Chatty Hollywood

"The movie is very good! I've seen the clips, but the character of Captain Jack..."

Before the internal preview of "Pirates of the Caribbean" in early March 2001, Disney CEO Michael Eisner couldn't help but complain to Charlotte,

"They can't accept this role! Fans definitely can't accept it!!"

Eisner whispered his feelings to Charlotte and Robert Egger beside him.

"Johnny Depp is going to ruin this movie! You know how I felt after seeing the dailies!? - What's wrong with this guy? Is he a little retarded? Is he drunk? He's Not gay?"

“—that’s a unique cult style, Michael!”

Charlotte directly interrupted Michael Eisner's complaint,

"Since Disney is cooperating with me and willing to hand over this series to me, please trust my judgment, or -"

Charlotte shrugged.

"You must trust my judgment!"

"..."

Perhaps because he was used to saying the same thing within Disney, Michael Eisner was stunned by Charlotte's strong attitude for a while.

However, considering that Charlotte is currently the number one commercial film director in Hollywood, Eisner really cannot question her judgment in the film field.

This makes the Disney "tyrant" a little embarrassed.

And before he could change his words, an even more embarrassing scene happened——

"Disney's Mickey Mouse, didn't you know? All my characters are gay!!"

The person who said this was Johnny Depp who appeared out of nowhere.

Apparently, Michael Eisner wasn't paying special attention to his surroundings when he came to complain to Charlotte and Robert Iger.

Although he lowered his voice, he was still accidentally heard by Depp, who was not too far away.

For Depp, such doubts about his role are naturally unbearable——

On the one hand, he really liked the role of Captain Jack Sparrow and gained a lot of happiness that only belongs to an actor when playing it. By slandering this character now, Michael Eisner is slandering him;

On the other hand, as an actor who has made his way in Hollywood with his unique personal temperament, Depp cannot accept Michael Eisner's evaluation.

——Because this is the evaluation of the Disney president.

If Depp does not resolutely fight back, then this evaluation is likely to become a label and be completely attached to his head.

——This will have a very bad impact on Depp’s future career.

Therefore, whether publicly or privately, Depp must angrily attack Michael Eisner.

But this puts Disney's "tyrant" into a rather embarrassing situation.

——He can no longer refute Depp.

——That is not only inconsistent with his identity, but also detrimental to the future of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series. After all, if internal disputes become too intense...

Fortunately, Robert Egger, who is always good at being a good person, intervened in time——

"Johnny,

"Smiling Mickey Mouse" is my nickname, not Michael's! "

He first made a joke with Depp to make "The Captain" less aggressive, and then turned to Michael Eisner and said,

"Michael, not only have you seen the sample film of "Pirates of the Caribbean", but I, many people at Disney Pictures, and even some directors on the board of directors have also seen it-"

Having said this, Egger's face also became formal,

"We all thought it was a great movie and Depp's character was the finishing touch, so..."

"I hope I'm wrong!"

Michael Eisner shrugged grimly.

——Although it is said to be "hopeful", it always gives people a "wait and see" feeling.

This made Robert Egger feel a little angry.

He couldn't help but think of some of Charlotte's comments about Michael Eisner relayed by his former subordinate Philip Biermann...

"Maybe Michael really has fallen behind!"

Egg thought to himself.

In fact, because of his efforts to promote the trilogy shooting plan of "Pirates of the Caribbean", Robert Iger's future in Disney Pictures has basically been bound to this movie——

If he succeeds, he will become the successor and pioneer of Disney Pictures. He will have great power and soar into the sky;

If he loses, he can consider how to resign...

In this case, he naturally does not want the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series to fail.

In particular, after watching the samples, most people within Disney were indeed very optimistic about the movie, which gave Robert Iger more confidence.

However, Michael Eisner, as the CEO, came to pour cold water before the internal preview...

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"Bob, do you think we should use Michael's words to do some counter-intuitive propaganda?"

At this point, it was natural that they could only break up on bad terms, but Charlotte made a suggestion to Robert Iger after Michael Eisner left.

"You mean to use Michael's negative remarks to stimulate the curiosity of the audience?"

Robert Egger, who has worked for the ABC TV network for many years, is very good in the field of publicity. He immediately understood the meaning of Charlotte's words, but he was a little hesitant.

"This kind of counter-publicity can easily be counterproductive if not used correctly - only when the audience is more interested in the movie and believe in its quality, this kind of doubt can attract more audiences to enter the cinema. And if it is used, it will be counterproductive. If the timing is wrong——"

“Why should we watch a movie that even the producer’s boss doesn’t like!?”

Charlotte smiled and said,

"Fans would probably think so, right?"

"Yes."

Robert Egger frowned,

"'Pirates of the Caribbean' is a big production with a sufficient publicity budget. Except for Michael, most of us are also very optimistic about this movie. In this case, it seems that such dangerous operation methods are not needed."

"That's true for Pirates of the Caribbean."

Charlotte nodded, then smiled evilly and winked.

"But it's different for you Bob!"

"You mean..."

Robert Egger understood what Charlotte meant in an instant.

He couldn't help but gasp.

——Indeed, if "Pirates of the Caribbean" fails at the box office, then all bets are off.

——But if it succeeds, raising such a topic in advance in publicity means that the failure of current Disney CEO Michael Eisner can be used to prove Robert Iger's own success. Then in the future...

Although he hasn't made up his mind yet, Egger still can't help but be moved.

And Charlotte gave him another reassurance in time——

“As for the counter-productive problem, Bob, you don’t have to worry at all!”

Charlotte pointed at herself with her thumb,

"Don't forget, this is my Charlotte Booth movie!"

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