Movie Master

Franklin Leonard felt that his breathing was a little short, and an indescribable tension emerged spontaneously. This is a bit absurd, it is not the first time he has met Lance, in fact, this is the umpteenth time, but... But he still can't control the turbulence of tension, it seems that this is the first time that two people have met each other The non-work meeting reminded him of the first meeting at the Oscar luncheon. Who would have imagined that that unexpected attendance turned out to be a turning point in his career?

After taking a deep breath, Franklin walked into the restaurant. What caught his sight was a reddish-brown wall, like stepping stones for rock climbing, with marble trays inlaid in a patchwork pattern. There was an exquisite chopstick box with various names written on it. After a rough look, Franklin saw names such as Tom Cruise, James Cameron, and Martin Scorsese.

Welcome, do you have an appointment? The waiter asked politely, interrupting Franklin's scrutiny.

... Strelo. Franklin hesitated for a moment before recovering.

The waiter immediately showed a polite smile, Mr. Strelo is waiting for your arrival. This made Franklin a little nervous, he was late, he was actually late. But before he could react, the waiter was already leading the way, and Franklin could only walk forward quickly.

The dark black lacquered square tables are placed alternately between the antique screens. Each picture of the hollow carved wooden screens is so exquisite that people can't help but want to take a closer look. These screens separate the guests from each other. Here, everyone’s privacy is kept as much as possible, but due to the hollow design, it is not too airtight, and enough ventilation is maintained. The charming aroma of Chinese cuisine in the air permeates in the trivial noise, The footsteps involuntarily became cheerful.

Bypassing another screen, Franklin saw Lance sitting at the table, wearing a simple navy blue shirt with vertical stripes, the sleeves were simply rolled up, and a plate of peanuts and a cup of tea were placed on the table, as if surrounded by Everything has calmed down in general.

It's hard to imagine, facing the current dire situation of Chaos Films, Lance is still as stable as Mount Tai.

Sorry, I'm late. Franklin hurried forward, but his steps were only a little too big, and he accidentally touched the screen next to him. He quickly supported it with both hands, and looked sideways. Carvings, even the fluttering of the skirt and the wings of the butterfly are clearly visible, which made Franklin stunned. Turning around, he saw the faint smile on the corner of Lance's mouth, and Franklin cleared his throat in embarrassment , Such a place is not common in Los Angeles.

If you want, you can stay in New York for a while. Lance said with a smile.

It seems that in the eyes of people, Los Angeles and New York are both top metropolises in the world. The difference should not be that exaggerated, but only those who have lived in the two cities know that these two cities have two completely different styles in their blood. .

Franklin nodded. He came to New York this time for a meeting. Now that the blacklist has been spread among major film companies, he needs to unite more people in the industry to truly create this list, so he has been constantly running around—this is also related to the establishment of the American Screenwriters Guild. The union will be divided into the Eastern Screenwriters Guild and the Western Screenwriters Guild. Many tasks are carried out separately, and in the two union branches, there will be many distinctions Groups in small areas are intertwined. Therefore, there is no way for him to complete all his work in Los Angeles, and he has to travel all the time.

This was his first visit to New York since the announcement of the blacklist. Before he had time to hold a meeting, he was summoned by Lance, which led to the meeting today.

So, you have something to do with me? Franklin said impatiently after sitting down.

Lance chuckled, There is no need to be so anxious, we can have lunch first. At least, you should have a cup of tea first. Lance was quite surprised by the taste of his hometown.

Franklin picked up the teacup, and Lance poured a cup of tea for him, and then saw Franklin pour the tea into his mouth like a cow chewing peonies, and then his whole face wrinkled, the bitter taste could be clearly seen on his face Seeing this, Lance couldn't help but laugh.

Calling the waiter over, Lance ordered the dishes unhurriedly, and then exchanged pleasantries with Franklin for a while, and finally Franklin couldn't help but asked again, So, what's the matter today? It's because of the black Is it about the list?

After all, Franklin was still nervous, and this nervousness could hardly be concealed. Lance nodded with a smile, without torturing him any more, and said, Indeed, regarding the blacklist, there is a work in it that I would like to inquire about in detail. Lance knows the meaning of the blacklist better than anyone else. Even though The Hangover can be used as a guaranteed item to achieve Lance's goal, Lance still read the blacklist in detail again.

