Chatty Hollywood

In short, after spending a "nice" Christmas, the "Pirates of the Caribbean" crew quickly completed filming in the Dominican Republic.

After that, most of the filming took place in studios in the United States.

At this stage, there are much fewer accidents and troubles.

While Charlotte led the crew to continue filming the second and third parts, she also supervised the post-production of the first part.

——Because they are all near Los Angeles, they are relatively less busy.

During this period, the filming of Lao Qiang and Alexis' "The Island" was finally completed.

Coupled with the fact that Peter Jackson has already finished filming the first full-length "Lord of the Rings" - at one time, there were three movies in post-production at Spectre Studios at the same time.

And that’s not counting the work in the TV series department and the animation department, which has been producing animated versions of the “Harry Potter” series.

It can be said that after entering 2001, the entire Spectre studio was at full capacity.

Even though the studio has been hiring more people for more than a year, it is still a little busy.

On the other hand, the film shooting department, which had been quite busy before, now has pretty good work intensity.

Therefore, after Charlotte announced the task of remaking the American version of "The Ring", Lao Qiang easily took it over and did not let Charlotte go to the original director Gore Verbinski... …

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"...In other words, our studio will release at least three movies in 2001!?"

At a regular work meeting, Lao Qiang listed them one by one,

""The Island", "Pirates of the Caribbean 1" and "Lord of the Rings 1"!?"

"Yes."

Charlotte nodded,

"Among them, "The Island" has the simplest post-production and the highest degree of completion. It should be released after this Oscars party, right?"

Charlotte looked at Lao Qiang, who nodded,

"I will step up the post-production to complete it as soon as possible - after the Oscars and before the summer season, there will be a gap period in the North American film market. Although this period is not suitable for commercial blockbusters, it is suitable for the cost of "The Island". For a horror film that is not high-end, this schedule is actually pretty good.”

"That's right!"

Charlotte also agreed with Lao Qiang,

"As for "Pirates of the Caribbean 1", this is a big production we are cooperating with Disney. It must and can only be released in the summer. My initial estimate is June. The specifics will have to be discussed with Disney people. And "Lord of the Rings 1" "——"

Peter Jackson, who came to attend the internal meeting of Spectre Studio for the first time, shook his head.

"The post-production of "Lord of the Rings 1" is relatively difficult. Even if the studio strengthens the post-production team, it is estimated that the complete completion will have to wait until August. If not, it may have to wait until September."

"Then just postpone it a little longer, make it more detailed, and postpone it to the Christmas period."

Charlotte thought for a while,

expressed his opinion.

This surprised Peter Jackson——

"Even if the production time is relatively long, there is no need to postpone it to the Christmas period, right!?"

asked the fat New Zealand director.

"Well..."

Charlotte pondered for a moment, but did not express her true thoughts.

After all, many people couldn't believe it even after the incident, let alone activating the great prophecy in advance, such as 911.

——In the original time and space, when Charlotte first heard the news, she thought it was some kind of Hollywood movie!

——Who allowed Hollywood to "destroy the world" more than once!

——You know, he was on the other side of the Pacific at that time. There are many people out there who wish bad luck to Americans.

But even so, many people didn't believe it for a while...

Anyway, Charlotte doesn’t think anyone here except him, the time-traveler, would believe it.

But in fact, it is necessary to avoid 911 during the schedule.

After all, at that time, there were really not many people who were big-hearted enough to go to the movies.

——The three months before and after September 2001 can be said to be a dead period for all Hollywood movies.

Therefore, Charlotte can only change for one reason——

"The "Lord of the Rings" series is different from ordinary summer movies - it is an adaptation of a famous book, suitable for careful savoring. Regardless of its scenes and production costs, this is more like a Christmas movie."

"Are you saying that in addition to making money, we also want to compete for Oscars?"

Peter Jackson asked, half jokingly and half seriously.

Charlotte nodded,

"If you shoot at a sufficient level, the "Lord of the Rings" series may be the closest to an Oscar among fantasy epic films - after all, Tolkien's original work has a great influence, and Oscars have always liked the British. Literary adaptations.”

"From what you said, it's very possible."

Peter Jackson also became excited,

"So, you hope that the production of "Lord of the Rings 1" can be slowed down and made more refined so that it can be released in the Christmas period that is more suitable for Oscar competition!?"

"Yes."

Charlotte smiled and said,

"Peter, if you don't believe it, just take a look at my "Sherlock Holmes" - Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Director, Best Film, Best Costume Design, Best Art Direction, Best Sound Effects, Best Visual Effects - a total of 11 nominations, is it enough to explain the problem?"

"That's not just because your movie bears the names of Sherlock Holmes and Conan Doyle!"

Peter Jackson sincerely praised,

"Charlotte, you did a really great job with Sherlock Holmes! And the Oscars can't ignore a super movie that has a global box office of over one billion dollars."

"Hopefully!"

Charlotte nodded.

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As Peter Jackson said, in the 73rd Oscar nomination battle in 2001, "Sherlock Holmes" can indeed be said to have won a great victory——

Not only did it receive 11 nominations, including such heavyweight nominations as Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Picture.

Among them, although Robert Downey Jr. is not nominated for Best Actor for the first time, this is his comeback after he became infamous for being imprisoned for taking drugs.

Normally, it would be difficult for him to beat Russell Crowe, who was nominated for an epic blockbuster like "Gladiator."

——Although the latter is a complete scumbag in his love life, in Hollywood, where there are countless scumbags, this is really not a shortcoming.

In contrast, Nicole Kidman's Best Supporting Actress win was a bit tricky.

After all, Irene Adler is the female character with the most important role in "Sherlock Holmes", saying that she is a supporting actress or something...

——Of course, this is a Sherlock Holmes movie. Except for Holmes and Watson, all other characters can be said to be supporting roles, but after all...

Anyway, many female stars in Hollywood are very contemptuous of this operation of Nicole Kidman.

However, whether you will learn it later is another matter.

——Who made Julia Roberts finally launch a strong impact on the Oscars with the movie "Never Compromise" this year after waiting for several years?

——Facing this current number one female star in Hollywood, most people would not dare to go against her!

——The Oscars’ restrictions on female protagonists applying for supporting roles are not too strict, leaving Ms. Kidman an opportunity to take advantage of...

In short, there is nothing Charlotte can do about the two nominations for Best Actor and Best Actress.

We can only let Robert Downey Jr. and Nicole Kidman perform on their own.

However, Charlotte still has some confidence in the remaining awards.

After all, the main opponent of this year's "Sherlock Holmes" is "Gladiator". Although this movie is also very powerful, it is not as perverted as "Titanic", nor is it as "American Beauty" that fully meets the Oscar judges. Taste of "art film"...

"Maybe we can really hit the Oscars this year!"

Charlotte's heart was also about to stir.

However, before that, he still needs to deal with the "Pirates of the Caribbean" matter first——

After all, this movie is a joint project with Disney, and he can't fully explain it...

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