The project, tentatively named "Jurassic Park: Extinction", has been officially launched, and is still in the preliminary preparation stage for the time being, and the script is in full swing, and even the entire story framework has not yet had a clear idea, not to mention the cast of actors and directors, and the whole project is progressing in an orderly manner.

As for the choice of the leading actor, only Steven Spielberg and Ron Meyer are currently under discussion.

The rumored list of top actors appeared at this moment.

In such a blockbuster project, the casting director and producer, after a brainstorming session, would draw up a list of Hollywood actors and actresses, about thirty to fifty, and display them on Lang's desk.

Ron and Steven will conduct an initial screening and deletion to identify a directional concept and idea, narrow the list to less than 30 as much as possible, and mark the key targets, while the rest of the audition, evaluation, and selection will be handed over to the casting director and relevant staff.

In this list, the first place is undoubtedly the hottest actor in Hollywood at the moment, and the top 10 can either be distinctive, impressive, and easily jump on paper, or the agent's methods are tough and skillful, and the influence penetrates the entire industry in all aspects.

Although there may be all kinds of exceptions and surprises in the whole casting process, on the whole, the top resources are still in the hands of a few, and the whole Hollywood is epitomized by this list of actors, which is also a proof of the top of the Vanity Fair pyramid.

On the list of actors in "Jurassic Park: Extinction", Lan Li is in first place!

There is no doubt that this is true not only of Universal Pictures, but also of other studios, and in the face of this hot young actor, almost no one can refuse, and all projects have found Blue Gifts, and it is rumored that Andy Rogers has to open a special office to stack and select the relevant materials of the invited projects.

The same is true tonight. Although Lan Li was not able to win his second statuette, he was still the most high-profile actor in the audience on Oscar night, and even Daniel Day-Lewis, who made history, was willing to bow down. After all, Daniel refused to star in any commercial films, while Lan Li opened up all possibilities.

Even within Universal Pictures, aside from the disturbances of the "Fast and Exciting/Emotional" crew, they still believe that Lan Li is the best choice for deservedly.

But after screening, Ron Meyer set the age of the actors between 28 and 35 years old. Lan Li, who is not yet twenty-four years old this year, is directly out of the game like this.

On the surface, the male protagonists of mainstream Hollywood commercial blockbusters are generally between the ages of 30 and 45, because this is the main consumer force in the commercial film market.

If you tend to be younger, then you can attract more young audiences by being closer to the age of 30, but if you are younger, this is not a mainstream commercial film, but a young adult movie, like "Harry Potter", "Twilight", "The Hunger Games", the market positioning and planning are completely different.

"Raiders of the Lost Ark 4" chose Thea LaBeouf as the leading actor, when Sia was only twenty-two years old, and made a brilliant appearance with the "Transformers" series, but the special thing about the movie is that Harrison Ford starred - Harrison and Sia formed a father-son pair, forming a dual-protagonist model. Twenty-two-year-old Xia is able to play the leading role at such a young age.

At least on the surface, he is high-sounding and unassailable, but Steven understands his old friend's calculations and intentions.

Lan Li's guess was correct. On the cooperative road of "Jurassic Park: Extinction", Lang is still the core level that cannot be bypassed.

His eyes fell on Lan Li, and Steven showed a smile that was full of indifference and carelessness, "Regarding the follow-up of the project, it is too early to talk about the details, we are now working on the script, I hope to determine a clearer and more definite creative idea, and it is estimated that filming will not start this year." So, let's wait and see what happens. ”

"This is good news. Lan Li smiled at Steven's looking gaze, "Because in the next few months, I have no plans to take on any new works for the time being, and I am ready to relax and enjoy a long vacation." ”

"Really?" Steven said with a look of surprise, teasingly, "Young people are on the rise in their careers, shouldn't they increase their horsepower and continue to sprint?" After the joke, Steven changed his words, "However, a vacation is indeed necessary, and only by relaxing and recharging can you accumulate more energy for the next departure." So, what's your plan now? I mean vacation options. ”

Gradually, Lan Li and Steven relaxed and began to enter small talk mode.

In fact, the conversation about the work lasted less than five minutes, and both Steven and Lan Li knew that today was just an inquiry of interest, and that there was still a long way to go before a real cooperation.

Needless to say, "Jurassic Park: Extinction" is a super blockbuster!

