Putting William Morris agency and Innovative Artist Agency is a good move, but it is not an easy task to seek balance among the two major forces - it must be admitted that the list of actors provided by the Innovative Artist Agency has an advantage, and this afternoon the audition of the actors under Cole was a bit disappointing. The imbalance in power balance caused Reims to make the decision cautious and cautious.

What's more, Lance has more expectations for the work of "Borrowing a Knife to Kill", and the selection of actors should not be careless.

Should we disclose the main character of "killing with a knife" to Cole, and then let Cole arrange a more suitable actor audition again?

Lance's pupils slightly closed, carefully reviewed the audition this afternoon, and then began to read the list of actors submitted to him by Terence for the fourth time.

There are five important characters in the entire script, which are also the five characters that determine the power structure. Most of the other small characters are extras, which doesn't matter. Among these five characters, how to seek balance is a technical issue.

First of all, the role of Max's mother Ada is played by Julie Christie, recommended by the innovative artist agency. This is indeed the most poetic actress in Hollywood, who won her actress Little Golden Man as early as the 38th Oscars. There are countless classic works such as "Doctor Geneva", "Hamlet", and "Swap/Wife Game". Even Lance couldn't think of a better candidate than her for a while.

In addition, Felix, who shoulders the heavy responsibility of being behind the scenes in the movie, is definitely Javier Baden's choice. This is also a choice without hesitation. Not only because Javier plays this role in the Michael Mann version, but also because his solid but not weird and evil performance style forms a perfect fit with Felix, and the unique charm of the Spaniards is even more icing on the cake. Although it is only 2004, Javier has proved his outstanding acting skills in works such as "Sleeping in the Deep Sea" and "Before Night Falls", and has won the recognition of major international awards - including Oscar nominations for acting skills.

But in addition to this, the candidates for the other three roles may be calm down and consider them carefully.

Anne, who is the first to bear the brunt, can be regarded as the heroine of the movie - although it is in a non-traditional sense. Compared with Anne, Gwyneth Paltrow's performance is not tenacious enough, not strong enough, and it is not inconsistent with the role of resolute, decisive, intelligent and wise prosecutor. Of course, Gwyneth's audience awareness is worthy of recognition, and her appearance advantages cannot be ignored. However, just as Lance rejected Gwyneth in the "day acquired", Lance will still make the same decision this time.

In comparison, Kate Beckinsale's audition left a good impression on Lance. It is true that Kate's acting skills are still not solid enough. It can be seen that she is not a professional, and many details are too tight during the performance, which may even cause the audience to lose their drama. This is why Kate often starred in action movies - the severity and coldness of the fight can conceal her discomfort in front of the camera.

However, the role of Anne has a natural fit with Kate, and her tough and tough temperament shows her demeanor as a man. Moreover, Kate's performance in "Flying" also shows her certain control over Zhang Yang's performance. As long as she gives a certain guidance during the shooting, Kate will give Anne more vivid souls.

Even if the purpose of weighing the pros and cons is aside, Lance intends to hand over the role of Anne to Kate after the audition this afternoon.

The second is two policemen, Fanning and Richard.

Lance believes that it is no problem to play Richard's role by Peter Borg, recommended by the innovative artist agency. If Lance remembers correctly, he will play in the original version. Peter himself is a director. He is very good at controlling big scenes. As an actor, his performance has formed a fixed routine, and his tough style is very recognizable. It is naturally in line with the role of Richard.

But if you carefully recall the audition this afternoon, Lance felt that it would be more appropriate for Mark Ruffalo to perform this role. The arrogance hidden under the honest and gentle appearance is more in line with the theme of "killing with a knife". In fact, in the Michael Mann version of the cast, Mark plays Fanning, which can be regarded as a true performance. This is also the reason why Lance took the initiative to hand over the role of Fanning to Mark for audition this afternoon.

However, Lance had his own considerations.

Compared to the fixed impression brought by appearance, Mark can bring a contrast to the anonymous person in the "Seven Deadly Sins". Through this role, it conveys ridicule of the real social law enforcement system, especially the indifference hidden under the honest appearance, which can bring more sparks to the whole story. In fact, it is to interpret the content not mentioned in the script through performance, which triggers more divergent thinking after the movie is over.

