Nanaya was not surprised that Fatty Peter sought benefits for his actors.
The connection between directors and actors has always been the most important link in the Hollywood network.
Nanaya also likes to use backdoors for his idols. From the past to the present, Nanaya has never used any actress other than his acquaintances as the heroine.
Therefore, Peter Jackson's behavior is completely reasonable.
Not to mention that Fatty Peter felt a shred of guilt towards his actors.
When the Lord of the Rings series became a huge success, Peter the Great was crowned king.
All the flowers and applause for this series go to Peter Jackson.
Compared to Peter Jackson, who gained both fame and fortune, the actors of "The Lord of the Rings" were not so lucky.
It's easier to deal with actors who have already become famous, such as Ian McKellen, Christopher Lee and Cate Blanchett.
Even without Gandalf, Saruman and Queen Gaia, they still have plenty of roles to play.
But the others are not so good. Except for Orlando Bloom who became a little famous, other actors have basically not had many notable roles after "The Lord of the Rings" series.
Peter Jackson still has a certain degree of compensatory mentality towards these actors.
When we were filming The Lord of the Rings, we all suffered together, but now I am the only one who is rich.
This made Fat Peter feel a little guilty.
Therefore, Fat Peter also hopes to take this opportunity to help the actors he is familiar with.
"Where are the final makeup photos?"
Nanaya did not directly reject Fatty Peter's request.
"It's in the briefcase."
Hearing the other party say this, Nanaya fumbled in the file bag for a while and quickly took out a few photos.
The final makeup photo of His Majesty Siegfried as the Human King looks quite realistic.
Compared to his later image of a decadent middle-aged man in "Green Book", the current Viggo Mortensen can be considered handsome and stylish.
As for the other Liv Tyler, Nanaya didn't have much feeling about her.
Martha in the photo doesn't look stunning, but she definitely doesn't look ugly either.
Peter Jackson has ample experience in filming elves, and has a good idea of how to present an actress in her most holy form to the audience.
At least in Nanaya's opinion, these two makeup photos are definitely not perfect, but there is absolutely no fault to be found.
"Remember to send me their audition videos. If there's no problem with them, let's choose them."
Nanaya planned to give Fatty Peter some face, as the latter was, after all, one of the world's top commercial film directors.
If the actors he recommended met the requirements, there was no need for Nanaya to refuse.
If these two actors are confirmed, the cast of "One Hundred Years War" will basically be confirmed.
All that's left is...
Nanaya pointed to the last two spaces in the file and asked, "Where are the last two servant characters? I see that the actor columns for Dion and Mozart are still empty."
It was difficult to find an actor for Dion, so it's not surprising that it hasn't been decided yet, but it does feel a little weird that the actor for Mozart hasn't been decided for Seven Nights.
Originally in the third version of the script, Nanaya and others had deleted the role of Mozart.
It was just that when the script team was writing the subsequent script, they found some problems, so they went back and added the role of Mozart back.
As one of the last characters that Mashu can remember.
Although the character of Mozart is by no means necessary in the plot of "The Hundred Years' War", he is crucial to the psychological health of the heroine Mashu.
If the two most critical character arcs in Marvel movies are Iron Man and Captain America.
Then the most important character curve in the FGO series is the ever-growing Mashu and Ritsuka.
It is for this reason though that reintroducing the character of Mozart into the script would have slowed down the pace of the film.
But in the end, after communication between Nanaya, Fatty Peter and the script team, this character was written back into the script.
"Is there really no list of actors to choose from for the role of Mozart?" Nanaya asked.
Peter hesitated for a moment, then said, "My agent recommended a new client of his. He's not a very famous actor, so..."
Nanaya showed a look of understanding.
No wonder Fatty Peter didn't fill the role, he had already gotten two roles through connections.
If you were to interfere with the Mozart role, it would be a bit over the line.
After all, Nanaya is the chief producer of the entire series.
"What's the actor's name?"
Nanaya asked casually.
He didn't think much about it at first, but who knew that Fatty Peter would actually say a name that surprised him.
"Lee Pace, a very unknown little actor."
As Peter was about to take out the other person's photo from his arms, Nanaya asked a question in return.
"King Se?"
"What did you say?"
Because Nanaya subconsciously used Chinese, Peter Jackson couldn't understand it at all.
"Nothing."
Nanaya took a sip of coffee to get over the matter. He picked up the photo Peter handed to him, pretended to look at it twice, and then put it down.
"If his acting skills are okay, let's go with him."
Nanaya decided this.
Although actor Lee Pace's Ronan in "Guardians of the Galaxy" is simply the epitome of a funny villain.
But Thranduil, the Elf King in "The Hobbit", is still very elegant.
"Really?"
Peter Jackson looked delighted.
"Yes, this actor has a good image." Nanaya nodded, "Besides, the casting of "Hundred Years War" has been delayed for long enough, so it's better to finalize it as soon as possible."
