00:25If we don't reverse the tomography in the next 30 seconds,
00:27Barnaby won't stand a chance.
00:28I know, Wondermath. I'm trying.
00:45Change the plans. There's too many. Get out of there.
00:47Head to the sanctum now.
00:48But what about you?
00:49I can't leave Barnaby to die.
00:51But they'll kill you both.
00:52I don't care!
01:06The Umbera people believe if a soul fails to turn right after death,
01:10it winds up in a dark and treacherous place.
01:13Well, I've been to the void.
01:15I've lived in that screaming silence.
01:20I know what it's like.
01:22I lost whatever part was left in me that makes a person, a person.
01:32Until Barnaby pulled me out.
01:34No one else separate gay, but...
01:36Get out!
01:38It's too late for me.
01:40But you can still walk away.
01:43I'm begging you.
01:44Please, just walk away.
01:45I'm begging you.
02:13I'm begging you.
02:24you got this man
02:27you already got the job
02:30you just gotta go out there
02:31and crush it
02:34just crush it
02:36one step closer
02:37to the top
02:40Mr. Williams
02:42they're inviting you to set
02:46copy
02:47yep, on our way
02:48yeah, David, go ahead
02:55yeah, David, go ahead
02:59yeah, David, go ahead
03:02yeah
03:02what?
03:04okay, who last had eyes on it?
03:06hey, Kieran
03:07hey, Ashley
03:08hey, isn't that for American Horror Story?
03:11sorry, day players don't get golf carts
03:14David, where are we with that blood?
03:17yeah, I just got to set
03:19hey, what's the status on that map?
03:22oh, beautiful
03:23talk soon
03:24how is it always Mendocino Farms?
03:27someone on the right is room must own stock
03:29ugh, I hate choosing lunch when I barely had breakfast
03:31I mean, how am I supposed to know my stomach
03:33who are?
03:33personally, I would go for the smoky chicken, the latte bowl
03:36no Kramer
03:37hi, I'm Lauren
03:38you must be Professor Hoppin
03:40yeah, I love the Castle Rock, you directly
03:41your Sons of Anarchy episodes
03:43they were the best in the series
03:44thanks
03:45Ashley, I'm a big fan
03:46yeah, I love you in the Twilight series
03:49thank you
03:49absolutely
03:50okay, so classes just ended
03:51and Professor Hoppin's packing up his desk
03:53okay
03:54at the end of the night
03:54and then your colleague Sarah
03:56enters from here
03:58you do the first couplet
03:59how was your trip?
04:01yada yada yada
04:01and then Ashley, you cross to about here
04:04and Professor Hoppin says
04:06you do realize, according to legend
04:08that's where the Aztec god of death
04:11Muglantuckutli was tricked
04:12into giving up the bones that became humanity
04:16yeah
04:17duh
04:18great
04:19and then Sarah transforms into a monster
04:23and bites off Professor Hoppin's head
04:26here
04:28any questions?
04:29yeah
04:30should I switch to that a little table?
04:32right now it's sounding pretty good
04:38just one thing?
04:39yeah, of course
04:43how long have Sarah and I known each other?
04:46hmm, that's a good question
04:47what are you thinking?
04:49I was thinking we'd go pretty far back
04:50like maybe we were best friends
04:51but we had a little falling out
04:53when she got tenure before me
04:56sure
04:56why not?
04:57right, might add a little layer to the scene
05:00totally
05:00yeah
05:00let's try it
05:01yeah
05:02great
05:02yeah
05:03yeah
05:05so
05:05so maybe I shouldn't say Sarah, right?
05:09what's that?
05:10well, the script says Sarah
05:11but
05:11if I've been secretly jealous of her career
05:14I don't think I would be so friendly
05:16you know, maybe I should call her
05:18Dr. Johnson instead, you know?
05:21yeah, let's try both ways
05:23okay, great
05:24cool
05:24let's shoot one
05:26oh, and
05:27I wouldn't let her get that far
05:29who?
05:30Dr. Johnson
05:31considering our history
05:32I don't think I let her
05:33cross all the way to my desk
05:36I think Professor Harpin
05:37will stop her right about here
05:39yeah
05:40hmm
05:40no, no, no
05:42that is interesting
05:42uh
05:45yeah
05:45we're already lit
05:46so I
05:47I did want your dead body
05:49kind of bleeding out
05:50in this moonbeam
05:51that we have
05:52uh, we can move the moonbeam
05:54uh, it'll only take a few minutes
05:59if you want it
06:07let's move the moon
06:07yeah
06:08yeah
06:08we'll be the moonbeam
06:10more, more
06:11right there
06:13last looks
06:17should I be packing up a copy of Aztec Thought and Culture by Miguel Leon Padilla?
