Chapter 2065 Chapter 2065

After Barry Meyer went back, Rick Rosen revealed the rumor the next day that Hugo is preparing a new work recently, and this time Hugo will not only complete the writing of the script himself, but also has confirmed that he will Will play the leading role.

Although this news didn't have any substantive things-related news about the work was almost zero, but even so, it still made the whole Hollywood lively. Hugo once again became the focus of attention of the major production companies, and there was a surge of wind and clouds for a while, and it was very lively.

Hugo started a new project plan shortly after the completion of "The Sixth Sense of the Spirit", which means that Hugo does not reject new works recently. This is a surprise news for major production companies. There is a project that hopes to cooperate with Hugo. Even if it is not a work that will be shot immediately, it is hoped that Hugo’s next schedule can be reserved in advance. Therefore, impressing Hugo has become everyone’s primary goal.

Not to mention the new work project revealed by Rick, if it can cooperate with Hugo to develop this project, it will be a huge profit for any production company. This is a 99% profitable project, and more importantly, it can get closer to Hugo. No one wants to miss it——

Even if you are not interested in this project, you will use such momentum to join in the fun. It is best to be able to get Hugo's project; it is also very good to make Hugo interested in the project in hand; even if it fails, it is acceptable to have a good relationship with Hugo.

So... the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing their magical powers.

Long Meyer of Universal Pictures has brought the mysterious "Mummy (The. Mummy)". This film has an investment of 80 million US dollars and is ambitious, hoping to become another "Raiders of the Lost Ark" series.

According to the historical development track, "The Mummy" has indeed been built into a trilogy series, but whether it is box office results, word-of-mouth feedback, or social influence, the "Mummy" series is far from being comparable to "Raiders of the Lost Ark". However, from an objective point of view, the first part of "The Mummy" is still very good. The wonderful story and just the right special effects, combined with the mysterious ancient Egyptian culture, really make people excited.

However, after learning that the project that Hugo was preparing was a biographical film, Lang shook his head. He obviously didn't have much interest in biographical works.

The positioning of Universal Pictures has always been mainly comedy movies, and occasionally dabbles in other commercial movies. Works like "Jurassic Park" are already in the minority, and biographical movies are precisely the field they are least good at. Hope is too risky. Of course, Lang also knew that in this competition, they didn't have an advantage in the first place, so they might as well sell a favorable favor, ease the relationship, and be able to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, which is very comfortable.

Robert Iger, the newly appointed president of Disney's international business department, showed "Gone. In. 60. Seconds" in front of Hugo. Filmmaker Jerry Bruckheimer (Jerry. Bruckheimer) is in charge of the remake, and an investment of $90 million marks his ambition.

Hugo had little impression of this work, and only vaguely remembered it after being reminded by Robert. It seemed that the protagonists should be Nicolas Cage and Angelina Jolie, but other than that, the memories in his mind were very limited. The quality of the work, word-of-mouth feedback, and box office results are all unknown.

But Robert made Hugo interested in this work with one sentence, "They must steal fifty cars in one night", which is his summary of the whole movie story. It reminded Hugo of the "Fast & Furious" series that became popular all over the world.

Robert once again managed to keep the script in Hugo's hands, and expressed his appreciation for "A Beautiful Mind"-John Nash's life experience full of inspiration, ups and downs, and magic has always been Disney's favorite movie type. In Disney’s film program, almost every year, there will be one or two quotas reserved for biographies, and they are especially fond of inspiring sports stories. Their purpose is not to box office or awards, but to rely on these works A large amount of accumulation, after the cinema is released, it will be re-screened on the Disney Channel, and then Disney's positive image will be established.

Therefore, Robert, the script of "A Beautiful Mind", couldn't be more interested. He even joked that "I can't find a more suitable partner than Disney."

Then Sony Columbia Pictures came to the door with the project "The Patriot (The. Patriot)". This work with an investment of 110 million US dollars has confirmed the cooperation intention with Endeavor Elite Brokerage Company. The director is determined to be Roland Emer Richie, Heath Ledger, Sandra Bullock, and Alexander Lorraine have all confirmed their upcoming roles.

Even without the recent rumors of "A Beautiful Mind", it was only a matter of time before Mark Canton found Hugo. He locked the actor in Hugo from the beginning. Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin, who had worked together on "Independence Day", will gather together again, which shows Mark's careful preparation.

