King of Hollywood Chapter 63: Actor

To be honest, which director and producer can achieve the level of Adrian? The first film won the Best Newcomer Award at the Venice Film Festival, and the second film won the Berlin Film Festival Jury Award. Although there is luck in it, it can not obliterate the excellence of these two films. His title: Ghost only director! These two low-cost and high-office movies pushed Adrian to the top of second-line directors and producers. Laffern is almost certain that after "Shoushenk's Salvation" is released, he will be promoted to first-line director and producer. problem.

　　In addition, his screenwriting ability is also obvious to everyone. The scripts of these three films are all from his hands, and the four scripts sold to the earliest companies all made money after they were made into movies. Especially the "Bodyguard" sold to Warner is the most profitable of those four scripts. Although Warner has adjusted the schedule to mid-July in order to avoid the edge of "Terminator 2", the North American box office has so far exceeded 100 million. Not delusional.

　　Not to mention other kinds. And most importantly, it took him just over a year to do this! It seems that "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" took about two months from filming to production, while "Memento" took three months. If "Shoushenk's Salvation" is not in London, it will probably be the most. It's about four months. So even if Laffern does not approve of such a rushing development, he has to admit that Adrian's vision and ability are unmatched. In this case, then follow along.

　　 "So, which one is your new movie going to choose?" Raphin asked.

　　 "Of course it’s a remake of an Italian movie, you only need to make some changes in the original plot," Adrian replied with a smile, "In fact, I had time to write some of the script when I was in London. Julis, who is in charge of the editorial board, is responsible for editing and strives to complete it within a week. She is the best one among the current screenwriters."

　　 "Okay, what else?" Lavern took note of these.

"Put up the shelf as soon as possible. I hope that no more than mid-September, except for the actor, the other roles and the shooting venue are all under the responsibility of the departments." Adrian said that there was a pause here, and after a few minutes of pondering, it opened again: "I'm afraid you have to help me find a way to invite the leading actor, Laffer."

　　 "Oh?" Raphine raised his eyebrows.

　　 "I plan to," Adrian looked at him with a meaningful look, "Invite Al Pacino to appear in Lieutenant Colonel Blind."

　　 "Scent of a Woman", this is the new movie prepared by Adrian.

　　 Question: If you want to get the first place and know the answer, how can you guarantee it?

　　Answer: Move the entire key calculation steps intact.

　　Al Pacino won the best actor at the 65th Oscar as the blind lieutenant colonel Frank, so Adrian only needs to completely reproduce the movie "Scent of a Woman" and invite Al to appear in the male The protagonist, the rest depends on Raphael’s propaganda and public relations. It's very speculative and tricky, but Adrian doesn't care, as long as he can reach his goal, as long as the means are within the scope of the rules, he can do everything he can.

　　Although he does not know this, he strongly agrees with Adrian. It's simple. Al became famous in the 1970s and passed Oscar's best actor several times. If I only watch acting, whether it is "The Godfather 2" or "Dog Day Afternoon" or "...And Justice for All" is enough for him to get a Xiaojin, unfortunately Al's luck is not very good.

　　 But now, this bad luck has become capital. Almost everyone knows that the film school owes a small gold man to Al. As mentioned earlier, if the competitors cannot be far removed from the quality, then the factors that determine the outcome are above, and this qualification is also one of the factors. So as long as Adrian can really guarantee the quality, La Verne is completely sure to push Al to the throne of the best actor.

　　Now that’s the case, let’s do it. Although the company’s heads were surprised that Adrian will continue to make new movies, but they don’t have too many opinions. His comments over the past year are obvious to all. .

　　 In fact, if possible, Adrian would like to make the first three films prepared, the one that let Emma Thompson get the best actress's "Howard Manor".

　　 "Howard Manor" is a novel by the famous British writer Edward Morgan Foster, typical of British literature, telling the helpless, embarrassing, unexpected stories of the two people around the Howard Manor, In a sense, this novel is more like a long fable.

