Chapter 690： blockbuster script

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In the era of Hollywood blockbusters, movies with an investment of over 100 million such as Crucian Carp Across the River, there are several works such as "Fighting in the Furious Sea", "The Matrix 3" and "The Lord of the Rings 3" in the recent Christmas season. If you look at the summer season, "X-Men 2", "The Matrix 2", "Jedi Men 2", "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Hulk Hulk"... just a few titles will take a long time . Full text without ads

But if we talk about movies that have invested 200 million US dollars, there are not so many. The recently famous Lord of the Rings trilogy has only invested 270 million dollars, and the most famous movie that has invested 200 million US dollars this year is There's nothing like "Titanic", which was released in 1997. You know, 200 million US dollars is not a small number. If you invest 200 million US dollars, it means that the pressure on the box office will be heavier.

Recently, Universal Pictures is launching a huge shooting plan, which will invest more than 200 million US dollars to bring the classic 1933 movie "King Kong" back to the big screen. At present, the "King Kong" crew has started the preparatory stage, and the director has locked in the director Peter Jackson, who has made a name for himself by relying on the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Since a "King Kong" came out in 1933 and became a classic, there have been many follow-up works all over the world, but there has never been a decent work. In 1996, under the leadership of Ron Mayer, Universal Pictures decided to remake this classic and bring the audience to the audience again. However, when "Giant Joe Yang" and "Godzilla" were released at the same time, Universal Pictures put the shooting plan on the shelf.

Universal Pictures selected Peter Jackson after thinking about it. Unfortunately, the final plan was shelved, and Peter Jackson changed hands to start preparing for the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

At present, "The Lord of the Rings 3" will be released next month, and Peter Jackson's work at hand has temporarily reached a stage, so the shooting plan of "King Kong" has been brought up again. Faced with a more mature Peter Jackson, Ron Mayer has no need to say no. Now, Peter Jackson and screenwriter Philippa Runs have begun to work on the script, while Ron Mayer has begun to conceive the script lineup. There is no doubt that this is a commercial blockbuster. Except for the special effects and the striking King Kong, the actors are bound to become an important part of the box office.

"King Kong" tells the story of the United States in 1933. The Great Depression and the spirit of blind exploration inspired everyone to explore unfamiliar fields and open up unknown spaces. Full text without advertisements At this time, an ambitious filmmaker Carl plans to travel to the Indian Ocean to shoot a film. Carl chooses actress Ann, who was in a low career, and Jack, a down-and-out talented screenwriter. On the crew, set off to Sumatra. But when the ship ran aground on Skull Island, the crew suffered a frantic attack from the native savages, but Ann was captured and she was sacrificed. Ann's screams attracted the attention of King Kong, the overlord of Skull Island, the giant orangutan, and King Kong fell in love with Ann, so the story unfolded.

There are about eight main characters in the film, but the most important core roles are three people, director Karl, screenwriter Jack and actress Ann.

At present, the role of actress Ann is already in sight. Peter Jackson and the main creative staff have locked in Naomi Watts, who has an outstanding performance in "Mulholland Drive", but the two sides still need to meet before deciding. Actors for director Karl and screenwriter Jack are still being cast.

The last time Ron Mayer and Robert Wells met, he also mentioned the movie a little bit. There are also a few small characters in the movie, such as Hayes and Jimmy. Robert Wells hopes that Ron Meyer agreed to let the gloomy member Gillen Haas try it, but the final choice was in the hands of director Peter Jackson. As far as Ron Mayer knows, Peter Jackson also has plans to choose among Broadway actors. The last time I heard him mention a name called Penn Lecce, Peter Jackson seemed to have a good impression of him. There are no public interviews for the selection of these supporting roles, and there will be a small meet-and-greet at that time, and the final decision will be made.

Ron Mayer wanted Evan Bell to play the role of down-and-out screenwriter Jack. In Ron Mayer's mind, Evan Bell is the lead candidate. Although Jack's role is not as heavy as Ann and Carl, it is also a very important role. And Evan Bell's previous experience also shows that he doesn't care much about the importance of the scene, and the role or script is what he likes. The script of "King Kong" is undoubtedly a classic, and with the addition of Peter Jackson, Ron Meyer feels that Evan Bell has no chance of rejecting it.

