Hollywood Road

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"The newspaper got the exact news that Cameron Douglas, the eldest son of former Oscar best actor and Hollywood superstar Michael Douglas, was recently arrested by the police for possession of drugs and drug trafficking. It is reported that he may face more than ten years in prison. This makes Michael- Douglas was always in tears."

In a deck of the cafe, Carla Faith looked at the newspaper in front of her earnestly. She knew that the news on it was inextricably related to Murphy sitting opposite.

"What makes Michael Douglas more distressed is that Cameron Douglas was involved in a gang conflict in a makeshift cell on the first day of his arrest, and his arm bone and femur were broken..."

Carla Faith shook his head. Compared to the troubles the Douglas family had encountered, these were actually nothing.

"According to a source: Most prisoners know that Cameron Douglas was beaten by a gang who gave a bounty to someone, causing his fingers and femurs to be broken, and the femur even had to be implanted with steel nails, but he told the police and The medical staff was accidentally injured due to a fall. Therefore, Cameron Douglas was injured this time and no one was punished by the prison authorities."

Looking away from the newspaper, Carla Faith took a sip from the water glass, looked at Murphy on the opposite side, and said, "You are the same Murphy Stanton. The inside of your bones has never changed."

"What?" Murphy didn't seem to understand her. "What hasn't changed?"

"He's cruel!" Kara Feith didn't need to hesitate in front of Murphy, and said directly, "Unscrupulously."

Murphy took a sip of coffee and shrugged, "These have nothing to do with me. I just find someone to give him courage. The rest of the matter is that the Douglas family has accumulated too much conflict and took this opportunity to break out. "

Carla Faith curled his lips and asked, "How many years will Cameron Douglas be sentenced?"

"I don't know." Murphy shook his head. "It should be more than five years. No one cares about him now."

Cameron Douglas is just a primer and fuse, Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. have never targeted him.

"I know." Kara Feith said with emotion, "The two people you care about are very miserable now."

Nobody in Hollywood now knows that the Douglas family seems to have been cursed by the **** of bad luck and has encountered a huge crisis. Although it has not completely collapsed, it can no longer be compared with the past.

The first is Kirk Douglas. After the stroke was sent to the University of California School of Medicine, although his life was out of danger, the brain was hypoxic for too long, which led to unconsciousness and hemiplegia. The rest of the time in the future will be on the bed. Having passed in a daze, the Hollywood figure who was once the best, now it is better to die.

Followed by Michael Douglas, this one is luckier than his father, at least he didn't suffer any physical blows, but the pressure from the mental aspect made him ten years old.

Catherine Zeta Jones is determined to divorce him and holds evidence of domestic violence. Once the divorce lawsuit is pronounced, it is very likely that half of Michael Douglas' property will be divided.

Such a divorce case is bound to take a long time. Paparazzi and entertainment reporters pile up in front of Michael Douglas every day, and all kinds of hype are endless, plus the situation of father Kirk Douglas and son Cameron Douglas, this The former Oscar actor reportedly broke down several times.

What's even more shocking is that several crews that signed contracts with Michael Douglas ended their cooperation with him because of the domestic violence scandal that Catherine Zeta Jones voluntarily broke.

The superstar’s career has plummeted, and he has never lost his previous grand occasion. Some media have pointedly stated that when Michael Douglas handles this series of scandals and returns to his career, he may even be considered a second-rate Hollywood star. No, not much better than Mel Gibson, who was collectively banned by Hollywood.

Carla Faith knows very well that the Douglas family, which once flourished in Hollywood, is basically dead.

"Is it worth it for Robert Downey Jr.?" she asked suddenly.

"This can't be measured by worth and unworthy." Murphy said calmly, "Kirk Douglas was engaged in tandem before, in the Jewish circle in Hollywood, to promote some news that is very unfavorable to me."

The two talked about this again, and Carla Firth took the initiative to change the subject, "20th Century Fox cancelled the Toronto Film Festival itinerary, did you let me know?"

"Yeah." Murphy nodded, but strangely, "Temporary cancellation? What's the matter?"

After all, the temporary cancellation of participation in the film festival is not unique, but it is also relatively rare.

Kara Feith did not hide it, and said directly, "The Twentieth Century Fox and the Toronto Film Festival Organizing Committee had a disagreement on some issues and decided to boycott this year's Toronto Film Festival."

