Chapter 845 845 Top Secret Project

"Rick, what project did you just say that David was talking to you about?" Hugo suddenly became curious, what was the project that allowed David Geffen to come and talk to Rick so solemnly , or, in other words, what is the project that can be a good start for the cooperation between DreamWorks and Hugo.

Hearing this question, Rick couldn't help but froze for a while, "What?" Then he reacted and asked doubtfully, "Aren't you planning to take the script for the time being recently, so I'm still considering it, so I didn't think about it? That project is handed over to you."

Hugo chuckled, "I'm just curious. I wonder what kind of project David actually started planning two months ago, but he never officially mentioned it to me."

Rick suddenly realized, "Actually, this is not surprising. I don't think David has a clear candidate for himself now. He contacts you, even if it is not for my unfounded guess just now," Rick also winked mockingly. Blinking made Hugo and Joseph both laugh.

"He probably also wants to see for himself whether you are suitable for that role. In fact, after I talked to David last time, he didn't contact him again, but today he watched the draft with you again, I guess, He should have wanted to see how 'Life and Death' would perform after it was released. After all, he offered $15 million in pay and box office bonuses, just to be able to get the money's worth."

Now the conversation of the few of them sitting here is just conjecture. Even if Hugo knew that DreamWorks was about to be established, he couldn't be sure. What Rick had guessed was the truth. Maybe Steven and David just wanted to be friends with Hugo. After all, they were the bosses, and Rain If it's just an artist who has risen strongly recently - the future is still unclear, maybe a "Life and Death" will return to its original point after a fiasco.

Therefore, every time he mentioned David's idea, Rick seemed a little hesitant. After all, he was not the roundworm in David's stomach, and there was no way to accurately speculate.

But Hugo has a different perspective. In the past two years, he has actually missed many classic scripts, but it is not a blessing to lose his horse. At least Hugo can put "Schindler's List", "Pulp Fiction" , "Speed ​​of Life and Death" are already a huge victory in the hands of these works. So Hugo can now face those classic scripts with a normal heart. If he desires, he will try his best to fight for it. He will try his best and still miss it, so there is nothing to regret.

"Listen to you, David is very cautious about this project. Who else is the object of inspection besides Hugo?" Joseph's idea was very close to Hugo's, and he also noticed David's opinion from Rick's few words. Seriously - although it's all just their speculation.

"It started with Daniel Day-Lewis, but he turned it down; then he was going to cast Sting..." Rick obviously has a deep understanding of the project, but yesterday he didn't take the plunge with the rain Guo talked about this project, but insisted on his original idea: recently let Hugo focus on touring, and it is not long after the "speed of life" is completed, so Hugo can slow down the pace of filming a little bit. Some.

From this little detail, Rick's style as an agent can be seen.

"Sting? You mean the lead singer of Police?" Hugo interrupted Rick quite unexpectedly, and Rick nodded as a matter of course, and asked back, "What's wrong?"

Although Sting was born in a rock band, because of his masculine and handsome appearance, he also made cameo appearances in many movies, such as "Brimstone & Treacle", "The. Bride", etc. He can be the protagonist in the movie.

Hugo laughed, "No, I worked with him once in 'Dune', I was just a little surprised that David was actually interested in Sting." Sting is an excellent singer, but Not a great actor. "First Daniel, then Sting, there is indeed a big gap." Daniel is currently recognized as an acting genius, but Sting's performance is not as amazing as his musical talent.

Rick shrugged, "That's because they have a special charm in their appearance and temperament. This is a vampire movie. In David's eyes, they all have the evil and charming temperament of a vampire. "

"Vampire movie?" Joseph said in surprise, and Hugo, who was sitting next to him, also showed a surprised expression.

Hollywood has a huge variety of films, which is why American films can compete with—or even prevail—movies from across Europe. In the movie category, the vampire movie is a very unpopular one. It can be planned under the fantasy and horror categories, but it is a very niche Cult movie.

