Chapter 658： The best candidate
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"Recently, there have been many scripts that have emphasized that'you must be', especially after'Pulp Fiction' was completed, the phone ringing has not been cut off." Joseph was not surprised at what Hugo said. As an agent, He has the clearest understanding of Hugo's current position, which is why he reacted so much to Hugo's "Pulp Fiction" filming.
Although it is said that the double nominations for the Hugo Golden Globes have returned for the second year in a row, it has directly led to the "Hugo missed the Oscar nomination again" views, but in fact, before the Oscar nomination list is really out, all the rumors are also Just stop at the rumors, as if all the media’s "winning predictions" are always just predictions, not the real "winning list". This is the same truth.
Moreover, even if it takes ten thousand steps, Hugo really missed the Oscar nomination list, but the eyes of the film critics are discerning, they are bound to complain for Hugo, because this is the real damage to the authority of the Oscar. Everyone in the "Death Poetry Club" complained about Hugo once. Last year, "Scent of a Woman" and "Yihai Xiongfeng" were both ignored and shocked the media again. Therefore, no matter whether it was nominated or not this year, or won an award Whether it is or not, Hugo's current reputation as "a member of the leading group of actors under the age of 35" will not be compromised.
In addition, it is the most attractive for major production companies. The appealing box office appeal of "Seattle Sleepless" and "Schindler's List" has attracted nearly 400 million North American box office. Such a feat is enough to make every production company's heart.
Not to mention Hugo's high popularity nowadays, "People" Weekly gave Hugo the title of "The World's Sexiest Man", which is the best proof. Therefore, Hugo's popularity is not surprising.
"But there are not many works that can tell Steven..." Joseph thought for a while, then looked at Hugo and asked tentatively, "'Future Water World'?"
Hugo smiled and nodded in affirmation. Joseph has indeed grown very rapidly in the past six months, and his judgment has also risen sharply. "Universal Pictures is simply crazy. In this era, it is amazing to invest 100 million U.S. dollars. They actually moved closer to 200 million U.S. dollars. No wonder they have been thinking about it. I want to cooperate with you."
In the 1990s, there were only a handful of investments of more than 100 million US dollars, and the media were basically not optimistic. This is true of the "Future Water World" and the same is true of the "Titanic", but the difference between the two is that the former is said by the media. In the middle, the pants will lose at a loss; the latter opened the box office wave of the end of the century.
Therefore, in fact, any work with an investment of more than 100 million yuan will cause heated discussions in the media, and everyone is generally not optimistic, because huge investment is often accompanied by huge box office pressure. Now, with an average investment cost of 80 million U.S. dollars, An investment of more than 100 million yuan is indeed a huge risk.
Although Universal Pictures is boasting about going to Haikou, it still has no bottom. With an investment of 175 million U.S. dollars, they have liver tremors when making their own decisions. Under such circumstances, a superstar with box office guarantee is a must.
"Tom Cruise, Kevin Costner, Harrison Ford are all candidates at the moment." Joseph added that these actors are the most heroic and box-office actors in the market. , They can add some confidence to Universal Pictures, "but they are still the most optimistic about you internally, and they have dated me several times."
"Then how did you get back to them?" Hugo asked curiously.
Joseph shrugged, "How else can I go back, saying that you already have a plan for the next job." At the beginning Joseph took a lot of scripts and asked Anna to hand it over to Hugo for screening. Although they were still in a stalemate at the time, Joseph I still maintain neutrality at work, "I currently have only one crew that keeps in touch with "Life and Death Speed"." This is the only script that Hugo left behind. "But at the end of the year, there are some more scripts, you You can pick and watch if you have time."
"Hasn't the filming of "Life and Death Hour" started yet?" Hugo was a little surprised. At first he thought he would miss "Life and Death Hour" if he took the filming of "Pulp Fiction". After all, it is inevitable that there will be conflicts between shooting schedules. In the end, they can only choose one of the two, so Hugo took it for granted that the "speed of life and death" followed the original trajectory and looked for Keanu Reeves to cooperate.
Joseph looked at Hugo in surprise, "Have you forgotten? Twentieth Century Fox has been paying attention to your movements, so Uma would like you..."
Thinking about it carefully, this is indeed the truth. It was half a month ago that Uma sought to audition for "Life and Death Speed". "Actually, Steven mentioned this script to me just now." Hugo said directly.
