Exploiting Hollywood 1980

Harrison Ford said in an interview that he has not discussed with 20th Century Fox about a new film based on Roderick Thorpe's novel. His gathering with the famous director and producer Ronald Lee was just a normal exchange between friends. \u003c/p\u003e

They both admire each other's work. But if Hollywood stars have never worked together before, they may not necessarily know each other. Fortunately, they had worked with Kelly McGillis and were familiar with George Lucas and Spielberg, so they hit it off immediately. \u003c/p\u003e

"I had a great time talking to Ronald, and I hope I have the opportunity to work with him in the future. No, no, I didn't talk about that action movie with Fox, that's all..."\u003c/p\u003e

At the Los Angeles Airport, Ronald, along with director John McTiernan, Joel Silver and others, watched Harrison Ford being interviewed by entertainment reporters in the waiting room. \u003c/p\u003e

Harrison Ford's partying with Ronald was intentionally notified to the press by Silver. Immediately the next day he was surrounded by the media, asking him to clarify whether he would cooperate with Ronald in his next film. \u003c/p\u003e

Harrison Ford is the most popular male star now. He is accustomed to these gossip reporters, and he did not expect that the news was released by Ronald. In other words, even if he knew, he wouldn't mind being used by Ronald. With two leading actors in blockbuster movies, he can make any movie he wants. \u003c/p\u003e

"So, Harrison really approached us?" asked director John McTiernan. Having such a big name participating in the film would certainly be better for him than the box office expectations of TV star Bruce Willis. \u003c/p\u003e

"Yes, but he has opinions on the details of the script, his own lines, and even what lenses to use. We didn't reach an agreement with him before, and this time it was just a personal chat." Of course, Ronald couldn't say that he just invited Harry Sen. Ford came to press Willis's conditions. \u003c/p\u003e

"Oh, that's right. Bruce Willis is more in line with John McLean..." When John McTiernan heard that stars wanted so much power, he, a director who had just gained a reputation, might not be able to defeat him. . It seems Willis is better. \u003c/p\u003e

"Have you finalized the heroine matter?" Ronald was very happy to see that director John McTiernan had come to his senses. It's not a good habit to be too ambitious. With Bruce Willis, I'm still thinking about Harrison Ford. A star who can control is a good star. \u003c/p\u003e

“Bruce recommended Bonnie Bedelia, who he said had been in a previous movie called ‘My Heart Can’t Stop,’ about the first female racer in hard-track racing.

It left a deep impression on him. " John McTiernan replied.\u003c/p\u003e

"Oh? How is she?"\u003c/p\u003e

"Bonnie is very good. She is already 39 years old. She has the mature temperament of a middle-aged professional woman, but her face looks young. It just matched with the older Willis, so I asked him to come and audition during the break of filming the TV series. , the chemistry between the two is good."\u003c/p\u003e

Ronald let go of the subsequent auditions and other work to director McTiernan. He took the picture of the heroine and saw that it was the heroine in his dream. \u003c/p\u003e

"Excellent. Your vision is first-rate. This is the Mrs. McLean with her maiden name in the script. She is gentle and independent, and fits the character very well. To be honest, I thought Bruce Willis would recommend her as his girlfriend. Demi."\u003c/p\u003e

"Demi Moore did recommend herself, but she is too young and has no children, so it is difficult for her to perform the temperament of a middle-aged woman."\u003c/p\u003e

"Hey, hey, I don't think Bruce wants her girlfriend to play this role either." Joel Silver reminded the two directors that they could board the plane. \u003c/p\u003e

"My assistant heard Bruce tell Demi outside the audition room that she should tidy up her room at home. This role is not suitable for her."\u003c/p\u003e

"Hey, he's still a chauvinist." Ronald carried the small bag and got on the plane. \u003c/p\u003e

……\u003c/p\u003e

"This is the ticket you asked for, Mr. Li." At the St. Regis Hotel where they stayed, the lobby manager was a very resourceful man. \u003c/p\u003e

The Broadway tour of "Dangerous Liaisons" is coming to an end, but as long as they can afford it, the managers of these hotels can get tickets for any popular show for their hotel guests. \u003c/p\u003e

In these hotels in Manhattan, many guests come for tourism, and one of their must-see items is Broadway classics. Managers from different hotels have a trading network to communicate with each other. \u003c/p\u003e

Including football, basketball, baseball, Broadway tickets, all can be sold at a certain price. The New York team in the NBA selected a center with the No. 1 pick last season and a high-ranked point guard this year, so the ticket price has increased significantly. \u003c/p\u003e

In exchange for three "Dangerous Liaisons" tickets for Ronald, the manager paid two full Knicks regular season tickets. \u003c/p\u003e

"That's him," said Ronald, who went to see the show with director McTiernan and Silver, pointing to the leading actor Alan Rickman on the poster. \u003c/p\u003e

