In the office of Burbank Relativity Entertainment, Ronan met Kate Beckinsale, who came to visit her, the English rose may have just starred in Selena's relationship, wearing a women's suit and looking heroic, with a kind of neat and neat, knife-licking coldness.

"Sit casually. Ronan gestured to the sofa in the office and asked, "Kate, are you looking for me?"

Kate Beckinsale found a single sofa and sat down, looked at Ronan sitting next to him, and said, "I want to say thank you to you, thank you for giving me this opportunity." ”

After the premiere of "Tales of the Night", although the film received mixed reviews, Selena, a female action character, won a round of applause.

She smiled and said, "Thank you for the advice you gave me, I just found out now that the positioning of an action actress is very suitable for me." ”

Ronan waved his hand, "You're too polite, Kate." Although he is a producer who has an absolute advantage over actors, the relationship between people is not only based on status, so it is easy to win favor when he speaks: "The main thing is that you are too good, and your performance is also very brilliant, and you give full play to your own advantages." ”

Everyone is willing to listen to good words, and Kate Beckinsale is no exception, and there is immediately a lot of sincerity in her smile: "Mr. Anderson, I also want to ask, will there be a sequel to this film?"

Since the film will only be released in North America on a large scale from tomorrow, there is no box office data at present, but Ronan has received feedback from all sides and is full of confidence in the film.

"A sequel will be on the agenda soon. Ronan said directly: "The screenwriting department of Shahai Entertainment has completed the script, and it is expected to be pushed into early planning next month." ”

He thought for a moment and then said, "Kate, I'll have someone send you a specific planner next week." ”

Kate Beckinsale signed a trilogy contract at the time, and she was sure to fulfill it, and immediately said: "No problem, I'm going to keep working out and basic movement training." ”

Ronan nodded: "Kate, my personal advice, you find a professional to develop a long-term fitness and movement training plan for you, you have unlimited potential in the field of movement." ”

It seems that there will be a lot of female action movies in the future, and Kate Beckinsale may not be a good choice.

"Thank you. Kate Beckinsale thinks about the offer she just received, and the benefits of taking the action route are already starting to show: "I'm already in contact with experts in this area. ”

Ronan knows that Kate Beckinsale in her previous life is a bit unworthy of the name of Hollywood's English Rose, and she can't act or be famous, compared to Miss A Keira Knightley, there is a gap, but "Legend of the Night" has been filmed so many times in a row, which shows that her style as an action actress can still be accepted by many fans, and if she can get more resources on this road, she may be able to bring more benefits to her partners.

As a producer, Ronan certainly doesn't want to praise Kate Beckinsale, these are all based on future revenue considerations.

But as soon as he had the idea of squeezing Kate Beckinsale's value for a long time, Kate Beckinsale threw in a near-explosive news.

"Mr. Anderson, I'm here this time with one more thing. Kate Beckinsale said: "I received an offer to say hello to you in advance so that I could coordinate the schedule with Tales of the Night 2. ”

Ronan didn't care too much: "Yes, "Tales of the Night 2" will be filmed this year, and it will definitely be filmed in the second half of the year, will another film also be filmed this year?"

Kate Beckinsale told the truth: "For the time being, it's just an invitation, it's an invitation from director Stephen Sommers personally, and there is a procedural audition, and then I can officially sign a contract, and it is estimated that filming will not start until next year, so that the schedule will not conflict." ”

Ronan noticed the director's name and asked, "Kate, is it director Stephen Sommers, who directed two "Mummies"?"

"Yes. Kate Beckinsale smiled at Ronan and said sincerely, "I have to thank you for this offer." Director Stephen Sommers watched the trailer for Tales of the Night and watched a few of my action scenes in the trailer, which led to the decision to invite me to play another female role in the action genre. ”

Ronan instantly thought of a film, after all, there was also news about monster movies circulating from Universal Pictures in the circle, and asked tentatively: "Is it the project of "Van Helsing"?"

Kate Beckinsale first admitted: "Yes. Then he asked, "Have you heard of this project?"

Ronan nodded slightly: "Universal Pictures is raising funds, and it is said that they plan to put those monsters on the big screen again." ”

The success of the "Mummy" series has given Universal Pictures confidence.

Kate Beckinsale thought that Ronan suggested that she take the action route, and couldn't help but say tentatively: "The heroine in this project is also an action character, can she continue my style?"

With an investment of $160 million, the top production is heartwarming just by hearing it.

