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The newly signed actor contract, compared with the sequel to "Pirates of the Caribbean", Matthew's treatment, especially the salary, is a little worse, Helen Herman communicated with Matthew during the negotiations, and the role of Will Turner, who will continue to play in the future, is the protagonist of the sequel to the blockbuster movie "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl", and the starring role has a huge advantage in negotiations, he has a salary and a role halo bonus, but "National Treasure" is a new project, and the sequel halo does not exist.

For the estimation of stars' salaries, Hollywood has its own system, and the box office of the last two films starring Matthew is an important reference.

Of course, this also depends on the actual budget of the crew.

Helen Herman also made an offer of $10 million for Matthew, which can be said to be the salary of a quasi-A-list star, but with Matthew's current position, it is basically impossible to get such a high salary in a film that is not a sequel to "Pirates of the Caribbean".

If the actor is not declining rapidly, the agent will generally report the salary to the high, and bargaining exists all over the world.

After more than two weeks of negotiations, the two sides finally agreed on a figure of $8 million.

According to Helen Herman, with Matthew's coffee position and real appeal, the reasonable salary range is between $6 million and $7 million, and the crew was finally willing to shell out $8 million, mainly because the North American box office of "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" exceeded $350 million, and the global box office exceeded $800 million!

Last week, the curse of "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" dropped from theaters in the Gibraltar Islands, and the overseas screening tour was almost over, and the global box office finally stuck at $811.91 million.

This achievement also temporarily ranked the film in the tenth place in the global box office list, and in 2003 the global box office was only second only to Disney Studios' "Finding Nemo".

The box office of "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" and the role of Will Turner are loved by the audience, which can be said to be Matthew's biggest honor guard today, and his last film "The Scorpion King" also exceeded 100 million at the North American box office, which is basically worth $8 million.

Although it is only $2 million less than the $10 million that James Franco negotiated, the crew's compensation often has a knock-on effect, which also facilitates the crew's compensation negotiations with the director, actress and supporting actor.

After Matthew signed the contract, the crew finalized more actors, such as the heroine played by German actress Diane Kruger, and the actor of the actor's follower is Justin Barsha from Angel Agency, the most important villain, the crew gave up Boromir Sean Bean, who had been in contact with before, and chose a super strong man who can really compete with Matthew in terms of momentum and physique-Dwayne Johnson!

In order to ensure that the film's rating does not exceed PG-13, Disney Studios specially coordinated with Jerry Bruckheimer and chose Joe Detdurbar, who specializes in shooting children's films for Disney, to take the helm.

Films can have some intense action scenes, but an R rating is unacceptable to Disney Pictures, and Disney Pictures has never made a movie with an R rating and above.

After the director was confirmed, Matthew met with Joe Detdubar to exchange some views on the film and the characters.

At the same time, Jerry Bruckheimer also passed a shooting schedule to Matthew, the film is mainly shot on location, and the interior scenes are mainly the beginning and the end, and the shooting will start in mid-February and will not end in April at the latest.

The post-production period from May to November was the film, and there were some difficult sets to set up, and Jerry Bruckheimer planned to generate them in CGI.

The rating of the film is expected to be PG-13, which can not only ensure that the content is popular enough, but also target the main audience at the youth group, which is especially suitable for release on Thanksgiving and can meet the viewing needs of family audiences during the premiere weekend and Thanksgiving holiday.

Disney Studios' North American release date is still scheduled for November 19, the weekend before Thanksgiving.

In previous years, this schedule was almost exclusive to the Harry Potter series, but the latest one, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", was placed in the summer file.

However, this kind of crowding is certain, "National Treasure" has Warner Bros. "The Polar Express" the weekend before, Pixar Studios' latest blockbuster "The Incredibles" the week before, and "The Adventure of Cotton Ball Cube" released by Paramount Pictures on the same day as "National Treasure".

Matthew has watched "The Polar Express" and "The Incredibles", and vaguely remembers that they are both animated films, and there is a certain overlap with the audience of "National Treasure", but today's commercial films all focus on the market performance of the first weekend.

After Christmas, Matthew received a large number of historical and declassified materials related to the content of the film from the crew of "National Treasure", and anyone who has read his resume is not difficult to find that his level of education is limited, and some basic American history may not be known.