"The appearance does look very much like a knowledgeable and courageous bad guy. Sanctimonious." McTiernan looked at the huge poster. It was like a shot in a movie, which captured Alan Rickman's appearance very well. clear. \u003c/p\u003e

"You will know after watching his performance, it is absolutely good."\u003c/p\u003e

……\u003c/p\u003e

"Wow..." McTiernan said loudly in Ronald's ear amidst the applause of the audience, "Very good, really good, very good. He should play the leading role in some movie." ."\u003c/p\u003e

Then he repeated his impression in Silver's ear, "We may be lucky to find him to play the villain. This person's acting skills can make him famous as the protagonist."\u003c/p\u003e

"But his accent and nationality limit him." Ronald replied. \u003c/p\u003e

Unlike Hollywood, which relies on the huge North American market, many roles can be subdivided into types and played by different types of stars. \u003c/p\u003e

The theater and film markets in Britain are very small, and they can only find a few actors with superb acting skills to play different types of roles. \u003c/p\u003e

This also resulted in different viewing tastes of audiences in the two places. British audiences can appreciate an actor playing a role whose appearance does not match the appearance, but focus on the acting skills. American audiences, on the other hand, prefer a star to specialize in one type of role. \u003c/p\u003e

"Humph, that's right." McTiernan looked at Alan Rickman. His typical deep, elegant, and somewhat lazy voice would be better in Hollywood, which has evolved to a faster pace. Relatively narrow. \u003c/p\u003e

But the main villain in this movie is an elegant villain who comes from a high-class family, which suits him just right. \u003c/p\u003e

"Alan!" After the actors finished their curtain call, the three of them ran to the backstage lounge and met the actors. \u003c/p\u003e

"Hi, Ronald. Are you coming to make a movie with me? Hahahaha, I've been looking forward to it for a long time." When Rickman saw his acquaintance Ronald, he thought he was here to support him again. In Britain, the connection between theater and film is much closer than that in Hollywood. Many directors are majoring in both theater and directing, and they sometimes discuss acting skills with actors. \u003c/p\u003e

"You are absolutely right, but the director is not me, but Mr. McTiernan. John, this is Alan Rickman, the actor I recommended to you, and this is Lindsay Duncan, the heroine. ”\u003c/p\u003e

Ronald smiled and nodded, then introduced the director and Rickman to each other. \u003c/p\u003e

"You really asked me to act in a movie? What role?"\u003c/p\u003e

"A role similar to that in Shakespeare's plays is very challenging. It can be said to be like a modern Richard III, evil and powerful."\u003c/p\u003e

"Are you kidding?"\u003c/p\u003e

"Of course not, Mr. Rickman, I just watched your whole performance and I was already conquered by you." McTiernan stepped forward to shake hands with him. \u003c/p\u003e

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"Ah..." The heroine Lindsay Duncan did not expect that as a member of the famous British theater family-the Duncan family, she had not yet had the opportunity to have the film released in Hollywood, but she was actually killed by Rickman. Be the first? \u003c/p\u003e

Other supporting actors also came up to congratulate them. "Dangerous Liaisons" will soon end its Broadway tour. Rickman and Duncan, both of whom have not been chosen by the director of the film adaptation, will return to Britain before Christmas. Unexpectedly, it took a turn of events. \u003c/p\u003e

"Alan, congratulations to you. I didn't expect that your film debut would be a major Hollywood commercial film." Lindsay Duncan also came up to congratulate her, and by the way, she secretly pointed out that Alan Rickman had never made a movie. \u003c/p\u003e

"Of course, we still have some auditions, but I'm very optimistic about you... No, it was Ronald who was optimistic about you first. It's his vision that I'm optimistic about." McTiernan realized something was wrong mid-sentence, so he turned around and started filming. flattered Ronald. \u003c/p\u003e

"We contacted your agent before we came here, but you are preparing to go on stage. I am telling you now because I want to give you a surprise." Ronald also stepped forward to shake hands with Rickman. "I remember that after the performance, you all went back. Let’s chat and drink beer at the bar. Let’s go and chat today. I’ll treat you.”\u003c/p\u003e

Then he saw the actors around him still surrounding him, "Please come along if you have time. We still have many supporting roles open for auditions. If you are interested, you can leave your contact information with Mr. Silver."\u003c/p\u003e

"Oh..." The supporting characters became happy. \u003c/p\u003e

"I'm sorry, Allen, Mr. Li, I already had a date with an admirer." The heroine Lindsay Duncan felt a little ashamed and politely expressed that she didn't want to go. \u003c/p\u003e

"It doesn't matter." Ronald didn't say anything to persuade him to stay, and just left Duncan where he was. \u003c/p\u003e

"Oh..." Lindsay Duncan covered her mouth. Hollywood really doesn't take their elite actors from London's West End seriously. "Okay, I wish you a pleasant chat."\u003c/p\u003e

