Chapter 156 of the main text volume, the terrifying planet

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"You think she's going to look at you fat guy?" James Franco opened his mouth to mock, "Jonah, people have to be self-aware! ”

The conversation had shifted to being inappropriate, and Carey Mulligan knew that these guys, along with Murphy, were often talking about boring jokes, so he simply got up and went to the kitchen.

"Jim, isn't that right?" After Murphy watched her leave, he turned to look at James Franco, "I think Jonah has a good chance of succeeding." ”

Jonah Hill, with Murphy's support, got her neck cocked and said loudly, "Don't forget, that's what she does!" ”

"No, no, that's not right!" Seth Rogan lifted his glasses and said seriously, "As far as I know, their work and life are completely separate, and I think Jonah has a very low chance of success, unless he is willing to go with her to make that kind of film." ”

"He's going?" Murphy shook his head, completely devoid of his own position, "Which studio in the San Fernando Valley would dare to use him?" Do you want the audience to see his fat body? ”

"Hey, there's no mistake!" Jonah Hill pointed at Murphy, "Aren't you rooting for me?" ”

Murphy picked up his beer, awe-inspiring, "I support your right to speak, but I support the truth even more. ”

James Franco and Seth Rogen almost squirted wine out of their mouths, and several people laughed, and even Robert Downey Jr., who had been depressed recently, pointed at Murphy and bent over with a smile.

"You're so uninformed." As soon as his mood improved, Robert Downey Jr. took out his fan of becoming a famous star, "It's just an actress who shoots ******, do you know that there are some very high-end pies in Hollywood?" There are a lot of well-known women on it, and if you're lucky, there are A-list superstars, and I'm talking about Hollywood stars, not the San Fernando Valley ......"

This is a topic that will never go out of style among men, and it instantly attracted the four Murphys.

Jonah Hill swallowed and foamed, "Tell me, Donnie. ”

"Hey......" Robert Downey Jr. shook his hand, "it's all in the past, and it's hard to mention it again." ”

"That ......," Seth Rogun scratched his head, "just say a few words, say a few words!" ”

Robert Downey Jr. already had a smug smile on his lips, but he still looked like he was in the past.

Murphy grabbed an iron skewer for roasting, pointed it at Robert Downey Jr.'s throat, and threatened, "Do you say it or not?" ”

Robert Downey Jr. didn't say anything, so he stabbed him in the neck with an iron skewer in a front-to-back transparent stance.

Robert Downey Jr. raised his hand exaggeratedly, "Alright! All right! I'll just say that. ”

He recalled, unhurriedly, "In Hollywood, after many events, there are some special companies that hold special carnival parties. For example, the year I was nominated for an Oscar, after the Oscar nominees' luncheon, a company called a mask pie duì, and the admission fee alone was as high as $30,000! ”

Murphy nodded slightly, and with the development of information later, this kind of thing gradually spread out a little.

"$30,000?" James Franco asked, "What kind of pie?" Actually cost $30,000 to enter? ”

"The organizers require that masks be worn." Robert Downey Jr. ignored James Franco's words and said to himself, "You can bring a female companion to attend, or you may not bring a female companion to attend." If you meet someone you are interested in, as long as the other party does not object, whether it is a man or a woman, you can get together with them. ”

Jonah Hill and Seth Rogan gave envious glances.

"If you're bringing a female companion, you can also play swapping games." Seems to be a connoisseur veteran, Robert Downey Jr. is familiar with these looks, "As long as it's not forced, under mutually agreed terms, it's not a problem for 3 or more people to play on pies." ”

He squeezed his eyes at a few people, "If you're lucky enough, you may meet some top actresses inside, those female stars who like to play very much, are also the targets of these party organizers, and they are also frequent visitors above." ”

"But they're all masked...... Seth Roganne said.

Robert Downey Jr. snorted and sneered twice, "Many celebrities have physical characteristics that can't be concealed, can't they be recognized if they cover their faces?" ”

"However, the female celebrities who like this kind of pie are only a few of the few." He added, "It's all up to luck. ”

Jonah Hill had stars in both eyes, "I can't imagine what a wonderful scene it was!" ”

Unable to find the right adjective, Robert Downey Jr. thought for a moment and said, "Have you seen Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Open?" Somewhat similar to the one Tom Cruise encountered. ”

Seth Rogan said enviously, "If you have the chance, you must go and see it." ”

Robert Downey Jr. pointed at him and Jonah Hill and shook his finger, "You're not qualified enough, Murphy and Jim are pretty much the same." ”

"They can take us to ......" Jonah Hill was only halfway through his words when he saw that Carey Mulligan had already walked over and stood behind Murphy.

