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"The progress is good and it is in post-production."

Christopher Nolan raised his glass and continued, "Little Gilbert, I have some questions about the second cut."

Gilbert Jr. interrupted Christopher Nolan and said, "Since I've given this project to you, I believe in your ability and will just follow your ideas."

"Thank you for trusting me so much. I will definitely do a good job on this project."

Christopher Nolan's gratitude was so palpable that it didn't seem like an act.

As a contracted director of Cantaloupe Studios, Christopher Nolan's abilities are deeply trusted by Gilbert Jr., who has long obtained the final editing rights and other powers.

J.J. Abrams, who was sitting not far away, heard the conversation between the two and his face turned dark.

Although Gilbert is a world-class director, he can still let his directors shoot and edit according to his own ideas.

David Ellison was only an investor and producer, but he had a lot of say in his filming and editing.

J.J. Abrams became even more unhappy, so he left the party in a hurry without staying for long.

Watching J.J. Emrams leave, Christopher Nolan asked, "Will it be effective to stimulate him like this?"

"Of course it wouldn't be effective if it was normal."

Gilbert Jr. was very confident: "But the film is about to be released. If it is delayed any further, the situation will be very bad."

"So who do you think will win?"

"If it were me, I would have won, but J.J. Abrams doesn't have the say I do, so I guess it's still David Ellison."

Indeed, according to Rachel McAdams, J.J. Abrams and David Ellison had a big fight.

The hot-tempered J.J. Abrams almost hit David Ellison. Fortunately, Michael Ovitz and Martin Bob were there, otherwise the scene would have been very ugly.

Even so, J.J. Abrams and David Ellison parted ways on bad terms.

However, Sky Studios ultimately adopted the editing version led by David Ellison, and outsiders do not know how effective it is.

For Gilbert Jr., this was an opportunity that he could exploit, and he immediately asked Sheena Boone to arrange for the gossip media to hype the matter.

"It is understood that the upcoming John Carter is currently embroiled in a dispute over editing issues. Director J.J. Abrams and producer David Ellison are at odds."

"According to an unnamed insider, J.J. Abrams even hit David Ellison.

The reason is that David repeatedly rejected J.J. Abrams's cut, after he promised J.J. Abrams that he would have the final cut. "

"With John Carter about to be released, there are huge conflicts among the main creators. Lead actor Ryan Reynolds admitted: We don't know what to do."

These so-called inside information disclosed are all very convincing, making people have to believe them.

An even more detailed version was leaked online, in which J.J. Abrams scolded David Ellison to his face, saying that he did not have the tolerance of Gilbert Jr.

Although David Ellison has always been compared and competed with Gilbert Jr., he himself hates being compared with Gilbert Jr.

As a result, the two sides parted ways unhappily, which also cast a shadow on the release prospects of "John Carter".

Logically, Sky Studios should have dispelled the rumors and controlled their spread. However, strangely, both parties were silent. Only Michael Ovitz said: "The media is full of nonsense. David and Abrams are good people. They are all for the work."

For the work? This sentence is worth further study.

Friendly discussions are also for the work, and quarrels or even fights are also for the work.

Creators understand this feeling best. Sometimes the work you want may not be what I want, and this is the root of the conflict.

In fact, Michael Ovitz suspected that someone deliberately leaked the information, but after looking around, he found no one.

Rachel McAdams was lucky enough to avoid Michael Ovitz's suspicion because in Michael Ovitz's opinion, Rachel McAdams was the heroine and there was no need for that.

But little did she know that Rachel McAdams hated David Ellison for a long time, especially because he found a new woman after playing with her, and then used the leading role of a movie to get rid of her.

For Rachel McAdams, this insult completely outweighs the benefits of being the leading lady in a movie.

Moreover, given the problems exposed within the film, it was not certain whether it would succeed! With Gilbert Jr.’s siege outside, it was a crisis.

Rachel McAdams is in the news again, and David Ellison and J.J. Abrams are at loggerheads again.

David Ellison believed that it was J.J. Abrams who leaked the content of their quarrel to the media, but J.J. Abrams refused to admit it and believed that the media was not wrong.

David Ellison then simply stripped J.J. Abrams of his power and excluded him from the film's promotional cycle.

A movie actually had no director involved in its promotion work. This is the most bizarre scene in the history of Hollywood movies.

This completely angered J.J. Abrams. In an interview with Film News Network, he angrily stated:

"The original plan was to release my edited version, but David Ellison felt it was unsafe and insisted on a new edit.

As an investor and producer who doesn’t understand movies, the most important thing is not to interfere. There are countless examples in Hollywood that prove the consequences of interfering recklessly. ”

David Ellison also bluntly stated on social media: "I repeatedly asked J.J. Abrams to consider whether the audience likes it and be more conservative in editing.

But he seemed to let himself go, and I couldn’t tolerate such a risky choice in a commercial film.”

The quarrel between the two sides was so intense that the audience moved their stools to watch the quarrel. However, it should be said that this quarrel has increased the attention of "John Carter" by a lot.

On the hot search terms list of Xigua search, the first one is the quarrel between J.J. Abrams and David Ellison, and three of the first five are related to "John Carter".

If the final film's quality reaches that of a qualified commercial film, then this wave of quarrels is simply a stroke of genius in publicity.

But in fact, Gilbert Jr. has already received good reviews from the previews of "John Carter", with veteran moviegoers giving it an average score of around B+.

The rating from theaters is only A-. The fact that there are only 3100 theaters opening the film shows that theaters are not optimistic about this film.

In fact, the version shown at the preview was the J.J. Abrams version, which is why David Ellison insisted on changing the edit.

But to be honest, Gilbert Jr. thinks J.J. Abrams did a good enough job. According to Rachel McAdams' description, this version of "John Carter" is much better than the previous one.

If the J.J. Abrams version is really adopted, it may not make a profit, but at least it can reduce losses or even make back the investment through box office revenue and peripheral copyrights.

The version directed by David Ellison is only mediocre. (End of this chapter)