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"What, Disney wants to revise the investment ratio, why is this happening?" At first hearing the news, Chen Tian was stunned.

Peck was also indignant, saying: "Because of the lower rating of "Pirates of the Caribbean" by Disney's evaluation agency, coupled with the general disapproval from the outside world, and the contradictions between Disney's internal executives, some people are very disagreeable with investing heavily in this drama, and propose to reduce the proportion of investment and reduce losses." ”

Chen Tiandu was silent for a moment and said, "Didn't you sign a contract?" ”

On the other side, lawyer Donnie replied: "Contracts are more binding in the matter of co-investing in films. If one party is unwilling, the phenomenon of delayed work is even more than worth the loss. But there are clearly some people at Disney who are more optimistic about "Pirates of the Caribbean", including Disney CEO Robert Iger, who is focusing on bringing in this film project. Therefore, they are not willing to give up, and the best way to settle and negotiate to revise the contract is the best way. ”

Chen Tiandu's eyes were gloomy, "Will there be traces of CAA in it?" ”

Downey also lowered his voice and said, "There must be, not to mention that the former president of CAA, Owatts, also served as the president of Disney for a year." ”

Chen Tiandu didn't say anything anymore and said, "Promise them." But as much effort as you reap, you can reap as much as you want, and you have to fight for the proportion of income in the later stage, and if Disney is not willing to invest, we also have the ability to make it independently. But if they are willing to issue it, then leave a way back for both sides. ”

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The news of Google's blocking of CAA is not new now, and no matter what the reasons for making those arrangements and slanders against Chen Tiandu before, it doesn't matter now. Because CAA, as a Hollywood bigwig, was actually challenged by a small independent production company. First of all, you can't get over it. They're going to show the Matrix how awesome it is.

Previously, "Pirates of the Caribbean" was temporarily escaped due to the 911 incident. As soon as the wind passed, those heated discussions came back again. It's really like kraft candy, sticking to it.

The Los Angeles Times news update, "Disney dived from 'Pirates of the Caribbean' to serve only as co-distributor." It is said that Disney's internal management is not optimistic about the story of "Pirates of the Caribbean", and Disney's evaluation agency has also dropped the score of the movie a lot. In order to reduce the company's losses, Disney made such an arrangement......"

This news is really a stab in the back, and it instantly made "Pirates of the Caribbean", which has not yet started filming, fall into a word-of-mouth disadvantage. The three of them talk about tigers. Then there really are tigers. Let's ask, even Disney, the previous investor together, is not optimistic about it now, can the audience still have expectations.

The matter has been decided, and Robert Iger is also very regretful, and specially called, "There are some people in the company who are driven by profit and blinded, and I am very sorry for this." I hope you can make this movie as well as possible and give them a head-on blow, this is my true thoughts. As for the film release, you can rest assured. Disney still has to be cheeky. ”

The crackdown doesn't stop there, and there's bad news from DreamWorks.

Steven Spielberg's next new film, "Impunity". It is officially confirmed that Tom Hanks will co-star with Leonardo DiCaprio, Xiao Lizi successfully replaced the upper position, and the film is expected to start filming next year.

As soon as this news came out, fans lamented and cheered!

This is Chen Tiandu's most glorious year since his debut, winning the Oscars for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Director at the beginning of the year, and in the middle of the year, he won the annual box office champion again with "Fast and Thrilling", with a global box office of 886 million US dollars. With this box office, he successfully defeated Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, George Clooney and other big names, and won the first place in this year's star income list in advance. Even if "Ocean's Eleven" has not yet been released, it will not be higher than him, because no one will think that "Ocean's Eleven" can reach the box office of "Speed".

But it was also a year when his career was frequently hindered and suffered setbacks.

Looking at his experience, it seems that the whole journey has been smooth. With giants such as Warner and DreamWorks shielding him from the wind and rain, when he really began to operate independently, external pressure immediately followed, and he never experienced a setback in Hollywood.

So this time, will he be able to get through it?

Many people wanted to interview him and ask him how he had a grudge against the CAA and caused himself trouble, but Chen Tiandu ignored him. He is very aware of his current situation, and it is very unwise to fight with CAA, because CAA has many more "mouths" than him, and few people will speak for him.

Why not shut up? When the movie comes out, use the facts to speak.

seemed to be holding back a stubbornness, "The more you don't like me, the more I want you to take a look." "Disney has withdrawn its investment, but the infrastructure projects in China have not weakened in the slightest, and the matrix will immediately bring in the money, and there will be no delay.

When I opened the newspaper, as long as he was mentioned, 80% of them were sneering and looking like a good show.

"Chinese Mr. Christmas, in the most proud moment of his life, suffered from the 'King of Hollywood'!" This sentence can basically summarize the content of many reports.

