Hollywood Road

"You don't recognize me?" The blonde girl standing opposite looked at Murphy and shrugged. "The big people are really forgetful."

Although she did not recognize the moment she met, Murphy had already remembered who this girl was after one more glance, even though she had grown a lot taller, she took off her shabby denim clothes and put on a body-sculpting casual suit. She has become a big girl with rugged bumps, but the outline of her face and the long golden hair have not changed much, which is enough to remind him that she is an old Australian from Australia.

"You are David's sister, Margaret Robbie." Murphy said with a smile, "Maggie, you've grown up."

"It's only fifteen years old." The little girl suddenly corrected, "I am not called Marguerite now. I changed my name according to the American pronunciation."

Murphy frowned and thought about it, "Margot Robbie?"

"Hmm." The girl shrugged again. "You can continue to call me Maggie."

Looking at her again, Murphy shook his head slightly, probably because of the relationship between her age and she hadn't paid much attention to, but she really didn't see that the little girl was the Harlequin.

Although she took off her jeans, she left Murphy with the impression that she was still the little girl running on horseback.

"Why did you come to Los Angeles to learn acting all of a sudden?" Murphy vaguely remembered that when she was filming "Sin City", she was not too interested in acting, "Don't you want to be a cowboy?"

Margot Robbie blinked, "I watched my "Sin City" and found that acting is quite interesting, so..."

It's normal for little girls to shift their interests or hobbies, but Murphy didn't feel surprised.

Murphy raised his hand and looked at the watch. Anyone familiar with him knew that this meant the end of preparation, but Margot Robbie didn't know, so he stood in front and didn't plan to let go.

"Maggie," Murphy had to say, "Is there anything else?"

"No," Margot Robbie scratched his cheek. "It's okay, it's been a long time since I saw you. I want to talk to you."

She said a lot, "When I saw you last time, you were a small director, but now you have become a famous director all over the world. Even the stupid David is famous. I am curious how you did it. ."

"Will you talk later if you have time?" Murphy pointed to the stairs. "I still have work to do."

"what……"

It seems different from when he was a child, Margot Robbie actually showed an embarrassed expression, "Sorry, Murphy, I don't know you are busy."

With that, she quickly stepped aside.

Murphy nodded to her, "Goodbye, Maggie."

"Hmm..." She smiled and beckoned, "Goodbye, Murphy."

Going down to the first floor, Murphy met an agent from CAA. Due to Grace’s relationship, she chatted with him. The other party also had a client who participated in the audition, but the role of the audition was Arya Star Grams.

He certainly wanted Murphy to give his clients the green light, but Murphy would not easily make any decisions and promises before seeing Seth Rogen’s advice and audition video, even if the agent hinted His small client’s parents are super rich from the UK, who can provide a lot of convenience to the crew in Northern Ireland and even sponsor part of the expenses.

When he sent the agent away and came to the audition area, today's audition work was over, and it happened that Seth Rogen was also preparing to send someone to him to participate in the audition discussion.

For major roles like Sansa Stark and Arya Stark, the final choice of actors can only be decided by Murphy.

The temporary filming room was completely dark, and the audition videos of the young actors were played in sequence by the assistant. When the screen dimmed again, Murphy and Seth Rogen sitting near the window opened the thick black curtains and pulled the film The room is back to light.

There are only four people in the office, except for an assistant and Seth Rogen, Murphy and Carla Faith.

"Seth, the audition has always been presided over by you." Murphy looked at the honest-looking big fat man, "Tell me your opinion."

"I think there are two outstanding candidates. You can focus on them." Seth Rogen stood up, walked to the projector, adjusted it, and put a video of a young actor audition, and said, "This girl is called Carla Delevingne, from London, England, was born in 1992..."

He pointed to the picture on the big screen in front of her, "She has a very strange wild temperament, very similar to Arya Stark."

Murphy looked at the screen of the audition and nodded slightly. The little girl couldn't talk about how beautiful she was, but she seemed quite confident. In this year, a little actor like Lee Joe Osment.

Throughout Hollywood, such small actors are extremely limited.

"There are also two young actors. The effect is similar to Carla Delevingne's audition." Seth Rogen knew that he was not a decision maker. He just recounted the actual situation as much as possible. He pushed his glasses and said, "But I Cara Delevingne is recommended."

