atypical hollywood life

"Cut!" Baz Luhrmann pulled his hair frantically, denying an audition for an actress again.I can't wait to get on the time machine and fly back to give myself a good meal before I decide on the heroine.

See what stupid things he has done?The lead actor, Leonardo DiCaprio, is good, well acted, handsome as hell, and most importantly, very young, even Romeo, who is already 21 years old but plays a teenager People play.

The problem is the lead actress, Natalie Portman, the girl who shot to fame with "Killer Leon."Even though she is almost 15 years old, she is still not tall, and her figure is very shriveled, which is a rare thing in Western countries. Baz Luhrmann secretly speculates that this may be because of her vegetarian relationship.

But these are not important!Anyway, Juliet is young, so it would be against harmony to find an actor with a sexy body to act.

But there is one thing that bothers him very much. Leonardo DiCaprio, who is nearly six feet tall (1.82 meters), and Natalie Portman, who is only five feet two inches (about 1.60 meters), stand in the same position. Together it was a disaster.No, no, it's not a matter of height. The height difference can be made up with other things. The biggest problem is that Natalie Portman has no love experience and is too young.This made it look like Leonardo was molesting Natalie when they were making out.

"God, help me!" Baz Luhrmann groaned in pain.

He had to stop filming after discovering the problem during test shoots to audition other lead actresses, from Sarah Michelle Gellar to Jennifer Love Hewitt to Reese Witherspoon , He auditioned a bunch of actors non-stop, but unfortunately none of them stayed to become his heroine.He had to go back to Natalie Portman again, and the intimacy scene could be interpreted in another way, nothing that couldn't be solved.But probably his luck was not very good, and this time it was Natalie Portman's turn not to play.

After careful consideration, she felt that she was not suitable for this role, so she took a direct flight from Sydney to New York.By the way, I turned down another film about teenage girls, "Lolita".

This incident directly led to the suspension of the crew of "Romeo and Juliet". What else to shoot after the heroine ran away?Is the male protagonist acting affectionately towards the air?It's not "Human Ghost Love Is Ending"!

"Why don't you try Margaret Jane?" Seeing that the director was about to pull his hair out, Leonardo couldn't help but ask.

In his opinion, Margaret is obviously more suitable for this role, not to mention her five-foot-five-inch (about 1.68 meters) height, but her sturdy personality transformation skills, in her teens and thirties Easily convert between.So what if you have no experience in love? When she was 11 years old, she was able to rely on her acting skills to settle the emotional drama with Louis. Now almost three years have passed, and Margaret, who has a more mature personality, changes her face every minute. Let me show you!

"Margaret Jane? Who?" Baz Luhrmann immediately responded.

"Oh, the Best Supporting Actress in the 66th Oscar. But she disappeared after winning the award. It seems that she has retired from the circle, right?" It has been more than a year since the movie, and it has been almost three years since the movie, and there is still only one "Interview with the Vampire" hanging there alone in the works column.

"No, she didn't quit the circle, she just went to college." Leonardo's hair was full of black lines, and Margaret wouldn't know what expression it would be if she knew that others thought she had quit the circle.

"Going to college? I remember she is only 14 years old this year?" Baz Luhrmann wondered.

"There are also college students under the age of ten, don't worry about those, what do you think of the candidate I mentioned?" Leonardo rolled his eyes, and now the discussion is whether to ask Margaret to audition instead of discussing her The university question, this topic is obviously off the mark, okay?

"Do you have her contact information? Or should I contact her agent?" Baz Luhrmann finally brought the subject back.He still had an impression of the little girl's appearance. She had a very delicate European appearance, making it hard to believe that she was actually a pure American. If she hadn't been disabled, she must be very beautiful now.That's good, especially for a Shakespeare movie with the most beautiful leading man and woman ever, and it couldn't be better.

"I don't have the contact information of her manager, but I do have personal contact information. I can ask you about it." Leonardo answered him.

"Okay, you contact her as soon as possible, and it's best to get this matter done in a few days. Jill has urged me several times. The crew can't drag on like this anymore. The funds are not endless."

The producer told him several times that [-]th Century Fox is now tied to a sinking ship, and the flow of funds is almost broken.

The continuous bounce of "Titanic" has made no bank willing to provide loans for this project. In order to recover the investment, 6000th Century Fox even sold the distribution rights in North America to Paramount, asking for only [-] million US dollars.These made the top management of the entire company furious, even if James Cameron gave up the director's share and remuneration, it didn't make these people smile.Compared with the initial investment of nearly [-] million US dollars, that salary is really nothing. As for the director's share?Now including Twentieth Century Fox themselves are bad-mouthing this movie, who cares about that?

