King of Hollywood Chapter 269: Ready to start

Chapter 269 is ready to begin

Although the investment of "The Lord of the Rings" is not much, according to the original version, each part does not exceed 100 million, which is really not enough compared to the blockbuster with an investment of 120 million or so after entering the 21st century, even if it is now replaced by Adrian production and directing, however, only increased the total investment of 50 million, and each of them was amortized at the beginning of 100 million, which is still incomparable with those later major productions.

It’s just that the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy has definitely won the word of mouth and box office among similar works. The box office of the Harry Potter series may far exceed it, and the profits around it are much more than it. , But in word of mouth, no fantasy works can surpass it. Therefore, this is a well-deserved masterpiece, so Adrian chose Universal to take charge of the trilogy.

As early as 1994, he had already obtained the film adaptation rights of The Lord of the Rings. Negotiations were a difficult task. The adaptation rights of the trilogy were not in the hands of Tolkien’s sons and trust institutions. As early as the 1970s, the novel was adapted into animation and radio drama, so the film copyright was in the hands of Hollywood producer Saul Saz.

Saul Saz is also a personal thing in Hollywood, and Adrian was far less powerful than it is now. Although he had already made a big name at that time, the acquisition was also expanding, and it was still delayed to 95 years. After that, Adrian became the youngest and best director of the Oscar, only to take the film rights of "The Lord of the Rings" in his hands.

This is the case with Rao. He didn’t get the copyright of all the films in The Lord of the Rings. Although Sol Saz adapted "The Adventures of The Hobbit", the distribution rights are in the hands of United States instead of him. But it doesn’t matter. Adrian has reservations about the prequel, so people can talk slowly. Anyway, Lianmei and MGM have merged, and they have robbed MGM’s film library. They are somewhat related to each other, so you can slowly talk.

Of course, all the terms must be fine, profit sharing is the top priority, and do not appear in the future to file a lawsuit because of unfair sharing. Although with his current power, those people will not arbitrarily sue him, and he has no worries about sue, but once this happens, he will be unhappy after all.

After obtaining the copyright of the movie "The Lord of the Rings", Adrian hid it from the snow until Universal Movies was acquired by the media, and the film and television production was basically stable, before throwing the first monument as the foundation.

"Although it takes about a year to shoot, it doesn't really need that much. My best is to squeeze time." Adrian continued humorously, suddenly exchanged a low smile.

"I believe this." Hugo Weiwen took the sentence. Among the several actors sitting, apart from the few women, only he and Adrian had cooperated.

"Great, does this mean I can go home now? I'm also good at squeezing time." Ian McKellen immediately asked, pretending to be Zhou, and laughed again.

"I support you very much, Ian, I would like to play Gandalf rather than Saruman." Christopher Li Yi sitting next to him said seriously, the smile was suddenly bigger, and the atmosphere in the meeting room was more harmonious. .

Adrian nodded secretly with satisfaction. Ian McKellen is a very interesting old man who always maintains humor, humor and optimism, is contagious, is quite able to regulate the atmosphere, and it is no wonder that he can love with xìng Was identified as a jazz by Elizabeth II. Basically, he started using the original cast, McLaren as Gandalf, Lee as Saruman, and Wei Wen as King Elon. Needless to say, Ilya Wood, Vigo Mortson, Carl? Urban, Sean? Austin, Sean? Bin, etc., are in this room, Blanchett and Liv Tyler can not escape.

However, the change is not without Adrian is not interested in all British actors. Besides, in the original version, is Liv Tyler not an American actor? So it was Silver Phoenix who played the elven prince Legolas.

As early as more than a year ago, he had already decided, and he was willing to tell Silver to practice archery. Silver, who suffered a lot of setbacks in music, also found an archery teacher, although archery It’s not much better, but the posture is quite different. In addition, the accent is also in place. At least when talking with Mortson and others, I can't hear any difference. Still, that guy is very talented in performing, but he has to make music. It makes people smile bitterly.

As for Orlando? Bloom, whoever wants him to die.

Of course, there is more than that. Another important figure, King Rohan’s female injection of Iowyn, also changed the actress to Gwyneth.

After starring in "Shakespeare in Love" and "Elizabeth" separately with Blanchett, the media intentionally or unintentionally pushed her to the opposite of Blanchett. After being nominated for the best actress Oscar, both "opponents" The argument is very arrogant, but the two women are very good and intimate in public, and the media has not caught the opportunity to make a big fuss.

But what made Adrian determined is that Gwyneth and Blanchett co-produced a movie last year, "Genius Ripley" directed by Anthony Mingra. Despite knowing that Mingra’s slow-paced storytelling style is not very pleasing, it may feel good to watch it once, and it will make you tired after more. Adrian still let Miramax make this movie, not at the box office. Then earn a good reputation.

