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Angel Agency, inside Helen Herman's office.

Matthew sat on a chair in front of his desk and carefully looked at the script that Sean Daniel sent over yesterday afternoon. The script is not too thick, only about a hundred pages. At his current reading level, it is very easy to understand.

Although it is a remake of the film, what Sean Daniel said at the beginning is true. The crew is repeatedly polishing the plot. In mid-March, his crew had the script framework and settings. Now it is the end of May. The first draft of the script was taken out, which is considered inefficient for Hollywood's industrial assembly line model.

According to Helen Herman, the reason for the inefficiency was not that the crew was ineffective, but that Sean Daniel had people repeatedly polish the script in order to be more in line with Matthew's play style.

The reason why Sean Daniel did this is also very simple. In May, Disney Pictures held several trial screenings for "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl". Overwhelming, especially for the two leading actors, Johnny Depp and Matthew, can't be better in a commercial movie.

Even, Disney Pictures has put the sequel on the agenda, and will only announce the news when the box office of "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" breaks out in the first week.

Matthew understands Sean Daniel's approach very well, especially after the recent popularity with Keira Knightley, Hollywood is like this, you take my interest, I take your interest, as long as you can be famous and rich together, these It's all little things.

Sitting in her office chair, Helen Herman was also flipping through another script. She had roughly read the script last night, but this time, she read it more carefully.

Selecting and securing jobs for their actors is the most basic ability of an entertainment agent.

Matthew's speed is not fast. When he encounters some scenes that he thinks are good, he will build scenes in his mind. Nearly a morning has passed, and he only read the script with a few hundred pages and relatively few words. two-thirds.

Frankly speaking, he has no real concept or ability to judge whether the script is good or bad.

His past films can be roughly divided into two categories.

The first category is the films that appeared as extras and ordinary actors. At that time, there was no fame and no capital. It belonged to the opportunity to appear. First, show your face in the film, try to be familiar, and earn some living expenses at the same time.

During this period, it was not him who picked the crew and the script at all, but the other side picked him.

Later, he became famous, especially trying his best to get the role of Will Turner in "Pirates of the Caribbean".

Similarly, the remake of "Dawn of the Living Dead" did not directly reject Sean Daniel and Zach Snyder, but also because of Zach Snyder's once illustrious reputation.

A rookie director who has transformed from the advertising industry to the film industry, and later became a first-line commercial film director in the industry, his first work is definitely not a hit.

This is Matthew's most direct judgment on the script and the project.

Having been in Hollywood for a few years, he is very clear that the script is only one of many conditions for the success of a movie. The sponsor, producer and director of the project are far more important than the script. In the history of Hollywood in the past, there are too many examples of filmmakers and directors turning into box-office blockbusters, and brilliant scripts eventually turning into bad films.

Matthew has read the script of "Dawn of the Living Dead" and determined that the script conforms to the consistent standards of Hollywood's industrial assembly line. He doesn't think about whether it is good or bad, and first lists the advantages of this project in his mind.

Dawn of the Living Dead was created and produced by Sean Daniel, directed by Zach Snyder, produced and distributed by Universal Pictures...

Just like the first contact, Matthew's judgment is very simple, this is a very, very reliable combination.

After confirming these, it is not too late to think about the script.

The first sentence of the whole script left a deep impression on Matthew - the room in **** was full, so death climbed into the world...

The male protagonist in this script is set to be a strong SWAT member. During a mission, the plague broke out suddenly. He survived by virtue of his strong skills, rescued the young and beautiful heroine in the middle, and then came to the film as a film. The commercial center of the main venue.

The male protagonist has a lot of action scenes, and the settings of his body shape, appearance and skills are basically from him. For example, this SWAT player is an avid free-kicks fan, etc. To be precise, the male protagonist can deal with it is not special. Lots of zombies.

From Matthew's judgment, the main selling point of this male protagonist is to play cool and sell his skills. Compared with his past roles, the main selling point is the blood level.

In the words of Zack Snyder's annotations in the script, the audience should enjoy the pleasure of the hero slaughtering zombies insanely!

