S1m0ne
Mr Taransky...?
She's...
She's walking?
Don't tell me
she's walking.
She can't walk.
Nicola!
This, this...
- Not this.
- Nicola...? How was your massage?
You're in breach.
Cigarette.
Is this about the new pages?
I made the changes...
all the changes
you wanted.
You are virtually
in every scene.
It is not the size
of the role, Viktor.
Am I, or am I not
entitled
to the biggest trailer
on the lot? Hmm?
It's the biggest
on earth. I swear.
It's a 50-foot
Airstream.
They don't make them
any longer.
- Taller, Viktor.
- Taller?
- Taller!
- What?
Eh...?
- You've insulted me for the last time.
- You're right.
It's actually...
it's actually taller.
- You're right. It's amazing.
- Coffee?!
Wait a minute...
The tyres are overinflated.
See? It's just this.
See? Look. Here.
- This is so sad.
See, it's lower already.
- Nicola, please, don't do this to me.
I only signed on
to this picture out of loyalty.
Well, then show me some.
They're going to shut me down!
It's not working, Viktor.
I mean, my God!
The scene with
the thousand geese?
I don't understand
this film!
Nobody is going
to understand this film.
Look, I already put out a press release
citing 'creative differences, '
- So just let it go.
- You went to the press?
- Do we have everything?
- Alright. You know what? You're right.
You are right.
And when you're right, you're right.
- Thank you.
- Let me help you with these.
You ought to go.
I don't deserve you.
Oh.
This film doesn't
deserve you.
It deserves much
much better than you!
'Creative differences'? The difference
is you're not creative.
To hell, please.
Jack? Jack
are you there?
She's good.
You can hardly tell
she's reading off a Teleprompter.
I'm right here.
Right beside you.
Look. I've analysed
this footage.
We've got everything
we need in the can already.
If I could just make
the proper adjustments
we can finish this film
without her.
According to the writ
her attorneys filed at noon today
they'll sue if the film is released
with Nicola in a single frame.
They will sue, Viktor.
They're serious.
So let's recast.
Nicola Anders is the only actress
in the world that could play that part.
- It's a remake, Hal.
- That's right.
Nicola is not bigger
than this picture.
Of course
she is, Viktor.
No other 'name'
is going to sign on now.
Who needs a name?
We'll cast an unknown.
I'm not going to play
opposite an unknown.
- We can't sell an unknown.
- The numbers don't work.
If we ever want to be in
the Nicola Anders business again
we have to cut our losses
and shelve the picture.
No! I will not give in
to that blackmailing...
Viktor
let's take a walk.
Ridiculous performance.
- I told you she was bad.
- No, yours in there.
Why do you always have to make things
so difficult for yourself?
Difficult?
I'm being difficult?
Yes. Mm-hmm.
Elaine, do you know
what these are?
- 'Mike 'n' lke's'?
- They're not just any 'Mike 'n' lke's, '
these are cherry
'Mike 'n' lke's. '
Do you know why I
Viktor Taransky
two-time Academy Award-
nominated director...
That was
'Short Subject. '
...overseeing the most
cherished movie project
of my entire career, am walking
around with... look, look...
pockets full
of these things?
- I have a feeling you'll tell me.
- I'm going to tell you.
Because Ms Nicola Anders...
supermodel with a SAG card...
has it written in her contract
that all cherry 'Mike 'n' lke's'
be removed from her candy dish
along with strict instructions
that any room she walks into
must have seven packs
of cigarettes waiting for her...
three of them opened;
that there be a personal Jacuzzi
within 80 paces
of her dressing room;
and any time she travels, her nanny
must fly with her first-class.
So, what's wrong
with that?
Elaine, she doesn't
have children.
Don't you see?
They're mocking us.
We're at their mercy.
What happened?
We always had movie stars, but
they used to be our stars, remember?
We were the ones that would
tell them what to do.
We would tell them
what to wear
- Who to date...
- That's what you want?
When they were under contract to us
we could change their names at will.
- Yeah... more than once.
- Viktor, do you realise
you're nostalgic for an era
you weren't even born in?
I do remember why I got
into this business.
- You seem to have forgotten.
- Oh, please. Come on.
New York... Cassavetes.
Remember?
- Here we go.
- What were we doing?
We were trying to make something
important. I don't know.
- Shine a light in that darkened cinema.
- It's called a projector.
Illuminate hearts and minds
with a ray of truth.
- Okay.
- I thought that's what we were doing.
I have good memories
of those days, too.
I do, but this isn't about that...
or you, or me
or some high-minded ideal.
This is business.
- Spare me.
- Look around.
Who do you think
pays for all of this?
This is about
investment and return.
I'm not interested
in investment and return!
I'm not interested in who pays for
anything! I'm trying to make a movie!
I'm responsible
for this, Viktor.
Those days
in New York...
it's over, Viktor.
You're not renewing
my contract?
How can I?
Your last three
pictures tanked.
No bankable star is going
to work with you after this.
I mean, if you just
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