King of Hollywood

Nicole's choice was not at all what Adrian expected. With her character of wanting to show herself—especially when she was repressed—it was almost impossible not to choose the second choice, even if she knew it will work harder. 1 So be it, no matter which Nicole chooses, Adrian is ready, and if he chooses the second one, he will have more time to train her.

Of course, in order to appease Nicole and give Naomi a detailed explanation by the way, Adrian also specially explained that the song and dance film for Naomi will not be released at the same time as hers, because Naomi Now also need to accumulate seniority. Of course, Naomi has no objection to this, and Adrian can also see her change of mind. [m]

Well, this is a chā song, and there are many similar chā songs in this period of time. For example, Sophie has completed the filming of "100% Men", and then in Adrian's "

"Under pressure", he began to prepare for the new movie "Chocolate"-Adrian has long said that he likes movies adapted from novels the most.

Joni Harris released the American version through the publishing company under the media, including "Harry

The example of "Special" is the first, and the publishing companies under the media have been the first choice of British young authors for a long time. Naturally, Adrian got the adaptation right immediately, so he didn't have to go to Miramax again.

Ultimately, though, the Weinstein brothers had to distribute it, who made them good at PR? Anyway, "Chocolate" has an inherent disadvantage in the story, and it doesn't expect to win an award. It is enough to have a nomination and rely on the nomination to make a good box office. The leading actor is still Johnny Depp. It’s been so long since the Winona incident, and the relationship between the three Phoenix brothers and Adrian has always been very good. He won’t refuse. As for Juliette Binoche, oh, sorry .

"You have to give me some time to spend with the children. Monica is going to film "Bone Puzzle" soon. You can't let Diva and Juliet have no mother." Sophie complained.

I have to say that the relationship between her and Monica is really good. Adrian also stopped persuading her. You know, just before the acquisition case ended and celebrations started, Juliet suddenly had a low fever in the middle of the night. Fortunately, Adrian was staying with them. He got up to check immediately after hearing his daughter's cry, and then took the She went to the hospital.

Fortunately, the little guy was fine. Quickly rejuvenated. But just in case, Adrian took Deva to the hospital for a detailed examination. Even the children live in the same room. So it doesn't matter if Sophie spends more time with the two children, and it doesn't matter if "Chocolate" is released this year.

The same goes for "Training Day," the movie Adrian told Denzel Washington at the Vanity Fair party, even though the screenplay for that movie in a previous life was original. But with his current strength, it is easy to find out if there is a similar script. Besides, there are a large group of screenwriters working for him, so it is too easy to write the script in advance.

However, some films still have to be completed within the year, such as "The Cider House Rules".

"28 Days" has been screened in more than 1,000 theaters in the deserted off-season in early April, and it has a box office of about 10 million in the first week. After making tailor-made adjustments to the heroine's image, Kate's acting skills were unsurprisingly well received by many people. Although there is no hearty girl next door in the original version, there is still a strong contrast between the elegant lady with British temperament and the image of the drunk mad woman.

"This produced a wonderful chemical effect, making people think and laugh at the same time." "San Francisco Chronicle" commented.

Good reviews are enough. Don't worry about the box office. "Secret Agent Belle" has already been scheduled for summer vacation. Adrian, who has seen part of it, believes that he will never lose to the original version. Kate's unkempt and masculine dress is not funny. Therefore, as long as "The Cider House Rules" is released at the end of the year, it will definitely add another qualification to her.

This is Kate's biggest bottleneck. Although British actors have advantages in Hollywood, they also have many disadvantages. Device: No advertisements, full text, especially she is still so beautiful, it is not easy for the Oscar judges to let go. Adrian also doesn't want to use public relations to play a major role in making her win honors-other women can. But Kate just can't, it's different - so take a few years to get her some seniority.

It is worth mentioning that. Now this version of "The Cider House Rules" is still directed by Lasse Hallstrom, and he also directed "Chocolate" in the previous life. In the two conflicts, "The Cider House Rules" is naturally the priority. Anyway, Sophie has other arrangements, and maybe changing the director can make this movie better.

"Yes, children always like to make trouble, they are lively and active, as if they are full of energy at any time, but that's why we want to make a movie about children who are secret agents, don't we?" In the studio Among them, Adrian said this to Robert Rodriguez, the director of "Very Small Secret Service".

This series in the previous life was directed by Rodgriz, but the following ones, at least the first one, are still very popular, so there is no reason not to allow him to continue directing. It happened that New Line invested in "The Teacher Is Not a Human" last year. La It is not difficult for him to come. This is a very interesting guy. Not only can he direct works of all ages like "Very Little Spy", but he can also direct films with a strong cult style like "Darkness Before Dawn".

