Since meeting with Natalie Portman, Matthew has not become a bystander, he and David Ellison have found the Wachowski siblings for interviews several times, and the Wachowski siblings have not avoided them.

The two siblings used him to hype up the huge fame of "Cloud Atlas" and then wanted to sell it for a good price.

He reckons that the Wachowski siblings had bad intentions when they first approached him.

Matthew didn't complain about anything, because he was also using the Wachowski siblings, and who would be stupid enough to find good people in Hollywood? Not to mention a thick-faced person like him, even Charlize Theron, who has a very good reputation and a good temperament, is still a pile of black material?

But he and David Ellison's bids have not been as good as Brad Pitt's.

After Sky Dance Pictures decided to invest in two projects, the lack of funding was a fact, and David Ellison's money was not something that could be blown by a gust of wind.

There are also other film companies that have approached the Wachowski siblings, but no one in a small company will spend nearly 100 million dollars on a project, and it is impossible for the six companies of this level to give the Wachowski siblings too much creative freedom.

Frankly, there is no shortage of projects for the Big Six.

Perhaps it was Matthew's proactive stance that made Brad Pitt's side feel threatened, and by late May, Brad Pitt's Plan B had basically reached an agreement with the Wachowski siblings and initialed an agreement.

Plan B will be the producer of "Cloud Atlas", and Brad Pitt is confirmed to play the male lead.

"I'm very disappointed with the Wachowski siblings, and I spent most of my work on Cloud Atlas some time ago. ”

As he prepared to attend a promotional announcement held by Disney Studios for "Pirates of the Caribbean 3: The End of the World", Matthew gave a brief interview to reporters about the matter, "I am very sorry for the current result......

Escorted by his bodyguards, he walked towards the venue, looking like he obviously didn't want to say more.

Entering the backstage lounge of this media conference, the slightly angry expression on his face immediately disappeared without a trace, replaced by a warm smile, because Johnny Depp and Keira Knightley were already here.

"Hi, Depp. Matthew hugged Johnny Depp first, then turned to look at Keira Knightley and opened her arms, "Long time no see, Kayla." You're still so pretty. ”

Keira Knightley opened her arms and hugged him, "You're still so attentive. ”

Matthew didn't answer her, but turned his head and asked Johnny Depp, "How did you talk to Christopher Nolan's crew?"

Johnny Depp shook his head slightly, "The talk collapsed." They chose an Australian actor. ”

He frowned slightly and asked, "You gave up on the Wachowski siblings' project?"

"Uh-huh...... Matthew said, spreading his hands, "no way, David Ellison and I are working on a sequel to the Fast and Furious series, and we can't afford the $100 million that the Wachowski siblings are asking for." Because there is no funding, the actor is naturally not mine. ”

Johnny Depp sighed, "It's a shame. Matthew, the siblings are very talented, some of the ideas are whimsical, very creative, and definitely rare geniuses among commercial genre directors. ”

Keira Knightley continued, "Depp is right, if I were still making commercial films, the Wachowski sisters would be one of the directors I would consider. ”

Matthew knows very well that the Wachowski siblings' brain-opening and in-depth creations are indeed very much in line with the appetite of most actors, and the setting and plot are very attractive, in Helen Herman's words, it looks like another "The Matrix".

Combined with the memories of the past, as well as the style of the Wachowski siblings, and the experience he has summed up from years of immersion in commercial films, Matthew is very sure that the two siblings are fighting again and again.

Perhaps the works of the siblings can win a good reputation, but good reputation has never been equated with high returns.

Even Johnny Depp and Keira Knightley think the Wachowski siblings are geniuses, and Matthew is not surprised at all.

Probably because of the recent frequent contact with the Wachowski siblings, some memories that are about to fade away, and gradually remembered that after reading the gossip report at that time, he went to the Internet to find an American drama of the Wachowski siblings introduced in the report, downloaded it and roughly browsed it.

Why download? Of course, it's because the introduction says there's a special group show.

Because he was dragging it to watch, the name and specific plot of the American drama had long been forgotten, and he could only recall that a group of protagonists used someone's superpowers to make skirt corners through consciousness, and the brain hole was very wide, but the show was cut......

Of course, "Cloud Atlas" is not without the possibility of success, but Matthew judged from all aspects that the possibility of this project becoming a pit is far greater than the success.