However, Mingra hopes that Adrian can persuade Gwyneth and Blanchett to appear, and for this he has modified the script according to his wishes, Adrian agreed, and then gave birth to a film that they directed The idea of ​​acting together in China. Since he pinned Gwyneth and Blanchett together, regardless of life or career, it is also interesting to let them make movies together.

Furthermore, when they first filmed "Shakespeare in Love" and "Elizabeth", they were already considered to make a movie together, so it would be appropriate for Gwyneth to appear in Iowyn.

"Please come over, mainly to meet each other and get acquainted with each other. Under the acquaintance, the crew also arranges your schedule."

"Long before this, I had people sent to New Zealand to collect information, and before sending you an invitation, some people in charge have already set up the scene."

"As for why New Zealand is considered, it is simple, the environment is very suitable, and then the labor is cheap."

Adrian answers the questions of the actors without haste.

Although the film was temporarily frozen after he got the copyright, he still arranged many people to go to New Zealand in the following years, to the places he remembered, such as Queenstown or Tongariro National Park. Collecting relevant information and starting preparations early, so when he is now ready to start, various scene setting diagrams and character setting diagrams have been very perfect.

Since there is an original version for reference, there is no need for Adrian to go to other places to find a suitable location. It will only be a thankless task. Besides, New Zealand’s labor is indeed very cheap and can save a lot of costs.

"Thank you for taking the time to come and be afraid at the latest by the middle of this month. Please be prepared." Adrian ended today's meeting with this sentence.

The name of Director Miracle is now well known, especially since he was nominated for the three best directors at this year’s Oscar, so no one refused after the invitation, and Gwyneth was just playing. small temper.

"I just think it's unfair. Why can Cate play the queen of elves, but I'm just a queen girl?" After the meeting, Gwyneth, who was walking behind, asked Adrian this way, this is where she was dissatisfied.

"Because Ed thinks you are suitable." Blanchett followed her with a grinning interface.

Gwyneth rolled her eyes but said nothing, and although Liv Tyler at the end was a little unhappy to watch them, but at the same time thoughtful.

Although the "Lord of the Rings" has been put on the schedule, but there is still a period of time before the actual shooting, Adrian still has to arrange other things, such as the late editing of "The Beautiful Legend of Sicily"-this is actually not in a hurry, the movie is at least To wait until the end of the year, there is enough time for him to slowly edit the group number-or the arrangement of some movies, and how certain information is passed to him at the first time, and the schedule of other women.

Be aware that Adrian must be taken in New Zealand for at least a few months, with a considerable time difference and reversed climate. Although it is convenient to return to Los Angeles, it should not be too frequent, so how to pass information efficiently How to let women go to New Zealand for vacation, etc., all need planning, but fortunately he has a capable female secret.

Of course, in addition to these, there are some things that he needs to actively arrange for himself.

"New Zealand? At least ten months?" At Julis's house, Avril opened her eyes wide after hearing that.

"Yes, a fairly large-scale production, I need to stay there for a long time to guide the shooting." Adrian nodded.

"Oh, that's too bad. I still have a lot of things to ask you for advice." Avril unabashedly hides her annoyance and loss.

"I heard that you are making movies very quickly, and it takes up to 2 months for someone else to make a movie in half a year. Why did it take so long this time?" she asked immediately.

Avril Lavigne is a lively girl. She came to Los Angeles within a few weeks and got acquainted with a group of children playing rock and roll. She also put a lot of enthusiasm on her training in the company. Norton praised Adrian more than once, and she has great potential in pop rock.

Adrian often takes time to chat with Avril Lavigne and discuss music topics. The girl was surprised after knowing that Britney and Christina had written several popular songs that he wrote, and the rare Adrian was not fully acknowledged.

"I just have a lot of ideas, such as a few melody bursting out of inspiration, and it's no problem to hum, but it is not so easy to write a complete song, so Eric is their real credit." He That's it.

Yeah, I didn’t fully admit it, but I used the half-covering to the extreme, so Avril Lavigne’s eyes were filled with curiosity and even worship. But more often, it was Avril Lavigne speaking, listening to Adrian, listening to her talking about those things when she was a child, listening to her complaining or boasting, and then speaking at an appropriate time.

Therefore, when Avril has been used to this and learned that Adrian is going to stay in New Zealand for a long time, it is normal to feel lost.

"This is a trilogy, that is, three films at a time, even if each one takes 2 months, it is also half a year, not to mention the large scale of this film." Adrian simply explained Next, I reached out and touched the girl’s head, “But don’t worry, if you want, you can come and see me.”

