"Are you okay? I heard a lot of people talking about you, and it seems that there is something wrong with Malkovich." Ronald called Michelle Pfeiffer, and he also
It's not convenient to visit her at home, and it would be troublesome if she got involved in the scandal between Pfeiffer and Malkovich.
"It's nothing. My agent has taken care of it for me. I just can't go out now."
Michelle Pfeiffer was nestled on the sofa at home, happy to have friends who cared about her.
"You and Peter..." Ronald pretended to be concerned for a moment.
"We broke up peacefully. He even helped me pack all my luggage, take it out from home, and help me load it into the car."
Well, that would be the case if I could get a generous property division and monthly alimony until the man finds a girlfriend. Ronald thought to himself. "Then you and John (Malkovich) are still connected.
?"
"Oh, this bitch, I don't want to mention this person again." Michelle Pfeiffer burst into anger when she heard this name.
Malkovich seems to be possessed. After filming the movie and leaving the environment, he is still entangled with himself. Now he goes to see a psychiatrist twice a week and is watched by gossip reporters, making it impossible for him to go out.
"The script of that movie seemed to be possessed. I didn't know how I fell in love with him. It seemed that another young couple on the crew also..." Michelle Pfeiffer happened to have no one to complain to, Ronald
This kind of insider, she talked about on the phone for a long time.
A movie about abnormal love, shot in Paris far away from home, it is not only Pfeiffer who is obsessed with it. Another young actor, Uma Thurman, also plays the role of a tutor and an actor who bravely duels with Count Valmont.
Nu Reeves has developed a crush on him.
Ronald listened to Pfeiffer's complaints for a while. The main reason he called was to inquire about the situation. If this situation continued, the movie "Steel Mulan" would have to change its cast. He found an opportunity to interrupt.
Pfeiffer. "Then you can still..."
"It's okay, Ronald, if you want to change people, I understand. I can't go anywhere now. If I go to shoot Steel Mulan, I will be followed by reporters and they will definitely camp outside the filming location. Just like they are now
If you set up a tent in front of my house, you won't even be able to make a movie."
Pfeiffer's biggest problem right now is the handling of her personal marriage and emotional issues. Her manager Limato has explained other matters clearly to her, and they have to deal with them in a low-key manner for the time being to prevent anyone from taking the opportunity to cause trouble.
After agreeing with Pfeiffer, Ronald had solved half of the problem. He looked at several audition photos and resumes of substitute heroines on the table and began to consider them.
One resume is that William Morris's Limato, Pfeiffer's agent, personally recommended a young actress to replace Michelle Pfeiffer, his colleague Elaine Goldsmith, an equally young
female broker client.
This actress is called Julia Roberts. She is just 21 years old. She has a very charming smile and a big mouth but not annoying. Ronald remembers that Ang Lee's aborted project was to cast her as a prostitute who witnessed a murder.
I almost got the chance to direct her.
Another audition photo was personally recommended by CAA's Ovitz. This actress is already twenty-four, but she doesn't look old. She plays a newly married girl and has no problems with the mother of her child.
What's more, she was the one who originally purchased Ronald's debut script, Bridget Fonda, the niece of actress Jane Fonda and the daughter of Jane's brother Peter Fonda. If the two could star together,
Then we can also create a gimmick of the aunt and niece co-starring to attract the attention of some movie fans.
After looking over and over for a long time, Ronald's eyes were still attracted to Julia Roberts. The Julia Roberts in the audition photo had a fragile temperament, as if she would be snapped by some hardship at any time. It was similar to the tragic character of the heroine of Steel Magnolias.
The destiny is very suitable.
Brothers and sisters always have some mysterious similarities. Strangely enough, Julia's brother Eric Roberts, who played Cannon's only Oscar-nominated film "Runaway Train", also has this fragile and persistent temperament. Just
Like siblings Peter and Jane Fonda, both of them are suitable for playing characters on the margins of society.
