hollywood melon man

Chapter 396 David's Magical Plan

Everything that happens to public figures becomes the focus of public attention, commonly known as "eating melons".

Naomi Watts' pregnancy is a big news in Hollywood recently.

Regardless of the reaction of people outside the circle, most people in the circle immediately sent congratulations to Gilbert Jr., such as the top executives of 20th Century Fox, Universal Pictures, Paramount and other companies.

No matter what, just make yourself familiar and make your presence felt.

Not only Hollywood, but also bigwigs in the Internet and IT technology industry sent congratulations, including Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, and Larry Ellison.

Larry Ellison also told Gilbert Jr. a piece of news: "Do you know, Gilbert Jr., David and Michael Ovitz have prepared a huge plan to compete with you at some point."

"Really?" Little Gilbert was not surprised at all: "I wonder what huge plan your young master has prepared."

"I can't reveal this, but it will be very competitive anyway. Just wait and see. Maybe we'll encounter a real Waterloo, and it will definitely be big news then."

Although Gilbert Jr. is a shareholder of Oracle, Larry Ellison is not polite at all when speaking, which is in line with his crazy temperament.

Little Gilbert was not panicked at all: "Well, let's wait and see what kind of surprise it is."

Larry Ellison's big mouth actually didn't reveal much, and he didn't even mention any projects. But Gilbert Jr. didn't take it to heart and wasn't worried at all.

The reason is very simple. He only shoots works that have proven themselves in his previous life, so it is easy for him to achieve success.

As for the plan prepared by David Ellison and Michael Ovitz, although Larry Ellison did not say the specific name, Gilbert Jr. guessed that it was most likely a flop movie.

Little Gilbert didn't care much, he felt it wouldn't have a big impact.

David Ellison is not qualified to compete with Gilbert Jr. Michael Ovitz is out of date and it is not his time.

Meanwhile, at Artists International Management, Michael Ovitz was introducing this great plan to his partner David Ellison.

"I have already almost secured Stephen Sommers, who has agreed to direct the film."

"What about the heroine? The heroine is very important." David Ellison is very concerned about this issue.

"Kate Beckinsale can play the leading female role. Although Pearl Harbor did not meet expectations, her popularity is still good," Michael Ovitz introduced.

David Ellison was not very satisfied with what he heard. If possible, he would like to invite actresses with stronger appeal, such as Charlize Theron or Naomi Watts.

But unfortunately, the former rejected the project outright, and the latter is pregnant and will not come out to film for the time being.

Kate Beckinsale is a compromise choice!
David Ellison offered his opinion: "The female lead is a little weak, so for the male lead, we must choose an actor with strong appeal.

What do you think of Keanu Reeves? I think he’s good.”

After "The Matrix" series, Keanu Reeves is now one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood with great appeal.

However, Michael Ovitz shook his head and said: "Keanu Reeves has a weird temper. We gave him the script and visited him at his home.

However, Keanu Reeves doesn’t seem interested in playing the leading role.”

Seeing that David Ellison looked unhappy, Michael Ovitz looked at Martin Bob.

Martin Bob understood and quickly introduced: "We have already talked to Hugh Jackman. He will play the leading actor and he will be no worse than Keanu Reeves."

"Hugh Jackman?" David Ellison frowned in thought.

At this time, Hugh Jackman has become a top Hollywood actor with the role of Wolverine in "X-Men" and has starred in several well-performing films. Although he is not as good as Keanu Reeves, he is still a good choice.

It is said that "X-Men 2" is currently in production. Presumably, the huge sales of the series of films will continue to increase Hugh Jackman's popularity, and his potential is unlimited.

Thinking of this, David Ellison also felt that it was an idea and agreed.

Michael Ovitz continued to introduce the situation: "I have communicated with Ron Meyer of Universal Pictures, and Universal Pictures will cooperate with us.

With Universal Pictures, we don’t have to worry about distribution.”

In fact, after listening to Michael Ovitz's introduction, Ron Meyer almost immediately agreed to fully promote the project at the senior level.

Stephen Sommers previously filmed "The Mummy" series for Universal Pictures, which achieved good results. It is also a rare highlight film for Universal Pictures in recent years.

Speaking of which, Ron Mayer felt that he was quite unlucky. In the early 1990s, Universal Pictures had a super director like Gilbert Jr.

Of course, at that time, Gilbert Jr. was not yet a super director, he was just a director with potential.

Unfortunately, due to the chaos within Universal Pictures and several changes of ownership, by the time Ron Mayer took over, Gilbert Jr. was already deeply tied to Disney and Warner.

Michael Ovitz also confidently told Ron Meyer: "I am very confident in this project. It can definitely collide with Gilbert Jr.'s film."

If it were the Lord of the Rings series, Michael Ovitz felt the project had little hope.

But "The Lord of the Rings" series has come to a temporary end this year, and Michael Ovitz does not believe that Gilbert Jr. will find a super project comparable to "The Lord of the Rings" series.

According to Michael Ovitz, Gilbert Jr.'s latest project is a pirate fantasy movie, which happens to have some overlap with their fantasy movie.

It’s a pity that the two films may not meet each other. With the preparations now in place, the projects will not be released to the public until October next year at the earliest.

And such films must be released in the summer vacation, otherwise it would be a huge loss.

No one knows what kind of project Gilbert Jr. will come up with in 2004 to compete with his project.

"What's the name of the movie?" Ron Meyer asked finally.

"Let's call it Van Helsing!" Michael Ovitz thought about it and finally decided: "This movie can be regarded as the sequel to Bram Stoker's Dracula!"

It's a bit of a pity for Michael Ovitz. "Bram Stoker's Dracula" is a 1992 movie in which Keanu Reeves starred, and he was the second male lead.

But he turned down the movie "Van Helsing". Perhaps if Gilbert Jr. had directed it instead, Keanu Reeves would have agreed.

But then again, if he could hire little Gilbert, would he still have so many worries?

The projects planned to be launched at the same time are not just "Van Helsing". Two films from Cantaloupe Studios, "Rush Hour 3" starring Jackie Chan, and "2 Fast Furious" have also been launched.

Gilbert Jr. and Cheng Long have discussed that they will end this project after "Rush Hour 3".

Cheng Long is still very tired, running back and forth between Hong Kong Island and Hollywood. His base is still in Hong Kong Island, and his career there is not something he can give up easily.

Maybe Cheng Long himself feels that although he is now considered a top action star in Hollywood, he feels that he cannot remain popular in Hollywood for long.

It's always good to leave a way out.

(End of this chapter)