"Two or three things about Universal Pictures and Blue Rite-Hall. ”

This might be a short essay that seriously explores the history of the relationship between the two and satisfies everyone's curiosity, why does Lang always refuse to communicate with Lan Li? and further, why does Lang always keep Lan Li out of the door and the bad relationship never improves?

As we all know, Hollywood is a circle where interests come first, as long as there are enough interests, there is no contradiction that cannot be resolved, unless it is a personal grudge like Michael Eisner and Jeffrey Katzenberg, everything can be negotiated, if not a laughing grudge, but at least temporarily put aside differences and fight for the same interests.

Now, Lan Li has become the top member of the entire Hollywood industry, whether it is the box office explosion of "Edge of Tomorrow", or the peak of the award of the youngest Oscar winner in film history, which means that Lan Li is unique and unique in the world, just look at the attitude of Warner Bros. at a glance, every film company and every film project hopes to cooperate with Lan Li.

What's more, Lan Li's "Fast and Excitement/Love 5" created a new high in the series and won a big hit in word of mouth, in anyone's opinion, this is a happy cooperation, so why does Lang still refuse to reconcile with Lan Li?

The reasons are simple, but they are also complex.

First of all, when Lan Li left the crew of "Fast and Furious/Love 6", it triggered a chain effect, Universal Pictures invited Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham to star in the sixth episode of the series at a higher price;

Furthermore, after the filming of the sixth episode, Vin Diesel also asked for a raise. In the face of the improvement of other people's salaries, as well as Paul's division of the producer's privileges, Diesel's weight in the crew has been drastically weakened, and he is also fighting for his rights and status. This tearing/forcing war has only just begun.

Secondly, Lan Li's departure caused a series of negative consequences, not only did the filming of "Speed and Excitement / Love 6" fall into a predicament, there were serious internal disagreements and disputes, and it was delayed to start the film, and after the completion of "Edge of Tomorrow" and "Detachment", the movie had just started, and the loss of most of the year was incalculable.

Moreover, the untimely death of the Luke Hobbs Gaiden film cut off Universal's desire to further expand the universe of the series and disrupted Universal's overall plan. If it was another series of films, it would be enough to find a new actor, but the actors who played the core roles in the gaiden all resigned, and the plan naturally could not be executed.

Again, the attitudes of Lan Li and Diesel are also serious problems.

On the one hand, Diesel is extremely tough and still insists, Lan Li must not return to the "Fast and Thrill/Emotional" series, otherwise he will resign;

What's more, because of the existence of Lan Li, the actors led by Paul Walker and Michelle Rodriguez began to become tough, and they took the initiative to come out and actively fight for more rights, while the stubborn Vin Diesel also refused to compromise, and there were many disputes and conflicts between the two sides, and the filming of "Fast and Thrill 6" became extremely difficult.

The reason why it is complicated is because the connections and interests in it are entangled, and it will be difficult to sort out for a while, it can be said that it affects the whole body; the reason why it is simple is because in the final analysis it is a trade-off of interests, and the "Fast and Thrill/Emotional" series is the most profitable project of Universal Pictures at the moment, and in order to maintain the stability of the project, Lang must make a choice.

He chose Diesel.

At the end of the day, it's still a trade-off.

In addition, Lan Li is not a tricky object that is easy to get along with and easy to negotiate, and the industry has long been famous for being picky about the script, polishing the role, and being tricky about the project. As one of the helmsmen of the six major film companies, Lang has no intention of using his hot face to stick Lan Li's cold/fart/stock.

Or, the title of the paper could be changed to, "On how a tsunami of chain reaction can be triggered by the failure of a collaboration on one work", and things have developed to the point where even Lan Li and Lang themselves did not anticipate it.

To the uninitiated, this may seem incomprehensible, but to the insider, it couldn't be simpler.

In this world, without anyone, the earth is still revolving. The same goes for Hollywood.

So, when Universal Pictures began to prepare for the relaunch of the "Jurassic Park" project, Lan Li's name was not on the list of candidates for the leading actor. To be precise, Lang removed Lan Li's name.

However, Ron Meyer missed one point: Steven Spielberg favored Lan Li and personally sent out an invitation, while Lan Li showed enough interest in restarting the project, if not immediately, but it was not far off. A new round of interest game has officially begun.

