The Best Entertainment Era

Among the long-term cooperating directors, Guillermo del Toro is not the first to part ways with Relativity Entertainment. James Huang also ended his cooperation with Shahai Entertainment because of disagreement with the concept and subject matter, and turned to Sony Entertainment. Revolutionary Films made Cosmos.

It's a pity that the film did not meet expectations. Ronan also persuaded James Huang before he left. James Huang returned to Relativity Entertainment and continued to cooperate with Sandsea Entertainment to film the Reaper series.

Director itself is a profession with a lot of turnover in the Hollywood circle. Without contract constraints, famous directors have a lot of choice.

Just like with James Huang at the beginning, the end of Relativity Entertainment's cooperation with Guillermo del Toro is also an amicable breakup.

If there is an opportunity in the future, the two parties can cooperate again.

Ronan got word that the Mexican director was at Warner Bros. and Universal Pictures the day after his meeting with Guillermo del Toro.

He no longer cares about the specific contact between the two parties.

Relativity Entertainment has a slew of movie projects that require his immediate attention.

Ronan left Los Angeles and came to New Mexico, where the crew of Fast and Furious 3 is filming.

The crew's location is a desert, but it's not far from the town. The living conditions outside of filming are much better than when Ang Lee filmed Brokeback Mountain.

Even if the set is barren, everyone in the crew can guarantee to stay in a four-star hotel, and can take a hot bath in time when they come back from the field every day.

On the set, the camera was set up high on the boom. Even though the distance was far away, the sound of roaring car motors was still heard, and the flying dust would blow over from time to time with the ever-changing wind.

Jessica Felton is wearing light blue jeans, a black short-sleeved t-shirt with long sunscreen ice sleeves, and a pair of dark sunglasses stuck under a black baseball cap with LA printed on it.

The sunshine in New Mexico is very strong.

Ronan also put on a Lakers cap, and the hot sun made him uncomfortable.

The two sat under a huge sun umbrella, which was much better than the busy crew.

The film projects I'm in charge of are always related to sunshine. Jessica Felton took a bottle of mineral water and handed it to Ronan: During the filming of Pirates of the Caribbean, I can basically enjoy sunbathing every day. Now, Spend every day in the sun.

Ronan pointed to her outfit: You are very experienced.

Jessica Felton shrugged: Anyway, I'm also a woman, and I have to be more careful with myself. She took a sip of water and said, The real sad thing is the actor, Johnson has been tanned. head.

Ronan joked: I remember he was not white.

Jessica Felton laughed and reminded: Now, don't say such nonsense.

Various protests across the United States have gradually subsided over time. Although they failed to do anything to the two white policemen in Atlanta in the end, the changes in the social environment are very obvious.

Ronan nodded: I'm just telling you this kind of joke. I usually pay attention to it.

A black person can call another black person a nigga,

There's nothing wrong with that, but when someone else calls a nigger, that's racism.

This is already a generally accepted view in the United States.

Ronan thought of the multi-racial composition of the crew, and asked, How is the atmosphere of the crew?

There are minor conflicts, but no major conflicts that affect the shooting. Jessica Felton said simply: The director is Asian, and the interpersonal relationship is handled well. The two leading actors, Johnson and Paul, are both People with a more easy-going personality can get along with other people, especially Johnson, that big guy is the lubricant of the crew, and the atmosphere will always be better when he is present in the crowd.

She said with a smile: Other actors know their own weight, and they will not take the initiative to cause trouble.

Ronan nodded slowly: That's good.

The most tense relationship is the two actresses with the most important roles. Jessica Felton took a special look at Ronan: The Korean Jaina and Jordana basically don't talk. But it's nothing, it didn't interfere with normal work, it's normal for actresses with similar roles in the crew to have this kind of situation.

Ronan said: Jesse, you are the producer, you have the final say on the crew.

Jessica Felton added: Don't worry, I will only resolve and limit conflicts, not expand them.

I have a technical talent like you. Ronan laughed: I can't be more at ease.

Jessica Felton changed the subject: The post-production of Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World's End is basically completed. If Fast and Furious 3 goes well, all shooting can be completed before June and we can move on to post-production. It is in production and will definitely be finished within this year.

