"Future Water World", this film is almost the most notorious work of the 90s, and it and another film, "Cut Throat Island", have an unshakable place in the top 10 most money-losing movies in Hollywood history, and the latter was once listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the most expensive film in film history.

It can be said that "Future Water World" is a joke in Hollywood, almost every industry practitioner knows the allusion, and it is also the most common case used by professional filmmakers to discuss how to control the balance between business and art.

Filmed in 1994 at a cost of $175 million, two years before the Titanic, it was the most expensive film in film history at the time, attracting a lot of attention and still being the top super-production even two decades later. The work was directed by Kevin Reynolds, the director of "Robin Hood", and starred A-list superstar Kevin Costner.

In fact, the story framework of "Future Water World" is a common sci-fi blockbuster in the 21st century, the storyline is relatively simple and rough, and then relies on countless special effects to attract attention, those special effects that burn money will not be too outdated even after ten years, especially the special effects of many climactic scenes are commendable. But the problem is that the whole worldview setting is too advanced, the special effects picture does not meet the aesthetics of the mid-90s, the shoddy story line is even more difficult to look at, and the most important thing is that the heroine's character setting is seriously wrong, and there are huge problems in casting, resulting in the whole movie not being able to win a positive response from the audience at all.

This is also widely believed to be the reason for the film's fiasco.

After its release, the film grossed $88 million in North America and $264 million worldwide. Under the title of "the most expensive investment in film history", this achievement is really unsatisfactory; What's more, under the pressure of a cost of up to 175 million and more than 30 million in publicity expenses, the investor Universal Pictures lost $120 million!

However, Jerry's mention of "future water world" obviously has a deep meaning.

In addition to these well-known professional reasons, the failure of "Future Water World" has actually been in trouble for a long time, the crew has been in trouble since the preparation stage, budget overruns and production bottlenecks have emerged in an endless stream after the start of filming, and even the actor Kevin almost lost his life, and the rumors of disagreement between the main creators are even more uproarious. From the screenwriter to the actors to the other staff behind the scenes, they all described the filming process as "a hellish time", and the discord between the entire crew was almost unbearable even for the producers. Director Kevin left the crew two weeks before the completion of the film because he was very dissatisfied with the crew and directly ignored the restrictions of the contract, which also forced Kevin Costner, who had won the Oscar for Best Director for "Dances with Wolves", to take over the mess and finish the filming.

Although it is said that every crew member hopes that the work can be successful, for the sake of their own money; But everyone has their own little calculations, and when individual interests conflict with collective interests, everyone will make the same choice, especially in the United States, which advocates individuality. It's just that the discord within the crew led to such an avalanche-like fiasco, but this work went down in history in an alternative way.

Originally, it was just a "chance encounter", but Jerry mentioned the "future water world", which of course could not be pure small talk.

Jerry is hinting that if Lance joins the "Pirates of the Caribbean" crew, then he will face the situation of "Future Water World", and the entire crew may not be willing to cooperate with him, and even stumble him everywhere, so that Lance really feels what it means to be stretched.

Kevin Costner had a peak period in Hollywood, starting with the Oscar-nominated "Iron Mask" in 1987, and reaching the peak of "Dances with Wolves" in 1990, with this directorial debut, Kevin won the Oscar for Best Picture and Best Director in one fell swoop, and his reputation was unparalleled for a while, and then "Assassination of Kennedy", "Bodyguard", "Perfect World" have achieved good results, but the fiasco of "Future Water World" completely changed the trajectory of his career.

From 1995 to the present, Kevin has experienced a long nine-year trough, and none of his works have sunk into the sea, from the box office to word of mouth; To make matters worse, major studios have since lost confidence in him, no major companies are willing to hand over big productions to him, prestigious directors are unwilling to work with him, and even his directorial identity is useless - after the "2013 Ultimate Miracle" in 1997 clashed Warner Bros., no company was willing to take the risk.

It can be said that the "future water world" is the turning point of Kevin's career, once heaven and hell.

Jerry's hint couldn't be more obvious: Kevin is Lance's future.

