Chapter 367: Van Helsing

In the office of Burbank's Relativity Entertainment, Ronan met Kate Beckinsale who made a special trip to visit. This English rose may have just starred in the relationship with Selena. She looks heroic and clean in a lady's suit. Neat, cold and licking blood.
"Sit down." Ronan gestured to the sofa in the office and asked, "Kate, are you looking for me?"
Kate Beckinsale found a single sofa to sit down, glanced at Ronan who was sitting next to him, and said, "I want to say thank you to you, thank you for giving me this opportunity."
After the premiere of "Underworld", although there was mixed praise for the film, the female action character Selena won a lot of applause.
She smiled and said, "Thank you for your advice. I only found out now that the positioning of an action actress is very suitable for me."
Ronan waved his hand: "You are too polite, Kate." Although he is a producer who has absolute advantage in the face of actors, the relationship between people is not handled only by status, so he said something. It's easy to win a good impression: "The main reason is that you are too good, you are also very good, and you have used all your advantages."
Everyone is willing to listen to good things, and Kate Beckinsale is no exception. There is a lot of sincerity in his smile: "Mr. Anderson, I also want to ask, will there be a sequel to this film?"
Since the film will not be released on a large scale in North America until tomorrow, there is currently no box office data, but Ronan has received feedback from all aspects and is confident in the film.
"The sequel will be on the agenda soon." Ronan said directly: "The screenwriting department of Shahai Entertainment has completed the script, and it is expected that early planning will be launched next month."
He thought for a while and then said, "Kate, I will ask someone to send you a detailed schedule next week."
Kate Beckinsale signed a trilogy contract at the time and must fulfill the contract. He immediately said: "No problem, I will maintain fitness and basic movement training."
Ronan nodded: "Kate, my personal suggestion, you find professionals to develop a long-term fitness and movement training plan for you. You have unlimited potential in the field of movement."
It seems that there are many female action movies in the future, and Kate Beckinsale may not be a good choice.
"Thank you." Kate Beckinsale thought of the invitation she had just received, and it seemed that the benefits of taking the action route had begun to appear: "I'm already contacting experts in this area."
Ronan knows that Kate Beckinsale’s Hollywood Rose of England is a bit of a misnomer, and he has no acting skills or fame. Compared with Miss A, Keira Knightley, there is a gap, but "Underworld" has been shot so many consecutively. , Which shows that her action actress's style can still be accepted by many fans. If more resources can be obtained on this road, it may be able to bring more benefits to the partners.
As a producer, Ronan is certainly not trying to praise Kate Beckinsale, these are all based on future earnings considerations.
But as soon as he had the idea of ​​squeezing the value of Kate Beckinsale for a long time, Kate Beckinsale threw an almost explosive news.
"Mr. Anderson, I'm here this time, there is one more thing." Kate Beckinsale said: "I received an invitation, I want to say hello to you in advance, so as to coordinate with the schedule of "Underworld 2" ."
Ronan didn't care too much: "Yes, "Underworld 2" will be filmed this year, and it will definitely be finished in the second half of the year. Is the other film also filmed this year?"
Kate Beckinsale tells the truth:
For the time being, it’s just an invitation. It’s an invitation from Director Stephen Sommers himself. There is also a procedural audition before I can officially sign the contract. It is estimated that the filming will not start next year. Will conflict."
Ronan noticed the director's name and asked, "Kate, is the director Stephen Sommers who directed the two "Mummy"?"
"Yes." Kate Beckinsale smiled at Ronan and said sincerely: "I can get this invitation, and thank you. Director Stephen Sommers watched "Underworld" The trailer, I watched several action scenes in the trailer, and then I decided to invite me to play another female role in the action type."
Ronan thought of a movie in an instant. After all, there was news about monster movies from Universal Pictures in the circle. He tentatively asked, "Is it the "Van Helsing" project?"
Kate Beckinsale first admitted: "Yes." Then asked: "Have you heard of this project?"
Ronan nodded slightly: "Universal Pictures is financing. It is said that they intend to put the monsters under its banner on the big screen again."
The success of the "Mummy" series gave Universal Pictures full of confidence.
Kate Beckinsale thought of the action route Ronan suggested her to take, and couldn't help but tentatively said: "The heroine in this project is also an action character. Can I continue my style?"
The top production with an investment of 160 million US dollars, just to hear it makes people's heart.