Ronan didn't expect that the crew of "Van Helsing" would find Kate Beckinsale again, which conflicted with the long-term plan he had just envisioned to extract Kate Beckinsale's value.

If "Van Helsing" is like the previous life, Kate Beckinsale's value will undoubtedly plummet, and she can only live in the sequel to "Tales of the Night", and then star in other films, and the odds of failure will increase exponentially.

Movie fans often hate a film, just because they hate one of the actors.

Consumers have the power to make their own choices.

Ronan thought for a while and said: "Kate, I've heard people talk about the project "Van Helsing" in detail, Van Helsing is the absolute protagonist, your role should be a supporting actress, if the news I get is correct, it should be the kind of traditional heroine who needs to be saved by the male protagonist, not Selena's strong type." ”

Kate Beckinsale could hear the hidden meaning of Ronan's words, and frowned slightly, as if thinking.

At this point, Ronan rarely said: "Selena is the absolute protagonist, everything revolves around you." Kate, my personal opinion, if you can focus your energy on the Tales of the Night series, as a way to lay the foundation of your action style, it will be better for the future. ”

"Thank you for your advice. Kate Beckinsale smiled: "I'll definitely think about it when I go back." ”

That being said, Kate Beckinsale clearly has her own considerations.

At this time, she thought of her British counterpart, Rachel Weisz, who is also a monster movie from Universal Pictures, and the same status as a supporting actress who seems to be the heroine, and the director is also Stephen Sommos, Rachel Weisz became popular through the "Mummy" series and became the most famous British rose in Hollywood.

Kate Beckinsale looks at where she is now, how similar she is to Rachel Weisz, who took over the "Mummy" series.

Moreover, this is the heroine of Hollywood's top big productions.

It was not difficult for Ronan to see Kate Beckinsale's thoughts, so he could only shake his head secretly and say again: "Kate, you go back and think about it." ”

Kate Beckinsale duly took her farewell and left Relativity Entertainment.

Out of politeness, Ronan sent her out of the company anyway, but didn't say anything more, after all, he was neither Kate Beckinsale's agent nor her manager, and had no position to say more.

In fact, Kate Beckinsale's idea is not difficult to guess, and it is a good opportunity for any actress.

Hollywood's top big productions, Universal Pictures production and distribution, the treatment of the heroine, and so on.

In particular, Stephen Sommers as a director undoubtedly added a solid insurance to the success of the film.

The two Universal monster movies directed by Stephen Sommers were so successful that they even became popular all over the world, and it is extremely unlikely that the same theme will miss.

By all accounts, Van Helsing's chances of success are quite high.

But movies are so unpredictable, and unanimously optimistic films can also hit the streets.

Ronan considered that Kate Beckinsale was very likely to choose the invitation of the crew of "Van Helsing", and immediately made a decision, as long as the box office of "Tales of the Night" can meet expectations in the first weekend, the sequel will be quickly put on the agenda, and strive to be pushed into formal preparations in the first half of the year, and the filming will be completed within the year, and a suitable schedule will be found in the first half of next year.

"Van Helsing" is one of Hollywood's top productions, based on Ronan's memory, coupled with Hollywood's usual production model, it takes a year to prepare, a year to shoot and post-production, and the film will be released in the second half of 2003 or 2004 at the earliest.

Ronan calculated the time, and the third part of "Tales of the Night" should preferably be released before "Van Helsing", so as to minimize the negative impact of the possible failure of "Van Helsing".

After the trilogy, the series can be left on hold for a while.

As for Kate Beckinsale, this English rose and her agent really want to choose "Van Helsing", and no one else can stop it.

Kate Beckinsale only signed a trilogy contract with Shahai Entertainment, and it was not a deed of sale.

Under the current Hollywood model, the production company's binding power on actors is actually very limited.

After Ronan weighed the pros and cons, he immediately called Shahai Entertainment and asked them to speed up the planning process for the sequel to "Tales of the Night".

The subsequent box office data also proves that "Tales of the Night" can completely withdraw from the sequel movie.

The film grossed $10.22 million on its first day in 2,950 theaters across North America, similar to the previous commercial success of "Resident Evil."

The total investment of the two films produced by Shahai Entertainment is not much different, and the income seems to be on par.

After the first day of full release, various word-of-mouth of "Legend of the Night" were also released.

The word-of-mouth of the film itself can only be said to be average, but in the on-site scoring of cinema audiences by Cinema Score, "Tales of the Night" received an average score of "B+".