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In addition to the villain in "Batman: The Dark Knight Rises", she will also join the follow-up "Suicide Squad" series.

Some guy once talked about this character and said that if Poison Ivy is good enough, she may be as popular as Catwoman in the future.

Looking at Valerie Golino's Hollywood scene in the past two years, if Poison Ivy can really do this, Nicole believes that at least throughout the 90s, she will be able to maintain her status as a first-line actress.

Thinking back to the beginning, she had such a good starting point as "Pulp Fiction", but because of some self-righteous calculations in her heart, she almost missed her most solid backer in Hollywood.

Fortunately, it's never too late to react.

However, every time I think of the experience of the guy at the premiere of "Batman: Begins" who made her drink two bottles of water in a row and rush to the hall to endure for more than an hour, an indescribable strangeness will linger in my heart mood.

Poison Ivy's makeup took nearly 4 hours. After finishing the makeup, it was almost time to leave work, but Simon still didn't show up. He just took a set of makeup photos and a video in the studio.

So it wasn't until six o'clock in the afternoon that Simon and Warner Bros. CEO Terry Semel showed up together.

It wasn’t just Nicole who was busy with Poison Ivy all afternoon. Simon and Semel were participating in the discussion meeting of the DC movie universe team all day today, mainly to sort out and finalize the plot framework of the follow-up projects of the DC movie universe.

The DC movie universe team has a dedicated office area in Office LOFT No. 3 on the second floor of Daenerys Studios.

In the previous three films, the crossover of the DC movie universe basically still exists in the easter eggs.

However, starting from this summer's "Wonder Woman", the entire DC movie universe will officially start fusion. According to the plot plan, this fusion will use three mother boxes as a series of clues.

The first "Wonder Woman", the story still takes place in World War I, but the plot is very different from the version of Gal Gadot in Simon's memory.

British Air Force pilot Steve Trevor accidentally crashed into Paradise Island, breaking the tranquility of the Amazons who had been hiding from the world for hundreds of years.

Knowing that wars are taking place in the human world outside of Paradise Island, and discovering that the information accidentally collected by Steve Trevor is similar to the mother box that triggered wars among various tribes in the history of the Amazons, Queen Hippolyta decided to send her own Daughter Diana Prince left Paradise Island with Steve Trevor, trying to retrieve the mother box to avoid a greater disaster.

Diana finally defeated Ares, the god of war who used the mother box to make humans kill each other, and brought the first mother box back to Paradise Island.

Subsequently, it became Diana Prince's ultimate mission to retrieve all three legendary mother boxes.

In the summer of 1993, "Superman" will have a second mother box.

Clark Kent's biological parents used the energy of the mother box to send their newborn son away from the impending destruction of Krypton, and the second mother box also followed to Earth.

In the setting of the plot, after a battle between the adult Clark Kent and the following General Zod, the mother box fell into the hands of humans, which triggered the "Steel Bone" plot scheduled for the end of 1993.

Rugby player Victor Stone's father, Silas Stone, happened to be part of the mother box research team.

Victor was seriously injured in a car accident and was dying. In order to save his son, Silas Stone secretly used the energy of the mother box to turn Victor into a half-human, half-mechanical cyborg.

Because he didn't understand the function of the mother box, Stone accidentally created the villain "Grid" of the "Steel Bones" series during the process of being rescued.

The ending of the story is that Cyborg, who accepted his biochemical state, defeated Grid, but the second mother box was accidentally stolen and fell into the hands of Metropolitan entrepreneur Lex Luthor who has been paying attention to the Superman incident. It has also become an important clue in "Batman v Superman".

At the same time, the loss of the mother box triggered the federal government to secretly form the "Suicide Squad" in an attempt to retrieve the lost mother box.

The third mother box appeared in "Batman: The Dark Knight Rises" in the summer of 1994.

The clown who was blessed with the mother box ability was finally defeated by Batman, and Diana Prince, who took the recovery of all three mother boxes as a personal mission, also appeared in this film, but she did not reveal her true identity, but quietly took it with her in the end. Take the third mother box.

