The Greatest Showman

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If you can, everyone is happy, of course, is the best outcome. For Renly to star in the "Fast and the Furious" spinoff and sequel, Andy's got both hands and feet in favor, starring in an increasingly lucrative franchise, and playing a character that has won countless endorsements, which no one has ever seen A deal that would be rejected; but judging from the current posture of Universal Pictures, they are also not giving an inch, and they are still exerting pressure in all directions, trying to force Renly to submit.

Thinking about what happened to Andy when he personally visited Universal Pictures, it is not difficult to come to a conclusion: Universal Pictures never took Renly seriously. No matter what role Vin Diesel played in this, it's the way it is right now.

Whether it is to appear in "The Fast and the Furious" smoothly, to gain more benefits in terms of remuneration and crew status; or to give up the "Fast and the Furious" sequel and appear in another commercial work to seek more remuneration and additional benefits. ; Or to give the "Fast and Furious" crew a knife and create conditions for Paul Walker and Renly's successors to increase their remuneration, the six major film companies are the best choices.

Of course, the premise of everything is that the new work must also have enough confidence, otherwise "speed and passion" is abandoned, but starred in a bad film that hit the street at the box office, and also had a standoff with Universal Pictures, then That's the real gain.

It is precisely because of this that the highly regarded "Black Shadow" is more and more worth looking forward to. In comparison, the "ring messenger" does not have many advantages.

The production company of "Ring Messenger" is Final Stage Entertainment, a company less than seven years old that started with "Rwanda Hotel" and has since produced "Lord of War", "I Wasn't There", "Growing Up Education" and other works.

Overall, this is still an independent art film production company with the largest investment in "King of War", and the cost is only $45 million; moreover, their resources and capabilities are limited, almost every film The works have sought the cooperation and co-production of other independent film companies.

To sum up in one sentence, in front of Universal Pictures, there is no right to speak and no deterrent.

"Have you finished reading all those scripts?" Not only Andy, but Roy also cast his eyes. This was Roy's first test after taking over as manager. Originally, they thought that Renly had been on vacation for the past few weeks and completely forgot about the script, but now it seems that they were wrong.

Renly shrugged and said with a smile, "I'm on vacation, not recuperating. Reading is a good pastime in my free time. Sadly, the only script I'm interested in doesn't seem like the best option right now. "

"I didn't expect you to be interested in sci-fi scripts." Andy has naturally read all of those scripts, some to disturb Universal Pictures' sight, some to test Roy, and some to choose sincerely from.

Andy remembers the script of "Ring Messenger". This book, plus "The Rescued Django" and "Alien Battlefield", is a project he is quite optimistic about, but he is not too satisfied with "Alien Battlefield", and the whole project lacks an eye-catching one. One-shot, one-shot, and unsatisfactory roles, which is why he continued to negotiate with Warner Bros.

At such a point in time and against such a background, it is by no means easy to find a project with a good script, suitable roles, suitable remuneration, and huge investment. If Warner Bros. fails, Andy will continue to find 20th Century Fox; if not, he is ready to choose sci-fi works like "The Ringer".

The sci-fi genre is a special case of commercial blockbusters. The investment may be very low, the cost of "Blade Runner" is only 28 million; the investment may also be very large, the official statement of "Avatar" is 250 million. However, such works have always occupied a place in the film market, and the box office and word of mouth cannot be calculated according to common sense. Even if the box office fails, excellent word of mouth can still attract a large number of supporters.

"What matters is the script, not the subject matter." Renly replied simply, but Roy nodded involuntarily in agreement.

"'Ring messenger' is an option." Andy didn't deny the possibility directly, but the subtext could not be more obvious: in the current situation, "ring messenger" is indeed not the first choice, but it can be used as an alternative .

Andy's eyes fell on Roy, and he expressed his apology. From the nine scripts submitted last time, it seems that none of them are useful. Roy is equivalent to doing white work.

Roy did not panic at all, Renly's choice matched his judgment, which was a good thing, and the cooperation between the two took a solid first step. As for Andy, it will take a long time to come to Japan, and they can slowly run in, "Since you said so, does that mean that you have a better substitute?"

Roy's eyes fell on the second script in Renly's hands, but Renly did not open it for the time being.

