Movie Master

The preparation of Sin City is no secret in the circle. The Coen Brothers' endorsement of Lance has attracted a lot of attention; Lance has recently auditioned actors for various roles, which has more or less attracted reporters. look sideways.

However, so far, there has been no official Sin City news in the media.

On the one hand, it is because none of the actors auditioned by Lance is a big name, and the most recognizable Bruce Willis has rarely produced good works in recent years, and the topicality and appeal are very limited; on the other hand, the entire project is currently under preparation. stage, apart from Frank Miller's original comics, there is no information worth reporting; on the other hand, and most importantly, the news of derailment door is overwhelming, and no one will care about the preparation of a movie-every day in Hollywood There are hundreds of projects going into production, but none of the ten actually make it to filming.

Today, the Los Angeles Times will mention Sin City in passing when reporting Knife Killing, mainly because of Lance's relationship. But it can be seen from the length of the article, but they did not intend to report in detail in just a few words. The current focus is still on Tom, and it is only used as expanded information for readers to understand.

However, in this brief report, the name Ben Affleck actually appeared. Why not Bruce Willis or Jessica Alba, why didn't Lance use Chinese-American actor Lucy Liu again, why didn't Lance meet Leonardo DiCaprio's agent once Face... but Ben Affleck?

Furthermore, the current cast of Sin City has not been confirmed at all.

Thinking of this, Lance felt an inexplicable uneasiness in his heart. After thinking for a while, he turned on the laptop on the desktop, went directly to Google and started searching for news, and typed in keywords such as Ben Affleck and Sin City After that, the target was quickly found, and the source of the news was the Austin Chronicle.

After opening the link, Lance briefly read the news, his face becoming more and more serious.

The Austin Chronicle is not a large newspaper, and its influence is more limited to Texas, but even within the state, the Houston Chronicle is the first choice of people. However, as newspapers in the capital of Texas, they still get a lot of attention, especially their film section, where professional film critics have a certain influence.

To promote Who's Coming to Spend Christmas With Me, which is set to hit theaters next month, Ben did an interview with The Austin Chronicle. Obviously, for Ben, who is in trouble now, even if the new movie is released, it will receive very limited attention, and Who's Coming to Spend Christmas with Me, which was supposed to be released on the holidays, is now scheduled to be released early in October. It can also be seen that the distribution company Universal Pictures does not pay attention.

During the interview, Ben mentioned Sin City, he mentioned this work he will be participating in and talked about the role of Dwight, This is a dark and twisted character, which is different from my previous work. There are many different works that I starred in, and it may be a brand new attempt. The director was also mentioned, Lance is a very interesting director. He is willing to listen to the actor's voice and ask me about my thoughts on the role. I think this is a cool thing.

Inside and outside the words, Ben not only took himself as the core and told the whole story from his perspective; he also revealed a lot of information about the characters. It was supposed to be an interview to promote Who's Coming to Spend Christmas With Me, but at least a third of it was about Sin City—of course, as Lance knew, it was likely an Austin Chronicle screening and The result after editing, even so, Lance still felt outraged!

During the audition process, Lance repeatedly emphasized not to disclose any news about Sin City to the media.

It's not that there will be any problems after the script of Sin City is leaked, it's just that the project of Sin City is too special. As the final work of the sin trilogy, the completion of the work is only a basic guarantee , At the same time, it is not an easy task to sublimate Lance's conception and creativity. Lance doesn't want the media involved until the work is finished, which always tends to blur the focus of the work.

If you insist, will the information disclosed by Ben have an impact on the crew? Of course not, it will have no effect. But the problem is that Lance made repeated orders, prohibiting actors from mentioning the information of Sin City to the media, Mickey Rock knew how to shut up, Bruce Willis knew how to shut up, Jessica Alba knew how to shut up, and Ben Affleck couldn't keep his mouth shut.

Not to mention that the filming of Sin City has not yet started, and Ben can't be regarded as a real member of the crew, even though Ben has already become a member of the crew, and the filming has already started, as director and producer, Lance's authority And no one can challenge it.

Not even Tom Cruise.

