Please give me a monthly ticket and a recommendation ticket!

"Tell us about Disney Pictures' Olympic Games promotion conference."

In the Angel Brokerage Office, Helen Hermann said to Matthew seriously, "You have to attend these things, and we have an agreement with Disney Pictures."

Matthew nodded, "Well, I know."

Helen Herman continued, "On December 2nd, tomorrow night, Disney Pictures will have a thank-you party, and invite many critics and veterans in the circle to attend. On December 4th, Johnny Depp had a canvassing party in Beverly Hills. On December 6th, Disney Pictures held a "Pirates of the Caribbean" lap and sequel meeting at the La Calder Theater in Santa Monica. On December 9th, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award announced the list of winners, you and Depp need to attend..."

Disney Pictures has arranged very intensive activities, and is obviously preparing for the Olympic Games in a intensive manner.

Listening to this long list of events, Matthew didn't say anything. After getting the crew's pay, he had to serve a series of events. Hollywood video pay never refers to filming rewards.

Ring ring

Before Helen Hermann finished the long list of activities, the office phone on her desk suddenly rang. She quickly answered it and heard a few words inside. Her face covered under the black-framed glasses showed a little surprise and surprise.

"What?" Her voice clearly reflected this emotion. "James Franko's agent stopped negotiations with Jerry Brookheimer? Why?"

Matthew immediately thought that something must have happened again in "National Treasure".

This film started with Jerry Brookheimer's intention, and various situations appeared frequently. It encountered script and funding problems, especially scripts. According to the news revealed to them by Anderson Martinez after the audition, it was overturned many times in the nine months from the start of the script to his audition. Just the setting of the male lead, Jerry Brookheimer kept swaying among the middle-aged and young people. If there is news now, it means that the project was cancelled tomorrow, and he didn't think it was strange.

Not to mention anything else, just talking about the male lead, Anderson Martinez told Helen Herman that Jerry Brookheimer had considered him at first, and later favored Nicholas Cage. After a while, he thought he was suitable. As a result, he rejected him during the audition and chose James Franko. Now James Franko seems to have an accident...

Matthew is sure that this is definitely the most repetitive and drag-on project he has ever encountered since entering Hollywood.

Of course, at Disney Pictures, this film that has been delayed for a year and cannot be determined in many aspects is actually not a delay.

After several years, Matthew actually understood it very clearly. Most of the first-line Hollywood productions have a cycle of three years. The first year is a variety of preparatory preparations including script creation, the second year is casting, shooting and post-production, and the third year is promotional release.

Actors often start to participate in the second year. Generally, the crew will start shooting in a few months and a few weeks after a long time.

Therefore, actors are often very productive. It is common for some actors to star in two or three movies within a year. The works of film directors are relatively fewer. Directors who make one film in two years can be included in the ranks of high-productive directors. Directors who make one film a year can already be described as crazy.

Generally speaking, the producers are not much different from the director, but there are always exceptions. For example, Jerry Brookheimer has maintained a film every year since the mid-1990s, and even sometimes the rhythm of two films. High-intensity production for such a long time is unique in Hollywood.

Jerry Brookheimer, in some ways, is very similar to Spielberg in the directorial world, and leads projects quickly, accurately and with a very high success rate.

They are all representatives of Hollywood assembly line.

It is normal for "National Treasure" to be delayed for so long.

As for the abnormal situation, Matthew has heard that there is an antique-level project within Disney Pictures.

The famous science fiction novel "Princess Mars" created by Edgar Rice Butler has become the target of filming in the early 1930s and 1940s. Disney is planning to adapt it into an animated film like Snow White, but it has been dragged down for various reasons.

This delay lasted for decades. In the late 1970s, Disney Pictures decided to restart the film plan and found Robert Zemekis, who had just debuted at the time. The film entered the actual planning stage. I don’t know what accident happened in the middle. Robert Zemekis resigned from his position as director and the project was stranded again.

In the mid-1980s, Michael Eisner, who was first in charge of Disney's power, also took a fancy to this project, found John McTiernan as the director, and started formal actor negotiations with Tom Cruise, who had just become famous. As a result, the two sides had conflicts in the negotiations. Tom Cruise refused to play the male lead, and the project was suspended again.

