Hollywood Hunter

Entering the last week of September, mca and Panasonic held a meeting again on Tuesday, September 25. The result was still unhappy. Daenerys Entertainment, which was closely watched by the media, still had no movement. The case seems to have reached a stalemate.

After the "Forbes" 400 richest American list at the beginning of the month passed, this week, the Westeros system team reopened the preliminary preparations for the acquisition of Bell Atlantic. James Leibald also began to quietly absorb the shares of Nabel Atlantic, intending to acquire Before the exposure, he won 4.9% of Bell Atlantic's shares in advance.

Although "Forbes" magazine will release the list of the world's richest people next month, Simon's ranking on this list has no suspense, so it will not cause too much disturbance.

On Daenerys TV, the sitcom "Sein Fei Zheng Biography" personally selected by Simon at the beginning of the year was also officially launched on the abc TV network this Tuesday. ABC gave a 9 o'clock broadcast time, and "Who will become a hundred "Millionaire" as the forerunner.

After the official launch, the first broadcast of "Sein Fei Zheng Chuan" collected 15.6 million viewership data, which directly caused abc to announce that it would renew the next two seasons at once.

In terms of movies, David Lynch previously won the Cannes Palme d’Or’s "My Heart Wild" which opened on Friday with 532 screens. This film has been controversial and polarized from Cannes to North America. 9 From 21st to September 27th, the box office reached 5.73 million U.S. dollars in the first week of September 27. The museums exceeded the sales level of 10,000 U.S. dollars, which exceeded many people's expectations.

After seeing the three-day box office data of the first weekend of "My Heart is Wild", Gaomen Pictures began to deploy screens urgently. It is expected that the number of screens in the second week of the painting will reach about 800, and the film is also expected to hit North America with US$20 million. Box office mark. Although the signing was a share distribution contract, the North American box office exceeded 20 million U.S. dollars, and Daenerys Entertainment can still make a good profit after including subsequent video tape and TV broadcasting rights.

Compared with "My Heart is Wild", it is earlier. The Italian director Giuseppe Tonadore's new film "Journey to Family", which was released on September 7th, failed to arouse any attention from the audience. The direction, in the end, was only a hastily recovered $170,000 in the box office in the North American market.

Gaomen Pictures originally invested $1 million to obtain the North American omni-channel copyright of "Tianlun Journey". Judging from the theater box office results, losses are inevitable.

Counting the "Paradise Cinemas", which was bought by Universal Pictures for a large amount of money, and was messed up due to blunders in its distribution strategy, the two feature films of Tonadore failed to splash any waves in the North American market. The Italian director is destined to be very It's hard to get the favor of Hollywood again.

Of course, except for Simon.

If two excellent films, "The Pianist on the Sea" and "The Beautiful Legend of Sicily" by Giuseppe Tonadore, will appear in the future, Simon will definitely shoot.

Los Angeles.

After a short day off in Seattle with the female assistant, Simon returned to Hollywood to start a week of work.

Knowing that Simon intends to re-adjust the advancing speed of the DC Cinematic Universe, Warner Bros. Pictures’ CEO Terry Semel immediately expressed his opposition, and Steve Rose immediately called Simon’s office.

The planned follow-up film plan for the first phase of the dc Cinematic Universe has always been the highlight of the continuous promotion of Time Warner after the merger, which was not going well for more than half a year.

Moreover, although most investors recognize the win-win status of Daenerys Entertainment and Time Warner Group in the dc movie universe plan, there are also shareholders who criticize Time Warner’s management for giving too much interest and initiative to Daenery. Wire entertainment.

It is conceivable that once the development cycle of the first phase of the dc movie universe project planned for 5 years and 10 titles is suddenly stretched to 7 to 10 years, those shareholders who have been accusing Time Warner management of making too much profit will definitely be more dissatisfied. Investors who are on the management side may also change their attitudes.

What's more serious is that this matter will definitely affect Time Warner Group's stock price.

Now that he had made up his mind, Simon would not easily adapt his ideas.

