American Fame and Fortune Chapter 621

 Chapter 621 Escape from Tehran

In the office, Thomas looked at his schedule notebook and said to Martin: "Svetlana has been taking accent classes, and Natasha recommended her to the company's director client James Mangold's crew. There has been no response yet. "

 Martin knew this director, and Jolie introduced him to him as the director of the film "The Girl Who Came to Win the Best Supporting Actress" that year.

Thomas added: "Marina passed the audition of a crew called "Canine Game" and got a supporting role with some lines. She is preparing for filming."

 Martin asked: “Are there no other special circumstances?”

Only the three **** knew that Marina might be a swallow. Thomas didn't know. He thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "Nothing special."

 Martin nodded and said, "Let Natasha pay more attention to her."

“Okay.” Thomas couldn't help but asked curiously, “Is this Russian woman special?”

 Martin said vaguely: "It's quite special."

Thomas recalled a little, that the woman looked pretty at first glance, but she had a very special temperament.

Detective Nicholson returned to Los Angeles and had been keeping an eye on Marina. Martin was going to find Nicholson.

Thomas said at this time: "The company has received many new role invitations, and you just happened to come over. Take a look at them, and I won't send you another fax."

 Martin was not in a hurry to find Nicholson at this moment and responded: "Okay."

 Thomas dug out the project information he had prepared in advance, and placed several of his most promising projects and roles on it.

The top one, a big project with an investment of 150 million US dollars, is called "Gravity" and is directed by Mexican director Alfonso Cuarón. The heroine has been confirmed to be the last Oscar-winning actress Sandra Bullock. What she is looking for is Protagonist.

 There is no script or story outline.

Martin put it aside. He had seen this film. It was a one-man show by Sandra Bullock. The male protagonist should be called a supporting actor and he had very little screen time.

 Unless the heroine is changed to the male protagonist.

 But if the protagonist changes gender, the emotional resonance the film can arouse will be greatly reduced.

 Men are born with characteristics such as perseverance and strength, which is far less shocking than a woman rescuing herself in space.

Thomas took a look and saw that he was more optimistic about this project, but Martin rejected it without saying a word.

 But he didn't say much. He put the project book away and waited for the company's next round of selection.

Projects sent to WMA by Hollywood production companies are given priority by Martin. After he has finished selecting, it will be the turn of others to choose.

 Martin has already seen a second, also a big project, from Sony Columbia Pictures, with a budget also as high as $150 million, and the director is confirmed to be Roland Emmerich.

The name of this director, Martin, is as thunderous as it is devastating.

 The representative works are "Independence Day", "Godzilla", "The Day After Tomorrow" and "2012".

 Martin looked at the content of the project, a story about an American hero who single-handedly saved the White House and the President.

Martin has seen all of Roland Emmerich's films, so this project was put aside.

  If the protagonist leads a group of beautiful women to capture the White House, he can still consider it.

Thomas was lost for a moment and fell into deep self-doubt: "Is my vision really so bad that the selected projects are not good?"

Martin saw the third project book, which was looking for a male lead. The project was called "Argo", a project of his old friend Graham King's GK Pictures.

  Martin had met Graham as early as the casting of "The Departed", and it was Graham who later introduced him to Chuck Hogan, the author of "Prince of Thieves".

The project was not introduced in too much detail, but it was stated that it was adapted from a part of "The Master of Disguise", a senior CIA employee Tony Mendez's autobiography, which involved a secret CIA rescue operation that was declassified only a few years ago.

 Martin asked Thomas: "Do you have the original work?"

Thomas came to his senses and said quickly: "There is a copy of Wired Magazine below, and there is a report about Tony Mendez."

 Martin saw the magazine and opened it to the report page.

 He made a guess and looked at it carefully.

This is a report about the CIA's rescue of American diplomats. During the Iranian Revolution in 1979, some radicals stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and took 52 Americans hostage. However, in the chaos, 6 people ran out and hid. Entered the home of the Canadian Ambassador.

The CIA was ordered to rescue these six people. Escape expert Tony Mendez formulated a plan. He contacted several Hollywood friends and established a film project called "Argo". He used the location inspection as a reason to go to Tehran and Six people disguised themselves as crew members and brought them back to the United States.

This can be regarded as an incredible action, and the huge name of the Hollywood film industry played a key role in it.

Martin has seen this film and has a vague impression of it. The Chinese translation is called "Escape from Tehran". It seems to be the best picture at the Oscars in a certain year.

 It's difficult to say in other places, but in the North American market, it has achieved both box office and word-of-mouth success.

Moreover, this film is extremely politically correct for North America and meets his current needs.

