Six Hundred and Thirtieth Chapters Who Gets It

"Universal Pictures has paid a lot of money to shoot the "Lord of the Rings" series of films this time. These three directors are well-deserved ones of the big directors in Hollywood. They are usually begged by film production companies, but they may not agree. Kind of."

When Li Chungang took over the materials of the three directors and watched them in detail, He Miao and Thompson, who followed him to Universal Pictures, were not idle, and they watched together from left to right.

He Miao, who is a serious movie fan and only has a deep impression of certain characters in the movie, has almost zero knowledge of the behind-the-scenes production team of a movie. Just like you go to a Michelin restaurant to enjoy food, you only need to enjoy what the chef cooks. Delicious food is enough, as for what the chef who cooks these delicious food looks like, what achievements he has achieved, etc...

Who care! ? (who cares!?)

"Which of these three directors do you think is more suitable for directing our film?" Evans asked. The salaries of these directors are actually about the same. He would rather spend more on hiring directors than Pay big bucks for superstar actors.

New actors and unknown actors are more malleable, and the audience does not have a fixed image perception of them, and there will be no sense of disobedience.

A big-budget film naturally needs to be paired with full-fledged stars, but sometimes good actors are not the most expensive actors in the world, but the most suitable actors.

There are many examples in Hollywood where little actors who were originally unknown became popular because they starred in a series of movies and then gained a fixed image among the audience. Hermione, the bald guy from the "Fast and Furious" series, etc...

A bad movie may need good actors to achieve it, but for a good movie, it can in turn make a lot of actors!

The protagonist in "The Lord of the Rings" is Frodo the Hobbit, but characters such as Aragorn and Gandalf are very eye-catching, and if they are well acted, they can even steal the attention of the protagonist.

And in terms of the content of the whole book, the importance of these supporting roles is even more important than that of the protagonist in some plots and occasions, especially Gandalf, the originator of the "Battle Mage" genre. Learn other legendary characters with full melee combat ability.

Li Chungang looked at the quotations of the three directors below the list, and said in a low voice: "I personally prefer the latter two, Alfonso and Lin Yibin. The proficiency, plus the 12 million dollar remuneration is also reasonable, and there is no skyrocketing price; the advantage of the latter is that it has experience in filming a series of movies, and it has good control over the transition between big scenes and details.

Fans who have watched the Fast and Furious series will probably agree with this. "

The salary of well-known commercial film directors is generally around 5 million. If it is a literary film, the big director will not take too much salary to increase the production cost in disguise.

Alfonso Cuaron's director ability and status are very high. The most important thing is that the director is a frequent visitor to Oscar. He won the 86th Oscar for Best Director for the first time with the science fiction film "Gravity". " won the 91st Academy Awards for Best Director, Best Foreign Language Film and Best Cinematography.

If it was the previous Academy Awards that paid more attention to the artistry, profundity, and thoughtfulness of literary films and films, Alfonso Cuarón might not become the first choice among the three directors, but with the gradual reform of the Oscars, it has also begun to pay attention to commercial blockbusters. After that, this award became more well-deserved, and Alfonso Cuaron, who won the Oscar for Best Director in 2019, is also very valuable.

Li Chungang is very optimistic about the director's ability, he has advantages in shooting sci-fi films and combining special effects with movies!

Many people's impression of him is that he is the director of Harry Potter, and his presence is not very strong. He is one of the rare directors whose works are more famous than himself.

As long as you are a movie lover, you should have seen or heard of his film works, but only a few people can tell who the film director is.

Alfonso Cuarón, the famous Oscar-winning director, only asked for $12 million, but Zack Schneider, who didn’t know the number between A and C, dared to offer $10 million, probably Warner Bros. What kind of illusion has been created by this guy's brokerage company with the consistent big money over there.

One of Zack Snyder's most acclaimed films, "300 Spartans", has been criticized by many film critics in the circle, saying that in many ways, he has borrowed from "Gladiator", and the achievements he has made are somewhat untrue. In addition, it can be said that among the three directors who are candidates, it can be said that the one who is the least good at combining technological special effects screens with movie screens.

You must know that "Gladiator", which was used as a reference by him, swept the awards season and box office charts, 11 Oscar nominations, and finally won the Best Actor and Best Picture, with a global box office of 460 million US dollars, gaining both fame and fortune!

"Besides these three directors, Evans, do you have any other director candidates you are optimistic about?"

To be honest, these three directors are not considered the best director candidates for the "Lord of the Rings" series in Li Chungang's mind. In fact, he wanted to find Peter Jackson to direct the filming himself.

Because he really wanted to find out whether there would be any difference between the two different planes, if the adaptation of "The Lord of the Rings" was filmed by the same person, would there be any difference between the two planes? The differences between people, or there will be some kind of unknown "correction power" in this world, which will subtly correct everything to be exactly the same as in my memory.

"If you don't ask, I don't want to talk about it. Don't say that I really have a better director candidate. I'm not afraid to tell you that I actually like the director Ridley Scott the most. His performance in epic movies Very strong, especially good at genre films, which is why Oscar doesn't like him, but what really worries me is...

Mr. Ridley Scott is too old. I am very worried about whether he can persist in filming the trilogy of the "Lord of the Rings" series. Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons repeatedly, I still put him on the list. Go, change to a safer option! "

Evans accidentally told the truth that Ridley Scott had indeed appeared on the list of directors selected by Universal Pictures. Unfortunately, after considering various factors, he finally stopped at the final stage. In addition, for a major production project with an investment of more than 500 million US dollars, it is not incomprehensible for the company to want to be more stable.

