Chapter 823: A Sharp Weapon for Relaxing Tendons and Activating Blood

Since the shooting requires a huge studio, the Transformers are not only produced by CG, but also have the same scale model. Sandhai Entertainment once again chose the Hughes Aircraft Factory in Burbank as the location of the "Transformers" crew. The office location for the pre-production of the crew.

At the same time, many indoor shooting scenes will also be built here.

The protagonist of this film is undoubtedly the Transformers headed by Optimus Prime, but the real actors are equally important.

After Michael Bay signed the director contract, Ronan communicated with him many times, and finally determined the plot of the script and the setting of the main characters.

Completely different from the past, Ronan planned the entire series from the very beginning, and although the subsequent scripts have not yet been created, the main content has been determined.

In addition, regarding "Special Forces", there will also be experimental manifestations.

The movie doesn't give relevant explanations, but it can make people associate. If the response is good, it will continue to advance in the sequel.

If the response in this regard is mediocre, there is also enough room for retreat.

The audition and decision-making rights of other actors in the crew were all handed over to Michael Bay by Ronan, and only the candidates for the heroine and heroine had to be approved by him.

The heroine is set as a high school girl.

The male lead is not directly related to the female lead.

This will be an absolute elite in the army, the commander of a special tactics squad, with strong personal combat ability and field command ability.

The character's name is Duke.

He will also be accompanied by Blake, a black communications specialist.

The actor of this black character has been finalized, played by Tyrese Gibson, who has signed a long-term contract with Sand Sea Entertainment.

Regardless of Duke or Blake, only their names will be mentioned in the first part of "Transformers", and there will not be too specific background settings.

Even if the special forces and Transformers are really put under the same world view in the future, this is the experience of Duke and Blake before joining the special forces.

Therefore, there will be no specific embodiment of Joe in this film.

This setting also determines that the film will adopt a two-line advancement method. The first main line is the heroine, and Duke is the second line.

The selection of actors for the two roles is naturally the top priority.

Ronan could hand over other character choices to Bay, but not these two.

Michael Bay's word-of-mouth reputation in this regard is well known in the circle, and the heroine who has starred in Michael Bay's movies has an unusual relationship with him.

This is a common phenomenon in film circles all over the world, and Ronan is not much better. Similar things have been done many times.

In fact, he and Michael Bay have something in common in this regard. They are considered to be the type with a good reputation in the circle. If you obey and gain something, you will definitely pay accordingly.

Auditions for the leading actress have already begun.

Ronan sat in the audition room, quietly watching an actress audition.

This young actress with long brown hair and a slightly wild temperament is performing a physical display at the request of Michael Bay.

Ronan recognized her because the previous impression was too deep.

Miss Fox, Megan Fox!

If the "Transformers" project still follows the previous version, Ronan will definitely consider Megan Fox as the heroine, after all, there is a male protagonist in front of her.

But now the heroine is the first lead and the second lead is Duke.

In front of the camera, Megan Fox fully understands Michael Bay's body display requirements, and her body poses in an exaggerated S-curve, with the height of the front and rear ends raised extremely eye-catching.

Michael Bay seemed very satisfied, and kept nodding slightly.

Ronan frowned slightly, and Megan Fox looked like a wild little leopard at this moment.

Megan Fox has captivating fox eyes, a tight and flat belly, and a thrilling S-shaped figure.

In addition, there are more wild and uninhibited features that other Hollywood female artists rarely have.

It can only be said that she is worthy of being the actress who once wanted to be the number one vase in the universe.

Of course, Megan Fox's face cannot be scrutinized.

The current Megan Fox should not have made a big move on his face, so freckles and the like should not be too obvious.

There is a huge difference between Western aesthetics and Eastern aesthetics.

In the East, this condition would be called an ugly pockmark.

But in the West, weird freckles are popular.

For example, when Emma Watson grew up, her freckles were a bit scary when she didn't wear makeup.

However, Emma Watson is completely insignificant in front of Megan Fox.

"Okay, Miss Fox." Michael Bay called to stop the audition: "Please go back and wait patiently for news from the crew."

Megan Fox politely bowed slightly to Michael Bay and Ronan: "Thank you director, thank you producer."

While speaking, a pair of agile eyes drifted across Ronan intentionally or unintentionally.

Clearly, this is a smart guy who knows who's really making the call for this audition.

Ronan secretly sighed. Although he was incapable of appreciating the freckles on his face, he had to admit that Megan Fox was indeed a sharp weapon for men to relax their tendons and activate blood circulation.

