King of Hollywood

Chapter 70 Role Arrangement

"At the premiere, the auditorium was full of audiences, hundreds of seats were filled! They all loved the movie, very, very much, especially every time I appeared, they would laugh, My aunt said that I did a great job, and she also said that the media also said so." In the restaurant of the five-star hotel in the Park City Deer Valley Ski Resort, little Emma said happily while waving her spoon.

"Okay, Emma, ​​be careful not to throw the salad on your plate on Liv's clothes." Adrian said with a smile.

"I won't, don't treat me like a child, Ed, or I will be very angry!" Because the conversation was interrupted, little Emma pursed her mouth and threatened.

"Emma is just a little excited. Although she has acted in some movies, I was also excited after the release of "The End of the World", but I didn't do anything that would affect others." Emma defended.

"Let me remind you, Liv, that you didn't like Armageddon at the time. Remember your reaction when you first read the script? You said, there's nothing better than having oil workers save the world. Is it outrageous?" Adrian looked at Liv's blue eyes with a smile, "Even if you don't mention this, you were much older than Emma at that time, if you do things that affect other people, oh, God Ah, poor Liv must have had too much to drink."

Liv couldn't help but gave him a blank look, then leaned towards little Emma and said to her: "You know, Emma, ​​I hate Ed's serious appearance the most, and I really want to point his nose at this time Come and punch."

"That's so boring, my friend Charlotte told me a better way," little Emma glanced at Adrian and smiled, "while Ed fell asleep, pour a large bucket of ice cubes suddenly It must be very exciting to get into his quilt!"

"I love this idea! It's great, let's try it tonight!" Liv cheered happily, and looked at Adrian deliberately with little Emma. It seems that she is currently No signs of wanting to grow up yet.

"Okay, okay, you guys can discuss it slowly here, I'm sorry for a while." Adrian stood up shaking his head and sighing, what did little Emma instill in little Emma? She wouldn't have instilled it in Lily, right?

But there is no time to analyze this now. Adrian has other troubles to deal with, such as the two women who seem to be talking amicably in front of him.

"Why don't you spend more time with Emma? By the way, there is... Liv." Although Julia's tone sounded casual, the pause when she said Liv was enough to explain everything.

This is why Adrian arranged for Sophia to sit with her for dinner. Although he and Sophia had sex several times, at least they were not as close as Liv or Sophia didn't want to be too close to him.

"They are discussing how to make me suffer. In order to let them have a more enjoyable conversation and make them make more detailed plans, so I came here." Adrian shrugged, "No interruption you?"

"That's interesting, Ed," Sophia added with a chuckle. "I think there must be a lot of women who want to join their discussion."

"Actually, I do." Julia said immediately, adding perfectly, um, having them at the same table and keeping Liv a little further away was the right thing to do.

"Don't hit me anymore, how about changing the topic, such as movies, you have been here longer than me, and you must have gained more than me-by the way, Sophie, I have met several film critics, They think "Little Miss Sunshine" is better than "Innocence", what do you think." Adrian didn't talk too much about it, and easily moved to other aspects.

This is a good topic. As Adrian said, they have been in Park City for several days, and they each have different movies to support, so there must be all arguments on this. Women usually don't argue if the relationship is good, so they need an arbitrator, a role that Adrian has never been very good at.

He won't get along with him when he doesn't need it. Take the two movies "Innocence" and "Little Miss Sunshine" as examples. Although Sophia took the pictures very well and conveyed her emotions well, but first of all, she and her The previous theme was repeated, and secondly, the whole still seemed calm, which was slightly inferior to "Little Miss Sunshine".

The characteristic of "Little Miss Sunshine" is that the first 80% of the content is constantly suppressed, and the main characters in it continue to fail. He was ordered not to participate in any beauty pageants in California in the future. Then, when they pushed the van hard to start, and boarded the car while running and laughing, the emotions and sublimation that were released at that moment could easily strongly infect the audience.

If "Innocence" is a cup of light green tea, exuding a subtle fragrance from the beginning to the end, then "Little Miss Sunshine" is a cup of full-bodied whiskey. Strong aftertaste of parting. For ordinary audiences, it is self-evident that they prefer movies with that rhythm.

"I thought you would say a lot of good things about each other and not mention the shortcomings at all." When sending Julia back to the room, she said to him standing at the door.

"Sophie is not a good actor, but she is definitely a good director. She has a clear and correct understanding of herself in this regard, so she will not be frustrated by these shortcomings. Besides, many people like this movie." Adrian replied with a smile that it was too easy to guess what Julia was thinking.

"It seems that you know Sophie very well." Julia snorted softly.

