Hollywood New Century

On Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, J.J. Abrams and Tom Cruise rode in a car straight to Simon Pike's Beverly Hills villa.

"What do you think of Simon Pike?" Tom Cruise is four years older than J.J. Abrams, and at 48, Tom Cruise can be said to be J ·J · Abrams' nobleman, after all, J · J · Abrams before "Mission Impossible 3" was only in the TV circle and entered the big screen development, thanks to Tom Cruise's support .

This time, the invitation from Simon Pike was somewhat unexpected. Are you interested in restarting "Mission Impossible 4"?

J.J. Abrams thought for a while calmly, and said seriously: "His vision for movies is very precise, almost unparalleled, whether it is a commercial special effects blockbuster, an independent art film or a romantic comedy film, it seems that He can find the key points in various types of films and can make fans willing to join in."

"If he is optimistic about "Mission: Impossible 4", it will also be an advantage for us, and it will be very helpful in financing anyway," Tom Cruise nodded, the low point of the past few years, Tom Cruise There are not many movies in St. Andrews. The political thriller "Lion in the Mouth" and the biographical film "Action Hitler" did not get good popularity and box office.

Only in the subversive image cameo in "Tropic Thunder" caused a lot of influence and topic.

"Mission Impossible 4" was originally not going to play Ethan Hunter even if it restarted itself, but finally decided to play it. This is a good opportunity to get back to the top, or continue to sink?

"When we meet, let's talk and talk about it. Simon Parker's screenwriting ability is very good. Let's see if he will have some new creative points." J.J. Abrams, of course, also values ​​"" "Mission Impossible 4", last year's "Star Trek 11" directed by himself was successful, if this time "Mission Impossible 4" led by Tom Cruise continues to be successful, wouldn't it be another addition to the qualifications.

"Well," the handsome Tom Cruise also nodded.

It didn't take long for Simon Pike to host J.J. Abrams and Tom Cruise at his luxury estate.

The host and guest sat opposite each other, and after the servant brought the red wine, the three began to chat about the style of the villa decoration, the taste of red wine, etc., and first casually chatted about some unimportant things.

"I mean, I believe my assistant has already told the two of them that Xinghai Pictures has sufficient cash flow and is capable of making some external film investments," Simon Parker entered the topic with a smile.

Tom Cruise turned his head. As a low-level person who has not read many books, he has climbed to the current height step by step. Tom Cruise's desire for money is very strong.

Although I don't understand Simon's idea, after all, the distribution rights are firmly in the hands of Paramount, and Xinghai Film Investment is only involved in the co-production. It is one of the investors, so he smiled: "Mr. Parker, if We certainly welcome Xinghai Films' investment, and now Paramount provides most of the funds, and we are also considering other investments!"

Simon smiled and said, "Call my name Simon, both of them are seniors in the industry!" He then explained,

"The "Mission Impossible" series is the agent series that I am more optimistic about, and it has also proved his success in business before."

"Mission: Impossible 4, with Tom, you continue to join, has already succeeded in half. As for my investment amount, I hope to see your current script direction."

J.J. Abrams and Tom Cruise looked at each other and saw joy in each other's eyes. The more Simon Pike himself involved, the greater the success of the film.

J.J. Abrams quickly took out a stack of documents from his briefcase and handed it to Simon: "Yes, this is the rough draft and project plan we have completed so far!"

After Simon took over, he began to look through it. In the movie plan, the production budget is not very high. After all, it is also an action blockbuster plus Tom Cruise's remuneration. The overall budget is about 145 million US dollars.

There are also several countries where the filming takes place. It also focuses on suspense and action. The script is only a rough draft. Simon finished it after a while.

"The most important thing in today's movies is to attract young people. The "Mission: Impossible" series has always been advertised as suspense and action. I think what's important now is to add some creativity to the action," Simon said while thinking. said,

"Entertainment is very important. The previous films had their own signature action stunts, and now we have to improve this aspect."

"Yes, Simon, I am of the same opinion now. We want to improve the dangerous action one by one." Tom Cruise was the protagonist of literary films in his early years, and he became a top star after entering the field of action.

"Well, since it's about the story between the United States and Russia, first of all, we can make some big scenes on Red Square in Moscow..."

"Finally, I just played in Dubai a few days ago. The Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, is also a good prop. If it attracts attention, Tom can climb it. This part can be used as an important part of the movie!"

"Hey, climb the Burj Khalifa," Tom Cruise, who is known for his movements, lit up his eyes when he heard it. It was more than attractive, it was simply too attractive.

"I think it's good, and we have discussed the possibility of dangerous action before, what do you think of it, Tom?" J.J. Abrams is in favor of this kind of idea, there should be big scenes, dangerous action and suspenseful plot. have.

"Yes, the filming plan is to start in the second half of the year. We still have time to choose the shooting location, but the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, as an important scene, can be confirmed now, I have no problem," Tom Crewe Si said excitedly.

Simon Parker nodded, then looked at J.J. Abrams, and said with a smile: "In this case, after Paramount's investment, the rest of the budget Xinghai Pictures can be solved. Will send someone to Paramount and the two to talk."

"I hope the cooperation will be pleasant, and maybe there will be opportunities for cooperation in the future!"

"Happy cooperation!" J.J. Abrams and Tom Cruise both stood up and shook hands with Simon, and had to go back to discuss funding with Paramount.

Tom Cruise's Cruise Pictures Simon is not very interested, after all, it mainly develops his own movies, or invests in some low-budget horror films.

But Simon, J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot production company, is interested, after all J.J. Abrams is a writer, director and producer.

The talent of J.J. Abrams has now proved that the possibility of future cooperation is also what Xinghai Films needs.