Ronald heard about Meg Ryan's idea of acting with her husband, and got a videotape that she handed to her hand, which contained a collection of clips of all the highlights of Dennis Quaid's previous acting.
But to be honest, Ronald is biased against Dennis Quaid. He has a square chin, strong testosterone, and a typical star face of the 1970s.
Moreover, he initially relied on Ronald's friend PJ Soles to get married. Not long after he entered the industry, he left her and pursued the popular Lea Thompson. When Thompson failed at the box office and her future was unclear, he pursued her again.
Meg Ryan.
This is not because Ronald has any moral obsession with such people, but because Dennis Quaid's face shape is too much like that of a college football quarterback.
In the eyes of female viewers who were born in the 1960s and 1970s, such a person is a typical public lover. As long as he hooks his fingers, the most beautiful cheerleading queen will date him. If he dumps that girl, it must be a girl.
The kind of person who can no longer keep up with his progress and the audience will forgive him.
This is the influence of the actor's appearance on the casting, and it will also have a certain stereotype on the acting skills of some actors.
Dennis Quaid has long been accustomed to playing this kind of role. It is very difficult for him to express the infatuation and delicacy of the male protagonist Sam in "Sleepless in Seattle" in a short period of time. And this requires the cooperation of the actor himself.
Take the initiative to make adjustments.
The male stars of the new era, such as Tom Hanks, who have round faces, are not too aggressive. The audience will unconsciously be led into the image of a cousin next door. Then add to the character
Some infatuation, humor, and delicate qualities will make it much easier.
Even the more handsome Tom Cruise, because his chin is not so square and his lines tend to be softer, it is easier for female audiences to recognize him playing an infatuated character.
In short, this is an era where circles are better than square lines. The tough men who appeared on propaganda posters and posters during the Cold War era have gradually lost their competitiveness in a market dominated by female audiences.
Of course, in front of Meg Ryan, speaking of her husband like this would not get a positive response.
Although Ronald was the director of her debut film "Top Gun" and her famous film "When Harry Met Sally", times have changed and Meg Ryan is now a star actress.
The other party vaguely revealed that she had just given birth and had all kinds of inconveniences in filming during the breastfeeding period.
This made Ronald worry that the other party had tied up his husband to star together. If Dennis Quaid didn't star...
And Nora Efron is so optimistic about Meg Ryan. When she wrote the two drafts of the script, she brought Meg Ryan into her imagination and wrote it. If she were to be replaced, as a novice director,
She needs to handle a lot of details properly...
"Dennis is very good, but I am not deeply involved in the casting. From my perspective, Dennis lacks the sense of humor that female audiences like..."
Ronald didn't stop talking.
"Ha, you think so too, right? I've told him many times that I want to change my acting methods, but I won't say any more..."
Meg Ryan is now more famous than her husband, and sometimes she doesn't give her husband much face when discussing business matters between the couple.
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Armed with audition materials from several people who asked for help, Ronald and Nora Efron met again to discuss.
"Tom Hanks, definitely Tom Hanks... My script can match his and Meg Ryan's performances. You believe me, when I wrote the script, I felt very good,
It's the two of them in my mind..."
"Okay, I believe you, I will support you as a director at TriStar Pictures..." Ronald smiled. It seems that Nora Efron wrote the script with emotion and passion. This is a creative pair
Great thing.
"But why do you like Hanks so much?" Ronald selfishly wanted to recommend him. He didn't like Dennis Quaid, and he also wanted to hear Nora Efron's opinion, so it would be easier to refuse like this.
convenient.
"Look here..."
Nora Efron was so excited that she opened the latest revised version of the script and showed Ronald a newly added plot.
After the death of his wife, Sam lived with his son. His friend arranged a blind date for him. After meeting the woman Victoria, he was somewhat satisfied and wanted to spend the weekend with her. However, because of his son Jonah's dissatisfaction, he
This romantic weekend trip was canceled.
"Can you imagine Dennis Quaid doing this? Oh...he must have left his son aside and went to meet beautiful women. Only people like Hanks can do that..."
