Hollywood starts with an agent

Chapter 66: Deep Play in the Mud
With the smooth progress of "Boyz n the Hood", Dawn Pictures' key project "Ghost" moved from Chicago to New York for two weeks of shooting, and then returned to Sony Culver City Studios in Los Angeles for shooting!

The crew is currently filming a scene where the male and female protagonists are making ceramics together. The scene is warm and romantic, and music will be added later.

Aaron was deeply impressed by this classic scene of playing in the mud!
Compared to the original male lead, Kevin Costner is much more handsome. Although the original female lead Demi Moore is not bad, there is still a gap compared to Nicole Kidman...

That afternoon, Aaron met Sidney Ganis, president of Columbia Pictures.

The sci-fi blockbuster "Total Recall," produced by Carlock and distributed by Sony, was released in early June. Within a month and a half of its release, it had already grossed over $6 million at the North American box office.
Directed by Paul Verhoeven, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, the production cost $6300 million.

And now, Carlock is filming "Terminator 2: Judgment Day", the protagonist is still Arnold Schwarzenegger, but the director is James Cameron, and the production cost has reached an unprecedented $1 million;
The reason why TriStar Films was able to obtain the distribution of "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" was also because of Mike Medward, the current head of TriStar Films;

Orion Pictures was the distributor of the first "Terminator", and Mike Medvor brought the distribution of the sequel from Orion to Sony TriStar!

"Pretty Woman" has now grossed over $1.6 million in North America, and is expected to gross around $1.8 million by the time it's released. Its international box office has already exceeded $2.5 million."

"This romantic film from Disney really exceeded everyone's expectations."

Sidney Ganis's words were full of envy for others.

Aaron smiled and said, "Don't worry, 'Ghost' is not bad either. It's a fantasy romance, a love story between a human and a ghost, and it's also heartwarming and touching. It's worth looking forward to!"

Sidney Ganis looked at Aaron and said, "But the point is, right now, the highest-grossing film in North America is 'Pretty Woman,' and the second-highest-grossing film is 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,' released by New Line, with $1.35 million."

"Coincidentally, both of these movies have something to do with you."

Ranked third is "The Hunt for Red October" released by Paramount, with $1.22 million. All three films were released in March during the spring season.

Among the films released during the summer, the best performing one was "Total Recall". Other films such as "Days of Thunder", "Back to the Future 3" and "48 Hours" failed to break the million mark in North America!
"The recently released 'Die Hard 2' is also doing well. It's been out for two weeks and has grossed $10 million in just 6000 days."

Aaron also didn't expect that "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" would be so strong. Its $1.3 million is currently second only to "Pretty Woman";
I don’t know if “Die Hard 2” can surpass it, but Aaron has always been thinking about th Century Fox’s “Home Alone” during the Christmas season, which will definitely surpass “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”!

"CAA sent me a project, the gangster film "Bugsy" from the 1930s and 1940s, which tells the life story of gangster Benjamin Siegel;"

"The director is Barry Levinson, and they want to recommend Warren Beatty for the male lead!"

Aaron felt a little puzzled after hearing what Sidney Ganis said. What's the point of you telling me this kind of thing? What opinion can I have?
Sidney Ganis also saw Aaron's confusion. "Dick Tracy's current box office has just exceeded 5000 million US dollars, but according to the trend, it will be difficult to reach 6000 million;"

"Warren Beatty's influence has dwindled significantly, and coupled with too many scandals, I'm not optimistic about this script, but I'd also like to hear your opinion!"

Benjamin Siegel, nicknamed "Bugsy", was a famous gangster boss on the West Coast at the time, with close ties to Hollywood and Las Vegas.

Aaron smiled. "Isn't the situation with Dick Tracy clear enough?"

"Warren Beatty is already 55 years old. Benjamin Siegel was only 41 when he died. He was a gangster playboy in the golden age of Hollywood. Is Sony really that extravagant to let Warren Beatty star in this movie?"

Aaron is happy to see Warren Beatty's miserable plight, the more miserable the better!
Sidney Ganis nodded, gangster biopics are easy to win awards, and now glorifying gangsters is a trend in Hollywood;
Even if Sidney Ganis wasn't interested, CAA could still secure support if they could convince Jon Peters, Peter Guber, or Mike Medver. That evening, Aaron and Nicole Kidman left the Sony studios together. "Ghost" will wrap filming in a month."

"Well, how's the preparation for your new film, 'Boyz n the Hood', going?"

"It's going pretty smoothly. We'll start filming next month." Aaron was a little worried about encountering some trouble during the filming process. After all, the security situation is not good.

However, the main creators of "Boyz on the Hood" are all black, so there shouldn't be any major problems.

Nicole Kidman is busy filming "Ghost", and Jennifer Connelly is also about to join the crew of "The Rocketeer"!

In Burbank, at the office of Dawn Pictures, Jennifer Connelly, who had just returned from Stanford University, was about to report to the crew.

"You mean to say that 'The Rocketeer' cost $1000 million more to produce?"

Aaron asked uncertainly as he sat on the chair holding the girl.

"Yeah, I heard it was Mr. Michael Eisner's idea to do a good job with the character design, the protagonist's armor, coat, and props!"

Aaron nodded. "That makes sense. Disney wants to promote toys and peripherals, and the bulk of their spending isn't just on filming costs."

"After the movie is released, the supporting marketing plan and product promotion will also require a lot of money."

Aaron Anderson hugged Jennifer Connelly and kissed her, then attended the rehearsal of "The Rocketeer" and returned to Stanford University for a while;
Aaron actually hadn’t seen Jennifer Connelly in a few days!

After the kiss, Jennifer Connelly was still not satisfied.

Aaron smiled and caressed the other's 34D, "Have you arranged everything for school?"

Jennifer Connelly put her arms around Aaron's neck and nuzzled him affectionately. "It's been arranged. The filming of The Rocketeer will take about 14 to 16 weeks."

"If nothing unexpected happens, I should be back to school in mid-November."

"That means going back to school before Thanksgiving, no problem!"

"By the way, has the film 'Family Trip' that I filmed in Italy been well received abroad?"

Aaron shook his head. "It didn't get much response. It just got nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes. But it's also a heartwarming family film, so some critics really liked it!"

As for North America, Heritage Entertainment has scheduled the film for release in October and is introducing it as an art film.

(End of this chapter)