Chapter 317 The Reasons for Joining the Crew Are More Outrageous than the Last
Fang Rong almost spit out a mouthful of water after hearing this answer.
He quickly swallowed the mineral water and covered his mouth to try to hold back his laughter.
My goodness, this kid is already 12 years old. At this age, he can completely distinguish between reality and fiction.
He is still so devoted, a fanatical fan of books.
He looked down at his resume.
Matthew chose to accept the adjustment in his volunteer application, and noted: "My biggest wish is to go to Hogwarts to study. Please, give me a chance to go to school, with anyone's identity."
Fang Rong's mouth trembled.
Sun Li next to him whispered: "Don't be surprised, this round is difficult, and the proportion of book fans is much lower. Many people in the first two rounds are like this. They are young, but they often say that love is fake, vows are fake, and even the spelling of dictionaries can be fake. But Hogwarts, this is real!"
Fang Rong nodded.
Okay.
But this child is really suitable for Neville.
His voice is a little timid, but it reveals full determination.
Next, it depends on his performance level.
…
One hour and 10 minutes later.
Everyone unanimously agreed to cast Matthew as Neville.
After a 10-minute break, the crew began auditioning the second role, Draco Malfoy.
Malfoy was born into a pure-blood wizard family and was wealthy.
In the first Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, he was an arrogant young master who despised Muggles.
Fang Rong flipped through his resume and sighed, "There are so few candidates, only eight. There are more than ten other roles."
Sun Li shook his head, "It's very difficult to find a child whose appearance and personality fit the character setting. Among these eight people, seven were transferred from other roles."
Chen Xiao looked at his watch, "It's time, let's start."
"Okay." The assistant casting director nodded, walked outside and brought in the first child.
The child had light blond hair neatly combed back.
Wearing a black windbreaker and a small tie, he walked in with an elegant and confident pace, stood in front of everyone, and began to introduce himself.
"Hello, directors. My name is Tang Li. Both my Chinese name and English name are Tang Li...."
Chen Xiao's eyes lit up.
This temperament is simply out of a book.
But why didn't I see him when I looked at the resume last night?
Chen Xiao picked up the resume and took a look.
Looking carefully at the photo on the first page, it is indeed him. But the style is black hair and a pair of round-frame glasses.
It seems that he was transferred from Harry.
The father of this child is from the Eagle country and works as a reporter in China. The mother is Chinese, but she is a Chinese-Russian hybrid. She has been an actor and producer, so she is considered a colleague.
In this case, I have to ask carefully.
The confident and proud temperament now may be a training phenomenon.
After Tang Li finished his self-introduction, Sun Li asked: "Did you dye your hair?"
"Yes, it was originally brown. I can keep dyeing it."
Sun Li nodded and continued to ask: "What is your favorite scene in "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"?
Chen Xiao stared at Tang Li, only to see that his hand pinched the windbreaker, and the front tip of his shoes rose and fell slightly.
It seems that this kid is nervous.
But there is no panic on Tang Li's face, and he still said confidently: "My favorite is the three-headed dog in Gringotts. It is very cute."
As soon as this was said, the directors wanted to laugh.
Why is this kid talking nonsense with such confidence?
Gringotts is a bank. The three-headed dog is in Hogwarts, the magic school.
This kid obviously hasn't read the original book. He just heard someone mention these two words? Or maybe he just skimmed through it.
It's funny, but points have to be deducted.
Just when Sun Li wanted to continue asking random questions, Chen Xiao raised his hand to interrupt Sun Li, and then looked at the kid.
"Tang Li, I hope you can tell me the truth. Have you seen Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone?"
"Yes, I like this work very much."
"Tell the truth. You should be a child who knows how to weigh the pros and cons, right? I want to hear your true thoughts."
Tang Li stared at the ground, hesitated for a while, raised his eyes and looked at Chen Xiao firmly, "I did flip through it in half an hour, but I am not interested in the magic world at all. However, I really want to play Harry or Ron. Malfoy is also OK."
"Why?"
Tang Li raised his chin slightly, with a serious face, "I like to be an actor. As a child star, this is my job."
Seeing the child say such words with a serious face, the assistant next to him couldn't help coughing twice.
Casting assistant director Zhuang Kai also raised his hand to cover his mouth to hide the smile on his face.
After suppressing the smile on his face, Zhuang Kai looked at Chen Xiao with admiration.
As expected of Director Chen, his vision is really sharp.
Just now, in my heart, out of the perspective of loving the original work, I deducted some points from Tang Li.
But after asking, it was discovered that Townley had just confidently said that he liked the trolls in Gringotts. This behavior was very consistent with the characteristics of Slytherin - ambitious and shrewd, valuing honor, judging the situation, and winning first.
This was not a deduction, but a plus.
However, this was only the first step, and it would take careful examination later.
Chen Xiao nodded to the child, then looked at Sun Li, "Director Sun, please continue."
...
Two hours later, everyone agreed to decide that Townley, who was the first to appear, would play Malfoy.
In the next five days, the crew decided on all the young actors one after another.
Harry, who was brave and kind, and had charming eyes.
Hermione is smart, confident, and a bit of a chatterbox.
Ron is humorous, cute, optimistic, and has a lot of expressions, etc.
In the evening five days later, after the last audition of the young actors was over and the actors were confirmed, Chen Xiao took a deep breath and leaned back in his chair.
All the selections were done.
The adult actors had already been found.
Now there should be only one role left to be cast - Principal Dumbledore.
At the time of the first film, Principal Dumbledore was 107 years old.
It would be best if the actor was over 70 years old.
There are few actors at this age who meet the requirements in appearance and good physical condition. We hope to continue to cooperate in the next few years.
Originally, we found a 72-year-old Irish actor, Michael, whose appearance and temperament were very suitable.
But he was not interested in the novel. He was also worried that he would not be able to remember the lines and drag the crew down, so he declined.
After a short break, Chen Xiao turned his head to look at Sun Li, "Director Sun, has someone chosen the role of Headmaster Dumbledore?"
Sun Li raised his head and tapped his head with the pen in his hand, "Oh, by the way, I got the news during the break just now, but I didn't have time to tell you that Michael agreed to play the role."
"Huh? Why did you suddenly change your mind?"
"He said that after his granddaughter knew the news, she threatened him that if he didn't play the role, she would never talk to him again."
Chen Xiao smiled helplessly.
One-third of the actors over 60 years old in this crew have been "threatened".
Okay, okay.
Then it's all settled.
The casting is settled, and the next thing will be easy.
Script reading, rehearsal, set design, technical preparation, etc., all of these are familiar.
"Everyone has worked hard, have a good rest tomorrow, and see you the day after tomorrow."
"Director Chen, you have worked hard."
After greeting everyone, Chen Xiao walked out of the audition room.
As soon as he walked out of the door, he happened to meet Chi Yu.
Chen Xiao walked over and said, "Chi Yu, contact Wang Rui and ask him to send the completion time of the sets at each filming location."
It is now June 25th. I will lead the actors to read the script and rehearse for the next month, and try to start filming on July 20th.
After school starts, the young actors don't have to go to offline classes, but they need to take online classes to ensure that their education level does not fall behind.
Shoot as soon as there is a venue, and take advantage of the summer vacation of young actors from all over the world to shoot more.