than that superior man.

Of course, Ted Field believed that the most successful would be Rhea Nolen, who was selected by these two men at the same time, plus her talent——

Thinking of this, Ted made a decision. He skipped the men and made a phone call to the real protagonist. He also believed that there would be only a few minutes before he made the next call to congratulate her on getting the role of Juliet. too long.

"Rhea! I have good news for you. My friend is having trouble choosing a leading actress for a movie. I recommended you to him..."

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"He also had the nerve to say it as if he was recommending it to you." Hearing what happened from Rhea, Malloy was indignant, "What an old fritter!"

Rhea hadn't seen her agent for a while, and now that she saw her, she felt nostalgic, "Then how did you convince this old fritter?"

Malloy raised his eyelids and looked at her with a strange scrutiny, "I've been planning the next movie for you since I knew you got the exchange spot in Brighton Rodin, I guessed that "Little After "Woman", there will be many movies adapted from classical literature become popular, just watch it now!"

"I originally wanted to try that "Sense and Sensibility", I thought that the film produced by Columbia would at least leave some roles for Americans, but after Emma Thompson got the production rights, he chose all the British. "Malloy rolled his eyes as he said, "This movie will still be released in the United States!"

"Who would have thought that Romeo and Juliet, which I hadn't thought of in the first place, would be our last chance to catch up with this fad. I knew Ted Field knew the director and contacted him. ' Malloy answered Rhea's question,'

His agency contract at CAA is about to expire this year, and I know that the 'new changes' at ICM can provide him with more reasonable services. "

"And you can bring a new contract to your brokerage company." Rhea quickly followed his train of thought, "Did he choose you as his broker?"

Her manager finally smiled: "That's not what you should care about."

After laughing, Malloy paused thoughtfully, "Rhea, is there anyone else helping you with this role?"

Watching him for a while, Rhea recalled her conversation with Andre Vetter. Did the man offer to do her any favors?

Andrea just revealed to her that Baz Luhrmann was going to recast the cast. He didn't like losers. Rhea knew very well that she didn't expect the other party to be generous to help her, so Rhea just used this Inside sources reached out to her agent, hoping that Malloy would find a way.

"No." Rhea answered him affirmatively, "You are my only agent."

He took out a cigarette, and Malloy didn't light it but just held it in his hand, "I'll just ask, maybe I'm overthinking... I just hate being fooled."

At this moment, Rhea felt as if she had glimpsed a different personality in Malloy that had been hiding just below the surface.He looked different from the shrewd but slightly humorous man he had shown before.

The anxiety he was suppressing was so intense that if even a little bit of it leaked out, it would be unbearably terrifying.

Rhea hadn't felt this negativity from Malloy in a long time, and she thought her agent had taken care of himself, but it seemed that he was still bothered by something.

Feeling her probing gaze, Malloy quickly recovered, and he smiled, "How does it feel to fly back to New York from Brighton, and then to Sydney again, I hope it won't affect you audition."

"I'm just glad that the first semester is coming to an end." This sentence shows Rhea's confidence.

Malloy stopped, he was going to wait for her outside, "Then go, Juliet."

Pushing open the door, Rhea saw that there were already two girls waiting inside, and when they found someone else came in, they turned their heads to look at the door.

Seeing a familiar person, Rhea greeted her.

"Hi, Rebecca, I didn't think we'd meet again here."

The next moment, the brown-haired brown-eyed British girl's face turned livid.

The author has something to say:

During the mid-term, there were exams yesterday and today, so there is no second update today.

I also don't want to get stuck here qaq