While Stimos was busy revising the script. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info Dreamworks' first animated film "Toy Story" finally officially landed in North American theaters in early July, and the new film animation mode made all audiences who walked into the cinema feel refreshed. For a time, the astronaut Buzz Lightyear and the cowboy sheriff became household names in the United States. Although there was no record-breaking premiere box office. But the box office appeal of these two virtual animation stars is no less than that of Hollywood's real stars. The film became a must-see movie for American teenagers in the summer file, and the North American box office exceeded $60 million in two weeks, becoming the highest-grossing movie in the summer file.

At the same time, another DreamWorks animated film, "The Prince of Egypt", also released the latest production progress. This animated film, based on the biblical book of "Exodus" in New York, began production 2 years ago. The film was made in a way that did not follow the old ways of copying the original book, and some major changes were made, the biggest of which was to change the conflict between Moses and Pharaoh Ramses in the Bible into a brotherly feud, but each side was the master.

Moses and Ramses are always good brothers in the film, and even after the reversal of their positions, the two still care about each other, which makes the film more human.

The story of Moses' rise from slave to prince to missionary has been recited for thousands of years, celebrating Moses' devotion to Jehovah and his desire for peace and freedom. DreamWorks is ready to bring to life the story of what has been called the greatest man ever seen in the Western world.

But some people are happy and some are sad, just when the first animation launched by DreamWorks is a box office hit. The Wachowski brothers faced the most difficult situation of their lives. Their troubles stemmed from a dispute over a collaboration with Warner Bros. Pictures.

The Wachowski brothers were born in Chicago to a Polish-American father and a nurse and painter mother. Early on, they often think about what reality really feels like, and try to change some ideas and come up with original ideas.

The Wachowski brothers wrote and directed the modern thriller "Bold Love Steals," which received critical acclaim and was sought after by fans when it was edited and rolled out to the family rental market. Following the success of the film. The Wachowski brothers decided to pick up a script they had been working on a few years earlier. They combined some discussions on reality and mythology in the Internet age, and incorporated some of their philosophical reflections to create a highly conceptual action movie script. It is intended to make extensive references to modern special effects techniques. And join in the thrilling stunt action.

Joe Sylvo, who used to be a Warner producer for "Predator," saw this "headache and incomprehensible." , attracted by the story, he decided to start shooting. The Wachowski brothers offered more than $80 million in negotiations with Warner Bros. Pictures for filming, but Warners was only willing to pay $10,000. The Wachowski brothers, unwilling to give up, used the money to shoot the first ten minutes of the film. Then show it to Warners upper to watch. They had hoped to conquer Warner's top brass with the picture in order to gain the support of their rights. But unfortunately, after several senior executives of Warner patiently watched the clips of the old score, none of them understood what the Wachowski brothers wanted to express in the film.

Shocked to learn that the Wachowski brothers had spent all their budgets and ended up making only the old minutes of the movie, Warner's top brass reacted as incomprehensibly as they did when they first saw the script and the catty. They rejected the investment budget proposed by the Wachowski brothers. With almost! 100 million dollars to make a movie that people can't understand, they think it's just stupid. Not only that, but they also sneered at the Wachowski brothers' actions and refused to make any further payments. The Wachowski brothers now have only two options: either pay for a movie to fulfill their contract with Warner; Either pay Warner for its losses.

Producer Joe Silvo, who had fallen in love with the script, struggled to speak, but still couldn't move the Warner executives, who had already made up their minds to give up the film. Coming out of the small office of Warner Chairman Jerson, he was very helpless to spread his hands to the Wachowski brothers who were waiting on the side, "I have done my best, but the board of directors of the company has made a resolution, you better find a good lawyer to deal with the prosecution that may be encountered next!" ”

"How did things come to this?" Brother Larry Wachowski covered his face in pain. They never imagined that they would end up with such an outcome. Joe Sylvo was their last hope, but now it was ruthlessly dashed.

"I'm sorry, but it's too late to say anything!"

"Sighed." He is actually very optimistic about the Wachowski brothers' remakes, Dumby's works, but the reason given by Warner's directors for refusal is also very simple, the audience pays to go into the cinema. After watching the whole film, and then finding that they don't know anything about what the film is about except for those few faces, the audience will feel that they are being played by the film company and the director together. Warners didn't want its hard-earned reputation to end up ruined on a movie like this.

"Is there really no room for turnaround?" The younger brother, Andy Wachowski, looked at Jossilvo in despair, and it was he who promised them the investment he would get, and finally the movie was made, but the two brothers were pushed into the dock.

Under the gaze of Andy Wachowski. Qiao Yisilvo's gaze was obviously dodging, and it took a long time for him to come up with a solution: "I can't help you any more, but I think of a person who may be able to help you!" ”

"Who?" The Wachowski brothers asked in unison, and Qiao Yisirtai's words made them see a glimmer of hope in their despair.

"The President of Paramount". Joe Silvo spit out this little name with difficulty, if he didn't go to the end of the mountain, he wouldn't have pushed his favorite movie into Paramount's arms. But what happened to the Wachowski brothers made him feel a little remorseful, and in Hollywood, only Lin Mu could help the Wachowski brothers through this difficult time.

"How did we get his help?" This is a question shared by the Wachowski brothers.

