Hollywood Road

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During the period before Christmas in 2o1o, Murphy was concentrating on shooting his own film. Judging from the news Gal Gadot gave him, Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen and James Fran Coe jumped up and down in Hollywood, trying to expand his network of relationships, making full use of the fame and appeal of Stanton's party members, and trying to attract some big-name stars to comeo in the film.

The appearance of these stars in soy sauce may not bring much box office appeal, but it can significantly increase the topic of the film.

As long as there is enough topicality, publicity and marketing will become much easier.

A week before Christmas, when Murphy spoke with Seth Rogen on the phone, he clearly told Murphy that several fairly famous stars had made it clear that they would join the ranks of guest appearances.

Among them, Emma Watson is the most famous actor; Rihanna, who has a close relationship with Seth Rogen, will also participate in the filming.

This film was independently invested by Stanton Studios. Although the amount of investment was not large, Murphy was very concerned about it, because if such a film works well, it will definitely make a lot of money. If it does not work well, it will become a complete disaster. Big shit.

No one wants the movie they invest in to be a bad movie, and Murphy is no exception.

Therefore, during the Christmas holiday, he specially summoned several main creative personnel of the film to Wave Manor, which is not only a big gathering of Stanton's party members, but also a way to learn about the latest developments of this project.

On Christmas Day, James Franco and Lily Collins, Seth Rogen and Jonah Hill, Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey, Margot Robbie and Kara Firth, Coupled with several agents led by Bill Rosses, they came to the Wave Manor successively to participate in the Christmas party carefully prepared by Gal Gadot.

"our wedding?"

Facing Gal Gadot's inquiry, James Franco said with a helpless smile, "It can only be postponed until next year."

Susan Downey asked concerned, "Why?"

Lily-Collins explained, "James and Seth are working on this project together, so we decided to push the wedding to next year."

The main topic of the party was the new project. Gal Gadot took the women to the entertainment room, and the rest of the men discussed "The End of the World".

Several people sat around a large round table in the banquet hall. As the host, Murphy poured everyone a cup of tea and said, "Try it, this is the top-quality Longjing from the other side of the Pacific Ocean. It tastes the same as the black tea we often drink. It's more fresh and refreshing."

He put down the teapot, walked to his seat, opened the chair and sat down, and asked, "How did you hire Emma Watson? And you can get her to agree to a guest appearance for a dollar?"

If I remember correctly, these guys don't have much to do with Emma Watson and the Harry Potter crew, and it's not easy to impress the English girl who's so popular right now.

"This has nothing to do with me." Seth Rogen shook his head, "Bill invited you here."

Bill Rosses put down his teacup and continued, "Emma Watson was a client of AA a few years ago, and I just became one of her co-managing agents a few months ago."

"Good trick, Bill!" Jonah Hill directly gave Bill Ross a thumbs up.

For a client like Emma Watson, it's not easy to get one of her brokerage positions.

Bill Rosses smiled, and continued, "She's a smart girl, I just suggested it, and she agreed."

"Oh?" James Franco was thoughtful, "It seems that she is not stupid."

"I've dealt with Emma Watson." Robert Downey Jr. picked up the teapot, poured himself another cup, and said, "A very clear-headed girl who can be called Natalie Portman's first daughter." two."

Hearing what he said, several other people couldn't help turning their heads to look at Murphy. Murphy shrugged,

"Does it have anything to do with me?"

Jonah Hill directly gave him a middle finger. After all, everyone knew the dispute between Murphy and Natalie Portman back then.

"Emma Watson is really clear-headed." Bill Rossis fully agrees with Robert Downey Jr., "She is very aware of the difficulties she may face in the next few years."

All of you here are Hollywood insiders, so they naturally know what Bill Rosses meant. The "Harry Potter" series is coming to an end. A young actress and female idol with a fixed image, even in the face of very painful Transition Period.

Having said that, everyone also understood that Emma Watson, under the suggestion of Bill Rosses, should want to have a good relationship with the Stanton party members, especially Murphy, the party leader.

"What about Rihanna?" Robert Downey Jr. asked concerned.