Then entering the 21st century, Robert Iger remembered this decades-old antique and wanted to restart the adaptation of "Princess Mars" movie. He found Joe Ham to write the script and direct it. The script changed six times. Finally, Joe Ham voluntarily withdrew from the project on the grounds that "the most exciting science fiction elements in the original work were 'borrowed' by George Lucas in "Star Wars"".

Finally, the adaptation of "Princess Mars" is still in Disney Pictures' plans.

The reason why Matthew heard people talk about this old antique is that Andrew Stanton of Pixar Studios is said to have fallen in love with this project. Unfortunately, Pixar Studios is having conflicts with Disney and resisting Disney's merger and acquisition, and cannot get the adaptation rights for the time being.

After Helen Herman answered the phone, he made several calls in succession. After she finished making these calls, Matthew asked, "What happened to Jerry Brookheimer?"

"From the audition in early November to the present, James Franko has been negotiating with Jerry Brookheimer for nearly a month, but it has never been possible to reach an agreement." Helen Herman said directly, "Then James Franko rejected the project."

Matthew was very curious but didn't say anything. He knew Helen Hermann would give a detailed explanation.

Helen Hermann did not let him wait, saying, "James Franco asked for $10 million in film pay, Disney Pictures and Jerry Brookehai made a default that he was not worth the price, and both sides were tug-of-war."

"This is not going to be a big fuss, right?" Matthew asked.

It is common for Hollywood to talk about pay for several months.

"I can only say that James Franko has a lot of ideas." Helen Herman suddenly laughed, "He wrote a script himself and wanted to be a director, but couldn't invest. Before Thanksgiving, it was said that he met Larry Ellison's son David Ellison. David Ellison was preparing to enter Hollywood and decided to invest in James Franko, a project called "The King of the Apes", on the condition that James Franko will star in another air combat film he invested in."

"Larry Ellison?" Matthew came here and saw the name while reading the newspaper. "Is it the one who has been talking to Bill Gates?"

Helen Herman nodded, "Yes, David Ellison is his son, super rich second generation, and money is just a digital game for them." She said, "James Franko took the initiative to terminate the negotiations after receiving David Ellison's investment."

Matthew understood, "The little green demon wants to be a director."

"I got the news..." Helen Hermann just called and obviously heard a lot of relevant information. "James Franco is ready to direct and act."

Matthew nodded slightly, thought for a while, and asked, "Do I still have a chance?"

"So that's it." Helen Hermann slowly tapped the table with his fingers, and said, "The person who called was Anderson Martinez. After the audition, the crew has started preparations. The film will be released next year's holiday. Jerry Brookheimer needs to confirm the male lead as soon as possible."

She looked at Matthew, "You are now one of the spare tires that Jerry Brookheimer and Disney Pictures intend."

Matthew had a little doubt, "Didn't Jerry Brookheimer say that my personal temperament is inconsistent with the protagonist's settings?"

"Jerry Brookheimer and Disney Pictures are preparing to change the protagonist settings again." Helen Herman shrugged slightly. "In the past nine months, they have changed the script and character settings nearly ten times, and it is not a big deal to change them again."

She stopped and tapped her finger and said, "I just called a senior Disney Studios executive. He said that the Disney Pictures audit committee was originally a little dissatisfied with the script submitted by Jerry Brookheimer, and believed that the film had too many cumbersome decryption and too few action-adventure scenes, which would affect the audience's impression. If he were not Jerry Brookheimer, the script would have been beaten back and reworked last time."

Matthew suddenly thought of Anderson Martinez who called. With his character, if Jerry Brookheimer and Disney Pictures had the intention of adjusting the script again, it would have been impossible for him to call Helen Herman on his own initiative.

Helen Hermann stood up and walked back and forth in front of the window several times. Based on the news from all aspects, Matthew, who was originally eliminated, had a chance to revive it.

She turned around and looked at Matthew and said, "So, I will accompany you to the Disney Pictures Olympic Games tomorrow night."

"What do I need to do?" Matthew understood what Helen Hermann meant.

"You just have to do your best to cooperate with Disney Pictures! Continue to show them that you are a serious and dedicated actor who still wants to work with them." Helen Herman said calmly, "For the rest, let me talk to Robert Iger and Jerry Brookheimer."
Chapter completed!