In the news hall of the Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, dozens of reporters gathered together, and the cameras or cameras in their hands were all aimed at the giant poster at the front.

It was a sea of ​​wraths, a pirate ship with a skeleton flag flying through the wind and waves.

Above the pirate ship, a line of large characters is particularly eye-catching. "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl".

"It turned out to be a pirate theme!"

"The pirate theme with a production budget of $120 million!"

The reporters' discussions have never stopped. Anyone who knows Hollywood movies knows what pirate-themed movies mean in recent years.

"This is crazy! There are people who invest so much money to shoot pirate-themed movies!"

“Aren’t Shahai Entertainment afraid of failure?”

"Ronan Anderson has expanded, thinking that if he successfully produces several small and medium-cost movies, he can play a big pirate-themed production!"

No one of the reporters present was optimistic about this project, and the pirate theme was so terrifying.

Under the huge poster, Ronan and Johnny Depp sat firmly at a table. Many of these comments came, and the two seemed to have not heard it.

Johnny Depp didn't care about the outside world's comments at all.

Ronan knows what kind of glory "Pirates of the Caribbean" has achieved.

Regardless of the reporter's reports, the two of them each took the signing pen, signed their own names on the contract, then stood up to exchange the contract, and completed the signing ceremony.

Sparse applause sounded at the scene. After a few seconds, the reporters seemed to have reacted and politely presented a relatively loud but not very warm applause.

Ronan stood under "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl", shook hands with Johnny Depp, and let the reporters take photos wildly.

"Remember this pair of losers."

"When the movie is released, they won't smile so brightly."

"A movie that's doomed to fail."

"It's all the time, and there are still people shooting Pirate movies. Don't you remember Carlock Pictures?"

These words came intermittently, and Ronan seemed to have not heard of them, just smiled and shook hands with Johnny Depp.

The signing ceremony did not arrange an interview session, but George Clint announced the total investment amount and release time of the film.

After the ceremony, Ronan and Johnny Depp returned to the lounge behind the press room.

Tracy Jacob came up and whispered to Johnny Depp, and came over to say to Ronan: "I hope this is a successful cooperation."

Ronan shook her hands and said, "It will definitely succeed."

"I hope so." Tracy Jacob was obviously inconsistent.

Johnny Depp turned around, looked at Ronan, and said, "You wrote the script, right? I really like Captain Jack."

Ronan smiled and said, "Just like it, so that our cooperation will be smoother."

Johnny Depp said: "After reading the character script and the full version, I had some ideas. I'll try makeup in a few days. Can we talk about Captain Jack at that time?"

"No problem." Ronan immediately said: "Of course, I will participate in your makeup test."

The script's setting for Jack Sparrow is just the appearance and text description of the drawing. To make the character live, it depends on Johnny Depp's interpretation.

I vaguely remember that it was Johnny Depp who took the initiative to turn Captain Jack into that sissy appearance, which also led to the anger of Disney Chairman Michael Eisner, but it turned out that Johnny Depp's interpretation was a great success.

Ronan shook hands with Johnny Depp and sent him and Tracy Jacob out of the lounge.

Neither Ronan nor Johnny Depp had been interviewed by reporters, and it was not the time to promote it.

After getting Johnny Depp, this project will make Ronan feel a little relieved. No matter what, Jack Sparrow is the soul of this series.

Johnny Depp finally signed a trilogy contract, with the pay being agreed upon previously and does not involve any later share.

And under the persuasion of Tracy Jacob, Johnny Depp also signed additional terms forbidden alcohol and other prohibited drugs during filming workdays.

Of course, the agent hopes that its celebrity clients can develop better.

In fact, Johnny Depp is on the verge of being on the blacklist of many insurance companies. The investment in "Pirates of the Caribbean" is so huge. If Johnny Depp does not sign restrictive clauses like this, it will be difficult for Ronan to obtain a third-party guarantee for the insurance company's film completion.

After all, for an alcoholic and a once-famous addict, the chances of accidents or other accidents are far higher than that of a normal person.

Johnny Depp's friend died outside his bar.

In the main link, Ronan also made appropriate concessions to Johnny Depp in some minor links.

