Hollywood Road

"Do you think she would look at you, a fat man?" James Franco mocked, "Jonah, people have to be self-aware!"

The topic has turned to inappropriate for children. Kerry Mulligan knew that these guys and Murphy would get together and often talk about boring things, so he just stood up and went to the kitchen.

"Jim, is this wrong?" After Murphy watched her leave, he turned to look at James Franco, "I think Jonah is very likely to succeed."

Jonah Hill got the support of Murphy, his neck was suffocated, and he said loudly, "Don't forget, she does this!"

"No, no, that's not right!" Seth Rogen helped his glasses and said seriously, "As far as I know, their work and life are completely separated. I think Jonah's chances of success are very low. , Unless you are willing to go with her to make that kind of film."

"He's going?" Murphy shook his head, completely without his own position, "Which studio in the San Fernando Valley would dare to use him? Would the audience look at him all over?"

"Hey, are you making a mistake!" Jonah Hill pointed to Murphy, "Aren't you supporting me?"

Murphy picked up the beer, awe-inspiring, "I support your right to speak, but I support the truth more."

The wine from James Franco and Seth Rogen's mouth almost squirted out, and several people laughed. Even Robert Downey, who was depressed recently, also pointed at Murphy and bent over with a smile.

"You are too ignorant." As soon as his mood improved, Robert Downey Jr. took out his famous star fan again. "It's just a pornographic actress. You know there are some very high-end Hollywood stars. Is it a party? There are a lot of well-known women on it, and if you are lucky, there will be first-line superstars. I'm talking about Hollywood female stars, not those of San Fernando Valley..."

This is a topic that will never go out of fashion among men, and it immediately attracted the four Murphy people.

Jonah Hill swallowed and spit, "Talk about it, Downey."

"Hey..." Robert Downey Jr. shook his hand, "It's all a thing of the past, it's hard to mention it again."

"That..." Seth Rogen scratched his head, "Just say a few words, say a few words!"

Robert Downey Jr. had a proud smile on his mouth, but he still looked like the past was unbearable.

Murphy grabbed an iron stick for wearing a barbecue, pointed it at Robert Downey Jr.'s throat and threatened, "You said or not?"

Robert Downey didn't say anything, so he pierced his neck with an iron stick in a transparent posture.

Robert Downey Jr. raised his hand exaggeratedly, "Okay! Alright! Let me just say it."

He recalled and said without hesitation, "In Hollywood, after many events, there are special companies holding special carnival parties. For example, the year I was nominated for Oscars, the Oscar nominees luncheon ended. Later, a company called a mask party, and the admission fee alone was as high as $30,000!"

Murphy nodded lightly, and as the information developed later, this kind of thing gradually spread.

"Thirty thousand dollars?" James Franco asked, "What kind of party? It costs thirty thousand dollars to enter the venue?"

"The organizer requires that you wear a mask." Robert Downey Jr. ignored James Franco's words, and said to himself, "You can bring your female partner to attend, or you don't need to bring your female partner to attend. At the party, if you When you meet people who are interested, as long as the other party does not object, whether it is a man or a woman, you can get together with them."

Jonah Hill and Seth Rogen showed envy.

"If you bring a female companion, you can also play exchange games." It seems that Robert Downey Jr. is a veteran of these experts. "As long as it is not forced, under the conditions of mutual agreement, 3 people or more Human games are not a problem at parties."

He squeezed his eyes at a few people, "If you are lucky, you may encounter some top actresses in it. Those who like to play are also the targets of these party organizers and regular visitors. "

"But they all wear masks..." Seth Loganner said.

Robert Downey Jr. sneered, "Many celebrities have physical characteristics that cannot be concealed. Can they not be recognized by covering their faces?"

"However, the female stars who like this kind of party are only a few of the few." He added, "It all depends on luck."

Jonah Hill was staring at both eyes, "I can't imagine what a wonderful scene that is!"

Seemingly unable to find a suitable adjective, Robert Downey Jr. thought for a while, and said, "Have you seen Stanley Kubrick’s "Eyes Wide Ring"? Something similar to Tom Cruise’s Event."

Seth Logan said enviously, "If you have a chance, you must go and see it."

Robert Downey Jr. pointed at him and Jonah Hill and shook his fingers, "You are not qualified, Murphy and Jim are about the same."

