Paul Hogan now lives with his girlfriend Linda Kozlowski. They bought a house in Los Angeles. In addition to dealing with the divorce from his wife, the two are more interested in taking root in Hollywood and filming some more.
The blockbuster movie has made Australians a representative figure in Hollywood.
Because of Ronald's reminder and with the support of lawyer Mickey Kanter, the two fought with Paramount. Finally, fearing the high legal fees and the unfavorable prospects of trial, Paramount filed a lawsuit.
In the settlement, the dividends from the video tape were recalculated and a generous "bonus" was paid as compensation for previously deceiving Australians.
Ronald went to find out more about it, and Hogan agreed immediately. Australia does not have the jurisdiction of the Writers Guild, and all kinds of manpower there are cheaper than in America. For the first season, Hogan suggested filming in Queensland, the lowest cost state, where besides all kinds of
In addition to being larger, insects are very suitable for filming this type of Cold War spy film.
The coastline here is a tropical rainforest landscape, the southwest is a cool plateau, and the northwest is a desert terrain. Off the coast of Brisbane is the famous tourist resort of the Great Barrier Reef. Cold War spies were in the Caribbean, the jungles of Southeast Asia, and small African countries.
Fighting scenes in other places can be filmed in the state. After simple calculations by the Daydream production department, the cost of filming the reboot of "Die Hard" here is only about 40% of that in China.
ABC executives were very happy after receiving the filming plan given by Ronald. A rough calculation showed that the cost was only 80% of that of setting up scenes in China. They could also hire local screenwriters and use actors from Australia, Ireland and other places.
Resources, said on the spot that the shooting plan was very good and he would implement it accordingly.
Ronald immediately formed a joint filming entity with Gerald Slater and Paul Hogan to take over the filming management of ABC's new dramas. ABC was really forced by the strike to have no choice but to go to the film library
Li Tao changed the dramas that were not filmed that year and gave them a new look. Then we can seize the time to shoot and catch up with the release season of new dramas in September.
Gerald was also very satisfied. His matchmaking seemed to be successful. However, he told Ronald to find some insiders in Australia to cooperate with him. In this way, when filming in a new country, he would encounter many unexpected difficulties.
Ronald had better go there if necessary.
Ronald doesn’t want to go to that poisonous and extremely toxic place. He still has a lot of things to do in New York and Hollywood. Now that Paul Hogan is planning to stay in Hollywood, he has other Australian friends who can serve as local
Partner.
"Hi, Rachel, my colleague went over to call ABC, and I'd like you to help contact them there." Ronald then contacted Rachel Ward, an Australian female star who had not gained a foothold in Hollywood back then.
"No problem, there are not many people in the Australian entertainment industry, and I know them all. Paul (Hogan) called me, and his actors and screenwriters in Sydney, as well as the behind-the-scenes technical staff of the TV station, can come to Queensland to participate in the filming.
She settled in Brisbane after her marriage, and with her British background, she was very well-connected among actors. Ronald asked her to set up a local company to help contact some staff and negotiate filming locations. In addition, she could go to the TV series
It's stuffed with more Australian and Irish actors.
In this way, both parties cooperate and each gets what they need. There is Daydream, an advanced production company in Hollywood, ABC, one of the three major wireless television stations, Hogan Films, which has extensive connections in Britain, Australia, and Ward Production Company, which produce
It will start smoothly soon. ABC will fly the director, photographer, and main cast team over, and work can start locally as quickly as in the New York studio.
"Barry is in Hollywood now. I will fly to Hollywood next month to support the premiere of his new film. We will talk in detail then." Rachel Ward's own star chart is bleak, but that of her husband Barry Brown
, the image of an honest person who looks dull but is smart on the inside is very popular in Hollywood.
This year his new film "Cocktail" with Tom Cruise and Sigourney Weaver's new film "Gorillas in the Mist" will be released, which coincides with Ronald's new film "Die Hard"
.We can discuss it in detail with the couple at that time.
