By the time Jamie had finished, Ovitz had already written the entire page.

When he was done, he handed the recorded plot outline to Jamie and asked him to confirm if there were any missing points.

Jamie swept ten lines at a glance.

"There is another very important point."

I can't write down much more on paper.

Ovitz was about to raise his hand and ask Penny or Betty to help him find more paper, but Jamie told him that he didn't need to remember it.

"The casting of the actor Bruce Banner was very crucial."

Jamie put his hands on the table and looked at Ovitz very seriously.

The reason why he said this is because the success of "Venom" in his previous life and the success of Marvel's Hulk are inseparable from the credit of the actors.

The characters and plot settings of the new version of "Hulk" are all changed from "Venom", so it is most intuitive to use "Venom" as a comparison.

"From the plot outline, you may only be able to see that this is an anti-hero movie, but in fact, this movie is essentially a CP movie."

Many people are misled by entertainment gossip news and think that CP is the object of a movie, but in fact, the accurate definition of CP refers to a movie that focuses on the rivalry between two characters.

"Whether or not the relationship between Banner and the Hulk is interesting enough will determine the success or failure of this film."

Compared with those movies that make up CP, "Venom" and "Hulk" have a natural advantage in CP films.

Venom needs Eddie as a host to survive on Earth, and Eddie is the most suitable symbiote host for Venom among known humans.

And Eddie, if he doesn't have the force protection of Venom, can get a boxed lunch at any time.

In "The Incredible Hulk", this relationship goes even further.

Eddie and Venom are only symbiotic, and they are both separate individuals in the strict sense of the word.

Banner and Hulk are directly one person, the difference is only in their different personalities.

"Although I said at the beginning that the origin plot of Banner being irradiated by gamma rays can be brushed aside, the whole movie is actually about the origin story of the Hulk."

"This is mainly reflected in the constant change in Banner's relationship with the Hulk in the film, after the first transformation caused great damage, Banner is very resistant to rejection, and even hates the Hulk."

But in the subsequent escape process, Banner had to admit that if it weren't for the Hulk, he would have died a thousand and eight hundred times, and in fact, he had already developed some identification with the Hulk in his heart.

"During this time, Banner tried to communicate with the Hulk, and found that although the Hulk personality was irascible and destructive, it was not completely unreasonable."

"Although Banner can't control the Hulk, he's also trying to 'teach' the Hulk not to hurt innocent people."

So when he learned that the inhibitory agent was successfully developed and injected into the body, Banner still had a trace of hesitation.

"However, in the end, he chose to 'strangle' the Hulk and return to a normal life."

"It turned out that the inhibitory potion was useless, and I was tricked by the Hulk."

"The final Hulk and Abomination battle, the Hulk couldn't beat Abomination at first, thanks to Banner who kept reversing it in the Hulk's mind, spewing all kinds of trash talk to constantly anger the Hulk, and finally causing the Hulk to explode and beat the Abomination alive."

These plots were not reflected in the plot outline provided by Jamie, but needed to be filled in by Ovitz when he went to another screenwriter to write the script.

Of course, the most important impact of this part of the supplementary plot is still reflected in the casting.

The actor not only has to play two roles by himself, but also often talks to himself, which has high requirements for the actor's acting skills.

At least that's how Ovitz understands it.

After thinking for a moment, he mentioned the names of several Hollywood actors in one breath.

These actors have one thing in common, they have all played that kind of mental patient, and their acting skills have been widely acclaimed.

Among them, Ovitz highlighted one person.

Edward Norton.

Jamie's reaction to hearing the name was interesting.

Unexpectedly, after going around in circles, the Hulk actor in this life was involved with Edward Norton again.

What a fate!

In the previous life, "Hulk" did not continue to launch a single sequel movie at the forefront of Marvel movies, the main reason is that in addition to the copyright dispute between Universal and Marvel, the box office of "The Incredible Hulk" is not as expected, and another reason is that Edward Norton is sitting on the ground on the sequel salary.

Originally, Universal and Marvel were not highly motivated to cooperate in launching a sequel to "The Incredible Hulk", and they were so disgusted by Edward Norton that they simply stopped filming.

