Rebirth in America

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Before leaving Paris, Alex finally coded the script for his second movie, still titled "Lost in the Planet of the Apes."

He plans to stay at home and code the remaining three movies together. Morris returned to DreamWorks and announced their plans to shoot in Paris.

When the plan for the "Planet of the Apes" series of movies was announced, it immediately attracted the attention of all parties. The news media chased Morris and others for details, and even Alex, who was hiding at home, was not immune.

At this time, Alex could ignore the news media, but he had to answer calls from his friends.

The first caller was actually William Whitt. On the phone, this guy directly asked who the director of this movie was. He wanted to get involved. After all, there were five movies in total, so just give him one to shoot.

"How about it! Boss, I want to make one too!" William joked on the phone.

"You can make it if you want. This is a science fiction movie, not an epic movie!"

Alex was a little worried. He knew that William had never shot a science fiction film, and this series of films required that the styles of each film should not be too different and must be unified.

"Why can't it be filmed? I'm also very interested in science fiction novels. I've been wanting to find a science fiction film to film for a long time. Didn't I see that you have an opportunity here, so I asked for it with a shameless face."

This is true. Several of William's films have very different styles and a wide range of themes. He has made both romantic films like "Roman Holiday" and epic films like "Ben-Hur". What’s even more amazing is that every film was successfully filmed. It can be said that he is welcome in every company he goes to. Fortunately, he cooperates well with DreamWorks. Whenever he has any plans, he will give priority to coming to DreamWorks to ask.

Take "Ben-Hur" as an example. William accomplished an almost impossible task in setting the scene, and the legend is legendary. The scene where Jesus appears from behind like an ordinary person is very convincing and cleverly designed. This shot appeared at the end and moved many people who believe in God. Earned a lot of tears and money.

However, Alex still couldn't let William interfere. He rejected the other party's request: "Ah, bah! Your director's level is too high. I'm afraid that the style of the movie will be too different from other movies. That would be terrible!"

This is true. William is a very capable director and can do things that others cannot. But the problem lies here. Alex is afraid that this will cause the entire series to have a different rhythm and make his vision fail. The five movies in the original history were shot at different times and by different directors. As a result, there were many bugs and loopholes.

Even if the script is improving. There is something wrong with the people who implemented the plan. That would make the results very imperfect.

If it weren't for the pursuit of a perfect series of movies. Alex wouldn't put so much effort into writing these scripts. He could leave these tasks to others. After all, it's just money. Isn't he making money just to make himself live more freely?

As long as he tells his ideas to those smart screenwriters, they will probably come up with a script soon. And it's no worse than the original five movies in the series.

After rejecting William, other directors and actors whom he knew also called him at the same time, trying to get some details from Alex, preferably to get a director position or a role. Most of the questions they asked were pretty much the same, which annoyed Alex.

Just when he was about to unplug the phone line, another call came in. This time it was Hepburn!

"Hey Alex, I heard from Maurice that you're coming back to make a movie. That's great. We'll be able to see each other more often again!"

On the phone, Hepburn was first happy for Alex's return, and then chatted with each other about the recent situation. Since Hepburn won two Oscars for Best Actress, she hasn't made many movies. On the one hand, it is because she is married and wants to focus on her family. On the other hand, she hopes to take on some high-quality movies. If the script is not good and the character is too bad, she will not agree easily.

The two chatted for a while, and finally Alex said a little apologetically: "It seems that there are no roles suitable for you in my movie!"

Hepburn laughed like a silver bell on the other end of the phone: "It doesn't matter! I just finished filming "Ben-Hur", and I'm not in a hurry to find a job now. After all, I've made enough from this movie, and I'm not too worried about whether Money talk!”

"Ben-Hur" produced by DreamWorks hired Hepburn as the heroine. DreamWorks has always given preferential treatment to influential stars like Hepburn. They are usually given one of two payment methods, either a fixed remuneration or a share after the box office is released.

Actors who have confidence in DreamWorks usually choose that share, and Hepburn is no exception. Historically, she was very interested in this movie and even visited the crew during the filming process. It's a pity that for unknown reasons, she couldn't play the heroine.

