I'm in Hollywood Chapter 256: Because of the suspense

Chapter 256: Because of the suspense

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It's not over yet, according to box office statistics, "The Others" has not dropped in its second week, and even shown a slight increase during the first few working days. "It's very simple," Eric said in response to Jonathan Dem's curiosity at the Sunset Tower Hotel banquet hall, "because of suspense! In 'The Others', I set up enough suspense, such as the fog in the Graces' house, the dream Graces had at the beginning, and the implied anings in the lines. Most importantly, the unexpected ending with the reversal of humans and ghosts has attracted moviegoers to repeatedly enter the cinema to find out the root cause. After all, humans are the most curious animals, and I also gave Disney ideas to promote it through newspapers or TV shows to maximize the curiosity of moviegoers, leading to this situation. "

Jonathan Dem asked again, "So, if there are enough analyses of the plot in the newspaper, gradually solving all the suspense, does it an that the box office potential of this movie will end here?" Eric shook his head and gave a sly smile: "It's inevitable that such analysis will appear in reviews, but don't worry, such a situation is impossible. For instance, there is still the question of why Grace killed her two children, which even the three-hour cut of the Venice screening did not have a clear answer to, only so obscure hints in the dialogue of the characters. According to these hints, soone may think that it was because the Nazi soldiers occupied the island, and in order to avoid being discovered by the enemy, Grace covered the two children and didn't let them make a sound, thus inadvertently killing them. Others may argue that according to the hint, Grace killed the children most likely after the war, so she was either crazy or had other reasons. In short, it is difficult to find a unified answer, and in order to find more evidence to persuade the other party, soone will watch the movie again."

Jonathan Dem seed to have understood sothing, nodding his head. Then he asked, "Eric, when shooting this movie, I've nearly morized the script, but I really don't understand why Grace killed her two children. Do you know what's the matter?"

"Well, I don't know either," Eric replied.

Jonathan Dem looked at him in disbelief, raising his voice in surprise, "You don't know either?"

"Yes, because I never thought about it. At the beginning, I didn't think of any reason why Grace would kill two children. I just wrote out this story, and in the story Grace killed her two children, and then everything in the big house happened."

Jonathan Dem laughed and said, "No wonder you weren't worried. I guess there are many mysteries in it and you don't have the answers for them, right?"

"Bingo!" Eric smiled and snapped his fingers.

The two of them laughed together, and then Jonathan Dem said, "Oh right, Eric, Miss Murdoch contacted about the script of 'The Silence of the Lambs'. I heard you're interested in it. I've agreed to it."

Eric was stunned. Jonathan Dem must have had a reason for bringing up this topic. He asked, "Is there a problem?"

"Yes," Jonathan Di nodded, "Miss Murdoch said that you recomnded Judy Foster to play the female lead. But after I read the script a few tis, I think Michelle Pfeiffer might be more appropriate." Eric recalled and quickly rembered the profile of this woman. Michelle Pfeiffer has good acting skills and has been nominated for several Oscars for her previous roles, but she has no representative works. Moreover, this blond beauty and Claire in Judy Foster's "The Silence of the Lambs" have little similarity.

Although Eric wished that Judy Foster would star in the lead role, he didn't interfere much if Jonathan Dem insisted. Nonetheless, he noticed that the money spent on buying and adapting the rights for the movie seed slightly higher than usual, but he didn't think the little girl had secretly spent three million US dollars. Even if he had found out, he would only have spanked the little girl's butt and been done with it; he still didn't know that Drew had a 30% stake in TG Films.

"Why do you think Michelle Pfeiffer is suitable for the role?" After pondering for a while, Eric still couldn't understand, so he posed the question to Jonathan Dem.

I have seen several of Michelle Pfeiffer's films, especially her Oscar-nominated performances in last year's "Dangerous Liaisons" and "The Witches of Eastwick" with Jack Nicholson, Cher, and Susan Sarandon. Pfeiffer is a very versatile actress, and her acting is more than sufficient to bring diverse characters to life. I think she could make the character of Clarice even more perfect.

Eric nodded, as Jonathan Dem had beco a respected director with the success of "The Silence of the Lambs". Although he knew that if he expressed his opinion, Jonathan, who was still grateful to him for giving him the opportunity, would likely take his advice. However, Eric was no longer a producer, and getting involved in this matter would only lead to unpopularity.

Maybe we can also consider the idea of what would have happened if the lead actress of "The Silence of the Lambs" had been replaced with Michelle Pfeiffer - would it have had the sa effect? It's an interesting thought, isn't it?

According to Jonathan Dem's style, the movie would be almost the sa as the original one, replacing the lead actress to prove if it's the character that makes the actor, or the actor that makes the character. Eric and Jonathan discussed the idea, and Eric suggested that if Jonathan could convince Liz to take the lead role, he could go ahead with his plan. Jonathan nodded confidently and after a few words, the two parted ways. Eric then andered through the crowd at the party, passing by a dining table, when he inadvertently heard a few people gathered together seemingly talking about sothing related to "The Others". He then curiously joined in.

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