Shahai Entertainment also made contact with Martin Scorsese, who is busy with the filming and production of "The Aviator" and has no time to worry about it for the time being, and will wait until the production of "The Aviator" is over next year before talking about other film projects.

Ronan is not in a hurry, after all, there is still plenty of time.

As 2003 draws to a close, Relativity Entertainment's two films released in December are still being screened, and "Enemy of Love" enters its second weekend.

This mediocre romantic comedy movie may be due to Will Smith's personal charm, and the stable trend is jaw-dropping.

The next weekend's box office was down just 34 percent from the opening weekend, bringing in another $38.6 million, and with the previous harvest including the Christmas holidays, the film's North American box office successfully crossed the $100 million threshold, bringing the total to $119.98 million.

Not to mention others, even Ronan didn't expect that the trend of "Enemy of Love" would be so stable and smooth.

After all, this is just a funny romantic comedy, and the word-of-mouth can only be regarded as mediocre, although the publicity and distribution of Embassy Pictures are strong, but it will not make the painting such a steady trend.

In the final analysis, it can only be said that in the decade after the new millennium, Will Smith's personal charm and box office appeal are amazing.

It seems that as long as it's not too bad, Will Smith can hold up the box office.

In addition, "Lost in Translation" is still screened on a small scale, although it has entered the fourth screening weekend, but the rhythm of the embassy film industry is very well controlled, and the word-of-mouth marketing is very good, the attendance rate of the screening has always been considerable, and the single-theater box office continued to maintain more than $10,000 that weekend, and the total box office in North America has reached $15.1 million.

In addition, the film received a series of nominations and awards.

Among the many Oscar outpost awards, such as the Los Angeles Film Critics Circle Awards, the New York Film Critics Circle Awards, the Boston Film Critics Circle Awards, and the Chicago Film Critics Circle Awards, "Lost in Translation" has all been nominated for Best Director, Best Actress and Best Picture.

"Lost in Translation" was not the strongest first film at The Outpost, but it was also very rewarding, and with the New Year just around the corner, the famous Weathervane Awards were next.

Directors Guild Awards, Producers Union Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards, and Golden Globe Awards.

These are the four weather vane awards with the greatest influence on the Oscars, the judges of the first three are highly overlapping with the Oscar judges, and it can even be said that they are composed of the judges of the Oscars, and the final result has a high degree of overlap with the Oscars, according to relevant statistics, the overlap is more than 95%.

The judges of the latter have nothing to do with the Oscars, but they have a certain amount of influence, and once they win the award, they will get a huge publicity effect and attract the attention of many people.

Of course, these are ultimately to give the film more chances to get tickets, and it is impossible to guarantee that any film will win 100% of the awards.

The so-called Oscar weather vane or outpost is nothing more than a title given by film critics, journalists and fans.

The original intention of many film awards was that they did not think that they would become an accessory to the Oscars, but the status of the Oscars was too high, and there was really no entertainment award in North America that could compare with the Oscars in terms of qualifications and influence.

Sometimes, when a person or an award reaches the highest level, the latecomers are inevitably called accessories.

Before the New Year, there was good news, the tripartite negotiations between Preton Pictures, Embassy Pictures and Shahai Entertainment came to an end, and the three parties signed a formal cooperation agreement on the two film projects "Mamma Mia" and "The Da Vinci Code".

Shahai Entertainment and Preton Pictures have invested in each other's film projects, with the former accounting for 51 percent of the investment in "Mamma Mia" led by himself, and the latter also accounting for 51 percent of the investment in "The Da Vinci Code" led by Tom Hanks.

This can effectively ensure that each party has the right to speak on the leading project.

At the same time, Rita Wilson served as one of the producers of "Mamma Mia", and Ronan would also serve as a producer on the "Da Vinci Code" project.

The omni-channel distribution of the two films in North America and overseas is all handled by Embassy Pictures.

With the distribution right in hand, Relativity Entertainment has the absolute initiative.

Preton Pictures has no distribution capacity and can only be in the downstream position of the industrial chain.

"It was a pleasure to work with. ”

In the press room of the Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel, Ronan and Tom Hanks exchanged contracts at the signing ceremony, shook hands tightly, and Tom Hanks said with a simple smile: "Happy cooperation!"

The two hands are clasped together heavily, as if they are the closest partners.

The flashing lights of hundreds of media reporters lit up one after another, as if they were about to blind people's eyes.

Then comes the time for routine questions.

A reporter with a "Yahoo Entertainment" tag on his chest asked, "Mr. Anderson, Mr. Hanks, congratulations on this strong cooperation, can you tell us what you think about this cooperation?"

