Michael Jackson aimed to direct movie about foster children

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"Michael told me often he felt like he grew up as an orphan, like a foster kid, because he never was in one home," Stoller said. "To him every hotel was like a different foster home. He said he used to sit in the window and see kids playing outside and cry because he couldn't be part of that."
MJ告訴我他覺得自己就像個孤兒，像個被收養的兒童，因為他從不曾長時間呆在同一個家中。對MJ來說，每個酒店就像是不同的孤兒家庭，他常常坐在窗邊，看著孩子們玩耍，自己獨自在哭，因為他不能加入他們。

Stoller optioned the book for $1 -- initially without telling Burch about Jackson's involvement. When he did tell him, Stoller said the author was excited to work with the singer.
stoller一開始沒有告訴Burch（書本作者）MJ有參與。後來當這個作家知道后，非常興奮能與這個歌手合作。

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Jackson, meanwhile, was concerned that Burch, then 67 and suffering from cancer, might not survive to see the movie made. So Stoller suggested bringing Burch to Neverland in 2003, where Jackson turned the tables and interviewed him for what was to be a TV special and for the eventual DVD.
與此同時，MJ也在擔心Burch，這個67歲受著癌症折磨的作家，可能沒有機會看他執導的電影了。所以stoller在2003年提議帶Burch到neverland，MJ在那時改變了主意，和Burch談到可能準備出個電視特輯或DVD。

During their highly charged conversation, Jackson asked the author if he had ever considered suicide. Burch said he had, and Jackson said he too had considered it during his darkest days. (A clip from this footage is available at THR.com.)
在他們充滿激情的對話中，MJ問道這個作家是否考慮過自殺？Burch說他曾想過，MJ說在他自己最黑暗最困難的時期也想過自殺。

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自杀？ 极其怀疑这个的可信度。。 迈走了 他们怎么说都可以吧。。 为了电影、为了这书的销量。。

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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – Three months before his death, Michael Jackson committed to co-directing and financing a movie -- a poignant drama about foster children -- and planned to get started as soon as he completed his London concerts.
　　洛杉矶（好莱坞报道） - 在去世前的3个月，迈克尔杰克逊致力于共同指导和资助电影——一个讲述寄养儿童的剧本——并计划在完成伦敦演唱会后启动。
The news is the latest in a series of revelations that are helping to shed light on the pop star's passions and projects, even as the investigation into his abuse of prescription drugs and a tussle over custody of his children rage on.
　　这是一系列有关这位巨星的情感与工作计划乃至调查他的滥用处方药和遗孤监护权之争等消息中最近的一个。
The movie project also is eerily keyed to one of the most haunting aspects of Jackson's life: his apparent feeling that the Jackson 5's huge success robbed him of his childhood.
　　这一电影项目揭示了杰克逊生命的一部分：他明显感觉到，Ｊ5的巨大成功，夺走了他的童年。
"He was very excited about making movies and wanted his hands on everything, from working on screenplays to producing, to writing the music. However, he never showed any interest in acting," B-movie producer, writer and director Bryan Michael Stoller said of Jackson, who starred in the 1978 pic "The Wiz."
“他对拍电影非常兴奋，并希望涉足各个工作，撰写剧本，写音乐。然而，他对表演从未表现出任何兴趣有” B-movie 的制片人、作家和导演布赖恩.迈克尔.斯托勒这样说到杰克逊，他曾是“The Wiz”的演职人员。
Stoller said he had a 23-year friendship with the pop star and was his partner in the film company Magic Shadows. He was to have co-directed the movie, called "They Cage the Animals at Night," which Stoller said they had been developing for seven years.
斯托勒说他与杰克逊有着２３年的友谊，他们也是Magic Shadow公司的合作伙伴。他过去已经协助指导了一部影片，叫"They Cage the Animals at Night,"斯托勒说他们已经开展这个项目有７年的时间了。
INSPIRED BY BOOK

