Hollywood starts with an agent

Chapter 345 Waiting for bankruptcy

This summer's film season has seen excellent performance from both Dawn and Universal Pictures.
Needless to say, films like Bad Boys, Toy Story, The Silence of the Lambs: Red Dragon, and The Mischievous Kids go without saying.

With the release of Universal Pictures' documentary blockbuster "Apollo 13", it opened with $2500 million and accumulated $6500 million in 10 days.
The film recreates the feat of 1970, highly praising the astronauts' heroic spirit in daring to challenge adversity. It has very practical educational significance and has received rave reviews!

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Meanwhile, the Houston Rockets' opponent in the Western Conference semifinals was the Phoenix Suns. After the series was down 1-3 in the first four games, the Rockets won three straight games with their indomitable spirit. After seven games, they finally eliminated the Suns 4-3.
It's clear that the Houston Rockets pulled off upsets against the Jazz and Suns in the first two rounds of the playoffs, overcoming tough challenges to advance!
In the Western Conference Finals, the Rockets' opponent will be the San Antonio Spurs, who have regular season MVP David Robinson.

The Western Conference Finals are currently underway, and the Rockets have won the first two games, taking a 2-0 lead in the series and preparing for the third game.

The two teams in the Eastern Conference Finals will be the Orlando Magic and the Indiana Pacers, while the New York Knicks and the Chicago Bulls were both eliminated in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.

Furthermore, due to NBA Commissioner David Stern's global promotional plan, two more Canadian clubs will be officially added this year.

The Toronto Raptors and the Vancouver Grizzlies, and the NBA draft at the end of this month will be held in Toronto, Canada!

Los Angeles, Chinese Theatre.

The premiere of "Seven," directed by David Fincher and starring Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman, was held.

Aaron also attended the premiere with Brad Grey from the same company, as he has always been quite optimistic about David Fincher!
Warner Bros.' "Batman Forever" opened with $52 million and broke $100 million in two weeks;

"Joe Schumacher's directing style is relatively rough, and the reviews for Batman Forever are mixed."

Brad Gray, who was standing to the side, smiled and spoke up.

Aaron nodded. "Disney's animated feature film *Pocahontas* opened with $3400 million."

"The word-of-mouth is also quite good. Fortunately, our Toy Story performed well. Otherwise, Disney would continue to dominate the animation market this year."

Toy Story has grossed over $1.6 million in North America and over $1 million overseas, where it is currently showing.
It's safe to say that Toy Story was a perfect film!

"By the way, regarding Carlock, 20th Century Fox recently offered $50 million to acquire him."

"However, one of Carlock's investors, the French television network Canal+, is also interested in acquiring Carlock Pictures, offering $5800 million."

"Then, 20th Century Fox abandoned the acquisition, and Carlock's bondholders hoped that Canal+ would raise the acquisition price."

Carlock is currently under bankruptcy protection, and banks are particularly interested in his assets, especially the filming rights to Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Terminator 3!
“20th Century Fox is definitely only interested in the Terminator series,” Aaron said calmly, after all, James Cameron had a film deal with 20th Century Fox.

"Carlock's creditors want a high price, but little do they know that others are also waiting for them to officially go bankrupt!"

Aaron suddenly spotted Winona Ryder at the premiere of "Seven," presumably because she was on good terms with Gwyneth Paltrow, who starred in the film.

"Regarding Terminator 3, Carlock only owns half of the rights; the other half is still held by James Cameron's ex-wife, Gale Anne Hurd."

"Right now, James Cameron is helping 20th Century Fox prepare for a new film, so he's probably not in a rush!"

As he spoke, Aaron sighed, "Next month, Con Air and Waterworld are going to be released." "You know the situation with Waterworld. It's seriously over budget, and the director and the male lead have disagreements. The male lead is also the producer."

After acquiring Universal, Aaron was somewhat frustrated with Waterworld because the test screenings did not satisfy most people!

Brad Grey gave a wry smile, "Kevin Costner has already taken the crew to Japan to promote 'Waterworld'."

"We hope to make a mark in the international market."

“Alright,” Aaron said, and walked away.

Rupert Murdoch went to the UK, while Aaron had been very enthusiastic about the idea of ​​co-founding the FNC news channel!

Brad Pitt actually received a role in Universal's "Apollo 13" last year, but he preferred the script for "Seven";

Just like how he was willing to play a supporting role in "12 Monkeys," Brad Pitt has a particular fondness for roles that allow him to express tension.

"Winona, it seems you and Gwen have a pretty good relationship?"

After the film screening, Aaron did not attend the post-screening dinner; instead, he left the Chinese Theatre with Winona Ryder.

Winona Ryder returned to the Belair villa with Aaron and sat on the sofa. "It was quite nice; we got along very well."

"This film, 'Seven,' is very profound and shocking!"

Dawn released "The Silence of the Lambs: Red Dragon" last month, which is also a very profound thriller;
However, Seven focuses more on the darkness of human nature and society, and has a stronger religious atmosphere.

Aaron smiled. "I've always had high hopes for David Fincher's abilities. The failure of Alien 3 cannot be blamed on him at all."

Previously, David Fincher directed "Alien 3" for 3th Century Fox, but he had no say in the matter, which led to the film's poor reviews, although at least it did well at the box office!
Then, Aaron reached out and stroked Winona Ryder's thigh, unable to resist reminding her, "In Hollywood, don't trust people too easily."

Winona Ryder nodded. "Don't worry, I understand. The romance film I shot for Universal last year, 'Love Weaves Dreams,' is going to be released in the fall, right?"

"Love Weaves Dreams, it seems to be scheduled for October," Aaron thought for a moment and replied.

“I received an offer for a historical film, and it's another collaboration with Daniel Day-Lewis. My character is a bad woman, and I feel a strong urge to perform it!”

Winona Ryder looked at Aaron and began to talk about the current script.

Aaron shook his head. "You just received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress this year; my advice is to choose a commercial film."

"You have plenty of low-budget art films, but your current commercial influence isn't enough!"

"Oh……"

　During the May Day holiday, something happened to a family member. Sigh!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)