Chapter 348: National rival

No one knows better than Ronan what kind of height Will Smith can reach in the next ten years, including Will Smith himself.
The four kings of Hollywood; the famous king of history; 20 million club members; very few actors in the industry who can carry the box office of the top productions by a single person; veritable superstars; the most popular black movie stars in the world...
And unlike Johnny Depp and Robert Downey Jr. in the same period, Will Smith is a superstar status earned by many different types of movies, not a single series of superstars.
The first two have left the captain and Marvel, at best they are at the top level.
If it wasn't for his son's ability to cheat, Will Smith would fight his old face to pull his son, and he would not fall so fast later.
Ronan asked curiously: "Will, aren't you filming "Jedi Men 2"? Are you looking for the following projects?"
Tom Cruise said: "Will is very popular now, I want to find him as the actor's crew, from Malibu to Beverly."
"How can it be so exaggerated." Will Smith waved his hand: "In fact, there are only two projects."
Ronan was very interested: "Talk about it."
Will Smith roughly said: "A project has been negotiated, based on Isaac Asimov's science fiction novel "Me, Robot" in the film of the same name, where I will play the male lead."
Ronan once watched this movie, and inquired about the relevant copyrights a long time ago, and said: "This is a 20th Century Fox project, right?"
"Yes." Will Smith said directly: "Twentieth Century Fox is already preparing to build a crew, and it is expected to start filming at the end of this year or the first half of next year."
Ronan nodded slightly, because he had inquired about the relevant copyrights, he knew something.
This is a typical screenplay that appeared many years before the film came out, and the copyright has gone through several twists and turns.
The original script of the project was not an adaptation, but was derived from the original in the early 1990s. At that time, the script was called "Hardline", a suspenseful murder story, and its theme was very close to Asimov's "Three Laws of Robots".
Then the script was bought out by Disney at one time and threw it in the film library. Until Brian Singer, who collaborated with Disney, became interested and made substantial changes to the script, but Disney eventually abandoned the script and later transferred it to the second Tenth Century Fox, Twentieth Century Fox allowed people to re-adjust the script and adapt Asimov's work together, and this was the first version of the script of "I, Robot".
But the project was shelved again, until a few years later, the famous producer Akiva Gossman collaborated with Twentieth Century Fox to find the project from the script library and hired the famous screenwriter Hilary Sides to perform another major operation on the script. , 20th Century Fox really started "Me, Robot".
Ronan asked, "What about another project?"
Will Smith said: "A romantic comedy. The producer James Luster served as the executive producer of my last film, "Boxing King Ali". I don’t know where he found a love. Comedy script, through the cooperation relationship with me last time, I came to the door to invite me to play the leading actor."
Tom Cruise interjected at this moment: "The romantic comedy genre? Will, I remember you never played this genre, right?"
"Yeah, so I hesitate." Will Smith scratched his head and said, "The role is very interesting, I think it's good. But James Luster has nothing but the script at the moment. The invitation to me is to borrow my reputation. Drive the entire project and pull investment."
Ronan asked, "Will, you are interested in picking up, but you have concerns?"
Will Smith laughed: "It's true."
Ronan thought for a while and asked, "Can you tell me the general content of the script?"
He dare not say that he has watched all the movies that Will Smith starred in, but he has never taken down the more famous ones of Will Smith.
Will Smith simply said: "When it comes to dating between men and women, the protagonist is a dating expert, or a love tactical consultant, who is responsible for solving dating problems for clients."
Ronan squeezed his chin and quickly recalled, and soon thought of a movie-"The Enemy of the People".
This is Will Smith's few romantic comedies.
But there is no script, no other explanation, and it is difficult to make an accurate judgment from Will Smith's simple words.
"Can I read the script, Will?" Ronan and Will Smith didn't have to go in circles: "I need to look at more specific content."
Will Smith thinks of Ronan's previous performance in the film, and can't help thinking: "Ronan, are you interested in investing?"
Ronan spread his hands and said, "Let's put it this way, Will. Any film you star in has investment value. But before that, I have to read the script to determine whether to invest."
Will Smith smiled and said, "No problem." He thought for a moment: "I'll make an appointment with the producer James Luster, and make an appointment with him to take him to Relativity Entertainment to find you?"
Ronan said, "Yes."
