[US Entertainment] Hollywood reverses life

The post-production of "Ghost in the Shell" is already halfway through, but Joey suddenly realizes... It seems that the funds are not enough.

She used to be very domineering and returned all the 1.8 million costs that Paramount was planning to invest, because she thought that if the IP of this work wanted to be controlled within a rational range, the cost of 3000-4000 million would be enough, otherwise it would be very easy to rush. ugly.

Because this has never been a big IP, at least not in Europe and America.

However, with a cost of 4000 million in his hand, it is obviously not enough for Joey, especially for a visual department director who is extremely pursuing visual images, special effects are burning money, how can he burn if he does not have enough money.

So she decided to ask Paramount for another 4000 million, which adds up to 8000 million, which is more than half of the original budget, and Paramount should not refuse.

When she came to the Paramount Building located in the bustling area of ​​Los Angeles, Hughes, her partner, naturally contacted her.

At this time, Hughes had been waiting for her in the office for a long time. He seemed to have known Joey's intentions early on, with a slightly aggressive and mocking smile on his lips, which seemed to be mocking Joey's previous self-control.

Joey ignored his expression, put the handbag on the table in front of him, and sat down in a comfortable position.

Hughes looked up at Joey slightly, with a frivolous and gloomy look in his eyes, "I know why you're here."

Joey pursed his lips to him, and then breathed steadily for a while before speaking: "Paramount is rich and powerful, and it should be no problem to dial another 4000 million. I believe I will return you a perfect science fiction wonder world."

Hughes took another cigarette out of the cigarette case and lit it on the table, "If I had known this, I shouldn't have sworn that 4000 million would be enough. I knew from the beginning that 4000 million would definitely not be enough for you. "

Joy didn't know why the more she looked at his unhurried look, the more upset she became. She replied, "Hughes, I'm very busy, and I don't have the patience to waste time with you here. Can you just say it's okay?"

Hughes still slowly picked up the lighter and lit the cigarette, but his gaze was slightly raised following Joey's expression, "You seem very angry?"

Joey blurted out, and she frowned and said, "Of course, I think you're sick. Can't you just speak up? Can we stop dawdling like this?"

Hughes smiled after hearing Joey's words. It was a long-lost smile, and it was finally stained with sunshine, and he was no longer so arrogant and domineering. "You are so sweet."

Joey rolled his eyes elsewhere, "I'm convinced, tell me if it's okay."

Hughes opened the drawer and took out a contract, and wrote a few words on it, "Of course, no problem, I will grant you another 4000 million. Although you know, Paramount's turnover has not been very good recently."

Joey knows what Hughes is referring to. Recently, Paramount is really...too miserable. There are almost no movies that have hit the box office. They cannot escape such a situation, and they urgently need a series of movies that can give them huge profits.

She took the contract from Hughes, put it on the table and said with a slightly serious expression: "I am really sorry to see your Paramount mess so badly, but I still can't help but want to give you some advice. "

Hughes smiled at her pretendingly, "Then tell me, is there any good way to help us?"

Joey put on a ghostly smile, "At the beginning of the year, I bought the movie copyright of a novel. You thought this movie would be a movie with phenomenal IP potential, but I I'm really too busy to shoot, if you don't mind, I can cooperate with you and give Paramount the opportunity to shoot, you can name me a producer and give me some money by the way~"

Hughes, who was smoking quietly after listening, raised his eyebrows slightly, "Since you are so optimistic about the film adaptation of this novel, why don't you direct it yourself? Do you want to let go of such a good opportunity?"

Joy moved her lips and sighed, "Hey~ It's not that I want to give up this opportunity, but...my current status seems not suitable for making this kind of teenage movie..." Then she hummed briskly The first ditty, "I am no longer the same person who made "Twilight"~ If I go back to make a movie like "Twilight" now, my signature will be destroyed~"

Hughes was suddenly very interested, and he stared at Joey urgently, "So it's a teen movie like "Twilight"?"

Joey approached Hughes, and said mysteriously: "Yes, it is called "The Hunger Games". I am willing to hand over the operation right to Paramount. It is a help for you. You have to make good use of this copyright. Personally, I think this movie is bound to be a hit, and you should know that my vision has always been sharp enough."

"Hungry Games"?Hughes hadn't heard of the project, but his attention was now drawn to something else.

