Strictly speaking, "Pearl Harbor" is far from hitting the streets, but the negative word-of-mouth is actually very harmful to the actors, not to mention the rest, the three protagonists can only stand still and cannot climb to a higher level with this film.

These three actors have been invited by many crew members before, but they have been dragging it out with their agents, hoping to increase their bargaining chips after the box office explosion of "Pearl Harbor" is released.

In this respect, they failed.

"Miss Beckinsale, mere imitation won't make you better. ”

In the reception room, Ronan looked at Kate Beckinsale and her agent and said, "From me, a producer's point of view, an actor has to have his own style and character. ”

The agent was no longer as strong as before, and said, "Is Kate really suitable for action movies?"

Ronan is extremely confident: "If Miss Beckinsale wants to take the literary route, there is no need for us to talk about it. ”

Kate Beckinsale didn't say a word, as if considering Ronan's words.

"It's the easiest and most suitable path. Ronan continued: "Hollywood has always lacked a female action superstar who is truly capable and charismatic, and we want to work with Miss Beckinsale for a long time to make Miss Beckinsale the premier action star in Hollywood." ”

Kate Beckinsale finally spoke: "But in this case, acting and awards ......"

Ronan smiled and said: "Acting skills can be honed, who says action movies can't be honed? This year's Oscar for Best Actor Russell Croco won the award for "Gladiator." ”

"Remuneration ......" the agent wanted to say but stopped.

For $2 million, Shahai Entertainment signed a trilogy contract with Kate. Ronan smiled and said: "In this way, we can cooperate for a long time, which can not only ensure that Shahai Entertainment invests enough resources in the project, but also can make Kate's performance consistent, so as to establish a unique style of Kate." ”

Kate Beckinsale didn't answer and looked at the agent.

To be honest, she really didn't expect that "Pearl Harbor" did not fail at the box office, but the hero and heroine were criticized all over the world, especially her, who was called a poor imitator by many people and the media.

The stylist of "Pearl Harbor" and the assistant director who directed her live performance are damned!

Are they using Nicole Kidman as a template and then putting themselves right into it?

The agent said with a little dissatisfaction: "The salary is too low, Kate just acted in "Pearl Harbor", and the film has a good box office......

Ronan said lightly: "But it is recognized that the three main characters of this film have all failed. He didn't talk nonsense, saying: "After the box office of "Pearl Harbor" came out in the first week, Ben Affleck and Josh Naihart both signed new actor contracts, and the former was paid $10 million, which was not a dollar more than "Pearl Harbor." The latter's salary was also reduced by $1 million. ”

These messages have been circulating for the last two days.

Ronan continued: "If a big production like 'Pearl Harbor' is successful, how much it will contribute to the increase in actors' salaries, I think both of them know very well. The success of Ben Affleck's last big production "The Peerless Tribulation" directly doubled his salary. And this time, the dollar didn't go up. ”

The agent's complexion instantly became a little ugly.

Ronan said unhurriedly: "Ben Affleck and Josh Naihart are the leading actors with heavier roles than Kate, and judging by the situation of these two, Kate's salary for the new film is similar to that of "Pearl Harbor". ”

"This can't be!" the agent flatly refused: "Fifty thousand dollars is not in line with Kate's current popularity and worth." ”

Ronan nodded in approval: "$50,000 is very unfair to Kate, so I offered $2 million, which is forty times the amount of Kate's last play." ”

Speaking of this, he stopped in moderation: "You two, think about it." ”

If Kate Beckinsale still insists on a $5 million salary, Ronan will have to consider a substitution.

Ronan left the reception room, leaving time for Kate Beckinsale to discuss with his agent, and a successful big production often has a huge effect on the promotion of the main cast group, just like he said before that Blast Bay's "The Peerless Tribulation" directly doubled Ben Affleck's salary.

But there are always exceptions, and this "Pearl Harbor" is the exception.

It was also from this film that Ben Affleck's career as an actor began to be unlucky, and the actor's salary after that did not increase significantly, and even in the end, he was almost unpopular as an actor, but fortunately opened up the road of director, which not only opened up a new career, but also gave the actor's career a second spring.

It's just that the later actor's career is not very good, and many people think that Bruce Wayne, who he plays, is the most failed Batman of all time.

As for Josh Naihart, "Pearl Harbor" brought complete doom and the beginning of a career decline.

