Vol 2 Chapter 260: Don't treat superstars as playthings

"Jeff, I suggest you recommend it to the group board of directors."
Despite what I have said before, Duke knew that he did not have a mental retardation aura, "I personally think this will be no less than the Lord of the Rings series."
If someone else said this, Jeff Robinoff would smile and throw it aside, but Duke said so much in such a solemn tone that he has attracted enough attention, "I will let people Do targeted research."
He then asked, "So the copyright is already in your hands?"
"I am a shareholder of Warner, and Warner has always been my best partner." Duke spread his hands and said, "Let's put it this way, Jeff. No one can guarantee the success of a series, and I am no exception, but Harry Porter’s potential is unquestionable. What it needs is our joint promotion. As long as there is a suitable media platform and a suitable film, I think it can burst into incredible brilliance."
Duke knew he was important to Warner now, so he emphasized, "I think we need to establish a closer relationship!"
Hearing Duke’s very obvious inclinations, Jeff Robinoff smiled very brightly, "This is exactly what Warner strives for."
Warner Bros. now has two major performance focuses, one is the "Batman" series, and the other is Duke's project.
Jeff Robinoff knows this very well, and Duke also knows this, and he also knows one thing that Jeff Robinoff doesn’t understand. After this year’s "Batman and Robin" is released, bat The Xia series will be over temporarily, and Warner Bros. desperately needs a new series of profit points. Once they chose the little wizard.
The Harry Potter series is a very rich cake. How terrible is the effect once it succeeds? However, Duke is very clear-headed, knowing that this cake is too big and requires huge and complicated craftsmanship to make it, and he and the Duke's studio cannot swallow it alone.
Randomly pull a small company with dozens of people or even hundreds of people. Or is it a small company that doesn't even have the support of any media platform behind it that can detonate the craze of little wizards?
This is an extremely realistic business activity, not a fairy tale world!
Of course, although Duke’s words are very heavy now, Jeff Robinoff will not just listen to him and make decisions for the entire Warner.
Both parties have a lot of common interests. This is only the initial cooperation intention.
After the party, Duke quickly moved to the preparatory work. In addition to retaining the backbone members of the team such as Zach Schneider, John Schwarzman, and Josh Williams, many of them were sent by him one after another. Moved to New Zealand to assist Charles Rowan’s work, and the Duke’s studio also began a large-scale recruitment, both to expand its own scale, and to find new suitable crew for Duke.
Because of the need to bring the entire crew to Sydney as soon as possible, the preparatory work in Los Angeles is extremely tight.
But Duke's appeal now far exceeds that of a few years ago. There are a large number of candidates from various industries in Hollywood who want to squeeze into his crew. The applicants almost squeezed the office building of the Duke’s studio. All he and Zach Schneider need to do is to choose the right staff.
Under the same conditions, Duke will definitely give priority to candidates recommended by acquaintances in the circle. For example, art director and scene designer chose Geoff Dallow recommended by Tom Hanks, and ordnance designer chose Warner Bros. Recommended John Pauling, these two are also veterans in the industry. Ability is definitely not a problem.
In addition, due to the resignation of Sophia Coppola. Duke entrusted Anna Prinz to take charge of the preparation of the schedule and the split-shot script. As in the past, all completed scripts and plans will be reviewed by him.
Although some team members went to New Zealand and could not participate in the production of The Matrix, the backbone was still there, and the project was a science fiction commercial film that the team was very familiar with. The entire preparatory work is smooth and smooth compared to "Chicago", and the preparatory work in Los Angeles is proceeding in an orderly manner.
However, there is one aspect of the work that is similar to "Chicago", the actors must be in place in advance, so that the follow-up of the Kung Fu training for about three months.
therefore. Actor auditions also need to be ahead of the preparatory work.
Since Duke has announced that it will return to the summer vacation and is also producing science fiction films, anyone who has a little say in the audition or even talks in front of Duke has become an agent and many second and third lines in a short time. The actor is chasing the goal.
Even Tina Fei has become the focus of public relations for many actor agencies.
"So, did someone try to show you a handsome man?"
Outside of work, Duke also joked with his assistant, "Which role do you want to get?"
"I'm not interested in their beautiful boys."
Sitting on the opposite side, Tina Fei shrugged playfully, "They are short-sighted fools."
