Hollywood Hunter

Madonna's pursuit of Hollywood can only be described by one defeat and repeated battle.

Golden plum, it doesn't matter.

At the box office, it was a fiasco. Anyway, it was the producer.

Such as the guest appearances in "Pulp Fiction" and so few praises, Queen Mai is not the key.

All in all, Queen McQueen, whose singing career has reached its peak, always misses Hollywood.

The singer recently looked for a very large-scale project, "Naked Fright", the script tells the story of a woman and her husband's love leading to the death of the other party and accused of murder, and then step by step in the court to escape the crime.

Generally speaking, "Naked Shock" is a mixture of "Instinct" and "Presumed Innocence".

"Instinct" needless to say, "Presumed innocent" is a crime drama starring Harrison Ford two years ago: a prosecutor fell into the charge of murdering a lover, after having experienced ups and downs in court to escape himself , But eventually found out that the murderer was actually his wife.

The "presumed innocence" in North America has a total box office of more than 86 million US dollars. Compared with the production cost of 22 million US dollars, it is also a dark box office.

The few good people that Daenerys and MGM collaborated last year are roughly the same as the presumed innocence.

"Naked Shock" captures the elements of the femme fatale of "Instinct" and the court confrontation elements of "Presumed Innocence".

In the original time and space, the movement of "Naked Fright" was very big, and Simon also has a lot of memories.

The selling point of this film is basically Madonna's passion.

However, it turns out that the audience is not so interested in Queen Mai’s nudes.Films with a budget of US$30 million eventually recovered more than US$13 million at the box office.

"Maggie, I've seen the script, but I don't quite understand. In addition to your personal large-scale participation, what else does this movie intend to use to attract the audience?"

Madonna noticed that Simon was obviously not very interested in the tone, and immediately said: "Simon, don't you think this script is very similar to "Instinct"? And, the film type is still a very popular court crime film in the past two years."

"Okay, let's analyze," Simon saw Madonna subconsciously leaning in front of him, leaning back to look like he was going to post, and took a step back, saying, "The success of Instinct is largely due to The controversy caused by the film, the heroine of high IQ played the police between the palms, this strong plot conflict is also a big selling point. The presumption of innocence is selling because of the interlocking wonderful plot and the final big Reverse. So, you see, these two movies, um, maybe there are passion scenes, but the audience buys tickets to enter the scene, but not for passion scenes."

Madonna saw Simon's retreat and came back together.

After divorcing Sean Penn, she and Warren Beatty broke up, and the Queen is now single.

"However, Simon, you said all this in "Naked Fright"."

"Unfortunately, Maggie, some elements or existence are not obvious," Simon shook his head. "All I saw was that the heroine fell asleep on all the key characters in the film, and finally let them help themselves off , Compared to Catherine in Instinct, this is very bad. Catherine uses her own high IQ, desire is just desire, she is even using desire to make herself into a more dangerous situation, heart-to-heart play heartbeat games with the actor ."

"Otherwise, Simon, will you help me revise the script, or you will direct it yourself."

Madonna said, a small hand came over, his index finger caught Simon's suit pocket, with a clear tease in his eyes.

Simon no longer backed up, looked at Madonna's movements with interest, and smiled: "Maggie, I have a female partner tonight."

Sarah Michelle Gellar, who had been carefully holding Simon's arm, saw the man lift him, raised her chin slightly, and looked at Madonna, who was also not tall.

Madonna just glanced at the girl,

Queen McQueen's momentum was too ambitious, and that kind of tone suddenly made Sarah Michelle Gellar a little guilty, looking subconsciously at Simon.

Simon shook his head slightly at the girl, turned to Madonna, and gestured towards Sidney Pollack, not far away, and said, "Maggie, I have something to talk about with Sidney. Daenerys doesn't plan to You can chat with other people in the project "Naked Thrillers"."

