NOTES OF 23/11/03 MEETING
IN RE: "HAIL TO JACK CHO" aka "'04 BRUCE LEE VEHICLE"
present: James Cameron, director; Lloyd A. Silverman, producer; Calvin
Broadus aka "Snoop Dogg," executive producer.
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Meeting called to order.
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JC states emphatically that HTJC script cannot be shot as-is. LAS and CB concur.
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SD suggests that JC script-doctor himself, citing past action film successes,
crossover drama success e.g. Titanic, etc.
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LAS cites clause in Bruce Lee's contract forbidding any tampering with script.
Clause predates studio's relationship with Lee and was present in contract
when acquired in Viacom deal. CA state law esp. unforgiving in re: preexisting
contracts. Contract renegotiation necessary before we can afford to even raise
this issue.
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SD asks whether contract renegotiation is an option at this point. LAS replies
that as we all already expecting to go over-budget on "Hail to Jack Cho," and
as we can all remember the exhilarating first-weekend grosses of Lee's last
film, "Bruce Leesiac," proposing renegotiation probably unwise at
this point. SD responds that the film is completely unshootable and will cause
audiences to stay away in droves, as there is neither action nor drama in it.
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After a long silence, meeting adjourned.