The tip of Hughes' nose sniffed lightly within the distance after Joey approached, "Did you wear perfume today? Why?"

Joey was baffled by his question, "Why?"

Hughes chuckled and said, "It seems that you attach great importance to meeting me."

Joey lashed out at him again, "You really are sick. Let's talk about "The Hunger Games". To be honest, the selling point of this movie is the elements that teenagers like. It doesn't make much difference whether you find a top-tier director or a third-tier director, so There is no need to find me to shoot, just find any director.”

Hughes stood up, his body straight and muscular, as if a Greek stone statue covered the whirling light and shadow coming in from outside, he walked around the table, and said slowly, "I see, I will go to understand this novel first Yes, if the filming is confirmed, you will be asked for the copyright and..."

Joey interfaced and said: "And put me in the producer column, and I am the only producer, although I should not have time to take care of this project, you can do whatever you want at Paramount."

Hughes raised his forehead slightly, revealing a few thin forehead lines, "You are really greedy, Joey."

Joey smiled at him and asked back: "I have always been such a person, don't you know that I have known you for so many years?"

Hughes stopped pacing in front of her. He looked at her and said, "I know what kind of person you are better than anyone else."

Joey waved his hand, as if he was tired of this topic, "You seem to like to say that, every time you say it as if you know me very well, but you don't know what kind of person I am at all."

A haughty smile filled Hughes' lips, "This shouldn't be an issue we're arguing about, let it pass."

"Okay, I'll go first." Joey got up and grabbed his handbag, "See you another day, my old friend."

Hughes stopped Joy from behind her, "Why don't you go for a drink together? I happen to be free, and you are rarely free either."

With his back turned to him, Joey opened the door of his office and said, "I'm really not free, thank you for the hospitality."

****

Joey got another 4000 million dollars from Paramount, and now she has the capital to "kill a lot".

Special effects and so on were originally spent with money. Joey has already saved Paramount a lot of money on actors. If they want to find Scarlett Johansson according to their previous plan, they will need to pay at least 1500- 2000 million in pay, while Jennifer Lawrence's pay is only $10.

But she is no worse than anyone else. At this time, the half-produced special effects scene is playing on the screen, which is a close-up of Jennifer Lawrence.

Her voluptuous body may not match the flat-chested figure of Motoko in the original work, but there is no way. Europeans and Americans don’t have the figure of Motoko that only Japanese women have, but Jennifer’s powerful spirit and ethereal The cold face is what Motoko has in the original work.

Jennifer Lawrence can be said to have achieved this.

At this moment, the scene of her dismantling the tank with her bare hands is playing on the screen.

In her hands, the giant ton tank broke apart like a deformed plane, so handsome!

Joey looked at Jennifer on the screen. There was no trace of rusticity about this girl that people questioned. She was simply a new world Valkyrie who was dragged to the top.

Those who question her appearance will definitely be impressed by her ethereal and indifferent face and perverse and violent skills in the movie.

This is the personal charm of the actor under the lens.

After about a few months of post-production special effects, Joey finally tossed out the first version of the movie.

The first thing she did after she tossed it out was not to take it to Paramount for review, in fact, she had no such idea at all.

She took the first edited version of the movie and boarded the plane to Japan.

She has every reason to show this Japanese national treasure-level animation work to the original director Mamoru Oshii for the first time, to see how Oshii Mamoru, who filmed the original animation of this masterpiece, would comment on Joey's work live action movie.

To be honest, Joey is still a little excited to see the legendary director Oshii Mamoru in the Japanese animation industry soon.Although live-action movies and animated movies are completely different fields, many directions in the film director industry are actually interlinked.

Before meeting Mamoru Oshii, Joey had handed over the DVD of the first edition of the movie to Mamoru Oshii through other means, and she also made an appointment with Shou Oshii through her agent for a time to meet.

This was a relatively secret meeting, so no outside media or other people knew about it, but Joey had called Paramount in advance, because she wanted to learn some opinions from the original director, and Paramount also agreed up.

When Joey saw Oshii Mamoru, Oshii Mamoru was drinking freshly brewed tea in a kaiseki restaurant. Joey pushed open the wooden sliding door and walked in. His eyes instantly met Oshii Mamoru's.

