Hollywood New Century

Texas, the second largest state in the United States, second only to Alaska, the largest state in the southern United States, has the famous Texas Cowboy!

Marfa, a city in southern Texas, is located in a plateau on the largest desert in the North American continent. Weeds, wasteland, desert and a railway across the town constitute Marfa's unique western primitive scenery.

And less than 100 kilometers from the Mexican border, it is sparsely populated, but there is an endless stream of tourists visiting here because there is a natural mystery - the Marfa beam.

The town near Marfa was the filming location for the film No Country for Old Men, and the 1980s scene was very simple to set up here.

When Simon Pike arrived on the set from Marfa City, the scenery along the way was indeed very good.

Such a good place belongs to this group of American cowboys. It's a pity that there are still two or three thousand Texas cowboys living in Marfa!

"Boss, isn't the scenery here in Texas also very good? You can also experience the life of a cowboy," Laura Collins said proudly. Who wants her to be from Dallas, Texas.

"Oh, I have some interest in Houston, Texas!" Simon responded.

"Interested in the Rockets?" Laura Collins said, then laughed, "That must be the NBA Rockets!"

"Yeah, don't you know that your boss is a fan of the star Yao Ming? You said we went to Houston, can we meet him!" Simon asked with a smile.

"Boss, it's not even August yet, and the NBA is still in the offseason. Yao Ming is a Chinese, shouldn't he come yet?" Laura Collins reminded with a smile.

"Yes, the NBA preseason will start in October. Yao Ming is probably still in China with his family!" Simon smiled.

"Los Angeles also has a team, boss, you don't support the team in your hometown?" Laura Collins continued to ask.

"The Lakers and the Clippers, you don't know what's going on with the two teams now. Do you support Kobe Bryant?" Simon doesn't have time to care about those things now. Yao Ming is different, that's his fellow countryman, right? !

"Oh, but my family and I are fans of the Dallas Mavericks. The newly built American Airlines Center is very stylish!" Laura Collins usually also has time to watch the game on the spot, but now he came to Los Angeles to work.

"The owner of the Mavericks, seems to be called Mark Cuban, isn't there a 2929 film company? After all, we are half a peer," Simon said, looking out the car window, and said again,

"Wait, your boss, I want to buy an NBA team to play with!"

"Then buy the Houston Rockets, and then you can see idols every day!" Laura Collins suggested.

"Well, it's better to buy the Miami Heat. Wouldn't it be better to let you wear bikinis on Miami Beach every day!" Simon said and laughed.

The filming location of No Country For Old Men is very ordinary in a small town, an ordinary US-Mexico border town.

Joel Cohen's work focuses on directing, and his younger brother Ethan Cohen's work is mainly producing and assisting his brother.

"Javier Bardon's hairstyle with this mushroom head is really a highlight. The real person looks more gloomy and perverted than the photo!" Simon Pike chatted with Ethan Cohen on the side.

"Yes, the killer played by Javier Bardem is definitely the highlight of the film. Neurotic and cold-blooded, it's so attractive, and the audience will definitely have a bright feeling!" Ethan's performance of Javier Bardem was Very satisfied.

Simon looked at the shooting plan, the film will be closed at the end of next month, and then edited later, discussed with Lionsgate about the release, arranged the schedule, and released it next year, perfect!

"By the way, there is another film we are shooting in Marfa, Paramount Advantage and Miramax, the drama about oil black gold in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A Scott Rudin is also one of our producers on No Country For Old Men!" Ethan Cohen mentions the film, which is also currently in production.

Simon thought about it, great!

"I know, starring Daniel Day-Lewis, this actor is an actor who can't survive without madness, and a representative figure in the experience actor," Simon certainly knew that Daniel Day-Lewis would rely on this "Blood Will Come" He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the second time.

The experiential actors have very good acting skills. They must integrate people and dramas and regard themselves as the characters they play. Heath Ledger, who will play the Joker in The Dark Knight, is also an experiential actor.

""There Will Be Blood" is also estimated to be closed next month, it should be the beginning of the month, because they are almost done!" Ethan Cohen's tone seems to be that he has some feelings for "There Will Be Blood", the feeling of an excellent movie.

"Ethan, you and Joel are famous directors in the independent film industry. Our No Country for Old Men is definitely an excellent film," Simon patted Ethan Cohen on the shoulder. Among the future Marvel co-directors, not Missing these two brothers!

"Of course, the story of "No Country for Old Men" is so wonderful, and the performances of our excellent actors must be good!"

For Simon, the Coen brothers are much more reliable than the Wachowski brothers who shot the "Matrix" series. Although "V for Vendetta" released in March this year was also written and directed by these two brothers, and word of mouth And the box office is also very good.

However, in the future, the films of these two brothers will be cool one after another!

It is estimated that the Wachowskis will become the Wachowskis soon, because now the older brother Larry Wachowski is undergoing **** reassignment surgery, the news has already been reported in the newspapers anyway.

Of course Simon knew, though, that in a few years, the Wachowskis would become the Wachowskis, and the younger brother, Andy Wachowski, would be transgender.

Anyway, "V for Vendetta" is their last successful movie, and they will be the director duo in the future!

It has been more than ten days since Simon Parker left Malfa City. At the same time, the Kingdom Entertainment Fund under Credit Suisse Bank loaned $70 million to Xinghai Pictures, with a 3-year term and an annual interest rate of 6.5%.

"That's $4.55 million in interest every year," Simon wrinkled his nose, feeling a little pain in his heart.

"Is it possible to speed up preparations for "Spartan 300"?" Nina Jacobson restrained her smile and asked.

"Of course, let's start quickly, what schedule did Lionsgate set to release "No Country for Old Men"?" Simon asked.

"6.7, the schedule is not bad! 20th Century Fox's schedule for "Spartan 300" is 5.9!"

Simon was stunned for a moment, given such a good schedule, he has a lot of confidence in himself, it's all summer schedule, and there is still a month difference!