The Best Entertainment Era

Beverly Hills, inside the Future World Manor.

Ronan welcomes an old friend, and Chris from Sony Entertainment pays a special visit.

After briefly visiting Ronan's mansion, Chris said with apology: I went to the Japanese headquarters to report on my work, and I just came back at the beginning of this month. I didn't catch up with your party. I changed a new position in the past two days, and my head was full of bags. It was only today that I squeezed out some time to come out.”

Ronan smiled and said, We are old friends, so you don't have to be so polite. He took Chris into the reception room on the first floor, and said, Sit whatever you want, what do you want to drink?

Chris waved his hand, looked at the modern and elegant decoration in the room, and said, Ronan, your new home makes people jealous. Hey... Being a boss is different from being a part-time job.

Ronan deliberately said: I think Sony's salary is too low? Why don't you change jobs and come to Relativity Entertainment?

Chris shook his head: I just changed to a new position.

Promoted? Seeing Chris nodding, Ronan said, Congratulations on being promoted.

He then asked, What position?

Chris is also somewhat proud: Associate Director of Production at Sony Columbia Pictures.

Ronan often deals with Chris and has a relatively good understanding of Sony Entertainment's corporate structure. This position belongs to the second in command of Columbia Pictures' production department, and he has firmly entered the senior management of Sony Entertainment.

You should throw a party and celebrate for three days. Ronan said with a smile.

Chris's complacent smile suddenly turned bitter, and he said, Let's talk about it after I'm busy.

Ronan glanced at Chris and asked, Did you encounter difficulties as soon as you took office?

Chris nodded: The beginning is always the hardest. He sighed: But I didn't expect that I would face the most difficult situation.

Having said that, Chris stared at Ronan and said, It's also related to you.

Ronan felt baffled and asked, How could it be related to me?

Two years ago, before Sony Columbia won the overseas distribution rights of your Human Purge, Sony Entertainment won the copyright of the 007 series from MGM. Chris said seriously: You should know that, right?

Ronan nodded: I know.

Thanks to the support of the Sony Group, Sony Columbia obtained the copyright of the Bond series earlier than in the previous life.

Chris said: Columbia Pictures decided before the shooting of Die Another Day that this is the last cooperation. In the future, Pierce Brosnan will be replaced. Pierce Brosnan just doesn't want to play James Bond anymore.

Ronan nodded again. These are not news. Last year, before the Die Another Day project was established, the news was flying all over the sky.

Columbia Pictures has been looking for a new Bond actor, and Jude Law was finalized at first. Chris sighed suddenly: Originally we started talking, but once your Bourne Shadow was released, Everything has changed.

He simply explained: 'Doomsday Crisis' didn't do well, 'Die Another Day' didn't do well, and there was a voice in Columbia Pictures that James Bond-style agents were outdated. It just so happens that your Bourne Movie is a big hit at the box office, and many people think that this kind of spy route may not be suitable for James Bond.

Ronan had a guess: So, you decided not to choose the handsome Jude Law, and plan to find a hardcore action actor?

Chris said very seriously: Actually, I think the style of The Bourne is very good. Although it can't be completely imitated, there are some aspects worth learning from. James Bond has filmed the old routine for so many years, and it should be changed. .”

Ronan looked at Chris: Is this your personal opinion?

Chris shook his head: This is the opinion of most people with decision-making power at Sony Columbia. He smiled and said: I am here this time, in addition to looking at your new home, I also want to ask about the precautions of this type.

There is no spy action movie like Bourne Shadow in the past.

What Ronan can say is commonplace, after all, he is not a director: Pay attention to the realistic style, actors must have their own characteristics, and they must undergo a long period of professional training before shooting. Matt Damon's training time before shooting was close to two months.

It's not easy for me to do in this position. Chris said with a smile: Especially in the 007 series, if you do a good job and do nothing, that's what you should do. If you fail, the consequences will be very serious.

The friendship between Ronan and Chris is not bad, and he has no chance to get involved in the 007 series at all, and there is no competition between the two parties. He said: If you think about it, do it. In my personal opinion, the 007 series is indeed It’s going to be the end of it when it doesn’t change.”

Today, the audience has begun to get tired of the handsome James Bond. In recent years, the box office and word-of-mouth decline of 007 has a direct relationship with this aspect.

Ronan sent Chris away, and the changes made in the 007 series in his previous life were actually influenced by the Bourne Shadow series.