"It's a shame," Madonna refused when she saw Simon, and her tone was a lot colder. She didn't get entangled again, but she still complained: "Moreover, the man can't be trusted, and you can't expect your taste to become so fast."

When Madonna walked away, Simon took Sarah to the three people who were chatting, Robert Redford, Sidney Pollack and Barbara Streisand.

The three Hollywood veterans have all risen in the 1960s and 1970s, and the "Old Age Feelings" that the three had collaborated with is one of the classic movies of the 1970s. Robert Redford and Barbara Streisand also have a romance.

In addition, the three are also entertainers under the CAA.

After saying hello, Simon talked to Sidney Pollack about the "Sugar Trap".

Sidney Pollack is the original director of "Sugar Trap". Speaking carefully, Simon doesn't think Pollack is suitable for this suspense thriller of the lawyer theme. Pollack's famous movies "Out of Africa" ​​and "Slim Lady", They are all biased towards love movies, especially in "Old Times Feelings".

However, considering the director's skill and original factors, Simon still sent Polak an invitation.

"Simon, I can be the director of "Sugar Trap", but I have a condition," Sidney Pollack also said very simply, "The casting of the film must be decided by me."

Both Radford and Streisand were elites, and Pollack mentioned this, and they both found an excuse to walk away.

Simon behaved equally cheerfully, saying: "Of course, West Germany, but the actor has been determined. In addition to this, you can choose other people as long as you are within the budget."

"I know Daenerys has contacted Keanu Reeves," Sidney Pollack said. "But, Simon, I don't think Keanu is suitable."

Simon raised his eyebrows slightly: "Why?"

"Keanu is more suitable for comedy, but "Sugar Trap" is a serious serious drama."

"Perhaps you should take a look at "Thrill Point" that Keanu participated in last year. West Germany. In this crime drama, Keanu played a policeman. His performance has been widely recognized by critics.

"Okay, Simon, let's be frank, I hope Tom Cruise can be the lead in "Sugar Trap."

Simon narrowed his eyes slightly, and Michael Ovitz suddenly appeared in his mind.

Sidney Pollack was one of the first veteran filmmakers to join this talent agency during the CAA's history. In the 1980s, Sidney Pollack's two films "Slim Lady" and "Slim Lady" "Out of Africa" ​​is a packaged project of CAA.

For this reason, Sidney Pollack can be described as Michael Owitz's most supportive supporter.

In the "Infantry Warrior" incident in which Michael Ovitz clashed with the famous screenwriter Joe Ezethas two years ago, Sidney Pollack publicly expressed his firm support for Ovitz in the media. One of the Hollywood filmmakers.

This time, Sidney Pollack apparently hoped to use the "Sugar Trap" opportunity to get CAA's Tom Cruise out of the embarrassment of being blocked by Daenerys Entertainment.

Although CAA had canceled the agency contract with several filmmakers, in fact, probably due to compensation and other ideas, Michael Ovitz has always maintained very close contact with several people, and Simon only ignored it.

After "Rainman", Tom Cruise starred in "Born on July 4th" and "Thunderbolt" in two recent commercials at the box office, which have been successful, however, because of the influence of Daenerys Entertainment in Hollywood The force is further strengthened, and the major studios inevitably have some scruples in their cooperation with Barry Levinson, Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise.

Barry Levinson, who should have become the popular Oscar-nominated "Bagsey" in 1992, disappeared, and after the collaboration between Daenerys and Paramount last year, the large studio that was originally closely related to Cruise also Abandoning the other party led to Cruise's 1991 no movie.

In fact, Simon did not say anything that would prevent other studios from cooperating with the three. Dustin Hoffman also participated in "Captain Hawke" last year. After Tom Cruise left Paramount "Earth Ambitions" in cooperation with Columbia Pictures will also be released this summer.

On the surface, the careers of these filmmakers are actually normal.

Last year Dustin Hoffman starred in "Captain Hawke", Peter Cooper also persuaded Terry Semel to come together and speak.