There are a total of eighty-six works in the blacklist. When Lance dug it up for the first time, he only scanned it roughly. After reading it in detail this time, he made a new discovery. There is a project in it called 'Mad Max', but there is not much content about this project, it is just described as: This is a new version of Max, after the nuclear doomsday, the fearless Max who lost all his relatives, Trying to survive. Other than that, there's nothing superfluous.

Lance only talked about the first half, and Franklin understood it. After all, this blacklist has devoted all his efforts. He can't know the works in it, but he definitely remembers it deeply, Yes, there is indeed such a project. , if I remember correctly, more than fifteen people recommended this script.

Lance nodded, Seventeen. To be precise, this is not a script, but just a concept, an idea, and an idea, but it is really incredible that it can be blacklisted.

Are you wondering why a script without any framework and content can get so many recommendations? When it comes to his major, Franklin obviously relaxed a lot. It seems that from the original Oscar nomination luncheon to now, he has always so it is. Actually, there's a reason for that.

Franklin explained, but in fact Lance didn't need to explain at all, because he knew the value of this project better than anyone else.

Mad Max is a series of works, the first filmed in 1979. This is a set of sci-fi action films set in the desolate world of the future. It can be said to be the earliest pioneer of the doomsday genre. Actor Mel Gibson became the starting point for Mel to attract Hollywood's attention.

However, Mad Max has always been considered a masterpiece of cult movies because of its subject matter and work style. The first work is the debut of director George-Miller. Shot on the job as an emergency room doctor, it cost a mere $350,000. The film made a good box office in Australia, but it failed to arouse discussion in the United States, and its reputation was not as good as the contemporary Elephant Man, Ghost Man, Small Restaurant, etc., not to mention the epoch-making Star Wars.

The last part of the series was filmed in 1985, and the results of the two works went from bad to worse, so it ended hastily. As the director, George has successively contributed Oscar-favored works such as Journey to Rebirth, Baby Pig, and Happy Feet. His personal style has undergone earth-shaking changes. It is full of historical dust and no one cares about it.

It can be said that the Mad Max series is groundbreaking for the setting of the end of the world, and has had a profound impact on many types of films later. With the precipitation and fermentation of time, the series of works have been widely circulated among many professional movie fans in the United States. Quentin Tarantino likes the series very much.

So, when George was about to restart the Mad Max series, loyal fans like Franklin began to be excited, so, without a script, without a framework, without content, it still got a lot of recommendations. Judging from the number of referrals on the blacklist, it is obvious that there are quite a lot of passionate fans.

However, Lance did not interrupt Franklin's explanation. He needed to reconfirm whether the information he received in his previous life had changed. After the situation was confirmed one by one, Lance nodded slightly, What about the current situation of this project?

Franklin froze for a moment, the words of inquiry had come to his lips, but he swallowed them anyway, It's shelved. In 2003, Warner Bros. actually intended to shoot, but later they felt that the risk was too great and the style was too Unique, it was difficult to do well in the box office market, so I gave up.

As the former film and television pre-manager, Franklin was well aware of these situations and revealed many things that Lance did not know, Later, George took the project to find several other companies, and the results were not great. Everyone did not like this movie. .You know, everyone wants this movie to make money, and so does George, but North America doesn't seem to like this style of post-apocalyptic cult movies, and the post-apocalyptic genre is not doing much right now.

Franklin shrugged and smiled self-deprecatingly. This is also the reason why the blacklist came out, those potential projects that were ignored by major film companies, Later, because of the Iraq war, the United States strengthened travel and transportation restrictions between countries, filming It was even more difficult, and George was forced to give up. At the end of last year, George actually planned to make a 3D animation, but this idea went around in the six major film companies, and still... no one was willing to take the risk. At that time I have also seen this project, but there is really not much I can do, and you will know the next thing, the blacklist is created.

After finishing speaking, Franklin paused, but he couldn't hold back his curiosity after all, Lance, are you planning to shoot this work?