Hollywood Road

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As a professional entertainment lawyer, Robert's office is in Century City, not far from the Death Star Building where CAA is located. It is very convenient for Murphy to see him.

This time, Murphy didn't ask Robert out, but went directly to his office after getting off the plane.

For some things, he needs to have an interview with Robert, and then he has to go to New Zealand to meet Gal Gadot. After the wedding of James Franco and Lily Collins, the two decided to go on vacation, according to Gal Gadot Thoughts, prepare to ski together, although North America is now in midsummer, not suitable for skiing, but New Zealand is the best time for skiing.

"Our dispute with Jordan Belfort is basically over..." Robert sat with Murphy in a reception room, "The federal court rejected his appeal."

"Yeah." Murphy nodded, he didn't take this aspect to heart.

Robert added, "Walt Disney asked to acquire the copyrights of several films that Stanton Studios shared with Miramax Films, and Paul Wilson put the matter on my side."

This is what Murphy asked Paul Wilson to do, "In this way, you contact Bill, negotiate with him, and sell as good a price as possible."

Since the Weinstein brothers have completely left Miramax Films, Miramax has existed in name only, and the income generated by the early films is relatively limited. As long as the price is right, sell the copyright in the hands of Stanton Studios to Miramax Max's previous home, Walt Disney, is not impossible.

"Also..." Robert looked at the Murphys and reminded, "Our contract expires at the end of the year."

Murphy has no plans to change lawyers, "Give me the contract in a while, and we will renew it when I come back from vacation."

Robert and the firm behind him had already prepared a contract, and this was the biggest purpose of Murphy's return. Of course, he would not take the contract and sign it directly, and would definitely go through the necessary verification procedures.

After talking about the latest contract with CAA, Murphy specifically asked before leaving, "I want to meet Ross next week."

Felons like Ross are not easy to see.

"Well..." Robert nodded, "I will contact you."

Murphy didn't leave directly, but said, "Can you find the list of Catholic priests in the 1980s in downtown Los Angeles, where I used to live?"

Robert thought for a while and said, "It's a little difficult, it's too early."

"Find a way to get a copy." Murphy pondered for a while, and said, "I also want a copy of the information of Father Marquez Costello, the newly appointed regional archbishop of the Catholic Church."

"Oh?" Robert thought Murphy wanted to do something, and reminded, "Murphy, you should be cautious about anything about Catholicism."

Murphy waved his hand, "You're thinking too much, I just met this archbishop, and he wants to introduce me to the Catholic Church."

Robert, not stupid enough to interfere with the client's beliefs, said, "Okay, I'll send it to your mailbox as soon as possible."

Leaving Robert's office, Murphy went directly to a restaurant near the Fox Building, and he asked Kara Firth to have dinner together.

Just three days before the wedding of James Franco and Lily Collins, Murphy handed over the outline and character setting of the second part of "City of Chaos" to Kara Firth, because it was left to " Chaos City" has enough time to ferment, and then attracts more audiences through various means such as DVD, Internet on demand and TV broadcasting to lay a solid foundation. This film will not be shot and produced, nor will it be released next year Just release, but like all Hollywood sequels, there is an interval of one to two years.

The contract signed with 20th Century Fox was a trilogy contract. Even if the CEO of 20th Century Fox was replaced by James Murdoch, as long as Kara Firth is here, the other party’s salary will not be low As for other companies, Murphy will continue to work with 20th Century Fox.

"How should I say it?"

Sitting on the side of the dining table against the wall, Kara Firth looked at Murphy opposite, "If this is not your project, I will refuse it without hesitation!"

Murphy shrugged and ate his steak without answering.

Kara Firth continued, "This ending..."

Although it is not a complete version of the script, the outline of the story and the characters are already very detailed. In addition, Kara Firth is well aware of Murphy's production style, so it is not difficult to imagine the end of the film.

She didn't seem to be able to find a suitable adjective, "This is beyond darkness. Chris Dan's ending is too tragic."

Swallowing the food in his mouth, Murphy took another sip of water, and then said, "Don't you think the hero's tragic fate can better set off the theme and style of the film?"

"What about Jay Rachel?" Carla Firth said again, "This is a relatively pure and kind character, and you actually made her black... In the whole film, including the male protagonist, there is no simple Nice guy."

Murphy thought for a while and said, "Actually, at the end of the first part, I have already confessed that her congressman's father will put her in a dilemma, but the law may not overcome family affection."

