04.22.07
Do Famous Actors Audition?
Famous actors do not really need to audition for movie parts, everyone knows who they are and what they can do. What might happen instead is that the actor wll get a private call to meet with the producers and see if he is interested in working on a particular project - then often the script will be rewritten to suit the actor.
Mostly this is how it goes - the actor is contacted with an offer, and if the actor likes the role then negotiations can begin.
Negotiation usually refers to the payment offered, but can also work in any number of factors, most importantly would be time - ie for a lower budget the actor might only be free on certain dates between other commitments. Some famous actors ‘give’ their time to low budget productions they like if they like the script and to ‘give something back’ to the industry by helping out less experienced people. I have been told by a friend in the know that Jack Nicholson is one such generous actor.