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Recently, the public news has been calm, with the news of the New York Film Festival occupying the main attention; but among senior agents, there is a turmoil, and the undercurrent hidden under the surface makes people feel that "a storm is coming." The swaying chaos of "Full House", the atmosphere is completely different.
The whole thing involves three productions from three companies: Warner Bros.'s "Focus," Disney's "Beauty and the Beast," and Sisyphus Pictures' "La La Land."”.
There is no need to introduce the relationship between the three companies in depth. Obviously, they are all connected because of Renly, but they also have a competitive relationship..
As for the three works, all of them have great backgrounds..
Warner Bros.' "Focus" is directed and written by the pair Glenn-Ficarra and John-Requa, who have teamed up to write and direct "I Love You Maurice" and "Crazy Stupid Love", two comedies that were highly praised. Later, the acclaimed American drama "This Is Us" was also produced by them. Their talents and abilities have been recognized by many, which made Warner Bros. " "Focus" project gets green light.
The investment cost of the entire project is approximately US$50 million..
Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" continues the route of "Cinderella" from animation to live-action film. This is another move by Disney following Marvel Studios, Pixar, and Lucasfilm to tap into its own copyrights. It is hoped that it will form a new territory for the development of the film industry. The director chose Bill-Condon of "Dreamgirls" and "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn". He is also the screenwriter of "Chicago".
The investment cost of the entire project is approximately US$160 million..
Finally, Sisyphus Pictures’ “La La Land””.
In terms of budget, $30 million is basically a small investment, but the names of Renly and Damien make the project full of infinite possibilities..
But how do these three independent works become entangled despite seemingly having no connection or even any competition?？
The thing is like this.
Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, who were the first to develop the project for "Focus," hoped that Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone could star. Their previous experience of working together on "Crazy Stupid Love" made them highly praise the two actors. , looking forward to continuing the cooperation, and Ryan and Emma are also very happy to join.
However, "Beauty and the Beast" and "La La Land" both made invitations to Ryan Gosling, and "Focus" spread rumors of approaching Kristen Stewart because the producers of Warner Bros. Emma lacked charm and did not fit the role, which made Ryan negotiate. He still hoped to work with Emma again, but he did not expect that the crew nodded and agreed, but then turned around and began to contact Will Smith..
As a result, negotiations between Ryan and Emma with the "Focus" project collapsed, and the crew officially announced that the two actors were out, without hesitation..
Just like that, both Ryan and Emma were eliminated.
But "Focus" still couldn't successfully find an actor. After Will Smith was successfully nominated to star, Kristen expressed concern that the age gap between her and Will's co-star as a couple might be too big, because there is a 22-year age difference between them. Then Christine turned and left too.
“The crew of "Focus" started talking to Will Smith and Ben Affleck respectively, and finally decided on Will; while it was difficult to give birth to the heroines, including Michelle Williams, Jessica Biel, Rose -Byrne and other actors all participated in the audition, but they still couldn't be confirmed..
The crew later auditioned Margot-Robbie. When they received the audition notice, Margot was on vacation with her family on an island in Croatia. On the same day, she transferred from Paris to New York and arrived on time for the audition. location, but when he arrived at the audition location, Will Smith was late.
“Will is coming from Queens.”
After learning about the situation from the staff, Margot couldn't help but retorted, "I came from a small island in Croatia and I was never late..”
Margot got the role — and she was actually three months younger than Kristen Stewart.
Meanwhile, the cast of "Focus" also sparked controversy when comedian Artie Lang, who was asked to star in a role after he refused to star and publicly criticized Will Smith and the film's script for being racist on Twitter, "The five-hundred-pound Persian" named "Fat Farhad"”.
Two other actors later turned down the role because they were required to gain weight to "three hundred pounds."”.
The crew declined to comment..
On the other hand, the casting of "Beauty and the Beast" and "La La Land" is also proceeding in an orderly manner.
“Beauty and the Beast casts Ryan Gosling as leading actor.
“"La La Land" selects Emma Watson as female lead.
As a result, both actors declined the project invitation and chose another one.
Emma Watson chose "Beauty and the Beast"”.
Ryan Gosling chose "La La Land"”.
The two works exchanged the protagonists - although it is not the same character, the transfer was indeed completed, and then their respective partners were also determined.
“Dan-Stevens takes over Ryan Gosling's role in Beauty and the Beast.
