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Chapter 1079 The Birth of "The Godfather" Chapter 1080 The Difficulties Encountered by "The Godfathe(2/3)

"Boss, do you need three assistant directors for a movie?" Gans smiled.

"I'm still idle for three. OK, you three are tired of yourself, so you can't blame me for suffering in the future." I smirked.

"Boss, I want to ask, how much does this movie cost?" The fat man filmed the thick script.

I pondered for a moment and said, "I'll get $1 million anyway."

"What...what!?"

"How many!?"

"Impossible!" A group of people in the office suddenly screamed.

"Boss, you're not kidding! $1 million! Hollywood has never had such a high investment cost!" Gans was almost dizzy!

For Hollywood today, if the investment cost of a movie exceeds 1 million, it is already a big deal and will definitely be hyped up by the media. 1 million, such an investment is definitely unprecedented!

You know. Due to the economic crisis, few movies in Hollywood have been released in recent years. Not long ago, major Hollywood film companies, led by DreamWorks, set off a wave of blockbusters, greatly shocking the American people. The impact has not been eliminated yet. This time, DreamWorks actually invested 1 million to film "The Godfather". If the news spread like this, it would be absolutely impossible for the whole United States to not be excited!

"Boss, Americans are eager to watch your new film. If they heard it was a blockbuster with an investment cost of $1 million, wouldn't it be a death!" Gans opened his eyes wide.

"Boss, does this movie cost so much?" The fat man looked at me, feeling a little painful.

$1 million. This is not a small number. It is almost the total asset of a small-scale film company in Hollywood.

"If it's a war movie or something, it's understandable that it's so much to spend. Boss, is this movie just a gangster movie?" The fat man didn't read my script. This was his habit. He didn't like to finish the script when the film was not started. Instead, he waited for the film to start before reading the script. He said that this would keep it fresh.

"Berg, you haven't read the script. I think $1 million is not enough." Griffith laughed, then pointed to the script and said, "Not to say anything else, just setting up the outdoor scene will cost a huge amount of money."

"Isn't it just an outdoor location? How much does it cost? Just build a factory shed." The fat man spread his hands and said.

"Factory shed, Berg. You underestimate the boss too much. The boss's set this time is the whole of Los Angeles!" Stenberg gestured.

"The whole of Los Angeles!?" The fat man was dumbfounded and could no longer speak.

A movie. If you need a city to become a set, people with some experience should know how big the movie will be!

And my ambitions are not just that!

"The Godfather" invested 1 million yuan, and even the guys inside DreamWorks who followed me and saw time were extremely shocked. It is conceivable that if the people knew about this, they would have any expressions and actions.

"It seems that there is a storm in the United States." Coolidge said with a wicked smile.

"Boss, have you thought about the cast and crew?" Gans said.

"Does this still need to be thought about? It must be the best ordinary people in DreamWorks to get on the horse!" The fat man blurted out.

"That's natural! This movie has to be made into DreamWorks' most luxurious movie so far! We can't waste this money by investing 1 million yuan!" Stiller danced.

"The chief photographer is the Fatty. If necessary, Huang Zongzhan and Billy Bizet can be asked to support him. As for the composition, Andrey A Morricone and Porter all participate. As for the actors, this is the most troublesome thing for me."

When I thought of the actors, I frowned.

After all, in addition to the script, the most important thing about such a movie is the actor. If you can find a suitable actor, then the movie will definitely achieve twice the result with half the effort, but if the actors are not ideal, the artistic effect of the entire movie will be greatly reduced.

For people like Griffith, it is definitely not difficult to find an actor, but for me, this problem is a big deal, because the voice, appearance and smile of Malone, Brando and Al Pacino are deeply engraved in my mind.

But now, there is no way to find such an actor, I can only work hard at DreamWorks to find a suitable one in Hollywood.

"Boss, there are so many characters in this movie! And they are very distinct. If you want to find them all, and you are satisfied with them, you can do things easily from time to time." Bu Liesong continued.