Nanaya filled in Lee Pace's name in the blank space on the form.
"Then this is the last role..."
Nanaya tapped the form lightly with the tip of his nose, a troubled expression on his face.
It is not difficult to find a simple and beautiful actor, but it is not so easy to perform the androgynous beauty of the character Dion.
Dion is set up to perfectly represent both male and female.
There are very few male actors who can do this. Apart from the three transvestite actors that Nanaya is more familiar with, there is really no other possibility.
But Ori and Gao Chang Gong both have typical oriental faces, so it is simply not feasible for them to play the Frenchman Dion.
Dion's situation is completely different from that of Romani and Leonardo.
After all, the physical features of ancient Jews and Latins are actually relatively similar to those of Orientals. As long as the facial features of Orientals are more upright, putting on makeup is not a problem at all.
If anyone wants to delve into why Oriental actors were used to play the roles of Romani and Leonardo da Vinci, Nanaya can easily fool them by recreating the ancient Jews and Latins.
But Dion is a standard modern French knight, a thoroughly white man.
To be precise, he is a typical Germanic.
Nanaya really couldn't find any excuse to let an oriental actor play the role.
Astolfo, the only white Westerner among the three transvestites, can pass muster in terms of appearance.
But if this idiot could perform Dion's temperament, Nanaya swore that he would cosplay the headless senior on the spot.
Since men don't work, Nanaya can only choose from female actors.
There are indeed many Oriental actresses who can perform bisexual roles, but it would be better to choose Ori instead of Nanaya among them.
And Hollywood actresses...
All female stars who have a neutral style are, without exception, tomboyish.
Of course, this is a more positive statement.
To put it bluntly, these people are basically tomboys, and their compatibility with Dion is a world away.
"So you haven't found a suitable actor in the past half month?"
Nanaya's words made Peter Jackson bow his head.
"How should I put it... this matter is a bit..."
Peter Jackson stammered.
"What's going on?"
Nanaya asked a little displeased.
"Let me tell you." Shion took the initiative to say, "Director Peter did find a relatively suitable actor, but the other party's asking price is a bit high."
"Who? How many?"
"Charlize Theron, $7 million."
"Give me a change."
Nanaya rejected this candidate without even thinking about it.
The role of Dion can only be considered a supporting role. Spending $7 million on this role would be crazy for Nanaya.
But Charlize Theron does have the confidence to call out this price.
After offsetting the curse of the Oscar-winning actress with "Aeon Flux", the commercial value of this queen began to emerge.
Except for the animated film "Astro Boy" that was only shown at her grandmother's house, all other movies starring Charlize Theron have basically been successful.
Compared to Angelina Jolie, who has not had good commercial performance recently, Charlize Theron is clearly in her prime.
The offer of $7 million can be considered reasonable.
But Nanaya still felt it was too high.
After all, Dion's role is already there, it's impossible to add more scenes temporarily just because the actor's price is high, right?
The cost-effectiveness of actors is an issue that all producers must consider.
"Don't be anxious, just listen to what I have to say."
The corners of Shion's mouth curled higher and higher, as if there was something very happy worth celebrating.
"Did you know? Charlize Theron's latest movie is about to be released~"
"Which movie?"
"Really? You dug a hole for yourself, and you don't even pay attention to it."
Shion winked at Nanaya and said, "You should have some impression of King Arthur: Legend of the Sacred Sword, right?"
"Ah... I understand."
Nanaya had almost forgotten this movie.
He has basically been busy with the movie "Madoka Magica" for the past year.
And this year, he plunged into the pit of FGO again.
The last time Nanaya knew about the storyline of "Legend of the Mana" was when the director was replaced by Guy Ritchie.
Since then, Nanaya really hasn't paid any attention to this movie.
Nanaya didn't even know who Murdoch Jr. had chosen to be the protagonist after failing to invite Ryan.
I have to say that Fox and his gang have a good eye for people.
Charlize Theron's queen temperament is indeed very suitable for playing a female king with strong aura.
It's a pity that the movie itself is so bad, and the epic movie genre is outdated, no matter how well the actors perform.
And Shion's meaning was very clear, that she would discuss the salary with Charlize Theron after "Legend of the Sacred Sword" failed.
"Legend of the Sacred Sword" is ultimately a movie with a female protagonist. If the movie fails, it will be a huge blow to the heroine Charlize Theron.
After all, it is much easier to find actresses in Hollywood than actors, and there are far more actresses than actors who disappear in Hollywood after a failure.
Under such circumstances, her pay will naturally drop significantly, and it is even possible that it will be cut in half.
Although it feels a bit like taking advantage of the situation, who asked Charlize Theron to star in a movie that will fail?
"Speaking of which, this movie will be released next week." Shion asked, "Do you plan to go see it?"
"Of course, I can't wait."
Nanaya answered affirmatively.
Of course, his impatience was not for the movie itself, he was eager to see Fox's joke.