Madonna's pursuit of Hollywood can only be described as a repeated defeat.

Golden sour plum, it doesn't matter.

The box office fiasco, anyway, it was the producers who lost.

There are few good reviews such as the cameo in "Vulgar", and Queen Mai is not the key in it.

All in all, Queen McT, whose singing career has reached its peak, always misses Hollywood.

The singer recently looked for a very large-scale project, "Naked Horror", which tells the story of a woman who is charged with murder for causing the death of her lover during her love affair, and then exonerates herself step by step in court.

Basically, "Naked Horror" is a hybrid of "Instinct" and "Presumption of Innocence".

Needless to say, "Presumptive Innocence" is a crime drama starring Harrison Ford two years ago: a prosecutor who is accused of murdering his lover and exonerates himself after a rough run in court only to discover that the killer is actually his wife.

"Presumed Innocence" grossed more than $86 million in North America, which is also a box office dark horse compared to the production cost of $22 million.

Daenerys and MGM's "Few Good People" last year roughly belongs to following the trend of "Presumed Innocence".

"Naked Horror" captures the elements of the femme fatale setting of "Instinct" and the courtroom confrontation of "Presumed Innocence".

In the original time and space, "Naked Horror" has a lot of movement, and Simon has a lot of memories because of this.

The selling point of this film is basically Madonna's passion play.

However, it turned out that the audience's interest in Queen Mai's nudity was not that high. The film, which had a budget of $30 million, eventually recovered just over $13 million at the box office.

"Maggie, I've read the script, but I don't quite understand, in addition to your personal large-scale participation, what else does this movie plan to use to attract the audience?"

Madonna noticed that Simon was obviously not too interested, and immediately said: "Simon, don't you think this script is very similar to "Instinct"? Moreover, the film genre is still a very popular court crime film in the past two years. ”

"Okay, let's analyze it," Simon saw Madonna subconsciously come to him, turned his face up and looked like he was going to stick it over, took a step back, and said: "The success of "Instinct" is largely due to the controversy caused by the film, and the high-IQ heroine plays the police in the palm of her hand, and this strong plot conflict is also a big selling point. "Presumed Innocence" is a blockbuster because of the interlocking wonderful plot and the big reversal at the end of the film. So, you see, these two movies, well, maybe have passion scenes, but the audience buys tickets to enter the theater, but not for the passion play. ”

Madonna saw Simon's retreat and regained some of it.

After divorcing Sean Penn and breaking up with Warren Beatty, the Queen is now single.

"But, Simon, what you're talking about is in 'The Naked Horror'. ”

"It's a pity, Maggie, that some elements or they are there, but it's not obvious," Simon shook his head and said, "All I see is that the heroine sleeps with all the key characters in the film, and finally lets them help her get rid of her guilt, which is inferior to Catherine in "Instinct." Catherine is using her high intelligence, desire is just desire, and she is even using desire to put herself in a more dangerous situation, confidently playing heartbeat games with the male protagonist. ”

"Or, Simon, how about you help me revise the script, or you can direct it yourself. ”

Madonna said, a small hand reached over, her index finger hooked into Simon's suit pocket, and there was obvious provocation in her gaze.

Simon no longer retreated, looked at Madonna's movements with interest, and smiled, "Maggie, I have a female companion tonight." ”

Sarah Michelle Gayla, who had been carefully holding Simon's arm, raised her chin slightly when she saw the man lift herself, and looked at Madonna, who was also not very tall.

Madonna just glanced at the girl and rushed directly: "Little guy, let me and Simon be alone for a while, okay?"

Queen Mai's momentum was too much, and that natural tone suddenly made Sarah Michelle Gela feel a little weak, and subconsciously looked at Simon.

