hollywood melon man

Chapter 458 Coming to 2004
For a movie that knows the original version, it is an easy task to complete the post-editing work.

For Gilbert Jr., one advantage of Hollywood is that there are no restrictions and the scale can be a little bigger.

In other words, he dared to shoot the parts that the Chinese version did not dare to shoot, and he dared to release the ending that the Chinese version did not dare to release. But in fact, Gilbert felt that the original ending was good enough, and he would not change it for the public version.

But in the end, little Gilbert added an extra ending, in which the painter Ido Dash and the fake Mary successfully escaped.

When the police found out that the real Mary was sketching in Europe, they realized that the Mary on that day was a fake. Ido Dash was lying, and the two were no longer in the police's sight.

Finally, the Mexican police found two unidentified bodies when they raided a secret hideout. They looked like they had died together.

Gilbert Jr. will release this version of the ending on DVD to increase the selling point of the DVD.

Charlize Theron, who had nothing to do at the moment, came to the studio from time to time to watch the post-production work of the film. She was very satisfied with her performance in the film.

Especially the smoking scene, it feels like it can be compared to Monica Bellucci in "Elena Gomez".

But Gilbert Jr. gave Charlize Theron a ruthless blow: "When it comes to charm, Sally, I think Monica is more charming."

This made Charlize Theron so angry that she bent 180 degrees on Gilbert's waist.

Charlize Theron also expressed her confusion about the two endings: "Why do Ido Dash and the fake Mary die in both endings?"

Little Gilbert explained it this way: "Remember the stamps that Ido Dash drew in prison?"

"of course I remember."

“Not only did Ido draw a fake stamp to ask for help from the fake Mary, that is, Fina, but in the letter, there was also Fina’s original appearance.

Seeing this painting made Fina feel compassion and a glimmer of hope, so she pretended to be Mary to save Ido. "

Gilbert's explanation made Charlize Theron suddenly realize: "So in the end, Fina found out that she was just a substitute, and her hopes were dashed.

No matter what the ending is, she will drag Ido to death?"

"That's right..." Little Gilbert smiled and said, "So the mouth is the source of trouble, and sometimes you have to lie. Women like to hear something, even if it's false, they are willing to believe it.

Ido made up a huge lie, but he didn't lie about the last point, so failure was inevitable."

Charlize Theron rolled her eyes at Gilbert and said, "No wonder, every time I ask you if you love me, you always say you do.

It turns out that you were lying to me."

Gilbert Jr. said he was innocent: "I swear to God, Sally, I really love you, and I love Naomi and the others, and I treat them equally."

Charlize Theron was even more unhappy: "That's what God said, he loves everyone equally."

After showing her temper, Charlize Theron performed a 180-degree magic on little Gilbert's waist, making him scream in pain.

Looking at the figure walking away with a thump, little Gilbert rubbed his waist and grinned.

Why is it that no matter whether in ancient times or modern times, in the East or the West, all women can master this move without any instruction and reach the state of great perfection?

Back to the post-production of "The Invincible Warrior", this movie was actually quite unfair to Tom Cruise. He was so arrogant in the movie, saying that he was the protagonist.

In the end, he was just a figment of Iddo Dash's imagination, a person who did not exist.

Of course, we cannot say that it does not exist, but a small policeman certainly cannot be compared with the head of a criminal group, as the positioning of both parties is different.

Fortunately, Gilbert Jr. arranged a lot of action scenes for Tom Cruise in the film, allowing Tom Cruise to fight very happily at once, giving him a feeling of being in the "Mission Impossible" series.

The core of the whole story still revolves around Iddo Dash played by Tom Hanks. In terms of character strength, Richard Deckard played by Tom Cruise is undoubtedly stronger.

This is also an important reason for the two male protagonists to reach a balance, otherwise Tom Cruise might be a little angry that his positioning is like a supporting role.

Of course, Gilbert Jr. still made certain promises to Tom Cruise. If there is a possibility for subsequent projects, he will still be approached for cooperation.

This time, Gilbert Jr. handed over the music composition work to Hans Zimmer.

After so many years of making movies, Gilbert has collaborated with many famous composers, such as John Williams in "Saving Private Ryan" in 1997 and Howard Shore in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy.

Of course, I have also collaborated with Hans Zimmer on many films. "The Rock" and "Pirates of the Caribbean" are both Hans Zimmer's representative works.

The characteristic of Hans Zimmer is that his soundtracks are very trendy. Unlike the academic school, which is obsessed with the orchestra, he uses a lot of electronic equipment, vocals, modified instruments, etc.

He is brave enough to try new sounds, which suits the tastes of young audiences.

