Chapter 453： "Mist"
The original "The Mist" was released in 2007, invested by Dimen Pictures and released by MGM Pictures.
Directed by Frank Darabont.
This man is friends with Stephen King.
He directed "Miracle in the Green Mile" and "The Shawshank Redemption". If Lehman hadn't taken part in it, he would have made "The Mist" in 2006, and it was the third time he had collaborated with Stephen King.
This guy was born as a screenwriter. After stepping into Hollywood from France, he never got much chance to become famous in the early stage.
However, he is very thoughtful and not short of talent.
Occasionally, he was writing the script for director Chuck Russell "The Ghost in the Night 3", which was greatly appreciated by director Russell.
The following year, he was named and asked him to write a new drama "Transfiguration", and he also met Stephen King, a little-known horror writer at the time.
He had a good chat with Stephen.
In 1994, he invested in the adaptation of Stephen's novel "The Shawshank Redemption" and served as the director.
Unfortunately, the movie has an invincible reputation, but the story is too dull to sell at the box office.
As a result, the losses were severe, and the investors were directly crying.
However, he himself became an instant hit because of it. Many film critics and the judges of various awards liked it. He was nominated for the best adapted screenplay at the Oscars the following year, and was named the best adapted screenplay by the New York Daily. The best movie top lineup of the year.
Then in 1999, this person once again adapted Stephen's novel "Miracle in the Green Mile" and won the favor of the Oscar again.
Well, the market is still hitting the streets, and less than 70% of the 60 million investment is recovered.
The capitalists are very realistic. After these two failures, even if the reputation of the work is not bad, no one is willing to continue to lose money.
Even if Stephen is very supportive of him, he will not support anything financially - great writers are also realistic. Stephen admires Frank's talent and recognizes his interpretation of his own works, but it is an indisputable fact that he has been losing money.
When it came to the third cooperation, the budget given by Dimen was only 18 million.
From the previous production of 50-60 million to a low-cost production.
It can be seen that Dimen is also very careful. With such a small amount of money, it is very poor to go to make soft science fiction thriller movies.
However, this is not a problem for Lehmann.
When he inquired along the way and knew the address of Stephen King's residence, he rushed over quickly.
In order to obtain the copyright of the film adaptation of "The Mist".
Such a good story should not be limited by the lack of funds and the best results.
Although that movie was Frank's highest return on investment, it made money...
The doorbell rang, and Stephen's wife hurried up to greet him.
Ryman was specifically notified this morning.
"...The two of you, please come in."
Ryman was polite, and then said, "Hello, Ms. Tabitha, I'm here to discuss the adaptation of the novel with Mr. Stephen. I don't know..."
Tabitha only knew that someone came to visit, but she didn't know it was to buy the rights to adapt the novel.
However, she had experienced similar things, and smiled and replied, "He's upstairs, I'll take you up."
Before coming to meet Stephen King, Lyman also inquired about the great writer.
Knowing that the copyright of the novel adaptations in his hands is in his own hands, and this person attaches great importance to the handling of the adaptation rights of the novels.
If he appreciates it, then everything can be said. This is the case with Flack, and he is also the director he has collaborated with the most times; if he doesn't like it, he may not get the adaptation rights at a high price.
In other words, Stephen King himself is not disgusted with his novel being put on the big screen, as long as he approves it.
And as he grows older, he also has less energy to take care of adaptations. In the past, he liked to work as a screenwriter together on movie scripts and personally control the shooting of scripts. In recent years, he has stopped doing this.
However, he occasionally serves as the producer of the project himself, investing in works or something.
Culture and entertainment are not separated, the old man has tried everything.
Lehmann is also mentally prepared for this. It is impossible to get the adaptation copyright from such a rich man who does not follow the rules of the market. It is impossible to do it by talking about money.
The top was also brought on purpose based on this.
After all, Lehmann hasn't seen much of Stephen King's work, so he might not be able to talk about **** and the like.
The situation is quite similar to what Lehman expected.
After meeting Stephen King and explaining his intention, the old man didn't hang up at all, but said that if he wanted to talk, he would come back the day after.
But how could Leiman just leave like this? He had to talk more about spying.