Simon shook his head slightly at the girl, turned to Madonna, and gestured to Sidney Pollack who was not far away, and said, "Maggie, Sidney and I still have something to discuss, Daenerys doesn't plan to do this project, you can talk to other people." ”

"It's a pity," Madonna saw Simon's direct refusal, her tone was a lot colder, and she didn't dwell on it anymore, but she still looked at her and said: "Moreover, men are really unreliable, I didn't expect your taste to change so quickly." ”

As Madonna walked away, Simon led Sarah to Robert Redford, Sidney Pollack and Barbra Streisand, who were chatting.

The three old Hollywood celebrities all rose in the sixties and seventies, and the three once collaborated on "Feelings of the Past", which is one of the classic movies of the seventies, and Robert Redford and Barbra Streisand still have a romantic history.

In addition, the three of them are also artists under CAA at this time.

After saying hello, Simon talked to Sidney Pollack about "Sugar-Coated Trap".

Sidney Pollack is the original director of "Sugar-Coated Trap", and if you look at it carefully, Simon doesn't think Pollak is suitable for this kind of lawyer-themed suspense thriller, and Pollack's famous movies "Out of Africa" and "My Fair Lady" are biased towards romance films, and "Past Feelings" is even more so.

However, considering the veteran director's directing skills and the original factor, Simon still extended an invitation to Pollack.

"Simon, I can be the director of 'Sugar-Coated Trap,' but I have one condition," Sidney Pollack also said directly, "The casting of the film must be decided by me." ”

Redford and Streisand are both human spirits, and when Pollac mentions this, they both find an excuse to walk away.

Simon was equally cheerful and said: "Of course, West Germany, however, the actor has been decided, except for this, you can choose anyone else, as long as it is within the budget." ”

"I know Daenerys has reached out to Keanu Reeves," Sidney Pollack said, "but, Simon, I don't think Keanu is the right fit. ”

Simon raised his eyebrows slightly: "Why?"

"Keanu is more suitable for comedy, but "Sugar-Coated Trap" is a very serious drama. ”

"Maybe you should check out Keanu's "Shock Point" last year, West Germany, a crime drama in which Keanu plays a police officer, and his performance has been widely recognized by critics. ”

"Okay, Simon, let's be honest, I want Tom Cruise to be the lead man in Sugarcoat Trap. ”

Simon narrowed his eyes slightly, and the figure of Michael Ovitz suddenly appeared in his mind.

Sidney Pollack was one of the first veteran filmmakers to join CAA's talent agency in its early development, and the two films that catapulted Sidney Pollack to the pinnacle of his directorial career in the 80s, "My Fair Lady" and "Out of Africa", are both CAA's packaged projects.

For this reason, Sidney Pollack is arguably Michael Ovitz's most die-hard supporter.

Sidney Pollack was one of the few Hollywood filmmakers to publicly express his unwavering support for Ovitz in the 'Infantry Warrior' incident over Michael Ovitz's clash with renowned screenwriter Joe Ezerthas two years ago.

This time, Sidney Pollack obviously hopes to use the opportunity of "Sugar-Coated Trap" to get CAA's Tom Cruise out of the dilemma of being banned by Daenerys Entertainment.

Although CAA had terminated the agency contracts with several filmmakers, in fact, probably out of compensation or something, Michael Ovitz has been in very close contact with several people, and Simon has only turned a blind eye to this.

After "Rain Man", Tom Cruise's "Born on the Fourth of July" and "Thunder" commercial films in recent years have been successful at the box office, however, as Daenerys Entertainment's influence in Hollywood has further strengthened, major studios have inevitably had some scruples in working with Barry Levinson, Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise.

Barry Levinson's "Ba Gesi," which was supposed to be the favorite for an Oscar nomination in 1992, disappeared directly, and after Daenerys and Paramount reached a partnership last year, the big studio, which was originally close to Cruise, also abandoned each other, which led to Cruise not having a movie released at all in 1991.

In fact, Simon has not said anything about not letting other studios work with the trio, Dustin Hoffman also participated in "Captain Hawke" last year, and Tom Cruise's "Earth Ambition" with Columbia Pictures after leaving Paramount will also be released this summer.

On the surface, the careers of these filmmakers are actually quite normal.

