The Angels who contacted Victoria's Secret were of course not because of this small production of "Hundred Thousand Hurricanes", but the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.

In this magical masterpiece, there is a handsome, slender and lively race of elves. Duke not only found several linguists from the Kingdom of Great Britain, specializing in researching and teaching Tolkien's Kunya language, but also prepared to find a large number of handsome men and beautiful women to play the elves in the film.

The crew also has special casting staff in New Zealand and Australia to find suitable male and female models. When it comes to the appearance quality of the models, Victoria's Secret Angels are naturally the leader.

This is just a simple guest appearance. In Duke's view, it is a completely mutually beneficial cooperation. The film can increase the hype and publicity. Victoria's Secret can also borrow him and the name after the film is released to continue to expand its influence.

As the major shareholder of Victoria's Secret, after Tina Fe contacted Victoria's Secret's senior management, Duke personally hung up a phone call for Victoria's Secret President Sherren Jester Tenny. The communication between the two parties was extremely smooth and could be described as a hit-and-out. At the right time, Victoria's Secret's senior management will mobilize its angels to gather in New Zealand.

However, after the main cast of "The Lord of the Rings" was basically determined, Duke still had to determine the actors of "Hundred Thousand Urgent".

After Gerald Butler came to attend two auditions, Duke decided to let him play the complicated Emil Deckbar Matasalino.

Another robber, Larry Eugene Phillips, also found a suitable candidate.

It was an old-looking American actor born in the UK. His bald front forehead was impressive. Although his acting skills were not very outstanding, his strong body and unique appearance all showed a fierce feeling.

The other party walked out of the audition room and flew to Wellington to Nancy Josephson with the information and introduced to Duke, "He was originally a diving athlete and won the World Diving Championship."

She knew that Duke had to have a strong body and was obviously ready.

"He played for a total of 12 years in the UK diving team. Later he became a model, and the sense of camera would not be a problem, and he also had some acting experience."

Nancy closed the information and said, "He has starred in the black comedy "Two Big Bulleys" released by British director Gay Ritchie this year, and performed quite well."

"Have you seen that video?"

Seeing Duke shaking his head, Nancy Josephson said with a smile, "When I came here, I specially found a copy. If you have time, you can go and see Jason's..."

"No, Nancy."

Duke raised his hand and interrupted her, "Jason Statham basically meets my requirements. You can negotiate with Dario, don't be too greedy."

"You know my style." Nancy's smile became brighter, "I'm optimistic about his future."

Turning off the camera monitor in front of him, Duke took the lead in walking out of the audition room, left the studio, and walked towards the office area of ​​the set. Nancy Josephson followed from behind.

Although it will not implement any packaging strategy of any agency, Duke will definitely give priority to the actors recommended by his agent when the conditions are similar. In this extremely complex circle, common interests are the best link.

Prioritizing one's own people is a choice that all directors and producers in Hollywood will make.

"I heard you are looking for a daughter for the leading actor Liam Neeson?"

Walking to Duke, Nancy asked again, “Is there a suitable person?”

"No." Duke frowned and said as he walked, "The candidates for actors must be between 15 and 18 years old. The roles require certain acting skills. There are only a few girls of this age who have excellent acting skills, and the current schedule is not suitable."

This is not a vase character. The family of policeman Michael, played by Liam Neeson, will be one of the main lines of the film. His emotional problems with his daughter also have a certain amount of weight. This cannot be solved by just finding a vase.

In fact, all Hollywood counts. There are only a few actresses with excellent acting skills from the age of 16 to 18, Christina Ritchie, Kelsten Dunst, Natalie Portman...

These people have no schedule now.

Since last week, Duke has also auditioned for several girls, and he has rejected them without exception.

One of the better-looking ones, recommended by Ino Martin, is Jessica Alba. She looks pretty good, but her skin color and acting skills do not meet the requirements.

Especially with her skin color, she is obviously a Latin descendant. She stands with Liam Neeson. Even a fool knows that this cannot be a father and daughter. And according to the convention of mainstream movies, the important role of this main line must be an orthodox white man, not a Latino.

Don’t underestimate ethnicity and skin color. Even if you are a vase, there will be huge differences in the future.

