Chapter 184 Invitation from the Holy Valley
Entering the awards season, little Gilbert has also begun to gradually become busy.
In addition to preparing for "The Sixth Sense," Gilbert Jr. also often attended parties held by the Directors Guild and the Producers Union.
The main purpose is to tackle key problems and get more people to vote for themselves.
Film-related awards require production companies to shell out research expenses, and this time Touchstone Pictures and Warner Pictures jointly spent US$5 million in expenses and established a team of public relations experts.
Of course, if the film is handed over to Miramax Pictures and the Weinstein brothers work on it, the effect will be much better.
But it is a pity that Gilbert Jr. and Harvey Weinstein could not reach an agreement beforehand, and Miramax also has the important project "The English Patient" this year.
Before the Oscars, Gilbert Jr. first won the Directors Guild's Best Film Director trophy. Guild Chairman Spielberg personally presented the award to Gilbert Jr.
This is the first time Gilbert Jr. has won a Directors Guild Award, which represents recognition from the industry.
This is not over yet, Tom Hanks also won the Screen Actors Guild's Best Actor Award, and DiCaprio was nominated for his role as Ryan.
After this, the American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards announced the nomination list, and "Saving Private Ryan" received five nominations.
Five nominations including Best Drama Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Original Score, and Best Actor in a Drama Film.
The Golden Globe Awards are known as the benchmark for the Oscars. Although they often fail, if you can get five nominations at the Golden Globe Awards, it will not be bad at the Oscars.
However, the Golden Globe Awards will not be held until January next year, which will not be a long time.
The filming of the movie "The Sixth Sense" was not very difficult or complicated. The reason why the cost was as high as 55 million was mainly because the salaries of Gilbert Jr. and Bruce Willis were relatively expensive.
In fact, for a film with a theme like this, Gilbert Jr. could have asked for a pay cut, but there was no need.
I have the impression that the investment for the original film was 40 million US dollars, but it was a huge box office hit around the world.
Because of their trust in little Gilbert, Warner Pictures and Touchstone Pictures did not hesitate to spend the money, plus Investment from Cantaloupe Studio.
It is impossible for ordinary new directors to get this opportunity without going through a long period of torture.
The preparation work was not complicated. The film was shot in Philadelphia. There are many historical buildings here in the United States, which fits the atmosphere desired by the film.
After everything was ready, the crew rushed to Philadelphia to start filming.
In the past, Hollywood was a place name. Because many film companies set filming locations in Hollywood, Hollywood became synonymous with North American movies.
Like the San Fernando Valley, both are centers of the entertainment industry in North America, although the San Fernando Valley is more restricted.
However, in recent years, more and more crews have chosen to shoot outside rather than in Hollywood or around Los Angeles.
There are two reasons for this. The first is that California’s tax rate is relatively high, which in disguise increases the cost of the film.
The second is that major cities in North America have introduced various policies to attract the patronage of Hollywood crews.
Philadelphia is one of them. In order to get the Little Gilbert crew to come to Philadelphia for filming, the local government promised to rent all scenes to the crew for free.
At the same time, those historical buildings were also opened to the crew, allowing the crew to enter the interior for filming.
Of course, little Gilbert would be tempted by such favorable conditions, so he gave up Los Angeles and rushed to the East Coast.
It’s not without reason that Philadelphia is so enthusiastic. The publicity effect of a blockbuster movie on the city is immeasurable.
Not to mention other industries, tourism, catering and other industries driven by movies can provide a lot of economic benefits and solve many employment problems.
This is the role of movies on a city. Of course, it must be positive.
If you make a film that reflects the dirty and chaotic city, the poor quality of urban residents, and the rampant violence, then I guess the local city won't like it.
Most of the San Fernando Valley crews did not film in the San Fernando Valley, and many of them were filmed in other places.
Some of these films require a lot of investment, and some even modify Hollywood films. Two of Gilbert Jr.'s films were selected, "Speed" and "The Island".
"Bravely Entering the Island" was changed into a story about a British female agent leading a group of female special forces to the island and having a big battle with the general's men.
Don't ask little Gilbert how he knew it, because Naomi Watts bought it and the two of them watched it together.
After watching the movie, the two of them got excited and had a big fight together in the movie.
Logically speaking, such a film is a copyright infringement, and the copyright owner can sue others.
Gilbert Jr. also discussed this issue with Robert Egger. Robert Egger told Gilbert Jr. that such lawsuits are usually very troublesome and take a long time.
Moreover, if you go to court with someone, you will lose some of your status, and it also serves the purpose of publicity for them.
Generally speaking, as long as it doesn't affect the interests of the original version, film companies don't bother to care about the films modified by people like these in the San Fernando Valley.
Anyway, when people watch San Fernando Valley movies, they never go there for the plot. The plot is just for a more immersive experience.
