Meiyu: I don’t care about the cost when making movies

Chapter 97 Don’t dare to use it?
Then, he thought about the movie "The Dark Side".

"It seems that the dark side can be photographed very quickly, right?"

Wayne quickly recalled the entire story and found that 60% of the scenes in this movie were concentrated in the hero's villa, 90% were indoor scenes, and did not require any special effects or complex props, even if preparations were included. In terms of time, the entire production process can also be compressed within one month.

The only problem is that this movie was only released in eight countries including Spain, France, Germany, and Colombia, and was not released in North America at all, so the global box office was only $630 million.

Of course, if it can be released in North America and Asia, the box office of this movie will never stop there.

After all, it has a high rating in China and is loved by many people.

But it’s unclear how much box office it will get.

"And the director of the original version doesn't know where he is at this time, so he needs to change the director."

"In addition, if you want to sell it at a good price, you need to find a leading actor who can compete with the box office."

After thinking for a moment, Wayne looked at the time and dialed James Wan's phone number directly.

"Hi Wen, are you busy with any new movies recently?"

"Not yet? Are you planning to write and direct a script yourself? Haha, I'm optimistic about you."

"But I happen to have a story here. See if you are interested."

Wayne was not afraid that he would take the story idea of ​​"The Dark Side" directly as his own, so he told him the general plot.

To be honest, except for the final twist that tests human nature, the story of "The Dark Side" is quite ordinary.If you want to achieve good results, it mainly depends on the director's control of the rhythm.That's why he immediately thought of James Wan, the master of horror films.

There is no doubt that the man who can become a master of horror movies is definitely a rhythm monster.

After hearing the story of "The Dark Side", James Wan became unexpectedly interested, because the "Saw" script he was pondering was also exploring and exposing human nature.

"Who do you plan to invite to play the leading role?"

"Matt Damon or Russell Crowe, you decide."

Needless to say, Matt Damon, although he was robbed of "The Bourne Supremacy" by Wayne, but with his previous accumulation, he is still a powerful second-tier actor who has been nominated for the Oscar for Best Actor.

Even in terms of traffic popularity, it is not inferior to Wayne today.

The salary is probably more than 800 million US dollars.

And Russell Crowe is even better. This year, he first won the 71st Academy Award for Best Actor nomination for his biopic "The Insider".

Next year, he will directly win the Oscar statuette with "Gladiator", which was the second highest-grossing film in the global box office in 2000.

The next year, he was nominated for Best Actor at the 74th Academy Awards for "A Beautiful Mind".

Being nominated for three consecutive years and winning once is rare in the entire film history.

Today's salary is at least 1800 million.

"hiss--"

"Russell Crowe?!"

Wen Ziren couldn't help but take a breath after hearing this name.

For such a big star, to be honest, he is really afraid to use it.

Russell Crowe's salary is there, and asking Russell Crowe to star will definitely increase the movie's budget significantly, thereby increasing the risk of losing money.However, Russell Crowe's popularity and acting skills have been proven. Once the movie loses money, the final blame will only fall on him as the director and screenwriter.

He has only made one film, "Happy Death Day," and it's all Wayne's decision from creativity to casting.

To paraphrase fantasy novels, he has not yet developed his invincibility, so he just thought about it for a moment and said: "I think Matt Damon is more suitable."

"Then it's decided. I will contact Sera as soon as possible to ask her to start preparations, and you can write the script as soon as possible."

"it is good!"

James Wan is also a happy person, and based on the good cooperation last time, he agreed on the spot.

As for Wayne's request to complete the production within a month, this is nothing to him. The biggest problem is liver. He is still young and an Asian. He wants to get ahead in Hollywood. How can it be possible without being liver?

After hanging up the phone, Wayne immediately called Sierra.

"Hey, Sierra, I have two new ideas here."

That's right, two, not one.

Wayne first told Sierra about "The Dark Side" and asked her to serve as the producer of "The Dark Side" and go to James Wan to sign a contract as soon as possible.Then he told her about "Buried Alive".

"The story is roughly like this. I plan to find Nicolas Cage for the male lead Paul. As long as he is in good condition, this guy's acting skills are amazing and his popularity is also very good. As for the director, I haven't thought of any suitable candidates for the time being. Do you have any recommendations? ?"

"What do you think of David Lynch?" Serra suggested after thinking for a moment,

"David Lynch?" Wayne was startled and asked in confusion: "He should be busy with the post-production of "Mulholland Drive" now, right?"

"Sorry, I don't know much about this, but his style should be very suitable for the movie "Buried Alive", and as long as we get the script, the filming and post-production of this movie will be completed within ten days, and there will be no delay. How much time does he have,” Serra said.

"Then you should contact him first."

"Okay." Sierra nodded and agreed.

"What about the producer of Buried Alive? Who are you going to find?"

"You can only come here, or you can look for it. I don't have any suitable candidates here," Wayne said.

"So what about the first and second female lead in "The Dark Side"? I guess you already have someone chosen, right?" Sierra asked with a smile.

Even James Wan, who has only worked with him once, is very familiar with Wayne's 'style' and did not ask about the choice of the heroine, let alone Sierra.

"Yes, I plan to use new people for both the first and second female roles." Wayne admitted generously.

"As long as you have someone to choose from, I'll contact James Wan now."

After hanging up the phone, Sierra immediately started busy.

Wayne, on the other hand, was watching Martina Garcia silently until she entered the hotel and then turned around and returned to the bedroom.

There was nothing to say all night. When he came to the set the next morning, he glanced around and found Martina Garcia who had already put on makeup and styled among a group of extras.

"What's your name?" Wayne walked over proactively.

"My name is Martina Garcia." Martina Garcia stood up quickly, trying her best to put on a sweet smile on her face, but if you look closely, you can still see some surprise and nervousness.

(End of this chapter)