Chatty Hollywood

The story of "Death Note" comes from Japan in Charlotte's original world.

This is a very interesting story. There is a God of Death in the story. As long as you write a person's real name in the God of Death's notebook and know his appearance, you can control the time, place and method of the person's death.

Of course, it is also in the form of writing on notes.

And if the subsequent time, place and method of death are not written, the person whose name is written down will soon die of cardiac paralysis.

The story of "Death Note" is based on this setting as the core, and is a comic story derived from horror and detective elements.

This story has been very popular since its birth, and has since been adapted into movies, animations and other forms. Even Hollywood has bought the right to adapt this story.

——Although the subsequent Hollywood film adaptations can only be described as a mess, there is no doubt about the potential of this story or script.

Of course, Charlotte would not just copy works from the previous world into this world just because they are popular.

Especially this kind of story script that has not been proven in the North American market.

——Who told him to spend his whole life in Hollywood?

He would come up with the story "Death Note", which also had something to do with spells and ghosts.

——When "The Mummy" premiered, he was able to peek into the secret of the Hell Gate with the help of the "mummy" he made.

Even though he was quickly discovered by the Lord of Hell, he did steal a trace of the power of death.

This trace of power was stored in the "Black Book of the Dead" by him.

In reality, the "Black Book of the Dead" that he shrunk down exactly looked like a black notebook.

——It looks very similar to the Death Note.

This reminded Charlotte of this popular story in East Asia.

After that, he considered whether to use the "Death Note" movie to transform the power of death that he had sealed into the "Black Book of the Dead".

In this way, not only will Charlotte have a new magical weapon in her hands, but it will also allow him to further understand the nature of the rules represented by the Lord of Hell, which will facilitate future confrontations with the opponent. It will definitely kill two birds with one stone.

However, after careful consideration, he abandoned the plan.

On the one hand, he was worried about being discovered by the Lord of Hell.

After all, he has used the method of casting spells through movies many times. If the Lord of Hell is really paying attention, he will be able to discover the clues when the movie premieres at the latest.

——This will make it difficult to complete his original plan.

On the other hand, the story of "Death Note" is actually not that suitable for adaptation into a movie.

The exaggerated reasoning and intellectual confrontation elements, if shot in the form of a movie, it would be difficult to capture the charm of the story.

After all, the length of a movie is limited.

And even if it manages to produce the effect of a battle of wits, 80% of the time it will become a relatively niche movie type.

And niche movies are not conducive to Charlotte casting spells or refining magic weapons.

As a commercial film director who has understood the laws of the market, Charlotte knows very well that adding a certain amount of wits and plot twists to the film can indeed make the story of the film more exciting and interesting.

But if there are too many wits and reversals, it will really become a brain-burning movie that seeks death——

Since the concept of brain-burning movies was proposed, Hollywood has produced many good similar films, such as "Blackjack" and "Shutter Island".

These movies all have good reputations, but except for one, Christopher Nolan's "Inception," they generally have mediocre box office results.

To put it bluntly, it is not very popular with the general audience.

why?

Highbrowness is the main reason.

After all, audiences go to the movies to relax and unwind, not to challenge themselves.

Such a brain-burning thing,

If it can be welcomed by the general public, anti-intellectualism will not become as popular as a virus in the United States and even the world.

Charlotte knows that what the audience wants to see is not really a brain-burning movie that only smart people can understand, but the kind of "brain-burning movie" that they can both understand and make themselves feel smart. ".

——In Charlotte’s original time and space, “Inception” has become a commercial film classic precisely because it achieved this.

In contrast, although the Japanese version of the "Death Note" movie has performed well, it cannot break away from the niche.

What's more, the whole world knows that the film tastes of the islanders are very unique——

Not to mention some physiologically enlightening films, just considering the fact that the top ten annual box office in this country are often occupied by theatrical versions of animated films, you can see the particularity of the Japanese film market...

Anyway, after consideration, Charlotte finally decided to abandon the movie model and try adapting "Death Note" into an American TV series.

In this way, on the one hand, this complex story of wits has enough time to tell, and repeated reversals are no longer a problem.

——After all, successful American dramas such as "Prison Break" rely on the fragments, no, suspense at the end of each episode to attract the audience's attention.

"Death Note" can also be imitated in this regard.

On the other hand, after entering the new millennium, the influence of TV series in the European and American entertainment markets is gradually increasing——

Not to mention "Game of Thrones", which is comparable to first-tier commercial productions, the British drama "Sherlock" also introduced people all over the world to Benedict Cumberbatch. strange.

——Charlotte feels that if the TV series is well shot, it may have the same influence as a commercial blockbuster, and it will be more lasting.

In this way, he can also take the opportunity to refine the stolen power of death.

Moreover, because the TV series is not as conspicuous as the movies, it is easier for him to avoid the attention of the Lord of Hell...

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Of course, after adapting "Death Note" into a TV series, Charlotte, as a well-known director, can still take the lead, but is no longer suitable for filming by herself.

Just like James Cameron's "Dark Angel" or Guillermo del Toro's "Bloodline" later, these well-known directors who have made money and cultivated themselves in the TV drama circle usually only shoot the first few episodes of the series and a certain period of time. For some particularly important episodes, other parts still have to be left to ordinary directors.

Charlotte doesn't plan to be an exception.

——In fact, he doesn’t have enough time to make it possible for him to film an entire TV series.

Although unlike the producer-centered system of movies, the core screenwriter has the greatest power in the American drama circle, the script of "Death Note" originally came from Charlotte, and he himself is the core screenwriter, so there is no need to worry about being restricted in this aspect.

At this time, it became very important to find a trustworthy producer to help keep an eye on the crew and not lose control.

Charlotte chose Mr. Westwood.

Bi Jing's friendship is there.

Mr. Westwood's life as a film producer has been tepid except for his two collaborations with Charlotte.

For him, it is not unacceptable to become a producer of TV series.

What's more, he actually doesn't like the internal atmosphere of New Line Company very much, but he just can't find a better place to go.

Under this situation, Charlotte felt that it was still possible to ask the other party to help her produce a TV series...

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