In the warm spring afternoon sun, the door of Kodak Theater is quite towering. At this moment, it is surrounded by a lot of people. The long red carpet extends from one end of the street to the entrance of Kodak Theater. Tall golden statues are also erected. Countless reporters stand in the designated area to photograph the women and men on the red carpet. Although the ceremony has been held for 74 years, it is still so lively every year.
The noise rose from the entrance, and a slightly thin but energetic figure appeared on the red carpet, with a pair of black thin framed eyes, which seemed gentle. Reporters have focused on this middle-aged man. He is the most famous director in the world. He has won numerous honors and is a frequent visitor of Oscar. His film company is also famous in Hollywood and even in the world. No matter where he appears, he can get countless palms and attention, just like now.
However, only the middle-aged man who smiles at the reporter knows that although he is very successful, he is basically inferior to the other person in any aspect. Although the old guys have been running the company with great care, their ability is always limited, and they have different focuses but can't complement each other. It looks very beautiful. But actually, the business is shrinking. The ambition of the early stage of establishment is facing the severe test of reality. The film production of the other company last year, whether it is a live action film or an animated film, has been firmly established in Hollywood First.
Perhaps, from a personal point of view, at the box office, I can still hold the other side's head. Although the other side can make films of any style, there is still a lack of accumulation in this respect. But I'm afraid that it will be surpassed sooner or later. Think about last year's movies. Thought of here, he immediately smilingly shook his head, why care about these? I haven't seen anything in Hollywood for so many years. Once again, we are partners.
Even so. He has a headache when he thinks about the other party's private life. Although he has no right to interfere, it involves
"Hi, Godfather." A familiar voice came into her ears, and Gwyneth's smiling face came into view.
"Hi, gwyne." Spielberg hugged the goddaughter and sighed in his heart. If he was purely male, he would be the object most hated by Hollywood men.
It's ok if Adrian was just a playboy, but now almost everyone in Hollywood knows it. He didn't just play, all the wonderful women were caught by him, and they were willing to have children for him. Kate Beckinsale, Monica BELLUCCI, Kate Blanchett and even less known Sophie Marceau have basically given birth to him. However, there are still many women who want to know him, and there is no second such person in Hollywood.
But who made him so powerful? He was already the chairman of the board of directors of a large media group before he was 40 years old, and I was an excellent director who could fully explore the characteristics of women. It is enough to let many women throw themselves into the arms of many women, let alone coax women. Spielberg also talked about his goddaughter's need to stay with a playboy, and old Paltrow lost his temper in front of her daughter. But Gwyneth was very considerate to them in other aspects, but no matter what they said, they would not listen to it.
"I feel very comfortable around him. Don't worry about anything. No pressure, very comfortable. " Gwyneth once described to Spielberg how it felt to be around Adrian.
So, what else can he say? It is said that his other goddaughter, Drew Barrymore, had sighed in private why he had not met Adrian earlier. Spielberg even heard that she was at a bachelor party the day before her wedding last year. He also indulged in Adrian with his good sisters, Cameron Diaz and Hu Kaili, whom he knew because of "break baby". Although drew firmly denied this in private, he thought it was still very possible.
However, no matter how he looked at it, he couldn't reverse the situation. Just as he couldn't stop drew from taking drugs and drinking alcohol, it was a private matter of others, and he was just their godfather, or the most common one. Or because Well, let's not talk about it. In short, even Warren Beattie and Woody Allen were not as good as Adrian, who would not appear for decades. Don't think so much, or good cooperation, strive to make DreamWorks more stable.
"Yes, I hope" beautiful heart "can get the best film. I personally like this film very much. Lang has done a good job, and Russell and Gwyneth's performances are also quite wonderful. It would be perfect if we could win the best director and best actor and heroine together." Spielberg was not polite to the reporter's shots, while Director Ron Howard, Russell Crowe and Gwyneth stood by to add a few words from time to time.
After all, this film is funded by DreamWorks, and it has also made a contribution to its distribution. It is a work of universal cooperation with them. Naturally, Spielberg hopes to win the best film.
"Me too." A voice came, and Adrian's not handsome but angular face appeared in front of the public."Hi, Steven." He warmly opened his arms to him.
"Hi, ed." Spielberg hugged with a smile and glanced around. Well, there were no other women around who had an affair with Adrian.
"No wonder you just heard the cheers. You are here." Then he said again.
"The big director's compliment just doesn't sound the same." Adrian picked his eyebrows, and then a burst of laughter, and then reporters seize the time to ask questions, usually can interview him is not much.
