There are many reasons why a drama can endure, but there is no doubt that the script cannot be ignored. The musical script of "Sweeney Todd" www.biquge.info pen ~ fun ~ pavilion is trustworthy, and the excavation of Todd's character also shows the rich heritage of British drama. If you take into account the attributes of the role and the work itself - semi-biographical, neurotic, murderer, tragic character, mutilated character, endurance and humiliation, and extreme tragedy, then the impact on the Oscar golden man is also twice the result with half the effort.

In his last life, Johnny Depp was nominated for an Oscar for "Sweeney Todd", but he had almost no chance, because that year, the "Bloody" Daniel Day-Lewis showed absolute dominance, a soul-inducing performance, and portrayed a cold-blooded oil tycoon whose soul fell into evil in a terrifying way, that kind of almost crazy but calm and restrained trait, almost swept the entire awards season, and no one could shake his position.

But in Lance's view, the nomination for "Sweeney Todd" is a typical PR effect, fame is greater than strength, and his performance is not even on the level of Johnny in "Ed Wood", in that year, Ryan Gosling of "Inflatable Doll Love", Denzel Washington of "American Gangster", Ulrich-Muhe of "Eavesdropping Storm", "Diving Bell and Butterfly" Matthieu-Amalric and others are more worthy of a nomination, especially the latter two non-English actors, whose performances have reached the level of impacting the actor, even if they can't shake Daniel's supremacy, but they can be discussed on a level. It's a pity that if non-English performances want to impact the actor and actress, strength alone is not enough, the right time and place are indispensable.

If "Sweeney Todd" is in the hands of the right director and the right actor, Lance believes that it is not impossible to challenge Daniel, who is "about to be bloody", the protagonists of both works are characters who are evil to the bone, the biggest difference is that Todd is so evil that he is distorted, falling into madness, and the belief in revenge driven by family and love has become an executioner who strangled family affection and love with his own hands, creating an ancient Greek tragedy; Daniel - the character in "The Blood Is Coming" is called Daniel - is so evil that he is cold, morally corrupt, and profit-driven greed and ambition make everything a means, even family and faith. The showdown between these two evils should become the most fierce battle for the actor in film history, and it is really hard to say who wins and who loses.

However, this is only theoretical, and how to really operate, and who can challenge Daniel Day-Lewis's cold performance that is not crazy and cannot survive, is definitely not as simple as words.

What's more, Lance's current focus should be on "Iron Man" and "The Incredible Hulk", and "Sweeney Todd" is no longer on his radar at all. But Dieter Coslick and Lauri McDonald aren't the only two who will be hoping to win over Lance.

Although the news of "Iron Man" is boiling in the North American continent, Chaos Pictures and Lance have never admitted the accuracy of the news positively, even Marvel Studios has no official news, everything is just rumors, and things seem to be far from being certain; Second, even if "Iron Man" is finalized, the operation of the film industry is wonderful-Lance's itinerary for this year has been booked, but there are still next year, the year after tomorrow, and the year after tomorrow, that is, Lance lacks skills in the directorial position, as well as producers, screenwriters, and even the cameos of actors are also under consideration, for those producers or directors at their peak, it is not uncommon for the projects in their hands to fill the schedule for the next three or even four years in one go. Now Reims is at his prime.

Therefore, in almost every city, Lance can meet producers or screenwriters who come to the door and want to approach Lance with the project in hand. Even if they don't win Lance's direct favor, they hope that Chaos Pictures can take over, which is a direct manifestation of Lance's strong appeal now. Quietly, Chaos Pictures, which relies on the name of Reims, has become the number one choice for countless independent films.

During the campaign, Reims met a French producer, Francois-Xavier-Decraene, who had met in Paris, Berlin and Barcelona. This is a producer who is mainly active in Europe and does not have much influence in North America, and he holds the rights to adapt a biographical novel, hoping that Chaos Pictures will invest in the project.

The reason is simple, "I believe in Mr. Strello's professionalism as a producer, as well as his professional ability. These were François's exact words, with a slightly restrained smile on his face, but with a sparkle of unwavering conviction.