"Uh..." Seth Rogen was still thinking about how to word it, and Jonah Hill vented his old feelings directly, "Seth and Rihanna are **** people look at Seth S-Rogen laughed at the same time.

"Seth, you have great taste."

"Wow, Rihanna has great taste."

Unknowingly, the others were divided into two factions.

In short, in the mouths of people like Murphy, whether it is Rihanna or Seth Rogen, they have become heavy taste lovers.

After chatting and laughing for a while, everyone continued to discuss the topic of "The End of the World". Bill Rosses said again, "The company still has some contracted customers, and they also intend to make guest appearances."

Murphy said, "You give Seth a list, and he will choose."

He remembered one more thing, "Seth, please contact Nicolas Cage."

Nicolas Cage also has a three-point low-paying film contract with Stanton Studios. Originally, Murphy wanted to use him in his next film, but the change of roles brought about by Margot Robbie has made him decide. Cancel that role and just give it to Seth Rogen.

Most of the power of the crew, Murphy has delegated to Seth Rogen as the director and producer. The project is still in charge of Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill and James Franco.

Of course, James Franco is habitually lazy, and Jonah Hill is sometimes unreliable, mainly because of the fat guy Seth Rogen.

"Seth, the preparations have already started." Murphy asked with concern, "When can we start filming?"

"The soonest..." Seth Rogen thought about it seriously, "The filming will not start until mid-January next year at the earliest. I plan to complete all the production in October next year. Twentieth Century Fox wants to start filming in October next year. Thanksgiving in November, or Christmas in December."

"Okay." Murphy thought for a while, "Seth, you should communicate with Carla Fisto about this."

In fact, Kara Firth and 20th Century Fox didn't pay much attention to the film "The End of the World". After all, for 20th Century Fox, investing in a project of 100,000 US dollars was really nothing.

In addition to Seth Rogen, Murphy will also let Gal Gadot follow up on the "Doomsday" business.

The main market for this film is North America. In fact, including Murphy's new project, the projects produced by Stanton Studio are mainly aimed at the North American market.

Let alone now, even in the past five years, North America is still the largest film market in the world. If not only the box office is considered, but also the income of the entire industry chain is included, I am afraid that for a long period of time in the future, North America will be the largest film market in the world. It is the largest film market in the world.

Therefore, when Murphy shoots and produces movies, he must consider the North American audience, and then other markets.

For example, in the investment negotiation between Stanton Studio and Wanda, Wanda made a request that an actress named Tian Jing on the other side of the Pacific Ocean should replace Margot before the two parties reached any agreement. - Robbie as the heroine of this film.

At the beginning, Murphy didn't know who the actress was. After all, the document in front of him was a transliterated name, and then he realized that it was the famous one...

It doesn't really matter who the actress Wanda asked for, because Murphy didn't plan to use it at all. He knew that even if his extremely dark film passed the review of the scissors and appeared in the theater over there, there would be no Too many viewers, the box office will be mediocre.

As for the peripheral products that are the main source of profits for Hollywood movies, Murphy didn't even consider it, and this aspect can basically be ignored.

But having said that, Murphy was quite curious about the background of that actress. But it is not popular at all, and it can be called a poisonous existence at the box office...

However, this not only has no negative impact, but the actress has gone on a wider and wider path, and later played some important roles in Hollywood's top blockbusters. It has to be said that it is a miracle.

What is even more surprising is that no matter which media it is, they dare not report her specific background and who is behind her. Even the Internet, a relatively open place, cannot find any real information about her background.

An actress, at this level, is definitely not something that can be maintained or praised by rich people. If there is no strong background behind her, no one will believe it.

Whether it was Murphy in the past or the well-informed Murphy now, they all thought that this actress was definitely a super weird existence.

Since Murphy had no intention of using actors from the other side of the Pacific Ocean, he directly rejected Wanda's prerequisite, and the negotiations between the two parties inevitably broke down. Murphy's idea of ​​investing in Wanda's cinema line was completely aborted, and it may even affect Considering the review of the film there, 20th Century Fox has also made preparations that the film cannot pass the review in the market on the other side of the Pacific Ocean.