Yes, as a prelude to the launch of the "Song and Dance Film Project" and the "Fantasy Blockbuster Project", the only one that can achieve a balance between the shooting of young audiences and fantasy movies at the same time is "Warm Corpse", which was later hailed as the "zombie version of "Twilight". Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Although the film was ridiculed by some as a follow-up because it was released after "Twilight", at that time, the trend of teen idol fantasy movies was about to pass. "Warm Corpse" still relies on its excellent quality, which has achieved good box office results around the world and good reviews from the audience media.

But at the time of 98, more than ten years ahead of schedule, Sid was most worried about the cost of special effects shots. That's why the ILM team, which was supposed to be just post-production, showed up in the pre-production meeting.

With the help of Levine Brightman's team, Sid tried to keep costs down without compromising the original film. But in the end, the budget cost was raised to $45 million, which was higher than the original.

After there was no more way to cut costs, Sid started from another angle, that is, overseas shooting offers and brand placement.

The first was the filming location, and after Sid returned from England, he asked Henry to travel to Vancouver and Quebec, Canada, to find suitable locations. Although it was originally not until around 2005 that various Canadian provinces began to provide preferential policies for overseas filming on a large scale.

But now in 1998, after Sid asked Goffman and others to negotiate with the Quebec provincial government, the other party readily agreed to the request of the now-popular Hollywood prodigy to make a film. And after Sid said that if it is feasible, the overseas filming of Fire Lion Pictures will be in Vancouver as much as possible in the future, and the other government has provided a lot of special policy preferences.

For example, if you register a Canadian branch of Fire Lion Pictures and promise to hire crew members there, 1/4 of the local employees' wages can be refunded. Through the branch of Fire Lion Pictures, you can also enjoy a tax rebate of about 20% if you invest in the production cost of the Canadian film itself.

At the same time, after using the trick of overseas filming locations, Sid also asked Henry to go to major brands to negotiate brand placement. In fact, brand implantation has a long history in Hollywood, such as the Nike sneakers worn by the protagonist in "Forrest Gump", the entire advertising of Pan Am in "2001: A Space Odyssey", and the Chef'sPal kitchenware brand in "Truman's World", etc., are all classic cases of Hollywood brand implantation.

So Sid's request, Henry didn't object much, but he was a little surprised by Sid's so many implantation requests.

For example, in the red sports car driven by the hero and heroine in the play, Henry pulled a Boxster roadster from Porsche, and the other party paid nearly $1 million in advertising. Others, such as the Motorola mobile phones used by the group actors with only a few shots in the film, and the Nintendo game consoles played by the supporting characters, have all found corresponding manufacturers to negotiate.

And many things that will only exist in the world after the future, Sid can only be replaced by similar brands.

For example, a PSP game handheld played by a supporting actor, because Sony has not yet developed this thing, Sid and they have to find Nintendo, the only handheld manufacturer in the world, to negotiate.

Of course, a huge plane like the protagonist R's "home" was also forcibly implanted by Sid, and because many scenes will be filmed in this plane. So Boeing not only supplied the old planes, but also paid more than $5 million for the brand.

In the end, before the filming started, Sid and the others actually made up more than half of the cost. However, while it is quick to make money, there are also many places to spend it. Those who have watched "Warm Corpse" must remember that there are many places in the film that use classic English old songs, from the famous guns and roses to the famous songs of lyricists from all over the world.

In order to use these songs, Sid also asked Henry to buy the rights from the relevant record companies as early as possible.

After all this work, Sid finally stepped out of the special effects studio to solve the biggest remaining problem - the actors.

Of course, Sid is used to doing things in parallel and multi-threaded, and at the beginning of "Warm Corpse", he had Ali Emmanuel send out an audition for the actor.

For actors in ordinary roles, Sid directly asked Henry to send a casting director to Vancouver for selection. And the main cast is looking for in Los Angeles.

But before that, Sid has one more thing to deal with.

"So, you're Justin Lin and Kevin Feige?" Sid looked at the Asian fat man and the white guy opposite.

"Yes, I'm Justin Lin/Kevin Feige. Although the two people on the opposite side had different expressions, they still answered honestly.

