Official casting calls are now open, inviting the entire film unity to audition for roles in the ar Wars movies. Even a sneak peek was leaked to the press. Star Wars: The Phantom Menace is set to be released in 1997, as all produ sets have been handled by Billy, among many others. People were eager to see everything e to fruition. Lucas's approach was logical; many actors were hired, and there was an idea of who to cast for certain roles.

  They needed actors for young Skywalker, Padmé Amida, and Obi-Wan Kenobi, while the other roles were mostly filled, except for a few.

  -Did you get it? - asked Raimon, on the phone, his voice filled with desperation. The voice ughed but didn’t reply.

  -Like in video game panies, business first, then pleasure. - ented Billy.

  -Mmmmmmmm, you are the worst kind of human being. - Raimon said, taking a deep breath, almost hyperventiting. - I worked hard, ahe ats in eapany, evaluated the games, delivered my ideas, and assessed eapany's talent. I sent requests to recruitment firms to get two managers for Raven and Paralex. They hem... Oher hand, I cut unnecessary expenses a a budget for the fiscal year. I bought AOL shares uhe fund you wanted and arranged new payment tracts with banks, with lower i rates. -

  So we have an advantage in shares. - thought Billy - pnning the strike on Warner, a blow strong enough to pletely break the Warner group, for now fog on AOL shares.

  -You got the part. - Billy ented.

  -Yes! Yes, I’m the best man in the world. - Raimon excimed.

  -Hold your horses, your lines are minimal, meaning you barely have any, but you’ll appear three times. They asked me to tell you either to lose weight or wear a e; you must meet certain requirements. - Billy said. But Raimon didn’t listen, still ughing like a madman, uo hear Billy’s words. He was wearing his lucky Star Wars shirt, just for the ce to get a nod iar Wars movies.

  -Hahahahahahahahaha - the ughter over the phone was all Billy could hear, with plete disregard for what he was saying.

  -Yes, I’m the man, I’m the man. - Raimon shouted, beating his chest, while Billy kept the speaker on his desk, sketg preferred designs for Yu-Gi-Oh cards. The first season had a total of 2200 cards, spread across different decks, all focused on the first season of the 231-episode anime series, along with the 38 volumes of the manga, totaling about 250 chapters.

  For now, he had 500 cards sketched, ready to be delivered, using half a sheet per card, two per card, and he brought different decks of all the rivals in the series.

  Raimon panted after two minutes.

  -Thanks fettihe part, I suppose you had to do something fee, and I don't want to know, but thanks. - Raimon said.

  -No problem. However, the instrus are that you o lose some weight, at least 10 pounds. You’ll have to do some physical activities and follow a healthy routine. Your size is te for the character. - Billy ented.

  -Sure, that's easy... -

  -Raimon, I'm not kidding, you o diet. - Billy said.

  -Yes, don’t worry, I got ahead of you. I gave up pizza Fridays and all-you--eat Sundays. - Raimon responded, causing Billy to feel like hitting his head against a wall. Exerg isn’t just about ing.

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  -Billy reehe young Natalie Portman for the role of Padmé. Although I have a few reservations, I think she did a remarkable job in the audition. - ented Rick McCallum.

  -You're right, but... - Gee Lucas tried to say something, his friend Francis Ford Coppo had brought her for his daughter's role, but the girl didn't have the ag talent. However, there were Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gelr, and Eliza Dushku, all of whom had outstanding looks and experien the industry. heless, there was something undeniable about Natalie's youthful appearahat fit the role perfectly, a tender beauty not seen in others except for Rachel Leigh Cook, who pyed a simir role.

  -We have Rachel and Natalie, we need a backup. Both have a certain resembnce. We will choose from many others. But Sabé is also essential. - ented Gee Lucas.

  The pn is to add plexity to Padmé. Billy mentiohat the success of the previous Star Wars films was in having three great protagonists and giving them depth. Therefore, they would use Sabé to add depth to Padmé and simultaneously bring darkness and light to Star Wars. Many aspects of this movie have two needs: to provide different enviros and to deliver a mature story with cepts like svery, fear, politics, evil, good, humaions, and development.

  A soap opera with lightsabers, that's what will attract people. The script took a year to write and was re-evaluated with several suspense, drama, and horror swriters.

  -Yoing to be the director, Steven. What do you think of this? - asked Gee Lucas. At Billy's insistehey hired Steven for 40 million dolrs, an unpreted payment that increased the budget from 85 million to 105 for the first installment, to shoot the first two movies, with Gee being the sed director and producer.

  Steveantly accepted, asking for a pertage, but Billy de, saying he already had enough with Lucas's pertage. He then asked for 20 million and some cessions to use the distribution pany for the future DreamWorks.

  -I think they are all very good actors, but in this case, I have to follow your lead, Gee. You have a point. - Steven ented.

  -Well, the's move forward with our young Obi-Wan. - Gee Luodded. One of the painful parts is accepting a director, but Billy was ho; he wahe best director of the moment. A great movie requires great characters. Cutting costs is not the issue. I want Star Wars to be bigger, so we need big things.

  Something Gee agreed to, and after much debate, they decided to tih the sele of women, though a small surprise wouldn't hurt.

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