champion professor

Chapter 145 Casting

In terms of looks alone, Ian McKellen and Michael Gambon are not too different.

Both of them have impressive big noses, and both of them can play the role of grandpa-level Dumbledore in terms of age.Even Ian is a year older than Michael Gambon.

Moreover, Ian McKellen has an advantage over Michael Gambon in that he is a native Englishman.Michael Gambon was born in Ireland and later moved to London, so he sometimes has an Irish accent.

This year's Ian McKellen was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Drama Movie. Chris Columbus, who has been in Hollywood for many years, will naturally not forget it.

Except for these important supporting roles, the casting of the three young protagonists cannot be so easy.

Although Shao Bo was more impressed with the three young leading actors, and at the same time knew more about their information.But apart from Emma Watson who played Hermione Granger, Shao Bo was not very satisfied with the other two leading actors.

Maybe, it's just because the other two little boys grew up and became disabled, and they lived up to the germination of the year.

Since Shao Bo was able to travel here and had a chance to change everything, he naturally wanted the movie to be more perfect.

With the release of the book "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", the casting call for the Harry Potter series has also begun.

Being able to promote the casting campaign alone on the BBC also shows the financial and strength of Time Warner.

It is actually a good thing to be able to start filming early.After all, this series of movies has reached the later stage, because the young actors have grown up, it is really not a good choice to pretend to be tender.

One of the only leading actors Shao Bo can recognize now is Emma Watson.And this little girl is now studying at the famous Oxford Dragon Primary School.

This elementary school has a longer history than Arsenal, and not only has it cultivated several Nobel Prize winners, but also several great poets who are well-known in Europe.

It can be said that this is the Cambridge and Oxford of British primary schools.

Although Emma Watson's parents divorced, it did not affect her studies.When BJ met, Shao Bo also saw the optimism and liveliness of this little girl.

Anyway, her performance was very good in memory, so Shao Bo didn't bother to think about other people.

Of course, he couldn't just decide on Emma Watson directly.Even the director needs to arrange approved actors to go through several rounds of tests in order to show fairness. Shao Bo can only recommend it to JK Rowling and Chris Columbus.

These things are not Shao Bo's specialty, and he can only give his opinions and checks at the end. Everything in the end has to be decided by the director and producer.

Now the solicitation of young actors is also being carried out, and there is still enough time.Taking advantage of the winter break, Shao Bo suggested that J.K. Rowling and Chris Columbus first investigate Emma Watson to see if she is suitable for playing Hermione Granger.

Since the first meeting with BJ, Shao Bo has met the Watson family several times.Every time a book of "Harry Potter" is published, Shao Bo will send a copy to Watson's family.

Emma's parents are both lawyers, and both parties are not short of money, so she can still study at Oxford Dragon Primary School after her parents divorced.

And because Emma's mother, Lin Rusby, is also a lawyer, she usually has no time to take care of Emma, ​​so she can only send her to school boarding.

When the holidays came, she could only take care of herself.

Shao Bo, who heard about this incident, also took care of Emma for a while during the holiday after the two sides got acquainted.At that time, the new season had just started, and Emma also watched a few games in Highbury.

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"She participated in the Little Chrysanthemum Pratt Poetry Competition at the age of 7 and won the Best Poetry Recitation Award. She played King Arthur's sister Morgan in school and played an important role in "The Happy Prince."

After agreeing to Shao Bo's suggestion, the cautious Chris Columbus first went to the school to inquire.It's winter vacation now, and Emma has already left school.But he was very satisfied with the confidence provided by the school teacher, and he also had the idea of ​​meeting the little girl in person.

The prudent Chris Columbus naturally wouldn't come to Shao Bo's door just because of a sentence or two. He had a general impression in his mind through the side information, and he couldn't be wrong.

Of course, Chris Columbus, who has been busy preparing for the film, naturally did not go to Oxfordshire.Anyway, the school was already on winter vacation, so Shao Bo took her over.

Shao Bo is naturally happy to be able to personally participate in the production process of a favorite work.That's why he put aside his shyness and accepted the invitation of two side roles in "Fever" and "Two Smoking Barrels".

But now, watching a young actor grow up under his nose, he felt even more fulfilled.

