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It was one day in July 1997. A deliveryman occasionally spotted a large group of dark shadows swimming quickly in Lake Michigan, and later discovered that the group of dark shadows was a strange creature that had never been seen before.It looks like a half fish, half a frog, with sharp teeth, and is very aggressive, causing the residents on both sides of the lake to suffer unprecedented disasters...

With the warm yellow lights and the spacious study room, Lehman thought for a while and continued to perfect the setting of the script.

This is Lyman's eighth film. He tried a lot of themes before, but this time he chose a new direction.

Monster type piece.

Since Spielberg's "Jaws" in the 1970s, monster movies have always shown unparalleled box office appeal.

And his movie is "Han River Monster", a monster type benchmark movie that escaped from Korea.

A genre masterpiece that broke the record for the highest box office in South Korea, with more than 13.01 million viewers (the total population of South Korea was more than 40 million in 2006).

The suitability of this film is that the investment is not high. The special effects are concentrated on cg monsters and digital paintings along the streets. More importantly, the background replacement is relatively easy and the shooting risk is small.

It should be known that the original version, without much publicity, sold out the copyright in overseas regions, and set a box office record for Korean movies in the United States during the US release.

As for the river pollution problem reflected in it, the Great Lakes of the United States is also very serious...

Because of the untreated sewage discharged from chemical plants in the early years, the heavy metal content in the Great Lakes seriously exceeded the standard, and the aquatic ecology was seriously damaged. Until now, this problem has not been solved.The crew can just choose Lake Michigan as the film's location.

Of course, there are a lot of changes to be made in the film. For example, the character creation and identity settings in the film have also changed. The lawyer line has also been added, leading the local state government to deliberately protect large taxpayers such as chemical plants and improve the film. The conflict and depth of drama.

Anyway, using monsters to attack some social issues is the right direction for monster movie box office guarantees.

And this, helping the digital field expand business is just a matter that can be solved easily.

After all, the original special effects lens still has a lot of flaws. The reason is that the funds are not sufficient, but it is obvious that this problem will not appear when replaced with Lehman's "Water Monster in the Lake".The special effects budget he gave can be several times higher than the original version, in order to enhance the visual enjoyment space, and create a more textured special effects scene.

After setting up a framework for the outline and background of the script, Lehman immediately rushed to Firefly Pictures, first handed the script to the screenwriter department to continue writing, and then approached Thomas.

This guy has been very idle lately, so I have to find something for him.

Well, it's not bad to be the co-producer of "The Water Monster in the Lake". You can leave it to him to prepare the crew, the props, costumes, venues and other trivial matters.

Of course, Thomas had such an expression when he heard the task ordered by Lehman.

I'm used to it.

Then Lyman went to discuss with Joseph about the production budget. He calculated a little, and the filming of the complete "Water Monster in the Lake" would roughly cost 40 million to 45 million-the original version cost only 10 million, which is why It is said that the special effects inside are somewhat plastic. In my impression, there is a scene in the movie that burns monsters. As a result, it may not be rendered enough. I went directly through the lens. The flames are quite fake, and there is no change in the place where the monsters are burned.

In addition, the labor in the United States is very expensive. If it is a large number of extras, it will be a big scene. It is impossible to shoot directly on the street...

Joseph's heart moved after hearing the idea.

According to Lehman, the development of this project has great potential. Although he is definitely not good at shooting and producing directly, he still has a market perspective.

Just imagine the scene where water monsters go ashore to kill, and there will be a market.

If it is done well, the film will definitely sell out.

Because the selling point of this type is monsters, if you can have a reasonable explanation of how the monsters are produced, you can basically justify it. It doesn't matter if the plot is simple.

This is how Lehman’s project is. The waste water discharged from the chemical plant caused the heavy metals in the lake to exceed the standard, which gave birth to a deformed monster.

There are basically no loopholes in the plot, and the performance of the protagonist group is also wonderful.

As for the actors, Lehman had a few candidates. He said directly: "Morgan Freeman was the grandfather who saved his granddaughter and shot the monster to attract the attention of the monster. Although the role is less, he still has a performance. Space, as for the male lead deliveryman’s sister, you can find Dakota Fanning and ask if they have a schedule?"

If the role is right, Lehman prefers to work with actors who are fairly familiar with each other.

Then, the father of the protagonist can let Michael Kane play the role. He is old enough and has a good image. It is suitable to play an old man who is a bit old and confused and has a bad memory. These three roles are not too many, and the total is estimated to be three. More than one million dollars can be done.

Moreover, the roles of these roles are all to highlight the male protagonist. The psychological transformation of a deliveryman from cowardly to strong is a manifestation of an American family encountering a monster.

Of course, in the role of the most important male protagonist and the lawyer who reported the pollution, Lehman couldn't think of any suitable person for a while.

The pay of Cage and Tom Cruise is too expensive for this kind of film.

Lehman’s thinking on special effects movies is similar to Cameron’s, and he doesn’t feel that he needs to rely on the actor’s personal performance.

This is also the reason why Cameron's works always do not cooperate with first-line movie stars. Originally, special effects cost money, and if you find big-name actors, the profit space will be greatly compressed and the risk will be increased.

"Let's notify the agency for screening." Lehman said: "A actor in his 30s cannot be paid more than 7 million US dollars."

"Well, I'll contact you later." Joseph flipped through the work records and said again: The "Dead Silence" directed by Wen Ziren has entered the final stage of filming, and the last 10 million dollars has been paid.Also, in the "Smiths" with Paramount, several leading actors are receiving some training and can enter the shooting stage immediately. Director Tony has called to ask about the plan."

"Well, remember to let Blake go to the "Smiths" crew to work as a production business, I will call Shirley Lansing to explain, anyway, the preparation is so sufficient, according to the script. As for "Dead Silence", you Let’s talk to Liam and ask them to come up with a publicity plan in advance and set up a reasonable release schedule to contact the theater. I mean, it’s best around October, with low competition."

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