Even so, the pit is a bit small for Brad Pitt.

Matthew was well aware that Brad Pitt had to fall into another pit before "Cloud Atlas" was released.

A staff member came over to remind them that it was time for them to go to the front desk for a media conference.

"Haven't you seen it clearly yet?" Keira Knightley reminded Matthew as she walked to the front desk, "The Wachowski siblings are using you." ”

Matthew nodded slightly, "I know." He smiled, "It's not too late to know." ”

Keira Knightley saw that Matthew was in a clear mind, so she didn't say anything more.

The three of them came backstage, waited for a while, and then strode onto the stage in the introduction of the host and began to cheer for "Pirates of the Caribbean 3: The End of the World".

Commercial movies are definitely a typical example of the aroma of wine and deep alleys, especially in today's era, if there is a lack of sufficient publicity and marketing, a film may become a big seller and smaller.

Matthew knows very well that "Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Soul Coffin" has consumed the enthusiasm of too many fans, and the quality is not as good as the first part, the box office of the third "End of the World" is actually not too optimistic, and it is very likely that it will not be as good as "Soul Coffin", and it is difficult for the global box office to exceed one billion dollars.

He is only a starring actor in this series, not even a nominal producer, and he has no say at all in post-production, and there is no other way than to watch.

Of course, even if he were to lead post-production, it would not be possible to compare to Jerry Bruckheimer and Gore Wibinski.

Matthew is still very self-aware.

Like this kind of promotional event, he has participated in many shows before, and the content is not much to say, just make up stories to blow hard, why he and Johnny Depp were almost attacked during overseas filming, and Keira Knightley is friends rather than men and women.

As we all know, the film crew can make up a lot of wonderful stories for the sake of publicity.

The media meeting went smoothly, and everything was going according to the steps set by the crew, but when Matthew left after the end, he was blocked by reporters and asked questions about "Cloud Atlas".

"The project for Cloud Atlas has failed. A young reporter asked aloud, "Was it a huge blow to you?"

Matthew does a full set of acts, of course, to show the attitude and pride that Hollywood stars should have when facing this situation.

"I'll tell you something. "When I was 18 years old, I slept on a mattress that had been soiled by urine, and I dragged it out of a dumpster, which was the dumpster at the back of a hotel, and they threw away the old mattress every six months. Now I'm sitting here with you, talking about movies, talking about my career, and these memories remind me to be grateful, so I'm never going to complain, this is heaven, everything is fine. ”

After saying that, he turned around and got into the car to catch another publicity and promotion meeting.

The summer season is coming, and for a typical commercial film star like Matthew, it has also entered the most important and busiest season of the year.

Compared to the dispensable awards season, the summer season is very important to him.

Two hours later, Matthew sat at the media promotion meeting of the "Transformers" crew, and although he was only a voice actor, he easily stole the limelight from the male lead Shia LaBeouf and the female lead Megan Fox.

With producer Steven Spielberg behind the scenes, Michael Bay had previously experienced the fiasco of "Escape from Clone Island", and he was the person who received the most media attention from the entire "Transformers" crew.

"May I ask Matthew, why did you choose the film "Transformers"?"

This is the question of many reporters, in addition to the high dubbing salary, this toy live-action movie really lacks attractiveness.

Matthew said naturally, "It's about memories, about childhood toys, about childhood feelings. His expression became serious and he looked at Michael Bay, "I am very grateful to Michael, who gave me a chance to say goodbye to my childhood toys." ”

There was silence as everyone watched Matthew.

Shia LaBeouf looked at Matthew's eyes and seemed to be breathing fire, everything that happened on the DreamWorks set had never been forgotten, he looked at Matthew, his eyes flashed with disgust and hatred, and then at Megan Fox sitting next to him, his eyes showed unwillingness and longing.

This coquettish can't wait to get Matthew Horner on!

Megan Fox's bright eyes also fell on Matthew, with a hint of pride, the dream lover of young women in North America, who has already been on ......

Michael Bay turned to Matthew slightly, and kept smiling and looking over there, as if he was smiling back to Matthew's words just now, the crew communicated with Matthew two days ago, and formulated a publicity strategy based on selling feelings, through the words of Matthew, a school-age man born in 1980, to evoke more people's memories.

As for the effect, it depends on the lines and performances prepared by Matthew.