Chapter 228 Movie casting, "Ready Player One" trailer released!

The "My Motherland and Me" film seminar went much faster than expected. It was originally prepared for a week for the seven directors to discuss the topic selection, but it only took three days to decide on the seven directors of the film.

After choosing a topic, we directly entered the movie casting stage.

After returning to the hotel, Lin Yuan paced back and forth in the room, thinking about which actors he should find better to star in the unit drama he was responsible for.

He returned to the hotel at six o'clock, and it was not until eleven o'clock that he wrote three names on the paper.

Wang Baoqiang, Huang Bo, Deng Chao.

Needless to say, the acting skills of the first two are always guaranteed. Every movie they appear in is basically guaranteed to be on the top level. As for Brother Chao, as long as he doesn't star in the movies he directs, his acting skills can be completely trusted.

Originally, Lin Yuan had two other candidates in mind, Xu Zheng and Zhang Yu, but Xu Zheng himself was busy with directing duties, and Zhang Yu's popularity was a bit low. It was okay to let him play a supporting role, but if he played the leading role, it would obviously be a bit awkward.

The luxurious cast did not live up to the initial publicity for this movie.

After confirming the list of starring actors, Lin Yuan called the three of them in turn.

As long as any one of them can be confirmed to star in this movie, Lin Yuan's mission for this seminar will be completed, and he can basically go back to Shanghai to work on the script.

But things obviously didn't go as smoothly as he expected.

After coming out of the conference room this afternoon, Guan Hu immediately called Huang Bo. The two had collaborated in the two films "Killing Life" and "The Cook, Actor and Scoundrel", and their results were quite similar.

good.

Faced with Guan Yu's invitation, Huang Bo didn't think much about it. After checking his schedule and there was no conflict, he agreed directly. Not only was Lin Yuan a step too late, but Xu Zheng and Ning Hao were also too late.

Take a step.

Wang Baoqiang has not received invitations from other directors, but unfortunately, he has two movies in the second half of the year, one is "Frozen Man: Time Traveler" and the other is "The New King of Comedy" with Xingye.

There is no schedule to film "My Motherland and Me", so it would be unrealistic for people to promote these two movies.

As for Deng Chao, I don't know if he was stimulated by Lin Yuan's filming of "I'm Not the God of Medicine". In the second half of the year, he co-directed "Galaxy Tutorial" with Yu Baimei, and also served as the leading actor in the movie, so he was asked to star in "I

And My Motherland" is obviously not possible either.

It was hard to select the three actors I thought were suitable, but none of them were available.

"Forget it, let's decide on the other roles first. If we can't find the leading actor when the script comes out later, I'll take the role myself." Lin Yuan muttered to himself.

The number of choices for supporting roles suddenly increased.

However, Lin Yuan didn't think so much and called Wang Yanhui and Zhang Yu directly. After all, they had just collaborated on the movie "I'm Not the God of Medicine", so it wouldn't take too much time to get used to it when filming the movie.

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The most important thing is that the acting skills of the two have been recognized not only by him, but also by the audience. If they can keep the original cast of "I'm Not the God of Medicine" to film this unit drama, they will also be able to work for "The God of Medicine" by then.

This movie gained some popularity, even though the movie had already been released at that time.

After Zhang Yu received Lin Yuan's call, he agreed directly without asking any questions.

He has actually appeared in many movies before, but like most actors, he is a transparent person on the big screen and rarely gets the attention of the audience. If he hadn't starred in Lin Yuan's "I'm Not the God of Medicine", I'm afraid he wouldn't be here now

Still lingering among the second and third tier actors.

Although Wang Yanhui was a little happy about Lin Yuan's invitation to collaborate again, he still asked about the script.

However, the answer I got was: "I'm sorry, Teacher Wang Yanhui, the script hasn't been released yet, I just have a prototype in my mind. If you are worried about the quality of the script, I can find a place to have a good chat with you about the script in person."

If he hadn't collaborated on "I'm Not the God of Medicine" before, I'm afraid Wang Yanhui would have just hung up the phone.

The script has not even been finalized yet, and the actors are being looked for. Isn’t this deceiving people?

When coal bosses first invested in making movies, there was such a scam. Some scammers took randomly printed "scripts" and squatted in front of major film schools. They first tricked these students into starring, and then came with the trick.

The "film crew" approached the coal boss for investment, and after receiving the investment, they just patted their butts and left.

So the actors behind have learned from experience and would rather sign a confidentiality agreement than read the script first.

Of course, great directors like Zhang Yimou and Feng Xiaogang don't have to put in this effort. If they have a new movie waiting to be shot, there will naturally be a lot of actors lining up to audition.

Seeing some hesitation on the other end of the phone, Lin Yuan could guess what Wang Yanhui was thinking.

If it were him, when the quality of the movie could not be guaranteed, he would also hesitate to star in it. After all, the reputation of actors like them among the audience was slowly accumulated through one movie. However, once he accepted a movie,

If you make a bad movie, the good reputation accumulated will be greatly reduced.

After thinking for a moment, Lin Yuan said deceitfully: "Teacher Wang Yanhui, if this is not the case, as long as you are willing to star, I promise to find you a best actor to play opposite you."

Hearing this, Wang Yanhui began to feel a little excited.

In fact, even if the quality of Lin Yuan's movie is not that good, he will still agree to make a cameo in this movie because of his affection for starring in "The God of Medicine".

But if Lin Yuan can hire actors of the best actor level now, it will not only mean that the quality of the movie will not be too bad no matter what, but also the cast will be guaranteed, and the supporting roles he plays will still have room to play. From this point of view, it is a

Good choice.

