Chapter 64: Chapter 66
You can see in the trailers and promotional posters of "Brave Death Island", John Mason is a former British agent."
Facing the Fox TV camera, Sean Connery showed his usual gentleman's demeanor. "Warner Bros. and director Duke Rosenberg have both invited me. I am also very interested in this role. Both It has entered a substantive negotiation stage, but Duke Rosenberg changed his mind and asked an old, not-so-famous actor to play this role. I feel very sorry."
"Are you interested in this role?" the reporter asked cooperatively.
"Yes, I am very interested in this role." Sean Connery admitted directly, "Everyone knows what my first famous role is. I have no reason to refuse. I think movie fans like to see me play Such a role..."
In Connery's words, it is everywhere that the audience and the media compare the current John Mason with him. Especially in the interview, he did James Bond's iconic suit collar pulling action several times. Tell others that he is the retired former British agent.
Then, the screen shifted to the studio, and the host of the show made a timely comment.
"From the perspective of John Mason's character setting, there is no old Hollywood actor... who is more suitable than Sean Connery. Sean is also very interested in this role and does not understand the young Luo Why did Director Sumberg reject Sean and instead use an unknown actor like Christopher Lee? Does he think Lee can be compared to Sean Connerlib?"
Needless to say, some words are too clear. It is relatively easy for the media to guide public opinion nowadays, not to mention a large television station facing the entire United States like Fox Television Network.
Turn off the TV, Sophia walked back and sat in her seat, looking at Duke.
"This day is here." She looked relaxed.
"Nothing will go smoothly, this is Hollywood with fierce competition."
Just finished talking, Duke's cell phone rang again. The caller was Warner's Jeff Robinoff. After he picked it up, he listened for a while and said, "Yes, I saw it. I will cooperate with Warner. Publicity plan!"
From the second day, many media began to hype the news that Sean Connery had been rejected by Duke. The media were all guys who feared that the world would not be chaotic. They don't care if there is any inside story behind them, as long as they can attract attention. I hope the world breaks out a nuclear war.
"The young Duke Rosenberg made a mistake and rejected one of the best former British agents."
"What reason does Duke have to reject Sean? This will cause the audience to miss the best British agent role."
"Who is Christopher Lee? Who has heard of him? Can he compete with Sean Connery?"
The comments of the ordinary media are fairly restrained. Unexpectedly, various exaggerated reports appeared in the tabloids under News Corporation.
"It's too unfair to poor Christopher Lee. The film has not been screened yet, only the trailer and the introduction of the poster were released. He was compared with the best old actors in Hollywood." John Mason in "will inevitably become a failed character."
"The New York Post randomly interviewed 100 movie fans, 97 of whom didn't know who Christopher Lee was, and said they were not optimistic about his role as an agent..."
These tabloids are comparing Sean Connery with Christopher Lee. People in Hollywood can also see that competition and other factors are involved, but no one can tell anything. This is the most conventional method, and Sean Connery completely crushes Christopher Lee, and no one can deny this.
"Why doesn't Duke use Sean Connery?"
Sitting in a burger restaurant, Jones looked at Allen puzzledly, "Although I haven't watched Sean Connery's movies very much and I'm not familiar with these older generation actors, the first 007 is better than That...that who is right?"
"It doesn't matter..." Allen shrugged his shoulders and didn't care at all. "Is it important who this role is played? We pay attention to Duke's films because of his action scenes and explosive scenes. Besides, Sean Connor Lee is not an actor of our time. In my opinion, he is just a dead old movie star, 007? How many years ago was that all?"
Cunites, who came back with a Coke, happened to hear Alan's words and echoed, "Sean Connery does not belong to our time, whoever he is!"
Each generation has its own favorite movie stars. It began to sink after exiting 007, and only rose slightly in the mid to late 1980s. Sean Connery obviously no longer occupied the mainstream of the current film market in the late 1960s and 1970s. In the first batch of movie stars that the audience particularly liked.
After experiencing the era of highly developed Internet, Duke knew that the young audience who occupied the major share of the theater market would not buy too much the account of an old movie star, otherwise he would not risk using Christopher Lee, and Warner had long established Related publicity programs.
