hollywood melon man

Chapter 729 Brother, you can’t leave!
The special effects production of "Avatar" was done jointly by Digital Domain and Weta Digital, and Peter Jackson is also familiar with 3D technology.

So when he proposed using 3D technology to produce "The Hobbit" series, Gilbert Jr. did not object.

In addition, after the release of "Avatar", Gilbert Jr. will let Peter Jackson be responsible for the 3D conversion of "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy.

His personal energy is limited and he doesn't have time to do so much.

After bidding farewell to James Cameron, Gilbert Jr. and Anne Hathaway flew to Wellington, New Zealand, to visit the crew of "The Hobbit".

On this project, Gilbert Jr. gave Peter Jackson a lot of autonomy, but he still needed to ask about many things.

It is almost December, and it is summer in New Zealand, located in the southern hemisphere.

Peter Jackson's fat body looked huge, and even though there was air conditioning in the studio, he kept wiping his sweat.

Little Gilbert looked at the cast list, tapping his fingers erratically on the table.

After a while, he closed the cast list and said to Peter Jackson: "I am very satisfied with the cast, especially Martin Freeman, who is very similar to Bilbo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings trilogy."

Peter Jackson finally smiled, he had been very nervous just now.

Peter Jackson smiled and said: "Many actors from the previous films have returned. I think the fans will feel the shock of the Lord of the Rings trilogy."

"Things are different now. This time the trilogy has a bigger investment." Gilbert Jr. patted Peter Jackson on the shoulder and said,
"Don't feel stressed, feel free to communicate with me if you have any questions."

"Don't worry, little Gilbert, I won't let you down."

According to the plan, The Hobbit trilogy will be shot in three parts in a row, with the first film set to be released in the summer of 2010.

It is worth mentioning that although many Warner executives opposed it.

However, Keely Ross withdrew from the "The Hobbit" project on the grounds that the "The Hobbit" series was not directed by Gilbert Jr.

So Gilbert Jr. found a buyer and let the Fruit Fund take over Warner's share in "The Hobbit".

According to Disney's idea, there is no need to use the fruit fund, Disney can invest it alone. However, some recent moves by senior executives within Disney have made Gilbert Jr. very dissatisfied.

So he also used this method to warn Disney executives not to make him unhappy, because he could leave at any time.

Compared with Warner's decisiveness, Disney could not afford the consequences of losing Gilbert Jr.

Sure enough, Robert Iger later brought several executives to Cantaloupe Manor to explain the situation to Gilbert Jr., but was turned away.

By the time Robert Egger arrived, the Gilberts were already in Sydney.

This unusual move has been noticed by other major Hollywood companies. After the financial crisis, each film company is looking for solutions.

If we can poach Gilbert Jr. from Disney, it would be like having a performance guarantee.

Among them, MGM United Artists was the most active. Backed by the UAE consortium, this big dog owner was not affected by the financial crisis at all and was waving its money around to poach people everywhere.

It’s no wonder that due to the financial crisis and the downturn in the industry, MGM and United Artists were able to poach quite a few people.

But how could it be better to recruit Gilbert Jr.? Recruiting Gilbert Jr. could guarantee decades of success.

So Disney was quite panicked. Robert Eggle made seven or eight phone calls and personally explained and communicated with Gilbert Jr.

While Gilbert Jr. was trying to appease Disney executives, he also asked Naomi Watts to release some cryptic information at social gatherings.

Just say that he is unhappy with those on the current Disney board who are against him and is looking to move to another job.

When the members of Disney's board of directors heard this, they were outraged.

As a result, those shareholders who had been seeking to oust Gilbert Jr. from the board of directors, especially those from the Disney family, were jointly criticized by the other shareholders.

Although Disney's shareholders would not be bothered by the islanders' private Marseille, they still had to humbly apologize to Gilbert Jr. and beg him not to leave Disney. Gilbert Jr. did not really want to leave Disney, but just warned these restless shareholders.

Seeing that the shareholders had behaved themselves, he decided to quit while he could and did not make things difficult for them any further.

There is a saying in Hollywood that the CEO position of Disney depends entirely on Gilbert Jr. If he doesn't give the nod, no one can get the position.

So in that respect, Warner Bros. seems to be making the right move.

Before Gilbert Jr. expands his influence, kick him out of the board of directors to avoid being out of control at that time.

But Warner is willing to give it up, but Disney is not.

Riding a horse and running freely on the vast land is still a refreshing thing.

Anne Hathaway is much better at riding horses than little Gilbert. It is estimated that her horsemanship has never declined since the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.

Little Gilbert trotted slowly on his horse, while Anne Hathaway was much more unrestrained on her horse.

"Little Gilbert, let's go horse racing!" Anne Hathaway waved in front.

Little Gilbert urged the horse under his crotch twice, but the horse not only did not move, but also stopped and lowered its head to eat grass, showing no respect to the great director Little Gilbert at all.

Seeing this, little Gilbert gave up and said, "Jacqueline, this horse doesn't like me."

"Hahahaha," Anne Hathaway laughed out loud, "Okay then, I'll go run up front."

"be safe……"

"Know it!"

Anne Hathaway galloped away on her horse, and little Gilbert took off his equipment with the help of his trainer and returned to the stable lounge to enjoy afternoon tea.

New Zealand's natural scenery is quite beautiful, and it seems that you can find whatever feeling you want here.

No wonder Peter Jackson chose New Zealand for most of the filming locations. He only chose to go to China when he needed to use some scenes from The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

The Lord of the Rings series has made great contributions to China's tourism industry in recent years. Coupled with the implementation of various policies, many Westerners now have a significantly different impression of China.

Of course, this improvement is still limited.

In the past, when traveling to China, people could only share their experiences through their own social media or spread them by word of mouth. The Internet did not have such a big influence, and traditional media was still strong.

These traditional media outlets will certainly not report on the grand occasion of traveling to China. Even if they do, most of the news will be negative.

However, with the rise of video platforms in recent years, and the gradual emergence of Internet media and self-media, traditional media no longer have as much say.

Young people are more likely to trust the news they see on the Internet, but it is difficult to distinguish between true and false news on the Internet.

However, it is better than just listening to what traditional media say.

Peter Jackson is a New Zealander, so he certainly wants to contribute something to his hometown. I hope that after watching The Hobbit, everyone will come to New Zealand for tourism.

As one of the five most English-speaking countries, New Zealand is more easily accepted by those people than China.

It was not until early December that Gilbert Jr. and Anne Hathaway returned to Los Angeles.

Afterwards, Gilbert Jr. officially announced the name of the film on his social media platform, which is "Knives Out".

Tom Cruise immediately liked and reposted the post, and said that he and Gilbert Jr. would work together again to star in "Knives Out".

(End of this chapter)