Unlike when you are a director, you only need to focus on who is most suitable for the role and use a standard to select actors. When you are a producer, you have to pursue a balance between art and business. Ronald picked up Brigitte Fountain again.
Da's resume, weigh it up...
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A few days later, in the audition room, Ronald sat on the right, with screenwriter Robert Harlin in the middle and director Herbert Ross on the left. He didn't watch any other procedural auditions, and mainly observed the two
Actual candidate performance.
"I've seen Julia Roberts' performance in a modern-day Cinderella (the English title is actually called Mysterious Pizza), and there's nothing like her performance in it."
Director Herbert Ross had a lot of dissatisfaction with Ronald. His own production company wanted to invest in the film and occupy a certain share. However, Ronald was unwilling to withdraw some investment lines to him and insisted on working with screenwriter Robert
Harlem has reached an agreement.
He saw the niece introduced by Jane Fonda, who was close to Ronald, so he was naturally opposed to this choice. In his view, film shooting is a zero-sum game in which you have more, and I have less. On the set
, the more people Ronald has, the fewer people he has, and the less likely the director's intentions are to be implemented.
"Let's talk about it after seeing the candidates." Ronald was noncommittal. In addition to the human factor, there is also the balance of several major brokerage companies. Michelle Pfeiffer is a client of William Morris. If it were replaced by
If you are a CAA person, then the entire project may be dominated by CAA, so that the influence may exceed your own.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Hello, Brigitte, I know your aunt very well, but whether you can get this role depends on your own performance." Herbert
Ross said this and glanced at Ronald. After the little girl Brigitte came in, he spoke first and expressed his standards.
Ronald frowned, but still smiled kindly at Brigitte Fonda, don't scare people. Although he appeared in his father's movie when he was only a few years old, he has not acted in any film and television dramas since then.
"Do you need some time to prepare? We'll start when you're ready."
"I'm ready," Brigitte smiled at Ronald. She was a talented woman, so she didn't debut as a teenager like other actresses. She first obtained a diploma from New York University Tisch College before turning to Hollywood.
.
"What do you think?" Ronald asked screenwriter Robert Harlin, who was sitting between him and Herbert Ross after the audition. Director Ross was bound to object to his opinion, and the main creator of the film was actually
He is the screenwriter, and his ideas are also very important.
"I think she's pretty good and her acting skills are excellent. The scene where she meets her fiancé was the first time the audience was happy when it was released on Broadway." Robert Harlin knew how to act, and he gave Bridget Fonda a high score.
point.
"Please come in next." Herbert Ross said nothing. What happened to this damn screenwriter? He actually supported Ronald. He played a trick and did not give Ronald a chance to comment. He directly
Called in Julia Roberts.
"Oh, God." As soon as the screenwriter saw Julia Roberts walking in, he blurted out in a low voice, "It's so similar, the temperament is so similar..."
Seeing the look Ronald sent him, screenwriter Robert Harlin just apologized, his eyes all on Roberts, looking up and down.
"If you're ready, you can start." Ronald also smiled and said to the actress who had a small mole next to her nose.
Julia Roberts smiled. The screenwriter's reaction just now made her a little nervous. Is it because her appearance is not good enough? But she is a girl who becomes braver when encountering setbacks. Her unwillingness to admit defeat makes her work harder...
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"She acted very sincerely..." After the audition of Julia Roberts, Herbert Ross thought for a long time before he came up with a reason to praise her.
Obviously, Roberts tried too hard. The acting skills of the academic professor were not as good as those of Bridget Fonda before him. Even the director who was interested in him could not deny this.
but……
Ronald asked screenwriter Robert Harlin, "You really want to have a special opinion about her performance?"
"Yes, when she first walked in, she made me feel very similar to my sister's temperament. That kind of strength, that kind of stubbornness, desperate for love, but also has a fragile core. But, her acting skills?"
