"Hello, Stephen. ”

In the reception room of the Angel Agency, Matthew shook hands with Stephen Sommers, "You're so fatter. ”

Stephen Sommers responded with a smile, "No way, it's the age to get rich." ”

Helen Herman shook his hand, then beckoned a few people to sit down together, and had coffee brought to them.

Matthew exchanged a few polite words with Stephen Sommers and asked directly, "Are you looking for me in such a hurry?"

"Yes. Stephen Sommers didn't go around the bush either, opened the briefcase he was carrying, took out a script from it, and handed it over, "This is a new project I'm going to direct." Matthew, I would like to invite you to play the leading role. ”

"Oh?" Matthew immediately took it.

Stephen Sommers took out another copy of the same and handed it to Helen Herman.

"Matthew, Helen. He said, "Let's take a look." ”

After the two opened the script, Stephen Sommers said, "This is a sci-fi action film project that Paramount Pictures cooperated with me, with a production budget of more than $150 million, and I will also serve as a producer, and I am currently in preparation, planning to start filming in early April and release it in the summer of 2009." ”

Hearing this, Matthew didn't reply, just read the script, and at the same time thought in his heart that if filming started in April, it might conflict with the filming of "Fast and Furious 4".

After coordination between Skydance Pictures and Walt Disney, "Fast and Furious 4" will be released in July 2009.

Originally, Walt Disney was supposed to be in May at the beginning of the summer season, but the weekends in May were very crowded, and the time was relatively tight for filming and production.

He will have to star in "Fast and Furious 4" next, and juggle some work on the "Twilight" crew, which is certainly not the right time if it is according to Stephen Sommers.

"Stephen. Matthew read a dozen pages of the script and looked up and asked, ". JOE？”

"Yes, this is based on Hasbro's line of special forces toys. Stephen Sommers saw Matthew's question, and after explaining, he simply went further. JOE special forces series of dolls, and very familiar with the stories of comics and cartoon series......"

Helen Herman looked at Matthew, she knew that Matthew loved Transformers and maybe had a special affection for the same company's special forces series.

Matthew didn't say anything and continued to read the script.

Stephen Sommers said again, ". Before the JOE doll was introduced, boys would never play with a Barbie doll or a small doll, but every boy wanted an action hero doll. This series of dolls attracted fans around the world, making it the most successful series of toys in the world in the 80s of the 20th century, and then Hasbro Toys and Marvel Comics collaborated. JOE Special Forces comic book series, which also has a crossover with Transformers. ”

He accentuated, "This series is no less influential than Transformers. ”

Helen Herman picked up the script and shook it, "The style of this book doesn't look like your masterpiece?"

"The script didn't come from me. Stephen Sommers laughs and says, "The script was written by Stuart Beatty, who has worked with you guys. ”

Matthew nodded, "One of the lead writers of the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy. ”

"Yes. 'Stephen Sommos has a very good mentality.

When filming "The Mummy Returns" and "The Scorpion King", Matthew was just a small actor controlled and manipulated by him, who would have thought that he would also take the initiative to ask Matthew for the day?

Stephen Sophie has been dormant for four years, and for four whole years, no one cares, and he is not the high-spirited director he was at the beginning.

"Stuart Beattie and I agreed that the film adaptation should meet the expectations of our loyal fans. JOE Special Forces is completely unfamiliar to the audience. "Stephen Sommers knows how to cater to both audiences at the same time, he says". JOE's special forces characters are distinctive, and in addition to taking inspiration from the stories of the comics and cartoon series, we've added more story details and backgrounds to give the film a more complete story. ”

Matthew quickly skimmed through the script and saw the end, saying, "Stephen, when I was dubbing Megatron, Michael Bay told me that Paramount Pictures wants to put Transformers and Special Forces under the same cinematic worldview, will the two series interact?"

"This ......," Stephen Sommers said with a smile, "there are plans for that, but there will be no Transformers in this one." ”

He knew that he and Matthew were not in the same magnitude class now, thought about it, and said, "Matthew, you like Transformers very much, and if the two series are linked in the future, you can fight side by side with Megatron." ”

It sounds tempting, but Matthew knows that studios have plans to stay on paper, and maybe they will remain on paper for decades to come.

