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The next day, Firefly officially signed a director contract with Jay Roger.

In addition to the trivial matters such as determining editing rights and shooting matters, in the marked salary range, the basic director's fee of 8 million plus 5% of the net box office income in North America is also a consistent condition agreed by both parties.

The agreement was reached and Jay Roger began to prepare for the crew...

Lehman felt relieved when he left the meeting room.

This project can be regarded as a big drama at the end of the company's year. It is definitely a guarantee to find a thicker thigh director, who has accumulated a lot of comedy shooting.

Although it's a bit expensive, but expensive has expensive value.

In the past nine years, he has been a big director with more than 300 million yuan. He has two big-selling series. In addition to filming non-comedy themes, he is always unwilling, and the output is a bit low. There is nothing to be picky about in other aspects.

When Lehman returned to the office, he picked up the project that the company was promoting, and couldn't help but feel complacent.

With the accumulation of the company's strength and the enthusiasm of talents, nowadays it is no problem to make a few more movies.

Think about it, the combination of Zha Dao, Nolan Gawen Ziren, and the three Mexican masters are all very personal, and they can achieve results in their respective familiar fields...

Oops, "all the talents in the world are in the hub", okay?

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Jay Roger has two brushes in comedy, but on the other hand, thinking is restricted in this way.

In the area of ​​directors, those who are famous for making comedies and those who are more serious will feel that something is missing. Perhaps this is also because people have limited focus and energy. If this area is used too much, others may be insufficient.

After taking over the "Museum" project, Jay Roger took the script and repeatedly pondered the design of more suitable and funny scenes, and from time to time brought Ben Stiller to consider.

Although his output is low, once he decides to shoot, he still works hard, and his age is no exception.

In the days of writing and painting, he did not forget to find actors.

That morning, several actors who were familiar with each other came over by phone.

Among them, there are Irving Wilson and Ben Kingsley who have cooperated many times.

Owen Wilson has rarely appeared under the flash in recent years. The reason is that he and the heroine Kate Hudson were in love with the heroine Kate Hudson two years ago when he was filming "Cohabiting Threesome". Of course, After the passion, the two soon quarreled and contradicted, and they were on the verge of falling out.

Jay Roger doesn't have a cold with non-primary actors, just like he has never worked with Kim Carey before, and he only likes to promote his acquaintance or his direct descendants.

And Owen Wilson is a good friend of Ben Stiller.

The two have known each other from the time of obscurity. Later, they met each other and kept in touch with each other. These two are also the most cooperative combination. Basically, the projects that Ben Stiller can talk about are Irving Wilson. The figure, even if it's just a cameo, has to join in.

Naturally, Jay Roger became familiar with Irving. This new project doesn't need to be auditioned everywhere, and you can find a suitable one from your past contacts.

As for Ben Kingsley, the somewhat thin, bald-headed British actor is extremely malleable.

Moreover, he has experience in playing comedy-type roles, not to mention that he has also played the upright and honest US Vice President Nance, which naturally fits the "Museum" project.

After the two came, they sat around and discussed with the script.

In the meantime, Irving Wilson's mood has been wrong.

In other words, too much silence.

Ben Stiller, who knew him best, took the initiative to lead the topic, but Irving still did.

After repeated questioning, Owen also said his troubles.

But it was his relationship with Hart that went wrong.

Ben Stiller persuaded him to divide it if the big deal came, and didn't take it seriously.

Separation is not too common in Hollywood.

Unfortunately, this time Owen Wilson has paid so much attention.

In addition, there are more comedies, and the whole person is under great psychological pressure.

Strong face and laughter is an essential skill to be a public figure, but a comedy is really dedicated to please others.

Think about it, comedy characters are either simple or simple, or have a single brain circuit. They always deliberately or follow the plot to achieve a certain comedy effect with the characters' unlucky and unsatisfactory.

There are too many roles of this kind, and they have to be chased by film critics who say they have no acting skills and comment on a golden plum or something. In addition to earning more money and increasing fame, what can be done.

Now that you have a reputation and you are not short of money, it is naturally easier to get into the corner.

This is why comedians who become famous will have psychological problems more or less, and the most common occurrence is inexplicable depression and depression.

Depression is coming soon.

In the original time and space, Owen Wilson, who began to fade out of public view after 2004, broke up with his girlfriend. Not long after he broke up with his girlfriend, he almost died on the news with a slashed wrist and an overdose.

If it weren't for his family and friends to find out in time, the consequences...

The new movie project of Firefly Pictures soon entered the shooting stage.

The estimated cost of 70 to 75 million US dollars is also destined to be a high investment project.

And because of the changes in the producer and director, the main creative lineup naturally changed.

If it is said that the original version is a product of Fox's mark, it is also appropriate to say that the current version is marked with "Meet Father-in-Law".

In addition to Firefly providing funding and script ideas, the other two are coordinating Jay Roger and Ben Stiller.

Look at the list of actors, Irving Wilson, Ben Kingsley, Terry Polo, Thomas McCarthy...

More than 7 Chengdu are actors who have worked with Jay Roger, and only a few small supporting roles are directly screened by the agency.

This team is not lacking in reputation and appeal, so naturally it is not cheap.

Except for Ben Stiller, who got 10 million dollars, Irving had a lot fewer plays, only 3.2 million. The other totals, the actors alone, spent 22 million, accounting for about three-tenths of the total project.

Of course, the filming of this scene is actually not that complicated, and the location has long been selected for a British museum.

The reason why the crew went to the UK for filming was the tax rebate policy of the British government for the film and television industry.

Like "The Mystery of Xia Ying" is also a product of this approach.

Because the British government stipulates that as long as more than 30% of the British industry personnel in a certain film and television project join and more than half of the filming is placed in the UK, the evaluation of the project will range from 20% to 30%. Tax.

Of course, filming and filming could drive the service industry and tourism industry, but it is hard to say who is better off.

For this, Hollywood has always studied thoroughly.

This is why film and television filming always prefer to choose places such as the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, etc., because these countries have similar policies that can reduce project investment. For studios, why not save money? .

Need to compare, but which is more convenient and more conducive to project production.

Of course, if it’s a small-cost theme, there is no need to run around everywhere. If you can't save it, you may not be able to pay for the airfare.

In addition, it is the special effects work that is responsible for the digital field.

After these days, with the financial support and business support from Firefly, the digital field is not much better than the miserable situation after Cameron's exit from the previous life.

Right now, this special effects company has 5 project teams responsible for the in-depth research and development of new technologies, focusing on two aspects: motion capture and background rendering.

Some time ago, Lehman also went to see it. Although there is definitely no such awesome shooting system developed by Weta Digital, it can still make a few moves compared with Industrial Light & Magic.

In other words, the technology of Industrial Light & Magic is strong in adaptability to the environment. Even if you don't build a professional studio, you can work outdoors without being affected by environmental factors such as strong light and noise;

The digital field has a lot of experience in big scenes and renderings. Taking the war scenes in "Sparta" as an example, I want to achieve the kind of oil-like strong color effect and slow motion that Zach Schneider wants. For realistic action scenes, taking over the digital field can save at least 20% of the cost of industrial light and magic, and less manpower input.

Like at this time, they are in charge of the special effects of "Sparta" while taking over "Museum Surprise Night". There is no shortage of staff at all...