 Martin remembers that the original leading actor was Da Ben.

What a coincidence.

 Martin took it out alone. Thomas breathed a sigh of relief and said that he still had some discernment. Although the first two projects he picked were rejected by Martin, the third one was approved by Martin.

  Martin read other project books, except for "Escape from Tehran", and returned them all to Thomas and said, "Has the director been confirmed for this project?"

Thomas shook his head: "No."

 Martin asked again: "Did Graham say anything else?"

"No." Thomas thought back and said, "It seems that several other large brokerage companies have also received invitations."

 Martin took out his mobile phone and dialed Graham's number directly.

 The call was answered quickly: "Martin? How come you, a busy man, have time to call me?"

"The script adaptation of "Prince of Thieves" recommended to me by you has been completed." Martin did not ask about "Escape from Tehran" first, but talked about the last friendly cooperation between the two parties: "Do you have a schedule next year? I plan to invite you to be the director of "Escape from Tehran". Producer of "Prince of Thieves".

Graham said: "If you invite me, I will adjust it even if there is no suitable schedule."

  Martin said: “With you in control of this project, I feel relieved.”

There is no doubt about the ability of this producer. He has been a partner of Martin Scorsese for many years and has been the producer of films such as "Drug Network", "Muhammad Ali", "The Aviator", "The Departed" and "Blood Diamond". .

“I saw a project from your GK Films at the agency.” Martin turned to the topic: “Argo” is based on the rescue case of senior CIA employee Tony Mendez. Are you looking for a leading actor?”

Graham understood what Martin meant as soon as he heard it: "Are you interested in this role?"

 Martin said directly: "I am indeed a little interested."

Graham thought for a moment and said, "I'm out of town now. When I get back to Los Angeles, we can have an interview?"

 Martin responded: “Okay.”

Graham had worked with Martin on "The Departed" and knew that Martin was a good actor with outstanding acting skills, commercial appeal, and dedicated work, so he said, "I'll call you when I get back."

The two parties hung up the phone, and Thomas had already informed his new assistant to buy Tony Mendez's autorotation.

 Martin put away the project book and magazine and said to Thomas: "I want this project alone."

Thomas immediately called and informed the data team to close the project.

 As the company's first priority for male actors, any projects that Martin likes will be temporarily closed to others.

 The new assistant quickly sent Tony Mendes's autobiography of “The Master of Disguise”.

 Martin looked at the time and said, "I'm leaving first."

Thomas saw him out.

Martin got in the car, put away the magazine and the car, and asked Bruce: "Old Bruce, have you heard of Tony Mendes?"

"I heard people mention it, and it is said that they have done a lot of secret things." Bruce started the car and drove on the road: "When I was serving in the UK, it seemed that Zipperton signed and declassified many secret operations about the CIA, some of which involved To Tony Mendes.”

 He also did not forget to humiliate Britain every day: "Compared to the MI6 that the British boast about, the CIA is much more powerful, and the Russians are also more powerful than them."

“The Russians have swallows.” Martin took out his cell phone, called Nicholson, and asked Bruce to drive to the San Fernando Valley.

In a small studio in the Sacred Valley, a Hollywood crew has recently moved in. Most of the scenes of the "Canine Game" crew will be filmed here.

There is a hotel near the studio, and Detective Nicholson booked a suite with a balcony close to the studio.

 When Martin arrived, he and Leonardo were observing the studio crew on the balcony.

 “What's going on?” Martin asked.

Nicholson said: "I have been secretly observing Marina since I came back from New York, and I also spent a lot of money to find someone to monitor Marina's phone calls."

Leonardo responded: “She would sometimes talk to her uncle in Paris on the phone and talk about her daily life in Los Angeles.”

Nicholson said: "It is normal to call relatives to report that they are safe, but combined with our inferences, she is even more suspicious."

 Martin nodded, picked up the telescope on one side, looked at the crew of the studio, and asked: "What's going on with this crew?"

Nicholson made a detailed investigation: ""Canine Game" is a very ordinary film crew, with an investment of about US$3 million. I asked someone about the script. The specific content of the film is being kept confidential. I only know that it is a literary film. style video.”

 Leonardo added: “I saw two people on this set.”

 Martin asked: "Who?"

It was Nicholson who answered: "The mother and daughter we met in New York, Catherine Oxenberg and her daughter India."

 Martin felt something was wrong: "Are they also in this crew?"

“Catherine Oxenberg is the producer and India seems to be one of the actors,” Nicholson said.

 He suddenly laughed: "Isn't it interesting?"

 (End of this chapter)

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