Chapter 742： Nominate a big player

In the second week of February, "Museum" has accumulated a total of 187 million US dollars at the North American box office, and it is only a small step away from the 200 million mark.

At the same time, the popularity of the Oscars is getting higher and higher, and the topic of speculation about the awards has never stopped.

Firefly Building.

Lehman specially invited Cage to meet with Zha Dao.

It is mainly the choice of the male supporting role, and Lehman wants to hear the opinions of these two.

Among them, Lehman and the two are very familiar with each other, while Cage and Zhadao are more divided, but Lehman is in the middle of looking for topics, and he is not a cautious temperament, and the chat atmosphere is very fast. It followed a lot easier.

"This project has been waiting for 2 years, and I hope the two of you will work hard."

Before waiting for the two main creators to express their opinions, Lehman continued: "You have all read the script, what are the two men's recommendations for men?"

At this time, the actor, as long as it is suitable, can definitely be determined.

In the entertainment industry, they say that they are big or small.

In this regard, Zadao wants to push Gerald Butler.

When filming "300", he felt that this one was not bad, but then he thought about it, the male supporting role is a more selfish and righteous traitor. kept silent.

Zha Dao has not many friends in the circle, most of whom work behind the scenes. Before he became famous, he couldn't meet any actors who could work together for a long time in MV. After he became famous, there were many people who wanted to make friends, but he didn't like it. ......

Zha Dao didn't speak, and Cage didn't think of anyone to recommend.

If it is a female role, he can push Scarlett - Scarlett has a very good relationship with the Coppola family.

Layman was helpless, so he had to grab the list and slowly screen it.

After a long time, a person's information appeared in front of him, which impressed him.

......

The rise of Lyman has changed the trajectory of many people, and even life and death.

When Heath Ledger was on the set, Lehman specifically told him that once he was in a bad mood, he would give him space to decompress himself, and he did not see the danger of losing control of his emotions.

And the role of the clown, played by Jack Nicholson, Heath Ledger also played the taste, and another wonderful play is Joaquin Phoenix.

This guy is 33 years old. Because his family has been in the entertainment industry, he can easily follow in the footsteps of his two older brothers, River Phoenix (Chris in "Walk With Me") and Ryan Phoenix. an actor.

In 2006, Phoenix starred in "Walking With The Song" and achieved good results. His performance in it was also praised by many film critics. More importantly, his salary was not high.

In other words, it is cost-effective.

After reading the information, Lyman looked at Cage, "Do you know this person?"

After all, he handed over the actor's resume in his hand.

The reason Lehmann asked is that in 1999, Nicolas Cage collaborated with Phoenix on a thriller "8mm" directed by Joe Schumacher.

And this movie is another masterpiece of peeping at the theme back then. While winning word of mouth, it also erected a signboard for Cage's box office guarantee. He is still very impressed.

Because at that time, it was not long before Cage switched to commercial works, and he hoped that the film would have a good harvest in the box office market.

Of course, it did succeed in the end. The return on profit is high.

As for the Joaquin Phoenix mentioned by Lyman, he was playing a clerk in an adult bookstore, and he was asked to comment, "He has the energy of his brother. Why, do you like him?"

"Not bad isn't it?"

The age is appropriate and the performance is solid. These two points alone are suitable for the role.

Zha Dao said indifferently: "You just look at the choice, it's just right."

......

Joaquin Phoenix is ​​a native American actor born in 1974.

Looking through his performance resume, I found that most of them played less serious roles.

What an alcoholic singer; a sinister, ambitious Roman emperor; a jealous little boyfriend...

In short, the image of this product is worse than Heath Ledger - also can't rely on his face to eat.

In other words, even if Joaquin Phoenix has deep connections in the circle, many projects are not related to him.

It just so happens that "I Am a Hero" is quite suitable for actors like him.

Furthermore, playing a villain will not affect the development of the drama at all for Phoenix, and he has no worries in this regard.

When receiving the invitation of the second male lead of "I Am a Hero", Joaquin Phoenix just wanted to know how the script was and how the characters were.

In short, he is very interested in the project.

So did his agent.

When negotiating remuneration with Firefly, he has always been careful to get as high a salary as possible.

Of course, if it doesn't work, I'll admit it if it's a little lower. As long as the project is successful, other benefits will definitely make up for the lack of remuneration, and this possibility is quite high.

Risk assessment is a cognitive analysis that many people in the entertainment industry have.

On February 18, Joaquin Phoenix joined the crew with a salary of 4 million and no ladder incentives.

Until this moment, the "I Am Hero" project quickly entered the shooting stage, and Director Zha went to New York to discuss with the government to provide convenience.

March is approaching.

The early publicity of "Juno" began to exert force.

The topic of minors secretly tasting forbidden fruit stirred up momentum, and soon attracted enough attention from the audience.

The main reason is that Firefly's label has also gained recognition, and many audiences have begun to recognize Firefly's production capabilities.

Even if the film investment is not high, even if it is a sensitive subject, some audiences are still curious about the upcoming "Juno".

In this regard, Blue Butterfly Pictures has more and more experience in distribution, and Lehman does not need to worry too much.

On the contrary, Oscar, as time goes on, gets closer and closer, making it impossible to see what the outcome will be.

The ballot is a thing, people who have the heart will fight for it, and it can only be said that each person can rely on his ability or follow the trend.

As we all know, Oscar has always been politically inclined, and it is the stronghold of the left.

At the same time, the TV series "Stranger Things" cooperating with Firefly and HBO also started the warm-up process.

Whether this drama can successfully take over the banner of the spring season depends on whether paying users give face or not, and there are not many people who support it.

Although HBO has always disliked cutting dramas in the middle, the ratings are too poor, and changing the time slot to broadcast is also a kind of harm to the interests of the drama itself.

After a series of ups and downs and hype during the awards season, on the evening of February 25, 2007, the 79th Academy Awards ceremony was held at the Kodak Theater.

Heath Ledger, dressed in a black suit, got out of the courtesy car and stood up with Lyman and other "No Country for Old Men" crew members before they went to the red carpet in an orderly manner.

No Country for Old Men received a total of 6 nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Screenplay, and two technical awards for cinematography and sound effects.

If the scope is expanded to the entire output of Firefly last year, there will be more nominations.

For example, "Deadly Magic" has visual effects and editing; "Little Miss Sunshine" has the best male supporting and best soundtrack; "Pan's Labyrinth" has art direction and makeup and the best foreign language... 300 also has photography and VFX.

If you only use the number of nominations to calculate this year's Oscars, Firefly is undoubtedly the biggest winner, because Firefly has the most entries, followed by Colombia.

Keeping a smile all the way, the group, except for Layman who led Eva through the interview area quickly, didn't pay any attention to the reporter's intentions The others had to cooperate to answer some trapped questions.

What is the probability of winning an award? How do you evaluate this year's Oscars? There are no hot topics, and newspapers are not easy to sell.

After entering the hall, Lehman went directly to Zha Dao.

Although he didn’t want to come—the technology award had something to do with his director, and when he came to the stage, people in the digital field went to accept the award, but in order not to offend anyone, he rushed over from New York.

"How is it, is the shooting okay?"

"It's okay, there's a lot of cooperation there, but the people at the Pentagon's propaganda mouth want us to give their military a positive image. If they agree, they can sponsor a few helicopters and help block the streets."

"Add some troops to protect the masses, and the scene of never quitting is good. You can decide for yourself, just don't exceed the proportion of this aspect."

Ryman is used to similar things.

If you don't maintain the image of the military, this film is difficult to shoot, after all, is the American lighthouse?