Chapter 458 Coming to 2004
For a movie that knows the original version, it is very easy to complete the post-editing work.
For little Gilbert, one advantage of Hollywood is that there are no restrictions and the scale can be larger.
In other words, he dared to shoot the parts that the Chinese version didn't dare to shoot, and he dared to shoot the endings that the Chinese version didn't dare to shoot. But in fact, little Gilbert felt that the ending of the original version was good enough, and he would not change it in the released version.
It's just that in the end, Little Gilbert added an extra version of the ending, and the painter Ido Dash and the fake Mary successfully escaped.
When the police found out that the real Mary was sketching in Europe, they realized that the Mary that day was fake. Ido Dash was lying, and the two men were out of sight of the police.
Finally, when Mexican police raided a secret hideout, they discovered two unidentified bodies, which seemed to have died together.
The ending of this version, Little Gilbert, will be released on DVD, which will increase the selling point of the DVD.
Charlize Theron, who has nothing to do for the time being, comes to the studio from time to time to watch the post-production work of the movie. She is very satisfied with the performance in her movie.
Especially the smoking scene, it feels like it can be compared with Monica Bellucci in "Beautiful Legend of Sicily".
But little Gilbert gave Charlize Theron a ruthless blow: "In terms of charm, Sally, I think Monica is more attractive."
These words made Charlize Theron so angry that she turned 180 degrees on Little Gilbert's waist.
Charlize Theron also expressed confusion about the endings of the two versions: "Why do Ido Dash and Fake Mary both die in the two endings?"
Little Gilbert explained this: "Remember the stamps Ido Dash drew in prison?"
"Of course I remember."
"Not only did Ido draw a fake stamp to ask for help from the fake Mary, Fina, but in that letter, there was also Fina's original appearance.
After seeing this painting, Fina felt compassion and had a glimmer of hope, so she pretended to be Mary to save Ido. "
Little Gilbert’s explanation made Charlize Theron suddenly realize: “So in the end, Fina found out that she was just a stand-in, and her hope was dashed.
No matter which ending, she will drag Ido to die? "
"That's right..." Little Gilbert said with a smile: "So trouble comes from the mouth, and sometimes you have to lie. Women like to hear whatever they like, even if it is false, they are willing to believe it.
Ido fabricated a huge lie, but he did not lie about the last point, so failure was inevitable. "
Charlize Theron rolled her eyes at little Gilbert: "No wonder, every time I ask if you love me, you always say you love me.
It turns out that you were lying to me. "
Little Gilbert said he was innocent: "I swear to God, Sally, I really love you, and I love Naomi and the others. I am equal."
Charlize Theron was even more unhappy: "God said so too, he loves everyone equally."
After playing a little tantrum, Charlize Theron performed a 180-degree magic on little Gilbert's waist, causing little Gilbert to cry out in pain.
Looking at the back of Deng Deng leaving, little Gilbert rubbed his waist and bared his teeth.
Why is it that no matter ancient or modern, Eastern or Western, all women can master this technique without any teacher and reach the state of Dzogchen?
Going back to the post-production work of "Warriorless", in fact, this drama was still very unfair to Tom Cruise. In the film, he was arrogant and coaxing for a long time, saying that he was the protagonist.
In the end, he was just a figment made up by Ido Dash, a person who didn't exist.
Of course, it can't be said that it doesn't exist, but a small policeman certainly cannot be compared with the leader of a criminal group. The positioning of the two sides is different.
Fortunately, Gilbert Jr. arranged a lot of action scenes for Tom Cruise in the film, so that Tom Cruise could play happily at once, and it felt like he was acting in the "Mission: Impossible" series.
The core of the entire story still revolves around Ido Dash, played by Tom Hanks. In terms of character strength, Richard Decker played by Tom Cruise is undoubtedly stronger.
This is also an important reason for the two male protagonists to reach a balance, otherwise Tom Cruise may be a little angry and position himself like a supporting role.
Of course, little Gilbert still made certain promises to Tom Cruise. If there is a possibility of follow-up projects, I will still look for him to cooperate.
This time, Gilbert Jr. handed over the scoring work to Hans Zimmer.
After so many years of making movies, Gilbert Jr. has collaborated with many famous scorers, such as John Williams of "Saving Private Ryan" in 1997, and Howard Shaw of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.
Of course, I have also collaborated with Hans Zimmer on many films. "The Island" and "Pirates of the Caribbean" are both Hans Zimmer's masterpieces.
The characteristic of Hans Zimmer is that his scores are very trendy. He is not as obsessed with the orchestra as the academics. He uses a lot of electronics, vocals, modified instruments, etc.
He has the courage to try new sounds, which is very suitable for the taste of young audiences.
