1novels Chapter 123
Chapter 123
Most Hollywood movies are done in studios, so any production company will have its own studio, especially a production company like Galaxy Films that intends to become a Hollywood giant in the future will naturally not be stingy about spending on studios .Although the number of studios built by Galaxy Films is not comparable to that of the NBC Burbank Production Center across the street, they are far superior to them in terms of the size of the studios and the completeness of the facilities.
The new studio area is named Yinhe Dongfeng Production Center, and all newly built studios are numbered according to numbers, from the largest studio to No. 1, and the ordinary studios to the end.There are also some smaller studios built in the Twin Star Building or in the basement, but Jed very narrowly numbered the largest one of the original old studios as No. 0.No matter who makes the two studios about the same size, it is not good for anyone to be the number one.So Jed simply took out the old studio and didn't follow the new studio number, so it became an anecdote in Hollywood.
Generally speaking, if there is a classic masterpiece in a certain studio, then the studio will be named after the title of the film, the director, and the leading actor. Unfortunately, this kind of thing can only happen in Universal Studios or Palladium. The studios of Montgomery and MGM.Since "Face Changing" required more technical support, John Woo took studio No. [-]; while Jed's "Men in Black" had to occupy studio No. Feel like asking for trouble.
The biggest scene of "Men in Black" is the MIB command center. According to the setting of the comics, this is not only the MIB command center, but also the customs for aliens to land on the earth.So Jade planned to design according to the style of the airport. According to the discussion with the experts, everyone chose to use the terminal building of JFK International Airport as the design blueprint.The rest is the work of the stage designers. After Jed reviewed the sample draft, the stage designers led the construction staff to start building the MIB command center in Studio Zero.
At this time, Jed was in the office in the studio to discuss the role of the actor with the casting director, and the actor union had already sent the suitable actor to the crew.At the same time, the casting director also received calls from several brokerage companies, hoping to win opportunities for their own artists.And Jed is a little worried looking at the list of several actors. Of course, he knows that according to the historical setting, Tommy Lee Jones is a suitable actor for Agent K, and Will Smith is a suitable candidate for Agent J.
What worries Jed now is that in fact, "Men in Black" originally planned to bring the supporting actress back to life in the next episode, but he didn't expect that the second episode and the first episode will be separated by several years. Nuo did not participate in the production of the second episode, which led to a serious disconnect between the second episode and the first episode, making the second episode continue the classic Hollywood law "a sequel is always a follow-up".This also led to the postponement of the third part of the original trilogy plan to many years later. When the audience forgot the disgust of the second episode and began to miss the first episode, the production of the third episode was put on the agenda schedule.
Jed also signed a three-episode script with Marvel at one time. According to his script, the first episode is that after Agent K fired his partner Agent D, he first brought Agent J under his banner. , and even found Agent L as a partner for Agent K before he retired.In the second episode, when Agent K and Agent L were unable to deal with the case, they had to call the retired Agent K back to the MIB headquarters to deal with Serena together.In the third episode, it must be that Agent J and Agent L went to rescue Agent K who was killed by traveling through history, and then discovered that Agent J's father had actually assisted Agent K a long time ago.After understanding all the reasons, Agent K retired again, and Agents J and L became the real MIB.
Jed believes that his script should be the original script of the "Men in Black Trilogy", but due to Fiorentino's withdrawal in the second episode, the line of Agent L cannot continue. The movie became Will Smith's personal hero film.In fact, there is nothing wrong with personal hero films. For example, "Superman" starring Will Smith was very successful.But the problem is that it was originally not a personal hero film, but it has become a personal hero film for one reason or another. It is no wonder that except for the first part of the "Men in Black Trilogy", the remaining two sequels are very impressive. Felt insulted the first episode.
Naturally, Jed would not allow such a thing to happen. He clearly stipulated in the contract that all participating actors must participate in the trilogy filming of this work within ten years, otherwise the liquidated damages would be enough for them to bid farewell to Hollywood.But just in case, Jed also prepared a backup script in the second episode to ensure that if Agent L really can't take the filming, then he can arrange a new agent in time, and the role of this agent is also accepted. Jed schedules an appearance in the first episode.
After Jed sorted out the relationship between the characters, he began to ask the casting director to arrange for the actors to audition.This is actually a result of two-way selection. The crew will search for suitable actors from the list of the actor union and notify them of the audition, and the actors who are notified of the audition can also refuse the audition of the crew, but they need to make a phone call to explain.To Jed's surprise, Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith both rejected the "Men in Black" crew's audition, which made Jed extremely embarrassed.