Bourne Shadow even changed Hollywood's spy action movies. For a while, the screen was full of violent agents with hard bridges and hard horses. Then, just like the aesthetic fatigue caused by the 007 series, when the gentleman-style agents appeared again , and have a good living space.

Therefore, movies always have to adapt to changes in society and the market.

What was even more unexpected to Ronan was that he received a call from Tom Cruise in the afternoon. Tom Cruise seriously discussed with him the possibility of Paul Greengrass directing the Mission: Impossible series in the future.

Isn't your film contract scheduled for three years? Ronan asked.

Tom Cruise replied: I'm thinking ahead for the future.

Ronan thought for a while, and said to the phone: Personally, I feel that Paul is not suitable for Ethan Hunt's style. Ethan Hunt is taking the tall route, and we can appropriately borrow some Bourne Shadow The elements that are generally recognized by the audience in , rather than applying them across the board.

The two chatted for a while, and Tom Cruise hung up the phone quickly. He is currently filming Minority Report and is very busy.

Ronan estimated that it should be Tom Cruise who saw the overwhelming word-of-mouth and box office of The Bourne, and had a whim for a while.

Hollywood's following suit is actually very serious.

It's just that Ronan didn't expect that one day even a company like Sony Columbia Pictures would come to follow him.

The Bourne Shadow hit the box office in the first week, and the sequel is also on the agenda. Sandsea Entertainment also officially held a press conference on Monday, announced by George Clint. Currently Paul Greenglass and Tony Gilroy The script for The Bourne's Supremacy is being written, and Paul Greengrass will return to direct The Bourne's Supremacy.

This news also made book fans and movie fans rejoice. The Bourne Shadow has already given Paul Greengrass enough recognition, and many people even think that no one is more suitable for directing this series than Paul Greengrass.

But it will take some time to negotiate with Matt Damon, who is preparing to switch to CAA.

The star actor who always likes to jump between CAA and William Morris seems to be ready to start the job-hopping mode.

For a confident star, the longest Hollywood agency contract is no more than three years, and at most it will be changed after three years.

Some people dance more and more happily, while others dance more and more miserable.

Like Matt Damon belongs to the former, and Halle Berry is typical of the latter.

Many media and institutions have also analyzed the success of Bourne Shadow, and most people's views are actually quite consistent.

Most importantly, more authentic.

On the one hand, Jason Bourne, played by Matt Damon, is very close to the real spy: ordinary-looking and unobtrusive.

In addition, Bourne is not like James Bond in 007 and the agents in the Mission: Impossible series. He always has romantic encounters, has unrealistic technological means to help, and always has endless money. He fits the audience's perception. The life of a real agent.

As for whether real agents live in this way, we have to ask the CIA.

For the next two sequels of The Bourne, Ronan plans to release one every other year. This is the most suitable release rhythm for the trilogy series. aesthetic fatigue.

Sometimes, a little distance is not necessarily a bad thing.

For the fourth and fifth parts of the previous life, Ronan has no idea yet, so there is no need to worry.

However, one thing is certain, the style of Bourne Shadow is definitely not suitable for 3D projection.

The most distinctive features of this column are fragment editing and handheld photography, and the biggest feeling that the audience can feel after converting to 3D in the later stage is--shaking!

Shaking until my eyes hurt, shaking so much that I want to vomit.

Ronan has experienced it personally. It is similar to the dizziness and nausea that some people experience when playing first-person 3D games. To put it simply: your vision tells you that you are moving at high speed, but your body tells you that you are sitting still. Your brain is confused and you are dizzy.

At that time, a large number of audiences had to leave after watching The Bourne Shadow 5. Of course, the theaters at the end were able to experience this phenomenon for the first time. In addition, the media, especially the new media whose influence is not what it used to be Under double pressure, especially considering market factors, the film studio and distributor added a 2D version in line with public opinion after only two days of the film's release.

Maybe a certain director is right. The biggest use of 3D is actually to shoot pornographic movies.

Just this week, Bourne was on the cover of the new issue of Vanity Fair.

Vanity Fair used Matt Damon's Jason Bourne as a picture, supplemented by extremely eye-catching text.

A Bourne Shadow has changed all audiences' impressions of spy war stories. There are no longer high-tech equipment specially provided by the government, and there are no longer exotic beauties swaying in long skirts. The civilian perspective and follow-up shots give the film It has an excellent sense of substitution, and the way Bourne uses local materials to deal with the enemy reveals the master’s ingenious ideas.”

The Bourne Movie is the best spy movie, and it deserves it.