hollywood draw

In the temporary makeup room in the Warner Studios studio, a thin male actor was wearing a special costume and was filled with dark red all over his body, especially the sides of the dark red helmet, with obvious yellow lightning signs.

The male actor sat in a nervous mood in front of the makeup mirror, checking his appearance over and over again. Suddenly the door was pushed open from outside, and a middle-aged man dressed as a typical agent came in.

"I've already inquired about it. What Wayne Greenberg mainly looks at this audition is whether your external image is in line with the Flash in the script."

The agent turned around and closed the door and whispered to his client: "Relax, James, you have an advantage over anyone else. Don't forget that the image of the Easter egg that appeared in "Batman: The Dark Knight" was done by you in front of the green screen. Unless Wayne Greenberg suddenly changed his mind, no one else can compete with you."

James Franco nodded silently. Although he said that, he believed that no actor could remain calm when facing such an opportunity.

For the role of the Flash, he has been preparing for several months, trying to control his thin body shape while also making himself muscles. This process is not at all good. However, all this is worth it. As long as the last level is passed today, it means that it is not far from becoming famous.

"Have you seen other audition actors?"

He asked the agent casually, and James Franko wanted to relieve the tension in his heart through constant chatting.

"Maybe I didn't notice it, at least I didn't see a famous actor." The agent shook his head and whispered: "The crew is still confidential about the character information. Even if they see those people, they can't tell it. However, there should be no competitors from you. But..."

"What?"

Shaking her head vigorously, the agent frowned and recalled carefully. Before she spoke, she listened to the movement outside the door, then lowered her voice again and said, "However, I saw Angelina Jolie, between this woman and Wayne Greenberg... She is very likely to participate in this film, otherwise she would not have appeared here suddenly."

Women like Angelina Jolie and Cameron Diaz who have a relationship with Wayne have long been unknown how many stories they have been compiled by gossip tabloids. Basically, people in the circle have more or less heard of it. No one will look down on such a woman. Fools know that it is never easy to climb into Wayne Greenberg's bed.

Before James Franco could continue to think, the agent seemed to suddenly remember something, raised his hand and slapped himself in the thigh, and leaned closer to his client and said, "According to the information I found out, I analyzed the "Flash" and it is very likely that it was filming in this studio. Someone saw the team of Industrial Light and Magic and Wayne's prop team frequently entering and leaving another studio, and it is very likely that they were making scenes."

"This is a good thing." As an actor and an actor who has participated in a little DC superhero movie, he knows that this possibility is very high, because he participated in the "Batman: The Dark Knight" Easter egg, which was in front of the green screen in the studio, and this time it was not bad.

In another makeup room, waiting for the audition was a strange combination. Next to Harvey Weinstein's huge body were two figures that were much thinner than him.

Since they arrived at this studio, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's hearts have begun to sink. It is obvious that the character who invited Ben Affleck to audition was not the protagonist Barry Allen, the Flash. They have found out that the Flash's costume was sent to another dressing room early.

"Ben, probably a supporting role."

After looking at the face of his friend, Matt Damon shrugged and comforted: "Since the crew specially invited you, it means that even a supporting role should not lack the opportunity to perform."

"Put your heart in your stomach."

With a hoarse voice, he heard from Harvey Weinstein's mouth. His sudden opening also attracted all the attention of the two people around him. "Wayne Greenberg never does meaningless things. Based on my understanding of him, since he personally spoke hello and invited you to audition, he would definitely not be an insignificant little character."

The subtext is very realistic and very clear. With Wayne's current status, if he is an irrelevant small role, he will not be able to speak in person. After all, actors like Ben Affleck have been caught in Los Angeles.

"It seems that the two times we auditioned before were not completely useless."

After patting his friend's shoulder, Matt Damon smiled and raised his eyebrows and said. It was obvious that the reason for this audition invitation was that they had a deep impression on Wayne before. This was the only reason that could be explained.

"What I worry about is that no staff has come to tell me what audition preparations are going to be done yet!"

Frowning, Ben Affleck raised his head and looked at the two people beside him, his eyes revealing a strong sense of anxiety.

Just as the three of them were thinking about this problem at the same time, the door was knocked by a clang. Matt Damon stood up and opened the door and walked in a crew member. They all knew this person, and they should have seen or heard of this person.

