Who are the big names in Hollywood that Luc Besson fought against during the production of "The Big Blue"? ?

Rights that were transferred before the script was drafted

In the same year, a surprising fact was discovered. By the time Beatty invited Besson to the mansion where Room Runner was located, he had brought the project to Fox and had secured a production budget of $500,000. It was Marjorie Israel, the interpreter, who handed over the copyright to Beatty. In other words, by the time Besson had not written the script, ``The Big Blue'' had become someone else's property.

1987. Besson met directly with Beatty in order to regain the rights to his work and his dignity as a filmmaker. It is said that Beatty never once looked at Besson as he continued to apologize. Not only that, but he asked for $500,000 through his lawyer to waive his rights. Gaumont agreed to this, and the fishy secret drama came to an end.

According to Besson, the last time they met, Beatty must have been very annoyed at being dressed up by a young Frenchman. But when you think about it, it's ironic. Beatty, who has fallen in love with co-stars such as Natalie Wood, Julie Christie, Diane Keaton, Madonna, and his current wife, Annette Bening, as if it were a ritual, and has reigned in Hollywood as a hit maker at the same time, is treated as a young child. However, Besson now heads up EuropaCorp, which has produced 40 films in the past 10 years.

At least in terms of the number of works he published, he far surpassed Beatty at his peak. Not just as a filmmaker. Although the probability is not as high as Beatty's, Anne Parillaud (`` Nikita ''), Milla Jovovich (`` Joan of Arc ''), and others are similar to the playboys who not only fall in love but even marry the leading actress. The two people who once opposed each other may have been similar from the beginning.

Let's take a trip to that sea once again!!

However, the movie ``The Big Blue'' is undoubtedly an eternal masterpiece. Even if the director has been fatefully baptized by time and transformed. Even now, when I close my eyes, I can vividly see the deep blue sea where Jack and Enzo race to dive, and the sight of dolphins jumping across the pale, moonlit surface of the water. Luc Besson once made such a dream-like movie.

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If possible, I would like you to take us once again to that visual world, to that youthful sensibility, and to that sea!! Isn't that the hidden wish of " The Big Blue Generacion"? Is it?

source:"The world of The Big Blue Besson” (published by Sony Magazines)

Text: Kiyoto Kiyoto

Transitioned from the apparel industry to a movie writer. He regularly writes reviews for Eiga.com, Pia, J.COM Magazine, Tokyo Walker, Yahoo! News personal "Kiyoto Seito's Cinema Gym", etc. She has written books such as ``Learn from Audrey's Stylish Practice Book'' (published by Kindai Eigasha), which utilizes her knowledge of fashion. Currently in charge of commentary on BS10 Star Channel's movie information program "More Movies."

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