Chapter 81: British Director
After dealing with the work at hand, Ronan left the crew after work, and just went down to the hall on the first floor, he saw a blonde woman waving at him.
"Hi Ronan. Catherine Heigl greeted her directly, followed by a bald man: "Long time no see." ”
Ronan smiled and responded, "Hello, Catherine. ”
The crew of "Roseville" restarted filming He knew that when he got Catherine Haigl's phone call, he had been busy all the time, and if he hadn't met him today, he would have forgotten about this woman.
The bald man walked past Catherine Heigl and took the initiative to reach out: "Hello, Mr. Anderson. ”
Ronan shook his hand: "Hello ......"
Katherine Heigl introduced: "This is my agent, Dean McClane. ”
The bald man smiled and said, "Just call me Dean." He didn't go around in circles, and said directly: "Two days ago, I saw two materials from Shahai Entertainment in William Morris's mailroom, "Death is Coming" and "Ace Agent", two very interesting projects, so I want to talk to you." ”
Ronan sent out so many invitations, and finally saw someone responding, so he immediately nodded and said, "Let's go to my office and talk." ”
He took the two men and returned to his office on the second floor.
Catherine Haigl looked at the office curiously, it was very simple and ordinary, and it didn't seem to be anything special.
"Congratulations on the success of your last movie. She said flatteringly: "It's incredible that a movie with a box office of 50 million dollars was born right in front of my eyes." ”
Ronan said modestly: "It's just luck." ”
"Luck is also a sign of strength. Caitlin Haigl smiled very brightly: "You're planning two projects this time, that's amazing." ”
Ronan smiled and didn't answer.
Dean coughed and reminded Catherine Haigl that this girl had good potential, but unfortunately it was sometimes speechless.
"Mr. Anderson, the story and creativity of the script 'Death Is Coming' are quite interesting. Dean has limited experience at William Morris and is an ordinary agent for the time being, but he also has his own judgment: "Director James Wong's ability to direct horror films has been fully proven in "Human Eradication Project", and I think this project will be a success." ”
These half-complimentary, half-analytical words were very comfortable to listen to, and Ronan smiled confidently and said, "Thank you." ”
Dean glanced at Catherine Heigl and said, "In the information you sent to William Morris, "Death is Coming" needs a heroine, a young and beautiful actress with good acting skills, what do you think of Catherine?"
Ronan asked Katherine Heigl, "There is no conflict with the schedule of "Rosewell"?"
"Nope. Katherine Heigl immediately replied: "'Roswell' will end filming early next month." ”
This TV series has been filmed for a total of twenty-two episodes so far, and according to the information she has received, there will be no renewal in the future.
In other words, she needs to find a new job.
Ronan looked at Catherine Haigl, the actress is about twenty years old, about 1.75 meters in metric terms, her temperament is generous, and her figure and appearance are the best choice.
Just looking at the appearance is really good.
The only impression that is not very good is that the speed of changing faces back and forth is too fast when we meet for the first time.
However, this is nothing, as is the case with most people in Hollywood, even himself sometimes.
"I'll say hello to the casting director. Ronan was business-like: "Let him add Catherine to the audition list." ”
Hearing this, Catherine Heigl frowned slightly, competing with those little actors?
Dean laughs and says, "Catherine is a star. Mr. Anderson, celebrities can't be treated the same way as ordinary actors, right?"
Ronan didn't think much about this either, and said, "Catherine, you go straight to the final round of auditions. Dean, you're going to the crew casting director Jason tomorrow. ”
For a person who can play a supporting actress in a sci-fi series, basic acting skills should not be a problem.
Moreover, participating in the third round of auditions may not be passed, and it is not only the audition that determines the actor's selection, but also factors such as salary.
Katherine Haigl looked at the agent, as if she wanted the agent to fight for better terms, Dean shook his head slightly, this is already a good condition.
Is it impossible for the crew to negotiate directly without auditioning? She's not Julia Roberts, it's impossible.
Dean no longer mentions Katherine Haigl: "I read the material from your other project, Ace Agent, which is very interesting, but there is one thing I don't quite understand, why do you want to have the Abellans as the protagonists? ”
Ronan's financing can't be concealed from someone with a heart, and he said half-truthfully: "This is the investor's request." ”
Dean said with some regret: "It's a pity for this subject. ”
Ronan didn't answer him, but asked, "Do you have a suitable actor or director to recommend?"
"My personal judgment is that if this subject is shot well, it will be very brilliant. Dean said: "However, the Arab protagonist is a destabilizing factor. ”
He seems to be very sincere: "I do have directors and actors who are suitable for this theme, but I am responsible for the client, and if this film is messed up, it will be very bad for my client's future." ”
Ronan smiled and said, "Dean, you're underestimating the market spending power of minority audiences. More than 65 percent of the North American box office of "Project Human Erasure" came from minority audiences, and minority audiences rated the film as high as 7.5 points on the spot, without the support of minority audiences, "Project Human Erasure" would not have been successful. ”
As he spoke, he pulled open the filing cabinet, took out a data file, and handed it to Dean.
After taking it and looking at it, Dean frowned slightly, this data comes from Cinema Score, and it is unlikely to be faked.
Ronan continued, "The percentage of minority audiences in North American theaters is rising every month, and they will soon grow into a consumer force to be reckoned with. Admittedly, the North American box office of "Ace Agent" may not reach the heights of "Human Erasure Project", but let's not forget that there are more and more overseas markets, and outside of the European and American markets, the ethnicity of the protagonist is not the key. ”
Dean looked at the data carefully, and the more he looked at it, the more he felt that Ronan Anderson was targeted, and the pre-market research was quite in place.
Ronan asked again, "Do you have a suitable director recommendation? I don't want a newcomer." ”
Dean closed the information and said: "I have a directing client here, an Englishman, who has been involved in the filming of many TV series in the past, and last year I made a romance film, which won an award at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival. ”
"Romance?" Ronan frowned.
He said he was best at shooting action scenes, but there were too few opportunities to shoot action movies in Europe. Dean continued: "So he came to Hollywood. ”
Ronan nodded slightly: "Okay, I'll meet with him and talk." ”
The director of the crew is a two-way choice, if you like me, I may not like you, and vice versa.
Dean thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll bring him over tomorrow." ”
The credibility of the big Hollywood agencies is still relatively high, and the next morning, Dean came to Ronan's office with his director's client.
Generally speaking, new directors in Hollywood are in their thirties, and there are even many people in their twenties who direct films.
But contrary to Ronan's expectations, Dean brought with him a man who was fifty years old just by looking at his appearance.
The British director has shaggy hair and a stocky build, and the face of an ordinary British man is covered with rough and blue stubble, and when he does not lock his serious brow, he has deep wrinkles on his forehead, and he wears ordinary round-rimmed glasses, and his eyebrows are thick and dark.
Ronan's first impression of this director was not very good, because his appearance was very much like the European art school.
For a commercial film company owner like him, a European artistic director is terrible.
"Tell me about it. Dean introduced Ronan: "This is the ...... director Paul Greengrass"