Spielberg gave in a little, so that Adrian could fully face the reporters. If it was five or six years ago, he would have had to talk with him in front of these people. Now that he is old and has a lot of troubles recently, he has no interest in doing this.
Adrian didn't say much. He was just optimistic about "beautiful heart" and the performances of Russell and Gwyneth. However, the reporter immediately seized the nomination of Moulin Rouge and Lord of the rings and asked him if he was not satisfied with his two works. Unfortunately, this kind of problem is difficult for Adrian. I have to say that he is very talkative. First of all, he humbly said that these two films are nothing. But then he praised it again, and finally said that the result would not be known until the award ceremony was over.
But probably because of Gwyneth's presence, he only said a few words about Nicole Kidman, which made Spielberg shake his head slightly.
"You didn't seem to agree with me just now, Steven." After getting rid of reporters and starting to March inside the Kodak Theater, Adrian, who had a few words with Russell and had an ambiguous exchange of eyes with Gwyneth, slowed down and walked side by side with Spielberg.
"No, it's nothing. It's just that the journalists are trying to dig the news out of your mouth." Spielberg joked.
Adrian laughed. Then the topic changed: "by the way, I heard that the film adaptation right of Arthur Gordon's novel is in your hands, or DreamWorks."
Spielberg, who knew that everything he and he had to have something else to do with him, raised his eyebrows: "Arthur Gordon's novel?"
He thought of it quickly, then looked at Adrian with a surprised expression: "Memoirs of a Geisha?"
"That's right," Adrian nodded with a smile. "You know, I know a lot about Asian culture and I'm very sensitive. So after reading Memoirs of a Geisha, I came up with the idea of adaptation. I also have suitable Japanese actors here. What I didn't expect was that you started first, so I thought Maybe you'd like us to make it? "
"Let you make it? Don't you think you're asking too much. Ed? " Although he spoke in this tone, Spielberg did not look angry.
"Have you decided to direct and make it yourself?" Adrian is still smiling.
"Of course not. I still have a lot of things to do, but we have the right to adapt. Do you want to take it in one sentence?"
"You don't know the Japanese reaction to the novel, do you? Just last year, Ms. Iwasaki, the prototype of the little lily, published a memoir of a real geisha to express her dissatisfaction. So I can basically predict what will happen when the movie comes out. " Adrian blinked. "But it's different to give it to us because I know how to modify and how it works so that they can accept the story."
After such a talk, Spielberg didn't show any expression, just staring at him and waiting for the following.
"All right, all right." Adrian raised his hands and seemed helpless. "We can cooperate, just like beautiful soul. Then, I have a script about Japanese culture. I'm optimistic about its prospects, as long as DreamWorks is willing. We can also use the current model for cooperation. "
"Oh?" Spielberg looked curious.
"You know, John Logan is a very thoughtful screenwriter. Last year, he wrote Gladiator with David franzoni and almost won the best original script." Adrian explained, "this year he has another idea about the samurai story. It was about the middle of the 19th century that Japan needed change because of the United States. Japan completely abolished the warrior profession, and then there was a riot. An American, that is, the protagonist, was involved. He developed friendship with this group of doomed warriors and became addicted to the charm of Bushido. "
"Sounds like It's kind of interesting. " Spielberg pushed his glasses and quickly calculated in his mind.
It is impossible to judge whether the script is good or bad from such a few words, but the problem is that Adrian is very optimistic, and now no one doubts his vision. It is worth a try. Although "Memoirs of geisha" is very popular, some Japanese can't accept it. Yamazaki almost sued Gordon. That's why Spielberg wanted to direct at first, but then gave up. If it was handed over to Adrian, it would be a good problem for him to have a headache.
"Logan's play is called the last warrior," Adrian continued at the moment. "If you need it, I can have the outline sent to you at any time. The production right is not non-negotiable. It's OK for anyone you want to play the leading role.""Including Tom Cruise?" Spielberg blurted out.
During this period, DreamWorks is cooperating with cruise, directed by Spielberg himself. Cruise's minority report has been finalized for this year's summer, and this cooperation will continue if the box office meets the expectations. So Spielberg is very clear that cruise never allowed anyone around him to be his wife and Adrian ahead of time, otherwise it would be better to just look ugly.
He's heard about that, too. And I also know that it is very possible. Just look at Adrian and Nicole's eyebrows, but this does not mean that he will stand on Cruise's side. After all, from Adrian's earliest support for him to produce Schindler's list and the establishment of DreamWorks, there is no reason for him to alienate Adrian from Adrian.
