Chapter 494: Professional Director and Grassroots Team(2/2)
"No matter what you say," Denzel Washington thought that Ronald didn't want to be said by those conservative white people, so he showed an "I understand" expression.
"I came here to ask you how the selection of the leading actor in Philadelphia Story went? Is there a suitable candidate?"
"Jonathan has contacted many actors, including Jeremy Irons, Gary Oldman, Willem Dafoe, and Kevin Kline.
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Ronald actually sometimes received calls from Jonathan Demme at night. The casting was not very smooth. All of them were thin in appearance, and their past acting skills also showed signs of being out of tune with the mainstream of society, so in Daniel
·After Day-Lewis refused, he was always the first person to be considered.
Jeremy Irons and Gary Oldman are British actors. Acting in such a very realistic American-themed movie will have some difficulties, such as accents and knowledge of America...
Willem Dafoe is a bit too weird, and Kevin Kline is too decent. Playing a sick Philadelphia lawyer with minority tendencies is not very convincing.
"Why don't you try Tom Hanks?" Denzel Washington also mentioned a candidate.
"He? He can't..."
Ronald shook his head. The filming of "Sleepless in Seattle" has not yet been completed. Besides, Tom Hanks gained some weight to play the widowed widower. This role requires a skinny body.
"Is it because of the weight?" Denzel Washington also knows the answer.
"Not only that, Tom Hanks has already helped me shoot two movies in a row, Pink League and Sleepless in Seattle. If I ask him to continue shooting a third movie without taking a break, his wife Rita will kill me.
Chapter completed!