novelraw Chapter 364 Ingratitude
Chapter 364 Ingratitude
The audition shooting method is completely in accordance with the film specifications, so it is not against the harmony to put it on the screen of the home theater.It's just that it didn't go through any post-production, nor did it have special lighting and sound recording. It's a bit weak in terms of light, shadow and sound effects.
At this time, Miley was almost nine years old. Fortunately, her natural baby face made her look younger. At the same time, her body had not yet begun to develop. It seemed that she could be seven or eight years old.
If it is determined to choose her, then the film must be shot quickly, otherwise it will enter puberty if it is delayed.At that time, I have to re-select the roles, which is very troublesome.
The film projector gradually kicked in, and inside, the lovely Miley introduced herself standing alone in front of the camera.
"Hello everyone. My name is Miley Cyrus and I like singing, dancing, acting..."
What the second generation of stars is better than ordinary people is knowledge.
They have seen a lot of worlds, and some amateurs may not even have contact with a professional camera, let alone talk in front of the camera.
The biggest thing about being an actor is not to be afraid of the camera!
Get close to the camera before ignoring and ignoring it.
Miley has already obtained the script that was specially selected in advance, and it is estimated that she has also pondered it carefully in private, and even asked the acting teacher for advice, and now she is acting well.
She sat on the chair as a whole, looking at the front with all her attention, as if the beauty pageant was playing on the TV in front of her, her eyes didn't diverge in the slightest, and her big eyes could even glow.
Only if you really like something can you perform it. Eve guessed that this little girl might have substituted other hobbies into it and successfully replaced it.
It is very difficult to perform without physical objects at a young age, and there is no way to do it without enough imagination.
Miley raised her right hand, pretended to press the remote control to pause the picture, then put down the remote control, raised her hand to caress the non-existent crown on her head, and then waved forward like a beauty pageant champion.
These movements are very skilled, but at the same time a little dazed.
It can be seen that it has been practiced, but there is no guidance from a famous teacher, and it is a little bit green.
Miley's appearance is very suitable, and she is also very involved in the performance at the moment, as if laughing excitedly with the champion on TV, and tears even flashed in her eyes!
Eve rated Miley's performance 70 points in her heart, at least she passed.If you explain well during the shooting and fully mobilize the emotions of the other party, there should be no problem scoring 80 points.
And Dakota - Fanning has some regrets here.
This little girl's performance is very good, but her personal appearance is really contradictory to the plot.
"Little Miss Sunshine" tells the story of Olive, a country girl with a chubby figure and big glasses, who goes to participate in a children's beauty pageant. What she needs is a figure that does not meet the requirements of the beauty pageant, which contradicts the traditional aesthetics. Conflicts spark attention.
Dakota looks like a doll, very cute.She goes to a children's beauty pageant and wins prizes just for her looks.
There is no scene where a sparrow turns into a phoenix in the film, and many people are expecting little Olive to make an ugly girl and amaze the judges.If that's the case, it's a bit clichéd.
A plot like this does not exist in reality, so although Dakota performed well, he had to give up due to various reasons.
Eve ticked off Miley's resume with a pen, and preliminarily selected the actors. The actual signing will only be known after an interview.Finding a child actor is very troublesome, and there are various procedures.
The young actor is basically confirmed, and the father Richard who is the success trainer at home has already confirmed it.
Keanu Reeves is playing a father role for the first time, which is probably the first time in Hollywood.
Regardless of male or female stars, when they are popular, they will try to avoid shooting the role of parents. Once the public accepts this setting, the aura of heartthrob will decline, which will make young movie fans look back.
Fortunately, Keanu is playing a supporting role this time, not the protagonist, and will receive less attention.At the same time, he can also open up a play, maybe he can be the savior who saves or takes care of children in the future.
Among the other supporting roles, Alan Arkin, a veteran actor who has appeared in more than 100 films including "Edward Scissorhands", has emerged. He is both a Broadway actor and a director, and has been nominated for an Oscar winner twice.
In recent years, although Alan Arkin has not been short of filmmaking, there are very few roles that can challenge him. After being approached by his old partner Mark Johnson, he readily agreed to take over the role of grandpa in "Little Miss Sunshine".
The veteran actor liked the script very much, even if he would only appear in the first half, he promised to act without paying.
