America: Starting with the acquisition of MGM

Chapter 324 322. What to do without Hulk?

"What to do? Tell me what to do? We have to do something!" Angry roars can be heard from time to time in Disney's office.

Michael Aeneas is angry again. Although he has been angry recently, he is particularly angry today.

Everyone knows the reason. It is nothing more than the poor box office of "The Chronicles of Narnia".

The box office for one week has been released, just over 40 million US dollars. This is a terrible number, a number that should not appear.

As a new film, and a commercial blockbuster with book fans as the foundation, it only ranks fourth in the box office rankings this week, and it is not even in the top three.

Ranked third is the damn "Inception", as "Spider-Man 2" was released on the same day.

Peter Parker has dropped to sixth place. God knows that this bullshit dream story has such a strong stamina.

Fortunately, the second place is our own "The Incredibles", but the equally damn "Assassins" got a box office of 31 million US dollars, biting the fifth place.

There are also low-budget movies such as "Kung Fu" and "Napoleon the Great" that have also squeezed into the top 20 of the list.

The most unacceptable thing is that the champion was actually taken by "Iron Man", which took a terrifying box office of 167 million US dollars in one week.

Although it did not break the box office record of 188 million US dollars set by "Transformers", it was already the best result in 2004.

Michael Aeneas was so angry that his teeth were about to break. There is no doubt that it was a huge mistake to temporarily move "The Chronicles of Narnia" to the Christmas season.

Eric Cooper is too good at marketing and hype.

The fools who were fooled by a bullshit dream-fulfilling journey walked into the cinema and took out real money to pay tribute to him.

Look outside, everyone is talking about Iron Man, Iron Man, Iron Man, and he wants to vomit when he hears these letters.

Why doesn't anyone say Narnia, Narnia, Narnia?

"I need your opinions. What should we do with The Chronicles of Narnia? James, you go first!"

The man with glasses who was called pushed his nose bridge: "Boss, judging from the current situation, The Chronicles of Narnia is in a very bad situation."

"Iron Man is too strong, and the most important thing is that Captain America will be released soon."

"Have you seen the last Easter egg of Iron Man? The bald man played by Samuel Jackson said that there is not one superhero in the world. There is no doubt that this paves the way for Captain America."

"Although the connection between the two movies is not a sequel, there must be factors that can be connected together."

"Now many audiences are interested. In other words, Iron Man will drive Captain America to take Get a decent box office, even if the latter is a bad movie. "

Michael Aeneas waved his hand to interrupt him: "I don't want you to analyze the shitty situation, I want to hear solutions, come up with good ideas."

"Uh, sorry, boss, give me some more time."

Michael Aeneas's anger instantly jumped up, and he wanted to scold but held back, looking at the marketing department: "What do you think?"

"Boss, judging from the box office in a week, we have already lost the front battlefield, and the box office of "The Chronicles of Narnia" is almost impossible to improve."

"But the key issue now is that the movie has a good reputation. I think instead of over-emphasizing the current box office, it is better to consider whether it is necessary to make a sequel."

Everyone looked at Michael Aeneas, and he was also in a headache.

I'm not afraid that you are bad, I'm not afraid that you are good, I'm afraid that you are not good or bad.

Make a sequel, what if it is well-received but not popular, and lose more miserably.

Don't make a sequel, it's a pity to waste a big IP.

Just like you and your wife have two children, one is your own and the other is not your own. In this case, you will probably have to argue with your wife for the rest of your life.

"Boss, I actually have a suggestion that we can discuss."

"What?"

"Why not withdraw the film? The Chronicles of Narnia has a good reputation, but the collision is too serious. Changing the film to another time will definitely bring in good box office."

Hearing this, Michael Aeneas rejected it without thinking.

What a joke, it was originally pulled in temporarily. If you play the trick of withdrawing the film, no matter how stupid the audience is, they will realize that they have been teased and insulted.

And running away in such a humiliated way, doesn't it mean that Disney has admitted defeat?

