"The Strange Incident of Benjamin Button", this work is really famous, and is also translated as "Rejuvenation" and is known as the fantasy version of "Forrest Gump". It uses a wonderful story to symbolize life experiences and the meaning of life. The allusions and infiltration of the times tell the magnificence of the epic.

It can be said that once such works are filmed well, they will be an absolute classic that has been recorded in history. In history, works such as "Ben Hu", "Lawrence of Arabia", "Forrest Gump", and "The Lord of the Rings" all have the same effect.

In the last life, this work was directed by David Finch and led by Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett. After its release, it received a lot of praise, but the overall quality is far from comparable to those epic masterpieces. The name of the fantasy version of "Forrest Gump" is also disappointing.

It must be admitted that as a director, David has indeed reached an impeccable height at the technical level. Whether it is the use of visual effects, the scheduling of light and mirrors, and the fusion of the overall style of the film, they are all amazingly exquisite and show the master's style. But unfortunately, David's focus on style and his grasp of rhythm are too accurate, and he loses the exploration and sublimation of the characters, resulting in the character Benjamin Patton not being able to reach the height of "Forrest Gump", and regretfully missed the refinement of the core themes of social changes, tragic fate, and impermanence in life.

It can be said that "The Strange Things of Benjamin Button" is like an exquisite music box, with a cumbersome and magnificent appearance, ingenious machinery, and beautiful details, which are easy to like, but after opening it, the boring music loses the soul of the craft itself.

The achievements of films in business and art also prove this. The North American box office of 127 million did not reach the book cost of 150 million. Even if the box office outside Shanghai was added, the work still lost a lot. During the awards season, it received a lot of nominations and led the Oscars of that year with thirteen nominations, becoming the number one seed, but was defeated by the "slum millionaire" and was defeated.

Warner Bros. now put the "Benjamin Button Miracle" in front of Lance, an unexpected but reasonable choice.

The reason for the surprise is that Lance's work style is to see the big ones from the small, and to include profound social themes in an individual or unexpected event. However, "The Strange Incident of Benjamin Button" is a work that shows its skills in the ordinary and deep in the ordinary. Putting aside the famous "Forrest Gump", the "Youth in teenagers" that later stunned countless people is also a representative work of this style. Such works require the director to have a profound understanding of emotions, beliefs, and philosophy, and to complete the exploration of the theme core through those invisible small details. Directors like Terrence-ma1ick and Richard Linklater are the best choice.

The reason for this is reasonable is that the "Benjamin Button Strange Things" is majestic and delicate and profound. It not only requires an excellent understanding of the entire era, but also requires a unique insight into the character portrayal. Lance's attention to scripts and roles coincides with it. What's more, this work invested 150 million yuan, which is a rare giant crocodile contestant in the awards season. Warner Brothers needs a director with enough appeal to control it. Just look at the cast lineup formed in the last life. At present, no one in Hollywood is more suitable than Lance - and Barry also put forward the idea of ​​letting Lance star in it.

As Lance speculated, whether the work "The Strange Things of Benjamin Button" can reach a cooperation is secondly, and Warner Bros. expressed a friendly attitude, which is the most important thing.

"But you just finished a busy period of work, and I think you should need a good rest." Barry said the proposal and showed his softness again. "So, you can find a free time to read this short story by Scott to see if there is any spark, and then we will communicate further."

Barry avoided the rumors of "Iron Man" and instead excused Lance by "off". Is this understandable that everything in their time is subject to Lance?

"Ha, I thought this project was very urgent." Lance said with a smile.

Barry also chuckled, "The so-called urgency is always relative. My biggest competitor is not time, but those producers who are eyeing each other." While calmly speaking, Barry sought after Lance again and quietly suggested the real purpose of the party tonight. The soft words would not appear too embarrassing and humble, but they fully expressed the friendly information.

"Ha, in my opinion, our biggest competitors are the same." Lance said meaningfully.

Interest, this is the core focus of their competition, cooperation, compromise, and confrontation, especially when two people play as equal players. However, Lance did not intend to expose this layer of window paper, otherwise it would not be fun, and Barry did not.

Barry picked up the wine glass in his hand and "salute to the competitor."

