Rebirth In Hollywood

The ding ding dong dong sound of the acoustic guitar is intermittent, the boy holding the guitar is sometimes in high spirits, sometimes closes his eyes and meditates, and from time to time sketches and draws on the score, and even writes a few paragraphs of lyrics when inspiration comes.

Pie? Jinsili was sitting opposite, looking at a pile of graffiti-like scores. As an insider in the entertainment industry, she knew a little bit, and occasionally hummed a short paragraph, but most of these scores were messy. sequence, it is difficult to connect into a complete song.

Sighing softly, Jinsili couldn't help but persuade a few words. In her opinion, Ryan has learned too many things, and he knows too many things. , In this era, it is difficult to reappear a Barbra Streisand-like character.

Ryan shook his head noncommittally, but thought of another thing. The tyrant on the set actually sent him an audition invitation. As for the role, who else would be except the future savior!

"Ryan, have you thought about it?" Kingsley asked, seeing the boy put the guitar aside.

"When do they turn on?" the boy asked.

"If the casting goes well, it will be mid or late October." Jinsili could see some of the boy's thoughts, "You... plan to accept the invitation?"

"Why not?" Ryan asked with a smile. "It's just an audition, and James Cameron may not want to see me."

Presumably that conversation at the premiere of "The Sixth Sense," where it was clear he made some impressions on the future King of the World, who invited him directly to John Connor's second audition.

Pie Kingsley quickly gave the "Terminator 2" crew a reply, and a thin script about John Connor was delivered to the boy. A few places are a little different from the movie he remembers, but the main plot has not changed in any way.

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"Jim, I don't understand, why are you adding that candidate in the second audition." Anne Hurd, as the film's producer, was obviously dissatisfied with her ex-husband's decision, "Yes, Ryan Jenkins is in the Breathtaking acting in the sixth sense, I also think no child actor can do better than him, but don't forget his gloomy temperament, which is so far from John Connor's canon !"

"Annie, you haven't seen Ryan, have you?" James Cameron shook his finger after seeing the other side nod, "I saw him at the premiere of The Sixth Sense, and the idea of ​​T1000 was From him, the real Ryan is completely different from the movie, he is a bright, bright and precocious boy, this is just an audition."

"The idea of ​​T1000 came from him?" Anne Hurd automatically ignored the other words.

"Yes, what did he say?" Cameron recalled a little, "a shape-shifting liquid robot like a Porsche. No doubt, Arnold and Mario were there."

"Okay." Anne Hurd looked at the time. "Let's get ready. The audition should start soon."

North Hollywood, where he lived for nearly seven years after his own rebirth. Ryan sighed in his heart, turned off the rear-view mirror, looked at the light brown big split that covered most of his forehead, and pouted his lips. This look just made, plus the old denim, let him see It sounds rebellious.

"Ryan, you know? You feel very unfamiliar to me now!" Jinsley said after opening the car door for him.

The boy shrugged,

This look was specially made by a stylist. Since he agreed to participate in the audition, he naturally had to show some professionalism.

Walking into the T2 studio specially set up by James Cameron for "Terminator 2", under the guidance of the staff, the two quickly came to the outside of the audition room, and after finding a place to sit down, Ryan I looked at other competitors around me, especially to find the guy I remembered.

However, the boy looked at it several times, but couldn't find the face, and couldn't help but muttered in his heart, could it be that his big butterfly fanned him away?

Waiting is boring and boring. After chatting with Jinsili for a few words, he simply wandered around the world and habitually thought about it.

"Ryan! It's your turn." After an unknown amount of time, the manager's reminder sounded.

The boy packed up his mood, straightened his clothes, and followed the staff into the audition room. This was his first audition, so he couldn't help but be curious.

You must know that there are too many legends about the audition room in Hollywood. Although after entering the 1980s, those messy things gradually disappeared, but in some cases, if you like it, it is impossible to eliminate it at all.

"I'm Ryan Jenkins, born in 1980, and I've acted in The Sixth Sense so far..."

The boy shook his funny head, without the gloomy temperament in "The Sixth Sense", looking sunny and cheerful, with a hint of rebellion.

"A little younger." Anne Hurd muttered, but he couldn't deny that the boy's appearance was not commensurate with his age, especially his temperament, which was completely different from the performance in "The Sixth Sense".

