At present, there are still song and dance films in preparation for Relativity Entertainment, and it is a key project for first-line production. Luo Nan also focused on the specific progress.

The fairy tale live-action film project has been steadily advancing. Robert Zemekis's "Alice in Wonderland" is in post-production, and "Beauty and the Beast" has long been put on the preparation schedule for Sand Sea Entertainment.

This former Disney classic animated feature film is a typical song and dance type. After being adapted into a live-action movie, it will also be a song and dance film.

At the 64th Academy Awards in 1992, "Beauty and the Beast" not only won the Best Picture nomination as an animated film, but also won two awards: Best Soundtrack and Best Original Song.

As the first live-action adaptation of Disney cartoons, Ronan attaches great importance to "Beauty and the Beast".

The live version is produced by Andrew, director of the production department of Shahai Entertainment, with a production budget of up to 150 million US dollars, and Industrial Light and Magic is responsible for the special effects design and production.

In terms of music and singing and dancing, Shahai Entertainment invited Alan Maijian and Hawad Ashuman, who created the soundtrack and songs for cartoons, to participate in part of the music work of the live-action movie.

It is not an exaggeration to say that the life of "Beauty and the Beast" is given by music.

Since Shahai Entertainment has obtained the right to use the classic soundtracks and songs of the cartoon back then, it will naturally not let it go.

“Our goal is very clear!”

In the conference room of Shahai Entertainment, Ronan emphasized: "This live-action movie strives to be authentic and can evoke the memories and feelings of movie fans."

Linda Wolfton, who is in charge of the screenwriter, said: "We have obtained the script that Disney originally created for this film and adapted it based on this."

This female screenwriter was also specially dug by Ronan.

Linda Wolfton has been working at Disney before and is one of the writers of the animated version of "Beauty and the Beast". Later, he also participated in the co-writer of Disney's "The Lion King", "Poems of the Wind" and "Mulan".

Inviting her over is to make script creation conservative and stay away from the evil path of innovation.

As one of Disney Pictures’ most precious works, Beauty and the Beast was born in the second golden age of animated films.

The works of the same period also include "The Little Mermaid", "The Lion King" and "Aladdin", etc.

"Beauty and the Beast" caused a sensation as soon as it was released and was regarded as a masterpiece of a generation.

In the film, romanticism and comedy are beautifully combined to tell an unforgettable story about love and friendship, making the audience feel as if they were experiencing this magical world where kindness ultimately defeats evil.

It is no exaggeration to say that innovation is a fatal act of the live adaptation of these Disney classic cartoons.

Innovation and other things do not exist in the live-action version of "Beauty and the Beast". Although many places are inevitably changed because of the adaptation of live-action movies in animated feature films, from the main plot to the scene design to the character modeling and line music, we strive to reproduce the glorious scene of the year.

This is the most insurable way to produce, and innovation will only bring huge risks.

Andrew said at this time: "In the past decade, the advancement of film technology has caught up with the expressiveness of animated films back then. For example, we are now able to create a tea set with realistic details and speak in a real photography environment."

Glen Pratt, the head of Industrial Light and Magic in this project, responded: "I have had many discussions with Andrew and watched the original animation repeatedly. Real reproduction is not a problem."

"Okay!" Ronan was generally satisfied with the early work, but emphasized: "There are many remakes, either completely reinterpreting the original work, or interpreting the story from the perspective of another character. "Beauty and the Beast" does not need to be like this. What we have to do is to integrate this story into reality more than create a new story."

Several other people answered: "Yes."

Ronan's past successful resume can easily suppress different opinions.

"What are the current preparations?" Luo Nan asked.

Linda Wolfton and Glenn Pratt no longer talk, and the question can only be answered by the producer Andrew.

"The crew is still being formed, and there are many candidates for directors." Andrew asked his assistant to hand over the information to Ronan and said: "Our first potential choice is British female director Filida Lloyd. She has a very rich experience in directing musical films. She also directed "Mama Mia" by Shahai Entertainment two years ago."

This potential candidate was recognized by Ronan: "Make a preliminary contact with her, and don't give up other alternative candidates for the time being."

To say a thousand words, for commercial film projects, it is appropriate to distinguish whether a director is suitable. First, whether he has had the same type of director experience in the past, and second, the market achievements he has achieved.

Andrew continued: "I have had contact with Felida Lloyd in private, and she is very interested in directing "Beauty and the Beast."

