"The day after I won the Oscar, Billy Wilder called me. When I asked him who it was, he said it was God."
The winner of the Best Foreign Language Film Award, Spanish Fernando Chuba has become the darling of the media. This director does not look down on Hollywood like many European directors. Instead, like Truffaut, the director of the French New Wave, he has a negative attitude toward Hollywood.
I really like classic Hollywood, and I particularly admire Billy Wilder.
In his acceptance speech, he compared Billy Wilder to God, so when Wilder called him the next day, he also made a joke and called himself God.
Chuba has gained the attention of Hollywood because he always speaks Hollywood. Unlike some directors who want to win the Best Foreign Language Film Award but look down on Hollywood in their words, Chuba's style makes people feel that he is in the spotlight.
Hollywood is showing its sincerity.
So soon, his Hollywood agent had already connected with a number of independent production companies, and several projects were under negotiation.
Of course, today's so-called independent production companies are completely different from Roger Corman's model of selling movies and Ronald's own investment in filming Dirty Dancing. So-called independent production companies have also become completely different.
It was acquired by a major studio and became a sub-brand.
For example, Disney's Touchstone Pictures and Miramax, which Disney acquired last year, and Fox's Searchlight Pictures, which was also recently established in an attempt to imitate Touchstone. In addition, Columbia's TriStar Pictures, and Michael Kors
Mei itself is an "independent" production company specializing in medium-sized investment film shooting.
All these companies have provided scripts to Chuba, but the most promising among them is Touchstone Pictures. One of their romantic comedy films, "Two Too Many", is reported to have locked in the role of Tom Han in "Philadelphia Story"
The Latino hunk Antonio Banderas who is the partner of Max.
With this handsome Latin guy in the lead role, Chuba, a Spanish director, has much more room to play, at least there won't be too many language problems.
The continued exposure of Chuba is also good for Ronald. Billy Wilder has been brought to the forefront from the memory of movie fans. When the old man was interviewed, he also specifically mentioned that he would play Cameron...
Crowe's new movie.
If it weren't for the back-and-forth, sympathetic dialogue between Chuba and him, many fans who had watched Wilder's works would have thought that he had passed away.
After coming out this time, I suddenly discovered that such a director who reached the peak of his directing career in the 1940s and 1950s can actually star in a feature film. This is very good for pre-heating the project, and the distributor will also get more money.
focus on.
After Tom Cruise finishes shooting the movie version of "Mission: Impossible", he can be announced to star in the new movie, so as to get some Billy Wilder and the younger generations of Tom Cruise who grew up watching his movies, Came
Len Crowe and Diane Lane have a Hollywood legacy, which is another piece of news that can be hyped.
"Richard..." After Ronald signed some of his opinions on the project feasibility report of "Mr. Sweetheart", he saw Richard coming in. He pointed to the coffee pot on the table and asked him to help himself.
Then he put the report in a document basket and waited for the assistant to pick it up.
After finishing the business instructions in the morning, Ronald also poured a cup of coffee, took out a donut and ate it:
"Have you heard about any new projects between Spielberg and David Geffen? And I saw him talking with Disney's Katzenberg before. Is it possible that Steven has other projects besides Universal and Warner Brothers?
Want to work with another publisher?”
Ronald was a little concerned about what he observed at the party after the awards night. Spielberg's two movies last year reached both commercial and artistic peaks. This year, his own Forrest Gump will be released.
, I wonder if Spielberg will make three movies in two years like those old-school directors who have reached the peak of their creativity. In this way, his movies may have some competitors.
"I haven't heard any rumors... Could it be that you are too..." Richard hesitated...
"Maybe, I feel like they are deliberately trying to avoid me and discuss confidential matters." Ronald didn't care anymore. Instead of making a movie, could it be that three people are going to form a company together?