To be honest, in Hollywood, Latin actors are more discriminated against than black actors.

"Do you have the right person to recommend?" Duke asked Nancy.

Nancy shook her head helplessly, "If a large-scale audition is held, I may not be able to find a few newcomers, but I look for them from the people I already have. As you said, there are only a few outstanding people in Hollywood at this age."

"I really can't find a suitable candidate." Duke was a little helpless, "I'll hold a large-scale audition."

"After I go back to Los Angeles..."

Following Duke into an office, Nancy sat next to Tina Fey's desk and said, "Try to find it for you."

Duke nodded and suddenly remembered something, "Where is the heroine? Didn't you say there is a suitable person to recommend it to me?"

"She can't arrive in Wellington in the afternoon." Nancy flipped through the information in her hand, "I originally wanted to let you meet her first."

She handed a resume to Duke and said, "This is a British actor who studied at Oxford University and has been in movies since 1993, and she is willing to play the role of a mother."

Duke looked through the information and said, "I'm a little younger. She's going to play a mother. Will she?"

"I've explained to her that she has no objection." Nancy looked at Duke and said seriously. "You ignore the appeal of Duke Rosenberg to actors who dream of becoming famous."

After closing the information, Duke didn't say anything more. In fact, roles like mother are very likely to be outstanding in Hollywood movies, but they are the type of character that young actresses avoid.

The first thing this industry caters to is the needs of mainstream audiences, and various taboos have been born, such as serious racial discrimination in society, but if a black man is the first villain in the movie, it is definitely a way out; for example, children cannot shoot directly in the movie, otherwise the waiting for nc-17...

Similarly, actresses who play mothers with relatively older children generally will no longer be favored by roles such as public lovers, and can also be regarded as a kind of taboo.

For actresses, the roles of the popular lover type are often the most paid characters.

Of course, the daughter of this mother role has found a suitable candidate through audition, and is also recommended by an acquaintance. ICM, an agent from a Canadian nationality, recommended a girl from Canada. Although the other party is 11 years old, I don’t know if there is any development problem, and she still looks like she is seven or eight years old.

In the afternoon, Duke met the actress recommended by Nancy Josephson in the audition room. The other party's acting skills were not very good, but they did not have many roles. In addition, they had a certain acting foundation and experience, and the pay was cheap enough, Duke decided to let her play the role of this mother.

In the following days, Duke basically spent the audition, not only "Hundred Thousand Urgent", but also some characters on "The Lord of the Rings". He kept changing in magic and reality. This situation of preparing two films at the same time was simply crazy. Fortunately, one was just a very small production, otherwise it would have to be schizophrenia.

People have limited time and energy, and the director cannot leave the preliminary preparations. Even though Charles Rowan and Zach Schneider are still in control of the overall situation in "The Lord of the Rings", the director Duke still feels very tired.

"The Matrix" and "The Lord of the Rings", "Hundred Thousand Urgents" and "The Lord of the Rings" have prepared twice in a row, which has already made him feel the limit of his ability.

He is just an ordinary person with more memories and experiences. He is neither a super genius nor a computer that can operate on power.

Duke also decided that this was the last time to prepare two films at the same time. This inhuman work, if not necessary, would never be repeated for the third time.

The only thing that makes him feel comforted and thankful is that after several movies and more than five years of collaboration, Warner Bros. and him were closely tied together by common interests. The traditional Hollywood giant also had full confidence in him, both of which were the Lord of the Rings trilogy and "Hundred Thousand Urgents".

And his team cooperates with all their strength. This tacit team is also an important condition for Duke's success. As long as anyone who has a little understanding of the movie knows, a successful movie cannot be produced with a director or script.

In the next week, after several auditions, Duke identified the last of the six protagonists, Liam Neeson's daughter in the film. She was recommended by a friend of Nancy Josephson. She starred in "I Know What You Do Last Summer" last year...

To be honest, the actress's acting skills can only barely meet Duke's requirements, and she is a little older, but the difference between the ages of sixteen and nineteen is not particularly big. In addition to makeup and camera modification, there is not much problem.
Chapter completed!