Of course, it is very important that Hans Zimmer understands Gilbert's ideas and the soundtracks he creates are usually in line with Gilbert's taste.

So Gilbert Jr. and Hans Zimmer hit it off on the soundtrack and their collaboration lasted for a very long time.

Their cooperation goes far beyond this. Many of the subsequent films would have lost their luster without Hans Zimmer's soundtracks. When busy with post-production, Gilbert Jr. would often listen to Hans Zimmer's soundtracks.

After listening to the finished soundtrack, Gilbert Jr. felt like he was listening to the soundtrack of Inception.

Of course, this doesn’t mean that Hans Zimmer used the soundtrack of “Inception” for “The Invincible”. Rather, it means that there is no problem using the soundtrack of “The Invincible” in “Inception”.

So it can be said that the soundtrack of "Wushuang" is very well done, and combined with the plot of the movie, it will definitely make the audience unable to stop listening.

Time passed slowly, the New Year's bell rang, 2003 passed, and little Gilbert welcomed 2004.

Looking back at the past year, we can find that the growth of the North American market is extremely limited. However, the overseas box office has increased significantly and has become an important revenue market for Hollywood.

It can be said that every film company has its own focus.

Compared with the increasingly picky North American audiences, overseas markets that have not been baptized by Hollywood blockbusters have become an important profit base for bad movies.

Several films produced by Cantaloupe Studios this year performed quite well, not to mention "Pirates of the Caribbean", and "2 Fast 1.87 Furious" took in $5.23 million in North America and $ million worldwide.

"Rush Hour 3" starring Jackie Chan grossed $1.74 million in North America and $4.88 million worldwide, both of which are quite good results.

"Bad Boys 2" released at the same time was completely crushed by "Rush Hour 3", but it did not affect Michael Bay's status. He soon got the next opportunity to direct.

"Escape from the Island", a project co-produced by DreamWorks and Michael Ovitz, will be directed by Michael Bay.

This time, Michael Bay did not work with the famous producer Jerry Bruckheimer, but he also gained greater power and had more autonomy in casting.

So as soon as he received the project, he invited Scarlett Johansson to star in "Escape from the Island".

Scarlett hesitated for a long time, so she asked little Gilbert for his opinion.

"Answer it, why not?" Little Gilbert was very supportive.

Scarlett was stunned: "Isn't this Michael Bay your enemy?"

"Enemy?" Little Gilbert seemed to have heard a funny joke: "Scarlett, Explosive Bay is not qualified. Even Michael Ovitz is not qualified."

"Really?" Scarlett obviously didn't think that was the case: "I heard that David Ellison has a lot of opinions about you, and he is Michael Ovitz's biggest partner now.

I also heard that they are preparing a fantasy movie called "Van Helsing" this year, intending to block your "Wushuang". "

"Then let him come!" Little Gilbert was not afraid at all: "I don't think Van Helsing can be a match for The Invincible."

"But Van Helsing has many well-known characters and is adapted from a novel. Although it is not as well-known as The Lord of the Rings, it at least has a certain audience."

“‘Warrior’ has Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise, and Sally.

Finally, there is me..."

Little Gilbert is not afraid of competition at all, he should be afraid of other people. He has been in the industry for many years and has fought his way out of the fierce competition.

Looking at the confident little Gilbert, Scarlett was also full of confidence in him.

She was used to it, since she was a child, she had been witnessing the success story of this man in front of her. His movies were produced, his movies were released, and his movies were successful.

This seems to have formed a fixed formula and routine. Now even the Los Angeles Times said: I want to see what Gilbert Jr. looks like when his movie fails...

But it seems that this day is far away. He is always confident and he will never fail.

Although she often quarrels with little Gilbert, Scarlett still supports him.

"Since you have no objection, I will take on this film," Scarlett said.

"It's okay, Scarlett," Gilbert Jr. also said, "Your problem now is that you have made too many art films and have worked with Sofia for too long.

There's no harm in turning to commercial films.

If the box office performance is good, your value can also be raised."

Scarlett trusts little Gilbert's judgment very much. If he says there is no problem, then there must be no problem.

Moreover, Gilbert Jr. has already prepared a path for her. In the future, she will also star in a Marvel superhero movie, and she likes the role of Black Widow very much in the movie.

Of course, when appropriate, Scarlett will also act coquettishly and see if there are any projects suitable for her in Gilbert Jr.'s movies.

Although Scarlett is known as the Hollywood Princess, it is more because of Gilbert Jr. If we ignore Gilbert Jr., Scarlett's net worth is only at the level of second- or third-tier Hollywood stars.

So, Scarlett's work plan in 2004 was to shoot "The Prestige" and "Escape from the Island".

(End of this chapter)