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Obviously, although the "New York Post" is worried about Hugo's "career prospects", the Hollywood industry has strong confidence in Hugo's future. Don't you see Macaulay-Culkin relied on a "Home Alone" for three years, and the film contract continued until last year when he was completely cut off by his superb father; and Hugo has spent the past three years. The absolute strength of the film has made the entire Hollywood jealous, and some people even think that Hugo can "turn a stone into gold".

This is Hollywood, or rather, this is the nature of businessmen.

The average quality of the five Columbia Pictures screenplays that Rick showed to Hugo this time was really impressive. If it were any actor, just picking one of the scripts would be enough to be happy. Now, these works are all presented on the table in front of Hugo, as he chooses.

Hugo's current momentum is evident.

After Columbia Pictures, Hugo read scripts from Warner Bros. and Disney. Neither of these two companies had cooperated with Hugo before, but they obviously didn’t want to miss Hugo’s cash cow. The two companies had a total of seven scripts before and after, and Hugo picked out three of the pending positions on the right hand side.

After "Speed ​​of Life" director Jane de Bont became famous, he instantly became a sought-after figure in major companies. This time he and Warner Bros. co-created the disaster film "Twister". The Great Train Robbery (The. First. Great. Train. Robbery)", "Jurassic Park" director and screenwriter Michael Crichton (Michael. Crichton), the current budget of 90 million, to Hugo Offered a salary of $15 million.

The reputation of this work is actually average, but it is also a work worth mentioning as a disaster film in the 1990s. The box office was very good, and it was recorded in the annals of history as the first work in film history to be published on DVD. Hugo's deep impression of this work comes from Jane De's unclear directing intention. He lacks a clear understanding of the script. On the one hand, he wants to shoot a commercial blockbuster with pure visual effects, but on the other hand. I spent a lot of time sketching the plot, hoping to dig out more in-depth things, but unfortunately the plot is a little pale and the core idea is bland.

But Hugo kept the script temporarily because of Jane-De's personal friendship.

There are many old acquaintances in "A. Time. To. Kill", also from Warner Bros. Samuel L. Jackson and Sandra Bullock have all been confirmed, and Kevin Spacey is under consideration. , he mentioned that if Hugo is willing to play the male lead, he is very happy to play with Hugo. This work, which only invested 40 million US dollars, did not have much budget in terms of remuneration, but a court-themed work similar to "The Righteous Sea" gave Warner Bros. more confidence, so the script was submitted to Hugo.

Hugo hadn't seen this work, he planned to watch it before time travel-because the hero of this work is Matthew McConaughey, and I heard that Matthew's performance in it has been praised a lot. This made Hugo very curious. Why did Matthew, who had polished his acting skills early, become a vase idol group later, and how hot was Matthew's acting skills at that time.

Out of curiosity, Hugo left the script temporarily, hoping to read it carefully.

Among Disney's many scripts, Hugo only left one, "The. Rock", this work can be said to be like thunder, and later the king of explosions "selling copies" Michael Bay (Michael. Bay) ) Relying on this work, it has won countless word of mouth and won a big hit at the box office, while the three acting actors Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage and Ed. The play adds a lot to the work, and this work can be called a masterpiece of a classic commercial blockbuster.

Hugo, without any hesitation, put the script on the right hand side.

I have to say that there are so many scripts in front of me. Some scripts are aimed at Hugo. In some projects, Hugo is just one of the candidates. Of course, there are also a small number of projects that are just invested with the mentality of trying it out. , it's not necessarily that Hugo was really put into the plan. But these excellent scripts really dazzled Hugo, and a clear blueprint was gradually formed in his mind about the glory of Hollywood in the 1990s.

But when Hugo saw the Universal Pictures script, he couldn't help but burst into laughter, "Rick, did Lang call you?"

In the blink of an eye, Lang has been the CEO of Universal Pictures for nearly a year, but Hugo and Lang have never met directly. I don't know what the situation will be when the two meet now. But if we analyze it objectively, Lang is now the representative of the film company. If it is facing third-tier actors, it can be said that the film company is the party that controls life and death; but if it is facing top actors, then they are mutual checks and balances.

"Yes, we have had many calls." Rick shrugged and said lightly, "He hopes to have more cooperation with our company."

