The Best Entertainment Era

In the reception room, seeing the coffee brought by the staff, Monica Bellucci said thank you, and waited patiently while looking at the movie posters hanging on the wall.

I recently starred in a movie and needed to find a distributor, but because of the sensitive subject matter, the investor and the producer were too late to discuss the issue of distribution. It is impossible to give up on a movie with an investment of tens of millions of dollars. The producer simply mobilized all the main creative personnel of the film crew to use their respective networks to find a distributor. Once the agreement can be reached, there will be a huge commission after the film is released.

In the past two years, Monica Bellucci has felt the influence of beauty's twilight. If she wants to go on beautifully and continue to be the goddess in the hearts of thousands of movie fans, she needs to invest in herself.

After being a goddess for so many years, she knows one thing very well. The appearance and temperament of a goddess are all piled up with money.

In this era of more and more advanced technologies, ugly women can also kill Sophie Marceau in seconds by dressing up with money.

Whether others can find a distributor is hard to say, but after Monica Bellucci came to Los Angeles and learned of this situation, she immediately thought of Ronan Anderson and Embassy Pictures.

It is not the first time that Monica Bellucci has dealt with the embassy film industry. The embassy film company released Irreversible starring her in North America before, and she helped to contact it.

It's not the first time this kind of work has happened.

Monica Bellucci waited for more than ten minutes, the door of the reception room opened, Ronan walked in, and shook hands with Monica Bellucci: I have a temporary call, I kept you waiting for a long time.

Monica Bellucci knew very well that she was facing a big boss in Hollywood, so she quickly smiled and said, I took the liberty to interrupt.

Ronan had a relationship with Monica Bellucci before, but he was very familiar with him, so he asked curiously: I don't know if Miss Bellucci is here...

Monica Bellucci said hastily: That's it, Mr. Anderson. Your Embassy Pictures released Irreversible starring me. At that time, I was wondering if we would cooperate again, and I accepted it again. It is a Hollywood film, I would like to ask if you are interested in releasing it.

Ronan knows Monica Bellucci is in Warner Bros.' The Matrix, but it can't be the series: Wonder what movie?

If it's those European art films, it doesn't make much sense to cooperate or not.

When Embassy Pictures released Irrevocable in the first place, the total profit until now is less than 300,000 US dollars.

Now Embassy Pictures releases at least one film every month, and the distribution and publicity resources are very tight. It is no longer the situation where there were fewer films released in the past two years, and it is impossible to waste energy on art films.

Monica Bellucci said in detail: I took over a work directed by Mel Gibson last year. The film has completed all production two months ago and is looking for a distributor.

Mel Gibson? Ronan was immediately attracted by the name, this guy is not an ordinary person.

Thinking of this, my heart moved, and the name of a movie suddenly appeared in my mind, it couldn't be that very sensitive movie, right?

Can you tell me more about it? Ronan asked.

Monica Bellucci said in detail: The title of the film was originally called Passion, but later it was discovered that it had the same name as a Miramax project. Director and producer Mel Gibson changed the name to Passion of the Christ. It's about the last twelve hours of Jesus' life.

It really is this movie! Ronan remained calm: I heard people talking about this movie.

I saw it on the entertainment news at the time, and this film caused some criticism when it was approved.

Monica Bellucci asked: Do you have time to see this film?

Ronan didn't answer directly, but asked instead: How big is the investment for this film?

Hollywood film companies are all guys who help save money. Monica Bellucci has a deep understanding. They are not interested in art, they only care about how much money art can bring them.

Monica Bellucci thought for a while and said, The production budget should be around 30 million US dollars.

Ronan specifically asked: For a movie with an investment of tens of millions of dollars, didn't you contact the distributor before the filming started? Haven't found it yet?

This is not a small production with an investment of several million. It is very rare in Hollywood to dare to spend so much money without finding a good distributor.

The crew seems to have contacted a lot. Monica Bellucci smiled: I've heard people say that including the six major companies, they don't want to release this film.

Ronan nodded: I see.

Monica Bellucci asked again: Mr. Anderson, can you take the time to watch this film?

Yes. Ronan thought about his recent itinerary: If you can get in touch with the crew, we will meet at the Embassy Films at two o'clock tomorrow afternoon.

Monica Bellucci said, Okay, two o'clock tomorrow afternoon.

