Rebirth in America

The successful release of "The Sound of Music" not only brought great fame to the three Carpenter siblings, it also attracted the attention of film companies. People were deeply impressed by the performances of several Trapp children. Soon people were calling and knocking on their doors, wanting the Carpenters to star in new movies.

At that time, Alex was staying at home drawing and writing out of boredom because he couldn't go anywhere. Occasionally, through the phone, I remotely control Chuck and others to do some investment and management tasks.

For several days, it has been drizzling in New York City, and the entire sky is gloomy.

Alex was drawing alone in the living room. He was sitting on the sofa with a sketching book. Draw some random things on it, including characters, landscapes, scenes, etc.

During this time, my parents were at work and my younger brother Richard also went to school. Only he and his sister Karen were left at home, and Karen was sleeping and resting. The nanny at home also took leave and went back, saying she was preparing for marriage or something.

When he was tired from painting, he stood up, walked to the balcony and looked outside. I saw that the outside was always shrouded in drizzle, and the Empire State Building was vaguely visible in the distance. There were very few pedestrians on the street, and only black cars came and went.

Suddenly, the phone rang.

"Ring ring ring! Ring ring ring!"

Alex felt a little strange. He didn't know who called him. This number at home was not given to strangers. Chuck and the others won't call at this time, and there hasn't been much going on recently.

He walked over and picked up the phone, only to realize that it was Dill calling.

"Alex, there's good news!" Dill said on the phone.

"What good news?"

"MGM is looking for you to star in a movie. It's a relatively important role."

The three Carpenter brothers and sisters are affiliated with the Carpenter Brokerage Company, and Dill is responsible for helping them handle such related matters. It's just that Alex and the others usually don't take the initiative to go to the film company, so there is nothing to do with Dill.

Now that such a good thing is coming to his door, Dill is of course very excited. The more jobs the Carpenter brothers take, the higher the income of the brokerage company.

“What movie does MGM want me to make?”

Of course Alex knew MGM, one of the five major film companies in Hollywood. The former box office champion "Gone with the Wind" was filmed by MGM, which also created the immortal cartoon image "Tom and Jerry" in terms of animation.

MGM's Leo logo was once regarded as a symbol of the United States. It has so many superstars that it once created the myth of launching a movie every week.

However, what Alex didn't expect was that the film he shot "The Sound of Music" had just broken the box office record of their "Gone with the Wind", and the other party immediately came to invite him to star. Is this a way to show favor to him, or is it to test his attitude towards MGM?

Dill didn't think too much about it. He said on the phone: "It is a movie that reflects the antagonism between teachers and students, with the theme of school violence. They want you to play the supporting actor in the movie, a middle school student. The specific content , we won’t know until we get the script.”

"Then let them hand over the script first, and I'll take a look at it first."

"You have to hurry up, the director of this movie said he has to respond within this week, otherwise he will immediately look for other candidates."

"Okay! I have to at least read the script before I can decide."

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer quickly sent the script over, and it only took Alex an hour to read the entire movie script.

This movie is called "Blackboard Jungle". It tells the story of the male protagonist Dadi, a teacher in a middle school in New York. He originally had high educational ideals, but almost all the students in his class were misbehaving hooligans who had no regard for school ethics and even He took a young female teacher into the library and attempted to rape her.

Dadi rescued his female colleague, but was attacked by students.

One of the white students with a bad nature was even more tit-for-tat with Daadi, making trouble every time he went to class. He even ambush Daudi on his way home and beat him severely. Not only that, this bad student also tried to alienate the Dadi couple by writing anonymous letters.

Faced with many setbacks, Dadi was once frustrated with his education work, and later decided to fight back with fire.

He chose a black student with leadership skills in his class, hoping to use him to influence other students. Unexpectedly, it aroused the resentment of white students, and a large-scale fight broke out between the two sides. The campus that was supposed to be used for preaching and teaching has turned into a primitive jungle of beasts!

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer wants Alex to star in the movie as the bad student. At the same time, the director also hopes to use the song "Rock Around the Clock".

It is said that the leading role has been selected, and they plan to use Glenn Ford to play the teacher Duddy, and as for the black student, Sidney Poitier, who has just debuted, will be used.

