Chapter 46 When a relationship household meets a relationship household (Chapter 6K) (recommendation ticket requested)
Everyone knew in their hearts that this gathering was the real end of the "Home Alone" project. If there were no accidents, after tonight's farewell, they would have the chance to meet when the movie was released at the end of the year.
Because of this, David wanted to help Roland, get as much information from these guys as possible, and these guys who had a good impression of Roland didn't mean to stop talking, and just told what they learned The news, all said out.
Everyone chatted until nine o'clock, and then went back to each house to find their mothers. Before leaving, Chris Columbus helped Roland one last time, "Three days later, "Back to the Future 3" directed by Robert Zemeckis " will have its premiere in Los Angeles, and Steven will be there, as far as I know, Howard and John have tickets, of course, I also have..."
"Oh, thank you, but no need..." Roland declined Columbus's kindness. "Meeting at the premiere is not a good sign. The purpose is too strong and it will easily arouse his disgust."
Although Roland really wanted to win this project, a radical approach was not advisable.
After losing the ability of repeated trial and error given by the time loop, Roland dared not act recklessly.
There is only one chance, and he doesn't want to ruin it because of his rash behavior.
"That…"
"All right…"
"you…"
"Forget it, you should continue preparing..."
Hearing the faltering words, Roland was a little puzzled.
However, he only thought that Columbus wanted to pull himself to the premiere, but he couldn't find a good excuse, so he gave up.
Looking at the figure of the other party who is gradually moving away, the thanks that poured to his mouth have not been said for a long time.
And when the other party's taillights disappeared from Roland's sight, Roland went back to the house.
With the end of the dinner party, Roland is also making the final sprint for the next sixteen days.
In the morning, Roland followed David's spoken English teacher for special practice. Because the other party has rich experience in training actors, the affectionate poetry recitation in ordinary classrooms was directly abandoned, and those public scripts were taken out to perform scene interpretation. Performing to find problems, correct and revise, this way is much better than directly reading aloud.
In the afternoon, Roland went into the screening room, watched the movies recommended by Columbus, and tried to find things that could help him from those cases.
In the evening, Roland, who finished his meal and went home to rest, would put on a tank of hot water, turn on David Bowie's music, take a comfortable soak in a hot bath, and then pick up the guitar and practice for an hour.
Of course, Roland will also help Aunt Ganetti and do some work between studies.
For example, when you wake up in the morning, you take James, a fat man, out for a run; during your lunch break, help the other party stare at the three sisters, so that they can spare time to deal with the things at hand; as for the evening?
David came back at night, so naturally Rolando didn't need to worry about it.
In the face of a regular lifestyle, time flies by quickly.
On June 3rd, Mohamy showed up at Roland's door on time.
After having breakfast with everyone, he took Roland to the studio of Columbia Samsung Pictures.
If the audition specifications of "Home Alone" belonged to a small broken mountain village in the backcountry, then the audition grade of "Captain Hook" broke through the sky. When Mohamy took out the audition notice given by Columbus, the staff immediately sat on the He got the co-pilot, led them hand in hand, and found the office area in the north of the studio.
When they got out of the car, the logo of Dingzhuang caught their attention.
Not only that, the construction team with hundreds of people is also what surprised them.
According to the introduction of the staff, these guys are here to build full-size pirate ships and docks...
1:1:1 is not only the standard for blending oil for Arowana, but also Spielberg's requirement on the set.
"Director Steven will use nine studios."
“The children’s playground in Neverland, the cabin of Captain Hook, the pier and the boat are all restored according to the drawings.”
"Since you have entered the third round, you should have been here before?"
"We have been working for half a month, and the current scene is quite different from before."
Hearing the heroic words, Mohamy clicked his tongue endlessly.
If you give him the money for these sets, how many people can he recruit and how many games can he write?
Compared with the bumpkin Mohamy, Roland, who has seen the world, was surprised, but not shocked.
Because in his opinion, Spielberg's realm is not high enough.
In order to make a movie, the national teacher spent tens of millions of dollars to build an antique courtyard house with blue tiles and gray walls-Tianfu Guanyi; Xiaogangpao directly built a Tangshan City that can live in for the movie; The Qin Palace, Orphan City, and Tang City that came out have become even more scenic spots!
Compared with them, Spielberg's studio product is nothing compared to them.
Of course, Roland will only keep these words in his heart, and will not say them out.