Simon was relieved at the time, but did not change a fundamental attitude: Daenerys Entertainment will still not cooperate with the three filmmakers.

Meg Ryan's'lifting of the ban' also began with signing a movie with Daenerys Entertainment, which is probably the reason why Sidney Pollack made the request today.

Michael Ovitz should hope that Tom Cruise and Daenerys Entertainment will reach a cooperation in order to convey to the outside world a signal that Cruise and Daenerys Entertainment are completely reconciled to avoid this popular kid because of restraint. The studio's serious concerns led to a decline in business.

Regarding Sidney Pollack’s straight request, Simon did not show any displeasure, but just shook his head: "Side, if you insist on this, I can only say regret, and hope that we will have the opportunity to cooperate again in the future. ."

Sidney Pollack was suddenly angry when he saw Simon expressing this attitude, and said, "Simon, that thing has been going on for a long time. I don’t understand why you should hold on tightly. You are already a big man, you shouldn’t deal with these things. Trivial matters."

"West Germany, I have always believed that those who think that some people belong to the "big men" should be generous and should forgive actively. It is basically a kind of blackmail, a public opinion blackmail of the weak to the strong. For those who I don’t want to forgive, very Sorry, I don’t forgive any of them. And, I think I’ve acted generously enough, and I didn’t directly target them. Until now, they have actually been doing very well, right? So, don’t ask me for more many."

Simon finished speaking, no longer waiting for Sidney Pollack's response, raised a toast to the other party, and walked to him.

Sarah Michelle Gellar has been with Simon, from the original Madonna, to the subsequent Sidney Pollack, Barbara Streisand, Robert Redford, and many other parties she used to have They are just big people who can't be expected. After more than two hours of party time, the girl seems to have entered another world.

It's incredible to think about it.

Sarah's mother is a little actor, because she hasn't been able to mix her head, she can only pin her hopes on her daughter.From the age of four, girls have been participating in various auditions, and premature contact with this Vanity Fair circle has also made Sara look more precocious than girls of her age.

The role of Susan's daughter Julie in "Desperate Housewives" is the first resident role that Sarah has gained in more than a decade, plus this project is said to be created by Westeros, mother and daughter. Both thought it would be a breakthrough for Sarah.

Then, this afternoon, the brokerage company suddenly heard a message that made the mother and daughter initially think it was a joke. Westero wanted to see Sarah.

After repeatedly confirming that it was not a joke, Sarah clearly felt the excitement that her mother was about to cry.

After Roseron Gellar and her daughter talked deeply and heartily, WMA made another arrangement, and Sarah was sent to Simon this evening.

At ten o'clock, Simon took Sarah Michelle Gellar away from the party of Barbara Streisand.

I originally felt that the style of "Sugar Coat Trap" and Sidney Pollack did not exactly match. The original time and space. The reason why this project was directed by Sidney Pollack is obviously a part of CAA in Simon's eyes. Package the project.

Michael Ovitz often uses diversity as a reason for directors accustomed to a style to direct the other party in areas they have never been involved in.

Many directors have their own styles, so it seems a little messy for Simon to do this.

What's more, Michael Ovitz forcibly cobbled together, and it was often a big-budget movie with a low budget, which inevitably caused some bombshell failures.

Because it can save a lot of energy in the studio, the project packaging mechanism is still popular in Hollywood, but Daenerys Entertainment is a very strong exception.

Unless Simon believes that it is really appropriate, neither CAA, WMA or ICM can force a whole team of packaging projects into Daenerys Entertainment.

Since Sidney Pollack did not succeed, Simon decided to choose another director.

Simon didn't realize the girl next to him until he returned to Dumei Cape Manor.

Although she is not very old, Sarah Michelle Gellar obviously knows what is going to happen. Not only did the girl not show much fright, but she even clumsyly tried to tease the man next to her.