Because of some requests made by Wu Jianye, it is impossible to check in immediately, and it will take at least a few days.
So Wu Jianye still stayed in the hotel these days, but just today, he received a call from Linda, saying that there was an actor who wanted to meet Wu Jianye!
When Wu Jianye received the call, he was also slightly stunned. At this time, Linda was able to call Wu Jianye personally, which meant that the actor at least had a certain weight in Hollywood, so Wu Jianye asked the other party's name.
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At Phantom Entertainment, Wu Jianye met the actor he wanted to meet this time, Mel Gibson!
The main actor has just finished filming "Lethal Weapon 2" and it will be released in the next few days. This movie will also push Mel Gibson to the first peak of his life and become his first box office hit in his career as an actor.
Billion dollar movie!
After Mel Gibson saw Wu Jianye, he stood up, shook hands with him and said: "Hello, Director Wu, I have wanted to meet you for a long time!"
Wu Jianye smiled slightly and said: "Hello!"
After the two shook hands and exchanged greetings, they sat on their respective sofas. Although the outside world's description of Mel Gibson was not very friendly, and even portrayed him as a bully, this did not mean that he acted condescendingly to everyone he met.
It seems that if he was really a simple angry boy, he wouldn't be able to achieve such high achievements in Hollywood.
But there must be a reason for the groundless rumors. Looking at Mel Gibson sitting there with such a golden sword, one can imagine that the other party is usually a very domineering person.
"Director Wu, I know you are looking for a male lead for your movie, and I have come to recommend myself today!" Mel Gibson said straight to the point after exchanging pleasantries with Wu Jianye.
Wu Jianye was slightly stunned. This was the first quasi-A-list actor who took the initiative to find Phantom Entertainment.
In the past, due to the embarrassing status of Spielberg and others as well as Wu Jianye in Hollywood, as well as the identity of the male protagonist in the movie "The Love of Ghosts", it was impossible to invite the first-line actors in Hollywood to this movie.
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But now Mel Gibson has taken the initiative and wants to participate...
After a quick review of Mel Gibson's life, Wu Jianye discovered that one of the interesting points was that he had a very bad relationship with the Jewish community in Hollywood, and even publicly denounced Jews.
But it would be unrealistic to ask Mel Gibson to take the initiative for this alone.
"Can you tell me why?" Since you can't guess the reason, just ask directly!
Mel Gibson smiled and said: "I admire your movies very much. To be honest, I have watched "Raise the Red Lantern", "The Last Emperor" and "New Dragon Inn", especially the movie "The Last Emperor"
, is a very profound movie, I like it very much, I am different from those people, although you have not proven yourself in Hollywood, but I have studied the movie "The Last Emperor", this movie has actually been closely related to
Hollywood movies are somewhat similar..."
Mel Gibson then began to talk with Wu Jianye about his views on the film, and indirectly revealed some other ideas to Wu Jianye.
Although it was very obscure, Wu Jianye also understood it. For example, Wu Jianye was targeted by the Jewish circle in Hollywood. He himself did not like the Jewish circle very much. At this time, Mel Gibson had not yet directed and starred in "Brave".
"Heart" has not yet reached its heyday in Hollywood, so it is very obscure to talk about it now.
At the same time, Wu Jianye could feel that Mel Gibson wanted to star in the movie "The Last Days", not that he was optimistic about the commercial success of the movie, but because he was interested in Wu Jianye.
Night's influence at major European film festivals.
Although Mel Gibson was born in New York State, he went to Australia with his family when he was 12 years old. After graduating from high school, he went to the National Academy of Dramatic Art in Sydney to study acting. After graduation, he joined the South Australian Theater Company and performed in Shakespeare plays.
As well as Samuel Beckett's absurd drama "Waiting for Godot" and Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman".
In fact, it means that although Mel Gibson became famous in Hollywood because of action movies such as "Lethal Weapon", Mel Gibson himself still has a literary heart.
It is the classic film "Braveheart" that he directed and starred in. Although the scene is very grand, it is still a literary film at its core. The box office of this film in North America also went to my grandma's house, with a total of 72 million US dollars.
