Hollywood Road

"Do you think she will look at you fat man?" James Franco sneered, "Jonah, people must be self-aware!"

The topic had turned to inappropriate for children, and Carey Mulligan knew that these guys and Murphy would often talk about some boring dirty jokes together, so he simply stood up and went to the kitchen.

"Jim, isn't that right?" Murphy watched her leave, then turned to look at James Franco, "I think Jonah is very likely to succeed."

With Murphy's support, Jonah Hill stiffened his neck and exclaimed, "Don't forget, that's what she does!"

"No, no, this is wrong!" Seth Rogen straightened his glasses and said seriously, "As far as I know, their work and life are completely separated, and I think Jonah's chances of success are very low. , unless you are willing to go to shoot that kind of film with her."

"He's going?" Murphy shook his head, completely without his own position, "Which studio in the San Fernando Valley dares to use him? Do you want the audience to see his fat body?"

"Hey, is there any mistake!" Jonah Hill pointed at Murphy, "Didn't you support me?"

Picking up the beer, Murphy said with a dignified air, "I support your right to speak, but I support the truth even more."

James Franco and Seth Rogen almost spit out the wine, and several of them laughed. Even Robert Downey Jr., who was depressed recently, pointed at Murphy and bent over laughing.

"You guys are so ignorant." As soon as his mood improved, Robert Downey Jr. took out his famous star fan, "It's just an actress who shoots porn, you know there are some very high-end ones in Hollywood. Party? You can get a lot of famous women on it, and if you are lucky, there will be A-list stars. I'm talking about Hollywood female stars, not those in the San Fernando Valley..."

This is a topic that will never go out of fashion among men, and it immediately attracted the four of Murphy.

Jonah Hill swallowed, "Tell me, Donnie."

"Hey..." Robert Downey Jr. shook his hand, "It's all in the past, so I can't bring it up again."

"That..." Seth Rogen scratched his head, "Just say a few words, say a few words!"

There was already a smug smile on the corner of Robert Downey Jr.'s mouth, but he still looked like the past was too bad.

Murphy grabbed an iron skewer pierced with barbecue, pointed at Robert Downey Jr.'s throat, and threatened,

"Are you going to say it or not?"

As long as Robert Downey didn't say anything, he stabbed his neck with an iron stick in a transparent posture.

Robert Downey Jr. raised his hand exaggeratedly, "Alright! Alright! Let me just say it."

He recalled it, and said unhurriedly, "In Hollywood, after many grand events, some special companies hold special carnival parties. For example, the year I was nominated for an Oscar, at the end of the Oscar nominees luncheon Then, a company threw a mask party and it cost $30,000 just to get in!"

Murphy nodded slightly. With the development of information later, this kind of thing gradually spread.

"$30,000?" James Franco asked, "What kind of party? You have to pay $30,000 to get in?"

"The organizer requires you to wear a mask." Robert Downey Jr. ignored James Franco's words and said to himself, "You can attend with or without a female companion. At the party, if you When you meet someone you’re interested in, as long as the other person doesn’t object, you can have sex with them, no matter if it’s a man or a woman.”

Jonah Hill and Seth Rogen showed envious eyes.

"If you bring a female partner, you can also play the exchange game." It seems that Robert Downey Jr. is familiar with these things, "As long as it is not forced, under the condition of mutual agreement, three or more Human games are not a problem at parties."

He winked at a few people, "If you're lucky, you may meet some top actresses in it, and those who like to play are also the targets that these party organizers strongly invite, and they are also frequent visitors. "

"But they're all wearing masks..." Seth Logan murmured.

Robert Downey Jr. snorted and sneered, "Many celebrities have physical features that cannot be concealed. Can't you recognize them if you cover their faces?"

"However, female celebrities who like this kind of party are only a minority among the minority." He added, "It all depends on luck."

Jonah Hill's eyes were staring, "I can't imagine what a wonderful scene that is!"

Seemingly unable to find a suitable adjective, Robert Downey Jr. thought for a while and said, "Have you seen Stanley Kubrick's "Eyes Wide Shut"? It's similar to the one Tom Cruise encountered. a feast."

Seth Rogen said enviously, "If you have a chance, you must go and see it."

