Chapter 263： Classification

Strictly speaking, "Pearl Harbor" is far from hitting the street, but the negative reputation of the sky is actually very harmful to the actors. Apart from other things, the three protagonists can only stand still and cannot rely on this film. Climb to a higher level.

These three actors have been invited by many crews before, but they have been dragging their agents with their agents, hoping to increase their bargaining chips after the box office of "Pearl Harbor" is released.

In this respect, they failed.

"Miss Beckinsale, mere imitation cannot improve you."

In the reception room, Ronan looked at Kate Beckinsale and her agent and said: "From the perspective of me, a producer, actors must have their own style and characteristics."

The agent is no longer strong, and said: "Is Kate really suitable for action movies?"

Ronan is extremely confident: "If Miss Beckinsale wants to take a literary route, we don't have to talk about it."

Kate Beckinsale did not say a word and seemed to consider Ronan's words.

"This is the easiest and most suitable way." Ronan continued to fudge: "Hollywood has always lacked truly capable and appealing female action superstars. We want to cooperate with Miss Beckinsale for a long time and build Miss Beckinsale. Become Hollywood’s premier action star."

Kate Beckinsale finally spoke: "But in this case, acting and awards..."

Ronan smiled and said: "Acting skills can be honed, who said that action films cannot be honed? This year's Oscar for Best Actor Russell Crowe was awarded for "Gladiator."

"Film pay..." The agent stopped talking.

"US$2 million, Shahai Entertainment signed a trilogy contract with Kate." Ronan smiled and said: "This way we can cooperate for a long time, which can ensure that Shahai Entertainment invests sufficient resources in the project, but also allows Kate's performances are consistent, thus establishing a style that belongs to Kate."

Kate Beckinsale did not answer the call and looked at the agent.

To be honest, she really did not expect that "Pearl Harbor" did not fail at the box office. Instead, the hero and the heroine were criticized all over the world. In particular, she was called a poor imitator by many people and the media.

Damn the stylist of "Pearl Harbor" and the assistant director who directed her live performances!

Did they use Nicole Kidman as a template and then put themselves directly into it?

The agent said with a slight dissatisfaction: "The pay is too low. Kate just played "Pearl Harbor". This film has a good box office...

Ronan said lightly: "But it is generally accepted that the three main characters of this film have all failed." He didn't talk nonsense, saying: "After the first week of "Pearl Harbor" box office, Ben Affleck and Josh- Nehart signed new actor contracts. The former paid 10 million US dollars, which was no more than one dollar more than "Pearl Harbor." The latter's pay was also reduced by 1 million US dollars."

These news have been circulating in the last two days.

Ronan continued: "Once a big production like "Pearl Harbor" is successful, it must be very clear to both of them that if they are successful, both of them will be very clear. Ben Affleck's last big production "Peerless Heaven" The success of "The Tribulation" directly doubled his salary. And this time? One dollar did not rise."

The agent's complexion instantly became a bit ugly.

Ronan said unhurriedly: "Ben Affleck and Josh Nehart are the male protagonists who are heavier than Kate. Measured by the situation of these two people, Kate's new film is also paid with the "Pearl Harbor". "It's similar."

"This is impossible!" The agent categorically refused: "Fifty thousand dollars is not in line with Kate's current popularity and worth."

Ronan nodded his approval: "Fifty thousand dollars is very unfair to Kate, so I paid 2 million dollars for the film, which is forty times that of Kate's last play."

Having said that, he can stop: "Two, think about it."

If Kate Beckinsale still insists on a $5 million salary, Ronan can only consider substitutions.

Ronan left the reception room, leaving time for Kate Beckinsale to discuss with her agent. A successful large-scale production often has a huge effect on the promotion of the main actors, just like what he said before. "Heavenly Tribulation" directly doubles Ben Affleck's pay.

But there are always exceptions, this "Pearl Harbor" is an exception.

It was also from the beginning of this film that Ben Affleck’s career as an actor began to be unlucky, and his actor’s pay did not increase significantly. In the end, as an actor, no one cares about it. Fortunately, he started his career as a director. It not only opened up a new career, but also gave a second spring to the career of actors.

It's just that the career of the latter actor is not that good. Many people think that he starred in Bruce Wayne as the most failed Batman ever.

As for Josh Nehart, "Pearl Harbor" brought complete misfortune and was also the beginning of a career decline.