"Why do you want to be my assistant?" Sid asked, touching his chin.

Yes, because Sid has not been looking for a special assistant for himself, Henry, Shirley and others have been urging him. Especially because there are more companies in the Fire Lion Group, and the affairs are complicated, and there is a need for capable assistants to help refine the work. So Sid simply asked Ali Emmanuel to post advertisements for assistants at USC and UCLA.

Then he was surprised to find these two influential figures in Hollywood later among the people who delivered the information. Justin Lin (Lin Yibin) must be known to most of his compatriots on the other side of the ocean as one of the few Chinese directors who have made a name for himself in mainstream Hollywood circles.

Justin Lin became famous as the queen director of the "Fast and Furious" series, and later joined the "Star Trek" series led by JJ Abrams, which can be regarded as one of the few mainstays of Chinese-American directors.

As for Kevin Feige, most people may not be familiar with it, but when it comes to the company and movie series he is responsible for, everyone on the planet should know about it. Because Kevin Feige was the later CEO of Marvel Studios and the chief designer of the Marvel Universe movies.

Both of them, both of whom are still college students, one at UCLA (Justin Linn) and the other at USC (Kevin Feige), are just using the summer vacation to find a job offer and resume as an assistant.

"I've read your profile, Justin (Lin) you're a director, and Kevin (Feige) you're a producer. Sid asked.

"Yes, I'm more interested in directing (producers). Justin Lin, the little fat man, said, and Kevin Feige nodded yes.

After chatting about a few topics next, Sid had a general understanding of the conduct of the two, and then nodded and said, "OK, you will come to work from tomorrow onwards, because we are preparing for the next movie, so the work of the two of you is more to follow the crew." ”

"In addition, since Justin Lin (Lin Yibin) is the director department, then you are also working as an assistant director, and you can still do the work of scene reporters. And Kevin (Feige) is an assistant producer. The main job of the two of you is to get what I'm talking about, okay?"

Although the two have made their own student film projects to some extent, it still makes them feel a little unreal when they directly join the official Hollywood film project. But Sidley was resolute and didn't give them much time to sigh, so he threw himself into the intense preparation of "Warm Corpse".

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This time, Sid officially invited Sid to audition on a large scale in "Warm Corpse", although because "Little Sunshine Beauty" has not yet been released, the industry still has questions about Sid's filming ability.

But for the unfamous actors, who can cooperate with the Hollywood prodigy who is in the limelight, the people who signed up to come still filled the meeting room of the Fire Lion, and finally had to rent a large theater outside to solve the audition.

The main actors in "Warm Corpse" are the black-haired handsome guy Zombie R, the blonde heroine Julie, as well as the heroine's best friend and the male protagonist's friend's uncle, and finally the heroine's boyfriend who died early, and the heroine's father, who has few scenes but a full sense of existence, that is, the human leader, these six roles.

Among them, the boyfriend who has not many scenes, Sid directly found the previous "Little Sunshine Beauty" to cooperate, Ryan Gosling auditioned privately, after filming "Little Sunshine Beauty", he has not been idle, Ryan Gosling, who has exercised his acting skills, performed well, and Sid decided on his role on the spot.

As for the role of the human leader, Sid directly found the original actor, the old drama bone Uncle John Malkovich. This sharp-eyed and experienced veteran actor, although this year's schedule is very full, he is still happy after hearing about Sid's invitation, and after chatting with Sid once, he agreed to play this role with few scenes.

Even the heroine's best friend, a character specially used to contrast the heroine's beauty, Sid also picked Katie Holmes in the list provided by Ali Emmanuel. I don't know who this is? She is the third sister-in-law after Nicole Kidman, and the mother of Lori Surie Cruise, who is the favorite of many netizens.

In fact, the little-known sister-in-law Tom was chosen, on the one hand, because of Sid's star "collecting addiction", and on the other hand, because she is indeed "ugly enough", which can completely contrast the beauty of the heroine.

But in this way, the selection of the two protagonists has become extremely strict, because it is definitely not good if it is not beautiful enough, but it is not good if it is only beautiful and has no temperament.