Best Movie Star

Just when Matthew was concerned about the preparation progress of his two production crews and the latest situation of the Hollywood screenwriter's strike, a news broke out suddenly, and it spread all over the United States in just a few days-a former Oscar nominee for best actor. Heath Ledger is dead!

The New York Times reported that Heath Ledger's body was found by the housekeeper and the masseuse who went to service. They knocked on the door and found no one answered the door. Then the housekeeper and masseuse opened the bedroom door and saw Heath Ledger. Jie lay naked on the bed, unconscious, and he didn't respond when shaken...

A few days later, the police released the autopsy results and determined that Heath-Ledger died from an overdose of six drugs, including sleeping pills and prescription drugs.

Originally, such news was reported by some media, but the trend soon turned wrong. First, the media under Warner Bros. began to promote that Heath Ledger was deeply involved in the role of the clown, which led to depression and suicide, and then more Internet The media followed up, and then expanded to almost all media.

The media is willing to report like this, and the public likes to read such reports, so the Joker became Heath Ledger's screen under the careful planning of Warner Bros. No one pays attention to Heath Ledger except those in the Hollywood industry. Jay just finished filming a film called "The Magic Show," which won't be released until 2009.

The shock of death is powerful, especially when a well-known star dedicates himself to the performing arts, which instantly attracts the attention of the United States and the world.

From the "Harry Potter" series, it is not difficult to see that although the management of Warner Bros. has various shortcomings, it is indeed very strong in terms of publicity and promotion.

The Joker is destined to become one of the most iconic characters in film history.

Matthew saw these reports and sighed with emotion for a few minutes. Maybe Heath Ledger would have a different fate if he accepted the invitation of Christopher Nolan and Charles Rowan to play the role of The Joker?

But it all stops at maybe, he doesn't know Heath Ledger, he has never had any dealings, and it is impossible to risk losing dozens of pounds in a short period of time to bring health risks...

He was considered by the crew as one of the Joker candidates, probably the only point of contact with Heath Ledger.

Of course, in terms of acting alone, Heath Ledger may be much better than him.

Thinking of the high-definition pirated version of "The Dark Knight" that was downloaded and watched on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, I was really shocked by this movie. At that time, the situation was not good, and I asked for a salary many times but could not get it. The existence of the clown even made him believe that chaos is the real thing. The answer to everything.

Fortunately, he was still in the initial stage where he dared not dare to do anything.

The public opinion on Heath Ledger's clown acting can never rule out the impact of his death. He played such an exaggerated and crazy role by himself, dedicated to his acting skills, and then passed away half a year later. People will continue to dig for him. 's performances, the interconnectedness between the characters he created and his death were ultimately inseparable from each other.

In fact, in the highest-level acting in the circle, few people can make objective judgments, like asking him to identify Al Pacino's performance in "Hot Afternoon" or Robert De Niro's performance in "Hot Afternoon". Better acting in Raging Bull?

How does this make the difference?

It is undeniable that the death of Heath Ledger has indeed brought the role of the Joker an unrepeatable and unique attribute, which makes people more nostalgic. But objectively speaking, this version of the clown is indeed worth remembering, and it is indeed a model of villain performance.

Anyway, he has seen so many superhero movies, and he has not seen any movie with a more brilliant villain than the Joker.

Perhaps because of the passing relationship with the role of the Joker, Matthew paid special attention to some news about Heath Ledger.

His death has far exceeded his own influence. As long as the "Dark Knight" released in July can be successful, this will inevitably become a textbook-like promotion case for Hollywood, and it may be used for reference by other film crews or companies in the future. .

It's hard for Matthew not to think of "Speed ​​​​and Passion 7" and Paul Walker, and he also intends to find an opportunity to remind Paul Walker that it is better to stay away from drag racing outside the movie.

How did Paul Walker crash the car? Matthew thought about the entertainment gossip he had seen for a long time, but only remembered that it seemed to be related to the Porsche 911, and he didn't know the specifics.

Maybe we can make some articles on the actor contract. The crew is negotiating with Paul Walker's agent, intending to sign multiple movie contracts with him at one time, and add several clauses in the negotiation, such as considering the future film shooting, Paul - Walker, as one of the male protagonists, is not allowed to engage in dangerous driving or the like.

Probably will work.

Matthew will remind Paul Walker to the best of his ability, but he will never talk to Paul Walker like a fool about his future, not to mention other possible chain reactions, at least it will make people Treat it like an idiot and a lunatic.

