Hollywood Drawing

Nicolas Cage! This name put Wayne in a trance. This is the most familiar Hollywood star in my world.

When I watched his movies when I was a kid, every one of them felt very powerful. This must not be Wayne's personal feelings, but the feelings of that generation.

But when we grew up, we learned that Nicolas Cage was nicknamed "The King of Bad Movies"!

If Wayne remembers correctly, this Hollywood star has not yet touched commercial films and is a standard literary person. Yes, you read that right, Nicolas Cage was really a standard literary figure in the early 1990s.

He is still the kind of literary person who disdains commercial films, and his Hollywood acting career can be regarded as a legend of ups and downs.

"John, who is so proud that he can convince Warner Bros.?" Wayne looked up his resume and asked. "You should know my working style. I basically don't have any human feelings to talk to. Even for the heroine I want, I have to audition step by step."

John also knew something about Wayne's character from the side. He is a talented director with a combination of contradictions. When he is not working, he is very kind to the people around him and is also very easy to talk to.

If you delay his work progress and cause trouble for his work at work, he will turn against you even if he is a close female celebrity.

For example, that Naomi Watts.

When she was filming "Get Out", she was scolded by the talented director more than once, but what John learned was that Naomi Watts had been having an affair with him.

If it hadn't been for the big shot talking through Kevin Tsuhara this time, he wouldn't have been willing to help talk about it.

John said to Wayne who was looking down at his resume: "Have you seen the "Godfather" trilogy, right?"

"What?"

"The director of the "Godfather" trilogy, the famous Francis Ford Coppola! Starting from "First Army", he went through "The Godfather Part 1, 2, 3", "The Conversation", "Apocalypse Now", and the year before last. With a box office of 200 million yuan, no one is willing to sell this great director a favor."

John was afraid that he would not be able to figure it out, so he counted the achievements of this great director in detail to explain the status of such a big man in the Hollywood circle.

"What's his relationship with Nicolas Cage?" Wayne put down the simple resume in his hand. Apart from showing the several literary films he had made, there was almost no reference data left. "Is it just like in the movie, that he is Nicolas Cage's godfather?"

Wayne tapped his resume on the table. Literary films such as "Wild at Heart" and "Honeymoon in Vegas" may have won awards, but he had never heard of them, and Nicolas Cage was not the protagonist. It doesn't make any sense.

"If he is called normally, his surname should be Coppola..." John also felt that this guy was being naughty, so he had to explain patiently. "The Coppola family has a lot of influence in the industry. After Nicolas Cage debuted, he didn't want people to know that he was from this family, so... all artistic young people have this kind of naughty character!"

This makes sense. Nicolas Cage should be the nephew of the legendary Hollywood director, otherwise he would not sell favors to help him build relationships.

But don't mention it, Wayne really thinks that a literary guy like Cage might be able to portray the role of the clown well.

His acting skills are definitely not a problem, the biggest problem is that this master was a bastard when he was young. There are very few people who can thrive in the independent literary and art world who are not jerks. The circle they come into contact with every day is famous for chaos, promiscuity, and drug abuse.

Before seeing this resume, Wayne had really ignored this promising actor with guaranteed acting skills.

"Give it to him if his agent calls and tells him that Nicolas Cage can go straight into the second round of auditions."

John had a relaxed look on his face. He didn't want these bad things to affect his cooperative relationship with Wayne. It was a rare combination of a producer and a director who were compatible with each other.

"Thanks, Wayne, I'll tell Kevin to remember you as a favor!"

"You're welcome. If the role of the Joker is really his in the end, it will save me a lot of work time."

In his heart, Wayne has always been curious to see what this future weird Hollywood star can do now.

After all, there are not many superstars who can bankrupt themselves, and there are even fewer superstars who may keep making bad movies to pay off their debts and lose their worth.

"That's it, I have to go back to prepare, and there are still shooting plans to make." Wayne thought that everything was finished, stood up and handed the resume to Nina, ready to go back.

"There's one more thing. It was just a personal matter, and this matter is business." Seeing that he was about to leave, John quickly stopped him. The business hadn't been done yet.

"Wayne, have you ever thought about when this film will be released? This is different from the small-budget productions we have made before. This is one of Warner Bros.'s top films next year, and the release time must be set in advance!

Warner Bros. needs to make a publicity and distribution plan in advance, and it also needs to discuss the screening screen with the theater alliance in advance. There are many things to do, and you must give me time. "

It is obvious that this is different from the previous small cost. It is impossible to let him act according to his temper. All plans must be made in advance and then implemented step by step according to the plan.

"let me see!"

Wayne leaned back in his chair, took out a cigarette and lit one, and began to sort out the shooting time in his mind, calculate the time required for post-production, and also allow time for remediation in the event of an accident.

According to the current progress, the film will be able to start filming by the end of September at the latest. The filming of this film is relatively complicated, and all shots should be shot in three to four months at the latest.

He pointed to Nina's briefcase, asked her for a pen and paper, and started writing and drawing on it.

"John, this way, we can schedule this film to start in the summer, preferably in mid-May, leaving me enough post-production time."

More than half an hour later, Wayne raised his head, crumpled the scribbled paper into a ball, and stuffed it into Nina's briefcase along with the pen.

"Is it the same schedule as "Get Out"? We actually have a better choice. We can push the time back and put it in the middle of the summer schedule." John only needs to be sure of the time when the production will be completed. After hearing that he said it could be completed before May, I wanted to find a good schedule for the film.

Is it such a coincidence? Yes, "Get Out" was also released in mid-May. Wayne touched the stubble on his chin with his left hand, thought for a moment and said:

"No, John, you need to communicate with Kevin or the distribution department. We will schedule it in mid-May and see if there are any films of our own that can be preempted."

"Are you sure you don't want to choose something better?"

"I'm sure, since it's such a coincidence, then I will turn the mid-May schedule into "Greenberg" time, release the film at this time every year, and create a brand that fans will love. Do you think there is hope?"

Wayne's ambitions were inflated, and this was an idea that had just occurred to him.

"As long as we can continue to be successful, nothing is impossible." John shrugged and stood up to end the conversation. He still has a lot of work to do, even more than Wayne, the director.

"That's it, let's do the immediate thing first. This is a long-term goal!" Wayne smiled and walked out with John.

Francis Ford Coppola's favor was used, but his nephew may not appreciate it. After Nicolas Cage heard that the film was a commercial film, he instinctively wanted to refuse it.

It wasn't until the agent obtained a copy of the script for the project called "Joker" through connections that Nicolas Cage became interested again.

"Susan, is this really a commercial movie? Invest tens of millions of dollars?" This is the third time Nicolas Cage has read the script, and it is also the third time he has asked his agent the same question.

This script simply made him exclaim, if this can be considered a commercial production, then what are the art films he shot before?

"Wayne Greenberg is very different from other commercial film directors. Nicholas, his films are naturally heavy on artistry. I suggest you watch "Get Out" and "Happy Death Day." "

Seeing that her client might have a change of heart, Susan Milly began to try her best to persuade him. She also felt helpless to have such a client. She obviously had first-class connections in Hollywood, but she still wanted to play art.

How much is art worth? In her eyes, such art films are almost useless except for winning some small awards!