Alan and I, everyone will go to the same place. If you are free, you can come over later." Ronald did not pursue it further, and walked out of the Music Box Theater with everyone with a smile, and went to the bar next to him.\u003c/p\u003e

When we got to the bar, we all had a drink. Alan Rickman listened to McTiernan talk about the role and realized that Ronald invited him to play a villain. \u003c/p\u003e

After hesitating for less than five minutes, Rickman's agent also arrived. After whispering to him the salary proposed by Ronald and Silver, he immediately agreed without any hesitation. \u003c/p\u003e

It just so happens that I am short of money, and the production cost of the movie is very high. If I act well and the movie has a good box office, it will open up the American market. The movie didn't do well at the box office, so I patted my butt and acted in a play in London, so I didn't lose anything. \u003c/p\u003e

"How are they? These Broadway actors are good, aren't they? They are high quality and cheap." Ronald saw Joel Silver on the side collecting his business cards and came over to talk to him. \u003c/p\u003e

While filming on the set of "Moonlight", Ronald learned that if Broadway actors are willing to deign to play supporting roles, they will often be the highlights of the movie. \u003c/p\u003e

"It's good, but I don't know how many are willing to go to Los Angeles to start work. Their play has just ended, and they all have some spare money. When they are not so urgent, they may be more willing to wait for new plays on Broadway."\u003c/p \u003e

Joel Silver was a little surprised by the quality of the actors here, but after talking about it, it became a problem to get a few actors to star in the supporting roles that did not appear much. \u003c/p\u003e

"This is your trouble. I have helped you solve the big problem of the main villain today." Ronald patted his butt and walked away. \u003c/p\u003e

Ronald went to the bar and ordered another beer. Looking at the actors in the show happily blessing Alan Rickman, he felt very emotional. \u003c/p\u003e

Drama actors still keep in mind their acting talents. Alan Rickman's acting skills are clearly superior to the three heroines. The praise of the whole drama is entirely driven by him. The congratulations from the supporting actors are from the bottom of their hearts, and they hope that more audiences can see his acting talent. \u003c/p\u003e

"Dang..." Ronald struck a bell on the bar. \u003c/p\u003e

"I'll buy you a round of beers," Ronald said to the bartender who came up with a smile. \u003c/p\u003e

"Okay, a round of free beer." Several waiters came over to help, and a waitress even came up and kissed Ronald boldly. \u003c/p\u003e

The waitress who kissed Ronald was also holding a few glasses of beer in one hand and serving drinks to the people opposite. \u003c/p\u003e

Ronald noticed that the actor who told the talk show joke last time, Kevin, was also there. \u003c/p\u003e

"Hi, Kevin." Ronald toasted to him. \u003c/p\u003e

"Thank you, Ronald." Kevin smiled at him and then said to the waitress, "Honey, come and sit here."\u003c/p\u003e

Then he reached out his hand and pinched the waitress' butt. \u003c/p\u003e

"Come on, Kevin. If you tease me again, I'll tell my boss to move your talk show to the worst time."\u003c/p\u003e

"Don't..." Kevin raised his hands in surrender. \u003c/p\u003e

"Hahaha..." Everyone burst into laughter, and then they all raised their beers and toasted to Ronald. An actor with a square chin shouted to Ronald: "Cheers, thank you Ronald for giving us I brought beer and bread."\u003c/p\u003e

This is a compliment to Ronald for the job opportunities he brought to them. \u003c/p\u003e

"Hello, what's your name?" After drinking, Ronald stepped forward to chat with them. \u003c/p\u003e

"I'm a Broadway actor, Alec." The man held out his hands. \u003c/p\u003e

"Hello, Alec." Ronald shook hands with him, "I guess you're not an actor in Dangerous Liaisons, but you look familiar to me. Have we met before?"\u003c/p\u003e

"Yes, I just finished the revival of Tennessee Williams' famous play 'A Streetcar Named Desire', and I played Stanley." Alec smiled at Ronald and said, "As for you looking familiar to me, maybe it's because I used to be a bartender at Club 54, and a lot of people said that."\u003c/p\u003e

"Maybe, I've been there a few times." Ronald was not sure. \u003c/p\u003e

"Do you have your business card? We can keep in touch." Ronald knew that Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire" was a famous play, and the film version of the protagonist Stanley was played by Marlon Brando. Since this Alec can play the lead role in the Broadway version, he must be a good actor, so I want to get acquainted with him. \u003c/p\u003e

"And you, Kevin, you haven't called me since last time."\u003c/p\u003e

"I'm busy with my talk show career and honing my acting skills." Kevin took out his business card and handed it to Ronald. \u003c/p\u003e

Ronald also took out two business cards with only his agent's phone number and handed them to Alec and Kevin. \u003c/p\u003e

He looked at the two business cards in his hand, "Alec Baldwin; Kevin Spacey..."\u003c/p\u003e