Pick up the camera, he is a director, and put down the camera, he becomes a businessman.
And for cruise, he's just plain. Although most of the time are polite, but sometimes too much pressure will be for no reason ecstasy or anger, people do not like. But it's also easy to impress people, so Spielberg said it naturally at the moment.
Adrian then showed a surprised expression, and Spielberg, who consciously said the wrong thing, was about to make up for it, but the other party's next sentence made him dumbfounded.
"No problem, as long as you want to," Adrian said, with a strange smile, as if thinking of something interesting. "No matter who plays the leading role."
It's finally done. After Spielberg left, Adrian was relieved.
Well, the whole thing is like this. When I went to Tokyo for a visit, I played with Kenko Morita because of Hamasaki's relationship. As a capitalist with "conscience" and "morality", I should say something about it after playing. After all, although Kenko's pair of plumpness are not like Ivanka, Scarlett and Jili. But I worked hard when I served.
But there was no good role for a while. There were many roles in the TV series, but they didn't help her development in Japan. Adrian was not very happy until John Logan's new play appeared.
He didn't realize that Logan, who wrote Gladiator, was also the screenwriter of the last warrior - well, he just didn't look in his memory carefully - which solved the problem. "The last samurai" happens to have a small part of the female role, just let Kenko Yamada to try.
As for you Jihui, don't worry. Adrian will not treat her badly. The road has been arranged. Relying on Gilmore girl and several films, she still has a lot of fame in North America. It can be said that she is well-known among Asian American actors. But in the middle of this process, there are some weighty works missing. Fortunately, Adrian immediately thought of another Japanese film because of the last disregard. Yes, it was the adaptation of Arthur Gordon's novel, which did not get a good "geisha memoir" in Japan and China.
To be honest. Although the box office and word-of-mouth of the film are rather bad, most of the reasons are due to the producers. I don't know which genius's idea is. Even if the Japanese don't have the best actors in the world, they shouldn't look for Chinese actors. The difference between one word and another is very easy to cause Association. Ordinary people do not care about the differences. As a result, the Japanese do not like it, nor do the Chinese people. The former place has made some profits, but the latter one can't get in at all.
Moreover, it's stupid to arrange the release date in December, which Adrian racked his brains to remember. This kind of narration has nothing to do with the Americans. It's only that the novelty seeking movies are arranged in the Christmas section, and it's still in the early ten days, and it's also mixed with several commercial blockbusters. It's really stupid. Even if Adrian is directing it himself, it's going to take a long time to do so A lot of Kung Fu, by means of long-term projection, can only get some box office tickets after January.
In addition to the above two hard injuries, the end of the film is also a heavy failure, Lily actually as a lover in the president's side. Feminists in the West will never like this plot. Maybe this is the case in reality. No matter what profession they are engaged in entertainment, there is no place for purity. To say nothing else, Adrian has a lot of lovers around him, but it does not mean that feminists can allow such plots in movies, especially in a movie with great momentum, and they will be criticized Cutting is inevitable.
In this case, if the box office is high, that's the hell. I think that Yamazaki, as a prototype, will feel angry, probably because of the plot ending. After all, in reality, she is also an independent woman.
Adrian remembers that "Memoirs of a Geisha" has won nearly 100 million box office tickets all over the world, so there are still some advantages in the plot, such as showing the training of Geisha, competitions, and other fancy actions. Even in Japan, which is severely excluded, it seems that it has also won more than 10 million yuan. Therefore, as long as the three most important points mentioned above are corrected, the film's Box office and word-of-mouth will not be difficult.
Now, you Jihui has been in Hollywood for many years, and her fame is not small. As a little lily, there is no problem. It just makes her famous to a higher level and lay a solid foundation.Unfortunately, the film copyright of "Memoirs of geisha" was obtained by DreamWorks in the late 1990s. It is not easy to take it away from them. Therefore, Adrian simply exchanged "the last samurai". Anyway, the film is also very popular, as long as Kenko mitada is allowed to play the female role.
Adrian or didn't expect Spielberg to ask, including cruise? So he was a little surprised, after all, the original version of "the last samurai" was starred by Cruise, and now it will fall into his hands in such a way? So he agreed without hesitation, remembering the original Watanabe, should be the name, got the best supporting actor nomination, but cruise did not get anything, how can such an interesting scene disappear.
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