With the addition of Hepburn, DreamWorks' version is naturally more eye-catching than the MGM one. In the end, the North American box office was 25 million US dollars more than the original 70 million US dollars, which means that the box office of "Ben-Hur" was as high as 95 million US dollars!

It almost exceeded 100 million, which shows how many people will be jealous of such a result. Compared with those film companies that are unhappy, DreamWorks is simply a standout in the film industry.

Alex suddenly remembered that there was actually a role that could be offered to Hepburn, but he was a little worried that the other party would refuse.

"If you're interested, maybe I can give you a supporting actress!"

"Huh? Really? What kind of role is it?" Hepburn became interested immediately, and she asked: "Didn't you just tell me that there is no role suitable for me? Why is there another role now? Isn't it for I just added it, right?"

"Haha, how could it be! I'm just worried that you won't be able to play such a role!"

"What kind of role is it? If you give it to me, I will definitely play it well!"

"Would you like to play a female gorilla?"

This time Hepburn was immediately speechless. She paused for a while before saying in surprise: "M-Mother orangutan?"

"Yes, do you want to act? If so, I will have someone send you the script!"

In this world, Alex is probably the only one who dares to ask Hepburn to play a female gorilla. Who doesn't know that Hepburn is a great beauty, and she is also a princess-like beauty. No director dares to say to others, I want Miss Hepburn to play a female orangutan.

Hepburn, who had never encountered such a situation before, was completely unprepared and kept thinking: "Why did Alex invite him to play a female orangutan? Why is this?"

She never dreamed that someone would ask her if she wanted to play an animal!

Female orangutan?

What a role this is! I heard she is a supporting actress?

Alex wasn't kidding, he really wanted Hepburn to play the role. With her current popularity, even if there is not a single scene in the entire film, as long as Hepburn's name is on it, I believe more people will flock to the cinema to watch it.

In order for Hepburn to make up her mind, Alex briefly explained the plot of the film over the phone. Before he finished speaking, the other end of the phone shouted in surprise: "I'll play! I've decided to play this role!"

"Oh? Don't you need to read the script carefully?"

"No need, your story is very interesting, and I also like the character of the female gorilla!"

Now Hepburn has reached a bottleneck stage. The roles that other film companies have asked her to play are similar to Princess Anne, which makes people feel that they are nothing new. She was looking for some breakout roles, even if they weren't female leads.

It's a pity that those film companies only recognized her princess image and did not take her thoughts into consideration at all.

Over the years, Hepburn has realized that continuing to play such a princess role will only solidify her image, and it will be very difficult for her to transform in the future. The more famous an actor is, the harder it is to please the audience. Once people get tired of her princess image, it will be difficult to get rid of this situation.

For example, Shirley Temple, because she transformed too late, missed a lot of opportunities, so that people think she is not good at everything she plays. As a result, he lost his acting career at the age of fifteen or sixteen, gradually fell into obscurity, and eventually left the entertainment industry.

Now Alex has invited her to play a role that doesn't even require showing her face, and it's also an animal-like character. This is completely different from the previous image of Princess Anne. Hepburn firmly believed that as long as he could play this role well, then the image of other characters would be no problem.

"You are definitely going to play the supporting female role, the role of the female gorilla, right?"

"Well, yes! I want to play the female gorilla!"

"Okay, UU Kanshu www.uukanshu.net I'll have someone send you the script tomorrow! But you must keep it a secret from other people. You can't tell them what role you play, understand?"

"Okay, I won't say it!"

Alex gave Hepburn the role of the female gorilla on a whim, but he also considered it.

First of all, Hepburn is very famous, and her joining will definitely attract her fans to the cinema.

Secondly, Alex played a little trick on this, that is, without telling the media and outsiders in advance.

Let them guess, they will definitely be surprised by Hepburn's new image when it is staged. It can definitely create a topic. As long as there is a topic, it will definitely continue to attract more people to watch this movie.

Just imagine, once controversy arose over the casting of Hepburn as a female gorilla, it would definitely send a nuclear warhead into the fan base. Once Hepburn's acting skills are acceptable and the storyline of the movie is attractive, it will be difficult for the movie to become popular.