America Tycoon: The Wolf of Showbiz

Chapter 778 - 771: Conquering You On The Spot

"Oh, David, have you studied him in detail?" Martin clapped his hands, "That's great."

David Fincher summed it up briefly, "Before I directed 'Fight Club', I had deeply re

Mene explained, "Since Nolan's arrival in Hollywood, Jonathan Nolan has been his exclusive screenwriter. 'Memento,' 'Insomnia,' 'The Prestige,' 'Inception,' and the 'Batman' series, all scripted by Jonathan. Now that Director Nolan has made his name, Jonathan has also become a golden screenwriter."

Martin understood, "Jonathan isn't satisfied just being a golden screenwriter, or maybe Christopher Nolan's screenwriter brother?"

Mene answered, "Exactly, that's the gist. According to Emma, 'Interstellar' will be the last collaboration between the Nolan Brothers, at least for the short term."

At that moment, Martin remembered 'Memento' and asked, "Did they fall out?"

"No, they haven't fallen out, just some disagreements, nothing to the extent of a fallout," Mene considered his words, "From what Emma said, if the Nolan Brothers continued to work together, a fallout would be inevitable. Their relationship might actually be better if they stop collaborating for now."

Martin could relate; it was rare for brothers in business together not to fall apart in the end.

The most typical example in Hollywood was the Weinstein brothers—it wouldn't have been so quick and so dire for Harvey without Bob's backstabbing.

Sebastian knocked and came in, ready to give Martin his piano lesson.

Mene took this as the right moment to leave.

Martin set aside the whirlpool of thoughts in his head and concentrated on practicing the piano.

After the hour-long piano lesson, he moved to the dance studio on the other side to take targeted dance training from Mandy Moore.

In the current shooting schedule, the male lead that Martin played would have a solo dance as well as a duet with the female lead.

Mandy Moore's choreography was already complete.

Martin had a certain foundation in dance and, coupled with long-term combat training, his flexibility was decent, so coping with the filming wasn't an issue.

After all, the shooting could be done through multiple camera takes, so he didn't need to dance continuously.

After a brief rest at noon, Martin attended a preparatory meeting with Louise and Director Damien Chazelle.

The story was entirely set in Los Angeles, and the crew would be shooting throughout Los Angeles. The interior scenes had been arranged at Disney Studio, and location scouting for the exterior had begun.

When the meeting ended, Martin and Louise left the small conference room together.

As they walked, Martin said, "About that project with multiple personalities, I have a choice for screenwriter—Jonathan Nolan."

Louise of course knew who Jonathan was, "Even though the script for 'Interstellar' was already done, Jonathan Nolan has only worked with Christopher Nolan in these recent years."

Martin said, "Definite news—the collaboration between the Nolan brothers is on hold for now. Jonathan wants to go out on his own, and I think he's a great fit for adapting this subject."

He gave an example, "The initial idea for 'Memento' came from Jonathan. A strong and unstable psychological element has always been a feature of Jonathan's screenwriting, and it's clearly reflected in the main characters of several Nolan films."

Louise understood certain people's thoughts within the industry, "Jonathan, leaving the Nolan team to be independent, surely isn't satisfied with merely being a screenwriter. He likely has ambitions to direct as well."

Martin didn't recall Jonathan Nolan directing any remarkable films beyond his screenwriting, "Contact Jonathan for me. If he's willing to be the screenwriter, we'll make him a very good offer. If he insists on directing as well, there's no need to continue the discussion."

"Sure," Louise felt Jonathan was a very fitting choice for the screenwriter, "I'll have a talk with Jonathan myself."

Martin followed Louise into her office. Suddenly his phone rang—it was Musk calling, inviting him out for drinks that evening.