Best Movie Star

In the conference room of Sky Dance Films, Matthew, David Ellison, Helen Hellman, the bald CEO and the two department directors of Sky Dance gathered together to discuss matters related to the newly acquired copyright .

"Tell everyone a piece of good news." David Ellison was in high spirits at the moment, sitting at the front of the conference table, his voice was particularly loud, "Just yesterday, we successfully obtained the "Fast and the Furious" series from Universal Pictures. The filming rights for the sequel are a brand new development opportunity for Skydance Films, and the focus of our next phase of work will be on this series.”

After speaking, he looked specifically at the people in the conference room, as if he wanted a warm response.

The conference room was very quiet, except for the rustling sound of the bald CEO writing in the notebook with a pen. Everyone, including Matthew, seemed sober because they all understood a truth.

Helen Herman said it directly, "Getting the copyright is just the beginning."

Matthew nodded and continued, "We still have a long way to go before we revive this series."

"It's okay." David Ellison looked confident, looked at Matthew, and said, "Didn't we have you?"

Matthew spread his hands and said, "I'm not good at making movies."

This is not humility. There is absolutely no problem with letting him play the action-type male lead. It is also his specialty. If he is asked to make a movie, he will be 100% screwed up.

He said very seriously, "David, first of all, you need to find a qualified producer, neither me nor... you are good at it."

David Ellison isn't the same kid he was when he first entered Hollywood, nodding, "I understand."

Helen Herman chimed in at this point, "I recommend Jack."

Matthew and David Ellison looked at each other and knew that Helen Herman's recommendation was Jack the Bearded, the producer of "Three Hundred Spartans."

"Okay." David Ellison glanced at Matthew first, then agreed.

After all, there has been a successful cooperation, and the bearded Jack is experienced and capable.

"It's too early to say the rest, but one thing," the bald-headed CEO said suddenly. "Matthew, David. What kind of movie do you want the sequel to be."

He added, "Universal's trilogy is a mid-scale production, and its impact is limited."

David Ellison looked at Matthew, "You must be thinking about it, right?"

"If I say no..." Matthew deliberately joked, "David, will you kill me?"

He then turned to the topic, "I can only talk about the theme and concept, and we need to find professionals for how to do it."

This is the first time he has actually made a movie. To say that he is full of confidence is absolutely false. The few "Fast and Furious" series he has watched can only remember the main plot, plus the experience of breaking into Hollywood now. and knowledge, from which we can analyze some of the factors of success.

As for the details, I forgot about it for a long time.

Everyone in the conference room turned their attention to Matthew, and everyone in the room knew very well that Sky Dance Pictures purchased the copyright of the sequel to "The Fast and the Furious", and all the confidence came from this famous Hollywood movie star.

Matthew also took a rare serious attitude, saying, "First of all, we have to determine the scale of production." He glanced at David Ellison, "I have an agreement with David on this, "The Fast and the Furious" The sequel must be a first-line commercial production."

David Ellison nodded in agreement, "That's my opinion too."

"Our goal is to make a series." Matthew continued, "This series is not just a trilogy, as long as there is enough profit space, we will continue to launch new sequels, not just stay on a series of movies, but To construct a world, a movie world that belongs to the "Fast and the Furious"."

Not to mention other people, even Helen Herman looked at Matthew in surprise. They could all feel that Matthew took this series very seriously, or had great ambitions.

Matthew smiled and said, "As you all know, sequels are the most profitable type of movies in Hollywood."

Everyone knows this, and Matthew doesn't need to say more, "So, when we are making the fourth part of the series, we must reserve a certain amount of creative space for the subsequent sequels. We won't talk about it, but The future trilogy, at the very least, is a complete, smooth and self-explanatory story."

David-Ellison added, "Unlike other movies that are always the first big hit and then rush into a sequel, what Matthew and I are saying is, you have to plan right from the start."

A director of the film department chimed in, "What if . . . if the first film didn't do well."

"As long as there are no huge losses." David Ellison is quite firm. "The sequel will continue as usual. I believe in Matthew's appeal."

The two directors looked at Matthew at the same time unconsciously, and their confidence increased instantly. Can the plot of future movies be worse than "Mrs. & Mrs. Smith" and "Dawn of the Living Dead"? Matthew can even carry the box office of such a bad movie. As long as the level of the sequel to "Fast and the Furious" is up to standard, the box office will definitely not be a problem.