Then she greeted and introduced herself, and Mamoru Oshii politely stood up to welcome her.

After Joey sat down, he chatted happily with Oshii Mamoru. Of course, there was an interpreter on the scene, otherwise they should not be able to communicate...

Joey asked very bluntly at the beginning: "Mr. Oshii Mamoru, have you seen my first version of "Ghost in the Shell"?"

Oshii Mamoru nodded politely and politely, Joey could feel the admiration and respect for her in his eyes, he said: "I have seen it, but to be honest, when Paramount Pictures said they would make this movie, I In fact, I don’t want to, I feel that my hard work is likely to be destroyed, and I am not very satisfied with the heroine Jennifer Lawrence.”

Joey spoke again, "So now, after you read my version, are you satisfied?"

Oshii Mamoru did not answer directly. As an elderly man, his gaze still looked very unpredictable. He said: "I think, Ms. Grant, if you want to know the answer, you should ask someone else instead of asking me."

Joey blinked in wonder, "Who do you mean I should ask? You are the director of the original work, and you are the one who knows and loves this work the most."

"No, I'm not." Oshii Shou smiled slightly, "Japanese audiences are the ones. In Japan, this is a very popular animation work. I dare not claim to be a classic work, but at least, There is no one in Japan who does not know Ghost in the Shell."

Joey remained in a sitting position for a moment, then said, "You mean, Japanese audiences know this work better than you?"

"Of course, as an independent individual, my vision must be narrow, and Japanese audiences, as thousands of individuals, must have a much wider perspective and vision than me. You want to know the film you shot For the most authentic evaluation of the movie, you might as well ask the audience in Japan if you ask me.”

Joey suddenly smiled, "Mr. Oshii Mamoru, you have opened up a good idea for me."

Oshii Shou smiled again, "I think you can edit a version of the first trailer and play it separately in Japan to see the reaction of the Japanese people, see if they can accept this element, and see if they can accept your style of filming. In this world, then hold a screening of die-hard fans who are extremely private and promise not to reveal the source of the film, and see how those die-hard fans react to the entire film, basically you can determine how your film is going to be. .Because there is no one in the world who understands and loves this movie better than Japanese audiences."

Joey agrees with Mamoru Oshii's idea very much, "You are right...there is no one who knows this movie better than Japanese audiences. This IP that has lived in Japan for 15 years is a classic work of national treasure level. .”

Oshii Mamoru said modestly, "I'm overwhelmed."

Therefore, under the suggestion of Mamoru Oshii, Joey discussed with Paramount, and finally decided to release a pre-release trailer in Japan to see how Japanese audiences perceive this trailer.

As soon as this news was released, it seemed like a blockbuster in all walks of life in Japan, which immediately set off extremely lively ripples.

Because—this is "Ghost in the Shell"!In Japan, besides EVA, the national treasure-level animation (except comics) that everyone knows is "Ghost in the Shell".

It can be said that the Japanese ACG community has paid enough attention, and all media have reported this matter in time.And Joey also cut out the first version of the Japanese first trailer, and according to the old rules, it will be put on the market in the near future.

However, Paramount did not announce a specific launch date, which caused Paramount's official homepage in Japan to be paralyzed by fans' enthusiasm several times since the news came out.

This is understandable, after all, this is "Ghost in the Shell"!A movie that has been released for nearly 15 years, its thinking mode still does not even lag behind the rhythm of today's society. It can only be said that 15 years ago, it was really a masterpiece.

So how would Joey operate the movie?The praise of this work used to be full of "science fiction, suspense, philosophical thinking", "camera, sound effects, computer painting", "firearms, character design, violent aesthetics", and even ""The Matrix", James Cameron".

For such a work, the entire Japanese society became turbulent. They looked at Joey Grant eagerly, hoping that she would give them a perfect answer, at least not destroy this masterpiece of national treasure level.

Artists, celebrities, talents, directors, musicians and other celebrities from all walks of life in Japan expressed support for this 15-year-old film on their Twitter.

"When I was 5 years old, "Ghost in the Shell" was released. I can't imagine the profound impact of that movie on the entire Japanese society. Now I am 20 years old, and it has been a long time since that summer 15 years ago, but that That excitement still reverberates through Japanese society."