Percy sensitively sensed something was wrong, he could clearly see Lance's handsome brows furrowed slightly, his face slowly darkened, suppressed emotions surged between his brows, and his blue eyes looked calm She was shocked, but inexplicably reminded people of the calm before the storm, which made Percy also surprised, gave Albert a look, and then said, Is everything okay? Lance.

Albert also reacted at this time, stopped his voice, turned his head to look at Lance, the quiet and tense aura made Yang Qi thin, he blinked involuntarily, and then completely quiet When he came down, he was completely gone from the joy and excitement just now.

Okay, everything is fine. Lance said in a deep voice, his calm tone seemed to have no extra emotional ups and downs, but the vaguely tense vocal cords revealed a disturbing depression, as if The smell of sparks could be smelled in the air, and the contrast reflected in the tranquility and peace became even more frightening, which made both Percy and Albert stunned, and the office fell into silence again for a while.

Lance closed the webpage in an orderly manner, then closed the computer, and leaned back in the chair slowly. The thumb of the left hand slowly rubbed the pulp of the middle finger, and the brain began to function, but he remained silent.

This kind of silence made the air tense. He knew that something was going on, but he couldn't ask. Percy and Albert exchanged glances and asked each other to ask, but Lance had already said it's okay, and it was obviously not appropriate for them to ask again, so both of them were evading.

At this moment, Lance's magnetic voice sounded, Call Mark Johnson and tell him that Ben was expelled from the crew.

Silence, silence... The sound of tick-tock time was ringing, and Percy tried to speak, only to realize that his throat was very dry, Mark--Mark Johnson? Percy had to swallow a mouthful of saliva, and the words It just got smoother. Although he didn't understand what happened in the short period of time just now, and why Ben was fired suddenly, he could clearly feel that Lance was not joking, But, Lance, we I've already signed a contract with Ben.

So? Lance twitched his brows lightly, stopped his left thumb movement, raised his eyebrows and looked at Percy, but the calm look in his eyes made Percy's words stagnate, the powerful aura It was as if he was directly choked by the throat, as long as he said something wrong, his life would disappear like green smoke.

Percy straightened his spine and regained his usual composure, I mean, if we tear up the contract and fire the book now, we need to pay liquidated damages. must be guaranteed. The bigger the actor, the more liquidated damages.

Percy's words reminded Lance of one thing: Chaos Films has no extra funds on hand, and the crew of Borrowing a Knife has not been paid, and they are still waiting for the film to be released, while Theo and Ian have already started The acquisition of the trailer soundtrack company is underway, and the budget of Sin City has been stuck. In other words, they don't have the capital to squander and be willful.

However, this still didn't stop Lance, he didn't even pause for a moment, and said directly, How much?

Percy's understanding of the actor's contract was limited, and he couldn't answer. Albert's voice came over immediately, 150,000 dollars. As a production manager, Albert undoubtedly knew the situation of the crew best. The remuneration part is not his job, but due to the lack of manpower in Chaos Shadow Industry, he also provided a lot of help.

The movie Sin City has a limited salary budget for the actors. Even Bruce, who plays the most roles, is only paid half a million dollars. This is undoubtedly a good thing for the current situation.

Lance twitched the corner of his mouth slightly, then looked at Percy, Call Mark Johnson, then contact Theo, and finish the contract termination before next week.

Percy looked at the calm Lance. Although he didn't have any unnecessary emotional fluctuations, he knew that there was no room for maneuver in this matter. So, Percy nodded and immediately took over the job, I see.

Albert hesitated for a moment, but he still asked, What about the role of Dwight? And... what about the Creative Artists Agency? The reason why he chose Ben at the beginning was largely because of the package business of the Creative Artists Agency. , Now that Ben is expelled, how should he deal with it next?

The thumb of his left hand rubbed lightly again, his brain was working fast, and soon Lance made a decision, Contact Clive-Owen (Clive-Owen) and ask if he is interested in starring in 'Sin City 'If you are interested, please arrange an audition. This sentence was said to Albert, When you call Mark Johnson, remember to tell him that Ben violated the contract agreement, and this is the reason why Ben was fired. reason. This sentence was addressed to Percy.

Between vigorous and resolute, the matter has been decided. Ben hadn't even had time to get on the set of Sin City before he was kicked out.