The lineup of the film's alternative team is very strong. The role of brother Dwayne is played by Eve's friend Patrick Trafudge. His simple performance in "Almost Famous" has also been praised by many film critics.
Mother Xueer is probably the most normal person in this family, and she has taken on many responsibilities. The survival of the family is almost entirely dependent on her.
The list given by the casting director is all well-known actors in the industry. The audience may not be very familiar with them, but everyone in the industry must know them.
Just like the name Toni Collett, few people should know who she is.
If you talk about the movie roles she played, then many people will suddenly realize it.
In last year's super hit film "The Sixth Sense of Spirituality", Toni played the poor mother because her son can see ghosts, and with this role, she competed with Eve for this year's Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.
Fate is so wonderful!
As for another important role in the film, it was given to a newcomer in the film industry-Steve Carell.This lucky guy who works as a host and writer on a talk show is not from a professional background, but just tried it after seeing the recruitment resume.
He has the qualities of a comedian and can make those around him laugh out loud.But when he doesn't do humorous things, even if he just sits there quietly, there is a strong sense of melancholy.
This just coincides with the role of Uncle Frank, who is not only a funny bear, but also a depressed patient who attempts suicide.
In fact, the cast is not weak. Eve is full of confidence in the movie she is about to start shooting. I hope that this black humorous movie will shock all audiences!
Ensemble films are very difficult, because each character must be shot well, otherwise it will be easily forgotten by the audience.
She has already started to re-examine her sub-camera while she is free.
The script is text, and the sub-camera is a bit like a comic, it is the conversion intermediary between text and video.
In this way, everyone will know what lens to use, what scene to shoot, and what to say when shooting on-site.
Eve has part of the memory of the original owner, so it was very quick to draw these things by hand, without drawing a stickman.
In the past, many excellent directors were good painters, and the different artistic styles of each of them can be seen from the script of the shot.
For the new director, she is not in a hurry to determine the style immediately, that thing has to be formed slowly, and it cannot appear overnight.
She picked up her mobile phone and was going to call another producer, Mark Johnson, asking him to help contact the confirmed actors and try to sign the contract within a week.
"What's going on? There is no signal."
Eve picked up her mobile phone and walked up from the basement studio. Before she dialed the phone, she saw her two managers standing in the garden smoking a cigarette with serious expressions on their faces.
"Good morning, you guys seem to be in trouble?"
She clearly remembered that the agents went to Universal Pictures to have a meeting with the "Bourne Shadow" production team.
A hit at the box office and word-of-mouth should have been a good thing, but the looks of these two people didn't look like good luck at all.
Robert looked at Evan next to him, and decided to tell the truth: "It's a bit bad. Universal Pictures and Doug Liman have very serious differences on the creation of the movie sequel, which is likely to have a negative impact on the sequel. "
It stands to reason that this kind of director who has created brilliant achievements will definitely gain more power and trust from the production company, but the result has become what it is now.
Eve frowned and asked, "Are there really big differences? What does he want to do?"
"He doesn't intend to promote the sequel so soon, but intends to continue to polish the script. He wants to better adapt the original work and make the transition between the two films more natural and smooth."
Another agent, Evan Stoff, added: "Universal hopes to prepare for the sequel as soon as possible, and believes that the first film has already laid the foundation, and only needs to rely on the key things and characters in it to use it as a framework. It takes no effort at all.”
If a movie makes money, it must be made into a more profitable series.
Universal Pictures wanted to make quick money, while director Doug Liman wanted to make this series of movies into a textbook for spy movies. The two sides were at a stalemate.
But how can a person's strength compare with that of Universal, and his arms can't twist his thighs.
"Let's sit down and talk." Eve pointed to the seat in the garden. She knew exactly how her role came about.
If it hadn't been for contacting Doug Liman through the alumni association, and if he hadn't shown the similarity between himself and the heroine Mary in front of the director, it would have been difficult to get the role in the competition among many actresses.
Now is the time when the director needs support, of course we must help him.
"Universal Pictures is very satisfied with the performance of you and Matt. Matt has already renewed his contract and signed the contract for the next two films directly." Evan Stoff said.
Hearing this, Eve was very surprised.
"Sign up so soon?"
Robert pursed his lips and replied with disdain: "Of course I have to sign it. Universal paid him a sky-high price. If he signs the contract, he will be the second person among the new generation of actors to get a salary of 2000 million US dollars, surpassing the rest. A big step forward!"
