Chapter 2190： fame effect

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Frank Darabont was a little stunned at this time, or it would be more appropriate to describe it as crying or laughing. When he heard Evan Bell's question, the tension just now quietly dissipated little by little.

"I'm curious, why did you take the initiative to choose Studio Eleven?" Evan Bell asked earnestly with a smile on his lips, "It's not that the result is bad, on the contrary, I can't welcome it any more. It's just, you know , You have cooperated with many big production companies, if you go to Paramount, Brad will definitely welcome you with raised hands, but why did you hand over such a wonderful script to Eleven Studio?"

When Jonathan Demme brought "Rachel's Wedding" in Venice, this was actually the case. As a senior and big-name director, the skinny camel was bigger than a horse, and he had a lot of options. Chell's Wedding" theme, Jonathan Demme may not necessarily cooperate with Eleven Studio.

The same is true for Frank Darabont, so Evan Bell is only asking this out of his own curiosity - or even more curious about Frank Darabont's absence from the top Hollywood circles over the years. experience, and its impact.

Regarding Evan Bell's question and the curious baby expression on his face, Frank Darabont was indeed a little bit dumbfounded. This absurd but funny emotion relieved his nervousness. After all, Frank Darabont is a veteran who has been in the entertainment industry for nearly 30 years, and peak works such as "The Shawshank Redemption" and "Green Miracle" also give him enough confidence. When the tension just now was broken by Evan Bell's ridicule, he gradually relaxed.

"Because this is Studio Eleven, a studio full of individuality, daring to challenge, and not being restrained. I came here because of the reputation of Studio Eleven and you, Evan Bell." Rabonte clearly expressed his situation, although his tone was still a little tense, but it was too much relaxed, "'The Walking Dead' is the first drama in film history that really features zombies as the protagonist. , There are not so many production companies that dare to challenge the traditional TV drama industry."

A series like "The Walking Dead" is, first of all, a serious challenge for TV stations. This is an attempt that only cable TV stations dare to make. Otherwise, a zombie work will be **** and constantly dying. Public TV stations But there is no such courage; and for cable TV stations, the zombie theme itself is not the problem, the first is the quality, and the second is the appeal of the series to the audience, so to really invest in the production, it must pass through layers of consideration.

From the perspective of TV drama production companies, when TV stations become cautious, their choices will inevitably be affected, and it is not an easy task to create a classic zombie theme, and fans are bound to take the series Compare it to those classic zombie movies. Although the audience is limited, this group of viewers is more critical and will definitely judge the show with a nit-picking eye.

So, the road to a show like "The Walking Dead" from actually appearing on the small screen can be said to be full of thorns. Even if it is Eleven Studio, it is bound to be carefully considered to see the attitude of Kurt Laporte.

But for Frank Darabont, the pioneering work of Eleven Studio is definitely the best choice. Compared with other companies, Eleven Studio's courage to challenge will definitely make "The Walking Dead" have a brighter future. future.

Although Eleven's reputation in the industry has brought many intangible benefits to the company, Frank Darabont's choice is also one of the additional effects brought by Eleven's good reputation, but it still makes Evan -Bell and Kurt-Laporte were both smiling, because it was the best affirmation of their work and their perseverance.

Evan Bell showed a big smile, nodded and said, "It's an honor for Eleven Studios." It is indeed an honor for Eleven Studios to be able to produce a series like "The Walking Dead" that has pioneered new fields. .

Frank Darabont had relaxed a little at this time. He looked at Evan Bell with a smile. He thought that Evan Bell would continue to say something, but Evan Bell actually stopped and looked again. To Kurt Laporte, obviously to return the initiative to Kurt Laporte. And Kurt Laporte looked at Frank Darabont, then saw Frank Darabont's facial expression stunned, and then laughed clearly.

If Frank Darabont didn't know the situation at this time, he would have spent nearly 30 years in the entertainment industry in vain. Obviously, no matter whether Evan Bell is the Caesar of Eleven Studio, at least in his opinion, it is Kurt Laporte who has the initiative today. Evan Bell is obviously not a leader who is unwilling to delegate power. By.

