hollywood melon man

Chapter 384 It’s unnecessary

At the audition site, several actors were preparing nervously.

Amanda Seyfried and Alexandra Daddario are both newcomers. Although they have participated in some short films and commercials before, this is their first time in a movie.

At this time, their agents were nervously reminding them of things to pay attention to in the audition, their mentality, etc.

The other two British actresses are Emily Blunt and Keira Knightley, the latter of whom was also born in 1985.

Emily Blunt has acting experience and has participated in the filming of several film and television dramas, and also has experience in performing in stage plays and musicals.

There is no doubt that she has the best mentality among the actors who participated in the audition, and also the most promising one.

As for Natalie Portman, when she came over she said she had given up the audition and was now sitting next to little Gilbert and chatting with him.

Anne Hathaway was just there for the occasion, but the elf princess was still making serious preparations and didn't give up.

Before the audition, Gilbert Jr. went to the green room to see the actors and encouraged them. Several actors were a little nervous when they saw the big director.

Little Gilbert smiled and said, "Don't be nervous. The most important thing in an audition is your attitude. Only if you have a good attitude can you perform well."

Several actors nodded quickly like chicks pecking at rice: "Director, I understand."

"Well, go for it," said little Gilbert, and he left the room to let the actors get ready.

Back in the audition hall, Gilbert Jr. saw Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, and Geoffrey Rush all arrived.

Seeing little Gilbert coming in, Orlando Bloom quickly stood up and greeted: "Hello, director..."

Johnny Depp is quite rebellious, with a bit of a rock and roll vibe, but today he was obviously more polite and also stood up to greet little Gilbert.

Needless to say, Geoffrey Rush is very good at dealing with people.

Gilbert Jr. met the three actors and asked, "Have you read the scripts given to you? John, what do you think of the role of Jack Sparrow?"

Johnny Depp seemed a little excited: "I feel like this role is tailor-made for me. I like the characteristics of this character very much. It is very similar to me."

"That's good, you are the focus of this film, keep it up and I look forward to your performance." Gilbert Jr. encouraged.

Johnny Depp was a little proud, but he kept Keanu Reeves' advice in mind and knew that Gilbert Jr. didn't like people who talked big, so he remained humble.

"It all depends on the performance. I still need your guidance..."

"Okay," Little Gilbert sat back in his seat and said to the three actors, "There will be an audition later. Please cooperate with me and help me choose a suitable actor."

"No problem," the three actors came here today just for this, so of course they would agree.

Natalie Portman chatted with Gilbert Jr. at this time: "You have seen the actors, which actor do you think is good?"

"They all have their own characteristics. It depends on their performance in the audition." Little Gilbert gave a formulaic answer.

Natalie Portman rolled her eyes and said, "You directors always keep your words very close."

Little Gilbert was very interested: "Is it the same with George?"

"Of course," Natalie Portman said, laughing. "I am that person, too."

Natalie Portman is a very cunning person, so people have to be extremely careful when dealing with her.

But Little Gilbert doesn't have to do this. One reason is that they are all squids, and Little Gilbert is the top star and leader of the liberal squid forces, so Natalie Portman dare not do anything bad.

Second, even if Natalie Portman did something bad, she couldn't hurt little Gilbert.

With little Gilbert's identity and status, there are many things that he doesn't have to say or do, and naturally there will be people to help him solve the little conspiracies surrounding him.

In other words, if you want to collide with Little Gilbert, you need at least someone who is equal to Little Gilbert.

In Hollywood, such people are big names like Spielberg and George Lucas, but these two certainly won’t do that.

Spielberg was Gilbert Jr.'s guide and teacher in entering Hollywood, and George Lucas received help from Gilbert Jr.'s father before he was able to gain a foothold in Hollywood.

In North America, on Wall Street, one has to be at least on the Forbes rich list to be qualified to plot against little Gilbert.

But then again, unless there is a deep hatred, not many wealthy people would escalate normal business competition to the point of personal attacks.

Because this is equivalent to opening Pandora's box. If you plot against little Gilbert today, others may plot against you tomorrow. By then, everyone will be in danger and no one will end well.

After chatting for a while, the audition officially began.

The first person to audition was Amanda Seyfried, who performed OK and was not too nervous. Maybe it was because she was acting opposite Orlando Bloom, she seemed to be better than Orlando Bloom.

In fact, Orlando Bloom has been taking acting classes, but his talent is really average and he is still a little short of the passing line.

After Amanda Seyfried finished her audition, Natalie Portman commented, "I don't think Amanda can do it."

"What?" Little Gilbert was a little surprised. Generally speaking, it is not appropriate for an outsider like Natalie Portman to interrupt in such an audition.

