"Mr. Wald, Mr. McNick, I'm glad to see both of you again."

As soon as he stepped into the hotel room, Chris Columbus greeted Zhuke and the others very enthusiastically.

"I'm also happy to see you again, Director Columbus."

Zhuke shook hands with him.

"Chris, you're finally here. If you're a few days later, I'll bring you over from home in person." Old Bill laughed.

Zhuke smiled and said, "Director Columbus, you put your work aside today. I heard that you like drinking very much. Today I will sacrifice my life with you."

“Are there any good wine?”

In an instant, Columbus's eyes lit up.

Looking at the whole of Hollywood, he is one of the directors who love drinking the most.

"Chris, you are the first person to let our boss come up with good wine to entertain. Even Amazon CEO Bezos is not so enthusiastic."

Old Bill next to him suddenly said.

Suddenly, Zucker rolled his eyes to Old Bill.

What does it mean?

Are you talking about being stingy?!

Zhuke and Old Bill expressed great welcome to Chris Columbus' arrival.

He is a filmmaker with the same surname as the discoverer of the American continent, and has the same pioneering spirit as the Italian explorer; he is also a director who takes telling bedtime stories as his mission.

He served as the director of the Home Alone movie series, showing his talents to the fullest.

He served as the producer of the Museum's Wonderful Night Movie and also achieved a very high box office.

As for the later pixel war, I won’t mention it. It’s a bad movie, not making money or pleasing, and I’ll be given a golden plum.

However, flaws do not hide the merits!

Looking at the whole of Hollywood, during the 90s, he Chris Columbus was the best director of children and teen adventures, no one!

Of course, his pay is also very high.

The director's pay is as high as 980,000 US dollars.

Moreover, this is just the director’s pay for the first Harry Potter movie series. At the same time, it does not accept invitations to multiple film appointments!

In other words, if you want to film the Harry Potter 2 movie and want to find Chris Columbus as director, you must sign a new contract.

Two words, add money

He is one of the best teen-type film directors today, and he has the qualifications and confidence to have an equal conversation with the production company!

A few days later...

March 9.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone casting work officially begins

The number of candidates for the 812-year-old group is as high as 8,723.

We will conduct three rounds of primary elections in four major British cities: London, Manchester, Birmingham and Edinburgh.

That's right, it's the primary election!

And there are 3 rounds in the primary selection process!

Harry Potter, whose total production cost is as high as $130 million, cannot be careless in casting.

Once upon a time, Zhuke had the intention to copy it completely according to the actors in the original time and space, which could save a lot of casting time and money. However, after thinking about it, Zhuke rejected this idea.

"Isn't the casting work a promotional process too?"

"And, this will also have a considerable effect on enhancing Wald Pictures' influence on famous brands overseas."

“Hollywood is a commercial film center. If you don’t have a lot of publicity work, even if you make a good and good movie, you may lose the box office.”

London Division.

The number of young actors in this competition area accounts for 35 of the total number of people, and 3o5o players will be held here for the first round of the first round.

In the primary election, there is naturally no need for the four people to take charge of Zhuke, Old Bill, director Columbus, and author Ms. Rowling. The specific work is handled by staff from Wald Pictures and ITV TV.

"Can I be selected?"

"Even if I'm selected, can I take on the Hogwarts Iron Triangle?"

These two questions keep plaguing the young actors who run for election, and of course the parents and agents of the young actors are even more worried.

Participating in the Harry Potter movie with a total production cost of up to $130 million is undoubtedly an opportunity to become famous in one fell swoop!

Lucky, who will the flowers fall?

This topic is now constantly hyped by media and newspapers across the UK, attracting a large number of public attention.

1 day!

2 days!

3 days!

.........

The first three rounds of primary election took a full 9 days!

In this process, more than 95 young actors were eliminated, and the remaining number is less than 40 people.

The cruel elimination rate has made Harry Potter's casting work more and more attention.

Moreover, during the casting period, the sales of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone also increased a lot. Currently, the cumulative sales of books in the UK have increased from the original 980,000 copies to 150,000 copies, directly surpassing the sales volume in the United States.

"This is a good thing that can be killed in one fell swoop, it's so wonderful."

Zhuke was in a good mood and wandered around to the casting scene on this day.

The selection process of round 4

"Mr. Wald!"

“Boss!”

After seeing Zhuke arrive, the staff at the scene stood up to greet him.

The big boss is here, how can you not be enthusiastic?

Do you want to get through or not?

"You are busy with yours. I will not participate in the work today. It is up to you to decide the specifics." Zhuke waved his hand.

Everyone nodded quickly and said yes.

Who believes this?

"Boss, you come here in person, and all our employees are absolutely excited. Please rest assured that we will do our job well." A Wald Pictures employee shouted.

The boss appears in person, can’t he still have the final decision?

It's just a joke!

“Huh?”

“Emma Watson?”

Zhuke saw the name Emma Watson on the list.

In 1999, no one knew this name, but it was unknown. However... After the release of the Harry Potter movie in the future, no one knew Hermione, one of the Hogwarts Iron Triangle?

Emma Watson can be regarded as an actress who has been beautiful since childhood.

With her role as "Hermione", she has a very high reputation worldwide and is regarded as a "goddess" by many people.

But!

The number of boyfriends she dates and the chaos in her private life is also famous.

"The goddess in your eyes, the bus in some people's eyes."

This sentence can be said to be appropriate to describe Emma Watson.

Not long.

Emma Watson was taken to the casting scene by staff.

A performance can be described as "excellent". Of course, this does not mean how outstanding her acting skills are, but that she is very suitable for the role of "Hermione".

After all, anyone who has watched the entire Harry Potter series knows that from the 1st to the 8th part, the acting skills of the three protagonists have almost no improvement! Even as they grow older, they have regressed, which makes many people feel embarrassed.

"Why do you think I have to choose you to play the role of Hermione?" Zucker spoke.

The so-called bystander before was simply fart at this moment.

As for the current casting directors, do you have any opinions?

Yes, no one dares to say it!
To be continued...