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"Hello, Stephen."

In the reception room of the Angel Agency, Matthew shook hands with Stephen Sommers, "You are much fatter."

Stephen Sommers responded with a smile, "No way, it's the age to get fat."

Helen Herman also shook hands with him, then greeted a few people to sit down together, and they brought coffee.

Matthew greeted Stephen Sommers a few times and asked directly, "Is there something wrong with you looking for me in such a hurry?"

"Yes." Stephen Sommers didn't go around in circles, opened the briefcase he was carrying, took out a script from it, and handed it over, "This is a new project I'm going to direct. Matthew, I want to invite you to play the male role. main character."

"Oh?" Matthew took it immediately.

Stephen Sommers took out another copy of the same and handed it over to Helen Herman.

"Matthew, Helen," he said. "Let's see first."

When the two opened the script, Stephen Sommers added, "This is a sci-fi action film project that Paramount Pictures has cooperated with me. The production budget is more than 150 million US dollars. I will also serve as a producer. It is under preparation, and it is planned to start filming in early April, and it will be released in the summer of 2009."

Hearing this, Matthew didn't answer, just flipped through the script, thinking about it at the same time, if shooting starts in April, it may conflict with the shooting of "Fast and Furious 4".

After the coordination between Skydance Pictures and Walt Disney, "Fast and Furious 4" will be released in July 2009.

Originally, Walt Disney planned to start the summer season in May, but the weekends in May were very crowded, and the time for filming and production was relatively tight.

He will not only star in "Fast and Furious 4", but also take into account some work on the "Twilight" crew. If it is according to Stephen Sommers, it is definitely not suitable.

"Stephen." Matthew looked up and asked after reading a dozen pages of script, ".JOE?"

"Yes, it's based on Hasbro's Special Forces toy series." Stephen Sommers asked Matthew, and after explaining, he simply went further, ".JOE Special Forces series dolls, but also for comics and cartoons. The story is very familiar…”

Helen-Hellman looked at Matthew, she knew that Matthew liked Transformers, maybe he also had special feelings for the special forces series of the same company.

Matthew didn't say anything and continued to read the script.

Stephen Sommers added, "Before the JOE doll came out, boys would never play with dolls or dolls like Barbie, but every boy wanted an action hero doll. The doll attracted fans around the world, making it the most successful line of toys in the world in the 1980s, followed by a collaboration between Hasbro Toys and Marvel Comics, a .JOE Special Forces comic series, which also featured a linkage with Transformers ."

He emphasized, "The influence of this series is no less than that of Transformers."

Helen Herman picked up the script and shook it. "The style of this book doesn't look like your masterpiece?"

"The script wasn't written by me," Stephen Sommers said with a smile. "The script was written by Stuart Beatty, who worked with you."

Matthew nodded, "One of the lead writers of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" trilogy."

"Yes." Stephen Sommers' mentality is very good.

When I wanted to film "The Return of the Mummy" and "The Scorpion King", Matthew was only a small actor who was controlled and at the mercy of him. Who would have thought that he would also take the initiative to ask Matthew's head one day?

Stephen Sophis has been dormant for four years, and no one has cared about it for four years, and he is not the high-spirited director he used to be.

"Stuart Beatty and I were in agreement that the film adaptation needed to satisfy both the expectations of the loyal fans and the audience that .JOE Special Forces was completely unfamiliar with." Stephen Sommers knew how to satisfy both audiences, he said: ".JOE Special Forces has a strong character, and in addition to taking inspiration from the stories of the comics and cartoon series, we have also added more story details and background to make the film have a more complete story."

Matthew skimmed through the script and, at the end, said, "Stephen, when I dubbed Megatron, Michael Bay told me that Paramount wanted to put Transformers and Special Forces on the same page. Will the two series interact under one cinematic universe?"

"This..." Stephen Sommers smiled and said, "There are plans for this, but there will be no Transformers in this one."

He knew that he and Matthew were not of the same order of magnitude now. After thinking about it, he said, "Matthew, you like Transformers very much. If the next two series are linked together, you can fight side by side with Megatron."

It sounds quite tempting, but Matthew knows that the studio's plans are on paper and may remain on paper for decades to come.

