"Actually, I wanted to ask you, you said earlier, in the new movie, there is a character who wants to consider Downey - is there any hope for this now?"

After talking about the previous events, Jodie Foster brings the topic back to the point.

- She went back to Charlotte, mainly for this purpose.

In this regard, Charlotte, as a director, was a little noncommittal.

"Honestly, if Donnie quits drug addiction, he's a good fit, but there are two problems. ”

"What's the problem?

"First, with his current reputation, he can't get a high salary, and I won't give him a high salary, and the salary of hundreds of thousands of dollars is already skyrocketing. But—"

Charlotte looked at Jodie Foster,

"—Donnie, can he take it?"

"This ......"

Jodie Foster thought for a moment and finally nodded,

"I don't think that's a problem. After being released from prison this time, Donnie should already have realized this. ”

"Really?"

Charlotte didn't make any comments, and then went on to say the second question,

"Second, Downey doesn't have a good reputation at the moment, and if I were to use him as the star of my film, I would have to work the publicity and give him the image of the prodigal son – which would require him to sign a lot of agreements to cooperate. ”

"I see, that's exactly what happened. ”

Judy wrinkled her delicate nose,

"It's a bit harsh, but with Donnie's current conditions, it's actually quite reasonable. ”

Charlotte added,

"In addition, I have to sign a supplementary agreement with him - except for the necessary living expenses, all other parts of his salary must be temporarily withheld as collateral. Before the film is officially released, he must undergo regular medical examinations. If you are found to have touched those drugs again, the remuneration will be deducted accordingly. ”

"So ruthless!?"

Miss Actress was a little surprised,

"Since you've used spells to rehab poison, there's no need for this agreement, right?"

"That's different. ”

Charlotte shook her head,

"I cast a spell on him as Patrick Jane, and from the point of view of director Charlotte Booth, I shouldn't have known about it, let alone believed it. ”

“...... That's true. ”

When Charlotte said this, Judy felt more and more that Charlotte was really a skilled and thoughtful liar......

So, a week later, Robert Downey Jr., who had already packed up his new residence and was looking for performance opportunities everywhere, but ran into walls everywhere, was once again supported by his friend Jodie Foster-

"Charlotte Booth's movie, with me as the main character!?"

Donnie couldn't believe it.

"Just an audition!"

Judy emphasized,

"If you don't perform well, you don't have anything to do with it. ”

"This is natural. ”

Donnie nodded a little excitedly,

"It's been good for me. ”

- These days, Donnie has also been on a couple of crews. However, just as he had expected before he was released from prison, as soon as everyone heard his name, they automatically ignored it, and it was like facing a plague, and they avoided it.

- He didn't get any auditions at all.

Therefore, at this time, an audition opportunity for a big director's film is already precious for Downey.

He had no intention of being picky at all.

— even if Judy relayed Charlotte's harsh conditions.

Even, Donnie was a little happy-

"The conditions are so harsh, does it mean that the other party has really considered letting me be the starring role - then the success rate of my audition has greatly increased. ”

“...... It seems like so. ”

Jodie Foster couldn't help but sigh.

- Donnie's brain is really good, but from the conditions put forward by Charlotte, you can see that the other party is sincere.

- But in that case, why did you die like that before?

In this regard, the actress could only sigh.

Downey, however, was in good spirits after getting the good news.

Although he hasn't touched anything related to cocaine at all recently because of the spells Charlotte cast, his physical drug dependence still exists to a certain extent.

This has made him very uncomfortable lately.

In fact, after being rejected by a certain crew a few days ago, Donnie was weak-willed for a while, and under the temptation of the previous medicine head, he bought a few large (river crab) hemp.

However, the moment he set it on fire and put it to his mouth, the feeling of his lungs being burned by hellfire hit him again, causing him to roll on the ground in pain for a long time.

The pain eventually brought him to his senses.

The large (river crab) hemp he bought was also washed into the sewer by him.

But until the drug addiction is completely eliminated, it is also a reality that he is constantly plagued by withdrawal reactions.

In addition, he needs to start all over again in his acting career, and he keeps hitting a wall......

It can be said that this audition invitation from Charlotte Booth is the only good news Downey has received recently.

- Although Downey also understands that Jodie Foster used his own face to win this invitation. But since the other party has made such a specific request, it is estimated that there is still a lot of hope!

That's how Donnie encouraged himself anyway.

He's also going to go to a movie to celebrate.

It just so happened that the recent "The Mummy" directed by Charlotte Booth was about to be released......

Downey was ready to stop by to learn about his future director's shooting style.

Of course, Donnie is far from the only one who pays attention to the movie "The Mummy".

In fact, after the Oscars in early 1999, the pre-promotion of "The Mummy" had already begun -

Not to mention the regular forms of publicity such as trailers and posters, there are also a lot of promotional advertorials on the Internet.

Even, when "The Mummy" was pre-sold online, it also provided additional lottery opportunities -

Audiences can use their tickets to win a trip to the location of The Mummy in Morocco with their tickets to win a trip to the location of The Mummy.

This has made many viewers very interested, and the pre-sale results of "The Mummy" have also climbed as a result.

In particular, after an article in the newspaper analyzed Charlotte's past records, everyone's attention to "The Mummy" has increased a lot-

In addition to 1997, when "Titanic" was rampant, in 1995, 1996 and 1998, Charlotte Booth's films are well-deserved annual box office champions in North America. So, now that he's back with "The Mummy", does that mean that the 1999 North American box office champion of the year is about to be born again?"

- This article was written by film critic Kenneth Turan.

It should be said that Charlotte hated Charlottra a lot, but at the same time, it also made everyone's attention to "The Mummy" increase sharply.

Both Charlotte and the Universal side, which is responsible for distributing the film, are very welcome to this.

Universal even took this opportunity to directly increase the number of open screens of the movie to more than 3,000.

The release time has also been advanced to May 1.

- On the one hand, this is because the publicity is already hot enough, and it is a waste of propaganda money to continue to wait.

- On the other hand, it is also to avoid a head-on battle with "Star Wars Prequel 1: The Phantom Menace", which will be released on May 19.

After all, even if Charlotte's "The Mummy" is of good enough quality, it is relatively disadvantageous to clash head-on with "Star Wars", an American national IP movie.

- Even if you win, it will only be a miserable victory.

In contrast, when it was released more than two weeks in advance, the two were completely able to stagger together. ()

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