After taking a quick look, they followed the staff into the audition area, registered honestly, and submitted materials.
However, just when Roland thought that there were at least five, six, seven or eighty-nine people in the final audition.
In the waiting area, a lone figure made him frown.
Walking over to take a look, a guy with a pot head was sitting there with blank eyes in a daze.
Beside him, there was only one empty seat.
There are only two people in the final round of auditions?
What's happening here?
Just when Roland was confused like a monk who was two feet tall, with his appearance, the little boy who was in a daze also came back to his senses, his gaze brushed Roland's face lightly, and then he smiled and stretched out Raised his right hand, "Are you Roland Allen? Hello, I'm Charlie Cosmo, you can call me Charles."
What? !
Looking at the little white hand and listening to the natural words, Roland's thoughts flew instantly.
What's happening here?
My competitors know me?
Under normal circumstances, the list of auditions for Hollywood crews will not be announced to the public, and only those who are related can get the corresponding big list, but even so, who was screened out in the first round, and who was promoted in the second round , These news are all secrets of the crew, unless it is one of their own, otherwise don't even try to get involved.
Of course, this is just a normal situation.
Guys like Roland who have never gone through the first two rounds of auditions generally won't have their resumes leaked.
unless…
The other party is also a related household.
Moreover, the level of this related household has to be comparable to that of Roland.
‘Is that so? ’ Roland thought to himself.
At the same time, he also extended his right hand and shook lightly with the other party, "Hi, Charles, I'm Roland..."
When the hands were intertwined, Roland also took a seat, and then asked: "We didn't seem to know each other before?"
"Could it be that I missed the information when I registered? No, the staff didn't tell me what's your name."
The undisguised doubt was thrown out by Roland, and he was prepared, so he played himself into a white lotus.
Facing his question, Charles, who wanted to have an in-depth communication with Roland, blinked his eyes unexpectedly, and he took back the words that had reached his mouth, and his curious tone followed the trend, "Roland, they didn't talk to Roland. Did you mention me?"
"They? Who are you talking about?" Roland opened his pure eyes wide, and muttered very freely.
"Chris Columbus, Robin Williams!"
Charles frowned slightly, and directly reported the names of the two people, and after that, he said in a puzzled tone: "It shouldn't be, Dustin who recommended me, but told me about you... "
Sure enough...
He is also a related household.
When Charlie Cosmo directly reported the name Dustin, Roland directly identified the other party's identity.
The reason is also very simple.
There are quite a few Hollywood stars named Dustin, but the guy named Dustin who can be associated with the "Captain Hook" project, except for Dustin Hoffman who plays Captain Hook, is not There may be others!
Yes, half a month ago, when the dinner was farewell, the reason why Columbus hesitated was here.
In this crew completely controlled by Spielberg, there is no public audition at all.
Guys who don’t matter will die in the first round, and guys who are related but not strong enough will die in the second round. Those who can pass the two rounds and meet Spielberg directly are basically directed by Spielberg’s close friends. The guy recommended by a friend.
Don't look at this guy named Charlie Cosmo as a kid about the same age as Roland, but he has actually made five movies, and the guy he worked with is not Warren Beatty or Al Pacino, It’s Bill Murray, Richard Dreyfuss: Maybe these names are not familiar to everyone, and they are not easy to recognize, but these are not the point. You don’t have to worry about who won the Oscar winner, who and Spier Berg, made "Jaws" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," not to mention who was in George Lucas' "American Graffiti" and who was in Francis Coppola's " The Godfather, you just need to know that this guy was recommended by Captain Hook Dustin Hoffman in "Captain Hook", and the people above are all veterans of the Jewish gang …
is the kind of veteran who can hang Chris Columbus and Robin Williams.
"Dustin told me when I was filming "The Greatest Boss" with Warren (Beatty) that he was missing a little actor to play Peter Pan's son in "Captain Hook," and he asked me if I had any. Interested, would you like to come, I said yes, so I was recommended by him..." Under Roland's constant cliché, Charlie Cosmo looked at Roland with a smile, and told what happened to him, "I heard , your situation is the same as mine? You also received an invitation from Chris when you were filming?"
Facing Charles' question, Roland smiled and nodded. While responding, he also guessed the identity of the other party based on the information leaked by the other party. The information of the young actor on the movie poster, although it has been too long, he can't recall the name and face of the other party at all, but he vaguely remembers that this guy seems to have really starred in "Captain Hook". Peter Pan's son.
