Ace Hollywood - Chapter 462

“We really should have collaborated a little earlier,” Daniel said to Leo with slight regret. Leonardo understands what he means very well. Today’s Daniel can be said to carry too many things. With his current status, it is difficult to play with Leonardo similar to “Gangs of New York” and “Flying”. A group play like “Home”. It’s not that he can’t let go of his figure, but that DD Pictures doesn’t allow it, and MGM doesn’t allow it. Daniel has come to this position today, which has provided a lot of potential convenience for the development of DD Films – not to mention anything else, Daniel is standing here, directors, actors, screenwriters, photographers and so on, all kinds of Hollywood professionals. Excellent people will sell DD Films a face.

Under this premise, Daniel surrendered his identity, no matter whether it will have adverse consequences or not, he is not allowed to try.

When people go to high places, they are not unfettered, they just break free from one part of the constraints, and then receive another part of the constraints again.

The so-called high place is not so cold, it is roughly the case.

“This is also a kind of cooperation. I will play the script you like.”

Daniel nodded with a smile.

“How about it, “Inception” and “The Great Gatsby”, what do you think of these two books?”

Leonardo pondered for a while before he said, “I love “Inception” more, I think this will be a very wonderful story, amazing and full of genius. Exploring dreams is an easy way to make people interested As for “Gatsby”, it is more sophisticated, the characters are very charming, and it is a role that considers acting skills – to put it bluntly, the former is the favorite of movie lovers, and the latter is the interest of the judges. “

“Hahaha,” Daniel pointed at him. Leonardo can be said to be very honest. “Inception” is an idea that attracts audiences. , because it is novel and fascinating. And “Gatsby” is a more authentic character film, and Gatsby is a rich story material. On the one hand, superb acting skills are needed to portray him, and on the other hand, his own richness also provides a reference for the actor to perform. Gatsby is not, he naturally has a story. A film like this is easy to get positive reviews from critics.

“Thank you, Daniel.”

Leonardo understood what Daniel meant and offered two very different and excellent works. It can be said that it fully reflects the sincerity of Daniel and DD Pictures. As one of the best and most commercially valuable actors in Hollywood, it was a very difficult decision for Leonardo to choose to “subdue” to Daniel – not to say that The gap between the two people is very obvious, and Leonardo can easily make this decision. The difference between being considered weaker than Daniel and admitting to being weaker than Daniel is very, very big.

In order to impress Leonardo, Daniel came up with two scripts – one to attract Leonardo’s acting nature, and the other to prepare for his award-winning work. It can be said that the consideration is very comprehensive and sincere.

At the Golden Eagle Awards, the two sat next to each other. During the whole process of close conversation, it is easy to be seen by the media and photographed on camera.

Especially before Natalie Portman won Best Actress, five nominees appeared on the big screen, Daniel had a hand deep inside, not sure who was talking to Leonardo, Lee Leonardo came closer, nodded while listening, and then he didn’t know what to say, and both of them laughed.

This “harmonious scene” can be said to be the best of the night.

actually. At the time, Daniel just told Leo that he would work with Ellen Page in Inception. Ellen will play the dream builder Adrian, the female lead. Leonardo made a joke at the time.

“Is there a reason why you hold Ellen so much?”

So the two of them laughed.

…

“Two of Hollywood’s most glamorous men meet”

The title of the “New York Post” still gave Leonardo a lot of face. Daniel smiled and took a sip of coffee. Continue to read a few lines.

“Last night, the second annual Social Age Public’s Choice Awards came to a close, with Natalie Portman winning Best Actress and ‘Mike’ Channing Tatum winning Best Actor , won with “Stop Loss”. The highly anticipated Ellen Page was disappointed, but “Juno” won many awards, including best screenplay, and it was a worthwhile trip.

However, neither the nominees nor the winners can be compared with the two actors sitting at the center of the awards scene, Daniel **** and Leonardo DiCaprio, who can be said to be The two most valuable actors in Hollywood at the moment – as Daniel began to cut production and go behind the scenes, Leonardo began to break through his acting skills with all his strength. The two finally stopped abiding by the rule of ‘the king does not see the king’, and took the initiative to meet in the golden eagle. The award presentation scene.

