Legendary Hollywood Director

Tom Cruise is an actor, he also has the ability to distinguish the depth of the role.

And there is no doubt that Kayden - Ian has a considerable performance space.

After reading the character biography, he only felt a little itchy in his heart.

Whether it is from a policeman to an undercover agent, or a complete rebellion from an undercover agent, the entire psychological struggle is deep enough that it can be seen as an invisible tug-of-war between the concept of good and evil and the cruel social reality.

Killing for the sake of killing, brotherhood, love, the police's defense and the guilt of killing a brother, incomparably cold, bit by bit annihilate Cayden-Ian's humanity, strangle the last bit of persistence in him, and then completely into the dark.

This kind of performance with a large contrast between the characters before and after, with both forbearance and explosiveness, can be imagined as a challenge for the actors.

He was moved.

Lyman, why did his boss choose him as an undercover agent in the first place, and he has to beware of him everywhere. Tom Cruise raised his head and asked his doubts when he read the biography.

Because the mask has been worn for a long time, I can't take it off. Do you remember what his boss said before thinking of this method? In the undercover business, it is common to have dissent and mental breakdown. He is a I don't want to implement this plan.

Okay, Tom Cruise expressed his understanding, holding the biography, then...

For a moment, he didn't know what to say.

So, you don't want to, because the character is the biggest villain? Lyman's joke made Tom Cruise stunned, then chuckled, Of course not, I just don't know how to express what I want determination to act.

Haha. Lyman said with a smile, Actually, you haven't read the actual script yet. If you read the whole story, I think you will be more interested.

Tom Cruise admired Lyman's confidence and said, So, can I get this role?

As soon as this question came out, Lyman did not answer immediately, but put away his smile and looked at Tom Cruise's eyes quite seriously, and said, Tom, I want to emphasize one point first, once you enter my crew, you will You have to follow the arrangement of the crew, especially in the daily shooting, can you do this? Lehmann spread his hands, expressing helplessness, You know, if you don't obey the requirements, then the shooting will probably be lost. It's a mess, and I don't want the rules of the actors to be bigger than the entire crew, can you promise?

Lehman's unexpected remarks also made Tom Cruise think seriously, and finally he said: What else do you need to say at one time, otherwise we will have to bargain again.

Sure enough, Tom Cruise's attitude towards the role is obvious, he is very determined.

I'm still a little unclear about your salary... If it's too expensive, I think the crew will have a hard time affording it. Lehmann said politely. After all, the condition for downgrading the salary is to change the setting of the story, which is not changed now, and I don't know if the joining conditions will change.

This is also a question that Ryman is very concerned about. Although he left salary space for filming Bad Guy, when he thinks about the salary of Heath Ledger and Nicolas Cage, it must be because of the good market performance of Fury. increase, this aspect also needs to be taken into account.

But Tom Cruise was far more courageous than Lyman imagined, and at this time he said directly: I can promise you in this regard,

How about $8 million plus a 5% North American box office cut?

Tom Cruise has been in Hollywood for nearly 20 years, and he has a clear understanding of the market in the industry. Although he seldom does something like taking the initiative to reduce his value, he has done a very good job.

Lehman didn't say anything else, this condition can be said to be a big concession, and he simply stretched out his right hand, After you sign the contract with Paramount, I will send you a complete script, you can cooperate more. Actual and scene ponder your own role changes.

Tom Cruise couldn't be more satisfied with Lehman's recognition, and once again showed a hearty smile on his face, he grabbed Lehman's right hand, Then, just wait for my news, I'll wait and see. , how wonderful the story you tell will be.

certainly.

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After leaving Tom Cruise's mansion, Ryman hitched a ride to Warner Studios.

Walking into the rented main studio No. 3, Ryan, Thomas and others have already started to get busy.

As the saying goes, if the army has not moved, food and grass will go first.

Although the actors were not found, it did not prevent Lyman from starting some preliminary work when preparing for the shooting.

It takes time to pick a location and start prepping the costumes, props and sets ahead of time.

There are also equipment that each department needs to use during the shooting period, and they should also be prepared.

