America: Starting with the acquisition of MGM

Chapter 342 340. X-Men and Spider-Man must be integrated into Marvel

"As a fan of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, I went to the cinema yesterday to watch "The Big Brother". I couldn't imagine that it was a movie made with 15 million US dollars. It is excellent in every aspect and is worth watching."

"'Superman' is not so much a science fiction movie as it is an educational movie that reflects the psychological problems of teenagers. Although it does not preach directly, it does a good job in this regard."

"Neil Blomkamp is indeed a person trained by Eric Cooper. The film's scheduling, lighting, storyboarding and other aspects are very mature, and there is no immaturity of a novice director."

"The transformation of the protagonist Andrew's thoughts and mentality was very delicately portrayed, which deeply touched me. The mockumentary style brought a strong real impact, which is great!"

"Oh my God! After watching "The Man", I was blown away by Dane DeHaan who played the leading role. He contributed amazing acting skills."

"Where on earth did the director discover this actor? He is actually a newcomer with such acting skills. I was completely shocked by his desperate roar."

""Superman" is a very profound movie about family relationships. I would recommend it to my friends."

"I didn't watch "The Conjuring", but I watched "The Conjuring 2". As a sequel, it's not bad, and the movie is still excellent."

"James Wan has once again done an excellent job as a director. "The Conjuring 2" has once again upgraded the scary elements. Even if you are a battle-hardened veteran, you will definitely feel the heartbeat and excitement."

"Please James Wan stop focusing all your energy on The Conjuring and go back to directing Saw. The third part is obviously weak. Without some new ideas, I can't imagine what the plot of the fourth part will be like."

"Same request, James Wan doesn't even have the title of producer for the fourth movie. I have a feeling it will be a bad movie."

There is no doubt that both "The Conjuring 2" and "The Conjuring 2" have been well received by the market.

Especially under the premise that there have been no new films for two months, MGM fans have devoted their enthusiasm to these two movies.

I can’t say it has received rave reviews, but it can be considered an excellent work.

As a commercial movie, the iMdb score has reached above 7 points, and the quality and reputation are absolutely guaranteed.

The good reputation is reflected in the box office. With the box office released for the week, the potential of the two movies can be judged.

"The Conjuring 2" won the championship without any suspense. James Wan's golden signature plus more than 3,500 theaters.

Summer is also the most popular period. The combination of multiple factors caused the movie to directly take in more than 58 million U.S. dollars at the box office.

The number of theaters in which "Superman" is open is a little less, with only more than 2,600.

It's a low-budget work by a newcomer. If it weren't for Eric's face and MGM's reputation, thank God if it had 1,000 theaters in the first week.

Fortunately, the movie was very successful, surpassing the $40 million mark at the box office, and sitting in the runner-up position with a score of $42.77 million.

The results of the two movies once again proved to the market that your uncle is still your uncle!

MGM is now the well-deserved number one in the world.

Among them, Super Out of Control is not only more profound than the original version due to the change of director.

The ending of the movie was also adapted so that the male protagonist Andrew was not completely killed by his cousin.

The cousin thought he had killed him and turned around and ran away.

He woke up again while the police were transporting the body, broke out and flew into the sky, and his whereabouts are unknown since then.

Doing so will naturally pave the way for the sequel.

There's actually a lot more to dig into in this movie, such as the strange stone that gives the trio superpowers.

It was buried by the government. Whether it represents the government is also paying attention and secretly studying it.

For example, after the male protagonist and his cousin are exposed, will the superhuman beings secretly studied by the government take action?

As long as you want to make a movie, you can still make money by writing a sequel with no depth, or at least squeeze out the residual value and then abandon the IP.

But the original version was messed up because director Josh Trank later went to film "Fantastic Four 2015".

Not only did he screw up, he also had problems with his character and temper. He had a bad fight with Fox, which led to him being hated by the entire circle.

Coupled with other reasons, the project was shelved and never thought of again.

Frankly speaking, Eric really liked this movie and it would be nice to make a sequel.

"Well done Neil, you handed in an excellent answer sheet." Eric praised on the phone.

"Haha...I'd better learn and progress faster with you, director."

"Stop flattering me. Where did you find this leading actor? His acting skills are really good."

