Actor Meme!

[killsfengshui.livejournal.com]

It's Transmigration 9 Studios. No, the name doesn't make any sense, except that the owner, Stacy, has owned eight studios before this and they've all crashed and burned. Which feels so great for the actors and their sense of job security, let me tell you.

As soon as they're done with their scenes, the characters stop playing their roles and make it real. The scripts are tossed aside, and they can relax now that the cameras are off of them.

What does this mean? Well, perhaps Billy is an actual college graduate, who is disgusted with the scientific inaccuracies and techspeak mumbo-jumbo of his character. Perhaps Kang is a fit Japanese man in a rubber dragon suit. Maybe Renne is a former theater actor that speaks with a posh English accent? Who knows, perhaps Nehaa is a conservative Catholic who finds her role as a stripperiffic space goat horrifying! And it might an ongoing joke off-screen that Leon can't fight for shit, Steve's actor stands in for him during action scenes.

Just roll with it, guys, it's better than my first idea of the night.

Comments

[craaazyisland]

"You know, I said I wanted to take it easy this time, but I think I've spent well over half the filming lying in a hospital bed. Greg-- no, you're right, after the broken collarbone I needed to take a more laid-back role, but--"

The star of such blockbuster action films as Zombie Rugby, Undead Orchestra Massacre, Killathon, The Bloodletting, and The Bloodletting 2: The Bloodlettingyer was on the phone with his agent after the fifth consecutive scene in which he spent the whole time glaring at a wall with his arms crossed.

"And come on, Greg, nobody's buying the teenager thing. I'm 24 years old. I've got broader shoulders than a linebacker. How is this-- Goddammit, Greg, don't you dare start crying again! Stop. Just-- no, Greg, stop hitting your head against the wall. Okay, you know what? I'm gonna call you back when you're ready to act like a professional."

Steve hung up the phone, shaking his head in disgust. At that moment, an intern walked by and handed him an updated copy of the script with a few pages dog-eared. He opened them up and scanned over the changes, then let out a frustrated groan.

"What do you mean the double chainsaw fight's been cut? Goddammit!"

[ghost-bait.livejournal.com]

"What double chainsaw fight?" Miku peeked over Steve's shoulder to look... Mostly by standing on her chair. "You guys always get the fun scenes."

[craaazyisland]

"Until they get cut because they've got me playing another whiny teenager," Steve muttered, tossing the script off to the side. "It's because of my face, isn't it? Be honest! My mom always says I've got a real babyface. I'm gonna be playing teenagers until I'm 40, aren't I?"

[ghost-bait.livejournal.com]

"Well, maybe." She draped herself on Steve, mostly to avoid falling off her seat. "But just think. You'll be as timeless as Campbell and eerr.... Connery!"