Among the information sent, there is also information about these two actors. Glenn Ford was born in Quebec, Canada in 1916. He made his first appearance on the screen in 1937 and has starred in countless classics.

Sidney Poitier was born in 1927 in Miami, Florida, to a black family. The father is a farmer. Sidney, who grew up in a poor family, had almost no formal education. When he was 15 years old, he was sent to Miami to put an end to his emerging bad behavior. At the age of 18, he came to New York and worked at the bottom of society doing menial labor. After working many jobs, I finally came to perform on the Broadway stage and then entered the film entertainment industry.

After reading all the information, Alex immediately made a decision in his mind. He called Dill and said, "For that MGM movie, please help me ask if I can change this character. I have some ideas about this character. I feel the need to mention it.”

Dill agreed, saying he would definitely bring Alex's request to MGM.

However, not long after, Dill called Alex again and said, "Alex, I have another good news. United Artists wants to find Richard and Karen to star in a movie."

After hearing this, Alex felt a little strange: "Then you should ask Richard or Bart. I can't help them make decisions."

"No, in addition to this, they also want to find a film company to co-invest in this movie. I learned about it and thought it was pretty good, so I told them that your DreamWorks was also looking for someone to cooperate. What do you think, are you interested?"

United Artists Film Company was founded in 1919 by C. Chaplin, D. Fairbanks, M. Pickford, and D.W. Griffith. The purpose is to get rid of the constraints and exploitation of big film companies and strive for more creative freedom and greater profits.

The original idea was just to film and distribute the works of the four founders. Later, due to Griffith's withdrawal, the number of works by Chaplin, Fairbanks and others was limited, so the company focused on supporting independent producers to make films and distribute their films.

Now DreamWorks can be regarded as a major banner among independent production companies, and many filmmakers come to them to cooperate with them in making independent films. It is only reasonable that United Artists would want to partner with Alex.

"What about the script of this movie? I can't decide until I see the script."

Soon, the script came into Alex's hands. The movie was called "The Night of the Hunter" and it was a thriller.

This movie tells the story of a bank robbery murderer who was sentenced to death. Before his execution, he told his cellmate, Harry, an elusive traveling preacher, that he would take the 10,000 he robbed. The money is hidden in his room.

After Harry was released from prison, he searched for the widow of the death row prisoner, pursued her with all his strength, and finally married her.

When he concluded that the woman did not know where the money was hidden, he killed her, and then began to systematically pervert a pair of children who knew the whereabouts of the money step by step until he knew where the money was. Just give up.

Just when Harry wanted to escape with the money, the children escaped with the money first and crossed the river to the elderly Rachel. Rachel protected the children with a gun until Harry was finally arrested by the police. catch……

United Artists wanted to cast Richard and Karen as two siblings in the movie. After watching "The Sound of Music", they felt that Richard and Karen were suitable for the roles of the brother and sister. At the same time, I also hope to cooperate with DreamWorks to produce this movie.

After reading the script, UU read the book www. uukanshu.net Alex was also deeply attracted by the storyline of this film. He has not seen this movie, but he also feels that it is very interesting, just like watching a thriller from later generations. However, he is still a little worried, fearing that the director of this movie is too advanced and will make a good movie difficult for the audience to understand.

"Whatever! A loss is a loss. I also hope to see such a film on the screen."

Alex liked the script very much. He thought about it and called Dill and said, "Please help me ask if there is a director for this script. If not, help me fight for it. I want to direct this script." Movie."

Dill was a little surprised. When he got the script, he had read it and knew it was a thriller. He originally thought that if the second film directed by Alex was not a musical, it would at least be a light-hearted comedy. As for directing a thriller, that's a real surprise.

"Okay, let me ask you a question. So you have decided to cooperate with United Artists Film Company for filming?"

"Yes, I will talk to Maurice about it. As for Richard and Karen, you need to convince my parents. This film is a thriller, and maybe they are not willing to let Richard They star."

"There is no problem with this. I have already told Bart and Angel. They said that as long as Richard and Karen want to star, there will be no problem."

"Okay, I have no problem here." After Alex finished speaking, he hung up the phone and called Morris, asking him to discuss co-production with Midland Film Company.