People generally regard the 1922 German film "Nosferatu, eine. Symphonie. Des. Grauens" as the world's first vampire film. At that time, it was still the silent film era, and the famous director F. W. F.W. Murnau, despite the objections of the widow of Bram. Stoker, the original author of "Dracula", insisted on adapting the novel to the big screen, in order to avoid copyright In trouble, Murnau also changed the film's title to "Nosferatu."

This movie has also become a great classic in the history of the screen. Since then, a vampire count named Dracula has become one of the most classic characters in the movie.

Vampire movies ushered in the peak period in the 1960s and 1970s. During this period, "Dracula" can be seen almost every year, and the works that can be called famous and classic are also Emerging one after another, the image of Dracula has been pushed to the classic ranks and has become synonymous with vampires.

Prosperity must decline. After entering the 1980s, vampire movies almost disappeared from the big screen. Even the "Four Hundred Years of Vampire Zombies" filmed by Francis Ford Coppola and the powerful cast, both word-of-mouth and box office. Not satisfactory, "The story is a good story, but the script is not a good script." Such comments also buried the hard-working performances of a group of powerful actors in the pale makeup and special effects.

"Four Hundred Years of Vampire Zombies" invested 40 million US dollars, assembled big-name actors such as Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins, etc., and finally earned only 80 million US dollars in North America The box office, but the world still relies on Coppola's 215 million box office revenue, which avoids the loss of Columbia Pictures.

But even so, the entire public opinion community still believes that the market potential of vampire themes has been tapped out, and it is difficult to interpret the new charm of the story itself. Hollywood currently generally believes that this is an abandoned theme. Even if it is to be remade, it will take 15 years to wait - Hollywood generally believes that it is a cycle of 20 years, that is to say, after a theme reaches its peak and begins to decline, it will take 20 years to regain its glory.

Therefore, when Rick mentioned that it was a vampire movie, Joseph couldn't help but be a little surprised, but Hugo was surprised because there was an answer in his mind.

But Rick didn't think about it that much. He continued with a smile, "David has invested a lot of effort in this project, and he won't be happy to see your reaction." This is what Rick is joking. Since Wei decided to invest in vampire movies, he is an authoritative figure in the film industry. He naturally understands the risks of this subject matter, and also understands the pressure of public opinion that must be endured to shoot such a movie.

Rick's words made Joseph chuckle, and then he listened to Rick continue to say, "Sting was also excluded because of his lack of acting skills, and later selected Johnny Depp. The news I heard I mean, Johnny came very close to the role at one point, but it still failed."

"Is this a gloomy and charming character?" Joseph's first reaction was like this. From Daniel to Johnny, they all had a special temperament in them, and their acting skills had also undergone a lot of tests. So Joseph came to this conclusion.

Rick spread his hands and expressed helplessness, "I'm not sure, because then David had an in-depth conversation with Tom Cruise, as well as Brad Pitt, and then Hugo."

As soon as these words came out, Joseph was stunned. Strictly speaking, the temperaments of Tom, Brad and Hugo are all more sunny and handsome, and they are quite different from Daniel and Johnny. But after the subdivision, Tom's temperament will be more niche, Brad is more tough, and Hugo has some refined gentleman feel.

"What kind of actor is David looking for?" Joseph felt a little confused.

Rick smiled wryly, "This is also our question. David is always considering it, but according to the news I heard recently, David plans to choose among these three actors, and he is considering it."

"What other candidates are there?" Joseph continued to ask, trying to figure out a clue.

"Well, Antonio Banderas, River Phoenix once, Leonardo DiCaprio, Alexander Lorraine, Ralph Fiennes, Robert Downey Jr....and A new guy called George Clooney." Rick counted briefly, then shrugged, as if to say: There isn't a clear mind at all, is there?

Joseph can only be dumbfounded, these alternate actors have no rules at all, "But... Hugo is the best acting and most malleable among these actors, right?"

"That's why I have those speculations just now." Rick nodded in agreement, and then he looked at Hugo. At this time, Rick and Joseph realized that Hugo had been silent for a while, and Rick couldn't help but speak. Asked, "Hugo, what's wrong, is there something wrong?"

Hugo came back to his senses, "No, it's fine, what's the name of this project?"

"Uh... 'Interview with the Vampire'."