Hollywood Hunter

The black Chrysler sedan turned from California Coastal Highway One into the widened four-lane entrance of Malibu Daenerys Studios, and followed the U-shaped asphalt road to the entrance of the studios halfway through the mountain. The guard went forward to check and waved to let it go.

Entering the park, an open parking lot first appeared on the left hand side of the main road, extending to the cliff on the south side.

Less than a week after it was officially opened, the parking lot was already densely packed with cars, which shows how busy the studio is.

The destination was in the top administrative area. Chrysler passed through the busy studio area, and the Hollywood actress Joanna Cassidy in the car looked around curiously. In all, since at least her debut in the late 1960s, Hollywood has never seen a large-scale movie theater of this size, but many old-fashioned movie theaters have been sold for other purposes.

It's just that, the young man who created all of this in just a few years will be hard to surpass.

Thinking of Simon Westero, Joanna Cassidy withdrew her mind and began to calculate the upcoming audition.

Joanna Cassidy came for the role of Queen Diana Prince's mother, Hippolyte in "Wonder Woman."

The casting of the DC movie universe can be described as the most watched event in Hollywood recently.

According to Hollywood media reports during this time, Daenerys Entertainment first came into contact with Sigourney Weaver for this role.

Sigourney Weaver had just given birth and planned to take a one-year break. This was not a big problem. The schedule for "Wonder Woman" was in 1992, and filming will start next year. However, because Sigourney Weaver refused to sign multiple film contracts, and also required high remuneration and other additional conditions, Daenerys Entertainment directly chose to give up.

Joanna Cassidy has been in the circle for twenty years, and there is no shortage of sources, so I know that Sigourney Weaver actually wants this role.

Sigourney Weaver, a female star who is up to 6 feet tall, has successfully made her way into the top line with her "Alien" series and "Ghostbusters" series in recent years, but because of her height, the scene is actually very narrow. At that time, she could only play supporting roles, and the pay has not been high. Even a few years ago, she personally propped up the global box office "Alien 2", which was only $1 million.

The movie "Wonder Woman" just needs tall actresses. Daenerys Entertainment's minimum height standard for Amazon female warriors needs to be 5 feet 9 inches (175CM), which is perfect for Sigourney. Weaver, however, and the success of "Batman: Hour of War" and the grand vision of the DC Cinematic Universe are enough to ensure that even the supporting roles of the series can gain high popularity.

If you get the role of Queen Hippolyte, Sigourney Weaver can not only stabilize her position in Hollywood in the next few years, but also avoid being caught up by other actresses of the same type.

However, compared to the previous first-line celebrities as long as they show their voices, Hollywood studios will definitely be in a state of accommodation. Daenerys Entertainment’s casting of the DC Movie Universe series showed a way more than the big studio era. Be strong.

Sigourney Weaver insisted on refusing to let go of the core conditions such as long-term contracts, Daenerys Entertainment chose to give up very decisively.

Joanna Cassidy can also roughly understand why Daenerys Entertainment does this.

The development of sequels of many well-known Hollywood films was ignored because the main creative contract could not be negotiated. Some sequel projects that were reluctantly started were often dissipated because of too long delay and eventually failed. For a super large series like DC Cinema Universe involving multiple films, if the renewal contract of some actors cannot be negotiated and it is delayed, the entire Cinema Universe plan will be implicated.

Therefore, the opportunity fell on the second-tier actresses like Joanna Cassidy.

Joanna Cassidy is 45 years old and debuted in the late 1960s. Over the years, she has also appeared in dozens of film and television dramas of various types, but she has never met the opportunity to become popular. Her most famous role is just Reid The role of Sola the Snake Girl in Leigh Scott's "Blade Runner".

The agent told her that the reason she was able to audition for the role of Queen Hippolyte was because a young man admired her for beating Harrison Ford in "Blade Runner".