Will Smith was reluctant to let go of this romantic comedy invitation, but he had doubts in his heart. Suddenly he made a decision. If Ronan felt that the project was feasible, then he would go ahead, otherwise he would simply reject it.
"You two seem to be very hopeful to achieve cooperation." Tom Cruise said.
Ronan said brazenly: "This is called a strong alliance."
What else will Will Smith do? No need to think about the sequel, the copyright is impossible to get.
"I am a legend" is a remake of an old film, the copyright seems to be in the hands of Warner Bros., this can also be crossed out.
"When Happiness Knocks" is based on autobiography and real stories. The copyright should still be there. The name of the black stockbroker needs to be considered. Maybe you can ask Scott Swift. After all, Are peers.
Then there is "The National Superman Hancock", which is an original movie.
There is also Will Smith's "Kung Fu Dream" with his son, this film has Jack Chen.
But it is not suitable for launching this kind of film now. Kungfu movies will soon fall into a low ebb in North America, and "Kung Fu Dream" can be regarded as the fluctuation after the low ebb.
Tom Cruise said suddenly: "I heard you two talk about cooperation, I suddenly had an idea about cooperation."
Ronan asked curiously: "What do you think?"
Will Smith also looked at Tom Cruise with interest.
"We can find a suitable project." Tom Cruise seems to have a very special idea: "We star in a movie together."
Ronan pointed to his nose and asked, "Including me?"
Tom Cruise confirmed: "Of course."
Ronan helplessly spread his hands: "I don't know how to act."
"It's okay." Will Smith said carelessly: "We will take you."
I don't know why, Ronan suddenly felt like a full-level tuba was about to upgrade with a zero-level trumpet.
Will Smith said to Tom Cruise: "You have a good idea."
From the perspective of the producer, Ronan said: "Tom, Will, among other things, the salary of the two of you alone will push the film's budget to a terrifying level."
This kind of thing also depends on opportunity. In addition to the pay, there are also role settings and roles. Ronan doesn't matter, but how should the roles of Will Smith and Tom Cruise be balanced?
After all, starring and cameo are different.
The five people stayed until nearly six in the afternoon and left the golf club together. Jeff Katzenberg gave a treat to Japanese cuisine.
Only in the afternoon of the next day, Will Smith led James Last into Ronan's office.
James Last is a black man, probably in his forties. Will Smith is interested in his projects, and his skin color also plays a role.
In any case, Will Smith can be regarded as a representative figure of the black community in Hollywood.
The two parties greeted briefly, and James Luster handed the script to Ronan respectfully: "Mr. Anderson, this is the script of the project, written by Kevin Bisch."
Will Smith sat on the sofa and said casually, "Ronan, you can read the script first."
Not wanting to get involved before Ronan and James Last reached an agreement, Will Smith then left Ronan's office under the pretext of visiting Relativity Entertainment.
Ronan took the script, greeted the assistant to bring coffee, read the script carefully, first looked at the beginning, then at the end, and then read more than 30 pages. It was already confirmed that this was the starring Will Smith. However, the name on the cover of the script is "Hitch".
This may be a problem of translation. China Film Group rarely translates the names of Hollywood movies in English.
Although he was sure that "Rival of the People" was not wrong, Ronan patiently scanned the script quickly, and then said, "Mr. Rust, this script is a bit interesting."
James Luster was overjoyed and said: "Yes, this is an alternative romance."
Ronan put down the script and said, "Mr. Rust, I'm interested in this script...a little bit. But I invested in this film with two premises. One is that my Shahai Entertainment must own the copyright, and the other is that Will must Be the leading actor."
James Luster is not a newcomer to Hollywood. He knows the rules of the industry and said directly: "The first is no problem. The second, as long as Will is willing to play, the rest is easy to say. Over the past few years, I have not stopped trying to find A romantic comedy that Will is suitable for acting. I believe this role has enough space for Will to display his acting talent."
Ronan said: "I believe this too." He urged: "Mr. Luster, you need to submit a plan including the preliminary budget. The review process on my side must go."
"Okay." James Luster was worried about missing the opportunity: "I will provide it as soon as possible."
The two sides talked for a while, and Will Smith also returned. He saw Ronan intending to invest and also intending to take over the actor.
However, Ronan and Will Smith will not talk about such things, and the Legal Department will contact Will Smith's agent.
Before Will Smith left, he suddenly said: "By the way, there will be a pop music party in a few days. Are you interested in attending it?"
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