Chapter 159： Override settings

Before going overseas, Ronan must first handle two things. "Bourne's Identity" is being prepared, and there are many key tasks to be implemented. After all, this is directly related to the next trip to India.

The second thing is to continue to collect and analyze information about India. As the location of Bollywood, Mumbai is the first goal of the trip to India.

Ronan had contacted Robert with people in Mumbai before, especially the two Indian private investment institutions that wanted to invest in DreamWorks' large-scale production of films. Robert would also go to Mumbai after a while. Originally, Polaroid Pictures There is an Indian branch in Mumbai, which is now under the umbrella of Embassy Pictures, and they will assist Robert to do more preparatory work.

In addition, there must be adequate preparations for "Bourne's Identity".

The more the crew can highlight their advantages, the more attractive they are for investment.

This time, Ronan is ready to go to attract investment.

Ronan, George Clint, Paul Greengrass and screenwriter Tony Gilroy currently form the decision-making team of the crew.

"The script is generally good, more suitable for this era than the original."

In the small conference room of Warner Studios, Ronan read the script and said to the other three: "It is undeniable that the story written by Robert Ludren, who is known as the father of modern thrillers, is wonderful enough. But this is eight. In the novels of the early ten's, I am very satisfied with Tony's drastic changes."

Strictly speaking, the script is quite different from the original description.

For example, Jason Byrne in the original book is very old, but the script is much younger, and the background era has almost been changed to adapt to the new era.

After all, this is an old novel or a novel that closely fits the real world. It is very important to adapt to the times.

Tony Gilroy smiled and said, "Paul also participated in the adaptation of the script and made a lot of good suggestions."

Paul Greengrass has the director's consideration: "I actually don't do much, but I better integrate the old spy film mode with the action scene, so that the script looks like a whole, rather than a separate individual."

Ronan nodded and said, "The script needs to be improved. We are not shooting separate works. There will be adaptations of "Bourne's Hegemony" and "Bourne's General." On this basis, add some shots or clips that are connected to the back appropriately. It doesn’t need to be a lot. As long as the audience can understand at the end, Bourne’s story is not finished yet."

Tony Gilroy thought for a while and said, "Okay, I'll do it later."

Perhaps it was one after another who was engaged in the work of writing scripts in accordance with other people's ideas. Tony Gilroy was very clear about the screenwriter's position and understood that most of the time the screenwriter was the executor of the producers' will.

"There is also the heroine." Ronan raised his head and asked: "This has more changes to my settings, right?"

The heroine set by Ronan in the outline is a typical Hollywood-style vase, which is also a consistent routine in Hollywood commercial movies. The main role is to sell her face and body.

But the role of the heroine in the script is much more important than Ronan set.

Paul Greengrass answered: "This is my suggestion."

Ronan is the kind of person who can listen to suggestions, and it is very normal that the movies he has watched have memory deviations, and even those who have watched too many movies will still remember the plot of this movie as another. Above the movie.

"Talk about it," Ronan said.

Paul Greengrass explained: "We have had the same view before. This film needs bullet-like rhythm and tight-to-breath action scenes, but the whole film cannot be maintained in this state forever. Urgent and slow, I think the heroine has to take on an important role in alleviating emotions."

Ronan listened and considered carefully, it is not difficult to find that Paul Greengrass is very reasonable.

A movie that keeps the audience strained will definitely cause fatigue, emotional fatigue, and even aesthetic fatigue.

Seeing that Ronan had no intention of objecting, Paul Greengrass said again: "I want this heroine to be a very natural female partner, starting with Jason Byrne and her first outside the American Embassy in Zurich. From the beginning of the encounter, the relationship between her role and Byrne can be relaxed and natural. Just as Byrne is a key figure in the plot, Mary is also a very important character, and her relationship with Byrne, It can be in sharp contrast with the cold assassin professor and the CIA commander to give the film a vivid power."

This can be said to fundamentally overthrow Ronan's setting of the heroine and strengthen the heroine's role in soothing the transition plot.

Ronan would not be blindly arrogant. After thinking carefully, he asked George Clint: "What do you think?"

George Clint told the truth: "I think Paul makes a lot of sense and should be good for the film."

"That's good." Ronan made a decision after consideration: "Paul, this role will be shaped as you said."

