"Simon, look here, look here."
"Simon, how is the post-production progress of "The Flash"?"
"Do you think "The Dark Knight" can surpass "The Dark Knight" at the global box office?"
"Mr. Westeros, can you put your hands in your pockets... Yes, that's it, keep... Thank you."
"Simon, have you and Janet started naming the baby?"
"Simon, it is rumored that casting for the third part of "Batman" has already begun. Is it true?"
"Simon..."
“…”
Amid intensive flashes of light and questions, Simon patiently stayed in front of the photo wall at the end of the red carpet at the "The Dark Knight" celebration party for more than a minute, and then walked towards the door leading to the party hall amid the begging of reporters. corridor.
This is the Sunset Tower Hotel on Sunset Boulevard in Beverly Hills.
As soon as Simon left the sight of the media reporters, Cindy Crawford, who happened to be waiting in the corridor before him, came over.
The girl wore a black deep V-neck evening dress tonight, which hugged a perfect curve. There was a string of pearls on her white neck, light makeup on her face, and her carefully managed chestnut hair was spread around her shoulders, making her look even more... Brilliant.
Without concealing his appraising gaze, Simon smiled and greeted proactively: "Good evening, Cindy, you are so beautiful today."
Cindy Crawford walked side by side with Simon without showing any trace, and coquettishly brushed her long hair toward the man's side, and responded: "Thank you, Simon."
He only had time to say hello before someone came over to talk to Simon again.
Arriving at the party hall, there was more than ten minutes of continuous socializing.
Originally, after entering the party hall, Cindy Crawford knew that she should take the initiative to leave.
However, Simon obviously did not have a female companion tonight, and the man did not express any objection to her following her step by step.
The most important thing is that the feeling of "a fox pretends to be a tiger's power" really makes her want to stop.
All the guests who came to greet Simon naturally regarded her as Simon's female companion tonight, chatted with the men next to her, and never forgot to say hello and compliment her in the end.
When attending similar parties in the past, those Hollywood big shots looked at her as if they were prey and wanted to strip her naked with their eyes. This time, they didn't see any of them. It was as if everyone suddenly became an extremely gentleman.
Although many of the female guests behaved politely, they looked at her with obvious jealousy.
Others appreciated her performance in "The Dark Knight" and took the initiative to say that they had some suitable films for her and would contact her agency afterwards.
In the past, we would just open a room and have a chat.
Which brokerage company will I contact
Her acting contract is with ICM.
Marvin Josephson, the boss of ICM who has retreated behind the scenes, happened to be present tonight. When he saw her following Westeros, when he came to greet her, he said on the spot that he could change her to an agent and let his daughter Nancy... Josephson represented her personally.
As a contracted actor under ICM, Cindy was only developing in the modeling industry before "The Dark Knight" and was not even a celebrity in Hollywood. However, she also knew that Nancy Josephson was the next generation leader of ICM trained by Marvin Josephson.
Moreover, as a big vase that is always coveted by others, being able to switch to a female agent and the daughter of the owner of the agency will definitely allow her to avoid a lot of unnecessary harassment.
All this was just because she had the courage or shamelessness to socialize with a certain man for a short period of more than ten minutes.
How great it would be if we could actually catch this man!
She doesn't expect to go further, even if she just becomes his lover, she will probably be able to have all her dreams come true, whether in Hollywood or the fashion industry.
As her thoughts were wandering, she noticed that Barbra Streisand, the veteran Hollywood lady, who was talking to the man next to her, glanced at her. Cindy Crawford quickly put her thoughts away and watched the conversation of the few people in front of her with a smile.
"Yes, I have actually read the script of "The Storm of Time". It is a brilliant story. Barbara, if your film was not one of Warner's reserved projects, I would definitely choose this one as the story between Daenerys and Warner. A collaborative film between brothers.”
Barbra Streisand seemed to have never looked at Cindy just now. Hearing what Simon said, he looked surprised and said: "Really, Simon? In fact, I have always been very hesitant about this project, worried that it would be messed up."
Simon shook his head firmly and said: "How could it be screwed up? This is a very good story. Speaking of which, after so many years of Oscars, there will probably be a female best director statuette. I think "The Storm of Time" is very good. Hope it makes a difference."
