Rebirth In Hollywood

The stones fell like a torrential rain, and an ugly and evil giant robot climbed up the pyramid, opened its serrated mouth, like a whale sucking water, sucking a lot of stones into its mouth, and then from the back of the buttocks. Pulled out, it destroyed the spire of the pyramid almost instantly.

In front of the monitor, Ryan, Michael Bay and others were sitting on chairs, carefully watching this special effect picture produced by Industrial Light and Magic.

This is a special effect completed by "Transformers 2", in which it is obvious that the progress in industrial light and magic technology can be seen, and the picture is more real and smooth than the previous one.

"Good job." Ryan nodded his chin in agreement, then tilted his head and asked, pointing to Hercules on the screen, "Michael, can you tell me why a pair of irons hangs between Hercules' legs ball?"

"You know, Ryan." Michael Bay didn't feel anything, and said calmly, "The addition of Arcey in the second part means that Transformers are also gender-differentiated..."

"Is this a sign used to differentiate between genders?"

Resisting the urge to roll his eyes, Ryan said helplessly, "So this is the testicle of Hercules."

"Why didn't they distinguish between Optimus Prime in the first part?" he asked again.

"Actually..." Michael Bay pointed out directly, "Ryan, if you look closely, they still have sexual characteristics."

Hearing Bang Bei's words, Ryan couldn't help but have a toothache. He really didn't pay attention to it, as if most fans didn't pay attention, otherwise he and Michael Bay would definitely be drowned in the drool that turned into powder.

Ryan has no intention of interfering. From the second part, he has completely threw the series to the 'autobot' studio and Michael Bay. The box office of this kind of special effects movie that has gathered a large number of fans will not be a problem in the short term. Anyway, the selling point of the film is not the plot logic and connotation.

Special effects films become mainstream films in theaters not only because of the needs of the audience, but also inextricably linked to external conditions.

Today, the window period from the release of a film to home entertainment is getting shorter and shorter, and the popularity of the Internet and DVD players. It also allows the audience to have more channels to enjoy movies, especially the increasingly large TVs at home, which can partially replace the big screen to some extent, and the comfort of watching movies at home is much stronger than that of the theater. .

But there is one kind of film that cannot be replaced by home entertainment for the time being, and that is the film with special effects as the biggest selling point. Now home entertainment cannot perfectly present the special effects of the big screen.

Of course, this is only for external reasons,

The main reason is that the movie-watching group, which is dominated by teenagers, likes this kind of movie. These people are different from their parents. They rarely pay attention to connotation and other illusory things when watching movies. What they pursue when watching movies is enough refreshment.

Hollywood blockbusters can swept the world, that is, firmly grasped this part of the mainstream audience.

From the people in charge of the project at Industrial Light and Magic, Ryan learned that the pair of iron balls was completely Michael Bay's idea, and even the entire Hercules was designed according to his request. Is this the bad taste of Exploding Bay, then he Can't guess.

Later, Ryan met here the liaison officer of the Pentagon stationed in the crew, the Department of Defense's performance of the US military in the film. Although it is not very satisfactory, it is acceptable. According to the setting of the film, the US military still killed a lot of Decepticons. Even if it's a weak version of the Decepticon bred by Starscream, it's an alien, isn't it?

"Ryan."

Walking out of Industrial Light \u0026 Magic's drawing room, Michael Bay asked very seriously, "Are you really going to give up on the third film."

"Yes. Michael."

Nodding, Ryan made a gesture to him that you understand, "Next, I have the Avengers. I have to work with Miss Portman on a new work, and I have prepared a magic masterpiece for myself... …”

"I hope fans will not give up this series." Michael? Bay is still a little worried.

"Transformers are the biggest selling point, aren't they?" Ryan wasn't worried at all, and he turned into the cafe inside ILM with Bang Bei, found a place to sit down at will, and continued, "You can let Mikaela Or someone else will continue to play the lead role, and the reason why Sam disappears is well explained, focus on finishing college, get kicked by Mikaela, or just die."

"It's better to leave this to the screenwriter to deal with." The biggest feature of Michael Bay is that he rarely participates in screenwriting.

Ryan believes that as long as Optimus Prime is still there, the film will definitely not have a huge impact on the box office due to the change of the protagonist. In this type of film, the protagonist is actually more like a symbol, and its weight is far less important than that of Optimus Prime. Most of the promises to Michael Bay were caused by the few feelings left in the previous life.

