She dominates the entertainment industry with her disaster system

Chapter 479 Project Progress

Chapter 479 Project Progress

The end of the Oscars ceremony marks the official end of the busy awards season.

The day after the awards ceremony, Walt Disney started working on the Blair Witch project.

"Blair Witch" is set in London in the 1970s when punk culture was flourishing. The script is closely related to the words "revenge" and "fashion". All kinds of clothing from supporting roles to protagonists are required to fit the trend of the times. Before the protagonist was decided, the well-known designer Jenny Bevan was chosen to be responsible for all the costumes for the entire film.

As far as Su Lingxi knew, Jenny Bevan had won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design three years ago and had an extraordinary status in the fashion industry.

The chief director Craig Woolverton is also a director favored by Disney CEO Mark Iger. He has directed no less than ten films for Disney. Naturally, he got the opportunity to direct this time.

Judging from the production meetings held again and again after the project started, Disney valued this project more than Su Lingxi had imagined, which also relaxed her tense nerves by half - for producers, the feeling of having a large studio to help support the project is certainly much better than having no one to support it.

However, everything has its pros and cons. Due to Disney's emphasis on the film, the casting process of "Blair Witch" has been stuck in the final round and cannot move forward.

The reason is very simple - it is rare for Hollywood to have a revenge fashion film with female characters as the absolute main character, and the competition for heroines is too fierce.

The first is Emily Thompson, who comes from the same agency as Joanna de Havilland. It is said that she has an extraordinary background and a very strong team. She was already making a lot of publicity on social media before she even got the role, as if this role was all she could get.

Secondly, it is her current biggest rival, Olivia Emerson.

Compared to Emily Thompson, who is also from London, Olivia Emerson has a more delicate and three-dimensional appearance, more experience, better acting skills, and is generally more recognized by producers.

But the problem is that Emily's background is too strong, and she herself is particularly obsessed with this role. She constantly sends teams to negotiate with Disney, making the casting process for the role of Blair particularly difficult.

As one of the producers, Su Lingxi was also helpless about this situation.

What the entertainment industry lacks the least is people with connections.

In today's rapidly developing economy, if you want to become a famous actor, a wealthy family background is just an admission ticket into the circle. Those who have noble bloodlines and wealthy backgrounds have advantages from the beginning.

This is true even in China, let alone Hollywood, which has clear class divisions.

Everyone in the production meeting could see that Olivia was a much better actress than Emily, but because the latter was related to a senior Disney executive, no one dared to stand up and tell the truth.

Su Lingxi made some objective comments in a "fearless" manner. After all, her relationship with Disney was only a partnership rather than a subordinate one.

But her opinion alone did not have much effect, and the situation remained deadlocked.

Things really took a turn for the better after the role of the second female lead was chosen.

The second female lead, Helena Waters, comes from a theatrical family in London and graduated from Cambridge University. She won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress twenty years ago and the Oscar for Best Actress fifteen years ago. She is highly recognized in Europe and the United States for both her acting skills and her popularity.

In every aspect, Helena is very suitable for the role of the Baroness, and it is a happy event worth celebrating for the entire crew to be able to invite such a powerful celebrity.

However, surprisingly, between the two leading actress candidates, Helena Waters very firmly chose to support Olivia Emerson.

Her status meant that her say was no less than anyone else in the crew, and the director, who had been somewhat hesitant, made up his mind because of her choice.

Just like that, before Su Lingxi flew to Cannes to attend the film festival, the "Blair Witch" crew officially selected the two most important female characters in the film.

At the same time, in a room of a luxury hotel in Cannes, jury president Catherine Binoche was holding a copy of the disc sent by the film company.

"Another suspense film. It seems Nicole has a preference for this type of film." French veteran film star Catherine thought aimlessly while waiting for the movie to start. "But it's no wonder. Maybe she thinks that only this kind of 'showy' subject matter can maximize her advantage in acting..."

After Greta Mirren, Catherine Binoche is the third woman in history to serve as president of the Cannes jury. This is a great honor and affirmation for her, and it also means that the Cannes Film Festival has changed with the times - the strengthening of women's consciousness is inevitably accompanied by the improvement of women's status.

Nicole Sue is an international star who has been gaining momentum in recent years. She not only has many loyal fans in the United States, but also has popularity in Europe that is comparable to that of a César Award winner.

Even Catherine had heard this girl's name often in her daily social interactions - of course, this might be because she had worked in the European film industry for two or three years.

In short, as early as the moment the copy of "The Painted Veil" was delivered, the Cannes Film Festival organizing committee had been looking forward to the arrival of this big star, and hoped to boost the popularity of the film festival by relying on the influence of the Hollywood superstar.

Catherine doesn't have as many little thoughts as the organizing committee. She is just an actor and only cares about the movie itself.

The version of "The Painted Veil" sent for exhibition did not have the distribution company's logo in the opening credits, but it was much more refined than the previous rough cut, with everything from subtitles to music being well coordinated.

Amid the sound of classical and exciting music, Catherine propped up her chin with interest and stared at the slightly cold and solemn tones in the picture without blinking. "It seems that Mirren has changed a lot this time. Finally, she is no longer in the overly bright and colorful style before..."

Greta Mirren has served as the president of the Cannes jury and is a famous female director in Hollywood. Even though she is far away in Paris, Catherine has always paid close attention to her and has never missed any of her works.

From "The Musketeers" to "Tess" and then to "Lady Helena", although each one is an adaptation of a famous work, it is undeniable that Mirren has also filmed each one in his own style and has carefully modified some of the plots.

In her lens, female characters often shine with vivid charm.

This is also one of the reasons why Catherine pays special attention to her.