Being able to interrupt proves that she doesn't consider herself an outsider, and perhaps this is also the impression she wants to create for Gilbert Jr. Natalie Portman explained: "Amanda looks too modern, without a classical flavor, and is suitable for modern urban films or science fiction films."

Little Gilbert then remembered why Amanda looked familiar. In her previous life, she had worked with Boss Jia in a movie called "In Time" and her appearance in the movie was pretty good.

Natalie Portman has a point, and Amanda Seyfried is good enough to play the role of a vase, but she is not classical.

The second person to audition was Alexandra Daddario. Her eyes were particularly attractive, but she was acting opposite the weirdo Johnny Depp.

Maybe Johnny Depp scared the girl, Alexandra Daddario didn't perform well, she even forgot her lines at one point, and her performance was also awkward.

So Gilbert Jr. silently drew a cross for Alexandra Daddario and eliminated her.

Perhaps we can introduce these two beauties to the crew of "2 Fast Furious", which is about to start preparations, and the more beauties the better.

Then making a cameo appearance in this movie would make all the hard work and preparations of the two girls worthwhile, thought little Gilbert.

Thinking of this, Gilbert Jr. talked to his assistant and asked her to notify their agents.

Although they lost the chance to play the leading role, they got the opportunity to act in two movies, which made the two girls quite satisfied.

The remaining contenders were Emily Blunt and Keira Knightley. Keira Knightley auditioned first and she performed very well.

Producer Charles Roven said: "It seems that British nationality is a blessing. Keira performed well and I think she is very suitable."

Johnny Depp rarely interrupted: "I also think that she has a bit of aristocratic temperament, a typical English rose."

"No rush, let's watch another actor's audition first." Little Gilbert made the decision.

Gilbert Jr. had the final say on the roles, and Charles Rowan could not overturn his decision.

Emily Blunt soon came in for an audition. Compared to Keira Knightley, her advantage was that she had more acting experience.

There is actually not much difference between the two in terms of classical appearance, but they both need to squeeze together in terms of body shape.

In terms of artistic temperament, Emily Blunt went to acting school and was influenced by it, while Keira Knightley's father is an actor and her mother is a playwright.

Coincidentally, the two men are the same height, both 170cm.

Keira Knightley has an unknown past. She once served as a stand-in for Natalie Portman.

Natalie Portman obviously knew Keira Knightley, the actress who had been her double. She was even more surprised: "Where did you find these two actors with similar temperaments?"

Little Gilbert shrugged and said, "I don't know either. I figured it out during the audition."

"Why not let Jacqueline do the calculation, or Scarlett," Charles Roven suggested.

"No, Jacqueline doesn't want to act in this movie. Maybe she doesn't want to work with Orlando Bloom again!" Little Gilbert shook his head and continued, "As for Scarlett, she is too charming, and..."

When little Gilbert compared heights, Charles Rowan understood that Scarlett's short stature was a flaw.

"Why don't you want to work with Orlando Bloom?" Natalie Portman was curious about this.

"It was just a joke, saying Orlando's acting was terrible..."

Orlando Bloom heard what Gilbert said and felt aggrieved: "I tried hard to take acting classes, but I didn't make much progress. There was nothing I could do."

Everyone laughed when they heard this. In addition to the "Lord of the Rings" series, Orlando Bloom has also participated in many other movies in the past two years.

But the result is always the same: being badly criticized by film critics.

What's more, some people say that he is nothing without little Gilbert.

Faced with this situation, most actors would choose to stay away from Gilbert Jr. to prove themselves. But Orlando Bloom was more vulnerable and chose to rely on Gilbert Jr. to regain his confidence.

After some discussion and considering the opinions of the three actors, as well as the producers and director team, Gilbert Jr. finally chose Keira Knightley.

If it really doesn't work, just squeeze in. It won't affect the sales of the movie anyway.

As the story goes, the original cast of "Pirates of the Caribbean" gathered together, and Gilbert Jr. held an audition, which felt like a waste of time.

But that’s not actually the case. First, he met several good actors through this audition.

After the audition, Gilbert Jr. left his business card to Emily Blunt, looking forward to the opportunity to work together in the future.

Secondly, this is also a brand-building plan. He uses auditions to tell everyone in Hollywood that his project is always the best and hottest one, thus creating a brand effect.

And at the beginning, young Gilbert did go to the audition with the intention of seeing if there was a better actress than Keira Knightley.

But the facts prove that there is indeed a certain rationality in the fact that he was able to get this role in his previous life.

All the actors are here, and all that’s left is the set-up and preparation of the crew.

(End of this chapter)