He added: "However, the future shooting must follow the overall style of the film. Paul, you are good at realistic style, you want to give the film a documentary taste, in some cases you use a handheld camera to shoot, try to avoid using any CG special effects, everything in the film All the acrobatics are actually shot."

This is what Paul Greengrass wanted, and he immediately responded: "Okay."

The four people discussed more details, which involved shooting. The style of this film was determined, and it must be shot in Europe.

Ronan also asked George Clint to contact Bryan, the location manager of "Reaper Is Coming," and let him join the crew of "Bourne's Identity" and continue to serve as the location manager.

This position must enter the crew as soon as possible, and have enough communication with the director Paul Greengrass, so that the crew can choose a location, even an alternate location, before shooting.

Then there are actors.

"The actor, I have already sent out an invitation to Matt Damon." Ronan said: "He replied to me some time ago and will make a decision after an interview with me. I will talk to Matt Damon and his agent first. Let’s talk about it and decide according to the specific situation."

Paul Greengrass thought about Matt Damon's appearance, and said: "The appearance is not outstanding, but it has characteristics, which fits the setting of Byrne."

Ronan added: "The age is more appropriate."

Originally Paul Greengrass proposed to let Russell Crowe or Sylvester Stallone play Jason Byrne, Ronan rejected them all, not only was the age inappropriate, but the pay was also inappropriate.

"What about the heroine?" Paul Greengrass asked.

Ronan thought for a while and said, "Take it through the audition."

The success of this series has little to do with the choice of the heroine. The actress who doesn't even remember her name is far less important than Matt Damon.

After the meeting, George Clint followed Ronan to the Embassy Pictures, and on behalf of Shahai Entertainment and Embassy Pictures signed the "Bourne Identity", which is the release contract of "The Bourne Shadows". The Embassy Pictures will Responsible for the North American and overseas distribution of "The Bourne".

This is not just cinema distribution, but also home entertainment, TV stations and all derivative peripheral distributions.

Subsequently, Embassy Pictures announced the initial release time of "The Bourne Shadow", North America put it in mid-May next year, which is the beginning of the traditional summer archive.

Originally, the Embassy Pictures wanted to avoid the fierce competition of summer files and let "The Bourne Shadows" be released in October or November. Ronan directly rejected it. At this time period, the North American film market will inevitably fall into the super Downturn, how much mood will the audience have to watch such a film that discredited their own government?

Maybe it's possible to hit the street.

The release time is naturally the farther away from September, the better. Paul Greengrass guarantees that it can be completed as planned, so it's better to put it in May.

Of course, the sequels of "Human Elimination Project" and "Reaper Is Coming" will also be released by Embassy Pictures.

As long as the Embassy Pictures can successfully distribute a film overseas, the channels can be guaranteed.

Ronan is also considering that when he waits for the Cannes Film Festival in May, he will look for suitable films, buy them and give them to the Embassy Pictures to practice first.

Embassy Pictures is very important, even surpassing Shahai Entertainment. Recently, the company’s various rules and regulations have been improved. Most Hollywood distribution companies use a system that is similar to a general one, and Ronan will not mess around. The corporate revolution is like Hollywood commercial movies. Since there is a successful model to be found , we can add something suitable for ourselves on this basis, which is enough for the time being.

Ronan has a clear understanding of himself, knowing that he cannot become a great innovator.

On the other hand, after Robert went to Mumbai, India, he faxed a lot of information, especially the two Indian foundations he had contacted with DreamWorks before.

The two foundations, one called the Falch Foundation and the other called the Mountain Fund, are similar to the Western foundations.

They are not a dedicated film fund, they also invest in other industries, but film investment is a very important business. Currently, they have invested in more than 20 films in Bollywood.

However, Indian films cannot leave India for a while, and their profits are relatively limited. The eyes of these two foundations have fallen on Hollywood, the center of the world's commercial films.

Previously, the two foundations had contacted DreamWorks and wanted to invest in DreamWorks’ large-scale production films, such as "Gladiator", but DreamWorks followed the example of the six major companies everywhere, and large projects that are expected to be profitable will not be easy. Most of the investment projects that accept foreign investment and provide to Indians are TV series.

This is also the main reason why DreamWorks has not reached an investment intention with Indians until now.

Ronan specifically called Robert and asked him to stay in Mumbai temporarily, focusing on these two foundations that are interested in entering Hollywood.

Afterwards, Ronan met with Matt Damon and his agent.