The project was based on a 1985 book about the real-life experiences of author Jennings Michael Burch, who bounced around foster homes as a child. Jackson showed the book to Stoller in 2002 at his Neverland estate and asked if he wanted to produce and co-direct a movie version.
　　该项目基于一本1985年出版的图书，詹宁斯.克尔.伯奇在书中描述了作为一个被收养的孩子在寄养家庭的生活。2002年，杰克逊在梦幻庄园向斯托勒展示了这本书，问他是否想据此制作一部电影版。

"Michael told me often he felt like he grew up as an orphan, like a foster kid, because he never was in one home," Stoller said. "To him every hotel was like a different foster home. He said he used to sit in the window and see kids playing outside and cry because he couldn't be part of that."
　　“迈克尔经常跟我说他就像孤儿一样的长大，像一个被寄养的孩子，因为他总是不在同一个家里。”斯托勒说，“对他来说，每一个酒店就像不同的寄养家庭，他说他经常哭着站在窗前看外面的孩子玩耍，因为他不能成为他们的一份子。”
Stoller optioned the book for $1 -- initially without telling Burch about Jackson's involvement. When he did tell him, Stoller said the author was excited to work with the singer.
　　斯托勒花１美元就拿到了书的改编权——最初他并没有告诉Burch（伯奇　作者）杰克逊也参与其中，当他告诉他的时候，斯托勒说作者对与杰克逊一起工作感到非常地兴奋。

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Stoller recorded their meeting, an addition to a collection of videos he made with Jackson over the years, and to hours of audio recordings from their meetings.
Stoller把多年來他們的會議影像、音頻等等都錄下來了。

Stoller told The Hollywood Reporter he has now come forward because he believes this material humanizes his friend at a time when much myth-making about Jackson is taking place. The producer also is marketing his video, audio and photos either for outright sale or as a project he would produce and direct.
stoller說他現在站出來，是相信這些東西能對他身邊的朋友起到教化作用，現在關於MJ的影片已有太多杜撰成分。他還在想這些影片和音頻是應毫無保留地售出，還是由他來製作和執導再播放出來。

He said he already has had interest from NBC, CBS and E!
他說NBC,CBS.E!已經對此非常感興趣。

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呵呵，pinky0914 已经在翻译了，我就不翻了。

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呼~~~~~~~~~~·本来平静下来了，现在又。。。。

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But insiders in the Jackson camp said there was no formal deal in place for any Jackson involvement in "Cage"; discussions between the artist and Stoller occurred when Jackson was without management, which may have frowned on any distractions as he prepared for the London shows.
但知情人透露，從來沒有任何關於這部電影的正式協議說明MJ有參與其中。（後面一段不太理解。。。。）

CAST AWAY' CAST OFF

Jackson's last film foray was a 2005 comedic farce, "Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls," produced, written and directed by Stoller and starring Eric Roberts. Jackson is briefly in the movie as Agent M.J., who comes to the rescue of various characters on a beam of light. The movie was a direct-to-DVD release sold briefly at Blockbuster stores.
（大意）MJ最後一部電影是2005年的一部喜劇電影《漂流女孩》，是stoller編劇并執導的。MJ在裡面本色出演（等等。。。。。）

When Jackson was indicted on child molestation charges shortly after its release, Blockbuster pulled the film from its shelves. "Miss Cast Away" has been sold overseas by Showcase Entertainment, and Stoller said he has offers for a new domestic video release for Jackson's last movie appearance.
這部電影發行后不久MJ就被戀童案指控，blockbuster也將電影下架，電影被賣到海外，stoller說將會發行一個新的國內版本

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"They Cage the Animals" also was affected by the molestation charges, Stoller said. In 2003 the producer arranged a three-hour meeting in a Universal City hotel between Jackson and Mel Gibson, who besides being an actor is a producer and partner in Icon Prods. "They got along great," Stoller said. "It was kind of funny. Mel was a little nervous. He was hugging a pillow the whole time, kind of playing with it. Michael was kind of shy."
"They Cage the Animals"也受到戀童案影響，stoller說道。2003年，製作人為MJ和Mel gibson（演員兼製片）組織了一個3小時的會議。”他們相處得很好，而且有趣的是，Mel有點緊張。他一直在抓著枕頭，好像在玩。MJ則很害羞。“

