Director: The special effects are too expensive, so I had to make real shots

Chapter 200 This lineup, the great cause of nuclear construction belongs to it
"Hello, Director Zhan."

Xu Nuo is having a video call with the famous Hollywood director Jamberland.

The last time Director Jamberland came to China, Xu Nuo had a lot of exchanges with him, and got to know this world-class director who is regarded as a film master.

In Hollywood, Jamberland is one of the few directors who doesn't blindly use black actors in his movies. Unlike other Hollywood movies, he uses black actors for any role.

It is said that Hollywood is preparing to shoot a live-action version of "Snow White" recently.

Xu Nuo had a good impression of director Jamberland, and having seen his works, he felt that the director's talent, fame, and status were a bit like the complex of three directors in Hollywood in his previous life.

With his status, if Xu Nuo is looking for an actor for the filming of "Oppenheimer", it would be perfect for him to recommend or introduce him.

but.

Before that, Xu Nuo still wants to be polite, first ask director Jamberland how his "Mulan" is going.

"Director Xu, I heard that your "Oppenheimer" movie crew has already obtained the movie's core props?"

Director Jamberland first asked about Xu Nuo's movie.

"Yes, I wonder if the filming of "Mulan" directed by Zhan is going well? How is Zhou Youqing doing?"

After Xu Nuo answered, he also asked about the situation of the opposite movie.

"Wow, I have to say that the actor Xiao Zhou you introduced to me, Director Xu, has the image and temperament of Hua Mulan in my mind. It is very similar to how the word Huaguo describes it. That's... well, it's like a Valkyrie."

Director Jamberland couldn't think of describing Zhou Youqing's feelings when she played the role of Mulan in the filming of "Mulan".

"Women don't give way to men? Are you heroic?"

Xu Nuo said two adjectives.

"That's right, it's heroic, and it's also used to describe Hua Mulan. I think Ms. Zhou Youqing played this role very well. Now the filming progress has come to an end."

After confirming the description, Director Jamberland said with satisfaction, and at the same time told Xu Nuo about the filming progress of "Mulan".

Directors in the United States have long and short filming cycles, but they are definitely not as fast as Xu Nuo.

On this blue star, only Xu Nuo can make a movie in a short period of time and also achieve a good box office result.

But in fact, Xu Nuo doesn't finish a movie in two or three months, it's just the shooting time, there are various preparatory work before the shooting, which is the most time-consuming and energy-consuming.

For example, Xu Nuo is now preparing for the filming of "Oppenheimer", that is, choosing actors.

"It seems that Director Zhan's "Mulan" is progressing quite smoothly. I would like to congratulate Director Zhan in advance for your "Mulan" to be a global hit."

"Thank you, Director Xu, for your blessing. What about your "Oppenheimer"? I am also very much looking forward to your "Oppenheimer" achieving a good result."

Director Jamberland, like Xu Nuo, is looking forward to each other's works.

"Now my "Oppenheimer" is still in the preparation stage, but now I am a little worried that the choice of actors has not yet been finalized."

Xu Nuo did not "take the initiative" to ask Director Jamberland to recommend Hollywood actors for him.

It's better to let the other party talk about this kind of thing.

Perhaps this is Huaguo's art of speaking.

"Then Director Xu, is there anything I can do to help you? I know a lot of actors in Hollywood, maybe they have suitable actors for "Oppenheimer", what kind of actors are you planning to use?"

Sure enough, just as Xu Nuo expected, when Xu Nuo talked about this, Director Jamberland finally took the initiative to say that he would help Xu Nuo.

"I think since it's a movie like "Oppenheimer" and it involves the Manhattan Project, which is well-known all over the world, it should be more appropriate to use more famous actors. What do you think, Director Zhan?"

Xu Nuo said some conditions for the actors he wanted to use.

The most important of these is "high reputation". Of course, there must be another potential condition, that is, good acting skills.

But to be honest, Xu Nuo is not touting the actors in Hollywood. The most popular actors in Hollywood are actually not bad in acting.

