Despite some differences with Disney, the protagonists of "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" were quickly confirmed.
Not only Rebecca De Mornay, the original villain, but also several other protagonists are from the original cast. After another month of preparation, the film is expected to start shooting in December.
In addition, "Sleeping with the Enemy", which will be released as early as next summer, has officially started filming in North Carolina on the east coast.
On October 27, with the release of several new movies such as "Scream 2", the Halloween season begins.
Due to the great success of films such as "Dead Man" and "Scream" in the Halloween schedule in the past two years, Hollywood film companies have also paid more and more attention to this holiday, and the schedule has inevitably become crowded.
In addition to "Scream 2", there are five other new movies released on the same day. Of course, only New World Pictures' "Scream 2", Universal Pictures' "Alien" and Warner Bros.'s "The Twilight Zone" have opened on more than 1,000 screens. The other three new films are all just On a small scale, a few hundred or even a few screens.
Among them, "Alien" produced by Universal Pictures is produced by Ron MacMillan, who previously left Daenerys Entertainment.
Although Daenerys Entertainment has collaborated with Universal Pictures on "Dangerous Days", there are still some obvious articles in the media about the popularity of "Alien" and "Scream 2". Universal has a good sense of proportion and does not cause many conflicts. This kind of "collision" has improved the popularity of both movies, so Daenerys Entertainment just let it go.
Due to the failure of the sequels of "The Last Day" and "The Butterfly Effect" at the box office, Daenerys Entertainment is inevitably worried about the commercial prospects of "Scream 2".
However, it is probably because the "Scream" series is a complete story, rather than the sequel of "The Scream" and "The Butterfly Effect" where most of the creators have quit the model of the first film. Called 2" has not lost much popularity.
Coupled with Daenerys Entertainment's relentless promotion campaign, "Scream 2" earned a box office of US$22.63 million in the first three days of its first weekend, which has exceeded the box office data of the first film in its first seven days.
In comparison, "Alien", which tells the story of a small town being attacked by mutated insects, only had a box office of US$5.91 million during the same period. Although it ranked second on the weekend list, the figures were less than one-third of "Scream 2".
Warner Bros.' "The Twilight Zone" ranked third with a box office of US$3.55 million in its first weekend, and still did not pose any threat to "Scream 2".
After that, the other films on the weekend box office list are not worth mentioning.
Janet is not around for Halloween, and Catherine has not been to Los Angeles for a long time. The female assistant still lives at her uncle's house and spends the holiday with her relatives. Simon has no choice but to randomly choose a party in his circle to enjoy the holiday.
Santa Monica.
The time is already Thursday, November 2nd.
At Daenerys Entertainment Headquarters, the meeting about Blockbuster's IPO lasted all afternoon.
After several months of preparations, Blockbuster has basically determined that it will conduct an IPO in January next year, and plans to issue 15 million new shares, which is roughly equivalent to 22% of the original total share capital of 68 million shares. The specific issuance price of the IPO is still being negotiated with Morgan Stanley, which is responsible for the underwriting of the new shares. It is expected to be between 13 and 15 US dollars, with a total financing of about 200 million US dollars.
Based on the estimated issuance price, Blockbuster's valuation has more than doubled to nearly $1 billion compared to the $400 million when Daenerys Entertainment invested in the company.
At the same time, Daenerys Entertainment will ensure that its 35% shareholding in Blockbuster remains unchanged through participation in subscriptions.
Blockbuster Chairman Wayne Huizenga and his original partners' original shareholdings combined were enough to compete with Daenerys Entertainment. After the IPO, Wayne Huizenga's shareholding in Blockbuster was reduced to 7%. Counting Wayne Huizenga himself, the other partners' total shareholding ratio was less than 20%.
Daenerys Entertainment, which still maintains a 35% shareholding, will therefore become Blockbuster's largest shareholder with the strongest say.
After sending Blockbuster's senior management team out of the company's headquarters, Simon was about to return to his office when Nancy Brill followed: "Simon, the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" game will be released tomorrow. Speaking of which, I'm going to Have you tried the box of cassettes I gave you the first time?"
"I've been too busy recently, please let me go. I've told you all the suggestions I can give you." Simon led his small female executive to the stairs, spread his hands and said, "In addition, you Have you discussed with Blockbuster management the option of taking on Daenerys Analytics?"
Seeing Simon change the subject, Nancy had to say: "No, I think the current situation is not bad. By continuing to charge consulting fees to Blockbuster, it is enough to analyze the company's operations, and the headquarters itself can also obtain many useful information more conveniently." information."
"You are right to think so, but after the company goes public, shareholders will probably only see Blockbuster paying high fees to a consulting firm that they may not need, and it may even be treated as illegal benefits."
