Chapter 510： Passion

In the reception room, seeing the coffee delivered by the staff, Monica Bellucci said thank you, and waited patiently while watching the movie poster hanging on the wall.

Recently, a movie starring in a movie needs to find a distributor, but because the subject matter is relatively sensitive, the investor and the producer have been negotiating about the issue of distribution, and a movie with an investment of tens of millions of dollars cannot be abandoned. The producer simply mobilized all the main creators of the crew to search for distributors through their respective networks. Once the agreement is reached, there will be a lot of commission after the movie is released.

In the past two years, Monica Bellucci has felt the influence of the beauty's twilightness. If she wants to go on beautifully and continue to be the goddess of thousands of fans, she needs self-investment.

Having been a goddess for so many years, she knows one thing very well, the appearance and temperament of the goddess are all piled up with money.

In this age where various technologies are becoming more advanced, ugly women can also kill Sophie Marceau in seconds through the dress of money.

It's hard to say whether others can find the publisher, but after Monica Bellucci came to Los Angeles to learn about this situation, she immediately thought of Ronan Anderson and Embassy Pictures.

It is not the first time that Monica Bellucci has dealt with Embassy Pictures. Embassy Pictures had previously released "Irrevocable" starring her in North America, and she helped to contact them.

This is not the first time this kind of work has been done.

Monica Bellucci waited for more than ten minutes. The door of the reception room opened. Ronan walked in and shook hands with Monica Bellucci: "There is a phone call temporarily that keeps you waiting."

Monica Bellucci knew very well that he was facing a big Hollywood boss, and quickly said with a smile: "I took the liberty to come and interrupt."

Ronan had come over with Monica Bellucci before, but he knew how familiar he was, and asked with a bit of curiosity: "I don't know Miss Bellucci is coming..."

Monica Bellucci quickly said, "That’s it, Mr. Anderson. Your Embassy Pictures released "Irrevocable" starring me, and I was wondering if we would work together again. I took it again. A Hollywood movie, I want to ask if you have any interest in publishing it."

Ronan knew that Monica Bellucci starred in Warner Bros’s "The Matrix," but it could not be this series: "I don't know what movie it is?"

For those European art films, it doesn't make much sense to cooperate or not.

Embassy Pictures originally released "Irrevocable", and its profits now add up to less than 300,000 U.S. dollars. Now Embassy Pictures releases at least one movie a month, and the distribution and promotion resources are very tight. It is not the first two years. With fewer films being released, it is impossible to waste energy on art films.

Monica Bellucci said in detail: "I took over a work directed by Mel Gibson last year. The production of the film was completed two months ago and I am looking for a distributor."

Mel Gibson? Ronan was immediately fascinated by the name, this guy is no ordinary person.

Thinking of this, my heart moved, and the name of a film suddenly appeared in my mind. Isn't it that very sensitive film?

"Can you be more specific?" Ronan asked.

Monica Bellucci said in detail: "The title of the film was originally called "Passion", but it was later found to have the same name as a project of Miramax. Director and producer Mel Gibson changed its name to "The Passion of the Christ". The content is about the last twelve hours of Jesus’ life."

It really is this movie! Ronan remained calm: "I heard people talk about this film."

I saw it on the entertainment news at the time, and it caused some criticism when the project was established.

Monica Bellucci asked: "Do you have time to watch this film?"

Ronan did not answer directly, but instead asked: "What is the scale of investment in this film?"

Hollywood studios are all money-recognizing guys. Monica Bellucci knows that they are not interested in art, but only care about how much art can bring them.

Monica Bellucci thought for a while and said, "The production budget should be around 30 million US dollars."

Ronan asked specifically: "For a film that has invested tens of millions of dollars, don't you contact the distributor before shooting? Haven't found it yet?"

This is not a small production with an investment of several million. It is very rare in Hollywood to dare to invest so much money without finding a good publisher.

"The crew seems to have contacted a lot." Monica Bellucci smiled: "I heard people say that, including the six major companies, they don't want to release this film."

Ronan nodded: "I see."

Monica Bellucci asked again: "Mr. Anderson, can you spare time to watch this film?"

"Yes." Ronan thought about his recent itinerary: "If you can contact the crew, we will meet at Embassy Pictures at two o'clock tomorrow afternoon."

Monica Bellucci said: "Ok, tomorrow afternoon at two o'clock."

Leaving the Relativity Entertainment, Monica Bellucci first called the associate producer of the crew, and then contacted Mel Gibson. Mel Gibson, who was scorched by the release of the film, was busy responding and said tomorrow Will go to the Embassy Pictures in person.