"My junior came from Cannes, a small town in France. I have made several works. I happened to see Mr.'s novel "The Mist" in the bookstore. When I went to Hollywood, I inquired about Mr. through some channels, and visited him rashly, but it was just what I was anxious about, what I was thinking about, and what I was thinking about, no matter what happened today or not, it also satisfied the boy's wish to see Mr.
Layman's ability to tell lies has been transformed into the realm after two years of experience. He doesn't need to write a draft, just open his mouth.
Sure enough, the old man still prefers this set.
After all, there are thousands of clothes, but no flattery.
In any case, you can't keep a cold face towards a fan of your own books.
Speaking of which, the old gentleman's trivial matters for the past two days were concentrated together, and he was a little irritable.
"Then let's talk."
Stephen King smiled slightly, losing his initial cold attitude towards these two strangers.
Then in the chat that followed, the spinning top licked even harder.
This guy likes Stephen's novels very much, and has admired them since childhood. The style of his films is also influenced by the extraordinary ideas in Stephen's novels.
As soon as we started chatting I almost threw Lyman aside.
Lehman sat dry beside him, occasionally holding a sentence, making the conversation more natural.
I was actually a little embarrassed in my heart, and sure enough, people who had expectations in their hearts and those who didn't have them were different.
Talking about the creation of novels, or the similar topics of the stories in it, the tops are all connected. It's not like Lehman, a cybe, a fake book fan, except for the movie version of "The Shawshank Redemption", "The Shining" " and the original novel I bought for the adaptation of "The Mist", other works have no impression at all.
Fortunately, the old man doesn't care about that.
After all, in Lehmann's previous explanation, he came across this novel by chance in France. How could the old man know that Lehman remembered the movie version of the plot first, and then read the original novel.
The top chatted happily, like a groupie who had successfully met an idol.
Stephen King also had a good chat and felt that the two had a good relationship with each other.
Not to mention the spinning top, the die-hard book fan, Lehmann, is also a good-natured person with a very low stance.
Although the old man doesn't often pay attention to the entertainment industry, he still knows about Lehmann, the French director whose works have been selling well in recent years, but he has never met.
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Directed by Frank Darabont.
This man is friends with Stephen King.
He directed "Miracle in the Green Mile" and "The Shawshank Redemption". If Lehman hadn't taken part in it, he would have made "The Mist" in 2006, and it was the third time he had collaborated with Stephen King.
This guy was born as a screenwriter. After stepping into Hollywood from France, he never got much chance to become famous in the early stage.
However, he is very thoughtful and not short of talent.
Occasionally, he was writing the script for director Chuck Russell "The Ghost in the Night 3", which was greatly appreciated by director Russell.
The following year, he was named and asked him to write a new drama "Transfiguration", and he also met Stephen King, a little-known horror writer at the time.
He had a good chat with Stephen.
In 1994, he invested in the adaptation of Stephen's novel "The Shawshank Redemption" and served as the director.
Unfortunately, the movie has an invincible reputation, but the story is too dull to sell at the box office.
As a result, the losses were severe, and the investors were directly crying.
However, he himself became an instant hit because of it. Many film critics and the judges of various awards liked it. He was nominated for the best adapted screenplay at the Oscars the following year, and was named the best adapted screenplay by the New York Daily. The best movie top lineup of the year.
Then in 1999, this person once again adapted Stephen's novel "Miracle in the Green Mile" and won the favor of the Oscar again.
Well, the market is still hitting the streets, and less than 70% of the 60 million investment is recovered.
The capitalists are very realistic. After these two failures, even if the reputation of the work is not bad, no one is willing to continue to lose money.
Even if Stephen is very supportive of him, he will not support anything financially - great writers are also realistic. Stephen admires Frank's talent and recognizes his interpretation of his own works, but it is an indisputable fact that he has been losing money.
When it came to the third cooperation, the budget given by Dimen was only 18 million.
From the previous production of 50-60 million to a low-cost production.
It can be seen that Dimen is also very careful. With such a small amount of money, it is very poor to go to make soft science fiction thriller movies.
However, this is not a problem for Lehmann.
When he inquired along the way and knew the address of Stephen King's residence, he rushed over quickly.
