Heads Up Hollywood

"Pirate Captain: The Curse of the Black Pearl" will not be released until 2002, which is both active and passive.

Regarding the candidate for the pirate captain Jack, there is no doubt that it is Johnny Depp.

No one can replace Johnny Depp's classic portrayal of Captain Jack! So much so that in the whole series, Orlando Bloom, as one of the two male protagonists, described it as empty and has no sense of existence.

After the fourth film, the producer even directly banned this role, and the entire film became Johnny Depp's performance alone.

Prior to this, Cameron intends to send Johnny Depp an audition invitation, only to learn that he is participating in the filming of Fox's movie "From Hell", which will not be completed until at least September.

Johnny Depp has no schedule, which naturally cut off the possibility of "Pirate Captain: The Curse of the Black Pearl" starting this year.

What's more, it will take 3 months to build a pirate ship, the Black Pearl.

For Tang En, there are still several difficulties in "Pirate Captain: The Curse of the Black Pearl" that have not been broken through.

How to solve Johnny Depp's pressure problem?

In the "Pirate Captain" series, it is impossible to show him alone, especially his cynical and bohemian style, and it is impossible to add emotional drama descriptions. If you blindly explore the sea, the audience will definitely get bored after a long time, which requires more elements to be added.

Therefore, the role positioning of the male number two "Will Turner" must not be as light as in the original work, but must have enough characteristics. Even if it cannot compete with Johnny Depp's charm, at least it must be able to make the audience remember. Live character traits.

In this way, even if the audience in the future is tired of the non-stop exploration of "Captain Jack", they can develop the background, growth, emotion, adventure and many other elements of the character of "Will Turner" through the situation of rumors, and continue "Captain Pirate". This classic film series.

It is for this reason that for the project "Pirate Captain: The Curse of the Black Pearl", Tang En only listed a story outline. The specific story content and logical main line still need to communicate with the director and screenwriters.

Therefore, the choice of director has become another problem.

The director of the original version, definitely not!

Among other things, the fact that he can't control Johnny Depp is enough to deny him.

Johnny Depp seems to be afraid to play, although he has made the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series. At the same time, his indulgence also ruined the series.

There must be a director who can control Johnny Depp and limit his acting space!

Twain had a small meeting with Bill McNick, Andrew O'Hare, Jonathan Nolan, and Glenn Fierro for a communication.

When Tang En said that the candidate for "Captain Jack" must be Johnny Depp, Jonathan Nolan's eyes lit up for an instant, and he almost blurted out, "Tim Burton!"

"Tim Burton?"

"That's right, it's him! The reason why Johnny Depp can become a first-line star in Hollywood is because of Tim Burton's cultivation and guidance. They collaborated on "Edward Scissorhands", "Ed Wood", "Broken Head Valley, they are all brilliant movies!"

Obviously, Jonathan Nolan likes Tim Burton's movie style very much, and his eyes light up when he talks about him.

"Tim Burton?" Bill McNick frowned. "His personal style is too strong, and his dark and gloomy temperament is too niche. "Batman Returns" is not a successful work."

Jonathan Nolan said disapprovingly: "Even if "Batman Returns" is not successful enough, it is still better than "Batman and Robin" after that, right? The box office of "Batman Returns" is not good, which is related to the general market trend. The current situation is that superheroes are lonely as a whole, and the responsibility should not be attributed to Tim Burton."

Twain knew that Jonathan Nolan was a fan of dark winds. From the "Dark Knight" trilogy to "Fatal Magic" and "Western World", he had this tendency. He looked at Andrew O'Hare, "What do you think? Woolen cloth?"

Andrew O'Hare pondered for a moment, "Twain, actually the most important point is what kind of expectations do you have for the "Pirate Captain" series."

"how to say?"

Andrew O'Hare said slowly: "I have watched Burton's movies many times. His movies have a certain characteristic, exaggerated colors, eccentric characters, and different styles of clothing...It looks absurd and uninhibited. In fact, it is fascinating. More importantly, he is the bravest, most imaginative and innovative director in Hollywood!"

Tang En was thoughtful, "So Tim Burton's movies are very different from mainstream movies, right?"

Glenn Fierro, Twain's queen casting assistant, said: "If "Captain Pirate" is a Hollywood blockbuster in the popular sense, then Tim Burton is not suitable. If it is to create absurdity, fantasy, personality and unique visual style, then Tim Burton is the only candidate!"

Tang En laughed loudly, "I see! Send Tim Burton a copy of the script outline, and tell him that Johnny Drew is the number one male candidate!"