"Indeed, but..." Adrian approached her, stretched out his hand to gently pinch Julia's chin, and watched her narrow her eyes, "I know you and Liv better, if you want, how about Come with me to Liv's room and have a good chat, I promise you will meet a brand new partner!"

As he spoke, he put his arms around her waist, pulled her into his arms, and looked at her in a condescending manner. Julia couldn't speak for a while, she finally digested the words, and was about to speak with a look of surprise, but Adrian blocked her mouth as soon as she made a move.

After a burst of kisses, Julia finally reacted and pushed Adrian away forcefully, glared at him with some hatred, but immediately sighed again, and finally entered her room helplessly.

It's really exciting. When the door closed in front of him, Adrian rubbed his chin and thought. Half of Julia's appearance is because of Liv, and the other half... At least at this moment, he really has the idea of ​​breaking in and giving her a good lesson. It's a pity that Adrian is Adrian after all, since he has promised to accompany Liv, how can he go back on his word?

The closing ceremony of the Sundance Film Festival is on the 28th, which is also the awards ceremony, and Adrian does not plan to stay until then. Wandered in the crowded streets of Park City, showed up in front of the media and communicated with many insiders, watched several movies in various movie theaters and took photos with some fans, and played in the best Deer Valley ski resort here ,Will suffice.

**Although the influence of the film festival is not bad, there is no need to treat Sundance like Cannes. If nothing else, if Sundance is like Robert? As Rayford claimed, it would not be too difficult for "Little Miss Sunshine" to win the feature film award. Adrian had a rough understanding of all the entries, and none of them could pose a threat to the film.

But before you go, Harvey? Weinstein is at the door again.

"Don't tell, Ed, you're going to give us a movie about pirates!" Weinstein yelled as soon as he entered the door, the flesh on his face trembled, and the stubble he had deliberately grown followed. Trembling.

"Calm down, Harvey," Adrian smiled and poured him a glass of whiskey. "Is there anything wrong with that?"

"What's wrong? God, how long has it been since "Cut Throat Island"!" Weinstein lamented, "Pirates, treasure maps, treasures, these things will definitely be popular in 20 or 30 years. But now, it's just disaster! People are tired of pirates, even musicals are better than pirates."

"So I asked the screenwriter to add fantasy elements and enrich the character of the characters, the cursed gold coins, the full moon night will turn into a skeleton, some sissy selfish but always find a way to turn the tables at critical moments The captain, the little blacksmith who deeply loves the governor's daughter, and the governor's daughter who is eager for adventure." Adrian raised his hands.

"But..." Weinstein gestured and wanted to say something else.

"Okay, Harvey, you still believe that I can give you a trilogy series with a global box office of more than one billion, why don't you believe this is it?" Adrian reached out and pressed the button in the air, "You have read through With the script, as one of the best producers in Hollywood, I believe you can see the potential in it."

"I admit that the fantasy elements in it are very attractive, but the theme of pirates is a bit risky." Weinstein did not hide his thoughts.

"Yes, after 95 years, pirate-themed movies have basically disappeared in Hollywood. However, there is no such thing as a forever unpopular theme. As long as it disappears for long enough, the audience will start to miss it. Once they start to miss it, if they can make New ideas will inevitably lead to a short-term revival," Adrian said with a smile, "For example, a musical, and I plan to make a musical this year."

"Don't compare ordinary people to you, Ed." Weinstein shook his head.

"Thank you for the compliment, Harvey, don't worry, I have a luxurious facelift in store for you, you and Johnny Depp are on good terms right? He's a good fit for the crazy Captain Jack, and Captain Barbossa can be done by Geoffrey Rush plays, Jerry Bruckheimer will be willing to be the executive producer, the director can choose Gore Verbinski, except for the little blacksmith, there is nowhere to go, and the heroine has yet to grow, other basic There is a candidate." Adrian said with a raised hand.

"You are so considerate, Ed, is the heroine really not Liv? Miss Taylor?" Weinstein was still brooding over that question.

"Of course not, I won't let an American actor play a British role." Adrian couldn't help laughing.

"But you've done that in The Lord of the Rings," Weinstein continued.

"The Lord of the Rings is British literature, but it didn't happen in England—come on, Harvey, instead of entangled in this matter, you might as well start the preparatory work, just transform the studio into a suitable place. It will take several months for the environment, prepare the ships, teach several protagonists swordsmanship, and invite people to study the customs at that time, details of clothing, daily life, navigation and military conditions, etc., if necessary, even You have to go to a small island in the Caribbean for on-site shooting, these things are enough for you to be busy for half a year." Adrian sighed, "In short, get ready, Harvey, when I say yes, I will The heroine will be handed over to the crew, remember to arrange relevant teachers for her, and the film can be started by the end of this year at the latest."

