"Black Hawk Down" is a new work by Ridley, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. After the completion of "Gladiator", Ridley intended to invite Daniel to play the male lead - he really enjoyed the process of creating the character and story with Daniel, but in the end, after all things considered, the Colombian film decided to settle for Josh Hartnett. That's why Daniel and Ridley's second collaboration didn't work out.

In fact, Jerry Bruckheimer, who was sitting in front of Cusa, played a major role in determining the candidate.

Jerry, there is no one in Hollywood who does not know him, this is a real ace producer, the production of more than 100 million box office is commonplace for him, the early years of "Break Dancing" and "Top Gun" are his masterpieces, and now the blockbuster "Pearl Harbor" is his first work, which is claimed to surpass "Saving Private Ryan", a World War II blockbuster that claims to surpass "Saving Private Ryan", starring Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett and Kate Beckinsale.

Obviously, Josh won Jerry's favor, which played a crucial role in his win of "Black Hawk Down".

However, Columbia Pictures is also very smart, Josh's coffee position determines the initiative of both parties, and the filming date of the film is decided to be after March next year, which means that it will be a long time, so Columbia did not give Josh a definite contract.

In other words, they are still in the "selection" stage, and even if Josh understands Colombia's intentions, there is no other way but to hang. This is slightly similar to Daniel's situation, but it is not exactly the same, when Daniel signed "Spy", one of the biggest advantages was the media value and the release of "Gladiator". This means that there are a lot of variables, and if Universal intends to be like Columbia, it may have to take some risks, for example, now, if the contract of "Spy" is re-signed, Daniel's price may not be 5 million. Josh Hartnett didn't have such old variables, so he could only accept the baptism of the rules honestly.

That's why Kusa and Jerry met today.

The meeting was brought up by Jerry, and Cussa offered to visit.

Both sides were busy, and the conversation was certainly concise and straight to the point.

"To be honest, if it weren't for Ridley and Columbia's opinion, I really wouldn't think Daniel would be suitable for the role, and Sergeant Aveleeman, an American Ranger officer who is out of territory, is just too far from Daniel." Jerry's eyes are long and thin, but the glint that flashes from time to time is unmistakably telling Sù Kusa that this is not a good stubble in front of him, "I know, Daniel took over Universal's "Spy", but spy movies and war movies are not the same concept, and I don't think there will be any similarities between this kind of idol agent and the warrior in "Black Hawk Down", oh, forgive my straightforwardness." ”

Kusa smiled nonsensically, indicating that he didn't mind.

Jerry also bent the corners of his mouth, or his mouth was a little naturally bent upward, all in all, Cusa felt that he was smiling, and the words that came out didn't seem so cold, "But Columbia feels that Daniel is very good at boosting the box office now, and the box office pressure of this kind of film is always not small, and Ridley is obsessed with their former collaboration." I just watched Gladiator, and I can imagine that if I were a director, it would be a pleasure to remember to create a character like Commodius with Daniel. ”

"Thank you," Kusa Yun smiled lightly, thinking of what Daniel had said.

“…… Moreover, Bruckheimer may not want me to take over this play, not to mention how close Josh is with him, just that producers of this level are usually very stubborn and superstitious about themselves, when Ridley invited me to join "Black Hawk Down", and later decided on Josh, Bruckheimer must have played a role in this, and it is not easy for him to change his course. ”

Daniel was right, the two of them sat down, and all Jerry's remarks were taking his position - against.

Cusa decided to go with the plan, and that should have been a wise decision.

"Jerry, it sounds like you're not very happy with Danny, I didn't think we were going to talk much today, at least you'd make a decision after the audition."

"For this kind of film, auditions have almost no reference value." Jerry looked at Kusa apologetically, "I don't have any prejudice against Daniel, I'm really looking forward to working with him, he's a great young actor, he's amazing and it's all from the bottom of my heart." But are you sure he'll be a good fit for Black Hawk Down? Sometimes, it's not a matter of acting, an actor always has his limitations. An unsuitable role will have an impact not only on the movie, but also on the actors, especially new actors who are just starting out. ”

Jerry has a very high status, so he doesn't have too many scruples when he speaks.

"Thanks, Jerry, we get that. ”

It seems that the decision was made after careful consideration, "Jerry, we agree with your opinion, maybe Danny is really not suitable for this role, or maybe not the most suitable, we will thank Ridley and Columbia, and we will withdraw from the casting process." ”

Jerry was visibly stunned.

He didn't think that Daniel would have this decision, what he said today did not mean to stop Daniel from competing for the role, there was a small strategy in it, Daniel was "beaten" by him, and it must be more convenient to use.

But Kusa actually directly stated that he would withdraw from casting.

"Well, you really, I mean, don't you need to talk to Daniel again? After all, this is just my personal opinion, and Ridley and Colombia are still bullish on Daniel. ”

Jerry even began to wonder if Kusa was playing with the rejection at this moment.

Now that Kusa has already spoken out about his decision, he will not cause any more troubles and provoke Jerry's disgust.

"Jerry, Daniel has authorized me to handle this matter, so you don't have to worry about whether I have the authority or not. Actually, we made this decision, it's not exactly today's thing, of course, your opinion is very important, Jerry, Daniel and I said, we are all very young, sometimes it is very beneficial to listen to the opinions of the seniors, especially Jerry, you are an ace people, if he is really not suitable for this movie, then the bad impact is not only the movie itself, it is only natural to give it up. ”

Kusa paused, and he deliberately lifted Jerry, which was a trick that everyone knew by heart.

"In addition, there is another important reason that Daniel has taken over a film before, which is about the tragedy in Rwanda, and you know that these two films should not be played by the same person, it is not appropriate."

The story of the Black Hawk Fall was followed by the tragedy in Rwanda, the United States withdrawal as a major cause of the disaster.

So starring in "Black Hawk Down" and "Hotel Rwanda" at the same time is something that will make the audience uncomfortable.

"Have you signed a contract for that film?" Jerry seems to have heard of Hotel Rwanda as well.

Kusa didn't have to hide it from him, "Not yet, but I have expressed my intention early on, and Daniel wants to take the film." Of course, it's not entirely out of humanity and other factors, he feels that there should always be something worth experiencing and exploring behind this kind of killing, young people, a little special feeling about death and legends, not very surprising, right? ”

Looking at Jerry's expression, Kusa didn't know if this hint would work, but it had to be.

According to Daniel, the movie has just been put on the agenda, and even if Jerry takes the job, he hasn't had time to think about the specifics.

Whether hinting at death, legend, and fascination in Jerry's presence would help Daniel overcome the age and image gap, Cusa wasn't sure.

There is no doubt that Daniel is aiming for the role of Captain Jack in "Pirates of the Caribbean".

This well-known series, Daniel is very familiar, Johnny Depp and "Pirates of the Caribbean" are considered to be each other's achievements and a match made in heaven, the Caribbean will never succeed without Johnny Captain Jack, and without "Pirates of the Caribbean", Johnny will not be one of the most successful Hollywood stars of the 21st century.

But Daniel doesn't think so, for example, now, many people think that Daniel is the only image of Commodius, and if Joaquin Phoenix plays another version at this time, I am afraid that he will be sprayed to death by fans of "Gladiator". However, in the previous life, Jackquin's played by Commodius also received many compliments.

By analogy, many later analyses on the Internet are actually just established impressions.

Jerry was silent for a moment before nodding, "You're right, although you didn't choose Black Hawk Down, but I have respect for your decision. ”

"Thank you."

Watching Jerry leave, Kusa took a sip of coffee, rejecting "Black Hawk Down" as a set plan, but I don't know if this foreshadowing will work.