Nora Efron and Ronald have different ideas. She wants to position the relationship between the male protagonist Sam and his son Jonah as one that female audiences like most...a careful and loving father, and a more intimate relationship with his son.
Like mother and son rather than father and son.
"That's true..."
Ronald knew well that Nora Efron's taste represented the thoughts of a large part of the female audience. This perception was very fatal. If the wrong actor was chosen, this subtle disharmony would destroy
It adds to the credibility of the entire movie.
And in real life, Dennis Quaid went even further. He used to coax PJ Soles, who was older than him, into not having children. In the end, the two divorced because Soles wanted children. Wait until
He married a successful star like Meg Ryan and couldn't wait to have children.
"Will your plot overemphasize the gentleness of the male protagonist? No self-respecting single man would refuse a beautiful woman's invitation to spend the weekend together..."
Ronald read it over and over again, and realized that this plot was a bit overdone. He understood that Nora Efron wanted a completely different image from the male love roles in the past, but too much emphasis on tenderness would actually make men lose the ability to be loved by women.
possibility.
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Attraction.
The subtleties here require careful consideration.
"Oh, man..." Nora Efron is also a woman who has been hurt by love, and she doesn't comment on this.
"But Dennis Quaid is still not suitable. Sam has never met Annie, and he has the idea of a collaboration between the two of them based on just one meeting. People like Dennis Quaid are unconvincing, and he doesn't have a sense of humor..."
"That's true, after all, Tom Hanks is a comedian..."
Ronald and Nora Efron find common ground…
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"Fuxk, this is crazy, because I'm not gentle enough?"
Dennis Quaid accepted the audition, and later received a reason from director Nora Efron. Of course, under normal circumstances, the director does not need to give a reason. This time it was mainly because Meg Ryan had been confirmed.
As the starring role, plus Dennis Quaid's relationship with CAA, I need to explain the reason for rejecting him.
"Honey, we still have a chance, find another script, let's act together..." Meg Ryan is still very grateful to Ronald, and director Nora Efron said it well.
reason.
"This is discrimination against me, Daxm it"
Dennis Quaid is dissatisfied. His status in the industry is already lower than that of his wife. If this movie is a hit, the status gap between them will widen further. This is unacceptable for an actor who thinks highly of himself.
He even had the idea of asking Meg Ryan to give up the movie, but he knew that this kind of script was written by a certain actor, and was produced by Ronald, who had made Meg Ryan famous.
For a movie directed by Nora Efron with a phenomenal script like When Harry Met Sally , it was hard for my wife to say no, so I didn’t say it right away.
"This is unacceptable. I will report it to the boss. A couple co-starring in a romantic film is the best publicity tool. We at CAA cannot allow this kind of thing..."
Dennis Quaid's agency contract was also signed with CAA. His regular agent did not understand the conflict and history between Ronald and his boss Ovitz. When he heard about this, he immediately told his client that he would launch a war.
Packaging is the source of CAA's power. With such good packaging conditions, not packaging is turning a blind eye to the fans of the celebrity couple. It is leaving money on the table instead of putting it in the bag. It is a crime against CAA's profits...
However, he went to find a more senior agent and reported to Ovitz's secretary, and soon received depressing news.
The senior agent warned him not to mention it to his boss as long as it was about Ronald. Unsure of the reason, he still went to one of Ovitz's many secretaries to make an appointment to discuss the matter.
When the secretary learned that he was going to package the project produced by Ronald and hoped that the boss would put pressure on the screenwriter and director, he was scolded and kicked out of the office.
Because he is too young and has no deep understanding of the important things happening within the company, he was only moved by the corporate culture promoted by Ovitz during his entry period. He really can't understand who else CAA is afraid of?
He in turn explained to Dennis Quaid that other CAA clients may be involved in pursuing this role. He also encouraged him to use the relationship with his wife Meg Ryan to advance and retreat together. To succeed, he must do whatever it takes...
Anyway, I have done this before using women as a springboard. Dennis Quaid was encouraged by his agent to be confident and ready to carry out a curve plan...