Leaving Relativity Entertainment, Monica Bellucci first called the associate producer of the film crew, and then contacted Mel Gibson, who was in a state of distress from the release of the film, and Mel Gibson hurriedly responded, saying that tomorrow Will go to Embassy Pictures in person.

Mel Gibson, nicknamed The Savage, is a typical bad temper. The release of The Passion of the Christ has been a problem.

No company was willing to release the film, and even Paramount Pictures, which had been cooperating with him for many years, directly refused.

So far, only a small distribution company called Newmarket has expressed interest, but Mel Gibson has doubts about the distribution capabilities of a small company like Newmarket.

The film cost 30 million US dollars, and investors are looking at his reputation as Mel Gibson!

For the film he directed, Mel Gibson is full of confidence, but if the film is released, it would be too wrong.

Embassy Pictures is good. When it comes to the capabilities of Hollywood distribution companies, it is still above DreamWorks, second only to the six major companies.

Mel Gibson hurried to the crew office to make corresponding preparations for tomorrow.

In the office of Relativity Entertainment, Connie heard a lot of news about The Passion of the Christ under the instruction of Ronan.

The producer of The Passion of the Christ is Aiken Films. Connie said to Ronan: This is an independent production company founded by Mel Gibson in 1989. It once invested in the production of Hamlet , Anna Karenina and Dangerous Man, The Passion of the Christ is Aiken Pictures' fourth independent film.

Ronan nodded slightly: A film studio founded by a star.

There are many companies like Aiken Films in Hollywood. Basically, there are studios under the names of big stars or big directors.

This is not only the need to participate in the production and obtain dividends, but also legal tax avoidance.

Connie also said: The production cost of the film was 30 million U.S. dollars, and it was independently financed by Aiken Films. Mel Gibson once claimed that he had planned for this film for more than ten years.

Ronan is a member of Hollywood and knows the situation in the industry very well. Some films may have been planned for ten years or even longer. For example, the scripts of many films are written and made into movies.

But some film producers claim that it is more for publicity needs.

Ronan asked, What about distribution?

The six major companies all rejected Mel Gibson. Connie said what she learned: Originally Sony Columbia Pictures intended to release it, but after carefully understanding the content of the script, it was also rejected.

Ronan thought for a while and asked, Do you know the reason?

Connie said: Everyone thinks that the possibility of failure of this film is extremely high.

Isn't the content sensitive? Ronan asked.

Connie replied, Probably not.

Ronan waved his hand: Go and inform the embassy film industry that there will be a video conference tomorrow.

After Connie left, Ronan thought about it and called Chris, the executive of Sony Columbia Pictures.

Why did you think of calling me? Chris's familiar voice came from the receiver.

Ronan said directly: A friend came to me to promote a movie called The Passion of the Christ. I haven't seen the movie, so it's hard to make a decision...

Chris cuts him off: Mel Gibson's new movie?

Ronan said, Yeah. I heard Sony Columbia Pictures turned it down.

It was rejected. Chris did not deny it: I participated in the screening and voted no.

Ronan asked curiously: The subject matter is sensitive?

Chris couldn't help laughing: What's the sensitivity of the subject matter? This has never been a problem that plagued Hollywood. It's a problem with the filming of this film. The style is very similar to Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ. That movie failed miserably at the box office, and this movie probably won't be much better.

He immediately asked: Ronan, you don't like this movie, do you?

Ronan smiled, and said: I haven't even seen the film, I just heard a brief introduction, and I can't judge it, so I think the subject matter is more sensitive.

Chris laughed: Sensitive subject matter has never been a problem. If there is money to be made, we will take care of the subject matter? The main reason is that Mel Gibson's filming is not good. The eleven film reviewers from Sony Columbia Pictures participated in the film review. Ten people vetoed it. Oh yeah, the only one who didn't veto it was a Jew.

Ronan half-truthfully said: Tomorrow, the embassy film industry will hold a promotional meeting. I will watch the film first. If it doesn't work, I will reject it. The Last Temptation of Christ is the biggest pain for old Martin.

The two didn't say much, and quickly hung up the phone.

Ronan once watched The Passion of the Christ, and there are indeed some sensitive controversial points in it. With Mel Gibson's character, it is estimated that the scale may be larger.

Ronan doesn't particularly care about controversies and sensitive subjects. Even if the two parties cooperate, the real impact will be on the producers, especially the creative team headed by Mel Gibson, which will not have much impact on the distributors.

We'll have to wait until we watch the movie tomorrow.