"Ryan, what do you think of the role of John Connor?" It was James Cameron who asked.

"Inner rebellious yet innocent and kind." The boy gave this answer without thinking.

Sure enough, several people behind the long table nodded subconsciously.

"So what do you think of the movie?" Anne Hurd asked.

"Although what I have seen is only a part of the script, I can also see some ideas from it. Unlike "Terminator 1", which only relies on blood and fighting to attract the audience, more thinking has obviously been added to the script, such as 'what will humans do? Will it not be destroyed by the technology created by itself?' And when a robot has human feelings, what will he do? Then it is a perfect combination of science fiction and philosophical thinking..."

Although the people on the opposite side gradually opened their mouths, Ryan didn't mean to stop at all. He recalled the evaluations of "Terminator 2" in his previous life, combined with the part of the script he had read, and talked endlessly. , After a good few minutes, he closed his mouth.

"God, what Ryan said, coincides with my idea." Cameron clenched his fist with one hand and slapped his palm hard.

"Ryan, are you really only ten years old this year?" Mario Casa on the other side asked with a surprised look.

"I guess it's no secret."

Ryan spread his hands and looked at James Cameron. In fact, there were several contacts between the two. The other party made a special call before adopting the idea of ​​T1000. Naturally, the boy would not refuse.

After asking the questions, the next step is to perform a John Connor performance on the camera. For Ryan, who has experienced the baptism of "The Sixth Sense" and has a full understanding of this sci-fi masterpiece, it is not too difficult. The matter, just look at the satisfied smiles on the faces of the examiners when he and the temporary assistant were finished.

"Ryan, I heard you signed a contract with Touchstone Pictures, didn't you?" Anne Hurd straightened her face and asked.

"Yes." The boy nodded. "If there is no accident, I will go to Canada with the crew in a few days."

"Is that so." The faces of several people showed embarrassment.

"Director Columbus actually expected to wrap up all the filming in about a month and a half," the boy added.

"Okay then," said Anne Hurd. "We're here for the time being today, and we'll let you know as soon as possible."

While talking to Jinsley about the audition, Ryan walked outside. He was the last one to participate in the audition. At this time, the corridor had already become empty. When they came to the front desk of the T2 studio, they suddenly found Several people are arguing.

"Sir, we're just a little late because of a situation at home. Can we give you a chance?"

"For a while? You were late for more than two hours. Now the audition is over. I'm sorry, that's it." The staff refused without thinking.

"Edward, say something."

The boy with a very similar hairstyle to Ryan pursed his lips, "Forget it, what if the audition is successful? It's not a money-making tool they snatch, I don't want to stay at that house for a moment, let's go. Bar."

After the boy finished speaking, he walked outside without looking back. The middle-aged man should be his manager, so he hurriedly followed him out.

Ryan had a panoramic view of all this, but he didn't have any feeling. Since the day he started writing, I don't know how many people will change their fate because of this. It's no big deal.

"Pat, let's go."

Several people in the audition room did not leave. After watching the video of the audition again, several people already had a clear candidate in their hearts.

"Jim, which do you think is appropriate?" Mario Casa asked.

"What about you?" James Cameron looked at his ex-wife again, "Annie, Mario, what I see from your eyes is the same answer as me."

"Doesn't he think he's a little younger? Also, if something goes wrong with Touchstone's shooting plan, it will affect us!" Although Anne Hurd had approved the candidate, she still raised some objections.

"These are small problems that can be solved, aren't they?"

Just before Ryan left L.A., the good news came through Kingsley, and at the same time, a thick stack of scripts was delivered to him, just to send Kingsley's subsequent negotiations with Carocco Films. No problem, then he is the future savior.

"Nicole, don't worry, I'm not a little kid, I know how to take care of myself." Before the boarding gate, Ryan hugged Nicole Kidman tightly. To be honest, he didn't want to be separated from her either. It's been so long, but it's not just that he will be involved in the filming of "Home Alone", Nicole will soon travel to Seattle and New York for the location of "Sleepless in Seattle".

Perhaps due to the inertia of the wheel of history, although the boy did not make any suggestions to the director and actors, Miramax still recruited Nora Efron to helm the director and Tom Hanks to play the leading role.

"Ryan, remember to call me every day." Nicole asked solemnly.