Hollywood Hunter

Before leaving for Melisandre's party, Girl A has compiled a list of the results of this year's Oscar.

Relying on all 29 nominations, Daenerys Entertainment has won 10 statuettes in this Oscar. Among them, "Schindler's List" has 12 mentions, and "The Lion King" has 6 mentions. The last one is " "The Wedding Banquet" is the best foreign language film.

In addition to the direct distribution of the film by Daenerys Entertainment, there are related awards for the best actor of "Philadelphia Story" creator Tom Hanks and the best visual effect of last year's summer file "Superman".

Taken together, Daenerys Entertainment has taken half of the 24 awards directly related to movies in the Oscar non-honorable achievement category this year. Among the four core awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress, there is only one best actress corner.

Arriving at the Sunset Tower Hotel in West Hollywood, the car was about to turn directly into the hotel parking lot, but Simon noticed that there seemed to be some disturbance at the hotel entrance.

The driver was not allowed to park until he entered the Melisandre party on the top floor of the hotel, and Simon asked Angela Ahrendts who was approaching: "What's going on outside?"

Sophia Fessi did not come to the United States this time. This year's party is in charge of Angela Ahrendz, who has been promoted to CEO of Gucci.

Hearing Simon's question, Angela said: "Several media under the Hearst Group are not satisfied that we suddenly cancelled their interview qualifications."

The media concerned about Melisandre’s party can be roughly divided into three levels. The last time they can only take pictures of celebrities on the street outside the hotel. These are basically tabloid newspapers. The next level can enter the hotel and go to the official photo wall. Before taking pictures and interacting with celebrities, several important fashion media under Hearst Group were originally invited in this part; the top level can interview the celebrities at the party. There are only two cooperative media in this part, West Lowe System’s Eaglet Portal and Condé Nast’s Vanity Fair magazine.

The media invitation list was originally agreed many days in advance.

Simon suddenly issued an order to go to war with the Hearst Group in the morning, and the top of the Hearst family must have received the news, but the media under his banner probably did not expect to be immediately rejected by the Melisandre party, and suddenly fell into the treatment of a third-rate tabloid. , Naturally dissatisfied with this.

Knowing the cause of the matter, Simon told Angela to go down and deal with it personally. Don't disturb everyone's interest, and took Catherine to join the party crowd.

Most of those who can be invited to Melisandre's party are top celebrities who have shined in the entertainment and fashion circles in recent years, and also include a small number of celebrities in politics and business circles.

Girl a has already made the list in advance, and personally led Simon to socialize in the crowd for half an hour, and everyone who should have said hello has said hello.

In fact, many parties in the West are like this.

If you find an opportunity for cooperation during small talk, you can make the next contact.

Simon is not a hospitable person in his bones, and he does not like to be in touch with people, but since he is in his current position, he must do what he should do.

It's okay to do whatever he wants. No one can force him to do anything right now.

However, if you really close your eyes and listen, it will be very unfavorable and even dangerous for Simon to control the Westeros system. It is not impossible that he will eventually become a puppet. Howard Hughes's bleak evening scene back then was largely due to his isolated personality state that led to his personal life being completely controlled by those around him.

Catherine has been patiently serving as a female companion next to Simon, listening to the obvious gap between the little man and Spielberg, but talking very happily, listening to him eating a few Victoria's Secret Angel's little tofu in a skillful, nonchalant tone, listen to him He kindly encouraged the Backstreet Boys group who was about to release their first album this Friday, and heard him unceremoniously rejecting the "Wonder Woman" actor Famike Jensen's desire to play a pirate heroine Request...

Having known each other for so many years, it seems that the little man has always been able to do everything with ease except that time when he fainted in a hospital bed after a fight.

I really don't know how he grew up to be like this.

"Yes, Roland, I have seen your idea of ​​aliens invading the earth. The name of "Independence Day" is also very good. It can be made into a blockbuster worth more than 50 million US dollars. But unfortunately, You know, next summer there will be "Jurassic Park 2" and at the end of the year there will be "Batman v Superman" directed by you, so we'd better put this project in the summer file of 1996."

Regarding the intersection of the dc movie universe, Simon chose Roland Emory, who is good at multi-line narratives, after considering among the three core directors of dc, Jane Debont, Roland Emmerich and Martin Campbell. Qi serves as the director of "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" to be released at the end of next year. If the effect is good enough, Emmerich will also be responsible for the follow-up "Justice League".

Roland Emmerich’s role as screenwriter and producer and the new director Michael Bay’s "Stargate" has been completed. The effect of the film is even better than Simon’s memory, so it was awarded the schedule of May 13th. Dot is basically a summer file, and there is still three weeks of box office space to play before the Super Giant "Batman: The Dark Knight Rises" on June 3, which is even better than the Easter schedule originally considered.