Investment, the box office in North America was only 75 million. If it weren't for the strong global box office, Paramount would probably have thought of killing him.
Wu Jianye may not have proven his box office ability in Hollywood, but his appeal at major European film festivals is what Mel Gibson values more, especially since the lead female lead in this film is Isabelle Adjani.
An actress who also has great appeal at European film festivals.
This is what Mel Gibson immediately thought of when he didn't see the script of the movie "The Ghost Story".
If he can become the male lead in this movie, then Mel Gibson can use the influence of Wu Jianye and Isabel Adjani in Europe to open up his own market in Europe.
At the same time, another point is that Mel Gibson attaches great importance to Phantom Entertainment. Now Phantom Entertainment has made it clear that it attaches great importance to this movie. At this time, Phantom Entertainment is no longer the Phantom Entertainment of previous years and has a strong appeal in Hollywood.
If Phantom Entertainment really goes all out to promote this movie.
Then the box office of this movie in North America will not be too bad, and then fame and fortune will be achieved, wouldn't it be wonderful?
This is why Mel Gibson took the initiative to find Phantom Entertainment to participate in this movie.
Although he didn't say it explicitly, Wu Jianye was able to realize these things during his conversation with Mel Gibson.
As for Mel Gibson’s little thoughts, Wu Jian Ye Dao has no objections. It’s impossible to have that kind of situation where you just accept someone’s head and bow to him. Everyone must have their own little calculations in everything they do. Mel Gibson
For Wu Jianye, the little abacus was not something unacceptable.
If Mel Gibson wants to use Wu Jianye to open up the European market, then Wu Jianye also wants to use Mel Gibson's box office appeal in Hollywood.
"Lethal Weapon 2", which is about to be released, will hit a box office of US$147.2 million in North America, second only to "Batman" with US$251.1 million and "Raiders of the Lost Ark" in this year's box office rankings.
》’s US$197.1 million, ranking third!
It is precisely because of this movie that Mel Gibson removed the word "quasi" from his status as a quasi-first-line movie star in Hollywood!
But Wu Jianye is not without worries. Mel Gibson is a well-known drama tyrant on the set. Coupled with Isabel Adjani, who is also known for her personality, and Wu Jianye, who is known as a tyrant on the set, the crew has These three people will definitely look like Mars hitting the Earth!
But in the end, Wu Jianye still chose Mel Gibson. For the movie "The Last Days", it is very important to have an actor with box office appeal in Hollywood. This has an impact on the early box office of the movie. Crucial role!
The two of them had a romantic relationship and a concubine, and they hit it off quickly. When Mel Gibson learned about the general framework of the movie "The Love of Ghosts" from Wu Jianye, he also became interested in the movie. More interested.
In fact, after the release of "The Last Days", Aiken Pictures, founded by Mel Gibson at the time, starred in a romance film "The Last Days", and it was also this film , breaking Mel Gibson's inherent tough guy image in Hollywood.
After watching Mel Gibson sign a contract with Phantom Entertainment, Wu Jianye smiled and shook hands with Mel Gibson and said: "Welcome to join "The Love of Ghosts"!"
Mel Gibson was also smiling. The conversation he had just had with Wu Jianye made him very happy. He found that many of Wu Jianye's ideas coincided with his own, especially some of Wu Jianye's shooting concepts that were very important to him. The impact was also great, and I think I learned a lot.
"Haha, I'm looking forward to the cooperation between you and me!" Mel Gibson said.
In the conversation just now, Mel Gibson already knew that the movie "The Last Day" will be officially shot at the end of July, but before that, the starring actors will first announce the official shooting in Los Angeles and hold a meeting. Press conference.
After the press conference, the entire crew will move to New York for official filming!
"I believe this will be a pleasant experience!" Wu Jianye smiled.
"By the way, Wu, my new movie "Lethal Weapon 2" will be officially released on July 7, and there will be a grand premiere at the China Grand Theater. I now officially invite you to participate in "Lethal Weapon 2" 's premiere!" Mel Gibson preached.
Wu Jianye smiled and said: "Okay, I will participate when the time comes!"
The two sides chatted for a while before Mel Gibson said goodbye and left!