However, Hugo is not very interested in the movie "Patriot". He knows this movie, and he also knows that the movie's reputation and box office are not bad. Although it can't be said to be excellent, it is indeed good. However, objectively speaking, the theme of "Patriot" is too fragmented, and it feels too greedy as a whole, so that nothing is said in the end; the American War of Independence is used as the carrier to tell the human desire for freedom, and the film has not been able to convey the truth of the war. The grandeur and brutality fit the theme. On the whole, it can only be regarded as a passing work.

War movies, this should be one of the most difficult subjects to shoot, and it is definitely not an easy task to surpass the peak of "Saving Private Ryan".

But Mark doesn't mind, he hopes to cooperate with Hugo in the work of "A Beautiful Mind". His sincerity is beyond doubt, and his trust in Hugo is beyond the reach of other companies. Mark even said that as long as the cost is under $100 million, he can give the green light.

Mark's example seemed a little anxious, and he showed his cards early. But this is precisely the sincerity and urgency of Mark. Combined with the countless small things that have happened in the past few years, it has to be said that Mark has taken the lead in this cooperation.

Kevin Burns of Twentieth Century Fox is more like going through the motions. Although he brought the project "Cast. Away", "Cast. Away" is actually a project of DreamWorks, but DreamWorks Signed a cooperation agreement with Twentieth Century Fox, the two sides cooperated in production, and the director confirmed Robert Zemeckis of "Forrest Gump".

However, since both DreamWorks and 20th Century Fox are currently in a critical period, the filming of "The Rest of a Deserted Island" is not in a hurry. It is expected to start in the summer of next year and wait until 2000 for release. The great success of "Titanic" made Twentieth Century Fox breathless, but Kevin still has a lot of burdens on his shoulders, and he must be cautious, if not startled.

Kevin knew that Sony Columbia Pictures and Warner Bros. were bound to spend a lot of money in the process of competing for "A Beautiful Mind", and it was difficult for him to form a countermeasure, so just like Lang, he chose to sit on the sidelines.

As for the actor of "The Rest of the Deserted Island", Kevin does hope that Hugo can play the role, but this project is a bit more complicated. Robert is more inclined to let Tom Hanks play the role, while he is more inclined to Hugo. As for Steve Wen Spielberg has fleshy palms and backs, so he didn't comment.

Needless to say, the success of "The Rest of a Deserted Island" has achieved success in box office, word of mouth, awards and many other aspects. The movie tells the story of the hero who is stranded on a deserted island in the Pacific Ocean because of an airplane accident. He has to use his own hands to carve out a way out. There is no other way.

This work is completely a one-man show of the male lead, which poses the most severe test for the actor. Tom Hanks played the leading role and won him an Oscar nomination for Best Actor again, although he failed to win the final award. But many believe that Tom's performance has once again made a breakthrough, dedicated more outstanding performance than "Forrest Gump".

From the perspective of acting skills, "The Rest of a Deserted Island" is definitely the top challenge, especially the whole one-man show performance, which increases the difficulty of the performance process. This also interested Hugo.

But the project "The Rest of a Deserted Island" is really special. Hugo left the script, but it doesn't mean that Hugo can act in it. Next, we still have to see how everyone chooses. So Kevin was more of a formality, showing the attitude of 20th Century Fox, and then did not participate too much in this competition.

Paramount's Shirley Lansing never showed up, which can be said to be an unexpected but reasonable situation. Shirley fought against Rick Rosen several times in order to fight for the control of "The Truman Show". " producer.

Now, the huge success of the movie has brought Shirley both fame and fortune, but it also put her in a predicament-Hugo's final film salary was 39 million US dollars, although it did not break the current Hugo's highest film salary record, But it can still rank among the top three in Hugo's pay list. This means that Shirley made a lot of careful calculations, and still paid a considerable price for the film, and the result was a little unpleasant.

Shirley wisely did not join the competition for "A Beautiful Mind" this time, because she knew that in the situation where "The Truman Show" had not ended for a long time, she wanted to ease the relationship unless she was willing to pay More interests, otherwise, the one who will lose face in this cooperation will only be herself. Instead of this, she might as well just be a bystander, and then slowly ease the relationship between them, and then seek cooperation-after all, this is Hollywood where interests are paramount-in this way, she does not need to pay more interests, and at the same time No need to be humbled.

At the end of the hustle and bustle, Steven Spielberg finally came to the door.