Hollywood legendary director

2007 has passed and 2008 has come.

The new line studio that I bought not long ago has now become a construction site.

In addition to the renovation of the interior and exterior, the creation of a new building complex, and the expansion of the warehouse for filming equipment, some required interiors are being laid at the same time.

Because the first crew received by the studio is "Invincible Hulk", the laboratory scenes and some street scenes will be shot here, so they are arranged in advance.

Lehman looked at all this with some relief, feeling a kind of busy labor charm, after all, this is their future industry.

When I was immersed in myself, a phone call came and it was a spinning top.

After filming "Pan's Labyrinth", this guy finally had enough rest and called for the movie.

Knowing this, Lehman drove back to the Firefly Building in a good mood.

At this stage, increasing the production output is beneficial to the company's development. Does one more project give more strength?

Lehman's expectation for the company this year is to release at least 10 movies, and there is still a certain amount of difficulty.

He went to the front door to greet him with a smile. Lehman didn't expect that besides the top, there was a man with small eyes and wide forehead standing beside him.

"Who is this?"

The man was a little bit cautious, but the top introduced: "He is Juan Antonio Bayana and he is a director."

"Just call me Juan, Mr. Rust," Juan said.

Enthusiastically welcoming the two in, Lehman understood a little bit at this posture.

Directors, especially those who are not yet famous are always short of investment.

Sure enough, a few people met and chatted for a while, and some things were raised up tactfully.

Tuiluo knew Juan in 1993, but he was still a reporter at that time, and he was passionate about film. After work, he would go to an art school to study.

Later, when filming for "Pan's Labyrinth", I went to Spain and got closer, so the two got together more often.

At this time Juan has graduated from the film school, and usually accepts some advertising, mv and other jobs, but in the process, he met many friends in the circle, one of the screenwriters named Sanchez chatted with him enthusiastically. So he handed over a new script written by himself, "The Supernatural Orphanage" to Juan.

Although Juan was a director who was born halfway through his career, he had a certain market perspective. He felt that the script was a bit messy, so he wanted to shoot it and put it on the big screen.

But Juan's family conditions are average. There is more than enough food and clothing, but the rich can't talk about it. Without spare money, he can't really sell his house and fight for his dream of director.

No, no, his parents will hack his unfilial son to death.

Keke, come back to the topic.

"Spiritual Orphanage", even if it does not hire a heavily paid actor, only the shooting cost will cost 3 million US dollars.

What should I do if I don't have so much money?Find the gold master.

But he was just a newcomer. After asking, the Spanish film and television company didn't pay attention to him at all. When he happened to talk about it with the top, the top took over, because the character of this product is just like this, and he is willing to talk about it. Friends help.

But after thinking about it carefully, the Spanish market has no future, and if you want to release it, I must first find Lehman to see if he is willing to invest, so I asked Juan to write the script in English and put it on Hollywood. , To make some minor adjustments based on the market over there.

Juan was very excited and yearned for the strange Hollywood. No one had led the way before, but now he is naturally willing to spend his time when he meets him.

The script was replaced by a version, and Sanchez explained that Juan would contact the top, and then rest at his house for a few days, until he was almost ready, then rushed over.

As for the spinning top, besides serving as the producer of "Spiritual Orphanage", the new work chose Hellboy's second "Golden Legion".

Under Juan's expectant gaze, Lehman took over the script.

After flipping through it for a while, he decided to look at the top.

What is this vision?

After watching the plot, Lehmann realized that this Nima is not "Lonely Castle", which created the box office myth that Spanish films are selling well in the world. Once it was released, it was listed in "Pioneer of Film and Television" and "Top Ten Thriller Movies in the World". A small cost dark horse.

The "Wooden Man" game set in the script is hard to forget after watching it.

Because this film always maintains an indescribable sense of mystery from the beginning to the end, a series of unthinkable strange events that have occurred in the lonely castle always keep the audience a peeping curiosity amidst anxiety and anxiety. In the atmosphere, take care of it. Dead.

Especially in the famous scenes, the little boy wearing a headgear walking gently in the corridor, and the "one, two, three, wooden man" game recruiting ghosts, a few flowers are very good.

At this moment, Lehman understood why this piece of service has such a texture, it must be inseparable from the top.

Thinking in his heart, Juan, who was sitting opposite Lehman, had been quietly watching the situation.

But it seems that the well-known director seems to have no other mood swings, and the speed of flipping through the script is still very fast. Is it impossible to read it?

This can’t be blamed on Juan. He saw too many similar scenes. Some people saw that they were scary themes, but also the castle type. They just said that they were old-fashioned and not new. It's not good whether he can make a profit, and he is a newcomer who is unwilling to transfer the project, hesitated a few times and still did not invest.

Lehman was still thinking about things, but Juan became more nervous, for fear that he would get another rejection answer.

But how is it possible.

Even if it was not the dark horse movie that broke out of the previous life-"Lonely Castle" was first released in Spain, with 8.3 million in four days, and almost won the local crown, and then it entered the sight of many overseas distributors, adding subtitles, The dubbing was made in English and sold all over the world.

The investment of several million was sprinkled with water, and this little money was really nothing to the fireflies at that time.

The Spanish market is too wide, and there is no capital to settle in. Therefore, the local studios are crazy about big directors and rarely support newcomers. If Juan doesn’t know Gyro, but he has some contacts in Hollywood, he can also hold this script. Pull to investment.

Apart from other things, Lionsgate is a professional horror film producer. Investing in Lionsgate with this subject matter is basically successful as long as it is not bad.

In fact, it is a matter of poor cognition and information channels. Juan has never been in Hollywood after all.

"Director Bayana, this is the case. I voted for this project by Firefly."

"Huh? Ah, it's fine if your husband calls me by name." After speaking, Juan looked at the top.

I knew that the top would look like this.

But before coming, Gyro was confident enough to get the investment, because Lehman is a refreshing person, with good eyesight, it is impossible not to see the project market-if it is too bad, Gyro will let the screenwriter change it. Goods editing, beauty, and directing are all in one. He is a real director, and he is very individual.

Yuan Shikong, this guy also refused the invitation of the director of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" and insisted on exploring his personal image style.

"So, Juan, you make a shooting plan. After the project is established, the funding and the production and distribution of Firefly will be responsible. You can prepare the crew with peace of mind. As for the actors, I propose to choose one or two Hollywood actors to promote future releases. It will be good."

The cast of all-Spanish actors in the previous life "Lonely Castle" actually slightly restricted the distribution of the film. At least in the United States, the film market here is very exclusive, literary and inclusive. Basically, no films from other countries are particularly eye-catching after they come in. .

They all say freedom, but they are closed.

Of course, Juan is already very tempting to get the funding for the filming, and his own goal is to break into Hollywood. Lehman listened very seriously and nodded again and again.

When the matter was set, Lehman was also happy.

This project is undoubtedly very valuable. It is also a horror film. The audience is relatively small and there is not much pressure on the announcement. Blue Butterfly Pictures can fully afford it. As for overseas, it is naturally handed over to Lionsgate.

After Juan got the promise, his body felt fluttering.

Next to him, Gyro saw that the story of "Lonely Castle" was settled, and he also mentioned the project "Golden Army" he was going to shoot.

This guy still hasn’t forgotten his Hellboy. Although the profit margin of the first movie is very small, with his unique aesthetics, he likes this weird character-long horns on his head and red body. The product of the service system.