"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2" will be released next month. As the heroine April O'Neal in the film, although she is just a vase in this movie featuring four turtles, Nicole Kidman When the Oscars were approaching, he took a week off from the set of "The Ring" in Melbourne, Australia, and rushed back to Los Angeles.
The Oscars in this era generally have more than 40 million viewers, second only to the annual Super Bowl in popularity.
This year, two major films produced by Daenerys Entertainment, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2" and "The Bell," will be released. Whether it is to maintain personal fame or promote the film, the Oscars ceremony is a must-attendance.
Of course, Nicole Kidman is happy with this kind of running around.
Too many men and women who hang out in Hollywood spend their lives climbing, but they may not be able to sit in the Oscar ceremony hall.
While returning to Los Angeles on March 25 to prepare for the Oscars, the WMA also arranged a series of other work schedules for her.
Daenerys Studios.
The time is Friday, March 27th.
In the morning, she participated in an audition for a script at the MGM headquarters in Century City. After lunch, Nicole Kidman hurried to the Daenerys Studios in Malibu.
The image design of Poison Ivy was finalized last month. While Nicole was back from Australia, Simon wanted to see how the character would look after applying makeup herself.
After the total box office in North America exceeded the US$200 million mark at the end of January, "The Flash" has been released in the past two months. As of yesterday, the cumulative box office has reached US$251 million. The film's single-week sales from March 20 to March 26 The box office has also dropped to 1.78 million U.S. dollars, and is expected to drop around Easter next month. The total domestic box office is about 255 million U.S. dollars.
Overseas, "The Flash" has performed even better at the box office, with the cumulative box office in various box office locations reaching US$363 million in more than three months. As overseas distribution continues, it is only a matter of time before "The Flash" accumulates over 400 million US dollars overseas.
The global box office total exceeds 650 million US dollars. Even if it cannot be compared with the two "Batman" films, such box office results are enough to make other Hollywood studios envious.
With three consecutive films in the DC Cinematic Universe selling well, follow-up project plans will naturally receive further attention from the two companies.
According to information recently collected by the media, Daenerys and Warner Bros. will officially announce the main creative candidates for the two major projects of the DC Cinematic Universe, "Superman" and "Cyborg" in the near future. "The Dark Knight Rises" has already been exposed to too many gossips.
Nicole Kidman herself knows some news that is unknown to the outside world.
For example, her Poison Ivy role was actually signed to a three-film deal.
In addition to the villain in "The Dark Knight Rises", she will also join the follow-up "Suicide Squad" series.
A guy once talked about this character and said that if Poison Ivy is good enough, she may be as popular as Catwoman in the future.
Looking at Valerie Golino's success in Hollywood in the past two years, if Poison Ivy can really do this, Nicole believes that at least throughout the 1990s, she can firmly maintain her status as a first-line actress.
Thinking back to the beginning, she had a good starting point like "Pulp Fiction", but because of some self-righteous calculations in her heart, she almost missed her most solid support in Hollywood.
Fortunately, it's never too late to react.
However, every time she thinks about the experience of the guy at the premiere of "Batman Begins" who made her drink two bottles of water in a row and then rushed to the lobby to endure it for more than an hour, an indescribable weirdness lingers in her heart. mood.
Poison Ivy's makeup took nearly 4 hours. After finishing the makeup, it was almost time to get off work, but Simon still didn't show up. He only took a set of makeup photos and a video in the studio.
It wasn't until 6 p.m. that Simon and Warner Bros. CEO Terry Semel appeared together.
Not only has Nicole been busy working on Poison Ivy all afternoon, Simon and Semel have been participating in discussion meetings with the DC Cinematic Universe team all day today, mainly to once again sort out and finalize the plot framework of subsequent projects in the DC Cinematic Universe.
The DC Movie Universe team has a dedicated office area in Office LOFT No. 3 on the second floor of Daenerys Studios.
In the previous three films, the crossover between the DC movie universe basically existed as Easter eggs.
However, starting from this summer's "Wonder Woman", the entire DC movie universe will officially begin to integrate. According to the plot plan, this integration will use three mother boxes as serial clues.
The story of the first "Wonder Woman" still took place in World War I, but the plot was very different from the Gal Gadot version that Simon remembered.
