director of the millennium

Chapter 54 Pirates of the Caribbean?
The crew of "The Undertaker" is preparing in an orderly manner. The actors are experiencing life. Director Wu Yuan is also working on the preparations for the crew while perfecting the script.

The staff of the crew are easy to deal with. China Film has several sets of crews, all of which can be used immediately.

However, the movie "The Undertaker" needs a very powerful soundtrack master.

The soundtrack for the original film was composed by Joe Hisaishi.

There is no need to elaborate too much on how powerful Hisaishi Joe is. Jiang Wen loves him so much.

Wu Yuan doesn't have a plot with Joe Hisaishi. Although he also likes Joe Hisaishi's movie soundtracks, after "The Embalmer" confirmed that the male protagonist uses the suona as an instrument, it would not be suitable to ask Joe Hisaishi to do the soundtrack.

RB friends don’t understand the musical instrument suona!

Wu Yuan still had to find a soundtrack master in China to complete the soundtrack for this film.

After discussing with Director Han, Wu Yuan contacted Mr. Xu Jingqing through the relationship of China Film Group.

When mentioning the name of Teacher Xu Jingqing, most ordinary people may not recognize him and look confused.

But when it comes to Yungong Xunyin in the 83 edition of "Journey to the West", everyone will suddenly realize it.

Teacher Xu Jingqing is not only a national first-class composer, but also composed all 15 songs and nearly a hundred background music in "Journey to the West" by himself.

Moreover, the soundtrack of the TV series "Journey to the West" pioneered the combination of electronic music, folk music and orchestra in the TV series.

In other words, teacher Xu Jingqing is not only professional in folk music and orchestral music, but also keeps up with the trend and understands electronic music.

After convincing Mr. Xu Jingqing to make the soundtrack for "The Undertaker", Wu Yuan was finally relieved of his last worry.

Next, we just need to wait for the actors to finish experiencing life and get used to each other, and then the official filming can begin.

Wu Yuan also had time to turn his attention to the United States on the other side of the ocean.

The release of "Juno" in North America has come to an end.

Perhaps because the adapted version is indeed not so American, in the end, "Juno" only made $1.21 million at the box office in North America, which is more than $2000 million less than the original version.

This is because Wu Yuan's version of "Juno" has attracted a large number of middle-aged people to the cinema to watch, and it has achieved such a result!

However, "Juno" has also started to be screened in other countries around the world. The first ones to be released were Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and Hong Kong and Taiwan, and they all achieved good box office results.

The traditional ticket warehouses in Europe, such as the United Kingdom, Germany, France, and Italy, will also start to be screened in October and November.

Fox Searchlight predicts that in the end, the global box office of "Juno" should be able to exceed 2 million U.S. dollars, and it will be the highest-grossing movie since Fox Searchlight was established.

Fox Searchlight is also actively working on the Oscars for "Juno" PR!

It's just that they are not the parent company 20th Century Fox after all, and Wu Yuan is not the contracted director of Fox Searchlight after all, and he is not even an American.

Therefore, it is almost impossible for "Juno" to win Oscars, especially the grand prize.

However, there will still be a lot of nominations. After all, this is an original script movie with a box office of over [-] million in North America. It is impossible for the Oscars to really turn a blind eye.

When it comes to Oscars, Wu Yuan is not as obsessive as the fifth-generation directors, who are obsessed with winning the Oscars.

What he pays more attention to is when the account of "Juno" will arrive.

Under John's constant urging, and Fox Searchlight's desire to maintain its relationship with Wu Yuan, the North American box office split of "Juno" was transferred to the account of Light Times in advance, and Fox Searchlight paid and settled in advance.

After getting the money, John immediately started the "Hangover" project. He is looking for actors and directors everywhere in Hollywood, hoping that the film can be released smoothly in the second half of 2002!
Wu Yuan's daily work is also a little more, and he has to make overseas phone calls with John almost every day, and even needs to hold video conferences occasionally to follow up the "The Hangover" project together.

John wanted to find Ryan Reynolds, who had acted in the comedy movie "Dick", to play the leading role in "The Hangover", but he was very distressed about how to get the other three members of The Hangover, so he approached Wu Yuan for advice.

Wu Yuan didn't know John well about the current Hollywood actors, and he couldn't think of suitable actors for a while.

The two of them could only hold the list of actors from the Screen Actors Union to hold meetings every night to discuss...

During the day, Wu Yuan had to perfect the script of "The Embalmer", chatting, studying and working with the actors and the embalmers.

This busy day lasted until the end of October, and Wu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.

The life experience of "The Undertaker" is over, and the actors who have deeply experienced the profession of the Undertaker have made all preparations, and the movie can officially start.

Things in the United States are almost settled, and John can handle the preparation and filming of the next "The Hangover" project.

