American Fame and Fortune Chapter 726

Chapter 726 Cutting the knot with a sharp knife

　　Martin is quite impressed by the film "Sicario" because the film is indeed unique.

 There are not only Thanos and werewolves, but the most important one is the heroine.

  The heroine played by Emily Blunt looks very much like the absolute protagonist when she appears on the stage. However, later on, she is soy sauce, and in the middle part of the film, the protagonist is completely replaced by another person.

 Even this female character has no role in advancing the plot.

 Perhaps it can be described as using a female perspective to drag out the dark world of the US-Mexico border to the audience.

 Martin put away the script and business cards and recalled them carefully.

It's not clear how the film did at the box office, but he remembered one thing: "Sicario" had a sequel.

 Hollywood investors, including him, will never invest in a second film if it does not make money.

 This is the best proof of commercial value.

There was an exclamation in the room, and five naked women and one man quickly got up in the words starting with F.

Villeneuve stopped Sheridan with just one sentence: "A company has read your script and wants to see the rest. Let's go there immediately."

 Martin directly dialed Denis Villeneuve's number, waited for the call to be connected, and said directly: "I am Martin Davis, we met last night."

 “Fake Squid!” Several Ocean Horses raised their middle fingers at him.

He pushed one arm aside, kicked off one leg, pushed away the mountain that was pressing on his head, and finally struggled up from the jungle. He quickly said: "I'm sorry, Mr. Davis, please wait a moment."

Villeneuve jumped over in two steps and shouted: "Tyler Sheridan, get up, hurry up!"

Other women are also calling him crazy.

Villeneuve protected his vital points, left the scene, came to the window, and said: "Mr. Davis, have you read the script?"

Sheridan stopped and turned angrily to the group of women: "Everyone, leave, leave quickly, the carnival is over."

　　After drinking too much wine and exercising crazily at last night's rave party, these women were in a daze and didn't want to wake up, and Taylor Sheridan, who was wrapped in them, closed her eyes again.

Martin said: "Where's the rest of the script? Is it here with you? If you have time today, you can come to my studio in Burbank."

 He pulled people out from among the women.

 “I'm waiting for you.” The other party hung up the phone.

Several women's hands came over and grabbed at random.

In an independent house near the sea in Santa Monica, Villeneuve hurriedly got out of a pile of women.

 Taylor-Sheridan saw the basin in Villeneuve's hand and wanted to come to settle accounts with him.

Villeneuve became angry, went to the bathroom to get a basin of water, and poured it down.

Villeneuve, a budding director, seemed to see the ladder leading to the upper echelons of Hollywood, opening the most critical door and said: "I'll be there right away, two hours at most... no, one hour!"

Villeneuve glanced at the number on his phone, quickly saved it, and yelled.

Sheridan found his pants, dug out his wallet, took out a stack of cash, and handed it to the leading woman: "This is all I have."

 In the crowd of women, someone shouted: "Dennis, are you crazy? Let me sleep a little longer!"

 The woman took the money and waved: "Sisters, let's go."

 When the women left, Sheridan asked while putting on his pants: "Which company? Who called you?"

"Martin Davis! Just the superstar, producer, and investor who just won the Best Actor last night!" Villeneuve said simply: "I met him at the Oscar night party. He gave him a copy casually. You have been rejected so many times and you don't care about this one more time. I didn't expect Martin to respond.”

 He put on his pants in a hurry: "Hurry up, hurry up, I promised Martin, I will arrive at Davis Studio in one hour."

Sheridan quickly put on his clothes and said as he was doing so: "I haven't even finished the script yet, so I've been submitting it everywhere. I've been rejected so many times, but I still haven't given up."

Villeneuve used himself as an example: "I got the script for "Scorched Earth" in 2003. How long did it take to make the movie and release it? There are several eight years in life, and we must seize the time and seize the opportunity. Live the opportunity.”

 These words reached Sheridan's heart.

He has been an actor in Hollywood for more than ten years, always playing very marginal roles, and his acting career has never made much progress. He simply changed his career path from the year before last and tried to write his own scripts.

By chance, Sheridan met Villeneuve, hit it off immediately, and planned to collaborate on this project.

The two of them each picked up a document bag, went out, got in the car, and headed straight to Burbank.

More than half an hour later, Sheridan and Villeneuve appeared in Martin's office.

 At this time, Martin has already asked people to check the information of screenwriter Sheridan.

 Taylor-Sheridan used to be an actor. The earliest work in his resume can be traced back to 1996. The most famous works he has starred in are "CSI" and "Cute Detective". His role is a very marginal supporting role.