British Air Force pilot Steve Trevor accidentally crashed into Paradise Island, breaking the tranquility of the Amazons who had escaped from the world for hundreds of years.
After learning that a war was taking place in the human world outside Paradise Island, and discovering that the intelligence accidentally collected by Steve Trevor was similar to the Mother Box that triggered wars among various races in the history of the Amazons, Queen Hippolyta decided to send her own Daughter Diana Prince and Steve Trevor left Paradise Island together, trying to find the Mother Box to avoid a greater disaster.
Diana finally defeated Ares, the god of war, who used the Mother Box to make humans kill each other, and brought the first Mother Box back to Paradise Island.
Subsequently, retrieving all three legendary Mother Boxes became Diana Prince's ultimate mission.
The second mother box will appear in the 1993 summer release of "Superman."
Clark Kent's biological parents used the energy of the Mother Box to send their newborn son away from the impending destruction of Krypton, and the second Mother Box followed them to Earth.
In the plot, after a battle between the adult Clark Kent and the pursuing General Zod, the Mother Box fell into human hands, triggering the plot of "Cyborg" scheduled for the end of 1993.
Silas Stone, father of football player Victor Stone, happened to be part of the Mother Box research team.
Victor was seriously injured in a car accident and was on the verge of death. In order to save his son, Silas Stone secretly used the energy of the Mother Box to turn Victor into a half-human, half-machine cyborg.
Because he did not understand the function of the Mother Box, during the process of being rescued, Stone also accidentally created the villain of the "Cyborg" series, the Grid.
The ending of the story is that Cyborg, who accepted his cyborg status, defeated the Grid, but the second mother box was accidentally stolen and fell into the hands of Metropolis entrepreneur Lex Luthor, who had been paying attention to Superman events. It has also become an important clue in "Batman v Superman".
At the same time, the loss of the Mother Box triggered the federal government to secretly form the "Suicide Squad" in an attempt to recover the lost Mother Box.
The third mother box appeared in "Batman: The Dark Knight Rises" scheduled for the summer of 1994.
The Joker, who was blessed with the power of the Mother Boxes, was eventually defeated by Batman. Diana Prince, who made it her personal mission to recover all three Mother Boxes, also appeared in this film, but did not reveal her true identity, but quietly brought him with her in the end. The third mother box was gone.
Subsequently, the "Suicide Squad" triggered by the loss of the second Mother Box was confirmed to be scheduled for the end of 1994. The result of the story was that the "Suicide Squad" was initially formed, but the Mother Box that Superman brought from his own planet was still not recovered.
Next, "Batman v Superman" is scheduled for 1995.
Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman work together to fight against Lex Luthor, who uses the Mother Box to transform into an alien species.
The setting of Alien is actually similar to Doomsday.
However, the "Death of Superman" event in the DC Comics series has not yet happened, and Doomsday has not yet been born. DC Comics will not launch this event until the end of this year in the original time and space.
Therefore, in the story setting of "Batman v Superman", Lex Luthor wanted to use Mother Box technology and Kryptonian genes to transform himself into a cyborg more powerful than Cyborg, but he ended up becoming something similar to Doomsday. monster.
When the story of "Batman v Superman" ended, Wonder Woman finally recovered the last Mother Box, and all three Mother Boxes were stored on the Amazon paradise island.
Summer 1996, "Justice League."
Steppenwolf invades and takes away the three mother boxes guarded by the Amazons.
Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Catwoman and other superheroes gathered to form the Justice League to fight against Steppenwolf's army.
Simon and Semmel went over Nicole's Poison Ivy live-action makeup and camera effects together, and Semmel quickly left.
After four hours of putting on makeup, it was not easy to remove the makeup from my body.
A dressing room in Daenerys' special effects office area.
After confirming the effect, the makeup artist began to help Nicole wipe off the paint on her body. Because the paint is specially made, rinsing it directly with water is not effective. You need to use a prepared detergent to wipe off most of it first.
Simon did not leave directly. He sat nearby and watched the makeup artist remove Nicole's makeup, and asked about the filming status of "The Ring".
Due to the long distance, the Australian side would only send sample photos back to Los Angeles every week.
Simon didn’t know much about the specific situation of the crew.