After half an hour, Ronan returned to the reception room. Kate Beckinsale has already made a decision. After all, Ben Affleck and Josh Nehart are the yardsticks. She is the "Pearl Harbor" The heroine's new film remuneration cannot be high.

Ronan and Kate Beckinsale’s agent reached an agreement on a large level, and subsequent detailed negotiations and other matters were handed over to the legal department of Shahai Entertainment.

This is the newly established department of Shahai Entertainment this year. There are currently only three people. The main business is to negotiate and deal with legal issues.

But a few days later, Shahai Entertainment signed an actor contract with Kate Beckinsale.

This is a contract for the heroine of three films. Kate Beckinsale will play the heroine of the "Underworld" trilogy. The first film will be paid 2 million US dollars, and the second two films will be negotiated separately.

Perhaps this is a good thing for Kate Beckinsale.

If you are busy shooting the "Underworld" trilogy and can't spare time to pick up films such as "Van Helsing", maybe her future will be better, and at least she can become a second-rate Hollywood.

Kate Beckinsale in her previous life, no matter in terms of acting or commercial value, it is difficult to rank her among the second-rate Hollywood stars.

Fortunately, Kate Beckinsale also has a director husband who is a dazzling wife and madman.

Ronan feels that he is really a good person. It is possible for Kate Beckinsale to avoid a big pit, but also for her to come to the "Underworld" crew to meet Len Wiseman.

By the way, and what is the name of Kate Beckinsale’s ex-boyfriend? It seems that he is acting as the leader of the werewolf, so let people find him and continue to let him play the leader of the werewolf.

Kate Beckinsale now has a daughter, who seems to be Lily.

I remember the previous life. When I was a child, Lily looked like Kate Beckinsale, very cute and cute, but as she grew older, she became more like her father, and finally looked crippled.

The crew of "Underworld" has been preparing, and the funds of the Indian Mountain Foundation have been put in place, but the set production and location selection of this film is very troublesome, and it is very likely to go to Romania and other Eastern European countries to shoot.

In addition, the German tax rebate applied by Koch Pictures has also been approved. Some of the films owned by Shahai Pictures have earned income before they are filmed.

At the Embassy Pictures, the focus of this stage is the promotion and distribution of several films. "Shrek" was released in nearly 50 countries and regions overseas at the end of May. It was affected by the reputation of the North American market and the double-box office. The easy-to-understand content of the film has also achieved quite good results overseas.

In just one weekend, the overseas box office of "Shrek" earned 38.5 million US dollars.

In markets that value copyright protection, such as Western Europe and Australia, dolls related to "Shrek" have also sold for more than US$3 million.

Ronan asked the market to estimate that the overseas box office of "Shrek" will not be less than 200 million US dollars, and the offline revenue will not be less than the box office revenue.

According to this estimate, Embassy Pictures will have a profit of more than 30 million U.S. dollars in the overseas distribution of this film.

This is just a release.

It's not uncommon for Hollywood production companies to fail, but it is rare for distribution labels to close down. Most of the distribution companies that are acquired are also dragged down by other companies they belong to.

It was during this time that Embassy Pictures sent "Irrevocable" and "Shaolin Football" to the MPAA for review and classification. The latter easily received the PG-13 classification, but the former did not receive any classification in the MPAA.

In North America, movies that are not classified can be released, and there has never been a law that requires movies to be classified before they can be released, but movies that are not classified are rejected by most theaters.

According to Ronan, there are big differences in MPAA's views on "Irrevocable", and Embassy Pictures will have to wait for some time.

Embassy Pictures couldn’t put too much effort into these two films. With the box office of "Shrek" steadily rising in North America and overseas, the company’s main publicity and distribution resources quickly shifted to "The Bourne". On top of a special agent action movie.

In May Embassy Pictures held three trial screenings for this film. From the media to film critics to the general audience, they gave "The Bourne Shadows" a very high evaluation, even the theater representatives I think this atypical special agent action movie has a market.

Embassy Pictures has won 2720 first theaters for "The Bourne". If it weren't for the extremely competitive summer vacation, this number might be close to 3,000.

But the summer files flooded into too many large-scale movies.

"The Bourne Shadows" was released on the third weekend of June. It was the largest film released on the same weekend.

The next weekend was "Strange Doctor Dudley 2" released by Twentieth Century Fox, and the previous weekend was "Tomb Raider" starring Angelina Jolie.

Compared to May, competitors in June are slightly weaker.

Moreover, Ronan prepared a big publicity strategy to push Robert Lu Delun’s publicity up.

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