Chapter 763： District 9

After browsing the script quickly, Ronan fell into deep thought, because the plot described in the script was really familiar.

There are many Hollywood movies about aliens, and Ronan has seen too many alien movies. Many related movie plots are even confused.

Aliens are always a major theme of Hollywood science fiction movies.

In Hollywood movies, aliens always come in waves for the earth. It seems that there is something special on the earth that can attract them, as if the earth is the center of the universe.

Aliens invade the earth time and time again, some are friendly and willing to be the "alien spies" of the planet for the earth; some are belligerent and will destroy the earth at every turn; some regard themselves as earthlings, and just bask in the sun. God; there are still tens of thousands of light-years away, and they have to come to the earth to implement family planning...

The script that Ronan saw was somewhat different. The aliens described in the script made the earth a place of immigration.

"This idea..." Ronan shook the script in his hand: "How do you think about it."

Neil-Blomkampnier saw Ronan's interest. He handed over a stack of drawings and said, "These are the designs of some aliens I have drawn. They are like a group of interstellar refugees."

Ronan took a look, and he was probably engaged in visual special effects work. Neil Blomkampnier's painterly is very solid, and his drawings are very detailed, like arthropod-like aliens, lifelike.

Seeing this alien that is far clearer than the short film, especially the prawn-like appearance, Ronan's more confusing memory of the alien movie is becoming clearer a little bit.

A movie that was once included in the science fiction film list that earned a large income from various small costs, gradually appeared in his memory.

The prawn-like aliens come to Earth, want to destroy the White House? No, this is "Independence Day."

Johannesburg, shrimp man...

Neil Blomkampnier is answering Ronan’s question: "Since I was a child, I have watched many movies and stories about aliens, such as "The Third Kind of Contact", "Aliens" and "Alien", human beings always have very rich imaginations of alien life, but I think in many alien-related themes, aliens always represent a kind of power or cultural conflict that the people on earth cannot reach. It’s not possible to merge into one, each going its own way."

He glanced at Ronan, saw Ronan listening, and continued: "So since then I have been thinking, if one day, many aliens from other planets also immigrate to the earth, their technology and Similar to humans, knowledge and language have not changed much, but they are far from humans in appearance. What kind of changes will happen to the society in which humans live at this time, and what will humans do?"

Neil Blomkampnier scratched his head and smiled and said: "Holding this idea, I made a short film "Aliens in Johannesburg", mainly about the human society in this state. In fact, my original plan It's just to shoot a feature film, but due to various restrictions, it can't always become a reality. So this short film entrusted me with a lot of ideas, and the short film also made my thinking clearer. This is the script."

Ronan put down the sketch, looked at the script again, and said, "Neil, how are you going to make this film?"

"To highlight the theme of apartheid, this will be a story like Kafka's "The Metamorphosis"!" Neil-Blom Campnier said without hesitation: "In order to appear real, use a pseudo-documentary approach. For shooting, I only need about 30 million US dollars..."

Probably stayed by James Cameron all year round, used to high investment, Neil Bloom Campnell's consciousness, it seems that 30 million US dollars is not a high film investment.

Ronan didn't speak, and looked through the script again, and then asked Neil Blom Campnier again about his thoughts on filming, and he gradually settled on it.

Pseudo-documentary-style science fiction movies, prawn-like aliens, and Kafka-style metamorphosis. These movie plots about aliens are all stacked together. Ronan is roughly certain that this should be the "No. Nine Districts".

I can’t remember the specific plot of the movie clearly, and in the script in hand, the plot in some places is quite different from the part of the movie that can be remembered. It may be related to the first draft of the script.

"ninth District"?

The plot of the movie hardly left a deep impression on Ronan. Now that I think of this movie, I go back to the relevant content and remember more. On the contrary, it is similar to "Blair the Witch". It seems that this is a typical viral marketing. Successful movie.

Just now Neil Blomkampnier himself mentioned that he intends to shoot this film in a pseudo-documentary way.

In this way, the film naturally has the basis of viral marketing.

If Ronan remembers correctly, this will be a science fiction film with more marketing than the movie itself. Perhaps once this movie was not so much the success of the movie itself, as it was another victory of viral marketing.

