Chapter 1805 Geniuses and Weirdos

Hollywood also has a lot of regular sidekicks.

For example, Cameron particularly liked to use Schwarzenegger for a while, while Tim Burton was most willing to let Johnny Depp star in his movies.

Now sitting in front of Yin Jun are Tim Burton and Johnny Depp.

More people know Johnny Depp because he is one of the few superstars in Hollywood.

Tim Burton is even more famous in the circle of filmmakers.

This geeky director with a weird aesthetic has a different style from most directors and is called "Gothic".

It stands to reason that this kind of quirky style will not be liked by the public, and it should be just a niche movie style.

But Tim Burton happens to have a very innocent childlike innocence, and adding it to his story will make this kind of Gothic movie more warm and childlike, and have a very strong appeal to most movie fans. attraction.

Hollywood once thought that comic book hero movies were not suitable for the screen.

Not only was Marvel being sold off several times, Warner also almost gave up on DC Comics.

During this period, Tim Burton happened to direct "Batman," which grossed US$200 million at the North American box office and US$500 million globally, astonishing all filmmakers.

It is also for this reason that Warner finally left DC Comics, and Marvel began to believe that its heroes would be as popular as "Batman".

Yin Jun likes directors with their own characteristics. Directors like Tim Burton who insist on their own opinions and have unparalleled talents were naturally recruited by Disney early on.

Tim Burton started making animated films and worked at Disney before he started making live-action films.

Therefore, Yin Jun has not disturbed his directorial trajectory in recent years, but has only given him more support and freedom to create his own works.

In the past three years, Tim Burton has made a total of three animated films. It cannot be said that they were box office hits, but at least they made money.

The most important thing is that the praise rating is quite high, and both children and adults find it interesting.

But Tim Burton himself felt that he was not a very good director. His childhood experience made him very introverted and not good at expressing himself. So when he heard that his boss wanted to meet him, he was very worried for a while.

Compared to Tim Burton, Johnny Depp is much more relaxed.

It's not that his film scores are so good. As a rapidly rising star, he can be reserved enough.

But Johnny Depp is Yin Jun's true direct descendant. Just like Tom Hanks, he was also discovered and promoted by Yin Jun.

This kind of relationship is of course different from the ordinary relationship between a boss and an employee.

While waiting for Yin Jun to come over, Johnny Depp deliberately said a few more words to the somewhat shy young director.

Yes.

Tim Burton is not very old. He is only 26 years old this year, only 5 years older than the 21-year-old Johnny Depp.

Most of the time, Johnny Depp is talking and Tim Burton is listening.

What Johnny Depp didn't realize was that Tim Burton gradually began to take a look at him.

It's definitely not that Tim Burton likes men, but that Tim Burton suddenly discovered that the character and appearance of Johnny Depp are very similar to the male protagonists he set!

Tim Burton is a very inarticulate person, but he has a very rich imagination.

So the way he expressed it was through painting and writing stories.

Ever since he was a child, he has painted many strange paintings and written many strange stories.

Among these paintings and stories, of course he has a favorite male protagonist. He originally thought it was just his fantasy, but when he tried to cast the image of the male protagonist on the talkative Johnny Depp, it turned out to be very appropriate. ah!

Tim Burton, who had become focused, was so immersed in his own thoughts that when Yin Jun came over, he just got up and said hello with Johnny Depp. Whatever Yin Jun said fell into his ears. But he didn't take it into his heart.

"What do you think of him?"

It wasn't until Yin Jun asked about this sentence that Tim Burton was suddenly stunned.

"Sorry..." Tim Burton scratched his head and said sheepishly: "What did you say?"

Yin Jun pointed at Johnny Depp and said to Tim Burton: "Director Burton, do you think this young man suits your aesthetics?"

This time it was Johnny Depp's turn to be stunned. What's going on?

Mr. Jun wants me to collaborate with this director?

It seems that he is so young, so he is not very reliable, right?

Tim Burton was also shocked and stuttered when he spoke, "You, you...Mr. Yin, what do you mean..."

He is just shy and introverted, and he is not a fool. Of course, you can tell that Yin Jun intends for him to collaborate in a movie with Johnny Depp.

But he is just an animation director who has only directed three movies. Is it okay to direct a popular actor like Johnny Depp?

