novelraw Chapter 143
Chapter 143
"Regina King is working hard and her acting skills are good, but her face is completely out of character." Connie Wilson, one of the producers, said bluntly, "She looks too much like the traditional black Women are gone, and what we need is innovation."
Arnon Milkan's Regency Films also participated in the production of this film, so he also spoke, "This Eva Mendes is very beautiful, and she is of Cuban origin? The yellow Indians do not have much ancestry. It looks more 'white'."
"Her temperament is too hot, and her acting skills are just not enough to make people play." The director of the film, Jon Amir, shook his head, "It's the same problem as that newcomer Zoe Saldana, beautiful is beautiful, Facing the camera, I still can’t get rid of my youthfulness.”
Josie flipped through the actor's resume and said, "Jennifer Beers is not bad, but I remember she used to be that kind of popular youth idol?"
"She acted in Flashdance when she was 20 years old, and she was nominated for a Golden Globe for it." Arnon Milkan answered Josie's question, he is a senior filmmaker who has worked in the industry for many years, "But her The follow-up development did not keep up, and he turned around and returned to Yale to finish his studies and get married, and then turned to Europe to develop and fell all the way. In the past few years, there is almost no such person.”
Archie Dano added: "It's not completely unknown. Last year, Jennifer Beers did a good TV movie. When Quentin recommended her to audition, I saw her videotape." , she can handle the role."
He was referring to Quentin Tarantino, the one who filmed "Reservoir Dogs" and "Pulp Fiction". The other party was a friend of Jennifer Beals. It is said that the famous "Pulp Fiction" was on the living room floor of Jennifer Beals' house conceived above.
"You even know Quentin well?" Josie was a little surprised.
Archie Dano shrugged his shoulders and didn't think it was strange, "Oh, don't be like this, Hollywood is a circle, and for a big director like him who is in the prime of his career, I always want to dig Miramax Isn't the corner of the wall normal?"
"Normal. Then I wish you success." Josie thought for a while and added, "If it really succeeds, I will consider giving you a million year-end bonus."
Archie Dano's confidence suddenly doubled. If they were not still discussing the audition, he would probably call Quentin Tarantino immediately to ask him to have lunch.
Jon Amir brought the topic back to the point, and asked Josie, "It sounds like you're very interested in Jennifer Beers, Josie?"
"Yes. I was impressed by her smile, and there was a warm and alert look in her eyes." Josie basically favored Jennifer Beals for the role because she felt that the actress was uniquely charismatic. It's important for movies.
Jon Amir nodded in agreement.
Connie Wilson seemed hesitant: "But she's a little too old."
"Yes." Arnon Milkan also reminded, "Jennifer Beers is 35 years old this year, do you think the audience will believe the combination of her and Josie? Actually, you want this one, Laxi Da Jones is a good meal replacement."
"This meal replacement is too bad..." Archie Dano couldn't help but whispered, then cleared his throat and said seriously: "Rashida Jones does have that kind of smart and weird temperament, but Her lines are terrible, and her acting skills are almost at the bottom among these people."
Josie looked around at everyone's expressions, and finally fixed her gaze on the face of Arnold Milkan who was touching her nose, and asked very directly: "Honestly, has her father called you, Arnold?" ?”
Rashida Jones' father, Quincy Jones, is too famous. He is a godfather-level boss in the black circle. Oprah Winfrey, the light of black people, was always guided into the industry by him.
But to be honest, her performance is indeed at the bottom, and even her qualifications are the shallowest among all of them.
Of course, Rashida Jones' appearance and temperament are quite suitable for this role, otherwise Josie would directly oppose Arnon Milkan's opinion.
Arnon Milkan spread his hands, but he did not speak but expressed his meaning clearly.
In his opinion, the role of "Lisa" does not have many roles, and the acting skills of the actors are not high, so selling a favor is a very good deal.
But the real right to speak of this crew is still with Josie. Arnon Milkan is very aware of this, and has never violated any rules. Decide.
Should I choose an outdated and unaffordable female star, or choose to accept the friendship of a bigwig in the circle?
He thought it was a good choice.
However, Josie imitated what Arnold Milkan did just now, spread her hands out, and replied casually: "Okay, the competition is fierce, but I need to go to San Francisco immediately. There will be a decision by six o'clock tomorrow night."
Without waiting for everyone to respond, she tapped Archie Dano's name, looked at the phone and stood up.
"Archie, come with me, I have something to ask you about other projects."
Archie Dano hurriedly followed, and the group of three quickly left the site of Tianji Films, walked to the floor and waited for the elevator.
Not long after, the elevator door opened in front of them.
Josie walked in before asking, "Archie, I have a problem and need your professional advice."
Archie Dano straightened up the collar of his suit jacket in a hurry, and sat upright with an expression of listening carefully.
Josie then said, "Remember Harry Potter?"
"Impressive," replied Archie Dano. "To be honest, I didn't understand at the time why you would want to pay $100 million for the rights to a children's book—nor do I now."