Tina Fei is a smart person, knowing that she has won the trust of Duke with her long-term performance, and of course she will not take the initiative to destroy this trust, and she can see that the future development of the employer is far more than that, she is also One of the people he trusts most, the road ahead is infinitely broad.
Besides, where can I find a contract with excellent salary and benefits like the present one?
After a few small chats, the topic of the two returned to work, and Duke said directly to her, "Tina, you pay attention to the audition list. If not, remember to Xiang Hugo Weiwen, Lawrence Fishburne and Joe Pantoriano sent out an audition invitation."
Tina Fei nodded and wrote it in her work log.
"Also, remember to notify Gray."
Gray is the casting director of the film crew and an old member of the Duke team. "The audition for the hero and heroine is pushed to the end."
The former heroine was a model, she didn't need to elaborate on her acting skills, it was a mess, and her appearance was too low, her figure was just OK, and she didn't play the role of a vase in many commercial movies.
In fact, anyone who has done a little research on Hollywood knows that a qualified vase is very important for commercial blockbusters. If it performs well in the film, it can attract a large number of young audiences with strong hormone secretion.
Therefore, Duke automatically filtered out the original heroine without even thinking about it.
Strictly speaking, in addition to kung fu, Trinity’s role only needs the most basic acting skills. On the basis of ensuring basic acting skills, beauty and are the necessary selection conditions, and the role itself needs to be tight, plus The above film has been interpreting the meaning of "cool" from beginning to end. The actress who has a sturdy face and a strong enough aura without affecting her beauty and sexiness is undoubtedly the most suitable choice.
Just as the role of Annie in "Life and Death" chooses a typical American girl, the vase is not chosen randomly, it must meet the actual needs of the film.
As for a beautiful female vase who takes off her clothes and shouts ‘’, she can get a role. Looking at the entire mainstream commercial film industry, that is just a joke. Which director or producer will take tens of millions of dollars in investment risks? How many actresses are worth so much investment?
Maybe Judy Foster or Julia Roberts at the peak, but even Duke can’t deny a fact, such as Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise and Julia who is back on the right track. Roberts, it may be more difficult to meet a book and or role that suits you very well, but they will never lack scripts and invitations in the hands of these popular a-level stars or super-a stars!
For example, Julia Roberts and Judy Foster, the former’s disgraceful audition scandals almost all occurred at the beginning of an actor’s career, and in their heyday, in her position, she didn’t need to use her body to greet any director or system. Filmmakers and even production companies, and the latter happened when they grew up from a child star and were in urgent need of transformation. After becoming a big hit, they became a well-known superficial cleanliness and self-care. These a and super a in themselves mean great value.
Throwing a book and a character, a and super a will come together, as other people's playthings, not fantasy, but crazy things spoken by people in the lunatic asylum.
Superstars and actors are completely two kinds of creatures. As long as they climb into the superstar's position, everything will be different.
These people will not hesitate to mess with people because of seeing the right eye, momentary affection or physical needs, but using a book or character to entice a or super a to be someone’s plaything, that is simply a joke, just say a word It is not an exaggeration, even Spielberg and James Cameron may not be able to do this.
When actors, especially actresses, compete, there is a group of bitch. But this is the normal state of all commercial competition. Just as the face and dignity of successful directors and producers are inviolable, superstars also need face and dignity.
The only superstars that Duke has worked with are Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise. Whether it is the former with a relatively calm personality or the latter, which is originally contradictory, his director has given enough attention to the filming and production. , Even the latter, on the surface, eased the relationship.
The two choose Duke's crew, which is in line with their needs, rather than other messy reasons.
Yes, Duke really likes to have beautiful female stars. In this regard, he is no different from other men, but he has never been so stupid to use scripts or characters to seduce a certain A or Super A actress.
Of course, for cost considerations, he would not use superstars unless necessary.
After dispelling these unreliable thoughts, Duke has already figured out a suitable actress candidate, and the other party will probably not refuse.
Finally, it’s the choice of actor. Keanu Reeves is the first candidate, but Duke does not plan to issue an invitation now. Reeves’ pay is still relatively high. It’s now May. Now, the summer break has already begun. "Life and Death 2" starring Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock will be released soon! (To be continued...)