Chapter 347 Imbalance
The crew is located in the temporary office by the beach of Santa Monica. Recently, a large number of entertainment agents have been appearing. Some of them can be found in front of Murphy's office, but they are all stopped by Rosa Rodriguez, who acts as the interim director's assistant. With his unusually strong figure, this Latin woman shocked those entertainment agents with ulterior motives and actors who come to speculate.
Since the official project was officially launched, a lot of people who have been involved in relationships have wanted to squeeze into the crew and gain a place.
Some people even came here under the name of Gal Gadot's distant relatives.
This is very common in Hollywood, and relationships are inevitable. The best way is to avoid them, so Murphy specially found Rosa Rodriguez, who had a very heavy tonnage, to come to visit the door.
Of course, this is only for outsiders.
As the head of the lighting team, David Robbie could easily see Murphy, but this time he came here not for work.
"Is there something wrong?" Murphy sat behind the desk, looking at David Robbie who was reluctant to speak, "David, sit around and say something right."
In his team, David Robbie may not be the best, but he is a relatively honest person, as famous as Seth Rogan.
David Robbie pulled the chair opposite the desk, sat down, and said, "That's right, Murphy, isn't the crew recruiting a lot of actors?"
"Yes." Murphy nodded, roughly understood his purpose, and said with a smile, "Do you have any choice to recommend it? Just say it."
In terms of using mature but not raw, this place is actually very similar to the other side of the Pacific Ocean. Murphy is not a person who does not understand the world, especially the main members of his team. He will at least give him an audition for the recommended candidate.
"Is someone who wants to recommend it..." David Robbie scratched her head embarrassedly, "My sister took a long vacation to come to Los Angeles to study performances. She has been a while now, but she has no actual experience in participating in the show. Can she give her a small role?"
There are a lot of background characters who only show their faces and have no lines during the shooting. There is not much difference between whom you use, and there is no difficulty in such a thing.
Murphy didn't even think about it, "Take her to find Seth Logan."
"Okay." David Robbie stood up, "Thank you, Murphy."
"You're so polite." Murphy smiled, frowned slightly, and asked, "Your sister? Margaret?"
He could vaguely remember the blonde girl who was riding a pony on the farm. Later, she played Nancy when she was filming "Sin City".
I haven't seen each other for so many years, and I have gradually forgotten the specific appearance of the other party.
When David Robbie saw Murphy still remembering his sister, he quickly said, "It's her, it's Margaret."
Anyway, this is a person I know. Murphy thought for a moment and said, "Tell Seth, find a character with Margaret to be outstanding."
After saying this, he started working again, and David Robbie went to Seth Rogen happily.
The preparations for "Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones" are moving forward step by step according to the plan. The most important task at this stage is casting. Like David Robbie, Murphy uses candidates recommended by friends or acquaintances in many roles, such as Joffrey Baratheon. The crew has confirmed that Dave Franco will play, who is James Franco's younger brother.
Although he is a little older, Dave Franco is born with a baby face, and with proper makeup, it is not a big problem.
Another sure candidate is Sean Bin. This British actor participated in the audition of the crew without long consideration. He is also one of the most famous actors in the crew in the future.
Of course, his pay is not cheap, with a single episode of $400,000.
This is a normal market trend. The craze of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy has not yet subsided, and Boromir has also been sought after by many people. Now it can be said that it is the peak period since Sean Bin became an actor.
Another important male character, Jon Snow, Murphy, through a large-scale audition, identified a new actor with little fame under Caa.
Under the same conditions, Murphy will of course give priority to ‘his own people’.
It's understandable that all Hollywood is doing this.
The two most important female roles are Lina Heidi, who has not yet appeared in "The Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta", has limited qualifications and fame, and the crew has not spent much effort or cost to deal with the British actor.
Murphy also left Daenerys Targaryen's candidate for his acquaintances.
In view of attracting male audiences as much as possible and not using them for life, plus the actors themselves, Murphy confirmed that Jessica Alba would play the role after two auditions.
Although Daenerys Targaryen in the original work is petite, Jessica Alba is not particularly tall, and she is not as tall as Charlize Theron, with a slender and slim appearance, which is also very suitable for the character's requirements, and George Martin did not object.
