"Trainspotting" is the kind of script, compared to the characters, the whole movie exudes a charming charm, people can't help but want to be a part of it, the sharp and uninhibited picture makes people amazed, and can't help but sigh at the whimsy of the film industry.

But when Hugo asked Rick about this script, Rick's words shattered all Hugo's illusions, "It's a script that no one cares about at all, even we ignore it, and we don't even want to give it to other artists in the company, how do you think they might want to find you?" ”

Indeed, although cost is also an important issue, more importantly, "Trainspotting" is such a movie with a rebellious rock atmosphere in its bone marrow, it disdains to use a "top superstar" like Hugo, making Hugo a part of the movie is a big failure, Hugo's fame, popularity and appeal will make the movie lose its original taste, and make the audience's attention deviate from the story itself, which is a disaster.

Hugo was aware of this fact, so Rick said that "Trainspotting" didn't extend an invitation at all, which is understandable.

Although Hugo knew that this was the case, and he also knew that "Trainspotting" was still more suitable for Ewan McGregor, and now "Trainspotting" has already been completed, Hugo is still inevitably full of regrets.

Looking at the "Trainguessing Train" in his hand, Hugo finally reluctantly put it aside, and his eyes fell on the "clockwork orange" on the beach chair, Hugo secretly thought that after reading this book, he should find out the original book of "Guess the Train" and read it carefully.

After reluctantly giving up "Trainguessing", Hugo looked at the big box of scripts in amazement, and couldn't help but sigh long, sure enough, it's not that the more scripts, the better, after all, you still have to suit yourself. Choosing a script requires fate and luck, and the perfect script that suits you is not so easy to come across.

Nearly forty scripts, and in the end, only "Fear of the First Degree" and "The English Patient" remained in front of Hugo.

"First Degree Fear" is actually very much appreciated by Hugo, and it is also his favorite work, but the character repetition is too high, so Hugo can't arouse too much interest, and he is more looking forward to Edward Norton coming out of this debut novel, shining on the big screen. Although Edward has never been a Hollywood superstar, his talent cannot be ignored, especially his humility, his low profile, and his dedication are always admirable.

As for "The English Patient", objectively speaking, it is a good work, and aside from the affirmation of the Oscars, Anthony Minghella has also given it many stylized features, which are all worthy of recognition. However, after reading so many scripts, and after missing "Trainguessing", Hugo was also quite interested and couldn't arouse his interest.

But after thinking about it, I finally stayed and saw what would happen after that.

In this way, Hugo's next work is likely to be born between "The English Patient" and "Independence Day", which is a very interesting thing, one is an academic work that swept the Oscars, and the other is a commercial popcorn work that swept the box office, although after "The British Patient" was affirmed by the Oscars, the box office almost doubled, and the box office reached 78 million in North America, and the global box office reached 230 million, which is also a particularly good box office work. The epic nature and Oscar effect of the two works are taken to the extreme, but the attributes of the two works are fundamentally different.

However, this is not necessarily the case, the "English patient" should not have listed Hugo as the first choice, and he is indeed not the best candidate; And the situation of "Independence Day" still depends on the follow-up development, maybe Hugo missed both works, but chose another work, which is not impossible.

After all, this is Hollywood, and everything is possible.

Interestingly, this time, the script submitted by Rick almost did not talk about the salary, and Rick did not discuss this topic with Hugo in particular. It can also be seen from here that after experiencing the waves of "Mission Impossible", major Hollywood film companies are now very cautious.

On the one hand, everyone is very sure that Hugo's salary is more than 15 million, but the works that can afford this price are often commercial blockbusters, and they are not sure what kind of commercial blockbusters can impress Hugo, including Twentieth Century Fox.

But on the other hand, Hugo's non-rejection of independent films, and he doesn't mind ultra-low salaries, makes it impossible for film companies to directly abandon their obsession with art films, just like "staying away from the casino", if Hugo can be invited to star, Twentieth Century Fox must be investing with the intention of hitting the awards.

Therefore, the attitude of the film company is ambiguous, and it does not intend to impress Hugo with the salary, and speaks with the script. This also has a variety of scripts submitted by the director.