"Since Blockbuster has chosen IPO, even if it doesn't do so, there will still be various other doubts," Nancy said, but she didn't care, "And if someone raises doubts, the handling method is actually very simple, Danielle Silk Entertainment can pay to buy out their shares."
Simon was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Good idea."
Now that you have chosen to go public, it is unavoidable to accept market supervision and questioning no matter what.
Simon happens to be dissatisfied with the company's current 35% stake in Blockbuster. If someone really jumps out to find trouble, Daenerys Entertainment can completely spend money to repurchase more shares.
When she arrived at the office, without waiting for Simon to give in, Nancy sat down across from his desk in a familiar manner.
Simon leaned on the leather chair, looked at the woman sitting opposite, and said, "If you feel uncomfortable, don't always wear high heels. This is not good for your health."
Some surprise clearly flashed across Nancy's face, she didn't expect Simon to discover such a small detail.
It's definitely not easy to stand on your feet for a long time. Nancy would never stand if she could sit down. She would secretly take off her shoes in her office. However, she was not going to admit this to a little man, so she said harshly: "No, I like wearing high heels the most."
Simon just shrugged, lowered his head and opened a copy of the "Home Alone" script that John Hughes had passed this morning.
It was already past the off-duty time. Since there was an afternoon meeting and there were no other arrangements, Simon was used to leaving the company at six or seven o'clock, so he planned to read the script of "Home Alone" before leaving.
Seeing that Simon didn't pursue the issue of her high heels, Nancy asked again after a moment: "Simon, do you think our test in the field of video games can be successful?"
Simon didn't raise his head, and said with a smile in his tone: "Back then, you gave me dozens of pages of planning documents to encourage me to invest, but now you have no confidence?"
"Of course not, I did everything I could, and if it were me, even if I failed, I would continue. The scale and profits of the video game industry are obvious to all." Nancy shook her head and added: "I just think there's something special about your attitude towards this project."
"Why do you say that?"
"For example, you have very strict budget requirements for other projects under the company. The budget of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" has been doubled, but you didn't say anything."
Simon glanced up at Nancy and nodded: "Okay, I have indeed valued this project from the beginning."
Nancy was not satisfied with this answer and asked persistently: "What else?"
Simon looked up at the woman opposite who leaned forward slightly with strong curiosity in her eyes. A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth and said: "You really want to know?"
Nancy felt the gaze of the little man opposite and suddenly understood something. She instinctively shook her head and said, "I don't want to!"
Simon turned his attention back to the script in front of him and said, "Then go back and rest early."
Nancy paused, but did not get up. She still couldn't help but ask: "Aren't you afraid that one day, um, you will suffer a loss?"
Simon shook his head: "Not afraid."
When Nancy heard what he said, she remembered what Janet had called a certain guy in private, and whispered something.
Without saying hello, he got up and left Simon's office.
When she came to the outside and saw Jennifer still staying behind the desk dutifully, Nancy felt some inexplicable dissatisfaction and took the initiative to step forward and said: "Jenny, do you want to go to dinner together?"
Jennifer was a little surprised by Nancy's sudden invitation and declined: "I still have something to talk to Simon."
Nancy came to the female assistant's table and said, "Tell him now, I'll wait for you."
Jennifer just shook her head again.
Watching Nancy leave with confusion, Jennifer sorted out the documents on the desktop, got up, knocked on the door and walked into Simon's office, saying: "I just got a call from Santa Monica Airport. The plane will arrive at 6 o'clock. You need to go there." Take a look?"
The scheduled Boeing 767-200ER had been delivered a few days ago, but Simon sent the plane directly to Australia.
There are a lot of news in my memory about private planes being installed with bugs, and even the planes booked by some heads of state were all equipped with extra-large bugs. Simon did not trust Boeing, or even the anti-wiretapping detection team here in the United States, so he let Janet first conducted a comprehensive inspection of the aircraft.
Since we returned successfully, I guess there should be no problem.
Raising his wrist to look at his watch, Simon said to Jennifer: "We'll go to New York for dinner together later, and we'll stay there tonight."
Jennifer's face turned red and she said, "Fly over now. It should be one o'clock in the morning when we arrive on the east coast."
"Oh, I forgot about the time difference," Simon thought for a moment and said, "Then go to Hawaii. It will still be evening."
Jennifer shook her head again and said, "There is no house over there. Do you want to stay in a hotel?"
Simon certainly wouldn't tell Jennifer about his last weekend trip to Hawaii with two women. The female assistant was different from other women. He didn't want to borrow an apartment from others, so he simply said: "Then on the plane. You have seen the interior design drawing of the cabin. It seems very good inside."
Jennifer's face finally turned red and she gave Simon a white look: "I don't want to be on the plane. You can fly by yourself. I have to get off work."