From Tom Hanks to Clint Eastwood, from Al Pacino to Hugo Lancaster, Endeavour Elite Brokerage does have initial negotiating capital, and in the past year, Long has The situation is not wonderful. Except for "The Flintstones", which has exceeded 100 million at the box office, no Universal Pictures has ever made a box office of more than 50 million US dollars.

Therefore, Lang is naturally very willing to have a good relationship with Rick, and he also needs the currently booming Hugo to bring him more success in performance.

"He also asked about your situation and wanted to see when he could have a formal meeting with you." Rick said with a smile.

Hugo raised his head and looked at Joseph, and couldn't help laughing. The feng shui turns, and now it is clear that in the confrontation between Hugo and Lang, Hugo has the upper hand, and Lang is the one who needs to ask Hugo for help - Lang clearly knows how many scripts Hugo has on hand to choose.

Therefore, Universal Pictures is also very positive. They only gave Hugo three scripts, and two of them were left behind by Hugo. The probability has surpassed Columbia Pictures.

Hugo was hesitant to keep the "Casino" script, which was written by Nicholas. Pileggi, who wrote "Goodfellas" and who is also the Another collaboration between him and Martin Scorsese.

Martin, always one of the directors who make people eager to cooperate with him, and this work is also the last part of Martin's crime trilogy, the artistic value is unquestionable.

But Hugo believes that in the work "Casino", Martin actually has a little bit of style struggle and change, that is, from an artistic documentary style to an artistic depiction of documentary themes, so in the description of the relationship between the male and female protagonists , a little childish. Since this work was conceived after the "Age of Innocence", Hugo has always wondered whether Martin had more obsessions with the love of children. This is slightly inconsistent with the gangster-themed work itself, and the handling of the work is not as good as "Once Upon a Time in America".

On the whole, "Casino" is a good work, but it has not reached the height of a masterpiece.

Hugo hesitated, but after thinking about it carefully, he still couldn't refuse Martin Scorsese's "charm" and put this script on the right hand side.

When Rick saw that Hugo immediately put the script "Twelve Monkeys (12. Monkeys)" to his right, he and Joseph looked at each other helplessly. The investment cost of this script is only 29 million, and the remuneration for Hugo can only be opened to 8 million. This is already a high-cost production in an independent film, and this sci-fi work takes a slant and the subject matter is also very unpopular. , even more niche than Pulp Fiction and Before Sunrise.

Rick originally didn't want Hugo to choose this script, but he guessed that Hugo would be interested in it because the script was really good.

If Rick said his thoughts, Hugo would probably tell him with wide eyes: this is not only a good work, this is a classic work!

"Twelve Monkeys" is an absolute classic among sci-fi Cult movies. This work not only has a complete world view and a meticulous narrative structure, but also can withstand repeated scrutiny by the audience as a sci-fi story. Can you rely on your own strength to change your own past?" The connotation is worth pondering carefully; and the film's outline of the characters is even more penetrating. This work allows the world to see Brad- Pete's acting.

Indeed, it is Brad Pitt.

Although "Burning Years" and "Interview with the Vampire" made Brad a national idol, and the former also earned Brad his first Golden Globe nomination for acting, "Twelve Monkeys" is Brad De's first truly acclaimed work from all the critics earned him his first Oscar nomination.

Brad's performance in this film is frantic yet delicate, and the young and uninhibited performance is indeed remarkable, even reminiscent of Leonardo's performance in "Different Sky" last year.

Strictly speaking, "Twelve Monkeys" is the first time Hugo has seen all the scripts today, because this work makes Hugo feel the challenge of acting again, and he is quite eager to try.

Hugo was in high spirits at this time with so many great works, and the rest and relaxation of the past few months almost made Hugo forget how good it was to perform. Although the performances of "Pulp Fiction" and "Before Sunrise" gave Hugo a lot of experience, the tension and excitement of the previous "Schindler's List" period had not been tasted for a long time. , and these dazzling scripts on the table made Hugo feel his desire for acting again.

Hugo couldn't help but get excited. After putting "Twelve Monkeys" down, the corners of his mouth rose and he said cheerfully, "Let me see what other scripts are there." This relaxed tone made Rick, Joseph and Samora looked at each other and laughed involuntarily.