It wasn't until "Avengers 1" was "short of people" that Marvel wanted the Hulk again, but at this time, Marvel would rather replace people than find an "uncle" to come back to serve.

It's not that Edward Norton is bad, it's that Mark Ruffalo is better value for money.

But this reason is not valid at the moment, because Edward Norton does not have the halo blessing of the Oscar.

has fame and acting skills, and in the eyes of Ovitz, it is a proper cost-effective choice.

In an attempt to convince Ovitz to abandon the idea, Jamie goes on to mention a key factor in the popularity of Venom in his previous life.

A sense of contrast!

In terms of how to design a villain alien to be "both ferocious and not scary", "Venom" is definitely a textbook-level success story.

Who would have thought that a black monster with a mouth full of fangs, inverted triangular white eyes, and a long scarlet tongue would actually give people a feeling of "cute pet" in the movie.

The principle is also true for "The Incredible Hulk".

The reason why Uncle Mark's version of the Hulk in the previous life is so popular is because of this sense of contrast.

The furious, destructive Hulk has a middle-two and stupid personality.

The three versions of the Hulk in the previous life were all completed through motion capture technology, but the reviews were mixed.

The Li ammonium version of the Hulk was spit out and hit the monster Shrek in the face.

The Edward Norton Edition can only be said to be decent.

Only the Mark Ruffalo version was critically acclaimed.

The path of success has been proven in his previous life, and there is no reason for Jamie to go another way.

"The image of Edward Norton is so positive that it is difficult for the Hulk made based on him to make people lean in the direction of comedy action movies."

Ovitz shrugged and asked:

"And who do you think is suitable?"

Jamie was about to announce Uncle Mark's name, and only then did he remember that the other party was still an unknown small role in Hollywood.

"I need to think about it and get back to you."

Ovitz nodded kindly.

"Okay, what about the heroine?"

This took Jamie by surprise.

He also thought that Ovitz would be more concerned about finding someone to be the director of the play.

After all, the heroine in this play is just a vase that is only taken out to show when the plot needs it.

Woman, it will only affect Banner and Hulk to fry CP!

Under Jamie's quizzing gaze, Ovitz told the truth.

"I received news that if Universal and Li Ammonium reach a cooperation, it is very likely that the heroine will be played by Jennifer Connelly."

Jamie's first reaction when he heard the name was-

The American version of Liu Yifei?

It was only after Ovitz's explanation that Jamie reacted.

Jennifer Connery is also a client of CAA, and the agent is the same person as Ammonium Lee.

"You want to find someone to take out Jennifer Connelly as a way to beat your nemesis at CAA?"

It was only then that Ovitz finally said the name of his nemesis.

"His name is Carl Meyer, and he is the nephew of Ron Meyer, the current CEO of CAA."

"But you guessed it wrong, I'm not looking for someone to replace Jennifer Connelly, but to help her change an agent."

Although he has been away from CAA for many years, Ovitz still knows the company he built with his own hands.

Many of the principles of service that CAA brokers take for themselves were created by Ovitz.

This includes having multiple brokers working together on a single client.

This rule, also known as the Loyalty Ordinance, is designed to prevent a broker from leaving for normal or irregular reasons, and it is easy to take his clients with them.

This tactic was so effective that CAA has since lost a significant number of clients due to the departure of its agent, and has since been copied by other Hollywood agencies.

However, Ovitz never dreamed that the loyalty clause that he had made at the beginning would end up making him a big problem.

After returning to CAA was rejected by Ron Meyer, a close partner who started the business together and is now the president of CAA, Ovitz set up his own brokerage company in a fit of rage, hoping to use his connections and influence to poach clients from CAA.

As a result, because of the protection of the loyalty regulations, the customer did not dig up, but the poaching behavior completely annoyed the CAA.

So CAA joined forces with other brokerage companies to dig into the corner of Ovitz's brokerage company.

Ovitz was left alone, and the result was, of course, a fiasco.

What role Carl Meyer played in these things, Jamie doesn't know, but one thing is clear.