"You mean Dane DeHaan?"

"Yes, that's him, Dai Hanhan."

"He is a newcomer who just entered the industry this year. Although he is 19 years old, he has only performed in small stage plays before and has never been exposed to the big screen."

"I don't dare to spend 15 million US dollars, so I can only use new people."

"And then this kid came to audition, you know? He didn't even have an agent, God knows where he got the news."

"But you like him!"

"Yes, boss, I fell in love with him at first sight! His appearance is very suitable for such a bitter and hateful character, especially his fierce eyes. He looks so much like a child who has been suppressed for a long time."

"So after the interview, I decided he was the one. By the way, why don't you guess how much he was paid?"

"20,000 dollars?"

Eric gave a market price. Although it was very little, this was the rule in Hollywood.

For newcomers with no experience, even if you are the protagonist, you can only get this price.

If you are a newcomer or a supporting role, congratulations, continue to cut it in half.

You may have to stay in the crew for half a year, including pre-training and filming.

What if I don't have enough living expenses?

Haha, that's your own problem.

Too little?

How many people beg for this opportunity, even if it doesn't soar to the sky, as long as it is still qualified, the next movie will start with at least 100,000 US dollars. Big productions will be more generous, 200,000 or 300,000 is normal.

"No, it only cost 10,000 US dollars. He, the male lead, is the lowest paid among all the actors, even worse than the extras who work a few more days."

"You are too much. Be careful of the union to find trouble with you and make the company clean up your ass!" Eric couldn't help cursing after hearing Neil's weird laughter.

"Don't worry, boss. Dane not only has no agent, but also no union. He may have one now, but he was a rookie when he signed the contract."

"And what can I do? You only approved this little money. If you don't use it sparingly, the final battle can't be filmed."

"You blamed me for the mistake! 95% of directors can't even get an investment of three or five million dollars in their lifetime."

"Fortunately, you did a good job. I can approve a higher budget for the next one."

"Are you planning to make a sequel to Super Power Out of Control, or do you have a new idea?"

"I haven't thought about it yet. At least let me rest for three months." Neil replied after hesitating for a moment.

"Well, put the work aside, contact Kevin Feige of Marvel and give him Dai Hanhan's contact information."

"What? Wait, boss, are you saying this guy is going to get lucky?"

"Well, there is a role that suits him better, I want him to try."

"Which role?"

"Harry Osborn, the Green Goblin."

Since an agreement has been reached with Sony to jointly develop the copyright of Spider-Man, MGM will not be polite.

You have the first generation Tobey Maguire, I will make the Amazing Second Generation Garfield version.

The Garfield version of the Green Goblin Harry was played by Dai Hanhan, and also received good reviews, but overall it was not as good as the James Franco version.

But this is not the actor's problem, but the script's problem.

The Green Goblin only appeared in "The Amazing Spider-Man 2". He is said to be Peter's childhood friend, but there is not much narration of the friendship line.

Instead, a lame excuse was given that he has not been in the United States.

Without any foreshadowing, after a few minutes of simple plot, the two best friends broke up.

The reason for the breakup was that Harry was dying of a family genetic disease and wanted to use Spider-Man's blood to treat himself, but Peter refused.

Come on, that's your best friend, the brother you grew up with, you actually watched him die without saving him, are you still Spider-Man?

Although there are risks, it's better to give it a try than to just wait for death.

Anyway, the whole script was written with a brain dead, and Harry killed Gwen. You can't imagine how Sony's senior management made the decision.

And everyone in the circle knows one thing, Sony originally wanted the ending of the movie not for Peter to realize his responsibility and cheer up again.

Instead, he met Mary Jane, then forgot about Gwen's death and regained love with Mary Jane.

Yes, Sony plans to introduce Mary Jane at the end and make her the heroine of the third part.

It can be imagined that if it is really filmed like this, Peter Parker will definitely be scolded by the audience. He is too scumbag.

And why is there no third part of "The Amazing Spider-Man"? Do you really think it's because of the box office?

In fact, the second movie alone brought Sony more than $200 million in gross profit from the box office. The reason for not shooting the third movie is that the reputation is bad.

So it can't be shot like this!