Due to the heavy financial pressure, 1430th Century Fox can only make some low-cost movies in order to earn some money back. The shooting cost of "Romeo and Juliet" has been reduced to 2000 million, which is difficult to exceed even if it is followed up with public announcements. [-] million is really sad for the behemoth of [-]th Century Fox.

You must know that James Cameron did not decide on the protagonist of the movie even after burning almost [-] million dollars.He's still auditioning and auditioning.It almost put producer Jon Landau on the verge of collapse.Well, until now he is still worrying about the male and female protagonists while sticking blades to the computer.

It was a little difficult for Leonardo to get through the phone. He made six consecutive calls at night before he was connected. After the call was connected, it was Margaret's voice with a heavy sleepiness, "Good evening, Li Oh, what on earth is it that made you call so late?"

"Are you still sleeping?" Leonardo asked incredulously.There is a seventeen-hour time difference between Sydney and Los Angeles. It is six o'clock in the evening on his side, and it should be eleven o'clock in the morning on Margaret's side. Isn't she always particular about going to bed early and getting up early?When traveling around the world, the time to wake up is never later than seven o'clock, and today you still haven't woken up?

"Ah, I went to Las Vegas with my classmates. You know we just had a holiday, and everyone was so excited. Finally, I had the opportunity to meet my seniors, so I played late, and I played at four in the morning. It took me a long time to sleep, and now I have slept for less than seven hours. So if you have something to say, don’t disturb my sleep, it’s very inhuman.” Margaret yawned and continued.

Leonardo was completely speechless, he shouldn't have hoped for the integrity of people who study at Caltech!

Every year, he heard that a bunch of MIT students went to visit Las Vegas. How could he forget that Caltech is only a four-hour drive from Las Vegas?According to Margaret's character of infinite longing for college life, she must be desperately jumping to follow the school tradition, not to mention the event of gaining insight in Las Vegas, if she can't help it. She planned the operation.

"Okay, then how much did you win?" Leonardo could only praise Margaret's ability in a casual manner, and asked casually.

"Hmm... about [-]? I'm not very good at counting cards, and I won't win as many as others." Margaret was a little unsure whether it was [-] or [-]?They were already a little exposed at the time, patronizing the exchange of chips, and didn't count them carefully.

"Pa——" Leonardo slapped his head, and he didn't know what to say, "You should be banned from entering, right?" Casinos in Las Vegas have regulations on this, and card counting is not allowed. Yes, these people will all be banned from local casinos afterwards.And because there have been students from various universities going to get experience for many years, the long blacklist is constantly adding new names.

"Ha! Comeon, Leo, although I am not a fully qualified actor, I have learned the skill of makeup at least, and with some technical blessings, no one will recognize us. Going to play again. The croupiers there were brilliant, reminded me of a movie I saw as a kid, it was so exciting."

Margaret became interested while talking, and was not in a hurry to sleep, and sat up cross-legged on the bed.God of Gamblers Gao Jin is her idol. When she was a child, she used her little uncle's mixing cup to shake the dice.

"After talking so much, you still haven't got to the point. What do you want from me?" This guy seems to be filming in Sydney now, what needs to be done to make an overseas call?

"You know the movie I'm filming right now?" Leonardo asked Margaret instead of directly answering her question.

"Romeo and Juliet?" Is there anything wrong with this play?She only remembered Xiao Li's prosperous beauty at that time, and she really didn't pay attention to anything else.It seems to have a good reputation, right?

"There are some problems with the heroine. Natalie Portman resigned. The director auditioned a bunch of actresses but couldn't find a suitable heroine. I recommended you to the director."

"Cough...cough cough, what did you just say? I didn't hear clearly?" Margaret blushed from the water she had just drank into her mouth.

Are you kidding her?What about Claire Danes?Isn't this an official pairing?Margaret didn't know anything about the shooting of the movie "Romeo and Juliet", and she didn't know the inside story of the original casting.I always thought that Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes were the male and female protagonists originally selected for the movie, but I didn't even know that the heroine was recommended by Jodie Foster to the director.Now that Leonardo recommended her to Baz Luhrmann in advance, naturally Jodie Foster would not recommend Claire Danes.

"I said that I recommended you to the director to play the leading actress. Do you have time to come to Sydney for an audition?"

Leonardo repeated his words again, secretly slandering that Meg has become less and less fun since she went to college.Surprised that nothing happened.

"Audition?" Margaret was suddenly a little dazed. She didn't seem to have had an audition. "Interview with the Vampire" had directly appointed her to play Claudia at that time, and there was no need to do anything.Is it time to finally start the routine?