As for why Roland recalled all this?
It's because the child star in his memory only made a few movies in the 1990s, and then completely disappeared from Hollywood. Unlike other child stars, there is really no news about his disappearance. , the entertainment media seems to have forgotten him, and those classics have never recalled him...
So it was Li Gui who met Li Kui?
Now it’s not so much fun...
In fact, when Chris Columbus told Roland that he was selected by the crew of "Captain Hook", Roland felt that he would definitely be able to win the role with inside information.
Because of this, he dared to boldly invest in himself and learn Oxford accent and London accent.
But now...
The master who played Peter Pan's son in his previous life is here!
This is not the same situation as skipping Macaulay Culkin and winning "Home Alone"!
At that time, Chris Columbus wanted to find a newcomer, so Roland had an opportunity, but now, the recommender behind Charles is Dustin! With the opponent around, Roland felt that his chances of winning were very slim.
Since everyone has formally filmed a film, it is natural that the relationship between them is hard.
Charles has really cooperated with the big bosses of the Jewish gang, but what about Roland and Robin Williams?
Haven’t even met face to face!
Fox fake tiger prestige is simply not applicable in this kind of occasion!
As a result, Roland felt that he was about to beep.
"From what you said, this role belongs to you..." Roland smiled at the other party, and his helplessness was well hidden by him, "You really know Dustin, but I haven't seen him yet." What about Robin..."
"Really? Dustin told me that Steven will definitely act impartially." Charles shook his head, "If he really would use me because of Dustin, then you wouldn't have received today's audition at all. notify."
After thinking about what the other party said, Roland felt that there was nothing wrong with it.
Although Chris Columbus is definitely not as good as Dustin Hoffman, it is actually the same for Spielberg. If the relationship between Spielberg and Columbus is not good, how can he help Columbus? , won "Home Alone"?
After thinking this way, Roland felt relieved a lot.
But even so, when it came to the project of "Captain Hook", Roland still didn't have much confidence in the audition, he said, "Why don't we make a bet, anyway, there are only two of us here, audition later After the end, no matter who goes in first, we will wait for the other party to see who takes the role..."
"Okay..." Charles originally came here with the intention of making friends. If it wasn't for this, he wouldn't have greeted Roland at all just now, "It's going to be nine o'clock soon, and we can come out at ten o'clock at the latest , why don't we have lunch together at noon? The winner treats?"
Before Roland nodded to answer, the door of the audition room was suddenly pulled open from the inside, and the two casting directors who had met before appeared in front of Roland and directly called out his name.
Roland didn't have time to say anything more, he nodded and smiled with Charles, then sorted out his best condition, and walked into the audition room.
Maybe it was because Dustin had included him in Robin Williams' camp, or maybe it was because the main creative team attached great importance to this film, so when Roland got in, he discovered that after the long audition table, There were actually three people sitting, Dustin, Robin, and Spielberg, all these bigwigs were present.
‘This is probably the biggest scene I have ever seen after time travelling. '
'It seems that what Chris said is true, the producers and investors have no control over Spielberg at all. '
Roland thought quickly in his heart, and then showed a bright smile at the director and the creative team.
He has practiced this smile in front of the mirror for two months, and it is absolutely sincere.
"Roland, I have read all the materials, and Chris also gave me the filming copy. Although you only acted in one movie, there is no problem with your performance." Spielberg cut to the chase, motioning for Roland to sit down, While flipping through the documents in front of him, "Also, I found that in your performance, there are traces of being taught by Robert Zemeckis?"
"Did you deliberately imitate Henry Thomas (the little boy in "E.T.") in some scenes?"
Hearing what the other party said, Roland immediately understood that the copy Spielberg was talking about was probably the direct-facing shots of most movies, and this must be the work of director Columbus; besides, Spielberg's keen The gaze also made Roland a little ashamed. You know, when they were filming "Home Alone", Columbus and the others never mentioned that Roland's performance had any traces.
“Yes, I love the Back to the Future series and your E.T.…”
Hearing this remark, Spielberg nodded and continued to ask: "Chris said you learned London accent and Oxford accent?"
"Yeah."
However, before Roland showed his speech skills, Spielberg interrupted again: "However, your accent is not your biggest problem; after I saw your copy, I actually didn't want to inform you, your There is no problem with your skills, or you played very well in "Home Alone", but you are not the Jack I am looking for, do you understand what I mean?"