That night, the two communicated closely. According to rumors, Leonardo is likely to star in DD’s new film next year. At present, it seems that the possibility is quite high. At the just-concluded Golden Globe Awards ceremony, although the entire award ceremony was a bit rough due to the hasty preparation time, the many works produced by DD Films basically swept most of them. The awards are still enough to spark the conversation. Check it out, Daniel Day-Lewis “There Will Be Blood”, Coen Brothers “No Country for Old Men”, “Juno”, Natalie Portman “Black Swan”, these non-series films, all belong to DD Pictures and Rice Gaomei, they are the films with the highest appearance rate in the awards season. Except for “Life of the Rose”, “Michael Crichton”, “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” and a few other films that are comparable to them, this year’s Hollywood will have another Can’t come up with more good works.

People’s impression of DD Pictures is still in the name of market speculators, but now, we have to change our minds, the film production company founded less than 10 years ago, together with the long-established subsidiary MGM Pictures , has become a representative studio in Hollywood – capable of producing a large number of box office blockbusters, but also capable of creating high-level art films!

Against this background, Leonardo’s decision to join DD Pictures’ film list can be said to be an extremely smart decision. Of course, the addition of Leo also set a milestone for DD Pictures to officially have full influence – from now on, top Hollywood actors will also bow to DD Pictures’ film list. “

After turning over this newspaper, Daniel did not continue to read other papers. These newspapers always like to exaggerate. Leonardo is a very representative actor. But it would be an exaggeration to say that he can set up a milestone for DD Films. Being able to use top actors at will is indeed the configuration of a top studio. At the current stage, DD Pictures has basically owned this configuration, but not because of Leonardo – on the contrary, Leonardo is part of this trend.

“How is it? Has Nolan replied?”

“Inception” invited “Batman” series director Christopher Nolan to join, he just finished filming his most successful work “Batman: The Dark Knight”. It is expected to be online this summer. Therefore, Daniel is not sure whether Nolan has the will to direct “Inception”.

For a big man like Christopher Nolan, it’s hard for even Daniel to do anything.

The script has been sent to Nolan and they are still waiting. If Nolan is sure he doesn’t want to know, Daniel decides to let David Finch to direct, “Black Swan” has proved David’s ability, he can take on “Inception”, but there will be a little more suspense, after all. Finch’s personal style is somewhat dark, and his imagination is not particularly full.

Sally shook her head, “No, I guess he might be hesitating. “Inception” is a good script after all, it’s hard to give up, but it’s difficult to adjust the time. You know, Nolan is not a prolific director, he It often takes two to three years for a new show to start.”

Daniel nodded, indeed.

“Can Marvel negotiate before July?”

“Huh?” Sally was startled, Daniel’s topic changed too quickly. She almost didn’t catch it, but her good quality still allowed her to quickly give her own judgment, “There should be no problem, the differences are narrowing. They are throwing away some unrealistic conditions.”

Daniel laughed.

Sally’s so-called “unrealistic conditions” probably means that Marvel’s management and board of directors still want to maintain such a high degree of control over the company being sold – so how is that possible?

“And the talks on Disney’s side have basically stalled.”

This is actually what Daniel expected.

How he operates these assets acquired by DD Pictures. It has established a natural barrier for Disney. Disney will not allow its subsidiaries to have almost homogeneous operating content-this is also the reason why Miramax must eventually expel Weinstein. Their hearts are big, I hope to fully compete with Disney headquarters, which is not allowed, and it is the same if Marvel is acquired. Daniel whetted the appetite of the Marvel board, and they were basically considered “crazy” when they negotiated with Disney.

That’s exactly what Disney’s negotiator and Robert Iger said when he reported.

