"Recently, there have been many scripts that have been emphasizing 'you have to be', especially after 'vulgar' was completed, the phone ringing has not been interrupted." Joseph is not at all surprised by Hugo's words, as an agent, he has the clearest understanding of Hugo's current position, which is why he reacted so much to Hugo's "vulgar" shooting.

Although it is said that the double nomination of Hugo Golden Globe Awards has returned for the second year in a row, and the point that "Hugo has once again failed to be nominated for the Oscar" has caused a stir, in fact, before the list of Oscar nominees really comes out, all the rumors are just rumors, as if all the media's "award predictions" are always just predictions, not the real "award list", which is the same truth.

Moreover, even if you take 10,000 steps back, Hugo really missed the Oscar nomination list, but the eyes of film critics are bright, and they are bound to complain for Hugo, because this is the real damage to the authority of the Oscars. Back then, everyone in the "Dead Poets Society" complained about Hugo once, and last year's "Smell the Fragrance of Women" and "Yihai Xiongfeng" were both ignored and shocked the media again, so whether it is nominated or not this year, or whether it wins the award or not, it will not damage Hugo's current reputation as "a member of the leading group of actors under the age of 35".

In addition, it is the most tempting for major production companies. The bewildering box office appeal, "Sleepless in Seattle" and "Schindler's List" included nearly 400 million North American box office in one go, such a feat is enough to make every production company excited.

Not to mention Hugo's current popularity, as evidenced by the fact that People magazine gave Hugo the title of "the sexiest man in the world". So, it's no surprise that Hugo is in demand.

"But there are not many ...... that can be said to move Steven's works," Joseph thought for a moment, then looked at Hugo and asked tentatively, "'Future Water World'?" ”

Hugo smiled and nodded in affirmation. Joseph has indeed grown very rapidly in the past six months, and his whole judgment has skyrocketed, "Universal Pictures is simply crazy, in this era, investing 100 million dollars is amazing, they are actually getting closer to 200 million dollars, no wonder they have always wanted to cooperate with you." ”

In the nineties, there were only a handful of investments of more than 100 million US dollars, and the media were basically not optimistic, such as "Future Water World" and "Titanic", but the difference between the two is that the former was said by the media, and he lost his money and lost his pants; The latter opened the box office wave at the end of the century.

Therefore, in fact, any work with an investment of more than 100 million yuan will trigger heated discussions in the media, and everyone is generally not optimistic, because huge investment is often accompanied by huge box office pressure, and now the average investment cost is 80 million US dollars, and the investment of more than 100 million yuan is indeed a huge risk.

Although Universal Pictures is boasting about Haikou, they still have no bottom in their hearts, and they tremble when they make their own decisions with an investment of $175 million. In such a situation, a superstar with box office guarantee is a must.

"Tom Cruise, Kevin Costner, Harrison Ford, are all on the bench at the moment." Joseph added that these actors are the most heroic and box office appeals in the market at the moment, and they can give Universal Pictures some confidence, "But they are still the most optimistic about you internally, and they have asked me several times before and after." ”

"And what did you do to them?" Hugo asked curiously.

Joseph shrugged, "What else can I do, say you already have a plan for the next work." Joseph took a lot of scripts and asked Anna to hand them over to Hugo for screening, although they were still in a stalemate at that time, Joseph still maintained neutrality in his work, "I currently have a crew that keeps in touch with only one 'speed of life and death'. This is the only script Hugo left at the beginning, "but at the end of the year, there are some more scripts, you can pick and choose if you have time." ”

"Hasn't the filming of 'Speed of Life and Death' started yet?" Hugo was quite surprised, he thought that he was "vulgar" and was going to miss the "speed of life and death". After all, it is inevitable that there will be conflicts in the filming schedule, and in the end it can only be one of the two, so Hugo takes it for granted that "the speed of life and death" will follow the original trajectory and find Keanu Reeves to cooperate.

Joseph looked at Hugo in surprise, "Have you forgotten?" Twentieth Century Fox has always been on the lookout for you, which is why Uma will take a fancy to your ......"

Thinking about it carefully, this is indeed the truth, and Uma's search for the "speed of life and death" audition was half a month ago, "Actually, Steven also mentioned this script to me just now. Hugo said directly.

