Chapter 1133 1133 Gossip

"Tom Cruise meets Sherry. Lansing late at night for a role!"

This is a shocking revelation from the "New York Post" that Shirley Lansing is the new head of Paramount. Since the three Paramount giants left in 1984 - CEO Barry Diller (Barry Diller). Diller) went to News Corp to establish Fox TV, his assistants Michael Eisner and Jeffrey Katzenberg went to Disney, and Paramount, which had been at its peak for ten years, fell into the bottom again last year. After Shirley took office, she radically reformed Paramount. The restart of the "007" series is an important move, the launch of "Forrest Gump" is worth remembering, and "Mission Impossible" is another move.

Shirley's late-night meeting with Tom was obviously of special significance. After the news broke, it caused a thousand waves, and everyone believed that Tom was infinitely close to "Mission Impossible".

But then, "US Weekly" broke the news, "Hugo Lancaster talked to Brian De Palma and Steven Zellian for three hours! In-depth discussion of script details and shooting plans!"

Brian De is one of Hollywood's most controversial directors, known as the "Hitchcock of contemporary America". His works include "Carrie", "Scarface", "Love Owl's Dawn" and many other masterpieces, this time Paramount invited him to take on the role of director of "Mission Impossible". This is also Brian De's first directorial work in three years, which is quite ambitious.

From the screenwriter to the director, to the actors, it can be seen that Paramount has high hopes for this work.

Hugo had long conversations with Brian De and Steven, which also meant he was proactive about the script, not to mention the friendship between Steven and Hugo. After "Before Sunrise", everyone knew that Hugo had his own unique perspective on the script, so there was a lot to see from this meeting.

This time, people think that "Mission Impossible" seems to be more interested in Hugo.

Within a few days, the "San Francisco Chronicle" once again made a big news, "Brian De Palma and Robert Downey think Tom Cruise is more suitable for the script, support Cruise as 'Mission Impossible' ."

The support of the director and another lead screenwriter made Tom's approval rating skyrocket, but before the news sparked more discussion, the "Orange County Chronicle" blew up the hottest news since the beginning of the year in 1995, "Pie Ramon offered $20 million for Lancaster to play Ethan Hunt!"

After the news came out, it became the pinnacle of a hot topic almost instantly. The "Orange County Chronicle" also confirmed in the news that the contract had already appeared in Hugo's hands, and it only needed Hugo's signature, and everything would be dust. It's settled!

The explosiveness of the news directly broke the table. If the "Orange County Chronicle" is true, then this is definitely the biggest news of the year, not only means that Hugo defeated Tom to win the role - this is just additional news, but also means that The first 20 million paycheck in Hollywood history is about to be born, which will completely change the balance between Hollywood agencies and film companies that has been maintained for nearly a decade.

At this point, people have forgotten that a few weeks ago they were still "worrying" about Hugo's career prospects, thinking that Hugo's career, as the "New York Post" said, has shown signs of fatigue; but the brokerage industry circle But they will not forget that just less than a month ago, they were still putting pressure on Endeavour Elite Agency, believing that Hugo did not follow the industry rules to shoot works, which was a huge disruption to the agency industry.

But now, Hugo is likely to become the first recipient of 20 million yuan in history!

Even the use of earth-shattering and earth-shaking words is not enough to describe the social reaction after the news of the "Orange County Chronicle" appeared. This is far more exaggerated than last year. Last year, the "Future Water World" and "007" series restarted works about rain If the $20 million salary was all about thunder and rain, and Hugo was filming "Before Sunrise" in Europe at the time, he wasn't directly involved in that storm at all.

But now it's different. Hugo's whereabouts are indeed captured by people, and the competition between Hugo and Tom is also real, which makes the authenticity of the 20 million salary skyrocket - in fact, it is true , although the so-called "contract" is non-existent, but Paramount did say so when contacting Rick, they are willing to pay Hugo 20 million, but there is no box office dividend.

Overnight, this became the hottest topic. In California alone, 21 media outlets reported on the "20 million salary", and more than 50 media outlets in the United States immediately reported Reported - there are still many local small media that have not been included in the statistics!