After several disputes, Time Warner still had to compromise, because the control of the entire dc movie universe is actually in the hands of Simon. Daenerys Entertainment is definitely not afraid of shelving the plan if it really makes trouble, but Time Warner cannot bear the consequences.

However, Simon also made appropriate compensation.

The remaining two places in Daenerys Entertainment's 10 movie plans are all handed over to Warner Bros. Pictures, further tying the interests of both parties together. Moreover, Simon also agreed that he would not officially disclose this adjustment to the outside world, and would only unknowingly delay the plan through some excuses such as poor project preparation during the implementation process.

Reluctant to reach an agreement on this matter, Simon understood that there must still be a crack in the cooperation between Daenerys Entertainment and Time Warner Group.

However, this kind of thing is inevitable.

If Daenerys Entertainment and the entire Westeros system want to continue to expand, it is destined to harm the interests of more and more people.

Friday, September 28.

In the office loft on the second floor of Daenerys Studios, the team responsible for the dc Cinematic Universe project occupies a dedicated office area next to Daenerys’s special effects company in loft 2, where all aspects of the dc Cinematic Universe will be planned. produce.

Moreover, the team is stationed here, so it is convenient to discuss the feasibility of various special effects scenes with Daenerys Special Effects Company at any time.

An event room of over 70 square meters in the office area of ​​dc Cinematic Universe. Simon, Amy and Semel all appeared here today. The event room was also used as an audition a few days ago. At this time, there are densely packed actors on the wall. The photos mainly involve the three major series of "Batman", "Wonder Woman" and "The Flash".

The core role of "Batman" has already been decided, and there is no need for discussion.

A series of "Wonder Woman" main creators have also been finalized during this period, including Diana Prince's Famike Jensen, Hippolyte's Queen Joanna Cassidy, and Hippo Linda Hamilton, the actor of Queen Lut's sister Antiop, and so on. This week, a supporting role in the series, including Steve Trevor and Ares, the **** of war, was finally decided.

What everyone is discussing today is the final candidates for the roles of "The Flash".

Of course, if it is a discussion, the final decision-making power is still in the hands of Simon.

"Since everyone is okay, the role of Barry Allen is given to Jason Jedric."

After carefully watching a few samples and background information about the actors, Simon said so after some discussion.

Jason Jedric, 25, debuted in 1983, previously appeared in "Guide to School" starring Tom Cruise, "Born on July 4th" directed by Oliver Stone, Michael Hoffman Films such as "Dream State" and other films have sufficient acting skills and qualifications. Simon also appreciates the other party's performance in "Dream State".

Moreover, when Simon was invited by Robert Redford to watch his new film "Havana" on Wednesday night, Redford also specifically recommended to Simon Jason Jedric, who has entered the final list. The difference between the last few candidates was not that big. Jason Jedric had enough conditions in all aspects, and Simon also smoothly sold a favor to Redford.

After everyone nodded, a staff member in the activity room pinned a picture of Jason Jedric on the wall in the blank space of the hero of "The Flash."

To finalize this matter, Simon let go of the other document in front of him and said: "Next, the heroine, Tracy Paulan, Robin White, Amanda Wise, let’s review a few paragraphs Video of the audition."

Simon finished speaking, and the staff in the event room closed the curtains and turned on the projector without asking.

After a while, the audition video of Tracy Paulan first appeared on the screen on the side of the activity room.

Tracy Paulan is 30 years old this year, and she made her debut earlier than Jason Jedric. She has the same rich acting experience. In addition, the actress is also the wife of the popular Hollywood niche Michael Fox. This is the last time she can enter The most important condition for round robin.

Robin White, 24 years old this year. Not only the "Jenny" in "Forrest Gump" and the "Mrs. Shimogi" in "House of Cards" in Simon's memory, but also Rob White happened to be produced by New World Pictures and later by Daenerys The heroine of the hit drama "Santa Barbara" taken over by Entertainment.

"Santa Barbara" started broadcasting in 1984 and officially ceased broadcasting last year. During this period, Robin White also participated in Rob Reiner's "The Princess Bride" and other films.

Amanda Pace, 31 years old, came from the same TV series actress, because she is the oldest and has more experience in acting than the previous two. Moreover, Amanda Pace should be considered the most beautiful of the three candidate actresses.

