Hollywood Director 1992

"The Sixth Sense" appears to be a ghost story on the surface, but it is inherently about humanity and healing. Dr. Malcolm Crowe uses a warm heart to heal Cole, who suffers from psychological problems, and Cole also heals him, allowing him to calmly accept death.

The script interweaves friendship, love, and family, making it full of highlights.

In the script that Link submitted to the Big Seven film studios and Miramax Films, the ending where Dr. Malcolm Crowe discovers he is a ghost is omitted, instead showing Malcolm Crowe returning home to win back his wife's heart after healing Cole.

With 15% of the ending removed, the overall appeal of the story is greatly diminished.

His purpose in doing so is to protect the idea and prevent the Big Seven film studios from pirating it in advance.

Because of this, after reviewing several scripts, Robert Shaye and Harvey Weinstein chose "Seven" and "The Butterfly Effect" instead of "The Sixth Sense."

"How could you do this?"

This script is of extremely high quality, and it will definitely be even better if it is made into a movie, and the box office will be a huge success.

Link already has five blockbuster movies, and with this one, it will be six.

How is he supposed to catch up in this situation?

Quentin looked at Link unhappily, wanting to tie him up to prevent him from continuing to make movies.

Link ignored Quentin's resentment. After Tom Hanks finished reading the script, he asked for his opinion, inquiring if he had any interest in playing Dr. Malcolm Crowe.

Tom Hanks immediately agreed.

After filming "Apollo 13", Tom Hanks originally planned to direct a musical comedy film himself.

While preparing for the film, Jay Moloney approached him, saying that Link was preparing a new film and wanted him to play the male lead, and it was not a sequel to "Batman".

Before "Seven", he wouldn't have been interested in Link's movies. After watching "Seven", he, like his colleagues in the industry, changed his opinion of Link.

If the success of "Paranormal Activity" and "The Blair Witch Project" relied on luck, the success of "Final Destination" relied on script ideas and promotion, then the success of "Seven" relied on strength. Even without the Simpson case drawing attention, the movie's box office would have been very good, as can be seen from the overseas box office data.

After receiving the invitation, he temporarily put aside his work and studied the new script "The Sixth Sense". Originally, he wanted to refuse upon seeing the 'supernatural' label, but out of respect for Link, he patiently finished reading the script.

After reading it, he was deeply moved. This movie appears to be a ghost movie on the surface, but it is actually about humanity and family. The plot is deeply moving and the intention is profound. After reading the script, Tom Hanks immediately called Jay Moloney to talk to Link about the script in person.

After listening to Link's in-depth analysis, he was even more moved and liked the script even more.

"Link, when will this movie start filming?"

Tom Hanks asked.

"Preparations have already begun and are expected to start filming at the beginning of next month."

"Link, can it be delayed a little? I would like to have more time to understand the role, learn some psychology knowledge, and understand some related cases, so that I can perform better."

Tom Hanks said.

Link nodded. The start date of filming would remain unchanged, and the crew could film the scenes of other characters first, leaving Tom Hanks a month and a half to prepare.

"Link, is it necessary to be so rushed? You make movies like you're racing against death."

Quentin complained.

Robert Rodriguez nodded in agreement. Among the several directors he knew in the industry, Link was the most talented at making movies, had the best box office results, and was also the most diligent guy. Others make one movie a year, or one movie every two or three years, while he makes two or three movies a year. He's too competitive.

"The story of "The Sixth Sense" takes place in the autumn and winter seasons, making it most suitable to film at the end of the year and the beginning of next year. In addition, I am currently very eager to create, and my energy and physical strength are very good. If I don't seize the opportunity to film a few more movies, when I get older in the future, my body will age, and my inspiration will dry up, even if I want to film, I won't be able to film any good movies."

Link said with a smile.

Tom Hanks and Jay Moloney nodded in agreement, and at the same time, they looked at Link with increasing appreciation. Link is young, worth more than a billion dollars, and has a very big reputation in the industry. He is so successful and still works hard, persevering in creating and making movies.

For a person like him, success is inevitable.

Tom Hanks admired a young man for the first time.

Quentin pointed at him unhappily. Originally, he was a lazy person. He would work if there was work, and play if there was no work. He only planned to make ten movies in his life.

After meeting Link, many things changed.

Link is like a magnetic field. Everyone who gets close to him will involuntarily move at his speed. If they don't move, they will feel uncomfortable all over. If it's serious, they will feel lazy and unsuccessful, falling into guilt and self-blame.

This also prompted him to follow Link and work hard.

However, too much work will make him feel tired, and not working will make him feel guilty and uneasy.

This constant struggle of emotions makes him want to die.

It's too painful.

And this pain was brought about by Link, which made him want to beat Link up, but unfortunately, he couldn't win.

"Come on, Link, drink!"

Quentin stuffed a bottle of wine to Link, wanting to perish together with him.

Ding-a-ling!

While they were chatting, Jay Moloney's phone rang. He took it out, looked at it, greeted Link, and went next door to answer the phone.

The caller was Michael Ovitz.

Michael Ovitz said that an acquaintance saw him, Tom Hanks, and Link chatting in the bar and asked what they were doing and whether they were discussing cooperation.

Jay Moloney frowned, feeling very unhappy. He is the Vice President of CAA. Although ranked very low, he is also a senior executive, not an ordinary agent. It is obviously against the rules for Ovitz to directly call and inquire about his whereabouts.

He said yes, Link was preparing a new movie, and the male lead was very suitable for Tom Hanks. Tom Hanks liked the script very much after reading it and decided to cooperate with Link.

Michael Ovitz said that the Big Seven film studios were preparing to jointly suppress Link's movies, and Tom Hanks was CAA's trump card and should not cooperate with Link.

Jay Moloney said that Tom Hanks liked Link's new script very much, and for this reason, he would rather put aside his own film project to film Link's movie. If the company interferes too much with Tom Hanks' work, it may cause his dissatisfaction.

Within CAA, the more famous an artist is, the better the treatment they enjoy, and the higher the degree of freedom. Tom Hanks' position in CAA is equivalent to a senior partner, and he can withdraw at any time.

Jay Moloney wanted to use this matter to remind Ovitz that the last time he interfered with the work of the artists, it caused Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock to switch companies, causing the company to lose two important clients. If he angers Tom Hanks again because of this kind of thing, causing him to leave CAA, it will be a huge blow to CAA.

Michael Ovitz was dissatisfied with his tone and reminded him that he was only the Vice President of CAA, not the President, let alone a shareholder. He didn't need to worry about this kind of thing, and he should remind Tom Hanks that it was best not to cooperate with Link.

Jay Moloney agreed with a sullen face.