Summary of Cary Elwes & Joe Layden's As You Wish

Everest Media

Description

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 I was offered the role of Westley in The Princess Bride, a character created in a renowned novel that had long been considered incapable of being adapted for the screen. I had read the book and loved it.
#2 I was approached to play the role of Westley in The Princess Bride, a role that was originally written for a British actor. I was not used to this level of interest, and no director had ever come to visit me on location before.
#3 The script for The Princess Bride was written by Goldman, and he had declared it to be his favorite among those he had written. However, the project seemed destined to languish in what is commonly known in the business as Development Hell – meaning it had been passed around the studios a lot with all of them unable to get it made.
#4 Rob Reiner’s career was on a clear upward trajectory by this point. He’d proven himself to be an A-list director with a deft ability to meld genres with his work on The Sure Thing and especially This Is Spinal Tap, released in 1984. He was given carte blanche to choose his next project.

Sujets

• Love
• Love (disambiguation)
• Social Science
• Popular Culture
• Sociologie, société et politique

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 31 juillet 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9798822564220
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

Insights on Cary Elwes & Joe Layden's As You Wish
Contents Insights from Chapter 1 Insights from Chapter 2 Insights from Chapter 3 Insights from Chapter 4 Insights from Chapter 5 Insights from Chapter 6 Insights from Chapter 7 Insights from Chapter 8 Insights from Chapter 9 Insights from Chapter 10 Insights from Chapter 11 Insights from Chapter 12 Insights from Chapter 13
Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I was offered the role of Westley in The Princess Bride, a character created in a renowned novel that had long been considered incapable of being adapted for the screen. I had read the book and loved it.

#2

I was approached to play the role of Westley in The Princess Bride, a role that was originally written for a British actor. I was not used to this level of interest, and no director had ever come to visit me on location before.

#3

The script for The Princess Bride was written by Goldman, and he had declared it to be his favorite among those he had written. However, the project seemed destined to languish in what is commonly known in the business as Development Hell – meaning it had been passed around the studios a lot with all of them unable to get it made.

#4

Rob Reiner’s career was on a clear upward trajectory by this point. He’d proven himself to be an A-list director with a deft ability to meld genres with his work on The Sure Thing and especially This Is Spinal Tap, released in 1984. He was given carte blanche to choose his next project.

#5

The author, Rob, was the right person to direct the film. He had been a huge fan of the novel, and he had supreme confidence in his ability to blend all the different genres that filled its pages.

#6

Rob Reiner was able to release his films the way he wanted them to look, as he had final cut in the editing rooms. He was able to do this because he was a young auteur with nearly complete artistic control over his projects.

#7

I had been a huge fan of Goldman’s from the first book he ever wrote, The Temple of Gold, and then Your Turn to Curtsy, My Turn to Bow. I had read literally every book he had ever written. He was doing a book about one season on Broadway in 1968 called The Season, and my dad had had a play on that year, titled Something Different.

#8

The book was eventually made into a film, but it was difficult to get the rights to the book and make the film. It was eventually made by producer Norman Lear, and it had a distribution deal at a major studio.

#9

I was so excited about the project that I thought the highlight of my career was getting William Goldman to agree to let me do it.

#10

I met with Rob, and he was extremely nice. I was excited to meet one of my TV idols, Norman Lear, creator of the classic American sitcoms The Dick Van Dyke Show and M*A*S*H.

#11

I tried to get people who I knew could do a part. I wouldn’t just hire friends for the sake of it. The Princess Bride had a fairy-tale feel to it, and I wanted them to have an English accent.

#12

I had gotten more work from straight offers than from auditions. But I couldn’t think about that now. I had to put on a brave face. Rob had brought a copy of the script, and he asked me to read a few lines. I was excited, but I knew the story and the tone of the novel. I had to deliver the lines with a barely perceptible wink.

#13

I met with Rob Reiner and Andy Garcia, who were trying to find a wrestler for the role of Fezzik. They couldn't tell me much, but they said they would get in touch with my agent and see if they could work it out.

#14

I met with the casting director, Rob, who offered me the part. I was so excited that I had an anxiety attack. I knew in my heart that this was different from the other roles I had been offered.

#15

Sometimes you get the job, and sometimes you don't. You just never know. I was fortunate enough to be in Rob's field of vision.

#16

I was cast as Buttercup, and the deal that was offered to me was very generous. I told Harriet to accept the offer right away, before they changed their minds.
Insights from Chapter 2

#1

I was back in London, this time at Angels costume house, where the production team was assembling. I was greeted by the assistant designer, who showed me some sketches of the costumes. I was surprised to see that some of them were authentic, from the eighteenth century.

#2

I tried on the costume, which was made mostly of burlap and thick cotton. It was Westley’s clothes as the infamous Farm Boy. Phyllis told me she had been inspired by paintings by N.