Chatty Hollywood

"Actually, I want to ask you. You said before that there is a character in the new movie who wants to consider Downey - is there still hope for this matter now?"

After talking about the previous things, Jodie Foster brought the topic back to the topic.

——She circled back to Charlotte again, mainly for this matter.

In this regard, Charlotte, as a director, is somewhat noncommittal.

"Honestly, if Downey quits his drug addiction, he would be very suitable. However, there are two problems."

"What's the problem? Tell me!"

"First, with his current reputation, he can't get a high salary, and I won't give him a high salary. A salary of hundreds of thousands of dollars is already sky-high. But -"

Charlotte looked at Jodie Foster;

"——Donnie, can he accept it?"

"this……"

Jodie Foster thought for a while and finally nodded,

"I think this shouldn't be a problem. After being released from prison this time, Downey should have realized this."

"Yeah?"

Charlotte didn't make any comments, and then asked the second question,

"Secondly, Downey's current reputation is not very good. If I use him as the starring role in my movie, I must work hard on publicity and create an image of a prodigal son for him - this will require him to sign a lot of agreements to cooperate. That’s all.”

"I understand, that's indeed what happened."

Judy wrinkled her pretty nose,

"Although it's a bit harsh, given Downey's current conditions, it's actually very reasonable."

And Charlotte added,

"In addition, I have to sign a supplementary agreement with him - in addition to necessary living expenses, other parts of his salary will be temporarily withheld as collateral. Before the movie is officially released, he must undergo regular physical examinations. If he is found to have touched the film again For those drugs, the remuneration will be deducted accordingly."

"So cruel!?"

The movie queen was a little surprised,

"Since you have used magic to detoxify him, this agreement is completely unnecessary, right?"

"That's different."

Charlotte shook her head;

"I cast a spell on him as Patrick Jane. From the perspective of director Charlotte Booth, I shouldn't know about this, let alone believe it."

"...That's true."

After Charlotte said this, Judy felt more and more that Charlotte was really a clever and thoughtful liar...

*********

So, a week later, Robert Downey Jr., who had packed up his new residence and was looking for acting opportunities, but encountered obstacles everywhere, once again received support from his good friend Jodie Foster——

"Charlotte Booth's movie, with me as the main character!?"

Donnie couldn't believe it.

“Just a chance to audition!”

Judy emphasized,

“If you don’t perform up to standard, there will be no chance of success at all.”

"This is natural."

Donnie nodded excitedly,

"That's good enough for me."

——In recent days, Downey has also visited several film crews. However, just as he expected before he was released from prison, as soon as everyone heard his name, they automatically ignored him. It was like facing the plague, and they avoided him as much as possible.

——He couldn't get any audition opportunities at all.

Therefore, at this time, the opportunity to audition for a major director's movie is already very precious to Downey.

He had absolutely no intention of being picky.

——Even though Judy told Charlotte a series of harsh conditions.

In fact, Downey was a little happy——

"With such harsh conditions, does it mean that the other party has really considered letting me be the starring role - then my success rate in the audition will be greatly improved."

"...That seems to be the case."

Jodie Foster couldn't help but sigh.

——Donnie, this guy really has a good mind. Just from the conditions that Charlotte put forward, he can see that the other party is sincere.

——But if that’s the case, why were you seeking death so much before?

In this regard, the movie queen could only sigh.

*************

Donnie, on the other hand, cheered up after getting the good news.

Although he has not touched anything related to cocaine at all recently because of Charlotte's spell, his physical dependence on the drug still exists to a certain extent.

This has been making him very uncomfortable lately.

In fact, after being rejected by a crew a few days ago, Downey was weak-willed for a while and bought a few large marijuana sticks under the temptation of his old drug.

However, the moment he lit it and put it to his mouth, the feeling of his lungs being burned by hellfire came over again, causing him to roll on the ground in pain for a long time.

The pain finally woke him up.

The big (river crab) hemp he bought was also washed into the sewer.

But before the drug addiction is completely eliminated, it is also a reality that he will continue to be troubled by withdrawal reactions.

In addition, in my current acting career, I need to start over from scratch and keep hitting walls...

It can be said that this audition invitation from Charlotte Booth is the only good news Downey has received recently.

——Although Downey also understood that this invitation was probably obtained by Jodie Foster using her own dignity. But since the other party has made such a specific request, I guess the hope is still high!

Anyway, that’s how Downey encouraged himself.

He also planned to go to a movie to celebrate.

Coincidentally, "The Mummy" directed by Charlotte Booth will be released soon...

Downey was ready to stop by to learn about his future director's shooting style.

*******

Of course, Downey is far from the only one paying attention to the movie "The Mummy".

In fact, after the Oscars ceremony in early 1999, the pre-publicity for "The Mummy" had already begun——

Not to mention conventional publicity forms such as trailers and posters, there are also many promotional soft articles on the Internet.

Even when "The Mummy" was on online pre-sale, it also provided additional lottery opportunities——

Audiences can use their movie tickets after watching the movie to participate in a lottery and win the opportunity to travel to the location of "The Mummy" in Morocco.

This made many viewers very interested, and the pre-sale results of "The Mummy" have also increased steadily.

Especially, after a newspaper article analyzed Charlotte's past record, everyone's attention to "The Mummy" has increased a lot——

"Except for the year 1997 when "Titanic" was rampant, Charlotte Booth's movies in 1995, 1996 and 1998 were all well-deserved annual box office champions in North America. Well, now he is back with "The Mummy" , does this mean that the North American annual box office champion in 1999 is about to be born again?"

——This article was written by film critic Kenneth Turan.

It should be said that it caused a lot of hatred for Charlotte, but at the same time, it also made everyone's attention to "The Mummy" suddenly increase.

Both Charlotte and Universal, which is responsible for distributing the film, welcome this.

Universal even took this opportunity to directly increase the number of opening screens for the movie to more than 3,000.

The release date has also been advanced to May 1.

——On the one hand, this is because the publicity is already hot enough, and waiting any longer is just a waste of publicity expenses.

——On the other hand, it is also to avoid a head-on fight with "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace" which will be released on May 19.

After all, even if the quality of "The Mummy" shot by Charlotte is good enough, it would be disadvantageous to conflict head-on with American national IP movies like "Star Wars".

——Even if we win, it will only be a miserable victory.

In contrast, if it is released more than two weeks in advance, the two can be completely staggered. ()

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