Before leaving Paris, Alex finally coded the script for the second film, which was still called "The Lost Planet of the Apes".

He planned to stay at home and code the remaining three together. Morris returns to DreamWorks and announces their plans for filming in Paris.

When the plan for the "Planet of the Apes" series of movies was announced, it immediately attracted the attention of all parties. The news media chased Morris and others to ask for details, and even Alex, who was hiding at home, was not spared.

At this time, Alex can ignore the news media, but he can't help but answer his friend's call.

The first to call was William? Whitt, this guy was on the phone, and he directly asked who the director of the film was. He wanted to get involved, after all, there were so many movies in total, just give him one to shoot.

"How! Boss, I'm going to make one too! William teased over the phone.

"You can shoot it if you want to, this is a science fiction movie, not an epic movie!"

Alex was a little worried, knowing that William had never made a science fiction film, and that the style of each film in this series should not be too different, and it had to be unified.

"Why can't you shoot? I'm also interested in science fiction. I've been looking for a science fiction film to shoot for a long time, didn't I see that you had a chance here, so I begged with a shy face. ”

That's a good point, several of William's films have very different styles and a wide range of themes. He has made both love films like "Roman Holiday" and epic films like "Ben Hur". What's even more powerful. Each one was a success. It can be said that he is very popular in any company he goes to, but fortunately, he cooperates well with DreamWorks, and when he has any plans, he will give priority to coming to DreamWorks to ask.

Take "Ben Hur" as an example, William has accomplished an almost impossible task in terms of scene scheduling, and the legend is nothing to be told. The scene where Jesus appears only in the back like an ordinary man is very convincing and cleverly designed. This scene appears at the end, touching many people who believe in God, earning a lot of tears and money.

However, Alex still couldn't give William to stir up, and he refused the other party's request: "Bah! Your directing level is too high. I'm afraid that the film will be too different from the style of other films. That's bad! “

That's a good thing, William is a very capable director who can do things that no one else can't. But here's the problem, Alex is afraid that this will cause the whole series to have a different rhythm. And let his own ideas fall through. Originally, the five movies in history were filmed at different times. And the director of the shooting is not the same. As a result, there are many bugs.

Even if the script is being perfected, and the person who implements the plan goes wrong, it will make the result very imperfect.

If it weren't for the pursuit of perfection in the series of films. Alex wouldn't have put so much effort into writing these scripts. He could have given these jobs to other people to do, anyway, isn't it just spending money, isn't he making money just to make his life more free?

As long as he tells those smart screenwriters what he thinks, it is estimated that they will be able to come up with the script soon, and it is no worse than the original five series of movies.

After rejecting William, other well-known directors and actors also called invariably, trying to get some details from Alex, preferably to get a director's position or a role. Most of the questions they asked were pretty much the same, much to Alex's annoyance.

Just as he was about to unplug the phone line, another call came in, this time it was Hepburn!

"Hey, Alex, I learned from Morris that you're coming back to make a movie. It would be great that we could see each other more often again! ”

Hepburn was on the phone, first happy for Alex's return, and then chatted with each other about the recent situation. Hepburn hasn't taken many movies since he won two Oscars. On the one hand, it is because she is married and wants to focus on her family. On the other hand, she hopes to be able to make some high-quality movies, and if the script is not good and the role is too bad, she will not easily agree.

The two chatted for a while, and after the last moment, Alex said apologetically: "In my movie, it seems that there is no role suitable for you!" ”

Hepburn let out a silver bell-like laugh on the other end of the phone: "It doesn't matter! I've just finished filming Ben-Hur, and I'm not in a hurry to find a job yet. After all, I've made enough money from this movie, and I'm not too worried about running out of money! ”

DreamWorks' "Ben-Hur" found Hepburn as the heroine, and DreamWorks has always given preferential treatment to influential stars like Hepburn. They are usually given one of two payment methods, either a fixed remuneration or a share of the box office.

Actors who have confidence in DreamWorks usually choose that share, and Hepburn is naturally no exception. Historically, she was very interested in this movie, and she also visited the crew during the filming. It's a pity that for some reason, she didn't play the heroine.

