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"This newspaper has received definite news that Cameron Douglas, the eldest son of the former Oscar best actor and Hollywood superstar Michael Douglas, was arrested by the police for drug possession and trafficking. It is reported that he may face more than ten years in prison. This makes Michael - Douglas was in tears."

In a booth in the cafe, Kara Firth carefully looked at the newspaper in front of her. She knew that the news on it was inextricably linked to Murphy who was sitting opposite.

"What makes Michael Douglas even more distressed is that on the first day of his arrest, Cameron Douglas participated in a gang conflict in a temporary cell and was broken with his arm bone and femur..."

Kara Feith shook his head. Compared to the troubles encountered by the Douglas family, these are actually nothing.

"According to sources: Most prisoners know that Cameron Douglas was beaten by gangsters who offered a bounty to find someone, resulting in broken fingers and femurs, and even implanted steel nails in the femur, but he told the police and The paramedics were inadvertently injured due to a fall. Therefore, Cameron Douglas was injured this time, and no one was punished by the prison authorities."

Looking away from the newspaper, Kara Firth took a sip from the water glass, looked at Murphy on the opposite side, and said, "You are still the same Murphy Stanton, and your bones have never changed."

"What?" Murphy didn't seem to understand her words, "What hasn't changed?"

"Cruel and ruthless!" Kara Firth didn't need to be scruples in front of Murphy, and said directly, "Use any means."

Murphy took a sip of his coffee and shrugged, "It has nothing to do with me. I just found someone to give him courage. What happened next is because the Douglas family has accumulated too many conflicts and took this opportunity to explode. "

Kara Firth pouted and asked, "How many years will Cameron Douglas be sentenced?"

"I don't know." Murphy shook his head. "It should be more than five years. No one cares about him now."

Cameron Douglas is just an introduction and fuse, and Murphy and Robert Downey Jr.'s goal has never been him.

"I know." Kara Feith said with emotion, "The two people you care about are very miserable now."

Who in Hollywood today doesn't know that the Douglas family seems to have been cursed by the god of bad luck and has encountered a huge crisis. Although it has not completely collapsed, it can no longer be compared with the past.

The first is Kirk Douglas. After a stroke, he was sent to the University of California School of Medicine for rescue. Although he was out of danger, he lost consciousness and hemiplegia due to brain hypoxia for too long. He will spend the rest of the time on the bed and Going through in a daze, the once powerful figure in Hollywood is now living a life worse than death.

Next is Michael Douglas, who was luckier than his father. At least he didn't suffer any physical blows, but the mental pressure made him ten years old.

Catherine Zeta-Jones is determined to divorce him, and has evidence of domestic violence. Once the divorce lawsuit is pronounced, it is very likely that half of Michael Douglas's property will be divided.

Such a divorce case is bound to drag on for a long time. The paparazzi and entertainment reporters pile up in front of Michael Douglas every day, and various hypes emerge in endlessly. The former Oscar winner is said to have had several emotional breakdowns.

What is even more shocking is that several crews that signed contracts with Michael Douglas have ended their cooperation with him because of the domestic violence scandal that Catherine Zeta-Jones voluntarily broke out.

The career of this superstar has plummeted, and he can no longer live up to the previous grand occasion. Some media pointedly stated that when Michael Douglas handles this series of scandals and returns to his career, he may even be regarded as a second-rate star in Hollywood. No, it's not much better than Mel Gibson, who was collectively banned by Hollywood.

Kara Firth is very clear,

The Douglas family, which once flourished in Hollywood, is basically over.

"For Robert Downey Jr., is it worth it?" She asked suddenly.

"It can't be judged by whether it's worth it or not." Murphy said calmly, "Kirk Douglas was in cahoots before, spreading some bad news about me in the Jewish circle in Hollywood."

The two chatted about this matter again, and Kara Firth took the initiative to change the subject, "Twentieth Century Fox has canceled the schedule of the Toronto Film Festival, have you been notified?"

"Yeah." Murphy nodded, but he was a little strange, "Temporary cancellation? What's going on?"

After all, the temporary cancellation of participating in the film festival is not unique, but it is relatively rare.

Kara Firth did not hide anything, and said directly, "Twentieth Century Fox and the Toronto Film Festival Organizing Committee had disagreements on some matters and decided to boycott this year's Toronto Film Festival."

