Chapter 108: "No Country for Old Men" premieres!
The early completion of "No Country for Old Men" has made the legendary film company extremely busy.
On the one hand, there is the post-production of the film. This guy is a director for the first time, but he is really saving money for the legendary electronic music company, and the film ratio is only 1:5, which is much less than the 1:10 when Victor filmed "This Killer Is Not Too Cold". But the quality is not to say.
A two-hour movie, Mao Pian's time is 10 hours, and the amount of work is not small, but fortunately, after discussing with a group of people, Victor adopts the old method: Victor, Zinnerman, Jean. Renoir was divided into three editing groups led by three people and began editing at the same time. In this way, the speed is greatly improved.
"It should be about the same in a week." Zinaman said.
"Nicholas, have you contacted Warner Bros. about the screening?" Victor asked Nicholas Dao.
"The contracts are all signed, so naturally there is no problem. But just now Sam. Warner called and said that the premiere of the film would be better shown in their first theater. ”
"Impossible! When pigs fly! This is a movie from Legendary Pictures! Be sure to show it in our cinema, tell him, let them Warner organize the premiere, come to whoever comes, let them please, you and Sam. Warner said that the premiere was not lively, which affected the box office, and it was his loss. Victor laughed.
"Okay, I guess if you don't say it, he will do his best. Hehe. That's the benefit of being tied together. Nicholas said.
"Fred, after the editing is done, you and Leo will go to work on the other chores. I'm going to have to start working on The Shawshank Redemption. Nicholas. You can stop by and get in touch with Orson tomorrow. You're staring at Los Angeles No. 1 Prison, and you're starting to pick the scene. Victor just felt that all of a sudden it had happened.
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The editing of "No Country for Old Men", although repeated, but fortunately, there are many people, and it will be completed in more than a week, and then a series of things such as the screening and premiere will be handed over to Zenerman and others to deal with. Renoir began work on The Shawshank Redemption.
The actors are already chosen. Grigory. Pike and Duncan, the old black man, are locked up in a dark room by Victor and let the two of them grind the script. The rest of the extras, let. Renoir and Ronald. Reagan and the two were in charge of the selection, and Victor was the gatekeeper.
Among everyone, Reagan is the most excited, it is estimated that since he stepped into Hollywood, this guy has never been an assistant director in such a supermarket, he is very busy, and with his advantage as a B-movie star in Hollywood, he quickly attracted a group of people to come over, which made Victor very pleased.
As for Victor himself. Then start and Orsun. Wells went to Los Angeles No. 1 Prison together.
"You're almost done with the movie, aren't you?" Sitting in the car, Victor and Orson were smoking cigars. Complicity.
"I've finished filming and I'm editing now. It is estimated that it will collide with your "No Country for Old Men". "Orson. Wells smirked.
"Damn, Ao Sun, you guy is so unkind, why did you get involved with me on the schedule, isn't this cannibalism." Victor scolded.
"It's not my opinion, it's the opinion of the Raiden higher-ups, to be precise, what Hitchcock meant. He is now a celebrity of Lei Dianhua, and the boss trusts this Englishman very much, and the boss will do whatever he says. Orson was also a little helpless.
"Hitchcock is so?" Victor was interested in Hitchcock's situation with his new club.
"His movies are doing well at the box office. Moreover, that guy is really good at storytelling, and every movie he makes is both popular and called, what can be done? Not to mention Lei Dianhua's group of capitalists, even if I am the boss, I have to hold it when I meet such a director. Orson looked like he had a toothache.
"I'm fucking at this guy's vendetta." Victor shook his head: "I never provoked him, he seems to be very prejudiced against me. “
"You don't care about this, just make your movie well." Oxon smiled: "By the way, your little friend, Monroe, can I give it back to you after a while?" ”
Victor smiled wryly. If Orson hadn't mentioned this matter, Victor would have forgotten that Monroe was still there.
"Pull it down, I guess she's impatient to come back." Victor Road.
Orson stared at Victor and said, "Don't feel good about yourself. Monroe is over there, and now she can't think about it. The little girl has now become the pistachio of the real crew, those young people are stunned by her, the son of the boss of Lei Dianhua, by the way, and a group of friends of the son, all of whom are young masters with heads and faces on Wall Street, and they are all jealous of her. Victor, you little girl grows up to be fascinated by no one else. ”
Victor was completely speechless: "If she is happy to stay over there, you can help me watch, there is one thing you remember, don't let her learn badly." ”
"That's fine. During this time, she has made a lot of progress, is willing to endure hardships, and is born to be an actor. "Orson has a very good impression of Monroe.
Los Angeles No. 1 Prison. There is Orsson. Wells's flickering, the prison agreed very simply, and Victor gave a big red envelope of 20,000 US dollars, the prison director was so happy that he couldn't keep his mouth shut, and ordered the prison to give Victor the green light to all the departments, and successfully solve the venue problem.
tossed and turned like this, and by the time "The Shawshank Redemption" was almost ready, it was already early August.
August 2nd. On this day, the weather in Hollywood was very good, the night sky was bright, and the moon was like water.
Los Angeles Theater. The first theater of the legendary film company, bright neon and brightly lit.
The premiere of "No Country for Old Men" officially began.
Compared with the embarrassment and confusion of the last time "This Killing is Not Too Cold", this time, it is completely different.
With the involvement of Warner Bros. Pictures, especially Sam. With the personal management and organization of Warner himself, the whole premiere was really brilliant.
Hollywood has a head and a face, even if he doesn't give Victor face, he has to give Sam. Warner's face.
"Look at that kid, his fucking fox tail has jumped into the sky! Isn't it just being Sam. A dog under Warner's hand, smug fart! On the red carpet, Chaplin smiled at the reporter's camera and whispered to Xixi. Dimir Road.
"These days, there are few down-to-earth people. This kid is not the material for movies at all. I'd rather see what kind of virtue his film would be. "Dimir is completely in scope for Victor.
On the steps, Victor, dressed in a white suit, was in an unusual spirit, and greeted the guests with Zenerman.
Among the eight major Hollywood studios, almost none of the senior executives of MGM came to the company, and it was Clark who came. Gable and the others are all friends, so naturally they can't avoid a pleasantry.
In addition to that, Paramount's side Adolf. Chuck personally attended and led a group of celebrities and directors under him.
For Victor, Adolf. Chuck was very polite.
"Victor, well done, good films, it seems that our gang is old." Chuck laughed.
This sounds like a mother's fake.
There are not many high-level executives from Lei Dianhua's side, they are all a group of capitalists who don't understand movies at all, and they don't talk much to Victor, but let Victor see that Hitchcock is really like a fish in water among those capitalists, and this Englishman is very good at both movies and life.
On the 20th Century Fox side, William. Fox didn't come, it was Darryl. Zanuk, this guy is very enthusiastic about Victor, probably because he saw Fox eating deflated on Victor's side the first few times.
Other companies, Colombia is lukewarm, Universal Company Laimer is a hundred times closer, as for Chaplin's joint arts, now there is only Chaplin as a light commander, which is very bleak.
As for the directors and stars, they are all brilliant.
One of them, made Victor's eyes light up.
She, what's coming? (To be continued......)