Seeing that he disagreed, the meeting room fell into silence.

In fact, the mentality of the crowd has slowly changed. When your opponent can't be killed or even starts to counterattack, the morale will naturally be greatly weakened.

After fighting for so long, what's the point of fighting? Isn't it just losing some voice? Your voice is also snatched from others.

MGM is doing streaming, so can't we do it too? The market is so big, and no one is stopping you.

Tired, except for these company executives, everyone is a little tired, but no one dares to say it.

The hottest star these days is undoubtedly Robert Downey Jr.

If we only count the movie blessing, Bale, Tobey Maguire, Neeko and others are not weaker than him.

The key is that his own experience has made him gain great attention.

Everyone knows what Downey was like before, a drug addict for many years, and a piece of mud that can't be helped.

Alcoholism, drunk driving, gun possession, trespassing.

He is on the social news almost every three or five days, and has been to the police station many times, a standard garbage scum.

So he ruined his marriage, and his wife and children were separated, and he was hated by everyone.

But this time he turned over a new leaf and continued to show his good side.

What is this?

This is a classic plot in Hollywood bad boy movies.

It is often said that when a bad guy suddenly finds his conscience and does a good thing, everyone will be very moved and feel that human nature is still alive.

Downey is undoubtedly this type of person. People who didn't like him before began to like him, and people who thought he was good liked him even more.

He apologized to people he had hurt many times by appearing on shows, doing publicity, accepting interviews, and attending charity events.

The media also interviewed his ex-wife Sarah Jessica Parker, the heroine of "Sex and the City".

She smiled and sent her blessings to the man she had lived with for seven years.

"I'm very happy to see that he has finally reformed. It's great that he can overcome himself."

"I haven't watched "Iron Man" yet, but I will take time to watch it. I also wish him all the best."

"Contact? No, we haven't been in touch for a long time. The past is over. Let those troubles go with the wind."

Iron Man is killing it in the movie market, and the music market has also received good news.

Arista and Avril officially announced the termination of the contract, and Avril immediately joined Meiyi.

In front of the media, Eric and Michael held a signing ceremony for her, and the punk girl joined the Meiyi family.

I immediately prepared to record songs and quickly recorded and released "Something just like this".

Time passed, and in the expectation of countless audiences, "Captain America" ​​also landed on the big screen half a month later.

Nick Fury's words that there is more than one superhero in the world are enough to make many people realize that there must be a connection between the two movies. It depends on how the story is told.

On the red carpet, Chris Evans waved to everyone and was asked when "Transformers 2" would be released?

He laughed: "I don't know the details. You know that the post-production of this kind of movie is the most important, but the real-life scenes have actually been filmed."

"Will it be released in the summer? Summer is the most suitable time."

Chris Evans shrugged and pointed at Eric: "I really don't know. You might as well ask him instead of asking me."

"What?"

"Today is Captain America's home court, not the Autobots. Let's get our attention back, okay?"

Eric didn't answer either. Although he didn't direct the second part, he has been paying close attention to the production process.

The movie has been completed for the most part, and it can be released in the summer.

According to the usual practice of movies, the release date should have been announced long ago, but now the situation is changing and the release date may be changed at any time. It's hard to say.

On the big screen, Steve Rogers walked out of the petri dish and turned from a skinny chicken into a sturdy ostrich.

Especially the exposed upper body, the smooth and firm pectoral muscles made many female audiences shout Wow!

This section is not the special effects of the original version, but the real shot of Chris Evans working out and putting on makeup.

He was exhausted this year. Sam required a small body, and Captain America required a big muscle. He could only work out hard under the plan of the nutritionist in order to achieve the effect in a short time.

Think about the first time he interviewed Sam, Eric asked him to lose weight.

How cool it was at that time, how painful it was to work out again.

But playing with real effects is good, especially the battlefield scenes, as long as the actions that can be done are shot in real time.

The martial arts guidance team invited from Hong Kong played a sharp style of punching to the flesh.

