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"Tell me about Disney's Olympic promotion conference."

In the office of the Angel Agency, Helen Herman said to Matthew seriously, "You must attend these, we have an agreement with Disney Pictures."

Matthew nodded, "Well, I know."

Helen Herman continued, "On December 2, that is, tomorrow night, Disney Pictures will have a thank you reception, inviting many film critics and veterans in the circle to attend. On December 4, John Nee Depp has a canvassing party in Beverly Hills. On Dec. 6, Disney Studios is holding a Pirates of the Caribbean pull-up party and sequel discussion at the Lacalde Theater in Santa Monica. Dec. On the 9th, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards announced the winners, you and Depp need to attend..."

The activities arranged by Disney Pictures are very intensive, and they are obviously preparing for the Olympic Games in full swing.

Listening to this long list of activities, Matthew didn't say anything. After taking the remuneration from the crew, he had to serve a series of activities in the film. The remuneration for Hollywood films never refers to shooting remuneration alone.

bell bell -

Before Helen Herman finished her long list of activities, the office phone on her desk suddenly rang. She hurriedly connected it, only to hear a few words inside. Surprised and surprised.

"What?" Her voice clearly reflected the emotion. "James Franco's agent stopped talks with Jerry Bruckheimer? Why?"

Matthew immediately thought that there must be another unexpected situation in "National Treasure".

This film started from Jerry Bruckheimer's idea, and various situations occurred frequently. It encountered script and funding problems successively, especially the script. According to the information revealed to them by Anderson Martinez after the audition, from the script to the beginning. In the nine months of his audition, he has been overturned many times. It is only the setting of the male lead. Jerry Bruckheimer is constantly swinging between the two types of middle-aged and young. If there is news now, it will be said tomorrow. He didn't find it surprising that the project was canceled.

Don't say anything else, just talk about the male lead candidate, Anderson Martinez told Helen Herman that Jerry Bruckheimer considered him at first, then he liked Nicolas Cage, and after a while he thought he was suitable , As a result, he was rejected during the audition, and James Franco was chosen, and now James Franco seems to have an accident...

Matthew is sure that this is definitely the most repetitive and protracted project he has encountered since he entered Hollywood.

Of course, in Disney Pictures, a film that has dragged on for a year and is uncertain in many ways is actually not a drag.

After these few years, Matthew actually understands very clearly that most major Hollywood productions have a three-year cycle. Post-production, publicity and release in the third year.

Actors usually start to participate in the second year. Usually, it takes a few months to prepare, and the crew will start shooting in a few weeks.

Therefore, actors are often very prolific. It is common for some actors to star in two or three films in a year. The works of film directors are relatively small. A director who makes one film in two years can be classified as a high-yield director. The director of a film this year can already be described as crazy.

Producers are generally not much different from directors, but there are always exceptions, such as Jerry Bruckheimer, who has maintained a rhythm of one film a year, or even sometimes two films since the mid-1990s, so High-intensity production for a long time is also unique in Hollywood.

Jerry Bruckheimer is in some ways very similar to the Spielberg of directing, leading projects that are quick, accurate and highly successful.

They are all representatives of Hollywood's assembly line.

"National Treasure" dragged on for so long, it can be said to be a normal situation.

As for the abnormal situation, Matthew has heard people say that there is an antique-level project inside Disney Pictures.

The famous science fiction novel "Mars Princess" by Edgar Rice-Butler has been the target of early Disney films since the 1930s and 1940s, and Disney is preparing to adapt it into a film like Snow White. The animated film was dragged down due to various reasons.

This delay lasted for decades. At the end of the 1970s, Disney Pictures decided to restart the movie plan and found Robert Zemeckis, who had just debuted at the time. The movie entered the substantive planning stage. I don’t know what happened in the middle. Robert Zemeckis resigned as director, and the project ran aground again.

In the mid-1980s, Michael Eisner, who was in charge of Disney for the first time, also took a fancy to this project, recruited John McTiernan as the director, and started a formal actor with the newly popular Tom Cruise. Negotiations resulted in a conflict between the two parties. Tom Cruise refused to play the male lead, and the project was suspended again.

