"Mr. John Muto, my idea is to make 'Night of the Comet' into a post-apocalyptic zombie film with a romantic comedy atmosphere. The two heroines are valley girls, yearning for romantic love. When the comet destroys the world,
From now on, I will not give up the spirit of modern civilization..."
"A cross between a romantic comedy and a zombie exploitation film? Sounds like a comic book vibe."
"That's pretty much it. Another name for this movie may give you more inspiration, it's called 'Comets, Girls, and Zombies.'" Ronald smiled and continued to explain his thoughts on the overall visual style of the movie.
"This is really easy to understand. The comet is the dark red that destroys the world, the girl is the bright bright color, and the zombie is the dark brown." Muto took out a disk full of colors and pointed to a few colors for Luo
Nader looks.
"That's true, that's what I want."
Muto was introduced to art director Ronald by Cameron and Gale. He had played the role of art director in "Out of the Galaxy" and worked with Cameron, who was the special effects director, and Gale, who was the associate producer.
tacit agreement..
Ronald fell in love with this personable artist after meeting him. The two had similar ideas, and the salary requirements were not high. Ronald decided to sign a contract with him after two chats.
"When will our scene viewing begin? The most important scene is an empty city. Do you use a studio to set up the scene, or do you shoot it in person?" Another middle-aged handsome guy asked Ronald.
Arthur Albert was the director of photography that Ronald found. Unlike art directors, who are relatively cheap, good photography directors, especially those with special effects experience, are not cheap.
Ronald searched around, and finally his agent Niceta recommended him one with a suitable price.
Arthur Albert was born in Venezuela. He has been making small-budget exploitation films in Spanish before. He has experience in shooting zombies and science fiction themes. He has just entered the English-language film market, so he is not expensive and has experience.
Ronald prefers Arthur's hard-working spirit. Although this guy was born in Venezuela, he actually comes from a good family, received an English education, and has no problem communicating.
"This is the biggest undetermined issue. I can't tell you until I meet the new CEO of the publishing company today."
Ronald shook hands with the two crew members who had arrived earlier and said goodbye. The handover process of the new world has not yet been completed, and their salaries were personally advanced by themselves.
I'm going to have a meeting with the new CEO of New World this afternoon. If they make enough additional investment, they will use better performance methods. If they don't make additional investment, they will have to find a way to unblock the relationship with the Los Angeles police and close the road for a real shot.
Niceta has promised to help when necessary. However, the budget is limited and he can only select important shots. The final effect of the film will depend on the outcome of the meeting with the new CEO.
Ronald sent away the two crew members and returned to CAA's office. Niceta agreed to lend her office to Ronald to meet with important people. Although Niceta could not invest in herself due to the agent's laws, but in other aspects
It still helped a lot.
"Hey, look who's here? Are you going to join CAA from William Morris?" Rick Niceta stood up and greeted his fellow Italian, WMA's senior agent Ed.
Limato.
"Don't talk nonsense. I'm here to see Ronald. Can we chat?" Limato waved his hand like a fly to make Niceta disappear so that he could chat with Ronald.
"This is Niceta's office, Ed." Ronald laughed, "Tell me, there's nothing I can't say to Niceta."
"Well, it's Nick's business. He was spotted by the director of 'racing with the moon' released by Paramount and wanted to star in one of the leading roles alongside Sean Penn and Elizabeth McGovern.
, Rehearsals are scheduled to start at the end of February, and filming will start in March. Will your movie be available in time?"
"Is that so? It should be in time. The filming of my movie only takes two weeks. With the pre-rehearsal, it can be completed in mid-February. There may be some reshoots."
"That's okay, a day off?"
"Okay, Nick has a lot of scripts now?"
"Yes, he will be filming 'Birdman' later, directed by Alan Parker...why don't you like him?" Limato noticed Ronald's discomfort after hearing Alan Parker's name.
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"He and I have a bit of a problem."
"Then I'll sign a contract with Nick. He's afraid of your schedule conflict here."
"It won't delay his new movie."
"Okay, now that we've agreed, I'll leave right away. If I stay here with Niceta for one more minute, there will be one more person outside spreading rumors that I'm going to switch to CAA." Limato hurried away again.
"Let's go too. I don't know what the new CEO's temper is like in the new world. There's no harm in leaving early."
The biggest change of New World is that a new sign was erected at the entrance that says "New World Productions". It seems that the new boss did not maintain Coleman's low-key style.
The new CEO worked in Roger Coleman's old office. Ronald and Niceta waited outside the door for a while, and were invited into the office by the blonde female secretary.
"Mr. Raimi, Mr. Ronald Lee, the director of 'Night of the Comet,' is here.
"Come in."
A familiar name, a familiar voice.
Ronald looked up and saw a tall figure sitting on a chair with his back facing them. Then Remy turned the chair to face Ronald.