"Wow, they're more persistent than I thought." Joseph couldn't help but sigh, looking at Hugo's puzzled gaze, he went on to explain, "You've been filming 'Vulgar' before, and their maker, Ian Bryce. Bryce) kept calling me and saying that their crew was willing to wait for you, as long as filming started before February. ”

"And what if I still can't do it by February?" Hugo chuckled.

"They're going to look for a ready actor at the last minute." Joseph's answer made Hugo smile, this is the iron rule of Hollywood, no one is indispensable.

However, "Life and Death" is willing to wait for Hugo for nearly two months, and this sincerity is also very rare, "Did they say why they insisted on me?" Hugo was a little puzzled, "You know, when I used to shoot action movies, I didn't have a lot of memories, why did they think I could spark with this script?" ”

Before Hugo's crossing, Lancaster also made action movies, because this was the trend of the eighties, "Dune", "Detective", and "Hudson's Eagle" were all action movies, but the latter two directly led Hugo's career as an actor to a low point.

"Ian is a big fan of rock 'n' roll, and he was impressed with your performance in 'Detective.'" Joseph said with a smirk, and Hugo suddenly realized.

The movie "Detective" has not been seen by Hugo, but in order to understand the history of Lancaster before, Hugo has specialized in research, the male protagonist of this movie is a private detective, specializing in investigating cases related to the rock music industry, the movie revolves around a rock band called the Black Death - their lead singer was assassinated during a concert, and the male protagonist launched an investigation.

I didn't expect that there were still people who left an impression on Hugo because of this movie, which is really rare. Of course, the most important thing is that because of the glory to death at the end of last year, Hugo, as the soul of the band, has indeed impressed many loyal fans.

"In fact, Ian thinks you're the best fit for you, based on discussions with director Jane de Bonte." Joseph went on to say seriously, "The setting of the male protagonist in the first draft of the script was actually almost exactly the same as 'Die Hard', so Stephen Baldwin (Stephen. baldwin was the first choice, but he didn't want to play such a similar role, so he turned it down; After that, Bruce Willis naturally became the most suitable candidate. ”

Joseph gradually regained the ease of chatting with Hugo before, although the two of them had not really sat down and chatted for nearly three months, but after talking about everything, all the familiar feelings came back again, Joseph even talked more than usual, and after opening his mouth, he couldn't stop the car, which was not normal, but it felt very comfortable.

Jane, however, felt that instead of having Willis play a repetitive role, she would be looking for a breakthrough that would bring something completely new to action movies. For example, you. Joseph looked at Hugo and said with a smile, "He thinks your performances in 'Sleepless in Seattle' and 'Schindler's List' all look fragile and not too threatening to men, because you are not the muscular type of Schwarzenegger, but your appearance is fatally attractive to women." With such a person playing the male lead, it will obviously have a reversal effect on the movie. ”

Hugo nodded meaningfully, especially when Joseph finally said, "So you and Keanu Reeves became the last choice, and Ian insisted that you were the best candidate, which was also recognized by Jane", Hugo really understood that there was such a story behind the "speed of life and death".

"Looks like you know a lot about this script, don't you?" Hugo looked at Joseph and said.

Joseph tugged at the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a shallow smile, "Yes, because this is the only script you chose at the beginning, although you entered the 'vulgar' crew, it shows that you are still interested in this script, and they are willing to keep in touch with me all the time, so I have learned some more about the situation." ”

Hugo didn't expect such a situation, the script of "Speed of Life and Death" was actually reserved for himself until now, and the filming still did not start after the "vulgar" was completed.

Does Hugo want to star in "Life and Death"? Of course he wanted to. Although "Speed of Life and Death" is not the kind of work that tests acting skills, this is definitely a very wonderful movie, in which the action scenes and drag racing scenes are a great feat, and have become the imitation objects of many action movies later, even in 1994, when there were many masterpieces, it was still one of the classics.

Moreover, most of Hugo's current challenges are plot types, although "Sleepless in Seattle" can be classified in the comedy category, but his funny scenes are not even as good as "vulgar", this time "Speed of Life and Death" as an action movie, you can try something completely new, it seems to be a good choice.

Thinking of this, Hugo nodded, "Then you can ask them, are you still willing to be played by me?" ”

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