Chapter 159 Overturning the Settings

Before going overseas, Ronan had to take care of two things first. "Bourne's Identity" was under preparation, and there were many key tasks to be implemented. After all, this was directly related to the next trip to India.

The second thing is to continue to collect and analyze information on India. As the seat of Bollywood, Mumbai is the first goal of the trip to India.

Ronan had previously contacted Robert with people in Mumbai, especially the two Indian private investment institutions that wanted to invest in DreamWorks’ large-scale production films. Robert would also go to Mumbai after a while. Originally, Polygram Films There is an Indian branch in Mumbai, which is now under the umbrella of Embassy Pictures, and they will assist Robert in more preparatory work.

In addition, on the side of "Bourne's Identity", corresponding preparations must be made.

The more the crew can highlight their advantages, the more attractive they are for investment.

This time, Ronan is going to attract investment in an upright manner.

Ronan, George Clint, Paul Greengrass and screenwriter Tony Gilroy currently form the decision-making team of the crew.

"The script is generally good, and it is more suitable for this era than the original."

In the small conference room of Warner Studios, Ronan flipped through the script and said to the other three people: "It is undeniable that the stories written by Robert Ludlum, who is known as the father of modern thrillers, are wonderful enough. But this is eight For novels from the early 1900s, I'm very pleased with Tony's drastic reinvention."

Strictly speaking, the script is quite different from the original description.

For example, Jason Bourne in the original book is very old, but the script is much younger, and the background era is almost completely changed to adapt to the new era.

After all, this is an old novel, or a novel that is closely related to the real society. Adapting to the times is very important.

Tony Gilroy smiled and said: "Paul also participated in the adaptation of the script and made a lot of good suggestions."

Paul Greengrass has the director's consideration: "In fact, I don't do much, just better integrate the old-fashioned spy movie model with action scenes, so that the script looks like a whole, rather than separate individuals."

Ronan nodded and said: "The script still needs to be improved. We are not filming a separate work, and there will be adaptations of "Bourne's Hegemony" and "Bourne's Ultimatum" later. Can the script be used in the existing Basically, it doesn’t take a lot to add some shots or clips that are connected to the back, as long as the audience can understand at the end that Bourne’s story is not finished yet.”

Tony Gilroy thought about it and said, "Okay, I'll do it later."

Perhaps he has been engaged in the work of writing scripts according to other people's ideas one after another. Tony Gilroy is very clear about the role of screenwriters, and understands that screenwriters are the executors of the producer's will most of the time.

"There's also the heroine." Ronan raised his head and asked, "Is this a change from my setting?"

The heroine that Ronan set in the outline is a typical Hollywood-style vase, and it is also a consistent routine in Hollywood commercial movies. The main function is to sell her face and figure.

But the role of the heroine in the script is much more important than what Ronan set.

Paul Greenglass said: "That's my suggestion."

Ronan is the kind of person who can listen to advice,

Moreover, it is very normal for the movies I have watched to have memory biases. Even people who have watched too many movies will remember the plot of this movie as another movie.

"Tell me." Ronan said.

Paul Greengrass explained: "We had the same idea before, this movie has to have a bullet-like rhythm and tense action scenes, but the whole movie can't maintain this state forever, there must be There is a rush, and I think the heroine should play an important role in alleviating emotions."

Ronan listened and considered carefully, and it was not difficult to find that what Paul Greengrass said was very reasonable.

A movie that keeps the audience tense will definitely cause fatigue, emotional fatigue, and even aesthetic fatigue.

Seeing that Ronan had no objection, Paul Greengrass added: "I wanted the heroine to be a very natural female partner, starting with Jason Bourne and her first time outside the US embassy in Zurich. From the first encounter, the relationship between her character and Bourne can be relaxed and natural. Just as Bourne is a key figure in the plot, Mary is also a very important character, and her relationship with Bourne, The contrast between the cold Professor Assassin and the CIA Commander gives the film a living power."

This can be said to have fundamentally overturned Ronan's setting for the heroine, and strengthened the role of the heroine in soothing the transitional plot.

Ronan will not be blindly arrogant. After careful consideration, he asked George Clint: "What do you think?"

George Clint told the truth: "I think Paul made a lot of sense, and it should be good for the film."

"That's good." Ronan made a decision after deliberation: "Paul, this character will be shaped according to what you said."