Li Chungang: "Is Ridley Scott? Can you show me the old man's information?"

James Cameron may be the only one he has really known about so many well-known directors in Hollywood. Therefore, after Evans said the name of this great director, the expression on his face will be It's a little hesitant and puzzled like now, but from the tone of Evans' introduction, it can still be heard a little bit——

The status of this old man Ridley Scott is definitely not low!

It seems that Evans really likes this old man Ridley Scott, because when Li Chungang asked about the information, the former took out a document from his handy work bag. There is a feeling of being prepared, maybe even if Li Chungang doesn't take the initiative to choose other directors, this cunning guy can't help but find a way to bring up the topic after a while.

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five minutes.

Even with Li Chungang's current reading ability of ten lines at a glance, it took about five minutes to fully digest this information. The main reason is that this old man's "resume" is too strong. That's right, not to mention the many movies he has filmed, the achievements he has obtained are densely covered with the information.

The point that impressed him the most was the one highlighted by Evans: This Ridley Scott is not liked by the Oscars very much, and he is always nominated to accompany him, but fans love him He is crazy in love. If there is such a director to shoot "Lord of the Rings", book fans will feel relieved.

If even Ridley can't adapt this film, then there are not many great directors in Hollywood who can do it!

Originally, Li Chungang never thought that Ridley Scott, the father of aliens, would make "Lord of the Rings". My first reaction was to make "Lord of the Rings" horrific and bloody. In fact, this is a great misunderstanding.

There are agency companies behind the three directors. At this time, not only the directors need to work hard to let Universal Pictures see it, but the agency companies also have to work hard.

"Evans, I can tell that you are 'waiting' for me here!"

"No way, although I am one of the producers of this project, I am still too soft-spoken in front of the company's leaders, but if you add the weight of you, one of the authors, screenwriters and producers It's completely different." Up to now, Evans has no need to continue to hide it, and simply opened the skylight to speak out, hoping that Li Chungang can help him.

"there is a question."

"Li, if you have any questions, just ask." Since Li Chungang was going to come to the united front, Evans naturally knew everything without saying anything.

"You want to invite Ridley Scott to film the trilogy of the "Lord of the Rings" series, so have you communicated with the other party? Has the other party agreed to you?"

Evans thought that the other party would ask some tricky questions, but unexpectedly it was such a simple question, "Don't worry..."

Just as he opened his mouth, He Miao was caught off guard and interrupted: "If the other party doesn't agree, what do you think the share in your hand is, don't you ask knowingly?"

"..."

After quickly reacting, Li Chungang also realized what a stupid question he just asked. Didn’t he see that the director’s fee of 12 million US dollars was clearly marked at the end of the document in his hand? Now that the price has been quoted, it is natural is willing to direct and shoot this movie.

The only question before everyone now is whether Ridley Scott, who is over 80 years old, can persist in filming! ?

In case something goes wrong in the middle of the filming, it will be a big problem, because if you find another director to take over, you will face severe situations such as re-shooting, previous investment in vain, and so on. The two directors went on to ask whether they would like to continue filming, and they said that the two different styles shot by two different directors would not violate the harmony in one film?

Li Chungang was still moved by Evans' proposal, but he planned to learn more about Ridley Scott to see if it was suitable for him!

Ridley Scott really has many good works. In another plane of time and space that Li Chungang doesn't understand, he is actually the director of the sequel "Hannibal" of "The Silence of the Lambs".

It's just that there is no such thing in this plane of oneself.

In addition, from the unlocked personal autobiography book, Li Chungang also learned that——

Ridley Scott has a real relationship with Aragorn, the emperor in "Lord of the Rings", because he has worked with three Aragorns.

For example, Lei Lao didn't start making movies until he was forty years old. The actor Robert Stephens in his first work "The Duelist" once played Aragorn in a BBC radio drama.

And John Hurt, who had a wonderful performance in his famous work "Alien", once played Aragon in the stage play.

And the hottest Aragon must be the actor Viggo Mortensen in the "Lord of the Rings" movie trilogy. This actor once starred in "Ambition with Me". Needless to say, he is also directed by Ridley Scott s work.

This is simply having sex with Aragorn directly. If this is not love, what else is it?

After Li Chungang saw the content recorded in his personal autobiography, the whole person would laugh heartily. Mr. Ridley Scott, who lost the opportunity to shoot the "Lord of the Rings" movie in another plane, is in this plane. Is it possible to get what you want because of yourself?

There are many active old directors in Hollywood. For example, the old Dongmu Clint Eastwood is 7 years older than Mr. Ray. Films such as "Red Dead Redemption" were famous in the history of filming, and now they are close to 90 years old. , director and acting are still the same.

Your uncle is your uncle after all, not affected by age at all!

Of course, past achievements are just the past after all, and one cannot always rest on the credit book of the past.

If Ridley Scott's shooting plan and design cannot achieve the desired effect, then Li Chungang still cannot hand over "Lord of the Rings" to him.

What this series of movies needs is not excellence, but excellence!

"Hey, Lee. How are you thinking?"

At this time, Li Chungang was immersed in the [Literary Encyclopedia System], and on the surface he seemed to be resting on the sofa with his eyes closed, and did not hear Evans' words at all.

And Evans thought that Li Chungang's matter was important and needed to think carefully, so he didn't speak again, intending to let the young man think about it for a while.

Since winning the adaptation rights of the "Lord of the Rings" series until now, Universal Pictures has been investigating for almost three months. This time is actually nothing to film preparations. Movies may take several years or even ten years!