Chapter 160: I want this role

When it comes to insurance and third-party completion guarantees, "The Bourneman" must use actors who meet the insurance standards. The type like Robert Downey Jr. will never be considered by the crew. Insurance companies are on the blacklist. People, the same is true.
Those actors who have made a name for themselves are not only the production companies, but even the insurance companies do not want to cooperate.
According to Hollywood standards, Matt Damon is innocent, loves acting, works hard, is young and promising...
Of course, Matt Damon is not a handsome actor, but the appearance is very characteristic and easy to remember.
Ronan's initial contact with Matt Damon and his agent went smoothly. Matt Damon took over the script and said that he would make a decision after careful study.
Paul Greengrass agent Dean played a role in this.
Cooperation between directors and actors under the same agency is relatively easier to facilitate.
Dean is now affiliated with William Morris, and Matt Damon is also a customer of William Morris.
Ronan was vaguely impressed because of the relationship between "The Great Wall". His previous life Matt Damon later switched to CAA. After being uncomfortable with CAA, he returned to William Morris. Three years later, he switched back to CAA. Then CAA gathered many customers under it. The film "The Great Wall" was made possible by packaged services.
There are many stars in Hollywood who change brokers and brokerage companies like this. After all, brokerage companies can only sign three-year contracts with clients at the longest.
Like Halle Berry, in the twelve years after the new century, the four major Hollywood brokerage companies changed side by side.
There are many rumors about Matt Damon in the circle. The most widely spread in previous lives is that the two of Ben Affleck revealed that they could give everything in order to get the role when they were young...
Also, for Harvey Weinstein, Matt Damon personally called the media to pressure them to withdraw the story that Harvey Weinstein had to tell with some women.
Hollywood stars, there are a lot of mess when you find one.
Even Matt Damon and Ben Affleck have problems.
In his previous life, Ronan had seen media reports that Matt Damon’s wife, Luciana Poshan, a former bartender, had a serious quarrel with Ben Affleck and asked Matt Damon more than once. Meng and Ben Affleck draw a line.
Even Matt Damon's agent supports Luciana Poshan.
Most agents in Hollywood have a certain ability to identify scripts and roles. Even if the agent is not capable, star actors often have managers to provide job advice.
Matt Damon, who has won the best screenwriter award, also has the ability to discern.
Anyone who is familiar with Matt Damon knows that he has played few bad films, and the selection of films is very important for the star.
In a mansion by the sea in Santa Monica, Matt Damon is negotiating with the manager.
"Frank, should I take this film?" Matt Damon asked.
Compared to William Morris's agent, he believes in his manager more.
In Matt Damon's eyes, the role of the agent is to help him collect work and then be responsible for negotiating compensation.
When it comes to core decisions, Matt Damon rarely asks his agent.
Frank, a middle-aged white man for more than 40 years, said: "After Ronan Anderson invited you last December, I specifically checked his situation. He was born in a family in Hollywood and produced it after entering the industry. The first film failed miserably. In the last two years, four films have been operated successively in the last two years: "Human Removal Project", "Blair the Witch", "Ace Agent" and "Reaper Is Coming", three of which are super selling, one...well, it is a failure Right. The director of the failed film is Paul Greengrass."
"Is it him?" Matt Damon frowned. "The director of The Bourne?"
Frank understood what Matt Damon meant, and said: "The failure of "Ace Agent" has nothing to do with the director. I have watched this film repeatedly. Paul Greengrass gave the film a strong personal style and appropriately innovated the routine. Serious action movies even saved the fate of this movie to a certain extent."
Matt Damon looked at Frank curiously, waiting for him to explain further.
"This film has a North American box office of $10.6 million. Without Paul Greengrass, I think the box office would be cut by at least half." Frank is an analyst in this area, and he does this kind of work, which is more professional than an agent: " The biggest reason for the failure of "Ace Agent" is the setting."
He smiled helplessly and said: "The hero of "Ace Agent" is an Arab."
Matt Damon is an American after all: "The Arabs are the protagonists, and failure is normal."
Frank added: "I have heard that the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority invested a huge amount of US$25 million in this film, so Ronan Anderson can only set it like this, and director Paul Greengrass can only build on this basis. Shoot."
Matt Damon understood instantly: "For the money of the Arabs."
