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Chapter 441 [6] The script of this life's "Mission: Impossible 3"!

"The project for "Mission: Impossible 3" was already approved in 2001, and the director we were looking for at the beginning was David Fincher!"

Richard Lovett shook the goblet in his hand, took advantage of the blurry night outside, sat next to Chen Yu, and told him some secrets about the filming of "Mission: Impossible 3".

What is different from Chinese filmmaking is that the current six major Hollywood film studios are only responsible for investment and project establishment.

Take "Mission: Impossible 3" as an example. Paramount decided to shoot it. It would not come forward on its own, but would directly contact an agency like CAA. CAA took the lead and began to organize manpower to shoot, from project planning to directors and screenwriters. , actors, complete one-stop service from top to bottom, eliminating the follow-up work of the six giants.

Moreover, it adopts the form of packaging and bundling, for example, how much money is needed for this group of people, and it can also help directors and actors try to win the box office rights.

For example, Tom Cruise, before he invested, had a certain share of the box office.

In this way, you can greatly enhance your bargaining power, and also enable your artist clients to have jobs and projects.

However, this model has many advantages, but also many disadvantages.

For example, if a mistake is made in one step, many subsequent projects will not be able to keep up; unlike in China, if the director is finalized, then he cannot change; but the CAA director has the power to refuse, and it may be agreed at the beginning, but there is a schedule conflict. , he has a reason not to take pictures.

There are many such things. Contracts and verbal agreements are two different ways of performance in the United States.

If you have not signed a contract, then you are a free person unless you sign a relevant contract; but CAA happens to not have such a contract. There are too many directors working with his company. In order to ensure that the directors can all make a living, this director If you don't have time, you'll have to change it.

"There was a scheduling conflict with David Fincher, so we replaced him with Joe Carnahan!"

Chen Yu is familiar with director David Fincher. The director's most famous dramas should be the American dramas "House of Cards" and "Love and Death", which are popular all over the world. However, his movies are actually also very good. This is his first time directing. The movie is "Alien 3", and then "Fight Club" and "Thriller Space"!
Later, with "Rejuvenation" and "The Social Network", he was nominated for the Oscar for Best Director many times, which is very powerful.

The director chosen by CAA at the beginning was indeed good, but Joe Carnahan was obviously not good enough. Chen Yu had never heard of this guy.

"Joe Carnahan felt that the difficulty of the script was a bit high and he couldn't handle it, so we asked someone to write a new script. The one we completed before had to be completely discarded. It was originally a story about the black market trade of human organs in Africa. !”

"But this guy couldn't take good pictures. After putting up with him for three months, Cruise fired him!"

Richard made a strange expression: "So, now we have no director available. Many people are afraid of working with Cruise. This guy is a bit harsh and perverted in filming, and the original female lead has also been rejected!"

Scarlett Johansson!
Chen Yu had heard about this. She claimed that it was due to the failure of "Escape from Clone Island" that she lost confidence in commercial blockbusters and concentrated on developing her independent films. In fact, she just didn't like the script.

After all, the presence of female characters in "Mission: Impossible" is indeed very low.

Tom is risking his life, but the audience remembers him; in so many series of "Mission: Impossible", except for Lao Hei and Benji beside him, the female characters are really not outstanding.

If the widowed sister really doesn’t want to make commercial blockbusters, then how did the black widow come to be?

Chen Yu actually knew it was an excuse as soon as he heard it.

"Then last year you should know that the crew was expelled by the German government!"

Richard shrugged, and Chen Yu remembered something and looked at him with a smile.

It’s Tom Cruise’s fault again.

This guy is indeed a bit nervous when filming, which may have something to do with the religion he is a member of. He actually negotiated with the German government and made a request, hoping to shoot some scenes in the parliament building. Of course, the result is self-evident, and the Germans were furious.

This news spread a lot in March last year, and Chen Yu obviously saw it.

"Cruise found this bastard Joe Carnahan himself. David was unavailable at the time and he was anxious to shoot, so he pulled him over. Who would have thought that he would be a parallel importer!"

Speaking of this, Richard was very angry.

Chen Yu was actually a little lucky. If the filming had been done earlier, what would have happened to him?

"So now, we have to get the script out first!"

"In terms of investment, I have called Yang and Lan Xing to increase China's role in the drama. Now we are short of directors!"

It’s not easy for a drama to face so many twists and turns.

No wonder the previous life had a poor box office after its release. These are all negative effects; it is not easy to eliminate them, and the director's reputation is also very important. In his previous life, Chen Yu didn't know who directed "Mission: Impossible 3". The reputation was okay, but the box office series The worst is true.

But no matter how bad it is, it is still the "Mission: Impossible" series, which has grossed US$4 million at the global box office.

Tom Cruise's box office appeal is still unmatched.

"Then the screenwriter is here?"

Chen Yu couldn't help but ask. He came to the dinner just for the script.

"Come on, let's go, I'll take you to talk to them. Cruise should be with them!"

Richard got up and walked out of the house.

Sure enough, there was already some carnival going on outside, with countless hot girls interacting with many people; but in a corner of the grass next to the manor, a few people stood there, obviously not interested in participating in the party atmosphere, and were having a heated discussion.

Tom Cruise was clearly in the queue, and standing next to him were two young people who seemed out of place with the surroundings.

One wears glasses and looks a little shy, while the other is chatting.

"The person who spoke was Roberto Oci, a screenwriter we just signed, a young man with great ideas!"

