Chapter 337 About the Lord of the Rings

In the office of Jenkins Films, Ryan was sitting behind his desk, dragging the mouse to quickly flip through the dense documents. This is the first draft script of the Lord of the Rings trilogy sent by Peter Jackson a while ago. Perfect, the big fat man in New Zealand is deeply influenced by Hollywood, and he plans to make revisions while shooting after finalizing the first draft.

Fortunately, the direction of the story and the main scenes are infinitely close to Ryan's impression, and he doesn't plan to intervene, because most Hollywood movies are shot in this way. In the earliest days, the script he gave was not often used People come and go.

Pai Kingsley sat across from him, slowly flipping through the script in his hand, and after a long time, he closed it and placed it on the table, stacking it with another script.

Ryan, this is not your style. She was a little surprised.

Style? Ryan shook his head, not hiding it in front of his own people, Pate, as long as it can benefit me, I don't care what style it is.

Okay, Ryan, tell me how I need to do it. Pai Kingsley didn't think that this guy came here just to appreciate his newly completed script.

Gladiator spread out as soon as possible. I don't want similar movies to appear in Hollywood in recent years.

Pie? Kingsley has done this kind of thing many times, she nodded immediately, No problem, I will let someone deal with it as soon as possible, what about the other one?

You take The Pianist, go to France as soon as possible, and talk to Roman Polanski, I want him to direct this movie next year. Ryan gently clasped the table, thinking while saying, He doesn't If you dare to come to North America, you can only make a trip yourself.”

Okay then, it looks like I'm going to be busy again.

Although many years have passed, the U.S. judiciary has been staring at Polanski, and she had to make a trip in person.

There was an aggressive knock on the door, and George came in. Mr. Peter Jackson and Ms. Frances Wall have arrived.

Ask them to the conference room. Tell Julius and Mario to come too.

Ryan closed his notebook and asked Pa Kingsley, Would you be interested in checking it out, Pat?

The Lord of the Rings thing?

That's right. They're ready to cast actors. Ryan walked towards the door first, and Kingsley followed from behind. It is said that this movie needs a lot of actors. I can recommend some suitable candidates to them.

You really know how to take a chance.

Ryan smiled. Like other Hollywood film companies, of course, this kind of thing will give priority to its own people.

KK Company has newly signed many actors with potential.

Believe me, Pat, if you go around Hollywood Boulevard, you can catch at least a hundred actors with potential.

The two jokingly walked into the conference room, where others were already waiting. After greeting them one by one, everyone sat around the long conference table.

Peter, you seem to have lost a lot of weight, and the weight loss has been successful. Ryan joked casually.

It's a big project to shoot a trilogy at a time. There is still the pressure of an investment of more than 300 million U.S. dollars. The fat New Zealand man stroked his beard with one hand and gestured in front of him with the other, I haven't slept in half a year. A restful sleep.

Do you need me to give you a vacation? Ryan put away his smile. Anyway, the complicated preparatory work of The Lord of the Rings can be so smooth, Peter Jackson owes a lot.

No, no. He shook his head. Completing this series is my biggest dream and wish.

Ryan, have you read the script? The one who spoke was Peter Jackson's wife, Francis Wall, who presided over the screenwriting work of Lord of the Rings.

Basically read it. Ryan nodded, seeing that the Jacksons were staring at him, obviously wanting to be recognized, Okay then. You guys did a good job. Peter, Fran, I can give you enough rights, but You guys have to give me a great trilogy.

I'll do my best! Peter Jackson raised his eyes.

Trust me, Peter. If the trilogy is successful, you'll be one of the biggest directors in Hollywood.

The words of encouragement ended here, and after Ryan asked about some specific preliminary work, Peter Jackson's assistant brought a reel of film.

This is the location I chose, near Queenstown, my hometown in New Zealand.

After all the curtains were drawn and the meeting room was plunged into darkness, a beautiful landscape painting appeared on the white curtain.

This is New Zealand, which is close to the original ecology. I think it is the most suitable for the prototype of Middle-earth. Peter Jackson stood aside and explained, The most important thing is that here we can combine labor, horses, extras, and daily expenses. Wait for the cost to be minimized so that more money can be invested in post-production.”

You are the director, you can make the decision. Seeing that there was no unexpected change, Ryan nodded directly.

It is a wise choice to shoot away from North America. The tax, labor and living expenses of the crew here will be much higher than shooting overseas.

Profit maximization is the pursuit of every investor.