Robert Harlin also saw from Julia Roberts's appearance and temperament that her fragile character makes men want to protect her. Moreover, her face shape is suitable for movie lenses, and her smile is friendly.
Viewers will love the close-up of her smile.
"Let me tell you, Robert thinks so too. Movie casting requires an appearance that can be liked by the camera." Herbert Ross did not expect that the screenwriter was on his side, and he was a little overjoyed.
Taking out the video recorder used for audition filming, several people watched the two people's performance in front of the camera in front of the TV.
This time it feels even more obvious!
Bridget Fonda's performance on camera is even worse than her real life. This Jane Fonda's niece inherited too much of her father Peter's square chin and her mother's round face, but did not inherit the small face of her grandfather and aunt.
Delicate face shape.
Julia Roberts has a small face and a delicate chin, which is very suitable for movie lenses. To a certain extent, she looks more like her aunt Jane than Bridget.
Ronald struggled in his heart and gave up the idea of using Bridget Jones against his will, although he could definitely do it. The opinion of screenwriter Robert Harlin was very important, and the heroine was his sister.
The reason why this Broadway play is loved by the audience is mainly because of his role as sister and the touching family affection of many "mothers".
This first feeling is indeed the key to the success of this kind of movie without too much dramatic conflict. The audience must fall in love with the characters at the first sight in order to be moved by them. Only the tragic death of the heroine in the end can move the audience.
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"Yes, Brigitte is not quite suitable for the role, and the other girl's acting skills are not as good as hers, but her appeal is amazing. And most importantly, she looks like the screenwriter's sister, who the character is based on. You know this kind of movie
, relies heavily on affinity and first impression..."
Ronald called Jane Fonda to say hello. Although Jane's relationship with her brother Peter was average, she still took good care of her niece.
Like other Hollywood superstars, she doesn't like her relatives and her descendants to join the entertainment industry and work hard in this extremely competitive industry. However, the younger generations are still attracted by Vanity Fair's "Choose Me". After choosing to be an actor, she also tries to give some support.
"Ha, I understand, her chin." Jane Fonda shared the same regrets as Ronald about her niece's face shape. Although in real life, Bridget's appearance is more in line with the public's aesthetics than that of Hollywood actresses.
But the distortion of the lens made her face look big and round on the screen.
"Since Brigitte is no longer acting, I have no obligation. I'd better take a break now. Ronald, you understand that my presence on the set now may not be a good thing for your movie."
"I understand, I understand, I will find someone else to take your role." Ronald knew in his heart that this is what it should be. Jane Fonda came to play a supporting role, completely to help her niece and have a relationship with Ronald
For good reasons.
She is currently in similar troubles with Michelle Pfeiffer. Her relationship with her husband of fifteen years, Hayden, has gradually cooled down and the two are gradually estranged. Not long ago, she was spotted dating West Coast
A member of the Football League's Hollywood Kickers, dating Italian League transfer Lorenzo Cascialanza, is avoiding the limelight.
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After deciding on the heroine, Ronald basically let it go. The heroine's mother finally chose Sally Field, Olympia Dukakis and Shirley, who had won two Oscars like Jane Fonda.
MacLean plays Sally Field's two old best friends.
The male lead was chosen to be handsome guy Dylan McDermott, who plays the husband of Julia Roberts. Tom Skerritt, the flying school instructor Viper in Top Gun, was chosen to play Sally Field's husband, Julia.
Roberts' father.
The other young female character in the play, the girl who ran away from marriage and came to a small town and ended up working in a hair salon, is a quota left for Ronald's female friends.
This role requires some acting skills, and the image is a bit sacrificed at first. I wear big glasses, deliberately act ugly, and stay away from violent men like my husband, so it is not very good-looking.
She later got rid of her violent husband and met and got married to a man in the town at Shelby's (Julia Roberts) wedding. It was only at the end of the film that she regained her good looks, and finally she gave up her unborn child.
Named Erby, giving the story a hopeful ending.