"Yes, yes. Especially the main actors at our DreamWorks now have shooting tasks, and "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "The Deadhead Valley" are now filming hot." Visconti shrugged.

"There is no problem. They can first serve this drama and shoot two dramas at the same time with a staggered schedule. There will be no problem." Griffith felt that this was not a problem.

"Don't worry, all the stars in our DreamWorks will appear in this time. This movie may be the most participant in our DreamWorks. I have to consider the actors at night. Tomorrow morning, we will hold a meeting to discuss it specifically." I rubbed my swollen head.

The next day. On March 20, there were a lot of people sitting in the conference room in DreamWorks.

The DreamWorks director team and the cast members all appeared here, including the crew of Pirates of the Caribbean and The Blade Valley being filmed.

When I announced that DreamWorks was going to shoot a new film, and the investment for this new film reached $1 million, there was a burst of exclamation in the room.

Because this movie is still a secret now, only the senior executives of DreamWorks know it, and others are not very clear about it. For them, the investment of 1 million yuan is simply unimaginable.

Many people started to shine because they knew that it would be extraordinary to me to direct such a huge movie, and if I could get a role in it, it would be better!

This made the actors who had already had the shooting task a little disappointed.

But my next sentence made everyone excited: "All the excellent actors in DreamWorks will get a role in this movie."

"Boss, now that's how some people are, aren't they going to make two movies?" asked Stenberg.

As the director of "Pirates of the Caribbean", Stenberg is naturally very concerned about this issue.

I nodded: "It's not just the actors who have this problem. This is the case in other aspects, such as directors, photography, lighting, makeup, etc., everything is based on this movie. I don't need to say what this movie is important to our DreamWorks."

"Boss, this is no problem, haha, our DreamWorks has set another historical record!" Dunar was very happy.

"Boss, you'd better announce the list of actors." Gans's words made everyone sit upright.

I turned around and nodded to Jimmy. Jimmy walked over with stacks of scripts and distributed them to everyone.

"What you have on hand is the script of our new film. I will finish reading it first." I smiled at love and took a sip of tea.

The conference room suddenly became quiet, and everyone was reading the script attentively, and the sound of tsk tsk continued to come out. When they were almost ready to read, I started talking.

"There are so many characters in this movie, so many of them are very complicated, but I have listed all the main characters and you can see them." I opened the script, and at the end of the script, there was a page of castings.

There are many characters listed above, densely packed.

"The whole movie revolves around the Corleon family, so family members are the core of this movie." I said word by word.

"Boss, the family in the movie is called the Corleon family?" Stenberg had some questions.

"Yes, boss, this is your surname. Corleon is not a casual call in the United States now. Now it is mixed with the underworld. Is it appropriate?" Dunar also had questions.

"It's okay. Movies, the point is just real." I laughed.

I did not use it intentional before.

"In the whole movie, the protagonist is the old godfather Victor Corleon. His specific characteristics have been written down. This role is the most important, but unfortunately, I haven't thought of who is suitable for this role yet." Facing the first character above, my brows frowned.

It can be said that among the actors in the whole movie, the role of the old godfather is the most embarrassing to me!

Whenever I think of this role, my mind is full of Marlon and Brando. That great actor was born for this role, but now he is probably only a few years old, so where do I ask me to find an actor?

Because of this idea, I couldn't decide who would play this role. After thinking about it for a night, I thought about it and still couldn't come up with a result.

Everyone else was silent. I wrote about the characteristics, personality, appearance and so on. The age of the Godfather of Guang Lao, basically the vast majority of people in DreamWorks were excluded.

"The old godfather's eldest son, Sonny Corleon, is played by my second brother, Baoji. This role is very suitable." My next sentence made my second brother, who was sitting not far away, raise his head suddenly.

"Andre, this character is an important character! Can I do it?" The second brother read the script the most seriously, so he naturally understood the importance of this character.

"Bowgie. I don't think anyone is more suitable for this role than you. Whether it is in appearance or Sonny's personality, you are simply a perfect match!" Gans smiled.

