Hollywood starts with an agent

Chapter 135 Genre Film Label

Winona Ryder filmed all her scenes in "Scent of a Woman" in just three days at the Waldorf Astoria;

At the same time, "Sleepless in Seattle" also announced its completion after completing the last scene on the Empire State Building's observation deck!
At night, in Manhattan's West Village, in the top-floor bedroom of a four-story duplex apartment on the Hudson River near the High Line Park.

Winona Ryder lay in Aaron's arms, stroking the man's chest with her fingers. "Isn't this a place you go to date women?"

Aaron looked at the night view of the Hudson River outside the round floor-to-ceiling window and said, "What date? This place is only a few blocks away from Dawn's New York office."

“I saw it was good at the time, so I bought it along with the others!”

"As you can see, these are all old buildings, and the prices are not expensive. Real estate is worth investing in now."

Winona Ryder got out of bed wrapped in a blanket and took a sip of water. "The Oscar nominations are being announced tonight at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Los Angeles. Don't you care at all?"

Aaron picked up a cigarette beside him, lit it up, took a puff, and smiled. "Anyway, both 'The Silence of the Lambs' and 'Ghost' will receive many nominations. Whether they win or not depends on God!"

At least, at the current Oscars, the judges are very subjective, and the future viral PR of Harvey Weinstein has not yet appeared.

Winona Ryder looked at Aaron and said, "I'm going to the London set tomorrow. When will you be there?"

"Wait two or three days. The crews of 'The Silence of the Lambs' and 'Ghost' are also going to London to attend the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards!"

Aaron will also go with them. At that time, they will join the crew of "400 Years of Dracula". The post-production of the film, marketing plans, etc. will all be discussed in meetings.

"Really? You're going to the BAFTAs too?"

Winona Ryder smiled and said, "Edward Scissorhands has also been nominated for several technical awards. I will also be there!"

After all, neither Tim Burton nor Johnny Depp will be there, only she will go because she is filming in London.

"The main reason is that Silence of the Lambs was nominated for many awards," Aaron himself doesn't even care about the Oscars, let alone the British Academy Film Awards?

The male and female protagonists and the director of "Ghost" will not go to London either. After all, there is only one Best Supporting Actress award in the acting category, and the others are also technical categories.

However, Aaron plans to set up a branch of Shuguang in the UK as a bridgehead to enter Europe!

With the announcement of the 64th Academy Awards nominations, "JFK," "The Silence of the Lambs," "Bugsy," "Ghost," and "Beauty and the Beast" were nominated for Best Picture;

Disney's animated feature film "Beauty and the Beast" has become the first animated feature film to be nominated for an Oscar for Best Picture after winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Picture in the Musical or Comedy category!

Dawn's film "Boyz on the Hood" was nominated for Best Director;
The film's director, John Singleton, became the first African American to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director.

When the Oscar nominations were announced, Hollywood was in turmoil again: Barry Diller, chairman of 1.2th Century Fox Film Group, officially resigned and left News Corporation with a severance package of $ million;
Time Warner Group's Chief Operating Officer Gerard Levin took advantage of the fact that the group's co-CEO, NJ Nicholas, was away on vacation to convene a board meeting and kicked NJ Nicholas out of Time Warner in one fell swoop!
In the office in Manhattan's West Village, Aaron was also shocked when he read the newspaper. Gerald Levine was, after all, from the same Time Inc. family as NJ Nicholas.
This is a blatant stab in the back. Now the power of Time Warner is in the hands of another powerful CEO, Steve Ross, but Steve Ross began recuperating from prostate cancer last year.

Both Gerald Levine and NJ Nicholas knew that Steve Ross would not live long, and that NJ Nicholas would be in power when the time came; now, Gerald Levine showed goodwill to Steve Ross in advance, and kicked out his biggest competitor in one fell swoop?
"Gerald Levine!"

Aaron shook his head. Is this the root cause of future management turmoil at Time Warner?
Now he can betray NJ Nicholas, and when Steve Ross dies, there will definitely be a purge of the board of directors;

Otherwise, Gerald Levin would not be able to control the board of directors at all. Now the board members of Time Warner are basically all Steve Ross's supporters!

In the afternoon, Dawn Steele came to Aaron's office.

"Jan de Bont's idea is good. 'Speed' will start shooting in the summer, with Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly as the male and female protagonists;"

"You must cooperate with him to complete the crew as soon as possible. This movie will be released next summer!"

Aaron had already negotiated with Keanu Reeves for this film, and as for Jennifer Connelly, there was no problem at all;

As for getting Jennifer Connelly to join "The Pain of Reality", it's also simple. Just ask for leave from school when the time comes!

Dawn Steele nodded. There were still several months to prepare, so there would be no problem.

"By the way, send the outline of the script of The Mask of Zorro to director Ridley Scott for review;"

"This kind of historical action film is in line with Ridley's directing style!"

When Aaron was preparing for "The Mask of Zorro", the first director he thought of was Ridley Scott.

"Director Ridley Scott? He's currently busy with the post-production of 1492: The Conquest of Paradise."

Dawn Steele explained that last year's release of Thelma & Louise also earned Ridley Scott a Best Director Oscar nomination;
"Thelma and Louise" pioneered the fusion of feminism and road movies and is currently a benchmark work of feminism!

"Yes, then let's have someone perfect the script first, and wait for the release of 1492: The Conquest of Paradise."

"I'll talk to Ridley Scott about the script after a while."

Aaron wants to make "The Mask of Zorro" into a thrilling western action movie, and the budget is not low;
However, let’s focus on “Speed” for now!

"Aaron, shouldn't we develop more romantic comedies now? Not only are these types of works low-cost, but they're also easy to film."

"Compared to action blockbusters, the production cycle of romantic comedies is also much shorter."

Action films like "Speed" and "The Mask of Zorro" require larger investments and are more difficult to shoot, which is a challenge for the newly established Dawn Pictures!
Aaron smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely be filming romantic comedies. Moreover, I will also set up a genre film label specializing in releasing B-grade films such as horror, thrillers, bloody and violent films."

(End of this chapter)