The first stage of the Champions League group stage came to an end, and the team had a half-day holiday after the game. Aldridge drove Bert and Earl to Arthur's house early the next morning, so that the two little guys could play at their grandparents' house.
He drove home and tidied up the living room according to the text. At nine o'clock in the morning, the guests arrived as promised.
Danny Cannon is obviously a man of action. Compared with many people who are giants in words and dwarfs in action, Danny is the type of person Aldrich likes. He dares to dream, puts his body into action, and never procrastinates.
It had only been a month since their last meeting. After Danny returned to the United States, he quickly made preparations for making a movie. There were also investors in the United States who were willing to invest. After all, the production cost of this type of movie was not too high.
"Hey, Aldrich, your team won again. A friend of mine asked me if Millwall is going to set another record this season? What do you think?"
Danny saw Aldrich standing outside the door to greet him, and after getting off the car, he came up to shake hands warmly.
Aldridge, who was dressed in casual clothes, said: "Who knows? Maybe we will lose tomorrow."
"Don't be ridiculous, the next round is the London Derby. Millwall, who has been the king of London a few years ago, will lose to Arsenal at home? Oh, the Gunners have some strength, but compared with the Lions, there is still obvious
It’s a big difference. You’ve never lost at Lion King Stadium, right?”
"Haha, I have never lost. I and the players must be worthy of the tickets that the home fans paid for. Why don't you introduce the person next to you?"
Aldrich looked at the man in a suit and tie next to Danny with a solemn expression. In fact, Aldrich knew who he was, David Tennant, but the two had not officially met.
"No need for an introduction, right? David, who is he? You must know Aldrich Hall. It was he who recommended me to find you."
Danny said with a smile.
Tennant is now just a small actor in the UK. He was very surprised and pleasantly surprised that director Danny personally came to ask him to participate in a movie. And he was also the leading actor. However, after learning what kind of film he was going to make, he was very surprised.
After watching the movie and reading the script, I became slightly uneasy.
Aldrich is a national idol. He is also very popular right now. It is very difficult to play a character who is a star in his own right.
The reason is also very simple. If you play a fictional character or a historical figure from a long time ago, the public's impression itself will be very vague. As long as the performance does not deviate from the general impression, it will pass. If the performance is brilliant and has personality, then it may be a success.
Cannon and red.
But Aldrich is a figure who is living in the spotlight. Not only do you have to act like him, but you also have to perform his own characteristics, which can easily make the performance become an imitation. Picky audiences always have a reason to find flaws, just in case.
If it deviates too far from the character, then the acting is bad.
However, Tennant believes that this is a golden opportunity for his acting career. An opportunity is equal to a challenge. If he seizes the opportunity and passes the test, his career will make a qualitative leap.
Not to mention how many fans Millwall has around the world. CEO Adam's claim that there are 50 million Millwall fans in Asia alone is definitely a fabrication, but it is undeniable that Millwall has widespread popularity and support in global football.
Given Aldridge's own attention, people who are interested in him are not just in the football circle. The filming of such a movie will greatly increase Tennant's popularity, but he hopes to play this role well.
Rather than gaining popularity due to poor acting skills.
"Hello, Mr. Hall!"
Tennant is older than Aldrich, has a more serious attitude, and has a business-like professional attitude. Aldrich smiled, shook hands with him, and introduced himself. Everyone can call each other by their first names. There is no need to call him sir.
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The three of them walked into Aldrich's house. Yiwen prepared tea in the living room and smiled at Danny: "I read the script. It's very good. The plot and characters are very fleshed out. However, there is a small problem with the characters."
Danny sent the movie script to Aldrich a week ago. He didn't have time to read it, so he gave it to Ivan.
When Danny heard that there was a question, his expression immediately changed. He walked over and sat down seriously and asked, "Which character?"
"Barnett-Hall."
"Aldridge's eldest brother? He's the one who bought the Millwall club, right?"
"Yes, in your script, he bought the club and handed it over to Aldrich. Although he did not appear many times, Barnett would not be happy to take on such a role. It does not mean that you use an actor to replace him.
But Barnett-Hall wouldn't want to be in the movie, uh, you know what I mean?"
Danny thought for a moment and nodded slightly.
Of course he understands, and he has seen it a lot in the United States. Who among the chairman of a group or the boss of a listed company would show up in a movie? When a capitalist reaches a certain level, he will try to downplay his presence in front of the public, let alone with film and television.
I don't even want to be mentioned by name.
Danny worried: "Then it can't be changed to Aldridge buying the club by himself when he was 18, right?"
Yiwen smiled and said: "I have a suggestion, how about using the name of Arthur Hall?"
Danny was stunned for a moment, and then he went through the history of Millwall that he had learned in his mind.
Arthur appeared in Millwall in real life the year Millwall landed in the Premier League. Before that, he was a fan. Before Aldridge came, the club chairman and management were the old framework left by the previous boss.