“Emma Stone takes over Emma Watson's role in "La La Land".
Among them, judging from internal rumors among senior agents, a little interesting thing happened. Ryan Gosling chose "La La Land" because of Renly's invitation. Otherwise, his original schedule had already been confirmed in "Focus" "; After Ryan joined the cast of "La La Land", he recommended Emma Stone to Damien, and Renly also expressed his reconsideration, which allowed Emma Stone to defeat five other competitors. , successfully got the role.
In addition, the number one candidate for the male lead in "Beauty and the Beast" was originally Renly Hall, not Ryan Gosling, nor Dan Stevens. However, the core role of this movie is the heroine Belle. Leigh's role as the Beast seems to be overqualified - because the true appearance of the Beast is not visible for 80% of the movie; moreover, after Emma Watson was confirmed to play Belle, she expressed her rejection of Renly's role as the Beast. , so Disney accepted her opinion, and what happened next.
Of course, rumors are just rumors, not to mention that letting Renly play the role of Beast may be more of the wishful thinking of some producers. Not to mention Emma Watson’s attitude, convincing Renly is the biggest obstacle to the entire plan. These rumors The authenticity is also greatly reduced, and it is more just gossip after dinner. How much credibility it has is left to your own judgment..
The point is not the rumors, but the tension behind them.
After going around and around, three works from three companies were intertwined and intertwined, giving people a faint sense of something unusual..
Objectively speaking, the flow and transfer of actors between many Hollywood projects is really normal and nothing to be alarmed about. But looking at it conversely, there are countless actors in Hollywood, but in a short period of time, three projects The casting choices are so intertwined that if this is a coincidence, it’s too much of a coincidence.
What's more, the relationship between Warner Bros., Disney and Sisyphus Pictures is already full of inextricable connections..
For now, people still cannot get a glimpse of the truth of the matter. They cannot clarify what the movement of these actors means, nor can they predict the prospects of the three works and what impact they will have. But what is certain is that the people behind the three companies Decision-making thinking is indeed changing.
Amidst the turbulent undercurrent, the turmoil of the impending storm quietly spread across the building, and all kinds of speculations and speculations never stopped..
However, the casts of at least three works have been confirmed. Among them, "Focus" and "Beauty and the Beast" have started filming early, and "La La Land" has also begun pre-rehearsal work. Those disturbing rumors have also Just a paragraph for now.
Finally, our eyes return to "La La Land".
The anticipated "Renly VS Ryan" will not be staged. Ryan Gosling will replace Renly as the male protagonist, and it is a personal invitation from Renly. This is also surprising - it is certain that Dami Well, I don't like this result, so why did Renly quit?？
Although Renly will not star in "La La Land", he still serves as a producer and collaborates with Justin Hurwitz to create an original score for the film; at the same time, in addition to the two leading actors, Renly also recommended another Starring a friend, John Legend.
Renly and John were not close personal friends, but the several meetings before and after were very pleasant, and they could resonate a lot with each other. John received Renly's call, and after a moment of hesitation, he nodded and agreed.——
This is not the first time he has appeared in a movie. He has previously accepted invitations from friends and guest-starred in several movies. However, the role in "La La Land" is different and important. John will also take on more roles, which still makes him A little worried. However, he agreed after Renly's invitation..
John Legend will not only star in "La La Land", but will also work with Renly and Justin to complete the production of original music for the film. In addition, he will also appear on the stage of the Pioneer Village Music Festival as a special guest..
“I must emphasize that when Renly received Album of the Year on the Grammy Awards stage, I was the award guest. I was right next to the stage and witnessed that classic moment. I can’t forget it to this day. I am very, very looking forward to meeting Renly. It is undoubtedly my honor to cooperate with.”
In an interview with "Us Weekly", John said that for the performance of "La La Land", he had to cheer up and go all out because of the mixed emotions of anticipation and nervousness, "I hope I don't smash it. Renly's signature, at least don't look too weird in the movie.”
In this way, "La La Land" was completely confirmed, and rehearsals officially started. The Sisyphus Film train is still running at high speed.
For Hollywood, the rise of Sisyphus Pictures is inevitable, and more importantly, how should they view this opponent, DreamWorks? Lionsgate? Or one of the thousands of independent film companies? Otherwise, there are other possibilities？
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