"Yes." Frank shrugged: "There is no explanation other than that. Ronan Anderson's success in running the other three films is definitely not the result of luck, there is only one explanation."
Matt Damon asked: "What do you think about this "Bourne Bourne" project?"
Frank thought for a while and said: "The storyline is not complicated overall. A CIA agent who failed to perform a mission suffered serious injuries and caused amnesia. In the process of regaining his memory, he was constantly pursued and killed by killers sent by the organization. At the same time, he was being chased and intercepted by various police officers. In this process, Byrne first killed off his enemies one by one, and then he went on a siege, and finally lived a comfortable life in seclusion with his girlfriend."
Matt Damon nodded slightly, Frank's summary was simple and clear.
"Such a summary of the story is not amazing compared to many previous movie works. But the script and the characters are outstanding. The key is to design multiple identities for Jason Byrne, who seems to be unknown."
As a manager, Frank of course cannot simply say whether to choose or not. Facing his star customers, he must give sufficient reasons. "At first, Byrne only thought that he was an ordinary person with amnesia, but in a crisis state. The exposure of various instincts made him gradually discover that he is extraordinary."
"When he discovered that he might be an agent in name, but in fact he was more like a killer, he became frustrated in the search for his identity and turned to hope to live an ordinary life."
"But after a series of changes, he finally realized that as an asset of the US government worth 30 million US dollars, if he does not conduct a thorough liquidation from the source, he will never have peace. Therefore, Bourne's next behavior was changed again. The journey of rooting becomes a journey of cutting."
In just a few words, Frank explained clearly the main line of the script which is more than a hundred pages thick.
Matt Damon said: "If you say that, I am more clear about the whole script."
Frank smiled modestly, and said: "This kind of plot reversal can ensure that future films will be repeated in terms of entertainment, and it is reasonable from the normal thinking of ordinary people, and it is very precious to get a double effect at one stroke."
His words are not over yet: "We are specific to the plot design of the script. In addition to the narrative main line arrangement of the sword and the peak circuit transferor, all kinds of cutscenes and foreplays are inadvertently thrown out, and the key bridge The sections are intertwined, taking care of each other! This is very rare!"
Matt Damon was silent for a moment, seeming to be digesting Frank's words. After a while, he asked, "What about the character?"
"The script has a solid foundation in the role modeling." Frank took the script, turned to the middle paragraph, handed it to Matt Damon, and said: "Look at the actor's escape from the Consulate in Zurich. Byrne is escaping from the office hall. When entering the corridor stairs, throw guns at the trash can, grab the security walkie-talkie, and remove the escape diagram from the wall in one go. It shows the professionalism of the top agents, and the sections are not sloppy."
Matt Damon nodded again and again, Ronan Anderson this project is attracting him more and more.
It's hard to get to the present point, and the selection of films must be careful. A bad film may even ruin the future.
Frank continued to help Matt Damon analyze: "The script is very clear. Byrne is not only an action hero, but also a spiritual fighter looking for an outlet in a closed heart~EbookFREE.me~ This is also the charm of the character. In his battles with the CIA again and again, I saw the sadness, helplessness and loneliness of an agent. He will also be lost and helpless, because he is not only an agent, but also an ordinary person."
"This is not a brainless popcorn commercial film. The characters are flesh and blood, and there is enough space for performance. And Byrne's setting is also in line with your style. The commercial route must be taken, and a small-cost art film alone cannot become a superstar. , I think Jason Byrne is a good choice!"
Matt Damon did not answer, slowly flipping through the script, obviously thinking.
Frank didn't say much any more, he just said everything that should be said, and the rest of the decision is Matt Damon's business.
Matt Damon closed the script. Ronan Anderson’s first three films were hugely successful, which proved his vision and ability. This script is really good. The total project budget is 50 million US dollars, which is considered to be above the middle. Invested.
The road to commercial films has been planned for a long time. The previous film "Genius Preley" was actually very biased towards commercial films.
Combined with Frank's analysis, Matt Damon made the final decision.
"I want this role." He looked at Frank: "You go call the agent and tell him my decision, let him come here tomorrow, and then go to Shahai Entertainment and Ronan Anderson to negotiate a contract. "
Frank nodded slightly: "I'm going now."