[US Entertainment] Wild Child

Leonardo glanced at Sam beside him, and he was embarrassed to ask him why he didn't lend him the game console first.He considers himself an older kid, and there is no reason why the game console is making trouble with him.

Ilmelin beckoned to him, and he opened the door to go out, saying goodbye to Susannah obediently.

"What's the matter, young man, why are you unhappy?" Ilmelin was familiar with his son's expressions and body language, and he was obviously unhappy.

"Nothing." Leonardo changed his sitting position.

"Sorry, honey, Mom can't give you that kind of family."

"Not that." He really wasn't jealous of Sam because of his family background.

Summer doesn't have time to tend to Leonardo's wounded teenage heart, as she and hundreds of other kids are busy vying for the leading role in a children's adventure movie.The film tells the story of a brat who accidentally stays at home alone and bravely fights the gangsters who break into and rob. The age of the character is 8 years old, and the actor is required to be from 8 to 12 years old.

No matter how much Leonardo and Toby looked younger than their actual age, they no longer looked like 8-year-old boys.

Summer didn't make the final list because she wasn't eccentric enough.The screenwriter recommended to the director Macaulay Culkin, a boy who previously played a child role in another movie "Uncle Buck". Macaulay was also born in 1980, less than 3 months older than Samo, and already 9 years old.

They ended up giving her a small supporting role as one of Macaulay's cousins ​​with a few lines.

This is not bad, anyway, it can be regarded as her big screen debut, she has a good attitude, something is better than nothing.

Suzanne was very happy, took her to sign a film contract, and quickly called her husband to tell her.They are very hipsters, and they bought analog mobile phones, which are still very trendy now.For Suzanne, the mobile phone is so convenient, she doesn't have to wait at home to answer the phone, and she doesn't miss an audition message or anything.

Dennis had just been transferred to the Los Angeles branch and was still getting familiar with the environment. He asked them to celebrate by themselves and have a big meal or something.

Summer said that it is just a soy sauce on the big screen, so there is no need to get too excited.

She didn't tell the other friends.

November 11th is Leonardo's 11th birthday.

Not 16, not 18, so nothing special to celebrate.It was Saturday again, so my mother made him his favorite German dish as a celebration, and took him to the movies in the afternoon.

Several classmates who get along well in school said "Happy Birthday" to him yesterday, and Samo also said "Happy Birthday" to him.In the evening Toby called to wish him a happy birthday and that was all.

Her birthday is just around the corner, on Tuesday, November 11th.

There seems to be nothing special about turning 9 years old.

Dennis and Suzanne took her out for dinner, ate birthday cake at home in the evening, and gave her birthday presents respectively.Dennis gave her a beautiful dress, and Suzanne gave her a muslin square.

She sincerely thanks her parents.

She still has the opportunity to wear skirts, and there is nothing wrong with short hair. Girls don't have to have long hair. When Dennis invites colleagues and friends to a party at home, Summer is a pretty girl.Summer who lives a double life is kind of comfortable with it, and it's fun playing the boy at school, and it's so much fun that he hasn't been exposed yet!

She imitates boys like that. Boys walk carelessly. Although they all have childish voices, boys have short vocal cords. Compared with girls of the same age, they still have a lower voice. They participate in baseball team training at school and go to the men's bathroom. There's nothing to be ashamed of, as long as you don't use the urinal, there's no danger.

On Christmas, the Brooke family went to Paris for vacation.The whole vacation was away from Hollywood, away from auditions, went to some famous spots, took a lot of photos, and had a great time.

Summer bought some gifts for his friends and put them in his suitcase.After returning home, I found packing bags to pack the presents separately, called them and made an appointment to meet at the playground in the shopping mall.

Leonardo and Toby took her to roller skating.

"Can you skate?" Leonardo squatted down, took off a shoe for her, and checked the shoe size.

"Yes." She nodded.

Toby asked: "Is Paris fun? Where have you been?" Traveling abroad has never happened to him.Because Leonardo goes to Germany every summer vacation, he can be regarded as a small traveler, and he has rich experience in going abroad and flying by himself.

"I went where everyone went, Versailles, Louvre, Fontainebleau, these places. My father didn't like art museums, but he still took me to see the Orsay Museum and the Pompidou Museum."

"Wow!"

"The Pompidou is more interesting, a lot of modern art."

"Look at you, you're going to be an artist." Toby pinched her cheek.

Leonardo brought her roller skates of the right size, and she put them on by herself. Toby and Leonardo took her hand one by one and led her around in circles.

"Do you guys hang out often?" she asked.

"Sometimes." Toby was the calmer one. "Leo is such a silly guy. Sometimes I think he's not 15 years old, but only 5 years old."

Leonardo made a grimace, "No way!"

There was a seven-month difference between them, and sometimes Toby did look like the older one.

The two older boys were quickly distracted by the girls in the rink.

"Look, that girl is nice." Leonardo signaled Toby to pay attention to one of the girls.

"Which one? This one in a red coat?"

"Yes, it's her."

"Well... she's too old, maybe 20 years old."

"Nonsense! Only 18 years old at most!"

"A girl her age must have a boyfriend—look! Isn't that guy as stupid as a bear?"

The teenagers were talking nonsense with impunity.Summer did not comment on this. In her opinion, Leonardo and Toby are no different from the boys next door. They will become superstars in the future, but now they are just reckless boys who will judge strange girls.

She didn't notice that sometimes she didn't speak like a 9-year-old child. There was no way, the forgotten childhood couldn't be repeated.

