Wonder Man

How long have Sarah and I known each other?

Aztec Civilization is a quick read. It barely touches on Mictlantecuhtli.

Should we check with the writer, just to be safe?

The show runner just called.

And he is cutting your character from the show.

You never let me in, Simon.

Not really.

Trevor Slattery, you're under arrest.

I'm not resisting.

This is Simon Williams.

You're an actor. Do you think you can get close to him?

I'm auditioning for Wonder Man.

Anyway, nice meeting you.

What we will find when we look at Wonder Man today?

What can he teach us about ourselves?

Simon Williams is super powered.

He's unstable and incredibly dangerous.

You know I'd never work again if anyone found out.

Why?

Because of DeMarr "Doorman" Davis.

They're calling it "The Doorman Clause."

Going forward, it will be nearly impossible

for super powered individuals to perform in major motion picture or TV roles.

That was Janelle. My agent.

She was trying to get a hold of the both of us.

No one had your info.

We both got callbacks for Wonder Man.

Oh, yeah.

Bloody amazing, this town. I bloody love it. I mean, look at us.

Do you know how many people went up for these roles?

Or wanted to but didn't even get the chance?

- Hundreds. - Thousands.

Thousands of people had their hopes pinned to these auditions,

and somehow you and I made it through the process.

We were whittled down in casting selects, seen by producers, put on a list.

Then Von Kovak saw something promising,

something that moved him, and there we are.

Hey, we're still in the running. It's a bloody miracle.

I'm just tryin' to process it, honestly.

No, don't process it, Simon. Enjoy it, for heaven's sake.

No, not yet. I can't.

- Need anything? - No, we're good.

Come on, we're celebrating.

No. You don't understand what this role means to me.

This is... It's the role.

This movie? Everything. It's too much.

If I get this close and I miss?

I should be in bed or at the gym

or runnin' lines or...

Simon, we've got no lines to run. You need to relax.

Hey, have you tried box breathing?

What?

Breathe in slowly for a count of five...

Then hold for five...

And you exhale slowly for five...

Then hold for five once again.

You don't think about the callback.

It's your job as an actor to experience life.

This is your life. You've had a victory, a moment of accomplishment.

So, fill your cup.

We did beat out a lot of fools, didn't we?

That's the spirit.

Who keep keeps calling you so late?

Uh, friend of mine from the pocket dimension I used to live in.

You've reached Trevor Slattery.

Please leave a message after the beep.

What are you pulling, Slattery?

You're working awfully late.

Hey, Deputy Secretary. I didn't think anyone was still here.

Yeah. Just going over numbers, yet again.

Trying to save what I can. It's nasty business.

Yeah.

How's your case going?

Oh...

Good. Very promising. Making lots of progress.

Well, I'm glad to hear that.

I've always liked you, Cleary. I'd love to keep you around.

All right, I should go. You heading down?

No, I think I'm gonna keep at it.

I'm in the homestretch, most likely. Don't want to leave anything up to chance.

That's the spirit.

- Oh, another round. - It's on him.

Much appreciated.

- Why is he buying us drinks? - Who cares?

If we left when you wanted to, we'd be paying our own bill.

Oh! To what do we owe the pleasure?

You... You really don't remember me, do you, Trev?

Yeah. We did, um, an Off-Broadway play together?

Um, Hurlyburly, maybe?

Nope.

American Buffalo?

- Remember me now? - No, but I really wish I did.

You owe me, Trev.

A dozen eight balls,

- fifty hits of X, two pounds of sativa... - That's quite a lot.

And that was your order for one Saturday night.

Well, on the bright side, I'm sure it was thoroughly enjoyed.

Hey!

You got some nerve, you know that?

You really think you can treat me like garbage?

Is that it?

You skipped town, Trev. You just vanished.

Left me a bunch of suppliers out for my blood 'cause I trusted you.

Can we talk about this?

H... Hold on.

Bloody hell.

I really didn't want to do that.

I'm really glad you did, though.

Come on, man.

You know how dangerous it is for me to do that in public.

I know, I... I'm sorry. The good news is, no one saw a thing.

Bollocks.

- Do you think he saw? - I don't know.

- He's wearing a camera. - Maybe he just got here.

- I don't think so. - Well, he's not doing anything.

Hello. These blokes seem injured. Any idea what happened?

- I think he saw it. - Of course, he did.

Where the hell did he go?

Are you gonna use super speed or what?

- I'm gonna use my car, Trevor. - Does that mean you do

- or do not have super speed? - Let's go.

Why is there so much traffic?

It's a Friday night.

Probably the Hollywood Bowl.

It's too late for the Bowl.

It's usually the Bowl. I remember seeing Cher there once.

Breathtaking. Chaka Khan. Now there's a woman...

- Trevor, would you please focus? - Hmph.

What is there for me to focus on? I'm in the passenger seat.

I don't know. Just look around or something.

Please. He gotta be here somewhere.

- She's persistent. - What?

My friend, she doesn't realize I'm a little busy at the moment.

Looking around out the window.

There he is.

What do you know? Looking around works.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

There's traffic here. Steady on.

Damn it.

Hey, mate. You can't... You're on the sidewalk.

Ahh...

Get out of the way! We're on the sidewalk!

Get out of the way! Get out of the way! Get out of the way!

- Simon. - Shut up, stop. Don't say nothin'.

Okay.

Shit, we lost him.

- Oh, my goodness. - What? Wha... What is it?

Janelle just emailed us the sides for the callback.

- What? - What is she still doing up?

- This scene's intense. - That scene's intense?

- Yeah. - No, Trevor, please. Not now.

It's a Wonder Man, Barnaby scene.

Not now.

- Barnaby betrays Wonder Man. - What?

Let me see that.

But Barnaby's his only friend.

Yeah, I know. Look at this.

Barnaby, "He found my price, Wonder Man."

"I just pray you never have to learn yours."

- I think it's going to be quite moving. - Yeah.

If that footage gets out, I won't even be acting in a dog food commercial.

Where the hell is this guy?

Is that him?

- What is he doing? - Looks like he wants us to chase him.

Well, let's hurry, then.

Don't let me hold you back.

He just disappeared.

so funny. Oh, my God.

Let's go to Rob's house.

Oh, this is nifty. We should remember this for another time.

- Yeah, I'll put it on our list. - Splendid.

You two have a reservation?

Uh, no, we don't have... a reservation.

But we're meeting a friend.

Okay.

Interesting.

He knows we're not gonna make a scene in public.

Aren't we?

- No, we're not. - Oh.

- Hi. - How's it going, guys?

So... you may have seen something,

back there in the alley, look a little odd, under a certain light.

No, nothing looked odd.

From where I was standing, it was pretty clear.

But also, I have all of the footage on GoPro.

Okay, understood. Uh, where's the GoPro?

It's stashed away somewhere safe.

He's hustling us. Oh, this guy's a little hustler.

I know what you're capable of,

and I get that you might wanna keep it a secret.

And that's... that's cool with me. Okay?

That's cool with me. But, I might need a little hand with something.

No deal. You're clearly untrustworthy. He's clearly untrustworthy.

Just chill. Uh, what if we decide not to help?

Oh, then the footage automatically gets uploaded to YouTube at 9:00 a.m.

- Can he do that? - I don't know.

Well, you're the tech wizard. You've got all those apps on your phone.

No, that's not the same thing, Trevor. It sounds possible.

Yeah. It's possible, trust me.

We've already established that no one can trust you.