In short, after a "nice" Christmas, the filming of the Pirates of the Caribbean crew in Dominica was also completed quickly.

After that, most of the filming was in studios in the United States.

At this stage, there are many fewer accidents and troubles.

Charlotte continued to shoot the second and third parts with the crew, while supervising the post-production of the first part.

- Because it's all near Los Angeles, it's relatively less busy.

And during this period, Lao Gun and Alexis's "Island Cry" was finally filmed.

Add to that the fact that Peter Jackson has already shot the first full shot of The Lord of the Rings - for a time, there are three films in the Ghost Party studio at the same time in production.

And that's not even counting the work of the TV series department and the animation department, which has been working on animated versions of the Harry Potter series.

It can be said that after entering 2001, the entire Ghost Party studio was in a state of full capacity.

Even after more than a year, the studio has been recruiting more people, but it is still a little too busy.

However, the film shooting department, which has been busy before, is okay at this time.

Therefore, after Charlotte released the task of remaking the American version of "Midnight Bell", the old gun easily took it over, and did not let Charlotte go to the original director Gore Verbinski......

“...... In other words, our studio will release at least three movies in 2001!?"

At the routine work meeting, the old gun listed them one by one,

"Island Cry, Pirates of the Caribbean 1 and The Lord of the Rings 1!?"

"Yes. ”

Charlotte nodded,

"Among them, the post-production of "Island Cry" is the easiest and the most complete, and it should be released after this year's Oscars, right?"

Charlotte looked at the old gun, who nodded,

"I'm going to step up post-production so that it can be completed as soon as possible - after the Oscars and before the summer season, there will be a gap in the North American film market, although this period is not suitable for commercial blockbusters, but for a horror film like "Island Cry", which is not too expensive, this schedule is actually not bad. ”

"That's it, that's right!"

Charlotte also agrees with the old gun,

"As for "Pirates of the Caribbean 1", this is a big production that we have cooperated with Disney, and it must and can only be released in the summer, I initially estimate that it will be June, and the specific will be discussed with Disney people. And "The Lord of the Rings 1"—"

Peter Jackson, who had come to the Ghost Party Studio's internal meeting for the first time, shook his head,

"The post-production of "The Lord of the Rings 1" is relatively difficult, even if the studio strengthens the post-production team, it is estimated that it will have to wait until August to complete the work, and I am afraid that it will have to wait until September. ”

"Then just postpone it a little longer, make it more elaborate, and postpone it until Christmas. ”

Charlotte thought for a moment and said what she thought.

This surprised Peter Jackson -

"Even if the production time is relatively long, there is no need to postpone it to the Christmas file, right!?"

The chubby New Zealand director asked.

"Well...... this"

Charlotte groaned, but didn't say what she really thought.

After all, 911 or something, let alone launching the Great Prophecy Technique in advance now, even after the incident, many people can't believe it.

- In the original time and space, when Charlotte first heard the news, she thought it was a Hollywood movie!

- Who let Hollywood "destroy the world" more than once!

- You know, at that time, he was on the other side of the Pacific Ocean. There are not a few people there who hope that the Americans will be unlucky.

But even so, many people didn't believe it for a while......

Anyway, Charlotte didn't think that among the people present now, there was anyone other than him, a traverser, who would believe it.

But in fact, it is necessary to avoid 911 on the schedule.

After all, at that time, there were really few people who could still be big enough to go to the movies.

- The three months around September 2001 can be said to be a dead time for all Hollywood films.

So, Charlotte can only change one reason -

"The Lord of the Rings series is still different from ordinary summer movies - adaptation of famous books, suitable for careful tasting or something, regardless of its scenes and production costs, this is more like a Christmas movie. ”

"Are you saying that in addition to making money, we also want to hit the Oscars?"

Peter Jackson asked, half-jokingly, half-seriously.

Charlotte nodded,

"If you're good enough, The Lord of the Rings is probably the closest to an Oscar of fantasy epics — after all, Tol King's original book is very influential, and Oscar has always liked adaptations of English literature. ”

"Listening to what you say, it's quite possible. ”

Peter Jackson was also excited,

"That's why you hope that "The Lord of the Rings 1" can slow down the production and make it more refined, so that it can be more suitable for the Oscar Christmas schedule!?"

"Yes. ”

Charlotte said with a smile,

"Peter, if you don't believe me, just look at my Sherlock Holmes - Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Director, Best Picture, Best Costume Design, Best Art Direction, Best Sound, Best Visual Effects - a total of 11 nominations, that's enough to tell the story, right?"

"It's not just because your movie is named Sherlock Holmes and Conan Doyle!"

Peter Jackson genuinely exclaimed,

"Charlotte, you've done a great job of making Sherlock Holmes, and the Oscars can't ignore a megafilm that grosses over a billion dollars worldwide. ”

"Hopefully!"

Charlotte nodded.

As Peter Jackson said, in the 73rd Oscar nomination battle in 2001, "Sherlock Holmes" can indeed be said to be a big victory-

not only won 11 nominations, but also included heavyweight nominations including Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Picture.

Among them, although Robert Downey Jr. is not nominated for Best Actor for the first time, this is after he became infamous for drug abuse, and he has made a comeback again.

Normally, it would be difficult for him to defeat Russell Crowe, who was nominated for an epic blockbuster like "Gladiator."

- Although the latter is a complete scumbag in his love life, in Hollywood, where there are countless scumbags, this is really not a shortcoming.

In contrast, Nicole Kidman's Best Supporting Actress is a bit of a trick.

After all, Erin Adler is the heaviest female character in "Sherlock Holmes", saying that she is a supporting actress or something......

- Of course, this is a Sherlock Holmes movie, except for Sherlock Holmes and Watson, the other characters can be said to be supporting roles, but after all, ......

Anyway, many Hollywood female stars are very disdainful of Nicole Kidman's operation.

However, whether or not you will learn it later is another matter.

- Who made Julia Roberts finally launch a strong attack on the Oscars with the film "Never Compromise" after waiting for several years this year?

——In the face of the current Hollywood No. 1 female star, ordinary people don't dare to put her right!

- It's just that Oscar's restrictions on the heroine and the supporting actress are not too strict, so that Ms. Kidman has a loophole to exploit......

In short, Charlotte can't do anything about the two nominations for Best Actor and Best Actress.

Robert Downey Jr. can only play on his own with Nicole Kidman.

However, for the rest of the awards, Charlotte still has some confidence.

After all, the main opponent of this year's "Sherlock Holmes" is "Gladiator", although this movie is also very powerful, but it is not a perversion like "Titanic" after all, nor is it an "art film" like "American Beauty" that completely meets the taste of the Oscar judges......

"Maybe I can really hit the Oscars this year!"

Charlotte's heart was also stirring.

However, before that, he still needs to deal with the matter of "Pirates of the Caribbean" first-

After all, this movie is a collaborative project with Disney, and he can't completely do it......