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In the second week of February, the North American box office of "Museum" has accumulated a total of 187 million US dollars, which is only a small step away from the 200 million mark.

At the same time, the Oscar's popularity is getting higher and higher, and the topic of speculation about the award has never stopped.

Firefly Building.

Lehman specially invited Cage to meet Zadao.

Mainly the choice of male match, Lehman would like to hear the opinions of these two.

Among them, Lehman is very familiar with the two of them, while Cage and Zha Dao need to have a better relationship, but Lehman is in the middle to find the topic, and they are not a rigid temper. The chat atmosphere is very fast. Just follow it a lot easier.

"This project has been waiting for 2 years, and I hope the two will work hard to do a good job.

Without waiting for the two main creators to express their opinions, Lehman continued: "You have all read the script, what do you recommend for a man?"

At this time, pushing actors, as long as it is appropriate, can definitely be determined.

The entertainment circle said it was big or small, and both of them had a relationship, and Lehmann didn't care whether they recommended some acquaintances.

In this regard, Zadao wants to push Gerald Butler.

When filming "300", he felt that this guy was pretty good, but then he thought about it, the male partner is a selfish and righteous traitor. He is a contradiction and doesn't seem to match Gerald's play. Remained silent.

There are not many friends in the circle, most of them work behind the scenes. Before he became famous, I didn’t meet any long-term actor who could cooperate with the movie. After he became famous, there were many people who wanted to make friends, but he didn’t like it. ......

Director Zha did not speak, and Cage didn't think of anyone to recommend.

If it's a female character, he can push Scarlett. Scarlett has a very good relationship with the Coppola family.

Reluctantly, Lehman had to grab the list and screen it slowly.

For a long time, one person's information appeared in front of him, which made him impressed.

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The rise of Lyman has changed the trajectory of many people, even life and death.

Heath Ledger’s situation in the crew was specifically instructed by Lehman that once his emotions were not right, he would give him space to decompress himself, and he did not see the danger of losing control of his emotions.

The role of the clown was played by Jack Nicholson, and Heath Ledger also played the role. Another wonderful performer is Jackie Phoenix.

This guy is 33 years old. Because his family has been in the show business, he easily followed in the footsteps of his two older brothers, Revan Phoenix (Chris in "Walk with Me") and Ryan Phoenix. An actor.

In 2006, Phoenix starred in "Walk with the Song" and achieved good results. His performance in it was also praised by many film critics. More importantly, he was not paid well.

In other words, it is cost-effective.

After reading the information, Lyman looked at Cage, "Do you know this person?"

After that, pass the actor's resume in hand.

Lehman asked because in 1999, Nicholas Cage collaborated with Phoenix on a thriller "8mm" directed by Joe Schumacher.

And this movie is another masterpiece of peeping the subject of the year. While winning word of mouth, it also erected a sign of Cage's box office guarantee. He himself is still very impressed.

Because at that time, Cage moved to commercial works not long ago, and he hoped that the film would have a good harvest in the box office market.

Of course, it did succeed in the end.The return on profit is very high.

As for the Jackie-Fenix ​​mentioned by Lehmann, he was acting as a clerk in an adult bookstore and asked him to comment on it, "I have his brother's vigor. Why, do you like him?"

"Not bad, isn't it?"

Appropriate age and solid performance, these two points alone fit the role.

Zha Dao said indifferently: "You just look at the selection, and it's appropriate."

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Jacques Phoenix was born in 1974, an authentic American actor.

Turning over his performance history, I found that most of them were acting in less serious roles.

What a big alcoholic singer; a sinister and ambitious Roman emperor; a jealous boyfriend...

In short, the image of this product is worse than Heath Ledger-also can not rely on face to eat.

In other words, even if Jacques Phoenix has deep connections in the circle, many projects are not related to him.

It just so happens that "I Am a Hero" is quite suitable for his type of actors to play.

Furthermore, acting as a villain will not affect the development of the drama at all for Phoenix, and he has no worries in this regard.

When receiving an invitation from the second male in "I Am a Hero", Jacques Phoenix just wanted to know what the script was and what the role was.

In short, he is very interested in the project.

The same is true for his agent.

When negotiating with Firefly for remuneration, it is always more appropriate to get as high a salary as possible.

Of course, if it doesn't work, you can just accept it at a lower level. As long as the project is successful, other benefits will definitely make up for the lack of salary, and this possibility is quite high.

Risk assessment is a cognitive analysis that many people in the entertainment industry have.

On February 18, Jacques Phoenix joined the crew with a remuneration of 4 million and no incentives.

Until this moment, the "I Am a Hero" project quickly entered the filming stage, and the director Zha had already gone to New York to discuss with the government and provide convenience.

Approaching March.

The early propaganda of "Juneo" began to work hard.

The topic of tasting the forbidden fruit by minors stirred up momentum, and soon attracted enough audience attention.

The main reason is that Firefly’s label has also gained recognition, and how many viewers have begun to recognize the Firefly’s production capabilities.

Even if the film investment is not high, even if it is a sensitive subject, some viewers are still curious about the upcoming "Juneo".

In this regard, Blue Butterfly Pictures has more experience in publishing, and Lehman does not need to worry too much.

On the contrary, it is Oscar, which gets closer and closer with the passage of time, making it impossible to see the result.

People who are interested in voting will fight for votes, and they can only say that they rely on their own skills or follow the trend.

As we all know, Oscar has always been politically inclined, and is a leftist base camp.

At the same time, the TV series "Stranger Things" co-produced by Firefly and HBO also began the warm-up process.

Whether this drama can successfully take over the banner of the spring season depends on whether paying users give face, and there are not many people who support it.

Although HBO has always disliked cutting dramas halfway through, the ratings are too poor, and changing the time of the broadcast is also a kind of harm to the interests of the drama itself.

After a series of ups and downs and hype during the award season, on the evening of February 25, 2007, the 79th Academy Awards ceremony was held at the Kodak Theater.

Heath Ledger wore a black suit, got out of the courtesy car, and stood up with Lehman and other "Old Nowhere" crews before he went on the red carpet in an orderly manner.

"Old Nowhere" won a total of 6 nominations, two technical awards for best film, best director, best actor, best original screenplay, and photography and sound effects.

If the scope is expanded to the output of Firefly last year, there will be more nominations for works.

For example, "Fatal Magic" has visual effects and editing; "Little Girl in the Sunshine" has the best actor and best soundtrack; "Pan's Labyrinth" has art direction and makeup and the best foreign language... even " "300" also has photography and visual effects.

Using only the number of nominations to calculate this year’s Oscars, Firefly is undoubtedly the biggest winner, because Firefly has the most entries, followed by Columbia.

Keeping a smile all the way, except for Lehman and Eva quickly passing through the interview area, the group ignored the reporter's meaning. The others had to answer some trapped questions in cooperation.

What is the chance of winning the prize? How to evaluate this Oscar? There are no hot topics and the newspapers are not easy to sell.

After entering the hall, Lehmann went directly to the guide.

Although he didn't want to come-the technology award has something to do with his director, and people in the digital field also came to the stage to receive the award, but in order not to offend anyone, he came from New York.

"How is the shooting okay?"

"It's okay. It's very cooperative over there, but the people at the Pentagon propaganda outlet want us to build a positive image for their army. If they agree, they can sponsor a few helicopters and help block the streets."

"Add the army to protect the masses, and the scene of swearing to the death is good. You can figure it out by yourself. Just don't exceed the proportion of the scene in this area."

Lehman is used to similar things.

If the image of a soldier is not maintained, this film is difficult to shoot, after all, is it a beacon of America?