One Thousand and Thirty-Four Difficult Rejection

Unprecedentedly, Renly's desire to appear in "Drunken Country Ballad" surpassed "Love Crazy" and "Buried Alive". This should be the work that Renly is most eager to appear in so far. That kind of desire is so The urgency was so hot that the chest began to ache.

Impulsively, Renly wanted to nod his head in agreement, and the words even swirled on the tip of his tongue; however, the remaining sanity still slammed on the brake pedal, and abruptly completed the precipice.

On top of the personal itinerary list, "Les Miserables" and "Gravity" are among them. He must concentrate on his existing work. The last thing he needs and should not be now is to have a full schedule. On top of that, work continued; moreover, he shouldn't selfishly waste the Coen brothers' time, and only after a clear rejection of the offer could they start looking for other suitable actors.

A thought flashed in the back of my mind, giving up "gravity" and choosing "Drunken Country Ballads".

At present, Renly has not officially signed a contract with the "Gravity" crew, and Andy and the producer are still negotiating the relevant terms and conditions. At the same time, Andy's creative artist agency also hopes to use Renly as the core. Packaged cooperation, the interests of the entire negotiation process are not so simple.

In other words, nothing is finalized until it is signed in black and white.

In fact, in Hollywood, there are countless similar situations. After verbally agreeing to cooperate, the actor joins another crew before officially signing the contract, or simply quits for no reason, causing the crew to be in a hurry and be caught off guard, and even the director and producer scolded, But helpless.

If it is a big-name director or a big-name producer, then you will directly tear up your face with the actor. At this time, it is often the brokerage company who stands up to take the blame; but if it is a director and producer without power, you can only smash your teeth into your stomach. swallowed.

In "Drug Network", which won the Oscar for best director in 2000, the actor originally locked on Kevin Costner, and the two sides had negotiated cooperation, but in the end, Kevin temporarily changed his ways and starred in "Shocking", which led to Stevie. Vin - Soderbergh had to re-select the male lead, and Michael - Douglas took over.

In 2003's "Bad Santa", Jack Nicholson had negotiated all the terms of cooperation with the crew, only to sign the contract at the end, but at a critical moment, Jack chose to star in "Love is a Compromise", which led to a schedule conflict. , In desperation, the crew could only find another good match, and finally Billy Bob Thornton took over.

In 2006, when the Coen brothers were filming "No Country for Old Men", Heath Ledger was the first choice to play the cold-faced killer, and the two sides had reached a cooperation agreement, but before the official start of filming, Heath had withdrawn for no reason, resulting in The Coen brothers had to restart casting, and Javier Bardem took over the role.

The most typical example is the 2008 biographical film "Bush",

This work directed by Oliver Stone, from the very beginning, he locked Christian Bale to play, thinking that Christian is the best candidate for the role, after numerous negotiations, the two sides almost reached an agreement, but the final decision was made. At that moment, Christian still chose to give up and turned to leave.

Oliver Stone later said in an interview, "In order to get Bell's chance to star in this film, we have made a lot of efforts, spent a lot of energy, kept negotiating and increasing investment, but all our efforts were met by his words' I don't think I fit the role' and overthrow it all."

Later, the role was played by Josh-Brolin.

The above examples are just the tip of the iceberg, and it can even be said to be a common phenomenon in Hollywood. In other words, Renly now chooses "Drunken Country Ballads" instead of "Gravity", which is perfectly normal.

"Drunken Country Ballad" is undoubtedly a work that Renly prefers very much. From the role to the story, from the director to the style, inside and out, Renly's irresistible attraction is revealed. Choosing to star in "The Drunk Country Ballad" is undoubtedly a The simplest and easiest decision; however, the thought just flashed through my mind, and Renly rejected it.

He agreed to Alfonso Cuaron. A promise is a promise. If he refuses to abide by the promise, then at the very beginning, he should not nod and agree. Fulfilling the promise. Renly didn't intend to hurt Alfonso's good intentions.

What's more, "Gravity" was originally a rare challenge, different from any of Renly's previous works, and also different from "Drunken Country Ballads", such a performance opportunity is really rare. Renly had no reason to give up.

There are thousands of thoughts in my mind, and it seems that I have experienced countless ups and downs; but in real life, after Joel's voice fell, only a few seconds passed.