In the midst of the uproar, Matthew also got some good news. The writers' strike that lasted for many days has finally ended. The writers of the two crews of "Fast and Furious 4" and "Twilight" also You can come back to work with the group again.

Anyway, the crew does not have a full-time screenwriter, which is quite inconvenient at times.

In early February, members unanimously agreed to end the protracted tug of war by an overwhelming 3,775 votes in a simultaneous vote by the Writers Guild of the East and West.

The Writers Guild has signed a three-year interim contract with the Producers' Union, which stipulates that the screenwriters' annual revenue from new media plays will increase from the previous 3% to 3.5%, and from now on At first, a certain percentage of previous works can also be extracted from the Internet.

The way the screenwriters are commissioned is to enjoy a flat subsidy capped at $1,200 for the first two years, and then a corresponding percentage of the publisher’s total profit is drawn every year after that.

This is a compromise agreement, and there is still a certain gap between what the Screenwriters Guild finally achieved and the original goal.

With the signing of the agreement, the Oscar ceremony, which may have been aborted before, returned to normal, but Matthew did not plan to attend, and there were more important things to consider.

Paramount Pictures and Stephen Sommers, who have hired screenwriters to rewrite the "Special Forces" script, seem sincere and have begun trying to reach out to Helen Hellman to discuss his pay.

In terms of remuneration, Matthew's request is $20 million plus a later share, and the specific share ratio can be discussed slowly.

In addition to Paramount Pictures, people from Warner Bros. also came over.

"Hello, Charles."

In the new office of Burbank's No. 13 Film Studio, Matthew welcomed Charles Rowan, a famous producer under Warner Bros., "Long time no see."

Charles Rowan greeted Matthew with a smile and said, "The last time we met was at the premiere of I Am Legend." He praised, "I Am Legend has a great box office, Warner Bros. They're all thinking about making a sequel."

Matthew couldn't help laughing. "You didn't come to me because of the sequel, did you? If I remember correctly, you were more in charge of superhero movie production at Warner Bros."

If Warner Bros. really intends to release a sequel to "I Am Legend", he will not be surprised. In the environment where Hollywood sequel movies are rampant, Warner Bros. will definitely not sell a movie like "I Am Legend". Let go easily.

Since its release in mid-December last year, "I Am Legend" has been shown in North American theaters for 12 weeks. The North American box office has accumulated 335.41 million US dollars, and the global box office has just exceeded 700 million US dollars. It is undoubtedly the most successful Hollywood in 2007. one of the commercial films.

Although the actor Robert Neville died in the theatrical release, it is not impossible to shoot a sequel. With the ability of Warner Bros., it is not difficult to make a prequel.

But unlike what he thought, Charles Rowan shook his head directly, "I have nothing to do with "I Am Legend", and I will not be in charge of this business. I came to you on behalf of Warner Bros. and director Christopher Nolan. You play the male lead in Director Nolan's new project~www.readwn.com~ He didn't wait for Matthew to speak, and then said, "Director Nolan is busy in the post-production of "The Dark Knight" in Chicago, and specially commissioned me to come to find you, You hand over his script. "

"Oh?" Matthew became interested, "Director Christopher Nolan wants to invite me to star in his new film?"

"Yes, Director Nolan is very sincere." Charles Rowan opened the briefcase he was carrying, took out one of the scripts that seemed to be less than 100 pages thick, pushed it in front of Matthew, and said, "Nolan Director Lan was always looking for the right actor, and then he watched your major films one after another and made sure you were the actor he was looking for."

Matthew picked up the script, smiled, and said, "I'm also looking forward to working with a director with an outstanding style like Christopher Nolan."

Charles Rowan saw Matthew flip through the script, and briefly said, "This script is just the first draft. Christopher just wrote it in general, and it's very rough."

Matthew can see this, and the scenes and descriptions of the script are a bit messy.

"In Christopher's vision, this will be a very special stealing film." Charles Rowan briefly introduced the type and theme of future films, "A team of commercial espionage led by a male protagonist uses dreams to infiltrate no one. He who is on guard, steals his ideas and makes a profit."

Hearing this, and flipping through the script he was reading, Matthew felt a sense of familiarity.

But he didn't say much, and he didn't make a clear statement until he read the script.

Charles Rowan didn't say much. He was about to leave. Before leaving, he said, "I'll leave the script here. If you're interested, we can talk about it later."

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