"Hollywood, on the other hand, is willing to put money and time into developing the script," says Tong, adding that they don't start recruiting a production team until the writing is finished. And post-production can stretch on for up to six months. Also, there are plenty of A-list and B-list actors to choose from, so it isn't always necessary to plan things around one particular star.
「而好萊塢卻願意出錢、花時間去培育劇本」，唐季禮說，劇本沒寫好不可能開始找工作人員，後製作可以「磨」半年；此外一級、二級演員很多，劇本不一定要為某位演員量身打造。