Chatty Hollywood

Listing Charlize as one of the candidates for the female lead in "Sleepy Hollow" was not Charlotte's insistence.

He actually convinced Jodie Foster and another producer, Andrew Kevin Walker.

That’s right, another producer!

After weeks of negotiations, Jodie Foster's "Egg" company has finally reached an agreement with Paramount, which has a similar script in its library.

Paramount ensured that it would not cause trouble and participated in the investment, production and distribution of the "Sleepy Hollow" project. Andrew Kevin Walker is Paramount's representative.

The actress, on the other hand, fought hard to keep her position as the number one producer and ensure that her interests would not be cannibalized.

As for Charlotte, because she participated in a lot of preparatory work, she also successfully joined the producer team and became one of the three giants in the crew.

Among them, the script that he tested with the image-generating ability of human skin books and was so detailed that it was almost abnormal played a decisive role.

After all, even if Paramount formed another screenwriter team, it might not be able to produce such an accurate script.

At least Andrew Kevin Walker, who also serves as screenwriter, agreed with Charlotte because of this precise script.

Therefore, Andrew Kevin Walker did not object when Jodie Foster fought for him to edit and produce the film.

And considering that Charlotte is also the screenwriter and director, it can be said that he is the most influential person on the entire project.

But even so, he couldn't make a decisive decision on the issue of male and female protagonists.

Everyone has no objection to the male protagonist being played by Johnny Depp.

In particular, Depp had been convinced by Charlotte, and his agent did not open his mouth as much as a lion, and the actor's starring agreement was signed smoothly.

But as for the heroine, because the originally scheduled Winona Ryder has been unconscious and completely in a vegetative state, everyone is having a headache.

Jodie Foster suggested Gwyneth Paltrow, but Charlotte still wanted Charlize.

"In terms of classical temperament, Charlize may indeed be slightly inferior to Gwyneth. But she is more beautiful and younger. She is not yet 20 years old, and she can better reflect the girlish feeling.

This is in line with the setting of the heroine Katrina. "

Seeing Jodie Foster and Andrew Walker both nodding in agreement, Charlotte continued,

"Moreover, the movie "Sleepy Hollow" is not a purely British costume film. In fact, it is a costume fantasy horror film."

"It should have a mixture of classical and dark fantasy, right?"

Andrew Walker, who has also worked as a screenwriter, can better understand Charlotte’s intentions.

“Maybe given that we’ve cast Johnny Depp as the leading actor, there should be a small amount of gothic elements?”

"That's right!"

Charlotte nodded,

"In this style, the heroine Katrina should be a bright sunshine in the darkness. She must be so bright that people can remember her at a glance!"

“Gwyneth Paltrow is not as beautiful as this!”

Andrew Walker had the final say.

"..."

Feminist Jodie Foster was speechless when she looked at the two men in front of her who were not familiar with each other but quickly fell in love with each other because of aesthetic issues.

Having said all that, you actually want a large vase that attracts the audience’s attention!

Although she really wanted to say this, Judy had to admit that there was some truth in what they said.

Although Gwyneth Paltrow is also very beautiful, she is not a beauty at first sight. In this aspect, she definitely can't beat Charlize, who even Judy finds amazing.

Moreover, limited to the facial structure, especially the higher cheekbones, Gwyneth's age will be more obvious...

"It feels girly!"

Jodie Foster sighed in her heart.

She knew that according to Charlotte's script design, there should be two beautiful female characters in the entire "Sleepy Hollow", one is the heroine Katrina, and the other is her stepmother.

Unlike Katrina, who is pure white in the setting, the stepmother, as the boss behind the scenes, can be said to be the representative of the glamorous femme fatale.

In the story, both of them are actually witches, but they are completely different

The stepmother dresses mainly in black, while Katrina wears white most of the time;

The stepmother is evil, but Katrina is kind;

The stepmother is mature and beautiful, while Katrina is an innocent girl...

In other words, in order to highlight and contrast, Katrina's girly look is necessary.

In this regard, let alone Gwyneth Paltrow, who looks slightly older, even Winona Ryder, who has a naturally girlish face, cannot win over Charlize Theron, who is under 20 years old. Time is the enemy of all women!

Thinking that she is already over thirty, the actress can't help but feel melancholy...

"Anyway, I used this method to convince them to include you in the list of heroine candidates."

Here, Charlotte continued to explain to Charlize,

"Sally, I hope you can do your best to win this role!"

"Why?"

Charlize was a little confused,

"Charlotte, why does it have to be me?"

Based on her understanding of Charlotte, she knew that the reason why this man was so obsessed with using her was not just because of the relationship between the two.

"Because there may be many spells that need to be cast during this filming process, I need someone I can absolutely trust to help me use the spells!"

Charlotte pointed at Charlize,

"Furthermore, although the role of Sally and Katrina is a pure white character according to the script, in my mind, this alone is not enough."

"She needs to also have the mystery that a witch should have!"

This is actually a new experience Charlotte had when she rewrote the script based on the original world of "Sleepy Hollow"

In the original world of "Sleepy Hollow", Christina Ricci's interpretation of the role of Katrina is actually very good, except for the mystery.

This leads to the fact that in the second half of the film, when the male protagonist Ichabu suspects Katrina of being the murderer for some reasons, the audience will only think that the male protagonist is doing something stupid.

Because the role of Katrina, played by Christina Ricci, is so innocent!

It was so pure that the audience completely ruled out the possibility of her being the murderer based on their intuitive feelings.

If she turns out to be the murderer in the end, that would be a surprise.

But she is not the murderer at all.

This part of the suspense element is completely wasted!

Originally, the whole "Sleepy Hollow" had always seemed confusing due to the absorption of some suspense elements, but it happened to be lost on Katrina, who was too pure.

Therefore, when it was Charlotte's turn to shoot himself, he hoped that in addition to the girlishness and innocence in Katrina, there should also be a corresponding sense of mystery.

"You think I can do it?"

Facing the somewhat unconfident Charlize, Charlotte nodded.

"Mystery is contagious, Sally!"

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