Having said that, she suddenly smiled, "Twentieth Century Fox deliberately let "Shameless Bastard" go to East Asia for the world premiere."

Murphy was a little confused, "Go to East Asia?"

"The market share in East Asia is getting heavier and heavier." Carla Fess briefly explained, "But the 20th Century Fox has not done very well in the market in recent years. I hope I can use your film. Inspire the enthusiasm of East Asian movie fans."

"Isn't going to China?" Murphy frowned slightly, "My market appeal in China is not high, um...it can be said to be very poor."

"It's not China. Except for "Man of Steel", none of your films have been shown in Chinese theaters." Carla Faith laughed. "How could 20th Century Fox choose China."

She took a sip of water and said, "A South Korean film company has sent an invitation to 20th Century Fox to invite a celebrity director and a blockbuster film to Seoul for the world premiere. 20th Century Fox is currently considering "Shameless Bastard" "Waiting for a few films, but no final decision has been made yet."

Murphy frowned and asked, "What do you mean? You want this film to premiere in South Korea?"

Carla Faith shook his head, "I am a dissenting person. How can a film with such a theme be suitable for its global premiere in East Asia?"

"I think so too." Murphy thought for a moment. "As always, the world premiere will be in North America."

Although he has enough power in this project and is now a front-line director, he basically has no right to speak in matters of distribution. This is the exclusive power of the distribution company.

"Hmm..." Carla Faith leaned back to make herself more comfortable. "Inglourious Basterds are only one of the considerations. The top executives of the company are not idiots and shouldn't make stupid decisions."

Now that Carla Faith said so, Murphy stopped worrying about it, and asked about the release, "How about the talk with the theater?"

"It's almost there." Although he is not responsible for the distribution, Carla Faith still knows something. "The distribution department has reached an agreement with the North American Theater Alliance. The number of premiere theaters is about 3,500. The company has adopted your opinion. , Will not hold small-scale screenings, but large-scale public screenings."

"We are not just rushing for prizes." Murphy is also considering his own income. "There is also commercial income. "Shameless Bastard" is a commercial film after all."

There are also theaters. The 3,500 theaters are far behind "Man of Steel", but they are quite good for a large-scale R-rated noir film.

In this regard, R-rated films of the same investment scale are basically incomparable with PG or PG-13 films.

MPAA's film classification system can be said to be an important factor in the prosperity of Hollywood movies.

At the beginning, the Hollywood movie classification supervision system came into being one after another, and the original intention of continuous development and improvement was to help parents choose suitable programs for children or teenagers. At the same time, it also provides content creation references for project producers to guide the use of ****, violence and other shots.

However, with the advent of the information age, the grading system has brought more benefits: production companies and distribution companies can grasp the audience’s age group and make targeted arrangements accordingly, which will not only help meet the viewing needs and obtain higher The commercial return is conducive to offline marketing and more peripheral income.

However, the classification and appraisal of a film is indeed a cumbersome task, and it is far less convenient than one size fits all.

Kara-Fiss looked at the time, stood up and prepared to leave. When leaving, he specifically reminded, "You are almost busy. Next, let's cooperate with the company's promotion of "Shameless Bastard". Now inside the 20th Century Fox Some gossip, I think I treat you too much."

"Will you care about this?"

That's what Murphy said. Carla Faith doesn't really care, but he still said, "Don't worry, I'm a very professional director."

The two are friends who have known each other for many years, and they are not so polite to each other. Carla Faith waved his hand, "I'll go back to the Fox Building first. You pay the bill."

Murphy waved his hand to Kara Feith, drank the coffee in the cup, took out a dollar and put it on the coffee table, and was about to leave, and went back to the Stanton studio in Century City.

"Are you director Stanton?"

A suspicious voice suddenly sounded from the side. Murphy turned to look. A young man about twenty-five years old had just walked over, "You really are Director Stanton!"

Murphy thought he had met his fan, and nodded to him with a warm smile, "Hello, this is Murphy Stanton."

After speaking, he took the initiative to stretch out his hand, and the young man quickly handed the briefcase in his right hand to his left, and shook it firmly in Murphy's hand, "Hello, Director Stanton."

The young man was full of excitement, as if he had won a grand prize, and said anxiously, "I am a screenwriter and director. I wrote a script by myself. Can you take the time to read it?"