As the producer and first director of the FGO project, director Nanaya expected that the character of Fujimaru Ritsuka should be a young man of about sixteen or seventeen years old.
As the protagonist who was accidentally involved, he knew nothing about magic, the Holy Grail, Servants and many other secrets of this world.
Fujimaru Ritsuka is just an ordinary person living in a peaceful environment.
One characteristic of Type-Moon stories is that they are usually extraordinary stories happening to extraordinary protagonists.
This is true whether it is Shirou Emiya, Shiki Tono, Shiki Ryougi, or any other protagonist of the story.
But Fujimaru Ritsuka is an absolute exception.
He was originally just a Master candidate, but due to a series of reasons, he eventually had to take on the responsibility of saving the world.
This pressure makes this role extraordinary.
Ritsuka Fujimaru is not Shirou Emiya, and he has never had any great desire to save the world.
His lifestyle is also quite casual, otherwise he would not have been kicked out by the director for falling asleep during the Chaldea meeting.
But even so, when faced with an uncertain future and a hostile environment in a singularity, he remained resilient and always looked forward to the future.
The reason why Fujimaru Ritsuka has a blank personality is, of course, that as the protagonist of the game, the FGO operator hopes that players will put themselves in the story.
This is also the biggest difference between playing games and watching movies - the sense of immersion.
Nanaya doesn't want to argue about which of the two ways of telling the story is better, but he hopes that the actors he chooses can fit the image of a strong and tenacious person.
After all, only such a character can meet the audience's expectations for an ordinary savior.
But obviously, Atsuhiro Inukai, who performed stumblingly at the beginning, was not rated highly in Nanaya's heart.
However, in the subsequent audition session, the feminine-looking young man changed his previous poor performance and showed his unique advantages.
Although he is still immature in many aspects, he is at least much more confident than the previous actors.
Anyway, Nanaya also had a much better impression of him.
Quiet, obedient, and looks righteous when his expression is firm.
His body is smaller than what Nanaya remembered, but he is still in the development stage, so it's no problem.
Let him have some guided training before shooting begins.
Unless in special circumstances, the leading male characters in Hollywood blockbusters may not all be Dwayne Johnson, but they definitely have at least some muscles.
Of course, all this has to wait until Takashi Inukai is actually hired.
After Atsuhiro Inukai finished his routine self-introduction, Nanaya crossed her arms and began to look at him again.
Suddenly, Nanaya asked: "You just saw some scenes of the character, do you think you are suitable for this role?"
The script contains only a few vague plot fragments, revealing very little information.
A complete newcomer like Atsuhiro Inukai who had zero acting experience was unable to figure out any information at all.
Not to mention judging what kind of character this is, he doesn't even know the character's most basic personality.
Nanaya certainly knew these things. If there really was an actor who could figure out the role based on just this little bit of information from the script,
This person is either a very experienced actor or a genius.
The former must have at least several decades of experience in the film industry.
As for the latter, Nanaya had only heard of a few names.
But unfortunately, he never encountered such a problem during his own audition.
Nanaya looks for actors based more on compatibility.
Just like Lily and her famous character Artoria, they acted in their true colors.
This will not only help better shape the characters, but also make up for the shortcomings of young actors' acting skills.
Nanaya wanted to see how the man in front of him, Atsuhiro Inukai, compared to Fujimaru Ritsuka in terms of compatibility.
After thinking for a while, Atsuhiro Inukai said to Nanaya in a very firm tone.
"Well... although my acting career has just started, many things are still immature..."
More than being immature, he is now a blank slate in every aspect.
But it is obvious that after the recent adjustments, Atsuhiro Inukaige has become more and more confident.
At least now he can make Nanaya feel a little bit of the temperament of the genius knight in "Build".
"But I think I can bring confidence to the role."
Inukai Takasuke looked directly at Nanaya and said.
The staff member doing odd jobs nearby was somewhat dissatisfied with Atsuhiro Inukai's statement.
He didn't think that a kid who knew nothing could bring anything to a great director like Nanaya Kiryu.
But with Kiryu Nanaya sitting next to him, he, a small clerk, didn't dare to speak carelessly.
The audition room returned to silence and Nanaya stopped talking.
Ori, who cooperated well with Nanaya, asked, "Who is your favorite actor?"
"Mr. Junichi Ishida!"
Atsuhiro Inukai said without even thinking.
"He always behaves very confidently and manly in every role he plays."
Without giving Atsuhiro Inukaige a chance to think, Ori immediately asked, "How will you treat your future life as an actor?"
