Millennium director

The crew of "The Embalmer" is making preparations in an orderly manner. The actors are experiencing life. Director Wu Yuan is perfecting the script while also making preparations for the crew.

The crew of the film crew is easy to deal with. China Film Group has several sets of crews, all of which can be used.

However, the movie "The Embalmer" needs a very powerful soundtrack master.

The soundtrack for the original film was composed by Joe Hisaishi.

There is no need to elaborate too much on how powerful Hisaishi Joe is. Jiang Wen loves him so much.

Wu Yuan doesn't have a plot with Joe Hisaishi. Although he also likes Joe Hisaishi's movie soundtracks, after "The Embalmer" confirmed that the male protagonist uses the suona as an instrument, it would not be suitable to ask Joe Hisaishi to do the soundtrack.

RB friends don’t understand the musical instrument suona!

Wu Yuan still had to find a soundtrack master in China to complete the soundtrack for this film.

After discussing with Director Han, Wu Yuan contacted Mr. Xu Jingqing through the relationship between China Film and Television.

When mentioning the name of Teacher Xu Jingqing, most ordinary people may not recognize him and look confused.

But when it comes to Yungong Xunyin in the 1983 version of "Journey to the West", everyone will suddenly realize it.

Teacher Xu Jingqing is not only a national first-class composer, but also composed all 15 songs and nearly 100 background music in "Journey to the West" by himself.

Moreover, the soundtrack of the TV series "Journey to the West" pioneered the combination of electronic music, folk music and orchestra in the TV series.

In other words, Teacher Xu Jingqing is not only very professional in folk music and orchestral music, he also keeps up with the trend and understands electronic music.

After convincing teacher Xu Jingqing to produce the soundtrack for "The Embalmer", Wu Yuan was finally relieved of his last worry.

Next, we just need to wait for the actors to finish experiencing life and get used to each other, and then the official filming can begin.

Wu Yuan also had time to turn his attention to the United States on the other side of the ocean.

The release of "Juno" in North America has come to an end.

Perhaps because the adapted version is indeed less American, "Juno" ultimately only achieved a box office of US$121 million in North America, which was more than US$20 million less than the original version.

This is because Wu Yuan's version of "Juno" attracted a large number of middle-aged people to watch it in the cinema, which is why it achieved such results!

However, "Juno" has also begun to be released in other countries around the world, the earliest being Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and Hong Kong and Taiwan, and has achieved good box office results.

Traditional movie theaters in Europe, such as the United Kingdom, Germany, France, and Italy, will also start showing films in October and November.

Fox Searchlight predicts that the global box office of "Juno" will eventually exceed US$200 million, making it the highest-grossing movie since Fox Searchlight was founded.

Fox Searchlight is also actively working on the Oscars PR campaign for "Juno"!

It's just that they are not the parent company 20th Century Fox after all, and Wu Yuan is not a contracted director of Fox Searchlight after all, and he is not even an American.

Therefore, it is almost impossible for "Juno" to win an Oscar, especially a grand prize.

However, there will still be a lot of nominations. After all, this is an original script movie with a box office of over 100 million in North America. It is impossible for the Oscars to really turn a blind eye.

When it comes to Oscars, Wu Yuan is not as obsessive as the fifth-generation directors, who are obsessed with winning the Oscars.

What he pays more attention to is when the account of "Juno" will arrive.

Due to John's constant urging and Fox Searchlight's desire to maintain its relationship with Wu Yuan, the North American box office split of "Juno" was transferred to Light Times' account in advance, and it was Fox Searchlight who advanced the settlement.

After getting the money, John immediately started the "Hangover" project. He is looking for actors and directors everywhere in Hollywood, hoping that the film can be released smoothly in the second half of 2002!

Wu Yuan also has more daily work. He has to make overseas phone calls with John almost every day, and even occasionally needs to hold video conferences to follow up on the "Hangover" project together.

John wanted to find Ryan Reynolds, who had starred in the comedy movie "Dick", to play the male lead in "The Hangover", but he was very worried about how to get the other three members of the Hangover team together, so he approached Wu Yuan for advice.

Wu Yuan didn't know the current Hollywood actors yet, and he couldn't think of a suitable actor for a while.

The two of them could only hold meetings and discuss the actors' list from the Screen Actors Guild every night...

During the day, Wu Yuan had to perfect the script of "The Embalmer", chatting, studying and working with the actors and the embalmers.

This busy day lasted until the end of October, and Wu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.

The life experience of "The Embalmer" is over. The actors, who have deeply experienced the profession of the Embalmer, have made all preparations, and the movie can officially start filming.

Things in the United States are almost settled, and John can handle the preparation and filming of the next "The Hangover" project.