Of course, the quality of "District Nine" is much better than that of "Blair the Witch".

Neil-Blomkampnier looked at Ronan and wanted to say something, but when he saw Ronan thinking, he closed his mouth and kept quiet.

Because years of experience in Hollywood tells Neil Bloom Campnell, Ronan is the investor and producer, not the new director who has never made any formal feature film. On hand.

Ronan quickly made a decision: "Neil, I will accept the script first, and I will ask Shahai Entertainment to send someone over to discuss specific cooperation matters with you."

Neil-Blomkampnier said urgently: "Mr. Anderson, I am very honored to be able to work with Shahai Entertainment, but my script..., I...I want to direct..."

"I just watched the short film you made." Ronan judged from the short film: "The film is very good. You have a talent for directing. If we can reach a cooperation, you can also be the director."

Neil-Blomkampnier's face is full of surprises, this is the best result in hope.

Ronan’s voice changed: "But there are some things, I must say first. First, the investment in this project will not be very large. Second, this project may take a while to prepare. Third, your production Must cooperate with Relativity Entertainment’s customized promotion plan..."

The power of the director is extremely restricted.

Especially with the promotion of publicity and marketing, it is almost certain that the guiding principle of the film is to focus on publicity and promotion.

Hollywood, directors, especially new directors, who can get a lot of power? Neil Blomkampnier has been in the industry for many years, and he is not surprised or dissatisfied.

"I have no problem." Neil Bloom Campnell said directly: "I still have to work on the "Avatar" crew. Even if I leave, I have to seek the opinion of Director Cameron. I have also considered other aspects, Anderson. Sir, I have always felt that the promotion you used in "Blair the Witch" is a magical touch. I plan to shoot in the form of a pseudo-documentary because of this consideration."

Ronan nodded slightly: "How to cooperate, someone from Shahai Entertainment and Embassy Pictures will come over and talk to you."

Neil-Blomkampnier knows that Ronan doesn’t care about this kind of specific work now, saying: "Okay, I will stay in Wellington and Weta Studios."

Ronan got the contact information of Neil Blomkamp Neal, and left the office. After seeing Connie, he told about the relevant matters and asked Connie to notify George Clint to send someone over to meet Neil. Blomkampnier talks about specific cooperation.

See James Cameron again, James Cameron didn’t talk about it again.

Obviously, he is only responsible for recommendations.

For a director at the level of James Cameron, it is a very conscientious superior who can provide a recommendation opportunity for his subordinates.

In the business circle, more senior employees who like to press down for a lifetime can't make it out.

Even, some bosses will take the initiative to provoke the relationship between the employees below, causing conflicts between employees, so as to better control.

Like James Cameron, who can recommend his employees, the most typical Hollywood representative is Spielberg.

Excluding the qualities of a businessman that must be possessed to sit as the head of DreamWorks, Ronan feels that Spielberg is closer to a good person in the traditional sense.

Ronan spent three days in Wellington. During that time, he devoted time to chat with the heads of Industrial Light and Magic and Weta Studios. It doesn’t matter if you don’t understand special effects, but you must master the general direction of the crew.

The investment in this film project is huge, and the return is also huge, so Ronan can't help but not take it seriously.

Ronan also talked specifically with Andy Serkis, who is the director of motion capture. The once-Hollywood "king of motion capture" did have ideas in motion capture, starring in the "King Kong" beauty and the beast scene. It also made him more interested in this industry.

Unfortunately, Ronan can't find other suitable projects for Andy Serkins for the time being.

And Andy Serkins enters the "Avatar" crew. In the next two or three years, there is no time to consider other film work.

When Ronan left, a three-person team from Shahai Entertainment arrived in Wellington and started formal negotiations with Neil Blom Campnier on the film project.

"Avatar" began preparations, Ronan prepared to borrow "Avatar" 3d Dongfeng "Alice in Wonderland", also completed the first draft of the script.

This is a fantasy adventure fairy tale. At the request of Ronan, the script will highlight the theme of the whole age group, and strive to make future films a pg-level family fun.

A pg-level family fun movie can also face a wider audience, fully fermenting the heat brought by the 3D wave.