The Best Entertainment Era

At the end of September in Los Angeles, the sky was clear and the monsoon blowing from the sea dispelled the heat in the sky, bringing rare refreshment and making the climate more suitable for outdoor activities.

An ordinary weekend, Ronan and Tom - Cruise came to the golf course again.

Since Will Smith is filming the new film Bad Boys 2 and Jeff Katzenberg is promoting The Little Pony King all over the world, only the two of them are left in the golf quartet.

But Ronan and Tom Cruise met new golfers, agent Brian Lord from caa, and Gore Verbinski who followed him to play.

On the court, Ronan made a putt and sent the white ball into the hole, completing the first birdie in his life.

Good! Tom Cruise applauded Ronan: The golf skills are obvious! When Jeff's level improves, it won't be long before we can hold that golf game!

Ronan shook his head: We still need to practice more.

Tom Cruise came over and said, Do you practice a lot in private?

Ronan picked out the golf ball from the hole and said, Occasionally, I will play a few shots in the manor.

There is a small golf course in his home, which is very suitable for one or two people to practice.

An electric four-wheeler drove over at this time, and Brian Lord, who was driving, waved at the two: Tom! Ronan!

Ronan looked over there, and there was a middle-aged man wearing glasses sitting on the electric car. It was Gore Verbinski.

Hi, Brian, Tom Cruise responded, Come here!

Brian Lord parked the car and walked over with Gore Verbinski. The two shook hands with Ronan and Tom Cruise.

It was not far from a temporary resting place, and the four of them walked there together.

Knowing that Ronan and Gore Verbinski had something to talk about, Tom Cruise and Brian Lord took the initiative to leave enough space for the two.

Sitting under the sun umbrella, Gore Verbinski pushed his glasses and said with a smile: I'm still fulfilling my director contract with DreamWorks, so it's not good to meet now.

Ronan also said with a smile: We just met on the golf course,

No one can say anything about making friends with a ball.

In fact, he generally understands Gore Verbinski’s concerns. This director can be said to be supported by DreamWorks. His first feature film Mouse Catcher was invested and produced by DreamWorks. Midnight Ring is still from DreamWorks.

Gore Verbinski was somewhat hesitant to approach new work with other companies while fulfilling his directing contract with DreamWorks.

Gore Verbinski nodded: That's true.

Ronan turned to ask, Is Midnight Ring finished?

Gore Verbinski replied: All the shooting has been completed, and it will be transferred to post-production next week. It was originally planned to be completed in February and March next year. Now I am sure that I will complete the DreamWorks contract before the New Year.

Is this the impetus from the new job? Ronan naturally flashed the thought.

I don't know if this will affect Dreamworks' Midnight Ring.

Ronan didn't dwell on this issue, after all, the success or failure of DreamWorks films is not directly related to him.

That is to say, after the new year, you can leave the crew of Midnight Ring? Ronan asked again: Then formally discuss cooperation with Shahai Entertainment and transfer to a new job?

Gore Verbinski said, Yes.

Such an opportunity to direct a top-tier production will not only be well paid, but may also be famous all over the world. Any director with commercial intentions will not let it go.

Ronan asked: Have you read the script and plan? What do you think?

Although this is a great opportunity, Gore Verbinski still has some doubts and asked: The subject matter of the project...

Ronan secretly sighed. Pirates are indeed a problem in Hollywood these days, and his producer is not as confident as Jerry Bruckheimer.

Actually, this movie is essentially a fantasy adventure genre. Ronan could only say, It's completely different from all the pirate movies in Hollywood in the past. , Seven or eight years have passed since the last big-investment pirate movie, such a long time is enough to arouse the nostalgia of many movie fans for pirate movies.

He glanced at Gore Verbinski, and said: Once a big-budget movie is successful, it can bring rich returns to the creative staff, but any big-budget movie is bound to be accompanied by huge risks. Risks and opportunities have never been equal. It was born together.”

It makes sense. Gore Verbinski is no layman, so he naturally understands such a simple truth.

Ronan said: Sandsea Entertainment will provide sufficient support for this project, from funding to various guarantees, and the minimum production budget is US$120 million.

Although the source of production funding has not yet been found, it does not prevent Ronan from using tiger skin as a banner first.

