Walking out of the Relativity Building, John Waters had a faint smile on his thin face. This trip was not in vain. He had reached a preliminary cooperation intention with Ronan Anderson.

It depends on the next negotiations.

As for New Line Film and Robert Shay, John Waters can't take care of that much.

Robert Shay made him waste two years.

As early as after the great success of "Chicago" that year, he thought about shooting "Hairspray" into a movie again, but he did not receive corresponding attention.

John Waters is a freelance director and producer who will not tie the future to a certain film company.

Song and dance films are now in the tide-returning period, so we must seize the time.

The film market in October was calm, and there were very few films that really caused a sensation. In the second week of the release of "Mama Mia" in North America, Sony Colombia's "The Legend of Zorro" officially started painting in North America.

This is the sequel to the 1998 film "Zorro's Mask".

The first part was successful, but the second part was dragged too long, until Antonio Banderas became old and Catherine Zeta Jones was old.

Moreover, Hollywood is no longer the Hollywood of the 1990s, and the film market has changed too quickly and too much.

In action movies, the audience has experienced the baptism of various special effects wonders, and it is difficult to be obsessed with a thief movie like before.

"The Legend of Zorro" did not bring much impact to "Mama Mia". North America only received $16.32 million in the first weekend, far lower than the $23.51 million in the next weekend of "Mama Mia".

The trend of this song and dance film by Relativity Entertainment is very steady. It has only been released in North America for ten days, and the box office has reached 77.78 million US dollars.

It is inevitable that the box office of North America will exceed 100 million.

Internal forecasts released by Embassy Pictures show that relying on the North American box office segmentation alone, Mamma Mia is enough to recover the total cost of production budget and promotional investment.

Overseas income will be the pure profit of this film.

Starting this weekend, "Mama Mia" has also landed in many overseas markets. Since this opera first appeared in the West End of London, the film also performed the best in the UK.

The first weekend of the UK's box office reached $13.15 million!

In addition to other overseas markets, Mamma Mia earned nearly $30 million in its first overseas weekend.

If nothing unexpected happens, the total overseas box office of this film exceeds $100 million is not a problem.

Meanwhile, the soundtrack of "Mama Mia" topped the Billboard album sales rankings as expected.

The Embassy Pictures has earned more than 4 million US dollars in the soundtrack alone.

The success of "Mama Mia" also made Ronan completely determined to continue to develop the genre of song and dance films.

Shahai Entertainment quickly settled negotiations with John Waters and decided to invest $30 million to produce a film of the same name adapted from the musical "Hairspray" which won multiple Tony awards.

This includes John Waters' $5 million copyright transfer fee and project award.

After all, this is a famous musical and dance drama that won the Tony Award, and the copyright is in the hands of an industry veteran like John Waters. There is no possibility of getting it at a low price.

"Hairspray" will be officially launched within this year, and will strive to be released at the end of next year or the first half of 2007.

The most important decisive factor comes from the choice of the heroine's actor.

It is not difficult to find young actresses who can sing and dance in Hollywood. It is no exaggeration to say that Taylor Swift, who is preparing for the audition for "Hannah Montana", can also find some similar ones in Hollywood.

But in these conditions, adding the option of Fatty is quite difficult.

He is good at singing and dancing, has certain acting skills, and is still a fat man. Such a young actress, even in Hollywood, is not something you can find.

According to John Waters' idea, the best way is to find the right actress and then make her gain weight quickly and become a big fat man.

The question of the actors is not a big deal, but it is really hard to say whether girls are willing to sacrifice for it.

It is estimated that actresses would rather compensate the director or producer for their nonsense than make such a choice.

If you don’t lose weight, it will be a tragedy.

Even if you lose weight, your skin will be sluggish.

Not every actress has the courage of Charlize Theron.

Moreover, the fatness required by this film is far greater than Charlize Theron did at the time.

The audience of "Hairspray" will not be a problem, at least it will not be narrower than "Mama Mia", and anti-discrimination is also one of the value orientations recognized by the public.

The social situation in the United States is changing rapidly, and this is not something Ronan himself himself. People with a slightly more sensitive sense of touch can basically feel it.

The black movement has become more radical, with various anti-discrimination activities emerging one after another, and the calls for feminism have sounded one after another, and homosexual groups always raise rainbow flags to march...

These will have a profound impact on Hollywood film production and market response.

In October, a gay parade broke out again in Hollywood to support the Canadian group next door to fight for the right to legally marry this year.