Of course, a very important point is that Hans Zimmer understood little Gilbert's ideas, and the soundtracks he created were usually in line with little Gilbert's taste.
So on the score, Gilbert Jr. and Hans Zimmer hit it off, and their collaboration was very lasting.
Their collaboration goes far beyond that. Without Hans Zimmer's scores, many of the subsequent films may lose a lot of color. When he was busy in post-production, little Gilbert often listened to Hans Zimmer's score.
After listening to the completed soundtrack, little Gilbert felt like listening to the soundtrack of "Inception".
Of course, this does not mean that Hans Zimmer gave the score of "Inception" to "Warrior". Rather, there is no problem in using the soundtrack of "Wushuang" in "Inception".
Therefore, it can be said that the soundtrack of "Wushuang" is very well done, and it will definitely make the audience want to stop if it matches the plot of the movie.
Time passed slowly, the New Year's bell rang, 2003 passed, and little Gilbert ushered in 2004.
Looking back on the past year, we can see that the growth of the North American market has been extremely limited. However, overseas box office has increased significantly and has become an important revenue market for Hollywood.
It can be said that every film company has its focus.
Compared with North American audiences who have increasingly picky tastes, overseas markets that have not been baptized by Hollywood blockbusters have become an important profit source for bad movies.
Several movies produced by Melon Studios this year have performed quite well. Needless to say, "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "Fast and Furious 2" took in a box office of US$187 million in North America and US$523 million globally.
"Rush Hour 3" starring Cheng Long received a box office of US$174 million in North America and a box office of US$488 million globally, both of which are quite good results.
The performance of "Bad Boys 2", which was released at the same time, was completely crushed by "Rush Hour 3", but it did not affect Michael Bay's status. He quickly got the next opportunity to direct.
DreamWorks and Michael Ovitz's project "Escape from Clone Island" will be directed by Michael Bay.
This time Michael Bay did not cooperate with Jerry Bruckheimer, a well-known producer, and gained greater power and more autonomy in casting.
So as soon as he received the project, he sent an invitation to Scarlett Johansson to star in "Escape from Clone Island".
Scarlett hesitated again and again, so she asked little Gilbert for his opinion.
"Take it, why not?" Little Gilbert was very supportive.
Scarlett was stunned: "Isn't this Michael Bay your enemy?"
"Enemy?" Little Gilbert seemed to have heard a very funny joke: "Scarlett, Bombshell is not qualified yet. Even Michael Ovitz is not qualified."
"Really?" Scarlett obviously didn't think that was the case: "I heard that David Ellison has a lot of objections to you, and he is Michael Ovitz's biggest collaborator now.
I also heard that they are preparing a magical movie called "Van Helsing" this year, intending to block your "Warrior". "
"Then let him do it!" Little Gilbert was not afraid at all: "I don't think "Van Helsing" will be the opponent of "Wushuang"."
"But "Van Helsing" has many well-known characters, and it is also adapted from a novel. Although it is not as famous as "The Lord of the Rings," it at least has a certain audience."
“‘The Unparalleled’ has Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise, and Sally.
Finally, there is me..."
Little Gilbert is not afraid of competition at all, he should be afraid of other people. Having been in the industry for many years, he has emerged from the fierce competition.
Looking at the confident little Gilbert, Scarlett was also full of confidence in him.
She was used to it. She had been witnessing the success story of the man in front of her since she was a child. His movies were made, his movies were released, his movies were successful.
This seems to have formed a fixed formula and routine, and now even the Los Angeles Times said: I want to see what Little Gilbert looked like when his movie failed...
But it seems that this day is far away, he will always look confident, he will never fail.
Although she often quarreled with little Gilbert, Scarlett still supported little Gilbert.
"Since you have no objection, then I will accept this film." Sijia said.
"No problem Scarlett," little Gilbert also said: "The problem you have now is that you shoot too many artistic films, and it takes a long time to cooperate with Sofia.
It won't do you any harm to switch to commercial films as appropriate.
If the box office performance is good, your net worth can also increase. "
Scarlett trusted little Gilbert's judgment. If he said there was no problem, then there must be no problem.
And little Gilbert has already prepared a path for her. She will also star in Marvel superhero movies in the future, and she likes the role of Black Widow in it.
Of course, Scarlett will also act coquettishly when the time comes and see if there are any projects suitable for her in Little Gilbert's movies.
Although Scarlett's name as the Little Princess of Hollywood is quite famous, it is more because of little Gilbert. If you put aside the relationship with little Gilbert, Scarlett's net worth is now only at the second or third tier level in Hollywood.
In this way, Scarlett's work plan in 2004 was to shoot "The Magic" and "Escape from Clone Island".
(End of chapter)