Chapter 912 I Hope You Can Be Serious

After a week of audition elimination, the candidates for the Iron Man actor were reduced from the last fifty to ten. In order to select Tony Stark from the last ten, several main creators of the crew began to hold frequent meetings and discussions.ん

"David, this can't be done, I need you to do it all over again. Remember, Tony Stark's pride is etched in the bones and doesn't need to be shown through appearance at all, so the tone of your speech needs to be taken for granted. ."

With the last ten candidates remaining, the crew no longer conducts centralized auditions, but conducts in-depth discussions and auditions with each candidate in turn, and gradually eliminates them, so that the most suitable candidates can be selected more carefully.

In a conference room in the studio, Eric patiently explained his views on Tony Stark to David Duchovny who participated in the discussion today.

David Duchovny was originally supposed to be the main character in the archives. Due to historical changes, he is still only a small role in various independent films or TV shows. Eric was unimpressed by David Duchovny's performance in the archives, but was impressed by his other work, California Passion. The cynicism of Hank Moody, the down-and-out writer played by David Duchovny in California Extravagance, is impressive.

After Eric finished speaking, David Duchovny, who was sitting on the opposite sand, thought for a moment and said, "Then, Eric, I will try again."

Eric turned his head and was about to instruct the staff next to him to give lines to David Duchovny, but noticed that everyone, including Joss Whedon, looked at him strangely. This is obviously not the first time. In the past few days, Eric has always felt that the atmosphere around him is somewhat inexplicable. At this time, he finally couldn't help 'exploding': "I warn you, don't dare to use this kind of worship all day long. Look at me, be careful I'll deduct your wages, Sally, and reconsider the scene just now with David."

Several people sitting around the sand laughed lightly. The production assistant named Sally picked up the script book, glanced at David Duchovny, got confirmation, and began to read the Vanity Fair magazine in Iron Man. Reporter Christine's line: "Some people say you are a contemporary Leonardo da Vinci, what do you think?"

"It's nonsense, and I don't paint."

"What do you think of another nickname, Merchant of Death?"

"That's not bad," replied David Duchovny. "Let me guess, Berkeley?"

"Actually, Brown University."

"Well, Miss Brown, the world isn't perfect, but we have no choice. I promise you, if one day I don't have to use weapons for peace, I'll switch to building a children's hospital."

The two were about to continue when Eric interrupted: "ok, still no, David, your tone should be quicker, and this scene shouldn't be too casual, probably, um, anyway, you Think about it again, if not, let's switch to the next paragraph."

David Duchovny hesitated and said, "Eric, can you help me demonstrate?"

Eric just couldn't find a suitable adjective for a while. Hearing what David Duchovny said, he nodded without thinking, turned to the production assistant and said, "Sally, from the beginning."

Eric was talking, but he didn't see Joss Whedon, who was behind him, excitedly gesturing to the photographer in charge of the video recording. The other party naturally turned the camera to Eric's side.

Sally noticed Joss Whedon's small movements behind Eric, but she lowered her eyes pretending not to know, and read the script in her hand: "Mr. Stark, have you rehearsed this sentence many times? "

Eric doesn't need to read the lines at all. Whether it's the recent audition or the memory in his mind, Eric is very familiar with the whole script. Similarly, no one knows what he wants better than him. The effect, Xun sorted out his thoughts, and Eric replied naturally: "Every night before going to bed, I say it to the mirror."

Sally nodded, "I can tell."

Eric's mouth has a somewhat cynical smile,

Staring at Sally, "I wish you could see for yourself."

Being stared at by Eric's natural and aggressive gaze, Sally felt that her face suddenly became hot, she dodged, and her tone was a little stumbling. Although she was also very familiar with the script, she still mispronounced it. The line: "Mr. Williams, I, I want you to be serious."

"" Eric was speechless.

"Haha." Everyone in the room couldn't help laughing.

Sarah's face blushed even more quickly, and she felt so embarrassed that she raised the script in her hand to block it in front of her, and got up and ran to the bathroom next to her.

Looking at the girl's act of fleeing, everyone's heartless laughter grew louder.

After a while, Eric clapped his hands and said, "Okay, everyone, let's continue, skip this paragraph and replace it with the scene of Tony Stark and Colonel Roddy on the plane."

After Eric's words, everyone restrained their laughter and began to discuss.

As the evening approached, I sent David Duchovny away. Eric was about to discuss with Joss Whedon and others about David Duchovny's performance today, but he heard Joss Whedon say: "Eric, I'll get off work soon. , how about a drink together?"

Eric wondered: "Huh?"

"I mean, there are still a few good bars in Venice Beach," Joss Whedon said. "And there's another thing I want to talk to you about, and that's what everyone means."

Eric looked at Joss Whedon's expression and nodded: "Okay, that's it for today."

Due to the rise of Firefly Studios, Venice Beach near Playa Vista has also become a frequent gathering place for Hollywood filmmakers in recent years, and many restaurants, cafes, bars and other leisure venues have also emerged.

Following Joss Whedon to a bar called 'light', Eric suddenly realized that he hadn't had such an experience for a long time.

It happened to be off-duty time, and although night had not yet come, the bar was already lively.

Eric wore sunglasses and followed Joss Whedon into the bar, watching him greet the boss familiarly, and asked for a more hidden booth in the corner of the bar, and the two sat there together.

Asking for a beer from the waiter who followed, Joss Whedon asked, "Eric, what would you like to drink?"

