It took Eric a while to read all the materials. Although the script of "Braveheart" at this time was very different from the finished film in memory, Eric didn't take it too seriously. n∈n∈,. In the production process of a film, in addition to the script, the director, cameraman, soundtrack and final editing will have a great impact on the final film. These factors combined may eventually lead to A great script can be made into a bad movie, and a mediocre script can be turned into a great movie.
After closing the document, Eric thought of Sophie who was far away in Paris. He couldn't help picking up the phone on the desk and dialed a long list of overseas numbers.
The receiver beeped several times before a lazy female voice came. Although Eric couldn't understand Sophie's French at this time, he understood the meaning of the other party's words and said, "Sophie, yes I."
Although the speed of the signal is comparable to the speed of light, after multiple transfers over a long distance, the dialogue between the two parties has a large gap.
It was already twelve midnight in Paris, and a dim wall lamp was lit in Sophie's bedroom. Because she was sleepy from being woken up by the sound of the phone, the girl's eyes were not fully opened, and her long eyelashes kept shaking. Although the interval between calls was only a second or two, Sophie felt that no one spoke for a while, and was about to hang up the phone when Eric's voice came over.
Although the voice was a bit distorted, Sophie still sensitively recognized Eric's voice at the first time. After hearing that voice in the cool midnight of Paris, Sophie inexplicably had a feeling like that of a girl in love. Feeling resentful, she pulled the thin quilt over her shoulders, and Sophie said, "Eric, it's early morning, you're really inconsiderate."
Eric looked out the window at the warm afternoon sun, feeling Sophie's emotions on the other end of the phone, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and said softly: "Maybe I miss you so much, can you forgive me for this reason?"
Sophie, who was huddled under the blanket, giggled twice, and said, "I don't believe you. You are a sweet talker."
"Well, I don't think it is suitable to discuss this issue now," Eric quickly changed the subject: "I saw a very good script recently, and I think the heroine is very suitable for you. But since the time is not suitable, I will let Send the information to your agent, and you can take a look at it tomorrow."
Sophie felt that Eric seemed to want to hang up the phone, and she was inexplicably reluctant, and said, "Hey, tell me what movie it is first. If I'm not interested, even if you send the script to me in person, I will It won't act either."
"This is an epic film about William Wallace. Do you know William Wallace?"
Sophie could faintly think of a few words of information, but at this moment, the girl who was still squinting like a cat while huddled under the blanket said very confidently: "I don't know, just tell me."
Eric didn't know much at first, but fortunately, he had just read a thick stack of information, so he briefly narrated the information about William Wallace.
Sophie held the microphone by her ear and sank softly on the big bed. She didn't put her mind on Eric's introduction of the so-called William Wallace at all. She simply felt that Eric's voice sounded very reassuring on the other side of the ocean, and she hummed a few words from time to time. Rick didn't know when he had finished speaking, but Sophie didn't remember anything.
Eric could also feel Sophie's emotions at this time. After finishing William Wallace's message, he heard that there was no movement over there, and Eric said with a smile: "Honey, how about I Tell you a story about Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs?"
"Okay..." The other side replied as if raving. Then came Sophie's coquettish voice: "Do you think I'm a child? Also, don't call me baby, who is your baby?"
"Then let's talk about the movie. Let me tell you a simple plot. Then you decide whether to accept the movie."
After a while, Sophie's voice came from the other side of the microphone, very low: "Um..."
Eric pulled out the "Braveheart" script that was on the table, and started from the beginning slowly. After an unknown amount of time, Eric called out a few words softly. When there was no response, Eric made sure that the girl on the other side of the ocean was asleep, so he hung up the phone.
As a result of this incident, Eric happened to be staying at Pointe Manor at night, and he was woken up by Sophie's phone call at midnight. Eric didn't care, but the little girl in his arms rolled her eyes for an hour during the call.
…
Landau Wallace, the screenwriter of "Braveheart", wrote the script more than a year ago, and it took a long time in Hollywood before it fell into the hands of Mel Gibson.
Mel Gibson was very interested in this script, and he was planning to develop into a director, so he immediately found Warner Pictures, which had the best cooperation relationship. However, since Hollywood's epic movie craze in the 1950s and 1960s, there have been no successful cases of this type of film for many years. Coupled with the fact that "Braveheart" involves many war scenes, the cost is high, and Mel Gibson has never served as a director. All kinds of risks add up, and Warner rejected the script immediately.
Afterwards, Mel Gibson took this project and began to switch between several other major film companies, but it was said that when Mel Gibson, who had never directed a film, asked to be the director himself, he was basically rejected immediately. , Firefly Pictures received the "Braveheart" project proposal in the first half of the year, but, like the other six majors, Firefly's copyright department had a very low evaluation of the project's value, so it didn't send it to Ereli at all. before the gram.
When Alan approached Mel Gibson in person on behalf of Eric, Mel Gibson was very surprised, but he took the time to take the initiative to talk with Alan for a whole morning.
At that time, Mel Gibson was on tour in Seattle for his first film "The Man Without a Face". As one of the Hollywood superstars in recent years, Mel Gibson was surrounded by paparazzi all the time.
So, the next day, photos of Mel Gibson and Eric Williams' personal assistant 'secretly discussing' the new film plan appeared in many entertainment newspapers.
Early the next morning, when Eric saw the news in the newspaper, he couldn't help feeling the urge to cover his forehead, which was really careless. If only the production department of Firefly Films had been in contact with Mel Gibson, there would have been basically no obstacles in winning the film, which everyone disliked, but when the photo appeared in the newspaper, everyone We all know that he personally took a fancy to this project.
Then, almost without thinking, you know what's going to happen next. (To be continued.)