Once school started, it was back to normal: classes, auditions, biweekly trips to Burbank for shots of her recurring roles. Flew to Chicago, Illinois for a week over spring break in March to shoot scenes of her in Home Alone.

There were a lot of kids on set, and the child actors were all shot during spring break, with the exception of lead Macaulay Culkin.He had to stay on location for three months, and according to federal child labor laws, his working hours were limited to five hours a day, and he was not allowed to work after 3 pm.

This made the shooting work very tense.

Macaulay is the number one male with the most shots, which means that it is impossible to go to school and work at the same time. The film crew found him a tutor to help him with his homework.

There is no homework during spring break, and most child actors can play together, except for Macaulay, whose parents watch him very closely and forbid him to play with other children.

In order to pretend that "I am a normal 9-year-old child", Summer still sometimes plays with other children.

She is more cautious among child actors, and children tend to have terrible instincts, which may expose her.Fortunately, this situation did not happen, Suzanne was very careful not to let any accident happen.

After filming, I flew back to Los Angeles.

Agent Eileen Kepler gave her another audition, still a pilot, a remake of last year's family comedy "Parenthood," which was directed by Ron Howard Decided to adapt the movie into a series.

Leonardo, Toby, and Summer all auditioned for the part of Gary Buckman.The character is a 13-year-old boy, played by Joaquin Phoenix in the film version.Jacques is the same age as Leonardo, both are 15 years old this year, but he is already a well-known child star. He also has an older brother who was born as a more famous child star, River Phoenix.

The Phoenix brothers can be said to be representatives of child stars born in poverty. All five of the Phoenix brothers and sisters have signed to the famous child actor agent Iris Burton. Iris's clients also include Spielberg's science fiction film " Henry Thomas, the young hero in ET, and Kirk Cameron, the eldest son in the hit sitcom Growing Pains.

When Leonardo talked about the Phoenix brothers and sisters, he was somewhat envious and angry. He said that Irmelin took him to find Iris a few years ago, but Iris didn't even see him.

Toby secretly made a face at Summer, "Look, he's always thinking about these unimportant things."

But they all understand how important it is to have a strong agent. Of course, the most important thing in the agent industry is resources. Whoever knows more famous directors and producers is more likely to be the agent's client. Sell ​​it, like Macaulay Culkin.Therefore, it is very important to be familiar with each other, and all the young actors who can make a difference are all villains.

Summer was first dismissed because he was too young.

Then, they met at an audition for another series, an adaptation of Francis Ford Coppola's 1983 film "The Outsiders," which brought together a group of young people who were unknown at the time Actors, now among these young people, there have been big stars who can stand alone at the box office, such as Tom Cruise, who was only a supporting role at the time.

Summer was also too young to even enter the first round of auditions.

Leonardo's luck seemed to strike when he first landed a cameo role in the "The Little Godfather" pilot and then signed on to play Gary Buckman.

Then, they finally get word that Summer is going to be in a Christmas movie.

Leonardo was very angry that the little guy never told him about it, and couldn't help but taunt her in the school toilet, "Look, our big star is here!" The status of TV actors and movie actors is huge. It's different, being on the big screen means you are an "actor".

Samo didn't understand why, and stared at him with wide eyes, "What did you say?"

"Aren't you going to make a movie?"

"So?" It's a bit inexplicable, okay?She went into the toilet cubicle, closed the door, took off her pants, and sat on the toilet.

Leonardo thumped the door a few times, "Why didn't you tell me?"

"Leo, go away."

"I thought we were friends." Wronged.

"Friends don't tell each other everything, so you won't tell me everything." Pull up your pants, press the water tank button, and come out to wash your hands. "I'm not your best friend, even in school, your best friend is not me."

It seems to be right.

"Besides, I only took a few shots, and a few poor lines, maybe after the release, there will be no lines at all. Didn't you say that if you don't have lines, you don't have a role in it." This is a default According to the rules, showing your face is not counted, and you must have lines to be regarded as a worthy character.It is not too common for a small supporting role to be cut to a line in the end. The meaning of a supporting role is dispensable.

The boys next to him laughed.

Half of the students in the Creative Art School want to be child actors, and they will always see them in various auditions. Summer and Leonardo, who have already played roles in TV dramas, can be regarded as starlets in the school.

Summer glared at them, "Smile!"

Because of the homework writing business she started in school, she is still doing well, and she has never been bullied, and the children in the upper grades even take the initiative to cover her.In terms of sports, she is good at baseball and basketball. She can play with other children and won't be looked down upon because of her young age.

A child made a face, took out a cigarette case, and said, "Here is one. You are already 9 years old, so-so, 10 years old, and you have reached the age when you should learn to smoke." It was really not to laugh at her.What boys are most afraid of in school is being laughed at by their peers, so they will try things that other people are playing, such as smoking, such as discussing girls.

Children in the ninth grade have already reached puberty, girls' breasts are beginning to become full, and those who develop earlier are already turbulent. It is not uncommon for girls in the sixth grade to have stalwart breasts.Boys enter puberty a year or two later, but they all know what "secondary sex characteristics" are in the ninth grade. Apart from secretly smoking in the men's bathroom, of course they will also talk about girls.

Summer was the only child in the school who was under the age of 10. The boys never thought about letting her hear their discussions. Sometimes the words were so obscene that she frowned.

Once the boys realized that she was there, they were somewhat embarrassed, and urged her to get out.Summer always rolled his eyes and hurried away.

Although Leonardo started smoking secretly early on, he didn't want her to try it too early, so he pushed her, "Don't, wait until you are really 10 years old."