Of course, Lance knew it was a game, and Jerry was far from being as confident as he appeared. If the "Pirates of the Caribbean" crew in order to boycott him, it really ushered in a "future water world" style fiasco, Lance's life is not easy, and the future of the rest of the entire crew is not much better, maybe they can put all the blame on Lance, but this is tantamount to stifling the future of Captain Jack Sparrow, which is completely the same end, so Jerry is bound to have scruples, and even Johnny, Kayla and others cannot be so determined.

But Lance knows that the real significance of Jerry's threat is not to break the net, but to shock education, hoping to make Lance retreat, and he believes that Lance is a smart man who can make such calculations:

Joined the crew, faced with the difficulties of Cong Cong, and after the difficulties and dangers, he filmed a mediocre work, dismantling Lance's own signboard, with the momentum of Lance's current three-game winning streak, suffering a fiasco will affect his reputation, after all, he is not a director of Steven Spielberg's level; At the same time, offended Jerry, Johnny, Kayla, Orlando and others, offended many staff members within the "Pirates of the Caribbean" crew, once the work fails, everyone will put the blame on Lance, just like the success of "borrowing a knife to kill" Lance enjoys benefits far more than Tom's Best Actor Little Golden Man, the same is true for the failure of the work, at that time Lance will face the obstacles of a large network of contacts in the circle, and may even offend Disney, and the impact on his future career is immeasurable.

For reference, not only did Kevin Costner slump from then on, but Kevin Reynolds' career didn't improve since.

Or...... Gave up the "Pirates of the Caribbean" project and sold Jerry a favor, as well as Johnny and others. Although it is uncertain how this favor will be reciprocated in the future, it is certain that it is far more cost-effective to have one more friend than one more enemy; At the same time, Lance missed out on the "Pirates of the Caribbean" project, and it would be a win-win situation to create a successful work based on his own ideas and continue his rising momentum.

Jerry believes that with Lance's ingenuity, he will make the right choice.

Lance felt that Jerry was worthy of being an old fox who had been rolling in Hollywood for more than 30 years, and he grasped the key point of Lance between talking and laughing. If you go a little deeper, maybe even the successive warnings of Kayla and Johnny are arranged by Jerry, step by step to break down Lance's defense line and stubbornness, and finally Jerry completes the fatal blow...... Of course, this is just speculation, and Lance doesn't have any evidence.

Lance didn't like that, he didn't like the feeling of being controlled and being forced.

Admittedly, Jerry's analysis makes sense, and any sane person who has been rolling in Hollywood for years will make the decision to give up. Top producers like Jerry, top actors like Johnny, emerging actors like Kayla and Orlando, befriending them is good for Lance personally, and for Chaos Pictures. What's more, the "Pirates of the Caribbean" project has been involved in the struggle for power within Disney, and now it is obvious that the "Pirates of the Caribbean" crew has been twisted into a rope, and any outsider who intervenes is afraid that he will become cannon fodder.

Lance had already made a decision, and if the idea of the script was rejected, then he would withdraw as soon as possible and not wade into the troubled waters. Now, it seems, everything is in order, following Jerry's advice and abandoning the "Pirates of the Caribbean" project...... There's no need to worry too much about it.

However, this is the third time, the third time they tell Lance what to do, the third time they command Lance what to do, the third time they force Lance to do it, as if Lance is a marionette. Lance and Disney haven't talked exactly about working together, and they just handed in a script, and they can't wait to point fingers.

The phone on the desktop suddenly began to vibrate, making Lance's eyes rise from the comic book and pick up the phone, "Lance, Disney called just now......" Percy's voice came from the other end of the earpiece, "The script proposal is too bold, and the idea is also contrary to their original idea, such a choice doesn't seem to be in line with their ideas......"

In other words, his script proposal was rejected.

Raising his head, Lance saw Jerry walk out again, holding a cup of coffee in his hand, and raised it towards Lance in motion, with a calm and confident look on his face. Lance smiled and nodded his chin in response, and then watched Jerry walk away.

The timing was so cleverly mastered. If all this is a coincidence, then it is that there are too many fairy tale books. So, what exactly should Lance push the boat with? Or should it be ...... (To be continued.) )