From the beginning of Natalie Portman's conversation with Matthew Horner, Corina followed, and then followed behind the two, quietly coming here, only to see Matthew Horner and the Wachowski siblings fighting hotly, the Wachowski siblings are directors, screenwriters and producers, what can you do with an actor?

So, he seemed to be casually drinking water and resting, but in fact, he pricked up his ears and listened carefully to every word that came out of the other side.

Are the Wachowski twins trying to invite Matthew Horner to star in their new movie? Will Matthew Horner agree? What is this project?

This is both a business need and an inner curiosity for Collina.

But the people at the next table were all discussing "V Venddetta" and talking about some mysterious topics.

Lana Wachowski was elated, although the movie was adapted from the comics, he and Andy added a lot of their own opinions in the adaptation process.

"I think the best thing about this film is that it speaks to a lot of people. "People shouldn't be afraid of their government, and governments should be afraid of their people." ”

Matthew didn't answer, he had already said a few words just now, and when it came to the discussion of political and philosophical speculation, he couldn't catch up with the Wachowski siblings in a Mercedes-Benz big G, and he would definitely be timid if he continued to talk about it.

In fact, the movies he has starred in rarely directly involve politics, and sensitive films like "V Vendtle", even if he is offered a corresponding salary, he will never accept it.

Hollywood films, or movies all over the world, are unlikely to be completely free from the influence of politics, but his experience has taught him that it is better to be less involved in matters that are deeply involved in politics, especially the sequel to "Fast and Furious" that he and David Ellison are preparing to invest in will definitely blur the political background in order to break into more markets.

On the other side, Lana Wachowski was still talking, and Matthew was basically thinking about his own business, except for nodding his head in agreement.

According to the Wachowski siblings, in front of the White House, the American people are a P, so what is the White House to the P people?

He didn't know much about American-style politics, and suddenly thought of a passage he had read on the Internet when he was on the other side of the ocean: The government is the boyfriend of the people.

First of all, why don't you care about me? Second, you want you to take care of me? Again, you give me an explanation! Also, don't explain, I don't listen to what you say, it's a lie! Finally, look at someone's boyfriend!

Just as Matthew was finishing his ramblings and considering whether to find an excuse to leave, the Wachowski twins finally ended chatting at a level that he couldn't reach at all.

"Matthew, we asked Nat to find you, there is a project that we want you to participate in. Andy Wachowski spoke more directly than Lana Wachowski, "I'm planning a sci-fi film. ”

He looked at Natalie Portman, who took the initiative to say, "In 2005, while still filming Vendettas, I occasionally saw David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas and recommended it to Lana, who and Andy became very interested in the story. ”

Matthew nodded, but didn't interject.

Lana Wachowski then said, "Andy and I successfully got the rights from David Mitchell and completed the adaptation of the script. He looked at Natalie Portman, "Nat will play the lead actress, and she recommends you for the lead actor." ”

With that, Andy Wachowski opened the briefcase that was set aside, took out the script from it, and pushed it in front of Matthew.

Matthew glanced at the script, and the Wachowski siblings were clearly prepared.

"You can look at the script first. Lana Wachowski made a gesture of please, "This is just a first draft, Andy and I will discuss changes later, but the main frame will not change." ”

The words all fell to Corina's ears, and as Matthew picked up the script, he turned his body slightly so that his eyes could be on that side.

Flipping through the script, Matthew took a quick look.

"This project is still in the confidential stage, and the script can't be leaked, so Lana and I specially brought it over for you to see live. Andy Wachowski was well aware that there was a certain degree of difficulty in the project to get off the ground, and the script had already reached Warner Bros., but the Warner Bros. review committee was skeptical about the high investment and obscure plot.

In addition, the two sequels of "The Matrix" did not meet Warner Bros. expectations, especially the last one, Warner Bros. is no longer as obedient to their two siblings as they were a few years ago.

So, the siblings followed Natalie Portman's advice and came over specifically to reach out to Matthew Horner, the celebrity in the eyes of Warner Bros.

The story of "Cloud Atlas" is too much for their appetite to give up.

Matthew quickly browsed the script, and there have been more and more producers or directors who have taken the initiative to come to the door like this in the past two years, looking back on the past, for a role, it took all the effort to fight for it, and now even if you sit still, there are a lot of roles that take the initiative to send to the door.