Murphy looked at Seth Logan, and he said that, it must be the other party's conditions that are very suitable for the needs of the crew.

"If we decide to use Carla Delevingne, her parents can provide a lot of convenience to the crew in Northern Ireland, and provide a large amount of sponsorship." To a certain degree, Seth Rogen is also contaminated. Some Murphy's style, "This is incomparable to the other two actors."

Hearing what Seth Rogen said, Murphy immediately thought of the CAA agent he had met before. He found Cara Delevingne’s information and looked at it. It turned out that it was the little client whom the other party had mentioned. .

"What do you think?" Murphy asked Carla Faith.

"This sponsorship has reached seven figures." Carla Faith said naturally, "We have no reason to refuse, do we?"

She and Seth Rogen looked at Murphy, waiting for Murphy to make the final decision.

Such a decision is not difficult to make. Murphy watched Cara Delevingne’s audition video and personal information again, and after a little thought, he said, "Then make sure, Cara Delevingne will star in Ai. Leah Stark."

He turned his head and said to Seth Rogen, "Let me inform Carla Delevingne's agent as soon as possible. I need her to prepare for this role as soon as possible."

The other actors who will play the leading roles have already been determined, and they have received their own scripts. Some even went to Belfast to start rehearsals. The remaining actors and Murphy also need to make decisions as quickly as possible.

Seth Rogen wrote a note in his notebook, and then said, "Sansa Stark's actor candidate, I recommend Margot Robbie..."

Having said that, he added, "Maggie is really good, and the audition effect is definitely a surprise."

Carla Faith asked curiously, "Is it David Robbie's sister?"

Seth Rogen nodded slightly, "It's his sister. Once starred in "Sin City", the girl Nancy."

I’ve watched Margot Robbie’s audition video just now. It’s really good. It’s very suitable for a pure vase role like Sansa Stark. Coupled with the David-Robby relationship here, she is almost the best. The right choice.

Although David Robbie is not like Robert Downey Jr. and has such a strong relationship with him, he can be regarded as a good partner and good friend. Since Margot Robbie’s basic conditions are suitable, Mo Fei will not give up her use of other candidates.

Just like Steven Spielberg’s godsons and goddaughters, it is a very common phenomenon in Hollywood to get roles through relationships.

"Does she have an agent?" Murphy asked again.

Seth Logan thought for a while, "It seems that there is, and it should be the same agent that David used."

"That's good." Murphy stood up. "You also notify them as soon as possible."

Determine the last two actors, the crew also made the final preparations before going to Belfast, the rest of the work can go to the Northern Ireland studio to continue.

It just arrived in November 2005. Murphy led the main cast and crew to take a chartered plane and fly to Northern Ireland for the final preparations, and then strive to officially start filming before the arrival of December.

The plane landed at Belfast International Airport, which is different from other cities. This airport is located in the city center. When I took a car to pick up the plane to the hotel, Murphy saw many famous attractions along the way, such as the Queen of Belfast The University and the Titanic Museum, the big ship a century ago, were built here.

When he came to Northern Ireland, Murphy did not take too much rest or adjust the jet lag, and devoted himself to work non-stop, especially gathering Philip Raschel, Helena Espola and David Robbie, etc., one by one on location. I ran it again and discussed the problems that may be encountered in actual shooting.

The main shooting location of the crew will be the oil painting hall of the Titanic Studio in Belfast. Bran’s bedroom and the chamber of the Black Castle are actually built in this huge film studio. And here used to be the workshops of Harland and Wolff shipyards, with ample space for the crew to set up the scenery.

In addition, Murphy also took people to Glasgow, Scotland, to inspect an old castle here.

This old castle called Dunn is located 40 minutes away from Glasgow by car. It was built in the 14th century. In the future, it will be used as the exterior view of the Stark family mansion in the winter city. It is also the first location in the plan.

Although post-production will use a lot of CG synthesis technology, as long as the shots can be taken, Murphy will still take the shots as much as possible.

The preparatory work went smoothly. When mid-November was about to pass, part of the preparatory work had already been completed, and Murphy was also ready to start shooting at any time. The rest of the set-up and costume production can be done while shooting.