At present, Relativity Entertainment still has a song and dance film in preparation, and it is a key project of first-line production, and Ronan also focuses on the specific progress.

The fairytale live-action film project has been steadily advancing, with Robert Zemeckis' Alice in Wonderland in post-production underway, and Beauty and the Beast already on the Sand Sea Entertainment's preparation agenda.

This once Disney classic animated feature film is a typical song and dance genre, and after being adapted into a live-action movie, it will also be a song and dance film.

At the 64th Academy Awards in 1992, "Beauty and the Beast" was not only nominated for Best Picture as an animated film, but also won two awards: Best Score and Best Original Song.

As the first live-action film adaptation of a Disney animated film, Ronan takes Beauty and the Beast very seriously.

The live-action version is produced by Andrew, director of the production department of Shahai Entertainment, with a production budget of up to $150 million, and Industrial Light & Magic is responsible for the design and production of special effects.

In terms of music and singing and dancing, Shahai Entertainment invited Alain McKen and Havard Ashuman, who wrote the soundtrack and songs for the cartoon back then, to participate in part of the soundtrack of the live-action film.

It's not an exaggeration to say that Beauty and the Beast's life is given by music.

The classic soundtracks and songs of cartoons back then, since Shahai Entertainment has obtained the right to use them, they will naturally not let it go.

"Our goal is very clear!"

In the conference room of Shahai Entertainment, Ronan emphasized: "This live-action movie strives to be original and can evoke the memories and feelings of fans. ”

Linda Wolfton, who is in charge of the screenplay, said: "We've got the script that Disney originally wrote for the film and adapted it. ”

This female screenwriter was also specially recruited by Ronan.

Linda Wolfton had previously worked at Disney as one of the writers on the animated version of Beauty and the Beast, and later co-wrote Disney's The Lion King, Pocahonta, and Mulan.

Inviting her over is to let the script writer act conservatively and stay away from the evil path of innovation.

One of Disney Studios' most prized productions, Beauty and the Beast was born in the second golden age of animated films.

His works from the same period include The Little Mermaid, The Lion King and Aladdin, among others.

Beauty and the Beast was an instant sensation upon release and was hailed as a masterpiece of a generation.

In the film, romance and comedy are beautifully combined to tell an unforgettable story of love and friendship, allowing the audience to experience a magical world where good ultimately triumphs over evil.

It's no exaggeration to say that the innovation is a terrible live-action adaptation of these classic Disney cartoons.

Innovation and the like do not exist in the live-action version of "Beauty and the Beast", although many places will inevitably change because of the adaptation of animated feature films to live-action films, but from the main plot to the scene design to the character modeling and line music, they strive to reproduce the glory of the year.

This is the safest way to make it, and innovation only brings great risks.

"Over the past decade or so, advances in film technology have caught up with the expressiveness of animated films, such as the fact that we are now able to create a talking tea set in realistic detail in a realistic photographic environment," Andrew said. ”

Glenn Pratt, ILM's lead on the project, continued: "I've had many discussions with Andrew and watched the original animation repeatedly, and it's not a problem to reproduce the technical aspects of the animation. ”

"Okay!" Ronan was generally satisfied with the preliminary work, but emphasized that "there are a lot of remakes that are either complete reinterpretations of the original or from the perspective of another character, and Beauty and the Beast doesn't need to be like that." What we want to do is to make this story more realistic, rather than creating a new story. ”

A few others replied, "Yes." ”

Ronan's track record of success makes it easy to suppress dissenting opinions.

"What about the current preparations?" Ronan asked.

Linda Wolfton and Glenn Pratt no longer speak, and this question can only be answered by Andrew, the producer.

"The crew is still being formed, and there are many candidates for the director. Andrew asked his assistant to hand over the information to Ronan and said: "Our first potential choice is the British female director Philippa Lloyd, who has quite a lot of experience directing musical and dance films, and also directed Shahai Entertainment's "Mamma Mia" two years ago. ”

This potential candidate was approved by Ronan: "Make initial contact with her, and don't give up on other backup candidates for the time being." ”

For commercial film projects, it is appropriate to distinguish whether a director is suitable or not, one is whether he has the same type of directing experience in the past, and the other is the market achievements he has achieved.