Subsequently, "Suicide Squad" was triggered by the loss of the second mother box. The schedule was confirmed as the end of 1994. The result of the story was that "Suicide Squad" was initially formed, but the mother box brought by Superman from his own planet was still not found.

Next, "Batman v Superman", scheduled for 1995.

Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman fight against Lex Luthor who uses the mother box to transform into an alien species.

The setting of aliens is actually similar to Doomsday.

However, the big event of "Superman's Death" in the DC Comics series has not yet happened, and the Doomsday has not yet been born. The original space-time DC Comics will launch this big event at the end of this year.

Therefore, in the story setting of "Batman v Superman", Lex Luthor wants to use mother box technology and Kryptonian genes to transform himself into a biochemical man stronger than Cyborg, but it turns out to be similar to Doomsday. monster.

When the story of "Batman vs. Superman" ended, Wonder Woman finally recovered the last mother box, and all three mother boxes were stored in the paradise island of the Amazon family.

Summer 1996, "Justice League."

The Steppenwolves invaded and took away the three mother boxes guarded by the Amazons.

Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Catwoman and other superheroes assembled across the board to form the Justice League against the Steppenwolf army.

Simon and Semel went over Nicole's Poison Ivy makeup and camera effects together, and Semel quickly said goodbye.

It took four hours to put on makeup, but it was not easy to remove the makeup on my body.

A dressing room in Daenerys' special effects office.

After confirming the effect, the makeup artist began to help Nicole wipe off the paint on her body. Because the paint is specially made, the effect of directly washing it with water is not good, and most of it needs to be wiped off with a prepared detergent.

Simon didn't leave directly. He sat next to him and looked at the makeup artist helping Nicole remove her makeup. By the way, he asked about the filming status of "Midnight Ring".

Due to the distance, the Australian side will only send the filming samples back to Los Angeles every week.

Simon didn't know much about the specific situation of the crew.

"You know, Philip and I worked together once on "Crossing the Horizon," and he's a very serious director, and with "The Ring," he knew exactly what the film needed to achieve. I'll be back next week Melbourne, it will take another two weeks at most." Nicole turned her neck slightly to let the makeup artist wipe the paint on her neck, while squinting at the man beside her, she said, "Simon, I went to MGM for an audition this morning. That 'Body Heat Edge,' you know?"

Simon nodded and said, "Yes, I asked MGM to contact you about Aaron Sorkin's new script. The heroine is very suitable for you."

Aaron Sorkin is the screenwriter of last year's hit "A Few Good Men". Daenerys and MGM collaborated on this project, although Tom Hanks, Robert De Niro and Demi Moore The starring roles of the three big names lead to a production budget of 4000 million US dollars, but the film only received 1.17 million US dollars in North America. So far, the global box office has also exceeded the 2 million US dollars mark, which is considered a big profit overall.

With the success of "A Few Good Men", Aaron Sorkin has also entered the ranks of Hollywood gold medal screenwriters, and the new script "The Edge of Body Heat" once again cooperated with MGM.

However, this time, there is no participation of Daenerys Entertainment, but MGM sole ownership.

When Nicole heard Simon say that he personally arranged it, she was a little surprised and pleasantly surprised, and then she reacted and asked, "This project doesn't seem to be a collaboration between Daenerys and MGM?"

Without Daenerys Entertainment's participation, the film's box office prospects seem less secure.

Simon just smiled and said, "Yeah, but the script is still good, and you must know the current situation of MGM, whether it is a cooperation or a sole proprietorship."

In "The Edge of Body Heat" in my memory, the heroine is Nicole Kidman.

Simon doesn't remember much about the film's box office numbers, but he can confirm that the market wasn't doing badly.

Moreover, compared to "A Few Good Men", the budget of "The Edge of Body Heat", which does not plan to use a heavy lineup, only needs 2000 million US dollars. Even if it really fails, MGM can afford it.

After shelving the 007 series, MGM's plan for the next few years is to carefully produce a batch of mid-to-low-cost commercial films, and Simon will also properly insert a few "dark horses" into it.At the same time, MGM will also try to act as an agency distribution work, and get projects from second- and third-tier Hollywood film companies for pure agency distribution.