Renly looked up again and met Joel and Ethan's hopeful eyes. The words of refusal seemed to be ready, but no sound came out. At this time, Renly really realized, How difficult and cruel this is.

Rejecting a work that he likes, he is ecstatic and can't put it down; and it is also a work that the director personally came to the door and sent out an invitation with sincerity. A chemical reaction has already erupted in the short conversation... Now, he has The invitation must be declined calmly and objectively.

That feeling is like a giant hand firmly grasping the heart, folded, and folded again, almost unable to breathe. Now, Renly finally understood what "reluctantly parted" meant.

"Sorry." Renly could almost vividly see the disappointment and shock in Joel's eyes, the dazed, pitiful eyes were really unbearable, and it became more and more difficult to speak, "I can't agree. act."

"Why!" Joel's eyes widened, refusing to believe in reality and the question blurted out.

Everything went smoothly. The conversation just now was very harmonious and hit it off. Things developed as expected. It really could not have been smoother. The only thing left was to nod, shake hands, and sign the contract. Come on, what part went wrong?

Not only Joel, but Ethan also suffered 100,000 critical hits, repeating the same question, "Why?"

There was no room to wait for Renly's explanation, and Joel continued to ask impatiently, "Remuneration, are you worried about the remuneration? Don't worry, although we can't give remuneration for commercial films, ten million is not available, but we I am very willing to give you the best treatment within my ability, you are the core of the whole film, and you can even join dividends as a producer."

Crackling, Joel's words blared like a machine gun, "Or are you worried about age? This is definitely not a problem, Ethan and I have already thought about it and discussed it, right? "

Joel quickly turned to look at his younger brother and asked for help, Ethan immediately joined the persuasion, "Yes, in the 1960s, most folk singers were still in their thirties and forties, but young people also There are quite a few, from sixteen to forty-five years old, which is an acceptable range. We set the male protagonist to be around thirty years old. This is not a problem for you at all, and the audience will not notice it. Anything out of the ordinary, we have absolute confidence in you."

"Yeah, Renly, why?" Suddenly, a voice intervened, joining the Coen brothers and questioning Renly; but it was so sudden that everyone turned their heads in unison. Looking over, it was Nathan who spoke.

I don't know when, Nathan also adjusted his sitting posture, the same posture as Joel and Ethan, facing Renly, leaning forward and looking eager, as if the audience was too engrossed in the movie to ignore reality. and the boundary between the screen.

Sensing that all eyes were focused, Nathan still seemed to be ignorant. He pointed to Renly, indicating to everyone, "This is the protagonist." After blinking, he asked, "I really can't think of anything else besides you. The right actor, why can't you play it?"

This time, even Roy started to join in the fun, "Maybe you should think about it again, not to mention, Joel and Ethan got inspiration from you to create this work; from the conversation just now, you can also It can be seen that you and their creative ideas collided with sparks, and I really can't think of a reason for your rejection."

Roy and Nathan both became good assists, and Renly laughed dumbly, "Don't get me wrong. Personally, I like this work very, very much, and maybe, this is the work I'm most eager to star in in my career... …”

"If it was because of that meeting in Berlin, Renly, I'm sorry, I'm really sorry, I'm a very impulsive person, and because of this personality, I have offended too many people in Hollywood, if it wasn't for Ethan to take care of it, Maybe the first time we showed up at Sundance, we were completely blocked. In Berlin, that was my mistake, and I sincerely apologize."

Before Renly could finish his explanation, Joel spoke again, unable to resist, anxiously and urgently expressing his sincerity, the emotion that he wanted to open his chest and dig out, so pure and so simple.

This made Renly a little flattered. He did not rush to defend himself, but met Joel's gaze seriously and said solemnly, "It's okay, I never took it to heart." After officially resolving the misunderstanding, Renly then continued, "The schedule, that's why I had to refuse, my schedule is full."

"Next, 'Les Miserables' is coming to Broadway after the West End show, and we need to be busy until at least October; then I'll be joining the cast of Alfonso Cuaron's new production.

This is a sci-fi work, and the shooting cycle has not yet been determined, but it is estimated that two months are at least, and it may even take four to six months.

I really like the stories you tell, trust me, I mean it, but I can't delay your creative plans. "

Renly explained all the ins and outs patiently and sincerely expressed his embarrassment. Renly himself was more regretful than the Coen brothers.