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Schwartz, as casting director, heard their discussion throughout the whole process. Others may not know why Wayne chose the troublesome Charlie Xin, but he was able to figure out the reason.

Based on my understanding of Wayne over the past few years, if Charlie Xin, who was interviewing later, performed similarly to Matthew McConaughey, then there is a high probability that the two-faced person would still belong to the latter, but now everything is different.

Perhaps in the hearts of Matthew McConaughey and his agent, they will feel that they can bring more benefits to the crew and Wayne. It is very simple. Just to win a small favor from Spielberg, it is understandable to make such a choice.

But they absolutely couldn't imagine that Wayne's thinking pattern was still a little different from that of normal people. In preconceived circumstances, whether to use Matthew McConaughey or not depends on the difficulty of his replacement.

While waiting, Charles Rowan talked about the planning of DC movies. He was quite curious about this aspect, but Warner Brothers' DC screenwriter department has a strict confidentiality system, and every screenwriter in it has signed a costly confidentiality agreement. After so long, almost no news about this aspect has been revealed.

"Do you know? Wayne."

The producer raised his eyebrows at his partner, with a serious expression and said, "I have been a DC comic fan since I was a child. I have fantasized about becoming Superman Clark Kent countless times. When are you going to start making Superman?"

“It’s hard.”

Wayne had no way to hide this, and said directly: "At the current special effect cost, if you produce Superman in the past or two years, the investment will not be less than 200 million US dollars. Moreover, Superman's ability is too powerful and it is too difficult to balance his combat effectiveness with other characters. I need enough preparation."

Superman Clark Kent is not an exaggeration to say that he is the most popular superhero. Of course, he wants to make it too early. Da Chao is a perfect weapon for ordinary movie fans with feelings.

In fact, he knew in his heart that as long as the Big Super League appeared on the big screen, no matter how the quality of the film was filmed, countless fans around the world would be rushing to pay for it. With his name, Clark Kent.

But now Warner Bros. has embarked on the right path. There is no need to do such quick success and instant benefits. Moreover, Superman is not suitable for appearing too early, otherwise even a carrier like a dream-making machine, such as a movie, would not be able to balance the abilities of each character well.

"Yes, it's too difficult."

Charles Rowan nodded involuntarily. Just think about it a little bit and you will know that Da Chao is a perfect bug compared to other heroes on the big screen now. "A God who exists on the earth, a true god walking in the city."

Clark's own ability is equivalent to an atomic bomb, and everyone has enough understanding of Superman, which is indeed too unfair to other characters."

"So, I need to lay the groundwork..."

While the two were chatting, the door of the audition room was pushed open again. This time it was Nicholas Cage. Compared to the last time he came to the studio, this time it became much more normal.

The moment he entered the door, he immediately attracted everyone's attention. He also had a skinny figure, but this time he felt completely different.

Wayne nodded gently, and it seemed that the other party had emerged from Arthur's state. Joker, this character has been ranked first in the voting of comic villains for many years. His first appearance was in the comic released by DC in 1940. Since then, this image has become a classic among villains.

Compared with the DC comic system, although there is a plot explanation in the comic released in 1951 that the Joker became the one who was not a human or a ghost after falling into chemicals, in the hearts of the public, the Joker actually has no authoritative background story or source.

This is a great thing for film and television creators. Because of its extremely vague source, the audience will no longer have preconceived impressions, and the director will not have to explain it slowly and lay all kinds of heavy foundations.

This gives the clown great plasticity. In the eyes of ordinary movie fans, he can become the incarnation of any villain, and Wayne can also adjust the timeline to allow the clown to meet the needs of story development at will, and allow the actors to give the characters different depths according to different plots and scenes.

"Let's start right now, Schwartz, you're helping Nicholas with a show."

After a few people exchanged simple greetings with each other, Wayne stared at the monitor intently, looking forward to whether the other party could bring some surprises to him.

"Harvey didn't come home."

"Of course not."

"What did you do to him?"

"me? I've been here all the time." In the same scene, Nicholas Cage's performance status was completely different from last time. This time he was no longer neurotic, and it can be seen from this point that the transformation was quite successful.

