Chapter 534： Preparation is complete
For an invitation issued in the name of Lehman, almost no one would refuse the invitation, even the popular movie star agent "Bond" is no exception.
At least, Pierce Brosnan rushed to the Paramount headquarters building with his agent early the next morning after receiving the news.
Soon, an inconspicuous black commercial vehicle was parked, and Brosnan hurried upstairs.
About half an hour later, several creators came to the office.
It was also at this time that Catherine Zeta-Jones and Pierce Brosnan really read the entire script of "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" and understood what kind of story the film tells.
Of course, to be honest, the plot of the script is not complicated at all, and even a little disappointing, but the two British actors can feel that the market prospect of this film may be good. After all, isn't the "007" series also popular with routines and audiences. Still able to support.
Moreover, the leader of this project is Lehmann. Under such circumstances, even if some doubts are quickly dismissed, there is definitely no reason to refuse to act.
Who doesn't know the power of Lehmann's works?
In addition to discussing cooperation, this time the main creators met, but also slightly modified the role template according to the two actors' own circumstances to make them more suitable for the images of the two actors.
After the two read the script, they also made some comments at the right time.
Anyway, what makes these two certain is that, with their current reputation, if this project with an investment of more than 80 million yuan can be successful, it will definitely bring a lot of career assistance.
Afterwards, the two actors basically had no problem with the performance, and their agents were also instructed to strive for a good salary as much as possible on the premise of cooperation.
This kind of work has nothing to do with Ryman, and it is better for Paramount to negotiate.
Several are still discussing the script shooting.
In the words of Pierce Brosnan, he is a little unwilling to play the same type of role again, so the play is too limited, except that the agent is the killer, anyway, it is inseparable from the action field.
Of course, because of Lehman, he agreed.
However, Lehman can also understand Brosnan's mentality. The other party is almost unable to come out in the image of "Bond". To put it bluntly, the audience is not happy for him to play non-action subjects, and the acceptance is not high.
The transformation is basically a **** of a difficulty. This is the shackles that the "007" series brought him. It's like Hugh Jackman leaves Wolverine, and 80% of the works he starred in will hit the street. The play is fixed.
However, if you don't appear in the "007" series, who will recognize you? This pros and cons cannot be bypassed.
Lehman said, "You can't be in a hurry when it comes to broadening the way of play. Many actors will encounter this kind of hurdle. If the rash transformation project fails, wouldn't it be more difficult?"
Lehmann knew Brosnan's career as an actor. After leaving "Bond", he failed several times in his transformation, and finally had to return to the old way.
Of course, Brosnan just thought about it that way. He would not reject this project at all, and he thought so after finishing "Mr. and Mrs. Smith".
And the salary negotiation between these two is not a problem. Lehman's budget for this piece is still very sufficient. Besides, Brosnan and Katherine are also cheaper than Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.
Even if Brad Pitt's star road has not been smooth in recent years, he is often polished in the independent film circle, but the external remuneration will not be less than 10 million US dollars. As for Angelina Jolie, the actress from "Tomb Raider" It began to be riddled with scandals. Actors who have been in constant troubles will never be paid less than 8 million yuan, and they may even ask for a share of the box office.
But Catherine is not only more beautiful, but also has a better temperament. She only needs 4 million US dollars, which is a lot less.
Yes, for so many years, there are few decent works to come out. Her salary is not high, and she is still the foundation she has accumulated from several previous films.
Brosnan's salary is a little higher. After all, it is popular. His agent won him 8 million US dollars plus 3% of the North American box office income. Box office revenue, but Brosnan refused, so he agreed, after all, people are worth the price. Give more, give more).
The main actor is in place, and the rest of the actor, Tony, is also selected. Lyman does not pay much attention to this aspect.
After attending the production meeting, Lyman's subsequent days were only occasionally focused on the "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" project.
Most of the energy is spent on the idea of a new script, but Tony reports the progress of the work every day and communicates with him about various shooting details.
A week later, the crew members of "Mrs & Mrs. Smith" were confirmed, and the first $30 million funding was quickly put in place. In addition, Paramount was very concerned about this project, and the production cycle started step by step with little delay. It is expected to start in mid-July. Once you're done shooting, it's time for post-production.
……
In mid-April 2005, when "Saharan Raiders" continued to shrink its theaters, but still did not get a little bit of box office revenue, "Daydreamer" was screened very well overseas.
It has achieved good results in Germany, the United Kingdom, France and other places. Although the film still failed to break through 200 million in North America and only earned 187.5 million US dollars, but with the help of overseas markets, it will not be 200 million. The mark is stuck.
When the news came back to North America, Liam immediately held a celebration banquet.
After that, Lehman went to the digital field with the new play script Since he took over, Lehman did not intervene too much in the daily operations of the company as he said at the beginning.
And this time, I also came with a task, which is an opportunity to take the initiative to take a project and give it to the digital field to participate in the development.
After going there, Scott-Ross took Lehmann on a tour to understand the latest status of the research and development of various technologies.
Among them, CG rendering has made good progress, and the cost has been further reduced. However, the matching shooting system has not made much progress. It still requires the participation of professional studios, which is still very cumbersome.
However, technology research and development is not always accomplished overnight, and Lehmann understands it very well.
"If your project only refers to the use of visual effects, it will cost at least more than 12 million." After carefully understanding Lyman's needs, Scott Ross said: "The special effects are purely on the shaping of monsters, and there are not many big scenes. , save a little, more than 10 million should be enough."
"Okay, I'll leave the special effects work to you. Let's implement this project as soon as possible. The next focus of Firefly Pictures is to make this film."
