Chapter 193： Ghost director

"Pirate Captain: The Curse of the Black Pearl" won't be released until 2002, and it's both active and passive.

As for the candidate for Pirate Captain Jack, there is no doubt that it is Johnny Depp.

No one can replace Johnny Depp's classic portrayal of Captain Jack! So much so that in the entire series, Orlando Bloom, one of the two male protagonists, is described as fake and has no sense of existence.

After the fourth film, the producers even banned the role directly, and the entire movie became a performance by Johnny Depp alone.

Before that, Cameron intended to send Johnny Depp an audition invitation, only to learn that he was participating in the filming of Fox's film "From Hell", which will not be completed until at least September.

Johnny Depp has no schedule, and naturally cut off the possibility of "Pirate Captain: The Curse of the Black Pearl" starting this year.

What's more, it would take 3 months to build a pirate ship, the Black Pearl.

For Dunn, there are still several difficulties that have not been broken through in "Pirate Captain: The Curse of the Black Pearl".

How to solve Johnny Depp's pressure game?

In the "Pirate Captain" series, it is impossible to show him alone, especially his cynical and bohemian style, and it is impossible to increase the description of emotional dramas. If you blindly explore the sea for a long time, the audience will definitely get bored, which requires more elements to be added.

Therefore, the role of the male No. 2 "Will Turner" must not be as bland as in the original work, and must have enough features, even if it can't compete with the charm of Johnny Depp, but at least it must be able to make the audience remember Live character traits.

In this way, even if the audience is tired of the constant exploration of "Captain Jack" in the future, they can develop the background, growth, feelings, adventures and many other elements of the character of "Will Turner" through the situation of rumors, and continue "Captain Pirate". This classic movie series.

It is for this reason that for the project "Pirate Captain: The Curse of the Black Pearl", Dunn only listed a story outline. The specific story content and logical main line still need to be communicated with the director and screenwriters.

Therefore, the choice of director has become a problem again.

The director of the original version, definitely not!

If nothing else, just that he can't control Johnny Depp is enough to deny him.

Johnny Depp seems to fear the performance, of course, the achievements of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series. At the same time, his indulgent play also ruined the series.

There must be a director who can control Johnny Depp and limit his performance space!

Dunn and Bill McNick, Andrew O'Hare, Jonathan Nolan, Glenn Fierro held a small meeting and made a communication.

When Dunn said that the candidate for "Captain Jack" must be Johnny Depp, Jonathan Nolan's eyes lit up instantly and almost blurted out, "Tim Burton!"

"Tim Burton?"

"That's right, it's him! The reason why Johnny Depp has become an A-list star in Hollywood is because of the training and guidance of Tim Burton. They collaborated on "Edward Scissorhands", "Edwood", "Broken "Head Valley" is a very good movie!"

Apparently, Jonathan Nolan loves Tim Burton's film style, and his eyes light up when he talks about him.

"Tim Burton?" Bill McNick frowned, "His personal style is too strong, his dark and gloomy temperament is too niche, and "Batman Returns" is not a successful work."

Jonathan Nolan said in disapproval: "Even if "Batman Returns" is not successful, it is better than "Batman and Robin" after that, right? "Batman Returns" did not fare well at the box office, which was related to the general market trend. The situation is that superheroes are lonely as a whole, and Tim Burton shouldn't be blamed."

Dunn knew that Jonathan Nolan was a fan of the dark wind. From the "Dark Knight" trilogy to "Fatal Magic" and "Westworld", he had this tendency, and looked at Andrew O'Hare, "Your opinion. Woolen cloth?"

Andrew O'Hare pondered for a moment, "Dawn, in fact, the most important point is what kind of expectations do you have for the series "Pirate Captain"."

"how to say?"

Andrew O'Hare said slowly: "I have watched Burton's films many times. His films have a certain quality, exaggerated colors, quirky characters, and different styles of clothing... It looks absurd and uninhibited, There's actually something fascinating about it. More importantly, he's the bravest, most imaginative, and most innovative director in Hollywood!"

Dunn thought thoughtfully, "So Tim Burton's movie, and the mainstream movie style, are very different, right?"

Glenn Fierro, Dunn's casting production assistant, said: "If "Pirate Captain" is a Hollywood blockbuster in the popular sense, then Tim Burton is not suitable. If it is to create absurdity, fantasy, personality And a unique visual style, then Tim Burton is the only one!"

Dunn laughed, "So it is! Send a copy of the script outline to Tim Burton, and tell him that Johnny Drew is the candidate for the male lead!"