Speaking of this, she suddenly laughed, "Twentieth Century Fox intends to let "Inglourious Basterds" go to East Asia for the world premiere."

Murphy was a little puzzled, "Going to East Asia?"

"The market share in East Asia is becoming more and more important." Kara Firth briefly explained, "But 20th Century Fox's market performance there has not been very good in recent years, and I hope to use your film to To stimulate the enthusiasm of East Asian movie fans."

"You're not going to China, are you?" Murphy frowned slightly. "My market appeal in China is not very high, um... it can be said to be very poor."

"It's not China. Except for Man of Steel, none of your films have been screened in Chinese theaters." Kara Firth laughed, "How could 20th Century Fox choose China."

She took a sip of water and said, "A film company in South Korea sent an invitation to Twentieth Century Fox, wanting to invite a famous director and a blockbuster film to Seoul for the world premiere. Twentieth Century Fox is currently considering "Inglourious Basterds." " and several other films, but no final decision has been made yet."

Murphy frowned even tighter, and asked, "What do you mean? You also want this film to premiere in South Korea?"

Kara Firth shook her head, "I'm an objector. How can a film with such a theme be suitable for a world premiere in East Asia?"

"I think so too." Murphy thought for a while, "As usual, the world premiere should be held in North America."

Although he has enough power in this project and is now a first-line director, he basically has no say in the distribution affairs, which is the exclusive power of the distribution company.

"Hmm..." Kara Firth leaned back to make herself more comfortable. "Inglourious Basterds is just one of the things to consider. The company's top management is not an idiot, so they shouldn't make stupid decisions."

Now that Kara Firth said so, Murphy no longer worried about it, and asked about the distribution situation, "How is the discussion with the theater?"

"It's almost there." Although he is not in charge of the distribution, Kara Firth still has some understanding, "The distribution department has reached an agreement with the North American Theater Alliance, and there are about 3,500 premiere theaters. The company has adopted your opinion. , will not hold a small-scale on-demand screening, but a large-scale public screening."

"We are not just chasing awards." Murphy is also thinking about his own profit, "There is also commercial profit. "Inglourious Basterds" is a commercial film after all."

There are also theaters, 3,500 theaters are quite a gap compared to "Man of Steel", but it is quite good for a large-scale R-rated noir film.

In this regard, R-rated films with the same investment scale are basically incomparable with PG or PG-13-rated films.

The film rating system of MPAA can be said to be an important factor for the prosperity of Hollywood films.

In the beginning, the grading and supervision system of Hollywood movies came into being and continued to develop and improve. The original intention was to help parents choose suitable programs for children or teenagers. At the same time, it also provides references for content creation for project producers to guide the use of scenes such as pornography and violence.

But with the advent of the information age, the grading system has brought more benefits: production companies and distribution companies can grasp the age group of the audience and make targeted arrangements accordingly, which is conducive to meeting viewing needs and obtaining higher The business return is good, and it is also conducive to offline marketing to obtain more peripheral income.

However, the grading and identification of a film is indeed a more troublesome task, far less convenient than a one-size-fits-all approach.

Kara Firth looked at the time, stood up and was about to say goodbye, and when she left, she specifically reminded, "You're almost busy, next, I need to cooperate more with the company's promotion of "Inglourious Basterds", now inside 20th Century Fox There are some gossips, thinking that I treat you too favorably."

"You care about these?"

That's what Murphy said, Kara Firth really didn't care, but he still said, "Don't worry, I'm a very professional director."

The two are good friends who have known each other for many years, and they are not so polite to each other. Kara Firth waved his hand, "I'll go back to the Fox Building first, you pay the bill."

Murphy also waved to Kara Firth, drank the coffee in the cup, took out a dollar and put it on the coffee table, and was about to leave, and went back to the Stanton studio in Century City.

"Are you Director Stanton?"

A suspicious voice suddenly sounded from the side, and Murphy turned his head to look, and a young man in his mid-twenties just walked over, "You are really Director Stanton!"

Murphy thought he had met his fan, nodded to him, and showed a warm smile, "Hi, I'm Murphy Stanton."

After finishing speaking, he offered his hand, and the young man quickly handed the briefcase in his right hand to his left, and shook Murphy's hand firmly, "Hello, Director Stanton."

The young man was full of excitement, as if he had won a big prize, and said hurriedly, "I'm a screenwriter and director. I wrote a script myself. Can you take the time to read it?"