Although such a wrong style will inevitably make him go downhill in the future, but that is a matter of the future, and now he is still a good director.

His surname reminds Adrian of another Rodgriz, Michelle Rodgriz. After he let the "Fast and Furious" crew get all the roles of Penelope Cruz, They immediately found a new actor who also had Latin blood, so they took a fancy to Michelle Rodgriz. After going around like this, this role still falls on her, which I have to say is quite interesting. Of course, she is not related to Robert Rodriguez, just because they share the same last name.

What a pity Pepe. Adrian couldn't help but sighed in his heart. It's still not a pity, but he thought of being played by Nanako Matsushima, who was almost destroyed by him when he was in Japan. Although he is not that kind of beastly man, he has to admit that looking at the woman's spoiled appearance, he does have a distorted pleasure in his heart.

Adrian is still sensible, and this kind of thing can't be done often, and there are various conditions, so only Nanako enjoys this kind of treatment. And Penelope can also be played like this. After doing such a stupid thing and offending two major media groups at the same time, no one will talk much about how Adrian will deal with her.

However, European women and Japanese women are different after all. It takes a lot of time and energy to play Penelope badly, and Adrian doesn't have so much leisure time, so it's better to cut off her future and let her go. She fucked up.

He controlled his unrestrained thoughts. Adrian chatted with Rodgriz for a few more words, and then left the set of "Very Small Spy". He came here mainly to see Leighton Meester. Leighton, who has just turned 14, is a little older, but her figure is still petite. If you don't explain it, others will see her as only 11 to 13 years old, and the script has been adjusted accordingly. So it's not too bad.

It's just that children develop very quickly. If there is a little delay, if there are two later parts, it is very likely that they will have to be replaced, of course. What will happen in the future depends on what Leighton thinks.

"Mr. Adrian, Mr. Adrian!" When Adrian left the studio and was about to get on the battery car to go out. A person came over while yelling in a hurry.

But he didn't stop his movements. After starting the car, he raised his head and looked at the man running over with a smile: "Do we know each other?"

The other party was about thirty to forty years old, with a slight bald forehead, short hair, a light blue wrinkled T-shirt and very ordinary long kù, and looked at him nervously after breathing evenly.

"No, I'm just..." Asked by Adrian, the other party became even more nervous. He also stuttered, "I... My name is Michael Arndt... I graduated from New York University Film School... I... I have been a screenwriter assistant for a long time... Responsible for reviewing... And Once Mr. Matthew Broderick's personal assistant...now...a screenwriter..."

Listening to these self-introductions. Adrian couldn't help laughing, and then patted the seat next to him: "Don't be so nervous. Michael, sit down and talk slowly."

"Thank you...thank you." Michael, who noticed Adrian's kindness, finally stabilized his mood and got into the battery car.

"So, Michael, do you have anything to say?" Adrian asked as he drove slowly towards the city.

"That's right, Mr. Adrian, I'm an independent screenwriter now." After calming down, the man named Michael Arndt spoke a lot more smoothly, "I wrote a screenwriter in the middle of last year. The script is a very simple story, and then huā listened to opinions for several months and made more than 80 revisions. At first, I thought this story was too small and too independent, so I wanted to use dv to make it as an experimental film, but my friend They all advised me to find some producers to try my luck first, so I thought of you, you are the most famous screenwriter in Hollywood, you also pay attention to the work of screenwriting, the reason is to listen to the opinions of screenwriters, so..."

He made a gesture with the corner of his mouth, and looked at Adrian with hopeful and apprehensive eyes.

"Look, Michael, I have a lot of things to do, and I can't keep them apart. I just finished filming a movie not long ago, and then I'm going to start a new one soon." Adrian said this first, looking at the other person After lù showed a disappointed look, he changed the topic again: "So, there are still five minutes from here to the parking lot, and you have five minutes to describe the main content of your story to me."

"Okay...Okay!" Michael, who was already mentally prepared, of course would not let go of this opportunity, and immediately began to talk: "This is about a story about family members colliding with each other. Been through times of disillusionment. This family is weird, everyone has their own problems, but at the same time, everyone doesn't want to spend time listening to other people's problems, so the family table often becomes a battlefield where arguments break out..."

Five minutes is neither short nor long. After a while, the parking lot appeared in front of the road in the studio area. Michael Arndt still has a bit of eloquence, and described the whole story in five minutes. Although there are still some places that are not very clear, and because of time constraints, but in general not bad.

"Okay, we're here." Adrian, who stopped the battery car to the designated location, walked down, "I only have one question, Michael."

