Hollywood Hunter

Near ten o'clock, James Mangold and his party rushed from their hotel to the Egyptian Theater in Park City.

Seeing the dense crowd outside the theater was really shocked.

The not-so-wide road outside the Egyptian Theater was almost completely blocked at this time. Some vehicles could only be turned off and parked in place. Among the crowded and bustling people, the most noticeable thing is probably the many holding up to buy tickets. Brand.

Seeing Mangold approaching, it seemed that he was going straight into the Egyptian theater. A young man in a black jacket immediately approached him, with his girlfriend next to him: "Hey, man, do you have a ticket for "This Man From Earth" , How about selling it to us, two, I'll pay 1,500 dollars."

Hearing the young man’s quote, James Mangold, who is not rich in life, couldn’t help but feel a little moved, but he quickly suppressed his thoughts and refused, pulling his girlfriend beside him to bypass the other party and continue forward: "Sorry, buddy. , Our tickets are not for sale."

The young man seemed to have noticed Mangold’s intentions and did not give up. He immediately said: "2000 US dollars, man, this is the highest price. My girlfriend and I can only stay in Park City for one weekend, so I hope to see Wei today. For Stello’s new film, with this $2,000, you can wait until other shows on weekdays to watch it, right?"

James Mangold did not stop, but still shook his head: "I'm sorry, buddy, but I really can't sell it."

Seeing that Mangold was determined, the young man turned to the other three who were with Mangold, still to no avail, and could only find other goals.

After a short distance of more than a dozen meters, other ticket applicants struck up a conversation, and James Mangold and his party finally entered the Egyptian theater.

Unlike the several screenings in the previous few days, today’s Egyptian theater has also set up a security check. Audiences who enter with a ticket will not only have to go through the security gate, but will also be scrutinized by the sharp eyes of security personnel who are obviously not ordinary bodyguards. In addition, spectators with backpacks will be politely invited to store their parcels aside, and they are not allowed to bring them inside.

Probably to calm the grievances that may arise from the audience undergoing security checks, today's audience can receive a snack and drink for free.

Several people, James Mangold, passed the security check and received free popcorn and Coke. Thinking about the $2,000 that I just gave up, I still feel a bit painful. However, from these security check details, everyone can be sure that Simon Westero will definitely be there today.

This is even more exciting than today's movie.

James Mangold is not a pure audience, he is a director, this time with his own work.

Feature film debut.

Prior to this, the 31-year-old Mangold has been in the movie circle for ten years. He graduated from the California Academy of Arts that year, and Mangold joined Disney. He had participated in the scriptwriting of Disney animation "The Adventures of Oliver" for several years. After leaving Disney and moving to New York, while studying at Columbia University Film School, while continuing to look for various opportunities.

In recent years, the film industry has become more prosperous. Daenerys Entertainment's continuous use of small and broad has also allowed many interested entertainment industry capital to see opportunities to enter the scene, allowing many filmmakers with shallow qualifications to show their skills.

It was against this background that James Mangold was lucky enough to get his first feature film "Unspeakable Love" investment, and then all the way to the Sundance main competition unit.

It seems to work from the beginning.

James Mangold’s film will not premiere until next Wednesday, but a person in charge of Gaomen Films, who has watched the film in advance, is already in contact with them, trying to buy the distribution rights of "Unspeakable Love" in advance. At the same time, he directly hopes to sign three films with Mangold.

A new filmmaker in the circle tends to be cautious to sign a two-film appointment to test the waters.

Gaomen Pictures tried to sign a three-part contract with Mangold at one time, and those who didn't respond well could also have a foreboding the unusual.

Not only that, Mangold also received an invitation to the Simon Westeros Mountain Villa Party tonight.

Although the reply to Gaomen Pictures is that he needs to think about it again, James Mangold has decided to agree. Maybe after the news comes out, other film companies will offer higher prices to woo him, but he knows that no matter In any case, it is my best choice to cooperate with Daenerys Entertainment, which has the most momentum in recent years.

Because Daenerys Entertainment provides not only benefits, but also career development prospects. The new directors discovered by Daenerys Entertainment over the years can probably be described as Feihuang Tengda.

