Like "Pink", "Home Alone" directed by John Hughes will also start filming in the near future.
After being busy yesterday with the three movies "Pink", "The Last Days" and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", Simon spent most of today on the phone discussing various aspects of "Home Alone" with John Hughes in Chicago. detail.
Under Simon's promotion, the leading actor of "Home Alone" was still determined to be the original Macaulay Culkin.
Macaulay Culkin happens to be a contracted artist under WMA. Although Culkin was unable to star in John Hughes' "Uncle Buck" last year due to the influence of Simon the Butterfly, the young actor has already appeared in many films and TV shows. She has appeared in the play and is a child model contracted by Ford Modeling Agency.
In addition to Culkin, the two stupid thieves are also played by the original Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern.
After confirming the 'original' team, Simon doesn't need to worry too much anymore.
Basically, Simon has this attitude toward many of his recent projects. Daenerys Entertainment has become more and more dazzling in the past two years, or dazzling, with these projects in hand. Even if one or two fail, it doesn't matter to Simon, or, it's just right.
After a day's work, Simon rushed directly from Santa Monica to Coldwater Canyon in Beverly Hills around seven o'clock.
The Coldwater Canyon neighborhood is part of Beverly Hills, just west of Trousdale Estates. The entire neighborhood winds upward from Coldwater Canyon Park near Sunset Boulevard at the foot of the mountain to Mulholland Drive at the top of the mountain, with a length of more than five kilometers. There are various luxury houses on both sides of the canyon streets, which are also the star gathering areas of Los Angeles.
When we arrived at the apartment of Fox Film President Joe Ross, it was already dark.
Joe Rose's villa is a two-story simple-style white building common in Los Angeles. It covers an area of about a quarter of an acre. Taking into account various factors such as location, this is already considered a luxury home in Los Angeles.
James Cameron and Arnold Schwarzenegger had already arrived early, along with many other filmmakers.
After Simon arrived, he greeted the guests and then went to the sunbathing terrace upstairs of the villa with Ross and Cameron. Of course, there was no sunlight at this time, and a corner of the city lights of Los Angeles could be faintly seen from the terrace. .
The three of them sat down next to a chair. Ross spoke first: "I have talked with Jim several times, Simon, the budget of "Terminator 2" is determined to be 50 million US dollars, and Jim will still serve as the director. However, once the project If the budget goes over, Jim will automatically give up the director's salary. At the same time, we will take stricter financial supervision measures this time to ensure that the film production does not get out of control. Do you think this is okay?"
Simon didn't answer, but looked at Cameron and asked: "Jim, do you think you can do it?"
Cameron grinned a little stiffly and nodded: "It should be no problem."
Simon made no comment, turned to Joe Ross again, and asked: "How much is Arnold's salary?"
Joe Ross paused and said, "15 million U.S. dollars." After saying that, seeing Simon raise his eyebrows, Ross immediately explained; "Stallone's salary for that movie "Furious Tiger" has already increased to 1,500 U.S. dollars. Ten thousand dollars, Arnold didn’t want to get less than Stallone.”
The total budget was US$50 million, and Schwarzenegger took away US$15 million. Although Cameron suffered a big setback with "The Abyss", he still had to have a base salary of US$3 million.
Including other main creators, the funds left for film production are less than US$30 million.
Given Cameron's profligate character, it would be a fool's errand to complete "Terminator 2" with less than $30 million.
With a sneer on his lips, Simon said: "I checked the data of Arnold's previous movies in the afternoon. Starting from the summer of 1987, for "Predator", Arnold received a salary of 3 million and a box office of 59 million. " "The Great and Powerful", Arnold's salary was US$5 million, and the box office was US$38 million. Last year's "Red Square", Arnold's salary was US$8 million, but the box office was only US$35 million. Following this trend, "Terminator 2" "He asked for $15 million, so the box office should only be $15 million, right?"
Joe Ross said: "Simon, Arnold has accumulated a lot of popularity in the first part of "Terminator", and his salary certainly cannot be compared with other original projects."
