When Yu Dong heard that an Italian director asked about "1900: Monologues", Giuseppe Tornatore immediately came to mind.
Is it such a coincidence that as soon as he obtained the copyright of "1900: Monologues", Giuseppe went to find Alessandro?
Buzzer interception?
"Which director?" Yu Dong asked.
"It's a young director named Matteo Garrone."
Yu Dong frowned. The name seemed familiar to him, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it.
He asked again: "Has this director had any works?"
"There is a short film "Silhouette", but not much else. I am only twenty-seven years old this year." Jiang Jie replied.
Hearing this, Yu Dong smiled. Nowadays, young directors are so brave that they even dare to touch "1900: Monologues".
Putting aside the artistry of this movie, in terms of cost alone, this is not a movie that a young director can touch.
Although the cost of "The Pianist" cannot be compared with those of Hollywood blockbusters, compared with ordinary movies, its cost is already very high. After all, it requires a boat, which costs at least 10 to 20 million US dollars.
Yu Dong guessed that after he bought the copyright of "1900: Monologue", some people came up with the idea, and Matteo was one of them.
However, because of Mateo, Yu Dong was a little wary.
Matteo wanted to make this movie because he bought "1900: Monologues."
So will Giuseppe give up this plan because of this?
Will the butterfly wings blow away this matter?
Thinking of this, Yu Dong turned to look at Jiang Jie, "Xiaojie, you and Yuliang... forget it, I'll tell him myself."
Then Yu Dong picked up the phone and called Yiliang.
Yu Liang was not in the office, so his assistant answered the call. After a while, Yu Liang came over and picked up the phone.
"Boss, what are your orders?"
Yu Dong smiled and said: "Yi Liang, I will give you a task to contact the Italian director Giuseppe... Do you know this director?"
"I know that we have also collected information about the Italian film and television industry. Giuseppe's name is relatively loud, so of course he is our focus."
"That's good, you can find someone to ask Giuseppe if he is interested in "1900: Monologues"."
"Boss, is it in your name or in the name of the company? Will you write this script yourself?"
Yu Dong nodded, "You don't need to tell him about the screenplay for now. Just show him the original manuscript of "1900: Monologue". We can talk about the screenplay later when he is interested."
"Okay, I understand. I will contact my colleagues in Europe to do it."
"Well, tell Jimmy about this too."
"clear."
After Dong hung up the phone, Jiang Jie asked from the side, "Brother Dong, who is this Giuseppe and why do you have to find him?"
Yu Dong said with a smile, "He is a very powerful director. Xiaojie, you should also pay more attention to this information, and don't just focus on China and Hollywood."
"I understand." Jiang Jie nodded, "By the way, there is another thing. There is news from Deep Space America that they have signed a professor from the California Institute of Technology as the company's scientific consultant, so that our science fiction
Writers will do some cooperation with this professor in the future."
"What kind of idea did Jimmy come up with?" Yu Dong smiled, "What does this professor study?"
"I heard that he studies astrophysics and gravitational physics,"
"What is your name?"
"It seems his name is Gene Thorpe."
Yu Dong raised his eyebrows, "It must be Kip Thorne."
"Oh, it seems so. I've been paying more attention to Manchester United recently, and I always think of Keane."
Speaking of Manchester United, Jiang Jie smiled again: "Thanks to you, Brother Dong, there are more and more fans in China who like Manchester United. There are rumors that you are the global image ambassador of Manchester United."
When Yu Dong heard this rumor, he laughed, "How can I, a writer, be the global image ambassador of another football team? This rumor is not reliable at first sight."
"I think it's because Manchester United has been publicizing your previous attendance at the game, so many people believe this rumor."
Yu Dong nodded, "The Premier League has strong publicity now. Let them go. As long as they don't fabricate facts, let's leave it alone. I know about Kip Thorne. I'll talk to Jimmy about it later. That's right.
, please pay attention to several of our film and television dramas, "Don't Talk to Strangers", "Sniper Phone Booth", "Fatal Identity", and tell me if you have any news. In addition, "Harry Potter" and "Ice and Fire"
Song" You should also pay more attention."
"Brother Dong, you don't need to explain this. I've been paying attention to it. By the way, "Sniper Phone Booth" has already begun to prepare for the casting. Matthew McConaughey and Joe Schumacher you mentioned earlier agree very much."
"That's good."
…
Matthew McConaughey was carefully preparing for the scene in "A Time to Kill" at home when he suddenly received a call from director Joe Schumacher.
As a young actor who has not had any outstanding roles in his debut years, McConaughey would be somewhat apprehensive when facing a big director like Joe Schumacher.