After the audition videos were played in sequence, Simon looked at several people around him.

Terry Semel first said: "I think Tracy Paulan is good. As the wife of Michael Fox, this can also be a good point of publicity."

Although the "Back to the Future" series starring Michael Fox has ended, it is not a problem for this popular Hollywood niche to maintain his popularity for several years. As Fox’s wife, just like Demi Moore, Tracy Paulan does have an inherent advantage.

However, as soon as Semel’s voice fell, Amy said: “I don’t think the advantage of Michael Fox’s wife is obvious. Amanda Pace should be better. Her acting experience is more demanding than the other two. Moreover, her image and temperament are more in line with the settings of the Iris West journalist."

George Cosmatus, the director of "The Flash" recommended by Warner, said at this time: "But, Amy, Amanda Pace is 31 years old."

George Cosmatus once served as the director of major productions such as "First Blood 2" and "Blood in the Demon". Although he did not meet Simon's criteria for selecting the director of the dc film universe series, Warner did not have Simon's heart after all. So I hope to have a more experienced director of the "Flash" series.

The budget for "The Flash" was borne by Warner, and Cosmatus was unable to intervene in the "Justice League" and other crossover series. After several communications, he confirmed that the production idea of ​​the other party did not go against him too much, and Simon agreed.

Amy heard Cosmatus say this, took a picture and showed it to him, and said, "George, if I say Amanda is 20 years old, some people probably believe it?"

Amanda Pace has a soft Asian face. Although she is 31 years old, she is well maintained. Some people believe that she is 20 years old.

Since the selection of the last three, Simon is actually satisfied with every actor, and any one of them will eventually become the heroine of "The Flash". The other few people knew about Simon's attitude so they could discuss it seriously. Otherwise, everyone can simply wait for Simon to decide for himself, and there is no need to waste words.

"But, Amy," Cosmatus added: "Amanda Pace is indeed very beautiful now, but if the "Flash" series lasts for ten years, you can imagine that in ten years, she will be 41 years old and still remain where she is. Your face?"

Simon hadn't noticed this problem originally, and Cosmatus' words suddenly awakened him.

Imagine the "Friends" series that lasted for ten years in the memory. The heroines of the series were very good at the opening ceremony, but at the end, even the most beautiful Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox gave People have a strong feeling of years as a pig-killing knife.

Moreover, even if the "Friends" analogy is not available, the "Iron Man" series, the original "Little Pepper" Gwyneth Paltrow, who was originally a good-looking "Little Pepper", will appear again after the series has lasted for ten years, and it is also unbearable to look at it.

Amy said again at this time: "According to your statement, George, Amanda Wise and Tracy Paulan can go straight out."

Simon ignored the dispute between the two and looked at the information before him.

Although any one of the three candidates can play Aris West, Simon naturally has some inclinations. He originally liked Amanda Pace more. This actress does not lack the intelligence of a female reporter, she also has another capable temperament.

Moreover, in the plot of The Flash, Iris West is definitely not a vase-like existence. Because of her career as a journalist, she will also trigger a lot of plots, including the plot of the dc film universe crossover.

Amanda Pace in the original time and space is not very famous, and Simon can't remember what the other party will look like in ten years. What's more, Simon can also see that this woman should have had plastic surgery. He didn't really care about it. One point, but it is obvious that women who have undergone plastic surgery are actually more vulnerable to the ravages of time.

After considering this, Simon directly drew a cross on Amanda Pace’s profile page, then looked up to interrupt the dispute between Amy and George, and said: "Amy, George just reminded me that age is indeed very Important question. I remember thinking about it before. If it weren't for George's reminder, I would have almost forgotten it. Amanda Pace is really inappropriate. Pass.

Amy paused, nodded, and said, "So, what about Tracy Paulan?"

Simon didn't hesitate too much, and said, "Also brush it away."

Three to two, the heroine of "The Flash" is ready to appear.

Everyone in the office is also aware that a certain girl who is only 24 years old this year has taken advantage of her own age unknowingly. (https:)

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