As for Christopher Nolan himself, he has no special preference or dislike for Renly, nor does he particularly pursue or reject. He is completely an ordinary actor.

Just as Christopher refuses to use mobile phones and emails, he knows nothing about social networks and new generation stars. The "knowing nothing" here means that he has never heard of the name, has never seen his face, and may even be crowded by a large group of fans, and he doesn't understand why.

What Taylor Swift, what Kristen Stewart, what Chris Hemsworth, what Justin Bieber... He has no idea.

The same is true for Lanley. For Christopher, this is an actor who "Hollywood always mentions". He didn't know that Lanley won the egot, nor did he know that Lanley made history at the Oscars, and he never even read Lanley's works. It's not about Lanley's individual situations, but his lifestyle:

A guy who lives in the nineteenth century but tinkers with movies. This is what Emma Thomas describes her husband, which is deeply rooted among Hollywood insiders.

Therefore, Christopher does not have an accurate and clear concept of whether Renly plays the role of "Interstellar". Overall, he is optimistic about Renly.

reason?

There is only one: age.

If Renli Lilly interprets the teenage version of Tom, it seems to be a good choice; but Cooper? The age number is an insurmountable huge gap. Although it is said that Hollywood's makeup level has reached its peak now, Renli's interpretation of a man in his early thirties is still no problem.

But in Christopher's opinion, there is a question: Why is this happening?

Cooper's age is set between 40 and 50 years old, which is exactly the range with the largest number of male actors in Hollywood or the range with the largest number of male actors in its peak period. So, why do they ignore the countless actors of the right age and choose a young man who is under the age of twenty-four to play?

Before, when contacting Andy, Christopher did show great interest.

Because of his directing style, he is used to inviting actors with solid acting skills, especially the male actors. Christian Bale is one of his personal appreciation; and he is a personality that hates huge changes. If Christian Bale is willing, he can use Christian as the male lead in every work. Unfortunately, the latter has a full schedule and no time at all.

Regarding Renley, Christopher's vague impression is that praise and affirmation are endless.

Therefore, Christopher naturally raised his hands to welcome him; but after learning that Renly was looking forward to playing the role of Cooper, and his wife Emma Thomas, who served as the producer of Christopher's works, also emphasized that with Renly's current status and value, it is very unpaid to play supporting roles, unless it is a role like the Joker, which also makes Christopher become more and more excited.

Despite this, Christopher opened up the possibility and, with Renly's active promotion, agreed to meet today.

However, without any hope, Christopher's mind was curious for the first time: What would it be if Renly played Cooper?

Involuntarily, Christopher ignored the shackles of age and constructed the texture of Lan Li in his mind that appeared in the picture. The maturity and wisdom gave the characters a fuller color, which seemed to be seamlessly connected with the plot. This is really a unique feeling.

"If you were to play Cooper, would you have any special ideas?" Christopher was a little curious.

Lanli's answer once again brought surprise, "No, no idea."

Christopher frowned slightly, but not irritable or angry, but curious. Through the conversation just now, he could be 100% sure that this was not normal, "You don't look like someone without any idea."

Lanley couldn't help but laugh happily, "In my opinion, Cooper is a special character. His story, his growth and his character are almost stripped away in the movie, and all the weight falls on his bond with his two children, especially his relationship with Murphy, which becomes his only image focus."

"This also means that what the movie needs to present is an emotion, not an image. So, for the actor, we should focus on expressing his emotional details and levels, rather than exploring the ins and outs of the characters." Lan Li expressed it as simply and plainly as possible.

In fact, to sum it up, actors should choose to perform the acting skills rather than methodical acting skills. This was the case with Matthew McConaughey in the last life, but his performance acting skills need to be displayed based on small details, and they are accidentally swallowed up by the grandeur of the picture.

"What?" Christopher was completely fainted. Every word and every sound was not difficult, but after all the connection was connected, he couldn't understand a word. "You mean, Cooper's character is too thin?"

This interpretation is also...

"That's right." Lan Li nodded and expressed her affirmation. "You can recall that in Cooper's role, why did Nasa choose to rejoin the action? Why did he choose to retire before? Why did he have such a deep emotional bond with his children? Why could he be the leader in the squad? Also, what does his attitude and personality edge mean when encountering a crisis situation?"

"..." Christopher was about to retort, but Renly stopped him with a smile and continued.

"Indeed, the script simply mentioned what I just said. But in fact it was just a short sentence and had no practical meaning."

"How to explain this? Simply put, the words introduced by Cooper cannot be linked in terms of subsequent language, behavior, and attitude. From the perspective of the creation of the play, these background materials are just backgrounds and are separated from the characters themselves, which also makes the characters themselves like paper."

"In other words, the script actually does not give the actors room to gain a foothold and room to play, but it just requires the actors to show a state."

After Lan Li finished all the words in one go, he took a breath and then said again, "But for commercial movies, this is the right way to create."

"Because of the character image of commercial movies, what the audience needs to see is a profile of personality. For example, the ability and wisdom of 'Fast and Passion', and the transformation of 'Front and Tomorrow', Rikage, is enough. Too many branches will only destroy the narrative rhythm and the main storyline."

"Similarly, in this movie, the audience only needs to see the bond between Cooper and Murphy, which is successful, because this bond and entanglement of time are the core of the theme of the movie, not Cooper's personal story."

Christopher pondered for a moment, without agreeing but not objecting, "You still didn't answer my initial question: If you were to play Cooper, would you have any special ideas?"

"No, no." Lan Li repeated his answer, "Or, for the director's answer, no. I only need the emotions and emotions you expect, and I can present them. That's all."

"So, what about the answer to the actor?" Christopher is also a smart man. He is also an excellent screenwriter like Jonathan Nolan. In fact, Christopher is better at directing his own scripts because he can incorporate his ideas and sense of graphics into the storyline.

Lanli laughed, "Is that important?"

Christopher didn't say anything, and still looked at Renli with concentration, not giving in.

Lanley spread her hands, "For the actor's answer, I hope to build their own memories and stories with the actors who play Murphy and Tom."

"For example, what happened to their mother? For example, is Cooper's choice to retire and the children? For example, their daily life? And, for example, the close connection between Cooper and Murphy, the differences between Cooper and Tom?" Lanley said with a simple example, without a deep conversation, but it was enough for Christopher.

"I always think that even commercial movies, 007 or Ethan Hunter, they have their own images and characters. Although they cannot be presented in the movie stories, they are all living characters. It is very important whether the background stories of the actors are real during the performance." Lan Li told his thoughts in full, "I know that these contents will not appear in the movie scenes, and it doesn't matter if the screenwriter and director don't know, but..."

"The texture of the performance is different." Christopher took over the topic, and then saw the surprise and unexpected expression in Lanley's eyes. He smiled proudly, "When I was on the set, I couldn't understand Heath's performance. He almost drove himself crazy and became a clown. I tried to stop Heath, but Christian explained to me. That kind of performance texture is the soul of the actor's performance."

After saying that, Christopher's smile became a little lonely: Heath Ledger's death has always been a regret for Christopher.

But the expression flew in a flash, Christopher then said, "I finally understand the meaning of the conversation just now."

Regarding the meaning of emotion and time, and the discussion on philosophical thinking, these things are not visible in the script, and their existence will not affect the entire narrative rhythm, but are revealed in the director's pictures and actors' performances. He does not need to worry about stuffing these contents, which may destroy the rhythm of the film.

Not only will this not be the case, but it will increase the depth and breadth of the movie.

Thinking of this, Christopher's eyes lit up slightly, "Lanli, are you willing to play the role of Cooper?"
Chapter completed!