Icon signed a deal to develop the project with a budget of $12 million-$20 million, according to Stoller, who was paid by Icon to write the screenplay. A couple of months later, when Jackson was indicted in Santa Barbara, Calif., Icon dropped the project, and Gibson stopped returning Stoller's phone calls. There were news reports in 2005 that Icon had dropped the project. A spokesman for Icon said the company briefly was involved in developing it in 1995 but had lost interest by 1997. Stoller has a copy of his contract with Icon dated 2002.
根據stoller說到，這個計劃已達成協議，並且有1200萬到2000萬的預算，幾個月后，當MJ在Santa Barbara被指控后，Icon公司又把這個項目放棄了。Gibson也沒有再回電話給stoller。2005年有報道稱Icon已放棄計劃。Icon發言人說，在95年是曾參與過這個計劃，但97年已經失去興趣了。stoller稱有這份合約的副本，日期是2002年。

Stoller said Icon still owns the screenplay, but an Icon representative rebutted that, saying the company has had no involvement or ownership for 10 years. Gibson declined comment for this report.
stoller說Icon仍有這份電影劇本。 但Icon的代理人反駁了這一點，說公司已10年沒有插手，亦沒有物權。Gibson對此報道拒絕評論

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英文。。。。
谁能翻译一下。。。

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Jackson lost contact with Stoller for about two years during the period when the singer was on trial. But after his acquittal, Jackson reached out to him. They had watched dozens of movies in the Neverland theater; Stoller said Jackson's favorite was "To Kill a Mockingbird," and that they also discussed doing a remake of the comedy musical "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang."
MJ在審訊的兩年期間與stoller失去聯繫。但當MJ宣告無罪之後，他又再次找到stoller。他們在neverland的戲院里看了10多部電影。stoller說MJ最愛的電影是"To Kill a Mockingbird," ，又說到他們談論著要重制一部音樂戲劇Chitty Chitty Bang Bang."

"When Jackson called in 2007, he still had movies on his mind," Stoller said. "He had begun to purchase movie production equipment. He was always asking how things work, but I never saw him really work things. But he wanted all the toys. He bought a dolly and wanted me to show the kids how to use it because they were using it as a play toy, riding around on it."
”當MJ 2007年找我時，他仍然把電影工作放在心頭。“。stoller說，”他開始買一些拍電影要用的設備，經常問這些東西怎么用，但我從真正看見他使用。他倒是把這些當玩具，他買了一個攝影機手推車，想叫我教孩子們怎么用，因為他們都騎在上面當玩具。“ MJ真抽風啊!!哈哈

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谢谢pinky0914的翻译~
真希望能看到这部作品~

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我英文水平不好...是邁打算演唱會後製作電影麽- -

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Jackson wasn't interested in making a blockbuster. "He wanted to do movies the Academy would like," Stoller recalled.
MJ對做大生意沒什麽興趣。”他希望做些電影學會會喜歡的電影。“stoller回憶道。

Three months before Jackson's death, he and Stoller had "a pretty serious meeting" about reviving "They Cage the Animals" as an indie feature, the producer said.
MJ死前三個月，曾和stoller有過一個很嚴肅的會議，關於恢復製作”"They Cage the Animals"，把它造為一個獨立影片。

"Michael was going to put up $8 million and not have to deal with any studios or producers and then take it to the studios afterward," Stoller said. "He was very passionate about being a director. He was determined to make this movie."
“MJ準備投入800萬並且不需要與任何製作人或攝影棚交易，”stoller說，“他確實對於導演一職充滿著熱情，他下定決定要拍這部電影。”

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終於譯完...............  我真慢............= =