"Why did you ask him to play the role of Jack, the technical expert and hacker?" At her home in Los Angeles, Paula Wagner looked at the casting list of "Mission Impossible" circled by Tom Cruise and pointed to that one.

The name of Emilio Estevez, the actor who plays the action member who was crushed by the elevator at the beginning, was asked.

"Why? Because in the early days of my career, he and I worked together on Urchin, and now his film appointments are very bad, so I want to give him a chance." Tom Cruise raised his head sharply, like Paula Wagner.

I won't interfere with his judgment on things like movie casting. If you ask me so suddenly, there must be a reason for it.

"Don't you know? Ronald hates him. He challenged Ronald for a while. Diane also hated him on the crew back then. He was the leader among those who teased Diane the most."

"Oh My..." Tom Cruise recalled. The old memory was blurred. He only remembered that someone was playing a prank on Diane Lane, but he couldn't remember whether it was Emilio Estevez or someone else.

…

"You can ask him yourself when the time comes. Ronald is coming soon anyway." Paula Wagner is still very sensitive to this, and Tom Cruise will definitely be willing to help Emilio Estevez, who was a big star back then.

His "old friend", who is much more popular, has a great sense of achievement. And no one knows how deep Ronald's hatred for Estevez is. Now he still doesn't care about such a little guy getting it.

Role.

"Ronald, do you think it's better to use Emilio Estevez or Matt Dillon for the role of this hacker? Now I see my former movie partners and I want to help. Now they both

The career development is not very good.”

"Um, a hacker? Then choose one that is more similar to the public stereotype. Anyway, wouldn't the second half of the hackers you selected avoid the stereotype?"

Ronald frowned unnoticed when he heard Emilio Estevez's name. He recommended Matt Dillon, an actor who also played an important role in "The Kid".

Unfortunately, there are no serious commercial films for him now.

"Yes, this is a good choice. He and Ving Rhames, who played the later Hacker, are exactly two opposite extremes, one is fat, one is thin, one is black, and the other is white." Paula Wagner came over and finished.

this topic.

"Let's see how this trick I practiced..." Tom Cruise held a CD in his hand, and then made a quick movement towards the air, and the CD disappeared.

This is a trick often used by magicians to hide a card from the palm of their hand behind the back of their hand. In the script of the movie, the protagonist played by Tom Cruise scares his rebellious companion by turning the disc into a black card, and turns his hand on it.

The CD containing the spy list that had already been obtained was deceived and returned.

Because this plot is very interesting and fits Tom Cruise's character who likes to play these action games, he decided to practice this magic move by himself without a stand-in. After two months of non-stop practice, he has now done it

It's comparable to the average magician at a dinner party.

"Very good..." Ronald applauded. The disc is more difficult to hold than the playing cards. It is already very good to be able to practice to this level.

Ronald reviewed Mission Impossible's project progress documents and the film project's financial statements. He discovered that Tom Cruise had agreed to defer receiving his $20 million salary and convert his portion of it into

The box office share of future movies after they are released.

"You seem very confident about this movie?" Ronald smiled and closed the folder.

"I don't know that it is difficult to predict the box office of a movie, but this movie is the one I am most passionate about in so many years. Before I was ten years old, I often dreamed of getting those props of 007, and this movie provided me with them.

Lots of opportunities to use these fun things.”

Tom Cruise is originally a person who has a better grasp of his body and movements than his brain's ability to think. In Mission Impossible, in addition to many 007-like props, it also allows him to complete many acrobatics.

Actor-like action scenes, which made Tom Cruise excited.

"Perhaps you can watch Jackie Chan's movies. He is particularly good at using action to express comic effects. Many shooting techniques and editing methods, I think will be helpful for action scenes."

Ronald gave Paula Wagner a hint and asked him to negotiate with director Brian De Palma. Since he wanted to make such a juggling action film, he should learn from the best acrobatic action film master in the world.

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After chatting and visiting Tom Cruise's recent collection of motorcycles, sports cars and airplanes, Ronald hurried back to his home. He had just returned from New York and had not seen Diane for many days.

Little Roger at home is still missed very much.

However, I didn’t expect that Tom Cruise’s influence would be higher than last year. Paramount’s Shirley Lansing would rather not pay a fixed salary, but adopt the form of dividends, rather than lower Paramount’s

At your own risk.

But this also means that Tom Cruise's own box office appeal has enabled the major studios to grant them such privileges.

"How's it going with Tom?" Back home, Diane asked Ronald Cruise about the progress of his new movie. The movie has been delayed for several months, which made her "Jerry Maguire"

It will also be postponed.

"It has been confirmed that the main location shooting will be in Prague, Czech Republic. Director Brian De Palma and Tom have reached a consensus. By the way, he also recommended Matt Dillon to play a supporting role, which can be regarded as supporting the young companions who made the film together.

"

There are still many problems with this Mission Impossible. The original script was to invite all the main actors from the TV series version to guest star, and then have them all die in the first scene to draw out Tom.

·The new generation of IMF agents represented by Ethan Hunt played by Cruise.

But to their surprise, all the veteran actors in these TV series refused. Maybe they didn't want the omnipotent image they had formed in the TV series to be ruined in the movie version.

As a result, the crew had to re-revise the script. The protagonist in the original TV series, Jim Phelps, the main agent of the IMF, was written as a traitor because he did not receive enough pension because he was approaching retirement, and he was in love with a beautiful and charming girl who was decades younger than him.

His wife, Claire, who is also an agent, maintains a decent life.