Tom Hanks glanced at Ronan, who made a gesture of please, motioning for him to go first.

"It is a great honor to partner with Relativity Entertainment. Tom Hanks is still a good guy: "Mr. Anderson is a very good producer, and I am confident that this collaboration will be a success."

Tom Hanks's words are very particular, and Ronan will not talk nonsense, and said with a smile: "I have always been a fan of Tom, I have wanted to work with Tom since the nineties, and now I finally got my wish." ”

This kind of scene is a must-have skill in Hollywood.

At the end of the signing ceremony, Tom Hanks was the first to leave the press room, and Ronan then entered the lounge on the other side.

The two bigwigs of their respective companies had a fairly peaceful conversation in private, but they were definitely not as harmonious as in front of the media.

With an investment of more than $50 million and a producer position in his own right, Ronan was quite concerned about the specific preparation plan for "The Da Vinci Code" and asked, "Tom, when will the film be ready to shoot?" ”

Faced with extremely important work, Tom Hanks temporarily put aside his prejudices and said: "Preparations will start as soon as May next year, and we will strive to start filming in the second half of the year, and it will be released in 2005." ”

Too much money is pressed on it, maybe Relativity Entertainment has nothing, and his Puliton Pictures will be very difficult, which is also the key to agreeing to cooperate in the end.

With the strength of Preton Pictures alone, it is difficult to solve the financial problem of filming and producing "The Da Vinci Code".

Ronan doesn't have much of a problem with the investment and funding, on the one hand, he is one of the producers of the crew, and on the other hand, both crews have hired firefighter funds as a third-party guarantee for the completion of the film, and the investment will be controlled in a third-party account.

"What about the director?" Ronan knew that Tom Hanks would play the lead actor himself: "Is it confirmed?"

Tom Hanks said: "It's basically finalized, and Ron Howard has agreed to be the director of this film. ”

Ronan nodded lightly: "This person is a good candidate, and Director Howard can do it." ”

"I think so too. Tom Hanks suddenly turned around and asked, "One of the heroines of Mamma Mia is played by your friend, but what about the other heroine?"

Ronan said directly: "I'm going to invite Meryl Streep. ”

Tom Hanks frowned slightly: "She?

"It's man-made. Ronan explained simply: "I may work on a couple of film projects with Meryl Streep. ”

Tom Hanks said: "Her acting and singing skills are good enough for this role, your friend ......"

Ronan smiled: "Her name is Amanda Seyfried, she just starred in "Mean Girl" some time ago, this film is still being released in North America, she is not in Los Angeles now, the whole world is running overseas promotion of "Mean Girl", and when Amanda comes back, I can arrange for her to meet with Ms. Rita Wilson first." ”

When it comes to expensive investments, Tom Hanks is also cautious: "It's the best. ”

Ronan is very confident that Amanda Seyfried is qualified for this role, maybe Amanda Seyfried has average acting skills, but she has excellent appearance conditions and has quite good singing skills.

There are many actors who can't sing at all, such as Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Cruise, others sing for money, and they sing directly to death.

It doesn't have to be that even the she-wolves of the Rocky Mountains can be recruited by them.

Ronan and Tom Hanks discussed for a while on the two film projects, especially about the investment, filming and distribution of the film.

"Mamma Mia" has a production budget of $40 million, and "The Da Vinci Code" has a production budget of $110 million!

Even with the support of the Pacific Investment Fund, which does not occupy the liquidity of Relativity Entertainment, Ronan is still very cautious while attaching importance to it.

Nearly half an hour later, Ronan was about to say goodbye, and before leaving, he deliberately said, "Tom, we are partners now, and we need to maintain smooth and good communication and work together!"

Tom Hanks is neither a kid nor one of those wayward stars in the circle, but a very mature and steady person, saying: "Ronan, that's exactly what I want to say. ”

Ronan shook hands with Tom Hanks and walked out of the lounge.

Maybe because of Spielberg's relationship, Ronan knows very well that Tom Hanks has a prejudice against him, and the two may not become friends, but there is no need to become enemies.

In Hollywood, good connections and partnerships are sometimes very important.

The film industry in North America, in the final analysis, is still a business circle, and the practice of either friend or foe will only make it difficult for oneself to move forward.

In the process of reaching a cooperation agreement between the two film projects of "Mamma Mia" and "The Da Vinci Code", Relativity Entertainment passed the crucial year of 2003, ushered in the dawn of 2004, and continued to run wild on the road of development.

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