"It's unlikely. David Geffen sells records and is just a guest star in the movie. Interview with the Vampire requires an investment of 60 million. According to rumors from some people who have seen the sample film, he will lose a lot of money. As for Carson
As for Berg, he is at the height of his power at Disney. Many people believe that for Disney to achieve its current performance, his role is greater than that of Chairman Eisner..."
"Interesting..." Ronald also thought it made sense. Katzenberg not only oversaw many of Disney's live-action films, but also made many decisions on animated films. In recent years, Disney's animated films have also returned to the golden age.
The atmosphere of momentum.
You must know that the protagonists of animated movies do not receive copyright dividends. Not counting box office results, the profits from the peripheral toys alone belong to Disney.
However, according to Ronald's understanding of Disney Chairman Eisner, this man is not a manager known for treating his subordinates well. Although Katzenberg had the experience of jumping from Paramount to Disney with him, this common
The younger brother who is in trouble may not be able to enjoy the joy of success with the elder brother.
After all, Eisner himself started out as a working man, and relied on Disney's internal conflicts to successfully find a management position. His shares in Disney have also grown significantly over the years...
Such people are not entrepreneurial bosses like Walt Disney, who can tolerate talented people being successful in the company very generously. No matter what, they cannot seize power and occupy a major position in Disney's equity.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! After so many years of infighting and the dilution of property rights after demutualization and listing, Disney is now close to a company without a master. Eisner can control this
A large listed company relies on vertical and horizontal cooperation to strike a balance among the many internal factions.
Eisner may not be willing to see another powerful faction like himself emerge within the company, giving those factions another choice besides him...
However, this kind of thing may not happen imminently. Katzenberg's original level is much lower than that of Eisner. Presumably he has time to wait for Eisner's shares within Disney to become more concentrated, and he may get involved.
Positions such as CEO or president.
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"We have received the shocking news that Disney President Frank Wells was killed in a helicopter crash on Easter Sunday while on a heli-skiing trip in the Ruby Mountains of Nevada.
Pilot Dave Walton and rock climber Beverly Johnson also died in the crash.
Frank Wells is a good friend of Clint Eastwood. It is reported that Eastwood skied with Wells that weekend. But an hour before Wells set off, Eastwood
He left in his own helicopter.
During this hour, heavy snow suddenly fell in the Ruby Mountains. The Bell 206 helicopter chartered by Wells landed at a remote location about two and a half hours before the crash. While waiting for the weather to improve, heavy snow accumulated on the helicopter.
During the ensuing takeoff and climb, the engine lost power, and the plane crashed while attempting an emergency landing and then rolled. Five people on board, including Wells, were killed.
The National Transportation Safety Board determined that the probable cause of the accident was "the ingestion of foreign material (snow) into the engine, resulting in stalling (loss of engine power)."
A few days later, while Ronald was eating hard-boiled Easter eggs at home, he suddenly heard breaking news on TV.
"What? Cough cough cough..."
Ronald quickly drank water to relieve the shock of choking on eggs.
Ronald and Diane are not very religious people, and they don’t have any special activities on a holiday with strong religious meaning like Easter. It’s just that the servants in the family are Latino, and they are very good at managing the Easter atmosphere.
So Ronald also saw many decorated colorful eggs and many rabbit-like toys at home.
Who would have known that on this holiday, which is said to be the anniversary of the resurrection of Jesus, I heard that Frank Wells, the second most powerful person in Disney and Eisner's biggest ally in the company, was actually thrown to death.
The Latin maid made a sign of the cross on her chest, "God bless him to go to heaven. This respectable good man has made many animated movies for us. I have watched them before when I was a child..."
"It's a helicopter again..." Ronald felt that the accident rate of this thing was really high. He had heard of how many people died in helicopter accidents in bad weather.
After receiving detailed reports later, Ronald learned that this Frank Wells was no ordinary person. He was a mountaineer before. He conquered six of the highest peaks on the seven continents in the world, and only climbed Mount Everest.
When we reached the peak, we had to descend not far from the top of the mountain due to weather conditions.