Ovitz snatched Carl Meyer to win the heroine resources for Jennifer Connelly, and then used the heroine as a bargaining chip to ask Jennifer Connelly to change agents.

It's just a change of broker, not a change of economic company.

As long as Jennifer Connelly is a customer of CAA, CAA's top management will only maintain a tacit attitude on this matter.

Even if Ron Meyer is the president of CAA, it doesn't matter.

Even Jamie seriously suspects that Ovitz is targeting Carl Meyer on the surface this time, but what he actually wants to undermine and shake is the board's trust in Ron Meyer.

"Whatever you want."

Jamie replied with a shrug.

Anyway, the role of the heroine in the movie is a vase, as long as she looks beautiful enough and eye-catching, nothing else matters.

Ovitz was not surprised by Jamie's reaction, and then asked:

"The director—"

Before he could finish speaking, Jamie's voice rang out.

"Hulk is first and foremost a visual film, so it's best for the director to have a proven track record of success in making films in this area."

"On top of that, if the other party is still the kind of person who has fewer personal ideas and can faithfully execute the producer's ideas, it will be even more perfect."

To put it bluntly, it is necessary to find a director who is technically talented and obedient.

It seems to be very demanding, but in fact, Hollywood has no shortage of directors of this type.

Because those directors who are technically talented and disobedient, except for a few who are as successful as Cameron, are either fired during the filming of the film, or are eliminated after messing up the film.

Those who can continue to stay in Hollywood are basically obedient.

After a moment's consideration, Ovitz uttered a name.

"What do you think of Joe Johnston?"

At first glance, Jamie doesn't even know who this guy is.

After Ovitz added that Joe Johnston had filmed "Jumanji" and "Jurassic Park 3", Jamie finally matched his name with a person.

In his previous life, in addition to the two films mentioned by Ovitz, Joe Johnston also directed "American Team 1".

And Joe Johnston's earliest involvement in movies was as a special effects crew in Star Wars.

also won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects for his collaboration with George Lucas for "The Ark".

In fact, from being selected to be the director of "Jurassic Park 3" and "American Team 1", it can be seen that Joe Johnston really meets the two conditions put forward by Jamie.

He is good at shooting special effects movies and is obedient.

And at the moment, Ovitz's intention to choose Joe Johnston is also very obvious.

Jamie provided a new script and shooting ideas for "The Incredible Hulk", and Ovitz then equipped all the directors and actors, and the rest was to negotiate with Universal.

Because the opponent is Lee's version of "The Incredible Hulk", Ovitz must of course make some targeted preparations.

Li Yu refused to make "The Incredible Hulk" a complete commercial film, and the co-screenwriter added a lot of private goods to the script that explored the relationship between father and son.

Ovitz found Joe Johnston, who is very reliable in shooting commercial films and has just finished working with Universal, to fight Li Yu and make a complete visual effects blockbuster.

"Jurassic Park 3" was released this summer and received $368 million at the global box office at a cost of $93 million.

Although it is not a box office hit, according to the standard formula of Hollywood blockbusters, the box office can be profitable if it is more than 3 times the production cost.

What's more, a big factory like Universal actually doesn't need to be 3 times, as long as the box office can reach 2.5 times the production cost, it will make money.

By this standard, Jurassic Park 3 is undoubtedly a success.

As for the poor reputation of "Jurassic Park 3" after its release, this actually has little to do with director Joe Johnston.

After all, Spielberg was the director of the first two films, and whoever replaced the third part would be scolded.

In fact, even if Spielberg took the film himself, it would not be possible to satisfy everyone.

Joe Johnston's wave is taking the blame for Spielberg.

As for the critics' criticism of Joe Johnston for not paying attention to literary drama in "Jurassic Park 3", the scene of dinosaurs chasing humans began to appear in the first 20 minutes of the film, and until the end of the movie, dinosaurs were purely used to kill people to satisfy the audience's sensory stimulation.

This problem does exist in Jurassic Park 3, but in Hulk it all becomes an advantage.

(End of chapter)