Chatty Hollywood

After the news spread that Charlotte was preparing "Hellfinder", the Weinstein brothers were not the only ones who wanted to invest in the project.

In fact, although the cash flow of major Hollywood production companies is often tight, when they relax their investment standards for their movies, they are actually not short of money.

After all, there are many rich people in this world, and there are also many who are willing to be wealthy.

At least, with Charlotte, a major director who has won four battles and four victories, leading the project, Warner has relaxed its investment standards, which has made many people think about it.

Recently, many investment and financial institutions have expressed their willingness to invest money in Charlotte, and second- and third-tier film and television companies such as New Line and Orion have also sent people to contact Charlotte.

For example, New Line also played the emotional card——

They sent Mr. Anthony Westwood, the old producer who had collaborated with Charlotte on two films, "The Turn" and "Happy Death Day."

"Old Anthony, didn't you say before that you had a heart problem and were planning to retire early?"

Charlotte teased this old friend,

"Why are you still struggling now?"

"Maybe it's because of my love for movies!"

Seeing Charlotte, Lao Qiang and others all making vomiting expressions, Mr. Westwood shrugged.

"Before every time I make a new movie, I have made up my mind to "retire after this movie is finished." But every time after filming, I will gather my confidence again and think "I will retire after the next movie is finished"... …”

"..."

——Have you made it a habit to establish a capital for yourself?

Looking at the old guy in front of her who seemed to be fully penetrated but still not falling down, Charlotte was speechless. He could only warn,

"If you continue like this, sooner or later you will die on the set!"

"That's good too!"

Mr. Westwood behaved very freely and looked down upon life and death.

"I have long thought clearly that if I really can't change my mentality of not being able to retire, then simply dying on the set would be a good choice."

"What!!?"

"At least the crew can hype it up in the name of Anthony Westwood's legacy!"

Mr Westwood explained,

"When we used Allen's name to promote "Fatal Turn", I thought that if one day I could be used by people on the same crew to promote it, it would actually be pretty good - at least everyone would remember it. Stay with me!"

"...We are willing to give up!"

For a filmmaker like Mr. Westwood who risked his life, both Charlotte and Lao Qiang could only say "accept".

"Actually, I've already made a will in advance."

Mr. Westwood became more and more excited as he talked.

"If I die suddenly during the filming of the movie, the crew can freely use my name for hype..."

"...We first hope that the boss of New Line will not assassinate you one day because of your will!"

Lao Qiang said a little weakly.

Charlotte on the other hand nodded in agreement.

"Will not!"

Mr. Westwood smiled and waved his hand.

"Although our boss is an out-and-out Grandet, he is very timid."

——It turns out that you don’t believe in his character, but you look down on his courage!

Both Charlotte and Lao Qiang were complaining about this.

However, they also know that at this point, they are really embarrassed to refuse New Line's investment.

——Anthony Westwood, this old guy is really good at pretending to be pitiful!

"It's a pity that a reality show like "American Idol" hasn't appeared yet, otherwise an old guy like Anthony would definitely show up and make a fool of himself!"

Charlotte cursed in her heart, but sighed on her lips,

"Okay, Anthony, there's no need to say anything else!"

He waved his hand,

"I can accept investment from New Line, but don't think about other powers.

Moreover, there is a premise: the supervisor sent by New Line must be you! "

"I!?"

Mr. Westwood pointed to his nose, then smiled,

"That's no problem. In fact, I will take over this job. It was originally my intention."

"Yeah?"

Charlotte was noncommittal.

He was about to say something else, when Mr. Westwood suddenly asked a question:

"By the way, Charlotte, does the crew need younger actors?"

"A younger actor?"

Charlotte glanced at Mr. Westwood and realized that he was probably asking for a favor.

He didn't feel disgusted with this, he just asked directly,

"What's your name? How young are you?"

"Joseph Gordon-Levitt, born in 1981, almost 16 years old now."

Mr Westwood explained,

"I have a relationship with his dad, Dennis Levitt, so whenever I get the chance—"

"I see."

Charlotte nodded to express understanding, and then asked,

"Has he had any acting experience before?"

"Yes. In fact, he can be said to be a child actor. He has made guest appearances in many advertisements, TV series and movies, but he has never been very popular."

Mr. Westwood smiled;

"This year, on the other hand, he participated in NBC's sci-fi comedy "The Star", which received good ratings and may make him popular for a while."

"That's right!"

Charlotte pondered for a moment before saying to Mr. Westwood,

"In the script of "Hell Detective" I wrote, there is indeed a teenage character, but I am still hesitant whether to set it as a teenager."

What Charlotte is talking about is actually the character Chas.

In his original world of Hellraiser, this character was Constantine's apprentice, played by Shia LaBeouf, who later starred in the first three Transformers films.

In the movie, this is really a teenage character.

However, in later TV series, the character Chas was of a similar age to Constantine, and he was the only friend who always stayed with Constantine.

In comics with a very long time span, Chas, a taxi driver, has lived from his youth to the age where he can be someone else's grandfather...

In this case, it is a question for Charlotte whether to follow the setting of the original movie and set Chas as a teenager.

Fortunately, although Mr. Westwood didn't understand what Charlotte was hesitating about, he had been a producer for many years and he understood the directors' obsessions very well.

"You should decide on the character setting based on your needs!"

He was very considerate,

"However, if it turns out to be a teenager, I hope you can give Joseph some opportunities."

"This is no problem."

Charlotte finally agreed.