Andrew continued: "I had private contact with Philippa Lloyd and she was interested in directing Beauty and the Beast. ”

Ronan nodded slightly: "Specifically, you are responsible for talking to her, as a director, she must abide by our creative philosophy, otherwise she will be eliminated directly." ”

Andrew said solemnly: "I understand. He turned to say: "In terms of the actor, we are looking for actors who have signed a long-term cooperation agreement with Shahai Entertainment, and James Franco, who starred in "Teddy Bear", has a strong intention to cooperate and also wants to try the special shooting method of motion capture. ”

Casting director Lucy Bell then answered: "We had our first audition, and since the special effects model was not yet completed, we just had a preliminary motion capture performance experiment in the studio of ILM, and James Franco did well. ”

Ronan said: "As long as the pay is right, you can use James Franco. ”

Most famous actors are rarely willing to take on motion capture roles, and the prince in "Beauty and the Beast" basically has few scenes where he really shows his face from beginning to end, and 99% of the scenes are shown with the face of a beast, from this point alone, it is difficult to attract actors with a certain appeal.

But James Franco is different, this man is a well-known Hollywood weirdo, and the choices he makes are sometimes difficult to understand.

For example, after a comedian becomes famous, whenever he has the opportunity, he wants to get out of the ranks of and pee farts as much as possible, so as to elevate his style.

It's just that James Franco, a weirdo, did the opposite, obviously not from making comedy movies, but after becoming famous, he threw himself into the pool of, pee and fart, as if he never wanted to come out again.

Andrew continued: "In terms of the female lead, we had a preliminary audition within a certain range, and there are two actors who we feel are suitable at the moment, namely Amanda Seyfried and Emma Watson. ”

"I watched the audition video of the heroine. Ronan said directly: "Emma Watson is not suitable, she is too young, she has no experience singing songs in the past, and she has a big problem now, playing any role is like Hermione Granger." ”

He has already made a decision: "Use Amanda Seyfried, Amanda has worked with Shahai Entertainment many times, has also starred in song and dance films, and has performed quite well in "Mamma Mia". ”

For now, Emma Watson, who has been heavily fixed by Hermione Granger, is difficult to compare to Amanda Seyfried in any way.

And Ronan has watched a few movies when Emma Watson just left the "Harry Potter" series, and his acting skills are not generally anxious, almost no different from newcomers who have just debuted.

A smart and resourceful village girl who is eager for adventure, there are many actors who are suitable.

Ronan's preference is the person he feels most comfortable with, and Amanda Seyfried, who has worked with many times, is undoubtedly more suitable than an unfamiliar actor.

Preparations for "Beauty and the Beast" are progressing well, and if nothing else, the film will be released in the 2008 holiday season.

After this small meeting, Ronan went to the TV drama production department again, where there was also a song and dance type project.

Steven Portman, the producer of "Hannah Montana", plans to make a special film version of "Hannah Montana" after the new season goes live on Netflix.

Since the launch of "Hannah Montana" on Netflix streaming, it has cultivated a large number of fans, mainly teenagers, and coupled with the huge influence brought by Taylor Swift's release of the record, the movie version of "Hannah Montana" has a good audience base.

Ronan approved Steven Portman's film plan, and when the new season of Hannah Montana comes online, he will continue to be the producer and be responsible for planning the film version.

Taylor Swift has a long-term contract with the crew, and starring in the movie is not a problem at all.

Such a youth music idol movie will not lack an audience, as long as it works well, the original soundtrack alone can pay off.

As for whether Taylor Swift will be like the wheat grains in the past, in order to transform various positions, and make "camel toe" integrity a buzzword around the world, it is unlikely.

Taylor Swift's road is much wider than the grain of wheat once was.

Besides, Taylor can get a whole bunch of ex-boyfriends out of the way.

The former Taylor Swift can be described as the goddess of many people, and some people even argue that the so-called "ex-boyfriends" do not exist at all.

For celebrities and brain-dead fans, this is a perfectly normal situation.

After all, people generally only want to see what they want to see.

Even if there are tree-lined paths, it is not a problem that they are already full of traffic, because even if they become black holes, they are places that they want to explore all their lives.

At the same time, Ronan also pushed down a song and dance film project that was actively promoted to the door.

Andrew Webber, a famous stage producer, approached Ronan to promote his popular British and American revue "Cats", and wanted to adapt this classic revue into a movie.

But Ronan politely rejected Andrew Webb, because Andrew Webb offered $60 million, or the equivalent amount, for future film projects alone.

This would bring a huge risk to the film, and Ronan didn't think about it for too long before pushing it off.