Hollywood legendary director

Human ambitions never swell suddenly.

In order to find a relationship, Spielberg had a familiar face every day in front of the big guys in the movie circle, and he had been mixed for several years; Cameron started his debut from movie special effects, who would have thought that he could finally put up his own sign , Has been sought after by thousands of fans.

So, speaking of it, Chris Weitz is even higher than the starting point of these two people. This guy's brother Paul Weitz graduated with a major in drama. He was appreciated by the school tutor during graduate school and he was a choreographer and director. He became a producer in 2011. When Chris entered the industry, he didn't need to look for opportunities everywhere. His brother asked him to help the TV station write the script.

I gained some qualifications, occasionally played a guest role in the middle, and smoothly transitioned to the assistant director and diversity director, enriching myself in filming.

A few works have a solid foundation, and people in the circle naturally know that there is such a person.

Later, the two brothers joined forces, one producer and one director, and became famous with the "American Pie" series. They continued to accumulate capital and jointly established a studio to formally participate in the project sharing.

You see, Chris Weitz walked step by step, smoother than 90% of the directors in the circle. When he was enjoying fame and fortune, Lyman didn't come.

But life is so fucking sometimes.

It was hard to go a step further and become one of the few directors who could direct a masterpiece. He overturned.

All the past was buried instantly.

Do you say he will leave the field sadly?That's not enough, it's just that it didn't make progress, and it retreated, which is cruel to people like him.

What's more, there are more and more high-budget works these years, and the amount of investment is higher than one. Can he be believed by the management to have the ability to direct masterpieces again?

Hollywood, many people are more superstitious...

"Ryan, there is a director who needs you to meet. This is his contact information."

The next day, Lehmann, who rushed to the company, asked the staff of the production department to set up the project "New Moon", and at the same time asked Ryan, who was working steadily, to meet with Weitz for an interview.

But when Ryan went to the man's house, he realized that he hadn't been affected by the loss of "Golden Compass" too much, but the sadness between his eyebrows could not be concealed by a chance.

Of course, Chris Weitz himself feels unlucky, and he is even more cautious about his choice of invitation, for fear that he will be trapped again. If he fails twice in a row, it will be a disaster. This is why he has not done anything recently. s reason.

The two met and were polite to each other.

Chris took Ryan to the study, appearing solemnly.

After all, Ryan was here to invite him to be the director this time, and it just so happened that Chris didn't dare to fight any more uncertain battles.

In other words, he needs more protection for the right to speak in filming, and he can no longer be led by the management, and he is confused and carried on his back. The bad luck of this product is comparable to the original "Troy" director Wolfgang Peterson. The one where Pete shows off his figure, the scene is too heavy, and the greasy smell overflows the screen. Well, that one is also a Warner project.

Both of them don't have enough control over the project. The latter is even better. The director's cut version sells better than the reduced version of Warner's theater DVD. That makes sense.

Ryan didn't think so much, took out the already determined script from the briefcase and handed it to the other party.

Chris Weitz took it casually, turning it a few times, his eyes getting brighter.

Without him, he really never thought that Firefly would invite him to be the director of the sequel to "Twilight". This is a theme that can cause female audiences to go crazy, but before that, there was no wind in the circle.

After a closer look, he felt more compelling, but the lessons Chris received in "Golden Compass" made him hold back a slightly urgent mood, and he asked a little hesitantly: "I can know why Director Catherine gave up the sequel The shooting?"

He saw Ryan's strange expression and changed his words politely, "Yes, a little suddenly."

"The two of us didn't talk about the salary issue." Ryan shook his head slightly, "I won't talk about her anymore. I came here this time to solve this matter. Mr. Weitz, can you set aside a schedule for March to July next year? "Catherine Hardwick's "shameless", Ryan has long heard of it. Of course, a director who speaks loudly like this can't be emotional towards her.

"You must have inquired about it beforehand. I am very free now." Chris Weitz laughed at himself first, but still said seriously: "But I still want to ask your company how much studio power I can have after being a project director. ."

"You are in charge of shooting and post-production."

Chris seemed to be conjured up with bad memories, with a bit of sarcasm, "Is that right, your company will not hire a professional editing team?"

"Since I have said so, I will not keep it secret. If we are not satisfied with the final film, we will naturally edit or remake it. We have worked hard on the script and we must respect the original work. I hope you can understand."

"Too subjective."

"But this is the movie, sir. Everyone has their own preferences, and what we can do is to meet the needs of the film audience, and." Ryan quipped, "At least Firefly is a better studio for directors, you You can experience it personally."

Chris' smile was a bit reluctant, but he also knew that this was the easiest project to succeed in finding him recently.The low risk of sequel is recognized.

After all, the first film's expenditure of less than 65 million won more than 400 million worldwide, and the sequel naturally has a fan base.

"Well, this project touched me."

"Then what do you think of the shooting of "New Moon"?"

"You don't need to bother about the debates on the Internet." From the perspective of the director, Chris said with sentiment: "The vampire story is actually very old-fashioned, but beyond the old-fashioned, this series is about the growth of a group of young men and women. , The theme is very positive, not as inappropriate for children as other vampire movies.

In fact, this series does not use vampires as a selling point. I think it focuses more on how the heroes and heroines of the story fight their destiny."

The failure of "Golden Compass" first made people worry about Chris Weitz, but after hearing this, Ryan suddenly realized that this man had completely grasped the core of creation, namely growth, resistance, romance and love. A girl’s dream.

Many people don’t know how the first movie is so popular. The imitation of a vampire and werewolf system is not a special feature of Twilight. In fact, as Chris Weitz said, too The emphasis on magic is undoubtedly a cliché.

"I will tell Lehman your shooting concept, and he will decide the rest."

Although Chris Weitz feels that working under a director who is younger than himself is quite uncomfortable, he still wants to be affirmed when he thinks about Lyman's status in the circle.This is really a wonderful mentality.