Entering the screening hall, the Egyptian theater with more than 500 seats is almost full.

There is no seat limit for tickets to the old-fashioned theater. There are some vacant seats in the front row, but it is obviously an important guest today. Mangold and his group can only find the last few positions, and they have not been able to connect. Only Mangold and his girlfriend Cathy Conrad are sitting together, and the other three friends can only go to other scattered positions.

After being seated, James Mangold felt a little expectant after feeling the heated atmosphere in the theater.

It is impossible to compare with Simon Westeros, but, at least, he hopes that one day his movie premiere will be so highly sought after.

Just as he was distracted, his girlfriend Cathy patted him and reminded: "Look, Westeros."

In the suddenly quiet atmosphere in the theater, James Mangold quickly looked up.

Simon Westero and Robert Redford walked out of the backstage side by side with a smile, and were followed by other familiar celebrities. The space left in the front row was quickly occupied by these big coffees.

His girlfriend Cathy still counted quietly in his ear: "That's Nicholas Cage, so handsome. And Quentin, so ugly. Qusi Gove doesn't seem to be that tall, and he was obviously caught by Cindy. Crawford suppressed, hey, Jim, look, they seem to be fighting for favor with Westeros. The Coen brothers are also here. They paid so badly for the "Money Empire" last year, and they didn't expect to be able to fight Danny immediately. With Lis Entertainment, the new film should return to the genre they are good at. Whit Stillman, his "Metropolis" is very interesting, last year's "Barcelona" is much worse. Nicole Kidman, wow Oh, I didn’t expect that she would come too. Last year, this woman was really beautiful, and she made three big-selling movies in a row. I heard that she recently joined Gus Van Sant’s new film. She’s very smart. She knows that she will take the initiative to participate in literary films Her style, but she didn’t get to sit next to Westeros, she seemed to be out of favor. Hey, Jim, look, is that Steven Soderbergh, director of "Sex, Lies, and Videotape" , He won't join Daenerys too, will he?"

James Mangold was actually looking at a series of big coffees in the front row. He heard the question from his girlfriend who was thinking about it. Then he followed her guidance. He and Soderberg are not familiar with each other, so he can only judge roughly. , Nodded: "It should be."

Cathy Conrad fell back to her position, and suddenly lowered her voice: "So many big names are under Daenerys's command, Jim, do you think it's a good idea to join this company again?"

It is not that James Mangold has not considered this issue.

Daenerys Entertainment is now almost equivalent to more than half of Hollywood, and in recent years it has also produced great movies. However, correspondingly, due to the participation of a large number of top filmmakers, internal resource competition will also be very fierce.

However, only slightly loosened, James Mangold once again made up his mind, and said to his girlfriend: "If Daenerys just signed a contract with me, maybe I would hesitate. Now it is three at a time. This shows that there are people in Daenerys Entertainment who are very optimistic about me. It would be foolish to miss this opportunity.

Cathy Conrad heard her boyfriend say this, thought about it, nodded, and said: "You said, is Simon Westero being optimistic about you, or else he won't sign three at once. ."

James Mangold certainly thought about it, but he didn't dare to expect too much: "There is probably an answer tonight."

In the evening party at Simon Westeros Hilltop Villa, if a young tycoon treats him differently, some things may be certain. However, even if not, James Mangold will not change his mind.

After Simon and his party were seated, the time soon came to ten o'clock in the morning.

Robert Redford personally took the microphone and walked onto the stage, glanced at the people in the theater, and smiled: "This is a very interesting movie. I just asked Simon why he had such an idea, and it was still A small film with a production cost of only 1.5 million US dollars is too insignificant for him now. He said that he hopes that everyone can see a possibility, the possibility of a film with unlimited creativity, as long as everyone Give full play to your creativity, and any other external factors are insignificant. Then, let us enjoy this "This Man From Earth" together."

Amid the applause of everyone, Robert Redford stepped off the stage, and the lights in the projection hall dimmed.

Since the establishment of the film project, Simon Westero’s new film has always been the focus of many media. However, before this premiere, except for various speculations caused by the name of the film, no other information was released. The media and movie fans Curiosity is therefore the highest.