After making a decision, Hugo did not rush to tell Sù Rick of his conclusions, after all, it only took him a few hours to read nearly forty scripts, which was really too shocking, and it was better to let Rick go and talk to Roland Emmerich and them first.

Just as Hugo began to select the next work one after another, the screening of "Death Row Prisoner's Walk" was already quietly approaching.

As the most topical work in the second half of this year, "Death Row Walk" really didn't have any "hot spots" before this, and no one could have expected that such an independent work with a cold theme would surpass "Toy Story (TOY). Story)" and "Jumanji" became the most anticipated works at the end of the year, which is also unprecedented.

Everyone is curious about what kind of work made Hugo schizophrenic during the performance, and what kind of wonderful performance Hugo gave in the movie made him force himself into a corner!

Although it was an on-demand screening, after the broadcast of "The Tonight Show", "Death Row Prisoner Walk" has undoubtedly become the most anticipated work in recent times.

Hidden behind the dazzling halo of "Death Row Walk", "Twelve Monkeys" was also officially screened in the same week, and both films coincidentally chose three theaters for screening.

Although there is suspicion of hype, people still have to sigh that Hugo and Brad are like fatalistic rivals. Unlike Tom Cruise, who became famous at a young age, Hugo and Brad both really started the road to superstardom in 1992, and the previous petty fights were more like the media deliberately put the two people on the opposite side of the competition in order to hype the news.

But unexpectedly, Hugo and Brad really collided with sparks, and both rose, first Hugo and then Brad, at the end of last year, "Pulp Fiction" and "Night Vampire" and "Burning Years" The duel pushed this duel to a new height, and reached its peak in the "Seven Deadly Sins".

These two competitors are undoubtedly the best representatives of the current Hollywood "Yu Liang complex", even surpassing Hugo and Tom Cruise, Brad and Tom Cruise, the two pairs of competitors.

This time, "Death Row Walk" and "Twelve Monkeys" will be released in the same theater on the same day, and it will undoubtedly be a showdown between Mars and Earth.

Objectively speaking, "Twelve Monkeys" should be regarded as a commercial film at all, this film is classified as a suspense thriller work like "Seven Deadly Sins", and after adding science fiction elements, it glows with a different charm, and the investment cost of 29 million US dollars can be seen in the ambition of Universal Pictures, which is completely different from the "Death Row Walk" with an investment cost of only 11 million, from planning to conception to target group and box office expectations, it is a completely different work.

"Twelve Monkeys" is clearly looking to make a difference at the box office, with a new side-up of Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt, and the industry's most acclaimed Terry Gilliam has been invited. gilliam), highlighting Universal's desire for the box office and confidence in the production, and they even hope to replicate the success of the Seven Deadly Sins.

However, out of a cautious point of view, Universal Pictures also chose to test the waters in the first week, hoping to formulate a plan for a follow-up full release based on the feedback from professional film critics and audiences.

However, regardless of the follow-up plan and final goal, "Twelve Monkeys" stood on the opposite side of "Death Row Walk" in the first week, and the two movies were screened in three theaters in Los Angeles on December 15 at the same time, not to mention the rumors in the circle that the script of "Twelve Monkeys" was found by Hugo first, and after Hugo refused, it fell into the hands of Brad, and such rumors added a lot of gunpowder.

This means that the two films will be compared in all aspects, and the appearance of Hugo and Brad is bound to detonate all the attention, once again igniting the heat of the year.

Regardless of whether the parties are willing to admit it or not, it is undeniable that Hugo and Brad are the real fateful opponents, and the two are bound to be compared and discussed by the media in all aspects, which is already a predetermined fate. Brad has never shied away from this, and since the audition for "Big River Love", he has decided so; And Hugo has never been afraid of competition, although he doesn't like hype, but he will not back down, healthy competition will only make him full of motivation to move forward.

From Brad's slight advantage at the beginning of the duel, to Hugo's overall lead, Brad's hard catch-up, and Hugo's complete suppression of Brad recently, these two competitors are writing history, so what will be the result of the duel in the first week of "Death Row Walk" and "Twelve Monkeys"?

Not to mention the box office schedule, or the critics' evaluation, at least on the attention of the screening, "Death Row Walk" has been half a position ahead!