As for acting skills, it is even more of a problem. The acting skills of the small screen do not require explosive power like movies. Jessica Alba is enough to deal with it, and this character does not require excellent acting skills.
Having said that, in Murphy's little impression, Daenerys Targaryen's acting skills may not be better than Jessica Alba.
In addition to the actors and other aspects of preparation, Murphy also made the final modification of the script with George Martin. The main modifications basically came from one character, namely Daenerys Targaryen.
The main plot about her will not change, and the character setting is based on the original work. What Murphy wants to change is Daenerys Targaryen's too obvious cheating phenomenon.
During the exchange with George Martin, Murphy learned that this was his favorite character, and it was inevitable that he would be biased when creating. Compared with the protagonist aura that other major characters could hardly see, Daenerys Targaryen could be described as frequent cheats.
From the beginning, the other protagonists have been in constant misfortune, with no worst, only worse, and never lucked. Compared to them, Daenerys Targaryen has a life like a rocket. If she is a little unlucky sometimes, the plot will help her to make up for her later.
Compared with other protagonists, Daenerys Targaryen's line can easily make people feel quite unbalanced.
Of course, Murphy is mainly responsible for making suggestions and reviews, and the specific revisions will still respect the opinions of the original author George Martin.
If this series can get on the right track, there is still a long way to go in the future. There is no need to have too many conflicts with the original author. It is harmful and useless. Many times, compromise can often achieve better results.
George Martin is not the kind of person who has been stubborn. He also appropriately adopted some of Murphy's suggestions, which will make Daenerys Targaryen's road a little more difficult.
As time goes by, most of the main actors have basically been determined. Apart from Sean Bin and Jessica Alba, Murphy did not use other well-known actors. Most of the cast are mainly those who have been with him for many years and have not become famous. This can save money on filming and production.
After several consecutive sessions, Murphy also confirmed that after the crew had completed the initial running-in, they would be divided into three shooting teams: one, one, two, and two, and he would give Paul Wilson and Seth Logan the right to shoot separately.
The crew's preparations in North America are coming to an end. After finishing their final work, Murphy is preparing to lead the entire crew across the Atlantic Ocean and head to Northern Ireland on the other side.
Due to Murphy's continuous success, many people and companies in Hollywood are paying attention to his dynamics. When they heard that he threw away the movie and chose to direct and produce very unpopular fantasy TV series, most people watched coldly, waiting for this ignorant Hollywood director to fall a big fuss.
"Do you think he will succeed?"
In the luxurious office on the top floor of the Burbank Warner Building, Diego Harris looked at the new Cero Bruce Rosenblum opposite him and said, "There has never been a successful precedent for fantasy TV series."
He was extremely puzzled, "Why did he choose this subject?"
"This person's idea will always be different from that of ordinary people." Bruce Rosenblum folded his chest, "Will you think that after he was rejected by Warner and DC, he would choose a marginalized comic character like Deadpool? Can you think that Deadpool could end up selling $300 million in North America?"
Diego Harris shook his head, "I dare not think."
Bruce Rosenblum said again, "And you can imagine that after Deadpool, he directed "The Lost Lover" and mocked all the values of Hollywood as golden rules. According to normal circumstances, such a film will definitely be boycotted by the audience, and the result..."
He spread his hands and said, "The Disappeared Lover sells more than $220 million in North America, proving to us that the so-called value orientation of Hollywood movies can also be broken."
"Such a person..." Bruce Rosenblum raised his voice slightly, "Even if he chooses a subject that is unpopular and the film's value orientation is counter-mainstream, I think he has a high chance of success."
Diego Harris thought for a while and nodded vigorously.
"You didn't read that plan seriously at the beginning." Bruce Rosenblum continued, "Only I browse it roughly. I still think that Murphy Stanton is the one who can lead the DC superhero movie out of the trough and reappear! "
The crushing defeat of "Superman Return" allowed him to take the opportunity to take the throne of Warner Bros. The DC comic-adapted movie ruined Bruce Berman's future, which also affected his future and destiny.
"What should we do next?" Diego Harris asked.
Chapter completed!