Matthew ignored the two fiery gazes, "Pre-planning is very important, in this regard we need an excellent screenwriter team to carefully craft the script. In addition, the type of the film will be a hot and intense racing action film, and each film is reserved for vehicles And action scenes, that is, fights, shootouts, chases, collisions, dodging, drifting, and racing, the length of the film should not be less than one-third, and the shooting and production are all at the highest level of the Hollywood film industry!"

Helen-Hellman understands that Matthew is ready to get involved in the production industry. Basically, all superstars will get involved in the production industry. Even if the actor's career declines, they will be producers with extremely powerful discourse power.

Tom Hanks can be said to be a typical example of this.

"But you can't make a movie like that with just the speed and action," Matthew added. "A good story and strong characters are a must. I've reached out to Paul Walker and Jordana Brewster. , they are all willing to come back.”

He took a sip from the water glass in front of him, and continued, "My idea is to form a character team, with the male protagonist as the core, take a team fight, and at the same time show friendship and family affection in the film, so that the main characters form a unity. A concept of 'we are family'."

Listening to Matthew's words, the bald-headed CEO kept nodding while recording, and a thought was spinning in his head. No wonder the movie starring Matthew was a big hit. From what he said, we could see that Ma Xiu's understanding of commercial films and the market is really profound.

Promoting friendship and family, playing family cards, adding stars and intense action scenes, it is full of highlights when you think about it.

He is very clear that "speed" alone is not enough to support a film. The "speed" of "Fast and the Furious" must be outstanding, and it is necessary to make great efforts in the elements other than the action. Compared with the works of the same type, the film is a little higher in all aspects, and it is possible to obtain the best results. entertainment effect.

"Speed ​​represents the charm of the vehicle, it can provide visual support for the film, but it cannot be the soul that supports the story." Matthew has almost dug up everything that can be summed up from the previous series, "Universal has made three films, and also Didn't really understand why the first one was successful and why the third one failed miserably? We must have a good story, and the audience must feel the unique character charm from the protagonist."

In the previous transaction with Universal Pictures, because the copyright of "Spartan Three Hundred Warriors" was in the hands of Sky Dance Pictures, of the $15 million paid to Universal Pictures, $10 million came from him, and half of the subsequent films were He also needs to raise the production funds. If such a large investment fails, although he will not hurt the root, it will still hurt.

Even if it's not for Vin Diesel, not for this contract, he will succeed.

Matthew is definitely going to star in this series, and at the end of this meeting, he also focused on his requirements for the role he wants to play.

"Walking between the law and the underground order, the soft and hard are unpredictable, but there is a very soft part in his heart~www.wuxiaspot.com~ He cherishes family and friendship very much, and has always played a generous and long-term in front of his brothers. The role of brother, who has fought with his own life many times to protect relatives and friends, represents the values ​​of civilian heroes in American movies."

"He has little interest in the temptations of money, drugs, and women's **** that can corrupt his will, and only pursues the thrill of racing and crime. In order to achieve a moral balance, design a value position for him that can be recognized by the audience."

Finally, Matthew added, "We need to introduce new characters appropriately in the sequel, and the proportions of male and female characters should be matched. It doesn't matter how good the acting is, the male actors must have their own characteristics, and the actresses must be **** and beautiful."

The bald CEO once again wrote down Matthew's words in his notebook. These are all necessary for recruiting the screenwriter team.

He thinks what Matthew said is very reasonable. They are all elements of a successful commercial film. It is not easy for someone to explain these clearly, but it is even more difficult to do it.

Matthew also knows that it is difficult to do it. The investment risk this time is actually very high. It is much more risky than choosing roles and jobs based on the movies in his memory.

But with high risk comes high reward.

In the past, he did not have enough capital, and the net worth he accumulated seemed to be a lot, but it was not enough for film investment.

Now it is different. On the one hand, after several years of hard work, he has made a lot of money through salary, dividends and endorsements; on the other hand, Apple has announced the upcoming new creators conference, and released the kidney machine at the meeting. generation.

Apple's stock began to rise explosively.

These are the capital of Matthew's adventure. Even if he fails, it will not be an uncontrollable disaster.

"Paul Walker and Jordana Brewster are coming back..." a film director asked suddenly. "What about Vin Diesel's character?"