Emmerich came up with the idea of ​​"Independence Day" during the production of "Stargate", because the cooperation between the two parties has been very pleasant, and the script outline was directly bought by Daenerys Entertainment.

Emmerich has no opinion on Simon's postponement of the film by a year.

For next year’s summer vacation, "Jurassic Park 2" has been locked in June, and there is also a major production of "Apollo 13" in July. If another blockbuster is inserted, it is likely to cause internal consumption.

Moreover, Roland Emmerich has another idea: "Simon, after the super-bat, I hope to direct this project myself."

Simon was a little surprised, and then nodded quickly: "No problem, this project is your idea."

Originally, Simon hoped that Michael Bay would try this project. However, Simon also understood why Roland Emmerich suddenly made such a request.

On the one hand, Emmerich probably wanted to get rid of the shackles of the dc movie universe series, on the other hand, he probably also had some vigilance towards Michael Bay.

Because after Michael Bay finished "Stargate", he recently signed another super project, "Jurassic Park 2". So although Simon hasn't revealed the idea of ​​Jean Bay's directing "Lone Day" after "Jurassic Park 2," Emmerich guessed it based on many signs.

After Spielberg decided to withdraw from the "Jurassic Park" series, a sequel has been quietly brewing, not just the script, the second part of the script and the simple animation of many special effects shots have been completed, and the project can start shooting anytime.

Simon originally wanted Joe Johnston, the director of "Jurassic Park 3" in his memory, to direct the new sequel. Johnston is also a very veteran Hollywood filmmaker who served as the special effects director of the "Star Wars" series. Very good at making special effects movies.

It’s not just the first part of "Jurassic Park 3", "Game of the Brave" and "Captain America" ​​in Simon’s memory. Before that, Joe Johnston had directed Disney’s very popular "Dear," I made the child smaller."

However, because Johnston was born in the family of George Lucas, the friendship between George Lucas and Steven Spielberg is well known. After Daenerys Entertainment sent the invitation, Johnston chose Refuse.

Johnston did not want to join, and Simon also considered the director of the new "Wonder Woman" series, Martin Campbell.

Although the sequel did not start immediately after the first part of "Wonder Woman", Martin Campbell has no shortage of projects because of the success of the "Wonder Woman" series. Last year's "Life and Death", because the original director Jane de Bont wanted to shoot Batman's third "Batman: The Dark Knight Rises", Simon transferred this project to Martin Campbell.

Then, Campbell has just recently signed a director contract with Paramount Pictures, which has already won "Cut Throat Island."

No longer the former husband and wife files of Renee Haring and Gina Davis, but with the participation of Paramount, one of the top seven, it is hard to say what the prospects of the new "Cut Throat Island" are.

Simon did not prevent Campbell from taking over the project.

Anyway, the contract for the "Wonder Woman" series has been signed, as long as Daenerys Entertainment needs it, the other party must complete it.

Moreover, after the continuous "Wonder Woman" and "Speed ​​of Life" that will be released this summer, if "Cut Throat Island" succeeds, it can only be regarded as the icing on the cake for Martin Campbell. If it fails, it can also make this The director returned to Daenerys Entertainment with more peace of mind.

So, for "Jurassic Park 2", Simon finally decided to use Michael Bay after watching "Stargate".

This decision seems to many people to be quite risky.

Simon was not worried.

The biggest difficulty of the "Jurassic Park" series is the special effects. The first two director choices, Simon also tends to have the control of the director who has the experience of shooting special effects movies.

However, for Daenerys Entertainment, this is not a problem.

Because the special effects team directly under Daenerys Entertainment is very familiar with this series, not to mention the animation effects of the project's script, storyboard and even many sequel special effects shots have been completed, so it is only necessary to promote an outstanding from Daenerys special effects The special effects director of the company can cooperate with Michael Bay.

Moreover, the most fundamental reason is that Simon can have enough confidence in Michael Bay's direction.

The former bombshell turned from the mv director to Hollywood, except for a very complicated failure of "Escape from the Island", the other has never missed.

For studios, the annual movie schedule is limited.

For filmmakers, whether they are directors, actors or producers, Hollywood's film resources are also limited.

Roland Emmerich obviously did not feel complacent because of the success of last year's "Superman", felt the threat of Michael Bay, and instinctively started to fight for it.

To a large extent, the types of films the two are good at are indeed not similar.

Agreeing Emmerich to direct "Independence Day" himself will not affect the advancing speed of the dc movie universe.