Yes, this was revealed by Linda Vargas, the casting director of "Wonder Woman" when she was in contact with her agent.

Linda Vargas was originally just an inconspicuous little figure in Hollywood, but she was fortunate to participate in Simon Westero’s first film "Lola Run". She was also the casting director at the time and was trusted subsequently. He has been the queen casting director of many Westeros films and is now very popular in Hollywood.

However, Linda Vargas, who has nothing to say when dealing with others, is very loyal to Simon Westeros, and those who want to get through her way basically return without success.

This is probably why she was able to become the queen casting director of Simon Westeros.

Joanna Cassidy felt that if it were herself, she would definitely do the same.

The longer you have been in Hollywood, you will be able to deeply understand how difficult it is to climb up in this circle. Most people don't necessarily encounter a chance to get a position in their lives. Linda Vargas is clearly the kind of person who can hold on to opportunities.

However, Westero appreciates that he beat Harrison Ford in "Blade Runner".

This... isn't it a hint?

The young man's preference for women is well known throughout Hollywood.

Unconsciously, she wanted to be crooked, and she even had some expectations deep in her heart. After her first marriage in the 1970s, she has been single. If something can happen to that little man who makes countless women in Hollywood look so greedy, it is really hard to resist.

Thinking about this, Chrysler passed through the second-level office park and soon came to the top administrative area.

Get off the car in the parking lot and look around. There are several office buildings with minimalist style surrounded by glass curtain walls. Although the office buildings are different in height, the overall layout gives people a very comfortable sense of order.

I am accustomed to seeing the bungalows or small buildings of traditional studios. Such a modern studio office building really gives people a refreshing feeling.

Joanna Cassidy walked to the five-story office building on the northernmost side, entered the lobby, and after a brief communication with the reception desk, she was quickly taken to the third floor. Linda Vargas was already waiting for her, and the other two An actress who will also participate in the audition has arrived early.

Everyone greeted them warmly and was taken to the dressing room to make up and change clothes.

The auditions for supporting roles such as Queen Hippolyte are very small, and the three of them are already the last three candidates and need to wear makeup to audition.

I rushed to the studio at nine o’clock in the morning. After an hour’s busy schedule, Joanna Cassidy and two other actresses finished their dresses. The director of "Wonder Woman" Martin Campbell, who has been publicly confirmed, has arrived. Several other creators behind the scenes.

After that, it took more than half an hour to take pictures, and finally everyone came to the audition room downstairs with a blue screen.

After a while, at 11 o'clock exactly, Simon Westero himself finally appeared, personally stepped forward to greet the three actresses, and then began the audition.

The three candidate actresses have been carefully selected, and there is no doubt about their basic performance skills. In addition to meeting the three in person this time, Simon also wanted to see their ability to perform in front of the scene in a virtual environment.

The DC Cinematic Universe series will use a large number of virtual shooting techniques. In order to improve these, a studio has been specially opened in the studio park for Daenerys's special effects team to conduct various types of virtual shooting experiments in real time.

For twenty minutes each, Joanna Cassidy happened to be ranked last.

Entering the audition room, there were only a few simple chairs in the spacious room except for the blue screen. Westeros and others all got up politely.

Joanna Cassidy stepped forward and shook hands with the young man, said hello, and the others sat down again.

Simon holding a notebook in his hand, without those trivial self-introduction links, succinctly said: "Ms. Cassidy, the plot is like this. Steppenwolves invade the Paradise Island and want to seize the mother box guarded by the Amazons, Queen Hippolyte. Encounter with Steppenwolf, and quickly lose after a short confrontation, and then you ask Steppenwolf’s intentions. Note that this is a virtual shooting performance. Steppenwolf is 10 feet tall. It is planned to use a combination of CG and motion capture technology to shoot. No one Play against you, OK, please start your performance."

Fully face the air freely.

