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Back at Stanton Studios, Murphy went through Jordan Belfort's biography again, and he couldn't remember how many times he had read it, and he had to know it well for the sake of writing the script and making the plan. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

In addition to his biography, he also had a large collection of third-party information on Jordan Belfort for himself and the writing team at Stanton Studios.

This time for script writing, Murphy still used the way he provided the outline template, and other screenwriters were responsible for writing different content, as long as the communication channels were unblocked, this kind of assembly line script would be more conducive to the shooting of future films.

There will always be something unexpected for a person, and brainstorming can still bring some benefits.

In his work, Murphy also overlooks, not only in script writing, but also in other aspects.

When developing the outline of the screenplay, he ignored Leonardo DiCaprio's fame, as well as the influence on the original author, Jordan Belfort.

"Director Stanton, I hope to take back the film adaptation rights to my personal biography, The Wolf of Wall Street."

Standing across from Murphy was a middle-aged man with short dark hair, who was not tall and looked quite shrewd, "I will give you appropriate compensation." ”

Pouring a cup of coffee for Jordan Belfort, who had come over on a special basis, Murphy sat down on the couch next to him, "Can you know why?" ”

"You know my situation."

The former financial fraudster made no secret of the fact that "I am in dire need of money now, and someone is offering a higher price and getting a sizable share of the box office and DVD sales in addition to royalties." ”

Although Jordan Belfort didn't say it explicitly, Murphy could also guess who was behind it.

Jordan Belfort said it directly, and Murphy didn't go around in circles, "Are you going to tear up the contract?" ”

"After you bought the film adaptation rights of "The Wolf of Wall Street", it has not been made into a movie." Jordan Belfort knows that recovering the copyright will not be an easy task, and is prepared accordingly, "In view of this situation, I have the right to reclaim the adaptation rights, and I hope that we can reach an agreement instead of going to court." ”

Murphy frowned, "My studio is working on this film. ”

If he could, he didn't want to have irreconcilable contradictions with the prototype of Jordan Belfort.

Jordan Belfort thought for a moment and said, "I wanted Leonardo DiCaprio to play me in the film, and he was the most suitable person." ”

"But I don't think so." Murphy vetoed it directly, "This project is still in the initial stage of writing the script, but I can assure you, Mr. Belfort. ”

He has seen that things cannot end simply, and he is no longer as tactful as he was just now, "My film is not the turn of other people to point fingers!" ”

Jordan Belfort wasn't a good guy either, standing up and shrugging, "Then we'll only see you in court." ”

"Mr. Belfort," Murphy finally reminded, "I hope you think it through, you know a lot about the financial markets, but Hollywood and North American rights are not what you think." ”

Of course, a conceited person like Jordan Belfort couldn't listen to these words, and just said goodbye and left.

A film based on a novel or other literary work can be quite troublesome if it does not have the support of the original author, especially if it falls out with the original author, but Hollywood is not without such precedents, when Winston Groom, the original author of "Forrest Gump", completely fell out with the producer's philosophy, but there was no way to prevent the film from being shot and released.

Jordan Belfort's situation is also different from that of Winston Groom, which is fictional fiction, and the former is based on his own experiences.

Presumably Jordan Belfort doesn't know much about this aspect of the situation.

Entertainment law in the United States clearly states that the facts on which the film adaptation is based are not themselves protected by copyright or trademark law, and the parties have no rights to the facts they experience.

Although production companies often use "authorized by the parties" as a gimmick for film promotion, in fact, US federal law does not explicitly require the authorization of the parties for films based on real people and true events.

It is the freedom of Hollywood and production companies to make films, but only if they do not infringe on the legal rights of individual citizens. For artistic and commercial reasons, the film may reveal the private life of the protagonist, make up some eye-catching plots, create or escalate the conflict between the protagonist and others, and so on.

Of course, these distortions of reality can easily lead to damage to the personality interests of the parties, and the production company risks being sued to the court if it is not properly coordinated.

At first, Murphy didn't want to cause some unnecessary trouble, but now the trouble has arisen, and Stanton Studios' film can be based on facts instead of following an autobiography.

As for the degree of it, his lawyer, Robert, has a deep understanding of entertainment law, and will naturally avoid minefields as much as possible if he continues to serve as legal counsel for future crews as he always does.

