CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE GIRL
CHAPTER 2: MEET THE CAST
*A/N: I made up the names.
"Hello, movie star!" Miranda greeted her friend as she approached the Quad. "Everyone wants to know you, everyone wants to be your best friend!"
Lizzie smiled. "Hi to you too, Miranda."
It has been a month since Lizzie got the call from Old Line and Ununiversal telling her she won their contest. After much prodding with her parents, Mr. McGuire signed the contracts for her daughter. In a week, A Junior High Girl starts filming. The producers decided to title the movie that because it's straight and simple, direct and across the point, very much how Lizzie wanted it to be.
Lizzie, Miranda and later on Gordo, were talking about the filming. Lizzie was excited that her ordinary life was jumping to the big screen, Miranda was excited that her life is kind of jumping to the big screen, and Gordo was excited that he will get what he calls "an experience of a lifetime".
"You know," Miranda started. "This whole movie thing is very, very exciting. The only downpart is that they chose to have unknown actors play everyone in the movie."
Lizzie made a face. "Yeah, I know. But hey, it won't be so bad."
"Sucks that they only put $20 million as a budget," Gordo said as he cleared his throat. "Not much action sequences can be filmed within that money range."
The three friends laughed as Lizzie grabbed something from her bag.
"Okay, so it says here a Chelsea McKenzie will play me, a Maya Rodriguez will play you, and a Colin Whitaker will play Gordo," Lizzie said as she read off the casting sheet. They were meeting the actors later that day and filming will start the day after. The producers wanted the main characters - namely Lizzie, Miranda, Gordo, Matt, Mr. and Mrs. McGuire - to bond with the actors going to play them, even just for a day.
"Who's going to play your parents?" Gordo asked.
Lizzie scanned the list. "Ani Klein and William Nokia." She shrugged. "Never heard of 'em."
Miranda shrugged. "Who's playing Matt?"
Gordo checked the list. "Kevin McKellar." He looked at girls. "Who's he?" A blank stare was all he got.
"So," an irritatingly sweet voice passed through the trio's ears. "How's the script, Lizzie? I hope it didn't leave out the fact that we were EXTREMELY close in elementary and now again, in eighth grade."
"Kate," Lizzie sighed. "The script's a secret. I myself haven't seen any thing. They just made me write into my journal these past few weeks and they asked for some pages of my old diary to use as a basis. I haven't got a clue."
Miranda and Gordo nodded in agreement.
Kate smiled. "Oh, that's neat. I'm sure it will be good. In fact, Lizzie, it will be fantastic. I'm very sure." She winked at Lizzie, waved her goodbye and proceeded to ignore Miranda and Gordo.
Gordo chuckled. "Whatever's in your diary, I'm sure nothing in it will say anything good about Kate."
Lizzie smiled, and the bell rung. The trio went out of the quad and back to their classes.
* * *
"Okay, we're here," Mr. McGuire said as he pulled the car to a stop. They were standing outside the Men-Rar studios in downtown Hollywood, "everyone ready?"
Jo, Matt, Miranda, Gordo, and of course Lizzie, nodded in agreement. "Okay, Hollywood, here we go!"
They went inside the studio, where after waiting for a few minutes, were escorted to an expensive-looking conference room. The reaction around the room was one: "Woah."
"Good evening, Mr. McGuire, Lizzie," a man in a neatly-pressed business suit greeted from behind them. "I'm Kiefer Holmes, president of Old Line Cinema. Please, have a seat."
Mr. Holmes did not waste any time. "Please allow me to present to you your onscreen alter-egos. They've been picked from hundreds of actors who auditioned. As with the contract you signed, these actors are irreplaceable for the project."
The door opened and Mr. Holmes' assistant, a short but lovely woman named Ms. Mitchell entered. "Okay, may I present to you, the lead cast of A Junior High Girl!"
She cleared her throat. "As Sam McGuire, William Nokia."
A lean man, a bit taller than Sam, entered the room. Lizzie could tell he was the perfect choice to play her dad - they shared a lot of physical qualities, the same doofy smile even.
"You may remember Ani Klein as Morticia Addams in The Addams Family Tenth Reunion: Wonderland Waterslide."
Lizzie had never heard of the film, but as she and her friends whisphered, Ani Klein did indeed look like Mrs. McGuire. She was shy and self- conscious, and physically very similar to her mom.
"Playing our little troublemaker Matt McGuire is Kevin McKellar."
The boy who entered the room had long hair and was a bit taller than Matt. Lizzie wasn't too sure if he was a good choice, and the others echoed that sentiment. Still they kept quiet, knowing they could do nothing.
"As the girl bestfriend Miranda, Maya Rodriguez."
An obviously Latina-girl about Miranda' height entered the room. She smiled at Miranda and Gordo and Lizzie had to agree, she was a good choice. Given the proper Miranda clothes she would fit the role to a T.
"As David Gordon, or should I say Gordo, Colin Whitaker."
A geeky-looking boy smiled at the trio, then avoided any eye contact. Miranda and Lizzie shared a look. He was perfect for the role.
"And may I present, the lead of A Junior High Girl, the onscreen Lizzie McGuire, Chelsea McKenzie."
Lizzie took one look at the girl, had a shocked look on her face, opened her mouth, and let out a scream.
* * * * * Ooh, cliffhanger. Tell me if you want me to continue. Please review!
