Hollywood starts with an agent

Chapter 659 The Future God

In a bar in Midtown Manhattan, Aaron and Kate Beckinsale sat on a sofa, enjoying the performance on stage.

"John Travolta is indeed a very good dancer!"

Kate Beckinsale couldn't help but speak up, because the person performing on stage was none other than Hollywood star John Travolta.

Aaron smiled and said, "They originally became famous through musicals!"

Kate Beckinsale nodded. In the late 1970s, John Travolta was nominated for Best Actor at the 50th Academy Awards for his role in the dance film "Saturday Night Fever."

After entering the 1980s, John Travolta starred in many productions, but the results were not ideal, so he withdrew from the industry.

John Travolta's career took off after starring in "Pulp Fiction," and he went on to star in films such as "Broken Arrow," "Shorty," "Face/Off," and "Chicago." Now, he's definitely a big star!

"Recently, a futuristic sci-fi film, Battlefield Earth: A 3000-Year Saga, was released, starring John Travolta, but it doesn't seem to be doing very well in terms of reviews and box office."

Hearing Kate Beckinsale's words, Aaron nodded in agreement. "Indeed, the performance was extremely poor. Not only did Battlefield Earth: A 3000-Year Saga open with $1100 million, but the reviews were also terrible!"

Battlefield Earth: A 3000-Year Saga is adapted from the science fiction novel Post-Apocalyptic by L. Ron Hubbard.
L. Ron Hubbard was the founder of Scientology, and Hollywood stars Tom Cruise and John Travolta are among its well-known figures.

John Travolta, as the producer and lead actor of Battlefield Earth: A 3000-Year Saga, has a lot of behind-the-scenes experience!
But the release of "Battlefield Earth: A 3000-Year Saga" was a major blow to him:
The Los Angeles Times: "Battlefield Earth: A 3000-Year Saga is a film with jarring sound, empty content, and obscurity. It is beyond redemption. John Travolta and others are made up with heavy and crude makeup, and their acting is even worse. The film is utterly worthless in terms of both content and acting."

The Washington Post: "An epic cinematic disaster. Audiences weren't watching a movie; they were being tortured. And what's most terrifying is that they promised them a sequel to Battlefield Earth!"

The San Francisco Chronicle: "The dialogue is stupid, the acting is wooden, it's a completely amateur film; don't think you can fool the audience with some grand themes and visual effects."

"In the future, perhaps in post-apocalyptic adventure films, with the contrast of 'Battlefield Earth: A 3000-Year Saga,' other bad movies will look like the best works."

Of course, in Aaron's opinion, Warner Bros. would definitely not support John Travolta in developing a sequel!

The AOL-Time Warner group is currently in chaos. AOL's top executives control the management and look down on the group of traditional entertainment personnel at Time Warner.
For them, internet technology is the future direction of development.

"By the way, there's a promising young director in Britain?"

Kate Beckinsale kissed Aaron and offered a reminder.

"Are you talking about Guy Ritchie, who directed 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels'? He has a film called 'Snatch' coming out this year."

Kate Beckinsale shook her head. "It's another young director, Christopher Nolan;" "He directed 'Memento,' which was a huge hit at the Sundance Film Festival!"

Aaron was taken aback. Christopher Nolan?
"Yes, Christopher Nolan gained international acclaim last year with his British New Wave masterpiece, *Following*."

"Following is just a 70-minute black-and-white film that cost £3500 to shoot. It is Christopher Nolan's directorial debut and has received extremely high praise and acclaim within the industry!"

Aaron nodded, put his arm around Kate Buckingham and kissed her. "Looks like I need to be more careful. I haven't been paying enough attention to the independent film scene these past few years."

The Cannes International Film Festival is about to begin, and Aaron feels he should go see it; it's been several years since he's been to these international film festivals!
Besides, Aaron was a household name in Christopher Nolan's eyes...

Soon, Aaron found information about Christopher Nolan's "Following" and "Memento";

Memento has not yet been released, but Last Year's "Following" has received recognition from many industry professionals.

For Christopher Nolan's films, elements are the most important factor and his winning formula.

The elements used in "Following" are non-linear narrative techniques, which disrupt the order of time and tell the whole story in a fragmented and unconventional way.
As a debut film, Following is tightly structured and possesses some incredibly mature cinematic techniques, while Christopher Nolan's use of non-linear narrative techniques, though still somewhat raw, is simply lacking in experience.

Empire: "Following is concise and clear, showcasing director Christopher Nolan's growing talent in tight filmmaking and hard-edged noir."

Rolling Stone: "Following is a tight and clever neo-noir!"

The Times: "Following is a psychological thriller that, while not profound, is very convincing. What makes Christopher Nolan so remarkable is that he uses 70 minutes of non-stop incitement to purely sordid truths."

The New Yorker: "Following" has echoes of Alfred Hitchcock's classic works!

Entertainment Weekly: "Following is as short and sharp as a fingernail. The film has a fast-paced narrative and uses a three-layered reverse structure, but the generalization after the avant-garde and the return after the character-centric exhibition shots are somewhat disappointing."

In Manhattan, at the Dawn Tower, Aaron leaned back in his chair, unable to help but sigh that Christopher Nolan's debut felt even more brilliant than Quentin Tarantino's back then!

After all, Quentin Tarantino's self-produced works didn't make much of a splash until Dawn supported his film "Reservoir Dogs," which gave him recognition in the independent film circle.
Only then did the globally renowned "Pulp Fiction" come into being, making a stunning debut!
Aaron then called Etherine Beckett and asked her to pass on information about the new British director Christopher Nolan to Dawn Steele and Tom Rothman of Universal Pictures.

In this way, if Universal has a suitable project in the future, they will also think of Christopher Nolan.

(End of this chapter)