Simon's ultimate goal is to slowly restore the vitality of this big film company that has experienced continuous turmoil and decline to the extreme in the 80s.

Two or three years later, when the goal of the first stage is reached, Simon will make the next step for the company.

When Nicole heard Simon say this, her eyes flickered a little, and she no longer hesitated.

She already has the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" series, "Midnight Ring" and Poison Ivy characters under her name. Even if "The Edge of Body Heat" failed, it would not have much impact on her.

What's more, this was arranged by Westeros himself.

She had already promised to be 'obedient', although she didn't know if he remembered it, but she didn't intend to go against this man's wishes.

Following the make-up artist, he changed his posture again. From the corner of his eye, he noticed the movement of the man raising his wrist to look at his watch. Nicole thought for a while and asked, "You, do you want to have dinner together later?"

Simon shook his head and said, "It's already been arranged. Would you like to come to the reception at Marvin Josephson's house?"

Nicole hesitated for a moment, then nodded quickly.

Although she is an entertainer under the WMA, it seems a bit inappropriate to go to the reception at ICM founder Marvin Josephson's house, but if it is with Westeros, it will definitely be fine.

The two female makeup artists who were in good shape and appearance who silently surrounded Nicole and helped her wipe off the paint on her body were a little envious when they heard this.Just now, he also threw some hints at the big boss beside him, but the other party didn't give any response.

As for the chat between the big boss and Nicole Kidman just now, they must pretend that they didn't hear it.

First of all, there is no important gossip. "Ring Ring" and "The Edge of Body Heat" have nothing to do with these little makeup artists. As for the big boss bringing Nicole Kidman to the reception, it is definitely not a big deal gossip.

Secondly, if it spreads indiscriminately, they will definitely not want to continue working in Daenerys Entertainment.

Nicole, 25, is at the peak of her looks.

Janet is not in Los Angeles, and Simon has no other arrangements tonight. Of course, I don't mind tasting this Australian beauty again tonight.

Since Nicole agreed, Simon continued to wait patiently for her to finish removing her makeup, and even sent someone a dress for the reception, and the two left Daenerys Studios together in the dark.

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Marvin Josephson's cocktail party at his Beverly Hills mansion was a major networking event for ICM's pre-Oscar artists.

On the previous Wednesday, Daenerys Entertainment officially signed the contract to play the actor of "Superman" Clark Kent. Because it is an artist under ICM, Marvin Josephson personally attended the signing ceremony, and at the same time sent a message to Simon. Reception invitation.

The officially finalized "Superman" actor, the actor's name is Brad Pitt.

Simon had noticed Pete two years ago.

In my memory, Brad Pitt was actually interested in starring in Warner Bros.'s 2006 reboot of "Superman Returns", but because Pitt's reputation was already too great, Warner had to give up the other party.

The current Brad Pitt is 29 years old and made his debut in the mid-80s, but it is different from the smooth sailing of Tom Cruise, who is only one year older than him.

The most well-known character recently is just a "male vase" that originally belonged to him in "Thelma & Louise". This is the result of Simon's intentional arrangement.

In order to pave the way for Pete to play Superman, after "Thelma and Louise", the actor will also star in Daenerys Entertainment's "Love on the River" directed by Robert Redford himself. The literary film adapted from the autobiographical novel happened to be Pete's famous work on the original timeline.

According to the arrangement, "Love in the Great River" will be released at the end of the year, and will impact next year's awards season.

Brad Pitt also signed a 15-year five-film contract similar to that of "Batman" actor Adam Baldwin.

However, unlike Adam Baldwin's five-film contract with a total value of $3000 million, Brad Pitt's starting salary is $25, and the subsequent four films will each increase by $250 million.

If the box office of the "Superman" series meets expectations, the total value of Brad Pitt's five film contracts is about 2500 million US dollars.

