Best Movie Star

Two more today! Archives exhausted.

"Gilmore, you rest, I won't disturb you."

Inside the ward of the California Medical College, Matthew stopped Guillermo del Toro, who wanted to get up to see him off, and waved goodbye, "Goodbye, Guillermo, see you in the crew."

"Okay, see you on set!" Guillermo del Toro also waved to Matthew.

Matthew went out, closed the door of the ward, and strode towards the exit of the ward building, sighing as he walked, Guillermo del Toro finally recovered.

From the end of December 2006 to the beginning of February, Guillermo del Toro lay in his hospital bed for more than a month, it is said that he was infected with a strange bacteria, and it was slow to recover, which caused the whole "I Am Legend" The crew was also temporarily suspended. Due to the long delay, producer Akiva Goldsman had the idea of ​​temporarily changing the director.

Fortunately, Guillermo del Toro recovered in time, and the release time of "I Am Legend" was the holiday season at the end of this year, and the time was still quite abundant. In the end, Akiva Goldsman did not replace him.

Of course, there have been a lot of rumors about Guillermo del Toro lately, many tabloids are hyping him for a drug overdose and TMZ has also disclosed a so-called hospital inspection report.

For this, Matthew never said anything, drug addiction is too common in this circle.

Walking out of the door of the ward building, the afternoon sun was still a bit dazzling. He got into the car, and Bella Anderson, who was in the co-pilot, said to the driver, "Let's go back to Burbank and go to Warner Studios."

The driver started the car and drove slowly out of the California Medical College.

Bella Anderson looked back at Matthew and said, "There's good news, and there's bad news."

Matthew closed his eyes and rested, "Let's talk about it."

"I'll start with the good news." Bella Anderson opened her notebook and glanced. "The Oscar nominee luncheon just ended, and Spike Lee's 'The Outsider' didn't get any nominations. Also, Will Smith He also didn't get a Best Actor nomination, and "Knock on Happiness" didn't get an Oscar nomination either."

"Well." Matthew nodded, making no secret of his feelings, "Yes, it's all good news."

Bella Anderson continued, "There's some bad news. The Raspberry Awards, as in previous years, announced the nominations before the Oscar nominees luncheon, and you're once again nominated for Worst Actor."

Matthew didn't care, "It's okay for them, and it's not the first time."

Since he became popular, he has been the focus of the Golden Raspberry Award, and he has been nominated for the worst actor in the Golden Raspberry Award not once or twice.

Although the so-called bad news was said, Matthew was still in a good mood. Those black groups with ulterior motives wanted to step on him, but Spike Lee shot himself in the foot, and Will Smith failed to achieve his goal. .

As with Vin Diesel, those who were hostile to him were unlucky, and Matthew never had any sympathy, only schadenfreude.

The other party regards him as an enemy. Shouldn't he have the consciousness of an enemy?

"By the way, Bella." Matthew suddenly thought of what happened just after the new year, "Any news about Vin Diesel?"

He has a team of assistants dedicated to gathering information and handling chores, with Bella Anderson being the direct leader.

Bella Anderson opened the notebook and looked for it, and then said, "Last month, after being given the title of "soft egg" by public opinion, Vin Diesel lost a number of jobs that he was fighting for, "Deadly Driver" The crew kicked him off the audition list before the audition, and the other three crews directly returned Vin Diesel's information. Also, the "Life and Death" that has been filmed may not allow Vin Diesel to participate directly. promotional activity."

She closed her laptop and added, "There's a tabloid report that Vin Diesel was on the set of an independent film at a small company."

"Going to join the independent film industry?" Matthew couldn't help pinching his chin, "The independent film industry has a future."

Maybe Vin Diesel can hone his acting skills in the independent film circle, and then he made a blockbuster and won the Oscar for best actor with his superb acting skills.

"Vin Diesel should thank me, without me, how can he calm down and hone his acting skills?" Matthew's face has always been very thick, "Like glory, fame, money, and women are flashy and corrupt people. It's better for people like me who don't pursue it to enjoy it, Vin Diesel should pursue the essence of art."

Coming to Warner Studios, Matthew went to the studio's office building to meet Akiva Goldsman, got the latest version of the script for "He Came Tonight" from him, and chatted with Gilmore- Del Toro.

"Are you sure it's all right?" Akiva Goldsman asked.

Matthew flipped through the script and said, "Don't worry, Gilmour is healed."

Before his visit to Guillermo del Toro this time, Akiva Goldsman called specifically to let him see if Guillermo del Toro was really back at work.