Everything seemed to be turning for the better.

Just when everything was going well, on the eve of the official launch of "The Embalmer", Wu Yuan received an unexpected call.

"Excuse me, is this Daniel Wu, Director Wu?"

Wu Yuan, who was just about to take a rest, looked at the overseas call on his mobile phone and frowned: "Yes, I am Daniel Wu."

"Oh, I'm very sorry to disturb your rest. I know it's night time in China."

A very gentlemanly voice came from the other end of the phone. It was a man.

"I'm Jerry Bruckheimer, a producer at Disney."

"Director Wu, on behalf of Walt Disney Pictures, I solemnly invite you to direct our biggest film project next year."

"The investment in this movie is expected to exceed US$120 million. It is a commercial blockbuster targeting the global market!"

"The movie is tentatively titled "Pirates of the Caribbean" and is a fantasy adventure film."

Before he could finish the introduction, Wu Yuan interrupted: "Why did you find me?"

"Pirates of the Caribbean" is a well-known Hollywood commercial blockbuster series. The five movies in the series have a global box office of nearly 5 billion US dollars. It is a real money-maker!

It's just that Wu Yuan didn't expect that Disney would contact him and hope that he would direct the movie.

Isn't this a joke?

It's ridiculous to find a Chinese director to direct a story about Pirates of the Caribbean.

Wu Yuan didn't know that Jerry Bruckheimer on the other end of the phone was actually very depressed.

If he didn't have no choice, he actually wouldn't want to contact Wu Yuan.

There's no way around it. Although there are many directors of blockbuster commercial films in Hollywood, they are all messed up.

It is also difficult for Disney to find a director willing to take over a brand new series of commercial films.

Steven Spielberg is currently working on his "Minority Report" and has "Cat and Mouse" to be released soon.

James Cameron never takes on outside roles, he always writes his own scripts and shoots his own films.

Tarantino has "Kill Bill" to work on, and he's not a director who likes to take on extras.

Peter Jackson did take on external roles, but the "Lord of the Rings" series was enough to keep him busy for ten years.

Chris Columbus, who directed "Harry Potter," agrees.

As for Alfonso Cuaron, who succeeded him, like Nolan, he is still just a younger brother.

First-line directors such as David Fincher, Lee Eucalyptus, and Robert Zemeckis also have their own affairs and are unwilling to take on Disney's new projects.

Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean" is going to be like "Lord of the Rings" and "Harry Potter". Once the first one is a hit, it will be turned into a series of movies.

They need to find a reliable director.

Originally, when there was really no choice, the producers found a young director who debuted in 1996 and had only made one comedy and the American version of "The Ring".

But Wu Yuan came out of nowhere.

No matter how you look at it, Wu Yuan is better than a small director who has only made one comedy and The Ring!

Although Wu Yuan is a Chinese director, there may be some cultural barriers.

However, the crew of "Pirates of the Caribbean" can hire professional historians. The customs and clothing details of the time, as well as daily life, navigation and military conditions, etc., do not need to be worried by the director. Professionals are responsible.

Wu Yuan just needs to follow the script and film the story well!

After all, this movie is just a fantasy adventure movie, a Hollywood popcorn commercial film, not an art film. The director is just a tool man, not an irreplaceable soul!

With the support of the Hollywood industrial system, a clear division of labor among the crew, and most of the crew work being handled by professionals, Wu Yuan only needs to do his own job, which is to judge the effectiveness of the actors' performances and shout "ka" Just make peace!

"Director Wu, after careful consideration, we believe that you are the best director choice for this film."

"This invitation is truly sincere."

Jerry said on the phone with a sincere tone: "I really hope to invite Director Wu to meet and we can discuss the details of this movie in person. This is a very cool fantasy adventure movie. I believe you will like it. "

Don’t reach out to hit the smiling person.

Faced with Jerry's sincere words, Wu Yuan couldn't bear to respond coldly, so he had to respond tactfully: "Hey, my new movie will start shooting tomorrow, and I may not have time to go to the United States."

"I'm honored to be invited by Disney to collaborate, but unfortunately, the schedule may not match up."

"No!" Jerry heard that there was no strong refusal in Wu Yuan's tone, and immediately said: "It doesn't matter, these can all be discussed!"

"This movie requires a long preparation time, and the actual production may not start until the second half of next year."

"I will book a flight to China as soon as possible!"

"We can meet and talk in detail."

Back then, "Pirates of the Caribbean 1" actually found a small director who had only made one comedy and The Ring, and the two movies combined did not have much box office. It was really bold.

But I counted and it was true that at that time I couldn’t find any A-list directors who had time to take over the film, as they were all busy with their own projects.