Millennium director

An executive suite in a hotel in Hengdian.

"Daniel, there aren't many actors in this Alien prequel."

"The two leading actors are confirmed, the cyborg David and the heroine Vickers."

"The remaining actors are mainly the crew of the Prometheus and members of the scientific expedition team."

"By the way, there is also Peter Weiland, a spaceship company owner, and his daughter."

"To be honest, this project is quite popular."

"Carey Mulligan, Olivia Wilde, Anne Hathaway, Natalie Portman, James Franco, Ben Foster and other actors are on the cast list."

Wu Yuan nodded his head while listening to what was said on the other end of the phone. After John had almost introduced him, he asked, "John, can David and Vickers change their gender?"

"Is the cyborg changed to a female setting, and the heroine changed to a male protagonist?"

"Unlikely." John firmly refused: "This is a birth novel about how aliens were born. The heroine is the first human being to be parasitized by aliens."

"The character of David is also very important. His gender also has a special meaning in the story and cannot be changed."

"This is a very complex movie. Fox has great ambitions, including race, technology, religion, philosophy, and the meaning of life. The screenwriter has stuffed a lot of things into it, and many of them have to be conveyed through the gender of the male and female protagonists."

"So, the male and female protagonists cannot change."

"To be honest, I'm not very optimistic about this movie. The reason why Fox chose this movie to cooperate with us is probably because they themselves don't have enough confidence in the movie."

"There are so many things that the screenwriter wants to talk about, but the movie is only so long."

"There's a good chance that you'll end up with a passable movie."

Wu Yuan frowned. He did have some thoughts about wanting Liu Yifei to play the gender-changed David.

David is a cyborg. According to the background of the script, it doesn't matter even if he has an Asian face.

But it seems that David's "male appearance setting" is very important to the screenwriter.

Yes, in the script David is a "neutral person", there is no gender to distinguish, he just looks like a man in appearance.

"Okay, I respect Fox's opinion." Wu Yuan thought for a while and had to say: "Then the crew of the Prometheus can always give us a few places, right?"

"I want to put one or two Asian actors in it."

"You know how much China yearns for Hollywood now. Sometimes I have to give favors to some friends."

"My requirements are not high, just one man and one woman."

"That's no problem." John on the other end of the phone patted his chest and assured, "There are many crew members on the Prometheus, and it's normal to have a few Asian faces."

"Even among the members of the scientific expedition team that follows the protagonist to explore the alien planet, there can be one or two Asians."

"After all, the Weyland company that manufactured the Prometheus is a large international company, and it is normal to have Asian employees."

"Then it's settled." Wu Yuan then smiled with satisfaction, "I will confirm the actor as soon as possible and report it to you."

"OK, then I'll wait for your news."

After hanging up the phone, Wu Yuan let out a long sigh.

It's a pity. If the role of "David" can be played by Liu Yifei, it will definitely be a perfect opportunity.

"Prometheus" has a second sequel, and "David" is the undoubted protagonist.

Liu Yifei has not yet had the opportunity to play an absolute leading role in Hollywood.

Although she is a female in "Interstellar", her actual role can only be regarded as a supporting role. The main role is focused on the male protagonist "Cooper".

"Prometheus" is a reboot of the Alien universe. If she can be cast as the protagonist, it will really make her become another Chinese superstar in Hollywood, and truly become Cheng Long's second .

Unfortunately, Fox couldn't change David's gender to female and heroine Elizabeth Shaw's gender to male.

As for the heroine Elizabeth Shaw and the second female lead Vickers, also known as the second female lead of The Boss, it is impossible for an Asian actress to play these two roles.

It’s so difficult for Asians to get just the right roles in Hollywood.

"Maybe she can be stuffed into the X-Men?" Wu Yuan touched his chin and thought.

Fan Xiaopang's performance as Blink in "X-Men: Days of Future Past" was simply a waste.

"X-Men: Days of Future Past" is a movie produced by 20th Century Fox. Now that Light Times and Fox have reached an investment cooperation for 20 movies, Wu Yuan is able to insert Liu Yifei into the X-Men.

And with his support behind him, Blink can have more scenes, and he can continue to appear in the follow-up "X-Men: Apocalypse".

Although the international influence of the IP of the "X-Men" movie universe is far less than that of the Marvel MCU movie universe, North American audiences still like this IP.

Don’t let the rich water go to outsiders!

Keeping this in mind, Wu Yuan was not in a hurry to talk to Fox immediately. Anyway, "X-Men: Days of Future Past" may not start filming until the second half of next year, so he was not in a hurry.

He took out his cell phone and first found Li Xiaoping's number and called her.

"Hey, Mr. Li, I have good news."

"My company in Hollywood has cooperated with Fox to invest in a movie. It is a sequel to the "Alien" IP. The production cost is nearly US$200 million."

"This movie needs two Asian characters, one male and one female."

"The good news won't go to outsiders. I plan to use the company's artists."

"You spread the news among the company's artists."

"Let them fight for themselves, and let them know that signing with our company will give them direct access to Hollywood. This is the only benefit we can provide in China."

"Well, you can arrange the specific matters."

After saying that, Wu Yuan hung up the phone with a smile.

This is a conspiracy.

He believes that as long as this news spreads within the company, the artists signed by Light and Shadow Era will definitely be loyal to the company in the future, and they will be the kind that other companies cannot poach even if they want to!

This is an opportunity to go to Hollywood and star in a $200 million blockbuster movie!

Is there any other company in China that can provide this?

The best Huayi and Bona can only produce a few Sino-US co-productions, Sino-French co-productions, and Sino-Korean co-productions!

This kind of co-production is called a co-production, but in fact it means hiring a foreign director and then the film is released in the mainland. It is no different from a domestic film.

The only company that can truly send domestic actors overseas is Guangying Times!

In the past, actors in the industry were just speculating and spreading rumors that Wu Yuan had the ability and opportunity to push Chinese actors into the Hollywood market.

But so far, only Liu Yifei has really obtained this opportunity, and many people in the industry think this is just a piece of cake that cannot be eaten.

But things are different now. Wu Yuan really offered the opportunity to star in two Hollywood blockbusters.

This news stirred up the entire era of light and shadow!

The contracted actors under the company, no matter what they were doing, no matter how busy they were with the work at hand, they all put it down immediately, booked the fastest transportation method, and rushed back to the head office of Light and Shadow Times in Beijing!

They must get this role! (End of chapter)