Chapter 920

"So, isn't it Sharon's request for me to star in this movie?" Hugo's first reaction was this. In his impression, "Deadly Pleasure" was Sharon's queen. palace.

Rick was stunned for a while, and then said, "As far as I know, it seems that yes, when Sharon was interviewed, she was full of praise for you and admired you very much."

Being selected by Sharon is not a good thing, not to mention that Hugo has never had any feelings for Sharon, just talking about Sharon's stupid remarks during the Wenchuan earthquake is enough to make him shy away. Therefore, upon hearing this, Hugo's first reaction was to frown with a look of disgust.

As a result, Henry suddenly started laughing, causing Joseph and Rick to be confused, "Hugo, Sharon is showing love to you, how is it, are you interested in sleeping with her?"

Hugo pouted, "I don't even want her to climb on my bed." Now Joseph and Rick also understood, and couldn't help laughing.

Objectively speaking, the work "Deadly Pleasure" is quite interesting.

Director Sam Raimi is now only a small celebrity in Hollywood. He relied on the "The. Evil. Dead" series to create a new era of horror movies, but at this time he still did not later create "Spider" The successful director of the Spider-Man series, Columbia Pictures didn't trust him. But under Sharon's threat, he nodded and agreed to Sam's joining.

This is even more so for Russell Crowe. This is the first work he left Australia to come to the United States. For Hollywood, he is a country boy, not three consecutive years in 1999, 2000, 2001. Nominated for Best Actor at the Oscars in 2010, Columbia Pictures was full of doubts about him. But under the escort of Sharon and Sam, Russell took the lead role when he first entered Hollywood.

Leonardo was no exception, and Sharon even paid for it out of his own pocket.

The only actor that Columbia Pictures picked up early was Gene Hackman, the five-time Oscar-nominated and two-time Golden Man actor who is definitely one of the most important actors in America today.

Although people joke that this is Sharon choosing a man, it is undeniable that the three men, Sam, Russell, and Leonardo, later became super big names, and Sharon's vision is still somewhat level.

"So, you're not interested in this work?" Rick knew the result by looking at Hugo's expression, but he asked another question on a whim.

Hugo rolled his eyes speechlessly, "Are you kidding me, the story of a woman and three men, and it's still a Western, do you think this script will be wonderful?" Although Hugo has only heard of this I haven't seen the movie, but I remember that this work had a bad reputation and was ridiculed as a "shooting contest documentary", which shows how boring it was.

Rick got the answer he expected of course, but looking at Hugo's helpless and depressed expression, he suddenly felt happy, with a shallow smile on the corner of his mouth, "I think Mark knows this result, it should be It would be astonishing."

Gus Van Sant and Nicole Kidman didn't impress Hugo, but Sharon Stone and Gene Hackman in "Deadly Thrill" had enough appeal , and Leonardo, who is closely related to Hugo, does have a strong attraction. Mark Canton obviously hopes to borrow the appeal of Hugo, Leonardo and Sharon to reproduce the Westerns. 's glory, with huge ambitions at the box office.

But unfortunately, Hugo is still not interested.

Rick has already made a few jokes. Although Hugo doesn't mind, his personality is really not suitable for these, so he immediately said, "Then Jerry Zach probably won't satisfy you."

Jerry Zucker himself, can be said to be the most famous director and producer in the United States in the 1980s. The first work he produced "Airplane!" won a lot of praise, and not only became the most memorable film in history. One of the comedies of 1999, and it also pioneered the nonsensical comedy, followed by the huge success of "The. Naked. Gun" series, which brought the nonsensical comedy to its peak - after this came the Jim Carrey, Zhou. star. Chi was greatly influenced by these works. Subsequently, Jerry's "Ghost Story" created an almost insurmountable peak for love movies.

After that, Jerry's excellent works continued, "A.Walk.In.the.Cloud","My Best Friend's Wedding (My.Best.Friend's.Wedding)","My Friend is also on . Bed (Friends. With. Benefits)" and other works of the producer list can be seen in his figure.

It can be said that Jerry has always been a member of Hollywood comedies and romantic movies that cannot be ignored.

So, hearing Jerry's name, Hugo's first reaction was a love and comedy movie, "If it's a love movie, forget it, if it's a comedy, maybe I can try it." "Sleepless in Seattle" is love In the movie, Hugo has no plans to act again in a short period of time, but the challenge of comedy has never appeared. Hugo thinks that it may be a good choice to try it.