"Okay, it seems that you are ready to go back, so I will follow your arrangement." After pondering for a while, Weinstein stood up and said.

I have to say that the title of ace screenwriter and discerning people is really useful in Hollywood, Ted? Elliott and Terry? Rossio has collaborated on many scripts. As early as the early 1990s, he thought of creating a pirate story, but not many producers were interested in their ideas at that time. After the box office failure of "Cutthroat Island" in 1995, pirate-themed movies It even disappeared, and they had to temporarily put this idea down.

At the beginning of 2000, Elliott brought it up again, and Rossio agreed, so they found a way to get in touch with Universal Pictures, and they hoped that the director of Marvel would support this idea. At first, Adrian didn't pay attention, because this is a very ordinary pirate story, very real, nothing else.

Fortunately, he soon came to his senses. Although the story was different from what he remembered, at least the characters were portrayed, such as the crazy and sissy captain who was betrayed by the first mate and the crew, such as the governor’s daughter who was eager for adventure and who loved him. little blacksmith. So he quickly met with Elliott and Rossio, chatted with them about his ideas and asked if some fantasy elements could be added. After getting a positive answer, he then described his ideas in detail. The two screenwriters Naturally, he agreed very much, so the script of "Pirates of the Caribbean" was released, and Adrian then used this to lure Weinstein.

The only troublesome thing is that Keira in 2000 was obviously not qualified for the role of Elizabeth, so Adrian delayed for a year and used two movies to hone her acting skills, although Keira's age was still the same when the filming started in 2001. There are still some problems, but "Pirates of the Caribbean" can be solved in less than a year from pre-production to filming and production, and this problem will not be a problem by then.

As for Pirates of the Caribbean at Disneyland? Don't worry about it at all, the name Pirates of the Caribbean is not exclusive to Disney, besides, Adrian has already had people register trademarks for a series of categories such as movies, games, and toys. If it wasn't for Eisner's feelings, they might have registered the trademarks of large-scale entertainment facilities. Who told Disney not to do so?

The final result of the Sundance Film Festival was exactly as Adrian expected. "Little Miss Sunshine" finally won the Drama Award. Although there was a short gay story in it, it had little impact. Side evidence that the gay community is expanding and becoming more active. Sophia's "Innocence" won the Jury's Special Award for Drama, which is a bit of a pity. According to reliable sources, she missed the Drama Director Award by one vote.

Nevertheless, "Innocence" took this opportunity to enter the public's attention. Although it has the same theme as "Girl Suicide", it still received more praise than criticism from film critics. Obviously, the position of literary vase is still very suitable for her. The next step is to arrange a release. The number of theaters may not be many, but this kind of movie is not made for making money.

So "Innocence" is still inferior to "Little Miss Sunshine". As I said before, the story of "Little Miss Sunshine" is more attractive than the audience, and the atmosphere is more positive, so it is very popular with film critics. Ai Ma? Roberts also received more attention and praise than Liv. You must know that she has an aunt who is in full swing in Hollywood, which makes other actresses unable to match.

Facing the reporter's attention, little Emma was very happy, and even called little Emma to show off. What an idiot, it's too early to show off now, if it waits until next month... I don't know what her biological parents will think, they haven't met much in the past few years, and Julia hasn't completely forgiven her brother.

But this is little Emma's housework, and Adrian is not suitable to intervene for the time being, so the things that need to be closed are the upcoming movies and upcoming movies, such as "Fast and Furious".

After going around in circles, the movie dragged on until 2001. After Penelope was driven back to Spain, although Michelle was quickly found? Rodriguez replaced, but after all, the movie has already been filmed, and it will take a lot of time to completely reshoot the scene with the most important supporting actress. Then it was delayed until the second half of the year due to some things. Finally, Adrian calculated the situation in 2001 and finally arranged the schedule in January.

Although it is the off-season, the media has various speculations about Penelope leaving the crew and returning to Spain, and it may not be difficult to stir up speculation.

In addition, Adrian originally wanted to arrange "Rush Hour 2" in January, because the script of "Western Dragon" was in his hands and has not been filmed, so "Rush Hour 2" was produced in advance. But after careful consideration, it is still put in the summer vacation in August. There are not many roles suitable for Yuki Hui-yes, the important supporting actress in the original version is played by Yuki Hui. As for the script, just slightly modify it, Jack? Chen has no opinion on this.

The same is true for "The Dragon of the Western Regions". The reason why the preparations are only now started is because Adrian left this role to Lin Chiling. Comparing vases is enough to take her to the next level——Jack? Chen still had no comment.

But what Adrian is most concerned about now is not the preparation of "Western Veyron", but the casting of "Princess Diaries"... Q