Soon, the "King Kong" script was handed to Teddy Bell. In fact, Ron Mayer was closed at the beginning, because Teddy Bell directly rejected the offer, Teddy Bell's answer was "Evan's time has been arranged for the next three months. , he has no plans to take on any new films for the time being." In fact, Teddy Bell was instructed by Evan Bell to edit "The Notebook" after it was completed. After the post-production was completed, he had to devote himself to the work of "Mysterious Skin", so he would not be in the short term. On to a new script.

In the end, Ron Meyer still convinced Teddy Bell with two reasons. First, even if "King Kong" was to be filmed, it would not be so fast. It would have to wait until the summer vacation of 2004 at the earliest, which is half a year later. So there is no conflict; second, this classic remake with an investment of 200 million is indeed worthy of Evan Bell's attention.

Teddy Bell didn't give the script to Evan Bell immediately, because he knew that Evan Bell was under a lot of pressure recently. Although he didn't lose control on the set, he always used to sit by the lake and write songs when he was resting at night. Teddy Bell knew this was his brother's way to soothe his mood.

Since Universal Pictures was not in a hurry, Teddy Bell waited until the end of November before showing the script to Evan Bell. The recent box office success of "True Love Comes First" is obviously good news. More importantly, the filming of the crew went very smoothly, and good news has also been reported frequently for the preparation of the "Eleven" brand at the Saks store on Fifth Avenue. Evan Bell Although the pressure is still there, at least the whole person seems to be relaxed.

"Teddy..." Evan Bell couldn't help laughing when he saw his brother brought the script over. "You brought me the script, didn't Claire complain to you?"

Teddy Bell was stunned, and couldn't help but laugh. Evan Bell has actually been writing songs on and off for his third album, but not at a fast pace. Now Warner Records is waiting for Evan Bell to release his third album, and Claire Days has plans to wait until "Mystery Skin" is finished and awards season is over before Evan Bell can start recording the album. . But now Teddy Bell has come over with the script again, it is estimated that Claire Days knows that he will definitely have to deal with Teddy Bell again.

Having said that, Evan Bell just picked up the script and looked at the cover, then looked up to Teddy Bell and said, "'King Kong'? You mean the 'King Kong' invested by Universal Pictures?" Dee Bell nodded to confirm, "Directed by Peter Jackson?" Teddy Bell was stunned, then nodded and said, "Yes, but how do you know..."

Evan Bell was also choked by himself. He was a little distracted under the pressure recently, but he said it out loud, because he was shocked that the script would reach him. Evan Bell coughed twice, "When I chatted with Leo (note, Leonardo DiCaprio's nickname, which was translated into 'Leon' before, mistake, sorry), he mentioned it Yes." Then he hurriedly crossed the topic, "Why did you give me this script, and how did Lang persuade you?"

Teddy Bell didn't bother with this issue either. He briefly said his thoughts, "I think it's worth at least you to take a look. As for whether you take it or not, you know me." Teddy Bell never Not interfering with Evan Bell's decision, he rarely even persuades and persuades, which also gave David Greenblatt a headache, because David Greenblatt knew that he could change Evan Bell's decision There is only Teddy Bell, but the problem is, Teddy Bell always supports Evan Bell 100%, which makes it very difficult for him to be a regular agent.

Evan Bell just flipped through the script and shook his head at Teddy Bell, "Reject it."

The movie "King Kong" was released at the end of 2005, and the box office was good, but compared to its $200 million investment, it can only be regarded as not losing money. . The main reason Evan Bell didn't want to take the role was that the character of the down-and-out screenwriter Jack didn't have much room to play. Jack was neither King Kong, nor Carl, the director who formed the crew, nor the actress Ann who won King Kong's heart. It can be said that Basically a buried character.

Evan Bell doesn't have much interest in this movie at all Of course, as an audience, but you can appreciate it.

In Evan Bell's view, if Ron Mayer felt the "King Kong" script was a good fit for him, then the Universal Pictures boss just didn't know him well enough. Evan Bell had already shown his stance in rejecting "Van Helsing", but apparently Ron Meyer still didn't realize it.

Thinking about it carefully, maybe Evan Bell and Universal Pictures really lack a bit of fate. In Evan Bell's memory, Universal Pictures' movies really can't think of a favorite work for a while, and their cooperation may really be true It's hard to do.

Teddy Bell was quick to bring Evan Bell's reply to Ron Meyer. After Ron Mayer put down the phone, he sat in the boss chair and was silent for a while. Finally, he breathed a sigh of relief and his expression returned to normal, but he already had a clear idea in his mind.

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