Hollywood is still dominated by actors born in the 2000s. Among the actors born in the [-]s, Leonardo is the only one who is considered a superstar, and he has won the admission ticket to the [-] million club.
Matt Damon has been on the front line since "Good Will Hunting", but he has never had the opportunity to develop into a superstar.
The success of "Bourne Shadow" made Matt and his management team see a possibility to become a superstar, and it is impossible to give up this opportunity anyway.
"Before, you all just signed a letter of intent. If you want to break the contract, there is no way. His second film can get 1500 million and 15% of the North American box office dividend, and the third film has increased to 2000 million US dollars and 20% of the North American box office dividend. No matter what It's good for him."
Eve didn't change much when she heard these figures. Since Matt Damon is so high, I'm afraid Universal's salary for herself should not be low, unless the other party wants to change the heroine.
Now Mary is very popular, everyone thinks she looks like Watson.His own popularity and appeal are not weak, it is impossible for Universal to do stupid things.
"Then how did they treat me?" Eve asked curiously.
"Your remuneration is 1200 million and 1800 million US dollars and the corresponding dividends. After all, this is Jason Bourne's film." Robert said, he knew that Eve is not a person who has an eye for money, but he still had to ask Ask: "Do you want to sign this contract?"
"Don't reply for now. I'll talk to Doug Liman on the phone."
Eve is now considered a rich woman. She has a lot of salary and commercial endorsements, and the stocks she bought have begun to recover. The most important thing is that Netflix has successfully gone public!
Blockbuster has 5000 million offline users, but Netflix only had 120 million registered members when it went public, and it began to grow rapidly after the successful IPO.
Netflix was priced at $15 per share when it went public, but it rose directly to $35 after it went public on Nasdaq.When Eve invested, each share was only worth $5.Keanu was even earlier, and the price of his investment at that time was $3.5.
If the stocks in their hands are sold out to cash out, they have basically achieved wealth freedom.
But Eve knows that $35 is just a small number for Netflix. It has not yet transformed from DVD rental and purchase business to streaming media. In the future, each share may be worth $400 or even $500!
Anyway, the two of them are not short of money, and they must hold it until the streaming media business explodes, and then the returns will be really rich enough.
Eve and Keanu were disclosed in the IPO prospectus as two individual shareholders with large holdings. millionaire.
After making money in the stock market, as actors, they are more free and bold when choosing films.
Evan Stoff also knows that Eve is picky about the script and the team. At the same time, "Bourne Shadow" has just been released, so he is not in a hurry to sign a sequel.
"If you have any ideas here, you can contact me as soon as possible, so that I can negotiate with Universal."
"I'll try my best. If Doug hadn't continued to direct, I might not have returned." Eve clearly expressed her attitude.
At the beginning, she got the leading role because of Doug Liman, but now she wants to draw a line with Doug Liman for the leading role?
First of all, she can't get through it psychologically, and secondly, she doesn't have to make this movie.
There will already be a 007 movie in the future. In a sense, it can be regarded as a collision with Spy Shadow. You can choose one of the two, and you don’t need to shoot them all.
At the same time, Doug Liman is also an alumnus of USC, and behind him is the network of the entire school. Of course, Eve wants to follow in the footsteps of the organization.
Both Evan and Robert knew that Eve would answer in this way, so they had been having headaches just now.
Although Eve expressed her loyalty, they had to worry about offending Universal Pictures.
"The Bourne Shadow" has two protagonists. If Eve doesn't play, Universal basically can only abandon this role, and it is impossible to replace it with another actor to play Mary.
If it was done that way, the audience would probably scold the producer half to death.
Universal Pictures is not a small production company that can be manipulated by others, and it is not easy to offend such a top production company.
At the beginning, Eve refused to star in "Reaper 2", which caused CAA a lot of headaches. In the end, it had to arrange for Eve to play a cameo role in the sequel, and then cooperated with New Line Pictures in "The Notebook" to ease the relationship.
If she offends Universal now, will Eve still be able to cooperate with Universal in films in the future?
Such worries are not unfounded. Fortunately, Eve and Keanu are already top superstars. The worst result is not to cooperate with Universal.With so many big companies in Hollywood, it is impossible for Universal to cover the sky with one hand. Warner, Fox, Disney and other companies will not be afraid of Universal.
But if there is a chance, Universal will still let Eve appear in the film for the sake of profit.