"Excuse me, sir." Following down, Arndt became nervous again.

Adrian smiled: "Did you bring the script with you?"

After being stunned for about two seconds, the other party reacted. Immediately overjoyed, he looked for it in his satchel: "Yes, sir, please wait a moment."

Soon, a neatly bound script was handed to Adrian. After turning a few pages, he said, "Can you leave me a call, Michael?"

"Of course." Arndt started to look for it in a panic again, and finally wrote down his phone number in the small notebook he carried with him. Then tear off āo to Adrian.

"Thank you. I will read the script in detail as soon as possible after I go back. I will give you an answer tomorrow afternoon at the latest. What do you think?" Adrian put it in his pocket after a glance and said.

"No problem, Mr. Adrian." Arndt said there was no doubt, Adrian patted him on the shoulder with a smile, and then got in the car and left.

Too many times to run into writers, directors, or producers who sell themselves on set, in the studio, or whatever. Who made Adrian known as the most discerning person in Hollywood, and there are so many actors, directors and producers as examples? What's more, many people know that his attitude has always been very good. As long as there is no urgent matter to deal with, no matter who comes to him, even if he is unknown. He will listen patiently for a few minutes.

In fact, Adrian doesn't like to do this either, because 70% of the works promoted by these screenwriters and directors are rubbish. The remaining 30% is pretty average, too, with some stories sounding like torture. But he had to be patient and receive everyone who came to him. This was not only for the sake of fame, but the most important thing was to collect scripts.

After all, he is not all-knowing and omnipotent, and it is impossible to write down all the scripts that he wrote down in one go. It is impossible to say when someone has created a certain script that is destined to be popular in a low-key manner. Although Adrian has a way to prevent this from happening, it is not too troublesome to listen to those people's stories for a few minutes, officially for this reason. He now has a good script: "Little Miss Sunshine"!

"It's a good road movie, Michael. I love it, and there are a few hiccups. But that kind of ironic yet inspirational feel is so appealing that I've even had The right person to play the role of grandpa and granddaughter, so, are you willing to give us this script? " The next day, after calling Michael Arndt to the office, Adrian asked.

"Very willing, Mr. Adrian." Arndt seemed very excited. No one would be excited to be recognized, or to be recognized by the famous director of Miracle.

"So, would you like to work in Universal's screenwriting department for a while, Michael?" Adrian asked again immediately.

Frozen for two seconds, suppressing his ecstasy, Arndt then repeated what he just said: "Very willing, Mr. Adrian."

Anyone who has worked as a screenwriter knows that in Hollywood, screenwriters who work for Miracle Director are the most valuable. Not only are their salaries and benefits high, but they can also get a lot of exercise. Screenwriters who come out of Miracle Director are always in demand. Know how to choose, not to mention Adrian personally invited.

Nodding in satisfaction, Adrian immediately let Arndt leave. In his memory, the script "Little Miss Sunshine" did have a script more than five years before it was produced, but due to a series of reasons, there was no People realized the value of this script, so they put it off again and again, and it was not until 2006 that the investment was made and produced, and then it was well received.

For such a movie, Adrian naturally couldn't let it go, and he found it automatically. By the way, he also brought Michael Arndt into his screenwriting team. To be able to write such a script, Arndt Te is also considered to be somewhat talented, and it would definitely be beneficial to let him hone it. You must know that he will not experience five consecutive failures now.

Adrian was thinking about what kind of work to prepare for Emma Roberts, and "Little Miss Sunshine" was sent to men. It can be said that this is the arrangement of fate.

He wasn't worried that little Emma wouldn't be able to control this role. After staying with Julia and Adrian for so long, little Emma had already developed a strong interest in acting under the influence of his ears. The role of the daughter played in "Small Island Cry" is still good, this role should be no problem, besides, Adrian is on the side to guide, if it can be completed and released within this year, it will definitely be Very interesting and surprising.

Of course, I’m not in a hurry to tell little Emma this time, the script is a little different from the one in Adrian’s memory, as I said before, Arndt has not experienced five consecutive years of sales failures, yes “ There are not only two outcomes of winning and losing in life." The understanding of this theme is not deep enough, and it takes time to repair it. Secondly, he intends to surprise little Emma and make fun of Julia.

But that had to be when the second movie started shooting, so he had to hurry up and arrange a lot of things, such as the cast of "X-Men". The scripts of the trilogy have been completed, and the cooperation with Sony Pictures has also been finalized. Naturally, the film should be ready to start shooting, but this also leads to a trouble.

"I've been waiting for your date invitation for more than half a year! When are you going to delay it!" In Adrian's office, Scarlett asked aggressively with her hands on her hips.