This time at ILM, Ryan didn't see George Lucas. He and Spielberg's crew went out to shoot "Indiana Jones 4". Unlike the Transformers series, this series strives to restore The original taste, special effects rely more on props, not.

However, the screenwriter of the film is George Lucas...

Well, George Lucas is still quite skilled in the big setting, just don't involve detailed emotional scenes.

Until now, Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala are still the negative typical of the classic couple in the film, that bloody love, because of the lack of innate settings, even Ryan and Natalie It's still unbelievable to perform.

As for the entire Lucasfilm industry, Disney is still digesting DreamWorks Animation Studios, and when the time is right, Ryan will let people even test George Lucas's attitude.

And, of course, the numerous shareholders of Lucasfilm.

Like all major Hollywood studios, Lucasfilm's stake is complex, and even George Lucas himself is not the largest shareholder.

Leaving San Francisco, where ILM is located, Ryan did not follow Michael Bay to the Autobot studio, and the entire Transformers franchise is now fully on track, although the revenue figures have been delayed as the first film has been delayed. It has been declining, but the film still brings in about $20 million a month for Disney, and when the second film is released, it will definitely set off another peak in revenue.

Not to mention other things, Ryan himself, "Transformers" brought him close to 100 million US dollars in remuneration and sharing.

Riding back to Los Angeles from San Francisco, it was already afternoon. Ryan went straight to a fine dining restaurant near Century City, where he and Peter Jackson had an appointment for dinner.

"Hi Ryan."

"Hi, Peter."

Shaking hands, several people sat on the seats by the window, Ryan made a gesture of invitation to the menu, "Congratulations, you have successfully lost weight."

"You don't know how hard it is." Peter Jackson only ordered a few vegetarian dishes. "I haven't eaten meat for half a year."

After ordering a few random items, Ryan closed the menu, said thank you to the waiter, turned his head, and said to Peter Jackson, "Do you want to be Gollum?"

"It's better to kill me then."

Although there has not been much contact in recent years, the friendship established during the filming of "The Lord of the Rings" is still there, and the words of the two are also very casual. As for the agent of caa who accompanied Peter Jackson, Ryan is just a polite point. He nodded and didn't say anything to him.

caa occupies half of hollywood's market, but it's not the master, this is not the hollywood and caa when michael owitz was in charge, they have long lost their active position in front of the big six companies, and disney is notoriously not very cooperative with caa , Most of the actors that Disney uses are from kk brokerage companies, which is not a secret in Hollywood.

This is a business dinner, and the meal is just a formality. Ryan and the others tasted the dishes in the restaurant for a while, and then put down their knives and forks.

"Peter, are you planning to make a movie recently?"

Without being polite, Ryan went straight to the topic, "I remember you took a long vacation."

"I made a round-the-world trip with my family." Peter Jackson also understood that Ryan's finding himself was definitely not as simple as eating.

"Are you interested in continuing to work together?" Ryan turned the coffee cup in his hand, "Disney is about to start preparing for The Hobbit."

"This..." Peter Jackson looked at his agent and seemed a little embarrassed. "I still have a new movie to shoot, and I need time to think about it, Ryan, look..."

"It doesn't matter." Ryan just revealed that, Peter Jackson was the first choice, but not the only one. "You have plenty of time to think about it, but I hope to get good news."

"If I make a decision." Peter Jackson said very seriously, "I will definitely notify you as soon as possible."

The topic is here, Ryan put it aside, Peter Jackson is the guarantee of this series, not indispensable, this is Hollywood, and the number of talented people waiting for the opportunity is endless.

He changed the subject and chatted with Peter Jackson about the landscape of New Zealand, which really impressed him and where he made a deal with Charlize Theron.

The dinner ended in less than an hour, and caa's agent's invitation to the party was rejected. Ryan left downtown Los Angeles by car. Peter Jackson might refuse, but he didn't worry, "The Hobbit" was just Long-term planning is not in a hurry.

In addition, "King Kong" has already dissipated a lot of his aura. When the next film is frustrated, the New Zealand director will want to understand that without Tolkien's work, he is just a very ordinary one of Hollywood's first-line directors. member, not the super director after The Lord of the Rings.

Originally, Ryan wanted to go to North Hollywood, but thinking of Mrs. Shelly, who had eyes like a knife, he had to give up the idea.

Because of him, Natalie's relationship with her parents is not very good. Presumably Mrs. Shelley will not say good things about him in front of Natalie. It is more appropriate to want to break them up. (To be continued..)

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