"Brad Pitt definitely can't do it. Although the schedule can barely be arranged, even if I agree, Fox will definitely do everything possible to prevent this. "X-Files" is one of Fox TV's flagship dramas," Ai Rick laughed again as he spoke, and said, "I suddenly understand why Liz and the others don't nominate you for an Oscar."
Famke Jansen showed a thoughtful expression, and said, "I understand too."
In addition to the careful thinking between women, Fox, who is responsible for releasing "Thelma and Louise", apparently also secretly tried to minimize the influence of Famke Janssen's appearance in "Thelma and Louise" to ensure that "X-Files "There will not be any changes in the heroine candidates. For a TV series that has already accumulated widespread popularity, the sudden change of the heroine and heroine will have a very big impact on the ratings. David Duchovny's withdrawal directly led to the end of this American drama.
Eric noticed that Famke Jansen's expression was a little sullen, and asked, "Do you regret accepting this TV series?"
regret
Famke Jansen did feel this way just now. Like Brad Pitt, she signed five "X-Files" film contracts in advance. That is to say, if she wants to regain her freedom, she needs at least ￠. Take another three years. But three years later, if Fox feels that "X-Files" can continue to be filmed, how should it choose
For many TV drama actors who have been stereotyped by the small screen, it is difficult to make up their minds to enter the big screen from scratch when there is a hit TV series that maintains their popularity, and they want to take care of both. While starring in TV dramas, he hit the big screen. That's also unlikely. TV drama producers often don't give them this kind of opportunity, unless the actor has strong support behind him.
Thinking of this, Famke Jansen couldn't help but look at Eric, and suddenly smiled with some relief. Without this man, maybe she is still just a young actor struggling at the bottom of Hollywood, and the day of her success is nowhere in sight, or she may never be her success. He has already given himself so much. What else can I ask for.
Eric has been paying attention to the changes in Famke Jansen's expression. Seeing her smile, he said, "Thought it out."
"Yeah," Famke Jansen stared down at Eric, his calf swung slightly, kicked off the slippers on his feet, and rubbed against Eric's knees.
Eric stretched out his hands to hold down the two restless calves. Looking up from the bottom, Famke Jansen's two straight long legs looked even more slender: "Are you tempting me?"
"Yeah, so. What are you waiting for?" Famke Jansen said, leaning back with his hands on the table.
Eric spread the two long legs at the knee. Standing up and wrapping his arms around the girl's waist, he pulled Famke Jansen to the center of the desk, and pressed him down unceremoniously.
"Take it easy, don't tear my clothes, uh..."
Feeling the prickling sound of the brand new black bright leather jacket, Famke Jansen softened helplessly. When Eric tore off her trousers and entered, the girl couldn't help but lift her long legs, Clamped firmly on Eric's waist.
Then, push hard.
"Ah, I remembered." Feeling the suffocation in his waist, Eric had a flash of inspiration, and suddenly said, "I remembered."
Famke Jansen subconsciously released the strength between his legs, opened his narrowed eyes, and looked at Eric: "What?"
"The leading actor in Mr. and Mrs. Smith, I think of who is the most suitable."
"At this time, you actually think of others, or... men, don't you think, this is very hurtful?" Famke Jansen twisted his waist, and beat Eric's back with the back of his foot and said dissatisfied .
"Oh, I'm sorry, baby, I was wrong," Eric quickly pressed down again with a smile.
…
In the meeting room, Peter Cooper's deputy John Peters waved the documents in his hand, and said almost hysterically: "Pierce Brosnan? Eric, are you kidding? This guy used to be just a TV actor. And he's only been in a few low-budget independent films, so how can someone like that get any box-office appeal, and remember, we're talking about a $60 million big-budget movie, $60 million!"
"Mr. Peters, can you calm down?" Eric looked at the grumpy middle-aged man sitting across the conference table with some disgust.
Peter Cooper, who was sitting next to Jon Peters, also secretly pulled him at this time, and Jon Peters calmed down. Although he was aware of his gaffe, Jon Peters didn't mean to apologize, like a rascal Leaning on the chair, folded his hands, as if he didn't intend to cooperate.
Eric, who was about to explain his reason for using Pierce Brosnan, completely lost his patience when he saw the other party's appearance, and said coldly: "Mr. Peters, if you don't have confidence in the project "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" , you can declare your withdrawal now, and if the movie fails in the future, I promise you will not take any responsibility."
Since becoming the president of Columbia, few people have spoken to him in this tone. Even the executives of Sony headquarters are polite to him. Listening to Eric's almost reprimanding tone, Jon Peter Smith is almost about to explode, but fortunately he still has some sense. If he distances himself from Mr. and Mrs. Smith, it is indeed as Eric said, if the film fails, he will not take any responsibility, but if the film succeeds If not, he won't have a single cent of the credit.
Jon Peters was silent for a moment, and finally lowered his voice, and said a little weakly: "Mr. Williams, I just hope you understand what you are doing."
"Thank you for your reminder," Eric replied lightly, turned his head and gave instructions to the person around him, who took out a video tape, stood up and walked towards the projector in front of the conference room.
"This is Mr. Pierce Brosnan's audition tape, everyone can watch it first."
Eric said that the staff member had already inserted the video tape into the projector.
In the simple audition room, there is a dining table.
Nicole holds a glass of champagne in her hand. Sitting lonely at the dining table alone. A tear overflowed from the corner of his eye. Nicole wiped it with her hand and took a deep breath, as if trying to dispel the sadness in her heart.