Jed thought about it, and decided to call Will Smith first to understand the situation.After all, he and Smith had just cooperated in "Independence Day", and the relationship between the two parties was relatively harmonious, so Jed called Smith's private phone. "Hey, man! I wonder why you turned down my movie Men in Black? I got you a leading man!"
Will Smith is actually a little embarrassed. After all, it is inappropriate to immediately refuse to act in other people's new work just after being promoted by Jade's "Independence Day", and the new work still arranges for himself a leading role.But Smith thought about it, and said: "Mr. Sherman, I have always been very grateful to you for arranging me to star in "Independence Day", but now I want to find a better way out. Since my debut, I have played either comedy or action This is not who I want people to know me to be. And I want to do my own movie, not a two-star movie. So I'm sorry, Mr. Sherman."
Will Smith was the most versatile actor Jade knew in Hollywood.He can act in comedies as well as action films; he can be cool in sci-fi films and sensational in drama films... It can be said that Will Smith is the most "Oscar winner" temperament among the new generation of black actors that Jed believes It is a pity that most of Smith's works are commercial films, which makes him inferior to Denzel Washington in terms of artistic achievements.It's no wonder that Smith wants to seek a breakthrough and act independently in a feature film.Jed naturally would not object to Will Smith's pursuit of his artistic path, but Jed felt that Smith's acting skills at this time could not be compared with "When Happiness Knocks on the Door".
So Jed persuaded: "I understand you, I admit that "Men in Black" will be a set of commercial films, but I don't think you can learn anything in commercial films. With all due respect, Mr. Smith, if you want to star in For a classic feature film, your acting skills are not very mature. So I still recommend that you continue to polish your acting skills in commercial films. If you are willing to participate in this film, I will recommend you to Paramount Pictures Try a drama."
Jed still holds a secret weapon in his hand, which is the script "Public Enemy". This is a quite in-depth drama, but the test of the leading actor's acting skills is not so strong, so Jed is willing to use a good script to Attracted Will Smith to take on his film.Sure enough, Will Smith was a little silent, and it was only after a while that he asked him to think about it.In fact, Will Smith is also very clear that no one will recognize his rash transformation. At this time, Jed is willing to recommend him to star in a feature film, which is obviously a good choice.But he still struggled, so he shared the situation with his wife.
To Will's surprise, his wife is in favor of another commercial with Jed. "Will, you won't lose anything by shooting a commercial film, but you have the opportunity to get recommendations from the best directors in Hollywood, which is what we need."
With his wife's support, Will Smith quickly called Jed back and expressed his willingness to audition for "Men in Black."And just after communicating with Smith, John also found Jed, "We finally passed the pre-trial, and the court will officially start a week later. At present, Mel Gibson has indicated to us through his agency that he wants to settle out of court. He is willing to pay 100 million in compensation, but we are not to sue or make any public statements on this matter."
"Just want to get away with 100 million? Does he really think I'm short of this money?" Jed sneered, "Reject their settlement terms, and let those paparazzi dig Mel Gibson's scandal by the way, I don't want to let He's been cast by conservatives as a saint who's been harassed and abused by heretics. His racist comments, sexist comments... I want all of America to know he's a jerk!"
John shrugged, "As you wish. In addition, I have to remind you that recently, many conservative groups have protested across the street from the company. We are a little worried about your safety. So, your security guards are coming out again work."
"It's okay, I'm not worried about this person." Jed has nothing to worry about recently.
The company's internal security is very tight, especially the Yinhe Dongfeng Film and Television Center is very tightly guarded.Just a joke, which company's studio is not the focus of care?Otherwise, if a copy is released, all the film company's investment will be lost.Therefore, Jed, who only lives at two o'clock and one line in the company and family recently, is not worried about accidents, not to mention that sometimes when he is tired, Jed sleeps directly in the lounge behind the office.Because Studio Zero has always been used by Jed, this independent office on the second floor has become Jed's exclusive office.In addition to the usual office equipment, there is a large living room behind it, which is enough for Jed to rest.In particular, there is a public garden outside Studio Zero, so the scenery is not bad.
"In any case, we still have the necessary security measures." John reminded.
Jed nodded to make it clear, and John walked out, while Jed took a breath and started calling Tommy Lee Jones.