Director who specializes in American comics

Paul and Wang Xuanyuan talked about meeting Luc Besson in the Caribbean. Both of them had deep feelings for the ocean, so they were very interested in shooting an ocean-themed movie. Paul also told Wang Xuanyuan and Besson are currently preparing for a big project, an original sci-fi movie "The Fifth Element". They have been preparing for a long time and are only slightly sketched at the moment.

The main reason is that major production companies are now unwilling to shoot original science fiction movies, and his own company, Europa, does not have the financial resources to shoot alone.

After chatting for a while, the two people had finished their second bottle of beer. Paul suddenly said to Wang Xuanyuan: "By the way, Xuanyuan, there is one more thing I want to do here this time, that is, Neil still wants to invite you back. He Let me advise you again."

Neil is Neal Moritz, the producer of "Fast and Furious". Last year, Neil produced the sequel of "Fast and Furious". Neither Wang Xuanyuan nor Diesel participated. Although After making money, the final box office was naturally not satisfactory, so Moretz always hoped that these two people could return to the movie.

Wang Xuanyuan is busy with his own career now, and Diesel is also busy with his own affairs now, so Moretz's wish has not been successful. Paul continued: "Xuanyuan, Neil is really eager to have you back now. , even if it’s just a guest appearance, Neil found a new director, Lin Yibin, to continue developing the project. Listen to me, this Lin Yibin is from the same place and is of Chinese descent.”

Although Paul said this, Wang Xuanyuan actually has no intention to consider returning to this movie now. He currently has too many plans and can no longer wait for the release of "Iron Man". He will start preparing for his next movie soon.

Paul continued: "Of course, I am just conveying Neil's words to you. The decision is yours. I will not interfere." After finishing speaking, he made a gesture of spreading his hands and showed a characteristic smile.

Wang Xuanyuan told the truth. He really didn't have time right now. The matter of Little Spider's copyright, the promotion plan for the new film, and preparation for the next film were enough to keep him busy for a while.

After Paul finished talking about this topic, he stopped talking about it. He knew that Wang Xuanyuan was confident in his heart, so he started another topic: "Xuanyuan, I heard that you have a very sweet friend who was once in your life. I have met the crew several times. She has bronze skin and a slim figure. I think I should get to know her and talk to her about filming ocean-themed movies. She should also be an actress."

Wang Xuanyuan thought about it for a while and determined that the person Paul was asking about was Jessica Alba. She is 170cm tall and weighs about pounds. Her face has an obvious mixed race color and her skin is bronze. She looks good in a bikini. Wang Xuanyuan also I think Paul’s suggestion is a good one.

Wang Xuanyuan smiled and said: "You are talking about Jessica, she is indeed very beautiful. I will call her out next time and let you get to know her. In addition, I think the two of you are a good match. They are really a good match." "

Paul smiled happily and said, "Really? Actually, I think so too." After he finished speaking, he laughed.

Scarlett and Michelle came back from outside. Scarlett threw the car keys to Paul and said, "Hey, Paul, your car is really great and it runs very fast."

The four of them sat together, talking and laughing, and the day passed in the blink of an eye.

The next day, Wang Xuanyuan convened a meeting with people from the company as planned. Jon Favreau and Joss Whedon also rushed over from their busy schedules to discuss the next film. Movie project.

No matter how the box office of "Iron Man" is, now that there is such a big share, the plan will still go on. We have the copyrights of so many comic characters. If we don't make it, we will lose it in our own hands.

Kevin Feige touched his hat and said: "Director, I have done some research. I think that apart from Iron Man, the Thor series has the greatest potential for adaptation."

After Wang Xuanyuan listened, he asked Fei Qi to continue.

Feige said: "Except for the amazing Spider-Man, we have purchased the rights to most of the Avengers characters, especially Iron Man Tony, who is quite popular, so we filmed him first. The second is Thor. It has the color of Western European mythology and the basis of comics, and its positioning is biased toward fantasy and action, which is completely the same as "Iron Man". The latter is positioned as science fiction plus action, so I think Thor should be Role for subsequent filming.”

What he said was actually similar to what Wang Xuanyuan thought. Although he already knew from the system the approximate release time of the Avengers series, he did not necessarily have to follow that step.

According to what was learned from the system, it was the Hulk who took the lead, and his first real Marvel movie is "Iron Man".

Wang Xuanyuan listened to other people's opinions, and everyone's opinions were similar. The next role should be Thor, a fantasy and action genre. He would prepare and plan first, and then discuss the investment scale and investment after the box office results of the new film were released. Production costs.

Regarding the composition of the crew, Wang Xuanyuan asked everyone for their opinions. Since it is a fantasy genre, Thor's first movie should also be an origin movie. According to the comic content, this part of the movie is somewhat similar to the British Shakespeare.

The struggle for imperial power and brothers seizing power are obviously Shakespearean plots. Therefore, Joss Whedon suggested adding someone to the crew who has experience filming or starring in Shakespeare plays or movies. This can adjust the overall atmosphere and vitality of the movie.

Everyone brainstormed again and found that there were not many people in Hollywood who had experience in Shakespeare plays. One of them was Kenneth Branagh. A few years ago, he broke into Hollywood with a Shakespeare play that he directed and starred in.

Wang Xuanyuan therefore decided to hire Kenneth Branagh as the associate director and executive director of Thor, while Jon Favreau continued to develop the "Iron Man" series, and Joss Whedon took on the coordinating role of adapting the comics. , and connect the independent movies of various members of the Avengers into chapters, and finally summarize them under the big banner of Avengers.

Kevin Feige continues to coordinate market and distribution-related matters.

It was up to Whedon to contact Kenneth Branagh and contact him first to see if he was willing to join the crew. If he was willing, Wang Xuanyuan would discuss it with him personally.

After the matter was settled, Wang Xuanyuan decided to quickly resolve the matter of Little Spider's copyright. It would not be good to put it off. First, he must contact Marvel Comics and Amy Pascal to see what Sony's attitude is. of.

So, he asked Fitch to arrange these two things.

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