This is a typical example of a big tree, who told him that he did a really good job this year. And the matrix lacks heritage, not black who you black. He dared to assure that if "Pirates of the Caribbean" is really miserable, he will be greeted by a larger "Black Sea", and maybe at that time CAA will be arrogant and extend an olive branch to him again.

Shaking his head, he threw the newspaper away, "No, this kind of thing will never happen!" ”

He turned on his computer and got ready to get to work on the first round of casting for Pirates of the Caribbean characters. Hollywood casting can be done in a variety of ways, as long as you provide the list of roles you need to institutions such as the actors' union and various agencies, and let them give some introductions.

Then, Chen Tiandu first looked at these materials, filtered out those who did not meet his requirements, and then handed back the final list of actors to the agencies, and agreed on a time for a group audition.

Therefore, Hollywood actors basically have to go through three or more rounds of auditions.

"Pirates of the Caribbean" is different from "The Matrix", there are five main actors, Jack Sparrow, Wiltner, Elizabeth Swan, Barbossa, and Colonel Lonnington. The starring role is easy to find. But the demand for supporting roles is huge. If you don't ask the agency to help, it will increase the difficulty of casting and ask for trouble.

His casting table set the basic criteria for casting, and pirates had to have a personality and have a greater advantage in being ugly, which caused a lot of talk on the first day of auditions. He doesn't necessarily have to use the original actors, because many of them are not famous, and if he can't find a prototype, he will look for a suitable one.

And today. The company has successively received replies from the actors' union and several organizations, and they have passed over the information of members who are eligible and interested in participating in the audition of the actor and heroine of "Pirates of the Caribbean", and it will take time to sort out the information of members who meet other roles.

The first to be confirmed was Colonel Ronnington.

British actor Jack Davenport, who came from the British stage play, later moved to TV soap operas, and is most familiar to international audiences with "The Genius Ripley". Jack Davenport's parents are both famous actors, Davenport attended a summer theater course after graduating from high school, and also studied English literature and film at the University of East Anglia, and began to perform in some plays at the age of eighteen. However, at first, he had no intention of becoming a professional actor, and he was more interested in working behind the scenes behind the camera.

After a simple invitation to audition. Chen Tiandu decided on the role on the spot, because he admired Jack's London accent.

"Mr. Davenport, we're going to sign you a three-part contract, because Pirates of the Caribbean isn't just one film, what do you think?" Broker department Elena introduced. Because of the current conflict with CAA, in order to prevent the actor from being signed by CAA immediately after becoming popular, a contract with considerable restrictions is essential.

Jack is just a little actor, how could he refuse to have such a good thing come to the door, and said with a smile: "Wow, no problem, so I can act in three movies, it's great." ”

As for the first mate of the Black Pearl, Elizabeth's father, Governor Swan, all pirates and navies are easy to find, and Los Angeles doesn't have to worry about candidates at all. These characters have few appearances, and they don't need to explode, as long as the special actors are enough, and he handed it over to the casting director Kovik to be in charge.

When it comes to the most important supporting role, Chen Tian is the investor, producer, and director of "Pirates of the Caribbean", and there is no doubt that he has great power, and the decision on who will play what role is in his hands.

The role was later confirmed by "Barbossa" actor Jeffrey Rush.

As a sign of respect for the Oscar winner, Chen Tiandu received him in the office. Jeffrey Rush won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1997 for the film "Shiny Style", the first Australian to win the award.

In 1998, Rush was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Oscars, Golden Globes and BAFA Awards for his performance in Shakespeare, and won the BAFA Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Elizabeth. 2000's "Quill Pen" made Jeffrey? Rush was nominated for Best Actor at the 58th Golden Globe Awards and at the 73rd Academy Awards.

On the road of performance, it can be described as fruitful. Most importantly, he is not a CAA entertainer.

When I saw him for the first time, he was not as crazy as he was in the movie, and the biggest impression on Chen Tiandu was the red head and big nose, which was a "specialty" of Australians.

"I'm sorry Mr. Jeffrey Rush, I can only let you play a supporting role." Chen Tiandu apologized: "Your acting skills are enough to match any leading actor." ”

"It's okay, I'm just an actor and not a big star. There's not much pickiness about the main character. Rush explained.

Chen Tiandu smiled: "You are really a humble person, so what kind of understanding do you have of the role of Barbossa?" ”

Rush thought for a moment and said, "I think it's fun to play this pirate captain. A crazy and domineering pirate, sinister and cunning, but also full of joy, the character of Barbossa is very exciting. Before I came, I had auditioned at home a few times, and I thought it was very expressive. Need to see my show? ”

Chen Tiandu smiled and said, "Are you willing, that's great, let's go change clothes and try it." ”

"GOOD, do you want to play directly, I can't wait!" (To be continued......)