On the big screen, after the opening of Gaomen Pictures, the picture lights up.

It started with a beautiful set of empty mirrors. The cold and cold atmosphere in the mountains in the winter is accompanied by a light and ethereal soundtrack, which directly introduces the audience into some inexplicable emotions.

Soon, the camera freezes on a white male who is carrying a box onto a pickup truck.

Everyone recognized this as the actor George Clooney at a glance.

This actor, who has been in Hollywood for many years, has also been around in the past year. First he became famous when he appeared in the popular "Story of the Emergency Room", and recently he became the leading actor in the script written by Westeros himself. There are signs of entering the first-line coffee position.

After a while, other characters soon appeared on the scene.

After a brief conversation, the audience quickly understood the ins and outs of the matter.

A university professor named John Oldman suddenly resigned and planned to leave. A group of colleagues came to see him off.

At the same time, foreshadowing and suspense also quickly appeared.

Everyone was surprised by John's sudden resignation.

There is a clear spark between John and Sandy, the female colleague played by Elizabeth Perkins.

Another colleague Edith noticed a painting that John was about to load on the car, and thought it might be an authentic Van Gogh, and recommended him to do the appraisal.

John seemed to be very concerned about the movement of another colleague Will, and seemed a little disappointed that Will did not appear. He heard that the other party rushed to him later, and showed a relieved expression.

Everyone chatted and entered John's cabin together.

The topic continues.

Everyone was reluctant to leave John to leave, and they all questioned.

And again brought out a suspense.

John's appearance has never changed in the past ten years. This is a talent that many female colleagues around him envy to go crazy.

During the discussion, another colleague Aite and Qusi Gaofu played a beautiful female student Linda who talked about teacher-student relationship with the teacher.

Facing everyone's chase, John finally started a topic very carefully.

Is it possible for human beings to live forever?

All the professors at the university, upon hearing this question, began to enthusiastically analyze the possibility of this matter from their own professional perspective.

Until John accidentally said that he almost had a chance to go on a big voyage with Columbus.

The scene suddenly fell silent.

In the projection hall of the Egyptian Theatre, the plot has reached this point, and the time has passed unconsciously for 20 minutes.

Simon has always believed that the highest standard of a good movie is to make the audience totally unable to feel the passage of time. Although the current movie does not have any crash and explosion CG effects, it is just a slowly unfolding plot and a tacit understanding between a group of actors. The performance also did this smoothly.

At 20 minutes, the first climax of the plot appeared, and the attention of the audience in the theater was once again concentrated.

At the same time, I am faintly aware of the core theme of this movie.

The story of an immortal.

On the big screen, there was a moment of silence, and everyone's first reaction was that John was joking.

John also took advantage of the trend to let everyone discuss this topic in a joking manner. As the topic continued, John's argument that he was an immortal person had no flaws became more and more solid, and you began to feel more and more shock and suspicion.

Everyone is beginning to know that John is about an immortal who has lived 14,000 years old.

I know that John's body has a strong ability to recover, and he has gone through various diseases without any problems, even without scars.

At the same time, I also know the reason why John is different from ordinary people's erudition. This is the accumulation of endless time.

In 50 minutes, the plot came to the second climax turning point.

In the shock of everyone, John easily drew a simple big bow and accurately shot the arrow on a tree trunk outside the house.

The recurve bow that appeared in the original film was just a pure prop. Your colleagues could not pull it away, and John didn't get it. Simon made changes to this detail, abandoned the original recurve bow, and deliberately found a strong bow from China that was probably three-stone according to ancient standards.

To pull this bow, according to Western standards, 300 pounds of arm strength is required.

At that time, no one in the crew was able to pull away, including many of the substitutes they found could not be successfully completed. Therefore, this scene was actually completed by Simon himself as a stand-in during the last visit.

Because of good exercise habits, Simon's physical fitness has not faded due to his good life these years.

Although the strong bow that required 300 pounds of arm strength was a bit difficult for Simon, he only tried five times and he accurately shot the arrow on the target trunk.

Because of Simon's special cameo, the main creators who participated in the filming of "This Man Comes From Earth" once again felt in private that this movie is likely to be Simon Westero's "personal biography" to some extent.