Everything seems to be turning for the better.

Just when everything was going well, Wu Yuan received an unexpected call on the eve of the official launch of "The Undertaker".

"Excuse me, is this Daniel Wu, Director Wu?"

Wu Yuan, who was just about to take a rest, looked at the overseas call on his mobile phone and frowned: "Yes, I am Daniel Wu."

"Oh, I'm very sorry to disturb your rest, I know it's the night of China time."

A very gentleman's voice came from the other end of the phone, it was a man.

"I'm Jerry Bruckheimer, a producer at Disney."

"Director Wu, on behalf of Walt Disney Pictures, I solemnly invite you to direct our biggest film project next year."

"The estimated investment of this film will exceed 1.2 million US dollars. It is a commercial blockbuster aimed at the global market!"

"The film is tentatively titled "Pirates of the Caribbean", and it is a fantasy adventure film."

Before he could finish the introduction, Wu Yuan interrupted: "Why did you find me?"

"Pirates of the Caribbean" is a well-known Hollywood commercial blockbuster series. The five movies in the series have a global box office of nearly 50 billion US dollars. It is a real money-maker!

It's just that Wu Yuan didn't expect that Disney would take the initiative to contact him, hoping that he would direct the film.

Isn't this a joke?
It's ridiculous to find a Chinese director to direct a story about Pirates of the Caribbean.

Wu Yuan didn't know that Jerry Bruckheimer on the other end of the phone was actually very depressed.

If it wasn't that he had no choice, he actually didn't want to contact Wu Yuan either.

There's no way around it. Although there are many directors of blockbuster commercial films in Hollywood, they are all messed up.

It is also difficult for Disney to find a director willing to take over a brand new series of commercial films.

Steven Spielberg is currently working on his "Minority Report" and has "Cat and Mouse" to be released soon.

James Cameron never accepts foreign plays, he always makes his own scripts and shoots himself.

Tarantino has "Kill Bill" to work on, and he's not a director who likes to take on extras.

Peter Jackson did take on external roles, but the "Lord of the Rings" series was enough to keep him busy for ten years.

Same goes for Chris Columbus, who directed Harry Potter.

As for Alfonso Cuaron, who succeeded him, like Nolan, he is still just a younger brother.

First-line directors such as David Fincher, Eucalyptus Li, and Robert Zemeckis also have their own affairs, and they are unwilling to take over new Disney projects.

Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean" is going to be like "The Lord of the Rings" and "Harry Potter". Once the first one is a hit, it will be turned into a series of movies.

They must find a reliable director.

Originally, when there was really no choice, the producers found a young director who debuted in 1996 and had only made one comedy and the American version of "The Ring".

But Wu Yuan turned out to be born.

No matter how you look at it, Wu Yuan is better than a young director who has only made one comedy film and Midnight Bell!
Although Wu Yuan is a Chinese director, there may be some cultural barriers.

However, the crew of "Pirates of the Caribbean" can hire professional historians. The customs and clothing details of the time, as well as daily life, navigation and military conditions, etc., do not need to be worried by the director. Professionals are responsible.

Wu Yuan only needs to follow the script and shoot the story well!

After all, this movie is just a fantasy adventure movie, a Hollywood popcorn commercial film, not an art film. The director is just a tool man, not an irreplaceable soul!
With the support of the Hollywood industrial system, a clear division of labor among the crew, and most of the crew work being handled by professionals, Wu Yuan only needs to do his own job, which is to judge the effectiveness of the actors' performances and shout "ka" Just make peace!

"Director Wu, after careful consideration, we think you are the best director choice for this movie."

"This invitation is really full of sincerity."

Jerry said on the phone with a sincere tone: "I very much hope to invite Director Wu to meet and we can talk about the details of this movie face to face. This is a very cool fantasy adventure movie. I believe you will like it. "

Reach out and don't hit the smiling man.

Facing Jerry's sincere words, Wu Yuan couldn't be cold-hearted, so he could only reply tactfully: "Hey, my new movie starts tomorrow, and I may not have much time to go to America."

"It's a great honor to be invited by Disney to cooperate, but unfortunately, the schedule may not match."

"No!" Jerry heard that there was no strong refusal in Wu Yuan's tone, and immediately said: "It's okay, these are all things we can talk about!"

"This film requires a long preparation time, and the real launch may have to wait until the second half of next year."

"I will book a plane ticket to China as soon as possible!"

"We can meet and talk about it."

　Back then, "Pirates of the Caribbean 1" actually found a small director who had only made one comedy and The Ring, and the two movies combined did not have much box office. It was really bold.

　　But I counted and it was true that at that time I couldn’t find any A-list directors who had time to take over the film, as they were all busy with their own projects.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)