hollywood melon man

Chapter 504 David's Plan for Next Year

While the outside world was hyping up the story of Batman chasing gangsters in real life, Gilbert Jr. was in Hans Zimmer's studio listening to the soundtrack he wrote for "Batman Begins".

"Very good, I like this song very much, it is suitable as a theme song." Little Gilbert was very satisfied after listening to the song "Batman Theme".

“The song is profound and heavy, but turns to an uplifting tune in the second half, just like a person who has hit rock bottom and stands up again to reach the peak.”

Hans Zimmer has worked with Gilbert Jr. for many years, and he knows exactly what kind of score Gilbert Jr. wants, and this time is no exception.

After hearing Gilbert Jr.’s praise, he smiled and said, “In order to do the soundtrack well, I read the Batman comics and all the previous movies.

I thought this was not a slapstick superhero film, but a deep, epic theme, so I recorded most of the score with a symphony orchestra.”

"It's great. The soundtrack was completed as soon as possible and the crew will wrap up filming soon." Gilbert Jr. expressed his satisfaction.

Before this, Hans Zimmer asked Gilbert Jr. what kind of soundtrack he wanted, and Gilbert Jr. wrote him a paragraph.

One of them is: If the dawn comes too late, then keep on persevering in the darkness.

With this sentence as the core, Hans Zimmer created the entire soundtrack for this version of Batman.

It can be said that even if you don’t watch the movie, just listening to the soundtrack can make people think of heroes, a sense of epic, a sense of fate, and the feeling of having to stand up and deal with the crisis.

As an important part of film production, music has become even more important than performance today.

It serves to set off the mood and atmosphere. For example, using a sad piece of music accompanied by a person walking on the beach can embody the feeling of loneliness.

But without the background music, it's just a person walking on the beach.

Or, with the addition of a cheerful piece of music, it becomes the feeling of a person walking on the beach, looking at the beach scenery and feeling very happy.

Because Hans Zimmer's soundtracks have been so good in recent years and he often collaborates with Gilbert Jr., some people on the Internet joked that Gilbert Jr. was actually the director of the MV for Hans Zimmer's music.

In a way, this is true.

After discussing the soundtrack with Hans Zimmer, I happened to spend the Christmas holiday.

Gilbert Jr. returned to Chicago to finish filming the few remaining scenes in Chicago, and then returned to Los Angeles to film the final few scenes.

In Chicago, seeing that the focus of public opinion was on Batman, Gilbert Jr. made his first public appearance and was interviewed by the Los Angeles Times.

"Yes, I was at the scene when it happened." Little Gilbert said excitedly, "This is enough to prove one thing, that is, Batman's image of punishing evil and promoting good is deeply rooted in people's hearts, so much so that criminals are afraid of him when they see him.

But Batman was not like this at the beginning, he also went through a process of growth.

Our film will sort out this process for the audience and allow them to see the story of Batman's origin."

Regarding the accident itself, Gilbert Jr. said: "God, pray for those unfortunate people. Fortunately, except for two people who sprained their ankles, no one in the crew was injured.

However, our Batman model and Batmobile, which had been used to serve us so well, had been riddled with holes by the robbers' guns.

The Chicago Police Department discussed with me about placing this broken Batmobile in the square in front of the police station as a spiritual symbol.

This is what I want to say, Batman is not just a superhero, he is a symbol, a symbol, calling on people to take up courage and fight against evil.

This incident shows that Batman's image as a crime nemesis is deeply rooted in people's hearts."

Gilbert Jr. did not talk much about his feelings at the time in the interview. He could not stop talking about Batman in every three sentences and even regarded Batman as a kind of spirit.

NBA has the Mamba spirit. Although I don’t know whether Lawson has come up with it yet, it does not prevent the world of superheroes from also having a Batman spirit.

This is the key. Superhero movies all have a theme. For example, the core of the Spider-Man series is that the greater the power, the greater the responsibility.

The theme explored in Gilbert Jr.'s version of "Batman" is more profound, and it is not as simple as punishing evil and promoting good.

Complex and profound, this is Gilbert Jr.'s definition of Batman as a superhero. Judging from the comics, Batman also meets this definition.

Sky Studios, David Ellison's office, watching the Los Angeles Times' exclusive interview with Gilbert Jr., David Ellison felt quite regretful.

"What a pity! It would be great if little Gilbert could really die there," said David Ellison.

Michael Ovitz and Martin Bob were silent. Finally, Martin Bob said, "David, don't say this outside."

"I know my limits. You are all family and you won't spread rumors." David Ellison put away the newspaper and asked about the studio's new projects.

“How are the two projects in our studio going at the moment?”

"That's great, David." Michael Ovitz answered this part: "We have reached a deal with Sony Columbia Pictures to distribute Transformers."