In this regard, Helen Herman undoubtedly knows him better, and from the beginning of the formal negotiations with the crew, people have collected a lot of information specifically for Matthew according to the script, and Matthew has also turned over more than once in addition to cooperating with Disney Pictures' Oscar promotion.

There are many stalks in the script that he can't understand, and through the information of Helen Herman and the crew, he also understands it.

For example, the name of John Adams Gates, the grandfather of the male protagonist Ben Gates, comes from John Adams, and the name of the female protagonist Abigill Chase comes from the name of John Adams' wife Abigil Adams and Justice Samuel Chase.

The treasure sought in the film is set against the backdrop of the most legendary and prize-seeker treasure of the Templars, the world's most powerful secret organization in the 11th century, the Knights Templar stationed at the Temple of Solomon in Jerusalem, where the Templars were rumored to have hoarded a large amount of treasure, and then in the 14th century, their possessions suddenly disappeared without any sign of it.

To this day, treasure hunters around the world still yearn for this treasure, especially in the United States.

In this respect, the subject matter of "National Treasure" has an inherent advantage, which is not something made out of nothing, but is a suitable cinematic process through a series of real or widely circulated events.

Before the New Year, Jerry Bruckheimer personally called Helen Herman to communicate about the filming schedule, and it seems that he also knew that Matthew attracted many invitations from the crew with the popularity of "Pirates of the Caribbean".

Unlike the previous shooting schedule, Jerry Bruckheimer was more detailed, and Helen Herman also informed Matthew as soon as possible.

After the New Year, Jerry Bruckheimer will join director Joe Dett Durbar and others on a trip to New York, Washington, D.C., and Boston to inspect locations, and if there are no major surprises, filming begins on February 10, with location shots expected to be completed in April, and then back to Disney Studios in Burbank for interior scenes.

Although the construction of the interior began in November, it is expected to take about five months.

Jerry Bruckheimer's meaning is obvious, if Matthew has plans to audition for other sets, try to arrange it after returning to Los Angeles or before filming begins.

Matthew is now a second-tier star, and he is a hot second-tier star, and even Jerry Bruckheimer can't force him to go to other crews to audition during filming.

This is an unreasonable request in the whole circle.

Many things, the two sides communicate well in advance, and a lot of trouble will be saved in the future.

Every year on December 31, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences begins mailing Oscar ballots to judges, and the period leading up to the New Year is also the time when the Oscar canvassing campaign is at its most intense.

Matthew put aside preparations for "National Treasure" for the time being, and teamed up with Disney Pictures and Johnny Depp to cheer for Jack Sparrow's Oscar nomination for Best Actor.

At a canvassing event, Matthew met Orlando Bloom, who was also canvassing for the Oscars for "The Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King".

"Long time no see, Orlando. ”

Matthew found a special time to meet Orlando Bloom, Orlando Bloom came over and hugged him warmly as before, "I'm so happy to see you!"

Matthew chatted with him for a few words, remembered the monster collection movie, and asked, "Is Van Helsing done?"

"It's done!"

When it comes to "Van Helsing", Orlando Bloom can be described as radiant, "At the beginning of this summer, "Van Helsing" will be released!"

Hearing this, Matthew immediately understood that Universal Pictures attaches great importance to and is optimistic about this movie, otherwise it would not be arranged at the beginning of the summer season.

Orlando Bloom then said, "You have to go to the premiere!" Stephen said the same thing, and he will probably send you an official premiere invitation soon. ”

Matthew thought for a moment and said, "As long as I'm in the United States and don't go overseas on location, I'll definitely go to the premiere to support you and Stephen." ”

"I knew you were the best friend!" Orlando Bloom said in a good mood with a successful career, "Matthew, since I met you, I ...... How to put it, it went so well!"

He leaned into Matthew's ear and whispered, "Ridley Scott just sent me an invitation this month to audition for a super-giant actor. ”

"Really?" Matthew said deliberately, after a pause, "I also received an invitation from Ridley Scott, is it about the subject of the Crusades?"

Orlando Bloom chuckled in his heart, but his face did not change, and he said, "Yes!"