Frankly speaking, he is also very cautious. If Guillermo del Toro is not in a good situation, like Akiva Goldsman, he will also think of replacing Guillermo del Toro. After all, "I Am Legend" can't. Procrastinate indefinitely.

Even though the two get along very happily in the crew, they are still very clearly separated from their work.

Akiva Goldsman nodded, "This project has dragged on for too long."

Matthew didn't answer and was watching the heroine in the script. After a while, he looked up and asked Akiva Goldsman, "Can you suggest a character?"

"Of course," Akiva Goldsman said.

"About the heroine..." Matthew closed the script and said, "Akiva, I think Charlize Theron is very suitable for this role, and we have worked together before."

Akiva Goldsman thought for a while, then nodded lightly, "I'll find someone to contact Sally later."

Matthew didn't say more, it's good to make suggestions on this kind of thing. Who knows if Charlize Theron will accept it, and his male lead contract is still being negotiated, and it is still far from being negotiated.

The negotiation between Helen Herman and the crew has long reached an agreement on the basic salary of 20 million US dollars. He can get a salary of 20 million US dollars, which is already the default minimum salary line in the circle. The differences are mainly concentrated on For the part other than the basic remuneration, whether Warner Bros. pays it in the form of a later share or an upfront remuneration, and what is the proportion or amount of payment.

According to Matthew's request, it is best to pay the basic salary plus the box office share, but Warner Bros. is not stupid. Based on the box office of his recent films, it is determined that the box office share is not good for Warner, and wants to pay him directly. Higher The up-front remuneration will be cancelled, and the post-participation will be cancelled.

Matthew doesn't have to be divided in the later stage, and he is also waiting for the money now. The "Fast and the Furious" series will soon have early investment. He and David Ellison are preparing to make a quasi-first-tier production. This requires A large amount of capital investment, half of which is funded by him.

The rate of receipt of the later share is very slow, far less than the speed of direct payment.

Of course, the premise of giving up the post-box office share is that Warner Bros. can offer an up-front remuneration that satisfies him and Helen Herman.

Otherwise, Matthew will still stick to the method of early stage pay and later box office share.

After chatting with Akiva Goldsman about "I Am Legend" and "He Came Tonight", Matthew left his office, and Akiva Goldsman later said, "He The name "Come Tonight" is not very appropriate, and it is estimated that it will be changed soon.

Matthew then went to the Warner Building in front of the studio. David Heyman had just returned from the UK the day before yesterday and asked him to meet and chat this afternoon.

"It's still better in Los Angeles. The bright sunshine makes people comfortable."

In a reception room, David Heyman sat on the sofa and said to Matthew next to him, "The weather in London is so bad this season, it's so cold and humid that I can't stand it as an Englishman."

Matthew smiled and said, "So, it is the most comfortable to spend the winter in Los Angeles."

David Heyman sighed~www.wuxiahere.com~ We can't help ourselves, I can't just leave the "Harry Potter" crew. "

"Congratulations not yet." Matthew recalled David Heyman's current position and said, "You are now the first producer of the "Harry Potter" series."

"The higher the position, the greater the responsibility, the greater the pressure." David Heyman felt quite real, "If I screw up the "Harry Potter" series, it is estimated that Harry Potter fans all over the world will kill me."

Matthew nodded and said deliberately, "Don't worry, I don't need them, I'll mail you the blades when I'm down."

David Heyman couldn't help laughing along with Matthew.

In fact, Matthew is very clear that the safest way to shoot the "Harry Potter" series is not to seek merit but to seek faultlessness. As long as the film does not have too many defects and bugs, there will naturally be tens of millions of fans. Paying for it, Warner Bros. slapped the frenzied publicity bill at the turn of the century, and now it's the season of big money.

Warner Bros.'s "Harry Potter" series can be said to be the most classic marketing case in the history of books and movies.

However, Matthew has never found the brilliance of this series, which may have a lot to do with his cognition. He really doesn't like magic or anything.

David Heyman said at this time, "Before I came back, Emma Watson mentioned you specifically, and she said that I would bring a signed photo of you."

"Wow..." Matthew said slightly exaggeratedly, "Is Miss Hermione Granger a fan of my movies?"

David Heyman shrugged slightly, "It's possible." He reminded, "You can mail a signed photo to London Pinewood Studios another day."

Seeing Matthew nod, David Heyman suddenly changed the subject, "Matthew, this time I asked you, just like last time, I was also entrusted by the top management of Warner Bros."