 Villeneuve introduced both sides. Martin said without any nonsense: "Where is the rest of the script?"

 Taylor-Sheridan opened the document package, placed a stack of stapled printouts on Martin's desk, and said: "This is just a first draft, it has not been refined yet."

 Martin said: "You guys sit down first and I'll take a look."

 Taylor-Sheridan knew very well that after more than ten years of wasting time in the industry, whether he could change tracks midway and succeed was crucial today. After sitting down, he looked at Villeneuve frequently.

The latter has experienced the big scene of being nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Although he has not been in the industry for as long as Sheridan, he is much calmer than him and gave him a look of patient waiting.

 Actually, Villeneuve is also very anxious, as this is also related to his future.

 Martin quickly flipped through the script. Although he could not remember the specific scenes of the film clearly, the main plot was basically the same.

Ten minutes later, he turned directly to the ending, glanced through it quickly, and looked at Sheridan and Villeneuve: "The script is interesting. Are you willing to cooperate with Davis Studio?"

Sheridan and Villeneuve have submitted to many companies before, but either did not receive a reply or were rejected.

"Mr. Davis, are you going to make this into a movie?" Sheridan has been in the industry for many years and knows that many companies may see a good script and buy the copyright, but then throw it into the script library for many years. Shoot.

Sheridan would never cooperate if Davis Studios did the same thing.

 Martin Davis can afford it, but a little guy like him can't afford it.

Villeneuve glanced at Sheridan and asked, "Have you forgotten what we agreed to do?"

Sheridan pointed at him and added: "Dennis gave me a lot of advice when I was writing the script. He is the most suitable director."

Martin said: "I just watched "Scorched Earth". It was very unique and a very good movie."

Villeneuve said: "Thank you."

Martin said: "Let your agent come over and discuss specific cooperation matters."

This type of film, even if it is well-made, is unlikely to be a big hit commercially.

Villeneuve didn't want to experience the eight-year torture of the previous film “Scorched Earth” again, so he kicked Sheridan.

Sheridan is not hesitating, but facing a top figure in the industry like Martin, Sheridan is seriously lacking in confidence.

He hurriedly said: "I am willing to cooperate with Davis Studio, but I need to explain one thing in advance. The current script is only the first draft, and I still need to refine it. I cannot prepare for shooting immediately. It may take a few months...or longer. time."

 Martin is not surprised: “These are not issues.”

Sheridan breathed a sigh of relief and took out his cell phone to call his agent.

 The same goes for Villeneuve.

Davis Studio Such a thick leg stretched out, and they quickly hugged it. If they missed it, they didn't know when the next one would come.

 Subsequently, Martin communicated with Sheridan and Villeneuve about the script for a while and found that the film would not be ready until the second half of the year or even longer at the earliest.

Sheridan's agent rushed over first to discuss relevant matters with Jessica.

 Martin stopped Villeneuve and thought of something. He and Graham King had been looking for a suitable director to direct the "Prince of Thieves" project.

He asked directly: "Dennis, apart from directing this project, do you have other jobs?"

Villeneuve is a smart man and said: "Not yet." He smiled helplessly: "Although "Scorched Earth" was nominated for the best foreign language film, my situation has not changed significantly and I have not received any news yet. Invitation.”

 Martin dug out the script of "Prince of Thieves": "I have a project here about a group of bank thieves. This is the script."

Villeneuve brought the script over, read it carefully, and said, "Is this adapted from a novel? I have read the original novel."

Martin roughly introduced: "Yes, based on Chuck Hogan's novel of the same name, the project has already begun preparations. The producers are Graham King and Louise Meyer."

Villeneuve flipped through the pages for a while and looked up at Martin: "Can I direct this project?"

“I can only guarantee you an interview opportunity.” Martin asked himself that he was not as professional as Graham and Louise in this area: “You need to be interviewed by two producers.”

Villeneuve thought about the progress of Sheridan's script and said, "I want to give it a try."

Martin sent a message to Graham and Louise respectively, and gave their contact information to Villeneuve: "The studio for this project is at Disney Studios. You have an interview with the two producers. time."

Villeneuve quickly put the note away: "I'll call them right now."

Both Graham King and Louise Meyer are the first-line producers in the industry, and they are the dream partners of small directors like him.

 Soon, Villeneuve's agent also came to Davis Studio.

The negotiations were proceeding very quickly. Martin was worried that a Megan Ellison-like situation would arise again, so he cut the knot quickly and bought out Sheridan's script for $100,000.

This script is officially named "Sicario".

 (End of this chapter)

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