Michael Bay asked at this time: "Ronan, what do you think of this actress?"

Ronan didn't answer, but instead asked, "Let's talk about your opinion first."

Michael Bay knew that the decision-making power was not in his hands, so he left some room for what he said: "The appearance is very good, but the acting skills are not good. Generally speaking, he can be one of the candidates."

Ronan said: "Yes. However, Megan Fox's flaws are also obvious. The heroine is set to be the girl next door. She can be beautiful and sweet, but Megan Fox..."

Ronan didn't elaborate on the following words, but shook his head slowly.

If it is not the first protagonist, Megan Fox is really good, but as the first protagonist, Megan Fox's temperament is not suitable for the setting of the heroine.

Michael Bay was a smart guy and said, "We'll see the others."

In one morning, including Megan Fox, a total of four actors auditioned. There are many actresses Ronan once knew, such as Emily Blunt and Teresa Palmer, who have rich performances. Experienced young actress.

After lunch, the audition continued, and Ronan met an acquaintance.

"I'm Candice Swanepoel, from South Africa." Candice Swanepoel stood in front of the camera with a very sweet smile: "I only acted in one work, "" directed by Uwe Ball. "Life and Death Fight"..."

Michael Bay glanced at Ronan subconsciously. He knew that director Uwe Ball had a hundred times worse reputation in the critic circle than him.

This person is the long-term co-director of Relativity Entertainment, and it is said that he is very appreciated by Ronan.

Michael Bay's eyes fell on Candice Swanepoel, that sunny smile, calm and sexy appearance, coupled with bright talking eyes, seemed to see the neighbor's High school girls are average.

This girl has a very unique temperament and an irresistible charm.

Ronan didn't speak, just watched silently like other auditions, and wouldn't express anything else just because Candice Swanepoel was more familiar with him.

The total investment of this project is as high as hundreds of millions of dollars. It is impossible for Ronan to use new actresses casually without actually seeing the effect of the audition.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have spared time to audition.

According to Michael Bay's request, Candice Swanepoel first said a line, then faced the air and performed a scene with the bumblebee, and finally the indispensable physical display.

Candice Swanepoel has an advantage in this regard because of her professional modeling training.

As for acting skills, no one can count on how good Candice Swanepoel's acting skills are, roughly the same level as Megan Fox.

Compared with representatives of Hollywood post-80s actresses, such as Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson and Anne Hathaway, the gap is very obvious.

But compared with the likes of Jessica Alba, it's not much worse.

Candice Swanepoel was concentrating on the audition, not distracted by Ronan's acquaintance.

Before coming to the audition, her agent and Charlize Theron had told her that for such a top Hollywood production project, Ronan would definitely participate in the audition and decide the candidate for the heroine.

Being familiar with Ronan is an advantage.

But Charlize Theron has had many contacts with Ronan, so she understands the thoughts of a producer like Ronan, and emphasized to Candice Swanepoel that if the audition is not good, even if she is Ronan Nan's own sister was also useless.

If you want to take advantage of your familiarity with Ronan and win this heroine, audition is the prerequisite for everything.

"It's all right, Miss Swanepoel." Michael Bay said, "You can remove your makeup now, and we will notify you of the audition results in time."

Candice Swanepoel nodded and left the audition room.

Michael Bay looked towards Ronan: "This actress has a good image and temperament."

Ronan nodded slightly: "The appearance conditions are more suitable than the previous ones."

"The acting skills are a little weaker." Michael Bay said: "Among the actresses who have auditioned, her and Megan Fox's acting skills are the weakest."

It's pretty obvious that Emily Blunt has the best performance, even two notches above Megan Fox and Candice Swanepoel.

The problem is that actresses with excellent acting skills may not be suitable for simple vase roles.

On this, Ronan and Michael Bay have long agreed that "Transformers" is a purely commercial film, and the heroine is the vase embellishment of Transformers.

This is the end of today's audition work, and the two walked out of the audition room together.

Michael Bay said: "I am leaning towards Candice Swanepoel. Acting skills are not important, but her temperament and appearance are very consistent with the setting of the heroine."

Ronan was relatively cautious: "Tomorrow there are three audition candidates, we will make a decision after we have seen it."

After saying a few words, Ronan went to see the special effects director of Industrial Light & Magic. When Michael Bay returned to the office, he met Candice Swanepoel who had removed her makeup.