Australia is a vast and sparsely populated place, where filming is cheap, the entertainment industry is influenced by Britain, and the actor base is very good. Ronald thought that he could consider moving movies here to shoot in the future.
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While in New York, Ronald found director Rob Reiner and Nora Ephron to meet with Meg Ryan.
Ordinarily, this method of directly contacting actors without agents is theoretically against the rules. However, Ronald and Meg Ryan are old acquaintances, and the two have collaborated in "Top Gun". They met as friends.
, introducing new friends to chat is also in line with normal people’s social life.
Many heavyweight star collaborations are negotiated informally in this way, and then the agent goes through the process, auditions, etc.
"Well, I want a salad, with the salad dressing separate..."
Meg Ryan's first words in the Russian teahouse where they met made Nora Ephron very satisfied. This actress, who has many requirements for ordering food, fits the image she created very well.
.
"Oh..." How come this idea of ordering food is the same as Nora's.
"What, I want a coffee and a sandwich." Upon seeing this, Ronald immediately ordered something that would have no chance of being spit on in the kitchen.
"I'll have one too." Rob Reiner immediately followed. The two looked at each other, and it seemed that both men understood that women are sometimes troublesome.
Now that they had seen it right, Meg Ryan and Nora Ephron immediately started chatting about many details in the script.
For example, the protagonist Sally initially followed the mainstream values of society and wanted to marry a financial genius. Later, she realized her own needs and wanted to find someone who meets her needs. Both of them were inexplicably unable to fall in love because of the opinions of most people around them.
The experience is very relatable.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Seeing Nora Ephron and Meg Ryan as his stand-in on the screen, Ronald knew that this was already half the battle.
This script was signed by Nora Ephron. In fact, after the first draft, director Renner had already participated in the creation, and many things were discussed between him and Ephron.
In this way, the heroine Sally in the script has a lot of Efron's characteristics and real life added to it. What about the male protagonist Harry? That is an artistic reproduction of many of Renner's real life.
Now that Efron has found his screen double, who does Renner plan to use to play him on screen?
"Of course it's Billy (· Crystal.)" Nora Ephron immediately proposed a candidate after Ronald asked about the choice of the leading actor. Renner and Crystal are good friends. In the script, Harry and
The scene where good friends are in bed and have to call each other is a true portrayal of Reina and Christo. They are good friends who can give each other private relationship advice.
"No, no, I don't want to invite him." Rob Reiner immediately shook his head. This movie is about a man and a woman who have a spiritual connection, but after they have a relationship, it feels wrong and they are not meant for each other. Billy Crystal
He is a comedian, and if he acts in a movie like this, it might not do well at the box office, and it will affect the stardom of a friend who is currently on the rise.
"Then who do you think is suitable? Is he not handsome enough?" Ronald didn't know why. He thought Renner wanted to play Harry because of Billy Crystal's appearance, someone who could attract someone like Meg Ryan.
Sally's man is not convincing enough.
"No, no, in fact, some of the plots are artistically based on Billy's life. It's just that his performance is more of a comedy. We want an actor who can act in comedy as well as a drama." Rob Reiner certainly couldn't say that.
I express my true thoughts because I don’t want to hurt my friends, so I won’t have any psychological burden by finding other actors.
"An actor who plays comedy like a drama?" Ronald knew that this was referring to the performance temperament. It is best to have a comedy with a touch of tragedy. Thinking back to several male actors, Ronald thought of working with Dai
Ann played with Tom Hanks in "Grown Up".
"How about Tom Hanks?"
"He? He's very good. I think he's the kind of man a girl will fall in love with once she gets to know him." Nora Ephron immediately agreed.
"Then I'll go talk to his agent." Ronald has the goal of being a leading actor.
"But you have to talk to Billy." Ronald pointed at Reina and said. Incorporating a friend's personal life into the script is very controversial and must be approved by the person involved. Ronald
Nader suffered from it when he first entered the industry.