In order to obtain the copyright of the film adaptation of "The Mist".
Such a good story should not be limited by the lack of funds and the best results.
Although that movie was Frank's highest return on investment, it made money...
The doorbell rang, and Stephen's wife hurried up to greet him.
Ryman was specifically notified this morning.
"...The two of you, please come in."
Ryman was polite, and then said, "Hello, Ms. Tabitha, I'm here to discuss the adaptation of the novel with Mr. Stephen. I don't know..."
Tabitha only knew that someone came to visit, but she didn't know it was to buy the rights to adapt the novel.
However, she had experienced similar things, and smiled and replied, "He's upstairs, I'll take you up."
Before coming to meet Stephen King, Lyman also inquired about the great writer.
Knowing that the copyright of the novel adaptations in his hands is in his own hands, and this person attaches great importance to the handling of the adaptation rights of the novels.
If he appreciates it, then everything can be said. This is the case with Flack, and he is also the director he has collaborated with the most times; if he doesn't like it, he may not get the adaptation rights at a high price.
In other words, Stephen King himself is not disgusted with his novel being put on the big screen, as long as he approves it.
And as he grows older, he also has less energy to take care of adaptations. In the past, he liked to work as a screenwriter together on movie scripts and personally control the shooting of scripts. In recent years, he has stopped doing this.
However, he occasionally serves as the producer of the project himself, investing in works or something.
Culture and entertainment are not separated, the old man has tried everything.
Lehmann is also mentally prepared for this. It is impossible to get the adaptation copyright from such a rich man who does not follow the rules of the market. It is impossible to do it by talking about money.
The top was also brought on purpose based on this.
After all, Lehmann hasn't seen much of Stephen King's work, so he might not be able to talk about **** and the like.
The situation is quite similar to what Lehman expected.
After meeting Stephen King and explaining his intention, the old man didn't hang up at all, but said that if he wanted to talk, he would come back the day after.
But how could Leiman just leave like this? He had to talk more about spying.
"My junior came from Cannes, a small town in France. I have made several works. I happened to see Mr.'s novel "The Mist" in the bookstore. When I went to Hollywood, I inquired about Mr. through some channels, and visited him rashly, but it was just what I was anxious about, what I was thinking about, and what I was thinking about, no matter what happened today or not, it also satisfied the boy's wish to see Mr.
Layman's ability to tell lies has been transformed into the realm after two years of experience. He doesn't need to write a draft, just open his mouth.
Sure enough, the old man still prefers this set.
After all, there are thousands of clothes, but no flattery.
In any case, you can't keep a cold face towards a fan of your own books.
Speaking of which, the old gentleman's trivial matters for the past two days were concentrated together, and he was a little irritable.
"Then let's talk."
Stephen King smiled slightly, losing his initial cold attitude towards these two strangers.
Then in the chat that followed, the spinning top licked even harder.
This guy likes Stephen's novels very much, and has admired them since childhood. The style of his films is also influenced by the extraordinary ideas in Stephen's novels.
As soon as we started chatting I almost threw Lyman aside.
Lehman sat dry beside him, occasionally holding a sentence, making the conversation more natural.
I was actually a little embarrassed in my heart, and sure enough, people who had expectations in their hearts and those who didn't have them were different.
Talking about the creation of novels, or the similar topics of the stories in it, the tops are all connected. It's not like Lehman, a cybe, a fake book fan, except for the movie version of "The Shawshank Redemption", "The Shining" " and the original novel I bought for the adaptation of "The Mist", other works have no impression at all.
Fortunately, the old man doesn't care about that.
After all, in Lehmann's previous explanation, he came across this novel by chance in France. How could the old man know that Lehman remembered the movie version of the plot first, and then read the original novel.
The top chatted happily, like a groupie who had successfully met an idol.
Stephen King also had a good chat and felt that the two had a good relationship with each other.
Not to mention the spinning top, the die-hard book fan, Lehmann, is also a good-natured person with a very low stance.
Although the old man doesn't often pay attention to the entertainment industry, he still knows about Lehmann, the French director whose works have been selling well in recent years, but he has never met.
https://
Genius remembers the address of this site in one second: . Mobile version reading website:
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