Joanna Cassidy didn’t care about the slight weird ridicule when she said the last sentence to the young man, quickly brewing emotions, and then drew the saber around her waist, hacked to the right hand a few times, and in a blink of an eye, she felt He fell back to the third place like a heavy blow, barely propped up his body with a sword and said, "Who are you?"

The usual audition requires someone to cooperate with the line.

No one responded this time.

It's just that everyone in the room and the recording camera are watching her.

Joanna Cassidy did not lack this kind of resilience. Recalling Simon's introduction, she matched Steppenwolf's lines in her heart. After a short pause, her face showed Mingwu and pretentious calm expectations, and said: "Steppenwolf, why did you come to Paradise Island?"

"..."

"No matter what you are looking for, there is nothing you want here."

"..."

In addition to the bad taste of the phrase "Please start your performance", Simon has been very professionally observing Joanna Cassidy's performance, and occasionally writes a few notes in his notebook.

After a period of free play ended, Simon asked Joanna Cassidy to try several other shots.

A short twenty minutes passed quickly, and the time came to 12 noon.

Simon closed his notebook, got up again and shook hands with Joanna Cassidy, and said, "Thank you very much for taking the time to come, Ms. Cassidy. By the way, it is already noon. If there is no emergency, you can stay. Have lunch before leaving."

Joanna Cassidy smiled nonchalantly when she heard Simon's invitation and nodded: "Of course, thank you."

I was taken by the staff to remove the makeup after finishing talking. This time it was simple. After more than twenty minutes, Joanna Cassidy went to a small restaurant in another office building.

I thought it was a young man who invited him, but found out that two other actresses who participated in the audition had stayed until now, not just Westeros, Martin Campbell and Linda Vargas were all there, so lunch It became a working meal, and everyone was still talking about "Wonder Woman".

Seeing another actress who participated in the audition almost unabashedly talked with the young man who was the focus of attention from time to time, with obvious teasing in her words, Joanna Cassidy realized that she was still a little conservative.

Maybe it should be more proactive.

However, since she was taken advantage of, even though Martin Campbell and others looked indifferent, she still failed to pluck up the courage.

I was born as a model at the beginning, and I know that my maintenance over the years has been very successful.

However, to show courtesy to a little man who is enough to be his own son still makes people feel a little uncomfortable.

Thinking about this, I couldn't help but envy the men in Hollywood. Or, to be precise, the men in Hollywood power. No matter what kind of woman you like, it is taken for granted to outsiders.

Women do not have this ‘privilege’.

Today is already May 16, Wednesday.

Although I did say that I admired Joanna Cassidy's words about beating Harrison Ford in "Blade Runner", Simon had no thoughts about the other party, and the whole day's work schedule was full. Time hunts for beauty, regardless of the surrounding people may not believe it, he basically won't think about it in this kind of work situation.

After having lunch with everyone, the three actresses left, Simon and Martin Campbell discussed the results of the morning audition together.

Among the three actresses who participated in the final competition, Joanna Cassidy was originally ranked last, because she was the shortest tallest, just reaching the bottom line of the 175CM Amazon female warrior height required by Simon. The other two actors are both better than Joanna. · Cassidy is taller.

However, Joanna Cassidy has more experience in acting. Although she has not been able to get hot, she has been honed in Hollywood for two decades, even a single piece of wood is enough to get the hang of it.

So, after reviewing the morning makeup photos and shooting shots, everyone, including Simon herself, felt that Joanna Cassidy was more suitable for this role. As for height, you can make up for it with high heels.

Then I discussed the audition arrangements for other roles and some of Martin Campbell’s thoughts on the film. At three o'clock, it was an audition for another character, Queen Antiop of Hippolyte in "Wonder Woman". In the original film, this role was played by Robin White.

This time, Simon was fancy Linda Hamilton. Hamilton's image of a sturdy woman in "Terminator 2" left a very deep impression on Simon.

However, the team did not fully bet on Linda Hamilton, and three people participated in the audition.