Chapter 471
Stella’s performance was so impressive that it drew everyone completely into the story, so when Guinevere interrupted it so suddenly, everyone on set was floored.
“A little off?” asked Bradley, massaging his temples and trying very hard to suppress his rage. “How so, Guinevere?”
“Sophie is a pure and naive character,” she replied. “She shouldn’t be so shrewd and devious when she turns to the dark side. She’s just a petty character! Didn’t you find that Ella’s performance didn’t fit the character?”
“Perhaps it was a little unexpected,” said Bradley, “but that’s only because Ella’s interpretation of the character was even more layered and sophisticated than we thought.”
For a moment in that scene, she even managed to outshine the heroine. It was also obvious that Guinevere had cut off the performance because she hated someone else standing out more than her. As a result, everyone just kept quiet. Only Bradley dared to speak up. “I think her performance will enrich the film,” he argued after pondering for a while. “It’ll be more exciting now. We’ll go with it.”
Guinevere sprang up to her feet and stomped toward Bradley. “I thought we agreed,” she bemoaned, her face filled with discontent, “That you’d find a suitable actress for this role. I said nothing when you suddenly cast this completely inexperienced woman since her earlier performance was okay. But just now, it was obvious that her acting was completely out of character. She doesn’t fit the role one bit! Don’t you think this will destroy the whole movie?”
“But acting is not a set of conventions,” Bradley resolutely rebuked. “It’s dynamic. It requires the actor to connect with the script and interpret their role. Ella’s performance actually surprised me.”
Clearly, he was not willing to back down.
“Bradley,” Guinevere continued, looking much more severe now, “I still think it’s best we go with our original plan.”
“You think so? Well, I disagree because the performance just now exceeded my expectations.”
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