...

Tim Burton's fame is too great, Dunn agreed to let him serve as the director of the "Pirate Captain" series, not only because he is a very talented Hollywood director, but also because of his later career development.

Tim Burton started out as an animator at Disney and was fired from Disney because of his dark style. Later, he moved between major film companies and made a series of classic movies, creating a unique "Gothic" style in Hollywood, creating "Tim Burton, Johnny Depp, Helena Carter". Gothic triangle.

Later, Disney changed its big boss. In order to save this famous Hollywood director, it came up with a big project "Alice in Wonderland" to attract Tim Burton to cooperate.

This led to the second collaboration between Tim Burton and Disney.

If Dunn cut his teeth now and used the "Pirate Captain" series to "kidnap" Tim Burton and cut off his connection with Disney, this might not be a long-term deal with lucrative pay.

In contrast, some box office profits can be ignored.

Weakening the strength of the opponent is equivalent to enhancing the strength of one's own!

Dunn Pictures has sent an invitation and a script outline to Tim Burton's agent, but unexpectedly, just one day later, Dunn received a reply-Tim Burton invited Dunn to visit his private museum.

In Hollywood, it has become a trend for celebrities to collect art. On the one hand, it is Fuyan culture, and on the other hand, it is financial investment.

But Tim Burton has a museum, which still surprised Dunn.

After all, this was the first time we met, and the occasion was more formal. Dunn called Natalie, who was still filming, for this purpose.

Although Natalie was filming in Los Angeles, she stayed in a hotel when she was working. The two hadn't seen each other for a week. Dunn missed her very much, and hugged her and said affectionately, "How is it, George? Is your directing style different from mine?"

Natalie leaned against Dunn's arms, "Director Lucas... He doesn't seem to have filmed for a long time."

"Um?"

"I just think...the film will definitely not be released next year, and the shooting cycle may be very long."

Dunn was slightly silent.

Can't be released next year, that's 2002?

At that time, it should collide with "Spider-Man 2", right? Now it's fun.

Arrived at the designated location, Dunn found that it was indeed a museum, very old, about a hundred years old, Tim Burton and his girlfriend, British actress Helena Bonham Carter stood at the door waiting .

Helena is very beautiful and has the noble and elegant temperament of a British woman, but Dunn's attention still falls on Tim Burton.

He is so brilliant!

He was wearing a black formal suit that didn't fit well, a little tight, with a pair of black and white striped socks underneath, which were particularly conspicuous. With a smile on his face, he looked very gentle, but his eyes... always felt that there was a bit of elusive gloom and gloom hidden under that kind face.

"I heard that director Burton had a very unhappy childhood. His parents often locked him in the house and nailed the door with wooden bars. Later he moved to his grandmother's house and received a period of psychiatric therapy. So his films ... always in a fantasy background, depicting a warm family Natalie whispered in Dunn's ear.

The bodyguards got out of the car first, and the two walked to the distance to look at the wind. After waiting for the bodyguard to stand in a good position and the situation was basically safe, the driver got out of the car and came over to open the door for Tang En.

At this time, Tim Burton and Helena Carter had been waiting for five full minutes with strange expressions.

Tang En got out of the car, hurriedly pleaded guilty, and said bitterly: "I'm really sorry, I made you wait, and I really can't help it. The security team has the final say, don't worry about me paying them wages, but I have to Unconditional obedience."

Helena Carter pursed her lips and smiled: "Director Walker, you are too polite. We envy you for being such an excellent and responsible bodyguard."

Tim Burton took a deep look at Dunn's bodyguards, "They... seem to be soldiers, right?"

Tang En nodded with a smile, "Yes, three of them participated in the Gulf War. That big man was named Arnone. He used to be a captain. He was discharged from the army because he was shot with **** missing."

Tim Burton nodded, "Sure enough, the temperament is very different!"

At this time, Natalie walked over with a smile, "Hello, Helena, long time no see! Director Burton, I really like your movies, especially your "Batman", which I think is better than this guy's "Spider" "Xia" looks much better!"

Tim Burton condescended to be unhappy for a long time, and after this sentence, it was fleeting, and he smiled brightly: "Miss Portman, I finally understand why there are so many beautiful girls in Hollywood, only you can capture Dunn's heart. already."

Natalie said unconvinced: "Director Burton, you are wrong, he chased me, not me captured him!"

Dunn, Tim Burton, and Helena Carter all burst into laughter.

The depressing atmosphere was relieved.