When the final cast and crew of the movie "The Great Heist" is listed, it is enough to make every movie fan short of breath!
Director: James Cameron.
Male number one: Lei Xiaohu, the latest popular TIGER.
Female No. 1: Jessica has regained her front-line position due to the sudden surge in popularity after the hostage incident.
In addition, veteran action superstar Bruce Willis will play a supporting role in the play, playing himself.
The male number two (that is, the original identity of Lei Xiaohu) was finally confirmed and Will Smith was invited to play.
The female number two, also known as Yang Wei, invited Kate Belkinsey to play the role! This beautiful woman known for her glamor and personality should be able to perfectly interpret Yang Wei's rationality and calmness.
In terms of other supporting roles, it can also be called super luxurious!
Russell Crowe (Oscar winner for "Gladiator") will play the police commander, the sane, hard-nosed Sergeant Lewis.
Finally, it was confirmed that Jim Carrey was invited to play the perverted terrorist leader Ramucci. Originally, the director intended to invite Kevin Spencey (who won the Oscar winner for "American Beauty"). But in the end, out of box office considerations, it was decided to invite Jim Carrey, who is good at exaggerated, perverted and neurotic performances.
Others, who finally confirmed their willingness to come to guest performances, include Tom Cruise, Jennifer Aniston, and Kevin Spencey, who will also make guest appearances. The most grand one is Johnny Depp, who is currently the highest paid actor in Hollywood. This is the king of Pirates of the Caribbean in the hearts of movie fans. He will play a six-minute cameo in the film, and the role is currently kept secret (he does not owe me the favor of saving his life. , but because of the previous film contract, after the final discussion, he agreed to make a guest appearance, and with a symbolic salary of one dollar, it is also because of my current status in Hollywood that Depp is willing to sell me a favor).
From the simple plastic surgery of actors and directors, it can be called super luxurious!
It can be said that if one is picked here, they are all first-line superstars in Hollywood!
It has one Oscar winner for best director and two Oscar winners! Others, as for Jim Carrey, Tom Cruise or Johnny Depp, are God-like existences in the hearts of countless movie fans!
It can be said that the entire cast looks extremely dazzling! !
And the last worry is, if so many superstars come together, will it be self-defeating
However, based on my belief in James Cameron's directorial strength, I still gave him a vote of confidence for the time being. I don't care what the media thinks.
After all, Billy Hill Company is also a film company with everything available. According to the director's request, a series of teams have been formed, many of whom were selected and made by James himself, and many of them were recruited from outside. It also cost a lot of dollars.
Finally, after the first tranche of 30 million US dollars was received, the film officially started shooting on the fifth studio in Hollywood, and some interior scenes were shot first. And we also discussed with the Torch Building, and decided to rent the real scene of the Torch Building for shooting!
And the price offered by the Torch Building is also a symbolic low price.
Because in the following incidents, in the dispute between the police and the FBI, some of my words helped the police. In addition, I have a good personal relationship with Police Officer Louis, and we have received strong support from the Los Angeles Police in a cooperative way...
money! All in all, saving me tons of dollars!
Of course, I also hope that our money-burning director, Mr. James Cameron, can save me more, thank God.
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A film that gathers so many top elites in the film industry, of course, has attracted the attention of countless media. It can be said that during the filming period, almost every day outside the set, there are interview vehicles from more than a dozen media throughout the day squat and wait.
Everything seems to be going in a good direction. According to the forecast of the Hollywood experts hired by Yang Wei, the movie's box office should reach about 400 million (at least), this is a figure calculated based on Hollywood's star system.
It seems that 400 million box office is not much, but don't forget that the way for Hollywood movies to make money is not just box office! Movie peripheral products, various movie products, posters, souvenirs, sales of props and toys, etc., such as the distribution of video tapes and discs, and cooperation with some TV stations, that is, the broadcasting rights on TV purchased by TV stations in the future, Calculated from the law of diminishing returns, at least after the movie is released in theaters, it can still make a fortune by playing it on TV!