"Substitute?" Andy chuckled, "I won't use this word. But..." Andy paused for a moment, as if thinking about how to describe it more accurately, "If you like 'Ring Messenger', This project is really a better choice."

Andy's tone was a little hesitant, not as positive and positive as the "Soul Shadow" mentioned earlier. Renly didn't guess, and said jokingly, "Your tone doesn't sound very convincing."

Andy didn't go around in circles, and said honestly, "At present, this project is just a project. Regarding this project, I contacted Warner Bros. three times, and three times were different producers. You can see

It can be seen that Warner Bros. itself has not sorted out an idea at present. They just bought the filming copyright of the script, and all other contents are still pending. "

It sounds like a fantasy, but in reality it is quite normal. Film companies are establishing new projects almost every day, not to mention a whole year. Even if it is monthly, each company may have 30 or 40 projects established every month. From the confirmation of the project to the official start of filming, this The process may be three months or ten years. It needs someone to push behind it, it can be a producer, a director, an actor, or a screenwriter. In short, it is a promoter, otherwise it will be Submerged in countless projects.

Not only that, even if a project promoter is identified, the speed of the project is also based on the promoter's ability and connections.

Taking "Shadow" as an example, after Tim Burton was selected for the project, Tim has just contributed a work with a global box office of one billion yuan, and naturally it has received enough attention, plus Tim has been rolling in the industry for nearly Thirty years, the network is not trivial, as long as he calls, Johnny is willing to respond, naturally, the project has received strong support from Warner Bros.

The project Andy just mentioned is obviously the kind that no one cares about.

"I've checked carefully. At present, it seems that Warner Bros.'s budget should be around 100 million US dollars, because this is a typical sci-fi script with strict requirements for visual effects." Andy continued to explain that it is possible to It can be seen that this is still a commercial blockbuster project, at least more confident than "Ring Messenger", "At present, the project has not found a director, and has not found a screenwriter for further adjustment. For the producer, it is Tim Lewis ( tiewis) is pushing."

"Tim Lewis." Roy repeated the name. "Co-producer of the next episodes of 'Harry Potter'?" Andy nodded affirmatively.

Tim Lewis was an assistant director, and his first work was Steven Spielberg's "Empire of the Sun". After 15 years in the industry, he established a good cooperative relationship with Warner Bros. "Leigh Porter and the Order of the Phoenix" is on the co-producer list.

He can be regarded as a direct producer of Warner Bros., not affiliated with Warner Bros., but the relationship is very close. However, the connections outside Warner Bros. are relatively weak, and the right to speak is not enough. With such a producer to promote the project, he can set up the project, he can get a cost of 100 million yuan, and he can even get some convenience, but the ability to promote quickly is seriously insufficient.

It's a case of pros and cons.

No wonder Andy was so hesitant. Compared with "Shadow", this project seems to be a little bit cold. To use it to fight Universal Pictures, the weight is still lacking a little. Besides Warner Bros., more powerful producers and directors are needed.

"But?" Renly motioned Andy to continue. Andy would never be in vain. Even after considering so many complicated situations, Andy still brought the script to Renly, and it was definitely not just because of Warner Brothers' backing.

Andy tapped his belly lightly with his hands, "But it was a script on the 2010 blacklist, and it won a total of forty-five votes, ranking third." This sentence alone is enough.

"I've read the script carefully and it's excellent, as a commercial film, as a sci-fi movie. I think it's kind of like a combination of 'Groundhog Day' and 'Butterfly Effect', and ' The ring messenger' also has the same purpose. The most important thing is that the male lead is just tailor-made for you, not only the weight is enough, but also the role has some inner drama, which is a test of the actor's acting skills."

However, in two simple sentences, Andy gave enough praise, not even inferior to "Black Shadow", it can be seen that he is really satisfied with the script.

"However, the script is just the foundation. The director, actors, producers, all these aspects are unknown." Andy continued, "I am optimistic about its potential, but there are too many uncertain factors. So, if it is If I choose between these two scripts, I am more inclined towards 'Small Shadow'."

Not because of how good Sombra is, but because there are more known factors, making it easier to judge. This is critical for commercial films.

"This is a script blacklist!" Roy repeated, "Commercial works that appear on the blacklist are really rare."

Andy chuckled and nodded, "So, I have no way to refuse. After all, I asked for the script, hoping Renly can make a decision."

"Script blacklist?" Renly said meaningfully. ..

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