Outside the hotel, Aaron ran into Julia Roberts and her boyfriend, Kiefer Sutherland, as they faced interviews from reporters!
"One Meg Ryan last year, one Julia Roberts this year—both became famous overnight."
Aaron smiled and pulled Nicole Kidman into his arms. "Next year, it'll be you!"
Nicole Kidman shook her head. "That'll be difficult. I'm not American, so even if I star in a hugely successful movie, I still won't have the same influence as them."
"Besides, I won't be called a Hollywood Sweetheart."
"Let's go back," Aaron said. Nicole Kidman still had a clear head.
Once the Ghost crew had been assembled, the financial personnel sent by Credit Suisse First Boston also arrived to supervise the use of the 12 million US dollars in funding.
Edward Zwick also invited a producer he had worked with before to join them, and rehearsals for Ghost were arranged in a soundstage at Sony Studios in Culver City.
Screenwriter Bruce Robin and David Fincher had both been hired by Aaron as producers to assist him.
"David, isn't any studio or producer looking for you to direct a movie right now?"
Aaron was chatting with David Fincher in the office.
As far as he knew, 20th Century Fox's Alien 3 had already begun production.
And if he remembered correctly, David Fincher was supposed to be its director.
David Fincher shook his head. "There isn't any specific script, and I want to wait until your Ghost finishes filming before giving it serious thought."
Aaron smiled, stood up, and patted him on the shoulder. "Phone Booth was a success. Your future is limitless!"
By mid-May, Phone Booth's box office run had ended at 34 million US dollars, and Dawn Pictures received more than 600,000 US dollars in final box office payments from 20th Century Fox.
However,