"You write the script yourself, Disney will invest, and Johnny Depp will star. Are you confident?" Yin Jun asked without answering.

Tim Burton's breathing suddenly became rapid.

After looking at Johnny Depp and then at Yin Jun, Tim Burton nodded firmly, and then asked: "Why?"

"Because I am a boss who is good at discovering talents!" Yin Jun said with a smile, "This guy actually doesn't like commercial production very much. I also want to cultivate a few more distinctive stars, not the same type who work hard for the box office. People... I have watched several of your works, they are very childlike but also have a decadent beauty. I am very much looking forward to the combination of these two feelings and appearing on the big screen!"

"What if the movie doesn't succeed?" Tim Burton was very excited, because he felt that Yin Jun understood him very well, but with millions of dollars of investment involved, he felt that he should be more cautious.

"It doesn't matter, this is just an attempt. It's me who found you two as partners, so of course the responsibility lies with me." Yin Jun said, "But I believe that my vision is not wrong. Your cooperation will definitely make a splash." Sparks!"

Hearing what Yin Jun said, Johnny Depp, who was originally a little confused, calmed down.

As Yin Jun said, he has a free and easy character and doesn't like to be restrained.

If it were just for the sake of box office, he would definitely not be willing to do it.

Yin Jun said that this director is very interesting, so what does it matter if we collaborate with him?

Making an interesting movie will definitely be much better than just focusing on the box office!

However, Johnny Depp still has some doubts about Tim Burton's level.

But thinking of Yin Jun's previous vision, Johnny Depp felt that he could give it a try before talking about it.

Tim Burton, who was suddenly taken seriously, really wanted to give his heart to Yin Jun at this moment.

He didn't know why Yin Jun valued him so much, but he was definitely the first boss he had ever seen who could give him opportunities and encourage him not to take responsibility.

"Actually, I have an idea." Tim Burton calmed down and said, "This is a character I drew out of boredom in class when I was a child. His hands are scissors and knives. He is different from ordinary people... "

Tim Burton told the story that he had in mind, and Johnny Depp was immediately hooked.

Are the hands scissors and knives?

How interesting!

Yin Jun also nodded while listening.

This is "Edward Scissorhands"!

This film, which cost US$20 million to produce and promote, has grossed nearly US$90 million at the North American box office.

It can be regarded as a small gain, and the most important thing is that it received high praise. In the next few years, the income from video tapes and other copyrights was very high, which made a lot of money for 20th Century Fox.

But at the beginning, no one liked this movie.

Tim Burton went around pitching the story, but no company was willing to make it.

It wasn't until he made "Batman" astonishingly, with a North American box office of 200 million and a global box office of 500 million, that 20th Century Fox offered an olive branch and accepted his script and asked him to direct it.

Facts have proved that tragic fairy tales can easily make people sentimental, but they can also make people move and make them reflect.

Such dark tones, sad but not despairing, are exactly what Tim Burton is good at.

After he noticed Johnny Depp just now, the character that came to mind happened to be Edward Scissorhands.

Now Yin Jun asked him to prepare a story to collaborate with Johnny Depp, and he immediately told the story in his heart.

However, when he said that in the end Edward could only return to the castle alone and live a lonely life, he glanced at Yin Jun obviously, looking a little worried.

Before Yin Jun could speak, Johnny Depp clapped his hands, "Good! That's great! Only stories like this have a satirical effect! We are usually blind and only pay attention to appearance, but don't care about people's hearts... Edward's What a satire of human beings! This story is so good, I must star in it!"

Johnny Depp's words gave Tim Burton a hint of encouragement, but he did not forget that in this room, there is only one person who can decide whether the movie can be made.

"Can."

Yin Jun didn't let him wait long. He thought about it and agreed.

The reason why he didn't blurt out his promise is that Tim Burton is a sensitive person, and he would feel uneasy if he agreed too quickly.

Therefore, Yin Jun added, "This is your first time as a live-action film director. After you edit it, send it to me by courier for review, and I will make the final decision."

"OK."

Tim Burton breathed a sigh of relief.

It is only reasonable for Yin Jun to have the final say.

This is the most correct attitude.

If the boss doesn't say anything, only direct support or full support will make him a little uneasy.

Why does a director with no achievements get so much support?

Could it be Spielberg or George Lucas?

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