The schedule has been set. Ronan unscrewed the mineral water: It will be released next summer.

He took a sip: It's only March, the weather is so damn hot.

Jessica Felton handed over a towel, and Ronan took it and wiped his sweat: It's too dry here.

It's actually okay. Jessica Felton said with a smile: I sweat every day, and I can smell the sweat on my body when I return to the hotel after get off work.

Ronan took off his sunglasses and wiped the fine beads of sweat from his forehead: I feel like I stink now.

Jessica Felton stretched her neck, leaned over to smell it, and slapped her nose deliberately, jokingly said: It can smoke a cow to death. Ronan, I suggest you go back and take a bath first, then Go see Jaina.

Ronan looked at her and asked, Since when did you care about these gossips?

Jessica Felton said: There are so many rumors on the set that it's hard not to notice.

Ronan has nothing to say about this, just like Leonardo and Will Smith, since they did it, there will definitely be people talking about it.

Many things in Hollywood don't exist if you say they don't exist.

Ronan automatically switched the channel: After the shooting of this project, do you want to take a break?

Jessica Felton shook her head: No need. I have devoted myself to film production and lived a very fulfilling life. The current state is the most suitable for me. This is something I have never felt before I met you. I am ready to start a new Of course, Relativity Entertainment already owns the copyright of the project.

Which project? Ronan asked.

In the past two years, the copyright library of Relativity Entertainment has enriched many projects, and bought many scripts and related copyrights of other works from North America and overseas.

Jessica Felton reminded: Do I remember the script I recommended to you? Hasn't Relativity Entertainment already won the copyright?

Ronan thought for a while and remembered: You're talking about Juno about teenage pregnancy, right?

It's Juno. Jessica Felton said: There is a gap between Fast and Furious 3 and the fourth part. I want to try to promote this project. Probably next year. The preparations started in half a year, and it will enter the shooting stage next year, and it will be released around 2007.

This is the project that Jessica Felton found. Of course, Ronan will not refuse, and the protests that have spread across the United States in recent months have not only promoted the black movement, but also other affirmative action movements. develop.

As social forms change, the subject matter of Juno will no longer be as sensitive as before.

He has a vague impression that he downloaded and watched this film during the 2008 Olympic Games.

Although he and Jessica Felton have been friends for many years, Ronan still wants to talk about some things at work: The subject matter of Juno naturally determines that it is impossible to invest heavily. Jesse, Sha Hai Entertainment will not have the support of Fast and Furious 3, the production investment cannot exceed... 8 million US dollars, it may even be lower, you have to be mentally prepared.

Jessica Felton smiled and said: I understand, this will be a small-budget movie, and I have also made a plan. If you don't hire star actors and big-name directors, the production can be completed for about $5 million shoot.

Since she brought it up in front of Ronan, she certainly made some preparations.

Ronan nodded slightly, thinking of the impressive heroine, and said: I have read the script, and the heroine in it is too special. It is difficult for ordinary girl actors to meet the requirements, and older actors do not meet the design requirements. Certainly.

Jessica Felton also considered: It's a real problem. Hollywood has always used actors in their twenties to play underage girls.

Ronan said: Caucasian women are precocious, and usually it's not a big problem, but this role is too special, and it must be recognizable as an underage girl, so that the film will have more impact.

Hearing this, Jessica Felton couldn't help asking: Do you have a suitable candidate?

Have you watched Hard Candy? Ronan said directly: The heroine in it, Ellen Page, is born with excellent conditions and her acting skills are also very good.

Jessica Felton looked at Ronan in surprise, and asked deliberately: Do you still watch this kind of film? Can it still impress you? I thought men would only have one feeling after watching it...

Ronan smiled and said: It's just a movie. He turned back to the topic: By the way, I remembered, I let people know before that Ellen Pegg starred in Twentieth Century Fox's X-Men 3 , the star seems to be Phantom Cat.

That's fine, I don't have her contact information. Jessica Felton said: I'm looking for someone to go directly to the set to make initial contact with her.

Juno can be said to be a very special film project, and now it is only a preliminary plan, and the detailed planning will have to wait for the future.

At the end of a day of filming, Ronan met Gianna-Jeon, the actress from South Korea doing her best