566 Sequel ambitions
“Congratulations." Neal H. Moretz said to Andy with a smile on his face. This was to congratulate Renly for achieving such outstanding results in his first commercial film. This is really rare for a new actor with a background in independent art films. , it can be said that an important step has been taken.
Andy sat on the sofa contentedly and relaxed all over, because the air conditioning in this office was sufficient, which was really comfortable. With it, his tone became much more relaxed, "Congratulations..”
This is to congratulate the gratifying box office of "Fast and Furious 5". Renly only gained fame, but Universal Pictures gained both fame and fortune. As the lead producer, Neil even made a lot of money. Man Bo Ying.
Andy's eyes then fell on Michael Forte, and he added, "Congratulations." This made Michael smile and lower his chin..
“We just finished the meeting for 'Fast and Furious 5.'" Neil did not continue to be polite and directly raised the topic. After all, in name, Andy would go to the airport to pick up someone later, and they were only thirty. Minutes, not to mention, all the politeness and testing have been completed just now, there is no need to continue to pretend..
“In the minds of Vin Diesel and I, a sequel exists." Neil said a fact that the entire Hollywood knows, "But how to unfold this story is an extremely difficult thing. On the one hand, we We hope to replicate the story framework of the fifth film; on the other hand, we don’t want to repeat ourselves, and we want to bring the movie to a bigger and more exciting realm. To achieve this goal, we talked many times , Fan made many positive and useful suggestions.”
Andy raised his chin slightly and nodded meaningfully, "It seems that some people did not take time off during the promotion period..”
Previously, due to the series of tit-for-tat incidents within the crew, Andy's deliberate promotion shocked Universal Pictures CEO Ron Meyer, who directly issued orders from the top, which made Fan calm down. But now it seems that, The cooperative relationship between Fan and Universal Pictures has not been substantially shaken. Fan still plays an important role in the negotiations for the sequel. Does this mean that——
In the fifth film, Dominic keeps pretending to be handsome and racing alone. Will the scene continue in the sequel? Correspondingly, is it difficult to substantially improve Hobbes' role? After all, even Brian, played by Paul Walker, was almost reduced to a backdrop..
Neil's two sentences seemed meaningful and pointed, and contained a lot of information. Andy understood it, and so did Michael..
Michael didn't wink or change his face, he just took over the conversation calmly, "We hope that the sequel can bring more surprises, not only faster speeds and bigger scenes, but also more exciting stories and Fighting. In other words, in the sequel, the racing scenes will be more grand and exciting than in the previous works..”
Andy remained calm and said a polite word with a smile, "That's really exciting. I can't imagine what a more exciting racing scene would be like.".”
Michael nodded with satisfaction, "In our opinion, the fifth part is just a transitional work, and the bigger story is still to come. Even Lang has expressed high expectations for the sequel. He hopes that we can make this part a transitional work." The film has become a work comparable to "Italian Mission" and "French Drug Trafficking Network".”
Both are classic crime movies and contain a lot of drag racing scenes. The former was released in 1969 and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Later, the 2003 "Surprise" was a remake; the latter was released in 1971. It won five Oscars including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Adapted Screenplay in the following year. In 2014, there was a remake of the same name..
Andy's smile blossomed and he exclaimed exaggeratedly, "This is a benchmark that is difficult to compare with.".”
Comparing the "Fast and Furious" series with these two movies, in Andy's opinion, it is more like overestimating one's capabilities and the expansion of ambition seems to be a bit too much. But is this a real idea or a strategic one? Shock? Universal Pictures’ thoughts on what the sequel will look like are unclear.
Michael didn't seem to hear the ridicule in Andy's words, but nodded in affirmation, "Lang hopes that this movie can have pure car culture and bring this culture into a pure action movie. And let the culture and spirit represented by this series become a model for future generations of movies.”
“Wow." Andy didn't make any comments, he just sighed, but this sigh was enough and contained all kinds of rich information. As for how to interpret it, it was up to Michael and Neil..