Gans said it well. This Sonny is a place I specially designed for my second brother, and it is absolutely suitable.

"The second son of the old godfather, Fred Corleon, is played by Robert Taylor." My words made everyone's attention focus on Robert Taylor.

I think all the locals in the office except me can't believe this result.

The Godfather is one of the most important actors in DreamWorks. Among these actors, Gary Grant, Humphrey, Bogart, John Wayne, Spencer Queser, etc., any of these people are among the top ones in Hollywood. In the movie, the role of Fred Corleon is one of the most important characters. However, Robert Taylor, who has just entered DreamWorks, has never filmed any movies and has no experience in shooting. This definitely shocked everyone.

If I arranged for Cary Grant or Humphrey Bogart to play, no one would be surprised, because they were the most popular actors in DreamWorks. If I asked John Wayne or Spencer and Queser to play, people would also accept it because they were also deeply admired and convinced by people. But letting a career in an acting career is simply a fearful Robert Taylor to play such an important role, many people cannot accept it.

"Boss, I don't think I can do it! This role is too important, and I personally don't have any acting experience, I am still a newcomer, I..." Robert Taylor stood up, he was completely panicked, and he stuttered and didn't know what to say.

"If you want to act, you will act. I will think carefully about it." I laughed.

There is this sentence I have. No one else has objected to it.

Actually, I have my reasons for choosing Robert Taylor.

The character Fred is very cowardly in the movie. He is the softest among the three sons of the old godfather, but from this trait, many actors at DreamWorks were sent out. John Wayne is too hard, Spencer Queser is too good-looking, Cary Grant is too cool and sunny, Ronald Reagan is too creamy, Humphrey Bogart is somewhat suitable, but firstly, that guy is the starring actor of "The Dead-Head Valley" and has many scenes, so it is impossible for him to arrange too much scenes in this movie. Secondly, he has always played a taciturn and tough personality on the screen, which is not very suitable for the cowardly Fred. Among all the male actors at DreamWorks, the only one who matches the temperament is Robert Taylor.

Robert Taylor is a docile person. Although he is handsome, he is not the kind of handsome and elegant handsome man. He is introverted and conforms to Fred's cowardly personality. The most important thing is that he has never appeared in a movie before, and the audience has no specific impression of him, and is extremely malleable.

"I will play Mike Corleon, the youngest son of the old godfather, myself. Is there any problem with this?" I said with a squeak.

Ha ha ha ha.

Everyone laughed.

"The leader of the mafia, Solozo, is played by Mubini. Mubini, you have to take out all your decades of life experience and your performance experience." I looked at Mubini.

"Don't worry, boss, I'll use it!" Mubini was very happy that he received the result of this biggest villain.

"The old godfather's wife Sofia, starring Bebe Daniel, Stiller, go talk to Marskolov about this matter, he will agree." I turned to Stiller.

"Boss, why don't we need our own actresses!?" Dunar asked.

Such a movie is the most famous movie to the actors, and naturally it is a good thing to go out of the field. Such an important role was given to MGM's Bebe Daniel, and Dunar was a little cautious.

"Dunal, in Hollywood, no one is more suitable than Babe Daniel. She is an old actor. Not only has rich experience in performance, but also has a deep life accumulation. Compared with her, the actresses in DreamWorks are still a little younger." My words made assistant, Katherine Hepburn and others laugh with kindness.

Next, each character was selected one by one, including Marlene Dietley, John Wayne, Spencer Quser, Gary Grant, Humphrey Bogart, Ronald Reagan, Jaly Cooper and others, all appeared on the cast list, and DreamWorks can be said to be a star-studded star.

"Everyone, from today on, I need you to enter a state that will be completely integrated with this movie. I will experience your role with all my heart. I hope you can satisfy me. I will also be optimistic about your script. If it is leaked, I will not be able to avoid you."

The meeting ended with a joke from me and everyone left in a hurry.

"Some are busy now." Stiller looked at the backs of the actors and sang his mouth.
To be continued...
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