On the other end of the phone, Joe Schumacher asked, "Matthew, are you free now?"
"Yes." Of course, yes, even if not, you have to say yes, "Director, what can I do for you?"
"I want you to read the script."
"Script?" Matthew McConaughey looked at the script in his hand with a puzzled look, "Director, are you making a mistake? I've already got the script."
And it’s been a while since I got it.
However, Matthew McConaughey didn't have much contact with the director in the early stage. He thought Schumacher didn't know he had got the script.
Schumacher laughed and said: "Of course, I know you have got the script of "A Time to Kill", but you haven't got the script of "Sniper Phone Booth" yet."
"Sniping phone booths?"
Schumacher's words did not help McConaughey reduce his doubts at all, but made him even more doubtful.
What does Sniper Phone Booth mean? Is it a script for a new movie, or has "A Time to Kill" changed its name? The latter possibility is less likely, after all, the original title is A Time to Kill, and this movie has nothing to do with Phone Booth.
Schumacher didn't explain anything to McConaughey, he just said, "If you have time, come over and read the script."
"Okay, no problem." McConaughey agreed immediately.
Then he put down the script in his hand, sorted it out a little and went out.
When he went to Schumacher's residence, he found another man in the house.
"This is Matthew McConaughey."
Schumacher introduced the man, and then said to Matthew McConaughey, "Matthew, this is Mr. James, the general manager of Deep Space Company."
Deep Space Corporation.
Matthew McConaughey has heard about it, and it seems to be YU's agency. The two movies "Second World" and "Resident Evil" have shadows of this company.
As for Mr. James, Matthew McConaughey had met him at Warner before.
"Hello, Mr. James."
Jimmy shook hands with Matthew McConaughey, and then said with a smile, "Matthew, I have actually seen your movie, but I am still curious to meet you in person. You must be wondering why I would want to meet you.
You, actually, it’s because YU asked you to star in our new movie.”
Matthew McConaughey opened his eyes wide and looked at Schumacher, who smiled and said, "Yes, it was YU who asked you to play the leading role in "Sniper Phone Booth"... It's the one I told you about on the phone.
The movie and script were written by YU himself."
Schumacher pointed to the script in his hand, "Let's not talk about anything else. Let's take a look at the script."
McConaughey nodded confusedly, then walked up to Schumacher and took over the script with a confused expression.
Before today, he already felt that he was very lucky. During this period, he took on two dramas in a row, and both of them had a lot of roles.
But what he never expected was that he would be so favored. Today he received another script, which was the protagonist and was written by the famous YU.
He was even lucky enough to feel a little unreal.
He tried hard to calm down his excitement and opened the script of "Sniper Phone Booth".
Schumacher, who was next to him, smiled at Jimmy and said, "Jimmy, it's hard for you to come here. I'll buy you a drink. Matthew will probably need a while."
Jimmy nodded: "It's my pleasure."
When the two went for a drink, Matthew McConaughey became more relaxed.
He made up his mind to read the script carefully this time. If the director and Mr. James put him to any test later, he would be able to handle it.
With this mentality, Matthew McConaughey read the script very carefully at first and was not even willing to miss a letter.
But as he watched, he didn't care about this, because the script was so wonderful! He was eager to know the follow-up story, so he read faster and faster.
At first, he thought the phone booth was just a small plot that started the subsequent story, but later he discovered that the protagonist seemed inseparable from the phone booth.
Will this movie always be shot in a phone booth?
In fact, he guessed right, it was indeed the case. The scene of this movie was very simple, and most of the scenes were done in a phone booth.
Most of the time, it is actually the protagonist's role, and other characters have very few roles.
Apart from the protagonist, the one who plays the most roles is probably the voice of the sniper.
That's right, in the script, except for the last scene, the sniper only has sound at other times.
But it is such a simple movie that makes Matthew McConaughey extremely nervous. The lines and rhythm of this script are so well written, every detail is done very well, and it can always make him express his emotions at critical moments.
Emotions stirred up.
When he saw the middle part, he couldn't think of anything else at all and was completely carried away by the rhythm of the story.
It turns out that in addition to writing novels, YU is also so good at writing screenplays.
Of course, this is not surprising. Although there are many differences between scripts and novels, they are mostly the same. It is not uncommon for a good writer to write scripts.
After reading the script, Matthew McConaughey grasped a corner of the script with some excitement. He felt that his opportunity had come, a real opportunity.
This movie has a lot of protagonist roles, it can even be said to be a one-man show, and it is a test of the actor's acting skills. Not to mention that this is a script written by YU. Now, as long as you have some relationship with YU, it will be difficult for you to become famous.
Chapter completed!