...

Tim Burton was so famous that Twain agreed to let him be the director of the "Pirate Captain" series, not only because he was a Hollywood director with great personality, but more importantly because of his later career development.

Tim Burton was originally an animator at Disney, but was fired by Disney because of his dark style. Afterwards, a series of classic films were made among major film companies, and a unique "Gothic" style was established in Hollywood, creating the "Tim Burton, Johnny Depp, Helena Carter" Gothic triangle.

Later, Disney changed its big boss. In order to restore this famous Hollywood director, he came up with a big project "Alice in Wonderland" to attract Tim Burton to cooperate.

This led to the second collaboration between Tim Burton and Disney.

If Tang En cuts off now and uses the "Pirate Captain" series to "kidnap" Tim Burton and cut him off from Disney, it might be a lucrative long-term deal.

In contrast, some box office profits can be ignored.

Weakening the opponent's strength is equivalent to enhancing one's own strength!

Twain Films had already sent an invitation and a script outline to Tim Burton's agent, but unexpectedly, Twain received a reply after only one day—Tim ​​Burton invited Twain to visit his private museum.

In Hollywood, it has become a trend for stars to collect art. On the one hand, it is Fuyan culture, on the other hand, it is financial investment.

But Tim Burton had a museum, which still surprised Dunn a little.

After all, this was the first meeting, and the occasion was more formal, so Twain called Natalie who was still filming.

Although Natalie was filming in Los Angeles, in order to be in better condition, she lived in a hotel when she was working. The two hadn't seen each other for a week. Tang En missed her very much, so he hugged her and said affectionately, "How is it, George?" Is your directing style different from mine?"

Natalie leaned against Tang En's arms, "Director Lucas...it seems like he hasn't filmed a movie for a long time."

"Um?"

"I just think... this movie will definitely not be released next year, and the shooting cycle may be very long."

Tang En was slightly silent.

If it cannot be released next year, it will be 2002?

At that time, it should collide with "Spider-Man 2", right? Now it's interesting.

Arriving at the designated location, Tang En found that it was indeed a museum, very old, with a history of about a hundred years. Tim Burton and his girlfriend, British actress Helena Bonham Carter, were waiting at the door .

Helena was very beautiful, with the noble and elegant temperament of a British woman, but Tang En's attention still fell on Tim Burton.

He is so good!

He was wearing an ill-fitting black formal suit, which was a little narrow, with a pair of black and white striped socks underneath, protruding from the bottom of his trousers, which was particularly conspicuous. He was smiling, looking very gentle, but his eyes...I always felt that there was a bit of elusive gloom hidden under that kind face.

"I heard that Director Burton had a very unhappy childhood. His parents often locked him at home and nailed the door to death with wooden bars. Later, he moved to his grandmother's house and received mental treatment for a while. So his film ...always depicting warm families in fantastical settings."

Natalie whispered in Tang En's ear.

The bodyguards got out of the car first, two walked to the distance to watch the wind, two to investigate nearby, and two stood guard beside Tang En's car. After the bodyguards took their positions and the situation was basically safe, the driver got out of the car and walked over to open the door for Tang En.

At this time, Tim Burton and Helena Carter had been waiting for a full five minutes with weird faces.

Tang En got out of the car, quickly confessed, and said bitterly: "I'm really sorry, I made you wait, and I really can't help it. Safe work The security team has the final say, don't look at me paying them wages, but I must Unconditional obedience."

Helena Carter pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Director Walker, you are too polite, and we envy you for being such an excellent and responsible bodyguard."

Tim Burton took a deep look at Tang En's bodyguards, "They... seem to be soldiers, right?"

Tang En nodded with a smile, "That's right, three of them participated in the Gulf War. That big man was named Anon. He used to be a captain. He lost two fingers because of being shot, so he retired and changed careers."

Tim Burton nodded, "Sure enough, the temperament is very different!"

At this time, Natalie came over with a smile, "Hello, Helena, long time no see! Director Burton, I really like your movies, especially your "Batman", I think it is better than this guy's "Spider" "Xia" looks much better!"

The unhappiness that Tim Burton condescended to for a long time disappeared in an instant after these words, and he said with a hearty smile: "Miss Portman, I finally understand why there are so many beautiful girls in Hollywood, only you can capture Dunn's heart gone."

Natalie said unconvinced: "Director Burton, you are wrong, he chased me, not I captured him!"

Tang En, Tim Burton, and Helena Carter couldn't help laughing out loud.

Only then did the depressive atmosphere ease.