"Wow, they are more persistent than I thought." Joseph couldn't help sighing, watching Hugo cast a suspicious look, he went on to explain, "You have been shooting'Pulp Fiction' before, their producer Yi Ian Bryce (ian.) kept calling me to show that their crew is willing to wait for you, as long as the filming starts before February, they will always be willing to wait."
"Then what if I still won't work until February?" Hugo chuckled lightly.
"They will look for a ready actor at the last moment." Joseph's answer made Hugo smile. This is the iron rule of Hollywood. No one is indispensable.
However, "Life and Death Hour" is willing to wait for Hugo for nearly two months. This sincerity is also very rare. "Did they say why they insisted on me?" Hugo felt a little incomprehensible, "You know, I used to shoot action movies. At the time, the memories were not so good, why did they think that I could have a spark with this script?"
Before Hugo Crossing, Lancaster also filmed action movies, because this was the trend of the 1980s. The three movies "Dune", "Detective Boys" and "Hudson's Eagle" are all action movies. However, the latter two directly caused Hugo's actor career to fall into a trough.
"Ian is a loyal lover of rock music, and he was deeply impressed by your performance in the'Detective Boys'." Joseph said with a smile but not a smile, and Hugo suddenly realized it.
In fact, Hugo has never seen the movie "Detective Ark", but in order to understand the history of Lancaster, Hugo has specially studied it. The male protagonist of this movie is a private detective who specializes in investigating related to the rock music industry. The case, the movie revolves around a rock band called the Black Death-their lead singer was assassinated during a concert, and the leading male protagonist launched an investigation.
Unexpectedly, there are people who have left an impression on Hugo because of this movie. This is really rare. Of course, the most important thing is that at the end of last year, the glory to the death turned out. Hugo, as the soul of the band, really convinced many loyal fans.
"In fact, Ian thinks that you are the most suitable. It is the result of discussing with director Jane de Bont." Joseph went on to say seriously, "The setting of the male protagonist in the first draft of the script is actually the same. Die Hard is almost exactly the same, so Stephen Baldwin (Stephen.) was the first candidate, but he did not want to play such a similar role, so he refused; then Bruce Willis naturally became The most suitable candidate."
Joseph gradually regained the ease of chatting with Hugo before. Although the two of them had been sitting down and chatting for nearly three months, they had no real meaning, but after all things were explained, all the familiar feelings came back again. Joseph was even more talkative than usual. After speaking, he couldn't stop the car. This was abnormal, but he felt very comfortable.
"But Jane feels that instead of letting Willis play a repetitive role, it is better to seek a breakthrough and bring something new to the action movie. For example, you." Joseph looked at Hugo and said with a smile, "He I think your performances in'Sleepless in Seattle' and'Schindler's List' look very fragile, and are not too threatening to men, because you are not a muscular type like Schwarzenegger, but your appearance is It has a fatal attraction to women. Such a person playing the male lead will obviously have a reversal effect on the movie."
Hugo nodded meaningfully, especially when Joseph finally said, "So you and Keanu Reeves were the last candidates. Ian insisted that you were the best candidate. This was also recognized by Jane. Hugo then really understood that there is such a story behind the "speed of life and death".
"It seems that you also know a lot about this script?" Hugo looked at Joseph and said.
Joseph twitched the corners of his mouth slightly, showing a slight smile, "Yes, because this is the only script you chose at the beginning. Although you have entered the'Pulp Fiction' crew, it shows that you are still interested in this script, and they And I was willing to keep in touch with me all the time, so I got to know some situations in depth Hugo did not expect such a situation, the script of "Life and Death" has been retained for himself until now, and "Pulp Fiction" is finished. Still did not start filming after that.
Does Hugo want to star in "Life and Death"? Of course he thought. Although "Life and Death Speed" is not the kind of work that tests acting skills, it is definitely a very exciting movie. The action scenes and drag racing scenes are a great feat. It has become the object of imitation of many later action movies, even in The collection of excellent works in 1994 is still one of the classics that is not inferior.
Moreover, most of Hugo’s current challenges are plot types. Although "Night Sleep in Seattle" can be summarized in the category of comedy, his funny scenes are not even as good as "Pulp Fiction". An action movie, you can try something brand new, it seems to be a good choice.
Thinking of this, Hugo nodded, "Then you can ask them if I still want to play the role?"