In terms of actors, I don't plan to invite first-line stars. This is a group show, and it is impossible to spend too much money on actors.

Peter Jackson flipped through the thick materials, Recently, the crew will be auditioning for The Fellowship of the Ring and several other actors...

You and Julius can decide.

The film needed so many actors that Ryan didn't have that much time in the audition room.

Ryan, can you listen to me? Peter Jackson smiled helplessly.

Sorry. Ryan made a please continue gesture.

If possible, could you be invited to play a role in the Fellowship of the Ring?

I? Fellowship of the Ring? Ryan looked at the fat man who was smiling so hard that he couldn't see his eyes, an image flashed in his mind, and he quickly shook his head.

Who? Gandalf? Gimli? Aragorn? Or Boromir?

The one you ignored, Legolas? Greenleaf!

Hearing what the other party said, Ryan felt that it was true, sighed, and asked, Do you think I'm really suitable?

I don't think there's anyone better in Hollywood than you.

Peter Jackson said and looked around. Everyone, including Julius and Kingsley, showed approval.

Legolas in the previous life? Greenleaf was indeed very eye-catching, but Ryan didn't have any interest. The character of Legolas in the movie was much simplified compared to the novel. This role further promotes the concept of male vases. Even Jack Dawson is far inferior to him. He is simply the killer of male actors in the future.

He still remembers to this day, after the release of The Hobbit 2 in his previous life. Legolas returned to the movie, and countless female fans scrambled to squeeze into the theater. They didn't care what the movie was, as long as they could see the scene of Legolas pulling the bow and shooting the arrow, that was enough.

I have already played the two roles of Frank Jr. and Jack Dawson who are suspected of showing off their faces. If I continue to walk on this road, it will really go dark.

However, he is still very interested in this movie, and the role needs to be changed.

No, Peter, you should find an actor who is beautiful enough for Legolas. Ryan saw that everyone was still staring at him. Can't help but tap on the table lightly, Handsome and beautiful are two concepts for men, please don't confuse them.

Seeing that what he said didn't seem to have any effect, Ryan had to continue, Well. Peter, I can be in this movie, but the role...

I think Gandalf or Aragorn are good. Wizards and Dundans are both good choices.

That's right, in Tolkien's world, Gandalf's wizards are not professions, but races like dwarves and elves.

The others couldn't help looking at each other, but Aragorn didn't say anything. Gandalf is definitely not suitable, otherwise, before shooting every day, at least half a day should be spent on makeup.

Ryan, your age... Aragorn in the movie is in his eighties.

Peter, age is not a problem. Ryan reminded him, not wanting to force him. Don't make a decision yet. The Cast Away starring me will be released before the new year. You can make a decision after watching the movie.

Originally, Ryan was still interested in Gimli, but he thought of playing such a role. It is estimated that his fans will unite to protest.

Aragorn is actually not bad, a powerful ranger with a very masculine taste, but the beard on his face is more troublesome. If the character's beard is removed, it is estimated that the huge number of Lord of the Rings fans will have opinions.

After seeing off Peter Jackson and his wife, Ryan went to the studio of Robert Zemeckis. His former alumnus started the post-production of Cast Away after a short vacation.

When the director agreement was signed, Ryan gave him the final editing rights. Robert Zemeckis also wanted to use this film to challenge the next year's best director statuette, and put all his energy into it.

This movie hardly uses too many special effects. The most troublesome part is to replace some shots taken during the day with the background of the night, and then the dubbing, because a lot of the exterior scenes are shot on the island, and the noise during the live recording So much so that most of the footage needed to be re-dubbed.

Fortunately, these scenes are all shot by Ryan alone. As long as Robert Zemisky can complete the editing on time, these tasks will not be difficult for him.

Since the acquisition of Carlock Films, after several years of development, Jenkins Films has a small scale, but it has a complete operating system. After getting the approval of Ryan, each script of the screenwriting team will cooperate with other Partners, start preparations, filming, release, and various derivatives operations.

American Pie, Scream and Reaper are currently in the post-production stage. The first two will be available in the North American market at the end of this year or early next year, and Scream 3 has also entered the early stage. In the preparatory stage, Charlize Theron will appear in this series of movies for the last time.

After Pai Kingsley took The Pianist to France, news came that Roman Polanski wanted to talk to Ryan in person. Since Ryan was always wanted by the US judicial department, he rarely left France or Poland, Ryan had to go there himself. ()