Ryan was leading the set team to discuss the set issues during the shooting, when he saw Lyman walking over.

Lyman...

director......

Director Lyman...

The set crew took the initiative to greet them, and Lyman nodded to them one by one, then walked up to Ryan and asked, How is it? Are the cameras we want here?

Europa Pictures is still very reliable. Ten Sony cameras of the latest model have been bought for us. They will be here next week at the latest. It will definitely not affect our shooting work.

Well, although it's not in a hurry, keep an eye on it. Lehman still warned.

Yeah. Ryan nodded.

Also, Ryman asked again, how was the negotiation with Paramount Pictures about the location?

Now it is more and more popular to go to overseas areas for filming, and the tax rebates are what you fancy there. Naturally, Bad Guy will not stay in Los Angeles for filming all the time. Although the United States will always shout slogans to support the film, it will give The reality is far from much.

Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, France... A series of place names were reported by Ryan, and he went on to say: The conditions for tax rebates are generally somewhat different, but the differences are not very big. The Ramon people have no idea, but Europa Pictures wants us to go to France to shoot.”

Will this year's subsidy option be added to us? Lehmann was a little surprised.

In other words, although countries such as France, the United Kingdom, and Germany also subsidize the taxation of film shooting, most of them are digested internally, and even the quota for each year will be divided up by local film companies at the beginning of the year. This is also the reason why countries such as Australia and New Zealand have quickly become popular filming locations: they treat them equally and give tax rebates as long as they meet the standards.

Well, Europa Pictures secured a spot for us.

Then choose France. Lehmann doesn't care about this aspect, anyway, whoever has the biggest discount will shoot wherever.

What about the actors? Tell me about the audition application.

The main character of the film has long been determined.

If there is no accident, the undercover will be played by Tom Cruise; the fraternity who fights side by side with the undercover gang will be played by Nicolas Cage; the second person in the gang, who will also compete with each other in the future, will be played by Heath Lay Played by Jay.

This is something Lehmann has considered, and they have been designed according to their respective images.

The character like Nicholas Cage was killed all the way from a gangster, and he has a good personality, and the most important thing is loyalty; while the character of Heath Ledger is a bit moody, likes to kill the whole family, and is very neurotic. There are quite a few shadows of the clown in later generations, but the clown is more crazy and has a more eccentric personality.

As for other characters such as police officers, gangsters or undercover wives, informants, etc., there are no targets at all.

In other words, he has a general character image, but only needs specific reference actor candidates.

The situation is not bad. As soon as the news that we are going to recruit roles spread, a lot of people signed up, and CAA, Williams and other brokerage companies also sent a batch of lists, do you want to take a look?

Ryan hands Lyman a few registration forms.

Lyman looked at the first one, which was provided by CAA. There were 6 candidates in total, and they recommended Morgan Freeman for the role of the undercover boss with the heaviest remaining roles. As for the other roles, they were Aaron Eckhart. , Gray Ash, Harvey Porterfield.

The corner of the undercover wife recommended Gwyneth Paltrow.

I have to say that CAA is still very powerful. Although Lehman has always been committed to making his studio not allow too many people from CAA to intervene, Lehman felt that their recommended list was not bad for a while.

CAA also made full use of their advantages. Not only did they tailor the selection list of actors based on the setting of the characters in the script, but they also had enough actor resources to do so, and they could also pick one out of ten, which was suitable and high-quality—— This shows CAA's confidence in the fact that they only recommend one actor for each role.

It can only be said that CAA is worthy of being CAA.

Notify all of these lists and ask them to prepare for auditions. Let's choose a time to screen them.

After reading these recommended candidates from major brokerage companies, Lehman also saw many familiar names, such as Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Alba, Vanessa Pablo Ladis...

But in any case, before the official audition, it is impossible to rashly set the role, and Lehman is not familiar with them. What is the use of knowing the name.

Unlike Heath Ledger, Nicolas Cage and other actors who have worked with him, everyone has a basic understanding, and it will be very straightforward when working together like this.

Just like Heath Ledger only heard Lyman say that he wanted to vacate the schedule from April to June, and immediately agreed.

Can't compare.

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