In Los Angeles, this is the fifth time this year.

Last year, Massachusetts became the first state in the United States to recognize the legalization of homosexual marriages, and this group in more states in the United States are also seeking legalization of marriages.

California seems to be open, but in fact it has great resistance.

This is also the reason why the frequent gay group parades in Los Angeles are happening.

"Equal rights, this will become a theme that American society will never be outdated in the next decade."

Standing in front of the office window, Ronan looked at the rainbow flag flying outside the Relativity Building and said, "Movies related to this aspect will also become popular."

Jessica Felton stood beside Ronan with a cup of coffee and looked outside: "So, did you choose to make Brokeback Mountain in this time period?"

Ronan smiled and said, "It's in line with the social trend."

Today’s parade, thousands of gay men set out from North Hollywood, crossing the entire Hollywood area, and finally arrived at Century City in Beverly Hills.

Jessica Felton said: "It is said that there are many pro-gay Hollywood stars who also participated in the parade."

Ronan was very sure: "As far as I know, Charlize Theron, Sophia Roland and others went there, and they were right in front of the film school next door. The initiators of this event were also there."

"They are smart." Jessica Felton immediately thought of the meaning behind this: "This kind of thing, Hollywood has always liked to be ahead, and the promotional effect of movies and TV is very important."

She looked at Ronan: "If Brokeback Mountain wins the award, Relativity Entertainment will be ahead of everyone in Hollywood."

Ronan said: "Just take one step first."

Jessica Felton suddenly asked, "Ronan, do you support them?"

If someone else asked this question, Ronan would not answer at all, but Jessica Felton, like Robert Lee and George Clint, belongs to the person he can trust.

And this is his office, so the words can't be heard outside at all.

"There is no question of support." Ronan said the truth: "Don't object, don't support it, let it go."

He turned to Jessica Felton: "Where are you? As far as I know, you have never had a boyfriend?"

"Me?" Jessica Felton was puzzled.

Ronan deliberately joked: "You won't be able to carry the rainbow flag one day, right?"

"No." Jessica Felton said bluntly: "Absolutely not."

She picked up the coffee cup and took a sip: "Treat this group, my opinion and your type, do not support or object to it."

Ronan said: "I have asked someone to investigate. When the New Year comes, they will hold a massive parade. Brokeback Mountain will be released in North America before that."

Jessica Felton smiled: "You are the best at taking advantage of the social situation."

Luo Nan smiled: "You can't waste such good conditions in vain, right?"

"This Hair Spray also takes advantage of the social situation of anti-discrimination and equality," said Jessica Felton. "Do you want this musical and dance film to hit the Oscars?"

Ronan shook his head: "It's not decided yet, let's talk about it when the film is filmed." He thought for a while and said: "Jesse, John Waters serves as the director and producer of this project, but it's impossible for him to be the first producer. You can take into account it."

Jessica Felton nodded: "The shooting of "Juno" is very smooth, and I am not busy here. I can take into account both the preliminary preparation stage, but after the shooting is completed, you will still have to do the final review work."

Ronan said: "Yes, wait until you go back to the Shahai to entertain and meet John Waters."

"It's almost time, I'm back." Jessica Felton picked up the coffee cup and turned around while drinking.

This movement that a normal person could easily complete was, but because the straight mountain suddenly shaking, Jessica Felton's hands trembled, and the coffee inevitably spilled out of the cup he picked up.

As the peak protruded, blocking the coffee's whereabouts, the brown liquid fell on Jessica Felton's white shirt.

Luo Nan quickly took the coffee cup in her hand. Because the position was too sensitive, it was difficult to touch it, so he could only ask: "Is it okay?"

"It's okay." Jessica Felton looked annoyed: "It's been a long time since this!"

Ronan tried the temperature of the cup and said, "It's okay that it's not hot."

He quickly came to the desk, took some tissues and handed them to Jessica Felton. Jessica Felton took them and gently wiped the shirt. The stain on the white was too obvious.

Jessica Felton simply stopped wiping: "I'll go back and change my clothes."

Ronan pointed and asked, "Is it okay? Why don't I ask Connie to buy you one."

"No." Jessica Felton waved his hand: "I'm used to this situation. If you see it, you can see it."

Ronan didn't know what to say and sent Jessica Felton out of the office.

Jessica Felton seemed to really not care much, and walked through the corridor openly and into the elevator.
Chapter completed!