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Holding the signed copyright contract, Oshii Mamoru did not let go, and said to Claire, "You are the one who made this movie, right?"

Claire grabbed the contract, raised her head and said to him, "Yes, it's me."

After he let go, he snorted and said, "If you don't look good, you know what the result will be."

Huh, woman.

He turned his head, left her the manuscript of "Ghost in the Shell" notes, and left.

It is unbelievable that Claire took the manuscript, and the preciousness of the original director's manuscript can be imagined.Storyboarding, interpretation, understanding, these Mamoru Oshii gave her all of them.She smiled, what a stubborn person.

After DreamWorks bought the copyright, Paramount Pictures eventually became an investor in "Ghost in the Shell", and CEO Brad Gray waved a 1.4 million luxury A-list production.

Paramount has accurately seen the prospect of this investment plan and prepared it as the first project to be launched this year. The company's resources are all tilted here.Then when approving the money, it was very straightforward, and the personnel were prepared very quickly.The director will be Claire.

The screenplay was adapted by William Weller based on the original manga.

He had a ppt on it, which was a research conducted by Paramount's marketing department.

"According to our understanding, now we have to do these things well. First, delete those obscure plots, so that the audience will be bigger. In addition to the original fans, we need more. Second, you see." He pointed out Looking at the specific gravity chart, "We need to be prepared to fill in these elements."

"Superheroes, everyone likes them now."

"Big names, invite big-name stars to come, and then you can draw fans to the cinema."

Then he described in detail the script he created with "pain and painstaking effort".Very proud.

Claire almost spit out a mouthful of water, turned the pen, unable to say a word.

"director?"

She hesitated: "I think we need to talk."

"you say?"

She bluntly said: "I don't think we can shoot like this."

William was a little angry. This was a script he had prepared for a long time, and it had already been approved by the producer: "Is there anything wrong with my writing?"

Claire turned the pen: "Well...I don't think it's good anywhere."

William: "Hey, what do you mean?"

Claire had to solve the problem before shooting: "It's not interesting, I don't think what you shot like this is not Ghost in the Shell at all."

William was a little angry: "Why not?"

"The adult animation works represented by "Ghost in the Shell" and EVA, with adult themes and obscure but profound philosophical thinking, have also made Japanese classic animation enter the international market and become masterpieces."

She stood up and walked around the table.Said to William: "Why is "Ghost in the Shell" called a masterpiece?"

"The masterpiece is not only addictive, it has repeatedly stimulated our G-spot for many years, and more importantly, it surpasses our imagination of genre movies."

"Philosophical speculation is the soul of "Ghost in the Shell". If you do this, what you make will be a boss-fighting revenge popcorn movie."

Claire is a fan of the original book, right? William understands: "I know what you think, and I can understand your persistence. But we can have more audiences this way. Listen, Claire, we are not only facing North American audiences , or a global audience." He said: "Mainstream and commercial, what we want to shoot is a commercial film, and this is the safest commercial routine."

Claire shook her head after hearing this: "This is the walking dead." Empty has a Hollywood gorgeous body. "I promised Mamoru Oshii, we can't do this."

William figured out a way: "Let's do this. In fact, we can still deal with fans of the original book like this. Let's pay tribute to some classic scenes, look, for example, Suzi's leap of faith, so that they won't hate it, and they will definitely be satisfied."

Claire shook her head at him:

"No, Motoko Kusanagi has become a character who is looking for herself in cool action scenes like Jason Bourne. The esoteric propositions in the original book are no longer even mentioned. There is only a good-looking shell, without some deep soul."

A little angrily continued, "It's unbelievable. You have chosen to create an original plot for the live-action version based on the consideration of catering to the public, despite the fact that the original novel has such a full and deep plot. The philosophical thinking in the original novel is missing, and you are lacking. Every time the plot turns, there is no wave because of the lack of emotional foreshadowing, the climax lacks the necessary sense of urgency, and the pale handling of the characters makes it difficult for the audience to empathize."

"If you transform "Ghost in the Shell" like this, it will be destroyed as "Empty Shell"!"

She was very dissatisfied with William's deceitful feelings: "Feelings are not for consumption, but for defense.

If the popular scenes, elements, and shots are self-righteously incorporated into the template of Hollywood superhero movies, this new "Ghost in the Shell" has not only lost the original party, but also failed to please new audiences.The protagonist, Motoko Kusanagi, is a Hamlet-style classic tragic character, not a silly boss-fighting character. "

She shook her head at William: "The audience is not a fool. If you only care about the market's reaction, you will lose everything in the end. Not only fans of the original book, but also passers-by audience."

Annoyed, William threw the script forward in front of Claire: "Okay, it's up to you."

Claire felt that William didn't understand "Ghost in the Shell", so she rushed to write a messy original script: "Go back and read "Ghost in the Shell" carefully. I hope to get the finished draft in a month."

Since there is no confirmed actor, Paramount started the audition for the heroine Suzi as early as a week ago.Many people sent their resumes to Paramount.

There is no shortage of some A-list actresses, Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Lawrence, Gwyneth Paltrow, all cast their resumes.Regardless of whether the film is successful or not, this is the most eye-catching big investment in Hollywood after Titanic, and no one wants to get involved in it.

CEO Brad: "Well... do you think Scarlett Johansson or Jennifer Lawrence is better?" Both of them have great box office appeal, and he is very conflicted.

Claire asked with some doubts, "Is there no other option?"

Brad was a little confused: "Huh? What other options are there?"

"Suzi is Asian."

It turned out to be this, and Brad suddenly said, "What do you mean? Find an Asian to play?"

Claire nodded.

Brad shook his head: "No, this is an American movie." It is impossible for such a large-scale production to choose a Caucasian heroine, and he never thought about this issue.