In the words of Helen Herman, a superstar or a popular A-list movie star will not lack movies and roles at all, just like when Steve Jobs was going well, everyone said that he was a super genius, and his every move attracted the attention of investors;

Chasing the winners, but not bothering to look at the losers, this is the business circle.

No one wants their project to fail, and they always try to build up the factors for success, and the Wachowski siblings are no different.

Lana Wachowski added, "This book has a spectacular depiction of time and space, of human nature. In the book, Mitchell tells six relatively separate but connected stories, spanning from medieval Europe to fantasy utopias. The characters also cross from knights, underworlds, musicians to journalists, and the subject matter is very suitable for filming. ”

Similar to most Hollywood scripts, Matthew's script was thin, but time was limited, and he only skimmed through it.

But this script is different from a typical simple and easy-to-understand Hollywood script, I don't know if it is the relationship between him and ten lines at a glance, or his limited cultural accomplishment, and he is confused after reading it.

"The script is made up of six stories interspersed. ”

Probably seeing the confusion on Matthew's face, Lana Wachowski despised Matthew in her heart and explained, "Each actor's character has a different identity in the story, and even different races and genders. ”

He said with a little pride, "The script and the films we shoot will have a depth that is rare in Hollywood commercial films, and only really smart people can see it." ”

Hearing the latter words, Matthew closed the script and basically sentenced the book to death.

On the one hand, through the conversation just now, it is not difficult for him to find that whether it is Natalie Portman or the Wachowski siblings, they are definitely not all the way with him in terms of movies; on the other hand, he didn't understand the script, but he generally felt that his brain was very open, plus Lana Wachowski's words, obscure and difficult to understand and reflect the so-called depth of commercial films, if you don't rush to your grandmother's house, it is really unreasonable.

However, Matthew still asked, "Lana, Andy, are you the director?"

"yes. Andy Wachowski nodded, "We're definitely going to direct this film." ”

Matthew no longer had any hope, and the gossip report he remembered before clearly said that the Wachowski siblings from the "Matrix" trilogy, other movies were all box office hits.

"Lana, Andy, and...... Nat. Matthew was still very polite and welcoming in public, "Can you let me go back and think about it? ”

"Absolutely. Lana Wachowski pulled out her business card and handed it to Matthew, "This is my phone call with Andy, and I hope to hear good news from you." ”

Matthew took it and put it away solemnly, "I also hope to work with the two of you." He looked at Natalie Portman, "And Nat." ”

Interested?Hearing these words, Corina saw Matthew's warm smile and felt as if he was very interested.

David Mitchell's "Cloud Atlas" goes back and takes a good look.

He then saw Matthew Horner stand up and leave, and Natalie Portman made a point to say a few more words to him, but the two of them were too low to hear what was said.

Just as he stood up and was about to leave, Andy Wachowski's voice came again.

"If Matthew Hornaken were the actor, it would have been a lot easier for us to get the Warner Bros. investment. ”

Lana Wachowski said disdainfully, "It's not to get investment, I'm going to take the initiative to come to him, I can't even read the script, the level is too low!" she sighed, "This project also needs at least $100 million, and we can't get the full support of Warner Bros., so we can only press back and make a boring animated adaptation that Warner Bros. forced us." ”

From these words, Corina immediately analyzed some information, the Wachowski siblings' project lacked funding, they didn't really like Matthew Horner, and the reason why they came to him was purely because Matthew Horner was now a celebrity in the eyes of Warner Bros.

Hearing that the conversation was changing and talking about something boring, he simply left here and went to find Brad Pitt.

"Matthew!" Helen Herman flashed out from behind the crowd and waved at Matthew, "This way." ”

"Why are you here?" Strode over.

Helen Herman didn't answer, pointing in the direction he was coming from, "See that middle-aged man with a little bald on the top of his head? I've been watching him for a while, and he's been eavesdropping on your conversation with Wachowski." ”

Matthew followed Helen Herman's finger just in time to see the man stand up and leave the table where the Wachowski siblings were.

Helen Herman lowered her voice, "If I'm not mistaken, he's Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's manager. ”

"They?" said Matthew frowned.

Helen Herman whispered for a while, Matthew's phone vibrate, and he immediately took it out and looked at it, and said, "Anna is here, she didn't bring an invitation, she was stopped, I'll go out for a while." ”