Frank Darabont certainly knows that the veracity of the rumors in the entertainment industry needs to be verified. It seems that these rumors about Evan Bell will be applied to the phrase "a lot of popular people".

"No, I have no problem here." Frank Darabont said with a smile, "I am very happy to be able to cooperate with Eleven Studio, and I believe that 'The Walking Dead' will be a very good work. "Even if a cooperation is reached, "The Walking Dead" has become another work that Studio Eleven will produce. If nothing else, the broadcast TV station will be a TV station that is eager to see.

Several people present shook hands respectively, expressing their expectations for cooperation. Kurt Laporte is going to take the script to discuss with Thomas Lansing and Tye Keys the parts that need attention in the shooting of "The Walking Dead", and then need to arrange a suitable executive producer for the series, There is still a long process to prepare. Frank Darabont naturally wants to discuss it carefully with the past.

Kurt Laporte and Frank Darabont walked towards the door of the conference room, leaving Evan Bell alone on the sofa to continue reading the script. He suddenly remembered something, raised his head and asked, "Frank, why didn't you show up all these years? I mean, after 'Life in Movies.'"

Frank Darabont's footsteps had reached the door. Hearing the question, he turned his head and seemed to be lost in thought. In fact, such questions are also asked by media reporters, but they are based on the starting point of digging for explosive points, so Frank Darabont may not answer. But Evan Bell is different. He is completely asking from the position of his peers, and his soft tone makes Frank Darabont easily fall into thinking.

"Maybe it's because I don't have the passion for making movies," Frank Darabont thought for a moment before answering solemnly. Kurt Darabont looked at the two people who were talking and listened to this Talking about it, he turned around and left, anyway, Frank Darabont can't be lost here at 9 Princes Street. "Even in 2007's 'The Fog', this work was something I wanted to shoot since the 1980s. Later, Shawshank was shot first for some reasons. After entering the 21st century, the failure of 'Film Life' made I got a little lost, and after struggling for a long time, I thought shooting 'The Fog' would find a solution, but unfortunately, you know, I failed."

Frank Darabont's answer was very detailed and sincere. It didn't look like meeting Evan Bell for the first time at all. This kind of conversation was more like a close friend, or an elder and a younger generation. time, but at this time Evan Bell and Frank Darabont's dialogue did not have any sense of incongruity.

"Enthusiasm?" Evan Bell hooked the corner of his mouth and showed a smile, "It's a metaphysical answer."

Frank Darabont couldn't help laughing when he heard this sentence, "It's a fact, any career that reaches a bottleneck will face this problem, and the entertainment industry is no exception." Frank Darabont paused After a moment, he seemed a little hesitant about whether he should continue talking, but after thinking about it carefully, he continued to speak.

"When you get to a certain point in your career, you realize that you are being driven by something intangible, no matter what, maybe it's the support of the audience, maybe it's the cheers of popularity, maybe it's the compliment of an award, Maybe it's the pressure of word of mouth, maybe it's the promotion of the media... But this kind of drive will make your original insistence become impure Because in the beginning, you are out of love for music, You only started to create when you like movies, so even if you still insist on work-oriented, I hope you will not be affected by other colorful factors, but in fact, you have been affected unknowingly, because you like music and movies. The heart is no longer pure, you are now working to make good music, to make good movies, but not to enjoy the joy of music and film creation. Then you are lost after all.”

The smile on the corner of Evan Bell's mouth slowly subsided, and he did not continue to speak. He just listened quietly. Frank Darabont was going through a long low point in his career, but it was different. , The long slump that began in 2002 has gradually stabilized Frank Darabont's mentality, so he can concentrate on creating the "Walking Dead" script. Therefore, for Evan Bell, his words are indeed the effect of some elders on juniors.

"Fame has brought you countless effects, including my visit today, but at the same time, it has also brought you countless troubles, making you gradually forget the joy of enjoying music and movies in the first place, which is beyond your control. , but a forced influence in this circle.

The spotlight that surrounds you, forcibly deprives you of control, everything is a double-edged sword, fame, honor, trophies, popularity, too. "

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