"I can see the naughty side of adolescent children in you, but I can't find the innocence that belongs to children."
"Of course, this may be related to your own experience."
"However, Jack in the film must have a childlike innocence, because this is a fairy tale, even if Peter Pan grows up, it is still a fairy tale, and Jack, who plays Peter Pan's son, must show his yearning for fairy tales , but you—"
"Can you act it out?"
Hearing the continuous words, Roland smiled wryly.
Childlike innocence was something Roland had been searching for in the time loop for nearly two years, but he couldn't find it.
Roland didn't expect that Spielberg didn't even arrange to read the script and audition, and he asked the core directly.
And this core is exactly what he has lost, cannot get back, and will never be able to imitate.
"Sorry, Idon\'t know." Roland shook his head, and answered the other party's question very honestly.
Although he understands that once he answers this way, this character will go away from him, but—
Wouldn't it be worse to die if you tricked a guy who could figure out who you learned your acting from?
"Good..." Roland's reply made Spielberg close the file, and at the same time, he handed the script in his hand to the staff beside him, "Choose the most certain clip by yourself, and I will give you five minutes time to prepare."
"If you can impress me, I can pretend that you didn't say that."
"Of course, before you choose, I have to make it clear to you."
"The opportunity is given to you by Robin, Chris, Joe, and Daniel."
"Even if you can't find that feeling, you should act well."
When Roland turned his gaze to Robin Williams, the man who had never met him before nodded with a smile. Although Roland didn't understand why Spielberg suddenly mentioned Robin, but —
He reckoned that before he knew it, Ganetti must have gone to beg someone for him again.
Since Spielberg's words were so straightforward, Roland did not hesitate.
directly selected a clip and got ready.
Five minutes later, when he performed the scene of Jack being controlled by Captain Hook in front of the three bosses, the three behind the audition table actually got the answer...
"I heard from Chris that you asked many people about acting and filming on the set."
"It can be seen that you acted well, but you lack that pure feeling in your eyes."
"I won't say anything redundant, if there is nothing else, you can go back."
All right…
Hearing what Spielberg said, Roland didn't feel that he had lost to Charlie Cosmo.
He lost to himself, to time, to a problem that couldn't be solved at all.
Although he failed the audition, Roland was not too discouraged.
Yes, he really wanted the role, but that doesn't mean he couldn't afford to lose.
Simply cleaned up his depressed mood, and tried hard not to think that his more than a month of study had been wasted. Before leaving, Roland took out the autograph book from his bag and made a small request to the three present.
"Can I have an autograph, if possible?"
"At least it can prove that I have been here before."
The three bosses did not refuse Roland's request.
They wrote their blessings in the notebook one after another, and left their names.
Holding the heavy notebook, Roland pushed open the door of the audition room. When he watched Charlie Cosmo get in, he felt a little relaxed in his heart.
Perhaps, not participating in this movie is the best choice for him.
As Spielberg said, he has lost his innocence. Under such circumstances, forcing such a role will only backfire.
The start of "Home Alone" is good enough, he can't expect that every movie he makes will be the best movie history...
Of course, even though he failed, it doesn't mean he didn't gain anything.
At least, he knew that Spielberg had included him in the Jewish gang.
Note: ①Charlie Cosmo was really recommended by Dustin Hoffman, and he was indeed with Al Pacino, Warren Beatty, Bill Murray, Richard Dreyfuss Firth and the others know each other, and in the movie "Captain Hook", they are basically related households. ②Charlie Cosmo is not poor and white. His father is the chairman of FHA (Federal Housing Administration). He acted because elementary school was too boring, so he asked his father to find him an agent. His pleasure is being able to make more friends, and after filming "Captain Hook", he went back to school because of his studies, and was later admitted to Yale University, with a bachelor's degree in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and J.D. from Yale Law School and is now an Assistant Professor at Case Western Reserve University. ③It was said before that Macaulay-Culkin’s father threatened Fox with "Home Alone 2" for the movie "Dangerous Little Angels", and demanded 5 million remuneration, and the movie "Dangerous Little Angels" initially The chosen lead actor was Charlie Cosmo, who first rejected a one-million-dollar salary, and Macaulay had a chance, because he didn't want to go to school in California, and he didn't want to be away from his parents for too long (the world is so small) .
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(end of this chapter)