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Chapter 31 Black Widow and Captain America fall in love? (Revise)
Wu Yuan still did not accept John's suggestion this time, rejecting John's idea of ​​preparing a welcome party for him.

He didn't want to get involved too much with Fox Searchlight, so he chose to go back to the hotel and take a good rest to beat the jet lag.

The next day, early in the morning.

Wu Yuan, who was still asleep, was woken up by a phone call.

"Hey Daniel, are you up yet?"

"Looks like you had a really good night."

"I'm sorry to disturb you, but the actors you want have arrived, and you need to come to the company to meet them."

"Come! I'm waiting for you!"

Wu Yuan, who was a bit unaccustomed to jet lag, got up from the bed groggyly, washed up briefly, changed into the suit sent by the hotel, got in the car arranged by the hotel, and rushed to the company building of Fox Searchlight.

He has business to do today.

More than half an hour later, Wu Yuan arrived at Fox Searchlight.

To be honest, the appearance of a Chinese man downstairs at Fox Searchlight seemed a bit uncomfortable for Fox Searchlight employees.

Fortunately, the news of the company's cooperation with a Chinese director on a film project has spread throughout Fox Searchlight. Naturally, no one will stop Wu Yuan, so that he has less chance to pretend to be slapped in the face.

All the way to John's office without hindrance, Wu Yuan saw two young actors sitting on the sofa as soon as he entered the door.

"Hello director."

"It's a great honor to receive your invitation."

The older actor got up a little awkwardly and took the initiative to hold Wu Yuan's hand.

Sitting next to him, the actress who looked to be only sixteen or seventeen also stood up and smiled at Wu Yuan, and said generously, "I never thought you would ask me to act in this movie. It's a great honor."

These two actors are the "Juno" stars that Wu Yuan asked John to invite in advance before he came to the United States!
They are the candidates for the heroine Juno: Scarlett Johansson.

Candidate for the lead role of Brick: Chris Evans.

Yes, that is Black Widow and Captain America in the Marvel Universe.

It’s not that Wu Yuan has any evil intentions and wants to see Black Widow and Captain America fall in love.

But at this time point in 2001, it was really not easy to find actors suitable for the movie "Juno".

Ellen Page, who played Juno in the original movie, did a great job, bringing Juno, an eccentric girl, to life.

But she is less than 14 years old this year. Regardless of acting skills, it is impossible for her to fit the role just because of her age.

As for the male protagonist Brick, his presence in the original movie is very low, and any actor can play him.

But Wu Yuan's version is different. The male protagonist in his "Juno" is also very important, so you can't just find a male actor and dismiss it.

What's even more frustrating is that because this movie focuses on high school students, Wu Yuan had to find two actors between 16 and 20 years old, and the maximum could not be more than 20 years old.

He doesn't like to find a mature actor to play a high school student. Although his acting skills are there, the temperament of a young girl is gone.

Is the international chapter great? Is "Gong Er Zhuan" good enough?

But if she is asked to play a 40-year-old girl in "Shangyang Fu" at the age of 16, can she do it?

Can't act!
After much deliberation, Wu Yuan fell in love with Scarlett Johansson, who is not yet 17 years old.

The current Scarlett is not the sexy queen later, nor is she a widowed sister.

Now Scarlett is a complete sweetheart girl, taking the cute and innocent route, and already has good filming experience.

She has starred in five movies since her debut in 1994 in "The Hustler's Bodyguard".

Although she did not play the heroine in these movies, her roles were all in line with her own positioning, and they were all cute or quirky girls.

It just so happens that Juno is a sharp-tongued, quirky, and lovable character. Only in this way can the movie theme of "early pregnancy" seem less heavy.

In fact, before Scarlett Johansson, Wu Yuan had another first choice, the British rose Keira Knightley.

Keira Knightley is one year younger than Scarlett. She is less than 16 years old this year. She is a full-size loli.

Moreover, she in "Pride and Prejudice" perfectly showed what a lively, smart, and witty girl should be, which shows that she can control this kind of role.

It's just a pity that the current Keira Knightley is still an unknown person, and Wu Yuan doesn't even remember when she made her debut in the United States.

She won't become famous until after "Pirates of the Caribbean 1".

No matter how powerful he was, it was impossible for him to ask John to find an actress who was not well-known in Hollywood.

It’s okay to not find it. If he did find it, Wu Yuan would not be able to explain why he knew Keira Knightley as a person who has never been to the United States.
So at the moment, 17-year-old Scarlett Johansson is the most suitable candidate for Juno.

As for why the actor wanted Chris Evans, this reason is the same as why Marvel wanted him to play Captain America.

On the one hand, this buddy is handsome enough to play the role of a high school male god.

On the other hand, his handsomeness is still very orthodox, and he looks like he can shoulder a sense of responsibility at first glance.

He can play Captain America in Marvel, who goes from confusion to firm belief, and finally takes up the responsibility of the country and fights for justice!

Of course, you can also play a man who went from confusion to firm belief, and finally shouldered family responsibilities and struggled for his wife and children!

His face and temperament are perfect for this type of role!
Neither Scarlett Johansson nor Chris Evans are big actors these days.

Both of them have only played supporting roles in a few movies, and they are somewhat well-known in Hollywood, but few people ask them to make movies.

Although Chris is older than Scarlett, his reputation is lower than Scarlett.

As for why Fox found him to play "Juno"

This is a fateful coincidence.

He was not Wu Yuan's initiative, but an actor recommended by Fox.

This year, Chris just starred in the Fox TV series "The Opposite Sex", which can be regarded as a collaboration with Fox.

Coincidentally, after Fox Searchlight established the project "Juno", considering that Wu Yuan might not be familiar with Hollywood actors, Fox Searchlight prepared a batch of resumes for him.

It just happened to have Chris Evans in it.

Wu Yuan thinks this buddy is good, he can try the male lead, so he made an appointment together to meet him.

　Modified and deleted Ocean Horse.

　　Very good, this book also appears in different parallel time and space, and Wu Yuan in the two time and space made different choices.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)