In Eric's conception, Garfield Spider-Man must be integrated into the Marvel Universe, otherwise such a popular character like the bug will be wasted.

But he can't be Iron Man's son, it's too cheap and will reduce Spider-Man's style.

Although we are poor, we have integrity!

So how to integrate it? The answer lies in the Green Goblin father and son.

Osborn Enterprises is an industrial giant that can compete with Stark Enterprises, but one is energy and arms, and the other is biopharmaceuticals.

Don't be fooled by the movie, Norman Osborn is actually very powerful, and the resources he can mobilize are very huge.

Given that the original "Avengers 2: Age of Ultron" was so rubbish, Eric will definitely not use it.

It is better to directly use the Dark Dynasty timeline as the main plot of "Avengers 2".

The plot of the Dark Dynasty is adapted and very suitable for being made into a movie.

The comics tell the story of the Avengers losing official trust, and Norman Osborn took the opportunity to take over and gathered a group of villains to form the Dark Avengers.

Then, in order to maintain his power, he began to attack hostile forces and eliminate dissidents.

Including X-Men, the original Avengers, Asgard, Molecule Man Owen, etc. were attacked by the Dark Avengers.

Of course, if it is made into a movie of more than two hours, all of these must not be involved, and many characters must be deleted.

For example, the Sentinels and Molecule Man should not appear. The strongest hero in many people's minds, the Ancient One, can only be regarded as a younger brother in front of them.

Earth has masters of this level, how dare Thanos come?

The conflict still revolves around the Dark Avengers, the X-Men and the genuine Avengers, and finally a big showdown.

The heroic bug defeated the Green Goblin again, perfect!

This not only embeds the popular X-Men and Spider-Man into the Marvel Universe, but also tells a wonderful story.

If the script is well polished, it will definitely be much better than the crappy Age of Ultron.

Time flies to the end of June, and the summer season is in full swing.

With the outstanding performance in the first week, the scope of the release of "Chronicle" instantly expanded to more than 3,600 companies.

After a month of fierce battle, it has won a box office of 127 million US dollars in North America, which is absolutely a big hit.

Dai Hanhan also became famous in one battle and became a hot actor of the younger generation.

Privately, he has accepted the invitation of the Green Goblin, and the salary must not be $10,000.

Instead, it has increased by 150 times, $1.5 million is not a loss, and he signed a contract for 4 movies at one time.

On the contrary, Andrew Garfield, as a new screen star, although he is the new Spider-Man, his salary is only $50,000.

This is because he played a minor supporting role in a TV series, otherwise he would start with $20,000.

The performance of "The Conjuring 2" is even more impressive, with a box office of $153 million in North America.

And it has been released in some countries and has also achieved good results, with a total of $239 million worldwide.

Xiao Wen is always so reliable, and everyone who uses him says it is good!

"Dragon Ball" has also been completely completed. Eric was not there in the middle, so some shots were reshot. Otherwise, it should be completed within a month.

As a movie based on comics, the difficulty of editing is too low.

He only worked on it for one day and then handed it over to the assistant editor. Unless his brain is as abnormal as Sony, it is impossible to make a bad edit.

No. 136 Boulevard.

In the living room, the melody of the ears is constantly singing a symphony.

Xiao Liu is lying on the round table, and Eric is attacking her body with the routine of Jin Ke stabbing the King of Qin.

As for Lao Liu, he was naturally sent away by Xiao Liu, who said that he had found a concert for her to enjoy.

"No, I can't do it anymore, Eric, why do you feel that you are taking longer and longer?"

"Of course, you thought I went to Huaxia for nothing. Now I exercise every day, otherwise I can't cure you."

"Huh, I don't need you to worry about it. Every time I can't do it before you come out, do you have other thoughts?"

"How dare you doubt me!"

Eric looked at the phone next to him and slapped it.

Feeling the accelerated frequency, her eyes widened and her mouth opened hard: "I am coming! I am coming!"

Click!

Ah!

As a result, at the moment when she raised her neck high, the door suddenly opened and Lao Liu just walked in.

The loud and clear voice came into her ears, and she stared at the scene in amazement.

In her mind was the text message that Eric sent to her.

"Something happened, come back quickly!"