Stephen Sommers saw Matthew close the script and said, "No one is more suitable for the role of Duke than you, a powerful military man with absolute leadership temperament, and Stuart Beatty and I conceived this character with you as a model. ”

Matthew put down the script, looked at Helen Herman, and saw that Helen Herman didn't say anything, and said directly, "Stephen, there are a few things I want to say. ”

"Speak. "Stephen Sommers is mentally prepared.

"First of all, it's about schedules. Matthew said unhurriedly, "If filming starts in April, the schedule conflicts with my filming of "Fast and Furious 4". ”

Stephen Sommers didn't even think about it, "This aspect can be adjusted in a way. ”

The cast of the film will be finalized after the New Year, and the reason why he was scheduled to shoot in April was to give all the main actors enough time to do the necessary military training.

Of course, he didn't count Matthew, who is well-informed and knows that Matthew does weekly kickboxing training and occasionally goes to a friend's shooting club to practice his gun.

Matthew didn't say anything about the salary or anything like that, if the two sides can reach an agreement in this regard, it will naturally be up to Helen Herman to talk about it, he has seen the movie Duke, the Baroness and the Cobra Commander more than once, I remember that the first one destroyed the Eiffel Tower, the second one directly destroyed London, the second one was a little worse, but the first one was definitely a wonderful popcorn movie.

"Actually, it's a script. He said the more crucial second aspect, "Stephen, it's a group scene to be exact, Duke as the male lead, not particularly prominent, and the partner who is specifically used for funny, I don't like this style of character." ”

Stephen Sommers frowned slightly. The JOE special forces were originally a huge group of dolls......

Matthew picked up the script and didn't go around in circles, "I'm interested in the series, but the male lead has to add drama, to highlight the status of the absolute protagonist, not the leading one in a group of main characters." ”

"This ......," Stephen Sommos already looked embarrassed, "and if you do that, the script will need to be overturned." ”

Matthew doesn't care about other roles, if he really stars in this film, he must ensure his own interests, "The current script, the male protagonist is not prominent enough." ”

Helen Herman duly answered, "Matthew makes a lot of sense. She looked at Stephen Sommos, "Presumably you didn't ask Matthew to play the role, did you want him to be one of the many leading actors?"

She took the initiative to return the script to Stephen Sommers, "Such a script and role are not quite in line with Matthew's positioning." ”

Matthew also returned the script.

Whether an actor can be brilliant or not, the setting of the role played is very crucial.

Stephen Sommers put away the two scripts and said, "It's not something I can decide alone, I'll feed back to Paramount Pictures, and we'll talk about it later." ”

Subsequently, he took the initiative to quit and left the angel brokerage company.

Matthew didn't say anything more, and would only consider the series if the script and characters met his requirements.

"If you overturn the script and start over, your requirements are not ordinarily harsh. Helen Herman said.

"You read the script too. Matthew spread his hands, very innocent, "Do you think Duke's role stands out? ”

Helen Herman nodded slightly, "It's a big problem that the protagonist doesn't stand out, but it's not a problem with the Paramount Pictures family, and Hasbro." ”

Matthew learned her tone and said lightly, "Then wait for the result of their discussion, and we will not lack an appointment." ”

"I'll keep an eye on Stephen Sommos' side and let you know when there's any new news. After Helen Herman said this, she changed the subject, ""I Am a Legend is about to reach its second release weekend, and this weekend there is the release of "Alien vs. Predator 2" directed by your old acquaintance Francis Lawrence. ”

"I'll keep an eye on this film. Matthew said casually.

He never thought that a film like "Alien vs. Predator 2" could threaten "I Am Legend", even if it was released in the first week.

In several working days this week, "I Am Legend" continued to be popular, winning $13.1 million, $13.5 million, $10.22 million and $9.51 million respectively in four working days, and the total North American box office reached $162.13 million.

If nothing else, after the second weekend, the film will grossing $200 million at the North American box office.

And starting this weekend, "I Am Legend" will be released in many overseas markets, including Latin America, Europe, Australia and Southeast Asia.

The industry expects that "I Am Legend" will eventually exceed $700 million at the global box office.

The weekend before Christmas arrived, and Alien vs. Predator 2 had a huge premiere.