According to the dc movie universe plan, "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" will be released at the end of next year. This superhero masterpiece will bring the epic "Death of Superman" event in the dc series. This means that Superman will not be able to launch a sequel until he is resurrected in Justice League.

Simon does not plan to start "Justice League" immediately. Instead, he plans to launch three films, "Wonder Woman 2," "The Flash 2" and "Suicide Squad 2" as a foreshadowing. Although it seems to be a personal superhero series, These three sequels will have a greater degree of superhero role crossover. Catwoman, Steel Skeleton and even a series of villains in the "Suicide Squad" will join them, just like the second and first Marvel "Captain America" The three are the same.

As for "Steel Bones", although the first global box office was less than $600 million and set the lowest box office of the dc movie universe series, Warner still hopes to start the sequel as soon as possible, just like the previous "Flash" series was suppressed by Simon.

If you follow the thoughts of some senior Warners completely, two movies a year will not be enough for the dc movie universe, and other superheroes will join in.

Simon has always been very strong on this.

If Warner does not follow its own plan, then everyone will shoot and break up, and Daenerys Entertainment can start the Marvel Cinematic Universe series happily. The copyrights of Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman DC are all in Simon's hands. What's more, Daenerys Entertainment and the Marvel series are super spare tires. Warner has basically not won any initiative.

Continuing to chat with Emmerich for a while, the two separated.

Relying on "Four Weddings and One Funeral", Hugh Grant, who became famous in Hollywood in one fell swoop, brought his girlfriend Elizabeth Hurley over.

Simon smiled and shook hands with the two of them, and introduced Catherine beside him.

Catherine shook hands with the two politely, only to hear that her boyfriend Elizabeth Hulibee, who had a young and delicate face opposite her, eagerly invited Simon to sit on the terrace outside the bar for a while, and she couldn't help but frown slightly.

Really!

This is the number one fairy tonight.

What is even more annoying is that the little man even agreed.

I really want to find a reason to walk away. Just now, he actually said that if you don't like socializing, you can talk to acquaintances like Ang Li for a while, but she never did that.

right now.

Forget it, walking away now, this obvious taste reaction might make him lose face.

What's more, in the subconscious mind that she would never admit, she didn't want these fairies to succeed at the party.

The four people came to the terrace outside the bar on the top floor of the Sunset Tower Hotel. There were also guests in twos and threes. There was no room at all. When Simon appeared, everyone stood up and greeted.

Simon patiently exchanged greetings with everyone for a while, and chose a few guests to sit down on a sofa near the railing. This table and chairs are distributed in a rectangular shape of "Back". There is a long table in the middle and a pair facing the railing. The four-seater couch is flanked by single sofas.

When sitting down, Simon took the initiative to choose the armrest position, and Catherine sat next to him.

In addition, the seats are full of young new-generation movies such as Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock, Revan Phoenix, Brad Pitt, Gwyneth Paltrow, and David Finch. people.

Elizabeth Hurley, who offered to come to the terrace, was not forgotten, but sat down next to Catherine, with Hugh Grant on the other side. Looking at these people around, Elizabeth Hurley, who was expecting to be in contact with Westerodo, realized that this time the result must be the same as the party at the Sundance Film Festival at the end of the same month.

Simon sat down and asked, "What are you talking about?"

Sandra sat directly opposite Simon and heard the words: "Just now Moore was talking about the supernatural incident she encountered during the filming of "The Call of the Soul".

With that said, Sandra looked at Simon jokingly.

There are rumors that Simon Westeros is a psychic. This matter is very marketable in Hollywood. Even Sandra has asked Simon in private if he can see ghosts. The answer given by Simon is of course yes. Otherwise, how could she be so talented, Sandra's response was simply to roll her eyes.

After the copyright of the Warren couple, the supernatural investigator, was secured last year, the "Call of Souls" universe project quietly started.

Simon originally planned to take "The Mortuary Haunted Incident" as the first part of the derivative series. Now that the copyright has been successfully secured, it will start with "Call of Souls". The film has now been completed. It is set for June 17, "Batman". : The Dark Knight Rises" two weeks later. Another spin-off series "The Haunted Morgue" is scheduled for October 28th as the main feature of this year's Halloween.

Among them, the Warren couple who played the main line of the "Call of Souls" series, Simon personally decided Matthew Modine and Julian Moore.

Julian Moore needless to say.

This year, 35-year-old Matthew Modine has been tepid in Hollywood before. In many cases, for the audience, he can only be regarded as an actor with a familiar face but no name. However, the actor actually relied on a Vietnam War-themed film "Northern Lights" to get the Venetian actor in 1983 when he was just 22 years old, and his situation was very similar to that of Valerie Galino who played Catwoman.