"Who did you find, director?"

"If possible, this type of movie is actually better for Gilbert Jr., but you know..."

David Ellison waved his hand to interrupt the following words: "Then who will direct it?" "Michael Bay, he is now working with DreamWorks on "Escape from the Island", I think he would be a good choice for "Transformers"." Michael Ovitz said.

Michael Ovitz's most outstanding director is Michael Bay. Although he cannot beat Gilbert Jr., he is still very popular with other film companies because Michael Bay can make money.

As for the other director, Martin Scorsese, he is not in the field of commercial films at all. Currently, Martin is busy making a police and gangster film adapted from a Hong Kong movie for Warner.

I heard that it was Gilbert Jr. who insisted that Martin Scorsese direct this project. Martin Sr. had a good relationship with Gilbert Jr.'s father in his early years, which was one of the reasons why Gilbert Jr. recommended Martin Sr.

David Ellison thought for a while and decided that there was no more suitable director.

Because in the field of commercial films, no one dares to say that they are better than Michael Bay, unless it is Gilbert Jr.

"Well, it's him."

David Ellison agreed, and then he remembered something: "By the way, is Scarlett Johansson the heroine of The Island?"

"Yes what's the matter?"

"It's okay," David Ellison shook his head, but he was thinking about other things in his heart.

I heard that Scarlett Johansson has been following little Gilbert since she was very young, and she has witnessed Gilbert's growth all the way, and the two have a special relationship.

If we can find a gap with Scarlett Johansson and create some trouble for little Gilbert, it might have a miraculous effect.

David Ellison asked again: "What about the other project?"

This part was introduced by Martin Bob: "We have already negotiated with MGM, and the project name is "Ace Combat".

Although His Royal Highness wants to ask Gilbert Jr. to direct, I have already persuaded him and he will surely give in soon."

These two projects are the focus of David Ellison's Sky Studios next year. This year's "Van Helsing" was not very successful, but David Ellison has strong capital, so he will come back with another one.

After Michael Ovitz and Martin Bob left, David Ellison began to think about Scarlett Johansson.

What kind of person could replace Little Gilbert? Who could replace Little Gilbert in Scarlett Johansson's heart?

When David Ellison thought about it, he only thought about himself.

"I have no choice but to put up with it." David Ellison muttered to himself, then called his assistant: "Please make arrangements. I'm going to visit the crew of Escape from the Island."

David Ellison decided to put up with it. Besides, Scarlett Johansson has become more and more beautiful in recent years, giving off a retro Marilyn Monroe vibe.

It is also a pleasure to press her under me and listen to her beautiful and melodious voice.

Little Gilbert didn't know that David Ellison had evil intentions and was going to be a minotaur to steal his girlfriend. However, he learned from inside information that Sky Studios would have two projects next year.

"'Independence Day'?" Little Gilbert shook his head. "This project is not worth worrying about. On the contrary, 'Transformers' deserves respect."

Ivanka asked: "I heard that you and DreamWorks were fighting for the copyright of Transformers at the beginning. How did it fall into David Ellison's hands?"

"It's a long story," Gilbert Jr. sighed, "In the beginning, I fought with DreamWorks for the rights to Transformers, and let Hasbro raise the price.

So we both agreed not to raise the price and asked Hasbro to lower the price. But unexpectedly, David Ellison took a large sum of money and snatched the copyright from us.

By the time we reacted, the dust had already settled.”

Only then did Ivanka realize that similar things had happened in the business world.

But what she was curious about was: "Does Transformers really have such great potential?"

"Of course, I personally think it has great potential. I don't know if you have seen the animation, I loved it when I was in school. At that time, I thought, how great it would be if it could be made into a movie."

Little Gilbert felt a little regretful, for what he said was indeed true.

When I was a child in my previous life, the first animation I came into contact with was "Tom and Jerry". Later, I saw the "Transformers" animation, and then I saw the live-action "Transformers" movie.

At that time, I thought that if I could get the copyright of "Transformers", I could satisfy my once passionate dream and it would be a wish come true.

It’s a pity that David Ellison has snatched her love away. Life is really unpredictable!

"It's useless to think so much," Little Gilbert shook his head and threw away the messy thoughts in his mind: "We just need to do our best. What others do has nothing to do with us."

Ivanka nodded, but in her heart she was thinking: Is it really irrelevant? Looking at the little Gilbert, it was obvious that he was still upset.

No wonder Gilbert Jr. likes David Ellison so much. There is a story behind this. Behind the scenes of Hollywood bigwigs, things are really complicated.

On the other hand, little Gilbert was narrow-minded and resentful of David Ellison for stealing his love, while David Ellison had already gone to the crew of "Escape from the Island" to win little Gilbert's other love.

(End of this chapter)