This character is a bit like Tom Cruise's role in "Rain Man". It is the introduction to the whole story and becomes the center of the story at the end. This woman who escaped from marriage in a foreign country is actually the twin shadow of the protagonist Shelby.
Shelby has a mother, friends and lover who love her. She only has a domestically violent husband and an indifferent family. In the entire drama structure, she is a character who goes from tragedy to a happy ending. It starts with Shelby's wedding and ends with her.
Unfortunately, the son died after giving birth to a son, which is exactly a corresponding relationship in the drama structure.
This kind of cute character was loved by film critics because she acted ugly at first, and several dramatic turns were drawn from her. Of course, Ronald let Diane Lane choose first. After all, she is a young woman.
Among her friends, she is the only one with this kind of complex acting ability.
"Is this a role left for me?" Diane had just finished filming the "Lone Dove" TV miniseries and was resting in Los Angeles. She was overjoyed when she saw Ronald coming to her with the script.
Sometimes, just one or two roles between actors can lead to a big difference in fate. After playing many boring roles, this time I was finally able to play an important role in a big production with female stars.
role. This marks Diane's return to mainstream front-line production in Hollywood.
Although Lonely Dove is good, it is a TV series. Steel Mulan is a movie after all, and in it there are two Oscar winners and one Best Supporting Actress. This is a movie destined to be loved by film critics. It has such veteran actors.
The number of roles played against her and her own is no less than that of Julia Roberts, who plays Shelby.
Diane felt a surge of joy coming directly from the bottom of her heart. After so many years since she played "The Urchin", she was finally able to appear in a big Hollywood production. She hugged Ronald directly,
She closed her eyes and waited for her lover to kiss her.
Ronald was very happy to see Diane so happy. On his closed eyes, the long eyelashes were trembling slightly, and Ronald felt that Diane's eyelids were trembling with excitement.
Before Diane could wait for the kiss, her trembling eyelids revealed her inner excitement. Suddenly, a burst of sadness came over her, and hot tears flowed out uncontrollably.
"What's wrong with you?" Ronald gently wiped away her tears.
"I'm just, I'm so excited." Diane simply hugged Ronald's body, and a warm feeling came over her, giving her the feeling that she could rely on him.
The two cuddled together like this for a long time, and Ronald also felt that Diane's body gradually stopped shaking and returned to calm.
"Let me ask you something," Diane showed rare embarrassment, "I'm not greedy, but why don't you let me audition for the role of Shelby?"
Ronald hugged Diane and said with a smile, "This role is the focus of the dispute between me and the director Herbert. I originally wanted you to audition, but the screenwriter Robert Harlin particularly likes Julia Roberts. If I
If you insist, he may lean towards the director, and you may not get the role.
After all, this is not a project led by me personally. The production budget is only 15 million, and there are so many movie queens, so it requires some balance."
"Well, I know. Anyway, if this role is played well, the depth will not be worse than that of Shelby." Diane has been studying acting recently, and an Off-Broadway theater company originally invited her to star in a new play. Of course she knows her stuff.
You can tell at a glance that this is the configuration of a shadow heroine, which may give the audience a better impression than the heroine on the surface.
"Hey... As long as you understand, I haven't reached the point where I can speak without objection in Hollywood." Ronald exhaled and finally got over it.
He had another reason why he didn't want to let Diane play Shelby.
The person who plays the role of Shelby's husband must be a handsome and earth-shattering man. Otherwise, it will be difficult to explain why Shelby insists on giving her husband a biological child despite the objections of the doctor.
In Chapter 3 of Shelby's parents' consent to him having their daughter and their agreement before marriage, Shelby was infertile and they wanted to adopt a child.
A man like him who has accomplished nothing can make Shelby, one of the richest families in a southern town, turn against his mother in order for him to have a biological child. He must take risks to have a child. He must be very handsome to make Shelby
Afraid of losing him, I agreed to this condition.