"Ben Affleck?"

A sound with a strong nasal sound rang out, and the woman tilted her head slightly and looked at Ben Affleck. "Where is your agent? Accompanied by the agent, I signed the confidentiality clause first, and then followed me. Someone wants to talk to you first."

"Hello, Ms. Coppola."

As the daughter of Francis Ford Coppola and all the previous events of the Golden Plum Awards, her image is obviously known to everyone in the circle. Ben Affleck greeted him politely, spread his hands, and quickly explained: "Sorry, I just fired the agent, so..."

"So that?"

Ignoring Matt Damon and Harvey Weinstein beside me, Sofia Coppola thought about it for a moment and closed the confidentiality agreement on her hands again. She raised her wrist and glanced at the time, and said in a unique tone: "Call your lawyer, you have an afternoon to do this."

After saying that, he turned around and left, regardless of the few people who looked at each other in the dressing room, he left happily. Ben Affleck and Matt Damon looked at each other, and at the same time, he saw a surprise in each other's eyes.

The audition was obvious. This was a character that needed strict confidentiality, which at least meant that this character was very important, far more important than they imagined. Otherwise, the crew would not be as strict as this.

You should know that if everything is not confirmed, you have to sign confidentiality clauses, just talk about it, and the importance of it can be imagined.

"f**k! The opportunity is here, Ben, you must seize it!"

Matt Damon slapped his friend on the shoulder and woke him up.

I was immersed in joy in the dressing room. Work in the audition room had begun for a while. The first person to enter the conference room was James Franco. At this time, he was casting director Schwartz's request and constantly posing various actions.

Wayne and Charles Rowan, who were sitting a little further behind, were whispering a few sentences from time to time while looking at the characters presented on the monitor.

"I'm sure you've made it clear with his agent?"

Turning his head to look at the producer beside him, Wayne whispered: "This character will have a lot of scenes even in subsequent DC films, so make sure that everything is foolproof."

"All the agreement is done." Charles Rowan nodded slightly. "There are strict restrictions on the salary increase in seven films, and it is absolutely no more than 20%. The first four DC series films that are the main characters will not participate in any post-production sharing. Starting from the fifth part, you can sign the salary of the post-production sharing of the film depending on the situation..."

This long contract is even more stringent than what Christian Bale and others signed. Of course, the situations faced by the two are completely different. James Franco is now just a young actor who is unwilling to ask any conditions to the crew.

Moreover, this contract has strict regulations on body size maintenance, drug control, etc., and basically Warner Brothers completely take the initiative.

"Sign up with him as soon as possible." The audition work has come to an end. Wayne once again determined the character in the monitor, nodded and said, "This guy has a very photogenic appearance and his acting skills are completely enough. There is no need to waste time for this role."

“Ok.”

Charles Rowan raised his hand and signaled Schwartz, ending the audition. Before leaving, James Franco could not help but look at them. Unfortunately, he had no hints related to the audition results.

The audition work was carried out step by step. Actors selected by Schwartz's two rounds of auditions were also constantly entering the conference room under the guidance of the staff. Wayne actually did not have too strict requirements for these main supporting roles. Basically, as long as he met the character's image and had relatively qualified acting skills, he wrote down alternative names in the record book.

Before each film starts shooting, you always have to go through such an audition work. No matter what, the work process is full of boredom, but it must be taken seriously.

"Patrick Demsey."

With a soft gurgle, Wayne made a rare direct call on the actor's resume. When he raised his head again, he realized that the audition candidates arranged this afternoon had already ended.

He opened his hands and stretched his body hard. He tore off the names recorded in the record book and put the resume in front of Charles Rowan together. "Go and talk to their agents, whoever can accept the crew's conditions will use."

"I will get the actor contract as soon as possible." Charles Rowan nodded, covered his mouth and yawned. He glanced at the clock on the wall and asked, "Angelina Jolie is trying out, do you want it..."

"Forget it, this is her last trial fitting, there is no need to watch it again." Shaking his head, Wayne waved his hand and signaled the staff to pack up the equipment. Today's audition work ended here. He got up and tidied up the buttons of the suit and asked, "Go and chat with Ben Affleck?"

Charles Rowan shrugged and said, "Okay, it's better to be sure of everything today..."