Chapter 1216

The project temporarily named "Jurassic Park: extinction" has been officially launched. Now it is still in the early stage of preparation. The script is being written in full swing. There is not a clear idea for the whole story framework, not to mention the cast of actors and directors. The whole project is progressing in an orderly way.

Only Steven Spielberg and Ron Mayer are discussing the choice of the leading actor.

The rumored list of top actors appeared at this moment.

In such a super blockbuster project, after a brainstorming session, the casting director and producer will make a list of about 30 to 50 Hollywood actors and actresses, which will be displayed on Lang's desk.

Lang and Steven will carry out preliminary screening and deletion, determine a directional concept and idea, reduce the list to less than 30 as far as possible, and mark the key attention objects; The rest of the audition, evaluation and selection work will be handed over to the casting director and related staff.

In this list, the number one actor is undoubtedly the hottest one in Hollywood; Those who are able to make it to the top 10 are either distinctive and impressive, and easily surpass those on paper; Or is the broker's means tough superb, influence all aspects of the penetration into the whole industry.

Although, in the whole process of actor selection, there may be all kinds of exceptions and accidents; But on the whole, the top-level resources are still in the hands of a few people. The beauty of Hollywood is epitomized on this list of actors, which is also a proof of the top of the vanity fair pyramid.

On the "Jurassic Park: extinction" list of actors, Langley ranked first!

No doubt, it's not only universal pictures, but also other film companies. In the face of this hot young actor, almost no one can refuse. All the projects have found lanli one after another. It's rumored that Andy Rogers has to open up an office to stack and select the relevant information of the invited projects.

It's the same tonight. Although Langley didn't win his second little gold medal, he was still the most popular actor in the audience on Oscar night. Even Daniel Day Lewis, who made history, was downcast. After all, Daniel refused to appear in any commercial film, while blue Leigh opened up all possibilities.

Even within Universal Pictures itself, despite the "speed and passion" troubling crew, they still believe that lanli is worthy of the best choice.

But after screening, Lang Meyer set the age of the actors between 28 and 35. Lan Li, who is under 24 years old this year, is out of the game.

On the face of it, the male protagonists in mainstream Hollywood movies are generally between the ages of 30 and 45, because they are the main consumers in the commercial film market.

If they tend to be younger, they will be closer to the age of 30, which can attract more young audiences; But even younger, this is not a mainstream commercial film, but a youth film. Just like "Harry Potter", "Twilight" and "hunger game", the market positioning and planning are quite different.

"Raider 4" chose Shia Labov as the leading actor. At that time, Shia was only 22 years old and made her debut with the "Transformers" series; But what's special about the film is that Harrison Ford plays - Harrison and hea form a father and son profile, forming a double lead mode. Only at the age of 22 can Shia play the leading role at such a young age.

On the surface, at least, it is high sounding and impeccable; However, Steven knows his old friend's plan and intention.

Langley's guess is correct“ On the cooperative road of "Jurassic Park: extinction", Lang is still the core barrier.

When his eyes fell on Lan Li, Steven showed a smile of indifference. "It's too early to talk about the details of the follow-up of the project. We are now in the process of script creation. We hope to determine a more clear creative idea. It's estimated that shooting will not start within this year. So let's wait and see. "

"That's good news." Lanli smiles and looks at Steven, "because I don't plan to take any new pictures in the next few months. I'm ready to relax and enjoy a long vacation."

"Really?" Steven showed an unexpected look and joked, "young people are on the rise in their careers. Shouldn't they put on more power and keep sprinting?" After the joke, Steven said, "however, a vacation is really necessary. Only by relaxing and recharging can we save more energy for the next departure. So, what are your plans now? I mean vacation options. "

Gradually, Langley and Steven relaxed and began to enter the chatting mode.

In fact, the conversation about work only lasted less than five minutes. Both Steven and Langley clearly know that today is just a question of intention, and there is still a long way to go for real cooperation.

There is no doubt that "Jurassic Park: extinction" is a super blockbuster!