"The one wearing glasses is Alex Kurtzman, Ozzy's best partner. They often create together, but one of them comes up with the idea and the other is responsible for writing it!"

The two will work together to create the "Transformers" series, as well as Star Trek 1 and 2, and the adaptations of The Amazing Spider-Man, all of which were written by them.

Really very thoughtful and powerful.

In fact, the "Mission: Impossible" series is adapted from an American TV series of the same name in the 60s, so these two people are not original.

The real screenwriter is Bruce Geller, and he wrote this TV series.

"Did they participate in the first and second parts?"

Chen Yu asked, and Richard shook his head: "Everyone has changed. The screenwriters of the second part and the first part are no longer the same batch. The script that was originally going to be filmed was written by several screenwriters of the second part." , but now there are conflicts in schedules, so I have to find someone new to write it!" As he said, Richard smiled and led Chen Yu into the middle of several people.

After exchanging pleasantries, Roberto Ochi said: "In my story, Ethan no longer fights alone, he must have a team so that the big scenes can be shot well. Of course Ethan He is still very strong and can turn the tide; but his special agent team must have corresponding professional members!”

"Like chan!"

Roberto Ochi looked at Chen Yu, smiled and said: "I know you are very skilled, so you can set it as a capable international agent!"

"Then have disguises and multiple languages!"

"It's best to have a sexy and charming female agent!"

"She is responsible for gathering information and assisting Ethan. Of course, my old friend Luther must be indispensable in the end. For the time being, I have set up these four people!"

Chen Yu was not surprised by what Ao Qi said, because the plot of "Mission: Impossible 3" in his previous life was exactly like this.

It's just that he replaced the third male lead, so the number of scenes... should increase a bit.

"I think the main thing is skill!"

Chen Yu rarely spoke, looking at Tom Cruise who was thinking a little: "It must not be better than Ethan, otherwise it will take away the halo of the protagonist!"

"No, this is not the key!"

Cruise pondered and then waved his hand: "You can be strong physically, but Ethan can improve in other aspects, such as analysis, danger, etc.!"

In fact, Chen Yu said this to Tom Cruise.

He knew that this guy was an actor. To put it nicely, he meant he was dedicated, but to put it poorly, he didn't allow other characters to be better than the Ethan he played. Otherwise, after so many years of Mission: Impossible, why hasn't it been like "Fast and Furious" in which multiple characters are included? Impress your audience.

In the final analysis, there is still too little room for the supporting characters to play. Although there is a team to assist, Ethan is responsible for everything.

The ultimate personal heroism.

"Then let's improve our skills and add more Chan scenes as much as possible!"

"Where's the female agent?"

Ozzy still wants to ask Cruise for his opinion.

"Female agent?"

Tom Cruise was stunned and glanced at Chen Yu: "Chan, what do you think?"

"I……"

Of course Chen Yu had no idea about female agents, even just getting a vase. But looking at Tom Cruise's expression, it was obvious that he didn't want to hear this. After thinking about it, Chen Yu made a rare suggestion: "Maybe It’s because I’m a Chinese!”

"We in China value teamwork and collective heroism!"

Chen Yu threw away the premise, smiled at a few people and said: "I have watched many related spy movies, such as 007, The Bourne Supremacy, and Die Hard. The plots are actually similar. They are all about an agent fighting against everyone. At most Adding a heroine means there are very few people talking about teamwork!”

"What Ochi said just now is actually very good. If the Mission: Impossible series is filmed as a team against the organization and the final boss, this should be more interesting!"

"This can differentiate it from other spy movies!"

"That's what I thought!"

Chen Yu's words obviously spoke to the hearts of the two screenwriters; in fact, no content creator does not want to develop multiple characters, because writing one character is indeed very monotonous and will cause aesthetic fatigue.

Towards the end of Mission: Impossible, no matter how exciting the plot is, the ending is actually already known. It must be the male protagonist Ethan who has completed the impossible mission.

As for the process, it is nothing more than various reversals and reversals, which makes many viewers less and less interested the more they watch.

Appropriate supporting role creation can actually make the film richer.

This is the same as the Marvel series. The development of multiple characters was eventually pushed to "Avengers", and each movie exceeded the box office. If the schedules of Iron Man and Captain America hadn't expired, Marvel could still continue filming. of.

The characters are there, the actors are there, and the story is stronger and more exciting than a single character.

"So my suggestion is that both female agents and Luther can be portrayed!"

"Create a four-person team with Ethan as the leader!"

Screenwriter Alex Kurtzman, who had been silent, pushed up his glasses and spoke to Tom Cruise.

In fact, this is what Chen Yu wanted to say.

It's not that he wants to get a plot for himself, but that if the movie is shot like this, it will stand out among the many special movies.

Doesn’t Mission: Impossible 4 say it all?

This is the most classic in the Mission: Impossible series and the one with the best reputation. The reason is that many of the characters in this show are very recognizable, and the posters directly highlight a team, not to mention the plot of the movie.

"Then...let's try it!"

"Shoot as a team!"

Tom Cruise thought about it for a long time and was obviously a little relaxed.

As Chen Yu said, if you really want the "Mission: Impossible" series to become the No. 1 spy movie, then you must create a completely different difference from them.

The special agent team is undoubtedly the best lead.

Once successful, it will definitely be a landmark innovation in the history of spy movies.

The previous version of "Mission: Impossible 4" did it, but in this version, Chen Yu and the two screenwriters made it completely ahead of schedule!

(End of this chapter)