Road to Nowhere Page #3

Wait a minute.

Wait a minute.

No, no. I-I'm sorry.

This is the craziest f***ing thing I ever heard.

They saw me in some

stupid horror movie I did...

that I never thought

would get seen anywhere.

And now you need money

to disappear again.

I paid you, Laurel.

What should I do?

You can't do this, Laurel.

Hold on. Hold on.

My phone's ringing.

- Hello.

- Hi, Laurel.

Hi.

It's Mitchell Haven.

Can I come up?

Let me call you back.

Um, yeah. There's a caf

on the second floor.

Uh... 30 minutes?

Okay, great.

Bye.

F***.

Hi.

Hi.

Hi.

Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you too.

Okay, before you say anything

about me or your movie, Wow.

I just have to tell you

that I'm not an actress.

Okay.

How do I say this?

You are Velma Duran.

No, I just did that stupid

vampire movie as a goof.

Well, great.

That's what this will be.

You're not understanding

what I'm saying.

I'm I'm really embarrassed.

'Cause I don't act.

That's perfect.

You know, um...

what Sam Fuller said

to Robert Stack...

when he asked him

how he wanted him to act?

He said one word.

"Don't."

The tragic deaths

of Bob Billings, Rafe Taschen and Velma Duran...

are coming

to the big screen.

Sources say the director

Mitchell Haven...

is in talks with Cary Stewart

to play the lead role of Rafe Taschen,

while Scarlett Johansson is rumored

to be in the lead to play Velma Duran.

Are these the right actors?

You have your say.

I think it's prophetic

that you're staying at the Scalinata.

I lived there

for six months, off and on.

Wow.

It was just a pensione then.

Well, it's a hotel now.

It's not as expensive as the Hassler or

the de Ville, but it's still pretty steep.

I think I'm gonna find

an apartment though.

But you don't need to do that now

'cause you're coming back to Hollywood with me.

You're very sure of yourself.

Not really.

Just you.

It's what they pay me for

understanding character.

We'll go over the script

in the morning.

Hey, man.

Hi, Moxie.

Hey.

How you doing? Hey. Good.

Hey, girl.

Let me grab these.

How you doing?

Hey.

How you doing?

So let me guess.

She's the reincarnation

of Louise Brooks. Better.

How was Rome?

Gotta tell you, this girl,

she gives off so much light she'll blind you.

Good news.

Scarlett Johansson's agent

said she'll do it for scale.

We just have to give her

a commitment by Friday.

Scarlett Johansson?

Yes.

What have I always said that

the three most important duties of the director are?

First is casting.

And second... is casting.

Third?

Casting.

It's 90% of the job,

and I can't even remember

what the other 10% is.

You remember what Warren

used to always say?

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