Dylan McDermott, who was chosen to play this role, has a first-rate appearance even among actors.
Actresses are afraid that when they are acting, the drama will turn out to be true. Movie plots are the kind that are beyond the ordinary that cannot be encountered in life. When filming such romantic love scenes, there are uncontrollable risks.
Even a beautiful woman like Michelle Pfeiffer can fall in love with an ugly man like John Malkovich because of the plot and fake acting. This kind of handsome guy Ronald is even more worried.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Ronald, you are really a man of your word." After learning the good news about his daughter, Diane's father, Bert, also called.
Come here to say thank you specifically.
At that time, Bert was brought to a low point by Coppola because of his daughter's acting career. Knowing that the path he had arranged for his daughter to be a great director failed, he once entrusted his daughter's career in Hollywood to Ronald. This multiple movie queen gave two young people
How could he not see that a movie with a female supporting role was an opportunity specially arranged by Ronald for his daughter?
"This is a good opportunity. Film critics will like this kind of complex and transformative role. I arranged a speaking coach for Diane, and during this time, she concentrated on learning the Southern Dixie accent. I remember her maternal grandmother was Tennessee
It shouldn't be difficult for her." Ronald did a great job in this regard.
"Hey, Diane's mother still loves her very much. In the past, she was opposed to Diane becoming an actress because she felt that Diane had paid too much in Hollywood and had no chance. Now their relationship is much better. This is also my fault. It was because I didn't have the chance.
Find a good enough Hollywood opportunity for Diane’s mother…”
Bert was very emotional. Ronald had accomplished what he couldn't do back then. If he hadn't given his wife the chance to become a movie star, she wouldn't have divorced him and left him to drive a taxi to make a living and raise his daughter.
.
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"Ronald, you are truly a man of your word." Another female star also praised Ronald.
Jane Fonda withdrew from the project, and several mother-level roles were reassigned, leaving one less female hair salon owner to play.
Ronald's last choice was country singer Dolly Parton. She worked with Jane Fonda on 9 to 5, and her hot figure is impressive. She previously starred in "Texas Chicken Room"
When he was a brothel owner in "The Movie," he and Ronald were filming in the studio next door.
At that time, she even asked Ronald to give her a role as a joke. Unexpectedly, many years later, Ronald actually invited her to play this role that was very suitable for her personality. She escaped from marriage in her early years and came to a small town to do women's hair.
She became a true friend of many women in the town. She was actually the early version of the character played by Diane. At that time, people were not as accepting of hair salons as they are now. There are such elaborate designs everywhere in this drama.
However, this casting made director Herbert Ross very unhappy.
He couldn't stand this kind of female singer with no acting skills playing an important supporting role. When he found Ronald, he started to complain.
"Dolly Parton, can she act? She can't act, you know? This is a Broadway adaptation, not your B-grade exploitation film! Is there anything else that stands out about Dolly Parton besides her breasts? Besides her high voice
, is there anything else that is higher than others?
You said Diane Lane, and I agree with her. After all, she was a child star on Broadway. She also received the guidance of George Roy Hill (the director of Diane Lane's debut film Sunset Bridge), and she was also chosen by Coppola.
Yes, her acting skills are not too bad. Dolly Parton sang and danced to fill the scenes in 9 to 5 and Texas Chicken House. You asked me to let the female hair salon owner sing in Steel Magnolias.
Music, or a dance?”
Herbert Ross, who had been suffocating since the beginning of the project, has reached the peak and can't stand it anymore. Nothing about this project is what he wants. I have no decision-making power in casting him and no share in the investment. In addition,
The fiancée also puts on airs from time to time and invites a lot of New York celebrities to the wedding.
If it weren't for the film director's aura, which allowed him to maintain a bit of dignity in front of his fiancée, whether the wedding of the two could have been held would have been a problem... Now Ronald actually wants to film this serious Broadway drama as a musical, and he is absolutely furious.
