Preperation

For this point, MGM and Warner Bros. discussed and reluctantly agreed.

After all, Kevin at this time, if he doesn't cooperate with them, it is actually a very simple thing to find outside funds to enter the market.

The capital market is very obsessed with successful people.

Kevin is currently a sweet pastry in the eyes of capital.

If he releases the wind, his new film will receive external investment, even if it is 100 million US dollars, it is estimated that it will not be long before he can raise enough.

Although the two of them may not be very optimistic about the results of fantasy pirate films, Hollywood also has the habit of chasing the footsteps of winners.

Now that Kevin has succeeded in three consecutive films, they are also willing to take another gamble with Kevin.

Compared with Warner, MGM has more confidence in Kevin. After all, Kevin is a shareholder of MGM. He can't cheat anyone.

Thinking of this, Leiter said decisively:

"MGM, the investment is 40%, and some of the crew members are still handed over to MGM to deduct part of the investment quota."

Robinov no longer hesitated, followed by:

"Then leave the remaining thirty percent to us Warner Bros."

"Follow-up publicity costs will also be apportioned according to this ratio. For a major production of 100 million US dollars, the publicity and distribution costs will be calculated at 20 million US dollars. Is there any problem?"

Robinoff added.

Everyone nodded.

....

After leaving MGM, Kevin came to the Hollywood crew and began to work officially.

"Johnny Depp!"

"arrive!"

"Salma Hayek!"

"arrive!"

"Milla Jovovich!"

"arrive!"

"..."

Zack Snyder, the assistant director, counted the numbers one by one to ensure that the entire crew of more than 100 people were present.

This too looked up at Kevin and waited for his instructions.

More than a hundred people looked at Kevin silently, with different eyes, each with their own different thoughts.

"Everyone, stand up as an actor who is a pirate or a navy in the plot."

Kevin held the loudspeaker and said loudly, his face extremely serious.

Kevin, who was relatively peaceful in life, would be daunting once he came to the theater.

Even when filming Escape from Breakthrough, Jolie didn't dare to make any jokes with Kevin on the set. On the set, they were just actors and directors.

Dozens of actors, including Johnny Depp, stood up, and Kevin continued to say seriously:

"Next, you will have two to three weeks of closed training. The content of the training includes walking posture and swordsmanship training that matches your identity. Now, if you have any questions, you can ask them in advance."

"Once the training starts, if you leave, you must pay the crew a high liquidated damages."

After all, Kevin looked at everyone present with a blank expression.

A black actor stood up, raised his hand and said:

"I have something to do in a few days, can I ask for leave?"

Kevin said coldly:

"Okay, you're fired, now, right away, leave this crew right away."

The black man's expression instantly changed from a questioning expression to a confused expression. He didn't expect that he would be fired just by asking.

Although he had heard that Steve Kevin had a reputation as a tyrant on the set, he was trying it out, but he still didn't expect to be fired like this.

Then his expression changed again, becoming dissatisfied and angry, and he shouted:

"If you do this, I will file a complaint with the Actors Guild. It is our right to ask for leave."

"Do you still want to continue acting in Hollywood?"

Kevin said a direct sentence, and the cold breath suddenly cut off the black people's thoughts.

As a major shareholder of MGM, and the cooperation with Warner Bros. is in the honeymoon period, it is easy for him to block this unknown black actor.

If this black actor is no longer funny, Kevin will really ban him.

The black man lowered his face, did not dare to shout any more, and left here with a sullen face.

Looking at his back, Kevin turned his head to look at Zack Snyder and said:

"Go find an actor and take his place."

Then he turned his head to the front and continued:

"Now, does anyone else have other questions?"

Everyone shook their heads.

"Okay, now, the actors who stand up, follow Director Zach Snyder to the bus outside, and the training location is in the training camp near San Gabriel Mountain, 100 kilometers away."

"The rest of the crew and filming staff are temporarily on vacation, and the post-filming tasks are heavy. Now take care of your spirits."

"Other actors will go through the channels themselves to learn about the pirates that happened between 1720 and 1750. After two to three weeks, I will inform you to conduct a simple understanding and assessment of the events during that period."

"..."

"Okay, let's go now."

After arranging these tasks, the crew started running in an instant.

And Kevin once again came to the self-built studio of Warner Bros.

Located in the wilderness outside Los Angeles, it has a huge area with mountains and forests, which is suitable for shooting various types of movies.

Kevin came here to build the most crucial venue among the Gatby pirates, the cave where Barbossa hides his treasure.

That is the cave full of gold coins.

As soon as we came here, the Warner staff responsible for the venue construction greeted us.

After listening to Kevin's description, the staff led Kevin to the studio.

Kevin's request, there was no scene in the whole set that met, so it had to be built from scratch.

After making a request, estimating a budget, bargaining, and closing the deal.

The construction of the scene was completely handed over to Warner Bros.

Of course, before the official construction, Kevin frantically tortured the experts for three days, trying to restore the cave in his memory as much as possible. At the same time, he also invited professionals to discuss the shape of the rocks under the erosion of the ocean current. , The arrangement of the waterway has been professionally designed one by one.

Finally, there was a cave building drawing that was very in line with Kevin's imagination and at the same time very scientific.

After the drawings were completed, Kevin naturally had no time to supervise the next construction.

However, as a project in which Warner accounted for 30% of the investment, no one dared to make a joke about it. Kevin was very relieved about this.

After arranging this most important location, Kevin told the staff about the design requirements for some scenes of the Black Pearl.

Naturally, it is impossible to complete all the scenes on the Black Pearl and the Black Pearl on board, so there is no way to film.

Part of it must be shot at sea, and part of it must be shot in a studio, plus post-production.

As for the town at the beginning of the movie, the seascape by the sea, Kevin has also chosen the location for the shooting.

That is the port of San Pedro in the city of San Pedro. There is a beautiful sea view nearby, and only a small number of wooden retro buildings need to be built.

In this kind of scene, most of them must still rely on special effects to complete the vision, otherwise, the investment cost will be too great.

unless···

Kevin suddenly thought of an idea, and immediately asked his assistant to contact the local tourist office in San Pedro.

As the location of a movie with an investment of hundreds of millions, and Kevin's hot status in Hollywood at this time, it is reasonable to apply for assistance from the San Pedro City Tourism Bureau to build a Pirates of the Caribbean town. ,

As for why the name Pirates of the Caribbean is used, it is naturally to rub off on the popularity of the movie and help San Pedro attract tourists.