Please give me a monthly ticket and a recommendation ticket!

It took Matthew only ten minutes to get to the second floor and push open the door of Helen Herman's office. The first thing he saw was Sean Daniel, who had supported him. On the single sofa next to Sean Daniel, there was a short middle-aged man sitting.

This person is also familiar with him, Zach Schneider, the director who filmed Britney's MV.

Seeing Matthew come in, Sean Daniel and Zach Schneider both stood up. Matthew quickly took two steps forward and shook hands with Sean Daniel familiarly.

"Have your new film finished?" Matthew had forgotten what the film was called.

"Only a little finishing work is left." Sean Daniel has admired Matthew very much since the beginning, and has not changed yet. He patted Matthew on the arm, "You kid, you are about to develop."

Matthew smiled and said, "It's not your support. Sean, if you don't choose me to be the Scorpion King, I'm probably working in a restaurant at McDonald's or KFC to earn living expenses."

Although he declined Sean Daniel last time, he still accepted this love very much.

Besides, it is beneficial or harmless to say some beautiful things and have a good relationship with a well-known producer who has a close cooperative relationship with Universal Pictures.

Sean Daniel also laughed, turned to look at Zach Schneider, and said, "Matthew, I'll introduce you to a director."

"We know each other." Matthew took the initiative to extend his right hand to Zach Schneider, "Zach, we're meeting again."

Zach Schneider held his right hand, "Hello, Matthew."

After the greetings between the two sides quickly got to the point.

Helen Hermann said first, "Shaun is preparing for a new project and wants to continue working with us."

Sean Daniel gestured to Zach Schneider with his eyes and said, "I am planning a new video. Zach will be the director. We want to invite you to be the leading actor."

Matthew glanced at Helen Herman. Helen Herman didn't have a prompt and couldn't help asking, "Shaan, Zach, can you know what kind of video this is?"

The film directed by Zach Schneider, which left a deep impression on him was the Red Pants and "Batman vs. Superman".

But calculating the time seems to be wrong.

"Do you know George A-Romero's "Dawn of the Living Dead"?" Sean Daniel saw Matthew nodding and said directly, "Universal Pictures and I got the copyright of "Dawn of the Living Dead" from the copyright owner Amsterdam Entertainment Company, and are preparing to remake the video."

After he said this, Matthew immediately remembered it. He seemed to have watched this video. He remembered that he saw the news of George A Romero's death on the Internet, and he also specially published commemorative condolences under the news.

I vaguely remember that George A Romero's classic zombie films were later remakes, but they did not have a very deep impression on him, and he could not tell the difference between the Land of the Living Dead and the Dawn of the Living Dead.

Could it be that Zach Schneider entered the Hollywood movie industry with his remake of zombie films?

Just as Matthew was thinking, Sean Daniel was still talking about some detailed situations, "The Living Dead in 1978 is obviously a cult movie, a milestone in horror movies. We will not shoot a cult movie, and we will apply it to the current popular advanced technology."

Matthew thought and listened, and nodded slowly.

Helen Hermann listened very seriously. Although Sean Daniel is not as good as Jerry Brookheimer, she is also a very outstanding producer and project initiator. The last time she rejected Sean Daniel was simply because the type of the film was completely inconsistent with Matthew's development route. Before Matthew came this time, the two sides had a lot of exchanges. Sean Daniel claimed that he would use Matthew as the male lead to create the script based on his characteristics.

Zombie films are not the mainstream in Hollywood, but they have a considerable audience. Her biggest concern is the quality of the remake.

Hollywood has remakes of classic movies from previous days, but in general, there are fewer successes than failures.

Looking at Sean Daniel and Zach Schneider, Matthew's seriousness is no less than hearing Helen Herman talk about Jack Brookheimer's project.

"I have always liked this type of film since I was a child, and "Dawn of the Living Dead" in 1978 is my favorite. Although similar zombie movies are not uncommon, "Dawn of the Living Dead" is always the most outstanding one. I feel that this type of film has not received the attention it deserves."

Sean Daniel obviously has a lot of ideas, at least it reveals this meaning in his words, "Zombie Legend has a history of thousands of years. They are almost like vampires. To me, zombies are still the perfect villain. They are fearless, tireless, and everywhere. They have only one goal, that is, track, kill and eat you."

