Chapter 366: Dances with Wolves premiere on Capitol Hill
"What do you think of this kid?"
Cameron has secured the investment, but the biggest problem troubling him now is casting. The person who plays the future savior John Connor will be an underage boy. In the script, his single mother is locked up in a mental hospital.
, he taught his son various skills such as theft, firearms, riding a motorcycle, repairing machinery, etc.
The "parents" of his foster family only wanted to use him to receive subsidies from the federal and state governments. Such a rebellious boy finally developed a father-son relationship with the robot T-800 played by Schwarzenegger.
People are convinced.
This is also the reason why Cameron has not found an actor for so long. Most of the young actors who came to audition have experience in acting in film and television dramas or shooting commercials. The acting skills they were taught were how to show happiness, joy, and liveliness
...And what this Connor needs is a wild and rebellious temperament...
"Looks good..." Ronald glanced at it. The kid's name was Edward Furlong written on the back of the audition photo, but his acting experience was blank. It's just that his temperament matched the role very well. It seemed that he would be good in life.
He is probably a child from a similar broken family.
"He made me very angry. His performance was a complete mess in the second audition. Maybe I gave him too much confidence in the first audition." Cameron had already chosen Fulong in his heart.
The kid, who has a rough-and-tumble-yet-smart streak, just needs some acting lessons and learning to ride a motorcycle and use a prop gun.
But this kid, who was discovered by his agent in the after-school interest group, thought he would definitely be able to get a job, and immediately started to act wild and brag everywhere, so the second audition was very bad.
"I seem to have seen an actor who played a small role in a TV series. He has a very similar temperament to this guy named Fulong." Ronald touched his chin. Last night, he was alone in the hotel, watching TV series boredly, and discovered that
The film was directed by Coppola and was also made into a TV series.
He happened to want to see who played Diane's role as "Cherry" in the TV series version. As a result, the TV series chose "Heather Sisters" and a supporting actress from "Love Deeply" without wearing any clothes.
An's agility.
But it was an actor who played a child who was fighting in the street that caught his eye. This actor had a very unique temperament. No matter who he was acting with, he had the ability to attract the audience's attention to his face.
"The naughty boy from the world, the character who fights in the first episode..." Cameron wrote down on the note and gave it to his assistant to find the actor's name.
"Did Denzel Washington agree?" Ronald asked Cameron. That was what he had booked, to play the role of taking the chip obtained from the T-800 robot in the first film and reverse engineering it to develop mankind's first universal chip.
The actor of the black scientist in the artificial intelligence chip. This is of course also a quota issue in Hollywood. Cameron has been criticized for not having enough roles for ethnic minorities, and he is now paying attention to finding some balance.
"No, after this bastard won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, he often made various demands. He said that this role is just to play a scared expression. I found a replacement. At worst, the role will be reduced." Cameron waved his hand. It seemed that he
In fact, I was still looking forward to the Oscar winner's acting skills. Without him, the black scientist's scene was simply deleted.
"Fullon is here..." the casting director came over to remind Cameron.
"Let's go and see..." Ronald patted Cameron on the shoulder. In fact, the selection of actors for some roles in Hollywood is very narrow. In his heart, he must still hope that Edward Furlong will become serious.
"Mr. Cameron, Mr. Lee?!" Edward Furlong was much better behaved this time. When he saw Ronald in the audition room, he acted very well and came up to express his admiration. In fact, he actually played the role of John...
As for Connor, as long as he doesn't mess around, is willing to learn, and follows Cameron's training, it won't be too difficult for him to play this role.
"Very good. Go and talk to Mr. Schwarzenegger. He will tell you the motorcycle skills you need to learn..." Cameron felt much better after seeing Fulon's performance this time.
I can still exert a strong intimidation force on such a young actor. I gave him a warning last time, and as expected, I was well prepared this time.
"Oh, yeah?" Furlong, who has a childish nature, immediately rubbed his hands. Being able to learn from a big star like Schwarzenegger, one of the top three paid Hollywood stars, is still very attractive to him.
"Kid, you sit in the back seat of this Harley model, let's try..." Schwarzenegger was still practicing the stunt of loading a shotgun with one hand, when the young actor came and showed him his hands.
"Crack..." Schwarzenegger put on his leather jacket and sunglasses, asked Furlong to sit in the back seat, then turned the gun with one hand and lowered the shotgun coolly.
"Ah!" Furlong screamed, but Schwarzenegger still wasn't very skilled and shot him in the face.