Every punch and kick can fully demonstrate the strength and fighting skills of Captain America. You must know that this hero is set to be proficient in hundreds of fighting skills.

In order to learn, Chris Evans also suffered a lot, but after the filming, he confidently said that he could beat ten.

This version written by Eric cut the entertainment part and strengthened the war part.

In particular, a battle scene with the Red Skull was added.

As the big boss, although the Red Skull looks like an intellectual character, he is actually a super soldier in the setting.

His physical fitness and combat skills are not inferior to Captain America at all, and the two are classic old rivals.

Watching the Red Skull holding a sword and colliding with Captain America's sound-absorbing golden shield on the big screen, the two fought from weapons to fists and feet.

Several tons of steel and stone were smashed into slag, which made the audience scream with excitement.

Until Captain America drove the spacecraft and fell to the bottom of the sea with the Cosmic Cube in his farewell to Agent Carter.

Seeing this scene, many viewers were a little confused.

What does this mean? It feels wrong.

The length of the movie is almost over, but the plot is obviously not finished, and there is still a lot to go.

Especially the connection with Iron Man is not at all.

It's not completely absent. To be more precise, there is a connection with Iron Man's father Howard Stark.

But now is World War II after all, Iron Man is in the modern era, and the two are decades apart, and it seems impossible to build together.

The scene changed, and Captain America slowly opened his eyes while lying on the hospital bed. The surroundings were still the same as in the last century, but the radio competition betrayed the plot.

Steve Rogers directly broke out of the SHIELD base and rushed out in one go.

In the desolate and grand BGM, there are high-rise buildings, neon lights, passers-by wearing modern clothes, and completely new car models.

Everything is too strange for an old man who has been sleeping for seventy years.

The world has changed, and the people he loves have grown old or died, leaving only one person alive.

Fear, anxiety, and confusion are written on his face. Compared with the high-spirited captain, Rogers now makes people feel a little distressed.

Until the black-boiled egg Nick Fury appears again.

"Sorry, Captain, we just want you to accept it slowly."

"Accept what?"

"You have been sleeping for about seventy years. Times have changed, Captain."

Rogers looked around helplessly, as if he wanted to find a little familiar shadow, but unfortunately there was nothing.

"Captain, are you okay?"

"Yes, I'm fine. I'm fine."

As he said, his tone became low: "I just missed a date."

The movie officially ended here. As the post-credits rose, some people who didn't like listening to music stood up and prepared to leave.

"Slow down, brother. I advise you not to do this."

"Huh? Why?"

"The movie isn't over yet. You'll miss the Easter eggs."

"Easter eggs? What Easter eggs?"

"No way. Haven't you seen Iron Man? There will definitely be Easter eggs later. Sit down and wait for a while. It won't take too long."

Then the screen returned to bright colors.

In the desert, an SUV was moving fast, dragging a cloud of dust behind it.

After a while, the car stopped at a high place and Agent Coulson got off.

Looking down, in a wide-angle picture, a huge deep pit appeared on the ground, surrounded by busy construction vehicles. It looked like a big project.

"Director, I've arrived in New Mexico!"

As Coulson spoke, the camera zoomed in and finally stopped on a hammer head.

The screen went black again and the movie officially ended.

There is no doubt that the Easter eggs here are foreshadowing for Thor.

In the original version, Thor would not appear until after Iron Man 2. Why would it be so troublesome? In advance, all in advance!

The guy who just stood up and was about to leave turned around and gave a thumbs up: "Thanks, brother, this hammer looks like Thor."

"It must be Thor, so Thor will be the protagonist of the next movie."

"If MGM and Marvel can connect these characters together, they can form the Avengers."

"There is the Hulk in the Avengers, I remember that the copyright of the Hulk is not in Marvel's hands."

"That was the first generation of the Avengers. The members of the Avengers have been constantly changing. It doesn't matter if there is no Hulk, just change him."

"That's right, just make Ant-Man bigger, he can completely replace the role of Hulk."

"Damn, I'm really looking forward to Marvel's next movie, hurry up!"