"Ronald, we meet again."
"Haha, hello, Mr. Remy."
Ronald sat down carelessly and crossed his legs. He could tell from the voice that this was Robert Raimi, the original vice president of Universal. This man was at the "Fast-paced Richmond High" movie viewing party.
I once accused myself of being morally corrupt and immoral.
"Will young people in America be okay if they grow up watching this kind of movie?" were his exact words. Moreover, Remy and Tom Mount stood in the same camp and voted against the "fast-paced" release.
Robert Raimi, who has a sinister face and narrow eyes, is a common Hollywood creature. Most of them serve as leaders in the sales department. Regardless of their appearance or style, they are like bulldozers. They always exploit and exploit their subordinates and treat them badly.
The client was groveling and just wanted to sell the movie.
When Ronald saw that he was the CEO hired by New World, he knew in his heart that the production of "Night of the Comet" would be in trouble. As soon as it came, he took it easy and simply sat on the chair with his legs crossed and looked at Remy nonchalantly.
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"Calm down, if it doesn't work, I'll find another publisher for you. Don't start a fight here." Agent Niceta was also stunned for a while, and then warned in Ronald's ear.
He knew that this client was good at wrestling, so he just didn't want to get into a fight with a leader like Remy who often threatened his subordinates physically.
Robert Raimi squinted his eyes and looked at Ronald, with a burst of hatred in his heart. Tom Mount failed in Spielberg and Ronald's film and was kicked out of Universal, which affected himself, a die-hard supporter.
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Mount was protected by a golden parachute and left the Globe with good conditions.
I had just joined Universal for a year, but I didn’t have such good conditions for leaving. I had been working in a small-budget film company for more than ten years. I didn’t expect that I was kicked out immediately after I joined a large company as a senior executive for the first time.
There is “credit” to this young director.
"I have read your script and there are some serious problems, so I hope you will make some changes, and then New World will discuss the filming process with you."
Remy took a baseball bat from the bookshelf next to him, held one end in his right hand, and slapped the other end on his left hand to accompany his words.
"What's the problem?" Ronald asked casually, looking at the furnishings in the room. Remy's taste was much worse than Coleman's. He had bought a lot of leather furniture into the originally simple and tidy office.
, completely inconsistent with the original modest interior decoration.
"There is a problem with values. Young people in America cannot grow up watching these anti-government ideological propaganda, as well as these x-level marginalia. They must also be revised. I will not repeat Universal's mistakes."
Seeing Ronald's nonchalant look, Remy became even more angry. Why didn't this young man respect an industry expert like himself? He thought that just by making a blockbuster movie, he would become lawless?
"Universal's mistake?" Ronald sneered, "Or is it yours?"
Robert Raimi was heartbroken for a while, but this young man was still irritating, "Don't be ridiculous, kid. Universal ignores the public's perception for the sake of temporary box office results. Under my management, this kind of thing will not happen in the New World.
What we want to do is make films that are more socially responsible.
If your film can be modified in the following areas and I agree, then I will agree to fund the filming.
First, there can be no more pornographic sidelines. New World is a medium-sized production company and does not have the same influence as Universal in the rating agency MPAA. Otherwise, it will be difficult for us to pass the rating. If we cannot even get an R rating, it will be impossible to have a good film.
issuance results.
Second, in the end, the only remaining government research institute in America cannot be the villain. The movie is not only about box office, but also in line with the spirit of America. I don’t like this plot setting..."
"Tsk, I don't like this kind of plot... setting... setting!"
Ronald still didn't care, and while picking his ears with his fingers, he and Niceta quietly imitated and laughed at Remy's way of speaking.
"Bang...bang...bang" Remy was finally so angry that he banged the baseball bat on the table.
"Did you hear what I said clearly? I ask you to re-revise the script and not start filming until I agree."
"Hey, let's be frank, Robert." Ronald stood up. He was about the same height as Remy and walked to the desk. He stared into Remy's eyes and said every word.
"You don't like me, and I don't like you either. Put away those nonsense and lies. If you don't want to watch my movie, then find another producer. I signed a contract with New World."
"Kid, you haven't seen the true dangers of Hollywood. You might as well ask your lawyer to come and see what he tells you. In short, I will not give you the green light for such a movie."
Ronald snatched the baseball bat from Remy's hand that he kept swinging and banging, "That's good, I like your frankness."
"Let's go, Niceta." Ronald ignored the astonished Remy and asked his manager to leave together. Before leaving, he threw the baseball bat at the door. "Didn't your mother teach you not to hit the table with a baseball bat?"
?It’ll knock holes in your desk.”
"Let's go find Roger Coleman and see what he says." Ronald closed the door and cut off Remy's shouting inside, "Damn it, call the furniture supplier, they're