"That's the way to go," Avril screamed immediately, fearing that he might regret it.

"Of course." Adrian nodded with a smile.

Obviously, the girl has a very good impression of him, and the weight in the heart is very heavy. This is a good start, but the other is a little different.

"New Zealand? At least ten months?" Jessica's eyes widened. Although she was a little surprised and lost, she was also envious and regretful. After listening to Adrian's explanation, besides wishing him a smooth shooting Said nothing.

Until the party was about to end and Adrian was about to leave, Jessica asked him by the opportunity to send him: "So, where do you stay until the end, or do you always come back?"

"I will take the time to come back, but not very often. After all, the jet lag is too much and too frequent, but it will affect the efficiency." Adrian said.

Then Jessica sighed: "I really want to see how New Zealand is."

Adrian raised an eyebrow and immediately said: "If you want, I can invite you to go on vacation."

"Really?" The girl revealed the **** of surprise again, but followed by the **** of hesitation, "But..."

"In this way, I invite the entire crew of "Dark Angel" to New Zealand for a holiday. You can follow the crew alone or bring your family." Adrian said.

I probably didn’t expect that the other party could see their thoughts. Jessica grew her mouth, jumped up with joy, and wrapped his neck around his face. He took a heavy ěn bite: "Thank you, Ed"

Following the exclamation of what I thought of again, my face also turned a lot red, and throwing away Adrian like a panic bunny and got back home.

It's... an interesting, contradictory girl. Adrian thought so, touching the cheek that Jessica had passed. Although he did not have as much contact with her as Avril Lavigne, and most of the time was on the set of "Dark Angel", there were definitely quite a few, and the relationship was quite harmonious. She also invited him to participate in several parties she hosted.

Jessica is very fond of holding parties and invites a large group of friends to come over to play, but most of the parties are held in her own home. She still lives with her parents and younger brother, so the actual animals are different from some parties. So Adrian will use contradictions to describe her. It's like a little butterfly eager to break free and drill out of the cocoon, but it has shrunk in from time to time for various reasons, but it hasn't fully grown.

Yes, that’s it. In a few months, Jessicabi was prettier when she first appeared in "Dark Angel", and was gradually approaching the image in Adrian's memory, but there was still some distance away from reaching it completely. It's like a butterfly that hasn't broken its cocoon, so if you really want to do something, you have to hurry up. The effect that is exerted when the cocoon is broken is not as great as when it is still an egg.

Okay, don’t mention this anymore. It is getting closer and closer to the official opening of The Lord of the Rings, and Adrian is also preparing to start, after taking action for something planned for a period of time.

"Why ask me to come here? Wouldn't it be in a cafe or restaurant or club?" Nicole asked immediately after sitting down.

Although there was some kindness in her words, there was no impatient **** between her eyebrows. On the contrary, she seemed quite relaxed, as if she had removed some big stones in her heart.

Nico has a reason to relax, of course, because there is no time limit on Cruz, the divorce case between the two has been delayed for almost a year, and now the dust is finally settled. According to the court's decision, Cruz handed her a mansion in Sydney and Los Angeles Beverly Hills, and also paid $50 million. Note 2, two days later, after the divorce agreement signing meeting, she can get rid of that completely Man now.

In addition, her performance in "Mulholland Drive" won many praises from film critics, and also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. Yes, yes, in the Golden Globe Awards just past , She won the best supporting actress, although she had won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in the musical comedy category three years ago, but everyone knows the comfort of this best actress.

So although her evaluation of acting is not as good as Naomi~IndoMTL.com~, she is still a little satisfied, after all, this is the first time, the film critics completely ignored her appearance, and Naomi Won the nomination for the best heroine in the Golden Globe Awards, but failed to get it.

But Nicole also had a little worry and irritability at the same time, because she knew that everything she had now was given by the person in front of her. If it were not for the person to arrange for the media to report in their own favor, if it was not for the person to send someone to snipe the detective invited by Cruz, she would not have won so easily in this divorce case, and not only received a large amount of compensation It also pushed most of the negative news to Cruz, Nicole, who has been in Hollywood for almost ten years, and also heard about Anthony Pelicano's ability.

Similarly, if it is not the man who directed "Mulholland Drive" and invited her to star, she will not get the best supporting actress in the Golden Globe Awards, and won praise that she did not have before. And this man is now nominated by Oscar for the three best directors in the same session, and also let his two women get the nomination of Oscar for best actress at the same time, which makes Nicole very contradictory.

After a complete break with Cruz, her mind was completely put into her career, and Oscar’s best actress is her main goal now. There is a shortcut now, right in front of her, and she knows exactly what the other party wants. Adrian never hides her strong possessiveness when she looks at her.