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Has Giuseppe reached out to you yet?
phillip sun
Um, yes.
camilla james
Why the 'um'? What's wrong?
phillip sun
Pip, I don't know if this is such a good idea.
camilla james
I don't want people to hate me. Won't it look bad, me taking a part she had originally? I don't know. It makes me nervous.
camilla james
And I mean, fuck, she's not my favorite person in the world or anything, but I don't even want HER to hate me.
camilla james
Cam, this is the way this business works. People get recast all the time. Lilah just replaced Samantha, didn't she?
phillip sun
That's different. Samantha didn't write a huge op-ed and get fired because of it.
camilla james
You don't know that's the reason they let her go.
phillip sun
😒😒
camilla james
I'm not saying you have to take it. You know I'm not going to make you do anything you don't want to - no matter how good a part it is. But I'm saying if the reason you don't want to take it is because you think Leah Wilder will dislike you, that's not a good enough reason.
phillip sun
I didn't say the nicest things about her immediately after it dropped, though, Pip. I was really frustrated and upset and, I mean, you know me, I vented. I said things to a couple different people I wish I could take back. What if they think I masterminded the whole thing to get back at her, now?
camilla james
Everyone says things when they're upset, Cam, especially when they've got good reason to. I'm pretty sure people get that.
phillip sun
If someone thinks you - YOU, and I say that with all the love in the world - managed to get a director and five different producers on board with firing someone just so you could take her part, they don't understand how the system works. Let people think what they want to think - you just do what's best for you and ignore the rest. You'll know the truth. They let her go, and they came to you after; you didn't do anything wrong.
phillip sun
Yeah, I guess. Can I think about it a little longer?
camilla james
Think it over, talk it over. Do what you need to do.
phillip sun
I'll support you either way, you know that.
phillip sun
Love you ❤️
camilla james
So, Burnt Orange. They offered it to me, officially.
camilla james
Holy shit, babe! HOLY SHIT. Giuseppe went after you?! I mean, I know I threw out your name but he doesn't listen to me.
max iannello
Yeah. YEAH. He like - he talked to Phillip a little bit, told him to have me send a tape over, and I did, and boom. Got the offer the next day. Well, today. Today is the next day.
camilla james
Ask me if I'm surprised.
max iannello
Are you surprised, Max??
camilla james
FUCK NO. YOU DESERVE IT.
max iannello
Do you think I should take it?
camilla james
You know I can't make that choice for you. Does it speak to you? The role, the project, the director.
max iannello
I mean. Absolutely, it does. I don't know. It just makes me nervous? It's like I told Phillip, I don't want people seeing that Leah had it first, and then she writes this op-ed, and now all of a sudden I have it. I don't want people thinking I... pushed her out or something. Even I'm not THAT vindictive.
camilla james
It would be a hoot if people thought lil ol you had the clout to push her out. Sure, it's not the greatest situation because you could have the role just because she's out, but... Cam, honestly. My obscene bias aside, you'll nail it.
max iannello
Plus, if you say no to Mick Jagger, I don't even know who you are.
max iannello
I MEAN NO I KNOW, I AM A NOBODY, I just. I don't know. I don't know why I'm all worked up about it? Because it's exciting, it is. The part's really, really fucking good. I read the script in like, I swear it was only an hour. I'm obsessed. But I also weirdly don't want her to hate me more than she already does? What the fuck is that about??
camilla james
You'd ice me out if I turned down the chance to work with him, wouldn't you.
camilla james
FOR THE RECORD: NOT WHAT I SAID. You just don't have the power you think you do, tiny godzilla. But ah, I... cannot tell you what on earth you're thinking there. If she hates you (and it's a pretty big if, I'm fairly certain the "hate" is directed at me; remember, I corrupted you with my manipulatively abusive wiles), she's more ridiculous than I already had her pegged for. This isn't about her anymore. It's about you. So push the thought of everyone else aside and listen to your gut, your crystals, etc. You know, deep down, what your answer is, don't you?
max iannello
Well, yes. That just goes without saying.
max iannello
Don't worry, I wasn't being a shit, I know it's not what you meant. But, okay. Okay. YOU'RE RIGHT. I meditated on it a little bit this morning, and I need to skype with Melinda here in a few seconds for a reading, but - yeah, I mean. I think I know. I think I want it. I really, really want it. I feel like it's too good an opportunity to pass up.
camilla james
The cards are just going to reinforce what you want. Or spell out unimaginable doom. I don't pretend to understand their power.
max iannello
