Chapter 40
Behind The Spotlight Chapter 40
"This is it..." Lawrence whispered under his breath.
Lawrence stared at the line of actors waiting in the hallway just outside the audition room, their anxious energy thick in the air. He had just arrived and found himself standing at the end of the narrow, echoing hallway.
He suddenly recalled the time when he first auditioned for The Accidental Wedding Crashers. The pressure was the same, heavy in his chest, but the atmosphere felt different now.
Unlike The Accidental Wedding Crashers, which held its auditions in a dusty old building in an obscure part of Los Angeles, this project was being held in a proper building, with polished floors, security at the entrance, and elevators that actually worked.
If he was right, this building belonged to Fair Amount Pictures, a studio every aspiring actor in Hollywood dreamed of setting foot in. Fair Amount Pictures was also one of the Big Six, a major studio with global distribution channels spanning continents. In short, it was a titan in the film industry with deep pockets and deeper influence.
This project had a budget of at least $35 million, being backed by a major studio, which meant top-tier production quality and even higher expectations. It also meant they had the power to hire expensive actors with household names.
Lawrence was actually surprised when Collin called him a week ago and told him there was a role for him. Well... not exactly secured, but still, the call was exciting enough.
After receiving the first half of the script, Lawrence realized that the project was a romance and not just any romance. It was a historical love story set during the Renaissance era, about a man and a woman who fall deeply in love despite their families being bitter enemies. A tale echoing with old-world passion and forbidden devotion.