That kind of righteous killing of relatives happens all over the world, but no one can deny that this is contrary to human nature.

Margot Robbie's performance made Murphy decide to change the role of Jay Rachel, which caused her to struggle. Which is more important, the justice of the father or the law?

Karla Firth sighed, "Are you planning to make a tragedy?"

"That's right." Murphy nodded. Facing Kara Feith, he didn't need to deny this. "You can't deny that most of the classics that have been passed down to this day and are still recognized as classics are tragedies."

Probably full, Kara Firth put down the knife and fork, wiped the salad dressing on her mouth, and said unhurriedly, "Like Shakespeare's four tragedies?"

"Tragedy is indeed more likely to resonate." Murphy also put down his knife and fork.

Carla Firth followed his words and asked, "Why? Is there any theoretical support?"

"Tragedy has a long tradition and in-depth systematic inheritance." Talking about this theoretical topic, Murphy, who has received professional education, still has a lot to say, "Tragedy is the focus of the study of aesthetics, and tragedy is the Profoundly, Aristotle believes that tragedy is the art of art, and Schopenhauer also believes that tragedy is the highest peak of art. Tragedy has always been a difficult point in aesthetic research. Tragedy has been produced since ancient Greek mythology, and it has been brought In the color of philosophy, King Oedipus killed his father and married his mother, which is the tragedy of fate that he wanted to get rid of and finally could not get rid of.”

"Let's put it in Hollywood." He added, "If "Titanic" didn't have the tragedy of Jack and Rose, it would be impossible to create such a brilliant classic."

"I admit that."

Kara Firth thought for a while, and said, "A ending with regrets is always more impressive than a happy ending. What you can't get and what you lose are regrets, but they are unforgettable."

Murphy laughed, "Well, that's it."

He turned the topic back to the movie, "Actually, I want to continue to add some discussions about human nature."

"This should be moderate." Kara Firth knew that this kind of thing is a double-edged sword, "It's almost like "City of Chaos."

"It should be a little deeper than this." Murphy said directly, "In the last part, there were almost no voices from New York citizens. In this part, I will add content in this regard."

He added, "Of course the most important thing is the duel between the pros and cons."

In a way, this is like the dual protagonists in "Heat".

Thinking of this, Murphy also realized that Henry Cavill should go to a more professional acting school for further study. Originally, his acting skills were not as good as James Franco's. Coupled with the gap in role setting, when the time comes, the role A serious imbalance will definitely affect the entire film.

"By the way, Murphy." Kara Firth thought of the most important thing about meeting Murphy this time, "You need to change some things in the story, especially the content about Hong Kong."

"This is just the first draft." Murphy understood what Kara Firth said, "I will change it to Russia or Venezuela later."

Kara Firth felt relieved, "It is impossible for 20th Century Fox to give up the market on the other side of the ocean."

"I know." Murphy nodded slightly.

This is a perfectly normal situation, not to mention now, even in the past many years, any movie released in the theater market there must be reviewed. In fact, in the world, before the movie is released, it is basically faced kind of situation.

For example, in North America, although the rating system of MPAA is not mandatory, which distribution company will not send ratings when releasing films? If it is not rated, almost all theaters will refuse to show it, and box office revenue will be impossible to talk about.

Since 20th Century Fox is willing to invest and offer him a top film salary of 20+25 for the director, Murphy will definitely consider the issue of the big scissors, although his films rarely appear due to scale. Among the theaters over there, but these are basically pictures and themes are heavy, and they have never touched the most sensitive nerves on the opposite side.

As a director who has never made movies for himself, and is a director of commercial films, Murphy will not act recklessly.

And he is very clear that any Hollywood film that wants to be shown in theaters on the other side has to go through this procedure, even Walt Disney, which has been fighting over there in recent years, is no exception.

Murphy only needs to pay a little attention to this aspect. Although the review standards on the other side are always erratic, what can pass the review today may not be able to pass the review tomorrow, but that is only for their domestic films, and the quantitative standards for foreign films Still relatively clear.

When it comes to a certain pair of scissors, everyone is very helpless, but after staying in Hollywood, Murphy also fully understands that no matter which country or region it is, it is impossible to completely allow the free circulation of audio-visual products that actually have the effect of propaganda and incitement.

"Also, if you want the film to be more widely accepted in North America, you may win more awards during the awards season..." Kara Firth said suddenly, "I'll give you a suggestion."