"It turned out to be Pearl Harbor!"

On a terrace facing the sea at the Duke's estate, Duke sipped afternoon tea while facing Nancy, who was holding a coffee. Josephson said, "So you've been dug up at the foot of the wall. ”

"Michael? Although Ovitz is no longer at the CAA, his appeal is still amazing. "Nancy? Josephson seemed to be in a very good state of mind, "Don't forget, it's the heroine of an A-grade blockbuster zuò, even if it were me, I would make the same choice." ”

"You agreed to terminate the contract with her?"

It's normal for actors to change jobs, but the agent who is fired often has a lot of small actions, and the most typical one in Duke's memory is Tom? Cruise and Pat? Kinsley.

"It's just a little actor who doesn't go into the stream."

Put down the coffee cup and sit on the other side of Tina? Faye took the initiative to help her fill up, Nancy thanked her, and said to Duke, "Originally, I thought she was quite beautiful, and I thought she had some potential, and I could build her in the direction of a second-line vase in the future, but ......"

She shook her head, "Her performance in 'One Hundred Thousand Urgents' is so clumsy, I don't think it's worth it at all to spend a lot of resources to support her, compared to the rewards you will get in the future." ”

Nancy suddenly laughed, "Although your acting skills are very bad, I believe that you look at the actor's eyes, and since you don't think her future is worth investing in, I believe that her future achievements are extremely limited." ”

"Hey, dear." Duke flicked the white porcelain teacup lightly, made a crisp sound, and said, "Are you praising me, or are you belittling me?" ”

"You understand it yourself." Nancy opened the sugar jar and added two pieces of sugar to her coffee cup, "Like CAA, ICM has evaluation measures, what do we have for Kate? Beckinsale's assessment is only C. ”

Think of Kate? The future of Beckinsale. Except for "Pearl Harbor", he starred in "Van Helsing", which can barely be regarded as a second-tier star, and most of the other time, I am afraid it is difficult to be classified as a second-tier star.

If memory serves, she hasn't played a major role in any of the first-line zuò films since then, and she is best known for her films. On the contrary, they are all small-scale B-grade films, and the North American box office only hovers around $50 million......

The agent may be angry because he was fired by a star like Liangtang, but few will care about such a small role.

For this kind of little actor, like Pat? What did Kingsley and Paramount Pictures do to Tom? Cruise, it's not worth it at all.

Nancy? Josephson, of course, was not a generous person, and she added milk to her coffee, stirring it and saying, "Touchstone Pictures has already worked with Michael? Ovitz reached a packaging agreement......"

"Robert? Iger wants to work with him? Duke couldn't help but frown.

While he no longer works with Walt Disney, with Robert? Egger. But they have always kept in touch.

"You've been in Australia for too long, and you're no longer well-informed."

Picking up the coffee cup, Nancy said before drinking, "Because with Michael?" Eisner's Contradiction, Robert? Iger lost his position as CEO of Touchstone Pictures, and is now headed by Eisner's cronies. ”

Duke groaned slightly, "So Michael?" Eisner vs. Michael? Ovitz working together again? ”

The two are inseparable from Disney, and they are simply incompatible. Direct guide zhì Michael? Ovitz faced the biggest defeat of his life.

"Ovitz is no longer an executive at Disney, and Eisner and his conflict are over." Nancy just said a few words. She knew Duke would soon figure it out, "Duke, don't forget, it was Ovitz who brought the all-in-one package to Hollywood and continued to be successful, even though Godzilla was vulnerable to your Matrix." But it still generated enough profitability. ”

"Michael? Ovitz's ability in this regard deserves the trust of any film company. She added.

Duke nodded, and in the face of the expected profits, some personal contradictions were just minor problems.

"Who's the director?" Duke asked.

"Michael? Seashell. "Nancy? Josephson put down his coffee cup, "I got reliable information. Ovitz has been with Michael? Bey made a deal, and the little explosive maniac was about to switch from William Morris to his banner. ”

It seems that all of them are moving closer to their memories.

Just as Duke was thinking this, Nancy reminded him, "One thing you have to pay attention to, Pearl Harbor has a budget of $140 million, and it is likely to be released on Memorial Day next year!" ”

"Oh?" Duke couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

For such a film depicting the attack on Pearl Harbor, the most suitable schedule must be the weekend before Memorial Day, Disney and Michael? Ovitz just made the most normal choice.

But the reason why Nancy focused on this matter is that Project Duke's "The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring" is also placed in this schedule!