After weighing the pros and cons, Wang Yanhui decisively agreed and joked: "Lin Yuan, this is what you said. If you don't invite the best actor to star by then, I won't join the cast."

"Teacher Wang Yanhui, don't worry." Lin Yuan said on the other end of the phone, patting his chest.

Isn’t he the actor?

Anyway, he has already decided that if he really can't find a starring role, he will do it himself. After all, he is also an actor, so it is not a lie.

After confirming the two supporting roles of Wang Yanhui and Zhang Yu, Lin Yuan suddenly felt that the pressure was reduced by more than half.

There are not many roles in the unit drama. After confirming these two supporting roles, the other supporting roles are basically actors arranged by Enlight Media. After all, they have spent so much effort to let Lin Yuan be responsible for directing a unit drama. It must be

I want to take this opportunity to let other artists under my banner appear in the movie.

The other six directors have wider connections in the industry than Lin Yuan, so it is not difficult for them to finalize the starring role.

Finally, the list of leading actors was finalized. Guan Fu chose Huang Bo, Xu Zheng chose Wu Jing, Zhang Bai invited Zhang Yi and Ren Suxi, and Chen Kaige and Xue Xiaolu chose leading actors although they were not as big as the previous ones.

But they are also very popular, including Liu Haoran, Du Chang and others. The most unexpected thing is that Ning Hao directly invited Uncle Ge over.

Only Lin Yuan was listed in the starring role.

But I have to say that this lineup is so powerful. The top three directors in China and the other six directors can also be ranked, and the actors are all-stars. As soon as the list of main creative personnel was revealed, netizens became very excited.

It's hard not to be excited and to look forward to it. The director is one of the top directors in the country. Although the actors are not veteran actors, they are basically capable. In addition, Lin Yuan is an actor whose acting skills are highly recognized. As long as the main creators are in the unit.

If the plot of the drama can be handled well, it seems unlikely that the filming will be bad.

However, the film is still kept under wraps, and a film press conference will not be held until the script is finalized.

After returning to Shanghai from BJ's seminar, Lin Yuan locked himself in his apartment and devoted himself to script creation.

He knows very well that he is qualified to direct the movie "I'm Not the God of Medicine" because he has acted in enough movies and has a rich understanding of characters and camera sense. There is a saying in the circle that "acting well leads to directing."

"There is absolutely no problem for a good actor to transform into a director.

But wanting to transition to being a screenwriter is not that simple. The reason is very simple. Screenwriting requires certain writing skills. Unfortunately, Lin Yuan is not good at this aspect.

After several days in a row, I finally completed the prototype of the script.

Just when Lin Yuan was about to find a screenwriter and let professionals help him complete the entire script, a call from overseas came to his mobile phone. The note on the caller ID was Spielberg.

Just by seeing the caller ID, Lin Yuan probably guessed the intention of the call.

After the call was connected, Director Spielberg's voice came over the other end of the phone. After a simple greeting, he went straight to the topic: "Mr. Lin Yuan, the finished film of "Ready Player One" has been released. We expect it to be released soon."

It will be released on Easter, so you don’t have to worry about the mainland release work, there will be dedicated people in charge there, but I hope you can cooperate with the film promotion work."

The work Spielberg is talking about is naturally the matter of submitting films for review. Nowadays, imported films are different from the past, and the review will definitely be more troublesome. However, it is not a big problem for Warner Bros. Pictures, which has already prepared.

I got the sample film and submitted it for review right away. This time the edited film will be submitted for review more smoothly.

At least there will definitely be no problems if it is released smoothly in mainland China.

"Okay, I will cooperate in promoting the movie when the time comes." Lin Yuan agreed.

Although he is not the protagonist in this movie, it is after all the first foreign movie he has starred in. If the domestic box office performance is too poor, it will not be conducive to his future development in the international film market.

"By the way, Mr. Lin Yuan, when is the release date set? We have three plans here. One is to release it all over the world at the same time in March, the second is to release it during your Chinese Qingming Festival, and the last one is to release it on May Day.

It will be released on Labor Day.”

It can be seen that Spielberg has done research on the domestic film market, knows about the releases during holidays, and even knows about the May Day schedule.

In fact, for an action science fiction film like "Ready Player One", it is definitely the most suitable to participate in the May Day movie war, such as "Avengers 3", "Star Wars" and "Silence" in this year's May Day period.

Hollywood blockbusters such as "The Land" are all released in mid-May.

But the option of releasing it on May Day was directly passed by Lin Yuan.

As an audience, you have spent money to buy movie tickets. Why can audiences from other countries watch it first, but they have to wait until two months later after all the spoilers are revealed before it can be released?

And more importantly, in addition to theatrical movies in China, there is also "Baidu Cloud Movies". In two months, the Blu-ray gun version of "Ready Player One" has probably become a regular visitor to pirated video websites. By that time

Is it possible for the audience to spend money to go to the cinema to watch a movie they have already seen?

Since it can be released simultaneously around the world, Lin Yuan will naturally not choose to delay the release by two months to the May Day period. The only thing that needs to be considered is whether to release it at the same time at the end of March, or delay it by a few days and release it during the Qingming Festival.

"Director Spielberg, do you know which Hollywood movies will be released in China in March and April?" Lin Yuan asked.

Domestic films that are competitive will generally not be released in March or April. The only competitors to worry about are imported films that also come from abroad.

"Wait a minute, I'll let my assistant take a look."
To be continued...