Robert Downey Jr. pointed at him and Jonah Hill and shook his fingers, "You are not qualified enough, Murphy and Jim are about the same."

"They can take us..." Jonah Hill finished speaking only halfway before he saw Carey Mulligan walking over and standing behind Murphy.

"Come on, let's continue drinking!" He raised his glass, touched Seth Rogen, and greeted Murphy, James Franco and Robert Downey Jr., "Cheers!"

The next day was the weekend, and several people had no work for the time being, and the party continued until close to midnight.

After a happy weekend, Murphy received good news just after the start of the new week. The negotiation between CAA and Miramax on the new project has made a breakthrough. The problem is that there are not many details.

Murphy is the director and initiator of this project, caa immediately passed the news, and then he also joined the negotiation led by Bill Rosses, after another week of see-saw, Murphy, caa We are sure to have an in-depth cooperation with Miramax on this project.

The cooperation was about to be reached, and the project could not continue to be called "X". CAA and Miramax accepted Murphy's suggestion, and the project was officially named "Planet Terror".

This will be an absurd theme of Beauty vs. Zombies. Although it is full of blood and violence, it is not the style of "Chain Saw", but full of American humor.

In this regard, Murphy is very clear that he is not a good joker, so he specially summoned Seth Rogen and Jonah Hill to the Stanton studio and worked together for several days in order to make some funny jokes. The bridge section is modified.

Several people said that they would form gangs and help each other, and Murphy did the same. Even Jonah Hill, a completely unknown guy, still brought him in the new project.

Seth Rogen and Jonah Hill also did their best to help Murphy revise the script.

Jonah Hill is good at messing around and invigorating the atmosphere, but modifying the script can play a limited role; Seth Rogen is different. After a few days of work, Murphy can see that this guy is indeed quite talented, whether it is scene construction, Or the lines of the characters, they are all well written.

It was no accident that this guy later became a director.

In mid-October, Murphy, CAA, and Miramax formally signed the "Planet Terror" project agreement at the Death Star Building.

"Planet of Terror" is provided by CAA as a one-stop packaging service for Miramax. The main cast and crew are all from CAA's contracted customers. Like other CAA packaging projects, after the film is released, CAA will receive all the profits of "Planet of Terror" Seven percent of the service fee.

Miramax is the producer and distributor of the project. It will provide the production funds of this film through financing and own 100% of the copyright of the film. After a long period of negotiations, the final production cost of this film is finalized at $8 million.

However, Miramax's application to the Australian government for film tax rebates was not approved, and the investment in "Planet Terror" and Murphy's reputation were still too low to be favored by the Australian government.

Like Hollywood's mainstream commercial productions that have invested hundreds of millions, if they are filmed in Australia, they can often get a tax rebate of 13% to 18%!

In this way, filming overseas will only increase the cost. The crew will stay in Los Angeles, looking for a location with a suitable price and scene for shooting. , is listed as the first choice for shooting some indoor scenes, where the wide area and relatively low rent, as well as the equipment such as cranes, are huge advantages.

In terms of raising funds, since Murphy has a blockbuster film like "Saw", the film has also entered many overseas markets. Funds for subsequent filming will be raised through overseas pre-sales.

Miramax has long-term cooperative companies overseas, and the pre-sale is to sell the distribution rights or other copyrights of the film to these companies in advance to raise production costs.

This is Miramax's plan for the time being, and how to do it depends on the future.

In addition, Harvey Weinstein also officially notified Murphy and CAA that he has applied for "Planet Terror" to participate in next year's Cannes Film Festival.

This is not to say that Miramax or Harvey Weinstein attach great importance to him and this project. The original quota belongs to Quentin Tarantino and his new film, but Quentin, a geek director, insists on waiting for Uma - Thurman started filming new films after giving birth, and is doomed to miss next year's Cannes Film Festival.

After Harvey Weinstein negotiated with Cannes, "Planet Terror" became the replacement.

Of course, this is just a screening, not a competition.

It is said that Miramax will participate in the competition unit next year's song and dance blockbuster "Chicago".

At the end of the agreement, it was about the treatment of the director Murphy. He has two positions in the film, namely director and screenwriter. In a very formal crew like Hollywood, the position also means a corresponding remuneration. (To be continued.)