The face of the capitalists is never as important as the interests.
After figuring this out, Evan and Robert stopped trying to persuade Eve.
Whether to be an ungrateful person or a person who insists on oneself will be seen by people in the industry.
Eve may temporarily offend Universal, but she will definitely gain the respect and love of the director and others.
Who wouldn't want to work with someone with such principles?
Especially for those big directors, the last thing they want to see is when they have conflicts with the production company, but actors stab themselves in the back.
There is no such risk in working with Eve!
In fact, this is also the overall environment forcing her to make a choice.
Eve sent the two agents out the door, and then returned to the garden by herself, holding her mobile phone in a daze.
At this time, Keanu had just finished maintaining his motorcycle, and there were still some oil stains on his hands. He looked very happy.
"My dear, I may have to follow Mr. Doug Liman's decision and refuse to appear in the sequel of "Bourne". At that time, Universal may take it out on you. Do you mind?"
Keanu's hands were dirty. He hugged his girlfriend lightly with his elbow, and jokingly said: "Compared to offending my girlfriend, I would rather offend Universal. What's more, I have no cooperation with this company. How could he still Let Warner not work with me."
With her boyfriend's support, Eve became much firmer.
"Thank you, maybe you won't have a movie to shoot next."
"Then you have to give me a role in every future movie to make up for my loss."
Even if Keanu didn't make a lot of money because of Netflix, he wouldn't object to his girlfriend's approach. It's normal to advance and retreat with Bole.
Eve helped him tidy up his collar, patted his back and said, "That's what I earned. It would be nice to have a superstar as my muse."
Who said that an inspirational muse must be an actress, but not an actor.
After Keanu took a small peck on his girlfriend's face, he reluctantly washed off the oil and dirt on his hands.
Eve was fully prepared, and only then did she call Doug Liman.
"Hello, dear Miss Campbell, good morning!"
Doug Liman was actually a little surprised when he received Eve's call. Of course he knew why this girl came.
"Mr. Liman, I heard from your agent that you had a creative disagreement with Universal at today's meeting?"
Sitting in a swivel chair in his study, Doug replied: "Yes, there is such a disagreement. After our discussion, the best result is that I quit the creation of the sequel."
Eve thought it was just a disagreement, but she didn't expect that Universal would immediately remove Doug Liman from the creative planning. This action was too fast, and there was no mercy at all!
Obviously Doug Liman is a huge contributor to the box office success of "The Bourne", but this treatment is really chilling.
"Are you really going to quit the sequel?" Eve considered the sentence, "Without you, I don't know what direction the future of "Bourne Shadow" will go."
"So many people around the world will definitely come up with a good solution." Doug's words sounded calm at first, but in fact there was still a trace of resentment.
It's too dishonest!
Eve said in a daze, "I made an agreement with my agent before, if you don't return to direct, then I will also withdraw from the sequel."
After Doug heard this sentence, a warm current surged from the bottom of his heart.
The vast majority of actors will choose to be wise and safe at this time, and no one will make life difficult for the future. The sequel of "The Bourne" is clearly a success.
But Eve is still willing to give up tens of millions of salary and dividends, and chooses to stand on her side.
He was very relieved, feeling that he had not misjudged the person at the beginning.
"If you quit the "Bourne Shadow" crew, the impact will be too great. I accept your intention, but you should still play this role well and continue to play Mary."
Doug is not a selfish person. He understands Eve's thoughts, but he doesn't want to delay others, and he doesn't want to involve Eve in his dispute with Universal.
Mary is the heroine of the first part, but she is missing in the second part. How can this be reconciled?
"Mr. Liman, you don't have to worry, Bourne, as a top agent, cannot have weaknesses."
Eve had already thought about Mary's ending, and she planned to make Mary become Jason Bourne's white moonlight.
A dead white moonlight is a good white moonlight.
What if audiences were more surprised by having Mary killed at the beginning of the sequel?
The death of the heroine was used to exchange for the reason for Jason Bourne to come out again. This time it was no longer about escaping, but revenge and finding the truth.
In this way, Eve only needs to make a guest appearance at the beginning, and the rest only exists in the memory, and there is no need to show up at all.
However, the news that she and the director will not return to the sequel must be kept secret, otherwise the news leaks will definitely have a negative impact on the first "Bourne Shadow" that is currently in theaters.
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