06:23is there a problem, Simon?
06:25no, no problem
06:25I was just
06:27just wondering if I should be packing up a copy of Aztec Thought and Culture by Miguel Leon Padilla
06:32and what is that?
06:34I'm assuming that's what I'm teaching
06:36unless you're thinking Aztec Civilization by Henry Freeman
06:39but
06:39that kind of changes things
06:41does it?
06:42Aztec Civilization is a quick read
06:44it barely touches on Mook and Tocotly
06:46it might fit into an ancient civilization syllabus
06:48but
06:51Professor Harpin is focused solely on Aztec Studies
06:53right?
06:56hmm
06:58um
07:00now there's no reference to a book
07:02oh, but it says
07:04it says packing up his desk
07:06right
07:07for the night
07:08mm-hmm
07:08mm-hmm
07:09I think it's implied
07:11should we check with a writer?
07:13just to be safe
07:22who is this bozo?
07:24he had a great audition
07:26yeah, but at this rate, we're never gonna make our day
07:29can you get Ryan on the phone?
07:31yes, ma'am
07:31and the interesting thing is
07:33it's all here
07:33in your words
07:34if you really look at it
07:35you think so?
07:36I do
07:37hmm
07:37Professor Harpin's history with Professor Johnson
07:40is what makes his death
07:42at her hands
07:42all the more tragic
07:44honestly, I never thought of it that way
07:45but it's here
07:46but it's here
07:47in subtext
07:47yeah, you see that
07:48you found something really interesting
07:49Simon
07:50hi, Linda Cox
07:51hey
07:51hi, really nice to meet you
07:53I'm a big fan
07:54oh, thank you
07:55love all the thoughts that you're bringing
07:56absolutely
07:56to this role
07:57thank you, thank you
07:58yeah, thank you
07:59the showrunner just called
08:01and he is rethinking this episode
08:03and he's worried about Professor Harpin's scenes
08:06being a remnant of an earlier version of Ashley's arc
08:09so he's cutting your character from the show
08:15thank you so much for all your hard work today
08:21that's a series rough on Simon Williams
08:31they're gonna put me in the movies
08:36they're gonna make a big star out of me
08:41we'll make a film about a man that's sad and lonely
08:46and all I gotta do is act naturally
08:51well, I'll bet you I'm gonna be a big star
08:56might win a monster
08:58you can't never tell
09:02and who's gonna make me a big star
09:07cause I can play the part so well
09:12well, I hope you come to see me in the movies
09:18and I know that you are plain to see
09:23they get fooled as ever, it's a big time
09:28and all I gotta do is act naturally
09:38we'll make a scene about a man that's sad and lonely
09:43and baking down upon his bending knee
09:48I'll play the part
09:50but I won't need rehearsing
09:54all I'll have to do is act naturally
10:09what the hell
10:17you moving up?
10:21I thought you wrapped in five
10:25so you're sneaking out
10:32I'm just trying to prevent this from becoming a thing
10:36weren't you showing me pictures of rescue dogs last week
10:39and complaining I wasn't committing?
10:40yeah, I'm sorry
10:43I'm just not happy, Simon
10:44I know
10:45I just think you need to book something
10:48things will turn around
10:50come on, Vivian, we're good together
10:54you never let me in, Simon
10:57not really
10:58it's a little late to start caring about this relationship
11:26you never let me in, you never let me in, you never let me in
11:43well, that's because Jerry wasn't there and I was
11:47I remember
11:48yeah, it was a python
11:50a giant bloody python
11:52I don't know if it was Burmese or not, love
11:55I can't speak to that
11:57it was in the pool
11:58that's what bloody matters
12:00because maybe it had been
12:02somebody's pet
12:03wasn't looking for cuddles
12:04oh, sorry, love
12:06I can't today
12:08auditions this afternoon
12:10dumb writers big
12:11biggest bloody movie of the year is all
12:13hey, man, do you mind?
12:15give my love to Uma
12:17smooches
12:19I'd never talk to you in the actual film
12:20don't fret
12:25hey, I'm sorry
12:26aren't you
12:27oh, yes
12:30I played the Mandarin
12:31but that was a bloody ten years ago
12:32and I was just a puppet
12:33and whatever theories you've seen
12:35on Reddit are totally false
12:37I had nothing to do with Pizzagate
12:38I'm not a member of the Illuminati
12:40and I did not have my hands replaced with baby hands
12:43first of all
12:45I always dug your performance as the Mandarin
12:47but I remember you
12:49from that omnibus episode you did in the 70s
12:52you played Edgar Allan Poe
12:54The Need for Nightmare
12:55well, well, well
12:57not too many people remember that old gem
12:59including me
13:00how was I?