Then let Ethan Hunt, played by Tom Cruise, fall in love with this lovely wife named Claire. In the traditional spy movie, a triangle relationship and a major reversal of the original protagonist's betrayal of the IMF are added.

On the other hand, director Brian De Palma also really wanted to shoot a movie in the Czech Republic. This was some of his personal preferences. In the end, both parties also made a certain compromise, and Tom Cruise agreed to shoot in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic.

, and Brian De Palma also agreed with several supporting role candidates recommended by Tom Cruise.

Diane was happy when she heard that the movie had started shooting. She was also an actress herself, so she knew that as soon as the movie was started, it would go very quickly, because money was spent every day, and if it didn't go quickly, the studio would definitely

Interference. This way she can set a filming schedule for her prepared project.

After handling the major film projects, Ronald also put the young film director support program on his list of priorities.

Paul Thomas Anderson's new film script is basically an expansion of his short film. This project has been highly recognized by David Simkins, who also believes that Paul Thomas Anderson's ability can already control a theatrical film.

It’s a feature length film.

After hearing his strong recommendation, Ronald recognized Paul Thomas Anderson's ability in his heart, so he was determined to give the green light to this project. After the other party came up with a feasible plan, they would hold a meeting to approve it.

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However, there are still only a few young people with such film geniuses who are willing to spend time and energy to improve their directing abilities.

The dozens of other applications Ronald received were generally not up to the level of Paul Thomas Anderson. People who are truly extremely talented and highly motivated do not need the help of this program.

You can also work hard on your own and find opportunities in Hollywood.

Just like Ronald himself and Cameron back then, they can always find the first opportunity for a novice director. However, there are also many talents in Hollywood who are not strong in both talent and action.

For example, Ronald's own alumni, Spike Lee and Ang Lee, etc. They either lacked talent or lacked mobility, so they entered New York University earlier than him, but received independent directing degrees several years later than him.

Online movie opportunities.

It just so happened that Spark Lee had no new projects after finishing the movie about the New York Knicks. Ronald just invited him to come over and give a lecture to these New York University juniors and juniors to teach them some things.

Issues that newcomers need to pay attention to in their first directorial work.

Moreover, Spike Lee is a good mentor, and he especially likes to serve as a life mentor for black people in America. So Ronald is also considering sending the black applicants to Spike Lee and asking him to be a mentor.

The Young Director Support Program contributes.

Of course, Ronald, who is a particularly outstanding young director, is also planning to contact the famous directors he knows to win an opportunity for them to train on the crew. Just like when he was an assistant to Coppola, he will comprehensively learn what directing is like.

How it works.

Of course, most people will not have these two rare opportunities. Ronald plans to launch similar projects in several universities in Los Angeles, and then invites Roger Coleman to teach students in both places.

Let’s talk about how to shoot a movie at an ultra-low cost that can make money and become a stepping stone for a Hollywood director’s career.

After finishing all this, many days later, Ron Meyer also came back from New York, found time to meet with Ronald, and informed him of Ovitz's attendance at the Seagram family lunch.

"Little Bronfman's father is a very comfortable person. When he speaks, people always feel that his attitude is sincere. But little Bronfman's uncle's words are not very comfortable."

Ron Meyer talked about that experience. Ovitz still put on the attitude of "I don't want to change jobs, it's your son/nephew who wants me to come."

Old Bronfman was still very tolerant. He had an aura that had been cultivated over the years and was not angry at such an unruly attitude. On the contrary, he and Ovitz had a very pleasant conversation. But little Bronfman's uncle spoke like a

It was quite tit-for-tat, and he had several verbal exchanges with Ovitz. As a bystander, Meyer also felt that the two people really had a different temperament.

Fortunately, this uncle was not placed in the senior management team of the new Seagram Company by the old Bronfman. When he worked in the future, he did not have to serve such a person in addition to the young Bronfman.

"Haha..." Ronald was noncommittal about Meyer's attitude. If he came to talk to Ovitz, he would either not let his younger brother who had a negative attitude toward Ovitz appear with him, or he would not let Ovitz appear.

Ci came to attend the family banquet.

The purpose of letting him come and specially arranging an opposition is to send a mixed signal. There are people in our family who like you and people who hate you. You have to find a way to please me.

This little trick is similar to the Peking Opera performance Ronald watched in Xujiahui. There is a saying there that specifically refers to the attitude of superiors towards subordinates. It is called one character performing red makeup, and the other performing white makeup.

role.

But Ronald doesn't look down on such small tricks. To treat his subordinates, there is no need to use the same plots that were often used in Hollywood movies seventy years ago today in the 1990s.

Both the Bronfman family and the Ovitz have a very difficult relationship. If you are not satisfied with the conditions, just refuse or continue to negotiate. You have to pretend to be a polite corporal, or you have to come and beg me.

Apart from wasting time, Ronald didn't know what other words to describe it with.

Ovitz's extreme pressure negotiation method may allow him to earn more money in this contract in the next three to five years. But compared to the lost trust and the fun he could have enjoyed at work

.Whether the money is worth it is highly doubtful.

"Michael (Ovitz) told me that he has to continue to exert extreme pressure to make the Bronfman family pay another sum of money to get him. Otherwise, they will not get talents that can be obtained without such a price.

Respectful.”

Seeing Ronald thinking deeply, Ron Meyer told another shocking news.

"How much more money does he want? In addition to the 5% option, does he want any signing fee?" Ronald did not expect that in the face of Uncle Bronfman's attack, Ovitz's reaction was to raise the price.

"It's not the signing fee. He wants Bronfman to pay all the taxes generated in the process for him."
Chapter completed!