The times are changing. With the increase of 300 million dollar investment projects, 100 million dollar investment projects have gradually become the mainstream, and 100 million dollar box office in North America is no longer new, it can only be regarded as standard configuration; As a result, the investment cost of 150 million can be called a super blockbuster.

This measure is based on the box office statistics of the past decade. The most stable range of the ratio of input to return is between 80 million and 150 million. If the ratio is lower or higher than this range, the risk will become more severe - of course, the higher the risk, the higher the loss and return.

Therefore, more than 150 million super blockbusters will have different levels and specifications, and different operation and planning.

Now, Universal Pictures is ready to restart the "Jurassic Park" project. The cost budget is 150 million yuan, and the treatment must be adjusted accordingly; What's more, this is universal pictures, Hollywood's most stingy and cautious Universal Pictures.

Let's make a simple comparison. In the past three years, the proportion of super blockbusters invested by the six major Hollywood film companies is as follows:

Disney 12, Warner Brothers 10, paramount 7, Sony Pictures 4, 20th Century Fox 3, Universal Pictures 3.

On the whole, the decline of Fox and Universal Pictures in the 20th century is very obvious, but the former invested in "Avatar" and showed great courage; The latter's three super blockbusters are "Robin Hood", "Snow White and the hunter" and "super warship", all of which are on the street and spit blood.

In this context, Universal Pictures is more cautious than ever in launching any super blockbuster project.

The whole process from project approval to cast selection to cooperation is extremely long, which may last for one to two years. Whether the CASS lineup formed at the beginning can be completely extended to the final shooting is a big question mark. Let alone the actors, even the relatively fixed positions of directors, screenwriters and producers are full of uncertainties.

As Steven said, it's very difficult to start shooting within this year.

This is the first super blockbuster in the true sense of lanli. The investment of "speed and passion 5" and "tomorrow's edge" did not meet such standards. Therefore, whether the final cooperation can succeed or not, it is a quite interesting experience.

In addition, Langley is also very interested in the polishing process of scripts and characters. When shooting "speed and passion 5" and "tomorrow's edge" at the beginning, lanli put forward some of his own opinions in the crew. No matter whether he adopted them or not, the directors and producers of the crew opened up all kinds of possibilities, which also added a lot of fun to the cooperation process.

What about this time?

What's more, the partner is universal pictures, which is even more interesting.

To be honest, lenley is looking forward to the future.

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"Well, I haven't been in line for a long time. Now I seem to be getting older, and I've lost some patience."

"Are you sure it's not because of the growth of status and wealth?"

In the face of the retort, Barry Meyer was slightly stunned, then spread out his hands, frankly admitted the accusation, but did not become angry, but jokingly hit back, "your attack seems to be rising tonight, is it because of the same reason?"

Lan Li pursed the corners of his mouth, his eyes twinkled slightly, and seemed to slip through a bit of complacency, but he was more cunning. "Without this land, where can he still enjoy such treatment? I'm enjoying the privilege of being able to leave some flaunting capital for the future. "

Barry raised his eyebrow and his smile flowed from the bottom of his eyes. That's why he likes to talk with Lan Li. His wisdom and composure reveal his unique temperament.

Of course, now all can be interpreted as the identity of "hereditary aristocracy".

"Obviously, your goal has been achieved." Barry said straightforwardly, raising his champagne and saluting, "everyone wants to visit Langley Hall tonight. After all, it is absolutely a rare thing to see Lan Li on such an occasion. If you miss this time, you don't know when it will be next time. "

"Maybe next year?" Lanli's last note was picked lightly, but the banter and irony in the words were satisfied. It was obviously a rhetorical question that clearly knew what was going on. It was simple and clear, but it was meaningful. It successfully made Barry smile again.

The conversation with Steven ended forty minutes ago.

After Steven left, the crowd around lanli was never lonely. At least there were two people and at most there were more than a dozen people. They came and went, back and forth, bustling and bustling. He just had to sit on the sofa at will, and this corner could easily become the focus of the audience.

It wasn't until Barry's appearance that the noise around him calmed down a little.

In a sense, Barry saved Langley.