13:02stole the episode
13:04and I should know
13:05I'm also an actor
13:05you don't say
13:06yeah
13:08do you mind?
13:09the movie's about to start
13:14I'll take the ten
13:15but when I take you over to see Mr. O'Daniel
13:18I'm gonna have to have another ten
13:20just a couple expenses, alright?
13:22uh
13:22come on
13:23I'll buy you school after me, huh?
13:25break away from old habits
13:29take away the advice
13:31serve me
13:33yeah, that's what I'll do
13:37okay, Rico?
13:40Rico?
14:11it's heart-breaking
14:14never tired of re-watching that one
14:17it's authentic
14:18it's authentic
14:19moving
14:21really
14:22captures being an outsider
14:24on the fringe
14:27and it's a little trippy
14:28which is always nice
14:31you know
14:32Schlesinger didn't even think
14:34Hoffman was right for Ratso
14:35even though he'd just come off the graduate
14:39apparently Hoffman convinced him
14:40by showing up dressed in rags
14:42to their first meeting on the street corner
14:44he was begging for change
14:45and Schlesinger didn't even recognize him
14:47I was fortunate enough to attend Schlesinger's production of Time and of Athens
14:51with the Royal Shakespeare Company
14:54Sublime
14:54pity I was blind drunk
14:58so, uh, what's this?
15:02big audition you were talking about
15:07look, man, I'm not a weirdo
15:09and I'm not desperate
15:10I'm just curious
15:12would love to know what you're up to
15:15well, uh, between you and me
15:18it's a huge opportunity
15:21I'm auditioning for Wonder Man
15:23anyway, nice meeting you
15:24wait, uh, someone's actually remaking Wonder Man?
15:29not someone
15:31Bonkovic
15:49hey, I'm not good
15:51but she was walking down the street
15:57looking fine as she could be
16:01hey, hey
16:02but she was walking down the street
16:07Janette
16:10did you hear about Wonder Man?
16:12you didn't tell me Von Kovac was directed?
16:15a superhero remake
16:16not exactly what we'd expect from an Oscar-winning director
16:20finding inspiration in another movie is not a crime
16:25look at what Kronenberg did with the flyer
16:28silly big picture
16:29he made it
16:31personal
16:32grounded it in modern science
16:35and discovered new unthinkable horrors
16:41why not Wonder Man?
16:44human
16:44and spectacular
16:47that's where this film needs to live
16:50superheroes are part of our lives now
16:54so
16:54what we will find
16:56when we look at Wonder Man today
16:58what
16:59can he teach us
17:01about ourselves?
17:06sounds good
17:07I need to be in this movie
17:10sorry, you crazy
17:11I was born to play this character
17:14are you serious?
17:16boo, they are already talking to Leo
17:18no, no
17:19Deadline said they're looking for a new face
17:21I have a new face
17:22mm-mm
17:23it's too late
17:23today was the last day of auditions
17:25well, couldn't you work a little bit of your magic?
17:28no one can say no to you
17:30not when you put on that charm
17:32I know you're not doing this right now
17:33mister, I got fired from American Horror Story this morning
17:36yeah, they told me you couldn't even lay in blood, Simon
17:39how hard is that?
17:40you just sit there
17:41you just lay
17:42then you storm into this meeting with my colleagues
17:45acting like you own the place
17:46and now you're trying to work me?
17:48you know what?
17:48you got some nerve
17:50I just need you to believe in me, Janelle
17:53you know I believe in you
17:56I think you're one of the most talented people that I know
17:59but there's a lot of talented people out here
18:02who are not pains in the ass
18:03do you feel me?
18:07all right
18:08we can talk about American Horror Story
18:10first thing tomorrow morning
18:11Nandi will validate you
18:18and maybe have an early dinner
18:19so I'll be gone, okay?
18:40hey girl, this is Imani from Hanover agency
18:43I got Janelle Jackson for Ruth
18:46she's in session but I can have her return
18:48she's in on Wonder Man, huh?
18:51yeah, till 6 tonight
18:53oh no, that is not good
18:54Nandi is gonna be in so much trouble
18:58why, what's wrong?
18:59well, Nandi is out sick
19:00you know she got that stomach bug that's going around
19:02you better make sure you wash your hands, girl
19:04you know I do
19:06anyway, I'm coming for her
19:08and she just texted me
19:09because she forgot to get Simon Williams in
19:11on Wonder Man for Janelle
19:13and now, see, the sessions already started
19:15and today's the last day
19:16so when Janelle finds out
19:18she is gonna go ballistic
19:19can you still make it in?