The weekends of the summer file are also divided into three, six, nine and so on, and the best schedule is the two weekends at the beginning of May, Memorial Day and Independence Day holidays.

On a moment's notice, Duke vs. Tina? "Communicate with Warner Bros. about this." ”

Tina? Fei nodded and asked again, "Our ......"

"We try not to change the schedule as much as possible!" Duke said.

He has never been afraid of competition, not to mention that the opponent is still "Pearl Harbor", even if he wants to change the schedule, the film that will be changed on his own initiative should be "Pearl Harbor".

"Michael? Ovitz is ambitious, and he is hell-bent on building a new brokerage empire. ”

Speaking of which, Nancy looked at Duke and specifically mentioned a name, "Martin?" After Bob left CAA, he also joined it, and the history of CAA's rise proves that Martin? Bob may not be a good decision-maker, but he is an excellent supporting character. ”

Hearing this name, which he had almost forgotten to the back of his mind, Duke picked up his teacup and took a slow sip, "ICM, William Morris, and CAA, will see a new company join in and share the cake?" ”

"Of course not." Nancy? Josephson said as a matter of course, "So, ICM and CAA teamed up to mess up Ovitz's cooperation with Paramount Pictures?" ”

Duke looked over with an inquiring look, and Nancy said directly, "Michael? Ovitz wanted to pack Paramount Pictures' latest Star Trek film, but the project was overwhelmed by me and Eno? Martin snatched it. ”

Speaking of this, Nancy sighed, "But Ovitz's energy is really not to be underestimated, after losing Star Trek, he used a new racing project to move Universal Pictures, and it will soon enter official preparations." ”

Racing car? Universal Pictures? Duke struggled to recall the films related to these two words, and after a while, he finally had an impression.

"Do you know the name of the project?" He asked.

Nancy shook her head, "For the time being, Universal Pictures only has a code name for the project called 'Speed'. By the way, James? Cameron also got a kick in it. ”

"Didn't he dislike Michael? Ovitz? Duke asked curiously.

"Cameron will not be involved in any work related to the film." Nancy knew that there was an ambiguity in what she said just now, and hurriedly said, "He just recommended an actress to the crew, as if she was the heroine of a TV series he supervised." ”

Although there is Anna on the New Zealand side for the time being? Prinz was in charge, but Duke couldn't have stayed in Los Angeles for too long, and over the next two days, he began to have frequent contact with Warner Bros. executives. Robinoff talked twice, mainly about the sequel to The Matrix, the announcement of the first series of The Lord of the Rings, and the filming locations of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

The Harry Potter series was the first to be done, in Joanna? When Rowling took the initiative to give in, and Duke lobbied in the middle, Warner Bros. finally agreed that "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" would be filmed in the United Kingdom after a few days of hesitation.

Duke was so aggressive, of course, because of the point that Rowling conceded.

Hollywood is a profit-oriented business world after all, although Duke admires Joanna? Rowling's behavior of sacrificing personal interests in order to keep the project in her homeland will not let this situation sway the business decision.

And then the two sequels to "The Matrix", Zach? Schneider certainly won't be able to get the directing rights of Duke, but because of Duke, he has far more say in the project than those new directors.

Finally, there is the release date of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.

"Duke's opinion is clear."

Sitting between several of Warner Bros. high-ups, Tina? Fei showed enough shrewdness and ability, "I can't change the schedule of "The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring" unless absolutely necessary......"

"I agree with Duke, too."

Doug? Walter stood on Duke's side, "We don't need to be afraid of Pearl Harbor competition!" ”

Nancy? Josephson spoke slowly, "The director of "Pearl Harbor" is definitely Michael? Bey, if Duke takes the initiative to back down, it will damage his reputation. ”

Although the release date of "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" has not been announced, it is not surprising that the relevant information was later leaked.

After this sentence, the senior management of Warner Bros. was temporarily silent, they could not care about Nancy's opinion, but they could not help but consider Duke's feelings, and Duke, the director, was already tightly tied to Warner Bros.

The explosion maniac is afraid of the little explosion maniac, and once the news spreads, let alone Duke, even the senior management of Warner Bros. feels shameless.

And what makes them even more concerned is that Duke is a guarantee of Warner's earnings, and they really need to care about the competition of an imitator?

"We don't change!" Jeff? Robinoff spoke, "Put the release date of The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring out and watch Disney and Michael?" What did Ovitz react to. ”

Doug? Walter and the others all smiled knowingly, it shouldn't be them who are afraid of competition! (To be continued......)