His climbing partner, Dick Bass, was a businessman who ran a ski resort business. He later climbed Everest again, becoming the first person to climb the highest peaks on all seven continents.
Frank Wells was busy with work in Hollywood. When Disney was in chaos in 1982, he was an important person brought in to check and balance Eisner.
He is the only person in the entire Disney Group who reports directly to the board of directors instead of Eisner.
His sudden death may cause new instability within Disney.
After Ronald thought about this, he felt that something was wrong with him. An old Hollywood veteran passed away unfortunately, and he was thinking about these business matters instead of expressing grief for the death of an artist.
Well, although Frank Wells is not much of an artist, he entered the Hollywood industry because he was a film and television industry lawyer, not through producing or directing.
The work of artists lamenting their companions was also left to Clint Eastwood.
Eastwood left one hour early and escaped without taking Frank Wells' helicopter.
He is also planning to sing a Beatles song "Hey Judy" to an old skiing friend at his funeral in Forest Lawn Cemetery in the Hollywood Hills a week later, which is said to have been written by Frank Wells while skiing.
A song that must be sung...
"This is really crazy..."
Ronald didn't know whether he was talking about Frank Wells' insistence on taking a helicopter in the mountains on a snowy day, or Eastwood's announcement that he would sing at his old friend's funeral. Which of the two things was crazier.
However, Hollywood is a place where everything becomes a show in the end.
Not only that, in order to commemorate Frank Wells's contribution to Disney for more than ten years, the copy of "The Lion King" released this summer has been revised to include a tribute to Frank Wells before the Disney castle logo.
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It can be said that in Hollywood, a person's life, old age, illness and death are inseparable from a spirit of showmanship. Just like a popular saying in the theater world in the earliest times, no matter what happens, the show must continue.
"But can Eastwood really sing? Should he hire a real artist?" Ronald had a general impression of Eastwood, so he made a joke about him.
"You didn't know this, but Clint actually made his debut in musicals..." Richard, who usually came to Ronald's house, was very familiar with the resumes of these stars.
Who can do what, who has conflicts with whom, who likes to work with whom, and who has had a relationship with whom before. These are all important factors to consider whether a star will participate in a film and television project. As a senior agent, I have no idea about these.
You have to understand everything very well.
When Eastwood was young, he was positioned as a musical actor by major studios. He starred in The Long March to Wanbao Mountain, in which he co-starred with Lee Marvin and Jean Seberg in a gold-rush-era love triangle. The entire film
He sings and dances, and the box office is pretty good. Who would have thought that he would play a taciturn western cowboy in the future?
"God bless..." Ronald couldn't imagine the scene where Eastwood sang his lines.
"Breaking news, the band 'Nirvana' is suspected of disbanding, lead singer Kurt Cobain's whereabouts are a mystery, and other members of the band have announced their withdrawal from the Lollapalooza Music Festival."
Ronald took a look, and the news got more TV time than the news of Frank Wells' death.
After all, the public doesn’t know much about the president of Disney. And Nirvana is the most famous musician of the so-called Generation
His album also sold 30 million copies in China, which is on the same order of magnitude as Michael Jackson's record sales before the scandal.
"In this case, will Katzenberg take over?" Ronald's mind unknowingly thought of Disney's power structure after the death of Frank Wells. Will Eisner let the always loyal
What about younger brother Katzenberg taking Wells' place?
It may be difficult to draw a conclusion. Eisner does not hold much Disney stock. If Katzenberg takes over as president and changes the reporting line to report directly to the board of directors, then Eisner will obviously have direct competition.
Opponents, unless... after he asked Katzenberg to take over as president, he would report to himself instead.
Regardless of whether he and Spielberg have any ideas, they probably don't have time to deal with them recently.
"Updating the latest news from our station, an electrician found Kurt Cobain suspected to be dead at his home on Lake Washington Avenue in Seattle..."