Not everyone can have the opportunity to direct a first-line production. The directors who can receive the invitation of the first-line production are undoubtedly the lucky ones in Hollywood. Gore Verbinski has analyzed it carefully and knows that the risk is great, but even more so. Understand that opportunities are rare.

Besides, after reading the script, I also have some confidence.

If he succeeds in the theme of pirates that others dare not touch, it will definitely attract more attention.

The preparations will begin at the beginning of next year. Ronan asked, Is the time tight for the release in the summer of 2003?

Enough is enough, Gore Verbinski said.

Ronan nodded slightly: I will ask people to do some preparations in advance.

Sandsea Entertainment is in contact with Warner Studios, planning to rent the largest studios No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 in Warner Studios to set up scenes. The Rosario artificial lake transformed from Titanic was just used to shoot seascape scenes.

The two sides exchanged some views on the project plan, and then concluded the interview.

Gore Verbinski had work to do, didn't stay here for too long, and left soon.

Is it going well? Brian Lord asked.

Ronan smiled: Smooth than expected.

Originally, he thought it would take a lot of effort to convince Gore Verbinski to make up his mind to direct a pirate-themed movie. In fact, Gore Verbinski was much more decisive.

Perhaps Gore - Verbinski does not want to miss this opportunity, and has enough self-confidence.

Ronan thought of another important thing in the preparation work, and asked: Brian, I wonder if there are many actors with strange enough appearances among caa's clients.

Strange? Brian Lord didn't quite understand what Ronan meant.

Ronan simply explained: It needs to be ugly enough, and ugly enough to be memorable. I need them to act as pirates on a pirate ship.

Brian Lord understood and asked, A lot?

Ronan thought for a while and said, A dozen or twenty.

CAA may not have suitable candidates. Brian Lord said: However, we have cooperated with many small brokerage companies and should be able to find actors that meet your requirements.

Ronan said, Then I'll say thank you in advance.

Brian Lord smiled and said, We're friends, we're collaborators, you're welcome.

The three of them played a few more holes, and they left the golf club when the sun was about to set.

Ronan and Tom Cruise get in the same car.

Gore Verbinski is a director that DreamWorks has worked hard to cultivate. Tom Cruise said: You are poaching Spielberg's corner.

Ronan shook his head with a smile: Spielberg's family has a great career and extensive connections, so they don't care about such trivial things.

Tom Cruise added: Why do I feel like you're always staring at DreamWorks?

Ronan said truthfully: Because I lack resources, from material resources to human resources, the strength of the six major companies is strong, I can't afford to mess with it, so I can only target DreamWorks.

Tom Cruise said: Always stare at one family and dig, and it is easy to go wrong.

Ronan smiled: Spielberg is a nice guy.

Good people are easy to be bullied. Tom Cruise said the common situation in this highly competitive society.

Ronan does not deny this point: Spielberg has a bottom line, and rarely uses methods to break through the bottom line, and DreamWorks is facing all kinds of pressure from the six major companies, so it can't spare energy to take care of other things in a short time.

He thought for a while, and then said: After all, a director is a free individual and does not belong to any film company. DreamWorks refused to give Gore Verbinski the opportunity to direct a big production, so it can't stop Gore Verbins. looking for other opportunities.

Tom Cruise nodded: Actually, you are very disciplined. You didn't contact Gore Verbinski until he finished shooting the DreamWorks movie. If it was changed to the six major companies, it would be initialed during the filming. Agreement.

Ronan spread his hands, with a bit of helplessness, and said: It's not that I don't want to do this, but because I don't have enough strength, so I need to leave some room for relaxation.

Tom Cruise said: You sure are a smart guy.

It's not that Ronan didn't want to deal with Gore Verbinski directly to prevent possible accidents in the future. After all, there are still three months before the New Year, and no one can guarantee that there will be no accidents during the period.

He did have scruples about Spielberg.

In Hollywood, Spielberg can be classified as a good guy, but rabbits will bite when they are in a hurry, and he is a famous and powerful figure in Hollywood.

When Gore Verbinski finished the American version of The Ring, the crew of Pirates of the Caribbean signed a director contract with him, and no one could fault him.

Gore Verbinski has some time to wait, and Johnny Depp has good news.