Legendary Hollywood Director

The next day, Lyman got up early, cleaned himself up, put on a suit, and went out full of energy.

It was raining lightly in the sky, and according to the weather forecast, there will be rain in Los Angeles these days.

The weather here is like this, if it doesn't go down, it will continue to go down.

He tightened his tie and drove out of the garage.

Drive all the way to Nolan's house.

It was only after seven in the morning, and it was still early before the agreed nine o'clock.

However, the traffic situation in a big city like Los Angeles, especially during the rush hour to and from get off work, is also not optimistic.

So it's better to leave early. After all, this time, he still pays more attention to the meeting.

Being punctual can also give people a good impression, and people who are not familiar with this kind of impression rely on some small things to measure.

The car turned from the main road to the commercial street on the right, and after driving for three minutes, it arrived at the community where Nolan bought a house.

He informed him last night, so Nolan was ready early.

Get in the car and head towards Burbank again.

While chatting for a while while waiting for the traffic lights on the road, I arrived at the Warner Films building at about 8:30.

Below, talk to the girl at the front desk.

Barry Mayer's assistant also rushed downstairs and led them to the parlour.

It's time to sign up.

Warner Bros. has a clear division of labor.

Its studios, television companies, animation production, film business, home video, and dc entertainment and cw television stations are all subsidiaries of Warner and are independent of each other.

So, if you want to co-develop the Batman project, there is one person you can't escape, and that is Walter Bird, the president of the DC division.

This guy is mainly responsible for dc's comics business, and the comic adaptation naturally needs his nod.

for better cooperation.

If he doesn't agree, Barry Mayer, as the executive officer of the parent company, can be tougher and continue the development of the project, but that responsibility is huge, and if it really fails, Barry Mayer can't stand it.

Outside the corridor of the reception room, the assistant was also leading Walter Bird inside.

As he walked, he introduced: Mr. Lehman came with another person. I heard that the director of this project is Christopher Nolan.

Walter Bird nodded and knew something about the project that President Barry Mayer had been planning some time ago. After all, it was impossible to bypass him.

In essence, he also agreed to develop Batman, because the popularity of film and television can largely drive the sales of comics, and even the peripheral operation of character portraits, which is extremely beneficial to the DC department he is in charge.

Stopping, he suddenly asked, What movie did director Nolan make before? How about the box office?

Most of the time, the producers, directors, and screenwriters are the key people in determining the quality of a movie, followed by the actors.

No actor is irreplaceable.

As for the production, Lehmann's reputation is still very big, even if Walter Bird does not participate in the development of projects other than dc at all, he has heard about this always successful French director, but he has some subconscious recognition, but director?

Christopher Nolan? Who is he.

The assistant pondered for a while, but he had already investigated, This director is British, and has filmed Memento, which was quite good at the box office. Later, he also cooperated with our company on a Chase in the White Night, which was also successful. Several films The reputation of the work is not bad.”

Walter Bird understands something.

It seems that he is another talented guy who made his debut and has been successful all the time.

In other words, he is the kind of director who is very strong and stable.

As he thought, he continued to listen to the assistant: Also, President Barry Mayer planned to let Lehman direct this project, but he did not accept it. Instead, he recommended Nolan, who seemed to appreciate him very much.

Is that so, let's meet first. As he said that, he arrived at the door of the reception room.

The assistant knocked on the door, and the two walked in.

Mr. Ryman, hello. Director Nolan, hello.

After a few people shook hands and said a few polite words, they quickly turned to the topic.

I heard that you want to work with Warners to develop a Batman adaptation project? What are you going to do? Walter Bird asked pretending to be puzzled.

This is our proposal and adapted script.

Lehman said, Christopher Nolan opened the briefcase and handed the first version of the script to Walter Bird along with the plan.

Walter Bird took the information and quickly flipped through it.

Lyman sat on the sofa and looked at the powerful person in the DC department with great interest.

Aged about 45 years old, not tall, slightly fat.

After a long time, Walter Bird put down the information, looked at Lyman first, and asked again, Why did you change it this way?

The old way doesn't work, the best way is to overthrow it all and reshape it.

Tim Burton's gothic style was the earliest Batman movie, and after it was accepted by Joe Schumacher, two bizarre costume shows directly brought Batman into a dead end, and it must not fail twice. Continue to follow the thinking of the predecessors. It's so out of date.

Walter Bird nodded slowly, also feeling reasonable.

He knows how Batman completely collapsed from the market to word of mouth, and naturally he doesn't want a new series to start, and repeat the old way.

What do you think? This is just the beginning. What are you going to do next? Walter Bird looked at Lyman and Nolan. I can agree to cooperate, but I can see the hope of success.

Of course, the DC department wants to revitalize Batman. This is the trump card of the comics, and its value is limitless.

Lyman pointed to the script and said: Based on the background of The Dark Knight Returns, it was filmed and produced in a realistic style. This is only the first part. According to the assumption, if it goes well, it will be a trilogy, a complete The Fall of Gotham.

The Dark Knight Returns is one of Batman's most highly rated comics, and Walter Bird knows it.

He was thinking, is this kind of role modeling appropriate?

Lyman saw Walter Bird's hesitation and knew that if he wanted to achieve his goals, he had to keep fighting, so he added: I think this kind of adaptation is the most likely to succeed, an ambitious and determined Bruce- Wayne is far more resonant with audiences than Batman at the top.

But what audiences want to see is a superhero who can save the world, not Bruce Wayne hiding under a mask, let alone his upbringing. Walter Bird retorted.

But did it succeed? Joe Schumacher made an omnipotent superhero. Did he succeed? Did the audience recognize it? Today's computer effects can't create such a tall character.

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