For example, Johnny Depp could bring his pet dog to the crew to shoot, the crew provided Johnny Depp with a total of no less than fifteen flight tickets, and the crew paid Johnny Depp's personal stylist and personal assistant a total of $2,000 a week during the filming period, etc.

But in the same way, Ronan also strongly rejected many unreasonable demands.

For example, providing food and accommodation for the three friends and family members of Johnny Depp, providing all-round living care and separate hotel rooms for Johnny Depp's pet dogs, transporting a Johnny Depp's piano to the outdoor shooting location, providing a private jet pick-up for Johnny Depp, renting a parking lot for Johnny Depp's luxury cars, etc.

Sometimes it is really hard to serve Hollywood stars. Playing with the various requests made by big names can make the crew's knowledgeable producers dumbfounded.

Johnny Depp belongs to the very difficult type. Perhaps some of them were not intentionally done by him, but caused by alternative personal habits, but for Ronan, those who should refuse unreasonable demands will never hesitate.

Johnny Depp has not made too much capital yet.

It is impossible for a normal crew to agree to the requirements of providing fees for friends.

Most Hollywood stars have friends, and celebrities are responsible for their food, clothing, housing and transportation. These people may have helped celebrities or were responsible for accompanying celebrities to eat, drink and have fun, but in fact they are blood sucking insects boarding the celebrities.

For example, Charlize Theron, her wardrobe is always open to friends.

The lives of celebrities cannot be viewed in common sense.

Ronan settled Johnny Depp's contract, and then met Gore Vibinsky and reached an oral agreement. The director and Captain Jack Sparrow were basically settled.

Since Gore Vibinsky will not join the crew as soon as possible, a lot of preparations must be ahead.

The first is the medieval restoration.

Although "Pirates of the Caribbean" tells a fantasy story, Ronan dared not be careless about the relevant historical background, so he specially invited Peter Twester, a famous historian who studied the medieval times, as an advisor.

Twester was quite a study of the history of the 16th to 20th centuries. He was able to teach the crew relevant historical knowledge, from the customs of the time, the details of his dress, to daily life, navigation and military conditions, etc.

Then there is a collection of various information related to pirates of that period.

Pirates are people who commit crimes in the high seas, so ‘pirates’ is a very broad term. Any act of stealing and destroying property in open waters can be defined as pirates.

Initially, pirates were individual behaviors, random and untrained, and later, piracy became more complicated.

For example, during the war, the government consigned some people to attack the enemy's sea transportation and then shared the income with the sailors. This behavior was legal at that time. Many ship owners and sailors recognized this way of survival, and they still acted as such after the war, and became pirates.

Although the pirates in the script do not have real characters, they combine the actions of many real pirates.

The small islands in the Caribbean Sea are ideal places for pirates, because there are merchant ships that continuously transport treasures and cargoes passing by.

However, the pirate treasure has always been just a rumor, but in fact it is undocumented.

Ronan discovered from historical records that typical pirates would squander their money after looting property, and there was no way to have anything left.

At the suggestion of Peter Twester, Ronan chose between 1720 and 1750 as the background of the story, which was at the end of the heyday of pirates.

In addition, Ronan also hired a master of swordsmanship to train Johnny Depp and the actors who joined later.

In order to make the film look more realistic and credible, it is inevitable that all actors who play pirates and the British Navy will have a long period of professional training.

At the same time, a deputy manager of the production department of Shahai Entertainment settled the negotiations with Miss A Kayla Knightley. Kayla Knightley signed her own name on the trilogy contract for "Pirates of the Caribbean" and will play the leading actress Elizabeth Swan.

Kayla Knightley's pay is very low, only $100,000.

In fact, the negotiations were very easy. The young actors were eager to play the leading actress in a top-notch production.

Compared to Kayla Knightley, the negotiations between Shahai Entertainment and Orlando Bloom have made almost no progress. The Elf Prince's agent is very smart. "Lord of the Rings: Rings Team" is about to be released. As long as the film is slightly successful, Orlando Bloom's value will not only double.

It's totally worth it to drag it over a few months.

Ronan has sent contact with other actors without spending all his time on Orlando Bloom.

Someone recommended Ronan to be beautiful Jason Statham, and Ronan is also considering the feasibility of such a British man playing the role of a blacksmith.

Someone also recommended Christian Bale, a famous British balloon actor.
Chapter completed!