[US Entertainment] Superstar

Chapter 344 The Choice of Cannes

After the Oscar, Eve didn't strike while the iron was hot to participate in various talk shows, but silently became a house girl at home.

While working on the script of "Lost in Translation", while recruiting a team for his own "Little Miss Sunshine", it is actually quite busy.

During the previous Oscars season and the summer holidays afterwards, Eve planned to keep a low profile during this period, so as not to overexpose and arouse the disgust of others.

Now she really has no shortage of exposure. Although she has been at home for two weeks, related reports and brand endorsement promotions are still flying everywhere.

In the office of Eternal Pictures, Eve was meeting with the producer Mark Johnson. A pile of printed materials were placed in front of the two of them, all of which were resumes and introductions of the staff behind the scenes.

"Are you sure you want to make all independent productions now? We can find a big company to come in and ensure the promotion and distribution afterwards. After all, your first film directed, and Keanu participated, it can be regarded as a movie. High-profile blockbuster treatment."

Mark-Johnson felt that it was too difficult to make a movie out of the newly formed Forever Pictures, which was completely empty-handed and had almost no employees.

Faced with such doubts, Eve replied: "My agent is helping me negotiate with Columbia to see if they can distribute our film. If Columbia still competes in the Olympics this year, then we will switch to other companies."

Naturally, the remuneration of the biological ones is different from that of the picked ones. Several distribution companies in Hollywood do not necessarily have plans to compete in the Olympic Games. Eve is now looking for the best partner. Hold yourself back.

When making it, she doesn't want another person to dictate.

"What if we can't catch up with the awards season?" Mark Johnson asked. It is impossible for the new company to go ahead with everything as planned. If the shooting is overtime and the post-production has not been completed, it will be very troublesome.

Eve thought seriously and said, "If you can't make it, then go to the Sundance Film Festival in January next year. If you can't finish it, you can continue to postpone it."

She is not in a hurry to release the movie, but wants to make her debut work perfect.As long as the quality of the film is good enough, it doesn't matter which time it is placed.

"Maybe I can send your film to Cannes. It seems that Fumao appreciates you." Mark Johnson joked.

"However, the American family comedy "Little Miss Sunshine" is hard to find overseas, and it is not the style that Cannes likes."

The three major European film festivals have always been difficult to deal with the Oscars, and the two sides have certain differences in film selection.

Eve doesn't think that she is the darling of Cannes. Since she started acting, she has only been shortlisted for the main competition once.That is, I was lucky enough to win the Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival last year and became a young Cannes actress.

Mark Johnson was a little relieved, he was afraid that the young man was too aggressive and not calm enough.In order to catch up with the Oscars, at the expense of the quality of the film, it will be troublesome.

Simply Eve saw clearly and thoroughly, and did not pursue efficiency too much.

"Our script has been determined, but we still need to find two screenwriters who are close to the crew, so as not to find problems during shooting." He suggested at this moment: "As for photography, I suggest Tim, he is very experienced, and he is very experienced in filming. He’s been in a lot of comedies and worked with stars like Steve Martin, Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, and Keanu Reeves.”

Eve took a look at this person's resume. As expected, the resume is luxurious. He has been making movies since 82. Keanu's "The Adventures of Abby and Brother" is responsible for the photography.

Although there are no heavyweight awards, Tim's ability is definitely beyond doubt.

The crew couldn't afford to hire such a big-name photographer.

"OK, you can talk to him. If he has time, it's best to meet and talk about the script and the style I want before I go to Asia." Eve has no objection to this.

The director stands behind the monitor, and the cameraman is the one who actually controls the machine to shoot, so Eve wants to find someone who can understand her shooting intentions.

Mark Johnson drew a symbol in the upper left corner of Tim's profile, "What do you think about the rest of the positions?"

Eve handed over the materials in her hand and said: "As for the casting director, I admire Pamela Baddeley more. The art director, Karina's aesthetic is good, and her qualifications are enough. Let's take a look at Ai for the time being. Len, costume designer Nancy is fine, and Melissa could be the set designer."

Among the staff she selected, the proportion of women is obviously higher.The inequality between men and women in Hollywood is very serious, and Eve hopes to use her actions to support women.

Of course, this is not to support for the sake of support, but to choose under the circumstances of similar capabilities.

Eve has never been a big talker. She does not publicly promote women's rights or anything, but keeps a low profile.