19:21I can put him on the list
19:22oh my god
19:23girl, you are an angel
19:25I'm gonna call him right now, okay?
19:27thank you
19:37hey, Simon Williams
19:39sorry, I'm late
19:40I'm assuming you're a Wonder Man
19:41and not a Barnaby
19:43correct
19:44just need you to sign this NDA
19:47also, I don't have a doorman waiver on file for you
19:50so I'm gonna need you to sign this
19:53assuming, of course, you don't have superpowers
19:59okay, you're all set
20:00come on, if I keep it
20:07I don't know
20:09I guess so
20:10I guess so
20:15I guess so
20:26I guess so
20:31I don't know.
21:08Ask Damien how things went.
21:10Oh, that's right, you can't, because he's dead.
21:14You guys are killing it in there, bro.
21:16Oh, and please tell Mr. Von Kovac
21:18that if he'd prefer a copy action,
21:20I can throw one in and now it's for charge, all right?
21:25Where have you seen him before?
21:27Pretty sure he used to be a terrorist.
21:40Come with me.
21:50You're a bloody mess.
21:52You can't go in like this.
21:56You're trying to get on my head.
21:58I'm trying to help you, love, you know.
22:01Some of us actually believe in supporting each other.
22:03Take it from someone who's eaten shit on stage
22:05more times than eaten count.
22:07Not literally, mind you, you can still turn this around.
22:09It's not too late, I know.
22:11There's a lot to memorize.
22:12No, but my memory isn't the problem.
22:14So what's wrong?
22:21I can't get a hold of the character.
22:24I've seen the original too many times.
22:26And I'm trying to come up with a backstory for his relationship with Barnaby,
22:29but it's not making sense.
22:31Well, trust the words, just show up and say them.
22:33Be present.
22:35No, that's not my process.
22:37Well, your process can go blow a spider.
22:39Do you mind?
22:39Let me see this.
23:08Oh.
23:10Globes, so no more logic getting in the way.
23:12Then your amygdala kicks in and you'll be left with instinct.
23:15Simon Williams?
23:16Here.
23:19Don't think.
23:42You can slate whenever you're ready.
23:44Simon Williams.
23:46Reading for Wonder Man.
23:47Okay.
23:53Everything okay?
24:13The Embara people believe if a soul fails to turn right after death,
24:18it ends up in a dark and treacherous place.
24:27Well, I've been to the void.
24:35I lived in that scream in silence.
24:40I know what it's like.
24:45I lost whatever part was left in me that makes a person a person.
24:56Until Barnaby pulled me out.
25:00No one else ever gave a damn.
25:03No one.
25:06It's too late for me.
25:09But you can still walk away.
25:14I'm asking you nicely.
25:16Just walk away.
25:20It's a wonderful thing.
25:22It's a wonderful thing.
25:22Not thinking too much.
25:24It served me well most of my life.
25:26I'm not sure I'd do it again.
25:28Why not?
25:29John Gilgood used to have me whipping with a belt across his bare ass every night before curtain up,
25:34and that was before we were friends.
25:37Then things got weird.
25:39Ayashi Neat and a Virgin Mary with extra horseradish.
25:43Thirteen years sober.
25:44Congrats.
25:46But an actor needs to think to do the work.
25:51You have to fill in the backstory, in the character's psychology.
25:55If you don't understand it, how can you perform it?
25:59When we are born, we cry that we are come to this great stage of fools.
26:06Can you leave?
26:07We'll spot it.
26:10I had a run of it in Croydon back in the 80s.
26:13I really struggled with the role at first.
26:17Then I remembered that great speech from Hamlet.
26:20The purpose of playing is to hold us to the mirror.
26:27Up to nature.
26:29Never forget that.
26:31Nature, that's our job.
26:33To understand the world around us and ourselves within it.
26:40The real work isn't digging for subtext or passing a writer's intent.
26:47The real work is living.
26:55Let's probably get going.
26:57Of course.
26:58You're a young man with friends to see and important things to do.
27:02This one's on me.
27:04I think I'm going to do the wedge salad.
27:08Hey, let's keep in touch.
27:10Of course.
27:11Oh, Simon.
27:14I have a good feeling about today.
27:17Something faithful in the air.
27:44Is Trevor Slatter it?
28:14How are drinks?
28:16Are you sure he's buying the act?
28:18Don't fret.
28:19I've got him right where I want him.
28:21I'm sure he's buying the cart here.
28:28How come?
28:41How come?
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