Ronan did not expect that the crew of "Van Helsing" would once again find Kate Beckinsale, which conflicted with the long-term plan of extracting the value of Kate Beckinsale he had just imagined.
If "Van Helsing" is like the previous life, Kate Beckinsale's value will undoubtedly plummet, and she can only live in the sequel of "Underworld", and then star in another film, it seems that the chance of failure will multiply.
Movie fans often hate a film just because they hate one of the actors.
Consumers have the right to choose freely.
Ronan thought for a while and said, "Kate, I heard people talk about the project "Van Helsing" in detail. Van Helsing is the absolute protagonist. Your role should be a supporting actress. If the news I got is correct, it should be needed. The traditional heroine saved by the male protagonist, not the powerful type like Selena."
Kate Beckinsale could hear the meaning hidden in Ronan's words, frowned slightly, as if thinking.
At this point, Ronan rarely said: "Selena is the absolute protagonist, and everything revolves around you. Kate, my personal opinion, if your energy can be concentrated on the "Underworld" series, then Establishing your action style is more beneficial to future development."
"Thank you for your suggestion." Kate Beckinsale smiled: "I must seriously consider it when I go back."
That said, but Kate Beckinsale obviously has her own consideration.
At this time, she thought of her British colleague Rachel Vichy, which is also a monster movie of Universal Pictures, and also the status of a seemingly heroine but a supporting actress. The director is also Stephen Somos, and Rachel Vichy passed The "Mummy" series became popular and became the most famous English rose in Hollywood.
Kate Beckinsale looks at where she is now, how similar is it to Rachel Vichy, who took over the "Mummy" series.
Besides, this is the leading actress of Hollywood's top big productions.
Ronan could not hardly see Kate Beckinsale's thoughts, so he could only shook his head secretly and said: "Kate, go back and think about it."
Kate Beckinsale made goodbye in due course and left Relativity Entertainment.
Ronan sent her out of the company out of courtesy, but didn't say anything further. After all, he was neither Kate Beckinsale's agent nor her manager, so he didn't have a standpoint to say more.
In fact, Kate Beckinsale's idea is not difficult to guess, for any actress, this is a good opportunity.
Hollywood's top productions, Universal Pictures production and distribution, the treatment of heroines, etc.
Especially Stephen Sommers, as the director, undoubtedly added a solid insurance to the success of the film.
The two Universal Monster films directed by Stephen Sommers were so successful that they even became popular all over the world, and the possibility of the same theme being missed is extremely small.
No matter how you look at it, the chances of "Van Helsing" success are quite high.
But movies are so unpredictable, and movies that are unanimously optimistic can also hit the streets.
Ronan considered that Kate Beckinsale was very likely to choose the invitation of the "Van Helsing" crew, and immediately made a decision. As long as the box office of the first weekend of "Underworld" can meet expectations, the sequel will be quickly put on the agenda and will be launched in the first half of the year. Enter the formal preparations, the filming will be completed within the year, and find a suitable schedule for the first half of next year.
"Van Helsing" belongs to the top Hollywood productions. Based on the situation in Ronan's memory and the usual production model in Hollywood, it will take one year to prepare, and the shooting and post-production will take one year. Released in the second half of the year or 2004.
Ronan calculated the time. The third part of "Underworld" should be released before "Van Helsing", so as to minimize the negative impact of the possible failure of "Van Helsing".
After the trilogy, the series can be temporarily set aside for a while.
As for Kate Beckinsale, this English rose and her agent really want to choose Van Helsing, and others can't stop it.
Kate Beckinsale only signed a trilogy contract with Sand Sea Entertainment ~ EbookFREE.me ~ and the signing is not a contract of sale.
Under the current model of Hollywood, production companies have limited binding power on actors.
After weighing the pros and cons, Ronan immediately called Shahai Entertainment to speed up the planning process for the sequel of "Underworld".
The subsequent box office data also proved that "Underworld" can completely withdraw from the sequel movie.
The film was released in 2,950 theaters in North America on its first day, and got 10.22 million US dollars in the box office, similar to the previous commercial success of "Resident Evil".
The total investment in the two films produced by Shahai Entertainment is not much different, and the income seems to be on the same trend.
After the first day of full release, various reputations of "Underworld" have also been released.
The word-of-mouth of the film itself can only be said to be average, but "Underworld" received an average score of "B+" in the live scores of Cinema's theater audiences.