The success of "Latent" has taken James Win's directing career a big step forward, and not every director can direct two small-budget horror films with an investment of millions of dollars like him, which sold tens of millions of dollars at the box office.

Maybe it's because of his personality, or maybe because he comes from a Chinese family in the Far East, James Win didn't swell because of this, and he also knew that with Matthew's strong support, the future would be easier.

"Suggestion?" he said with a smile, "Matthew, you're the boss, just say." ”

Matthew was also polite, and said directly, "James, what do you think of letting "Latent" and "The Conjuring" share the same worldview?"

James Wing paused for a moment, "Let two stories take place in the same movie world?"

"That's right. Matthew can only give a framework suggestion, "If you have other horror movie ideas in the future, you can also put them in the same world, just like a Marvel superhero movie, and you can achieve linkage when you encounter a resentful spirit or other existence that cannot be solved." ”

James Wing didn't speak, just thought.

Matthew added, "We can work together to build a universe! a universe of horror!"

In order to realize such a universe, especially to start laying the groundwork, he does not have such abilities himself, and must use James Win's talent in the field of horror films.

James Wing is not rigid, he is a director whose commercial ideas occupy the absolute mainstream, otherwise he would not choose to work with Matthew.

"Sounds good. He thought for a moment and said, "That's a great idea!"

Matthew laughed, "I can only make suggestions, how to do it, and I want you to come up with a practical plan." ”

James Wing nodded, "No problem. He was confident, "Give me some time, and I'll come up with a detailed written plan." ”

Matthew is well aware that if this universe wants to succeed, the foundation must be good at the beginning, and James Wing is the top priority of the whole plan.

If Matthew is asked to do it, he doesn't have the ability to play horror movies at all.

James Wynn thought for a moment and asked, "That's why you recommend not using the cast of "Latent" in "The Conjuring," right?"

"Since the two films are in the same world. Matthew smiled and said, "You can't let the same person have two identities. ”

When he first saw the script for The Conjuring, James Wynne suggested continuing to use the duo of Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne, but he rejected it.

On the one hand, there is the need to plan the horror universe, and on the other hand, there is Nicolas Cage.

Since he promised Sofia Coppola to pull Nicolas Cage, of course he will not break his promise.

"That's right, Matthew. James Wynne also asked about this, "Formal negotiations with Nicolas Cage can begin, and after the cooperation is confirmed, I need the hero and heroine to do some professional exorcism learning." ”

Matthew touched his nose, although he didn't believe in the mysterious things of ghosts and ghosts, he knew that there was really a profession of exorcist in the real world.

Matthew thought for a moment and said, "Starting next week, I'm going to have people start formal negotiations with Nicolas Cage." ”

"And the heroine. James Wynn reminded.

"Heroine, you can find one through an audition. Matthew is tantamount to handing over the choice of the heroine to James Win, "Leave me one for the supporting actress, and it's better to set the age of the eldest daughter higher." ”

These are minor issues, James Wing immediately nodded, "No problem." ”

Matthew is a person who pays attention to the principle of trading, "I will then send the supporting actress information to your mailbox, and you can adjust the character according to the information." ”

"Yes. James Winn said.

He has no opinion on this, and he also knows that the larger the investment in Hollywood, the more limited the director will be, and he can shoot as much as he wants for a small production with an investment of more than one million dollars like "Latent", because he believes that he has such a market value and can definitely recover the investment.

But with an investment of tens of millions of dollars, no one will let a director act recklessly, even if Matthew supports him very much, he must know how to restrain appropriately.

And the last multi-million-dollar work "Dead Silence", to a large extent, he did not succeed.

After Matthew and James Wynne discussed some more details, James Wynn left his office.

James Wing will not only have to make early plans for "The Conjuring", but also plan for the "horror universe", and Matthew will not only propose the plan for the "horror universe", but also consider the studio's films and investments from many aspects.

Speaking of cinematic universes, if the "horror universe" can be unfolded, there will be two cinematic universes that he has invested in and led - the Fast and Furious universe and the horror universe.

But one of these two universes is just being developed, and the other is still in the planning stage, and there is still a long way to go before it can succeed.