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"Recently, there have been many scripts that have emphasized that'you must be', especially after'Pulp Fiction' was completed, the phone ringing has not been cut off." Joseph was not surprised at what Hugo said. As an agent, He has the clearest understanding of Hugo's current position, which is why he reacted so much to Hugo's "Pulp Fiction" filming.
Although it is said that the double nominations for the Hugo Golden Globes have returned for the second year in a row, it has directly led to the "Hugo missed the Oscar nomination again" views, but in fact, before the Oscar nomination list is really out, all the rumors are also Just stop at the rumors, as if all the media’s "winning predictions" are always just predictions, not the real "winning list". This is the same truth.
Moreover, even if it takes ten thousand steps, Hugo really missed the Oscar nomination list, but the eyes of the film critics are discerning, they are bound to complain for Hugo, because this is the real damage to the authority of the Oscar. Everyone in the "Death Poetry Club" complained about Hugo once. Last year, "Scent of a Woman" and "Yihai Xiongfeng" were both ignored and shocked the media again. Therefore, no matter whether it was nominated or not this year, or won an award Whether it is or not, Hugo's current reputation as "a member of the leading group of actors under the age of 35" will not be compromised.
In addition, it is the most attractive for major production companies. The appealing box office appeal of "Seattle Sleepless" and "Schindler's List" has attracted nearly 400 million North American box office. Such a feat is enough to make every production company's heart.
Not to mention Hugo's high popularity nowadays, "People" Weekly gave Hugo the title of "The World's Sexiest Man", which is the best proof. Therefore, Hugo's popularity is not surprising.
"But there are not many works that can tell Steven..." Joseph thought for a while, then looked at Hugo and asked tentatively, "'Future Water World'?"
Hugo smiled and nodded in affirmation. Joseph has indeed grown very rapidly in the past six months, and his judgment has also risen sharply. "Universal Pictures is simply crazy. In this era, it is amazing to invest 100 million U.S. dollars. They actually moved closer to 200 million U.S. dollars. No wonder they have been thinking about it. I want to cooperate with you."
In the 1990s, there were only a handful of investments of more than 100 million US dollars, and the media were basically not optimistic. This is true of the "Future Water World" and the same is true of the "Titanic", but the difference between the two is that the former is said by the media. In the middle, the pants will lose at a loss; the latter opened the box office wave of the end of the century.
Therefore, in fact, any work with an investment of more than 100 million yuan will cause heated discussions in the media, and everyone is generally not optimistic, because huge investment is often accompanied by huge box office pressure. Now, with an average investment cost of 80 million U.S. dollars, An investment of more than 100 million yuan is indeed a huge risk.
Although Universal Pictures is boasting about going to Haikou, it still has no bottom. With an investment of 175 million U.S. dollars, they have liver tremors when making their own decisions. Under such circumstances, a superstar with box office guarantee is a must.
"Tom Cruise, Kevin Costner, Harrison Ford are all candidates at the moment." Joseph added that these actors are the most heroic and box-office actors in the market. , They can add some confidence to Universal Pictures, "but they are still the most optimistic about you internally, and they have dated me several times."
"Then how did you get back to them?" Hugo asked curiously.
Joseph shrugged, "How else can I go back, saying that you already have a plan for the next job." At the beginning Joseph took a lot of scripts and asked Anna to hand it over to Hugo for screening. Although they were still in a stalemate at the time, Joseph I still maintain neutrality at work, "I currently have only one crew that keeps in touch with "Life and Death Speed"." This is the only script that Hugo left behind. "But at the end of the year, there are some more scripts, you You can pick and watch if you have time."
"Hasn't the filming of "Life and Death Hour" started yet?" Hugo was a little surprised. At first he thought he would miss "Life and Death Hour" if he took the filming of "Pulp Fiction". After all, it is inevitable that there will be conflicts between shooting schedules. In the end, they can only choose one of the two, so Hugo took it for granted that the "speed of life and death" followed the original trajectory and looked for Keanu Reeves to cooperate.
Joseph looked at Hugo in surprise, "Have you forgotten? Twentieth Century Fox has been paying attention to your movements, so Uma would like you..."
Thinking about it carefully, this is indeed the truth. It was half a month ago that Uma sought to audition for "Life and Death Speed". "Actually, Steven mentioned this script to me just now." Hugo said directly.
