Chapter 175 (1/2)
Simon made a wait sign to Valerie Gallino, picked up the receiver and said, ”Joe, what can I do for you?”
On the other side of the line, Jonathan Friedman has heard that Denise pictures has carried out a surprise drug test on the last ten candidates for the leading role of Batman. He is calling to help intercede.
After listening to Jonathan Friedman patiently, Simon said, ”Joe, before the casting, danylis pictures has specially reminded them that if they can't clean up during the casting, I really don't think there's any reason to give them a chance I know this kind of thing is very common in Hollywood, but it's just like this in the world. Those first-line celebrities who have made a success can just walk around between Bedford rehab center and the movie set, and they can go to shoot public service ads for drug treatment, but they can't. They are just small people. Small people should have the consciousness of small people. So, I'm sorry Valerie, she's here, sitting opposite me So, if you have time, goodbye. ”
Hang up and Simon looks across at Valerie Gallino.
The Italian actress, with beautiful curly hair and cat like eyes, is only 22 years old, but her acting experience is not simple. Two years ago, Valerie Gallino won the best actress award at the 43rd Venice Film Festival for her Italian film love story.
However, in the original time and space, except for the heroine of rain man, Valerie Gallino did not play in other well-known films, even her famous work love story is only a literary film with low popularity.
Simon also remembers some gossip about Valerie Gallino and Julia Roberts competing for the heroine of ”pretty girl”. She and Roberts are the last two candidates. The reason why the actress lost the election was that her accent was not up to standard and more information was not known.
Because of her poor development in Hollywood, the actress, who started from a rather high starting point, returned to the European film circle like many European female stars who failed to enter Hollywood.
Across the desk, Valerie Gallino put her hands on the satchel on her knee and waited patiently for the young man to look at herself for a moment. Then she whispered, ”Mr. westrow, what can I do for you, please?”
Simon didn't answer, just asked, ”have you seen Batman?”
When Simon westero's invitation was suddenly received, neither the agent nor Jonathan Friedman, the company's vice president close to westero, knew why. Valerie Gallino had just been very nervous.
After coming to Hollywood for more than a year, Valerie Gallino has not received many films, but has heard a lot of gossip. There are many big men in the circle who like to call on an actress by talking about work, going to parties and other reasons, and then some things come naturally. She recently appeared in rain man, and Simon westero is said to watch the film every week. He must have noticed himself in the process.
However, after receiving the invitation, Valerie Gallino just hesitated a little, but she came here.
In any case, men like beautiful women, women also like beautiful men. Simon westero, a handsome, talented and young man with a lot of money, can't arouse any disgust from women.
When Simon westroth talked about Batman, Valerie Gallino's original uneasiness was immediately relieved.
It turns out that there's something serious.
It's something Hollywood is looking forward to.
Just, in the heart but inexplicably gave birth to some don't know is disappointed or other what mood.
After a moment's stupefaction, Valerie Gallino felt Simon westero's eyes looking at him. She quickly responded, shook her head honestly and said, ”I'm sorry, Mr westero. I haven't seen Batman. I grew up in Italy.”
Simon just nodded his head and asked, ”do you have any other appointments with you now?”
Valerie Gallino thought of the heroine role in the Polish director Jez skolimovsky's two-year old costume blockbuster ”spring of the rapids”, which was about to be negotiated recently. She just hesitated a little and shook her head decisively, saying: ”No
”Here's the thing,” Simon asked no more. ”I saw your performance in rain man, and the material from your previous films. It's excellent. So, I'd like to invite you to play the leading role in Batman. What do you think? ”
Valerie Gallino thinks of the audition for the leading actor of ”Batman” in danielis pictures, and subconsciously asks, ”don't you need an audition?”
”As I said, I've seen your performance.”
”So, Mr. westlow,” Valerie Gallino asked, ”what role am I going to play?”
”Catwoman,” Simon said, ”you know what?”
As a popular anti hero female character in the first issue of Batman that year, Valerie Gallino has heard of some of them although she has never seen comics. Recalling the cat girl message, Valerie Gallino nodded and said, ”Selena Kyle.””That's right, Serena Kyle,” Simon nodded. ”If you're going to play the part, you can read some comics next. However, the information about the origin of the characters in DC Comics is very confusing, so you still need to figure out the role according to my script. ”
European actresses are very xenophobic in nature. The development of Hollywood is not easy. Valerie Gallino thought of this young man's miraculous career as a director and did not hesitate to say, ”Mr. westero, what's next?”
Simon smiles and says, ”do you know why I chose you?”
Valerie Gallino was stunned and shook her head.
”It's important that your acting is good enough, because I want Serena Kyle, the ordinary vase actress, to play well. After watching the sample film of rain man repeatedly, I confirmed that I want you to try this role, because you are younger than cruise and Hoffman, but in the sample film, you show a soothing power close to motherhood, you can calm down the two anxious protagonists. Bruce Wayne in Batman is a character who has experienced childhood trauma. Although he is very powerful, he is only a human after all. He will also be injured in the process of fighting crime and need to be pacified. Therefore, I hope you can keep this kind of emotion in rain man when you shape the role of cat girl. ”
Simon then looked at Valerie Gallino, who was still a little girlish on her face, and said, ”besides, you are only 22 years old, which is also very important. Selena Kyle is a strong female thief. In the cartoon, she has gymnastics background and is proficient in fighting. If you want to play this role, the actor must accept a certain intensity of physical fitness and fighting training. In this aspect, older actresses are often hard to bear, but it's not a big problem for you. Of course, the process will be very hard. Would you like to
Valerie Gallino didn't hesitate. The chicken pecked at the rice and nodded a few times. She realized that her reaction was too urgent and felt embarrassed.
Simon naturally didn't mind, and then said, ”besides, although I like your accent, it's hard for North American audiences to accept Catwoman's Italian accent. So, in the next six months, in addition to physical training, you need to take accent lessons. ”