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Casting for the movie "300 Spartans".

Zucker, Kevin Feige, and Zach Snyder were a little excited after a few rounds of viewing mirrors. After all, many of the actors who came to the scene were famous guys, but at the same time they were a little worried. .

It's hard to choose!

"Good guy, there are a lot of big names here for the actor's role." Kevin Feige said in surprise.

"Yes."

Director Zach echoed: "Keanu Reeves is tall and handsome. With a little exercise, he can definitely play the role of King Leonidas. The key is that he is famous! "Dangerous Relations", "Life and Death" , "Breaking Point" have achieved quite good box office in the world, if he can play King Leonidas, it will add extra box office for us."

"That's right."

Kevin Feige nodded in agreement.

For a time, Zack and the two all focused their attention on Zuck.

Zach is the director and Kevin is the second producer, but the main actors and actresses of the film are finalized, and Zucker is still in charge.

If Zucker doesn't nod, no one will be able to speak!

"Cough cough~"

Zucker pondered for a while and said, "Keanu is famous, I know. I'm also sure that after some exercise, his figure also echoes the role of King Leonidas. But..."

Talking is talking, once the word "but" is mentioned, then the preceding is equivalent to talking in vain.

Immediately, the two of Zach were shocked.

"I don't deny that Keanu is excellent, but he doesn't have that kind of kingly temperament. The key roles of fearlessness, bravery, roaring, roaring, domineering, etc., Keanu plays a bit out of line. He is the kind of cool temperament. Actor. Acting as the king, he is almost mean."

Zucker explained patiently.

"Uh......."

Zach was stunned, but still a little unwilling: "Boss, Keanu lacks those factors you mentioned, but I believe that under my training, these are not problems. Well, even if it can't achieve that kind of king's bearing, It's alright."

as a director,

Who doesn't want to work with a famous actor?

MMP!

Hearing this, Zu Ke immediately rolled his eyes!

Damn Zach, don't I know Keanu is famous! But just because he is famous, the price is also high!

According to today's market, Keanu Reeves plays the leading role, and the price is at least 10 million US dollars, or even higher. Moreover, the brokerage company behind it might have to fight for the corresponding box office share for him!

What?

Are you saying that Zucker and Keanu are not friends?

Ha ha!

"Business is business, and friends are friends."

The two must not be confused.

Zucker does not deny that Keanu is a very good actor. He has gotten along well after knowing each other for more than a year, but he also deeply believes that he is not suitable for a role like King Leonidas.

The role of King Leonidas is the core of "Spartan 300 Warriors", and it is the soul of the whole film. Once the choice is wrong, don't say it will increase the extra box office. !

Therefore, being cautious is definitely not an empty talk.

"Boss, Viggo Mortensen, what do you think?"

Zach suggested again: "He is 1.8 meters tall and has good muscle lines. He has also played "king" roles. I think he can play the leading role."

Huh?

Zucker couldn't help but let out a sound of surprise.

Viggo Mortensen, of course Zucker knew him.

You know, he will play the role of Aragorn in the "Lord of the Rings Trilogy" in the future, and he is very domineering. The popularity of his character has stupefied the protagonist of the Fellowship of the Ring.

"Then what are we waiting for, let him look into the mirror and then talk about it." Zu Ke decided immediately.

........

Actor Viggo Mortensen walks into the mirror scene.

At the moment, the three of Zucker looked at Viggo Mortensen, whose height of 1.8 meters and clear muscle lines were still good, leaving a good impression on Zucker and others.

"Mr. Mortensen, this is the script, you play this part." Zach said.

"Okay." Viggo Mortensen responded, and began to read the script, brewing emotions.

The three of Zhu Ke were not in a hurry and waited with great interest.

10 minutes later!

The script that Zac gave to Viggo Mortensen was about when Sparta was in a desperate situation, when the Greeks and Arcadians felt unable to defeat the Persian army and persuaded King Leonidas to retreat with them.

"This war is over!"

Zach cooperated in an Arcadian tone.

Viggo Mortensen, oh no, from this moment on, he is King Leonidas!

He immediately scolded coldly: "Shut up! It won't end until I say the war is over."

"We will be surrounded by the ghost armies of the Persians, and the Thermal Pass will fall. We will not be able to defeat Xerxes, they are too strong!"

Zach continued to persuade.

King Leonidas looked at the leader of the Arcadians with disdain, turned to face the few Spartan warriors, opened his arms, and shouted with all his strength: "Spartan warriors , prepare to fight to the end with glory!"

"glory?"

"You are crazy!"

"Where is the honor to fight? You can only choose to retreat, surrender or die."

At this moment, the leader of the Arcadians looked at King Leonidas with idiot-like eyes, and continued to persuade them to retreat together.

"Humph!"

King Leonidas looked at him and snorted: "The choice is easy for us, Arcadians! The Spartans will never back down! The Spartans will never surrender! Spread these words and let Every Greek knows the truth, let them find their conscience. Since you're here, think about it."

After speaking, he turned to look at the group of Spartans.

The face was cold and full of smiles, which seemed extremely contradictory at this moment, but it was extremely reasonable.

Because he is the king of the Spartans!

"Brothers, the Spartans never back down, never surrender, this is the law of the Spartans!"

"According to Spartan law, we must fight to the end for Sparta!"

"It's not a pity to die."

"A new era has come, an era of freedom has come!"

"The world will know the 300 warriors of Sparta, defending freedom and fighting to the death. A hundred years later, a thousand years later, we will still be remembered by the world, and we will always be in the annals of history~!"

King Leonidas looked at everyone present with calm eyes, and suddenly roared again: "Prepare breakfast, everyone is full. However, tonight we will eat and drink in hell~!"

The play ends.

clap clap ~!

Zucker, Zach, and Kevin immediately applauded and expressed their approval.

"Viggo Mortensen, the hero is yours!"

Zucker made a decision on the spot, and didn't say anything like waiting for the notification.

......

In fact, when he decided to cast Viggo Mortensen as King Leonidas in "300 Spartans", Zucker had considered the role of Gerald M. Butler, still to play.

But!

Gerard Butler, who is only 27 years old now, is just a rookie who has just entered Hollywood for two years, and his experience and ability are not sufficient for this role.

After all, in the original time and space, "300 Spartans" was filmed in 2005, not the current 1998.

He is so tender now!

On the other hand, Viggo Mortensen is different. At the age of 40, he is at the peak of his life, and his experience and acting skills are also at the peak, not to mention his role as Aragorn in the future "The Lord of the Rings Trilogy". But a very domineering man!