Mel Gibson, nicknamed "Savage", is a typical violent temper. The release of "The Passion of the Christ" has always been a problem. Recently, his face has started to get bumps.

No company is willing to release this film, and even Paramount Pictures, which has been cooperating with him all the year round, directly rejected it.

So far, only a small issuing company called New Market has expressed its intentions, but Mel Gibson has doubts about the issuing ability of small companies like New Market.

The film cost 30 million US dollars, and investors are looking at his Mel Gibson reputation!

Mel Gibson is full of confidence in the film he directed, but it would be too wrong if the film were to be released.

Embassy Pictures is good. When it comes to the ability of Hollywood distribution companies, it is still above DreamWorks, second only to the six major companies.

Mel Gibson hurried to the crew office to make corresponding preparations for tomorrow.

In the office of Relativity Entertainment, Connie, at the direction of Ronan, spied a lot of news about The Passion.

"The producer of "The Passion of the Christ" is Aiken Pictures." Connie said to Ronan: "This is an independent production company founded by Mel Gibson in 1989 and once invested in the production of "Hamlet." , "Anna Karenina" and "Dangerous Man", "The Passion of the Christ" is the fourth film independently produced by Aiken Pictures."

Ronan nodded slightly: "A movie studio founded by a star."

There are many companies like Aiken Pictures in Hollywood, and basically there are studios under the names of big stars or big directors.

This is not only the need to participate in production and obtain dividends, but also legal tax avoidance.

Connie added: "The production cost of the film was US$30 million, which was independently financed by Aiken Pictures. Mel Gibson once claimed to have planned for this film for more than ten years."

Ronan is originally a member of Hollywood, and he knows the situation in the circle very well. Some films may have been planned for ten years or even longer. For example, many film scripts are written and made into films. Five or six years is the norm.

But some film producers declare this way more out of publicity.

Ronan asked, "What about the release?"

"The six major companies all rejected Mel Gibson." Connie said of what she had learned: "Sony Columbia Pictures originally intended to release it, but after carefully understanding the content of the script, she also rejected it."

Ronan thought for a while and asked, "Do you know the reason?"

Connie said: "Everyone thinks the possibility of this film's failure is extremely high."

"Isn't the content sensitive?" Ronan asked.

Connie replied: "It should not be."

Ronan waved his hand: "You go and inform the Embassy Pictures that there will be a pull conference tomorrow."

When Connie left, Ronan thought for a while and called Chris, an executive of Sony Columbia Pictures.

"Why did you think of calling me?" Chris' familiar voice came from the receiver.

Ronan said directly: "A friend came to me to sell a film called "The Passion of the Christ". I didn't see the film and it was not easy to make a decision..."

Chris interrupted him: "Mel Gibson's new film?"

Ronan said: "Yes. I heard that Sony Columbia Pictures rejected this film."

"It's rejected." Chris did not deny: "I have participated in the movie show and voted negative."

Ronan asked curiously: "The subject matter is sensitive?"

Chris couldn't help laughing: "What's the matter of sensitive subject matter? This has never been a problem that plagued Hollywood. It was a problem with the filming of this film. The style is very similar to Martin Scorsese's "The Last Temptation of Christ". That film failed miserably at the box office, and this film is probably not much better."

He immediately asked: "Ronan, you won't fancy this film, will you?"

Ronan smiled and said, "I didn't even see the film, but I heard a brief introduction. I don't know how to judge. I think the subject matter is more sensitive."

Chris haha ​​laughed: "Sensitive subject matter has never been a problem. We can make money and we will take care of subject matter? Mainly Mel Gibson's poor shots. The eleven film-watching experts from Sony Columbia Pictures participated in the film. Ten people vetoed it. Oh, yes, the only one who didn’t veto was a Jewish person."

Ronan said half-truth and half-truth: "Tomorrow the Embassy Pictures will hold a pull-out meeting. I will watch the film first. If it doesn't work, I will reject it. "The Last Temptation of Christ" is Old Martin's biggest pain."

The two did not say much, and soon hung up the phone.

Ronan once watched "The Passion of the Christ", and there are indeed some more sensitive controversies. With Mel Gibson's character, it is estimated that the scale may be larger.

Ronan is not particularly concerned about controversies and sensitive subjects. Even if the two parties cooperate, the producers, especially the main creative team headed by Mel Gibson, have little influence on the publisher.

Everything will be discussed after watching the video tomorrow.