Chapter 518: Artists in the Light and Shadow Era Make a Sensation

In a hotel in Hengdian, an executive suite.

"Daniel, there aren't many actors in this Alien Prequel."

"Two leading actors are confirmed, the cyborg David and the heroine Vix."

"The rest of the actors are mainly the crew members on the Prometheus and the scientific research team members."

"By the way, there is also a spaceship enterprise boss Peter Weyland and his daughter."

"To be honest, this project is quite popular."

"Carey Mulligan, Olivia Wilde, Anne Hathaway, Natalie Portman, James Franco, Ben Foster and other actors are on the cast list."

Wu Yuan nodded his head while listening to the narration on the other end of the phone. He didn't ask until John had almost finished introducing it, "John, can David and Vix be gender-changed?"

"That is, the cyborg is changed to a female setting, and the heroine is changed to a male protagonist?"

"Unlikely." John firmly refused "This is a story about how the alien was born, and the heroine is the first human to be parasitized by the alien."

"David is also a very important character. His gender has a special meaning in the story and cannot be changed."

"This is a very complicated movie. Fox is very ambitious. The screenwriter has put a lot of things into it, such as race, technology, religion, philosophy, and the meaning of life. Many of them must be conveyed through the gender of the male and female protagonists."

"So, the male and female protagonists cannot be changed."

"To be honest, I am not very optimistic about this movie. The reason why Fox chose this movie to cooperate with us is probably that they themselves lack confidence in this movie."

"The screenwriter wants to talk about too many things, but the movie is so long."

"It is very likely that a disappointing movie will be made in the end."

Wu Yuan frowned. He did have some ideas and wanted Liu Yifei to play David after the gender change.

David is a cyborg. According to the background of the script, it doesn't matter if he has an Asian face.

But it seems that David's "male appearance setting" is very important to the screenwriter.

Yes, in the script, David is a "neutral person" with no gender distinction, but he looks like a man.

"Okay, I respect Fox's opinion." Wu Yuan thought about it and said, "Then the crew of the Prometheus can always allocate a few places for us, right?"

"I want to squeeze in one or two Asian actors."

"You know how much China yearns for Hollywood now, and sometimes I have to give some friends a favor."

"My requirements are not high, just one man and one woman."

"That's no problem." John on the other end of the phone patted his chest and guaranteed: "There are many crew members on the Prometheus, and it's normal to have a few Asian faces."

"Even among the members of the scientific expedition team that follows the protagonist to land on an alien planet for exploration, one or two Asians can be arranged."

"After all, Weyland, the company that built the Prometheus, is a large international company, and it's normal to have Asian employees."

"Then it's settled." Wu Yuan smiled with satisfaction, "I will confirm the actors as soon as possible and report to you."

"OK, then wait for your news."

After hanging up the phone, Wu Yuan sighed.

It's a pity. If the role of "David" could be given to Liu Yifei, it would be a perfect opportunity.

"Prometheus" has a sequel, and "David" is undoubtedly the protagonist.

Liu Yifei has not had the opportunity to play the absolute protagonist in Hollywood yet.

Although she is the first female lead in "Interstellar", her actual role can only be regarded as a large supporting role, and the main role is focused on the male lead "Cooper".

"Prometheus" is a reboot of the Alien universe. If she can be inserted as the protagonist, she can really become another Chinese superstar in Hollywood, and truly become the second Cheng Long.

It's a pity that Fox can't let David change his gender to a woman and the heroine Elizabeth Shaw change her gender to a man.

As for the heroine Elizabeth Shaw and the second female lead Vix, that is, the boss's second female lead, these two roles cannot be played by an Asian actress.

It's too difficult for Asians to have a role that just fits in Hollywood.

"Maybe we can put her in the X-Men?" Wu Yuan thought, stroking his chin.

It was a waste for Fan Xiaopang to play Blink in "X-Men: Days of Future Past".

"X-Men: Days of Future Past" is a movie produced by 20th Century Fox. Now Guangshidai and Fox have reached an investment cooperation for 20 movies. Wu Yuan is capable of putting Liu Yifei in the X-Men.

And with his support behind the scenes, Blink can have more scenes and continue to appear in the subsequent "X-Men: Apocalypse".

Although the international influence of the IP of the "X-Men" movie universe is far less than that of the Marvel MCU movie universe, North American audiences still like this IP very much.

It's better to keep the fat water in the field!

Keeping this in mind, Wu Yuan didn't rush to talk to Fox immediately. Anyway, "X-Men: Days of Future Past" may not start shooting until the second half of next year, so there is no rush.

He took out his mobile phone, found Li Xiaoping's phone number and called her.

"Hello, Mr. Li, I have good news."

"My company in Hollywood has co-invested in a movie with Fox. It is a sequel to the "Alien" IP and the production cost is nearly 200 million US dollars."

"This movie needs two Asian characters, one male and one female."

"I plan to use the company's artists."

"Spread this news among the company's artists."

"Let them compete for it themselves, and let them know that signing with our company can go directly to Hollywood. This benefit is only available in China."

"Well, you can arrange the specific matters."

After speaking, Wu Yuan hung up the phone with a smile.

This is an open conspiracy.

He believes that as long as this news spreads within the company, the artists signed by Guangying Times will definitely be loyal to the company in the future, and other companies will not be able to dig them away!

This is an opportunity to star in a $200 million blockbuster movie in Hollywood!

Which other company in China can give it?

The most powerful Huayi and Bona can only make a few Sino-US, Sino-French, and Sino-Korean co-productions at most!

This kind of co-production is called co-production, but in fact it is just to invite a foreign director and then release the movie in the mainland, which is no different from domestic films.

The only company that can really send domestic actors overseas is Guangying Times!

In the past, it was only the actors in the circle who speculated and spread that Wu Yuan had the ability and opportunity to push Chinese actors into the Hollywood market.

But all along, only Liu Yifei has really got this opportunity, and many people in the circle also think that this is just a pie in the sky.

But now it’s different. Wu Yuan really threw out two Hollywood blockbusters.

This news shocked the entire Guangying Times!

The contracted actors under the company, no matter what they were doing, no matter how busy their work was, all put it down at the first time, booked the fastest transportation method, and rushed back to Guangying Times’ head office in Beijing!

They must get this role! (End of this chapter)