Eric felt the cool-dressed waitress staring at him, so he took off his sunglasses, raised a finger at the wide-eyed girl and made a silent expression, before smiling: "I want to Have a beer."

"Ah, the waitress nodded in shock, turned around and walked away in a hurry, but it took a while before she came back with two glasses of beer, her face was obviously covered with makeup, and she took off the somewhat exaggerated earrings on her ears. Putting the beer in front of Eric and Joss Whedon, the girl did not leave, and asked boldly, "Mr. Williams, can I take a photo with you? "

Eric smiled and shook his head: "Sorry, miss."

The waitress was not discouraged, she took out a business card from her short jacket pocket and handed it over directly: "Mr. Williams, this is my number, call me."

After saying this, the waitress didn't give Eric a chance to refuse, she turned around and left with her slender waist twisted.

Eric picked up the business card and looked at it, and said, "Jenny, hehe, I think it's better to be called Jennifer. I like the name Jennifer."

Joss Whedon laughed: "You call her over now and ask her to change her name. I don't think the girl will refuse."

"I'm not in the mood to do such a boring thing," Eric shook his head, put the business card on the table, looked at Joss Whedon, and said, "So, Joss, what do you want to talk to me about?"

"Eric, which one do you think agrees with your request the most among the candidates we auditioned recently?"

Eric smiled, picked up the business card on the table and played with it again, and said, "I guess this isn't what you want to talk about tonight, right?"

Joss Whedon shrugged and said, "Eric, I think you must have realized everyone's mood during this time."

"Um?"

"All of us felt that you were the one who knew the most about the role of Tony Stark, going through all the auditions during our time. You've been directing these actors over and over for the last few weeks. , that expression should be used, that tone should be used."

Eric raised his head: "You want me to play Tony Stark too?"

Joss Whedon nodded: "I have discussed it privately with Mr. Katzenberg and Mr. Allard, and they all think this plan is feasible."

Eric hesitated for a while, remembering the audition process in the recent period, he was indeed dissatisfied with all the auditions, and even, when recalling the performance of Robert Downey Jr. in his memory, Eric also felt that many of his detailed performances were not good. As expected.

"Jos, you have to know that I'm already a producer now. If I star in again, you can be a director at any time."

"If it can make this movie more perfect, even if I quit the crew, there is no problem," Joss Whedon said without hesitation: "Eric, I am also a fan of Iron Man comics, so I really hope this movie A movie can have a male lead that suits it best."

"I haven't even participated in the audition. Although I know what kind of Tony Stark I want, are you sure I can perform?"

Joss Whedon smiled and said: "Eric, I don't think you even need to perform, as long as you can perform as you really are. Just look at how Sally and you reacted to the lines in the afternoon. In front, Sally has never blushed. Tony Stark, as a playboy, is a must to be able to have a strong attraction to women. Besides, well, I have been watching you secretly for a month, your A lot of words and deeds, very similar to what we want Tony Stark to do."

Eric unknowingly folded the business card in his hand into a paper airplane, and after listening to Joss Whedon's words, he raised his head and said, "Okay, let's choose from these ten people first."

Joss Whedon felt that Eric's tone had loosened, and he continued without hesitation: "Eric, I know you are very busy, but you should also know that the shooting of Iron Man will not take up too much of your time. , the planned shooting period is four months. If the schedule is tight, you only need to stay in the crew for less than two months, and most of that can be done in the Los Angeles studio, even for foreign scenes. , we just have to rush to Nevada, which is next door."

"The key is not these, Jos," Eric said: "In the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe, Iron Man needs to appear in no less than six movies."

Joss Whedon said: "But it's not a problem, Eric, except for a few Iron Man series, other crossover episodes, you must have fewer scenes, maybe not even a month. Moreover, we make For a film related to Iron Man, the average period should be two years, and two months are taken out every two years. I think it is not a problem for you at all, right?"

"It seems that you have made up your mind to let me come in person?"

Joss Whedon smiled and said, "Eric, tell the truth, don't you really think about playing this role yourself?"

Eric's eyes flashed and he said, "I thought about playing the role of Hugh Hefner, but I don't know if he has 2ooo girlfriends now."

"Haha, that's the tone," Joss Whedon laughed. "Tony Stark's tone."

"Okay, okay, I'll think about it, tomorrow, um, the day after tomorrow. I'll give you an answer." Eric threw the small paper plane in his hand towards Joss Whedon, but the plane passed the block and flew to In the adjacent compartment, a girl's soft cry was heard.

Joss Whedon knew that Eric's mind had loosened, and he had to persevere with a few words. Two petite girls came over angrily. One girl was guilty, but recognized Eric at a glance and was angry. His expression suddenly closed, but he didn't know what to say for a while, dumbfounded like two little quails.

With a smile on his lips, Eric looked at the two girls with interest, raised his hand and pointed at Joss Whedon: "This guy is throwing things, don't look for me."

The shorter girl in the black dress on the left reacted at this time and said quickly, "Yes, I'm sorry, Mr. Williams is fine."

Having said that, the girl in the black dress is about to pull the companion next to her and leave.

Eric looked at the slightly taller girl with a little baby fat on her face, and said, "Sarah, isn't it right, I happen to remember your name, Sarah Michelle Gellar." Then, Eric looked at the other girl and asked knowingly, "What's your name?"

"Ah, me," the girl in the black dress didn't expect Eric to know her friend, and said quickly, "My name is Jennifer Love Hewitt."

"Oh, another Jennifer, I like girls named Jennifer, can I buy you a drink?" (To be continued.)

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