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"No, there will never be a song and dance sequence. I guarantee you, director to director." Ronald saw the old director Herbert getting angry and seemed to give up his choice, so he immediately sincerely assured, "This is entirely an artistic and commercial consideration.
.”
Ronald explained. Dolly Parton's recent album has a rejuvenation effect. After a long period of decline, country music has actually rebounded somewhat this year, repeatedly breaking into the top ten on the charts.
Moreover, this kind of country music is the favorite of audiences in conservative areas of the South. The audience represented by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, who taught him it back then, and his parents in Oklahoma, just like this tune.
Dolly Parton's participation in the role will definitely bring a large number of southern audiences into the cinema. Moreover, this character is carefree, yearning for romance and very emotionally exposed. She is very similar to Dolly Parton herself. She has no children, and is related to Dolly Parton.
Leigh Parton herself shares the emotional experience.
Dolly Parton is not a talented actor like Cher. In fact, she is only a semi-amateur actor who can only play suitable roles according to her true nature.
"On the set, I want the right to decide." Herbert Ross gradually lost his temper, but he didn't trust acting idiots like Dolly Parton at all. Thinking of being interfered with on the set, he simply took this opportunity.
Ask Ronald for power.
"Of course, you are the director. I will not go to the set every day without your permission. Of course, if you agree, I also want to learn on the set. You know that I am not an actor like you, and I have no experience of asking the director on the set.
Opportunities to learn.”
Ronald still has great respect for Herbert Ross's ability to complete projects. He may not be able to make an 80% script into a 100% success. But he can run it smoothly and will never make an 80% movie into a 100% success.
The script was shot into sixty minutes.
"In addition, the distributor Samsung Pictures has given very good conditions. They are willing to provide six million US dollars, but they only occupy five million of the investment quota. You can choose the remaining one million. Do you want to use the director's salary to invest
, or it can be converted into box office dividends."
Ronald then put out the bait. If he felt wronged artistically, he would make up for it in terms of remuneration.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! This time, Samsung Pictures, like "Chances Are", only talked about investment in Ronald's project, without asking any conditions.
The best conditions in the industry, as if they were afraid that Ronald would be considered a failure if he didn't choose them as a publisher.
They were willing to sit in the third round of dividends. After screenwriter Robert Harlin's production company and Ronald Daydream took the dividends, they subtracted the dividends from both parties from the profits as the basis for calculating their dividends.
.In this way, if the domestic box office does not become a big hit and exceeds 50 million US dollars, Samsung Pictures will probably not make any money.
Ronald was very touched that the other party valued him so much. He also mobilized the strongest resources he could mobilize to do this project. Even the smallest supporting role was perfect. As a producer, he wanted to create masterpieces for artists.
environment of.
He is in Louisiana and has already found a filming location with the best facilities and team to repay the trust of TriStar Pictures and all the artists.
Ronald wanted to set a benchmark for this kind of daydreaming first-time star-studded masterpiece.
"This..." Herbert Ross didn't expect Ronald to give himself an investment quota. He hesitated.
Originally, he wanted his production company to invest in the film, but this is the last round of investment after all. You have to make sure that the movie box office can reach more than 60 million and get more money than the salary. Herbert
·Ross doesn’t have the confidence to take risks.
Moreover, after filming the movie, the wedding between myself and the former commander-in-law’s sister-in-law was about to take place, so it was better to just keep it safe.
"I'd better get paid. How much dividends can I get?"
"Hahaha, a lot." Ronald smiled happily. Only capable producers can take risks and enjoy this kind of excess profits. "If our box office is good enough, your remuneration plus dividends will not
It'll be less than Sidney Pollack got in 'My Fair Lady.'"
"I believe you are a man of your word." Herbert Ross was satisfied, not only because he had the money to take it, but also because Ronald and Ronald were considered by critics to be the second most capable Jewish photographer at the moment.
Director Sidney Pollack was compared (first to Spielberg).