"They can take us..." Jonah Hill said only half of the time, and he saw Carrey Mulligan walking over and standing behind Murphy.

"Come on, let's continue drinking!" He picked up the glass, touched Seth Logan, and greeted Murphy, James Franco and Robert Downey Jr., "Cheers!"

The next day was the weekend, and a few people had no work for the time being. The party lasted until nearly midnight.

After a happy weekend, Murphy received the good news at the beginning of the new week. The negotiation between CAA and Miramax on the new project has made breakthrough progress. The two sides basically reached agreement in general, and finally need to confirm. There are not many details.

Murphy was the director and initiator of this project. CAA passed the news the first time, and then he joined the negotiation led by Bill Rossis. After another week of seesaw, Murphy, CAA And Miramax is determined to have an in-depth cooperation on this project.

The cooperation is about to be reached. The project cannot continue to be called "X". CAA and Miramax accepted Murphy's suggestion, and this project was officially named "Terror Planet".

This will be an absurd theme of beauty vs. zombies. Although full of blood and violence, it is not in the style of "Chain Saw", but full of American humor.

In this regard, Murphy knows that he is not a good at funny. He specially called Seth Logan and Jonah Hill to the Stanton Studio. They worked together for several days in order to be funny. The bridge section is modified.

Several people said that they would gang up and help each other, and Murphy did the same, even if it was Jonah Hill, a completely unknown guy, the new project still brought him.

Seth Rogen and Jonah Hill also did their best to help Murphy modify the script.

Jonah Hill is a good player to play a lively atmosphere, but the effect of modifying the script is limited; Seth Rogen is different, after a few days of work, Murphy can see that this guy is indeed quite talented, no matter it is scene construction, It's still character lines, all written in style.

It was not accidental that this guy became a director.

The time came to mid-October, Murphy, CAA and Miramax formally signed the project agreement for "Planet of Horror" at the Death Star Building.

"Planet of Horror" is provided by CAA with one-stop packaging service for Miramax. The main actors and staff are all from CAA's contracted customers. Like other CAA packaging projects, after the film is released, CAA will receive all the profits of "Planet of Horror". Seven percent of the total is taken as a service deduction.

Miramax is the producer and distributor of the project. It will provide funding for the production of this film through financing, and owns 100% of the film's copyright. After a long period of negotiation, the final production cost of this film is determined. 8 million U.S. dollars.

However, the film tax refund quota that Miramax applied to the Australian government was not passed, and the investment in "Planet of Horror" and Murphy's reputation were still too low to be favored by the Australian government.

For mainstream commercial productions like Hollywood that have invested hundreds of millions of dollars, if you shoot in Australia, you can often get a tax rebate of 13% to 18%!

In this way, filming overseas will only increase the cost. The crew will stay in Los Angeles, looking for a suitable set of prices and scenes for shooting, and under Murphy’s proposal, the huge abandoned warehouse originally used for filming "Saw Cry" , Is listed as the first choice for some indoor scenes, where the wide area and relatively low rent, as well as the equipment such as the boom, are huge advantages.

In terms of financing, because Murphy has a big-selling film like "Chain Saw", the film has also entered a number of overseas markets. Miramax while absorbing the initial start-up capital of the project from private equity funds and financial institutions, it also It will raise funds for subsequent filming through overseas pre-sales.

Miramax has long-term cooperation companies overseas. The pre-sale is to sell the distribution rights or other copyrights of the film to these companies in advance to raise production costs.

This is Miramax’s plan for the time being, and how to do it depends on the future.

In addition, Harvey Weinstein also officially notified Murphy and CAA that they have applied for the participation of "Planet of Horror" at the Cannes Film Festival next year.

This is not to say that Miramax or Harvey Weinstein attaches great importance to him and this project. The original quota belongs to Quentin Tarantino and his new film, but Quentin, a geek director, insists on waiting for Uma. -Thurman only started filming new films after giving birth and was destined to miss the Cannes Film Festival next year.

After Harvey Weinstein communicated with Cannes, "Planet of Horror" became a substitute.

Of course, this is just a screening, not a competition unit.

It is said that Miramax will participate in the competition unit next year's song and dance blockbuster "Chicago".

At the end of the agreement, it is about the treatment of Murphy as the director. He has two positions in the film, namely director and screenwriter. In a very formal crew like Hollywood, the position also means a corresponding remuneration.