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Cusa has always known that Daniel is performing an amazing "talent", but whether it's the fat boy Billy Bob in "School Blues" or the audition for the Elf Prince Legolas in "The Lord of the Rings Trilogy", For Daniel, it's just a taste of performance. The role of Billy is limited by his campus background. He is only a high school student. Even if he is discriminated against because of his obesity and has serious consequences due to mistakes, it is impossible for an actor to perform complex and excessive performances in this role. Will get people off the hook.

Not to mention Legolas, his character setting has been fixed as a beautiful male vase, and there is no room to complete a systematic performance.

So, in fact, Cusa has never seen Daniel in full swing.

And now, under his own eyes, in just a few minutes, a gloomy, crazy, weak and pretendingly powerful Commodius nearly suffocated him.

This is a splendid moment for Daniel. Every facial movement, body shape change, hand movement, and even voice all show extraordinary control and appeal.

why not?

Cusa asked himself, if he was Ridley, why didn't he choose Daniel?

Of course Ridley didn't do what he wanted, although he didn't know how Ridley thought about Daniel's performance. At least on the surface, he didn't show any obvious tendencies. Of course, in fact, such a main role is not determined by a short-term audition. They must also communicate two or three times about the movie and the script. After that, the distribution department may have other requirements. In the end, a mutually satisfactory contract will be given.

To give a simple example, if you are all suitable but unwilling to cooperate during the promotion period, then it is very likely that this role will not belong to you.

However, all the initial conditions were approved by the audition team.

The good news for now is that Ridley met Daniel twice in the next week, and they chatted about the old Roman emperor Marcus, the last of the Roman "five emperors", who was in the real Roman history and Like Yu, the last of the ancient Chinese "Yao, Shun, and Yu" mythological eras, they all passed the throne to their own bloodline, rather than to someone more virtuous, which is of course completely different from the script.

However, this is not very elegant. It is not a historical documentary, but just a biography of a hero, a legend born from a mix of historical facts and creations. No one will care about John Rogan, the screenwriter of the film.

In the official history of Rome, Marcus passed on the empire to his son, Commediaus, whom Daniel fought for, and from him onwards, the Roman Empire undoubtedly fell into decline, until it was destroyed by the Germans three hundred years later. Attack the city of Rome!

This also provides historical material for the creation of this story. The turning point of the Roman Empire is a perfect match for a true and false heroic story.

It's just that in the heroic story, Marcus became a wise man. At the end of his life, he decided to return Rome to the virtuous emperor of the Romans, and was eventually killed and usurped by his crazy son.

And the hero Maximus, of course, is the brain-damaged fan of the Holy Roman Emperor Marcus. For such a flawless and outstanding emperor, Maximus worships and respects him, shouldn't he?

Ridley and Daniel had a lively chat about Marcus. As a modern person, no one would think that the emperor of a certain historical period was a saint - that is a joke. Of course, as believers in historical facts, they also believe that Marcus is indeed extraordinary.

Daniel told Ridley about Yu's Chinese story, the allusions of Yu's control of the flood, three times he passed his house, and he passed the emperor's throne to Qi - his son, the first person in China's hereditary dynasty.

Beyond that, Ridley and he were of course more focused on the role of Commodius.

He was the first emperor in the history of the Roman Empire to be born king, but he was mediocre, headstrong, and neurotic. This is consistent with the characteristics of the blood or ethical heirs of most great powers. You can't ask someone who was born under the radiance of greatness to shake off negativity and strive to be something greater, very little, almost nothing.

Commodius' father, to the Roman citizens, was almost a god, his image was engraved in the temple, and his sculptures were everywhere. Commodius grew up in such a shadow, so he appeared incompetent, yearning for power and respect of the citizens, self-willed and unwilling to compromise, emotional for his own sister, jealous of the heroes of the empire, and eager to kill .

It's a stark image, and if the person playing the role, Joaquin Phoenix or Daniel, wants to, they just have to present a character flawed young man from a well-to-do family with an enormous amount of wealth , to complete the task.

In other words, the Commodius that the film requires to be portrayed is very symbolic, which will definitely become an excuse to be criticized.

But this is understandable. If the title of "Gladiator" is changed to "Maximus" or "Maximus Legend", there will be no PS trace. This is a hero belonging to Maximus. biography.

Compared with the completely passive Commodius, Maximus is so comprehensive and three-dimensional, he is the **** of war of the Roman Empire, and has achieved a great victory over the barbarians at the beginning of the film; he regards status and wealth as dung, in the When the old emperor wanted to reward him, his request was to retire and go home to be with his wife; his situation was tragic but he never fell, and he still turned the tide for the empire when his family was ruined; he was brave and resourceful and defeated all enemies in the arena, including Kang Medius.

This is the hero.

What the movie needs is a flesh-and-blood Maximus, not Commodius.

"But do you want the hero to live in a pile of paper people? Is that hero a real hero?" Daniel asked Ridley quietly, "Mr. Scott, you must understand that I have no intention of challenging the script, I'm just offering an idea that a lively cast of supporting characters could make Maximus more of a hero."