In the brief opening remarks between Michael and Neil, the two men revealed the same information: the sequel will be more ambitious, but their focus is different. Michael's focus is on "movies", while Neil's focus is On "Vin Diesel"”.
what does that mean? There can be different interpretations, but in Andy's opinion, it is a signal from Universal Pictures. In the sequel, Drag Racing is the absolute protagonist, and everyone else is a supporting role, which means that they will not give Renly A more important position, at least not in terms of salary. And Neil's hint shows that Van still plays an important role in this project. Obviously, the tit-for-tat situation between Van and Renly is not good news..
Of course, this is just the blink of an eye, and Andy's immediate information processing may be biased. The specific situation needs to be investigated, considered, and discussed after going back. Just like Dwayne Johnson's Like a tug-of-war, improving the salary level is not something that can be accomplished overnight..
But obviously, Universal Pictures has begun to take the lead. This is not surprising, the posture of the six major Hollywood film companies is obvious.
Regarding Andy's reaction, Michael nodded slightly, seemingly satisfied, then turned to look at Neil with a smile, and Neil took over the conversation and continued, "In the past time, We have been discussing stories, starting from the framework and then to the context of the story. This is not an easy task and we need the wisdom of more people..”
“Gary- Scott-Thompson, who has been working with us since the first part, Chris-Man, who has joined us since the third part, and two new ones this time Well-known producers Clayton Townsend, Alexander Dostal, and Justin Lin, Vin Diesel, and I. We've been talking and trying to write a more reasonable A more ambitious script.”
Neil's words were very long and broken, with a huge amount of information. Andy keenly noticed one piece of information: Vin Diesel. This was the second time Neil emphasized Van's role, which was really interesting. It wasn't because of Neil. Neil’s repeated emphasis in front of Michael.
If Neil just wanted to warn Andy, then he could have mentioned it in private communication; but he chose to do so when Michael was present, and also when communicating the grand plan of the entire movie, which is intriguing . It seems that there is an inside story between Neil and Michael that can be slowly unearthed..
The larger the crew, the more complicated the interpersonal relationships become. Not to mention the famous capsize film "Waterworld" in film history, a very important part of the reason for its failure was the failure to successfully coordinate the internal relations of the crew; even within the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, there are Disputes continue, and Jerry Bruckheimer’s domineering behavior has really caused a lot of problems.
“I now believe what Michael said, and the racing scene this time will be beyond imagination." Andy remained calm, said a polite word, and continued to listen carefully..
Neil couldn't help but chuckle, and then nodded in affirmation, "Yes, we will have more roaring vehicles, more characters, and the relationships between the characters will also be reorganized. This is unimaginable A huge project. Then, we found that one movie simply cannot accommodate so much content. Now it is just a framework, and we have already conceived a script of at least 150 to 200 pages..”
According to the convention of Hollywood genre films, one page of script is equivalent to one minute of the finished film, so this is the idea of 150 to 200 minutes. Although there is a clear difference between the idea and the finished product, this one From the side, you can see the strong ambitions of Universal Pictures.
“So, we started thinking about whether to divide this sequel into two parts? "Neil's words made Andy's eyes light up slightly..
Warner Bros. divided the finale of "Harry Potter" into two parts, and achieved unimaginable success. Then Summit Entertainment also plans to divide the fourth part of "The Twilight Saga" into two parts. This stock The trend is rising. For critics, it's a disaster; for the box office, it's a moneymaker.
Universal Pictures is indeed coming with a fierce momentum, and it would be better if they don’t start. They will release two sequels at the same time at the beginning. It can be imagined that "Fast and Furious 5" has caused a storm within Universal Pictures. 300 million in North America plus the series of works , which gave them more confidence and more imagination, and they couldn’t wait to create their own trump card project..
“In other words, Episodes 6 and 7 are actually one story, and we plan to complete the filming of these two movies back-to-back. The drag racing culture, character stories, and vehicle modifications in the movie will definitely be refreshing." Neil went on to add that.
Michael immediately answered, "Among these two works, the character of Luke Hobbes occupies an important position, and we are all very optimistic about Renly's prospects..”
After such a long and trivial preparation, the key point is finally here. However, Michael's sincere words have no weight in Andy's eyes. He chuckled, "It is a very pleasant process to star in this work. , the movie has achieved such excellent results, Renly enjoys it very much, and it is even more interesting to be able to participate in the creation of the sequel..”
Smiling but not smiling, telling lies with open eyes.
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