Chapter 151 Opportunity to Break the Game
The lights are on and the night is fading. The sky in Los Angeles is not the gorgeous purple in "La La Land", but it reveals a touch of clear translucence in the coquettish peacock blue, which makes people endure. I couldn't stop looking at it for a long time.
I said goodbye to Jack in the parking lot, and the two of them started their journey home. By the time Anson arrived home, his stomach was protesting strongly, his chest was pressed against his back, he was hungry, and his blood sugar was about to fail. .
In the distance, you can see the bright lights of the residence.
Opening the door, the sound of footsteps on the stairs echoed throughout the hall. James Franco's footsteps were particularly brisk and extremely hurried, and he rushed down with a pile of clothes in his hands.
Like a hurricane.
“Hey, Anson!”
James passed by the door and happened to see Anson. He said hello, but without stopping, he continued to rush into the living room with a huff.
Chris Evans, who was sitting cross-legged on the sofa, straightened up slightly and waved to Anson, "You got off work so late today?"
Anson replied smoothly. , "We finished filming and went to play for a while after finishing work, but are you preparing to go on a trip?"
At a glance, you can see two open suitcases on the floor in the center of the living room, and James is stuffing clothes into them.
Compared with "Princess Diaries", "James Dean" is a small independent crew. The entire shooting cycle is much shorter. It was completed in just over a month. After that, James was also idle for a period of time. .
However, James is restless. His idleness is different from others. He goes out early and comes back late every day, always tinkering with something.
The scene in front of me was unexpected, but not unexpected. Anything that happened to James seemed to be reasonable.
James held two pairs of shoes in his hand, a pair of canvas shoes and a pair of work boots. He turned to look at Anson, "Which one should I choose, youthful or sporty?"
"Choose canvas shoes if you feel more relaxed, and work boots if you have a more posture." Anson immediately gave his opinion, looked around, picked up a bag of potato chips from the table, opened it, put it in his mouth, and let his growling stomach relax for a while. Calm down some.
James looked around, then threw the work boots into the suitcase.
Chris looked at Anson, who was sweating profusely but with a rosy face. He had many questions to ask, but the real protagonist tonight was the person in front of him. So he suppressed his curiosity for the time being and looked at James with a smile. Said, "Aren't you going to reveal the answer?"
"Ah!"
James suddenly realized it, turned around, and opened his arms towards Anson.
"I got the chance to audition, 'Spider-Man.'"
One second, two seconds -
Anson finally understood, this is good news, complete good news, "Wow Oh!" He exclaimed, and then couldn't help but exclaimed again, "Wow!"
In his previous life, James did play "Spider-Man", but he was not Spider-Man Peter Parker. , but the little Green Goblin Harry-Osborn, and with this work he became an instant hit, breaking the news and becoming a literary geek in Hollywood.
So, Anson was not surprised by this news.
However, the reality is something else.
Living with a group of fledgling young actors who are still struggling with auditions, rejections, and continued auditions, the days are stretched out, and at this time, you can truly feel the depression and helplessness before becoming famous. Help, the long wait is far more difficult than imagined.
Now, the dawn of waiting and waiting, tormenting and tormenting has finally appeared. The joy and happiness are so turbulent that they occupy the brain instantly——
Even if Anson already knows the result of the audition, he still Really happy for James.
“Congratulations!”
"Wow, I mean, congratulations!"
James could feel Anson's sincerity, and his smile bloomed without concealment, and he pretended to be modest and said, "This is just an audition, just an audition." Anson waved his hand, not caring at all, "Believe me, you will definitely succeed. They will definitely be able to discover your charm. They should give you a chance."
Although he is not Peter Parker, They did give James a chance.
James couldn't help but get excited, "Do you think so too? Me too, haha." But after saying that, James was still a little nervous, "But this time, the intensity of the competition may be beyond imagination."
Anson reacted immediately, "They didn't keep the project name secret."
This also means open competition.
James nodded, "You can't keep this project a secret even if you want to."
"I heard from my agent that preparations for the project began in 1985, and even moved to James last year. - In the hands of James Cameron, Cameron even wrote a forty-five-page script for the movie. However, the two companies that held the copyright had differences of opinion."
"In the end. , did not make the trip.”
"Over the years, the adaptation rights have passed through many film companies and independent studios, and finally fell into the hands of Sony Columbia Pictures, but it was difficult to find a director."
The preparations for "Spider-Man" are in trouble. Far beyond imagination, after all, now is an era when science fiction movies and love movies are very popular.
The fundamental reason lies in originality.
From the 1990s to the first decade of the 21st century, the film market was still prosperous, originality was strong, and different types and themes emerged in endlessly. Although superhero movies were also launched one after another, their The vitality is no more vigorous or prominent than other types of movies.
Until 2008, the originality of the film market reached a bottleneck, and the quality and quantity of original scripts declined across the board. "Iron Man" seized the opportunity to rise. As a result, major Hollywood film companies turned their attention to the adaptation market. , from novels to comics to games, and even live-action animations.
This will overturn the entire market structure.
In 2000, superhero movies were just an ordinary member of the genre film market; two-dimensional comics were still a niche hobby.
As you can imagine, the preparation process for comic book movie adaptation projects also faces many difficulties, not just for "Spider-Man", but other projects as well.
In addition to James Cameron who is infinitely close to directing "Spider-Man", Roland-Emmerich, Michael Bay, Tony-Scott, Ty Tim Burton, Chris Columbus, David Fincher, M-Night-Shyamalan, Ang Lee, etc. All directors have discussed the project.
Among them, David Finch and Chris Columbus are the closest.
David Fincher planned to create an original story based on the night when Peter Parker's first love Gwen-Stacy died, but Sony Columbia rejected it.
Chris Columbus simultaneously discussed with Sony Columbia and Warner Bros., and finally he chose the latter to become the director of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone".
At the end of the roundabout process, Amy-Pascal, co-president of Sony Columbia Pictures, made a quick decision and found Sam-Raimi as the film director. Sam, who just likes the original comics of "Spider-Man", readily agreed.
However, I never expected that Amy Pascal’s decision would encounter the opposition of Marvel, the owner of the original comics, and they did not like Sam.
The reason is simple. Sam Raimi has a background in directing horror movies, and they do not think it is suitable to adapt comic book superheroes.
result!
Sam, who was passionate about "Spider-Man", ignored the obstruction of his agent and went to the meeting with his own storyboard and creative ideas.
The meeting lasted for a full hour, and Sam successfully convinced the executives of the two companies and the producer to win the job based on his ability.
At the end of the twists and turns, the director of "Spider-Man" was finally confirmed, and the casting process can officially begin.
Second update.
(End of this chapter)