Although this children's book was very popular after it was released in North America, its signing fee in North America only cost US$100. He didn't think its serial adaptation was worth a full US$[-] million.
That's enough to make a small budget movie!
And what's even crazier is that they failed to successfully buy the copyright——
The British woman's agent eventually sold the copyright to Warner Bros. Pictures, which also offered $100 million. I really don't know who is crazy.
You have to know that he got the buyout copyright of Marvel superheroes including Iron Man, Black Widow, Deadpool and so on after running and running, and it only cost a mere $150 million.
Sony bought Spider-Man for $700 million, but Spider-Man is the only popular king under Marvel who can compete with DC's Super Bat-who would want to see a comic book adaptation of a rich second-generation and down-and-out poisonous insect who has encountered a midlife crisis ?Oh, it's not superheroic at all.
But it was the boss who paid the money, and Archie could only do what Josie wanted.
By the way, the second-tier superhero Iron Man was purchased from Fox several times.
In addition, the Black Widow, Deadpool and other related characters on the [-]th line were directly bought out by Tianji Films, who found Marvel, which had financial difficulties. They also packed them, but Josie didn't really want it because the price was too high.
Josie continued: "I received news that Warner is planning to turn this series into a super IP worth tens of billions, at least a five-part project, and has set a budget of [-] million dollars for its first film. So now, do you see what we missed?"
Archie Dano was dumbfounded, and took a while to say: "But I really think its literary quality is very ordinary... Well, but we don't have the same funds and strength to develop such a project, which is why we The most important reason for the failure of the copyright negotiation at the beginning.”
"But it makes me feel like I missed tens of billions." Josie couldn't help but rolled her eyes at the roof of the car, and took a deep breath to force herself to remain calm.
Only then did she talk about serious matters, and asked: "Tomorrow is the audition for the leading actor of "Fight Club". If there is still no response from Brad Pitt, what do you think about using Ewan McCraig? ?”
"Um, I think?" Archie Dano hesitated for a moment, and tentatively replied, "He's handsome, and his performance in "Trainspotting" is cool, but the problem is that he hasn't been in mainstream Hollywood movies yet." I've proven myself..."
Excluding the remuneration reserved for Brad Pitt and the undecided heroine, the initial cost estimate of "Fight Club" is 4000 million US dollars. If Brad Pitt is hired, its cost will exceed that of a mainstream commercial Action movie "The Trap of Stealing the Sky".
——So David Fincher is not James Cameron II, is he?
"It's okay. The style of "Fight Club" is too slanted. I didn't expect it to get attention in theaters." Josie became more determined to abandon the expensive Brad Pitt, because the movie Its positioning is a niche classic, those who love it will love it to death, and those who hate it will think it is very bad.
A group of people went downstairs all the way and walked to the parking lot. Josie's bodyguard, Old John, had already started the car and was waiting for them to set off together.
Josie and the others left West Hollywood.
...
Rewind the time eight hours.
El Keizer woke up from his sleep.
He closed his eyes, rubbed his swollen forehead, and fumbled to turn on the reading light by the bed.
Warm light suddenly filled the room, dispelling some of the haze left in the dream just now, and gradually fading away the chaos and violence that followed like a shadow.
It's only three o'clock in the morning.
——He glanced at the electronic clock on the bedside table.
The meeting with Josie is just today.
—Eleven hours and three ten minutes, to be exact.
Al got out of bed and left the bedroom to get himself a glass of water in the kitchen.
While standing in front of the refrigerator drinking water, the Italian young man suddenly recalled something he had just dreamed about, which belonged to his bad past in Hell's Kitchen when he was young.
At that time, he originally thought that he would be like most of the people here in the future, fighting, drug trafficking and robbery, and finally died in a gun, and fell into the stinky ditch in the back alley of a certain bar, and spent a short time in a daze lifetime.
Until he met Frank Horton.
At that time, the other party was already a famous person on Wall Street, and he completely washed away the traces of Hell's Kitchen that he had once had on him, and returned to the world belonging to "Horton", joining the upper class again.
And he met El when he was donating money for a school. Two days later, his lawyer and good friend John Triest came to his door and gave El an agreement and a stipend.
Else used that money to go to college, and then was placed in Hollywood, crammed into the intern mailroom of CAA, the largest talent agency here.
Then, the second important turning point in his life occurred.
As a life assistant, El came to Frank Horton's daughter in this way, and John Triest specifically told him to get along with this girl.
As a result, he did get along well with Josie.
— just a little too good.
Therefore, when Mr. Horton personally asked him whether to choose to stay with Josie or find another job, he chose the former without hesitation.
Fortunately, Mr. Horton was not upset by this, but told him: "You are free, Mr. Keizer. But if you betray her for anyone, including me, you will be beaten back to your original shape." , and return to a life of struggling in hell with no hope in sight.”
El doesn't quite understand Frank Holden's conflicted feelings about his daughter, but that's not important, the important thing is——
No one regularly issued a "subsidy" that was almost hot to his account anymore.
He also doesn't need to worry all the time, in case a war breaks out suddenly between the father and daughter, which side should he stand on.