Chinese Entertainment: Academic Director

Chapter 322 Bizarre and Wonderful Artsy People
Jude Law is actually quite an artsy type.

As we all know, every artistic person has some quirks, or to put it nicely, their dedication to art.

Jude Law's parents were teachers at the National Youth Music Theatre in the UK. He was deeply influenced by his parents from a young age, loved stage plays, and even dropped out of school to become a stage actor.

After honing his skills in numerous stage plays, he won the Laurence Olivier Award for Most Promising Newcomer for his performances on the theatrical stage.

His favorite stage play is Anthony Shafferni's "Footprints," which won a Tony Award in 1970.

After the stage play was made into a movie, Jude Law always felt that there were still many untapped essences in "Footprints," and thus conceived the idea of ​​reinterpreting the story to the audience using modern film techniques.

After filming Wong Kar-wai's "My Blueberry Nights", his idea became even more compelling.

So, they called on Simon Havel-Von and decided to remake the film.

He's now considered "successful and famous," and as long as he personally participates in the production, attracting investment is still quite easy.

Jude Law approached Harold Pinter, a renowned British playwright and director, to write the screenplay for the film. Pinter was very famous in Europe.

After Harold Pinter confirmed his involvement, the film, co-produced by Jude Law and Simon Havelvon, began to receive more attention.

They quickly secured funding for the film and decided to officially launch the project.

Then, Jude Law, who was full of confidence, received an audition invitation.

"Hey man, you'll never believe it, Michael Caine has agreed to play Andrew! This is amazing news, absolutely fantastic!"

Simon Havervon was very excited and immediately shared the good news with Jude Law upon meeting him.

Michael Caine, who played Milo in the 72 version of "Footprints," has agreed to play Andrew, which not only adds to the film's hype but is also a very good choice for the role.

Michael Caine is considered a golden supporting actor in Hollywood. He has excellent acting skills and is very suitable for playing gentlemanly roles.

"What's wrong, buddy? You seem a little unhappy. Come on, this is great news. Smile, buddy. Don't tell me you have a problem with Michael Caine. He's the one you specifically asked for."

Simon Havre-Fond made a celebratory gesture, signaling Jude Law to follow suit.

However, he was disappointed.

Jude Law pursed his lips, his eyes showing a mixture of confusion and bewilderment.

Simon Havervon finally realized something was wrong. He slowly stopped smiling and asked with some confusion, "What's going on? What happened? Something's wrong with you, buddy."

Jude Law sighed and decided to tell his good friend the truth.

"Simon, I've received an audition invitation. I'm sorry, but I feel I must seize this opportunity, so..."

He lowered his head, then raised it again, placed his hands on Simon Havervon's shoulders, and said solemnly, "Listen, buddy, if—I mean, if—I were selected, would you continue this project?"

"I……"

Simon Havervon uttered a single word in a daze, then realized what he was doing, flung Jude Law's hands away, and his expression turned angry.

Betrayal! This is blatant betrayal!

You're the one who convinced me to organize this event, and now that everything's ready, you're going to stand me up and run away!
shit!

Is this something a human being could do?
"Damn it! Have you been bewitched by a witch? What kind of movie would make you give up such a great opportunity just because of an audition invitation?"

Simon Havervon was inexplicably furious.

"Excuses! These are all excuses. Did you find making movies too difficult? You backed down, didn't you? You coward! You're a coward!"
Wake up, buddy! "Footprints" has always been your wish, your biggest dream. Are you afraid you won't make it well? Yes, that must be it.

Simon Havervon was absolutely furious. How could this be? They had done so much preparation, and the project was about to be approved, and now he was saying he didn't want to do it anymore?
"Simon, calm down, listen to me."

Jude Law placed his hands on Simon Havervon's shoulders again and applied a little pressure to calm him down.

"I've been thinking about it all night, and maybe I don't really want to remake 'Footprints' as much as I thought."

At least when I received the audition invitation, my first reaction wasn't to refuse, but to make sure I got the role. It wasn't until much later that I realized I was actually preparing for another film.

Simon Haver von stared wide-eyed, angrily asking, "What audition? Whose audition? What kind of audition could be more important than 'Footprints'?"

"It was an audition invitation from director Cao Yang. He decided to remake 'Pirates of the Caribbean,' and the role he asked me to audition for was Will Turner, one of the main characters, who would act opposite Johnny Depp."

Simon Havervon's eyes widened even more. He opened his mouth, wanting to shout a rebuttal, wanting to curse Jude Law, and even wanting to punch Jude Law a couple of times.

But he didn't take any action. He just stared blankly for a long time, then finally snorted and slumped onto the sofa.

Cao Yang's new movie, even if it's Jude Law, he'll definitely try his best to seize the opportunity.

It wasn't that I was particularly interested in this remake of "Pirates of the Caribbean," but rather that it was Cao Yang's film, and this was the best opportunity to get closer to Cao Yang.

Look at Johnny Depp. He used to be just an artsy eccentric. Before he met Cao Yang, he didn't have as many roles as Jude Law, and his fame was at most on par with Jude Law's.

But now?

What does Jude Law have to compare with Depp on?
He's a two-time Oscar winner, a member of the 20 million club, and a superstar with immense global influence.

So Simon Havervon was just angry, but he didn't blame Jude Law for his choice; he would have made the same choice in his place.

"Jude, listen to me, buddy. You've only received an audition invitation; it's not like they've confirmed you'll be in the role yet. Here's what we'll do: you go audition, and if you get rejected, we'll just pretend it never happened and continue preparing for 'Footprints,' okay?"

Simon Havervon tried to keep his tone calm.

To everyone's surprise, Jude Law shrugged and said with a wry smile:

"However, after experiencing this, I realized that I may not really want to remake 'Footprints' as much as I thought. It was just an obsession I had when I was young, not my true thoughts now."

In other words, I somewhat regret everything I did for "Footprints." I shouldn't have done these somewhat absurd things because of a childhood obsession.

Simon Havervon was instantly exasperated. Damn it, I hate these artsy types the most. Their heads are full of weird thoughts and ideas. How did I become friends with someone like that?
Am I not normal either?

(End of this chapter)