"We do it all the time, but not everything is as it should be."

"I fully understand. For example, now I'm actually restless and uneasy about where this role belongs, but I can only pretend to be calm." Daniel spread his hands and looked helpless.

Ridley couldn't help laughing.

"You are very good, Daniel, I think you understand this too well, otherwise you wouldn't think Commodius should be more three-dimensional and complete, because that means stronger character shaping and control."

Ridley's eyes were of course very sharp, and he could see through Daniel's implication at a glance.

But it doesn't matter, this is a conspiracy. Daniel's words are consistent with Ridley's wishes. Who doesn't want every character in his movie to be vivid and come out of the movie screen. If this were not the case, not all film festivals would have established awards for best supporting actor performances.

"Yes, we will consider it carefully, Daniel, in any case, I look forward to working with you, you - you are an unimaginably good actor."

That statement brought Ridley back to his audition day.

After both Joaquin Phoenix and Daniel left Universal, several people discussed the results of the audition. No one can deny Daniel's excellence, because the gap is very obvious. According to Walter, Joaquin is a talented actor with an empty mind, and he is worthy of this role, while Daniel is a monster.

Twenty years old, less than a year into the industry.

The performance is very infectious and expressive, which is almost an achievement that can only be achieved after more than ten years of training. Sometimes just explaining it in terms of genius doesn't seem convincing enough.

But he just existed like that.

Then it stands to reason that Daniel will undoubtedly get the role, but it is not the case, although everyone has not made it clear, but Walter himself is full of praise for Daniel, but tends to choose Joaquin, John Rogan is a little hesitant, he is worried Will Daniel's Commendius be too far from what is set in the script, but the gap seems to be good again.

Ridley did not express his attitude.

He is the director, the first producer, and the master of the entire film.

He understands that there will be some moves between the two sides. Joaquin clearly has the advantage, but Daniel does not seem to have no resistance. Of course, it does not rule out that they are just trying to give it a try. After all, for Daniel, A-level production The supporting actor seems a bit unattainable.

In fact, the same is true for Joaquin Phoenix, but ten years in the industry really gave him a lot of qualifications.

Ridley's follow-up contact with Joaquin and Daniel was impartial, but Daniel's surprise to him was getting bigger and bigger, and he knew that his scale had tilted towards Daniel in terms of role matching.

This attitude quickly became known.

Of course, this includes Philip, Joaquin Phoenix's agent.

He has the Hollywood twins of Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. Matt Damon won the Oscar nomination for "Good Will Hunting", and he also won the "non-business" with Ben Affleck. Got an Oscar for an original screenplay. Next, Matt has a series of excellent works. Last year, he played Ryan in Spielberg's "Saving Private Ryan" and began to prove his commercial value, thus entering the ranks of A-list actors.

The direct result of sharing an agent with these already-great stars is that Joaquin has been unable to achieve anything, and now it seems that Philip is determined to make one more cash cow for himself.

He told Joaquin that they faced a formidable opponent, and the worst news was that Ridley was leaning toward each other.

"We have to work harder."

"What else can we do?"

Philip patted Joaquin on the shoulder, "Don't worry, there's still a lot to do."

He called a high-level executive of Universal to seek the support of investors and issuers. Ridley had refuted Universal's face once and rejected Paul Walker, although Paul's sunny and healthy face was indeed not suitable, but Ray Deli must not want to do it again.

Philip called the other party "Daisy", which was obviously a senior lady from Universal. The conversation between the two was familiar and close. Philip bluntly expressed his desire for "Gladiator". He praised Joaquin like a flower. It seems that there is really a genius like River Phoenix in front of him~www.novelmt.com~ The other party is talking When it comes time to get down to business, the words seem to be very cautious, but in the end Philip has a certain degree of promise - within Daisy's ability.

Philip, who hung up the phone, turned to Joaquin Phoenix, "Right now we don't know how strong Ridley's inclination is. If he really has to be Daniel Sandler, then we really don't have a good chance of winning. But I think That's unlikely, **** isn't Russell Crowe, and he doesn't have the charisma to put Ridley on a roll."

"Let the phone test the water first," Philip shook his phone, "Joaquin, see how hard an opportunity is not to match fame, of course, for Daniel **** and the same young library. For Sa Damon, it's harder. We're the dominant side, and we'll get the roles."

"Philip, if I--I mean I could be more--oh, you see what I mean."

"Of course, but Joaquin, don't ever think that way, you can't have more acting talent and strength than all Hollywood actors, and success is not based on this at all. He needs a lot of power to push from all sides. Sometimes The power comes from UTA, it comes from me, like the person I was on the phone with, she pushes Universal to show Ridley's casting propensity. And other times, it comes from you, including your acting talent , your qualifications, some of your unique strengths.”

Joaquin pursed his lips, "I think I understand what you mean, and I will cooperate."

Philip smiled gently, "Don't be sad, Joaquin, all your relatives will be proud of your success, all, trust me."