This is not the same as in the country.

There are two types of actors who are popular in China. One is the kind that has been acting for more than 20 or [-] years, from the [-]s to the [-]s, and then to the [-]s. Jackie Chan and Andy Lau in the previous life on Earth.

The other type is traffic actors, who are very popular, but their acting skills are not flattering.

"It really should be like this. If it were me, I would also choose popular actors."

Jamberland recognized Xu Nuo's criteria for selecting actors.

"I think you should be more familiar with Hollywood, Director Zhan. Which actor do you think is suitable to play Oppenheimer?"

Xu Nuo saw that Director James Lane said that he could help him, so he stopped doing it.

"In Oppenheimer's words, according to Oppenheimer's age at the time, first of all, it should be suitable from the perspective of age. , Mann Kidd and the others are pretty good.”

Director Jamberland recommended it to Xu Nuo.

"Well, indeed."

Xu Nuo agrees with Director Jamberland.

Castor, Zorn, and Mann Kidd are all well-known young and middle-aged actors in Hollywood, USA, in this parallel world, and they all look around 40 years old.

And Oppenheimer in 1945 happened to be 41 years old.

If you want to meet Oppenheimer in terms of age and temperament, then you must not find it among the top Hollywood actors.

The few recommended by Director Jamberland, in terms of popularity and popularity, should be Hollywood actors in the range of first-rate to lower-rate.

There must be both popularity and acting skills, and this is also the best choice range for Xu Nuo to choose Oppenheimer's actors.

It just so happens that these three actors, Xu Nuo, have known each other before.

Among them, Mann Kidd is the most in line with the "big guy" temperament of Oppenheimer in Xu Nuo's mind. The most important thing is that compared with Oppenheimer's historical photos, he really has a bit of a similarity. .

This is very critical.

If you can find an actor who is more like the prototype when shooting a biographical film, that would be great.

"Director Xu, has anyone told you that Mann Kidd is a bit like Oppenheimer in his youth?"

Director Jamberland asked suddenly.

"Really, from this point of view, Mann Kidd is indeed a more suitable actor for Oppenheimer."

In fact, Xu Nuo felt that Oppenheimer was quite suitable for the actor after seeing Mann Kidd's information at the beginning.

Director Jamberland is looking for actors to recommend actors, mainly for other roles. Even if it is not the protagonist, Xu Nuo still intends to use Hollywood's top-level actors.

"Director Xu, if you need it, I can contact some Hollywood actors to audition for you. I think your "Oppenheimer" should be useful."

Director Jamberland offered to help Xu Nuo contact Hollywood actors.

"That's really great, thank you so much Director Zhan."

When Xu Nuo saw Director James Lane say that, he naturally wouldn't refuse. With the help of Director James Lane, he contacted and asked all the big names in Hollywood to audition. This was exactly what Xu Nuo wanted.

"Director Xu, you are welcome. You are able to shoot the movie "Oppenheimer". We here in Hollywood feel very good. In addition, you have introduced the actor Zhou Youqing to me, so I naturally want to. What is the gift? "

"Reciprocity!"

"Yes, reciprocity is courteous."

Jamberland naturally wanted to help Xu Nuo choose actors sincerely, because he felt that Xu Nuo was a very good young director, and after time, his achievements would definitely be much higher than his own.

Such a director who can create more miracles in the film industry, Director James Lane throws out other elements from the perspective of his own directorial career, there is no reason not to appreciate Xu Nuo.

After the video call with Director Jamberland, in the next two or three days, Xu Nuo got in touch with several big-name actors in Hollywood.

About how big a celebrity level it is.

It is estimated that it is equivalent to Robert Downey Jr., Dwayne Johnson, Gal Gadot, and Matt Damon on the earth in the previous life.

So Xu Nuo began to audition for his film "Oppenheimer".

Since these big-name Hollywood actors are not in China, Xu Nuo is going to conduct an online video audition for this audition.