To be honest, the first such film that Matthew had seen was the work of George A-Romero, but the one that impressed the most was the "Resident Evil" series.

"At present, I have gathered a screenwriter team to write the script. The script framework and setting have been completed." Sean Daniel smiled and looked at Matthew. "Originally, we solicited George A-Romero's opinions on the script. His idea was to set a female character and continue to use the mall as the main story venue..."

He shook his head, "Universal Pictures and I have doubts about these films. As the absolute protagonists, women will be rejected by a lot of male audiences, and the audience of this type of film is still mainly male."

Matthew didn't speak, but Helen Hermann spoke in time, "So you want to set a male as the absolute protagonist?"

"Yes." Sean Daniel first admitted, and then said in detail, "Every time Stephen Somos writes a script, some characters in it always like to use real characters as prototypes."

Matthew knew that Scorpion King was originally based on Dwayne Johnson as the prototype, and the villain Mannon of "Scorpion King" was the Asian superstar Malma.

Sean Daniel continued, "Stephen Somos is successful every time. I think his approach is worth learning from, so let the screenwriter use Matthew's image and style as the basis to create the male protagonist in the script."

He smiled again, "So, no one is more suitable for this role than Matthew."

"Shawn..." Matthew asked slowly, "Is there a script?"

"It's not finished yet." Sean Daniel's words revealed a strong sense of confidence. "I promise, this is a reimagining of the classics, not a simple repetition. There are many new versions of remakes, I like Kaufman's "Alien of Human Body", Carpenter's "The Strange" and Cronenberg's "The Fly", these are great movies that have not damaged the original film. Zach and I hope that this film can attract new audiences with the zombie movie."

The two seemed to come with great sincerity, and then Zach Schneider said, "Matthew, we have worked together, you should understand my creative passion."

Matthew nodded, "Yes, I never doubted this."

Zach Schneider is undoubtedly a very thoughtful director.

"Sean asked me to be a director because we had a very consistent view during the filming," Zach Schneider added. "I don't have the idea of ​​reshooting, because reshooting means taking the original script and reshooting step by step. What we want to do is replay, it's a re-creation process, and we don't want to compare this video with other videos, this is our version."

Whether it is Sean Daniel or Zach Schneider, after saying so much, he is showing sincerity.

Matthew could hear it, Helen Herman could also hear it. The two looked at each other and the tacit understanding brought by long-term cooperation immediately made Helen Herman ask, "Shawn, there is one thing I don't understand very well."

Sean Daniel seemed very polite, "Helen, if you have any questions, say."

Helen Hermann is an agent and doesn't go around the circle and asks directly, "Why is Matthew? Matthew is not even a second-tier line now."

This is also Matthew's question. He has a good relationship with Sean Daniel, but this relationship really involves big interests and has to stand aside.

Sean Daniel rejected George A-Romero's idea and wanted to create a film with men as the absolute protagonist. Hollywood has a lot of suitable actors, but with such a sincere attitude, they found an angel agency. They have worked together well, which is definitely one reason, but it is impossible for them to be all.

As Helen Herman asked a question, Matthew looked at Sean Daniel and wanted to hear what he said.

"I worked with Matthew and knew Matthew well, and like Stephen Somos said, Matthew is a good actor! And now he is a good actor at the star level!"

Sean Daniel first praised Matthew, and then said, "Zach has also worked with Matthew, and he also hopes to work with Matthew again."

Zach Schneider is the director finalized by Sean Daniel, and of course he has to cooperate with him. At this time, he said, "I have seen all the roles Matthew has started with "Gladiator". I completely agree with Sean's words. Matthew is the most suitable actor."

"Of course, the investment in the film is limited." Sean Daniel is honest, and he is full of sincerity. "The production budget of this film will not exceed $25 million, and we do not have the ability to invite first-tier stars. Matthew may not be as famous as some big stars, but we have conducted a survey and he was very popular after the release of "The Scorpion King".

Matthew still didn't speak out, and the $25 million investment can also be considered a medium-scale production in Hollywood commercial films.
Chapter completed!