Now that he has made up his mind to move forward with the project, Murphy also asked Robert to make a targeted plan in advance, which is mainly aimed at the trouble that Jordan Belfort may bring.

In the judicial practice of the United States, the parties to get into trouble with the production company are nothing more than those fixed routines.

First of all, the crime of defamation, the fictional or improper use of plots that have a negative effect on the parties, such as extramarital affairs, drug abuse, etc., makes the parties feel that their reputation and social status have been damaged, which constitutes the crime of defamation.

The second is the right to privacy, in order to make the content of the story more abundant, but also to attract the audience, the film adaptation usually adds a lot of information that is unknown to the parties, and if the information that they do not want to disclose without the consent of the parties is disclosed, causing mental pain, it constitutes an infringement of the privacy rights of individual citizens.

When Murphy wrote the script, he avoided these minefields as much as possible, and if Jordan Belfort really did something, he would not sit still, just as there are always people who jump out and say that blockbuster films infringe on their copyrights, and Hollywood has also taken systematic measures in this regard.

The defamation charge is against a fictional plot and the real facts are clearly a defence to defamation, and the U.S. Constitution grants a privileged protection to 'true speech' as long as it is proved that the plot in the film is true.

The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution stipulates freedom of speech, and movies are naturally protected as a way of expressing speech, and if the material used in a film is derived from public records, such as news reports, public information, official registration information, etc., its creation is not restricted.

Also, if a film can be authorized by a reporter who reports on something, it also has legal copyright.

That's enough for Robert, an experienced lawyer, to make the right arrangements.

The arrival of Jordan Belfort undoubtedly means that Murphy's negotiations with Leonardo DiCaprio have officially broken down.

In Hollywood, many directors are willing to make concessions if the original author strongly asks for it, but Leonardo DiCaprio apparently doesn't realize that Murphy is not in the ranks.

Even without Jordan Belfort, Murphy would not have been able to work with Leonardo DiCaprio, and his super high salary is the biggest obstacle.

Murphy's directorial salary is a headache for many Hollywood studios, but his films always give investors more returns, so there is no shortage of partners to work with.

The high salaries of celebrities have made Hollywood feel like a thorn in the back.

Today, Murphy is not only a director, but also an investor, taking advantage of the economic crisis last year to invest in a number of films, and Stanton Studios has been working with other film companies on the "Saw Horror" series and the "Game of Thrones" series, and the high salary of the actor is also a headache for him.

The "Saw" series is good to say that a main character will not survive for long, but "Game of Thrones" is different, this series has become popular with many actors, and these actors have become the spokespersons of their respective roles, and then there is a large salary increase that every popular American drama cannot avoid.

Actors like Jessica Alba and Margot Robbie have been paid hundreds of thousands of dollars per episode, and in the latest season of Game of Thrones, the cast and crew were paid 30 percent of the total production costs.

But this is a common phenomenon in Hollywood, and even the law of the industry, it is not something that Murphy can solve alone, those actors are also human beings, and they also have desires, and it is impossible to give him a free job for a certain outstanding role or so-called artistic pursuit.

These people are good to say, those superstars like Leonardo DiCaprio, the salary is terrifying.

However, this kind of thing can't be slapped in the face, even if their salary is super high, there are still companies willing to use them, this is superstar.

Because their name has a magical effect in "money speaks" in Hollywood, which can influence the decisions of studio owners. In the final analysis, it is a money word. With their joining, investors are willing to spend money to auction, and audiences are willing to pay for tickets, which is completely due to the supply and demand relationship dominated by the invisible hand of the market mechanism.

Because of this, Hollywood's star salaries have repeatedly broken through the ceiling, not only the basic salary is as high as 20 million US dollars, but also has to participate in box office dividends, as little as 10 percent, as much as 25 percent, making Hollywood thorns in the back and unbearable.

For example, Keanu Reeves, who ranked first in the history of star salaries, received a total of $30 million plus box office dividends in 2003 for the two films "The Matrix 2" and "The Matrix 3", which was as high as $156 million; Arnold Schwarzenegger is paid $20 million for starring in "Terminator 3", plus 20 percent of the box office dividends, and the film's global total box office is more than $430 million, of which 20 percent goes to Schwarzenegger.

This can also be said to be a game between labor and management. (To be continued.) )