Hollywood legendary director

"Mr. Tommy Lee Jones, it's nice to meet you. I really like your performance in "Death of the Dead"."

Firefly Pictures headquarters.

It was already two o'clock in the afternoon.

In Lehman's office, an old actor, Tommy Lee Jones, was ushered in at this time.

It is the old detective in the Coen Brothers version of "Old Nowhere".

On the sofa in the reception room, Tommy Lee Jones came over after receiving the character's invitation, and was complimented by a famous director at his peak, which was quite proud.

And what Lehman said, "Destiny's End" is also the representative work of this man who won the best actor Oscar.

He played the role of the Federal Sheriff in it, which was very impressive.

As an actor who has never had a high profile in Hollywood, and has never been in a trough, Tommy Lee Jones is rooted in a huge operating machine like a screw. It is not very important or notable, but very powerful.

Therefore, he always appears in various works in the form of supporting roles. He belongs to the type that he doesn't know the face and seems to have heard of the movie.

Of course, Tommy Lee Jones’ appearance is indeed unremarkable, neither handsome nor characteristic to make people remember, but his acting experience is very rich, and the only person who can be called a "professional police detective." .

In his limited film works with good grades, he does often appear as a "sheriff".

Therefore, the role of the old detective is not too suitable for him.

Moreover, the pay is affordable. After all, there has never been a hot spot to reach the threshold of a first-line actor.

On the other hand, people are now beginning to develop behind the scenes. The first official feature film directed by "Eskarda’s Three Funerals" was also nominated for Cannes Palme d’Or in June this year. Although it didn’t get the grand prize, Won the best actor and best screenplay.

The two sat opposite each other.

Tommy Lee Jones has a gentle temperament on him—a kind old man.

After watching the characters in the script, he was also delighted and said: "I like several of your films very much, and I have always looked forward to working together. I have no reason to refuse, Director Lehman."

Moreover, the script of "Old Nowhere" has been repeatedly polished by Lehman and Ryan, and it is completely excellent, ignoring the ambition that Lehman added to it. It is only as a black-style crime suspense genre film. It's already very exciting, with an absurd sense of humor as a whole.

Several protagonists in the film think they can control the situation, and the final situation is out of control.

And the old police detective Ed is an old detective who has rich experience in investigating cases and has seen the world. From the dialogue between him and the young policeman, he can also see his veteran.

But this kind of seasoned experience didn’t help Ed, the development of the situation failed to satisfy his plan, he couldn’t catch the killer, he didn’t even meet him, and he didn’t even know what the parents were like. Later Ed complained. In the days of the world, the police used to send out police without guns, but now they don’t use guns.

It was because he found his weakness that he could not handle this case.

It can be said that the image of Ed in this film is a police detective who works hard to investigate the case, but he finds nothing in the end. It represents the humanity and rules of "goodness and integrity".

Obviously, Tommy Lee Jones also sees that his role is not a "dispensable" background board, but one of the keys to the real promotion of the plot.

Therefore, Tommy Lee Jones suppressed his heartbeat a little, and then said: "If I can't cooperate in such a movie once, I think I will regret and regret it in the future."

These words, complimented with full confidence in acting.

Basically think that he can control detective Ed.

Of course, before Lehman invited him over, he originally wanted to hand over the role to Tommy Lee Jones.

Although he has not been well-known and has always been used to playing supporting roles, the joining of an old drama player is extremely beneficial to the film. He increased the upper limit of the performance space and will not occupy the film's shooting budget.

So that the proportion of actor's salary expenditure can be suppressed below 40%, that is, the expenditure of 10 million US dollars is still on track.

And the role of Eddy can only be ranked fourth in several group dramas, and it will not exceed 15 minutes of footage, and Tommy Lee Jones starred in the special effects production of "Men in Black". A lot, and only took 4 million U.S. dollars. This time, 1.2 million dollars were taken.It's really cheap.

In other words, acting actors are at a disadvantage in Hollywood, even if they are favored by Oscars, it is only an improvement in their status, and the pay will not explode.

This is like what Cage said, "A commercial movie I take now is more than what I have paid in the past ten years. It is too easy to make money."

With popularity, traffic, and under the chase of capital, high-end actors and second-class actors will have a bigger gap in the value of the film.

In the future, there will be people who will get 20 million plus 20% of the box office share, and there will also be actors who contribute tens of thousands of dollars in nude scenes.

The unfair distribution of wealth is even more vividly revealed in Hollywood.

Of course, after Tommy Lee Jones verbally agreed to play, the specific contract negotiation still has to go through the brokerage company, and he won't be able to communicate by himself.The latter is not necessary.

And Tommy Lee Jones signed at WME, which is known as the second in the millennium, which has directors such as Clint Eastwood and Martin Scorsese, and is often suppressed by caa in many ways.

However, although the scale is not comparable to caa, WME is actually good.Company executives have a lot of involvement in White House politics, and many people can reach another circle through WME, which is their core attraction.

After one contact, WME quickly agreed to let Tommy Lee Jones join the crew of "Old Nowhere".

Because Tommy Lee Jones is not the trump card promoted by their company, it is difficult to get the salary, so there is no need to bother.

But this is a happy thing for the actor himself.

Tommy, who has read the script, has a feeling.

Compared with the classic works or memorable screen roles in film history, this younger-looking director has similar ambitions.

A western town, a logically self-consistent story, through a homicide case involving everything, and always want to inject a thought into this fictional scene.

If it succeeds, it might be sought after. Who would dare to assert that "Old Nowhere" will not become a classic in film history.

Tommy Lee Jones has acted in many works, and he has a higher perspective on the works. The role of Ed is an interesting challenge even for him.

Thinking about this in my mind, when the actor contract was signed, Tommy Lee Jones smiled and said, "Then, Director Lyman, I hope we can work together happily."

"Of course, I'm looking forward to it." Lyman also laughed.

Having done Tommy Lee Jones and Heath Ledger, the two outstanding actors in the blueprint of the "Old Nowhere" project are in place.

The remaining mine owner, Lyman asked David Strezern to play.

This is also a powerful actor. Whether he is a senior pimp in "L.A. Confidential" or a news host in "Good Night and Good Luck", he always has a less positive image of pursuit of fame and fortune, making a cameo. For him, the owner of the mine who bought the murderer was also "in his true colors."

Because this guy seems to have a nasty temperament, with a gloomy temperament, especially when he smirks deliberately while pursing his mouth, he always feels that he is calculating and planning something bad.

And because it is a cameo, the scene is the least among the five roles, and the appearance time is not much, but they are all at the key point of the plot. David Streizeren's starring pay only needs 300,000 to get it.

Speaking of, David now has fewer and fewer roles in his film career. Most of the time he has to mix in the TV drama circle. It is by no means a good mix. At 55 years old this year, he does not have an older Tommy. -Lee Jones is popular.

The reason is that although his acting skills are good, he has no achievements, and he cannot be favored by studios by acting alone.

At any rate, Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith's "Men in Black" series sold at the box office, and David has no such qualifications.

For him, it would be nice to have a movie character looking for him, and there is no such thing as picking.

Therefore, he also promised the happiest.

Just talk over the phone and it's settled.