"Doctor..." Ronald felt funny and quickly called the doctor to deal with it. Schwarzenegger knew that he was in the wrong and was there to comfort little Fulong. Fulong covered his face and told Schwarzenegger that it didn't matter, it was just a person.
Accident.
Schwarzenegger often plays a gentleman in life, while Furlong admires such a muscular star and regards him as a father substitute. When the two met for the first time, there was a feeling of father and son that hit it off.
"Very good, I still had doubts..." Cameron also laughed. The chemistry between the two was extraordinary... Most of the touching plots of this script are based on the relationship between father and son.
"Mr. Cameron, I found it. The boy actor who played the gang fight is called Leonardo DiCaprio..."
"No need, we have already appointed him to play."
"Ouch..." Fulong was still being treated by the doctor for his bruised nose. When he heard the good news, he jumped up and touched the wound again and screamed.
"Hahaha..." Ronald liked the actor who was so dedicated. He touched the back of Fulong's head and told him to cherish the opportunity...
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"The box office has increased again. Last week's new film 'Goodfellas' did not do well at the box office. More than 200 theaters were added, but it fell by 7%..."
Richard came over to the hotel to report industry news to Ronald. Marty Scorsese's new film "Goodfellas" stars several actors he is familiar with, including Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci.
, plus Ray Liotta discovered by Jonathan Demme, telling a typical Scorsese Italian gangster story.
But this routine is so old-fashioned that even the hit song "Then He Kissed Me" that Ronald gave to Scorsese could not save the box office decline. Only some loyal audiences of gangster movies came to the theater again and again to support them.
, but if they try to persuade their friends to watch it, the success rate is very low.
As the economy develops, ordinary people don't like such dark stories. Coupled with Rudy's strong anti-gangsterism in New York, and under the RICO Act, the five major families are obediently lying down. Let's tell the story of a gangster who picks up beautiful women.
, it lacks the sense of reality for the audience.
"The Love of Ghosts" still maintains its status as the second best in a thousand years. All the weekly champions can only stay at the top for one week, and then they are stepped on by the love story of Sam and Molly. Ronald's movie
The film schedule has not been slowly reduced in theaters like any movie that has been released for ten weeks. There are still audiences who continue to watch and relive such a strange love story.
No movie theater is willing to reduce the number of screenings, and no one will struggle with money. The weekend box office of "The End of the World" in its twelfth week of release is still firmly above 5.5 million US dollars, creating an almost
The parallel box office curve is a miracle.
The new box office champion is the newly released "The Tenant from Hell," a movie starring two of the most popular actors last year and the year before, Melanie Griffiths and Michael Keaton, about a bad tenant.
, a story about blackmailing landlords by relying on laws that prevent them from evicting tenants who have signed contracts.
The director made the movie look very malicious. Michael Keaton, who plays the villainous tenant, had his eyebrows trimmed into low eyebrows by a makeup artist. Under the lighting, he looked a bit like Jack Nicholson, Batman's rival and the actor who plays the Joker.
style.
A movie like this will definitely not be loved when the audience generally wants to see a sequel to "Batman". Not surprisingly, this is another movie that ranks first in the rankings.
"I'm afraid that the relationship between people and ghosts is still over. I will continue to hold on until Dances with Wolves is released on a large scale. Then I will take over smoothly." Richard also started to flatter him.
"Hahaha, I'll give you some good advice, I'm not that optimistic..." Ronald said to be honest, his expectations for "Dances with Wolves" were not as high as those of "The End of the World".
"It's hard to say. This time we go to Washington, D.C. to hold a premiere, I think some news will definitely spread." Richard continued to flatter him. Anyway, the boss would be happy after hearing these words. Even if the box office is not good by then, he will still be happy.
I don't blame myself.
"Hahaha, you..." Ronald accepted the flattery happily, picked up the box and walked out of the room. Little Bud was already waiting at the door, took the box and left. He turned around and arrived at the Beverly Hilton
From the hotel's elevator hall, a familiar voice came.
"Tanii-san, this is included in the agreement, but you handle it this way, which makes me very disappointed."
Ronald took a closer look and saw that it was Panasonic CEO Akio Tanii and CAA President Michael Ovitz.
Ovitz immediately fell silent and stared at Ronald and Richard next to him.
"Michael..." Ronald smiled and went up to shake hands with him. There was no need to make things so tense.