"New Year's Day" is a psychological romance film directed and starring Barbra Streisand.
In my memory, this movie was an Oscar hit in 1992, but it was overshadowed by "The Silence of the Lambs" and failed to win even the last statuette.
However, therefore, the excellent quality of "The Waves of Time" cannot be denied. The film also did very well at the box office.
If it weren't for Barbra Streisand and Clint Eastwood, who are completely reserved stars of Warner Bros., and the commercial performance of the films they produce is generally very guaranteed, Warner Bros. would not easily cooperate with outsiders, otherwise , Simon would indeed choose to make it one of Warner Bros.'s collaborations with Daenerys.
Barbra Streisand covered her mouth when she heard Simon give such a high evaluation: "Oh, this is really..."'
Steve Ross, who also came here tonight, took advantage of the opportunity and said: "Simon, "The Waves of Time" happens to be in the late production stage recently. How about you come over and take a look when you have time?"
Barbra Streisand seemed to have reacted, looking at Simon expectantly and said: "Yes, Simon, can you come and help me take a look?"
"Well, let me see if I have time next week."
Steve Ross smiled and said: "Then it's settled, next week."
Simon showed a helpless expression as if he had been defeated. He thought for a while and nodded: "Okay, just next week, I will spare a few hours."
Everyone chatted for a while. After Steve Ross and Barbra Streisand walked away, Jonathan Friedman came over with two men, one old and one young. It was the great Hollywood director Francis Ford Coppola and his nephew Nicolas Cage.
After a brief greeting, Simon gestured towards the rest booth at the edge of the hall and said, "Let's go over there and talk."
Several people came to a booth. Jonathan, Coppola and Cage sat on one side consciously, leaving the other side to Simon and Cindy.
After signaling to the waiter to change a few drinks, everyone was not in a hurry to get to the point, but instead talked about Coppola's preparation for a new movie.
Although he is one of the four veteran directors in Hollywood, Coppola's situation has not been good in recent years, and he probably only has the honorary title of one of the four directors.
Last year's "The Godfather Part III" failed to receive critical acclaim and did not meet expectations at the box office, further worsening Coppola's situation.
Right now, Coppola's studio has accumulated losses of $27 million.
If the next movie can't turn around, Coppola may go bankrupt again.
Why say again
Because Coppola had already experienced bankruptcy after the box office failure of "The Cotton Club" in the 1980s. At that time, Coppola even couldn't afford to pay his phone bill.
Coppola and Cage are both clients of WMA.
Simon actually wanted to talk to Cage about something tonight, and Jonathan brought Coppola here, obviously hoping to get some help from Simon.
In any case, Coppola can be regarded as one of WMA's signature directors.
"This is a story about the origin of Dracula, called "400 Years of Blood." We have already negotiated for Keanu Reeves and Gary Oldman to join, and we have also invited Wino Na and Anthony Hopkins. Winona’s side is not a big problem, Anthony said he is still considering it, and it also depends on the attitude of Daenerys Entertainment.”
In order to make Anthony Hopkins 'comfortable' to play Batman butler Alfred, Simon has handed over the "Silence of the Lambs" actor to someone else.
Due to contract reasons, although Anthony Hopkins's popularity has risen rapidly due to his role as the butler Alfred, and he has been getting film appointments, he still needs the approval of Daenerys Entertainment if he wants to star in the movie.
Therefore, Coppola's last sentence just now is actually the key point.
As long as Simon speaks, no one will stop Hopkins from participating in this vampire movie. Even if Hopkins is still hesitant, he will definitely take it seriously.
After all, the Hollywood world is not that big for those at the top of the pyramid.
Simon had noticed Coppola's project before, but had no intention of signing it himself.
The estimated cost of the film is US$40 million, and the North American box office in my memory is only about US$80 million.
Although the global box office exceeded 200 million, considering that Daenerys could not grasp all the blockbuster projects, Simon did not take action.
Not only "The Last Day", Warner Bros. has scheduled Kevin Costner's new film "Robin Hood" to be released on August 2. It is also very popular in my memory. Simon also obtained the information about the film in advance, but the same No action was taken.
