At the beginning of the new year, Xiang Nan also announced the production plans of Universal Pictures for the new year.
There are four projects in total, one is "Jurassic Park", the second is "Forrest Gump", the third is "The Shawshank Redemption", and the fourth is "True Lies".
"Jurassic Park" is an immortal classic directed by Spielberg and the pinnacle of Hollywood's digital special effects technology. Once this movie was released, it captured the hearts of movie fans around the world.
Since then, Hollywood special effects blockbusters have become popular. All other film industries around the world have been decimated by it. European movies, Japanese movies, Hong Kong movies... none survived.
"Forrest Gump" is another masterpiece by Tom Hanks. It tells the story of Forrest Gump, who has low intelligence but great athletic talent, and his life experience from childhood to adulthood...
From racial discrimination in the 1950s, to the civil rights movement in the 1960s, from the South Vietnam War in the 1970s, to technological progress in the 1980s...
Forrest Gump has been experiencing and participating in it, and has achieved career success at different stages.
Because he represents the traditional and mainstream ideology of the United States, his success is also the embodiment of the American dream.
The movie "The Shawshank Redemption" was not well received when it was released. Because of the name, many people misunderstood it as a comprehensive education movie. Coupled with the unfavorable publicity and marketing, this resulted in a dismal box office failure.
But gold always shines. After its video release, it first gained recognition in a small fandom. Later, with their help, the film became more and more famous, allowing the production company to get the rewards it deserved.
"True Lies" is another masterpiece of James Cameron. Originally starring Schwarzenegger, it has a wonderful plot and excitement. It is one of the highest quality commercial blockbusters.
Compared with the commercial blockbusters in the Marvel Universe, this movie only has special effects.
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Xiang Nan then made arrangements.
The director of "Jurassic Park" is still Spielberg, and in terms of actors, he recommended Jennifer Connelly and Sophie Marceau. After all, she is his woman, so she must be given some preferential treatment.
In "Forrest Gump", the male protagonist is of course Tom Hanks. As for the heroine, Xiang Nan recommends Michelle Pfeiffer.
"The Shawshank Redemption", the male protagonist, Xiang Nan recommended Nicolas Cage to star. He believed that with Cage's acting skills, there would be absolutely no problem playing the male lead.
As for "True Lies", Xiang Nan still recommended James Cameron to direct it. In terms of actors, he also tried not to interfere with James.
Because James Cameron is a well-known tyrant on the set, it is difficult to do business with him, so if you want to use him, you have to listen to him.
Xiang Nan himself has also begun preparations for a new film-"Speed 3".
The movie is about a train containing a highly toxic compound that is hijacked by terrorists and hurtled forward at breakneck speeds.
If it cannot be stopped in time, this train will rush into the city, causing more than 100,000 casualties. The male protagonist and female protagonist happened to be taking this train to visit relatives in their hometown, so they had to get involved again...
"Speed 3" was inspired by the 2010 movie "Speed" starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pine.
This movie is adapted from a true story. It is also a thrilling story about a train containing dangerous chemicals that lost control and flew along the railway line. It could derail and crash at any time, causing hundreds of thousands of deaths and injuries.
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After receiving Xiang Nande's invitation, Spielberg carefully reviewed the script of "Jurassic Park".
He is still very interested in this script.
He is an imaginative director who likes to shoot stories full of fantastic fantasy. For example, "et", "Raiders of the Lost Ark", "Captain Hook" and so on.
Therefore, the script "Jurassic Park" suits his appetite very well.
But he is now preparing to direct "Schindler's List," a film that means even more to him. After all, he is a Hebrew, and "Schindler's List" captures the tragic experience of his ancestors.
Therefore, he really does not have the energy to take care of the big production of "Jurassic Park".
However, he did not completely reject Xiang Nan's kindness. He recommended Chris Columbus to Xiang Nan as the director of the film, and also recommended George Lucas Industrial Light and Magic Special Effects Company to Xiang Nan.
Xiang Nan saw that he really didn't have the energy to take pictures, so he didn't force it. To be honest, Spielberg is a very powerful director, but he is not indispensable.
He then hired Chris Columbus to direct "Jurassic Park." In fact, this is not the first time that he and Chris Columbus have collaborated.
The previous "Home Alone" series was produced by him, and the reputation and box office were quite good, not worse than Spielberg. It is worth mentioning that the first three movies in the "Harry Potter" series were all shot by him.
However, Xiang Nan did not leave the special effects of "Jurassic Park" to Industrial Light and Magic, but to James Cameron's company.
On the one hand, it’s because Industrial Light and Magic’s fees are higher; on the other hand, it’s because he has further cooperation with James Cameron. "True Lies" this year, "Titanic" two years later, and so on.
On the contrary, he had almost no possibility of cooperation with George Lucas. Unless he buys the IP of "Star Wars" one day.
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James Cameron is very satisfied with the script of "True Lies".
The story is very exciting, with ups and downs and constant climaxes. It is a very enjoyable commercial blockbuster.
In particular, the plot where the heroine was deceived by a liar because of her boring life, but became jealous after being discovered by the hero, and deliberately avenged her private revenge, was very innovative in James' opinion.
Because previous spy films rarely involved families. Those agents are all romantic and romantic prodigals who have endless affairs.
The most classic character is 007. He changes girlfriends in almost every movie, and even has several girlfriends in one movie. No matter how beautiful, elegant, smart, or versatile a woman is, she cannot keep his heart.
Therefore, 007 never has to worry about how to deal with the conflict between family and work after getting married and having children. For example, if he often travels on business, will he be suspected by his wife? If he has made so many enemies, will his family be retaliated against, etc.
"True Lies" did not avoid this issue. Instead, it perfectly integrated agent elements and family elements. In James Cameron's opinion, it was a rare movie, so he was very interested in shooting it.
In addition, when we worked together on "Terminator 2" last time, Xiang Nan never interfered with his work, and he responded to his funding requirements, and never complained that he spent too much.
Therefore, he is also willing to cooperate with such a generous boss like Xiang Nan again.
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