Chapter 277 Difficulties

Saying goodbye to Tom Cruise, Will Smith and Jeff Katzenberg, Ronan gets into his Bentley Accord and lets David drive to Century City, where he makes an appointment with his agent, United Elite. Meet Lacey Jacobs.

Sitting in the car, Ronan first took out the script of "Pirates of the Caribbean" and flipped through it. There were several concept drawings of Captain Jack Sparrow in it.

This was specially drawn by him.

Since he has relevant memories of his previous life, it is naturally impossible for Ronan to go around and take detours, making Johnny Depp and the stylist work hard to come up with smoky makeup and other looks. There is no need to waste such time.

The shape and character design of Captain Jack Sparrow are relatively complete.

After the Copyright Bureau registered the copyright for the characters and stories, Shahai Entertainment’s screenwriting department further improved the script. Ronan has part of the script for the characters. The main storyline of the script is the same as the previous movie, and the specific scenes and details still need to be polished. .

Even though the movie has been watched many times, and the impression is very deep, and even the lines like "You almost caught Captain Jack Sparrow", Ronan still forgets most of the scenes, and the screenwriters need to play. Imagination and creative talent.

Ronan believes that the biggest problem with this crew is the main creative team and the funding.

The latter can rely on multiple channels to raise funds slowly, while the former is best finalized this year.

The agent he was going to meet this time was called Tracy Jacobs, and among the clients he represented, there were the most core members of the series in the previous life.

A man who cast himself as the captain, living as a real-life Jack Sparrow.

That's right, it's the famous Hollywood geek Johnny Depp.

From another perspective, this is also a well-known killer in Hollywood.

Even in this day and age, various deeds about Johnny Depp's death are widely circulated in Hollywood.

Taking drugs and taking drugs can only be regarded as the daily life of Johnny Depp when he was young.

Fortunately, Johnny Depp has always been covered by Tim Burton.

How to manage Johnny Depp in the crew is also a headache. Ronan dug out Johnny Depp's information and frowned slightly while reading it.

Perhaps older,

Johnny Depp's performance has improved a lot in the past two years, which may also be the reason why Disney Pictures dared to use Depp to star in a first-line big production in his previous life.

Otherwise, with such an unstable actor, would a major production crew dare to use him? Not to mention anything else, the third-party guarantee company that is necessary for financing will not be able to pass.

When I was most sober, I met the most suitable role. This was the luck of Disney in my previous life, and it was also the luck of Johnny Depp.

After Ronan's simple consideration, Johnny Depp may not be an element that troubles the crew in the first film, but it will be hard to say in the future.

There have been too many news and gossip reports in previous lives. Among the first-line actors in Hollywood, Johnny Depp can be said to be a typical example of disrespect.

During the filming of the sequel, it is commonplace to be a few hours late to release the pigeons of the whole crew. It is a daily behavior to go to the set drunk to shoot, and it is a basic operation not to memorize the lines when shooting on-site.

Many people are criticizing Dongfang Xiaohua and Xiaoxianrou for reciting "1, 2, 3, 4, 5...", Johnny Depp is not much better, because he doesn't memorize the lines, the live shooting can't be completed at all. A Pirate superstar simply wore wireless headphones and asked the crew to read his lines outside the set during filming, and then he followed up with...

This is not an isolated case. Johnny Depp has such an amateurish performance on other sets, which can only be said to be eye-popping.

And the people who leaked the news were not only ordinary staff on the set, but also Kirsten Dunst and Jessica Chastain.

Just like never underestimating Tom Cruise's professionalism, never overestimate Johnny Depp's professionalism.

Thinking of this, Ronan had a headache.

But in the face of huge commercial interests, these are just some headaches.

The issue of Johnny Depp's professionalism may not be considered for the time being, but in the future, he must find a way to restrict it.

Ronan came to Century City and met Tracy Jacob at the appointed coffee shop.

Originally, Ronan wanted to meet Johnny Depp directly, but the geek asked him to find an agent directly, and had no idea of ​​meeting at all.

Ronan is very clear that he and Johnny Depp's thinking is completely different from the same dimension, and he doesn't care.

"Hello, Mr. Anderson."

Seeing Ronan, Tracy Jacobs took the initiative to greet her and shake hands. Ronan shook her hand and said with a smile, "Hello, Ms. Jacob."

Tracy Jacobs had a typical agent side, and said politely: "Just call me Tracy."

She invited Ronan to sit down, and looked at Ronan calmly.

At the same time, Ronan was also looking at Tracy Jacob calmly.

