Hollywood starts with an agent

Chapter 72 No Overspending
Warren Beatty's villa in Beverly Hills.

Director Barry Levinson sat on the sofa looking at Warren Beatty with a helpless look on his face, “The Bugsy project was recommended to TriStar Pictures;”

"The choice for the male lead is Al Pacino!"

Barry Levinson was the director and producer of Bugsy. Warren Beatty wanted to play the leading role himself, but TriStar Pictures did not agree.

Warren Beatty looked indignant, "Doesn't CAA support me either?"

"CAA and TriStar are both optimistic about Al Pacino for the role. His age is also suitable. After he finishes filming the romantic film "Frankie and Johnny", he will join the cast of "Bugsy."

It's obvious that Barry Levinson has no choice. What happened to Al Pacino's recently released "Pretty Woman"!
Look at "Dick Tracy", which cost four times as much as the other film, but the box office was less than a quarter of that.

The word of mouth is also the opposite, saying that the age is not appropriate and it is just to save face for Warren Beatty!

Besides, Al Pacino is very suitable for playing in gangster films.

Warren Beatty's expression kept changing, and finally became ferocious. "This is all because of that bastard Aaron Anderson. He made such a big fuss about the Dick Tracy and Pretty Woman incident!"

Barry Levinson won the Oscar for Best Picture and Best Director for last year's "Rain Man", so he is naturally quite famous;

In his heart, he actually didn't agree with Warren Beatty playing the role. Not only was he a dozen years older, but he also had too many scandals.

Then he said, "Dustin agreed to star in Disney's gangster biopic "Billy Bathgate" and also took on the Spielberg and TriStar collaboration "Captain Hook";"

"He suggested that you try acting in some low-budget films first, or take on a few supporting roles!"

It was no secret among the top brass that Disney chairman Michael Eisner was unhappy with Warren Beatty;
Eisner directly called Hollywood old-fashioned pigs in the New York Post and the National Enquirer.

If Michael Eisner and Michael Ovitz hadn't known each other for many years, Disney probably wouldn't have looked down on "Billy Bathgate"!

"Bang," Warren Beatty smashed the coffee cup in his hand after Barry Levinson left...

Compton, on the set of "Boyz n the Hood."

Director John Singleton was directing the on-site shooting, while Jack Wells was talking to Aaron.

"According to the current situation, Boyz n the Hood might not have enough money for post-production?"

Aaron was stunned. With 500 million US dollars to shoot such a movie, there was no money for post-production.

Jack Wells nodded. "It took a few days to complete. Besides, these black people are really too lazy. When they're not filming, they can't live without women!"

Hearing Jack Wells' tone, it was obvious that he was a little dissatisfied.

"Especially the two protagonists of the movie, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Ice Cube, who were basically looking for women every night, which caused the filming progress to be slow!"

It makes sense for Ice Cube to do this, after all, he was the one who formed the rap group NWA with Dr. Dre and Eazy-E;

After going solo last year, he also released an album, which performed very well. He is one of the representative figures of West Coast gangsta rap.

"What's up with that little Cuba Golding?"

Aaron was very confused. "This guy is just a newcomer. He was just a minor character in a TV series before.

"Boyz n the Hood is still a $500 million movie star, and he doesn't want to cherish it?"

Jack Wells spread his hands and said, "It's probably in the genes, maybe it's innate." "You know, black people's minds are always filled with mosaic images, sports, and music."

"New directors, singers, and marginal actors aren't considered professionals, so filming is inherently slow!"

Aaron nodded and said, "I understand. I'll talk to the director later. The budget is limited. If we can't finish the film, I will be very unhappy."

"Also, the film has a lot of exterior scenes and uses a lot of extras, so you have to try your best to maintain the director's authority on the set;"

"'Ghost' is about to end, and I'll be there then!"

"I will keep an eye on the crew and try not to let the film exceed the budget," said Jack Wells. This is the first time he has participated in a feature film, and this is not a documentary or short film.

He also cherishes the opportunity, especially now that Aaron is planning to acquire a theater for him to run, and will support him in opening a security company in the future!

In the evening, John Singleton invited several of the main actors to a bar party and gave a serious warning: "It's not easy to get investment from Dawn Pictures for the project 'Boyz n the Hood'."

"Although Mr. Anderson is young, he has a very successful resume. Although he is younger than us, his achievements are beyond our reach."

"The filming progress of 'Boyz on the Hood' has been a bit slow lately!"

John Singleton said, looking at Cuba Gooding Jr. and Ice Cube, and finally stopped his gaze on Cuba Gooding Jr., "Cuba, you are the male lead of the movie, and you have the most scenes;"

“If you can’t maintain a good attitude, it will have a huge impact on the film. You have acting talent, but if your attitude is not good;

"Even though the film is more than halfway through, I will discuss with Aaron and replace you. We will find someone else to reshoot your scenes!"

When Cuba Gooding Jr. heard this, his face changed and his body trembled. "Don't worry, John, I won't go out at night anymore. I will definitely come to the crew in the best condition."

"Shoot the next scene in the best spirit possible!"

He was really scared. "Boyz n the Hood" was a $500 million feature film. He was just a small-time actor in a TV series. He was blessed by God to get this role.
If he lost this opportunity, he didn't know if he would have such good luck again in the future!

John Singleton nodded. "Everyone should understand the current situation. There are very few black actors in Hollywood. The works about us black people are mostly gang members, drug addicts, call girls and lazy homeless people.

"My original intention in filming 'Boyz N the Hood' was to let more people know how many problems there are when teenagers grow up in the black community;"

"It's not only for our own vigilance, but also to let people of other races know that they should be more caring and tolerant of us black people. We don't want to be bad people who destroy society..."

Aaron didn't care how John Singleton managed to get the black actors on the crew. What Aaron wanted was to finish the film on time and within the budget.

After all, his $500 million budget is a real investment. If Aaron is unhappy, all the black directors, actors, singers, etc. will have a hard time in the future.

On the other side, Jack Wells took Aaron to find the owners of the Blues Brothers Theater, the Blues Brothers, to discuss the acquisition of the theater!

"$92?" Aaron knocked on the table.

"This is the lowest price. The equipment inside was just replaced in the past two years, so it's at least 70% new!"

"Okay, let's sign the contract," Aaron didn't waste any more time. He thought that this place would be a good investment in real estate.

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