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"This script of yours doesn't look like a comedy, it's serious enough..."
Meanwhile, Ronald and Nora Efron went to the ballpark to audition for Tom Hanks.
Although Hanks joked about asking Ronald to help get the role, in fact he was still dissatisfied with the original script.
Having been making comedies for many years, he was a little tired of farces that had no logic and could only tickle the audience.
This is why he is very grateful to Ronald for asking him to make a serious drama film like "Other People's Money".
If a movie actor wants to transform, he must be appreciated by a big director. In this star-dominated Hollywood, it is very difficult to abandon the original positioning and change the role type. Any director who can do this will
They are all very popular among actors.
Nora Efron cut down the overly comedic content of the original plot to a very low level, retaining only some light, real-life jokes. The audience will not feel that this is deliberately funny.
"However, this is a bit too... I don't think any widower would refuse a beautiful woman's invitation to spend the weekend together. The plot here is reminiscent of that kind of farce comedy..."
Tom Hanks also expressed his opinion on the overly feminine plot.
Ronald looked at Nora Efron and smiled, showing an "I told you so" smile.
"Have you two discussed it?" Nora Efron was so unanimous in their opinions that she doubted whether they had agreed upon it.
"No, I think that for Anne to fall in love with Sam, although there must be a little love for children, a man who refuses to date if his son expresses dissatisfaction will be regarded as a loser, right?"
"Okay, I will make some changes here..." Nora Efron still muttered and put a question mark on that part of the script.
"I found that you and Hanks made this movie too much of a drama. Romantic comedy, romantic comedy, there is still comedy here..."
Nora Efron still had no psychological advantage over Ronald. When several people discussed the script, many of Ronald's requests for authenticity were agreed to by Tom Hanks.
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Ronald frowned, is there really a problem?
He wasn't sure either. The "When Harry Met Sally" back then was actually stronger in its dialogue and the portrayal of the two protagonists. That's because Nora Efron combined her picky character with director Bob Ley
Na's character was woven into the script.
Therefore, the authenticity is guaranteed by the prototype characters.
But this is not the case for "Sleepless in Seattle". The original screenwriter had an idea and then wrote the story based on the structure of the old movie "The Golden Alliance".
Although Nora Efron has revised it twice, there are still no major changes to the structure and characters.
If these opinions of mine deviate from Nora Efron's overall grasp, it will have a very bad impact on the box office.
"I'm not sure, I do think there's too little comedy, and Hanks is not willing to do more..."
"Hmm..." Ronald thought to himself, if it was too comedic, Tom Hanks might really reject it.
"Is there any way to save the comedy of a movie?" In the eyes of Nora Efron, Ronald is still that magical director. Ask him any question and you will have the answer.
"Huh? You can add some supporting characters and let them be responsible for the comedy part, so that the audience will not find the protagonist too funny..."
Ronald thought for a while, and found that in past movies, this kind of trick was indeed used. The supporting actors were responsible for the gags, so that the audience would not feel that the drama was being played, and the humor component that was indispensable in the love scene could be completed.
"Who should play the clown in this movie?" Nora Efron was the screenwriter after all, and she quickly understood Ronald's thoughts.
"This character needs to make people laugh at first sight, but not make people feel disgusted. It also needs to be serious when it is serious..." Nora Efron circled the character sheet, which seemed to be the friend of the hero and heroine.
We are a good choice for this job.
"Indeed, you have to look happy..." Ronald agreed, saying that Nora Efron was very talented, which reassured him.
"Well, it's best to be chubby, average-looking, not a threat to the heroine, and able to answer questions frequently, like a pistachio, more realistic, and able to understand the heroine's romantic thoughts..." Nora E
The more Fulon spoke, the more detailed he became, as if there was an actor in reality.
"Huh?" Ronald became more and more surprised as he listened, "Who are you thinking of?"
"Here..." Nora Efron pointed to the supporting actress, Rosie O'Donnell, who was waiting for filming on set.
"Pfft..." Ronald thought about the last time he was taken advantage of by her. This person was indeed a very suitable person.