He also said: "However, future shooting must follow the overall style of the film. Paul, you are good at realistic style, you want to give the film a documentary-like taste, use handheld cameras in some cases, try to avoid using any CG special effects, all in the film All the stunts were done in real time.”

This is what Paul Greengrass wanted, and immediately responded: "Okay."

The four discussed more details, which involved shooting. The style of this film was decided, and it had to be shot on location in Europe.

Ronan also asked George Clint to contact Brian, the location manager of "Death Comes", and asked him to join the crew of "Bourne's Identity" and continue to serve as the location manager.

The job had to be on set as soon as possible, with enough communication with director Paul Greengrass that the crew could choose locations, even backup locations, before shooting.

And then there's the actors.

"I have already sent an invitation to Matt Damon for the male lead." Ronan said: "He replied to me some time ago and will make a decision after an interview with me. I will talk to Matt Damon and his agent first. Let’s talk and decide on the specific situation.”

Paul Greengrass thought about Matt Damon's appearance, and said: "The appearance is not outstanding, but it has characteristics, which fits Bourne's setting."

Ronan added: "The age is also more appropriate."

Originally Paul Greengrass proposed to let Russell Crowe or Sylvester Stallone play Jason Bourne, but Ronan rejected them all, not only inappropriate age, but also inappropriate salary.

"Where's the heroine?" Paul Greenglass asked.

Ronan thought for a while and said, "Let's solve it through the audition."

The success of this series has little to do with the choice of the heroine. The actress whose name she can't even remember is far less important than Matt Damon.

After the meeting, George Clint followed Ronan to Embassy Pictures, and on behalf of Shahai Entertainment signed the distribution contract of "Bourne's Identity", which is "Bourne", with Embassy Pictures. Responsible for the North American and overseas distribution of "The Bourne".

And that's not just theatrical releases, but home entertainment, TV, and all spinoffs.

Subsequently, Embassy Pictures announced the preliminary release time of "The Bourne Movie", and North America put it in mid-May next year, which is the beginning of the traditional summer schedule.

Originally, Embassy Pictures wanted to avoid the fierce competition in the summer, and let "The Bourne" be released in October or November, but Ronan directly vetoed it. When it really came to this time period, the North American film market would inevitably fall into a super-short period in recent years. At a low point, how much mood will the audience have to watch such a film that smears their own government?

If it doesn't work out, it's possible to rush to the street.

Naturally, the release time is as far away as possible from September. Paul Greengrass guarantees that it can be completed as planned, so it should be in May.

Of course, sequels to The Purge and Coming Soon will also be distributed by Embassy Pictures.

As long as Embassy Pictures can successfully distribute a film overseas, the channel will be guaranteed.

Ronan is also thinking about waiting for the Cannes Film Festival in May to find out if there are any suitable films, buy them and give them to the embassy film industry to practice first.

The embassy film industry is very important, even surpassing Shahai Entertainment. Recently, it has been improving the company's various rules and regulations. Most distribution companies in Hollywood use a system that is close to the general one, and Ronan will not do anything messy. Corporate revolutions are like Hollywood commercial films. Since there are successful models to be found, it is enough for the time being to add something that suits you.

Ronan has a clear understanding of himself and knows that he cannot be a great innovator.

On the other hand, after Robert went to Mumbai, India, he faxed a lot of materials, especially the two Indian foundations that had been in contact with DreamWorks before.

These two foundations, one is called the Falch Foundation and the other is called the Mountain Fund, both operate similarly to Western foundations.

They are not a dedicated film fund, they also invest in other industries, but film investment is a very important business, and they have invested in more than 20 films in Bollywood.

However, Indian films cannot go out of India for a while, and their profits are relatively limited. The eyes of these two foundations have also fallen on Hollywood, the center of commercial films in the world.

Previously, the two foundations had contacted DreamWorks, and wanted to invest in DreamWorks' big-budget films, such as "Gladiator", but DreamWorks followed the example of the six major companies everywhere, and large projects that are expected to be profitable will not be easy. Most of the investment projects that accept foreign investment and provide Indians are TV series.

This is also the main reason why DreamWorks has not reached an investment intention with the Indians until now.

Ronan specifically called Robert and asked him to stay in Mumbai temporarily to focus on these two foundations that intend to enter Hollywood.

Ronan then met with Matt Damon and his agent.