Hollywood Director 1992

During his time working on the 《Hachi: A Dog's Tale》project, besides guiding Jodie Foster in her acting and giving pointers to Cameron Diaz, Link also took time to check on the progress of the 《Batman》sequel's preparations, urging the various teams to speed up their work and complete the set construction within the stipulated time.

Meanwhile, in January and February, he successively attended several award ceremonies, including the Screen Actors Guild Awards, the British Academy Film Awards, and the Critics' Choice Awards; these four awards, along with the already-held Golden Globe Awards, are known as the four major indicators of the Academy Awards.

Movies that win awards at these four events have a higher probability of winning at the Academy Awards in the future.

Movies that do not win at these four events but still win an Oscar are often called 'upset' winners.

This year marks the first Screen Actors Guild Awards, with only four awards in the film category: Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress.

Because it's the first year, the judging panel was very cautious in its selections, and the awards went to four veteran actors.

The Best Actor was Tom Hanks for 《Forrest Gump》, and the Best Actress was Jodie Foster for 《Nell》.

The Best Supporting Actor was Landau, who had been nominated twice before for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, and this time received another nomination for 《Ed Wood》.

The Best Supporting Actress was Dianne Wiest, 49 years old this year, who previously won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1987 for the movie 《Hannah and Her Sisters》, and this year received the nomination again for the movie 《Bullets Over Broadway》.

Guessing Pictures' movies didn't win anything at this award ceremony.

At the 48th British Academy Film Awards, 《Seven》 received 9 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, and Best Supporting Actor, eventually winning two technical awards for Best Cinematography and Best Editing, with Link winning the Best Editing award.

《Speed》 won Best Sound Effects, and 《Good Will Hunting》 won Best Original Screenplay.

The biggest winner at this year's British Academy Film Awards was the British film 《Four Weddings and a Funeral》, which won five major awards, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Film Audience Award.

The popular movie 《Forrest Gump》 only won one award for Best Special Visual Effects.

At the Critics' Choice Awards, 《Seven》 received 8 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Screenplay.

It ultimately won three awards: Best Editing, Best Visual Effects, and Best Supporting Actor.

《Léon: The Professional》 won Best Foreign Language Film.

《Forrest Gump》 and Woody Allen's 《Bullets Over Broadway》 were the biggest winners.

Judging from the results of these four major indicators, Guessing Pictures' movies are unlikely to perform very well at this year's Academy Awards.

After the film award season, Link's work on the 《Hachi: A Dog's Tale》 project was also basically completed.

The plot of this movie involves the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn, and winter, with a filming cycle lasting up to a year. The crew's filming work also stopped and started frequently, so Link didn't need to stay on set to oversee things.

If any problems were encountered during filming, Jodie Foster could call him for consultation.

After returning to Los Angeles, Link led the crew in beginning pre-production work on the 《Batman》 sequel, including gathering actors, rehearsing with them, shooting outdoor scenes, and pre-producing parts involving CGI visual effects technology.

"Haha, Link, I'm so happy to be working with you."

At the script reading session, Jim Carrey enthusiastically rushed up to Link and gave him a big hug.

"Don't be happy too soon."

Link patted him on the shoulder. "I have very strict requirements for actors. If you don't perform well, I'll scold you on the spot. Don't blame me for not giving you, a big star, any face."

"Haha, don't worry, the role of the Riddler is perfect for me, and I guarantee I can play it well."

Jim Carrey gestured, his expression very exaggerated as he spoke.

"I also guarantee there won't be any problems. I've been preparing for this role for half a year, training every day, reading the script, and studying the character. I now have 100% confidence in playing Batman well."

Ben Affleck crossed his arms, raised his chin, and wore a cool look.

This guy only wore a tank top when he came, revealing his thick arms and well-defined scapular muscles. His pectoral muscles were also quite strong. He could play Superman in blue tights and red underwear.

"You've been working out well, but I hope you can bring out Bruce Wayne's aristocratic demeanor when acting, and not just be a well-developed but simple-minded jock."

Link said.

"Uh, I'm also fine with the aristocratic demeanor. I've also received half a month of aristocratic etiquette training."

Ben Affleck lowered his arms and suddenly felt a little cold.

"Hahaha! You call that aristocratic demeanor? Which aristocrat wears a tank top to a meeting?"

Jim Carrey clutched his stomach and laughed.

"This is the aristocratic look in athletic mode."

Ben Affleck glared at him and took the jacket from his assistant to put it on.

"Hi, Link!"

Nicole Kidman arrived at the conference room door, radiating golden light. She was dressed extremely beautifully.

She wore a golden Dior sleeveless gown, the cut of the dress was elegant, and the neckline and both sides of the hem were embroidered with exquisite floral patterns, revealing luxury and taste in the details.

The high-slit design of the skirt cleverly showed off her slender and well-proportioned leg lines, and the pair of silver high heels added a touch of nobility and sexiness.

She was already tall and slender, with skin as white as jade. Under the contrast of golden hair and a golden dress, her whole person seemed to be shrouded in a charming halo, making it impossible to take your eyes off her.

After she appeared, Jim Carrey and Ben Affleck unconsciously stopped talking and shifted their attention to her.

"Director Link, I'm very happy to see you here. It's really hard to see you."

Nicole Kidman walked over gracefully, bringing a burst of fragrance. When she spoke, the corners of her red lips turned up, and a charming smile appeared on her beautiful cheeks, adding a bit of aggressiveness to her beauty.

Link heard Jim Carrey and Ben Affleck swallowing behind him.

"Nicole, welcome to the script reading session. I hope everything goes smoothly in the upcoming collaboration."

Link reached out and shook her hand.

"Director Link, from now on, I'm your person. I hope you take good care of me."

Nicole Kidman held his hand, blinked her blue eyes, and once again showed a charming smile on her beautiful cheeks.

"No problem, I will treat all the actors in the crew equally."

Link said.

Jim Carrey and Ben Affleck exchanged glances, one wiggling his eyebrows and the other making eyes, was there something going on?

The two stretched their ears and stared intently at Link and Nicole Kidman, hoping to see something more.

However, after Nicole Kidman arrived, the other members of the crew also arrived one after another.

Including the two co-writers, the Batchler couple, Gary Oldman, who plays Two-Face, Michael Caine, who plays the butler, Ryan Phillippe, who plays Robin, and Drew Barrymore and Salma Hayek, who play Two-Face's sexy assistants.

"Everyone's here, please take your seats."

After everyone arrived, the crew's script discussion officially began.

Link found a seat at the right end of the large round table in the conference room and sat down. Ben Affleck, who originally played Batman, was going to sit next to him, but Nicole Kidman came over, carrying her skirt, and looked at Ben with a smile.

Ben Affleck also wanted to save face, so he immediately gave up his seat very gentlemanly.

"Thank you!"

Nicole Kidman smiled charmingly, then picked up her skirt and sat down.

Ben Affleck shrugged and was about to sit down next door, but Drew Barrymore blinked her beautiful eyes, pouted her chubby red lips and acted coquettishly towards him, saying that she wanted to be closer to Link so that she could listen carefully to him talk about the script.

Ben Affleck had no choice but to retreat again and again, sitting between Jim Carrey and Ryan Phillippe.

And besides the two co-writers, there were beauties next to Link.

Link saw that everyone was seated and was about to speak when he felt a foot under the table. He frowned and glanced at Nicole Kidman, using his eyes to warn her that this was work, and it was best to be serious and not do these messy things.

Nicole Kidman was startled by his eyes and quickly retracted her offending foot, straightened her chest, and listened carefully to Link's speech.