Luo Nan nodded slightly: "You are responsible for talking to her in detail. As a director, she must abide by our creative philosophy, otherwise she will be eliminated directly."

Andrew said seriously: "I understand." He turned to: "In terms of the male lead, we are looking for actors who have signed a long-term cooperation agreement with Shahai Entertainment. James Franko, who starred in "Teddy Bear", has a strong intention to cooperate and wants to try a special shooting method of motion capture."

Casting director Lucy Bell then responded: "We conducted our first audition. Since the special effects model has not been completed, we only conducted a preliminary motion capture performance experiment in the Industrial Light and Magic studio, and James Franco performed well."

Ronan said: "As long as the pay is right, James Franco can be activated."

Most famous actors rarely take on motion capture roles. In "Beauty and the Beast", the prince basically has few scenes of real appearance from beginning to end, and 99% of the scenes are shown as beasts. From this point of view alone, it is difficult to attract actors with certain appeal.

But James Franko is different. This person is a famous Hollywood weirdo. The choices he makes are sometimes difficult to understand.

For example, after a comedian becomes famous, whenever he has the opportunity, he will try his best to get out of the ranks of shit, urine, and farts, so as to enhance his style.

But James Franko, the weirdo, did the opposite. He was obviously not a comedy movie, but after becoming famous, he devoted himself to the pool of shit, peeing, and farts, and seemed to never want to come out again.

Andrew continued: "In terms of heroines, we have conducted preliminary auditions within a certain range. Currently, there are two actors whom I think are suitable, namely Amanda Seyfried and Emma Watson."

"I watched the audition video of the heroine." Ronan said directly: "Emma Watson is not suitable. She is too young and has no experience in singing songs in the past. And she now has a big problem. She looks like Hermione Granger in any role."

He has made a decision: "Use Amanda Seyfried, Amanda has worked with Shahai Entertainment many times and has also appeared in musical and dance films. He performed very well in "Mama Mia".

As of now, Emma Watson, who has been seriously fixed by Hermione Granger, is hard to compare with Amanda Seyfried in any aspect.

Moreover, Ronan once watched several movies when Emma Watson just left the Harry Potter series. His acting skills are not ordinary and it is almost no different from newcomers who have just debuted.

A smart and smart village girl who longs for adventure, is suitable for many actors.

Ronan's priority is the candidate he feels most at ease. Compared with the strange actors, Amanda Seyfried, who has worked with many times, is undoubtedly more suitable.

The preparations for "Beauty and the Beast" are going well. If nothing unexpected happens, the film will be released in the 2008 holiday season.

After this small meeting, Ronan went to the TV drama production department again, and there was also a musical and dance project there.

Steven Portman, the producer of "Hannah Montana", plans to produce a special movie version of "Hannah Montana" after Netflix is ​​launched.

Since "Hannah Montana" was launched on Netflix streaming, it has cultivated a large number of fans mainly teenagers. In addition to the huge influence brought by Taylor Swift after the release of the record, the movie version of "Hannah Montana" has already had a good audience base.

Ronan approved Steven Portman's film plan, and after the new season of "Hannah Montana" is launched, he will continue to be the producer and be responsible for planning the film version.

Taylor Swift signed a long-term contract with the crew, and it was not a problem to star in a movie.

Such a youth music idol movie will not lack audiences. As long as it is well operated, you can make a profit by just the original soundtrack.

As for whether Taylor Swift will make "cameltoe" a popular word around the world like the wheat kernels in the past, it is unlikely that it will make "cameltoe" stand upright in order to transform and gain popularity.

Taylor Swift's road is much wider than the grains of wheat used to be.

Besides, Taylor can get a lot of ex-boyfriends out of trouble.

Taylor Swift was once the goddess of many people, and some people were forced to argue that the so-called "ex-boyfriends" did not exist at all.

This is a normal situation for celebrities and brainless fans.

After all, people generally only want to see what they want to see.

Even if there are some tree-lined paths, it is not a problem, because even if it becomes a black hole, it is still a place that you want to explore throughout your life.

At the same time, Ronan also turned down a song and dance film project that actively promoted it.

The famous stage play producer Andrew Weber took the initiative to find Ronan and promote the popular song and dance drama "Cat" in Britain and the United States, hoping to adapt this classic song and dance drama into a movie.

But Ronan politely declined Andrew Webber because the film copyright alone, Andrew Webber offered $60 million, or to invest in future film projects at the same amount.
Chapter completed!