*A/N: I made up the names.
"Hello, movie star!" Miranda greeted her friend as she approached the Quad. "Everyone wants to know you, everyone wants to be your best friend!"
Lizzie smiled. "Hi to you too, Miranda."
It has been a month since Lizzie got the call from Old Line and Ununiversal telling her she won their contest. After much prodding with her parents, Mr. McGuire signed the contracts for her daughter. In a week, A Junior High Girl starts filming. The producers decided to title the movie that because it's straight and simple, direct and across the point, very much how Lizzie wanted it to be.
Lizzie, Miranda and later on Gordo, were talking about the filming. Lizzie was excited that her ordinary life was jumping to the big screen, Miranda was excited that her life is kind of jumping to the big screen, and Gordo was excited that he will get what he calls "an experience of a lifetime".
"You know," Miranda started. "This whole movie thing is very, very exciting. The only downpart is that they chose to have unknown actors play everyone in the movie."
Lizzie made a face. "Yeah, I know. But hey, it won't be so bad."
"Sucks that they only put $20 million as a budget," Gordo said as he cleared his throat. "Not much action sequences can be filmed within that money range."
The three friends laughed as Lizzie grabbed something from her bag.
"Okay, so it says here a Chelsea McKenzie will play me, a Maya Rodriguez will play you, and a Colin Whitaker will play Gordo," Lizzie said as she read off the casting sheet. They were meeting the actors later that day and filming will start the day after. The producers wanted the main characters - namely Lizzie, Miranda, Gordo, Matt, Mr. and Mrs. McGuire - to bond with the actors going to play them, even just for a day.
"Who's going to play your parents?" Gordo asked.
Lizzie scanned the list. "Ani Klein and William Nokia." She shrugged. "Never heard of 'em."
Miranda shrugged. "Who's playing Matt?"
Gordo checked the list. "Kevin McKellar." He looked at girls. "Who's he?" A blank stare was all he got.
"So," an irritatingly sweet voice passed through the trio's ears. "How's the script, Lizzie? I hope it didn't leave out the fact that we were EXTREMELY close in elementary and now again, in eighth grade."
"Kate," Lizzie sighed. "The script's a secret. I myself haven't seen any thing. They just made me write into my journal these past few weeks and they asked for some pages of my old diary to use as a basis. I haven't got a clue."
Miranda and Gordo nodded in agreement.
Kate smiled. "Oh, that's neat. I'm sure it will be good. In fact, Lizzie, it will be fantastic. I'm very sure." She winked at Lizzie, waved her goodbye and proceeded to ignore Miranda and Gordo.
Gordo chuckled. "Whatever's in your diary, I'm sure nothing in it will say anything good about Kate."
Lizzie smiled, and the bell rung. The trio went out of the quad and back to their classes.
* * *
"Okay, we're here," Mr. McGuire said as he pulled the car to a stop. They were standing outside the Men-Rar studios in downtown Hollywood, "everyone ready?"
Jo, Matt, Miranda, Gordo, and of course Lizzie, nodded in agreement. "Okay, Hollywood, here we go!"
They went inside the studio, where after waiting for a few minutes, were escorted to an expensive-looking conference room. The reaction around the room was one: "Woah."
"Good evening, Mr. McGuire, Lizzie," a man in a neatly-pressed business suit greeted from behind them. "I'm Kiefer Holmes, president of Old Line Cinema. Please, have a seat."
Mr. Holmes did not waste any time. "Please allow me to present to you your onscreen alter-egos. They've been picked from hundreds of actors who auditioned. As with the contract you signed, these actors are irreplaceable for the project."
The door opened and Mr. Holmes' assistant, a short but lovely woman named Ms. Mitchell entered. "Okay, may I present to you, the lead cast of A Junior High Girl!"
She cleared her throat. "As Sam McGuire, William Nokia."
A lean man, a bit taller than Sam, entered the room. Lizzie could tell he was the perfect choice to play her dad - they shared a lot of physical qualities, the same doofy smile even.
"You may remember Ani Klein as Morticia Addams in The Addams Family Tenth Reunion: Wonderland Waterslide."
Lizzie had never heard of the film, but as she and her friends whisphered, Ani Klein did indeed look like Mrs. McGuire. She was shy and self- conscious, and physically very similar to her mom.
"Playing our little troublemaker Matt McGuire is Kevin McKellar."
The boy who entered the room had long hair and was a bit taller than Matt. Lizzie wasn't too sure if he was a good choice, and the others echoed that sentiment. Still they kept quiet, knowing they could do nothing.
"As the girl bestfriend Miranda, Maya Rodriguez."
An obviously Latina-girl about Miranda' height entered the room. She smiled at Miranda and Gordo and Lizzie had to agree, she was a good choice. Given the proper Miranda clothes she would fit the role to a T.
"As David Gordon, or should I say Gordo, Colin Whitaker."
A geeky-looking boy smiled at the trio, then avoided any eye contact. Miranda and Lizzie shared a look. He was perfect for the role.
"And may I present, the lead of A Junior High Girl, the onscreen Lizzie McGuire, Chelsea McKenzie."
Lizzie took one look at the girl, had a shocked look on her face, opened her mouth, and let out a scream.
* * * * * Ooh, cliffhanger. Tell me if you want me to continue. Please review!
