America gains both fame and fortune

Chapter 296 I Love Blanchett
Three days later, at Davis Studios in Burbank, Martin signed project agreements with Chad Stahelski and Marcus Luttrell on behalf of the company.

The latter's experience will be written into a memoir and published first, and then the film adaptation will be discussed.

The former has had many exchanges with Martin in the past few days and has completely sorted out his ideas. While continuing to hone his directing skills, he will focus all his energy on creating a new action series in the next two years.

At the very beginning of the project, the style concept was completely clear - a simple and rough action movie!

Martin found Thomas, gave him the Afghanistan information provided by Marcus, and asked him to assist Marcus and Bruce in contacting relevant service providers to rescue the people who rescued Marcus from Afghanistan.

It can be a hot spot when promoting and marketing a memoir.

The next step is to find a suitable writer to help Marcus complete his memoirs.

Hollywood is full of frustrated writers and screenwriters. The situation is actually similar to that of actors. There are many capable and talented people, but they have no opportunities.

In this industry, opportunities are much more important than abilities and talents.

Ghostwriting of memoirs is also common in the industry.

The early stages of a project take time, and Martin has enough patience. As for funding, as long as the production cost is not more than 5000 million US dollars, it will not be difficult for him to attract investment.

In the office, Thomas looked through the information carefully and said to Martin, "There are many screenwriters with good abilities waiting for opportunities after signing with the company. I will contact a suitable one."

This is much easier than finding celebrity actors. He turned the conversation to another matter: "The three people you asked me to pay attention to, Bale, Blanchett, and Heath Ledger, also have the latest developments."

What Martin feared most was not causing trouble, but having nothing to do: "Tell me, what are they doing recently."

Thomas first talked about the one that had a direct conflict: "Under pressure from his fiancée Michelle, Heath Ledger went to a support group for detoxification. He will not take any new work for the time being and will probably be depressed for a while."

He said the other two: "Bell is preparing for The Prestige. If nothing unexpected happens, his next project will be the sequel to Batman, where he will continue to play Bruce Wayne."

Martin urged: "Keep an eye on this project."

Thomas nodded and added, "Blanchett returned to Australia after the Oscars. I have inquired carefully and she is interested in the leading role in David Fincher's new project."

Martin thought of the project he had seen at the agency last year: "Zodiac Killer?"

"The film has been completed." Thomas introduced: "David Fincher intends to make Fitzgerald's novel "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" into a movie."

Martin had seen all the films of David Fincher and immediately realized that this was the one translated into Chinese as "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button".

I remember the male and female protagonists were Pitt and Blanchett.

Thomas asked, "Try to mess it up for her?"

Martin asked, "Do you have any idea?"

Thomas said: "The simplest thing is to pass the relevant information to various companies. David Fincher's projects are very popular and there are many actresses who want to be in them. Let them compete. Even if they lose, we won't lose anything. Instead, we can watch the fun."

Martin said casually, "Just do it as you go."

After Thomas left, Bruce asked, "How old is Blanchett?"

Martin didn't care and said, "He shouldn't be forty years old, right?"

Bruce didn't say anything, but he muttered in his heart: "It's a little too young, it's not easy to deal with."

According to Mene’s feedback, the older you are, the better the feedback.

On the other side, Thomas returned to the company, called his assistant Natasha and talked to her for a few words.

During lunch, a group of female assistants gathered together. During the chat, Natasha mentioned that David Fincher was preparing a new project and wanted to adapt "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button".

By the afternoon, the news had spread throughout WMA and quickly to other companies.

Although like Quentin and Scorsese, David Fincher's films are not well-known for box office success, they are very good at promoting actors and elevating the status of stars.

There are many interested parties.

The competition among actresses for roles is much more exciting than that among actors.

That night, the Face Gang held their regular gathering at the Night Club.

This time, besides the trio of bastards, Craven also arrived.

After the routine face washing, the four people felt refreshed, their minds were active and they were full of energy.

Craven let out a long sigh: "I haven't been out for a long time. I really miss my babies."

Martin glanced at Leonardo and said, "Leo is planning to hold a wild party. Are you going to join us?"

Craven's health has obviously not been as good as it was during the filming of The Hills Have Eyes. He shook his head and said, "My health is not as good as it was two years ago. The doctor told me to take care of myself, so I won't go."

Nicholson, the old bastard, said, "What are you afraid of? When I'm about to die, I'm going to have a wild party."

Leonardo sneered, "Why didn't you say that when you were in the hospital?"

Martin said: "Because he is afraid of death!"

Nicholson gave Martin and Leonardo a middle finger and said, "Asshole, there are rumors in the industry that your Brokeback Mountain lost the Best Picture award?"