"Well, don't worry." Scott was in a good mood. Firefly Pictures' film development direction really added special effects work, which is a natural backer for the digital field, isn't it.
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At least, Pierce Brosnan rushed to the Paramount headquarters building with his agent early the next morning after receiving the news.
Soon, an inconspicuous black commercial vehicle was parked, and Brosnan hurried upstairs.
About half an hour later, several creators came to the office.
It was also at this time that Catherine Zeta-Jones and Pierce Brosnan really read the entire script of "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" and understood what kind of story the film tells.
Of course, to be honest, the plot of the script is not complicated at all, and even a little disappointing, but the two British actors can feel that the market prospect of this film may be good. After all, isn't the "007" series also popular with routines and audiences. Still able to support.
Moreover, the leader of this project is Lehmann. Under such circumstances, even if some doubts are quickly dismissed, there is definitely no reason to refuse to act.
Who doesn't know the power of Lehmann's works?
In addition to discussing cooperation, this time the main creators met, but also slightly modified the role template according to the two actors' own circumstances to make them more suitable for the images of the two actors.
After the two read the script, they also made some comments at the right time.
Anyway, what makes these two certain is that, with their current reputation, if this project with an investment of more than 80 million yuan can be successful, it will definitely bring a lot of career assistance.
Afterwards, the two actors basically had no problem with the performance, and their agents were also instructed to strive for a good salary as much as possible on the premise of cooperation.
This kind of work has nothing to do with Ryman, and it is better for Paramount to negotiate.
Several are still discussing the script shooting.
In the words of Pierce Brosnan, he is a little unwilling to play the same type of role again, so the play is too limited, except that the agent is the killer, anyway, it is inseparable from the action field.
Of course, because of Lehman, he agreed.
However, Lehman can also understand Brosnan's mentality. The other party is almost unable to come out in the image of "Bond". To put it bluntly, the audience is not happy for him to play non-action subjects, and the acceptance is not high.
The transformation is basically a **** of a difficulty. This is the shackles that the "007" series brought him. It's like Hugh Jackman leaves Wolverine, and 80% of the works he starred in will hit the street. The play is fixed.
However, if you don't appear in the "007" series, who will recognize you? This pros and cons cannot be bypassed.
Lehman said, "You can't be in a hurry when it comes to broadening the way of play. Many actors will encounter this kind of hurdle. If the rash transformation project fails, wouldn't it be more difficult?"
Lehmann knew Brosnan's career as an actor. After leaving "Bond", he failed several times in his transformation, and finally had to return to the old way.
Of course, Brosnan just thought about it that way. He would not reject this project at all, and he thought so after finishing "Mr. and Mrs. Smith".
And the salary negotiation between these two is not a problem. Lehman's budget for this piece is still very sufficient. Besides, Brosnan and Katherine are also cheaper than Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.
Even if Brad Pitt's star road has not been smooth in recent years, he is often polished in the independent film circle, but the external remuneration will not be less than 10 million US dollars. As for Angelina Jolie, the actress from "Tomb Raider" It began to be riddled with scandals. Actors who have been in constant troubles will never be paid less than 8 million yuan, and they may even ask for a share of the box office.
But Catherine is not only more beautiful, but also has a better temperament. She only needs 4 million US dollars, which is a lot less.
Yes, for so many years, there are few decent works to come out. Her salary is not high, and she is still the foundation she has accumulated from several previous films.
Brosnan's salary is a little higher. After all, it is popular. His agent won him 8 million US dollars plus 3% of the North American box office income. Box office revenue, but Brosnan refused, so he agreed, after all, people are worth the price. Give more, give more).
The main actor is in place, and the rest of the actor, Tony, is also selected. Lyman does not pay much attention to this aspect.
After attending the production meeting, Lyman's subsequent days were only occasionally focused on the "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" project.
Most of the energy is spent on the idea of a new script, but Tony reports the progress of the work every day and communicates with him about various shooting details.
A week later, the crew members of "Mrs & Mrs. Smith" were confirmed, and the first $30 million funding was quickly put in place. In addition, Paramount was very concerned about this project, and the production cycle started step by step with little delay. It is expected to start in mid-July. Once you're done shooting, it's time for post-production.
……
In mid-April 2005, when "Saharan Raiders" continued to shrink its theaters, but still did not get a little bit of box office revenue, "Daydreamer" was screened very well overseas.
It has achieved good results in Germany, the United Kingdom, France and other places. Although the film still failed to break through 200 million in North America and only earned 187.5 million US dollars, but with the help of overseas markets, it will not be 200 million. The mark is stuck.
When the news came back to North America, Liam immediately held a celebration banquet.
After that, Lehman went to the digital field with the new play script Since he took over, Lehman did not intervene too much in the daily operations of the company as he said at the beginning.
And this time, I also came with a task, which is an opportunity to take the initiative to take a project and give it to the digital field to participate in the development.
After going there, Scott-Ross took Lehmann on a tour to understand the latest status of the research and development of various technologies.
Among them, CG rendering has made good progress, and the cost has been further reduced. However, the matching shooting system has not made much progress. It still requires the participation of professional studios, which is still very cumbersome.
However, technology research and development is not always accomplished overnight, and Lehmann understands it very well.
"If your project only refers to the use of visual effects, it will cost at least more than 12 million." After carefully understanding Lyman's needs, Scott Ross said: "The special effects are purely on the shaping of monsters, and there are not many big scenes. , save a little, more than 10 million should be enough."
"Okay, I'll leave the special effects work to you. Let's implement this project as soon as possible. The next focus of Firefly Pictures is to make this film."
"Well, don't worry." Scott was in a good mood. Firefly Pictures' film development direction really added special effects work, which is a natural backer for the digital field, isn't it.
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