"In view of the theme type and publicity needs of the video, there are four time periods more appropriate."

Seeing Duke nodding, Charles Rowan said one by one, "It is the day of German surrender in early May next year, the Memorial Day at the end of May, the Normandy Landing Day in early June and the Independence Day in July."

It's October now. Even though he is directing a relatively mature and tacit team, Duke feels that it's a bit nervous when he releases in early May next year. Memorial Day at the end of May is actually the most suitable North American release time, but the filming and production of the film is extremely cumbersome. If you encounter an accident, you may have to postpone it.

After thinking for a moment, Duke said, "Charles, don't announce the specific release date for the early promotion. The time is a bit tight. We must look at the actual work progress of the crew."

"It's OK for the time being." Charles Rowan nodded and said, "but it can't be delayed for too long."

"Before next year's Super Bowl day, I will definitely give you a certain completion date for the video."

The promotion of Super Bowl Day in the past two movies has played an important role, and the promotional plan formulated by the studio is naturally indispensable for Super Bowl midfield advertisements.

The North American release date of the film is temporarily shelved, and the topic gradually shifts to the actors.

"This is a group scene, I need a lot of actors with relatively good acting skills."

Duke told the associate director and executive producer who was in charge of casting, “Zach and Sofia have already made the character script and you can hold a large-scale audition as soon as possible.”

The other actor Duke doesn't care, but the rescue team and James Ryan's candidates must nod to pass.

Compared to pure popcorn films like "Independence Day", "Save Private Ryan" has higher requirements for actors' acting skills. In addition, the main actors participating in the performance also require military training during the preliminary preparations, and the candidates must be determined as soon as possible.

"I have two auditions. I'll send them an invitation as soon as possible." Duke suggested two key characters in the film, "inviting Tom Hanks to John Miller's audition, and Leonardo DiCaprio to James Ryan's audition."

Needless to say, "Forrest Gump" is still screened in North America, and is so popular that it is even regarded by many film critics as a popular Oscar for the Best Actor next year; the latter is not an unknown actor. Not only is he a child star, he was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for "Different Sky" in 1993.

No one objected to Duke's proposal, but Robin Grande reminded him.

"Duke, Tom Hanks may have some problems." These people who often work with him know more about Duke, "He is an actor under Caa."

Duke couldn't help frowning slightly when he heard the name of this familiar agency, but it was not surprising that Caa could occupy half of the Hollywood actor market, and Tom Hanks was under their company.

"Send an invitation to audition," Duke thought for a while, and said, "and send Hanks a full version of the script, if he refuses, forget it."

This is Hollywood, and no one is indispensable. Even if Captain Miller left an extremely deep impression on him, Duke would not be so stupid that he only chose Tom Hanks.

If Tom Hanks is willing to accept the invitation, of course it is best; if you refuse, there are many other actors in Hollywood.

Behind every successful director, there is a strong team with tacit cooperation. Duke is no exception. After long-term cooperation, his team cooperates tacitly. Although there are conflicts between members, there are no huge conflicts of interest, and he can understand some of his intentions. These will make the preliminary preparations much smoother.

The crew will then move to Ireland, and in Los Angeles, it is just some of the most basic preparations, and everything is in an orderly manner.

While preparing for "Save Private Ryan", Duke also received several good news, and his share was paid.

Perhaps it was because it believed that the share of "Independence Day" was a motivating effect. Or perhaps it was because Warner Bros. and Twentieth Century Fox wanted to continue to win over such a successful commercial director, and in mid-October, a large sum of funds were transferred to the Duke Studio's account.

Warner Bros. remitted the last overseas share of "The Island of Death", with a total of more than $7.1 million. In this way, the Duke Studio exchanged a $10 million investment in "The Island of Death", with a gross profit of more than $27.1 million, and the investment profit exceeded $17 million. This investment income ratio, even if you look at the entire Hollywood, can be considered first-class.

The mother's $10 million loan had already been paid, but the interest of $2.71 million was settled. Nancy and the lawyer accountant had to pay a 10% commission of $710,000. The Duke Studio received nearly $12 million in book revenue with "Brave the Deadly Island". Couple Duke received directorial pay, which was enough to pay the copyright transfer fee of the epic masterpiece of $8 million.

A few days later than Warner Bros., Twentieth Century Fox paid the first North American box office share of Independence Day. The base box office share was $300 million. Duke enjoyed 20% of the share, which is $60 million, but there was still some time before the contract payment period, and Fox only paid half of it - $30 million.