This version of DreamWorks has Hepburn added, and it is naturally more eye-catching than MGM's one. In the end, the North American box office was 25 million more than the original $70 million, which means that the box office of "Ben Hur" was as high as $95 million!

almost broke 100 million, it can be seen how many people will be jealous of such a result, compared to those film companies that can't survive, DreamWorks is simply a standout in the film industry.

Alex suddenly remembered that there was actually a role for Hepburn, but he was a little worried that the other party would refuse.

"If you're interested, maybe I can give you a supporting actress!"

"Huh? Really? What kind of character is it? Hepburn immediately became interested, and she asked, "Didn't you just say that there is no role suitable for me?" Why is it there again now, it can't be added for me, right? ”

"Ha Luha, how could it be! I'm just worried that you won't play a role like this! ”

"What is the role? If you give it, I will definitely play it well! ”

"Would you like to play a female orangutan?"

This time Hepburn was immediately speechless, and she paused for a while before she said in surprise: "Mother, mother orangutan? ”

"Yes, are you acting? If you do, I'll have someone send you a script! ”

In this world, I'm afraid only Alex dares to ask Hepburn to play a female orangutan. Who doesn't know that Hepburn is a big beauty, and she is also that kind of princess-like beauty. No director would dare to say to anyone that I would ask Miss Hepburn to play a female orangutan.

Hepburn, who had never encountered such a situation, was at a loss, and kept thinking: "Why did Alex invite him to play a female orangutan?" What is this for? ”

She never dreamed that someone would ask her if she wanted to play an animal!

Female orangutan?

What a character this is! I heard that it was a supporting actress?

Alex wasn't kidding, he really wanted Hepburn to play the role. With her current popularity, even if there is not a single shot in the whole film, as long as Hepburn's name is hung, I believe that more people will flock to the cinema to watch.

In order to make Hepburn make up his mind, Alex explained the plot of the film roughly on the phone. Before he finished speaking, the other end of the phone was already shouting in surprise: "I'll act!" I'm ready to play this role! ”

"Oh? Don't you have to take a closer look at the script? ”

"No need, this story of yours is very interesting, and I like the role of the female orangutan too!"

Now Hepburn has reached a bottleneck stage, and other film companies have asked her to play roles similar to Princess Anne, which makes people feel that there is nothing new in a thousand times. She was looking for some breakthrough roles, even if not the heroine.

It's a pity that those film companies only recognize her princess image and don't take into account her ideas at all.

Hepburn has realized for so many years that continuing to play such a princess role will only solidify her image, and it will be very difficult to transform in the future. The more famous the actor, the harder it is to please the audience, and once people get tired of her princess image, it is difficult to get out of this situation.

For example, like Shirley Temple, she lost many opportunities because she transformed too late, so that she felt that she couldn't do anything later. As a result, he lost his acting career at the age of fifteen or sixteen, gradually fell into obscurity, and finally left the showbiz.

Now Alex has invited her to play a character who doesn't even have to show her face, and is also an animal figure. This is very different from the image of Princess Anne in the past. Hepburn is convinced that as long as he can play this role well, then other character images will definitely be no problem.

"You're sure you're going to play the role of this supporting actress, the female orangutan, right?"

"Well, yes! I'm going to play this female orangutan! ”

"Alright, I'll have someone send you a script tomorrow! But you have to keep it a secret from other people, can't you tell them what role you play, do you know the truth? ”

"It's so good, I won't say it!"

Alex handed over the role of the female orangutan to Hepburn, in fact, it was also a whim, but he also considered it.

First of all, Hepburn is very famous, and with her joining, she will definitely be able to attract her fans to the cinema.

Secondly, Alex played a little trick on this, that is, he did not tell the media and outsiders in advance.

Let them guess, when the time comes, they will definitely be surprised by this new image of Hepburn. It can definitely cause a conversation, and as long as there is a topic, it will definitely be able to continue to attract more people to watch this movie.

Just imagine, once the matter of letting Hepburn play the female orangutan caused controversy, it was definitely a nuclear warhead into the fan community. Once Hepburn's acting skills are acceptable and the storyline of the movie is attractive, it will be difficult for the movie to become popular. (To be continued......)