Chatty Hollywood

After being confirmed with Mr. Westwood, filming for the first two episodes of "Death Note" began quickly.

On the one hand, this is because the preparation for American dramas is indeed much simpler than that for movies.

On the other hand, it is actually because before Mr. Westwood, the producer, was in place, Spectre Studio had already been preparing on a small scale.

Therefore, after Mr. Westwood came on board, the crew quickly finalized the candidates for the two male protagonists——

Paul Wesley.

Ian Somerhalder.

Considering the age setting of the characters in the story, the two male protagonists are relatively young.

However, the combination of these two people made Charlotte want to laugh——

Aren’t these the Salvatore brothers from the future of The Vampire Diaries?

If you add Nina Dobrev, you can make a classic American love triangle.

However, considering that Nina Dobrev may still be just a little loli at this time, Charlotte's bad taste is ultimately unattainable.

However, using these two actors to film "Death Note" is not bad.

At least, both of them have pretty good looks, and they can be both sunny and gloomy.

As for acting skills——

"It's still within the scope of training!"

After filming the first two episodes, Charlotte made a judgment.

Mr Westwood agrees. In contrast, he was more interested in the Death God Lique, who was created using motion capture technology during filming.

After all, Spectre Studio’s application of computer special effects technology is considered unique in Hollywood.

In particular, Mr. Westwood is also preparing to introduce another project to Charlotte that may heavily use computer special effects and motion capture technology——

"What!? You said adapting Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings"!?"

Of course, Charlotte was not unaware of the project mentioned by Mr. Westwood.

——The famous "Lord of the Rings" trilogy in later generations!

Charlotte knew that this movie was currently soliciting investment, but he did not expect that Mr. Westwood would mention this movie——

"Didn't New Line already reach a cooperation agreement with that Peter Jackson?"

Charlotte asked.

"Actually, it's not completely achieved!"

Mr Westwood explained,

"Although New Line, with the coordination of Miramax, has agreed to invest in an adaptation of "The Lord of the Rings," the current plan is to shoot it as a whole - and Peter Jackson prefers to shoot it in the form of a trilogy. , the two sides are still negotiating on this point."

"I see!"

Charlotte nodded,

"So, Tony, you don't want to bring this project to our studio, right?"

"If you wish."

"Hope is of course hope, but——"

Charlotte frowned.

"Currently, my movie "Sherlock Holmes" is almost completed and is about to start shooting. Coupled with your TV series and some other businesses, the studio may not have enough funds to start another big project. !”

——Charlotte naturally wants to get hold of a film history classic like "The Lord of the Rings" and a famous money-making machine.

But as he said to Mr. Westwood, Spectre Studio’s funds are not that abundant——

After a series of self-produced movies that exploded at the box office, although Charlotte has accumulated a net worth of hundreds of millions, not all of it was invested in Spectre Studio.

Joining the IMAX company has consumed a lot of his liquidity, and part of it has been invested in stocks that have great potential for appreciation in the future - such as Apple and Netflix;

Moreover, because of his cooperation with Warner Pictures, he also holds a part of Warner's stock, which naturally cannot be sold.

At the same time, Charlotte herself also bought a piece of land on Santa Monica Beach and planned to build herself a luxurious villa.

Although he didn't intend to make the villa as exaggerated as Iron Man's cape villa,

But building a large villa will ultimately cost a lot of money.

As for Spectre Studio specifically, after its recent corporatization, its business has increased.

Although the production cost of "Detective Sherlock Holmes" occupies a large part of the company's working capital, there are actually a lot of other expenses -

Not to mention daily consumption, such as personnel salaries, now that the game "Magical Quidditch" has been put on the market, it also requires some publicity and maintenance expenses.

What's more, the game department of the studio is also preparing the "Detective Sherlock Holmes" game under the leadership of Stern.

Although the main cost of game development is the developer's salary, when it comes to some outsourcing business, there will still be additional investment.

Coupled with the TV series plan of "Death Note" and the "Harry Potter" series in cooperation with Warner Pictures...

In short, with the expansion, Charlotte's business territory has grown significantly, but correspondingly, the funds in his hands are not as abundant as before.

At the very least, it is impossible to invest in a big movie project on your own.

Mr. Westwood had expected this.

He smiled and said,

"Charlotte, you can actually use other people's money to make your own movie! Isn't that how most Hollywood movies are made! - Produced entirely with your own funds. If you succeed, the benefits will be great, but the risks are high. The cost pressure is also great!”

"You're right!"

Charlotte nodded.

Before "Hell Detective", most of the movies Charlotte shot were in this format with many investors.

But when it came to filming "Hell Detective", as Charlotte's net worth increased, he gradually did not need so much external investment.

This is especially obvious in the production of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone".

On the contrary, "The Mummy", because it is a cooperative project with Universal, has Universal Pictures' investment accounting for the majority.

As for the current "Sherlock Holmes", Charlotte originally wanted to rely entirely on Spectre Studio's own investment, but now it seems that if she wants to win the "Lord of the Rings" series at the same time, she may still have to accept some external investment. Invested funds.

Of course, Charlotte is not opposed to this.

He is not obliged to eat alone.

In fact, there is no absolute question of whether it is better to invest in one movie and get all the profits, or to invest in two movies and get part of the profits each.

However, in order to start the "Lord of the Rings" project as soon as possible, Charlotte must allocate part of the current post-production costs of "Detective Sherlock Holmes" and then re-invest.

Will this affect the production progress of "Detective Sherlock Holmes"?

You know, the casting for this movie has now been completed——

After thinking about it, Nicole Kidman finally felt that it was still important to have an opportunity to work on the lap of a well-known director.

——Especially after she has confirmed that she will divorce Tom Cruise.

She accepted the invitation to play Irene Adler, and after the audition, Charlotte felt that she was indeed suitable for the role.

In addition, Lao Gun also completed the construction of a studio in the UK.

At present, the preparations for "Detective Sherlock Holmes" can be said to be all ready, except for the start of filming.

Will there be any problems in allocating funds at this time?

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