Half an hour later, Ronan returned to the reception room, and Kate Beckinsale had already made a decision, after all, with Ben Affleck and Josh Naihart as yardsticks, her new film for the heroine of "Pearl Harbor" could not be paid much higher.

Ronan and Kate Beckinsale's agent reached an agreement on a large level, and the follow-up details of the negotiation and other matters were handed over to the people of Shahai Entertainment's legal department to handle.

This is a newly established department of Shahai Entertainment this year, and there are only three people at present, and the main business is to be responsible for negotiating and dealing with some legal issues.

However, a few days later, Shahai Entertainment signed an actor contract with Kate Beckinsale.

It is a contract for the actress of a three-film film, and Kate Beckinsale will play the heroine of the "Tales of the Night" trilogy, with the first part being paid $2 million, and the next two films will be paid separately.

Perhaps, this is a good thing for Kate Beckinsale.

If she is busy with the filming of the "Tales of the Night" trilogy and can't find time to pick up a film like "Van Helsing", maybe her future will be better, at least she can become a second-rate Hollywood second-rate.

Kate Beckinsale in her previous life, whether measured in terms of acting skills or commercial value, it is difficult to classify her as a second-rate Hollywood movie star.

Fortunately, Kate Beckinsale also has a director husband who is a fancy wife.

Ronan felt that he was really a good person, who could not only get Kate Beckinsale out of a big hole, but also allow her to come to the crew of "Tales of the Night" to meet Len Wiseman.

By the way, there is also Kate Beckinsale's ex-boyfriend, what's his name? It seems to be playing the leader of the werewolves, let people look for it, and continue to let him play the leader of the werewolves.

Kate Beckinsale now has a daughter, who seems to be called Lily.

I remember in my previous life, when I was a child, Lily was very similar to Kate Beckinsale, very cute and cute, but as she grew older, she looked more and more like her own father, and in the end she seemed to be disabled.

The crew of "Tales of the Night" has been preparing, and the funds from the Indian Mountain Foundation have been secured, but the production and location selection of the film are very troublesome, and it is very likely that it will be filmed in Eastern European countries such as Romania.

In addition, Koch Films' application for German tax rebates has also been approved, and some of Shahai Films' films have income before they are filmed.

"Shrek" was released in nearly 50 countries and regions overseas at the end of May, affected by the double explosion of word-of-mouth and box office in the North American market, coupled with the easy-to-understand content of the film, it has also achieved quite good results overseas.

In just one weekend, "Shrek" earned $38.5 million at the overseas box office.

In markets such as Western Europe and Australia, where copyright protection is important, dolls related to "Shrek" have also sold more than $3 million.

Ronan made people make a market estimate that the overseas box office of "Shrek" will not be less than 200 million US dollars, and the revenue generated offline will not be lower than the box office revenue.

According to this estimate, Embassy Pictures will make more than $30 million in profits on the overseas distribution of this film.

It's just a release.

The collapse of Hollywood production companies is not uncommon, but the failure of distribution labels is rare, and most of the acquired distribution companies are also dragged down by other companies to which they belong.

It was also during this time that Embassy Pictures sent "Irrevocable" and "Shaolin Football" to the MPAA for approval, and the latter easily got the PG-13 rating, but the former did not get any rating in the MPAA.

In North America, there is no rated film that can be released, and there has never been a law that requires a film to be rated before it can be released, but the vast majority of theaters will refuse a film without a rating.

Ronan got the news that there are big differences in the views of "Irrevocable" within the MPAA, and Embassy Pictures needs to wait for a while.

Embassy Pictures couldn't have put much effort into these two films, and with Shrek's North American and overseas box office soaring, the company's main publicity and distribution resources quickly shifted to the spy action movie "Spy Shadows".

In May, Embassy Pictures held three test screenings for the film, and everyone from the media to film critics to ordinary audiences gave "Spy Shadow" a very high evaluation, and even the representatives of the theater side thought that this atypical spy action movie was very marketable.

Embassy Pictures secured 2,720 premiere theaters for "Spy," a number that could have been closer to 3,000 if it weren't for the extremely competitive summer season.

But there are too many large-scale films in the summer file.

"Spy Shadows" debuted on the third weekend of June, and it was the largest film to be released that weekend.

The following weekend was Twentieth Century Fox's release of "Doctor Dudley 2" and the previous weekend was "Tomb Raider" starring Angelina Jolie.

Compared to May, the competitors in June were slightly weaker.

Moreover, Ronan has prepared a propaganda move to push Robert Ludlun's propaganda higher.

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