In addition to Lance's own fame, Chaos Pictures announced the blacklist for free - this year's Independence Day, the second blacklist was announced on time, which also made Chaos Pictures win the support and love of independent filmmakers, not only screenwriters are willing to vote their works to Chaos Pictures, hoping to get more attention with the help of this platform; Even independent filmmakers are happy to try their luck at Chaos Pictures.

Looking at the career curve of Reims, he started as a publisher and was responsible for discovering high-quality independent works in Europe; then switched to directing, and "City of God" was an instant hit; Since then, although he has been involved in commercial films, the independent attributes in each movie still shine, and it has reached its peak in "Fury Road". It can be said that Lance's understanding of independent films, small-budget investment, cult works, and personal style has indeed been proven, which has also earned him the name of "Bole".

This is also the reason why François found Reims.

François's biographical novel really caught the eye of Reims, and this work was "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly". This is a biography written by Jean-Dominique-Bauby, a journalist and former editor-in-chief of the French fashion magazine Elle, which he wrote with his left eye after suffering from "locked-in syndrome", but sadly died the day after the book was published. The name "Diving Bell and Butterfly" is a metaphor for Rang's life after illness, and the diving symbolizes that his body is heavily imprisoned, unable to be released or free; The butterfly represents her spiritual world, which can fly freely and swim the world. In 1997, when the novel was published, it became a sensation throughout France.

The so-called locked-in syndrome means that in a body that cannot move, speak, or breathe on his own, and he has almost completely lost his motor skills, only one eye can move, and this eye is the only means of contact between his awake consciousness and the world. Jean used this eye to select the letters on the letter card, form words, sentences, or even a whole page of text to complete the biography.

"The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" is undoubtedly an excellent work, but it is not easy to shoot successfully, and the most important thing is who will play Jean? Jean on the hospital bed, he only has one eye to convey emotions, which puts on almost harsh requirements for the performance; In memory, Jean must present delicate changes in emotions with a restrained and rich performance, and the burden on the actor cannot be underestimated, especially considering that French must be used, and the range of choices is even narrower. Javier Bardem gave an Oscar-level performance in the similar genre work "Deep Sea Sleep", but "Diving Bell and Butterfly" was more difficult to perform than "Deep Sea Sleep".

That's why François has been slow to find investors in France – "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" seems to be one of those works that "stay on paper better than put it on the big screen". Although Chaos Pictures is an American company, it is clear that Reims's reputation is good enough for François to make a bold attempt.

In the previous life, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" was eventually taken over by the American director Julian Schnabel, who had directed such masterpieces as "The Frivolous Years" and "Before Nightfall", giving the film an almost babbling prose style, and the unfettered romance had a deadly French flavor. It can be said that Julian has done a successful job.

Lance accepted François's business card, as well as the original book of "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly", and told James Corden about the work that night.

Chaos Pictures needs to develop its own production and distribution steps in an orderly manner, although the blacklist is released by Chaos Pictures, but in fact, Chaos Pictures has little advantage, and they still have to compete fairly with others. Therefore, a masterpiece like "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" that was actively delivered to the door, Lance naturally did not miss it.

For "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly", he won't be the director, he won't write the script, if he can, he won't even be the producer, but he will leave it to Chaos Pictures to run it. Only in this way will Chaos Pictures get out of the DreamWorks dilemma in the future - if Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and David Geffen don't play in person, the quality of their works will hardly be guaranteed.

As Lance expected, the cost of one work after another, under the victory of "Fury Road", exploded with huge energy, and now Chaos Pictures is really on the right track and has entered the stage of autonomous operation. This is crucial for the development of the Marvel Universe - after all, Lance is too incapable to do everything all by himself.

Lance leads the crew to promote in Europe and further open up more possibilities for the future development of Chaos Pictures, while at the same time, the journey of "Fury Road" to harvest the box office is also gradually moving towards a high and high tide, whether it is in the North American continent or overseas markets, the box office dominance shown by the film is desperately strong, the historical record is disappearing one by one, and the undertaker is going to a territory that no one has explored! (To be continued.) )