"You know, Philip and I have collaborated once before on "Over the Horizon." He is a very serious director. For "The Ring," he also fully understands the effect that this film needs to achieve. I will return next week Melbourne, it will take at most two weeks to complete the filming." Nicole tilted her neck slightly to let the makeup artist wipe the paint on her neck. She glanced sideways at the man next to her and said, "Simon, I went to MGM for an audition in the morning. That movie "The Edge of Body Heat," you know?"
Simon nodded and said: "I know, I asked MGM to contact you for Aaron Sorkin's new script. The heroine is very suitable for you."
Aaron Sorkin is the screenwriter of last year's hit "A Few Good Men," and Daenerys is cooperating with MGM on this project, although Tom Hanks, Robert De Niro and Demi Moore Starring three big names, the production budget eventually reached 40 million US dollars, but the film only received 117 million US dollars in North America. So far, the global box office has exceeded the 200 million US dollars mark. Overall, it is a big profit.
With the success of "A Few Good Men", Aaron Sorkin has also entered the ranks of Hollywood screenwriters. The new script "The Edge of Body Heat" once again cooperated with MGM.
However, this time there is no participation from Daenerys Entertainment, but is solely owned by MGM.
When Nicole heard Simon say that he personally arranged it, she was a little surprised and surprised at first. Then she realized it and asked, "This project doesn't seem to be a joint film between Daenerys and MGM?"
Without the participation of Daenerys Entertainment, the film's box office prospects seem less secure.
Simon just smiled and said, "Yeah, but the script is still good. Besides, you must know the current situation of MGM. It doesn't matter whether it's a cooperation or a sole proprietorship."
I remember the heroine of "Body Heat" is Nicole Kidman.
Simon doesn't remember much about the film's box office numbers, but he can confirm that the market performance wasn't bad.
Moreover, compared with "A Few Good Men", the budget of "The Edge of Heat", which does not plan to use a too heavy cast, only requires 20 million US dollars. Even if it does fail, MGM can afford it.
After shelving the 007 series, MGM's plan for the next few years is to carefully produce a batch of mid- to low-cost commercial films, and Simon will also include a few "dark horses" in them. At the same time, MGM will also try to work as an agent for distribution, acquiring projects from second- and third-tier Hollywood film companies purely for agency distribution.
Simon's ultimate goal is to slowly restore this major film company, which has experienced continuous turmoil and decline in the 1980s, to its due vitality.
Two or three years later, when the first phase goals are achieved, Simon will make next arrangements for the company.
When Nicole heard what Simon said, her eyes flickered slightly, and she no longer hesitated.
She already has roles in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series, The Ring and Poison Ivy to her name, so even if The Edge of Heat failed, it would have had little impact on her.
What's more, this was arranged by Westeros himself.
She had promised to be 'obedient', and although she didn't know if he still remembered it, she had no intention of going against this man's wishes.
Following the makeup artist's change of posture, she noticed from the corner of her eye that the man raised his wrist to look at his watch. Nicole thought for a moment and asked, "Do you want to have dinner together later?"
Simon shook his head and said, "We have already made arrangements for a reception at Marvin Josephson's house. Do you want to come with us?"
Nicole hesitated for a moment, then nodded quickly.
Although she is an artist under WMA, it seems a bit inappropriate to go to the cocktail party at the house of ICM founder Marvin Josephson, but if it is with Westeros, it will definitely be fine.
The two female makeup artists with good figures and good looks who silently gathered around Nicole to help her wipe off the paint on her body were a little envious when they heard this. I just threw some hints at the big boss next to me, but the other party didn't give any response.
As for the content of the chat between Big Boss and Nicole Kidman, they must pretend they didn't hear it.
First of all, there are no important gossips. "Midnight Ring", "Body Heat" and the like have nothing to do with little makeup artists like them. As for the big boss bringing Nicole Kidman to a cocktail party, it is definitely nothing. Gossip.
Secondly, if word spreads out randomly, they will definitely not be able to continue working at Daenerys Entertainment.
At 25 years old, Nicole is at her peak.
Janet is not in Los Angeles, and Simon has no other plans tonight. Of course, he doesn't mind tasting this Australian beauty again tonight.
Since Nicole agreed, Simon continued to wait patiently for her to finish taking off her makeup, and even had someone send her a dress for the reception. Then the two of them left Daenerys Studios together in the night.