"No problem," Reina said, going to get permission himself.
"Also, the ending needs to be changed...to have a happy reunion and live happily together from now on..." Ronald mentioned the ending again, why did Harry and Sally separate in the end? What else are the audience looking at?
strength?
"How can this be a happy ending? Men and women understand each other, but there is no sexual tension. Harry and Sally didn't like each other in the beginning. They were together because of their rationality, so once they went to bed, they would be incompatible.
They are only suitable to be friends, not to be together. My and Rob's personal experiences illustrate this point." Nora Ephron objected fiercely.
Her own ex-husband was Bernstein, the Wall Street Post reporter who exposed the Watergate scandal, and the two got together because Nora admired his heroic deeds.
Rob Reiner's ex-wife is the "grown-up" female director Penny Marshall. The two got together because they appreciated each other's talents.
Both marriages ended due to cheating. Nora and Rob agreed that marriage must have a strong original impulse at the first sight. Emotions purely based on rational appreciation cannot withstand all kinds of life for a long time.
test.
"This... what kind of fallacy is this? Didn't friends turn into a happy couple?" Ronald was speechless to them.
"Of course not, we have all been married and divorced..." Nora Ephron clearly looked down on Ronald, who was never married.
"Well..." Ronald didn't want to debate love with two long-lost men and women, "Even if your views are right, shouldn't we give a good ending? Have you seen the early Hollywood film 'Sullivan's Travels'?
(Sullivan's Travels) 'No, the more difficult things are to happen in life, the more we need to give the audience a little hope. This may be their only hope.
"Stop talking nonsense, it was during the Great Depression, and today's urban men and women like to find meaning in ordinary lives." Nora Ephron never compromises when it comes to art, and she always thinks she is right.
Maybe her husband just couldn't stand her... But Ronald didn't dare to say this. Ephron's husband cheated on her during her pregnancy, and he was also a very unattractive man.
"Let's not draw conclusions from this, let's write a reunion ending and see how everyone responds?" Ronald used the communication skills he had developed as a director. Anyway, if you write one, will you use it when the time comes? Which one can you use?
It's not up to you, the screenwriter, to decide.
"Right? Meg, we have to see her first reaction to the positive ending." Ronald pulled Meg Ryan to support him.
"I really want to see what the reunion ending feels like." Meg Ryan is waiting for her boyfriend Dennis Quaid to propose, and of course she likes a happy ending. According to Efron, a happy man and woman must fall in love at first sight...
...At least I'm attracted to you at first sight.
She and Quaid were strongly attracted to each other as soon as they met each other when they had a significant other. So, they will grow old happily, right?
The difference is that Meg Ryan clearly broke up with her then-boyfriend Anthony Edwards (The Goose from Top Gun), while Dennis Quaid was still stepping on both sides of Leigh Thompson's boat.
Quaid is a handsome guy and knows how to please women. This kind of man has great advantages in the Hollywood love scene. Therefore, he also has great advantages in career.
"Okay, let me change the ending. I still think Harry and Sally should separate after going to bed and never see each other again. This is in line with the behavior of urban men and women."
Ronald looked at Nora's reluctance and was a little embarrassed. If a screenwriter doesn't believe in her own story, she won't be able to write a story that moves the audience.
It's a pity that the writers are still on strike, and Ronald can't find the right person to rewrite the ending of the story. Nora Ephron got the signature and found a script doctor who writes romantic dramas to write an ending with strong commercial potential. This is also
Common practice in Hollywood.
If this is the case, the relationship with Nora Ephron may not be very good in the future.
Ronald can only hope that Ephron will write a similarly touching reunion ending. He also has the premiere of "Die Hard" to prepare for.
In order to promote this action movie starring TV star Bruce Willis, Ronald hired Tom Cruise to help. Joel Silver hired Stallone and also contacted Schwarzenegger.
, if he also agrees, an action movie approved by the three major action stars will be a good publicity stunt.