And overseas box office is also my goal! !
All in all, if nothing else, this movie can earn the company about 300 to 400 million dollars! And that's not counting the value of the movie after it becomes a stock copy... Everyone knows that the most valuable thing for a film company is the film library. If the film library is sold or mortgaged to the bank, it can be turned into a copy A huge sum of money!
"Indeed, movies are very profitable... more than drug smuggling." Seeing the figures in the report handed in, I couldn't help but be moved. Originally, Yang Wei's plan that we were only here to make money and not to do business was shaken in my heart for the first time.
"That's a movie that makes money." Yang Wei knew what I was thinking when she saw my expression. She smiled and said, "Movies not only make money, but also lose money. Sometimes, tens of millions of dollars are invested. Movies, with a final box office of several million, sometimes lose everything. The risks in this business are not small."
"But the benefits shown are enough to make people crazy and jealous." I muttered.
Later, according to Yang Wei's arrangement, I hired another person to be the general manager of the company.
"I'm not an expert in movies, and it's impossible for me to focus on this company all the time." Yang Wei explained to me like this: "We need a real Hollywood expert, who is tactful and understands everything here. Rules, insider information, and experience... At the same time, it must be a smart, obedient... dog!"
What Yang Wei said made me feel a little guilty.
Indeed, everything here is created by Yang Wei, and my role, after experiencing that incident, is to completely obey Yang Wei's arrangements, receive reporters non-stop, attend some occasions, and cooperate with Yang Wei's publicity It's just a plan.
Even the pre-operation of the movie was all done by Yang Wei.
It can be said that Yang Wei's contribution to everything here is much greater than mine. But I seem to have always enjoyed Yang Wei's arrangements and plans for me with peace of mind.
"You still have to stay here, and I have to go back to Las Vegas for a few days. The family is already dissatisfied with me being too old." Yang Wei told me helplessly: "Some business in the casino requires me to go back... I That dear brother, I’m afraid he has said a lot of bad things in front of my uncle. Besides, this time I’m going to go back to Vancouver first.” Yang Wei looked at me and said in a low voice: “I need to hear from you. I know that the smuggling profit distribution in the second half of the year has not yet come, but in order to win my uncle's support for us and calm the dissatisfaction in our family, I need to advance a smuggling profit... It's about 20 million... In fact, our family doesn't care about the money, but the sincerity shown by the money is the most important thing."
Yang Wei was slightly embarrassed to say this to me, but I agreed without thinking. I even called the company, and my confession to Xi Luo was: "No matter what Yang Wei says or wants, you just have to do it. You don't need to ask me for instructions, and you don't need to ask why."
My only question is: "So, when you're gone? What else am I going to do here?"
"My dear, I will be back in about fifteen days." Yang smiled, she walked to me, kissed me, and said softly: "In these few days, you can consult our The new general manager of the company. He is a talent in this area that I carefully selected, and I have tested his loyalty, so there should be no problem... "
That afternoon, I was in my office and met the newly hired general manager of the company.
Charlie, forty years old, has been in Hollywood for eighteen years! This guy is not from a professional background, but he has unparalleled experience in the Hollywood film industry! According to his resume, he was in his twenties when he was making a living in various Hollywood studios. From organizing actors and performing arts companies, all of them were some low-level actors, and arranging some big-budget movies, which made him earn the first A fortune, he then ran the sales and production of some movie props, while also being involved in a special effects company. In the end, although he went bankrupt, he left him a precious fortune... that is, his connections!
He has worked in three film companies, the highest position is as a producer, and he was one of the producers and participated in the post-distribution work of a small and medium-sized Columbia film.
He knew most of the agents in Hollywood, and some of them had good personal relationships. At the same time, I also know many directors, celebrities, and producers.
It can be said that this is an old rivers and lakes, old fritters.
Yang Wei's evaluation of this person is: He is very smart, but more of a cunning, so cunning that he is almost cunning!
In the end, the man was one-quarter Chinese—his grandmother was a Chinese immigrant.