Cameron also retorted: "Terminator 2 is different from those movies. I believe this movie will definitely be successful."
"I am also very optimistic about this project," Simon looked at Cameron again and said, "However, Daenerys Entertainment is not Carlock Films, and we will not unreasonably offer sky-high salaries. Arnold's recent film "Total Recall", if my information is correct, he should have only received a basic salary of US$1 million. For "Terminator 2", he can choose two options. One is the same basic salary bonus as "Total Recall" Success model, the other one, the salary remains at the level of "Red Square", only 8 million US dollars."
Both Joe Ross and Cameron were somewhat silent.
Simon leaned back in his chair and looked at the crowd by the swimming pool under the terrace. After a moment, he said: "Compared to the previous three movies, "Total Recall" cost 65 million US dollars when Arnold almost gave up his salary. Carlock It is unlikely that the cost will be recovered, and I believe that after this movie, no other film company will be willing to take a chance on Arnold."
As far as I can remember, the global box office of "Total Recall" exceeded $200 million.
Although Carlock Films barely made a hard-earned profit from it, it was still considered a success.
Because of the success of "Total Recall", Schwarzenegger finally returned to the top after several consecutive films and regained his status as a celebrity on par with Stallone.
However, of course Simon would not say that at this time.
After another pause, Simon said again: "As everyone knows, Arnold has accumulated a lot of popularity in the first part of "Terminator", and this sequel is likely to bring his fame back to its peak. So, With only the above two options, or waiting for "Total Recall" to be released, the salary he can get will only be lower."
After saying this, Simon suddenly remembered that besides "Total Recall", Arnold had another relatively successful work during this period.
"Kindergarten SWAT".
This is also a movie with a box office of over 100 million.
Thinking of this, Simon made up his mind to cut off the beard.
Then, "Terminator 2", "True Lies", and even "The Vapor Code".
Or you can give Schwarzenegger a few more projects that failed at the box office in Original Time.
With his prophetic advantage, it is easy for Simon to snipe the career of a Hollywood filmmaker.
As for "Terminator 2", Simon is really not in a hurry at all.
Joe Ross thought about it for a moment and said to Simon: "Well, Simon, I'll go down and talk to Arnold."
"I haven't had dinner yet, Joe, please have some food brought over."
"certainly."
Joe Ross nodded, stood up, glanced at Cameron again, and walked towards the stairs.
Cameron looked at the young man in front of him, and for a moment he didn't know whether he should take the initiative to leave. He has also watched "Batman Begins" more than once before, and he also admires the various groundbreaking technologies used in the film.
I originally wanted to talk to Simon.
However, Simon Westeros at the top of the studio is really a bit unlikable.
Simon looked at Cameron, who was a little restless, and suddenly said: "Jim, someone should have told you about Coppola and the elephant, right?"
Cameron had a puzzled look on his face.
Simon realized that Cameron had obviously not heard this story, and took the initiative to explain: "This is a story from Coppola's filming of "Apocalypse Now". During the filming, Coppola wanted to find some elephants in their situation. , however, that project has been much over-cost and over-scheduled. Transporting the elephant to the set would not only cost a lot, but would also cause further delays in the film's shooting cycle. The film's producer told Coppola that many things were impossible. To be perfect, you have to give up something. Then, there was no elephant in Apocalypse Now, but that movie was still very successful."
Cameron naturally thought that Simon was talking about his movie "The Abyss" last year. He couldn't think of any words to refute for a while, so he could only nod his head and said: "Simon, I understand what you mean."
"I have seen the "Terminator" back then, and more than one side," Simon said again: "Jim, since you could make a perfect film with $6.4 million back then, there is no reason why you can't specify the budget. Complete other films within the next year. Last year's "The Abyss" cost $69.5 million. I heard that you were under a lot of pressure because of it, but it was just some mental pressure. You probably don't know that a lot of people at Fox lost their jobs because of the failure of this project. Jobs. They were fired not because the movie did not do well at the box office. There are inherent risks in this industry. They were fired because the budget of the project was out of control. You have to know that studio money never falls from the sky. of."
