Chapter 324： daily

"Ride to New York" is still filming, and the progress is neither fast nor slow.

As for "Chainsaw 2", the schedule hasn't come yet. Just wait.

After Wen Ziren ran to the crew of "Travel to New York", he was also happy. Perhaps it was inspired by this theme, and he followed Zack Snyder every day to perfect the expression of the novel image of zombies. Less one-sided, more accurate, and even beyond the genre of other zombie movies in the past.

This is what they both want to do.

As for the top, he himself has also completed the shooting of "Hellboy", and now he has entered the post-editing link.

To be honest, for a filmmaker like Lehmann who does not like to intervene in the creation and gives the director enough space to shoot, the spinning top is 10,000 satisfied.

That way he can edit his own whimsical footage into his own movies, so he's happy too.

The monster image he creates is always different from other directors.

Maybe it's because he always likes to give monsters some humanity and even strong humanistic thinking, not so thin.

Everyone has something to do, and after a few days of free time, Lehman also ushered in a task.

In the screening room of Warner Bros. headquarters, Barry Mayer and a group of executives are watching the full cut of "Million Dollar Baby."

After reading it, I feel that the quality is good and it is very interesting.

It's a matter of course, it's a matter of release.

Warners thought the same as what they had discussed before, and planned to premiere in Cannes first to build up word of mouth.

For a plot movie like "Million Dollar Baby", it is the safest and most profitable route to win awards, get nominations, and then release it, and make money by word of mouth.

And this year's Cannes jury, Warner is very familiar.

The chairman is still invited by Quentin Tarantino.

In other words, every year Cannes is held, the jury is changed, but in exchange, the composition of its members is always dominated by the United States and France.

I don't know if this is an alternative power distribution and compromise.

After all, among the three major international film festivals, Cannes is the most influential in introducing Hollywood.

It has also successfully started its own brand more and more, faintly overtaking Berlin and Venice.

Compared with the trading volume, the platform capacity, or who is more famous, Cannes is now the most respected.

But it seems that Hollywood is gradually turning Cannes into another vanity fair.

We don't know who is more affected by whom.

It doesn't have to be clear either.

For Lehmann, it is useless to think that you are more concerned with your own affairs than other people's affairs.

After chatting for a while, Barry Mayer said with a smile: "After Cannes participates in the exhibition, they will compete for the Oscars at the end of the year. All of these PR, contacting film critics, we will arrange it at Warners."

Boy, I hold you so vigorously, why don't you miss me?

Barry Mayer thinks a lot. Anyway, the benefit of this movie is to win awards and word of mouth. Warner's connections in this area have always been good. If the operation is successful, it will not only earn real market results, but also appropriate Showing Warner's heritage and better win over Lehman really kills two birds with one stone.

This is why he chose such a project to cooperate with Lehmann and test the waters.

First, the investment is not high, it is really misunderstood, and the loss is not big; second, if you can tell such a story well, in the process of its directing ability and cooperation, you can also find out a part of how the whole person is.

So, ah, between filmmakers, between directors and distribution companies, it is all a matter of scheming.

Calculated, calculated.

Gains and losses and rewards are even more obvious.

Of course, Lehmann is also quite thorough.

Although I don't know what Barry Mayer's idea is, at least Warner's intention to win him over is very clear.

"Mr. Mayer..."

"Don't be polite to me. You are a capable director, and Warners likes to cooperate with capable ones. After this drama is over, I wonder if there will be another time to collaborate again?"

"There will be this opportunity." Laiman answered with a smile.

In a short time, this kind of courtesy will end, and the viewing party will also be scattered.

Lyman greeted everyone and took the initiative to leave.

After exiting the theater, I walked in the direction of the elevator.

Press the floor, the elevator door is about to close.

Suddenly two men came in.

One was wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase; the other was casually dressed, but with a pair of sunglasses on his face.

The elevator started and went down.

The man wearing sunglasses suddenly took off his sunglasses and said in surprise, "Director Lehman?"

"Who are you? Jim Carrey?"

The two were actually unfamiliar. After greeting each other, for a while, they didn't know how to speak.

The atmosphere was a little awkward.

In the end, it was Lyman who asked, "What's the matter with you here?"

"Audit for a movie."

"Haha, did it go well?"

"Never."

Eh, how does this make people answer?

Lyman can be considered to have discovered that Jim Carrey is completely different from the image shown on the screen in private. He is not talkative, not very cheerful, and even a little quiet.

For an unfamiliar actor, the only way to know him is his works Unfortunately, the movie is said to be a real artistic presentation, but it is not real.

The elevator was still going down, and in the narrow space, several people looked at each other.

Everyone seems to be thinking about saying something to break the deadlock.

In addition, the person next to him may be Jim Carrey's agent or assistant or something, and Jim Carrey is always looking at him.

As if to let him speak.

"Ding."

Arrived on the first floor, the elevator door opened.

Lehman was about to go out when the man who didn't know his identity finally said, "Director Lehman, are you free now?"

Ryman has heard this similar invitation spoken many times.

Since he has a strong box office harvesting ability and has not failed, many people in the industry like to get close to him.

Either talk about cooperation directly, or climb friendships and wait for future cooperation.

Lyman can also vaguely guess what the two people's demands are.

What can an actor ask for?

But he turned around and glanced at Jim Carrey.

After thinking for a while, nodded, "I have time."

On the way, while chatting, Lehmann knew that it was UTA's agent Sangler who accompanied Jim Carrey.

As for the two of them coming to Warner's headquarters today, they are indeed discussing projects.

However, it turned yellow in the end.

As for what the project was and why it was yellow, he didn't elaborate, and Lehmann didn't want to ask.

Instead, he was more interested in Jim Carrey himself.

How does such an actor with a slightly dull personality perform the exaggerated comedy effect on the screen?

Quite curious.

Could it be that every comedian hides another personality and has the talent to make the audience laugh?

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