"Ronald, let me introduce to you, this is Mr. Tanai, the CEO of Panasonic Electric."
"Nice to meet you. I'm Ronald, a film director." Ronald found it for Panasonic, which was a lobbying company established by Douglas Jr.. He and no one within Panasonic except Chairman Masaharu Matsushita
Official meeting.
"Ronald San, your movies contain a lot of Japanese culture. We Japanese people like it very much. Please take care of me in the future." Akio Tanii bowed slightly. There is no obstacle to joining Universal. Ronald likes to make Japanese cultural movies.
The director needs everyone to win over him.
"Hahaha, I also like using Panasonic VCRs. Your VHS is the best."
"Soga...that's really our honor. We can provide American consumers with our best electronic products..." Akio Tanii listened to the translation and saw that Ronald was talking very well, so he immediately expressed his goodwill gesture.
"Yes, in fact, your video products are no less than Sony in many areas. They are even better than Sony. I have a small TV station in New York. For their cameras, I decided to buy your Panasonic."
Sony's Betacam SP product line is good, but it is very expensive and has relatively delicate environmental requirements. Several of Ronald's TV stations often go on location, and they need to be strong and durable. Unlike indoor shooting, they prefer to use Sony.
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Therefore, for this purchasing plan, Ronald approved the Panasonic MII product line, which is cheaper, more durable, and can withstand crashes and bumps.
"Suoga, you turned out to be our big client. Thank you for your choice..." Akio Tanii bowed a little wider this time and looked at the translator more intently. He realized that this was not an ordinary film director. He was very interested in Panasonic.
The business after the merger with Global may have a considerable impact.
Our acquisition of MCA's film and record business is not only for the sake of some people's face, but also to sell more electronic equipment?
"I don't know which of Ronald's works Mr. Akio Tanii has seen, but he is a client of our CAA..."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Ovitz next to him watched the two people talking and felt extremely uncomfortable. The agent wants to monopolize the client's external communication channels in order to earn excess profits. Artist
Just lie in the comfort zone created by our CAA. It is really not good to be an entrepreneur like this... Ronald, do you still want to win the Oscar for Best Director?
Fortunately, they were not very familiar with each other yet, so Ovitz quickly pretended to ask both parties, stepped in between the two, and translated for them himself. He did not want them to establish direct contact.
Ronald chuckled. This was too obvious. Besides, he had an appointment with Akio Tanii's immediate boss, Masaharu Matsushita. He said goodbye to them, took Richard to the airport, and flew directly to Washington, D.C. "With the Wolf
The premiere of "Dancing Together" was held there.
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"Congressman Lilly, Congressman Campbell, we are very happy to have you come to the premiere of Dances with Wolves." At the premiere of "Dances with Wolves" at the Landmark Theater on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC,
Two of the few members of Congress with Native American ancestry came to attend.
Congressman John Lilley, from Oklahoma, is a descendant of the Cherokee Nation. Congressman Ben Knighthorse Campbell, from Colorado, is a descendant of the Cheyenne and Northern Arapaho people.
"It is an honor for us, and we will all remember your outstanding contributions to the charity of Aboriginal Indians."
Campbell was a member of the Donkey Party and felt more comfortable in his position. He took Ronald and started to thank him. The premiere raised half a million dollars and donated it to the Indian Education Association. Most of this money was donated to the Indian Education Association.
They will all go to the Indian reservation area where they are located. As the only two congressmen with Indian ancestry, they have to come because of both emotion and reason.
"This is all thanks to the generosity of Chairman Masaharu Matsushita." Ronald smiled and greeted the chairman of Matsushita Electric who was standing over there. He was the largest sponsor of this event. In order to pass the review of the Foreign Investment Committee, he was
He would pay homage to the temple whenever he saw it. This was a very suitable donation opportunity, and he would not miss it. Donating to the hometown of the two congressmen for the sake of the indigenous Indians, no one could go wrong with this.
"Hey..." Matsushita Masaharu didn't understand what they were talking about. Anyway, he knew that Ronald was helping him thread the needle, so he had no choice but to laugh with him.
"Ronald, we meet again..." At this time, an old man stood up from his seat and gently stroked Matsushita Masaharu's back with one hand, telling him not to make a fool of himself again. Then he looked at the incompetent man
The translator cursed lightly, "Baga..." and asked him to come over quickly.
"Mr. Senator..." Ronald looked at the old man's other empty sleeve. It was Daniel Inoue, a one-armed Japanese senator from Hawaii.