Rick couldn't help but be stunned. He didn't expect Hugo to be interested in comedy at all, but he immediately said, "No, this time it's a European medieval warrior movie." But after he finished speaking, Rick still felt that Not sure, added, "Are you interested in comedy again?"

Hugo raised his eyebrows, "Comedy is not so easy, I want to challenge it, but I don't want to ruin other people's comedies." In Hugo's view, not everyone can act in comedy, which is also necessary Acting also needs aura, it is always more difficult to amuse the audience than to shed tears.

Rick choked up and glanced at Joseph, only to find that Joseph also had a look of "don't look at me, I don't understand what he's thinking", so he could only helplessly return to the subject, "This time Jerry It's a big production, $75 million, and I guess they want you to play opposite Sean Connery."

Sean Connery? This superstar, who attracted countless audiences by virtue of James Bond's heroism and gentlemanly demeanor in "007", is considered to be the most successful James Bond in history. After entering the late 1980s and early 1990s, with The age of more than 60 ushered in the peak of his career again.

If that's the case, then Mark must have put the most energy into this work and has the greatest hope. Imagine Hugo and Sean teaming up, this is definitely a box office bomb. And the investment of 75 million to film the love and hatred in the medieval court of Europe is bound to attract countless attention.

But Hugo had a bad premonition. Although Jerry is one of the most successful producers and directors at present, his directing ability is more concentrated in low-cost productions. In other words, his scheduling of big scenes There is a lack of clear enough awareness of the size between the depiction and outline of the plot, and it is often overlooked. So, Jerry's performance on small budgets, small scenes, and small stories has always been very good, but the big production is not so convincing.

What's more, this is a court warrior movie, not romance or comedy, can Jerry really be in control? Wouldn't the film be made into a lingering love romance movie? And then spend all the cost of 75 million on the gorgeous set, causing the empty story structure of the gold to be lost on the outside?

This is not empiricism, but Hugo's accurate judgment based on the situation twenty years later.

"What's the name of the work?" Hugo didn't want to be too arbitrary. After all, in 1994 and 1995, there were many Hollywood movies. He didn't necessarily have heard of all the works, so he still needed to confirm.

"'First. Knight'." Rick said simply.

Hugo nodded his chin slightly, but he was thinking that he had not wronged Jerry. Hugo has never seen the movie "The Merry of Swordsman", but has only heard of it. This movie starred Sean Connery and Richard Gere, but after the movie was released, it was scolded like a wave and became a Barely one of the worst films of Jerry's directorial career.

What's more terrifying is that the film's box office is very poor, with only 37 million US dollars in North America, and only 120 million at the global box office - relying on Sean's box office appeal - barely exceeding the book Cost, but because the publicity expenses are too high, and the subsequent video tape rentals are also in vain, and finally the production company still loses money.

It now appears that the hapless studio is Columbia Pictures.

Hugo didn't continue to say anything, but simply said, "I didn't know that Jerry Zach was actually interested in court movies. Should he make a spoof like 'The White-Headed Detective'?"

Hugo always remembers now that he has not read the script, so naturally it is impossible to judge the life or death of a script casually, so he will still give a simple explanation.

Rick nodded lightly to show his understanding. Although he was still a little curious about Hugo's keen judgment on these scripts, he still didn't say much. After all, these works were not what he liked in the first place, "Look The plan to come to Mark this time is all going to fail."

From the conversation between Joseph and Mark today, it can be seen that Mark is determined to cooperate with Hugo. These scripts cover different types, and investment, scale, and cast have their own attractions. Mark is very interested in these works. They are all confident, so I think they can impress Hugo. It is estimated that "Swordsman Merry" will be Mark's biggest killer. If a partnership is reached, as Rick said, Mark will definitely have a backer - he's been having a tough time at Columbia Pictures lately.

However, Hugo directly killed Mark's plan in the cradle, and he was not interested in these scripts at all. As you can imagine, when Mark actually submits the script to Rick, and Rick refuses one by one, it will be very interesting.

"Can I watch when you reject Mark?" Joseph said jokingly, remembering Mark's attitude this afternoon.

Rick shrugged, "Do you think he will come to the door in person?" Mark is the president. Usually, the professional department is in charge of the script. Even if Mark wants to contact him, it's just a phone call.

Joseph smacked his mouth, "What a man without fun."