Last year, Dustin Hoffman participated in "Captain Hawke", and Peter Cooper also said that Terry Semel came forward to talk about it.

Simon was relieved at the time, but he didn't change a fundamental attitude: Daenerys Entertainment still won't work with the three filmmakers.

Meg Ryan's 'lifting of the ban' also began with signing a film contract with Daenerys Entertainment, which is probably the reason for Sidney Pollack's request today.

Michael Ovitz should have hoped that Tom Cruise and Daenerys Entertainment would reach a cooperation, so as to send a signal to the outside world that Cruise and Daenerys Entertainment would completely reconcile, and avoid the career decline caused by the studio's scruples.

Simon did not show any displeasure at Sidney Pollack's straightforward request, but just shook his head and said: "Sidney, if you insist on this, I can only say regret, I hope we will have a chance to cooperate again in the future." ”

Seeing Simon's statement, Sidney Pollack suddenly became a little angry and said, "Simon, it's been a long time since that incident, and I don't understand why you still hold on to it." You're already a big guy, and you shouldn't be too big to worry about these little things. ”

"West Germany, I have always believed that the notion that some people should be generous and forgive because they belong to the 'big people' is a kind of blackmail, a kind of blackmail of public opinion by the weak against the strong. For people I don't want to forgive, I'm sorry, I don't forgive any of them. And I think I've been generous enough that I'm not directly targeting them, and they've been doing really well until now, aren't they? So, don't ask me for more. ”

After Simon finished speaking, he didn't wait for Sidney Pollack's response, raised his glass to the other party, and walked away.

Sarah Michelle Gela has been following Simon's side, from the original Madonna, to the subsequent Sidney Pollack, Barbra Streisand, Robert Redford, and many other big names at the party who she used to be just out of reach, more than two hours of party, the girl seems to have entered another world.

It's kind of incredible to think about.

Sarah's mother is a young actor who is not in the stream, because she has not been able to get out of the way, she can only pin her hopes on her daughter. Since the age of four, the girl has been participating in various auditions, and her early exposure to this Vanity Fair circle has also made Sarah appear more precocious than girls her age.

The role of Susan's daughter Julie in "Desperate Housewives" is Sarah's first more weighty TV series resident role in more than ten years, and the project is said to have been created by Westeros herself, both mother and daughter feel that this will be a breakthrough for Sarah.

Then, this afternoon, the agency suddenly came with the news that the mother and daughter initially thought were a joke, and Westeros wanted to meet Sarah.

After repeatedly confirming that it was not a joke, Sarah clearly felt her mother's excitement that was almost in tears.

After Rosellen Gela and her daughter had a heart-to-heart conversation, MA made another arrangement, and Sarah was sent to Simon this evening.

Simon left the party at Barbra Streisand's house with Sarah Michelle Gayla near ten o'clock.

Originally, I felt that "Sugar-Coated Trap" did not exactly match Sidney Pollack's style, but in the original time and space, the reason why this project was directed by Sidney Pollack was, in Simon's view, obviously a packaged project of CAA.

Michael Ovitz often uses diversity as an excuse for letting directors who are accustomed to one style direct areas that the other has never set foot in.

Many directors have their own styles, so it seems to Simon that this is somewhat messy.

Moreover, Michael Ovitz forcibly cobbled together often big-budget movies with large budgets, which inevitably led to the failure of some blockbusters.

Because it can save a lot of studio energy, the project packaging mechanism is still popular in Hollywood, but Daenerys Entertainment is a very strong exception.

Unless Simon thinks it's really appropriate, neither CAA, nor MA, nor ICM can force an entire team of packaged projects into Daenerys Entertainment's hands.

Since Sidney Pollack didn't negotiate, Simon decided to choose another director.

It wasn't until he returned to Cape Dume's estate that Simon, who had been thinking about something on the way, realized what was going on with the girl next to him.

Despite her young age, Sarah Michelle Ghera clearly knew what was coming, and the girl not only didn't show much stage fright, but even tried to tease the man next to her a little clumsily.