Stephen Sommers saw Matthew close the script and said, "There is no one more suitable for the role of Duke, a strong soldier with absolute leadership, and Stuart Beatty and I conceived this role with you. It was designed as a blueprint.”

Matthew put down the script and glanced at Helen Herman. Seeing that Helen Herman did not say anything, he said directly, "Stephen, there are a few things I want to say."

"Please say it." Stephen Sommers was mentally prepared.

"The first is the schedule." Matthew said calmly, "If shooting starts in April, the schedule will conflict with my shooting of "Fast and Furious 4"."

Stephen Sommers didn't even think about it, "This aspect can be adjusted."

The film's cast will be finalized after the new year, and he put it in April to allow all the main actors enough time for the necessary military training.

Of course, he didn't include Matthew. Well-informed people in the circle knew that Matthew would do free kick training every week, and would go to a friend's shooting club to practice guns from time to time.

Matthew didn't say anything about the remuneration. If the two sides can reach an agreement in this regard, it is naturally up to Helen Herman to discuss. He has seen the movie Duke, the Baroness and Commander Cobra, and he has seen it more than once. One took down the Eiffel Tower, the second just destroyed London, and the second was a little worse, but the first was an absolutely brilliant popcorn movie.

"Actually, it's the script." He talked about the second, more critical aspect, "Stephen, it's a group play to be exact, Duke is not particularly prominent as the male lead, and there is another one specially designed to be funny. Partner, I don't like this style of character."

Stephen Sommers frowned slightly, .JOE special forces were originally a huge group of dolls...

Matthew picked up the script and didn't go around in circles, "I'm interested in this series, but the male protagonist must play more roles, to highlight the status of the absolute protagonist, not the leading one in a group of main characters."

"This..." Stephen Sommers has shown an embarrassed look, "If you do this, the script needs to be overturned and rewritten."

Regardless of other roles, Matthew must ensure his own interests if he really acts in this film. "In the current script, the male protagonist is not prominent enough."

Helen Herman answered at the right time, "What Matthew said makes sense." She looked at Stephen Sommers, "I think you are looking for Matthew to play a role, and you don't want him to be a bad actor among many leading actors. An eye-catching one, right?"

She took the initiative to return the script to Stephen Sommers, "Such a script and a role don't quite fit Matthew's positioning."

Matthew also returned the script.

Whether an actor can be outstanding or not depends on the setting of the role.

Stephen Sommers put away the two scripts and said, "This is not something I can decide alone. I will give feedback to Paramount Pictures, and we will talk about it later."

Subsequently, he took the initiative to leave the Angel Brokerage Company.

Matthew didn't say anything more, only considering the series if the script and characters could meet his requirements.

"To overturn the script and start over, your requirements are not so harsh. UU reading www.uukanshu.com" Helen Herman said.

"You also read the script." Matthew spread his hands innocently, "Do you think Duke's role is outstanding? Some people believe that he is a supporting actor."

Helen Herman nodded lightly, "It's a big problem that the protagonist is not prominent, but it's not a problem with the Paramount Pictures family, and Hasbro."

Matthew imitated her tone and said lightly, "Then wait for the result of their negotiation, and we don't lack film appointments."

"I'll keep an eye out for Stephen Sommers, and I'll let you know when there's new news." Helen Herman said, changing the subject, "'I Am Legend' is about to have its second release weekend. "Alien vs. Predator 2, directed by your old acquaintance Francis Lawrence, is coming out this weekend."

"I will pay attention to this film." Matthew said casually.

He never thought a film like "Alien vs. Predator 2" would threaten "I Am Legend," even though it was released in its first week.

During several working days this week, the popularity of "I Am Legend" has not diminished. In the four working days, it won 13.1 million US dollars, 13.5 million US dollars, 10.22 million US dollars and 9.51 million US dollars respectively, and the North American box office totaled 162.13 million. Dollar.

Not surprisingly, after the second weekend, the North American box office of the film will successfully exceed 200 million US dollars.

And from this weekend, "I Am Legend" will be released in many overseas markets including Latin America, Europe, Australia and Southeast Asia one after another. For the big-budget commercial films that are popular in North America, there are few overseas box office hits.

Industry expectations are that "I Am Legend" will eventually gross more than $700 million worldwide.

The weekend before Christmas comes with a huge premiere of Alien vs. Predator 2.

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