Then into the 21st century, Robert Iger remembered this decades-old antique again, and also wanted to restart the movie adaptation of "Princess of Mars". He hired Joe Hamm to write the script and act as the director. The script was revised six times. In the end, Joe Hamm voluntarily withdrew from the project on the grounds that "the most exciting sci-fi elements in the original work were first 'borrowed' by George Lucas in "Star Wars".

In the end, the adaptation of "Princess of Mars" is still in the plans of Disney Pictures.

The reason why Matthew heard people talk about this old antique is because Andrew Stanton of Pixar Studio is said to have taken a fancy to this project. Unfortunately, Pixar Studio is in conflict with Disney, resisting Disney's merger and acquisition, and temporarily cannot get the adaptation rights.

Helen Herman answered the phone at this time, and made several calls in succession. After she finished these calls, Matthew asked, "What happened to Jerry Bruckheimer?"

"From the beginning of November through the audition to the present, James Franco has been negotiating with Jerry Bruckheimer for nearly a month, and he has never been able to reach an agreement." Helen Herman said directly, "Then James - Franco rejected the project."

Matthew was curious, but did not speak, he knew Helen Herman would explain in detail.

Helen Herman didn't ask him to wait, saying, "James Franco asked for $10 million, Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer didn't think he was worth the price. The two sides have been chasing."

"It's not going to be a fallout, is it?" Matthew asked.

It's not uncommon for Hollywood to negotiate a paycheck for months.

"It can only be said that James Franco has a lot of ideas." Helen Herman suddenly laughed, "He wrote a script himself, and always wanted to be a director, but he couldn't get the investment. Before Thanksgiving, it was said that he and Larry Ellison's son David Ellison met. David Ellison was ready to enter Hollywood and decided to invest in James Franco's project called "The King of the Apes", on the condition that James Franco Kerr is going to star in another air combat movie he's invested in."

"Larry Ellison?" Matthew came here and saw this name when he was reading the newspaper. "Is it the one who has been arguing with Bill Gates?"

Helen Herman nodded, "Yes, David Ellison is his son, the second generation of super rich, money is just a numbers game for them." She added, "James Franco got David - After Ellison's investment, he voluntarily terminated the negotiation."

Matthew understood, "Little Green Goblin wants to be a director."

"The news I got..." Helen Herman had just made a phone call and apparently heard a lot of relevant information, "James Franco is going to direct and act."

Matthew nodded lightly, thought for a while, and asked, "Do I still have a chance?"

"You can say that." Helen Herman tapped her fingers slowly on the table and said, "The person who called was Anderson Martinez. After the audition, the crew has already started preparations, and the film will be released in the holiday season next year. Jerry Bruckheimer needs to have a male lead as soon as possible."

She looked at Matthew, "You're now one of Jerry Bruckheimer's and Disney's intended spare tires."

Matthew had some doubts, "Did Jerry Bruckheimer say that my personal temperament did not match the protagonist's setting in the last audition?"

"Jerry Bruckheimer and Disney Studios are ready to change the protagonist setting again." Helen Herman shrugged slightly, "In the past nine months, they have changed the script and character setting nearly ten times, and changed it again. It's not a big deal."

She stopped tapping her fingers and said, "I just called one of the executives at Disney Studios, and he said that the Disney Studios review committee was a little dissatisfied with the script submitted by Jerry Bruckheimer, thinking that the film Too many tedious decryptions~www.readwn.com~ There are too few action-adventure scenes, which will affect the audience's perception. If he wasn't Jerry Bruckheimer, the last script would have been reworked."

Matthew suddenly thought of Anderson Martinez who called. As a person, if it wasn't for Jerry Bruckheimer and Disney Pictures to adjust the script again, it would be impossible to take the initiative to call Helen Herman. Telephone.

Helen Herman stood up and walked back and forth in front of the window for a few laps. Based on all the news, Matthew, who was originally out, had another chance to revive.

She turned around, looked at Matthew and said, "In this way, tomorrow night, I will accompany you to the Disney Pictures' Chong Ao reception."

"What do I need to do?" Matthew understood what Helen Herman meant.

"You just need to do your best to work with Disney Pictures! Continue to show them that you are a serious and dedicated actor who still wants to work with them." Helen Herman said calmly, "Let me do the rest. Talk to Robert Iger and Jerry Bruckheimer."

She knew that as Matthew became famous, his mind gradually became more and more, and as an agent, she had to show her abilities accordingly.