Perhaps because of the speed of Ori's words, Atsuhiro Inukai didn't even have time to think before answering, "I hope to play more interesting roles."
"On the other hand, I think I could have been more confident. I messed up in the beginning and I could have done a better job."
Nanaya nodded to Ori.
Ori didn't hesitate and said to Atsuhiro Inukai, "This audition ends here. I will inform your agent of the specific results."
"I don't have an agent."
Atsuhiro Inukaige felt a little embarrassed.
Ori's expression remained unchanged, and he changed his words: "It's okay, we will submit it directly to your firm."
After Atsuhiro Inukai left, Nanaya said to Ori, "Put Atsuhiro Inukai on the priority follow-up list."
If Inukai Takamori performs well in the audition later, Nanaya wouldn't mind choosing this complete newcomer.
The staff member behind Nanaya's eyes almost popped out.
Being remembered by a great director like Nanaya Kiryu is a blessing even if I can't successfully sign a contract to become an actor this time.
But if there is an opportunity in the future, I will definitely give priority to this person.
[That kid is so lucky! ]
Although he really wanted to share it with others, due to the confidentiality agreement, the staff member could only keep this little gossip to himself.
After finishing this round of auditions, Nanaya did not immediately decide who to choose to play Gudao.
Instead, the information of several key actors was packaged and sent to North America.
Although Nanaya has great power in choosing actors, he does not have complete final say.
Besides, Nanaya also needs other people to help him with advice.
What if they saw something that I didn't?
There's nothing wrong in discussing with everyone.
Nanaya felt that if someone had told Disney at that time that choosing a black woman as the heroine of "The Little Mermaid" was an extremely bad idea.
Maybe the bigwigs at Disney will reconsider that choice?
Of course, it is also possible that someone really tried, but this opinion was ultimately not adopted.
In many cases, as long as you put yourself in other people's shoes, you can actually see a lot of problems.
Since there can be a black mermaid princess, can we turn Wakanda into a white country in Europe?
Why do black people shout "Black Power"? It means justice, democracy and freedom.
When white people shout "white power", it means they are evil, authoritarian and discriminatory?
So, double standards are really unacceptable.
Of course, while Nanaya was looking for the male lead in Japan, the members of the North American casting team were not idle either.
After several auditions and discussions with Nanaya, two more actors were finalized for roles in "The Hundred Years' War of the Evil Dragon".
Queen Mary was handed over to the model named Mary whom Nanaya met at the last Victoria's Secret show.
Another confirmed character is the little dragon girl Elizabeth, who will be played by Luna Lovegood from the HP series.
If there weren't more suitable candidates, Nanaya would really like to let this actor play Queen Mary. After all, this girl's skin and hair color are quite consistent with the character of Cake.
The main reason why this actor lost the election was because the model named Marie looked more similar to the actor in terms of image, which had nothing to do with the fact that she was not French.
Anyway, in terms of bloodline, Queen Marie should be Austrian.
Then again, if we really want to judge based on status and subordination, the Dragon Lady family should be considered the official lackeys of the Cake Queen.
Do you think these two women only knew each other vaguely and were just talking to each other?
No no no.
I am a real bootlicker of the Habsburgs!
After sending the actors' information to the United States, Nanaya did not leave Japan immediately. He went to Linbao again to confirm the preliminary preparations for "Shimotsu Province".
Of course, he took Sister Sierra with him when he went.
Ever since the last incident, Nanaya has made up her mind to never step into Emiya Kiritsugu's territory alone.
Although Emiya Kiritsugu is a little crazy about some things, he is still very active in making movies.
For this movie that could not fail, Kiritsugu Emiya referred to a large amount of information from Japan's Warring States Period.
I even joined the crew of a period drama for two months.
At the same time, Kiritsugu Emiya carefully studied the character settings and scripts sent by Nanaya every day.
In order to understand the latest film special effects shooting technologies provided by Washimine Entertainment, Kiritsugu took his photographer to learn the CGI and green screen shooting process.
In a nutshell, Kiritsugu Emiya strives to do his best in every aspect of this movie.
But at the same time, Kiritsugu Emiya also said that he spent too much energy on making this movie.
I guess Japan can only make this kind of movie with such a huge investment.
"I now understand what you mean by the industrial system in China."
Kiritsugu said with a bit of self-mockery: "I am responsible for everything by myself, and I am almost going crazy. If I were in a Hollywood crew, I wouldn't have to do many things myself."
In response, Nanaya could only give a kind smile and sit a little further away from Kiritsugu.
Because Kiritsugu's hand was always on the mace that Nanaya remembered so clearly.
His face clearly said, "Kid, come here, I'll give you a buff."