At this moment, one hand gently held the goblet that Nicole raised, and refilled some champagne for Nicole's glass.
As if realizing something, Nicole lowered her head and smiled, with a hint of choking.
All the people present were attracted by Nicole's acting skills and style, and at the same time, they were a little curious about the performance of the leading actor.
"Ma'am. I've thought of something for the moment."
The man pouring the wine finally appeared in the camera, dressed in a neat suit, with a handsome Chinese character face, and a cynical smile on the corner of his mouth: "I think I should appear suddenly and say, baby, thank you for the gift."
If all the men in the meeting room were overwhelmed by Nicole's performance just now, Pierce Brosnan appeared gracefully in just a few seconds. It captured the attention of all the women present.
"Very well, then. What's your decision?" Nicole raised her head and looked at the man beside her with a smile.
"I want to divorce you," Pierce Brosnan said, walked across the table, pulled out the chair, and asked politely, "Can I sit down?"
"No," Nicole replied.
Pierce Brosnan didn't seem to hear Nicole's words, and sat down on his own. He reached into his suit with one hand, took out a pistol, and covered his lap with a napkin. At the same time, Nicole also started Defensive action.
The camera returned to the faces of the two people. At this time, everyone in the conference room could almost feel the tit-for-tat sparks between men and women across a table.
…
The audition ended the moment Pierce Brosnan pulled Nicole to the dance floor, the video ended, and everyone in the conference room fell into a brief silence.
Although he didn't say it clearly, the thoughts in Katzenberg's mind that Disney came to participate in this project discussion were similar to those of the two in Columbia. He also felt that Eric's choice of a male lead who was not much famous seemed a bit sloppy.
However, Katzenberg is not like the two helmsmen of Columbia, who are obsessed with the star's box office appeal and ignore other factors. Apart from fame, Pierce Brosnan is almost impeccable. He noticed the awkward silence in the meeting room. Katzenberg knew he had better do something at this time, so he applauded lightly. After the silence was broken, Others in the conference room also applauded.
Eric nodded to Katzenberg with a smile. Although he can make tough decisions on everything, with the approval of others, the production of the movie will be much smoother. Now Katzenberg takes the lead in applauding, Even if other people didn't approve of it in their hearts, but because of herd mentality, their original worries would be much less, and Pierce Brosnan's male lead was almost decided.
Speaking of Pierce Brosnan, Eric couldn't help thinking of that night a few days ago, and couldn't help showing a smile on the corner of his mouth. If it wasn't for Famke Jansen's accidental little action, he would never have remembered the original The actor of the fifth generation of 007 in time and space. In Pierce Brosnan's first 007 work, Famke Janssen played the role of the villain Bond girl, and the Soviet female killer played by Famke Janssen used her slender legs to kill men Clamped to death by suffocation.
Although Pierce Brosnan is not very famous now, Eric is very optimistic about the prospects of "Mr. and Mrs. Smith". The whole is twice as high, and 007 is very similar to the setting of John Smith in Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
After the applause fell, Eric said: "Since no one has any opinions, then the leading actor is confirmed to be Pierce Brosnan. Let's discuss other issues."
…
After the actor was confirmed, the three most important creators of Mr. and Mrs. Smith were all finalized, and the project began to progress rapidly. A few days before the Oscars, Disney and Columbia held a press conference specifically for Mr. and Mrs. Smith, although the press conference The event was very lively. However, apart from introducing a few main film creators to the outside world, the crew did not reveal anything more. The only thing that could be used to guess was the movie poster that was revealed at the press conference.
On the poster, Nicole and Pierce Brosnan are standing with their backs to each other. Nicole is wearing a delicate small pistol on her thigh exposed from her long skirt, while Pierce Brosnan is holding a famous desert gun in his hand. eagle.
On the second day of the press conference, various speculations about "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" appeared in the newspapers. Most of the newspapers tended to believe that this was another romance film that Eric was good at. Although guns were exposed on the poster, this It doesn't hinder everyone's speculation. After all, although Eric's movies don't have a fixed style, so far, the most successful and famous ones are all romance movies, and the title "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" seems to imply this.
However, not everyone is inclined to this point of view. Some media quickly focused on the unfamiliar Hong Kong director Wu Baige of this movie. After some research, the media also found that Wu Baige is the most famous in Hong Kong. The most important thing is to direct a shootout movie, and a pistol just happens to appear on the movie poster, so the theme of the movie seems to be self-evident.
Regarding the speculation and debate in the media, neither Disney nor Columbia offered any explanation, because many Hollywood film company executives know that the success or failure of a movie, especially the success or failure of a commercial movie, depends on the movie. The topic degree between the media and the public is closely related. For many movies, it is not that the better the word of mouth, the higher the box office, but the higher the topic among the audience, the better the box office, no matter whether these topics are positive or negative. Therefore, when the public has strong interest It is definitely the best way to keep silent and let the media discuss.
There was no news from the film company, so the two protagonists of the movie became the targets of the paparazzi. Of course, the paparazzi did not intend to let Wu Baige go.
After being so uproarious for a while, Nicole and Pierce Brosnan quickly entered the "secret school" specially set up for Hollywood actors according to the arrangement of the crew, learning how to use various guns involved in the film, while Mr. and Mrs. Smith "The crew of " was also quickly formed. (To be continued..)