"I thought so, but it's a pity that it doesn't have such a big influence." Martin briefly talked about him and Heath Ledger: "He didn't get a nomination for Best Actor, which may have something to do with me. For Best Picture... Isn't it normal for Brokeback Mountain to lose to a genuine Los Angeles movie?" He asked Nicholson again: "Where did the rumor come from?"

Craven knew enough people: "It first came from that circle in Australia."

Two names popped into Martin's head, Heath Ledger and Blanchett.

He deliberately asked Leonardo: "Leo, how about introducing you to a blonde, long-legged actress?"

Leonardo said disdainfully: "If you know him, how could I not know him?"

Martin ignored this and said, "How about Blanchett? Have you seen the Lord of the Rings trilogy? Queen Galadriel is so beautiful."

Leonardo shook his head directly: "You are too old, seriously over my 25-year-old age limit." He mocked Martin again: "I am not like you, who has such a wide age limit..."

Martin held up a finger and shook it: "You don't understand."

Leonardo said: "I am a single-minded person, of course I don't understand."

Martin sighed: "I still want your help to teach that Australian woman a lesson!"

Leonardo knew that this bastard was full of bad ideas, so he said, "If you want to teach her a lesson, do it yourself."

Martin was helpless: "The problem is that when I see that face with lines as hard as stone, I don't even have the interest to talk, let alone anything else."

Nicholson took the initiative and said, "Blanchett, I remember her. That face is very distinctive and recognizable. Let me try to avenge you, a bastard."

Martin asked, "Do you have a plan?"

"There's no need for a plan for this kind of thing." Nicholson boasted, "Don't doubt Old Jack's ability. Old Jack has seen all kinds of people and all kinds of things."

Leonardo revealed a bloody scar: "Yes, yes, you have a wide range of knowledge! I remember on the yacht, Naomi Campbell and you..."

Nicholson suddenly covered his heart and said, "No, I can't do it anymore! If you keep talking, do you believe I will have a heart attack?"

Martin continued: "We all believe you would be so shameless, so don't get angry."

Craven raised a hand. "Stop, stop! You three bastards are giving me a heart attack."

The four of them laughed and opened the wine to drink together.

At the end of the party, the driver picked up Wes Craven, who was in worse health than before and rarely went out to hang out.

The three bastards got in the same car to play the second half.

Nicholson asked, "I heard you two bastards are going for an Oscar nomination?"

"You have two Best Actor awards and one Best Supporting Actor award." Martin asked seriously, "Do you have any tips for winning awards?"

Nicholson said nonsense in all seriousness: "Lobby the female judges, they will naturally vote for you if they are happy! Then lobby the girlfriends and wives of the male judges, they will persuade them if they are happy, and the male judges will also vote for you. As for whether to use guns or feet, it depends on your luck."

Martin looked worried: "How long is the awards season? There are nearly 6000 judges in the Oscars. This task is too difficult."

Leonardo laughed: "With your strength, you will die suddenly in the middle of the battle."

Martin retorted: "It's better than sprinting the 11 meters in seconds."

Leonardo rushed over, grabbed Martin's neck and shook him hard: "You bastard, I'm going to throw you into the sea to feed the fish!"

Nicholson couldn't stand these two scumbags, patted his chair, and said loudly: "I have some friendship with the old guys on the nomination committee. If you two want to please me, I will say good things for you."

Martin immediately turned into a caring younger brother: "You are our boss, you must speak for your younger brother. Jack, I have given Blanchett to you."

Nicholson's nose was crooked with anger: "Is there anyone in the world more shameless than you?"

"Yes!" Martin pointed at Leonardo and Nicholson: "These two!"

Leonardo was angry: "I must get him drunk tonight!"

Around 11 o'clock, the three men came out of Avalon. Martin held Leonardo with his left hand and Nicholson with his right hand. Neither of these two bastards could fight.

After sending them to the car, Martin told the driver: "They are drunk, don't listen to their nonsense, send them directly home."

Leonardo shouted: "I'm not drunk, bring me ten more bottles of whiskey, I want to compete with Martin..."

Martin grabbed his face and stuffed him into the car.

At this moment, the drunk Nicholson suddenly shouted to the paparazzi who followed him: "I love Cate Blanchett! I love Blanchett!"

Regardless of whether he was really drunk or pretending to be drunk, Martin was stuffed into the car.

He waited for the stretched Lincoln to drive away before getting into his own car.

As long as Blake is in Los Angeles, Martin will go back before 12 o'clock at the latest and will not stay out all night.

At the beginning of the new week, Martin boarded a helicopter sent by Coca-Cola Company and headed for the town of Parker in southern California near the Mexican border.

The advertising crew had been preparing there for nearly half a month, waiting for him, the director, and the lead actor to start filming.

(End of this chapter)