Lance also smiled and picked up the wine glass in his hand, "Salute to the competitor."

The two chatted for a while, and the topic revolved around single malt whiskey for a while, and shared their research on cigars, and then the two returned to the main building. After Lance confronted several producers, he met Lang and shared the progress of casting so far. Then Lance met Cate Blanchett.

To be honest, Lance also hopes to work with Kate. After missing "Iron Man", Lance seriously thought about the possibility of Kate playing the heroine Betty in "Invincible Hulk", but Lance denied this idea in the end. It was mainly because Kate's temperament did not match the work "Invincible Hulk", and she was also slightly inconsistent with Edward Norton standing on the screen.

It seems that the cooperation between the two people can only wait until the next time. Of course, if Lance takes over the "Benjamin Button Strange", then the cooperation between Lance and Kate can be achieved. However, Lance's top priority is "Iron Man" and "Invincible Hulk", and other works are not included in the scope of consideration for the time being.

Regarding Betty's candidate, Lance also considered Kate Beckinsale. The two worked together once in "Borrowing a Knife to Kill". Kate is not the kind of actor with outstanding acting skills, but she can still be trained. Moreover, her unique temperament is quite attractive, and may become a beautiful landscape in "Invincible Hulk".

However, Kate Beckinsale is still not Lance's first choice. Her temperament is more heroic, and the heroic spirit with thorny roses is more suitable for "Captain America" ​​agent Peggy Carter. In comparison, Naomi Watts will be more suitable.

Naomi has a kind of flexible strength, and she can often interpret that kind of mixed transformation, despair and fragility on the verge of collapse under the background of disaster, and then she becomes strong, faces difficulties with her weak shoulders, and bravely advances. This is true for works such as "Tsunami Miracle", "21g", "King Kong" and other works. Although she has not won the recognition of the Oscar Little Golden Man, she has received a lot of praise at the three major European film festivals.

This late-achieving actress has been polished in the industry for nearly ten years, and then she won attention with her stunning "Mulholland Road". However, she still occupies a place in art works more often. Similar to Nicole Kidman, commercial films are always difficult to achieve good results, especially after the box office of "King Kong" did not meet expectations, she stayed away from commercial films for a long time.

Compared to "King Kong", Lance believes that Naomi will be more suitable for "Invincible Hulk" because this work does not require Naomi to shoulder the weight of the entire movie. She can polish her performance like an art movie, read her role, interpret her understanding, and hand over the heavy responsibility of commercial popcorn to Lance, as the director. She and Edward are dedicated to becoming Lance's pawns, which is enough.

More importantly, Naomi and Edward have a very compatible screen image. The two have just finished the cooperation of "veil". Whether it is chemical reaction or tacit cooperation, this is a great benefit for the love bond between Bruce and Betty in "Invincible Hulk".

Lance remembers that Naomi also attended the party today. He had previously caught sight of Naomi, Rachel Vizi and others chatting in the corner of the living room, but now after a short circle, Lance did not find Naomi. Could it be that she had left early? Looking at the watch, it was already past two in the morning, and those who were still staying at the party were either young people with excessive hormones or veterans with ulterior motives, so if Naomi left early, it would be impossible.

Although Lance can easily contact actors through agents, compared to the interests of the agency, Lance is more inclined to contact actors directly. After the cooperation agreement was completed, the two parties sat down and slowly quarreled. What's more, "Invincible Hulk" is still in a state of confidentiality and can bypass the agent. This is the best. Lance couldn't help but have a headache. He considered whether he should look for Edward to see if he could contact Naomi.

"Stop, hey, man, stop!" A voice called Lance in the footsteps, and the tone of order seemed so familiar and friendly. Turning around, Lance saw Joel Cohen's messy head, Ethan Cohen was behind two or three steps, watching Joel rushing towards Lance,

After entering, Joel directly hugged Lance's neck, "Stop! You hell bastard! I've been looking for you for one night, you always disappear! Call your phone, but you don't answer! Jesus Christ, are you now refusing to admit us down-and-out friends?"

Joel's blunt words made Lance hold back his smile and said seriously, "You'd better let go, otherwise I'll throw you directly into the pool."

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