In the Duke's studio in North Hollywood, Duke sent away Christopher Lee and his agent and returned to the office. Only him and Charles Rowan were left here.
Some things are only suitable for two people to say, if there is a third person present, if there is a conflict with Warner in the future, it will be painful.
Now, for Sean Connery, Duke neither likes nor dislikes. Entering this circle, personal likes and dislikes will inevitably be placed in a secondary position. What he upholds is only one thing, people with common interests, A temporary friend, a person who has violated his interests, is an enemy.
As he thought, the current cooperative relationship must not be judged by the likes and dislikes of a certain movie character.
However, now his strength and capital are extremely limited, and he can only hug and borrow the super thigh of his current partner Warner Bros.
"Charles..." Duke sat down and looked at the production manager. "Has the fire investigation made any concrete progress?"
"No, everything is like a fire caused by accidents and mismanagement." Charles Rowan said helplessly, "Hollywood has such fires every year, and this is not the first time Warner Studios. "Batman." There has been no convincing conclusion from the fire, and the same is true this time. The Los Angeles police will close the case."
He shook his head, "At present, there is no evidence that this is man-made arson. Although Warner is very annoyed, there is no object to vent for the time being, and he cannot fire on the entire caa."
"Charles, remember what you told me? Some things don't need evidence!"
In the past, Duke had to focus on post-production, and the fire could only be thrown aside. Now post-production only has the tail. He doesn't care if this is man-made or not, and the fire touches his interests. Some people may gain The situation of benefit is very obvious, so he planted very simply, "I don't know what the top leaders of Warner think. This is not a method within the rules, and it seriously violates the bottom line of the industry. If some people don't get a lesson, this If something happens the first time, there will be a second time!"
Is artificially important? It is in Warner's interest to discredit certain people, after all, it is extremely beneficial to the promotion of the film.
"Does Warner want to have a second loss? The fire burned not only our $870,000, but also Warner's reputation and face! Should we just sit back and watch those who harm our interests continue to enjoy themselves? "He won't pretend to be some kind of generous person. Others slapped him. As long as he can catch the opportunity, he will definitely return.
"What are your thoughts?" Charles Rowan asked.
"Have you heard of the Hollywood Eye, Charles?"
Half an hour later, Duke sent Charles Rowan out of the office, but the other party never gave any reply. Everything has to wait until Warner's decision is made. This is not a trivial matter. No one will easily agree to it, and it will not be true. .
There are so many things in Hollywood, just like Duke and Charles Rowan, they will only move in their hearts, and they will never leave any clues easily. When they leave the office, none of them will admit what they have just said.
The media is still hyping the news of Sean Connery. Duke and Warner still have no positive response. Waiting for this news to fully ferment, caa obviously has not paid attention to and carefully investigated small people like Christopher Lee. I don't know that small people often have Unusual experience.
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Wearing black sunglasses, Anthony Pelicano entered the old café in the small town of Venice, looked around casually, walked to a coffee table, and sat opposite a Latino man.
This is a plain-looking man with a common body, and he can hardly be found in the crowd, but Pelicano can vaguely guess that the other party is probably a private investigator or a big company specializing in behind-the-scenes affairs with his keen sense of smell. People, but he can become a famous person in Hollywood, and be dubbed the title of "Hollywood Eye", naturally he will not be so stupid to ask too much.
The two of them barely spoke. A thick leather bag and an entertainment page were all that Pelicano got. In fact, there were some things that didn't need to be said. After the other party left, his eyes naturally fell on that share. In the newspaper.
The headline on the front page of the newspaper is an old man with gray beard, even if it is printed on the newspaper, he can feel the gentleman's smell from all over his body.
This is his goal! It seems a little difficult?
Although this thought appeared for a while, Pelicano laughed after he overturned the weight of his leather bag.
He even dared to investigate superstars like Elizabeth Taylor and Sylvester Stallone. He even dared to wiretap the private calls of Tom Cruise and Scientology. What's more, this kind of outdated character?
As for the people who hired him, Pelicano doesn't care at all. Those who want to investigate these stars are either competitors or competing companies. It's too common in Hollywood. His purpose is to do things with money. Become the employer of the future, and the current employer can also become the subject of future investigation...
Picking up the newspaper featuring Sean Connery, Pellicano walked out of the cafe.
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