This is a huge profit share. If Twentieth Century Fox had not planned to cooperate for a long time, this half would have been delayed until the end of the contract payment period.

In addition, North American box office share and overseas box office share, and others are also. According to Duke's estimate, even at this time next year, the box office share of "Independence Day" will not be fully paid.

In addition, a part of the basic remuneration of "Save Private Ryan" - $3.5 million - has also been received.

Duke has truly entered the ranks of millionaires and is also preparing to spend a lot of money.

On one hand, it was the beach estate in Malibu. Nancy's assistant cut the price to $8.75 million. Duke decided to buy the property after referring to the advice of lawyers, accountants and other professionals.

As long as the funds are in place, the transfer contract and other chores are not a problem. As for the redecoration, Duke temporarily threw it to Nancy Josephson, who only reviewed the final renderings.

On the other hand, in addition to leaving enough daily expenses and maintaining the operation of the Duke Studio, Duke once again looked at the idiot with the stock broker, investing most of the remaining funds in Apple's stocks, and also acquired a small amount of Microsoft's stocks, which will be real estate for a long time to come.

The preliminary work of "Save Private Ryan" also progressed in an orderly manner. After a brief preparation, Duke led the crew to an open-air set near Ireland, Dublin, which will become the crew's base camp, and subsequent preparations will also be carried out there.

Just when Duke was flying to Europe, many Hollywood actors received invitations to auditions. Some actors who did not receive invitations and found out about roles also allowed their public relations and agents to actively seek auditions for them.

"This character has a little bit of a role."

In a house in Los Angeles, Leonardo DiCaprio closed the script and looked at the agent, "According to the setting, it won't appear until the final stage of the film."

The agent does not agree with his statement. This is Duke Rosenberg's invitation. I wonder how many young actors in Hollywood want to receive his audition invitation!

"This role is very important!" The agent patiently persuaded, "Leo, I have seen the full version of the script in the agency. This is the most important and critical role except for the male protagonist. This film is called "Save Private Ryan". The role you play is Ryan!"

"The male lead..." Young people always have a lot of fantasies.

"The male lead is a middle-aged officer!" The agent broke his fantasy. "There is rumors that he will invite Tom Hanks to play this role, and there are not many opportunities to play against Hanks!"

Seeing that Leonardo DiCaprio was a little moved, the agent continued to persuade, "You have to figure it out, Leo. The director of the film is Duke Rosenberg. How many actors have he made famous? His works have world-class influence! Let's put it that way, young actors who want to audition for "Save Private Ryan" can rank from Beverly Hills to Hollywood!"

How many people who enter this circle don’t want to become famous? The agent understands this very well. In his opinion, even if the casting director asks them to bend over and stick their butts up, I’m afraid there will be no fewer people participating in the audition!

"Leo, you entered this circle very early, you should understand," the agent did not stop, "If you want to become a popular movie star, you must enter the mainstream movie circle. Those idiots and mentally retarded characters have brought you Oscar nominations, but they have almost no help to your situation. What you need now is a mainstream movie with huge influence and box office sales!"

The young Leonardo DiCaprio was caught in thinking. Although he was only twenty years old, he was a child star and had a deep understanding of this circle.

"Duke Rosenberg's work is now the guarantee of the top spot. You are one of the two people he personally invited to the audition."

"Prepare a flight ticket to Dublin as soon as possible!"

Hearing this, the agent laughed, and Leonardo asked curiously, "Who is the second person Duke Rosenberg invited?"

"Tom Hanks, he has no competition with you."

Leonardo DiCaprio, who is only twenty years old, is preparing for a trip to Ireland. Tom Hanks, who is almost forty, is hesitating. He likes the script and the role very much. Although it is a group drama, Captain Miller has enough room to play his acting skills. Most importantly, he sees deep humanistic care in the script and the role, which is one of the old men of Oscars’ favorite movie themes.

Currently, the film company and his agency are in public relations. Judging from the feedback, it should be no problem to get the Oscar for Best Actor with Forrest Gump. If you want to get it, it seems a bit difficult. After all, it is too difficult to win the actor Xiao Jinren twice in a row.

The role of Captain Miller is so in line with the academy's appetite. As long as you perform well, you will most likely be nominated again. In addition, the role of Forrest Gump, who may be disappointed this year, will have a chance to win the second best actor, Little Golden Man.

Thinking of this, Tom Hanks looked at the opposite side. It was his agent, Eno Martin from Caa! (To be continued, please search for Piaotianyi, the novel is better, updated and faster!
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