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The Interstellar project was first born in 2006 when Kip Thorne and his good friend Linda Obst were chatting.

The two came up with an idea for a film based on the work of Kip Thorne, in which the most unreachable phenomena in the universe suddenly become accessible to humans.

This is very similar to the theory of technological explosion proposed by Chinese science fiction writer Liu Cixin in his work "The Three-Body Problem", in which a civilization completes high-tech research in an extremely short period of time.

On the cosmic timeline, it develops rapidly in the form of an explosion.

In June 2006, a famous director became very interested in this idea. That was Gilbert's teacher, Steven Spielberg.

At that time, DreamWorks and Paramount were working closely together, so Steven Spielberg contacted Paramount and started the early project establishment and script preparation work for the film.

But due to the impact of the economic crisis, after DreamWorks and Paramount parted ways last year, this project was left at Paramount and no one was interested in it.

The director ran away halfway through the project development.

Kip Thorne was in despair, thinking that the film might not be made. At this time, Linda Obst and Naomi Watts had a meal.

Linda Obst was the producer of the movie "Contact". At the time, Jodie Foster was unable to extricate herself from her breakup with her girlfriend, and eventually Naomi Watts took over the position of the heroine.

Today, this movie has become a classic and is talked about by science fiction movie fans, and Naomi Watts also keeps in touch with Linda Obst.

When the project came to a standstill, Linda Obst naturally had to think of a solution, and she thought of Gilbert Jr. So she went to have dinner with Naomi Watts and asked her to introduce him to her.

After listening to Linda Obst's story, Naomi Watts became very interested in the project, so she went back and told Gilbert Jr. about it.

"You mean, there's a theoretical physicist named Kip Thorne who's going to make a movie?"

"Yes, the project is now on hold at Paramount. I heard Linda's story and it felt very good. By the way, the screenwriter is Jonathan Nolan, you can go ask him."

Isn’t this "Interstellar", a science fiction classic in the minds of countless people in the past lives.

Little Gilbert was so busy that he forgot about this classic film. Unexpectedly, it appeared in front of him again after going around in circles. It can only be said that it is fate!

Gilbert Jr. quickly invited Kip Thorne, Linda Obst, and Jonathan Nolan to his home for afternoon tea and to talk about the project.

Kip Thorne is a physicist and also a movie fan, so he came up with the idea of ​​making a movie.

He was very talkative and talked a lot with Gilbert Jr. about movies.

Gilbert Jr. also saw the completed script and gave his own comments.

"It was a cheesy, standard Hollywood movie that didn't need to be made."

If other people or other directors had made such comments, Kip Thorne, Jonathan Nolan and all three would definitely be unhappy.

But since it was little Gilbert who said this, the three of them had to take it seriously.

Jonathan Nolan co-wrote "Batman Begins" and "The Dark Knight" with Gilbert Jr., and also made changes to Gilbert Jr.'s script for "District 9" with his brother Christopher Nolan.

He recently finished the script for "Lucy", and now the script has entered the filming preparation stage.

He personally admired Gilbert Jr.'s screenwriting ability, so he asked, "Can the script be modified?"

"of course."

Gilbert Jr. pointed out the areas that needed to be modified: "First, there shouldn't be too much high technology. The character of an artificial intelligence should be removed and the project should be completely led by humans. This will also give Professor Brand some character arcs instead of just being a tool.

Besides, the second wormhole and alien life are unnecessary. The idea of ​​the earth's deteriorating environment and humans looking for a new home is attractive enough, without the clichéd human-versus-alien segment.

According to this script, what is the difference between it and Paramount's own Star Trek? "

Jonathan Nolan took notes one by one in his notebook, planning to perform a major surgery on the script.

Gilbert Jr. also told Kip Thorne and Linda Obst: "Contact is a classic science fiction film and one of Naomi's masterpieces.

I think this script, as a spiritual sequel to "Contact", has no major problems.

But I hope that this movie can have a solid theoretical basis, rather than relying on the imagination of those of us who don’t understand physics.”

Kip Thorne immediately stated: "Don't worry, once the film enters the project stage, I will provide the theoretical basis for the film."

Having said that, this project has been shelved at Paramount, and it may take some effort to obtain the copyright from Paramount.

However, Gilbert Jr. did not have to worry about this matter. After communicating with Ivanka, he worked with Disney to exchange the copyright from Paramount using the idle equity of several projects.

At this time, the project was named "Interstellar" by Gilbert Jr.

The script is being re-planned, but Gilbert Jr. is busy with work and may have to wait for it. Although Gilbert Jr. recommended Christopher Nolan to direct.

But firstly, the project had been shelved for too long, and secondly, Kip Thorne thought that Gilbert Jr. was more reliable, so he finally decided to wait for Gilbert Jr.'s schedule.

This is the fame effect. With fame, good projects will come to you.

Of course, Paramount didn't think this was a good project. They thought Gilbert Jr. was doing charity and actually exchanged the equity of several high-quality projects for the copyright of this project.

From Paramount's perspective, they made a killing.

Paramount has also made some investments this year, and the Mission: Impossible 4: Ghost Protocol, a collaboration with Tom Cruise, has entered the preparation stage.

Tom Cruise listened to Gilbert Jr.'s advice and after talking with Brad Bird, one of the five Pixar directors, he decided that he would direct "Mission Impossible 4".

At Sony Columbia Pictures, the "Spider-Man 4" project went bankrupt due to the economic crisis.

However, Sony Columbia Pictures does not intend to give up. According to the copyright agreement, if there is no new "Spider-Man" movie for more than five years, Marvel will take back the copyright.

So Sony Columbia Pictures announced that it will reboot the "Spider-Man" series and is currently in preparation.

Warner Bros. also announced that the new film "Man of Steel" directed by Zack Snyder has started filming. In CEO Keely Ross's plan, this is the beginning of Warner Bros. getting rid of Gilbert Jr.'s influence.

However, Warner will be working with Gilbert Jr. on "The Dark Knight Rises" next, so it is impossible to completely get rid of the influence.

Melon Studios is also busy, working on the Twilight series, The Hunger Games, and the final installment of the Harry Potter series.

In addition, the continued investment in "Fast and Furious" and Christopher Nolan's "Lucy" can be said to be a multi-pronged achievement.

Thanks to the strong performance of Cantaloupe Studios, Disney continued to maintain its position as the number one Hollywood film studio.

The three-way negotiation between Disney, Cantaloupe Studios, and Lucasfilm has reached the most critical moment. (End of this chapter)