The reason why 　　 first wanted to choose this film to shoot first was because Adrian was sure to persuade Emma Thompson to appear. As one of the most well-known British actresses, Thompson is also a talented woman, and has her own views on film writers and productions. In addition, the film is adapted from a famous British novel, as long as she believes that he can shoot well This movie, then it is absolutely no problem to agree to it. Moreover, the film's other protagonist Anthony Hopkins also verbally promised to be able to cooperate while at the Berlin Film Festival.

　　Unfortunately, although the idea is good, there is an embarrassing problem that people cannot avoid, that is, "Howard Manor" is an uncompromising loss. This is a typical British Victorian-style movie. This alone can make many viewers lose their interest in watching. In addition, the story itself is neither suspense nor thrilling. It is about people. Things, then will lose part of the audience. Simply put, this is a very niche literary film, and you can imagine how much box office you can get.

　　Of course, since Adrian decided to cast this movie, he certainly wouldn’t care about losing money, but that should never be the present. Although "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" and "Memento" have made a lot of money for film companies, they can also spend a lot of money at the same time. Not to mention the expansion of the company, there are several films invested alone. It is not wise to lose money at this time. Therefore, he had to turn his attention to "Scent of a Woman", but this movie also has troubles that need to be resolved.

　　 said before that Adrian would choose "Howard Manor" as the first choice, because it was sure to convince Emma Thompson. But if you change to Al Pacino, it will not be easy.

　　Pacino is not like Freeman or Robbins. He has long been famous and has experienced too many things. He is a leading big star in Hollywood. It is not easy to persuade each other to take over the role. .

　　 Speaking of it, it is because Adrian's qualifications are too shallow. If he can maintain the current momentum, these big-name stars will not refuse to cooperate with him after three or five years, but now it is difficult to say.

　　Facts prove that his concerns are correct. Pacino’s agent is a tough guy. Not only is the method smooth, but the words and things are also watertight. It is not enough for Adrian to want to talk to Pacino alone.

　　 However, Lavern is not without a way. After several negotiations, he invited the other party to participate in the final screening of "The Redemption of Shawshank", and finally passed the agent level, and then it was Al himself.

　　 "So, Al, I created this character based on your image from the beginning, especially the last speech. I have watched many of your movies, your big monologue monologue , That kind of dramatic performance, that kind of iconic action can not be performed by others, I very much hope that you can take over this role." When the appointment came out to talk, Adrian said so, while doing a slightly exaggerated Gestures seemed excited.

　　 "I have to say, Ed, you look now, body language is much richer than me." Pasino haha ​​laughed, and he was a very good person in private, "Frankly speaking, I also I really like the role of Frank and that speech. After watching your script, I specially found the Italian movie and watched it. Although the main plot has not changed much, I think this lieutenant colonel is more than the captain. Attractive, so I don’t think I can say no.”

　　 "I’m so glad you agreed, Al, I promise you won’t regret it~IndoMTL.com~Adrian immediately reached out.

　　 "I believe you, a ghost director, will not let me down." Pasino haha ​​smiled and shook his hand.

　　 It was a lot easier after contacting Pacino directly. This time, I only talked twice. The script clearly has something to attract Pacino, otherwise how did he "take" the role? Of course, this has nothing to do with Adrian's favor, so that when he left, Pasino's agent meaningfully said to La Verne: "You have a good boss."

　　In any case, Pacino agreed, and then he can sign the contract after the negotiation on the treatment is completed. This has to be negotiated with Pacino's agent Edard, but Adrian is directly thrown to Lavern.

　　Although the main goal has been set, it still takes time to start shooting, because "Shoushenk's Salvation" needs publicity, so the preparation work for the new film is relatively slow, and the location required for this film is more troublesome- Schools, Waldorf Astoria, etc.-plus the cast also needs manpower, so by mid-September the basic shelf is set up, but it takes time to further.

　　 It doesn’t matter, anyway, as a representative of the Methodist School, Pasino still needs to go to the Blind House to observe and study-I must admit that he is a dedicated actor and contacted the Blind House the next day after signing the contract. Therefore, it is not a big deal to delay the time a little bit later. This time there is not a lot of big scene scheduling like "Shenchenke's Salvation". As long as the actors are in good condition, Adrian can be sure to complete the shooting in 6 weeks.

　　Interestingly, he is dealing with other people’s agents for the role, and there are other people’s agents dealing with him for the role.

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