A $2500 million package contract is nothing compared to the potential value of the "Superman" series.However, for an actor like Brad Pitt at this time, even if he breaks his head, he may not necessarily get a chance to be in the top position.

Not only Clark Kent, but also the actor of Cyborg Victor Stone has also been finalized recently.

The actor is Will Smith, who has turned from the rap industry to Hollywood in the past two years.

Will Smith made his debut as a rapper in 1985. Although he won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Group three years ago, he can barely be regarded as a second-tier music player. The total sales volume of the album that won him the Grammy Award There are only 50 copies.

Because of excessive profligacy and tax evasion after becoming famous, Will Smith was found out by the IRS two years ago. The $280 million fine directly bankrupted the rapper, and he had to try to turn to the film and television industry to earn extra money.

Then, in 1990, the ABC sitcom "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" made Smith a firm foothold in the film and television industry.

In this era, the opportunities for black actors to make their debut are far less than after the new century.

The DC movie universe is in full swing, and the actor of Cyborg, the black superhero, naturally attracts competition from a large number of black actors, and Will Smith is no exception.

Under the promotion of Simon, Will Smith, who is indeed very suitable for the role of Cyborg, successfully got the opportunity.

The same five-movie contract, because the popularity of 'Cyclone' is much lower than that of 'Superman' and 'Batman', and Smith, who has only acted in one TV series, is not considered a big star.Therefore, the total value of this packaged contract is only $2000 million.

Five films, $20 starting salary, followed by four increments of up to $200 million each.

Simon brought Nicole Kidman to the cocktail party at Josephson's house. It was already past eight o'clock in the evening, and the reception had already started for a long time.

The atmosphere of the cocktail party is mainly relaxed, and the organizer usually does not specify the opening time, so the two of Simon are not late.

not to mention.

Simon Westeros is late...

Ok.

In today's Hollywood, this might sound like a joke.

Knowing Simon's arrival, Marvin Josephson greeted him with his daughter Nancy Josephson.

ICM was reorganized several times in the 80s, and now Marvin Josephson has basically withdrawn from the management of this talent agency company, and only serves as the chairman of the board as a major shareholder.

Nancy Josephson is the next-generation leader of ICM trained by Marvin Josephson, and she is now one of the emerging agents in ICM.

As a latecomer, Simon knew that Nancy Josephson would serve as the co-president of ICM in a few years. The agent also had a very famous client, Johnny Depp.

Johnny Depp became famous with "Edward Scissorhands" two years ago, and now he is already a well-known little fresh meat in Hollywood. Depp also tried to get the role of The Flash before, just because Simon thought Depp's style doesn't really match Barry Allen, so he didn't use him.

Next Monday is the Oscars ceremony, and many big names under ICM will gather in Los Angeles like Nicole Kidman.

Therefore, this mansion, which occupies more than an acre of land on top of Beverly Hills, is full of people in twos and threes inside and outside the villa and on the backyard lawn.

Mel Gibson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Denzel Washington, Susan Sarandon, Demi Moore, Julia Roberts, Jodie Foster and a large number of ICM pillars and two Third-line artists all appeared at the reception, and of course, there were also executives from the production company among them.

Many Hollywood film projects are finalized unconsciously in such social occasions.

Marvin Josephson tried his best to invite Simon to attend, of course not just to enhance his personal relationship.

After greeting the familiar Mel Gibson and others, Marvin Josephson took Simon to a corner of the lawn in the backyard, where Arnold Schwarzenegger and Columbia Pictures CEO Peter Gu cypress.

"Simon, Amy said that you are not interested in the script of "Phantom Heroes". I think you should listen to Arnold's own thoughts. This will definitely become a blockbuster no less than "Terminator 2."

After last year's "Terminator 2," Arnold Schwarzenegger's popularity has returned to its peak, and the action star's next movie has also become the focus of Hollywood's attention.

A few days ago, news spread that Schwarzenegger was preparing an original script called "Phantom Heroes", and the script of the film was also spread in Hollywood for the first time.

Simon didn't need to read the script, just by hearing the name, he knew that this was Schwarzenegger's most ruthless somersault in the 90s.