Hollywood starts with an agent

Chapter 21 My Heart is Wild
Aaron brought Quentin Tarantino to meet with director Tony Scott and sold the script "Fatal Romance" to him for $6.5.

However, there is no way of knowing when Tony Scott would adapt the film.

Because now Tony Scott and Tom Cruise are going to collaborate on a racing action blockbuster "Days of Thunder"!
"The producers are Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, the director is Tony Scott, the leading actor is Tom Cruise, and the production and distribution company is also Paramount."

Aaron Anderson looked at the information about "Top Gun" and thought, isn't this just trying to replicate "Top Gun" from a few years ago?

Paula Wagner nodded. "It's the original crew of Top Gun, and Paramount has given it a $6000 million budget!"

"Sixty million dollars," Aaron exclaimed.

You should know that the cost of the science fiction action blockbuster "Total Recall" starring actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, which is currently being filmed by Carlock Pictures, is 6500 million US dollars;
It surpassed Stallone's previous work "Rambo: First Blood" which cost $3 million and is currently the most expensive movie.

There is definitely a gap between Tom Cruise and Stallone and Schwarzenegger now. With a budget of 6000 million US dollars, it is definitely a top production!
Paula Wagner smiled, "Carlock recently bought the rights to the Terminator sequel from Helmdale Films for $500 million;"

"They're planning to have James Cameron and Arnold Schwarzenegger collaborate on Terminator 2, and the budget is sky-high."

The copyright of "Terminator" was originally sold by James Cameron to independent producer Gale Hurd's production company Westpac Films for $1 in exchange for directing it himself;
Gail Hurd exchanged half of the copyright for filming funds from Helmdale Films, and after the filming was completed, she became James Cameron's wife!

When "Terminator 1" was released, Hemdale even found Orion to co-distribute it. Now, the budget of "Terminator 2" is definitely not something that a small film company like Hemdale can afford.
So, Helmdale Films sold half of its rights to Carlock Pictures, which was developed by Cameron's ex-wife Gail Hurd in collaboration with Carlock.

"Carlock Films," Aaron smiled. "They've become quite famous recently. They've been very generous with their film productions. A lot of their funding comes from Europe, and the two founders have strong connections there."

Just look at "Total Recall" and you will know. Paul Verhoeven, the director of "RoboCop", was poached from Orion Pictures to direct it.

"It's just that this company only invests in and produces movies and doesn't participate in distribution. It's quite interesting!"

Aaron didn't quite understand. After all, today's small distributors mainly focus on film distribution, but they only produce low-cost works.

Paula Vagla glanced at Aaron and said, "Carlock is always making commercial blockbusters. If we invest and distribute them together, the expenses will be too high."

"That's right," Aaron nodded. After all, Carlock's size is not bigger than the Big Six, and they don't just produce one work a year.

"I heard that the female lead of 'Thunderbolt Ambition' is going to be a new actress, right?"

Aaron seemed to remember that if it weren't for him, Nicole Kidman would have met Tom Cruise and married him because of this movie.

But now that Nicole Kidman is his woman, I don’t know if I will have the chance to be the heroine in a Tom Cruise movie?

Paula Wagner smiled and said, "Well, you have to pay attention to the crew, the film's producer, the director, etc."

Aaron smiled slightly. For this kind of movie, isn't it up to Tom Cruise to decide how to shoot it and what actors to use?
"But the actress you have seems a little tall," Paula Wagner reminded.

Of course Paula Wagner had met Nicole Kidman before; after all, Aaron Anderson was the most brilliant young agent in her line;
Aaron Anderson took Nicole Kidman to several banquets and events, and of course introduced Nicole to Paula Wager.

"Your people are all newcomers, so you should try some low-cost projects!" Paula Wagner's meaning was very clear. In blockbusters like this one that attracts a lot of attention, the competition is too fierce and it is not easy to get a role.

"Don't worry, I understand..."

At the same time, the sequel "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" produced by Lucasfilm, directed by Steven Spielberg and distributed by Paramount began to be released, and achieved a box office of 3 million US dollars in the first three days of the weekend!

When it was June, Aaron first helped Adam Sandler return to the "Saturday Night Live" crew;
Then, he helped Nicole Kidman get an independent film script.

"Wild at Heart, directed by David Lynch!"

In her West Hollywood apartment, Nicole Kidman lay on the bed, flipping through the script in her hand.

"Well, David Lynch is a representative figure in independent films, specializing in dark and surreal styles. He lacks commercial appeal, but has considerable prestige among film critics."

Aaron propped up his head and lay next to Nicole Kidman. "He previously directed surrealist works such as The Elephant Man and Blue Velvet, which received good reviews."

"The leading actor is newcomer Nicolas Cage. This guy has a rather unusual background. His original name was Nicolas Coppola, but he changed it to his own surname."

"Francis Coppola is his uncle!"

"I believe in your vision," Nicole Kidman leaned into Aaron's arms and kissed him, then asked doubtfully, "Don't you like to pay attention to commercial films?"

"Wild at Heart" is a black comedy crime drama. Although it is a normal work of David Lynch, it has low investment and no big-name stars, so its commercial potential is definitely not very good!

Aaron smiled, hugged the sexy and beautiful Nicole Kidman in his arms and kissed her for a while, "Now Tony Scott and Tom Cruise are going to work together on a racing action blockbuster "Days of Thunder";"

"The investment is $6000 million, and the heroine needs a beautiful vase. I was planning to let you try, but unfortunately, the competition is too fierce."

"Tom Cruise?"

Nicole Kidman also shook her head. "He's about the same height as Mr. Al Pacino. I think it would be difficult for him to work with me!"

Previously, when auditioning for "Pretty Woman", Nicole Kidman felt this trouble very intuitively.

"That's not certain. If you can charm Tom Cruise, he can easily choose the female lead."

The selling point of "Days of Thunder" is Tom Cruise. Who in the crew would not listen to him?
"There are so many beautiful women in Hollywood, how could Tom Cruise fall for me?"

Nicole Kidman said, pointing to the script on the bed, "This one is pretty good."

"Yeah," Aaron said, and then he turned over and pressed on Nicole, kissing her red lips!

(End of this chapter)