"I'm just saying it's possible, if he can appreciate your work and is willing to pay for it from Warners." Joe I. Silvo explained. Others are not good to say, the chairman of Paramount is an out-and-out "madman." "Lin Mu dares to make any type of movie. It is no secret that any kind of director dares to use it, which is no secret in Hollywood. Some say he has good eyesight, but others say he's lucky, and he hasn't missed it anyway until now. The Wachowski brothers' script was worthless in the eyes of Warner's top brass, but it may be priceless in the eyes of Lin Mu.

"Joe, Paramount is Warner's biggest competitor!" Larry Wachowski couldn't help but remind.

"Of course I know this!" Joe Silvo said with a wry smile: "Paramount and Warner see each other as their biggest rivals, but Lin Mu and Warner's top management have always had a good personal relationship, and you don't forget that "Friends" has always been Warner's agent." Lin Mu has worked with Warner longer than he has been at Paramount. If your work really appeals to him, nothing else is a problem. Don't forget, you're still a screenwriter, and he'll know the value of your script better than Warner's top management. ”

"Your works are all very storytelling. Judging from the current movies produced by Paramount, he likes the storytelling of the script very much. And this script of ours. Andy Wachowski looked like he was going to say something.

He knew that Lin Mu's screenwriting style was changeable. But the emphasis on storytelling has always been emphasized in the scripts he wrote during the various periods. The Wachowski brothers, written by the Wachowski brothers, challenge today's understanding of reality. The development of the Internet and the spread of personal computers have further refined the idea of the two people, because the online world contains huge resources and hidden dangers. Due to the integration of philosophical reflections, the protagonist of the film constantly switches identities between the real and the unreal, which causes a lot of difficulties for the audience to understand the film.

"Don't you find that the style of each of his works is not fixed, his works and himself are never confined to a certain form and style of rhapsody, if in the era of commercial blockbusters like Hollywood, who else will like your script, I think this person must be Lin!" Jossilvo looked at the Sawsky brothers with certainty.

"Now it's just a matter of trying your luck!" Larry Wochowski sighed helplessly. But he himself did not have much hope for such an effort, the script had already been sold to Warner, and if Paramount wanted to get the rights to the film from Warner, Warner's asking price would certainly not be less than the cost they invested in the film. Paying $10 million to buy a movie that has been defined as a "bad movie" on the Internet. Unless it's the villain's brain that has a problem.

Anyone who knew Lin Mu knew that he didn't have any problems with his brain, but he did something that seemed to others to be very brainless, and he actually fell in love with the script that the Tiechowski brothers brought. and is willing to pass this "unfinished building" at a high price from Warner's hands.

Two days after the conversation between Jossilva and the Dechonski brothers, Lin Mu welcomed the visiting Wachowski brothers in his own office. At this time, he did not know why the Wachowski brothers were here, and Warner had already announced plans to shoot "The Matrix". The two brothers should have been busy filming this movie, not sitting here drinking tea, not to mention that they hadn't even seen each other before, let alone had any friendship.

The Wachowski brothers sat down in Lin Mu's office and didn't speak, and Lin Mu asked about the latest progress of the filming of "The Matrix", intentionally or unintentionally, but his question made the Wachowski brothers' faces a little ugly, and he realized that this might be the problem.

"Did you have any difficulties with the shooting?" This is the possibility that Lin Mu first thought of, but he immediately denied this idea, if there was something wrong with the shooting, the two brothers would not be able to look for themselves, Warner was their producer, and they should solve the problem.

"Then there's only one possibility. They are here to find Yuan Heping! This was the only reason Lin Mu could find now, in his memory. The Wachowski brothers liked Yuan Heping's works because they invited Yuan Heping to join the crew. Although the cooperation signed by Yuan Heping and Paramount is very relaxed, and even has no impact on Yuan Heping's personal choice, he is from Paramount's side after all. If the Ti Zosky brothers were fighting Yuan Heping's idea, Lin Mu would not be surprised, but this time, he miscalculated.

After a long silence, his brother Larry Wachowski finally opened his mouth to explain their intentions, although this matter is a little embarrassing to say, but if this silence continues, sooner or later Lin Mu will lose patience. "We were looking for a new investor for the film." He tried to be as proactive as he could be about things.

"Another investor?" Lin Mu didn't react for a while, he had been in Hollywood for so long; He has been the chairman of Paramount for a while, and he has heard of a change of directors and actors, but he has never heard of a movie that is halfway through the shoot and then changes investors halfway.

"We spent all of the film's budget, but the film wasn't finished yet, and the Warner executives weren't happy with our work, they refused to pay more for the film, and then they were ready to sue us!" The younger brother Anqi Wachowski spoke at this time.

As soon as he explained this, Lin Mu finally figured out a little clue, "I want to know how much Warner has invested in total?" ”

"Ten million dollars!" Larry, Wachowski replied.

"Ten million dollars?" Lin Mu's eyes widened, and he looked incredulous: "How long have you been making a movie?" ”

"90 minutes!" Larry Wachowski replied honestly.

"This also includes the part that pays the actors' salaries." Andy I. Wachowski supplements

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"For 10 million dollars, you shot for 90 minutes?" Lin Mu directly wrote the shock on his face. 90 minutes and 10 million, then a two-hour movie, the cost should be controlled between 100 million US dollars, he thinks that "The Matrix" should be expensive. (To be continued.) )