Chapter 31 Black Widow and Captain America Are in Love? (Edited)
This time, Wu Yuan still did not accept John's suggestion and rejected John's idea of preparing a welcome party for him.
He did not want to be involved too much with Fox Searchlight, so he chose to go back to the hotel to have a good rest and adjust to the time difference.
The next day, early in the morning.
Wu Yuan, who was still asleep, was awakened by a phone call.
"Hey, Daniel, are you still awake?"
"It looks like you had a very wonderful night."
"I'm sorry to bother you, but the actors you want have arrived, and you need to come to the company to meet them."
"Come! Waiting for you!"
Wu Yuan, who was not used to the time difference, got up drowsily from the bed, washed up briefly, changed into the suit sent by the hotel, and got on the car arranged by the hotel and rushed to the company building of Fox Searchlight.
He had something to do today.
More than half an hour later, Wu Yuan arrived at Fox Searchlight.
To be honest, a Chinese appeared downstairs of Fox Searchlight, which seemed to be a little uncomfortable for the employees of Fox Searchlight.
Fortunately, the news that the company had a film project with a Chinese director had spread throughout Fox Searchlight, so naturally no one would stop Wu Yuan, leaving him with less opportunity to show off and get slapped in the face.
He arrived at John's office without any obstacles. As soon as he entered the door, Wu Yuan saw two young actors sitting on the sofa.
"Hello, director."
"It's an honor to receive your invitation."
The older actor stood up a little awkwardly and took the initiative to shake Wu Yuan's hand.
The actress sitting next to him, who looked only sixteen or seventeen years old, also stood up and smiled at Wu Yuan, saying generously: "I didn't expect you to ask me to act in this movie. It's an honor."
These two actors were the leading actors of "Juno" that Wu Yuan had asked John to invite before he came to the United States!
They were the candidates for the heroine Juno: Scarlett Johansson.
The candidate for the hero Brick: Chris Evans.
Yes, they were the Black Widow and Captain America in the Marvel Universe.
It's not that Wu Yuan has a bad taste and wants to see Black Widow and Captain America fall in love.
It's really not easy to find actors suitable for the movie "Juno" at this time point in 2001.
Ellen Page, who played Juno in the original movie, performed very well and brought Juno, a quirky girl, to life.
But she is not yet 14 years old this year. Not to mention the problem of acting, her age alone is not in line with the role positioning.
The male protagonist Brick has a very low presence in the original movie, and any male actor can play it.
But Wu Yuan's version is different. The importance of the male protagonist in his "Juno" is also very high, and you can't just find a male actor to get rid of it.
What's more worrying is that because this movie focuses on high school students, Wu Yuan must find two actors aged 16-20, and the highest cannot be over 20 years old.
He doesn't like to find mature actors to play high school students. Although the acting skills are there, the temperament of young boys and girls is gone.
Is Zhang Ziyi amazing? Did she act well in "The Legend of Gong Er"?
But can she play a 16-year-old girl in "Shangyang Fu" at the age of 40?
No!
After thinking about it, Wu Yuan fell in love with Scarlett Johansson, who is not yet 17 years old.
Scarlett is not the sexy queen she will be, nor is she the Black Widow.
Scarlett is now a sweet girl, taking the route of cuteness and purity, and has already had good filming experience.
She has made five movies since her debut in the movie "The Bodyguard" in 1994.
Although she did not play the heroine in these movies, the roles are in line with her own positioning, all of which are cute or quirky girls.
Juno happens to be a sharp-tongued, quirky and lovable character, and only in this way can the theme of "early pregnancy" in the movie seem less heavy.
In fact, before Scarlett Johansson, Wu Yuan had another first choice, the British rose Keira Knightley.
Keira Knightley is one year younger than Scarlett. She is less than 16 years old this year, a big loli.
Moreover, in "Pride and Prejudice", she perfectly shows what a lively, smart and witty girl should look like, which shows that she can handle this kind of role.
It's a pity that Keira Knightley is still an unknown person now. Wu Yuan doesn't even remember when she debuted in the United States.
She had to wait until "Pirates of the Caribbean 1" before she became famous.
No matter how powerful he is, he can't ask John to find an actress who has no reputation in Hollywood.
It's okay if he can't find it. If he really finds it, Wu Yuan can't explain why he, who has never been to the United States, knows Keira Knightley.
So at the moment, 17-year-old Scarlett Johansson is the most suitable candidate for Juno.
As for why the male lead wants Chris Evans, this reason is the same as why Marvel wants him to play Captain America.
On the one hand, this guy is handsome enough, and there is absolutely no problem in playing a high school male god.
On the other hand, his handsomeness is still the traditional kind, and you can tell at first glance that he is able to take responsibility.
He can play a Captain America in Marvel who goes from confusion to firm belief and finally takes on national responsibility and fights for justice!
Of course, he can also play a man who goes from confusion to firm belief, finally takes on family responsibilities and fights for his wife and children!
His face and temperament are suitable for this type of role!
Scarlett Johansson and Chris Evans are not big actors now.
Both of them have only played supporting roles in a few movies. They are a little well-known in Hollywood, but no one wants them to film.
Although Chris is older than Scarlett, his fame is lower than Scarlett.
As for why Fox found him to play "Juno",
This is a destined coincidence.
He was not proposed by Wu Yuan, but an actor recommended by Fox.
This year, Chris just played in the TV series "Opposite Sex" on Fox TV, which can be regarded as a collaboration with Fox.
Coincidentally, after Fox Searchlight launched the project "Juno", considering that Wu Yuan might not be familiar with Hollywood actors, Fox Searchlight prepared a batch of resumes for him.
Chris Evans happened to be in it.
Wu Yuan thought this guy was good and could try the male lead, so he arranged to meet him.
Modified, deleted the big foreign horse.
Very good, this book also has different parallel time and space, and Wu Yuan in the two time and space made different choices.