Mark Johnson is actually here to help Eve check, mainly to play the role of a pinnacle, and basically will not refute Eve's choice. Now he agrees and says: "It looks pretty good. After you are sure, follow these Let’s talk about ideas. I have to communicate with New Line recently to see how to announce it.”

"Thank you for your hard work. I will ask Mandy to email you the progress of the preparation, so you can check it at any time."

"This is what I should do. I wish you all the best in your trip to Asia."

After Eve hugged the old man, she sent him outside the elevator. Her itinerary was not kept secret, and it was time to go to work after resting for so long.

It is said to be a trip to Asia, but in fact it is to go to the mainland to promote the movie, and then go to Japan to film, and not to go to other countries and regions.

When Eve returned to the office, Mandy and several other people were gathering in front of the computer, staring at the monitor screen intently.

"Miss Campbell! Great news!"

"What good news?" Eve was a little surprised, and she walked quickly towards the office.

Liz said exaggeratedly: "Congratulations, you have been shortlisted for the Cannes Film Festival again, but this time I'm afraid you won't win the best actress award."

It turned out that the Cannes Film Festival announced the list of the first batch of films shortlisted for the main competition this year.

Eve was a little puzzled: "Do I have any movies to send to Cannes this year?"

The few films that have been made today seem to have no Cannes aspect, and there are almost no literary films.

At this time, the list of shortlisted films was being reported on the page of the America Online website. After carefully looking at the first batch of announced film lists, Eve found several familiar names.

"Moulin Rouge" starring Nicole Kidman was not only shortlisted, but it was also the opening film, which naturally had a lot of gimmicks.Because just a few days ago, the ten-year marriage between Tom Cruise and Nicole came to an end, and various gossips continued to spread, and even the two parties shared an agent, which almost contracted the news headlines for the past half month.

In addition to Nicole, Eve also saw the works of the Coen Brothers and "The Piano Teacher" starring Aunt Yu Isabelle-Huppert. Bay director Hou Hsiao-hsien and Tsai Ming-liang have new works shortlisted, but there are vacancies in the mainland.

And among all the literary films, she finally saw that the film she was nominated for was "Shrek"!

This funny and humorous animation film was shortlisted for the main competition unit of the Cannes Film Festival. It is completely out of tune with other films, like a wolf mixed with sheep.

"What's going on? April Fool's Day is still a few days away."

There was a big question mark in Eve's head, and she didn't know what happened.

She, the voice of the heroine, didn't know that Dreamworks had sent "Shrek" to Cannes, and it happened to be selected by Fumao and placed in the main competition.

"Congratulations, this should be very helpful for film promotion." Mandy said with a smile, "It is really possible to go to Cannes next year, and it will be good to be shortlisted for three consecutive years."

Eve sighed, "Cannes has always been anti-commercial films. It hopes that Hollywood stars will help support the show, but it has always been partial to non-commercial films. It may not be a good thing to be shortlisted, especially in this year's situation."

In January, the organizer of the Cannes Film Festival announced in a high-profile way that this year's jury leader was Judy Fortes. As a result, Judy resigned voluntarily in February. Announcing the chairmanship but then giving up is undoubtedly a hard slap in the face of Cannes.

The Cannes Film Festival itself wanted to compete with the Oscars, but the Oscar queen also played this one. It is no wonder that the Cannes Film Festival has a good look at Hollywood movies and actors.

"Shrek" itself has strong commercial attributes, so it's normal for it not to be seen by the judges or film critics.

When it receives a lot of negative media reviews at the Cannes Film Festival, it will obviously cause problems for the film's public screening around the world, which is why many commercial blockbusters do not easily open media reviews.

If it is not exposed, no one will know that this is a bad movie.

Nowadays, film critics are relatively straightforward and will not be easily bought. Unless they have enough self-confidence, they will easily ruin the reputation of the media.

Now Eve has not read the complete content of "Shrek", but since DreamWorks dared to sign up, and Cannes dared to put it in the main competition, it proved that the quality must not be too bad.

Up to now, she can only comfort herself in this way, but she is a little lamented in her heart, and she has one more trip next, which is to go to the Cannes Film Festival to promote the screening of the film.

As an animated film, the characters will definitely not be able to appear on the scene, and the voice actors must be allowed to go. It just so happens that Eve was the winner of Best Actress last year, so she has to establish a good relationship with Cannes, and strive to become a direct line of Cannes.

The timing was actually just right. The filming of "Lost in Translation" happened to be at the beginning of May. I just flew directly from Tokyo to Cannes. This time I don't need to stay there for too long, just after attending the screening.