"I've seen the clips, but the character of Captain Jack ......"

In early March 2001, before the internal preview of "Pirates of the Caribbean" began, Disney CEO Michael Eisner couldn't help but complain to Charlotte,

"They can't accept this role! Fans definitely can't accept it!!"

Eisner whispered his feelings to Charlotte and Robert Iger on the side,

"Johnny Depp is going to ruin the movie! You know how I feel after watching the dailies?—— what's wrong with this guy? Is he a little mentally retarded? Is he drunk? Is he a gay?"

"—It's a unique cult style, Michael!"

Charlotte directly interrupted Michael Eisner's complaints,

"Since Disney is working with me and is willing to give me full authority over this series, then please trust my judgment, or—"

Charlotte shrugged,

"You must trust my judgment!"

“......”

Maybe it's a habit of saying it inside Disney, Michael Eisner was stunned by Charlotte's strong attitude for a while.

However, considering Charlotte's current status as Hollywood's No. 1 commercial film director, Eisner really can't question his judgment in the field of film.

This embarrassed the Disney "tyrant" a little.

And before he could turn to words, a more embarrassing scene happened-

"Disney's Mickey Mouse, don't you know? All my characters are gay!!"

The person who said this was Johnny Depp who came out of nowhere.

Apparently, Michael Eisner didn't pay much attention to his surroundings when he complained to Charlotte and Robert Iger.

Although he lowered his voice, he was accidentally heard by Depp, who was not too far away.

For Depp, such questioning of his role is naturally unbearable-

On the one hand, he really likes the role of Captain Jack, and he gets a lot of joy when he plays it. Michael Eisner is slandering this character now, which is tantamount to slandering him;

On the other hand, as an actor who has made a name for himself in Hollywood with his unique personal temperament, Depp cannot accept Michael Eisner's evaluation.

— because that's what the president of Disney said.

If Depp doesn't fight back resolutely, then this evaluation is likely to become a label and be completely attached to his head.

- This will have a very bad impact on Depp's future career.

Therefore, whether it is public or private, Depp must be angry with Michael Eisner.

And this, however, put Disney's "tyrant" in a rather embarrassing situation.

- He can no longer refute Depp.

- Not only is that not in line with his identity, but it is also detrimental to the future of the Pirates of the Caribbean series. After all, if the internal strife is too intense......

Fortunately, Robert Iger, who has always been good at being a man, interjected in time-

"Johnny, "Smiling Mickey Mouse" is my nickname, not Michael's!"

He first made a joke with Depp to make the "captain" less aggressive, and then turned to Michael Eisner and said,

"Michael, it's not just you've seen the Pirates of the Caribbean demo, I've seen a lot of people at Disney Studios, even some of the directors on the board—"

Speaking of this, Egger's face also became official,

"We all thought it was a great movie, and Depp's character was the finishing touch, so ......"

"I hope I'm wrong!"

Michael Eisner shrugged his shoulders ugly.

- Although it is said to be "hope", it always gives people a feeling of "walking and seeing".

This made Robert Iger a little annoyed in his heart.

He couldn't help but think of some of Charlotte's comments about Michael Eisner relayed by his subordinate Philip Bierman......

"Maybe Michael is really outdated!"

Iger thought to himself.

In fact, because of the promotion of the trilogy of "Pirates of the Caribbean", Robert Iger's future in Disney Studios is basically tied to this movie-

If it is done, he will become the successor of Disney Pictures, with great power and soaring into the sky;

If he loses, he can think about how to resign......

In this case, he naturally did not want the Pirates of the Caribbean series to fail.

In particular, after watching the sample film, most people within Disney are indeed very optimistic about the movie, which gives Robert Iger more confidence.

However, Michael Eisner, as the CEO, poured cold water on him before the internal preview screening......

"Bob, do you think we should borrow Michael's words for anti-routine propaganda?"

At this point, it was natural that they could only break up unhappily, but Charlotte made a suggestion to Robert Iger after Michael Eisner left.

"You mean to use Michael's bearish remarks to stimulate the curiosity of the audience?"

Robert Iger, who has worked in the ABC television network for many years, is still very good at the field of publicity, and he immediately understood the meaning of Charlotte's words, but he was a little hesitant,

"This kind of reverse propaganda, if not used well, can easily backfire - only when the audience is more interested in the film and believes in its quality, this kind of doubt can attract more audiences to the cinema. And at the wrong time—"

"What else are we going to watch a movie that even the boss of the producer himself doesn't like!?"

Charlotte said with a smile,

"Movie fans probably think so, right?"

"Yes. ”

Robert Iger frowned,

"Pirates of the Caribbean is a big production, with a good publicity budget, and most of us are optimistic about the film except for Michael, so it doesn't seem like such a dangerous maneuver is needed. ”

"For the movie Pirates of the Caribbean, that's true. ”

Charlotte nodded, then winked with a wicked smile,

"But it's different for you, Bob!"

"You mean ......"

Robert Iger understood what Charlotte meant in an instant.

He couldn't help but gasp.

- Indeed, if Pirates of the Caribbean fails at the box office, then everything is over.

- But if it succeeds, throwing such a topic in advance in the promotion means that the failure of the current Disney CEO Michael Eisner can be used to prove Robert Iger's own success, which will be ......

Although he hadn't made up his mind at this time, Iger still couldn't help but be moved.

And Charlotte gave him a reassuring pill in time at this time-

"As for the counterproduct, Bob, you don't have to worry about it at all!"

Charlotte pointed to herself with a thumbs up,

"Don't forget, this is my Charlotte Booth movie!"

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