"Come, let's keep drinking!" He picked up his glass, touched Seth Rogen, and beckoned to Murphy, James Franco, and Robert Downey Jr., "Cheers!" ”

The next day was the weekend, and several people didn't have any work for the time being, so the party lasted until nearly midnight.

After a pleasant weekend, Murphy received good news at the beginning of the new week, the CAA and Miramax negotiations on the new project have made a breakthrough, the two sides have basically agreed on the big aspects, and finally need to confirm the few details.

Murphy was the director and initiator of the project, and the CAA got the news on the go, and then he joined the negotiations led by Bill Rosith, and after a week of tug-of-war, Murphy, CAA, and Miramax were determined to have an in-depth collaboration on the project.

The collaboration was about to be reached, and the project could not continue to be codenamed "X", and CAA and Miramax accepted Murphy's proposal, and the project was officially named "Planet Terror".

This will be an absurd theme of a beautiful woman vs. a zombie, although full of blood and violence, but not in the style of "Saw", but full of American humor.

In this regard, Murphy knew that he was not good at comedy, and specially summoned Seth Rogen and Jonah Hill to Stanton Studios and worked together for several days in order to modify some funny scenes.

Several people had said that they would gang up and help each other, and Murphy did the same, even if it was Jonah Hill, a completely unknown guy, the new project still brought him.

Seth Rogen and Jonah Hill also did their best to help Murphy revise the script.

Jonah Hill is a good hand at making fun of the atmosphere, but revising the script can make a limited difference; Seth Rogen is different, after a few days of work, Murphy can see that this guy is indeed quite talented, whether it is scene construction or character lines, he writes well.

It's no accident that this guy later became a director.

In mid-October, Murphy, CAA, and Miramax officially signed the Planet of Terror project agreement at the Death Star Tower.

"Terror Planet" is a one-stop packaging service provided by CAA for Miramax, and the main cast and crew are from CAA's contracted customers, just like other CAA packaging projects, after the release of the film, CAA will receive 7% of all profits of "Terror Planet" as a service commission.

Miramax is the producer and distributor of the project, and will provide the production of the film through guò financing, and owns 100% of the rights to the film, and after a long negotiation and see-saw, the final production cost of the film was finalized at 8 million US dollars.

However, Miramax's application for film tax rebates from the Australian government has not been passed, and the investment in "Horror Planet" and Murphy's fame are still too low to be favored by the Australian government.

Like Hollywood, mainstream commercial productions with an investment of hundreds of millions of dollars can often get 13% to 18% tax rebates when shooting in Australia!

As a result, filming overseas would only increase the cost, and the crew would stay in Los Angeles to find a set with the right price and location, and under Murphy's suggestion, the huge abandoned warehouse that was originally used to shoot "Saw" was listed as the preferred location for some indoor scenes, where the large area and relatively low rent, as well as the equipment such as the boom, were huge advantages.

In terms of fundraising, since Murphy has a blockbuster film like "Chainsaw", and the film has also entered a number of overseas markets, Miramax will not only absorb the early start-up funds of the project from private equity funds and financial institutions, but also raise funds for follow-up filming through overseas pre-sales.

Miramax has long-term overseas partners, and pre-sales are to sell the distribution rights or other rights of the film to these companies in advance to raise production costs.

This is Miramax's plan for the time being, and it will depend on how to do it later.

In addition, Harvey Weinstein also officially informed Murphy and CAA that he has applied for an exhibition for "Planet Terror" to participate in next year's Cannes Film Festival.

This is not to say that Miramax or Harvey Weinstein attach great importance to him and the project, the original quota belonged to Quentin Tarantino and his new film, but Quentin, the geek director, insisted on waiting for Uma Thurman to give birth before starting a new film, and was destined to miss next year's Cannes Film Festival.

After Harvey Weinstein communicated guò with the Cannes side, Planet Terror became a replacement.

Of course, this is only a screening, not a competition.

It is said that Miramax will participate in the competition unit of the song and dance blockbuster "Chicago" that will be promoted next year.

At the end of the agreement, it is about the treatment of Murphy as a director, he has two positions in the film, director and screenwriter, and in a very formal crew like Hollywood, the position also means a corresponding remuneration. (To be continued.) )