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After the first season of "Men Cock" finally ended with a perfect ratings of 6.5, Bradley Cooper’s agent was very happy to say that he would soon become a comedian that is more sought after by the audience. Of course, This is limited to the TV field.

In fact, the television and film circles have always been separated. The former is difficult to transition to the latter, while the latter can easily maintain the former.

Although it sounds a bit convoluted, as long as you know that movies are bigger than TV, it's easy to understand.

So when Bradley Cooper knew that he had the opportunity to act in a movie and he was still the main character, there was no reason to refuse.

Lehman looked at Cooper who was leaving happily and said to himself, "This guy majors in drama and has a master's degree. Although it is trapped in a narrow path to image drama, it must be competent..."

Moreover, people themselves are willing to seize the opportunity. They are not arrogant enough to use TV fame to fight for excessive film salaries. "The Hangover" can still suppress the production cost, which is also critical.

In any case, you can't take it lightly until the film is released.

Lyman turned his head and moved his body. Then he instructed Johnson to sort out all the resumes of actors who were worth no more than 5 million U.S. dollars and who had played the comedy genre first. Then he frowned and looked slowly..... .

In the recent movie market, the number of theaters in "District Nine" has been reduced to 988, barely still in the top ten, ranking ninth, and the single-day account is only double digits, and the total number of theaters in a week may be 3 or 4 Millions. Fortunately, Chong'ao movies at the end of the year are all about controlling word-of-mouth, and "District Nine" has not been squeezed even more.

But it doesn’t matter. In the movie industry, there will always be replacements, who can fulfill the established expectations including Lionsgate.

Of course, if it weren’t for "District Nine", the two might not work together so harmoniously. Hollywood doesn’t know how many temporary partners are due to the breakdown of profit sharing...

"Is the new project a comedy? Directed by Todd Phillips."

After collecting and sorting out the resumes of relevant personnel from the Actors Guild and major agency companies, Johnson suddenly understood that there was something to do, and accompanied Lehman to work on the initial screening of actors. "Don’t you find a movie star with guaranteed traffic, Ben Stie Le and Owen Wilson are both very close to the Firefly."

Lehman shook his head. Choosing is also his strong point, but it doesn't mean that he can't listen to any suggestions. "Director Phillips also recommended Ben Stiller. Do you know how I refused?"-Two People have worked with "Police Two Heroes", and the relationship is good.

"I'm just curious. The most popular comedian right now is Ben Stiller. Looking at the evaluation of the media and the audience, everyone likes him. He does have a good appeal."

"His participation in the performance is of course good for "The Hangover", but I don't think it is so worth it. You know, his salary + reward in "Museum 2" is likely to be worth more than 15 million US dollars, even if the salary is reduced, Will it be less than 10 million? "The Hangover" is not the kind of movie that relies solely on characters to make jokes. With him, it will definitely attract the attention of fans, but it may not be very rewarding."

Johnson understood.

Soon, Lehman and Johnson negotiated to determine a list of casting roles, and then invited Todd Phillips.

Todd has just signed the director contract before he is busy preparing for the early stage. Although he himself has little intention of fighting for the actors, he is still very positive to participate in the audition and know who to work with in the future.

As a result, when he came, the situation was slightly different from what he expected.

Generally speaking, selecting actors based on script requirements is actually very simple. Send the criteria directly to the actors’ union or major studios to let them determine the recommenders internally, and then audition. It’s about half a month. After all, the investment share of "The Hangover" is only 35 million U.S. dollars. This is because the cost of shooting in Las Vegas is higher, otherwise it can be less.

In addition, there are only four characters with a tiger and a baby, and the scope itself is not large.

But who knows, Lehman has provided suitable actors, and he can avoid even spending time on auditions. This is really efficient.

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Bradley Cooper plays Phil, a romantic teacher, with a salary of 4 million;

Ed Helms, the host of "The Daily Show", an actor is a side job, but given years of experience in program production and ability to control the field of humor, playing a cringe, timid and fearful tuberculosis dentist Stu does not need Worried about playing, the salary is 2 million, and this person also has the ability to polish scenes on the spot. He is one of the great contributors to the success of "The Hangover";

As for the strange brother-in-law in the original version, Lehman had no impression, and it was difficult to find out from the crowd, so he changed it to the most difficult performance in "Little Sunshine", but the gay Steve Cary who dedicated a wonderful performance Er, after "Little Sunshine Girl", the popularity gradually accumulated. Later, relying on the broadcast of the TV series "The Office", Xingtu suddenly opened.

Steve Carell received the invitation, and he was a well-made Firefly, so naturally he would not refuse, with a salary of 2.7 million;

The last role is Doug, the initiator of this farce. Although the scenes are less than those mentioned above, it is also a key role in the promotion of the plot. Rene Wilson, recommended by Johnson, is not very good. I talked about acting in the comedy theme "Star Companion". He is also a client of caa. He is 28 years old and meets the role requirements. The salary is only 300,000.

This kind of team lineup, including the core duo Cooper and Helms of the original work, and the capable actor Carell, can basically guarantee that there will be no problems during shooting.

Of course, Todd Phillips thinks the same way. Although he is not all familiar with these few people, he can see from the resume information that the casting is intentional and not random.

Anyway, the focus of this film is on how to make jokes under the ridiculously clichéd setting. It just so happens that these people are experienced in comedy and are good at creating. In other words, they are inspired by the shooting. They all have perfect abilities. The most important thing is that they have a combined salary of only 9 million, which can be described as affordable.

Finally, including the female characters in the guest dramas of Kate Dailins and Beth Bier, the partners of the "Bankrupt Sisters", can also add some topicality to the film promotion, such as what will the male and female protagonists gather in "The Cock" of.

After all, Cooper and Dai Lins are faster than their previous lives. At this time, the audience has some foundations, and they can divert through TV dramas.

In other words, whether "The Hangover" can surprise people after controlling the risk, Lehman has made efforts.