The conversation between the two continued. The clown's long lines were given to the two behind the monitor under Nicholas Cage's performance, which was quite wonderful.

"What does it feel."

Wayne directly turned off the cigarette, stared at the two of them who were performing and thought carefully for a while, then gently turned his head to look at the producer and asked.

"Strong personality charm!"

Charles Rowan replied in a low voice in surprise. "The disappointment with human nature can be seen with the naked eye. No, no, it should be a mockery of seeing through everything after experiencing the real darkness."

That's right! Wayne felt relieved. The clown must be sober after understanding all the darkness before he can show that behind his crazy behavior, his own meticulous logical concepts are supported.

"He is indeed very talented in this business, and God is chasing him for food."

Looking at Nicholas Cage who was devoted to the performance, Wayne couldn't help but sigh. In fact, in the entire plot setting of the script, he did not write any details or explanations related to the past of the clown. In doing so, he deliberately blurred the background and motivation of the clown.

Not for money or power, the only goal is to create chaos in a crazy way, so that we can only talk about the result and not the reason. Without detailed background and motivation, Nicholas Cage has now understood the state of it himself, and used a few lines and eyes and emotions to the character to show precise appeal and persuasion, which is indeed very powerful.

"That's it!" Wayne suddenly spoke and stopped the ongoing performance. It can be seen that Nicholas Cage was stunned for a while before he walked out of the character's state. "There is no need to continue. Nicholas, notify your agent to discuss contract issues with Charles. I need you to join the group as soon as possible and communicate more before the filming starts."

"That's all right?!"

Nicholas Cage obviously did not expect that the things he carefully prepared passed the other party's review before he could use them. "Are you f**king with me?!"

"Hey, if you still want to continue performing, then wait until you join the group before talking. My time is very tight, there is no need to waste it on it." Wayne smiled bitterly, shook his head, stood up and walked to the other person, reached out and patted his arm, and felt his skinny body again. "Go back and have a good rest for two days, don't put too much pressure on yourself."

"Ok, I've always looked forward to working with you again."

Reflecting from the shock, even though he was a little confused, Nicholas Cage nodded and said a few words before leaving.

After the audition work was over, Schwartz took his assistant to clean up the audition room. Charles Rowan picked up the coffee and took a sip and asked, "Are you sure you're not here to check it out?"

“No need.”

Wayne closed his record book and explained without raising his head: "His performance is very convincing and meets all my requirements. You know, Nicholas Cage just needs to come out of Arthur's form and not be affected by the previous performance. With his acting skills, this role is completely enough."

This is definitely the last good news. What he is afraid of is Nicholas Cage, holding the clown’s successful experience in the past. Now, as long as he is sure that there is no problem with the other party himself, there is no need to continue wasting time.

The two packed up their things and walked out, Charles Rowan asked, "You designed the clown like this on purpose, right? Blurry background information, blurry details of life and source of belief. In this case, if the audience wants to learn more about the clown, they will develop their imagination as the movie progresses."

"That's right."

Wayne couldn't help but sigh, indeed, none of these successful commercial producers were simple. The other party had guessed the purpose of setting it up like this before he could see the film.

To put it bluntly, it is empathy. The purpose of this method is to bring the audience into the story. He believes that when the film is released, those fans who are interested in clowns will spontaneously collect all the information about clowns in the comics, spread the lines in the movie, and then magnify the clown's figure from other leading actors, and fill in the basis for their love for him.

After the audition work that involved people's hearts, the entire core creative team breathed a sigh of relief. After the producer quickly agreed to the contract, the main actors also joined the crew. Whether they were sitting together for script reading or cooperating with each other to simulate shooting scenes, the main actors had a better environment to understand the role.

The preparations for the film are going smoothly. Compared to the long-term preparations for the first film, this film is much easier. The time is slowly entering September. With the preparations being extremely smooth, some of the behind-the-scenes personnel of the crew have already flew to New York first and started to prepare for the final shooting.

Everyone else will fly over together a week later. According to Wayne's own calculations, he will probably start shooting before October, which is earlier than he imagined, greatly increasing the risk resistance of the shooting work.