"Wow, they are more persistent than I thought." Joseph couldn't help sighing, watching Hugo cast a suspicious look, he went on to explain, "You have been shooting'Pulp Fiction' before, their producer Yi Ian Bryce (ian.) kept calling me to show that their crew is willing to wait for you, as long as the filming starts before February, they will always be willing to wait."
"Then what if I still won't work until February?" Hugo chuckled lightly.
"They will look for a ready actor at the last moment." Joseph's answer made Hugo smile. This is the iron rule of Hollywood. No one is indispensable.
However, "Life and Death Hour" is willing to wait for Hugo for nearly two months. This sincerity is also very rare. "Did they say why they insisted on me?" Hugo felt a little incomprehensible, "You know, I used to shoot action movies. At the time, the memories were not so good, why did they think that I could have a spark with this script?"
Before Hugo Crossing, Lancaster also filmed action movies, because this was the trend of the 1980s. The three movies "Dune", "Detective Boys" and "Hudson's Eagle" are all action movies. However, the latter two directly caused Hugo's actor career to fall into a trough.
"Ian is a loyal lover of rock music, and he was deeply impressed by your performance in the'Detective Boys'." Joseph said with a smile but not a smile, and Hugo suddenly realized it.
In fact, Hugo has never seen the movie "Detective Ark", but in order to understand the history of Lancaster, Hugo has specially studied it. The male protagonist of this movie is a private detective who specializes in investigating related to the rock music industry. The case, the movie revolves around a rock band called the Black Death-their lead singer was assassinated during a concert, and the leading male protagonist launched an investigation.
Unexpectedly, there are people who have left an impression on Hugo because of this movie. This is really rare. Of course, the most important thing is that at the end of last year, the glory to the death turned out. Hugo, as the soul of the band, really convinced many loyal fans.
"In fact, Ian thinks that you are the most suitable. It is the result of discussing with director Jane de Bont." Joseph went on to say seriously, "The setting of the male protagonist in the first draft of the script is actually the same. Die Hard is almost exactly the same, so Stephen Baldwin (Stephen.) was the first candidate, but he did not want to play such a similar role, so he refused; then Bruce Willis naturally became The most suitable candidate."
Joseph gradually regained the ease of chatting with Hugo before. Although the two of them had been sitting down and chatting for nearly three months, they had no real meaning, but after all things were explained, all the familiar feelings came back again. Joseph was even more talkative than usual. After speaking, he couldn't stop the car. This was abnormal, but he felt very comfortable.
"But Jane feels that instead of letting Willis play a repetitive role, it is better to seek a breakthrough and bring something new to the action movie. For example, you." Joseph looked at Hugo and said with a smile, "He I think your performances in'Sleepless in Seattle' and'Schindler's List' look very fragile, and are not too threatening to men, because you are not a muscular type like Schwarzenegger, but your appearance is It has a fatal attraction to women. Such a person playing the male lead will obviously have a reversal effect on the movie."
Hugo nodded meaningfully, especially when Joseph finally said, "So you and Keanu Reeves were the last candidates. Ian insisted that you were the best candidate. This was also recognized by Jane. Hugo then really understood that there is such a story behind the "speed of life and death".
"It seems that you also know a lot about this script?" Hugo looked at Joseph and said.
Joseph twitched the corners of his mouth slightly, showing a slight smile, "Yes, because this is the only script you chose at the beginning. Although you have entered the'Pulp Fiction' crew, it shows that you are still interested in this script, and they And I was willing to keep in touch with me all the time, so I got to know some situations in depth Hugo did not expect such a situation, the script of "Life and Death" has been retained for himself until now, and "Pulp Fiction" is finished. Still did not start filming after that.
Does Hugo want to star in "Life and Death"? Of course he thought. Although "Life and Death Speed" is not the kind of work that tests acting skills, it is definitely a very exciting movie. The action scenes and drag racing scenes are a great feat. It has become the object of imitation of many later action movies, even in The collection of excellent works in 1994 is still one of the classics that is not inferior.
Moreover, most of Hugo’s current challenges are plot types. Although "Night Sleep in Seattle" can be summarized in the category of comedy, his funny scenes are not even as good as "Pulp Fiction". An action movie, you can try something brand new, it seems to be a good choice.
Thinking of this, Hugo nodded, "Then you can ask them if I still want to play the role?"
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