One Hundred and Nine - Various 'Clowns'

"Rent the videos of those two movies for me Susan, I want to see them!" Nicolas Cage picked up the script of the Joker and imagined what it would be like if he played the role of Arthur.

As soon as he got into this role, he felt a tremor all over his body. The character of Arthur was designed so well that he was simply the representative of artistry in Nicolas Cage's mind.

Such a neurotic and crazy contradictory character, from when he was a kind child to the final "clown", the analysis of Arthur's character is simply impeccable.

"This screenwriter is a genius!" Nicolas Cage closed his eyes and sighed softly.

"Wayne Greenberg." Susan suddenly picked up what he was saying to himself.

"What?"

"I said this screenwriter is also Wayne Greenberg! He always writes the scripts and directs the projects he produces. He even serves as the producer of the works. This is a genius."

Seeing his interest, Susan continued: "This is your chance, Nicholas. As long as you can participate in this film, not only will it have the artistry you like, but it will also be recognized by mainstream audiences. This director's film The box office is not low.”

Gently stroking the script in his hand, Nicolas Cage thought about the phone call he received a few days ago. His cousin Sofia Coppola told him that the elder Coppola had secured a great project for him.

Nicolas Cage himself is not a fan of these things. His criteria for accepting films are that they must be liked and have enough artistry. He has never looked down upon rancid commercial blockbusters.

However, the agent's introduction to Amway and the weight of the script in his hand changed his mind.

"I want to get this role, Susan!" Nicolas Cage's thin face flashed with excitement. "Contact Warner Bros. for me and ask them about the audition time. I will attend on time!"

"Okay, no problem." Agent Susan breathed a sigh of relief. "Nicholas, after you have commercial success, your status in the industry will become different. Then you can choose the films you like."

As long as she has the opportunity, she will definitely instill this in her clients. Actors without commercial achievements can only be called actors, but only with commercial achievements can they be called stars. The difference is simply incalculable.

"Okay, I understand." Nicolas Cage picked up the script and walked to the second floor. He really didn't want to continue listening to his agent's nagging, especially the same paragraph every time, which was not in line with his ideals.

"I'm going to prepare for the audition. If the director has a vision, he will give me this role." He waved the script in his hand and walked to the study room on the second floor. "Remember to rent the video tape for me!"

Seeing that he left impatiently, Susan planned to leave his house and contact Warner Bros. as soon as possible. She believed that with Old Coppola's face, Nicolas Cage would have a high chance of getting this job as long as he didn't behave particularly badly. Role.

And she was never worried about her client's acting skills. She was only worried about whether he would be kicked out of the audition due to personality issues. She could only pray that Nicolas Cage would not play with his personality at critical moments.

As for his private life, Susan, as his agent, didn't care. Are there many actors in Hollywood who don't take drugs or smoke leaf cigarettes? It’s not just my own customers who are like this.

In her eyes, literary and artistic people have always been associated with women and drugs, and the mainstream business circle is not much better. This is a circle that is worse than worse.

Not only was Nicolas Cage thinking about the role, but others were also invited to audition.

As the veteran Joker in the Warner Bros. movie "Batman," Jack Nicholson was full of surprises after receiving the audition invitation. In his opinion, he was a natural candidate for the role of the Joker.

In the "Batman" movie, his role as the Joker was widely praised. His completely illogical performance style really fits the character of the clown Arthur.

Jack Nicholson's Joker is chaotic and illogical. He has only one principle in doing things, and that is "fun"!

He called his agent and asked him to respond to Warner's invitation. He would attend the male lead audition on time.

No matter what the outside media reported, or how many people's attention he attracted by auditioning for the role of the Joker, Wayne completely blocked out the information around him and immersed himself in his work.

After stretching a lot and relieving himself from the fatigue of sitting for a long time, Wayne looked at the scene manuscript he had just finished drawing. He had an innate advantage in this kind of thing, and the picture and camera layout were naturally installed in his mind. .

In fact, this matter could have been left to the assistant director who assisted in the shooting, and many directors have done this all the time, but Wayne did not choose to be lazy. Since he had this advantage, he had to take advantage of it for the smooth shooting of the film.

Not far from him sat his assistant Nina. As long as she was working, Nina would never be too far away from him, just in case Wayne suddenly remembered something and needed her as his assistant to do it.

A trailer for a movie was playing on the TV. Nina was afraid of affecting her boss, so she turned the sound very low, and she could vaguely hear Sylvester Stallone's roar.

This is the movie that ordinary movie fans like her like. Hot action movies and action superstars are the best way to attract mass movie fans like her.

""Jue Ling Xiong Feng"?"

Nina heard her boss's voice behind her, and turned around to find that Wayne was also staring at the TV.

"Speak louder, Nina!" Wayne only saw the end of the fifteen-second trailer, but he recognized the paralyzed superstar at a glance. "Well, the car crashed..."

That's right, action star Sylvester Stallone's new film, "The Last Stand" is also scheduled to be released at the end of the trailer.

This may be the only film of this facially paralyzed action star that is not scolded by fans. Wayne did not expect that such a coincidence would lead to a collision with the other party.

"Boss, they started promoting it so early. Should we also notify Warner Brothers and start promoting it on TV stations?" After all, Nina is now with her boss. Thinking that it would collide with her own film, she immediately abandoned her favorite film. star.

"No, they started promoting it in advance because the film was shot early, so we can just follow our own plan."

With the publicity budget that Warner Bros. has given to "Joker", it will definitely not be enough if we start large-scale publicity from now on.

Hollywood has long had its own set of publicity rules. Normal commercial films will release news from time to time during filming, and will only start large-scale bombardment when the film is close to release.

Stallone's film is an exception because the filming was completed much earlier, so commercials appear on TV stations from time to time.

Wayne watched the TV in a trance. From this point of view, next year's main competitor will be "Jumanji" led by this action star.

He doesn't remember the box office performance of this film. The only thing he remembers about it is that it was called by netizens the only film in which Stallone didn't get criticized.

"That's right!" He slapped the sofa in front of him. "Call John for me and tell him that I need to see him."

Although she has adapted to Wayne's appearance at work, Nina still feels helpless by his sudden behavior.

She took out the book that recorded the phone numbers and dialed John's number.

"Boss, it's done!"

Wayne answered the phone, made sure John could hear it, and then directly stated what he had just thought.

"Do you think Warner Bros. can be asked to add some additional publicity budget? I have thought of a good way to let more than 30 million people in the United States see our film in a short period of time."

"Wayne, publicity matters are not our responsibility. Our task is to make a good film!" John on the opposite side was much calmer than him. He knew very well that he and Wayne were not qualified to intervene in Warner Bros.'s publicity. plan.

It's best not to even give any suggestions. Warner Bros. is an established distribution company with the best film distribution capabilities in the world. If you rashly intervene in this matter, it will only cause dissatisfaction in the distribution department.

As the two most important departments of this movie giant, the relationship between the production department and the distribution department has never been harmonious.

"Listen, John, you can try to communicate with the company and put our trailer in the Super Bowl halftime commercial." Wayne explained to him patiently.

"Super Bowl..." John also thought about the significance of this. This is the most watched program in North America, with no less than 30 million viewers every year.