This is a middle-aged woman who belongs to the United Elite Agency, or UTA. She is not well-known in the agency circle, and her main client is Johnny Depp.

And she has been acting as Johnny Depp's agent since the early 1990s.

To put it simply, Johnny Depp has a lot of trust in her.

Ronan heard from people at CAA that Tracy Jacobs and Johnny Depp were both in CAA until 1998 when Tracy Jacobs switched to UTA and took Johnny Depp away. general.

Now UTA also has a director client with great potential, named Christopher Nolan.

It's a pity that Ronan doesn't have the copyright of Batman, and it's impossible to get the movie copyright from Warner Bros. and DC Comics.

Tracy Jacobs carefully read Ronan's information before he came, and asked with a smile: "I don't know Ronan, you are looking for me..."

Ronan didn't go around in circles, and said directly: "I have a movie project in my hand, and I want to cooperate with Johnny Depp."

Tracy Jacob asked again: "Can you know what film project it is?"

Ronan came here to talk about work. He opened the briefcase, took out the script and the concept drawings, and said, "Here are some character scripts and character setting drawings. You can show them to Johnny Depp."

Tracy Jacobs took it, quickly flipped through it, and frowned after just looking at the sketch, because it was obviously a pirate character!

She didn't speak, opened the character script, and read it carefully, but the more she read it, the more frightened she became, because she was absolutely sure that the character named Jack Sparrow was a pirate, and a down-and-out pirate captain!

Ronan waited quietly, without any intention of speaking.

After reading less than a third of Tracy Jacob's character script, I didn't want to read it anymore. I read a few set sketches, smoky makeup, orchid hand, what kind of pirate is this?

Originally, the pirate role is not mainstream enough, but this pirate's appearance is even more different!

It is simply the non-mainstream of the non-mainstream!

How does the pirate in this setting artwork look like a GAY?

Tracy Jacobs put down the script and artwork, looked at Ronan, and said, "Is this a pirate theme?"

"Yes." Ronan said directly: "A story about a pirate captain in the Caribbean Sea, with some magical and fantasy elements in it."

Tracy Jacobs' words are full of doubts, but the words are very skillful: "Ronan, I don't doubt your project, but the pirate genre is outdated. From Carlock Films' Cutthroat Island "Beginning, all pirate movies in Hollywood that invested in a little bigger, without exception, all ended in failure."

Ronan knew what the other party was saying, so he didn't refute it. He just smiled and said, "There are no obsolete themes in Hollywood, only movies that failed."

Tracy Jacob's eyes twitched slightly, and his perception of Ronan became a little bit worse. This young producer and film company boss has indeed achieved amazing film commercial success in the past two years, but his self-confidence is unavoidable. A little overwhelmed, right? Where is the permanent winner in Hollywood? One wrong choice and you will slip into the abyss.

Just like Carlock Films back then, how beautiful it was, a piece of "Cutthroat Island" let them die.

By the way, the main creators did not end well.

Tracy Jacobs wanted to reject the role, but thinking that the opposite was a leader among the younger generation of Hollywood producers, he said: "But Hollywood-recognized, market-proven, pirate-themed movies have really declined. "

Ronan thought for a while and said a few simple words: ""Black Pirate", "Captain's Blood" and "Treasure Island". I believe that "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" will be more in line with the tastes of modern audiences."

Tracy Jacobs shook her head and decided to tell the truth: "Depp would not be interested in a pirate role." She said: "Sorry, Mr. Anderson, I have to be responsible for Depp's future."

While speaking, she pushed back the character script and setting sketches that were on the table.

Ronan didn't answer, and said calmly: "How about it, Tracy. How about you take back the character script and setting drawings and let Johnny Depp take a look at them first?"

Tracy Jacob was a little hesitant. It is best not to touch the subject of pirates...

But the other party is also a film company boss and a successful producer, so it seems that it is not very good to reject him face-to-face, not even accepting the role script.

The working style of brokers is mostly smooth, which is the need of work and the necessity of long-term experience.

Tracy Jacobs was no exception, she hesitated for a while, and she took back the character script and setting drawings, and said: "I will take it back to show Depp, but Ronan, you don't have to have hope. , no one in Hollywood likes pirate characters."

Ronan said, "I can wait."

Tracy Jacobs took the initiative to say goodbye and left the coffee shop quickly.

Ronan sighed softly. This is the negative impact of the decline of the pirate theme, and he also lacks the huge appeal of Jerry Bruckheimer and Walt Disney.

The project faced numerous difficulties.