Chapter 343 Recommendation of the Main Character

There is an interesting saying in Hollywood.

All the scripts for Hollywood male protagonists are first passed through Leonardo's hands before it is the turn of other male actors to choose.

In the past, Wu Yuan regarded this saying as a joke.

But now, he has to admit that this rumor does make some sense.

When it comes to who to find for the male protagonist of "Interstellar", Paramount's executives immediately bring up Leonardo. It can be seen that this actor is really in high demand.

"Leonardo is a very good actor." Wu Yuan nodded slightly, first gave affirmation, and then changed the subject: "But he doesn't seem to be suitable for this movie."

"He is too handsome, and Cooper is just an ordinary astronaut."

Paramount's executives did not comment on Wu Yuan's evaluation, but mentioned another person: "What about Matt Damon, he is not bad either."

In the past two years, there are only a few of the most popular male actors in Hollywood.

Leo, who has been nominated for Best Actor many times for "Catch Me If You Can", "The Aviator" and "The Departed".

Mark Damon became famous because of "Good Will Hunting" and became a top star with "Saving Private Ryan" and "The Bourne Supremacy" series.

There is also the black actor Will Smith, veteran actor Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise.

Counting them all, the top super-A productions in Hollywood are all contracted by these actors.

Oh, and we have to add Depp, who became popular again because of "Pirates of the Caribbean".

In Paramount's view, for such a blockbuster with an investment of nearly 200 million US dollars, the male lead must be this kind of top Hollywood actor.

Among them, the most popular ones are Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Damon, and Will Smith.

Will Smith is definitely not suitable, and Leonardo DiCaprio was rejected by Wu Yuan, so Mark Damon is the only one left to choose.

However, Wu Yuan still shook his head: "Mark is not suitable either. He is too handsome, and the image he left in "The Bourne Supremacy" is too profound."

"The audience cannot accept him playing an extremely ordinary character all of a sudden."

Two years ago, Mark Damon and Leo just collaborated on "The Departed", which is the movie adapted from "Infernal Affairs". The two had a passionate gunfight, a battle of wits and courage in the movie, and it also won the Best Picture of the 79th Academy Awards.

Now let them play an old farmer who has been farming in the countryside for ten years?

And there is no fighting scene at all?

That won't do.

Wu Yuan carefully recounted his idea.

The executive of Paramount frowned: "There is no first-line actor in Hollywood who is not handsome."

"Do you want to use Will Smith?"

Perhaps because Wu Yuan himself is a yellow man, the executive's words are more implicit, but he still heard the meaning.

They prefer a white person to save the world, not a black person.

Wu Yuan did not have the idea of ​​letting Will Smith play in "Interstellar" at a time when people were still conservative.

He shook his head: "I didn't say I wanted to find a Hollywood A-list actor."

"For the movie "Interstellar", the important thing is the plot, the sci-fi charm shown in the movie, the surreal black hole theory and the vast universe."

"It's not important who plays the male lead. As long as the male lead fits the role setting, there is no need to find actors like Leonardo and Mark who don't have a good role."

"I have a recommendation."

"Mads Mikkelsen, let him play the male lead."

In the small conference room, discussions were everywhere, and many people were talking to each other.

Who is Mads Mikkelsen and what works has he acted in?

The executives of Paramount frowned even more.

As a professional, he certainly knew Mads Mikkelsen, and he also knew that Mads Mikkelsen and Wu Yuan had worked together in "Rush Hour 3".

However, Mads Mikkelsen currently mostly plays villains in Hollywood, and his status and influence are somewhat low.

"Is he suitable?"

"Very suitable."

Wu Yuan nodded firmly.

In fact, he has a more stable choice, that is, Matthew McConaughey, the star of the original "Interstellar".

But Wu Yuan, when there are suitable actors, he prefers to use actors he has worked with before, rather than looking for new actors.

Mads Mikkelsen's acting skills are not inferior to Matthew McConaughey.

One of them contributed a wonderful performance in "The Hunt" in 2012, and the other contributed a wonderful performance in "Dallas Buyers Club" in 2013.

And both of them look ordinary, not very handsome.

Perhaps Mads Mikkelsen's elegant image in the "Hannibal" series does make some Asian audiences feel very handsome, very charming, and a handsome uncle.

But in fact, in the aesthetics of European and American people, Mads Mikkelsen is really not handsome, and even belongs to the ugly one, otherwise he would not have played vicious villains all the time.

Now that "Hannibal" has not been released yet, it is even more impossible for him to be called handsome and elegant.

In terms of emotion and reason, Mads Mikkelsen is very suitable for the role of Cooper in "Interstellar", just like Matthew McConaughey.

While the former has worked with him, Wu Yuan has never met the latter.

Nolan appreciated Matthew McConaughey's performance in the 2012 film "Mud", so he invited him to star in "Interstellar".

Wu Yuan has worked with Mads Mikkelsen and felt his acting level. He does not think that Mads Mikkelsen is worse than Matthew McConaughey, and may even be better.

Adhering to the idea of ​​using actors who have worked with him and are easy to work with, Wu Yuan recommended Mads Mikkelsen to Paramount.

Wu Yuan is not the same as he was when he first took on "Pirates of the Caribbean 1".

Even Paramount needs to listen to his opinions carefully and cannot refuse them casually.

Although he was not optimistic about the actor Mads Mikkelsen and did not know him well, the Paramount executive frowned and thought for a while, then nodded: "I understand, we will seriously consider your suggestion."

"What do you think of other roles besides the male lead?"

"Of course." Wu Yuan snapped his fingers: "Cooper's daughter can be played by Anne Hathaway."

"As for Professor Brand's daughter, I hope Liu Yifei will play it."

"We can set her as Professor Brand's adopted daughter, a little girl picked up during the Earth Hunger Crisis Rebellion."

"The reason for finding them is also very simple, they are beautiful enough."

"Since the male lead needs an ordinary man, the important female supporting role has to find two vases. Although the role is not important, it at least makes the audience feel pleasing to the eye."

"A big white beauty, plus a big Asian beauty, I believe it can meet the aesthetic needs of most countries in the world."

Wu Yuan did not hide his intention to support Liu Yifei. Guangshidai, which invested 48 million US dollars, also has the right to ask for a major supporting role.

As for other roles, such as Professor Brand and other senior members of the space agency, Wu Yuan handed them over to Paramount, which was also a respect for the main controlling company.

Tapping the table with one hand, the vice president of Paramount pondered for a while after listening to Wu Yuan's actor arrangement, and said without comment: "I understand."

"Daniel, we will seriously consider your suggestion." (End of this chapter)