"A classic that can stand in Japanese society for 15 years. It is a classic of cyberpunk. In recent years, Hollywood has begun to remake Japanese classic anime. I hope they will not disappoint this 15-year-old national treasure god. do."

"I still can't accept the heroine's appearance...it's really ugly."

"Will Joey Grant succeed? She played Cthulhu in "True Detective", steampunk in "Suicide Squad", and now this is cyberpunk. She is really omnipotent."

"I really don't want a Hollywood remake. Hollywood can't produce the ethereal, philosophical and connotation of Japanese animation, because Hollywood's industrial system is too commercialized."

"Let's look forward to it."

In short, apart from expectations, Japanese audiences still can't accept Jennifer Lawrence... It's like finding a European and American to play Rei Ayanami. Probably all Asian nerds will go crazy.

Then, on a certain day, at a certain time period, at a certain minute and second, Paramount's official website released the Japanese preview of "Ghost in the Shell".

This was something a few nerds accidentally refreshed the official website to see, and then the news quickly spread to the entire Japanese film industry - "The first trailer of "Ghost in the Shell" is out!"

"Oh! Hurry up and go see it! Ahhh!"

Then, a large number of clicks entered Paramount's Japanese official website in an instant. At this moment, all ACG lovers in Japanese society are paying attention to this trailer.

Ah ah ah ah ah!So excited!We can finally see the live-action version of "Ghost in the Shell"!You can see Sister Suzi appearing on the live-action big screen!

Everyone cheered like this in their hearts, but they were also very apprehensive, for fear that this masterpiece would be ruined, and that Jennifer Lawrence in the trailer would ruin Sister Suzi.

So what is Jennifer Lawrence's Suzi sister like!

Soon, Joey gave them the answer.

In a one-minute trailer, Joey only edited two scenes.

First.

Jennifer Lawrence stands atop a night-shrouded skyscraper in a flesh-colored leotard that makes her invisible, standing by and soon jumping.

This is a classic shot that pays tribute to the original work, and Jennifer Lawrence's Suzi...

This Suzi... has short purple hair, plump and slender limbs, every movement is crisp and neat, and the most important thing is her expression, tsk tsk... how to describe such an expression, at least it is a kind that has never been seen in Hollywood movies Very fresh expressions and faces.

Ethereal and cold, indifferent and alienated.

She looked at you as if she saw through you, but also as if she couldn't see you at all.

This feeling is very weird, but once you connect with the characteristics of Suzi as an artificial human, you will find that this feeling is quite right, because Jennifer's Suzi has a sense of indifference and technology under such shaping.

This girl named Jennifer Lawrence seems to have completely captured the qualities of Motoko Kusanagi.She played it... very fitting.

Wait a minute, the girl I saw earlier, even criticized her as an American rustic Omura girl, why suddenly when she stood in front of the camera, her demeanor was completely different, could it be the hormonal effect under the camera?

In Hollywood, you see two types of actors.

The first type is that these people are obviously not handsome or beautiful, but as long as they stand in front of the camera, you will find that they are infinitely charming, attracting you all the time and making you fall in love with them.That's the beauty of acting.

Such as Robert - De Niro, Al - Pacino, Meryl - Streep and so on.

The second type, this type of person is obviously beautiful and handsome, but loses all his charm when he is in front of the camera, and becomes a person who can be seen or not, dispensable.Because they have no acting skills.

For example, Orlando Blue (Elf Prince), Chris Hemsworth (Thor) and so on.

And Jennifer Lawrence obviously belongs to the first category. With the addition of her acting skills, she became a Valkyrie who drove lightning and lightning as soon as she appeared on camera.

This girl is really good at acting.

Then, Joey's camera brought the focus back again, as Jennifer began that classic soul hop.

She jumped, surrounded by the lights and shadows of the entire flashy metropolis.

Immediately afterwards, Joey edited a textbook-style action fight.With the soundtrack of the famous Hollywood soundtrack composer Hans Timo's weird but technological soundtrack, Jennifer started a fighting scene.

Here, Joey makes every shot sharp and ethereal.

Clever, straightforward, flowing; tragic, lonely, cruel... With a song by Hans Timo, the rhythm is connected seamlessly.

Then, this shot was cut off, and Joey started the second shot.

This is a vast portrait of a city, slowly unfolding in front of the audience.People are amazed that the details of the city under Joy's lens are so rich.