Daenerys Entertainment has monopolized seventy-eight out of ten of the top ten Hollywood annual box office lists in the past two years. If it does not give other studios a way to survive, it will really cause a backlash.
Simon had just discussed with Barbra Streisand the Oscar prospects of "Tales of Time", and Simon was also not perfunctory.
Daenerys Entertainment has dominated the Oscar for Best Picture for two consecutive years. Next year, if a horror thriller like "The Silence of the Lambs" sweeps the Oscars, it will definitely arouse criticism from the media.
Therefore, in the 1992 Oscars, Simon had decided to give up on his own initiative.
Thinking about it, even if Daenerys Entertainment is unwilling to let go, the Oscar committee will make corresponding choices in order to prevent the Oscars from becoming Daenerys Entertainment’s exclusive territory.
In this case, it is better to give the spot to Warner, who has a relatively close relationship with Daenerys.
Speaking of which, "Thelma and Louise", which Catherine is responsible for, has basically completed its post-production period and is scheduled to be released on September 6. This feminist film is also an Oscar favorite in Simon's memory.
Perhaps, at next year's Oscars, there will be two female Oscar nominees for Best Director.
Of course, Simon doesn't have high expectations for Catherine to win the Oscar for Best Director in one fell swoop.
It is already very rare to get a nomination first.
Realizing that Coppola was still waiting for his response, Simon quickly retracted his thoughts and stated: "As long as Tony is willing to star, Daenerys will not put any obstacles in this movie."
Coppola nodded gratefully, looked at Cindy next to Simon, and said with a smile: "Ms. Crawford, there happens to be a role in my new film that is more suitable for you. Do you want to try it?"
A fox pretending to be a tiger's power is, after all, just a fox pretending to be a tiger's power.
Cindy didn't dare to really pull the flag and pull the tiger's skin. She glanced at the man next to her and said with a bit of affection: "I listen to Simon."
Such a statement from a charming and charming beauty can actually satisfy a man's vanity.
The three grown men opposite would smile heartily at Simon.
Simon just smiled and turned to Cage to talk about the business: "Nick, you should have read the information on "Mission: Impossible", right?"
Nicolas Cage's real name is actually Nicholas Coppola, and Nick is Nicholas' nickname.
Cage nodded and said: "Of course, Simon, I am honored to have the opportunity to join this project."
There are a lot of rumors in the circle about the "Mission: Impossible" series.
Many people know that Paramount originally intended Tom Cruise, who worked closely with Paramount, to star in this project, and Tom Cruise himself was also very interested in the film.
However, because of the original dispute over "Rain Man", although Daenerys Entertainment no longer creates any obstacles to the careers of the three main creators of "Rain Man", it has no intention of cooperating with them anymore.
At first, there were many people who suggested the idea in front of Simon. After being rejected several times, no one brought it up again and again.
As Simon's influence in Hollywood grows, the industry also understands that some people, even if they have had past glory, are destined to become increasingly marginalized in the Hollywood circle.
The first of Daenerys' three collaborative projects with Paramount has been confirmed, "Peach Deal."
However, preparations for the "Mission: Impossible" series have not been completely shelved.
Nicolas Cage is the new Ethan Hunt chosen by Simon.
Because of the Coppola family, Cage has been making his debut since the early 1980s, but he has not encountered a suitable opportunity in these years. Over the years, the highest-grossing film was only the "Moonlight" starring Cher a few years ago.
Speaking of which, Simon also liked the movie "Moonlight" and the irrepressible restlessness in the film.
Moreover, in "Moonlight", Cage, whose hairline has not yet receded, can definitely be said to be drop-dead handsome.
This is also the biggest reason why Simon chose Cage to star in "Mission: Impossible".
Debuting in the early 1980s and honing his skills in Hollywood for ten years, Cage not only has acting skills, but also looks good.
The memories of films such as "The Island", "Face/Off", "Prison in the Sky", "Rush", etc. also prove that Cage has the potential to control action movies.
In addition, unlike Mel Gibson, Kevin Costner and other "Mission Impossible" starring candidates who were considered and then abandoned, Nicolas Cage is only 27 years old, young enough, and his salary is not too high. He is tall and can sign long-term contracts. These are his advantages.