Mark's audition performance today is average, and it can even be said to be disappointing. If he develops according to the normal route, Lance will not use him, but now the situation has changed. Lance needs William Morris' agency to stand up, and Lance also needs actors like Mark to stand up.

It is undeniable that even though the afternoon audition did not show the expected level, it can still be seen that his basic skills are solid enough. Ten years of dramatic performances have given him a bloody performance habit. As long as he is willing to study the script, then giving Richard to him for performance will indeed be more outstanding than Peter.

As for Fanning, this can be said to be second only to the two protagonists. There are not many roles in the movie, but they are very important. Objectively speaking, whether it is Robert Downey Jr. or Michael Rey, in terms of paper strength, they are enough to be competent for Fanning; but what Lance needs is not just "doing things", but "excellent". If you think so, both Robert or Michael, Lance feels that they are lacking in quality and their strength is still inferior.

It can be said that this is also the only missing part of the actor list of the innovative artist agency - to be more precise, they missed Lance.

Lance had an objection to Robert, not because of his drug/product problem—He is not the only artist who is entangled with drug/products in Hollywood; the main reason is because Robert's unsatisfactory performance skills.

Although he won the Oscar for Best Actor with his outstanding performance as "Chaplin", in fact, this is also the only highlight moment in Robert's career as an actor.

Robert's performance always has his own personal style, similar expressions, similar movements, similar tone, similar rhythm, similar emotions... Together, it is actually "Robert Downey Jr.". His performance is more like transforming the character into himself, rather than giving the character life through performance, and finally fascinating the public through his personal charm.

Simply put, he is only suitable for playing roles that are similar to his form and spirit, especially in comedy works, with some smugness and a little grace in seriousness. The reason why Tony Stark was able to push Robert's career to the top is because the character's own temperament has a natural fit with him and his performance style. In addition, after breaking away from the routine, he will not know how to perform. "Iron Man", "Detective Sherlock Sherlock", "Tropical Thunder", "Judge Dad", etc., all performance forms and performance rhythms are exactly the same.

In fact, this is the type of actor. When they meet a certain type of character, they can always exert more energy, which makes people shine; but after they leave this type of character, they will appear to be constrained and difficult to achieve. This is true for Robert, and so is Johnny Depp.

Obviously, the role of Fanning cannot use Robert's "charm". In fact, Fanning's role should be more of a serious character with a sense of justice. After working for many years, he has accumulated enough wisdom and experience, but he has not gotten rid of the impetus of a young man in the early stages. This makes him careful enough but also seem a bit radical. In front of his boss, he is often depressed but always focused on his work.

It can be said that Fanning, Max and Anne are on the same front. The three of them form the hope of society, but are at different stages. Anne always stands on the front line of struggle, grasping hope and letting go; Fanning struggles between ideals and reality, and he hits left and right, trying to break through the shackles, but he doesn't know the key points; Max is a compromise idealism, talking endlessly about dreams, but in fact he has succumbed to reality and sits in the position of a taxi driver with unrealistic dreams.

The final outcome also conformed to this development direction. Fanning and Max both died in the struggle, and only Anne barely escaped.

So, Fanning is not Robert's "type". Relatively speaking, Michael is more suitable than Robert.

For many people, the name Michael is very strange. It was not until the outstanding performances in a series of comedy movies that people knew him. But in fact, he was born in an independent film. He can be seen in the "Barbershop", one of the most important works in the history of independent films in the United States. Then, his solid performances can be seen in a series of works including the TV series "Crisis in the City", including "Gathering God" and "Seven Pounds".

Michael's performance is the same as Mark Ruffalo, but Michael's delicate feeling is a bit lacking and his emotional expression is not deep enough. If he plays Fanning, this is a good choice, and he is a black man, which is also helpful for improving the character of the script.

But the problem is that Lance can't just consider the choice of actors now. He also needs to consider the checks and balances between cast cast members, and the checks and balances between William Morris' agency and the innovative artist agency. In this way, it is natural for Michael to be eliminated.

If you think about it carefully, Lance has a better choice, another "Michael".
Chapter completed!