After a long time of contact, Shao Bo felt that the beautiful blonde girl in front of him was like his own sister.Shao Bo, who was an only child since he was a child, has never had any brothers and sisters. Getting along with Emma gave him a new experience.

"Ahem, then, can you act out this part?"

Anyway, during the national team competition, most of the players were called up, and those who were not called up were all recuperating at home.

Taking advantage of the rest, Shao Bo brought Emma to London and is currently undergoing an audition for Chris Columbus.

Chris Columbus handed a script to Emma Watson. Knowing the relationship between Shao Bo and Emma, ​​Shao Bo didn't deliberately ask any questions about the audition.

Anyway, Shao Bo believes that she can get the approval of Chris Columbus, why bother to be a villain?
Earlier, Emma recited a poem by Shelley, which is the well-known "Ode to the West Wind" in China.Seeing that a little girl under ten years old can memorize the whole poem, Shao Bo is also a little ashamed. He still remembers it when he was in junior high school.

And the script that Chris Columbus handed to Emma was the last part of the first part of the movie. When the three of Harry were going to stop the Philosopher’s Stone from being stolen, Neville stopped them, and finally Hermione had to cast a spell on Neville fragments.

"All petrified!" Emma said to the air, imagining the wand in her hand.Then he walked a few steps with a helpless expression, and said "Sorry, Neville" to the air in front of him.

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The audition didn't take long, and Chris Columbus called it over.

"How was it?" Shao Bo asked Chris Columbus privately after it was over.

"Very good, very good!" Only then did Shao Bo realize that the other party was also very satisfied.

"It's just that she still needs to audition... Oh, Shao Bo, I'm not dissatisfied with her. It's just that you have to understand that such an important thing as choosing a role cannot be done easily. What's more, the company is already in the BBC There is an actor solicitation advertisement on the Internet, and the phone calls for consultations are almost overwhelmed these days."

Chris Columbus explained to Shao Bo, after all, they have already carried out solicitation activities all over the UK, and it is impossible for Emma to pass directly, even if it is a formality, they have to go through it again.

J.K. Rowling is very satisfied with Emma Watson. She is not a director, so she doesn't have so many worries about speaking.At present, Emma is the most suitable candidate in her mind.Although, JK Rowling has not seen other candidates yet.

"Performance? You're doing well, but, there's still one problem...".

After the audition, Shaobo took Emma home to make pizza, one of her favorite things to eat.Maybe it's more convenient to eat takeaway pizza after her parents divorced, only by herself?

But although pizza is delicious, eating too much will make you fat and unhealthy.But once in a while, it's not a problem.

Because Shao Bo likes food, the biggest part of the house should be the kitchen.Both Chinese and Western food can be made here.Moreover, the sense of accomplishment that you can make at home is not what you can have by calling and ordering takeaway.

In the kitchen, Shao Bo answered the question he kept asking himself: "How is my performance? Can I pass?"

After hearing Shao Bo say that there was a question, the girl's little face immediately collapsed.

"Haha, it's actually because they think you're much prettier than the Hermione they imagined, and they don't think so."

Seeing that he was about to cry, Shao Bo stopped teasing the little girl in front of him.Scratching the tip of the little girl's nose with hands covered in flour, Shao Bo smiled and put the bread into the oven.

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No job can be done easily. Choosing actors is the same as Shao Bo choosing players for the team.Needless to say, ability and so on, Chris Columbus depends on the compatibility between the actors and the script, and Shao Bo also depends on whether the players and the team can be integrated.

It is impossible for the transfer work to stop because of Shao Bo's personal rest. After Shao Bo's short vacation of a few days, there is a thick player profile on the table.

Looking at the headache-inducing materials in front of him, Shao Bo lamented that the work really couldn't be piled up, and two days of rest would be too much to the point where he didn't even like to do it.

Reluctantly, he called back Thomas, who had gone out to negotiate a business contract, and studied the materials together.

The only thing that frustrates Shao Bo is that he has wasted a lot of time and read a lot of information. Although he has gone through several screenings, Shao Bo still has not found a player suitable for the team.

Because of the World Cup, many players re-signed their contracts with the club in the summer.If the contract period is too long, it is impossible for Arsenal to get it.And suitable, the asking price is too high, and most teams are not interested in Arsenal's loan proposal.

Is it really necessary to rely on this lineup to survive until the summer?Shao Bo was still quite depressed.

(End of this chapter)