Cameron's expression flickered for a moment, and finally he said: "Simon, I will definitely pay attention to it in the future."
The waiter brought some food at this time.
Simon waited for the other party to leave, then gestured to Cameron. When he saw the other party shaking his head, he pulled the tray in front of him, picked up the tableware and said: "I have carefully looked at the special effects plan of "The Abyss". The aliens in it should be using The liquid metal robot in Terminator 2, right?”
The special effects of "The Abyss" were actually produced by Daenerys Special Effects Studio.
In fact, whether it is "The Abyss" or the unborn "Terminator 2", the special effects expenditure is not high.
The reason why the two projects cost so much is mainly due to Cameron's pursuit of perfectionism. Last year's "Abyss" took five months to shoot. The filming of "Terminator 2" in the original time and space lasted for 6 months. This was the focus of the two projects' out-of-control expenses.
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Or you can give Schwarzenegger a few more projects that failed at the box office in Original Time.
With his prophetic advantage, it is easy for Simon to snipe the career of a Hollywood filmmaker.
As for "Terminator 2", Simon is really not in a hurry at all.
Joe Ross thought about it for a moment and said to Simon: "Well, Simon, I'll go down and talk to Arnold."
Joe Ross nodded, stood up, glanced at Cameron again, and walked towards the stairs.
Cameron looked at the young man in front of him, and for a moment he didn't know whether he should take the initiative to leave. He has also watched "Batman Begins" more than once before, and he also admires the various groundbreaking technologies used in the film.
I originally wanted to talk to Simon.
However, Simon Westeros at the top of the studio is really a bit unlikable.
Simon looked at Cameron, who was a little restless, and suddenly said: "Jim, someone should have told you about Coppola and the elephant, right?"
Cameron had a puzzled look on his face.
Simon realized that Cameron had obviously not heard this story, and took the initiative to explain: "This is a story from Coppola's filming of "Apocalypse Now". During the filming, Coppola wanted to find some elephants in their situation. , however, that project has been much over-cost and over-scheduled. Transporting the elephant to the set would not only cost a lot, but would also cause further delays in the film's shooting cycle. The film's producer told Coppola that many things were impossible. To be perfect, you have to give up something. Then, there was no elephant in Apocalypse Now, but that movie was still very successful."
Cameron naturally thought that Simon was talking about his movie "The Abyss" last year. He couldn't think of any words to refute for a while, so he could only nod his head and said: "Simon, I understand what you mean."
"I have seen the "Terminator" back then, and more than one side," Simon said again: "Jim, since you could make a perfect film with $6.4 million back then, there is no reason why you can't specify the budget. Complete other films within the next year. Last year's "The Abyss" cost $69.5 million. I heard that you were under a lot of pressure because of it, but it was just some mental pressure. You probably don't know that a lot of people at Fox lost their jobs because of the failure of this project. Jobs. They were fired not because the movie did not do well at the box office. There are inherent risks in this industry. They were fired because the budget of the project was out of control. You have to know that studio money never falls from the sky. of."
Cameron's expression flickered for a moment, and finally he said: "Simon, I will definitely pay attention to it in the future."
The waiter brought some food at this time.
Simon waited for the other party to leave, then gestured to Cameron. When he saw the other party shaking his head, he pulled the tray in front of him, picked up the tableware and said: "I have carefully looked at the special effects plan of "The Abyss". The aliens in it should be using The liquid metal robot in Terminator 2, right?”
The special effects of "The Abyss" were actually produced by Daenerys Special Effects Studio.
In fact, whether it is "The Abyss" or the unborn "Terminator 2", the special effects expenditure is not high.
The reason why the two projects cost so much is mainly due to Cameron's pursuit of perfectionism. Last year's "Abyss" took five months to shoot. The filming of "Terminator 2" in the original time and space lasted for 6 months. This was the focus of the two projects' out-of-control expenses.