It was only after Delic took over the team in 1994 that the team was reshuffled. Adam was the chairman. When it came to the Premier League, Adam stepped down and Arthur stepped in. This was also because the Premier League and English League One were two different environments, and the Premier League would have a boss roundtable meeting.
Danny, who was deep in thought, thought more and more. In fact, there was quite a lot of news about Arthur, because he was very popular among Millwall fans. He had an outspoken temperament, and his laughter and curses would come out naturally, and he would not give people the impression that he was extremely conceited.
A profoundly unsmiling impression.
Back then, there was a crazy behavior where someone ran into the stadium because he was dissatisfied with the referee, but three or five security guards couldn't hold him back and wanted to beat the referee...
Danny looked at Yiwen and said hesitantly: "Can I ask him to perform in real life?"
Aldrich is not a real person, and if Arthur could do it, it would definitely be better than using an actor.
Yiwen glanced at Aldrich and saw Aldrich making a phone call gesture. Yiwen understood and smiled: "Wait a minute, I'll call and ask."
She picked up the phone and called Arthur.
"Yi Wen, what happened? Something happened to Aldrich?"
"It's okay. I just want to ask you. Now the club has a cooperation project to make a movie related to Millwall. Do you want to perform it in real life and play the club chairman?"
"Hey, what's the point of acting? I'm the chairman, okay. Let them come over and film me."
Yiwen couldn't help laughing and said, "You didn't understand, did you? We are making a movie, not a documentary. You are acting yourself, but what you do in the movie depends on the director's instructions. It is not filming your daily life."
"Oh? Okay, when will we start filming?"
"It's just in the preparatory stage now. If you're interested, why don't you come over now? The director is with us."
"Um, okay, I'll be there in an hour."
Arthur agreed, and Danny was very happy when he heard the news. Barnett's role was deleted and replaced with Arthur, so the script also had to be slightly changed.
He and Ivan discussed the changes to the script there, while Aldrich talked with Tennant.
Danny brought Tennant here today, in fact, to let Tennant get in touch with Aldrich and get to know the character up close.
Tennant looked Aldridge up and down, paying attention to every detail of Aldridge's speech and behavior, which made Aldrich feel uncomfortable. He took the initiative to say: "I don't think I am anything special. If there is anything special about me in daily life,
What's different is definitely my accent, I don't have a strong Cockney accent like some of my friends."
"Huh? You must be from London, right?"
"It is true that I grew up in London, but I have been traveling around since I was 12 years old. My accent is not that strong. As for other aspects, I don't think it will be of much help to you."
Tennant nodded. This football-themed movie has nothing to do with life. No matter how carefully he observed Aldridge in life, he probably wouldn't be able to portray him realistically in the movie.
"Aldrich, I am very happy to receive Danny's invitation. I want to play this role well. If you have any suggestions, please tell me directly."
Tennant looked solemn, and Aldridge smiled and asked: "Do you like football?"
"Not fanatical."
As a Scot, Tennant grew up under the sky of the Commonwealth and naturally paid attention to football, but he was not as fanatical as many fans.
"I'll give you tickets for every home game of Millwall. Go and watch it when you have time. Although you won't be able to experience the situation of Millwall in the past, it will definitely help your acting."
Tennant accepted Aldrich's suggestion and asked, "Can I come see you practice with the team?"
"no."
Aldrich smiled and shook his head.
Open training and closed training are completely different for the team. Since it is a closed training, they don’t want to be disturbed. If Aldridge lets Tennant watch from the side, it will definitely distract the team.
The players also felt uncomfortable.
"Hey, David, I've put together a video collection of Aldrich's. You can take it home and study it slowly."
Yi Wen interrupted, and Tennant thanked him.
No matter what, he is playing Aldrich after all, and since the movie wants to pursue effects, he must be expected to portray the passionate side of the young marshal, and the video highlights can help him a lot.
As for Aldridge inviting him to watch the game, it can only help him understand Millwall's club culture up close. As for the 90-minute game, even if he keeps his eyes on Aldridge, he may not get much help.
After all, as a coach, Aldridge dances like an actor frequently, which will only look like a clown stealing the show.
Within an hour, Arthur drove up and surprisingly, he brought Earl back with him.
"Hey, Earl heard that I'm going to act in a movie, and he wants to act too."
Arthur's loud voice came in when he walked into the living room with Earl in his arms.
Danny's heart moved when he heard this, and he quickly said: "There is indeed a child character in the script. Although the appearance time will not exceed 1 minute, he will definitely be able to play it."
Aldrich had a headache. Look at Danny's posture, he was trying to catch them all in one go.
If he doesn't act in movies, Arthur and his son will be dragged away by him.
Earl Bebert is obviously more lively and cheerful, interested in everything, and as the saying goes, he loves to join in the fun. After watching a movie last time, he came home and said that he wanted to be a movie star and act in movies when he grew up.
In his opinion, growing up is like the age of the child stars in Harry Potter.
