Hollywood starts with an agent

Chapter 158 I'm Yours Tonight
The new leadership team at MGM is the same people Ronald Mayer informed us about earlier, with former Paramount President Frank Mancuso as CEO;

Michael Marcus, Tom Cruise's co-agent with Paula Wagner at CAA, has resigned to become president of MGM Films, assisting Frank Mancuso in management!
As for MGM's United Artists label, it was handed over to John Culley.

Originally, Crédit Lyonnais chose not to split up and sell MGM because Giancarlo Pare had accumulated a large amount of non-performing assets. This was definitely due to CAA's lobbying.
After all, the strategic cooperation agreement signed between MGM and CAA has greatly promoted their packaged projects.

Moreover, after Robert Redford finished filming "Indecent Proposal" earlier this year, he directed another work he had been preparing for many years, "A River Runs Through It";
Aaron also knew the male lead, Brad Pitt, who made a stunning appearance in "Thelma & Louise" released last year!

In the evening, after leaving the Pierre Hotel, Aaron came to the Hilton Garden Inn where Elizabeth Hurley was staying.

"Aaron, you're here," Elizabeth Hurley said excitedly when she saw that it was Aaron Anderson coming.

"Yes," Aaron carried the girl directly to the bed in the bedroom.

"Hmm," while kissing each other, he felt the girl's plump 36C. The sexy pajamas could not block the tempting scenery at all!
"Yeah," Elizabeth Hurley responded to the man's passionate kiss, and her hands kept taking off Aaron's clothes.

"You've been drinking," Elizabeth Hurley smelled the alcohol on Aaron and rubbed her head against her chest with her hands!

Aaron nodded, feeling the softness, "Today we held a celebration party for 'Sexual Transaction'."

"Indecent Proposal," ah, I heard it was pretty good at the box office.

Elizabeth Hurley's tone revealed a lot of envy. She was fully capable of playing Demi Moore's role.

"Don't worry, there will be a chance later," Aaron said with a smile, "Why, did you miss me?"

"Of course I did. You came to see me several days after returning to New York!"

Then, Elizabeth Hurley touched Aaron's face and said, "Go take a shower first. I will reward you well tonight."

"Okay, then you come with me!"

In the warm bathroom, Elizabeth Hurley took off her pajamas and showed off her proud assets.

Holding Aaron gently, she stroked the man's muscles and smiled, "Aaron, you have a really great figure. It was so memorable when we met on the plane last time."

Aaron also looked at the girl, feeling her tenderness, "You too, who can resist a beauty like you?"

Elizabeth Hurley kissed Aaron on the ear several times, "Tonight, I am yours, you can do whatever you want with me!"

Soon, the erotic scene in the bathroom continued into the bedroom...

At the same time, one month after the release of "Sleepless in Seattle", the North American box office has exceeded 8000 million US dollars!
At the end of July, when Aaron returned to Los Angeles from New York, the feature film "Philadelphia Story" developed by director Jonathan Demme was in full swing;

Actors such as Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington and Monica Bellucci have already signed on.

At Dawn Pictures, the project that has been prepared and completed is the action-adventure film "The Mask of Zorro" directed by Ridley Scott;
Actors including Kevin Costner, Anthony Hopkins and British beauty Catherine Zeta-Jones appeared at the press conference.

At the celebration party for "Sleepless in Seattle" at the Sunset Marquis Hotel in West Hollywood, Aaron chatted with Paula Wagner, whom he hadn't seen for a long time.

"'The Mask of Zorro', with a production budget of $6000 million, is quite a big deal!"

Paula Wagner sighed. Dawn's growth rate was too rapid. Aaron shook his head slightly. "It's a collaboration with Sony's TriStar Pictures."

"That's pretty good too," Paula Wagner is currently thinking about entering the production industry with her ace actor Tom Cruise in hand;

At that time, Paula Wagner will switch careers to become a producer and give up her career as an agent, and Tom Cruise's agency business will be handed over to veteran female agent Pat Kingsley!
Now, Paula Wagner and Tom Cruise are in talks with Paramount's Sherry Lansing about signing an exclusive multi-picture financing and distribution deal for several years.

Aaron suddenly asked, "By the way, what has Tom been busy with recently?"

After all, Aaron acquired the adaptation rights to the novel "Interview with the Vampire" from Anne Rice.

"Tom just did a movie called 'Trap' with director Sidney Pollack!"

"I see."

During this Christmas, Tom Cruise has a movie "A Few Good Men" to be released, and he is now preparing to shoot "The Trap".

Paula Wagner said, looking at Aaron and explaining: "Have you paid attention to the things going on at Contract Stone Films recently?"

"Castle Rock Pictures, what's going on?"

Paula Wagner shrugged, “A new director, Frank Darabont, adapted Stephen King’s novella, Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption;”

"The script was submitted to Castle Rock and was favored by director Rob Reiner. Rob Reiner originally wanted to acquire his script and direct it himself, but unfortunately Frank Darabont refused!"

Director Rob Reiner is also one of the founders of Castle Rock Pictures.

Aaron was startled. "The Shawshank Redemption?"

“Yeah, Castle Rock still gave Frank Darabont a $2500 million budget to direct the script himself;”

"Tom received the script, liked it very much, and went to the set to audition."

Aaron blinked. "So Tom Cruise turned down the role, didn't he?"

Paula Wagner smiled slightly, "Tom means that he hopes Rob Reiner can direct it himself, or even if he doesn't direct it, he has to assist in the filming behind the scenes;"

"Tom has some concerns about the new director!"

"Rob Reiner meant that since the film was directed by Frank Darabont, we should cooperate with his shooting style."

Frank Darabont, 33, was a horror film screenwriter before and had directed a low-budget horror film "Buried";
In other words, he doesn't have any awards or box office results now, so it's normal for Tom Cruise to have no confidence in him.

Aaron took a sip of his wine and said, "I'd like to adapt Anne Rice's novel 'Interview with the Vampire'. I believe Tom would be interested!"

"Interview with the Vampire?" Paula Wagner knew the novel, which had been in Paramount's warehouse for ten years without being adapted.

"Yeah, Interview with the Vampire!"

(End of this chapter)