Little Gilbert thought the same thing. It was outrageous for him, a great Hollywood director, to argue with those female stars of erotic films.
But little Gilbert thought it was simple. He brought the crew to Philadelphia for filming, and it happened that a crew from the San Fernando Valley also came to Philadelphia for filming.
Their crew also lacked a leading actor. After hearing that little Gilbert was in Philadelphia, they immediately invited him to star. Because he didn't know what the other party was doing, he only heard that it was a film production company, maybe looking for investment, so little Gilbert met him.
But unexpectedly, the other party gave him a big surprise.
"Director Gilbert, we sincerely invite you to star in the film. We can pay you $50,000."
Little Gilbert had a question mark on his face: "You invited me to star in? What film?"
The visitor looked mysterious: "This time, the famous actress Rebecca Elson will be the heroine. Her skills are great, and she has been looking forward to working with you."
Little Gilbert understood it as soon as he heard it, and immediately said to Anna: "Anna, see the guest off."
The visitor didn't give up: "If you're not satisfied, I can call a few more. We can change the plot and have a multi-person pool party. It's the type you like."
Whatever you call him is my favorite type. Little Gilbert waved his hand in disgust and drove this person away.
Although he had never had sex with threesomes or foursomes, little Gilbert said he couldn't accept it being made into a videotape for others to watch.
And he's a great director, so what's the point of making a movie like this? Isn't this embarrassing?
After Anna sent the visitor away, she said with a strange expression: "Boss, many erotic film actresses have confessed to you before. This is the original purpose!"
Little Gilbert expressed his annoyance: "Stop talking about it. It would be too shameful to spread the word."
"But I'm afraid they will use this matter to hype it up to increase sales of their films," Anna said.
"It doesn't matter, let Marco handle it. The other party should understand my weight. Taking advantage of my popularity to hype this matter is an act of seeking death." Little Gilbert said.
Anna nodded and went to contact Marco Wald.
As Anna expected, the other party did not invite little Gilbert, and planned to use this matter to hype up the matter, which would increase sales a lot when the video tape is released.
But after Marco Wald and his lawyer warned him, the other party remembered that Gilbert Jr. was more than just a Hollywood director.
Gilbert Jr. is also a wealthy man with public assets exceeding $7 billion, and is a member of the Hollywood Jewish Club.
The key is that this man is rumored to be ruthless. Little Gilbert once sent Mel Gibson to jail because he glanced at his woman Naomi Watts.
If he offended such a person, let alone the San Fernando Valley, he would probably be shot eight times in the back and commit suicide the next day.
Therefore, the other party did not dare to publicly hype this matter in the media.
But it was inevitable that Hollywood colleagues would know that little Gilbert was invited to film in the San Fernando Valley.
Robert Iger called Gilbert Jr. and told him not to worry. Disney would help handle the matter and Gilbert's reputation would not be damaged.
Little Gilbert's image is also an important asset to Disney. Disney will not watch Little Gilbert's image be damaged that day.
It was the same at Warner Pictures. Jeff Robinoff knew someone in the San Fernando Valley and immediately asked someone to check out the genre film production company.
Facing the Hollywood giants, the genre film production company had no power to resist and immediately moved the Philadelphia production crew to other places, not in the same place as the Little Gilbert crew.
Therefore, when his status reaches this point, little Gilbert often does not need to take action. He only needs to express his attitude, and many people will handle these troubles for him.
This is also the result of the fact that Gilbert's movies have been selling well every year. Disney and Warner Pictures have regarded Gilbert as their most important partner and cannot let Gilbert suffer any harm.
If the Mel Gibson incident happens again, it is estimated that millions of people will work together to deal with Mel Gibson. It is estimated that Mel Gibson will be even worse at that time.
When other friends learned about what happened in the San Fernando Valley, it was more of a joke.
Nicolas Cage called little Gilbert: "I heard that you were invited to film by the guys in the Sacred Valley?"
Little Gilbert expressed surprise: "You know all this?"
Nicolas Cage said nonchalantly: "I've been invited too."
"Then have you gone?"
"No," Nicolas Cage shook his head and said, "But I did have a few parties with those porn stars, and I have to say I enjoyed it a lot."
After saying that, Nicolas Cage suggested: "If you are interested, how about I make an appointment and we hold a pool party and invite the porn stars of the Sacred Valley?"
Little Gilbert was stunned for a long time before he responded: "Go away, Farke, I'm not interested..."
Over there, Nicolas Cage laughed and looked very happy.
Of course, this was just a joke. He still knew little Gilbert's temper. Little Gilbert had always stayed away from parties like this.
According to little Gilbert, if such a party was to be held, he would not want to see other men appear at the party.
The incident was just a minor episode, but it was interesting and did not affect little Gilbert's work.
After the initial run-in, "The Sixth Sense" entered the fast lane of filming.
(End of chapter)