The biggest competitor is no longer a concern, which actually clears a lot of obstacles for the Marvel acquisition, because Marvel has nothing else to count on. It’s not like when DD Films and Sony International Consortium were on a par when they acquired MGM, it can be said that MGM chose this one and not the other. Naturally, it was hesitating and procrastinating.

This time, Marvel does not have this condition. Except for DD Films and Disney, there are basically no other decent acquirers-Paramount and Viacom behind it have moved their minds, but Paramount can be said in recent years. It’s sluggishness, continuous losses, and billions of dollars to be invested all at once. Sheri Lansing will not take this risk. If she does not invest, she is not under much pressure, but once the investment fails, not to mention Brad Gray , that is, she herself will lose her position.

It can be said that so far, Marvel has only sold to DD Pictures and not sold the company.

But once the idea of ​​selling it moves, it is not easy to press it back again.

This is the reason why Sally dares to pack her ticket.

Of course, she didn’t know what Daniel was worried about. Although Marvel froze its first phase plan because of the acquisition, “Batman: The Dark Knight” is destined to be a success. A billion-dollar superhero movie, not even Spider-Man. Of course, “Transformers” is not a superhero movie.

After that, Marvel’s valuation will go up a lot, and Daniel doesn’t want things to drag on until then.

Marvel and Warner, the old brothers, actually have common interests in the era of superhero blockbusters. One side’s success can be good for the other, and similarly, failure can be negative for the other – the failure of The Incredible Hulk has caused The Dark Knight’s box-office expectations to be depressed by a small, albeit substantial amount. Not much, but it does have an impact.

“You urge them to speed up their progress.”

The acquisition itself is not the purpose, but the purpose is to make movies. Blockbusters such as “Iron Man” and “Captain America” ​​that started the era of superheroes must be launched as soon as possible.

…

After breakfast, Daniel’s itinerary was to meet with the Chinese embassy staff and several other guests.

The Chinese side hopes to invite Daniel to sing an Olympic song. On August 8 this year, the Chinese people will realize their dream of hosting the Olympic Games. Last year in Shanghai, Daniel had already accepted the invitation of the then Shanghai leader. Entering the capital, it is clear that he is the next core person, and his invitation is naturally a rising tide.

The two sides met at DD Films, the embassy staff was the link, and the others included officials and literary counterparts.

“‘The Capital Welcomes You’?” Daniel smiled. Participating in this famous song, which will be familiar to all Chinese in the future, is really a very special experience. “It’s an honor to be invited, but it seems that I should be a guest in Beijing. , isn’t it inappropriate to sing this song?”

“No no, Mr. Sandler, you have a very high reputation in China, and your help to China’s public welfare cause is also known by many Chinese people. So we all think you are a good friend of the Chinese people. The Beijing Olympics is a global event. We hope that together with our good friends, we will welcome games and tourists from all over the world. This is our original intention, not to sing this song from the standpoint of the Chinese, or even the people of Beijing.”

“This way,” Daniel hesitated. The United States has entered an election year, and Barack and Ciri are in the primary election. China is a very sensitive topic, and Daniel has already received a lot of criticism for it. “Technology Benefiting All Living Beings” has many aid projects in China~www.mtlnovel.com~ But Daniel never intervenes in the areas of China’s human rights, freedom and other issues that the Western world thinks of – this makes many Westerners dissatisfied, and they criticize Daniel They are using public welfare to buy a way for their own business activities, but they never maintain the common values ​​of the democratic world.

Of course, Daniel’s attitude is consistent, and he will not suddenly appear too violent criticism, but it is still necessary to work hard to avoid some attacks as much as possible.

Joining “Welcome to Beijing” will definitely stimulate some people.

“Let me think about it. The domestic situation is more sensitive, and many decisions are not isolated.”

Daniel didn’t hide it, and directly stated his scruples. The embassy staff knew this very well. They were paying close attention to the remarks of various candidates every day to pass on to the country.

Watching them leave, Daniel let out a breath.

This is just a small thing, the action on Raymond’s side is the big thing, the storm is coming. (To be continued.)

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