After Mel Gibson left, Linda smiled and said to Wu Jianye: "Well, now that Mel Gibson has joined, only the role of Carl is left undecided!"
Wu Jianye smiled and nodded. Mel Gibson was an unexpected gain. The success of the previous film "The Love of Ghosts" is inseparable from the successful performances of the four main actors.
Compared with Demi Moore, Isabel Adjani is definitely not bad, and Mel Gibson's acting skills are definitely not worse than Patrick Swayze, although before filming "The Last Days", Patrick Swayze had already won Nominated for the Golden Globe Award, Mel Gibson also won two consecutive Australian Sam Awards for "Tim Loves Me" and "Galipoli".
Although awards are a matter of personal opinion, there is still a certain amount of talent required to win an award.
Needless to say, Whoopi Goldberg's performance in "The Last Day" won her the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.
Now only the role of Carl is left. The role of Carl was played by Tony Goldwyn in the previous version of "The Ghost Story". However, for some unknown reason, when Wu Jianye asked Linda to look for this actor,
There was no registration for this actor in Hollywood, which made Wu Jianye scratch his head.
Fortunately, there is no shortage of actors in Hollywood in this era. Now that Mel Gibson has been confirmed, Phantom Entertainment can wholeheartedly look for an actor suitable for the role of Carl!
"Okay, hurry up and find someone to audition for the role of Karl!" Wu Jianye ordered.
Linda nodded and said: "It's already being arranged!"
Linda then said: "Several major studios have made it clear that they will not participate in the distribution of this film in North America, but they do want to get the distribution rights of this film in Europe!"
Prior to this, Phantom Entertainment had two distribution channels. One was to cooperate with several major Hollywood studios for joint distribution. For example, Universal Pictures, which was the first to cooperate with Phantom Entertainment to distribute "Home Alone";
Wasinger Films is distributed by 21st Century Fox Pictures.
Wu Jianye sneered and said, "They actually had a good plan!"
Linda also smiled bitterly, "If you look at reports like this, you will know why those studios are not optimistic about this movie!"
After saying that, he handed Wu Jianye a copy of "Hollywood Report"!
Among them was a report, which was specifically written about the news about "The Love of Ghosts" and Wu Jianye. The whole report could be said to criticize them as individuals.
"Wu Jianye is a director who has proven himself at European film festivals, but this is Hollywood, not North America. Wu Jianye has directed a total of three movies in his directorial career, and the highest box office in North America was only around US$30 million.
Now Wu Jianye has come to Hollywood to shoot a mainstream Hollywood romance film. Does he understand American love..."
"We admit that his previous scandal with Isabel Adjani brought a lot of popularity to this movie, but Wu Jianye should still be immersed in the honors he won in Europe, but forgot that whether it was him or Isabel Adjani,
Jiani is just an outsider in Hollywood..."
After reading this report, Wu Jianye threw the "Hollywood Report" aside and said: "Tell them that Phantom Entertainment will be fully responsible for the distribution of this movie, and the European distribution rights will not be given to them!
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Before that, Wu Jianye actually wanted to transfer the European distribution rights to Fengge Entertainment, so as to avoid Linda's excessive power.
However, after considering that Phantom Entertainment has been committed to conquering European distribution in recent years, this is not only Phantom Entertainment's own development plan, but also an indispensable link, so Wu Jianye did not stop this matter.
However, Wu Jianye did not give up on letting Fengge Entertainment also conquer the European distribution business. In the future, Fengge Entertainment and Phantom Entertainment will have two parallel development trajectories. Maybe in the future, Wu Jianye will let them
Continue to cooperate, but now for the development of the two major entertainment companies, Wu Jianye still allows them to develop according to their planned development trajectory.
This is why Wu Jianye doesn’t want to put all his eggs in one basket!
After the media group of Phantom Entertainment is established, there will be Phantom Media in Europe and the United States, and Fengge Media in Southeast Asia. The two sides will interlock with each other like gears, which is the best development path!
Several major studios do not want to distribute the film in the United States, simply because they are not optimistic about the prospects of this film in North America. But Europe is different. The combination of Wu Jianye and Isabelle Adjani is definitely a heavyweight in the European film industry.