It is worth mentioning that in the history of the past, Matthew Modine was the protagonist of Cut Throat Island.

It’s a pity that the actor has spent more than ten years since he won the actor of Venice and finally got a super blockbuster actor. No one expected that the film would fail so tragically that it would have been possible to perform one or two occasionally. The second protagonist Matthew Modine fell completely after "Cutting Throat Island" and did not encounter any chance of turning over.

Both Matthew Modine and Julian Moore have signed five film contracts for this series.

Now that he got the actor in the "Call of Souls" series, he must miss "Cut Throat Island" again, and Matthew Modine's situation is completely changed. The same is true for Julian Moore, who was 33 years old and considered a late bloomer. One is a former Venetian actor, and the other has been honed in Broadway for many years. Both of them have excellent acting skills. What has been lacking is just an opportunity.

Although it is difficult for horror films to make the starring role popular, it is also very easy to transform into a horror film.

Both of them were sitting here just now, just to get up and go to other places for Simon.

While chatting and laughing about a few supernatural events on the set of "The Call of the Souls", Simon did not shy away from his psychic stalks. He also acted as a fortune-teller and pretended to give Sandra a fortune. The result was that Sandra was there. In the next month, they will inevitably encounter the'blood and light disaster'.

Everyone didn't understand this relatively obscure yellow joke for a while, until Elizabeth Hurley who was next to Catherine chuckled, and everyone had an epiphany, and Sandra rushed over without any shy and pinched Simon.

After a moment of frolicking, Simon turned to David Fincher and asked about the next director's plan for the director who became famous with "The Seven Deadly Sins" last year.

The "Seven Deadly Sins" scheduled for Halloween last year, relying on the quality of the film itself and the powerful distribution of Daenerys Entertainment's new Internet-enabled channels, eventually reached a cumulative box office of 135 million US dollars in North America. The overseas distribution of the film is still continuing, but it has reached 193 million US dollars recently, and some overseas ticket warehouses may be able to win 30 million to 50 million US dollars in box office.

It is expected that the overseas distribution will be completed, and the global box office of the "Seven Deadly Sins" will reach around US$370 million.

With a production budget of US$30 million and a global box office of US$370 million, this alone pushed David Fincher into the ranks of Hollywood's first-line directors.

However, David Fincher has never been a prolific director.

After "The Seven Deadly Sins", the rising star in Hollywood has not yet decided on his next film plan. Daenerys Entertainment also actively recommended several scripts, but Vinci didn't take a fancy to it.

David Fincher listened to Simon’s question and said: “I recently received a very good script. The originality came from a group decryption game in the 1980s. It was about a billionaire who lost interest in life due to ups and downs. An invitation to a decryption game, and since then, life has fallen into formality and illusion and cannot extricate itself..."

Finch explained the story roughly, and Simon remembered that this was another work of the other party, "Mind Game," starring Hollywood veteran actor Michael Douglas, with a production budget of $50 million, but the box office was not very successful.

Many scripts in Hollywood are often written for many years. Simon has paid great attention to this problem. The scripts originally selected were only used when they determined that they would not crash based on the information in the memory.

"Mind Game" is obviously another script that has been completed for many years.

It is not surprising that it has fallen into Vinci's hands as in the original time and space, because this involves the very small side of Hollywood. Many filmmakers often have their own fixed circles. In this circle, there will be no intersection, forever There will be no intersection, and the ones that can be met, even if they encounter Simon this super butterfly, they will still meet.

David Fincher is another one on Daenerys Entertainment's reserved list.

Even if the box office of "Mind Game" is not as good as expected, the director is definitely worthy of long-term cooperation. Therefore, if the other party insists on shooting, Simon will also agree.

After Vinci finished introducing, Simon said that he could send the script for himself to see.

Party time flies quickly in uninterrupted entertainment.

Near eleven o'clock, for many night owls, the nightlife in the City of Angels has just begun, but Simon plans to leave.

still have to work tomorrow.

Catherine followed Simon to leave the party, and after getting in the car casually asked Simon to take her home.

Simon also nonchalantly ordered the driver to go directly to Du Mei Point Manor.

The woman stared at each other.

Simon coaxed the little girl to say that the family had just raised a group of beautiful goldfish, and he could take Catherine back to have a look.

Catherine reluctantly agreed.

Of course, there are definitely no goldfish, and some are in the sea under the cliffs of Cape Du Mui. Since he was deceived back home, it was useless to be angry, and no one would pay attention to shouting at his throat.