Xu Nuo's current technology is very mature, and it is more convenient to conduct online auditions.

"Old Xu, all you are looking for are big-name actors in Hollywood. Good guy, how high is the budget of "Oppenheimer" this time? The all-star cast is the most expensive."

On this day, He Feiyang was in Xu Nuo's Nanshan Smart Villa to report to him the preparations for the crew. When he saw the list of actors to be cast for Xu Nuo's "Oppenheimer", he was shocked, okay?

Looking at the list at a glance, good guys, all of them are well-known actors in Hollywood. As long as the audience has watched Hollywood movies a little, they can basically call out these names.

"Although the remuneration of these actors is indeed high, but this time for "Oppenheimer", the remuneration I gave must be lower than their usual price for commercial blockbusters, and there are also director Jamberland and Millican. In some cases, when calculated comprehensively, the pay is actually much lower.”

Xu Nuo smiled and said to He Feiyang.

For the United States, this "Oppenheimer" is actually a bit like a big business here in China. For American Hollywood actors, being able to play this "Oppenheimer" is to promote their American creation. The glorious deeds and history of the atomic bomb, so there is actually a lot of room for discussion on the remuneration.

"That's right, but even if the salary can be negotiated to be lower, with so many big names added up, it will cost a lot of money."

He Feiyang believes that the remuneration must still be a big spender.

"That's natural."

Xu Nuo nodded.

As for the salary, since Xu Nuo has decided to choose an all-star lineup, he is already mentally prepared to spend a lot on the salary.

Xu Nuo is not short of money, and it is not considered to be used for traffic stars. Although these all-star Hollywood actors are paid high, at least their strength is not bad.

The most important thing is that Xu Nuo's core consideration is that he must complete the "Oppenheimer" film project, so as to get the final film task reward.

If an unknown actor with a low salary fails to bring in the box office at that time, making the movie task impossible to complete, then the gain outweighs the loss!

"The one who will be auditioning later is Hiat Kaye, right?"

He Feiyang looked at the list of audition actors, and asked Xu Nuo with a smile.

"Yes."

Xu Nuo stared at He Feiyang, why couldn't he see what he was thinking?

But it happened that I asked him to help me audition actors together, so I will also let him be with me when I audition for Hiat Kay later.

"Hey hey hey, then we have to do a good audition, this Siyat Kay is a beautiful superstar actress in Hollywood before."

It was the first time that He Feiyang came into contact with a world-class superstar actress of this level.

If this Hiat Kay was more than ten years earlier, she would have been world-class in terms of appearance, acting skills, and fame. Even now, she is very famous.

The role she auditioned for was Oppenheimer's wife, Katherine Oppenheimer.

Besides this actress, there was Oppenheimer's lover, who also needed an actress.

"Boss, Ms. Hiat Kay is ready for auditions."

Assistant Wen Ruohan reports to the boss.

"Okay, let's get started with Ms. Hiatt Kay then."

Xu Nuo nodded.

The audition took about an hour. Xu Nuo chatted a lot with Hiat Kay, but it didn't take an hour. Xu Nuo also satisfied He Feiyang and asked her to talk to Hiat Kay chatted.

It took an hour to go back and forth like this.

Xu Nuo can basically confirm that this actress will play Oppenheimer's wife.

This kind of audition with Hollywood stars, in the next week, Xu Nuo will be going on every day.

This is also Xu Nuo's first contact with big-name Hollywood actors on such a large scale. Except for some Hollywood actors who have problems with their positions, Xu Nuo can't use them. It was recommended by director Jamberland, and Xu Nuo carefully auditioned.

In the end, it took Xu Nuo about half a month to roughly finalize the list of actors for "Oppenheimer". Several big names are still discussing the issue of remuneration, but it is basically confirmed. As for the pay, it's nothing more than pulling and pulling.

After confirming the cast list of "Oppenheimer", Xu Nuo naturally wouldn't hide it.

My own movie "Oppenheimer" is lacking in popularity!
(End of this chapter)