The so-called cinematic universe, of course, does not have a few sequel movies to assume this title, a unique world view, an infinitely extended story system, and complex character relationships are all necessary and insufficient conditions to become a cinematic universe.

In the following period, the early planning of "The Conjuring" continued to make new progress, such as for the sake of the continuity of the later series, James Win made significant changes to the script, adding a lot of film characters and plots that can be expanded, such as Matthew set a production budget of $15 million for the project, for example, Nicolas Cage officially signed a three-film partnership with Studio 13, and the first "Conjuring" actor was paid $3 million.

Also, James Win suggested using Vera Farmiga as the heroine, the key psychic exorcist role in the crew.

Matthew agreed with James Win's suggestion, Vera Farmiga is not an unknown actor in the circle, she belongs to the genre that does not pay well but has good acting skills, and has a good performance in "The Departed", and is no stranger to horror films, and last year there was also a release of "Orphan Resentment" as the heroine.

Such a heroine with a low price and a certain level of qualifications is undoubtedly the most suitable.

In addition, James Wynn solemnly called Matthew and asked him to help find a girl star with aura.

There are not many actors of this type, even if you look at the whole of Hollywood.

In the nineties, this was represented by Christina Ricci, Kirsten Dunst and Natalie Portman, and two thousand years later, it can be said that the representatives are the sisters Dakota Fanning and Elle Fanning.

It's a pity that Dakota Fanning has grown up and grown crooked, otherwise the Fanning sisters starred together...... Oh, an absolute disaster.

The two sisters are not very old, but because they have been in Hollywood since childhood, they have been fully impregnated by fame and fortune.

No one would foolishly invite the Fanning sisters to star in the same film, otherwise the whole set would not be peaceful.

These two are not so much sisters as they are enemies of life and death caused by comparisons since childhood.

Soon, Matthew remembered McKenzie Foy, who had auditioned for "Latent", when McKenzie Foye had a calm and spicy performance that was different from that of children, and his elf-like radiant appearance left an extremely deep impression on him, if Lily Depp was not Johnny Depp's daughter and his goddaughter, he would definitely choose McKenzie Foy as the final winner.

Now it just so happens that "Latent" and "The Conjuring" will be in the same worldview, Lily Depp can no longer play a role in "The Conjuring", and Vanessa Paradis is also against Lily Depp continuing to appear in movies before the age of sixteen, maybe McKenzie Foy is a good choice.

Matthew asked people to contact McKenzie Foy's agent, and McKenzie Foy's side was also very willing to cooperate.

In fact, the two sides have already begun to work together, and in the final two films of "Twilight", McKenzie Foy will play Eduardo and Isabella's daughter Renysmay.

The third part of "Twilight" "Lunar Eclipse" will be released on Thanksgiving, and the fourth "Dawn" has begun planning, but unlike the previous three, in order to maximize benefits, "Dawn" will be split into two parts, which will be released on Thanksgiving next year and the year after.

Another youth film series, The Hunger Games, has completed all filming and is currently in post-production.

Matthew got into the eye of money, and he thought about it, can "Twilight" and "The Hunger Games" be drawn under the same worldview and form a new universe?

At present, I can only think about it, after all, these two series have original books, and the original author is not a person, not to mention the problem of how to integrate the two worlds, it is difficult to solve the copyright alone.

This can only depend on whether there are suitable opportunities in the future.

While Matthew was busy with all this, he received calls from Amber Heard almost every day.

The actress, with whom she had a one-night stand, seems to be very interested in him and keeps calling to ask him out, but has been busy with the final preparations for "Special Forces 2: Total Strike" and the horror universe of "The Conjuring" in recent days, and has not met Amber Heard.

After finishing this paragraph, when Matthew received a call from Amber Heard, he directly called her to come to Horner Manor.

For Amber Heard, because of some vague memories, he always had a certain degree of precaution, and let her meet at the manor was completely under his control.

Besides, he is not a moral model, let alone a good person, and sometimes he would rather learn from Teacher Chen.

In addition, Matthew also thought of what Amber Heard said last time, and tentatively asked to find another woman to have a threesome with, but Amber Heard unexpectedly refused.