Hollywood What If Chapter 218
Why does a person want to be an actor?
Well, there are many reasons.
Money. Famous actors make a lot of money by taking roles in movies or commercials. Perhaps money was one of the main reasons why a person wanted to be an actor.
The second is fame. It's very addictive. The joy of people knowing you, looking at you like you're a god, and asking for your autograph. Maybe this is the best reason why actors and actresses have a superiority complex. Because people around them treat them like gods and goddesses.
The other reason might be related to their passion. The love of storytelling or the love of acting.
Well, there are a lot of reasons and it might take a while to list them all.
As for Orlando Bloom... He was handsome and being an actor or a model was the best profession for someone like him who had a handsome face. Since he was handsome, he might as well use it. That was one of the reasons why he passed the requirements to play the elf Legolas in Lord of the Rings.
Orlando Bloom was new to the industry. He started only two years ago, in 1997. That year, Orlando Bloom was busy with Lord Of The Rings, an epic novel known as the father of the fantasy genre. Although the novel was published almost five decades ago, it was still famous to readers worldwide. It had many fans all over the world.
Orlando Bloom was lucky to be part of the movie project. But he has to be realistic. Orlando Bloom was not the protagonist of Lord of the Rings and his screen time was not that good.
Grey Pictures invited him to audition for their new project and Orlando Bloom was very interested. He knew that Grey Pictures was cooking up something good and he wanted to be a part of it.
But when he returned to the USA, he found out that his agent was trying to get Kazir to return to WMA. At first, Orlando Bloom was excited. If Kazir became a client of WMA, then Orlando Bloom had a better chance of becoming the protagonist of Wanted.
However, the reality was often disappointing, Kazir Grey renewed his contract with CAA and decided to stay with them.
"Orlando, it says here that you don't have a current project other than Lord Of The Rings."
"Yes. I am spending a year in New Zealand and most of my scenes are already done. I think there will be no schedule conflicts." Orlando did his best and smiled. He assured the people in the audition room that he would be loyal to Wanted and work hard.
The one who interviewed him was Harold Witsend. The acting part was already over and they went to the interview part.
Actually, Orlando Bloom passed the appearance of the protagonist - based on Kazir's drawing.
Moreover, the Orlando Bloom in front of them looked depressed... Just like the protagonist in the first part of the movie.
"Thanks, Orlando. We will call you back."
Harold Witsend announced and Orlando Bloom understood that his moment in the audition room was over.
"Thank you."
The actor left, leaving the people in the room to talk.
"Fremont, what do you think of Orlando's acting?"
Fremont had just returned to the US and decided to attend this audition out of curiosity. He was no longer part of the crew since he had his own, but his opinion counts.
"Orlando Bloom consciously acts handsome all the time. I'm not sure that's necessary." The young director said and Kazir agreed.
Wesley Gibson was an office worker who was tired of his boring life. It would be embarrassing if he spent most of his time posing handsomely.
"What about Ben Affleck?
"The one before Orlando Bloom? He has short hair and it didn't match the sketch of Wesley Gibson you provided. Also, if Orlando Bloom acts handsome in front of the camera, then Ben Affleck acts manly and tough. Like he puffed out his chest and stood like a soldier. Ready for battle."
The people in the room chuckled.
These two had the best chance of getting the role because they both read the script.
'I can adjust their acting mood once they sign a contract. Perhaps Orlando Bloom was still affected by his role as Legolas, the same as Ben Affleck. Once I set their mentalities, their tics will rarely show up. As for their looks...'
To be honest, Kazir was interested in meeting Christian Bale, but the actor was too busy with American Psycho to attend the audition. He turned down the role and apologized to Grey Pictures, hoping that they could work on another project.
In Kazir's opinion, Christian Bale was a good actor with Oscar-worthy acting talent. Unfortunately, that moment was not for him.
As for James McAvoy, the original actor, Kazir has no intention of finding the young man. In fact, he had no idea where to find him.
So the crew was left with two options, either Orlando Bloom or Ben Affleck.
"... Let's go with Ben Affleck. Unlike Orlando Bloom, Ben Affleck has box office appeal and people can recognize him."
The box office for Armageddon last year was over $500 million worldwide. Obviously a lot of people saw the movie. Ben Affleck was a better choice than Orlando Bloom.
As for appearance, Kazir could change it as long as the plot and the actor delivered a good performance.
"Okay, looks like I have to apologize to Orlando Bloom's agent."
Producer Harold Witsend had to laugh. He had heard from Kazir that Orlando Bloom's agent was the one who had tried to lure the director. Maybe this was a big slap in the face for the agent.
That night, one group had a celebration while the other had a gloomy atmosphere. In the end, Orlando Bloom returned to New Zealand.
Although he hoped to work with Director Grey next time. After all, Director Grey could produce blockbuster movies, something a new actor like him needed to become famous.