Times are changing, and the investment projects of 300 million US dollars have gradually increased, and the investment projects of 100 million yuan have gradually become the mainstream, and the 100 million North American box office is no longer new and unusual, and can only be regarded as a standard configuration; therefore, the investment cost of 150 million yuan can be called a super blockbuster.

The reason for this measurement is based on the box office statistics of movies over the past decade. The most stable range of the input-to-income ratio is between 80 million and 150 million, below or above which the risk becomes more intense – of course, the higher the risk, the higher the loss and the higher the return.

Therefore, the level and specifications of more than 150 million mega blockbusters will be different, and the operation and planning will also be very different.

Now, Universal Pictures is ready to restart the "Jurassic Park" project, the cost budget is 150 million, and the treatment must be adjusted accordingly, not to mention, this is Universal Pictures, Hollywood's most stingy and cautious Universal Pictures.

A simple comparison can be made with the proportion of super blockbuster investments by the six major Hollywood studios in the past three years:

Disney has 12, Warner Bros. has 10, Paramount has seven, Sony Pictures has four, Twentieth Century Fox has three, and Universal Pictures has three.

Overall, the decline of Twentieth Century Fox and Universal Pictures is extremely obvious, but the former has invested in "Avatar" and has shown excellent courage, while the latter's three super blockbusters are "Robin Hood", "Snow White and the Hunter" and "Super Battleship", all three of which hit the streets, and they vomited blood.

Against this backdrop, Universal Pictures is more cautious than in previous years about launching any mega blockbuster project.

From project approval to casting to cooperation, the whole process is extremely long, it may last one to two years, and whether the cast lineup formed at the beginning can be completely continued when the filming officially starts at the end, this is a big question mark, not to mention the actors, even the relatively fixed positions of directors, screenwriters, and producers are full of unknowns.

As Steven said, it's incredibly difficult to start filming this year.

This is Lan Li's first real blockbuster - neither Fast & Thrill 5 nor Edge of Tomorrow have invested to such a standard, so it will be a fun experience regardless of whether the final collaboration will work out or not.

In addition, Lan Li is also very interested in the polishing process of the script and characters. When filming "Fast & Thrill 5" and "Edge of Tomorrow", Lan Li put forward some opinions of his own in the crew, whether they were adopted or not, but the directors and producers of the crew were open to various possibilities, which also added a lot of fun to the cooperation process.

So, what about this time?

Moreover, the cooperation object is still Universal Pictures, which is even more interesting.

To be honest, Lan Li is looking forward to the next development.

……

"Whew, it's been a long time since I've stood in line, and now it seems like I'm getting older enough to lose some patience. ”

"Are you sure it's not because of the growth of status and net worth?"

In the face of Lan Li's joking rebuttal, Barry Meyer was slightly stunned, then spread his hands and calmly admitted the accusation, but instead of being annoyed, he playfully fought back, "Your attack power seems to be bullish tonight, is it because of the same reason?"

Lan Li pursed the corners of his lips, his eyes flickered slightly, as if he had slipped a hint of smugness, but more cunning, "Where can I still enjoy such treatment after leaving this land?" I am now enjoying such privileges, ensuring that I can leave some capital to show off for the future." ”

Barry's eyebrows were slightly raised, and a smile flowed from the depths of his eyes, which was why he liked to talk to Lan Li, and the wisdom and composure between his gestures revealed a different temperament.

Now, of course, all can be interpreted as the status of a "hereditary nobility".

"Obviously, your goal has been achieved. Barry said bluntly, raising the champagne in his hand and saluting, "Tonight, everyone wants to visit Ranley-Hall. After all, seeing Lan Li on such an occasion is definitely an extremely rare thing. If you miss this time, you won't know when the next time will be. ”

"Perhaps, next year?" Lan Li's end note was lightly raised, but the banter and mockery in the words were satisfied, obviously a rhetorical question that was knowingly asked, concise and clear, but meaningful, and managed to make Barry smile again.

The conversation with Steven was over, and that was forty minutes ago.

After Steven left, the crowd around Lan Li was never deserted, at least two people, at most more than a dozen people, coming and going, back and forth, bustling, he only needed to sit on the sofa casually, and this corner could easily become the focus of the audience.

It wasn't until Barry appeared that the commotion had calmed down a bit.

In a sense, Barry saves Lan Li.