As a top producer in Hollywood for more than 30 years, Steven naturally knows a lot about the careful thinking and calculus of his old friends, but in his opinion, Lang's vision and vision are too limited, and he can't always get a glimpse of the bigger picture, focusing on the small benefits in front of him, lacking the courage of Robert Iger and Barry Meyer.

What is the most important thing for a male lead in a commercial film?

It's not acting, it's not age, it's not level, it's not even gender, it's personality charm.

Sigourney Weaver from the "Alien" series, Harrison Ford from the "Raiders of the Lost Ark" series, Tom Cruise from the "Mission Impossible" series, Will Smith from the "Men in Black" series, Jennifer Lawrence from the "Hunger Games" series, these characters - or actors, what they have in common is their personal charm and success in shining on the big screen.

Now reboot the "Jurassic Park" series, and they need a charismatic actor to lead the way!

In Steven's view, among the young actors, Lan Li's style charm is unique, unrivaled and unmatched.

The current social trend has gradually evolved into "the brain is sexual/sensual", and the charm of wisdom and maturity is becoming a necessary element for actors, and in the two works of "Edge of Tomorrow" and "Speed and Excitement/Love 5", Lan Li not only shows the charm of the brain, but also goes further, elegant without losing the tough and iron-blooded style, completely hormonal explosion, and deduces the unique temperament that belongs to Lan Li.

On the big screen, this has proven to be a success, and has become a new definition of sexuality that leads the market.

Choosing Lan Li as the leading actor of the "Jurassic Park: Extinction" project, in Steven's opinion, this is undoubtedly the perfect choice, and the real key should be Lan Li's will.

This young actor has a unique vision for the selection of works, and has never failed in all the works he has starred in so far, even if he is "detached", he has also won the support and popularity of a large number of audiences, which is the best proof, and for the pickiness of commercial films, it is even more famous, even Steven has heard of it many times.

If Lan Li shows interest in restarting the project, it will undoubtedly be a good start, at least to ensure that the young people of Gen X and Gen Y will be willing to go to the cinema and watch the film, and the card of childhood feelings is right. Even Steven, as a director, recognized Lan Li's vision for film selection, let alone ordinary audiences?

But now, his old friend is still looking forward and hesitating, which makes people complain about their powerlessness.

Therefore, today Steven personally went out and preemptively asked Lan Li's performance intentions.

Now, after receiving a positive response, Steven's mood has also brightened, and he has rarely taken the initiative to start talking, revealing more information.

"In fact, we thought about having Harrison cast it. But he didn't have much interest, and the box office failure of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark 4' made him cautious. Steven shrugged slightly, "However, I can't blame him, after all, he is now of retirement age, and starring in movies is more of a hobby than an adventure." ”

"After discussion, we still prefer young actors to play the lead roles in this reboot. Steven's words paused slightly, and landed on Lan Li's body.

Lan Li chuckled, "I'm afraid, am I too young?"

A self-deprecating tease immediately made Steven laugh out loud, "Edge of Tomorrow succeeded, didn't it?"

"But Jurassic Park is not a Jumanji. Lan Li's teasing really made Steven clap his hands and laugh, and the hearty laughter did not hide his cheerfulness and excitement at all.

"Jumanji" is a 1995 classic, starring Robin Williams, who plays a character who was trapped in a game as a child for twenty-six years, until Kirsten-Dunst's fourteen-year-old girl and her brother open the game again, which frees Robin's character, and they must then complete the game to escape the curse.

Although the male protagonist of "Jumanji" is Robin, the whole core is relatively childlike and young, satisfying every child's childhood fantasy, what will happen if you are trapped in a game?

At this time, using "Jumanji" as an analogy to "Jurassic Park", in fact, Lan Li is laughing at himself for being "too young", so that every movie he starred in was regarded as a teenager's work. Last summer, "Edge of Tomorrow" was dubbed another "Hunger Games" by the media, even if there was no connection between the two at all.

Steven instantly caught Lan Li's baggage, and liked it very much, nodding his head again and again, "Young man, are you sure you're only twenty years old this year?"

Whether it's "Jumanji" or "Jurassic Park", these are all classics of the 90s, and for Lan Li, who was born in 1989, this is really too long.

Lan Li spread his hands, "I'm a fanatic of old movies, I admit it. ”