In addition, the male protagonist is also with the female protagonist. Perhaps it is more appropriate to describe it as the first supporting actress. There is a love scene, and the scale will be relatively large. After all, this must be an R-rated film, and a large-scale drama is used. Don't be too shy.

The final film is hard to say, but from the description of the script, it really suits his play style, and after successively playing costume action roles, a modern role is also helpful for him to broaden his play style.

Although it is still limited to the category of action movies, it is out of the relatively narrow category of ancient costumes, and the development space of action movies is broad enough for him now.

If this film is successful, he can take advantage of the trend to pick up modern action dramas and temporarily break away from the genre of costume action movies.

Thinking of this, Matthew closed the script and put it on Helen Herman's desk. Helen Herman looked up at Matthew, and also closed the script and put it on the desk.

Helen Herman adjusted her glasses and asked, "What are your thoughts."

Matthew didn't hide it, and said directly, "I think it's okay to continue."

Helen Herman didn't speak immediately, and lightly tapped the arm of the chair with her fingers, as if thinking.

"What about you?" Matthew asked. "Helen, what are your thoughts?"

Helen Herman stood up, walked back and forth a few steps, and said, "The role really suits you, Sean didn't break his word, the male lead was almost set with you as a template, as long as the director can have Gore Wibbins At half the level of Ki, I have no doubt that you can make this role great."

Matthew knew that her words were not finished yet, so he didn't answer, and continued to listen to her.

"The advantages and disadvantages of this project, I have analyzed you very clearly last time." Helen Herman said with his arms crossed, "I think it is risky, but it is worth going forward."

She sat back in her office chair. "There's no Hollywood movie without risk."

Matthew holds the same opinion on this. If you want to appear in the movie without taking the risk, then don't compete for the male lead, and always play a small role like a passerby. It is guaranteed that no one or any company will be held responsible for the failure of the film.

Helen-Hellman added, "Sean's shooting time is also suitable, from mid-August to September. If "Pirates of the Caribbean" is successful, you will become famous, and then take on new works, whether it is It will help you and the film!"

Matthew nodded, no longer hesitated, and said, "You can get in touch with Sean."

Negotiations are of course up to the broker to do.

Helen Herman waved his hand, "Now is not the right time. For formal negotiations, we must wait for the release of "Pirates of the Caribbean" before starting."

Matthew understands that only in this way can he strive for the best interests for himself. If we talk about it now, he is only a third-rate starlet, and his salary cannot be high at all.

"In this way, you have some doubts and dissatisfaction about the script." Helen Herman was already thinking about how to delay it. "I will negotiate with Sean. It will take time to revise the script."

She smiled and said, "I think Sean also knows we can't sign a contract before Pirates of the Caribbean ~www.readwn.com~ He may be waiting too."

"This possibility is very high." Matthew also thinks so.

If "Pirates of the Caribbean" is successful after its release, the cooperation will naturally go well; if it fails, what Sean Daniel said before will probably be invalidated, and the actor may be changed.

Hollywood vetoing scripts and changing them is never a big deal.

After Matthew and Helen Herman agreed on the project, one thing came to mind, "Will the shooting time conflict with Jerry Bruckheimer's project about independence?"

"No!" Helen Herman elaborated, "Jerry Bruckheimer has had financing issues, he's been pulling money all over the past few months, and has just settled the pre-budget for King Arthur, another project. He is still facing a funding gap of tens of millions of dollars, and Disney Pictures has tight liquidity. He has not yet found a suitable investor, and it may take a while. I estimate that it will be good to start filming early next year."

"No suitable investors?" Matthew suddenly felt that this might be useful to him, but without thinking about it, he asked, "What about the content of this project?"

"It is said that there is no tension in the script." Helen Herman shook his head, "I haven't found out the specific content, I will notify you when there is news."

She suddenly remembered something, "By the way, Keira Knightley has already agreed to play the heroine of "King Arthur". Jerry Bruckheimer asked me about the male lead, and I called "Dawn of the Living Dead" this The project was used as a reason to decline him."

"Kyla took over the heroine of "King Arthur"?" Matthew frowned slightly.

Do you want to persuade Keira Knightley, after all, from his analysis, this film belongs to the series of King and the Great, and the possibility of hitting the street is greater than the probability of success.