Hugo was almost overwhelmed by media reporters. Every reporter wanted to interview Hugo as soon as possible, ask him about his current thoughts, ask him if he really wants to sign, and ask him if he is sure to attend "Mission Impossible".

Similarly, Tom was also very annoying on the other hand. Reporters all came over to get in trouble, asking Tom "what it feels like to be overwhelmed by Hugo", or directly asking "What do you think about Hugo really getting paid 20 million yuan", I just wish that Tom and Hugo would just start yelling at each other.

It's not just Hugo and Tom, Rick's office phone has been blasted, and the Endeavour Elite Agency has been blocked by more than 30 reporters! In addition, Joseph and his teammates who died of glory were also surrounded by groups, and even Alex and Karl, who worked in "Happy Family", were surrounded by reporters. They only wanted to interview them Hugo's current situation. status.

The most absurd thing is that Green Hill, who seems to be irrelevant, was also chased by reporters, startling him.

This situation made Hugo feel like a Tang monk, and everyone wanted to take a piece of meat off him. It feels really bad, even bad. It used to be a good thing, but now it's annoying because of excessive hype. Hugo didn't like hype. There are many differences in details; on the one hand, it is because he really wants to play "Mission Impossible", and any remarks he makes before things are agreed are just fueling the flames. but now……

Now Hugo doesn't really want to act, because he thinks this is a disaster, and it will be an even more terrible disaster after acting. Hugo once again truly experienced Leonardo's mood after "Titanic", and he wanted to run away when he saw a little bit of media fuss.

The "Mission: Impossible" male protagonist battle has reached its peak at this time, but the situation is still under control so far. Although the media reports are a bit exaggerated, it is still based on facts as a whole. However, when the 20 million salary topic reached a boiling point, the media coverage began to spin out of control.

No one remembers who was the first media outlet to get out of control, but the "National Enquirer" must not be ignored, and Anthony Bond Stewart, who hasn't been seen for a long time, has come out again, and it's a blockbuster," Lancaster believes. Ruth is gay and doesn't deserve to be a hero at all!"

In fact, Hollywood rumors that Tom is gay never really died down, whether it was when he married Nicole Kidman or later married and had children with Katie Holmes, these rumors never disappeared. So, there's nothing new in this news from the National Enquirer, but the point is: Hugo attacks Tom!

Moreover, the report also vividly described Hugo's direct mockery of Tom's height at "a party", thinking that Tom's masculinity was not enough to control his partner. The subtext is that Tom should be pressed down.

These words have gone beyond the norm and have turned into personal attacks. While the National Enquirer's report may seem ridiculous, there is no truth at all: no time, no place, no evidence, everything is what they call "rumor"; but this is Hollywood, Hollywood to death, even if News without any credibility will be infinitely amplified at a given moment.

It's like the entertainment industry often rumors that a certain artist has died, just because he hasn't shown up for a long time, and it's even rumored that he has a nose and eyes, and the more trouble he gets. In the end, the person involved was forced to show up directly, expressing that he was still alive. This kind of ridiculous and baseless news is often bought by many people in the entertainment industry.

In fact, anyone who knows Hugo will know that Hugo's personality can't be so vicious, not to mention that Hugo and Tom have always gotten along very well, even at the New Year's Eve party at the "Sugar-Coated Trap" audition. . joking? Possibly; mockery? Also possible; but attack? impossible.

However, after the National Enquirer's remarks appeared, it immediately fermented. This time, Mr. Bond had chosen the right time.

When the Houston Chronicle became the first national newspaper to report on the time, things finally got out of hand completely. It's just that the content of the "Houston Chronicle" report was not that Hugo attacked Tom, but Tom countered Hugo, "Cruise satirized Lancaster for selling his ass!" They put Hugo and Tracy Jacob at the time Rumors from Booth have been dug up again that Tom did his best to taunt Hugo at a private party, and even scratched his head to learn Hugo's butt-twist in "Sleepless in Seattle."

Of course, before reporting on Tom fighting back against Hugo, the Houston Chronicle also briefly reviewed the premise of Hugo's attack on Tom. This also means that the "full picture" of the whole thing is presented to the people of the North American continent. The authority of the national newspaper is naturally extraordinary, which makes the matter spread overwhelmingly, like an iceberg hitting a volcano, and it roars in an instant.