But fortunately, there is no need for Sun Dahai to consider whether to let Youlian sign Nicolas Cage.
Because Nicholas is a contracted artist with CAA, and because of the Coppola family's status and connections in Hollywood, CAA values him quite a bit.
If it is not necessary, Sun Dahai does not want to poach CAA's corner, otherwise it will bring a lot of trouble to the future development of Youlian and Kasol Film Company.
Looking at the unrecognizable main cast list of "The Love of Ghosts", Sun Dahai couldn't help but feel dizzy.
Although the director Jerry, the producer Bruce, and the composer Morris are all the same as in the previous life. The right to use the audio and video synchronization of the classic song "Uned Melody" has been bought by Castle Film Company and the original singer was invited
"Righteous Brothers" re-interpreted.
However, since the producer was changed to Kasol Film Company, except for a few members of the crew who are members of the director's own team, the rest are naturally members of Kasol Film Company.
And because Sun Dahai had already decided on Ren Kuanwei as the male lead in the film, not only did the selection of other actors have to be adjusted according to Ren Kuanwei's characteristics, but Bruce, the producer and screenwriter of the film, also had to
Make fine adjustments to certain plots, settings and dialogues in the script.
As a result, the current version of "The Love Between Ghosts and Humans" has become a devilishly revised version compared to its previous life. Sun Dahai doesn't even know what effect the final film, which will be released in a few months, will achieve.
When it comes to film production, Kasol Film Company, as a veteran Hollywood film company, is really strict.
It has taken more than a year to review the script of "The Love of Ghosts", start the project preparation, form the crew, and complete the filming. Post-production has just begun, and it is estimated that the full release will not be until the Christmas period.
But that's fine, "The Last Love" is not just for box office, it is a fantasy love movie (drama) that has the potential to compete for Oscars.
In the North American film market, commercial blockbusters are mostly released in the summer season, so this period is the golden period with the highest cumulative total box office.
The Christmas season is polarized. Not only are there some comedies, family films and other types of holiday movies that are easy to get good box office results, but there are also many literary films, dramas or biopics.
Most of the films in the latter category are niche films with relatively dismal box office results and few box office dark horses. However, these films are the favorites of the Oscar judges.
Therefore, everyone focuses on releasing such films during the Christmas season before the nominations for the Oscars in the new year are due. The intention is self-evident.
The release plan for "The Last Emperor", which was released at the end of 1987, actually followed this routine.
Sun Dahai was knowledgeable and asked Gabriel to come forward and hire two public relations planning companies for publicity planning and public relations lobbying for "The Last Emperor" at a high price to work on "The Last Emperor" to compete for next year's Oscars.
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Historically, the total investment in the movie "The End of the World" has been as high as 22 million US dollars. For a romance film that has neither big scenes nor a large number of special effects shots, nor the participation of top Hollywood first-line movie stars, the production is extremely high.
The cost is unbelievably high.
But now Sun Dahai knows that the historical producer, Paramount Pictures, was not taken advantage of. Nearly half of the cost was spent on the public relations company.
In fact, at the beginning, Bruce only wanted to find 3 million US dollars in funds to shoot this movie. Even including the publicity and distribution costs, 5 million US dollars was about the same.
However, now that the project has been taken over by Castle Film Company, Bruce has no final say in the situation.
Of course, Sun Dahai would not ruin this classic by shoddy production in order to save money. According to his usual practice, he would first double the reported production cost before talking about anything else.
In the end, with Sun Dahai's constant encouragement and hints, Bruce gritted his teeth and raised the budget for the filming of "The Last Love" to a sky-high US$20 million.
However, in the end, the total investment in "The Last Days" was as high as 30 million US dollars. The 20 million US dollars in filming costs made by Bruce were only shooting and normal publicity expenses.
The remaining US$10 million was turned into service fees paid by the company to two public relations companies.
If the film can be nominated for an Oscar or even win the award, there will be different amounts of rewards based on different awards, which will be paid separately to the public relations company.
These details are clearly stated in the contract, so I won’t go into details here.
All in all, Sun Dahai spent a lot more on this movie than Paramount in history. However, he is a newcomer to Hollywood and a foreigner, so it is normal that all costs are higher than Paramount.
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Due to the reorganization of funding, the main actors of this film also received good remuneration.
Simon Yam has the aura of an Oscar for Best Actor and is also the winner of the Golden Globe for Best Actor. Therefore, his salary for this film has skyrocketed from US$500,000 for "The Last Emperor" to
With 1.8 million U.S. dollars, Xianxian can break through the red line of two million U.S. dollars in salary and become one of the second-tier actors in Hollywood.
Although Nicolas Cage plays the main supporting role, his salary is US$1.2 million, which is higher than the US$1 million salary he received when he was the leading actor in his last movie.
However, because his last film did well at the box office, it is only natural that his salary should be increased when he stars in this film.
Sophie Marceau is well-known in Europe and has some fans in the United States. However, she has never participated in a Hollywood movie shooting before, so the salary is not high, only 600,000 US dollars.
This was because Kasol Film Company paid her the upper limit of the film's remuneration because she was a contracted artist of the company (Youlian).
Actors in Hollywood are not paid as much as the producers want. They need to be registered with the Screen Actors Guild for certification. No matter how high or low the pay is, it will trigger a written inquiry from the Screen Actors Guild.
Correspondingly, the United States also has Directors Guild, Screenwriters Guild and other similar organizations. Therefore, when making a movie in the United States, there are many rules and regulations that need to be paid attention to. If there is not a team that is familiar with the situation to assist in the work, then you will be waiting for various rights protection lawsuits.
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At this time, Whoopi Goldberg was a relatively well-known actor in the United States. However, most of her energy was spent on Broadway shows and television programs.
She is a black actress, and she plays a supporting role in this film. Therefore, her salary is not high, just like Sophie Marceau, only 600,000 US dollars.
Sun Dahai believes that as long as Ren Kuanwei and the others perform to their best, even if the final film can only reach 80% of the level of previous films, the main actors will be able to double their pay when they take on another film in the future.