Blurred, nothingness.

fine.weird.

Ancient tune, grand and ethereal, shocking the world.

Then all of this finally turned into a connected network world.

The final picture freezes, and the 1-minute trailer ends.

All the audience breathed a sigh of relief, as if they had just experienced the torture of life and death.

Indescribable, everything is chaotic.

Afterwards, when the audience woke up from a blank mind, they suddenly realized in their minds—something was wrong, really something was wrong, the stamina was so damn good!

Because until now, their minds are still jumping about the pictures in the shot just now, and freezing on the final city group portrait.

They smelled an extraordinary smell, as if it was a kind of philosophical torture.

Damn, Joey Grant is so fucking awesome. In just 1 minute of the trailer, the audience even smelled the taste of philosophy!

Until the end of the last scene, such a question suddenly appeared in the audience's mind.

Do cities really exist?

Then, they will suddenly find out——

"Does the city exist" may not be the real point. What Joey really wants to question may be every real individual living in the noisy city, including you and me: whether you and I feel, our own sense of existence Is it slowly disappearing in this noisy city in front of me?

O my Old God!Joey Grant actually implanted such a profound philosophical torture in the 1-minute trailer, and implanted it into people's minds in just two shots!

How did she do it!

The style of this movie is really extraordinary, it is not a sci-fi movie or special effects movie at all, it is a super big philosophical movie at all!

A trailer is so big, it's hard to imagine how exaggerated the finished film will be.

Who can understand the tears in the eyes of those 15-year-old fans in Japan after watching this trailer.

They shed tears for their youth, for Oshii Mamoru's creation, and for Joy's sad philosophical speculation that completely reproduced the original work.

Excited, so fucking exciting.This is the live-action movie of "Ghost in the Shell" they want!

That Jennifer Lawrence, we misunderstood you before, your element is simply amazing!The combination of you and Joey Grant is simply astonishing!

The Japanese fans were already unbearably excited at this moment, and all their enthusiasm burst out. They flooded into Joey and Jennifer's Facebook, left countless words, wrote countless private messages, and liked countless messages.

So charming, they mean Joey and Jennifer, both.

One has a brain that is unparalleled in the world, and the other has a god-made acting skill that defies the sky and the earth.

"Jennifer, I take back what I said earlier, your Suzi is something I have only dreamed of."

"Jennifer, I thought Motoko and Rei Ayanami were the only two characters in the history of Japanese ACG that could not be realized, but you broke my perception."

"Joy Grant, I finally know why you chose Jennifer Lawrence. Your vision is really more precise than a scalpel."

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, you can stuff such a vast philosophical thinking into a 1-minute trailer, it's amazing."

"Joy, I think I'm in love with you, you are the movie god of the new world!"

At the same time, major mainstream media in Japan have also set their sights on the trailer of the live-action version of "Ghost in the Shell" at this time.

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"A short 1-minute trailer has set off an uproar in Japanese society recently."

"This live-action movie trailer reproduces and pays tribute to Oshii's classic scenes in "Ghost in the Shell", and even has a better visual impact. Joey Grant's "Ghost in the Shell" is even more weird and depressing , like a dark epic."

"Hollywood director Joy Grant used her philosophy of wisdom to infiltrate the original work with the spirit of oriental philosophy, wrapping oriental philosophy with a brighter shell of Hollywood."

"It's flawless."

Paramount, meanwhile, expanded the trailer to show it in regions around the world.

Now, this trailer, which has aroused great repercussions in Japan, is like a thunderstorm in the world, in North America, and in Hollywood.

Countless top Hollywood filmmakers and top directors have expressed their amazing praise for this trailer with profound philosophy on major media or social platforms in a tone of admiration or even envy.

James Cameron: "This is a new milestone for movie trailers."

Al Pacino: "Using the trailer to talk about philosophical morals, Joey Grant is really getting better at playing."

David Fincher: "She's really a genius. It's the first time I've seen someone shoot a trailer like this. It's gorgeous, weird, sad, and philosophical."

So filmmakers all over Hollywood are wondering how Joy manages to deliver such a thought-provoking philosophical message in a 1-minute trailer.

But they'll never know because there's only one Joey.

As Time magazine once ran an article about Joy, "There is only one Joey Grant in an era."

"She was a born director, a hero to the world."

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